1. Purpose and Aims - Unofficial SGI SWS
... ”The exams we have in the Gakkai are to encourage you in your study of Buddhism. The main point is that you not only strengthen your determination to continue studying the Daishonin’s teachings throughout your whole life, but strive to put into practice what you have learned in these exams, even if ...
... ”The exams we have in the Gakkai are to encourage you in your study of Buddhism. The main point is that you not only strengthen your determination to continue studying the Daishonin’s teachings throughout your whole life, but strive to put into practice what you have learned in these exams, even if ...
Dzogchen retreat 2013_EN - Palyul Dharma Center in Europe
... Penor Rinpoche. He took refuge from him and received the Palyul traditional practice of Ngondro, Tsa Lung and Dzogchen from the Namcho cycle. From His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Khen Rinpoche also received teachings on the Nyintig Great Perfection Practices of Trekcho and Togyal. Khen Rinpoch ...
... Penor Rinpoche. He took refuge from him and received the Palyul traditional practice of Ngondro, Tsa Lung and Dzogchen from the Namcho cycle. From His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Khen Rinpoche also received teachings on the Nyintig Great Perfection Practices of Trekcho and Togyal. Khen Rinpoch ...
Transcript of the teachings by Geshe Chonyi
... We all have compassion. When we see our loved ones or close friends suffering, we find it unbearable and we want to free them from that suffering. The Lamrim mentions that there is not a single sentient being who has not been our loved one in the past. We naturally generate compassion whenever we se ...
... We all have compassion. When we see our loved ones or close friends suffering, we find it unbearable and we want to free them from that suffering. The Lamrim mentions that there is not a single sentient being who has not been our loved one in the past. We naturally generate compassion whenever we se ...
The Four Noble Truths - Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
... Corresponding to these three different dimensions or levels of meaning of the principle of dependent origination one can also read three different meanings into the concept of Dharma referring back to Buddha’s statement. Seeing dependent origination leads to seeing the Dharma here relates to the fi ...
... Corresponding to these three different dimensions or levels of meaning of the principle of dependent origination one can also read three different meanings into the concept of Dharma referring back to Buddha’s statement. Seeing dependent origination leads to seeing the Dharma here relates to the fi ...
Down This Talk - Three Wheels Temple
... when one of the group was dying, this dying person would be brought to this house and there would be a special ritual for his or her rebirth in the Pure Land. This was open not only to priests but also to ordinary people without any discrimination between men and women. In this respect the practice ...
... when one of the group was dying, this dying person would be brought to this house and there would be a special ritual for his or her rebirth in the Pure Land. This was open not only to priests but also to ordinary people without any discrimination between men and women. In this respect the practice ...
Ati*a - College of the Holy Cross
... "[O]ne's own mind has been a Buddha from beginning less time. By not knowing this, great complications follow from such a small base of error for hundreds of thousands of sentient beings…. Not being able to bear the suffering for so many beings, I cry. And then, I laugh because when this small basis ...
... "[O]ne's own mind has been a Buddha from beginning less time. By not knowing this, great complications follow from such a small base of error for hundreds of thousands of sentient beings…. Not being able to bear the suffering for so many beings, I cry. And then, I laugh because when this small basis ...
Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Sy
... and traditionally’ to refer to particular symbolic definitions or descriptions. The use of these terms does not stem from an uncertainty about a symbol’s meaning or depiction, but from the fact that these symbols often have iconographical variations according to different traditions or lineages. To ...
... and traditionally’ to refer to particular symbolic definitions or descriptions. The use of these terms does not stem from an uncertainty about a symbol’s meaning or depiction, but from the fact that these symbols often have iconographical variations according to different traditions or lineages. To ...
Is Colorado Buddhism Green? - Digital Commons @ DU
... Through comparing the attitudes and behaviors between Buddhist practitioners and nonBuddhists, I analyzed whether (1) Buddhist practitioners have more environmental concerns about the earth, and (2) their daily activities reflect their pro-environmental behaviors. For those Buddhist practitioners wh ...
... Through comparing the attitudes and behaviors between Buddhist practitioners and nonBuddhists, I analyzed whether (1) Buddhist practitioners have more environmental concerns about the earth, and (2) their daily activities reflect their pro-environmental behaviors. For those Buddhist practitioners wh ...
What, If Anything, Is Mahyna Buddhism? Problems of Definitions and
... some confusion seems to have been caused heretofore by a certain inconsistency in vocabulary, it is perhaps best to clarify our terms. By the term "sect" I follow La Vallee Poussin and intend a translation or equivalent of the term nikdya. A nikdya is defined strictly speaking not by any doctrine bu ...
... some confusion seems to have been caused heretofore by a certain inconsistency in vocabulary, it is perhaps best to clarify our terms. By the term "sect" I follow La Vallee Poussin and intend a translation or equivalent of the term nikdya. A nikdya is defined strictly speaking not by any doctrine bu ...
here - Steamboat Buddhist Center
... synchronization of body and mind. This may be achieved through meditating on nadi (channels), prana (energy), and bindu (drops) – the psychic components in the illusory body. Prana is the energy, or “wind,” moving through the nadis. As is said, “Mind consciousness rides the horse of prana on the pat ...
... synchronization of body and mind. This may be achieved through meditating on nadi (channels), prana (energy), and bindu (drops) – the psychic components in the illusory body. Prana is the energy, or “wind,” moving through the nadis. As is said, “Mind consciousness rides the horse of prana on the pat ...
A Buddhist`s Reflections on Religious Conversion
... to constant change, the Buddha then says: Therefore, monks, whatever physical body has been, will be, and is now, whether it belongs or does not belong to a sentient being, whether it is gross or subtle, whether it is inferior or superior, whether it is here or elsewhere, no physical body is mine, n ...
... to constant change, the Buddha then says: Therefore, monks, whatever physical body has been, will be, and is now, whether it belongs or does not belong to a sentient being, whether it is gross or subtle, whether it is inferior or superior, whether it is here or elsewhere, no physical body is mine, n ...
Visualization and Mandala
... Kasir;a practices are merely one group of concentration techniques that use physical objects as supports; one might also mention the meditations on foulness (asubhabhavanii) in which the monk meditates on a corpse 111 one of ten specified stages of decomposition. 9 Once the adept fixes the mental im ...
... Kasir;a practices are merely one group of concentration techniques that use physical objects as supports; one might also mention the meditations on foulness (asubhabhavanii) in which the monk meditates on a corpse 111 one of ten specified stages of decomposition. 9 Once the adept fixes the mental im ...
Clark.19.4.Dec_.08
... consumer goods produced through such means are not driven most directly by anthropocentric thinking. When a corporate decision-maker assesses market conditions, efficiency, and potential profitability in utilizing a certain production or marketing strategy, or when an individual consumer considers t ...
... consumer goods produced through such means are not driven most directly by anthropocentric thinking. When a corporate decision-maker assesses market conditions, efficiency, and potential profitability in utilizing a certain production or marketing strategy, or when an individual consumer considers t ...
gcse religious studies
... -Other miracles are seen in the life of the Buddha, for example he could read minds and float through air. However Buddha taught the people that the greatest miracle they could perform is the miracle of Dharma which destroys all suffering. Bodhisattva: a person who is able to reach nirvana and come ...
... -Other miracles are seen in the life of the Buddha, for example he could read minds and float through air. However Buddha taught the people that the greatest miracle they could perform is the miracle of Dharma which destroys all suffering. Bodhisattva: a person who is able to reach nirvana and come ...
The Opening Of The Eyes
... the various teachings of China, including Confucianism and Taoism, the various non-Buddhist teachings of India, including Brahmanism; and, of course, the various teachings of Buddhism. This covers all of the principal strains of thought that had been transmitted to Japan in the Daishonin's day. The ...
... the various teachings of China, including Confucianism and Taoism, the various non-Buddhist teachings of India, including Brahmanism; and, of course, the various teachings of Buddhism. This covers all of the principal strains of thought that had been transmitted to Japan in the Daishonin's day. The ...
Tantric Poetry of Kukai
... is one of the most profoundly influential figures in Buddhism, widely revered as Japan's greatest saint. A precocious scholar and wandering monk, he was ordained at T�daiji in Nara and later spent two years in China (804-6), where he was ordained as a Master of the Shingon (True Word) sect. Returnin ...
... is one of the most profoundly influential figures in Buddhism, widely revered as Japan's greatest saint. A precocious scholar and wandering monk, he was ordained at T�daiji in Nara and later spent two years in China (804-6), where he was ordained as a Master of the Shingon (True Word) sect. Returnin ...
The Six Paramitas - Chan Meditation Center
... Great Vows. These great bodhisattvas vowed to help sentient beings reach liberation before attaining their own buddhahood. Therefore, if we must make a distinction between Hinayana and Mahayana, it should be based on the bodhisattva’s more expansive scope of mind rather than on methods of practice. ...
... Great Vows. These great bodhisattvas vowed to help sentient beings reach liberation before attaining their own buddhahood. Therefore, if we must make a distinction between Hinayana and Mahayana, it should be based on the bodhisattva’s more expansive scope of mind rather than on methods of practice. ...
Buddhist Teachings
... •There is no personal god nor was Buddha a god or is worshipped •Buddha was a man who attained enlightenment through meditation and showed the path to freedom www.OneWorldInsight.com ...
... •There is no personal god nor was Buddha a god or is worshipped •Buddha was a man who attained enlightenment through meditation and showed the path to freedom www.OneWorldInsight.com ...
Korean Buddhist Taego Order America-Europe Parish
... No ignorance, nor extinction of ignorance, no old age and death, nor extinction of them. ...
... No ignorance, nor extinction of ignorance, no old age and death, nor extinction of them. ...
Com-Rosary of Views-HHDLr - International Kalachakra Network
... because when one goes for refuge by reciting these lines, one states that “I shall go for refuge until the attainment of full enlightenment.” So one is specifying a time frame; one is expressing the wish to go for refuge in the Three Jewels until one attains full enlightenment. This is what makes it ...
... because when one goes for refuge by reciting these lines, one states that “I shall go for refuge until the attainment of full enlightenment.” So one is specifying a time frame; one is expressing the wish to go for refuge in the Three Jewels until one attains full enlightenment. This is what makes it ...
The Winning Life - sgi
... accessible through the efforts of the Soka Gakkai worldwide, millions have chanted about every conceivable problem and goal, from the most dire health and financial crises to the most urgent matters of the heart. We also regularly chant for the happiness of our family and friends. When we chant, we ...
... accessible through the efforts of the Soka Gakkai worldwide, millions have chanted about every conceivable problem and goal, from the most dire health and financial crises to the most urgent matters of the heart. We also regularly chant for the happiness of our family and friends. When we chant, we ...
Hinayana and Mahayana
... century Mahdydnasutrdlamkdra, a formative classic of Mahayana doctrine: "the Sravakayana [i.e., Hinayana] and Mahayana are mutually opposed."2 For Asanga this fundamental incommensurability is ideological and practical in nature: the two ydnas diverge in their aspirations, teachings, practices, supp ...
... century Mahdydnasutrdlamkdra, a formative classic of Mahayana doctrine: "the Sravakayana [i.e., Hinayana] and Mahayana are mutually opposed."2 For Asanga this fundamental incommensurability is ideological and practical in nature: the two ydnas diverge in their aspirations, teachings, practices, supp ...
The Gohonzon - laureldistrictstudy
... properties and the three inherent potentials of the Buddha nature. Hence the tradition is that "The evergreens (shikimi) that represents the property of action is made into incense, and this is lit with the flame of wisdom that represents the property of wisdom; together, they fill the realm of the ...
... properties and the three inherent potentials of the Buddha nature. Hence the tradition is that "The evergreens (shikimi) that represents the property of action is made into incense, and this is lit with the flame of wisdom that represents the property of wisdom; together, they fill the realm of the ...
Karmic Calculations: The Social Implications of Karmic Causality in
... society collectively degenerates; immorality reigns, and lifespans decrease steadily until people only live to be ten years old. Generalized karma of this type eliminates the boundaries and individual magnitudes of karmic consequences. It is instead an amorphous force that stirs the process of becom ...
... society collectively degenerates; immorality reigns, and lifespans decrease steadily until people only live to be ten years old. Generalized karma of this type eliminates the boundaries and individual magnitudes of karmic consequences. It is instead an amorphous force that stirs the process of becom ...
The Three Vehicles of Buddhist Practice
... there were only about a dozen books on Buddhism readily available. Then over the next twenty years the West began to invite masters from the East who had actually practiced and studied Buddhist meditation and this changed the number and quality of books on this subject. What emerged from inviting ac ...
... there were only about a dozen books on Buddhism readily available. Then over the next twenty years the West began to invite masters from the East who had actually practiced and studied Buddhist meditation and this changed the number and quality of books on this subject. What emerged from inviting ac ...
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.