Medicine Buddha guided sadhana
... Adorned with Jewels, Moon, and Lotus, I prostrate, go for refuge, and make offerings. May your vow to benefit all sentient beings now ripen for myself and others. To the Bhagavan, completely perfected Buddha having realized the ultimate nature of all phenomena, Buddha Stainless Excellent Gold, Grea ...
... Adorned with Jewels, Moon, and Lotus, I prostrate, go for refuge, and make offerings. May your vow to benefit all sentient beings now ripen for myself and others. To the Bhagavan, completely perfected Buddha having realized the ultimate nature of all phenomena, Buddha Stainless Excellent Gold, Grea ...
The Berkshire Scholar
... I believe that is the message my mother wants me to understand every time she tells this story: If you start something with a bad beginning or with a mistaken impression, it will be difficult, in some cases impossible, to turn around. Chinese families put a lot of emphasis on educating the next gene ...
... I believe that is the message my mother wants me to understand every time she tells this story: If you start something with a bad beginning or with a mistaken impression, it will be difficult, in some cases impossible, to turn around. Chinese families put a lot of emphasis on educating the next gene ...
When Buddhism was first introduced to Japan in the 6th century, it
... anything anywhere, instead it drives them on in a quest to benefit both themselves and others. In connection with the dynamic symbolism found in Mahayana Buddhism, especially in Shin Buddhism, I would like to say a few words about another important aspect. At the moment of attaining pure faith, whe ...
... anything anywhere, instead it drives them on in a quest to benefit both themselves and others. In connection with the dynamic symbolism found in Mahayana Buddhism, especially in Shin Buddhism, I would like to say a few words about another important aspect. At the moment of attaining pure faith, whe ...
AUTHOR TITLE USER_NUMBERPRODUCT_INFO Edward
... Buddhism or diminishing its magical elements. He begins with the multifarious Tibetan cosmos but also covers the major tenets of Buddhism, emphasizing the living practices and their results. Capping the book, Ray devotes a section to the development of Buddhist philosophy, again displaying a knack f ...
... Buddhism or diminishing its magical elements. He begins with the multifarious Tibetan cosmos but also covers the major tenets of Buddhism, emphasizing the living practices and their results. Capping the book, Ray devotes a section to the development of Buddhist philosophy, again displaying a knack f ...
Influences of Previous Psychedelic Drug
... psychedelics. Some of these people were permanently changed in the long run, but many remained the same, basic, neurotic people they had always been; they just spoke of bad "vibrations" and "karma" instead of arguments at work and car accidents. It was as if, having seen a very inspiring movie on h ...
... psychedelics. Some of these people were permanently changed in the long run, but many remained the same, basic, neurotic people they had always been; they just spoke of bad "vibrations" and "karma" instead of arguments at work and car accidents. It was as if, having seen a very inspiring movie on h ...
The Taste of Freedom
... full-time Dharma workers. But with no fixed rules and no defined lifestyle they were regarded as `lay followers'. In traditional terms, a Buddhist movement without monks or nuns hardly counted for anything; yet, here we were, practising meditation, immersing ourselves in the suttas and sutras, offer ...
... full-time Dharma workers. But with no fixed rules and no defined lifestyle they were regarded as `lay followers'. In traditional terms, a Buddhist movement without monks or nuns hardly counted for anything; yet, here we were, practising meditation, immersing ourselves in the suttas and sutras, offer ...
Buddhism in China and Modern Society: An Introduction Centering
... opened a new era in the political history of China. Numerous fine sons and daughters of China were filled with aspirations to save their people and to revitalize China. Thus to change their fate of being encroached, oppressed, and impoverished, they advanced forward while fighting in a bloody battle ...
... opened a new era in the political history of China. Numerous fine sons and daughters of China were filled with aspirations to save their people and to revitalize China. Thus to change their fate of being encroached, oppressed, and impoverished, they advanced forward while fighting in a bloody battle ...
TIBETAN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE PRICE LIST
... Reflections on a Mountain Lake: Teachings on Practical Buddhism (Ani Tenzin Palmo) Sacred Calligraphy of the East,3rd. edition revised and expanded (John Stevens) Sacred World: The Shambhala Way to Gentleness, Bravery, and Power (Hayward) Saint in Seattle: The Life of the Tibetan Mystic Dezhung Rinp ...
... Reflections on a Mountain Lake: Teachings on Practical Buddhism (Ani Tenzin Palmo) Sacred Calligraphy of the East,3rd. edition revised and expanded (John Stevens) Sacred World: The Shambhala Way to Gentleness, Bravery, and Power (Hayward) Saint in Seattle: The Life of the Tibetan Mystic Dezhung Rinp ...
The Lost Empire of the Silk Road The discovery of
... to think deeply until he found the Truth or died. Many years he meditated, until one day, when he was thirty-five years old, he took his place seated beneath the great Bodhi tree. There, at last, he attained complete enlightenment, or nirvana. This means that he found complete freedom from all suffe ...
... to think deeply until he found the Truth or died. Many years he meditated, until one day, when he was thirty-five years old, he took his place seated beneath the great Bodhi tree. There, at last, he attained complete enlightenment, or nirvana. This means that he found complete freedom from all suffe ...
Practical Advice for Meditator`s
... concentrates on the second during the out-breathing. Also the counting of breath (up to ten, but generally not over this number to prevent the mind wandering) is used as an aid for concentration. But any such aids should be dropped when concentration improves. When the meditation is on a phrase onl ...
... concentrates on the second during the out-breathing. Also the counting of breath (up to ten, but generally not over this number to prevent the mind wandering) is used as an aid for concentration. But any such aids should be dropped when concentration improves. When the meditation is on a phrase onl ...
A Secular Buddhism - Journal of Global Buddhism
... thoroughly committed to the Indian ascetic tradition, which regards life in this world as beyond salvation and to be renounced. The principal virtue of human existence is that in the course of the interminable round of rebirths it is the most favourable state in which to be born because it provides ...
... thoroughly committed to the Indian ascetic tradition, which regards life in this world as beyond salvation and to be renounced. The principal virtue of human existence is that in the course of the interminable round of rebirths it is the most favourable state in which to be born because it provides ...
The Uniqueness of Buddhism
... 3. Realistic and Practical Compatible with Modern Science : Among all the major religions of the world, Buddhism does not have any major or significant conflicts with the discoveries of modern science. It does not have any creation myths, nor does it attempt to attribute any natural phenomenon to su ...
... 3. Realistic and Practical Compatible with Modern Science : Among all the major religions of the world, Buddhism does not have any major or significant conflicts with the discoveries of modern science. It does not have any creation myths, nor does it attempt to attribute any natural phenomenon to su ...
Biographies of Conference Participants
... Indian Studies and Far Eastern Languages. He resided in India for 29 years, primarily with the Translation Bureau at the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives in Dharamsala. He has studied with masters from all four Tibetan Buddhist traditions; however, his main teachers have been His Holiness the Dal ...
... Indian Studies and Far Eastern Languages. He resided in India for 29 years, primarily with the Translation Bureau at the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives in Dharamsala. He has studied with masters from all four Tibetan Buddhist traditions; however, his main teachers have been His Holiness the Dal ...
Buddhist Meditation - Sungai Long Buddhist Society
... Mental purification... There are three path factors in the second category of meditation: Right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. Right effort in meditation doesn't have anything to do with the body. It's not about going to 24-hour fitness or Gold's gym. Right effort is to sit quie ...
... Mental purification... There are three path factors in the second category of meditation: Right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. Right effort in meditation doesn't have anything to do with the body. It's not about going to 24-hour fitness or Gold's gym. Right effort is to sit quie ...
The Art of Living
... study of these teachings is to help establish proper understanding and viewpoints; thus, the method of “Proper Views and Knowledge” is used here to enter the Buddha’s teachings. There are four schools in this category (Tian Tai, Shian Shou, Fa Shiang and San Lwun). The practitioners of these schools ...
... study of these teachings is to help establish proper understanding and viewpoints; thus, the method of “Proper Views and Knowledge” is used here to enter the Buddha’s teachings. There are four schools in this category (Tian Tai, Shian Shou, Fa Shiang and San Lwun). The practitioners of these schools ...
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... itself at some unspecified time into a number of sects, of which usually eighteen are counted. Most of these sects had their own Canon. Nearly all of them are lost to us, either because they were never written down, or because the depredations of time have destroyed the written record. Only those ar ...
... itself at some unspecified time into a number of sects, of which usually eighteen are counted. Most of these sects had their own Canon. Nearly all of them are lost to us, either because they were never written down, or because the depredations of time have destroyed the written record. Only those ar ...
Introduction to Tibetan “Literature”
... traditionally write instructions to their followers concerning where they will be reborn, often including such information as family name, details of one or more parents, and time of birth. • Their disciples open the letter at a prearranged time after the Karmapa’s death, follow the master’s instruc ...
... traditionally write instructions to their followers concerning where they will be reborn, often including such information as family name, details of one or more parents, and time of birth. • Their disciples open the letter at a prearranged time after the Karmapa’s death, follow the master’s instruc ...
a facilitator`s guide to
... threatened by the spread of the Dharma assassinated him. He is known for having built one thousand temples, and for inviting many Buddhist scholars and translators to Tibet. However his reign also usher ...
... threatened by the spread of the Dharma assassinated him. He is known for having built one thousand temples, and for inviting many Buddhist scholars and translators to Tibet. However his reign also usher ...
Are There Ethical Implications of Karma?
... concentration and wisdom. In Buddhism, the Eightfold Noble Path is practiced as the three trainings: ethics (right speech, action, and livelihood), concentration (right effort, mindfulness, and concentration), and wisdom (right view and thought) (Tsering 2005, 125). All three trainings are, like all ...
... concentration and wisdom. In Buddhism, the Eightfold Noble Path is practiced as the three trainings: ethics (right speech, action, and livelihood), concentration (right effort, mindfulness, and concentration), and wisdom (right view and thought) (Tsering 2005, 125). All three trainings are, like all ...
Mahayana Buddhism and Gross National Happiness in Bhutan
... indicates that the birth of a child and eventual old age will bear Karma’s burden of good and bad throughout a lifetime. Contained in and connected with the outer Wheel of Life is the second wheel, which represents the six realms of existence. These include heavenly, asura, animal, hell, hungry ghos ...
... indicates that the birth of a child and eventual old age will bear Karma’s burden of good and bad throughout a lifetime. Contained in and connected with the outer Wheel of Life is the second wheel, which represents the six realms of existence. These include heavenly, asura, animal, hell, hungry ghos ...
Self-Acceptance in Buddhism and Psychotherapy
... (563–483 bc), a prince of northern India in what is now western Nepal. The historical Buddha (“the enlightened one”) renounced his Hindu kingdom and set forth on an extensive multi-year enlightenment quest. Visiting many of the leading teachers, sages, and masters of his day, over the years he event ...
... (563–483 bc), a prince of northern India in what is now western Nepal. The historical Buddha (“the enlightened one”) renounced his Hindu kingdom and set forth on an extensive multi-year enlightenment quest. Visiting many of the leading teachers, sages, and masters of his day, over the years he event ...
Buddhism in a Nutshell
... Furthermore, the Buddha does not claim the monopoly of Buddhahood which, as a matter of fact, is not the prerogative of any specially graced person. He reached the highest possible state of perfection any person could aspire to, and without the close-fist of a teacher he revealed the only straight ...
... Furthermore, the Buddha does not claim the monopoly of Buddhahood which, as a matter of fact, is not the prerogative of any specially graced person. He reached the highest possible state of perfection any person could aspire to, and without the close-fist of a teacher he revealed the only straight ...
Mysteries of the World According to Buddhism
... fact, when moral and ethical values in a society are declining and going backward every day, no matter how much material development progresses and advances, true serenity and happiness will never be obtained. As such, what we need the most is the improvement of the overall quality of life, not just ...
... fact, when moral and ethical values in a society are declining and going backward every day, no matter how much material development progresses and advances, true serenity and happiness will never be obtained. As such, what we need the most is the improvement of the overall quality of life, not just ...
The Theology of Mahayana Buddhism. (Concluded.)
... And yet the Buddhas, as well as being human, are divine. Something of the nature of their divinity we noticed when dealing with the question of the Trikaya, but it would be well to go into the more thoroughly in the present connection. The divine as taught by ]\Iahayana is practically synonymous ...
... And yet the Buddhas, as well as being human, are divine. Something of the nature of their divinity we noticed when dealing with the question of the Trikaya, but it would be well to go into the more thoroughly in the present connection. The divine as taught by ]\Iahayana is practically synonymous ...
Approaching The Great Perfection
... enlightened mind in all sentient beings, and proposes that the realization of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened corre ...
... enlightened mind in all sentient beings, and proposes that the realization of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened corre ...
Tara (Buddhism)
Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, tārā; Tib. སྒྲོལ་མ, Dölma) or Ārya Tārā, also known as Jetsun Dölma (Tibetan language:rje btsun sgrol ma) in Tibetan Buddhism, is a female Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism who appears as a female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism. She is known as the ""mother of liberation"", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements. In Japan she is known as Tara Bosatsu (多羅菩薩), and little-known as Duōluó Púsà (多羅菩薩) in Chinese Buddhism.Tara is a tantric meditation deity whose practice is used by practitioners of the Tibetan branch of Vajrayana Buddhism to develop certain inner qualities and understand outer, inner and secret teachings about compassion and emptiness. Tara is actually the generic name for a set of Buddhas or bodhisattvas of similar aspect. These may more properly be understood as different aspects of the same quality, as bodhisattvas are often considered metaphors for Buddhist virtues.The most widely known forms of Tārā are:Green Tārā, (Syamatara) known as the Buddha of enlightened activityWhite Tārā, (Sitatara) also known for compassion, long life, healing and serenity; also known as The Wish-fulfilling Wheel, or CintachakraRed Tārā, (Kurukulla) of fierce aspect associated with magnetizing all good thingsBlack Tārā, associated with powerYellow Tārā, (Bhrikuti) associated with wealth and prosperityBlue Tārā, associated with transmutation of angerCittamani Tārā, a form of Tārā widely practiced at the level of Highest Yoga Tantra in the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism, portrayed as green and often conflated with Green TārāKhadiravani Tārā (Tārā of the acacia forest), who appeared to Nagarjuna in the Khadiravani forest of South India and who is sometimes referred to as the ""22nd Tārā""There is also recognition in some schools of Buddhism of twenty-one Tārās. A practice text entitled In Praise of the 21 Tārās, is recited during the morning in all four sects of Tibetan Buddhism.The main Tārā mantra is the same for Buddhists and Hindus alike: oṃ tāre tuttāre ture svāhā. It is pronounced by Tibetans and Buddhists who follow the Tibetan traditions as oṃ tāre tu tāre ture soha.