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• Diligence
  ...h an [[eye]] toward living it fully and completely. Sometimes it takes all of our [[strength]] to “just sit” for ten minutes, or find the right respo ...mitas]], defined as to find [[joy]] in what is [[virtuous]], positive or [[wholesome]].
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• 37 aspects of the Path to Enlightenment
  ...it was described at [[First Turn of Dharma Wheel]], consists of 37 aspects of the [[path to enlightenment]] (sometimes called also thirty-seven steps to First category consists of four types of [[mindfulness]] and particularly:
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• Merit and karmically wholesome actions
  [[Merit]] and [[karmically wholesome actions]] ...used - [[kusala]] and [[punna]]. [[Kusala]] has come to mean '[[karmically wholesome]]', while [[punna]] is taken to mean '[[merit]]'.
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• Deva realm
  ...freedom and [[psychic]] [[Power]]. It is the [[Wisdom]] and the [[Karma]] of the [[Deva]] to determine which [[Heaven]] [[realm]] they [[live]] in. ...[Actions]]. Once they have perfected themselves in the Ten [[Wholesome]] [[Actions]], they are qualified to ascend to [[Heaven]].
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• Advice to Damngak Gyatso
  Advice to [[Damngak Gyatso of Do]] by [[Yukhok Chatralwa Chöying Rangdrol]] ...—is difficult to find, we must turn our [[thoughts]] away from the affairs of this [[life]].
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• Essay on the Spiritual Life of Buddhist Monks
  While the [[experience of enlightenment]] is instantaneous, the approach to it is always [[gradual]]. ...apped out by [[tradition]] in accordance with the [[spiritual experience]] of the [[Buddha]] and his [[disciples]], both immediate and remote.
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• A Single Thread
  The Handful of Leaves. ...hism]] is more about the [[nature of reality]] and the [[characteristics]] of [[reality]]. These [[characteristics]] are like the leaves on the [[trees]]
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• Distinguishing Good and Evil
  The problems of good and [[evil]], right and wrong, have been dealt with in the [[discussio ...s [[love]], [[compassion]], and [[wisdom]], if the result to the doer is [[wholesome]] (for instance, it helps him or her to become more [[compassionate]] and [
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• The Ten Wholesome Ways Of Actions Sutra
  ...n the palace of the [[Dragon King]] of the Ocean together with an assembly of eight thousand great [[Bhikshus]] and thirty- two thousand [[Bodhisattvas]] ...whole of the great assembly, even if there were [[immeasurable]] [[Kotis]] of [[Ishvara]] and [[Brahma]] [[devas]] they all would not come again into [[a
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• The Tree of Enlightenment: An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism - Chapter Eight: Karma
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• Vajrasattva Reflections By Ken Matthews
  ...e [[karmas]] by turning my [[mind]] to [[virtue]], depriving the [[seeds]] of any cooperating [[conditions]]. ...– wherein the [[deity]] is not “out there” but, as a [[dependent arising]] of one’s own [[mind]], is united in an [[effort]] with the practitioner.
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• The Discourse On The Ten Wholesome Ways Of Action
  ...n the palace of the [[Dragon King]] of the Ocean together with an assembly of eight thousand great [[Bhikshus]] and thirty-two thousand [[Bodhisattvas]] ...erent courses of [[existence]]. Oh [[Dragon King]], do you see the variety of shapes and [[appearances]] in this meeting and in the great ocean, are they
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• Dasa kusala kamma (ten wholesome actions)
  ...ana]] and will not be [[reborn]] and is called an [[Arahant]]. The results of good or bad [[Kamma]] can be [[experienced]] in this [[life]], the next or ...usala Kamma]]. [[Akusala Kamma]] are [[unwholesome]], [[immoral]] or bad [[actions]].
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• Right thought
  ...ities they [[know]] to be wrong and [[immoral]]. Correct [[understanding]] of [[right view]] will help the [[practitioner]] to discern the differences be It means the [[renunciation]] of the [[worldly]] things and an accordant greater commitment to the [[spiritu
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• Ajivatthamka Sila (Eight Precepts with Right Livelihood as the Eighth) in the Pali Canon by Bodhicarini Upasika
  ...jivatthamaka Sila]]'' corresponds to the ''[[Sila]]'' ([[morality]]) group of the [[Noble Eightfold Path]]. ...rst seven of the ''[[Dasa]] [[Kusala]] [[Kamma-patha]]'' (Ten Courses of [[Wholesome]] [[Action]])
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• Benefits of the Smoke Offering
  ===1. The History of [[Smoke Offering]]=== ...fering]] according to the [[Buddhist teachings]]. This is the way we still practice it today.
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• Shakpa: Atonement
  ...iritually]] to reach the [[Wikipedia:Absolute (philosophy)|ultimate]] goal of [[enlightenment]] and [[happiness]]. Besides, the wrongdoing will also [[ma ...recognizing]] and confessing the wrongdoing and resolving to eschew such [[actions]] in the {{Wiki|future}}. For practitioners, this is a necessary procedure
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• Magga
  [[File:Life-of-buddha-40.jpg|thumb|250px|]] ...the [[path]] leading to the [[extinction]] of [[suffering]], i.e. the last of the [[4 Noble Truths]] ([[sacca]]), namely:
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• Wows of Celibacy
  Apart from certain schools in [[Japan]] and [[Tibet]], most who choose to [[practice Buddhism]] as [[ordained]] [[monks and nuns]], also choose to live in [[cel ...is seen as a serious [[monastic]] {{Wiki|transgression}}. ... In the case of [[monasticism]], abstaining completely from {{Wiki|sex}} is seen as a neces
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• Eightfold Path for Shin Buddhists
  Do not live in the world of distraction and false dreams, outside the dharma. ...Western Shin and other Buddhists a clear, accessible and structured Way to practice their faith on a daily basis in the 21st century.
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• Javana
  ..., [[kamma]]-producing moments, technical terms in the elaborate [[analysis of consciousness]] in the [[Abhidhamma]] (q.v.). ...ts]] when the {{Wiki|perceiver}} is partially or completely {{Wiki|aware}} of the internal or external [[objects]] or {{Wiki|environmental}} {{Wiki|stimu
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• The Tree of Enlightenment: An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism - Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Preliminary Practices
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• The Practice of Prajnaparamita
  ...it because of the [[vows]] we upheld in previous [[lives]], the practices of the [[six perfections]], and [[bodhicitta]] in the {{Wiki|past}}. ...d if you want to see your {{Wiki|future}} [[life]], look at your current [[actions]].
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• 51 Mental factors
  ...appear a dull list of definitions, a careful study of it can explain much of the [[Buddhist]] [[attitude]] towards the [[mind]]. ...describes merely the most important ones in [[relation]] to [[spiritual]] practice.
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• Systematic Cosmology
  ...B.C.E.). The early [[ideas]] and details are elaborated in the later texts of systematic ...ra]]. The [[Theravada]] or “southern” [[tradition]] has shaped the outlook of [[Buddhism]] in [[SriLanka]] and {{Wiki|Southeast Asia}}.
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• What is Theravada Buddhism? by John Bullitt
  The "[[Doctrine]] of the [[Elders]]" ...]. For many centuries, [[Theravada]] has been the predominant [[religion]] of [[Sri Lanka]], [[Burma]], and [[Thailand]]; today [[Theravada Buddhists]] n
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• Short explanation of practicing Ngøndro or preliminaries.
  Short explanation of practicing Ngøndro or preliminaries. Excerpts of [[Minling Dorsem]] [[teaching]] by: [[Khenchen]] Thubten Ôser [[Rinpoche] ...]. So, this is a vicious circle of [[suffering]], it’s called the [[cycle of existence]] and this is being [[caused]] by [[karma]], so in [[Samsara]] th
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• Patience
  ...iki|patient}}, others are [[empowered]] to be themselves without the force of our needs bending them this way or that. In this, we truly see our intercon ...r insult, and [[acceptance]] of [[Truth]] are three [[traditional]] facets of [[patience]] that give strength to [[Mindfulness]].
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• Sample Buddhist Wedding Ceremony 2
  ...] [[beings]] to {{Wiki|witness}}, celebrate and bless the joining together of [Bride] and [Groom]. ...] their [[own]] potential. [[Marriage]] is a [[vehicle]] for the practice of serving others.
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• Daily Prayers to Recite During Meditation Sessions
  Members of the [[sangha]] often request recitations/prayers that can be used during practice sessions to augment their [[meditation]]. These [[traditional]] [[Buddhist]
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• The Teachings of Ascending with the Conduct
  ...cending with the conduct. Since his [[mind]] possessed the [[realization]] of total [[omniscience]], he ...ster]] said: Whichever [[teaching]] of the outer or [[inner vehicles]] you practice, you must first
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• Practice the five powers, the condensed heart instructions.
  ...ch cover ways that we can use in the way we behave and in our [[meditation practice]]. ...e [[sutra]] teachings. The [[Buddha]] also gave the [[tantric teachings]], of which there are many detailed [[sections]], including [[kriya tantra]], [[c
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• Abhidharma in Daily Life
  ...use of what we have learned, I {{Wiki|hope}} it will remain in the corner of your [[mind]], and that you will be able to return to it and use it as time ...eligious]] [[traditions]], where the most frequent answers to the question of [[spiritual]] progress refer to [[fate]] or grace -- in other words, to som
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• The Cause of Suffering: Ignorance and Karma
  Second Magnificent [[Vow]] of the Bodhisattva: infinite [[afflictions]] of living beings.
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• Unravelling meaning of life through Buddhism
  ...f a [[moral]] [[life]]. It is easy to see how a wider embracing of the Law of [[Kamma]] would lead any country towards a stronger, more caring and [[virt ...grief]] surrounding [[death]] and turns one’s [[attention]] to the quality of a [[lifetime]], rather than its mere length.
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• Idea of Buddha-nature
  ...number of you come from other [[Zen centers]] which teach the [[doctrine]] of [[Dogen Zenji]] who believes that "all [[beings]] are [[Buddha-nature]]". A Tonight, I will [[enlighten]] you with the [[truth]] of [[Buddha-nature]]. Then you can set aside the [[belief]] that a donkey's jo
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• The Tree of Enlightenment: An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism - Chapter Forty-One: Abhidharma in Daily Life
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• The Tree of Enlightenment: An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism - Chapter Nine: Rebirth
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• Fourteen Fundamental Buddhist Tenets, as set forth in 1894
  A Statement of [[Universal]] [[Buddhism]] ...thout {{Wiki|distinction}}; and an unswerving [[kindness]] towards members of the [[animal kingdom]].
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• DEVELOPING PATIENCE
  ...] at a wet bus stop for hours and hating it is not really [[patience]]. To practice [[patience]], in addition to {{Wiki|physically}} enduring a difficult situa And what is the use of being [[unhappy]] about something
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• Acceptance of the Jetavana Pure Abode
  ...he went on his way together with his great multitude. He went to the land of [[Kośala]], to [[King]] [[Prasenajit]]. ...avana’s] many charms were matchless in the [[world]], just like the palace of Mount Kailāsa.1
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• The Five Precepts Q&A
  ...eligions]] derive their [[ideas]] of right and wrong from the commandments of their [[god]] or [[gods]]. You [[Buddhists]] don’t believe in a [[god]], ...m [[Nirvana]] are bad and any {{Wiki|thoughts}}, {{Wiki|speech}} or {{Wiki|actions}} that are [[rooted]] in giving, [[love]] and [[wisdom]] and thus help clea
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• Pathways to Power
  ...pathways to power are, according to the [[Buddha]], [[essential]] aspects of [[realizing]] [[liberation]]. He said: "If a [[monk]] or [[nun]] has missed ...owers]], are they [[supermundane]] and constitute four of the 37 [[factors of enlightenment]].
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• Analysis of Conditionality
  ...]] of [[investigation]], which together make up the comprehensive approach of [[Abhidharma philosophy]]. ...e [[early schools of Buddhism]] in [[India]], it is certainly not the view of {{Wiki|mainstream}} [[Buddhism]], whether [[Theravada]] or [[Mahayana]].
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• Emptiness / Buddhanature
  ...hese many points of [[view]] all advance the [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|concept}} of the [[middle view]] ([[madhya-drshti]] in [[Sanskrit]] and [[ume tawa]] in ...middle view—in other words, all [[views]] that fall into the [[extremes]] of {{Wiki|eternalism}} or {{Wiki|nihilism}}—are referred to as [[wrong views
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• Buddhism: Frequently Asked Questions
  ...ligion]] of [[wisdom]] where examining one's own [[mind]] is the principal practice. It is the [[Teaching]] of the [[Buddha]] who was born as {{Wiki|Prince}} [[Siddhattha]] about 2600 ye
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• The Tree of Enlightenment: An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism - Chapter Thirty-Nine: Analysis of Conditionality
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• Of false and True Refuges
  Of False and True [[Refuges]]. Do you believe this man can turn into an insect ...f Taking the [[Three Refuges]] Based on the Commentaries (‘[[Atthakatha]]“)of Ven [[Buddhaghosa]], 5th century C ELee Yu Ban, Sept 2010
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• A Life of True Security
  Man counters them with various [[rites]] and [[rituals]]. Some of these are colourful and elaborate; some even seem to produce the [[desired] ...en the most powerful [[ritual]] cannot {{Wiki|protect}} us from the result of our {{Wiki|past}} [[kamma]] .
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• Benevolence and discovery of Nirvana
  ...[[Buddhist texts]] show the names of a large number of early [[disciples]] of the [[Buddha]] who achieved that [[state]] as well. ...ving it. The [[Buddha's Enlightenment]] means [[knowledge]] and [[vision]] of [[absolute reality]] pertaining to man, [[society]] and the [[universe]].
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• Brahma Vihāra
  ...ihāras]] ([[sublime attitudes]], lit. "[[abodes of brahma]]") are a series of four [[Buddhist]] [[virtues]] and the [[meditation practices]] made to cult ...radiate out to all [[beings]] in all [[directions]] the [[mental states]] of:
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• Buddhism Observances
  ...a communal acts, the [[Buddhist]] venerate and show their [[appreciation]] of the [[Triple Gem]] ([[Buddha]], [[Dharma]] & [[Sangha]]). ...are being represented. They [[form]] the focal point of one’s [[feeling]] of [[love]], [[respect]] or patriotism.
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• Buddhism: A Method of Mind Training by Leonard Bullen
  ...of huge idols and yellow-robed [[monks]], with a thick {{Wiki|atmosphere}} of [[incense]] fumes. You never [[feel]] that there is anything in it for you, ...that all there is in [[Buddhism]]? Do the news photographers take pictures of the real [[Buddhism]]? Do the glossy magazines show you the fundamentals, o
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• Self confidence
  "[[Self-confidence]] is not a [[feeling]] of {{Wiki|superiority}}, but of {{Wiki|independence}}." Lack of [[self-confidence]] or low [[self-esteem]] is not directly defined in the [
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• The laity practice
  The [[laity practice]] (1) What does the practice lie in?
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• Yangzab Dzogchen
  ...|ultimate]] freedom. The real loss of freedom is falling under the control of [[negative emotions]]. ...e of the [[deity]], it's hard to have clarity of [[visualization]] because of negative [[thoughts]].
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• Relating to the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine
  [[Acknowledging]] that we are all capable of developing and flourishing, [[Rinpoche]] will discuss how we, as [[Dharma P ...[[respect]] for others, you show [[respect]] for yourself. From that point of view, this {{Wiki|custom}} makes {{Wiki|perfect}} [[sense]].
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• Buddhist Cosmology: The 31 Realms of being
  ...cluding the possibility of more than one [[world]] with [[humans]] and any of the above mentioned [[realms]]. ...ions]] and their {{Wiki|consequences}}. You can actually undertake voyages of explorations into these [[worlds]] by looking around or journeying using [[
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• Cosmology
  ...arious classes of [[deva]] or ‘[[god]]’ that [[form]] a {{Wiki|hierarchy}} of increasing subtlety and refinement. ...ka-vāla) each with its [[gods]], its [[Māra]] and [[Brahmā]]. [[Clusters]] of a thousand ‘world-spheres’ may be ruled over by yet higher [[gods]], ca
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• Should One Avoid Shameless and Immoral Monks?
  ...[[subtle matter]] one must make distinctions to know the respective basis of each type. Thus there are three pairs of persons with [[respect]] to their [[nature]] and {{Wiki|characteristics}}.
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• Vajrayana - the pathless path
  ...tion}} of [[life]] being simply a fluid, changing and [[infinite]] network of inter-dependence. ...odhisattva]] [[scriptures]], which open up a [[vision]] of vast landscapes of [[spirituality]] into which even the greatest [[humans]] are merely making
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• A Buddhist’s Insight into the 12 Steps of Recovery
  ...ound [[insight]], rather than a [[religion]] that requires [[blind faith]] of its followers. ...it is based on a [[religious]] [[sense]] aspiring from the [[experience]] of all things, natural and [[spiritual]], as a meaningful {{Wiki|unity}}.”
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• The Noble Eightfold Middle Path
  ...place to another, from the {{Wiki|distress}} of [[samsara]] to the freedom of [[Nibbana]]. The [[Noble Eightfold Middle Path]] is also sometimes called t ...e Four Noble Truths]], the [[truths]] of [[suffering]] and the [[cessation of suffering]]. This was explained in the last chapter.
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• The Discourse on The Ten Meritorious Deeds
  ...[[Mahasattvas]]. On that occasion, [[Lord Buddha]] addressed the [[king]] of [[dragons]] as follows : ...evils]], or [[animals]]). Now, [[dragon king]], do you notice the variety of [[forms]], colours, and species in this congregation and in the sea ? Are t
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• Noble Eightfold Path of The Buddha
  ;1. [[Noble]] [[Truth]] of [[Path]] leading to [[Cessation]] of [[Suffering]] ...the [[Noble]] [[Eightfold Path]], the way that leads to the [[cessation]] of [[Suffering]], namely:”
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• A Critical Approach To The Classification Of Buddhist Ethics In Theravada Buddhism by Ven.Sumana
  {{Centre|<big><big>A Critical Approach To The Classification Of Buddhist Ethics In Theravâda Buddhism</big></big><br/> ...ethics]], it needs to examine the real {{Wiki|purpose}} and [[motivation]] of followers, the [[causes]] and its effects on {{Wiki|individuals}} and {{Wik
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• The Applicability of the Sevenfold Purity in Insight Meditation for the Alleviation and Curing of Problematic Behavior and Mentality by Dr. R. M. Rathnasiri
  ...the Sevenfold Purity in Insight Meditation for the Alleviation and Curing of Problematic Behavior and Mentality</big></big><br/> ...io]] veils individual’s [[mental]] [[eyes]] and prevents the [[knowledge]] of the [[Four Truths]], and this is conducive to diverse problematic [[mentali
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• The Tree of Enlightenment: An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism - Chapter Five: Morality
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• REBIRTH
  ...ance]] and create a certain amount of [[openness]] to the {{Wiki|concept}} of [[rebirth]] before we treat specifically the [[Buddhist teaching]] on [[reb ...[[belief]] in [[rebirth]] has been an important part of the [[human]] way of [[thinking]] about one’s situation.
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• The Three Vows by Luke Wagner
  ...cting schools. One such point of tension is raised by Jackson in his study of the [[controversy]] surrounding the “white self-sufficient remedy” ...nment]], it reflects broader concerns regarding the efficacy and necessity of the
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• Rebirth
  ...andhas]])), becomes one of the contributing [[causes]] for the [[arising]] of a new aggregation. The [[consciousness]] in the new [[person]] is neither [ .... One of the analogies used to describe what happens then is that of a ray of [[light]] that never lands.
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• An Interesting Time for Buddhism in the West
  What are the {{Wiki|distinctive}} qualities of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and what [[elements]] are particularly relevant and b When it comes to the study and [[experience]] of [[meditation]], there are numerous {{Wiki|western}} [[scholars]], practitio
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• Sammaditthi Sutta
  ...ki|discourse}} that provides an [[elaboration]] on the [[Buddhist]] notion of "[[right view]]" by the [[Buddha's]] [[chief disciple]], Ven. [[Sariputta]] ...[[cessation of suffering]]. [[Right view]] is considered the "forerunner" of all other [[path]] factors. Historically, this particular {{Wiki|discourse}
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• Self-Development and Self-Transcendence in Theravada Buddhist Thought and Practice
  ...er Harvey, {{Wiki|Professor}} of [[Buddhist Studies]], {{Wiki|University}} of Sunderland ...w these fit together raises [[interesting]] questions, and ones which seem of relevance to the [[relation]] between self-enhancing [[Humanistic]] {{Wiki|
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• The Two Distinctive Characteristics of Buddhism
  ...ng the way of the [[Buddhas]] and [[Bodhisattvas]] we can attain the state of supreme [[realization]]. ...ive [[state of being]]. [[Religion]] thereby becomes an [[essential]] part of every [[human]] [[life]]. We have to be positive about this fundamental fac
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• The Tree of Enlightenment: An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism - Chapter Twenty-Four: Methodology
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• Vajrayana originated in India
  ...relies upon, as {{Wiki|distinct}} from the [[sutras]], which are the basis of the [[Hinayana]] and [[Mahayana paths]]. ...less]] [[wisdom]] and [[compassion]] radiate out from the [[empty nature]] of all [[phenomena]].
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• Desire
  [[Desire]] is a [[sense]] of longing for a [[person]] or [[object]] or hoping for an outcome. ...nt]] or the [[Thought]] of the item or [[person]], and they want to take [[actions]] to obtain their goal.
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• Gift of the Heart - Giving in Buddhism
  ...that [[charity]] begins in our [[heart]] and it is intrinsic to the [[path of freedom]] ==== ...draising. Why do some [[people]] want to give to others who live thousands of {{Wiki|miles}} distant, and at as great a {{Wiki|cultural}} distance? And w
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• Life Existence - How it begins and continues to begin?
  A {{Wiki|stream}} of [[balance]] [[phenomena]] would conjure up [[aggregate]] [[activity]]; A {{Wiki|stream}} of [[aggregate]] [[activities]] would conjure up [[information]];
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• Dharma
  [[Image:Dharma.JPG|frame|Dharma texts from the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] [[Field of merit]])]{{DisplayImages|3082|189|2850|3922|1106|2545|3800|3786}} ...eachings of the [[Buddha]] (Skt. ''[[Buddhadharma]]''). It has many shades of meaning, [[including]] ‘the [[spiritual path]]’, or ‘[[spirituality]]
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• The Treatise on Discourses about Giving Rise to the Bodhicitta : The Bodhicittotpādasūtra’Sāstra of Vasubandhu
  The [[Bodhicittotpādasūtra’Sāstra]] of [[Vasubandhu]] attribution of the {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[translator]], by the 4th-century CE [[yogācāra]] [
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• Basic Ideas of Yogacara Buddhism
  ...nown as the "[[consciousness-only]]" school, is a fourth century outgrowth of [[Mahayana]] [[Madhyamika]] [[Buddhism]]. ...their [[three-nature theory]]...and...a [[path]] system..." of [[Buddhist practice]], [[conceived]] a new [[philosophical]] system that "brought [[Mahayana]]
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• Leading a Buddhist Life and the Five Precepts
  This is the [[teaching]] of the [[Buddhas]]. ..., he [[knows]] it. However, when he is over 80 years old, he cannot really practice it in his daily [[life]].
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• Dharma Talk: Consciousness and Quantum Physics
  ...ave this [[dharma talk]] explicating the Verses on the [[Characteristics]] of the [[Eight Consciousnesses]]. This material will be included in a new [[bo ...the [[Eight Consciousnesses]].Before that I would like to remind everyone of a few key words.
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• The Thirty-Seven Factors of Enlightenment
  ...]] on the [[five aggregates]], that comprises the [[Abhidharmic]] contents of the [[Sutra Pitaka]]. ...and yet found in the [[discourses]]. Thus they belong to the early period of [[Abhidharmic]] [[philosophy]].
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• Compassion by Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche
  ...re]] and [[hatred]] on a personal level; whilst between nations and groups of [[people]] there will be less conflict and fewer [[wars]]. ...compassion]] is better than none, [[limitless]] [[compassion]] is the best of all.
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• Some interesting quotations with short comments:
  (Comments: Some defendants of meat-eating say that when the meat is [[pure]], [[Buddha]] permits meat-eat ...he three counts is thus made clear by the [[Vinaya]] [[sutra]] Foundations of [[Medicine]].
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• Aṅguttara Nikāya - Nipāta 5-11
  ...to abandon everything [[unwholesome]] and to acquire everything that is [[wholesome]]; ...d with [[insight]] which will finally lead him to [[Nibbāna]], destruction of [[suffering]]. (para 2)
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• Dharma Realm
  In [[Buddhism]], there are [[ten states of existence]], which are also called [[Ten Dharma Realms]]. ...[characteristics]], and its [[existence]] is attributed to the retribution of the [[beings]].
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• The Noble Eightfold Path
  ...rth part of the [[Four Noble Truths]], which have informed and driven much of the [[Buddhist]] [[tradition]]. ...etion, togetherness, and coherence, and which can also carry the [[sense]] of "perfect" or "ideal".
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• The Tree of Enlightenment: An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism - Chapter Forty: The Thirty-Seven Factors of Enlightenment
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• Ratnaketu Dhāraṇī CHAPTER 10
  ...]] this [[Dharma]] method and so forth, as well as planting the [[banner]] of the [[Dharma]]. However, [[Śākyamuni]], [F.260.a] after your {{Wiki|sun}} ...kra]], [[brahmā]], [[world protector]], and so forth, [[including]] a lord of the [[mahoragas]].”
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• The Sutra of Recollecting the Three Jewels
  ...es [[Knowledge]] and Its “Feet,” the One Who Has Gone to [[Bliss]], Knower of ...he Unsurpassable Charioteer Who Tames [[Sentient Beings]], and [[Teacher]] of [[Gods]] and [[Humans]].
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• Buddhist Cosmology Overview
  ...mology]], many of the [[ideas]] and details of the developed [[cosmology]] of the later [[traditions]] are, in fact, {{Wiki|present}} in these texts. Some of these have been borrowed and adapted from the common pool of early [[Indian]] [[cosmological]] notions indicated in, for example, the {{
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• Turning Suffering & Happiness Into Enlightenment
  Forever [[joyful]] at the [[happiness]] of others, Statement of Intent
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• Youthful Manjushri - the beginning and flowering of wisdom
  Youthful [[Manjushri]]: the beginning and flowering of [[wisdom]]; the gentle [[friend]] who cuts through [[ignorance]] with his f Of all the [[Buddhist]] [[meditational deities]] — and, of all the [[Bodhisattvas]] we meet in the [[sutras]] — the overwhelming [[f
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• The Bodhisattva Vows
  The commitments of having taken the vows to develop wishing bodhichitta are divided into two s 2.How to maintain and enhance your practice in future lives
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• The Compendium of Oral Instructions
  The Compendium of [[Oral Instructions]] General Notes on the [[Rituals]] of the [[Development Stage]]
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• Transmuting Padma Neuroses - Morality & Compassion
  ...anipulation into [[Investigation]] and [[Compassion]] through the practice of [[Morality]]. ...s own [[uniqueness]] while simultaneously [[recognizing]] that we are part of a single whole.
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• A Guide to Daily Meditation Practice
  ...] by our [[Spiritual Director]], [[Geshe Dakpa]] [[Togyal]], at the bottom of this page. May I attain the [[state]] of [[Buddha]] to be fully able to [[benefit]] all mother [[sentient beings]].
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• The Buddhist Cosmology - Thirty One Planes Of Existence
  ...we should {{Wiki|purify}} our own [[minds]], and by studying the responses of the [[gods]] we can find models for our own {{Wiki|behavior}} in [[relation ...meditators]] to develop the [[Noble Eightfold Path]] that leads to the end of [[suffering]].
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• The Eighteen Root Bodhisattva Downfalls
  ...nd/or certain [[material objects]] which one is able to give away but, out of [[miserliness]], one docs not do so when requested. ...e [[apology]] and even responding with greater [[anger]] is the committing of this [[root downfall]].
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• Anicca Vata Sankhar
  ...]] of meaning is to get a glimpse into the [[Buddha]]'s [[own]] [[vision]] of [[reality]]. ..., synergies, constructions. All are clumsy attempts to capture the meaning of a [[philosophical]] {{Wiki|concept}} for which we have no exact parallel, a
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• GLOSSARY
  [[ABHIDHARMA]] (Skt.): one of the three “[[baskets]]” of teachings from the [[sutras]], relating to [[metaphysics]] and [[wisdom]]. [[AGGREGATES]], THE FIVE: the [[traditional]] [[Buddhist]] [[division]] of [[body]] and [[mind]]. The five are [[form]], [[feeling]], {{Wiki|discrimin
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• Youthful Manjushri: the flowering of wisdom; the gentle Buddha who cuts through ignorance with his flaming sword
  Of all the [[Buddhist]] [[meditational deities]] — and, of all the [[Bodhisattvas]] we meet in the [[sutras]] — the overwhelming [[f ...need to progress on the [[path]]. [[Manjushri]] is the favorite practice of [[scholars]], [[debaters]], [[teachers]], writers, [[scientists]] and think
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• Dedication of Merits to our Departed Next-of-Kin
  ...he other two being [[Niraya]] ([[Hell]]) and [[Tiracchanayoni]] ([[Realm]] of [[Animals]]). The [[Petayoni]] is less woeful than the [[Niraya]] but more ...umented by The [[Buddha]] as one type of [[beings]] from one the 31 planes of [[existence]] in the [[universe]].
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• Manjushri Sadhana: Front Generation Explanation
  ...it as best as you can and to really make a connection with this [[Buddha]] of [[Wisdom]], [[Manjushri]], and [[feel]] that your [[own]] [[wisdom]] grows ...]], then we are getting clear in our [[own]] [[mind]] why we’re doing this practice. So we’re not on a [[power]] trip. We’re not doing it just to have fun.
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• Buddhism Without Beliefs Critiqued
  ...as been gaining ground in recent years. This is the kernel of a new school of modernized, rationalized [[Buddhism]]; in [[essence]] a {{Wiki|Protestant}} ...western}} [[world]] there are inevitable tensions between the [[elements]] of the two different world-views. It is a valid, and an important, {{Wiki|unde
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• Noble Eightfold Path
  ...ading to the [[cessation of Suffering]] ([[Dukkha]]) and the [[achievement of self-awakening]]. It is used to develop [[insight]] into the [[true nature]] of [[phenomena]] (or [[reality]]) and to eradicate [[greed]], [[hatred]], and
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• A Critique of "Buddhism Without Beliefs"
  ...as been gaining ground in recent years. This is the kernel of a new school of modernized, rationalized [[Buddhism]]; in [[essence]] a {{Wiki|Protestant}} ...western}} [[world]] there are inevitable tensions between the [[elements]] of the two different world-views. It is a valid, and an important, {{Wiki|unde
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• Sakya Pandita - Glimpses of His Three Major Works by the late Khenpo Migmar Tsering (Abbot of Sakya College from May 1989 - February 1999)
  ...re you some on the [[principle]] and profound [[ideas]] expounded in three of his major works viz., ...nkara]]. He finds in it a complete set of the {{Wiki|theory}} and practice of the [[Mahayana path]] and explains it through seven [[subjects]] - matters
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• Aṅguttara Nikāya - Nipāta 1-4
  This Collection of [[Discourses]], [[Aṅguttara Nikāya]], containing 9557 short [[suttas]] i ...y units of one till there are eleven items of [[dhamma]] in each [[sutta]] of the last [[nipāta]], hence the [[name]] [[Aṅguttara]] meaning “increas
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• Glossary of Buddhist Terms - Works of Master Hsing Yun
  ...y Buddhist schools]], but two [[exist]] today. One is the [[Pali]] version of the [[Theravada school]]. Another, from the [[Sarvastivada school]], [[exis ...[devotion]] among [[Mahayana Buddhists]]. He presides over the [[Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss]].
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• Mind and Mental Factors
  :When the [[mind]] becomes the practices, one is a [[practitioner]] of [[religion]], ...the basis of [[Buddhist philosophy]] and [[practice]]; as the first verse of the [[Dhammapada]] (quotations from the [[Buddha]]) states:
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• Bodhisattva Vow
  ...ttva]] or an aspirant to culminate certain [[virtues]], the [[perfection]] of which is called [[Pāramitā]]. ...ion]], has a spontaneous wish to attain [[Buddhahood]] for the [[benefit]] of all [[sentient beings]], and who becomes dedicated to their [[ultimate]] {{
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• Mangala Sutta Page
  ...ny discourses {{Wiki|preached}} by the [[Lord Buddha]] during His ministry of 45 years. ...[Buddha]] while He was staying at the [[Jetavana Monastery]] in the garden of [[Anathapindika]] at [[Savatthi]] to inquire His [[views]] on {{Wiki|omens}
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• The Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism
  ...liness [[Dalai Lama XIV]] as the supreme head of the [[Nyingma tradition]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. ...s]], and an [[incarnate lama]] who had intentionally emanated for the sake of [[sentient beings]] through seventeen successive lives.
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• The Will to Meditate
  ...[[Enlightened]] {{Wiki|beings}} which the [[stupas]] represent. At one end of this [[stupa]] cave one can see a relief has been carved deep into the rock ...[[Zen]] poetry. But I do remember that I had a certain feeling of approval of [[Buddhism]] — even though I knew nothing, absolutely nothing, about it.
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• Buddhist cosmology of the Theravada school
  ...1 planes of [[existence]] in [[samsara]] according to the [[Sutta Pitaka]] of the [[Theravada]] [[Pali Canon]] and commentaries. ...myutta and the Devaputtasamyutta of the [[Samyutta Nikaya]] gives a record of their conversations. The [[devaputtas]] are young [[devas]] newly arisen in
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• Buddhism Religious Basics
  ...l}}. [[Mahayana Buddhism]], which includes [[Zen]], emphasizes the need to practice for self­actualization and then ultimately, to {{Wiki|liberate}} all [[bei ...oughout [[India]] for 45 years until his [[peaceful]] [[death]] at the age of 80.
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• Arising of Phenomena
  [[Arising]] of [[Phenomena]] ...Karmapa]] in the Americas. I am very [[happy]] to share whatever teachings of the [[Dharma]] I know with you during this visit.
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• Bodhisambharaka
  1. Now, in the presence of the [[Buddhas]], I fold my hands and [[bow]] my head. I intend to explain a 3. The [[body]] of a [[Buddha]] has [[infinite]] qualities. The [two] [[accumulations]] for [[
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• The Cultivation of Wisdom
  : The [[Cultivation of Wisdom]] ...ights of the [[moon]], {{Wiki|sun}}, and [[fire]]; he declares [[the light of wisdom]] to be greater than these.
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• Saṃsāra
  ...raditional Tibetan painting or Thanka showing the wheel of life and realms of samsāra]]{{DisplayImages|1806|1105|893|1055|1629|1916}}<nomobile>{{Display ...terrupted [[rebirth]] without freedom or control, or as the [[aggregates]] of a being who has taken such a [[rebirth]].
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• Saleyyaka Sutta: The Brahmans of Sala
  <big><big>Saleyyaka Sutta: The Brahmans of Sala</big></big><br/> ...out the [[causality]] of [[rebirth]] — why is one [[reborn]] in the states of deprivation (the [[hells]], [[animals]], and [[ghosts]]) while others make
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• Namo Fundamental Teacher Shakyamuni Buddha
  ...n]] in benefiting [[self]] and others, He is called the Tamer, [[Teacher]] of [[Heavenly]] and [[Human Beings]]. ...d [[take refuge]] in the wondrous [[Dharma treasury]]; By the [[teaching]] of three “Fours” and two “Fives” being perfect and clear,
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• Magining Enlightenment: Icons and Ideology in V Imagining Enlightenment: Icons and Ideology in Vajrayāna Buddhist Practice
  [[Iconography]] has been used to represent the [[experience]] of [[awakening]] in the [[Buddhist traditions]] for millennia. The [[Mahāyān their rich [[pantheons]] of [[buddhas]] and [[bodhisattvas]] who [[illuminate]] and inspire practitione
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• Saleyyaka Sutta
  ...]] why some are born after [[death]] in places of woe and others in places of [[joy]]. ...out the [[causality]] of [[rebirth]] — why is one [[reborn]] in the states of deprivation (the [[hells]], [[animals]], and [[ghosts]]) while others make
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• Buddhism - the Logical Alternative
  ...ts (the virgin [[birth]], the {{Wiki|resurrection}}, etc), the only record of which is an allegedly reliable document called the Bible. If these events c ...us examine the four {{Wiki|principles}} which are the [[doctrinal]] basis of [[Buddhism]].
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• The Development of Chinese Buddhism in the US: Interview with Venerable Chaofan
  ...tates]] in 1996. In this interview, Ven. Chaofan shares his [[experience]] of, and [[views]] on, [[Chinese Buddhism]] in the US. ...rica (USA)|United States]] in 1996, you have witnessed the [[development]] of [[Chinese Buddhism]] there. In your opinion, what achievements has [[Chines
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• Sabbasava Sutta: Discourse on All Āsavas
  Once the Bhagāva[1] was staying at the [[Jetavana monastery]] of [[Anāthapiṇḍika]] in [[Sāvatthi]]. At that time the [[Bhagāva]] addr ...ikkhus]]! I shall expound to you a [[discourse]] on the {{Wiki|restraint}} of all [[āsavas]]. Listen well and pay good [[attention]]. I shall speak."
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• Right Intention
  ...moving towards goals commensurate with the new [[vision]]. The application of [[mind]] needed to achieve those goals is what is meant by [[right intentio ...ll]], and the [[intention]] of [[harmlessness]] counters the [[intention]] of {{Wiki|harmfulness}}.
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• Ajivatthamaka Sila (Eight Precepts with Right Livelihood as the Eighth) in Burmese Buddhism by Bodhicarini Upasika
  ...urth [[Precept]] on [[wrong speech]] is expanded to include all four types of [[wrong speech]]; and an eighth [[Precept]], [[Right Livelihood]], is added I undertake the [[Precept]] to refrain from wrong means of [[livelihood]]
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• The Three Precious Jewels Or Triple Gem
  ...[[Sangha]]. Without his teachings, the [[Buddha]] would not have made much of a difference, and also the [[spiritual]] {{Wiki|community}} would not have ...ections of texts would have this [[symbol]] of {{Wiki|deer}} on both sides of the [[Dharma-wheel]] on the roof.
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• A Psychological Analysis of Physical and Mental Pain in Buddhism
  ==A [[Psychological]] Analysis of [[Physical]] and [[Mental]] [[Pain]] in [[Buddhism]]== ...according to the [[Pali]] [[Nikāyas]]. Next we will discuss the [[causes]] of [[physical]] and [[mental pain]], and investigate the [[unwholesome roots]]
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• A Rosary of Views
  The [[Rosary of Views, the Upadesa of Mahacarya Sri Padmasambhava]] This is a brief recollective outline consisting of an analysis of [[Views]] ([[dristi]]) and Ways ([[yana]]). Homage to the [[Bhagavat]] [[Ma
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• Avatamsaka Sutra: Volume 14: Purifying Practice by Thomas Cleary
  '''Volume 14: Purifying Practice ...power to stop the [[mind]], [[powers]] of analytic [[insight]], and power of {{Wiki|contemplative}} [[thought]]?
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• Commentary on the Seven Points of Mind Training by Gyalse Tokme Zangpo
  ...or his [[Thirty Seven Practices of the Bodhisattvas]], writes in the style of the [[pith instructions]], in plain and simple [[language]]. [[Commentary on the Seven Points of Mind Training]]
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• How to Satisfy Some of Your Karmic Debts by Making Offerings to the Hungry Ghosts (Pretas) Every Evening
  ...ways advise [[people]] to try to make [[merit]] whenever possible, and one practice you should take up is to make a nightly [[offering]] to the [[hungry ghosts ...erit]]. ABove the [[Desire Realm]] there are also the [[samadhi]] denizens of the [[Form Realm]] and [[Formless Realm]], but we cannot go into this here.
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• Refuge to Buddha, Dharma and Sangha – meaningful or not?
  ...tivating this attitude one gains highest Enlightenment. The treasure house of the original Mind is free from selfish passions and radiates like the unlim ...te, the taste of salt, and my teaching, too, has only one taste, the taste of liberation.”
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• System of the eight consciousnesses and role of the afflicted mind (kliśțamanas)
  System of the [[eight consciousnesses]] and role of the [[afflicted mind]] (kliśțamanas) ...ntention]]. Perhaps [[rational]] [[philosophy]] and an elaborate system of practice, it provided [[methods]] by which one could identify and correct the [[Wiki
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• What is Dharma(Responsibility) of a Student according to Hindu Scriptures?
  ...five virtues]] make a [[student]] best of the [[Gem]]. I have noticed most of these quality's at varying level even in my [[family]]. ...IS IS WHAT PRECISELY WRITTEN IN THE SCRIPTURES SAYING ABOUT THE [[DHARMA]] OF A STUDENT/PUPIL.
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• Buddhism and Pcychology
  ..., [[education]] and {{Wiki|sociology}}, and extends into a {{Wiki|myriad}} of other [[disciplines]] and practices. In today's {{Wiki|society}}, [[psychol ...f the [[Three Realms]] arise from the [[mind]], so do the [[twelve links]] of [[dependent origination]]; A [[birth]] and [[death]] [[emanate]] from the [
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• Numerical Dhammas
  Two kinds of [[Happiness]] ([[Sukha]]): [[Kayasukha]] and [[Cittasukha]]. ...iduality]] ([[Sakkaya bhirata]]) and (2) who strives towards [[cessation]] of [[mind]] and {{Wiki|matter}} [[phenomena]] ([[Nibbana bhirata]]).
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• TEACHINGS GS ON ON CCHÖDHÖD
  ...nd allthe [[ghosts]], the {{Wiki|demons}} you who are constantly in search of other [[beings]] [[lives]] - know thatthis [[body]] is an [[illusion]]. ...anence]] andtherefore I do not hesitate of giving it away without any kind of reservation. You, all thedemons out there, whoever wants it may have my [[b
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• Health and Sickness of Body and Mind: Selections from the Yogācāra-bhūmi
  ...ental development]] and cleansing the [[mind]] of distorted understandings of real ity. ...ecting [[life]] and [[death]]. This excerpt uses [[medicine]] as a source of [[ethical]] guidelines.
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• Vegetarianism and Buddhism
  ...beliefs]], the [[Mahayana]] does not have any significantly higher numbers of {{Wiki|vegetarians}} than the [[Theravada]]. [[Theravadins]] in the U.S., ==[[Diet]] of [[Buddha]]==
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• MAN-HIS UNIQUENESS AND OBLIGATION
  ...ortance, although it is the goal that exerts a dynamic effect upon man's [[actions]] and in so doing directs his [[path]] or course of becoming. This goal is known by various names such as '[[detachment]] from
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• Dharma and Dharmas
  ...it]] uses the term [[dharma]] in a variety of contexts requiring a variety of translations. ...[Dharmapada]] from [[wikipedia:Khotan|Khotan]] (2nd century C.E., probably of [[Dharmaguptaka]] affiliation) uses either [[dhamma]] or [[dharma]].
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• Deities
  ...eveloped {{Wiki|iconography}} used to express aspects of the [[existence]] of the [[Buddha]] and his teachings (known as the [[Dharma]]) in scroll painti ...cy of their [[activity]] as a means and support for the [[enlightenment]] of all [[sentient beings]].
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• Conscientiousness – Bag-yöd
  Instructions on [[Chapter]] 4 of the [[Bodhicharyavatara]] by [[Shantideva]] ...he [[Dagpo Kagyu]] in [[Tibetan]] and ask you to generate the [[attitude]] of Bodhcitta.
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• Karma
  ...ng from the [[intention]] ([[Sanskrit]]: [[cetanā]], [[Pali]]: [[cetana]]) of an unenlightened [[being]]. [[karma]] ([[yin-guo]]): ...effect]] whereby positive [[actions]] produce [[happiness]] and [[negative actions]] produce [[suffering]].
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• The Four Seals of Mahamudra - Chos-rtags-kyi-phyag-rgya-bzhi
  ...a-chen-mo]], the supreme and all-embracing gesture that is the [[consort]] of [[empty]] [[form]]. ...our great [[seals]] of [[Mahamudra]] are the four main {{Wiki|principles}} of [[Buddhism]]. They are [[four summaries]] ([[chos-rtags-kyi-phyag-rgya-bzhi
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• Buddhism and the True Value of Reality
  ...r delivered at the conference on "[[Religion]] and The {{Wiki|Modern}} Way of [[Life]]", organized by the {{Wiki|Catholic}} Solidarity Committee at Hochi ...lex [[Wikipedia:concept|concepts]] in [[Buddhism]]. That is the true value of living [[reality]].
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• On Kamalashila's Bhavanakrama: The Practice of Meditation According To the Yogacara Tradition of Buddhism
  ...[[Yogacara]] [[Tradition]]. Each school, each group has its [[own]] method of approach. Ours is known as the [[Yogacara]] method. ...ra]]" means a [[spiritual]] practice. This is the "practice [[tradition]]" of [[Buddhist]] [[Yoga]].
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• Pratītyasamutpādādivibhaṅganirdeśasūtram : The Discourse giving the Explanation and Analysis of Conditional Origination from the Beginning
  ...ādādivibhaṅganirdeśasūtram]]<ref>{{Nolinking|The text is a transliteration of Buddhist Sanskrit Texts No. 17 Mahāyāna-sūtra-saṃgrahaḥ (part 1), ed of Conditional Origination from the Beginning<br/></big></big>
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• The Sutra On The Eight Realizations Of The Great Beings
  The [[Sutra On The Eight Realizations]] Of The Great [[Beings]] ...ks]] include Being [[Peace]], [[Peace]] Is Every Step, and The [[Miracle]] Of [[Mindfulness]].
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• What Is Buddhism?
  ...diverse backgrounds throughout our [[world]] are following the [[Teachings of the Buddha]]. So who was the [[Buddha]] and what are His Teachings? ...[[self]]- {{Wiki|mortification}}, taking that practice to the [[extremes]] of [[asceticism]], but still to no avail.
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• Avatamsaka Sutra: Volume 1: The Wondrous Adornments of the Rulers of the Worlds, the 2nd section by B.T.T.S.
  '''Volume 1: The Wondrous Adornments of the Rulers of the [[Worlds]], the 2nd section ...imanda]] of the [[Thus Come One]] all [[gathered]] like clouds. [[Beings]] of [[boundless]] types and {{Wiki|species}} surrounded and filled the [[bodhim
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• The Four Logical Arguments
  But the [[nature]] of these does not transcend [[misery]]. ...and to eliminate [[misery]], one should involve oneself in the [[practice of Dharma]].
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• Introduction to Deities
  ...hly developed [[iconography]] used to express aspects of the [[existence]] of the [[Buddha]] and his teachings (known as the [[Dharma]]) in [[scroll pain ...cy of their [[activity]] as a means and support for the [[enlightenment]] of all [[sentient beings]].
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• The Essentials of Buddha Dhamma in Meditative Practice
  The [[Essentials of Buddha Dhamma in Meditative Practice]] ...re the three [[essential]] [[characteristics]] of things in the [[Teaching of the Buddha]]. If you know [[Anicca]] correctly, you will know [[Dukkha]] as
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• Vijñāna
  ...and ''[[Citta]]''. Each is used in the generic and non-technical [[sense]] of "[[mind]]" in general, but the three are sometimes used in sequence to refe ...[[Pali literature]] as well as in the {{Wiki|literature}} of other Schools of [[Buddhist]] schools.
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• Introduction to the Oral Commentary on Shantideva's Bodhisattvacaryavatara (Entering the Conduct of The Bodhisattva
  ...of a sequence of [[teaching]] [[retreats]], covering an {{Wiki|interval}} of several years. ...ary on [[Shantideva's]] [[Bodhisattvacaryavatara]] (Entering the Conduct of The [[Bodhisattva]])
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• Triratna Buddhist Community
  ...rs who aspire to its [[path]] of [[mindfulness]], under the [[leadership]] of the [[Triratna Buddhist Order]] (formerly the [[Western Buddhist Order]]). In the UK, it is one of the largest [[Buddhist movements]], with some 30 urban centres and [[retrea
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• Encountering the Dakini
  ...he Sandal Grove [[cremation ground]] to the gates of her abode, the Palace of [[Skulls]]. He attempts to send a request to the [[Wikipedia:Queen consort| ignores him and continues to carry huge brass jugs of [[water]] suspended from a heavy [[yoke]] across her shoulders. When he pre
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• The Five Precepts, Supporting Our Relationships
  ...harmony]]. The [[precepts]] speak to areas of [[life]] that are the source of our greatest [[pleasure]], [[joy]], and [[happiness]] as well as our greate ...we remain caught in an old habitual way of reacting? This is the challenge of practicing the [[precepts]].
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• The Living Message of the Dhammapada by Bhikkhu Bodh
  ...diment]] in verse of the [[boundless]] [[wisdom]] and [[great compassion]] of the [[Master]]. ...ies and speaks to us in our {{Wiki|present}} [[condition]] in the fullness of our [[humanity]].
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• Shantideva's Bodhisattvacaryavatara - Introduction to the Oral Commentary on Shantideva's Bodhisattvacaryavatara
  (Entering the Conduct of The [[Bodhisattva]]) ...of a sequence of [[teaching]] [[retreats]], covering an {{Wiki|interval}} of several years.
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• Buddhism in numbers
  ...ki|degree}} of [[awareness]] to the place of numbers that permeate so much of our study and [[devotion]] along the [[Buddhist path]]. ...mbers and numerical calculations. Indeed, [[India]] is the true birthplace of our numerals, which are popularly, but inaccurately, referred to as {{Wiki|
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• An introduction to Tibetan Astrological Science
  ..., [[Persia]] and {{Wiki|Greece}} in {{Wiki|synthesis}} with the [[tenets]] of [[Buddhism]] to create a uniquely [[Tibetan]] system. ...into [[Tibet]] in the 4th century A.D. also brought advances in the study of [[Astrological]] [[Science]].
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• Ultimate Reality in Buddhism
  ...eality}} and those who seek to mold {{Wiki|reality}} in the {{Wiki|light}} of their purposes. - {{Wiki|Henry Kissinger}} (1923 - ) {{Wiki|Reality}} is the leading [[cause]] of [[stress]] amongst those in {{Wiki|touch}} with it - {{Wiki|Jane Wagner}} (
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• MAIN MINDS AND MENTAL FACTORS
  ...fferent aspects operating within that basis of [[mind]]. The main function of [[traditional]] [[Buddhist psychology]] is to identify these [[minds]] and According to [[Abdhidharma]] texts, especially [[Asanga’s]] Compendium of Valid [[Knowledge]] ([[Abhidharmasamucchaya]]), [[minds]] are divided into
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• An Analytical Study of Appamāda-Suttas in Pāli Tipitaka by Venerable Aung Shing Marma
  ...[wholesome]] [[mental phenomena]], and [[mind]] is the forerunner of all [[actions]]. The {{Wiki|equivalent}} terms for ‘[[appamāda]]’ in {{Wiki|English ...ditions hold different [[name]] and listed [[order]], however the contents of the [[sutta]] do not differ one another.
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• What is the Buddha Dharma?
  ...paranoia and false {{Wiki|assumptions}}. This way of [[life]] is composed of a [[doctrine]] and a [[discipline]] which both serve to help the one who ta ...usually associate with "isms." It seems, however, that the good reputation of the [[Buddha]] had proceeded him, and so the [[Kalamas]] decided to ask the
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• General Buddhist Symbols
  ;BRIEF HISTORY OF SYMBOLISM IN BUDDHISM ...thin the {{Wiki|culture}} of the [[people]] who follow it. Therefore, many of the early [[symbols]] relate to {{Wiki|ancient India}} and can be found in
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• The “Round” Doctrine of Tian Tai and Its Significance for Modern Time
  The “Round” [[Doctrine]] of [[Tian Tai]] and Its Significance for {{Wiki|Modern}} [[Time]] Fa Qing ...chools arose in the process of reacting to and opposing the interpretation of [[dharmas]] by the [[Abhidharma]] schools.
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• The Merits of Cleaning a Temple
  ...in this way because he believes that if we really understand the benefits of cleaning it will excite us and that inspiration will be the catalyst for ac ...harbor [[resentment]] about it and proceed to do so only for the [[sake]] of {{Wiki|social}} nicety. It is important to understand that there are other
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• An introduction to the Four Foundations of Mindfulness
  ...o establish all [[beings]] in that state we engage in [[Dharma]] study and practice. ...path of accumulation]]. They constitute the first four of the 37 [[factors of enlightenment]].
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• Buddhist Values and Globalization by Hema Goonatilake
  ...global travel of [[ideas]]. [[Buddhists]] should not, therefore, be afraid of the global as it is in their "{{Wiki|genes}}" as it were. ...of [[Buddhist]] [[scholars]] and practitioners has facilitated the spread of [[Buddhist]] [[ideas]] across the {{Wiki|globe}}.
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• Vipassana and Vajrayana Insights in Western Buddhist Experience
  ...and the [[embodiment]] of that in collective and private [[discourse]] and practice.528 Given the ...hin each centre. This concluding [[chapter]] outlines both the [[nature]] of those [[elements]] found to be central to [[Buddhist]] engagement in the [[
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• The Parable of a Black Snake
  ...88). He was one of the two greatest [[scholars]] of the [[Nyingma school]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], the other being [[Longchenpa]]. ...]] said he was no match for the kid as [[Rongzompa]] was the [[emanation]] of two preeminent [[Indian]] [[panditas]] ([[scholar]] [[masters]]).
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• Yogācāra school
  ...At once a rigorous, [[rational]] [[philosophy]] and an elaborate system of practice, it provided [[methods]] by which one could identify and correct the [[Wiki ...nitive]] problems that prevented [[liberation]] from the [[karmic]] cycles of [[birth]] and [[death]].
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• The unique perspective on intention (cetanā), ethics, agency, and the self in Buddhism Chand r. sirimanne
  ...[[ethical]] and {{Wiki|unethical}} [[actions]] through its {{Wiki|theory}} of [[kamma]] ([[action]]) originating in a seed ...idable although [[subject]] to manifold variations. although the influence of [[Buddhism]] is still fragmented in the [[West]] with [[debates]] on its re
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• Puggala Paññatti
  [[Puggala-paññatti]]; ("[[Designation of Persons]]")--classifies types of {{Wiki|individuals}} according to their [[spiritual]] traits and stages'. The Manual of The Factors Leading to [[Enlightenment]], Introduction
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• The Sangha, the Buddhist Monks of the Holy Order of the Buddha
  In [[Buddhism]] there are three [[noble]] [[objects]] of [[veneration]], namely: ...The [[Sangha]], the [[Buddhist]] [[Monks]] of the {{Wiki|Holy}} [[Order]] of the [[Buddha]].
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• Buddhism without Reincarnation? Examining the Prospects of a “Naturalized” Buddhism
  Examining the Prospects of a “Naturalized” [[Buddhism]] ...help to overcome [[destructive emotions]] (Goleman, 2003), [[development]] of [[mindfulness]]- based stress-reduction [[techniques]] derived from [[Buddh
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• Mahasi Vipassana Meditation Method
  ...nerable]] [[Mahasi]] Mahathera, Aggamahapandita U [[Sobhana]], the founder of [[Mahasi Meditation]] Centre. ...r he had studied and sifted the various discourses from all the scriptures of [[Buddha]]'s [[Dhamma]]
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• Process and Emptiness:
  A Comparison of Whitehead’s Process [[Philosophy]] and [[Mahayana]] [[Buddhist Philosophy ...ing feature of [[Buddhist philosophy]], namely, its [[dialectical]] method of {{Wiki|criticism}}.
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• Bliss and Emptiness in the Gelug Tradition
  ...ree}} at [[Ganden Monastery]] and later joined the Tantic {{Wiki|College}} of Upper [[Lhasa]] before being forced into exile by the {{Wiki|Chinese}} {{Wi ...ng]]. As we recite this [[prayer]] we review the entire {{Wiki|structure}} of the [[path]]. Finally will be the [[Heart Sutra]] for removing the {{Wiki|o
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• Ego After Realization, Precepts, Teachers
  ...ma]] and became a [[stream enterer]], such a [[person]] would be incapable of indulging in [[unwholesome]] ways that could land himself into the [[lower ...Wiki|present}}, and only the [[arahant]] has fully removed the [[conceit]] of 'I Am'.
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• All About Buddhism ; For Non-Buddhists and Buddhists
  ...n as the [[Buddha]], was himself [[awakened]] ([[enlightened]]) at the age of 35. ...f [[life]]'. It is a [[philosophy]] because [[philosophy]] 'means [[love]] of [[wisdom]]' and the [[Buddhist path]] can be summed up as:
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• Medicine Buddha Sutra
  ==[[Sutra]] on the [[Merits]] of the Fundamental [[Vows]] of the Mater of [[Healing]], the {{Wiki|Lapis Lazuli}} Radiance [[Tathagata]]== [[Sutra]] of the [[Sacred]] [[Formula]] of the Binding [[Vows]] of the [[Deva]] Generals to Enrich All [[Sentient Beings]]
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• The Dalai Lama’s Daily Schedule AN EXCERPT FROM APPROACHING THE BUDDHIST PATH BY THE DALAI LAMA
  ...3:30 a.m. and immediately [[visualize]] the [[Buddha]] and recite a verse of homage written by [[Nāgārjuna]] (MMK 27.30): ...[[nature]] to dispel that [[ignorance]]. [[Ignorance]] is not a mere lack of [[knowledge]]; it is a distorted apprehension that [[grasps]] as [[existing
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• Chinese Buddhist Apocrypha
  ..., ed. {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[Buddhist]] Apocrypha. Honolulu: {{Wiki|University of Hawaii Press}}, 1990. ...hat is, [[sutra]]) or the [[word]] of other notable and anonymous exegetes of [[Indian Buddhism]] ([[Sastra]]).
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• The 51 mental factors - a brief introduction
  ...liberation]]? What is actually a ‘healthy’ [[mind]] from the point of view of the [[dharma]], a [[mind]] that is apt to attain [[liberation]]? What is a ...is always [[space]] between one’s [[thoughts]], there are al­ways moments of [[Wikipedia:Discontinuity(Postmodernism),|discontinuity]]. The only thing w
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• Way of practice leading to Nibbāna
  [[way of practice leading to Nibbāna]] [[Mental Concomitants]] common to all types of [[Consciousness]]
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• Phurba or Kila: the most potent of wrathful ritual implements in Vajrayana Buddhism, symbolizes the Karma activity of the Buddhas
  ...rayana Buddhism]]. One of its [[esoteric]] names is “Diamantine [[Dagger]] of [[Emptiness]].” ...]] — only more [[wrathfully]] — the [[Phurba]] represents the [[activity]] of the [[Buddhas]].
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• The Influence of Buddhism on Western Australians
  ...hism]], and collectively these four [[abodes]] encapsulate the [[Power]] of the [[Buddha’s teachings]], to [[transform]] the [[world]] from {{Wiki|so ...eover, the [[Power]] of the [[Buddhism]] in the {{Wiki|west}}, is not that of another [[religion]] demanding [[conversion]] that excludes all other pract
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• When Things Go Wrong
  This lesson reminds us of what we are actually relying on when we practice [[guru devotion]]; namely, the [[absolute]] [[guru]]. This can be a useful ...ilsa Cameron, [[Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive]], 2009. " Sessions Five and Six of DBaH course 4: "The [[Spiritual Teacher]]" by Ven.
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• The Clinical and Hygienic Concerns of Lord Buddha
  ...commentaries. The author strongly recommends those in the very rich corpus of [[psychological]] {{Wiki|material}} to research the [[Buddhist texts]], esp ...ases}}. It is said by a [[Buddhist]] writer: “The [[principal]] [[causes]] of [[Mental]] {{Wiki|disease}} are: distracted [[Thought]] and unnecessary {{W
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• Flower Adornment Sutra: Universal Worthy's Conduct
  ...ng Dynasty}} by the [[Tripitaka]] [[Master]] [[Shramana]] [[Shikshananda]] of [[wikipedia:Khotan|Khotan]]<br/>}}<br/><br/> ...ters]]; who flow along with [[birth]] and [[death]] and leave the [[path]] of the [[Thus Come One]] far behind.”
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• The triple-bladed ritual dagger essentially symbolizes the powerful Buddha-activity of the wrathful deity…
  ...ajrayana Buddhism]]. One of its [[esoteric]] names is “[[Diamantine Dagger of Emptiness]].” ...ra]] — only more [[wrathfully]] — the [[Phurba]] represents the [[activity of the Buddhas]].
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• The Ten Armies of Mara
  ...ack all [[yogis]]; they even tried to overcome the [[Buddha]] on the night of his [[enlightenment]]. That is your {{Wiki|army}}, [[Namuci Mara]], the striking force of {{Wiki|darkness}}.
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• The Noble Eightfold Path and its Factors Explained
  The Three Rounds and the Four Kinds of Wandering-On The First, Second, and Third Levels of Views
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• The Sutra of the Master of Healing Revised by Upaska Shen Shou-Liang
  1) I [[vow]] to save all [[sentient beings]] of the [[Ten Directions]] of [[Space]]. 3) I [[vow]] to study and practice all the illimitable [[Buddhist Dharma]] doors.
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• Glossary of Buddhist Term
  | [[worthy]] of [[offerings]];<br/>deserves [[offerings]] ...have killed the thieves of [[afflictions]] and [[outflows]] <br/>(3) free of [[birth]].
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• Dhamma Aloka
  ...ne]] which explains what [[Vipassana]] is and is not, and what is expected of you when attending a course, which is a serious {{Wiki|undertaking}}. ...stream}}" in the local Aboriginal [[language]]), one hour's drive [[east]] of {{Wiki|Melbourne}} and only ten kilometres from the renowned Healesville wi
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• The Brahma Net Sutra
  ...Mahayana Buddhism]]. In addition to containing the [[ten major precepts]] of [[Mahayana]] (not to kill, steal, lie, etc.) the [[Sutra]] also contains fo ...hair]], of His {{Wiki|innumerable}} teachings -- as numerous as the grains of sand in the [[river]] [[Ganges]].
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• Mahasatipatthana Sutta
  {{Seealso|Satipatthana Sutta|Maha-satipatthana Sutta: The Great Frames of Reference}} ...mindful]] while walking (see [[Iriyapatha Pabba]]), or the [[mindfulness]] of [[in and out breathing]] (see [[Anapana Pabba]]). Then as you practise thes
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• Mandala – dKyil-‘khor
  ...is the vast [[motivation]] cultivated? By sincerely following the [[path]] of [[Dharma]]. ...ns directing one’s [[compassion]] towards a few at the [[painful]] expense of others. Therefore it is important to always remember that true help can onl
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• Funeral Rites Across Different Cultures
  ...he explanation, validation and {{Wiki|integration}} of a peoples’ [[view]] of the [[world]]. ...formed according to the {{Wiki|tenets}} of some of the major [[religions]] of the [[world]].
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• Majjhima Nikaya
  [[Collection of Medium Length Discourses of the Buddha]]. ...] too; and the last fifty two [[suttas]] are dealt with in five [[vaggas]] of the third [[book]], [[Uparipannasa]], which means more than fifty.
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• The Perfection of Wisdom in 700 Lines (Saptasatika)
  {{Centre|<big><big>The Perfection of Wisdom in 700 Lines (Saptasatika)</big></big><br/> Om! Homage to the Perfection of Wisdom, the Lovely, the Holy! }}<br/><br/>
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• Ten Aspects of the Mahayana
  [[Ten Aspects of the Mahayana]] ...spects 1-3 are upheld only by [[Yogachara]] School; 4-10 are upheld by all of [[Mahayana]])
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• THE FOURTEEN ROOT TANTRIC DOWNFALLS
  ...gress along the [[tantric path]]. The ones to be especially {{Wiki|aware}} of ...our chief [[monastic precepts]] of a [[fully ordained monk]], breaking one of these [[tantric]] [[precepts]] is an extrcmciy serious infraction. It leave
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• Faith in Nyingma Buddhist Dharma
  ...of his [[Disciples]] ([[Sangha]]) is comprehending these [[three jewels]] of [[refuge]] with [[serene]] [[joy]] based on conviction.[6] The [[Tibetan]] ...renunciation]].[10] [[Emptiness]] is based on [[faith]], with the [[idea]] of not getting anything in return.[11] Right [[faith]] develops [[trust]] in a
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• Dudjom Rinpoche’s Teaching on Smoking
  ...They also asked me to introduce the text on the basis of my [[knowledge]] of the ways in which {{Wiki|Western}} [[people]] think. ...e smokers who engage in [[silent]] sitting, merely sit in a cloud of smoke of which they are entirely unaware – and in which they remain entirely unawa
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• Four Foundations of Mindfulness
  The [[Foundations of Mindfulness]] The [[philosophy]] of [[Buddhism]] is contained in the [[Four Noble Truths]].[1]
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• Ngöndro in the Context of “The Four Dharmas of Gampopa”
  in the Context of “The [[Four Dharmas of Gampopa]]” ...minary practices]] of [[Ngöndro]], which can be compared to the foundation of a house, are very important. They are prerequisites that prepare students t
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• Buddhist Way to a Harmonious Society: The Four Sublime States of Mind
  [[Buddhist Way to a Harmonious Society: The Four Sublime States of Mind]] ...which can be rendered as {{Wiki|excellent}}, lofty or [[sublime]] [[states of mind]]; or alternatively, Brahma-like, god-like or [[divine abodes]].
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• Flower Adornment Sutra: The Ten Grounds
  ...ng Dynasty}} by the [[Tripitaka]] [[Master]] [[Shramana]] [[Shikshananda]] of [[wikipedia:Khotan|Khotan]]<br/>}}<br/><br/> ...They had arrived at the [[Wikipedia:Absolute (philosophy)|ultimate]] shore of a [[Bodhisattva’s]] [[wisdom]] and expedients.
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• Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara) Mantra
  ...ni]] of [[Amitayus]] ([[Arya]] [[Aparimita-Ayurjnana]], [[Noble]] [[Buddha of Limitless Life]] and [[Primordial Wisdom]]) Pattern of {{Wiki|rice}} on pan for [[mandala]] [[accumulation]]
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• More Questions & Answers on Buddhism
  The problems of [[good and evil]], right and wrong, have been dealt with in the [[discussio ...s [[love]], [[compassion]], and [[wisdom]], if the result to the doer is [[wholesome]] (for instance, it helps him or her to become more [[compassionate]] and [
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• The King of Samādhis, the Revealed Equality of the Nature of All Phenomena
  ...from the [[worlds]] in the [[ten directions]]; they had complete mastery11 of the dhāraṇīs12 and [[sūtras]]; ...hest]] [[perfections]]; [F.2.a] they were [[skilled]] in the [[knowledge]] of remaining in all [[bodhisattva]] [[samādhis]] and [[samāpattis]]; they ha
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• An Introduction to Chod - His Eminence Khentin Tai Situ Rinpoche
  ...i|purpose}} of cutting through. First it is necessary to know the [[source of the chod teachings]]. ...o emphasized pacification of any kinds of negativities. It was a [[lineage of scholars and saints]] who integrated [[Sutrayana]] and [[Tantrayana]] in [[
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• Buddhist Dharma and Dharmas.
  {{Wiki|Encyclopedia}} of [[Religion]]. ...ith other [[Indian religions]], but at the same time it has provided a set of unique and
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• Buddhist Principles, Admonitory and Pragmatical
  ...but never found its way into [[Buddhism]]. [[Buddha’s]] [[disciples]] were of two kinds: one following his [[philosophic]] [[Truth]]; while the other fol ...to [[Buddhist Essential Principles & Practices in a Whole System|"A Chart of Buddhist Essential Principals and Practices in its Whole System"]] (Booklet
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• The Ekayana Sudden School and a Harmonious Society
  ...], or The [[Supreme Vehicle]]) Sudden School, based on the [[realization]] of the [[Dharmadhatu]]-nature, is the most extensive, {{Wiki|subtle}} and prof ...nor [[human]] [[philosophy]]. It illustrates the internal [[realization]] of the [[Ekayana School]] and
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• Sutra of the Merit and Virtue of the Past Vows of Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata
  ...ters, [[Brahmans]], lay [[disciples]]; [[gods]], [[dragons]], and the rest of the eightfold division; [[beings]] both [[human]] and {{Wiki|non-human}}. ...rid of their [[karmic]] [[hindrances]]. This request is also for the sake of bringing [[benefit]] and [[joy]] to the [[sentient beings]] in the Dharma-I
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• Consciousness at Work: A Review of Some Important Values, Discussed from a Buddhist Perspective
  ...ce]], [[wholesome]] view, collaboration, and fairness. This article may be of use to students and workforce members who consider a transdisciplinary appr ...topic of [[interest]] in {{Wiki|light}} of the mounting {{Wiki|evidence}} of {{Wiki|unethical}} {{Wiki|behavior}} in the business [[world]]. At the same
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• Medicine Master Buddha Sutra
  <big>Sutra of the Merit and Virtue of the Past Vows of Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata</big><br/><br/> ...ters, [[Brahmans]], [[lay disciples]]; [[gods]], [[dragons]], and the rest of the eightfold division; [[beings]] both [[human]] and {{Wiki|non-human}}. T
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• Linking Buddhist Kamma with Recent Telomere Scientific Discoveries By Venerable Canberra Damita
  ...erase {{Wiki|enzyme}}. Her current work base is at the {{Wiki|University}} of {{Wiki|San Francisco}}, {{Wiki|California}} who I tried to get an interview ...ma]]. Recent observations like Dr Therese Dale (who I had the [[pleasure]] of meeting, also very busy) and others also confirmed the findings that {{Wiki
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• The Light of Liberation
  Brief Preliminary Practice I will not know when the [[impermanent]] [[nature]] of [[death]] comes
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• Moggallana
  ...shook the [[monastery]] called [[Migaramatupasada]] by the {{Wiki|touch}} of his great toe to warn some [[monks]] who were gossiping on the ground floor ...they separated with the [[understanding]] that each would inform the other of any [[worthy]] discovery.
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• Sutra of the Merit and Virtue of the Past Vows of Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata (Version 2)
  {{Centre|<big><big>Sutra of the Merit and Virtue of the Past Vows of <br/> ...ters, [[Brahmans]], lay [[disciples]]; [[gods]], [[dragons]], and the rest of the eightfold division; [[beings]] both [[human]] and {{Wiki|non-human}}. T
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• Four Truths
  ...ath]] leading to its [[cessation]]. One of the earliest summary statements of the [[truths]] is as follows: ...the [[cessation of suffering]]: the complete fading away and [[cessation]] of this very thirst-its [[abandoning]], relinquishing, releasing, [[letting go
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• Taking Refuge: Kalu Rinpoche
  ...a [[vow]] and what does it involve? Since [[people]] have different levels of [[understanding]], [[Rinpoche]] will give a very general explanation. Hopef ...rely {{Wiki|speaking}} about the literal [[sense]] of [[refuge]], in terms of a general or [[worldly]] [[protection]]. Instead, we are concerned with cer
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• The Light of Liberation: Short Commentary to the Ngondro Prayer entitled, ''The Swift Path to Enlightenment''
  Brief Preliminary Practice I will not know when the [[impermanent]] [[nature]] of [[death]] comes
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• Homa Ritual Honoring Medicine Guru Buddha
  === 1. Getting Permission from the [[Goddess]] of the [[Earth]] === ...]] as suddenly appearing from the [[earth]] and accepting the [[blessing]] of the [[Master]] who is no different from the [[Yidam]], [[Medicine Guru Budd
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• TAKING THE THREE BODIES OF THE BUDDHA AS THE PATH
  ...va]] and [[Hevajra]], speak of the [[purification]] and [[transformation]] of [[death]], [[intermediate state]] and [[birth]] as a means toward [[enlight ...peaks only of purifying [[death]] and [[birth]]. However, the very process of purifying ordinary [[death]] and ordinary [[birth]] automatically purifies
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• A Short Teaching about Chöd
  ...iki|purpose}} of cutting through. First it is necessary to know the source of the [[chöd]] teachings. ...emphasized pacification of any kinds of negativities. It was a [[lineage]] of [[scholars]] and [[saints]] who integrated [[Sutrayana]] and [[Tantrayana]]
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• Verses On The Perfection Of Wisdom
  ==[[Verses On The Perfection Of Wisdom]]== and to further lighten up this [[perfection of wisdom]],
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• The Great Chariot by Longchenpa II
  A Commentary on [[Great Perfection]]: The [[Nature of Mind]], Easer of Weariness In [[Sanskrit]] the title is ‘Mahāsandhi-cittā-visranta-vṛt The actual liturgy of [[refuge]]
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• Ten Kasiṇa
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• A Glossary of Pali and Buddhist Terms
  This glossary covers many of the [[Pali]] words and technical terms that you may come across in the [[bo ...lationships. (2) A later collection of analytical treatises based on lists of categories drawn from the teachings in the [[discourses]], added to the [[C
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• Citta
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• The Foundation of Buddhist Meditation
  ...and will either obtain [[Buddhahood]] in this [[life]] or will become free of this cycle, etc. ...the significance of all three things, but, in addition, strive at [[Dharma practice]].
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• From Buddha to b to Teacher
  13. [[Liberation]] of [[Mind]] for the [[Buddha]] 18. [[Liberation]] of [[Mind]] for the Group-of-Five [[Monks]]
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• Ten Doubts about Pure Land
  As Taught by [[Great Master]] [[Zhi Zhe]] of {{Wiki|Sui Dynasty}} (581-618) The First [[Doubt]]: [[Doubt]] of [[Abandoning]] [[Sentient Beings]]
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• The Five Buddha Families and The Eight Consciousnesses by Thrangu Rinpoche Geshe Lharampa
  ...]] shine forth. [[Realization]] of the [[five wisdoms]] is [[realization]] of the [[five dhyana buddhas]]. ...for this [[lifetime]]. This [[emotion]] is so powerful that all negative [[actions]] or [[karma]] [[accumulated]] by wishing harm to others can lead one to ta
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• Vinnana And Nama-Rupa
  ...hetu-rebirth]] of the denizens of the [[lower worlds]] who are also devoid of good inborn {{Wiki|tendencies}}. ...ombs with umbilical cords and oviparous as in the case of birds coming out of eggs. These [[living beings]] may differ in origin as they do in size and g
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• The Bodhisattva Vows by Geshe Tashi
  4. doubting and denying the [[doctrine]] of the [[Great Vehicle]] 8. committing one of the five crimes of immediate retribution
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• The Buddha's Emphasis On Practice
  ...ched]] to the practice of the [[Dhamma]]. One day, the [[Buddha]] came out of the [[Jetavana monastery]] with the [[bhikkhus]] to go on tour. [[King]] [[ .... When your [[vipassana]] [[insight]] is complete, you will attain the end of [[suffering]]."
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• Reading the Heart
  ...uth]] right here in the [[heart]]. His [[truth]] is truly the [[language]] of the [[heart]]. ...in line with [[Wikipedia:Convention (norm)|conventional]] labels - and all of them way off the mark.
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• The Buddha and His Dhamma; by Bhikkhu Bodhi
  ...aith]] and [[wisdom]] upon which [[to build]] their [[lives]] and a source of inspiration towards which to direct their [[Wikipedia:Hope|hopes]]. At diff ...s [[own]] quiet way it is sending down firm [[roots]] in several countries of the {{Wiki|Western}} {{Wiki|hemisphere}}.
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• Death, Bardo and Rebirth
  ...mprints and [[karmic]] {{Wiki|tendencies}} ([[attachments]], aversions...) of the dying [[person]] ...nt phases will last. I have made an [[effort]] to depict the vast spectrum of [[experiences]], to make clear that after [[death]] the things do not just
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• Vijnaptimatrata and the Abhidharma context of early Yogacara
  ...istortions]] of hindsight, particularly as this relates to the attribution of an {{Wiki|idealistic}} position to the early [[Yogacara]] {{Wiki|literature ...] schools like the [[dGe lugs pa]] without questioning the {{Wiki|status}} of these accounts.
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• Chod – The Introduction & A Few Practices
  Note: In order to practice [[chod]], the {{Wiki|sincere}} [[disciple]] must have received [[transmissi ...], and as such protects the [[student]] on this quite advanced [[path]] of practice.
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• Avatamsaka Sutra: Volume 1: The Wondrous Adornments of the Rulers of the Worlds, the 3rd section by B.T.T.S.
  '''Volume 1: The Wondrous Adornments of the Rulers of the [[Worlds]], the 3rd section ...Everywhere [[Manifesting]] Adornments gained a passage into [[liberation]] of skillfully entering all [[Buddhas]]' states and bestowing [[peace]] and [[j
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• Using the Nine-Consciousness Concept of Vijñānavāda in Moral Judgment
  Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: H Using the Nine-Consciousness {{Wiki|Concept}} of [[Vijñānavāda]] in [[Moral]] [[Judgment]]
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• The Abhidharma by Peter Della Santina, Ph.D.
  ...e book "The Tree of Enlightenment: An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism", written by Dr. Peter Della Santina, 1987, and published on the I ...his {{Wiki|Ph.D.}} in [[Buddhist Studies]] also from the {{Wiki|University of Delhi}}, {{Wiki|India}} in 1979.
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• Deities in Buddhism
  ...mous for the highly developed {{Wiki|iconography}} used to express aspects of the [[Buddha dharma]] in the [[scroll paintings]] known as [[tangkas]] [som ...of their [[activities]] as a means and support for the [[enlightenment]] of all [[sentient beings]].
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• TSONG-KHA-PA’S GRADUAL PATH SYSTEM FOR ENDING MENTAL AFFLICTIONS AND HIS METHODS FOR COUNTERING ANGER
  a fifteenth-century [[Tibetan Buddhist]] [[scholar]] and founding figure of the [[Gelukpa]] ([[dge lugs pa]]) [[tradition]]. After briefly introducing the figure of [[Tsong-kha-pa]], we
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• The Three Vows
  The practice of the [[nine vehicles]] involves [[vows]], [[precepts]], and [[commitments]]. ...many divisions to these, but, in [[essence]], they fall under [[three sets of vows]]:
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• The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
  ...wn as the bojjha?gas, or [[factors of enlightenment]], and there are seven of them. ...art or portion. Thus, the second meaning of bojjha?ga is the specific part of [[knowledge]] that sees the [[Four Noble Truths]].
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• Radical Buddhism
  ...cultures, and will flourish according to the perceptiveness and [[energy]] of its new {{Wiki|adherents}}. Now in the [[West]] our perceptiveness and [[en ...ind, and give up what is in between. Then and only then will the [[wheel]] of [[birth-and-death]] be knocked from its axis.
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• Factors of enlightenment
  The [[Seven Factors of Enlightenment]] ...s the [[bojjhaṅgas]], or [[factors of enlightenment]], and there are seven of them.
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• The Theory of Karma
  ...n Buddhism]]. This [[belief]] was prevalent in [[India]] before the advent of the [[Buddha]]. Nevertheless, it was the [[Buddha]] who explained and formu What is the [[cause]] of the inequality that [[exists]] among mankind?
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• The Abhidhamma in Practice by N.K.G. Mendis
  ...heories but always stand to [[reason]] and can be verified in the crucible of his or her [[experience]], then its {{Wiki|purpose}} will have been served. ...Mahaathera, respectively the former and {{Wiki|present}} chief incumbents of the [[Washington]] [[Buddhist]] [[Vihaara]] in the {{Wiki|U.S.A}}.
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• A Few Quotations on the Life of Nagarjuna, Lhudrub Nyingpo
  ...“The main thing is that he lived.” A few quotations on the [[life]] of one of the most {{Wiki|eminent}} [[Siddhas]] the [[world]] has known, [[most excel ...inuation through our luminaries who continue giving us so much: “The phase of [[early Buddhism]]: The historic [[Buddha]] expounded the teachings and his
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• Some Aspects of Tantric Ritual Practice in Tibet
  Some Aspects of [[Tantric Ritual]] Practice [[in Tibet]] ...(2) the complex systems of correlations in [[tantric]] {{Wiki|theory}} and practice.
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• Lojong – Bringing Forth Our Basic Goodness
  In your [[form]] is united the [[compassion]] of [[Buddha]] and his sons You are the incomparable [[Lord of Dharma]] with whom any relationship is meaningful.
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• The Abhidhamma in Practice
  ...heories but always stand to [[reason]] and can be verified in the crucible of his or her [[experience]], then its {{Wiki|purpose}} will have been served. ...Mahaathera, respectively the former and {{Wiki|present}} chief incumbents of the [[Washington]] [[Buddhist]] [[Vihaara]] in the {{Wiki|U.S.A}}.
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• Law of Cause and Effect
  [[THE LAW OF CAUSE AND EFFECT]] ...ake an extensive survey of the [[subject]]. Based solely on the [[teaching of the Buddha]] an attempt is made here to elucidate this [[doctrine]], leavin
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• THE PYRAMID OF THE THREE TRAININGS
  THE PYRAMID OF THE THREE TRAININGS ...[[noble eightfold path]], which itself encompasses the [[three trainings]] of [[ethics]], [[concentration]], and [[wisdom]].
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• Maha Kassapa
  In the district of [[Magadha]], in a village known as [[Mahatittha]], there lived a wealthy [[ ...nts]], [[Kassapa]] had his goldsmith make a beautiful statue of a girl out of solid {{Wiki|gold}} and said that he would marry if they could find a girl
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• Ethics in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism
  ...iki|rules}} are transcended and one acts spontaneously for the [[benefit]] of others. ...doning]] the [[compassion]] and [[lovingkindness]] that [[form]] the basis of the [[Buddhist]] approach to [[ethics]].
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• The Very Brief Stages of the Path by Todd Fenner
  The Very Brief [[Stages of the Path]] by [[Todd Fenner]] Presented to [[America]] On-Line 12/8/95 - 12 ..., and [[meditation]] represents such an outline as well as the [[formula]] of [[discipline]], [[meditation]], and [[wisdom]]. the former are stages we sh
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• True Buddha School
  ...ppears in the {{Wiki|era}} of the {{Wiki|degeneration}} and [[extinction]] of the [[Buddha Dharma]]. ...ric]] [[Dharma]] so that [[people]] are [[able]] to attain the realisation of their [[mind]]; and see its [[True Nature]].
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• Enlightened beings
  ...[[beings]] includes all [[beings]] who are not [[subject]] to the [[cycle of rebirth]] ([[samsara]]). Within this category there are many different leve ...ne]] on different occasions under different circumstances. In the [[Book]] of the [[Kindred Sayings]], V ([[Samyutta Nikaya]], [[Maha Vagga]]) we find a
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• Nirvana
  ...moksha]] ([[liberation]]). In [[shramanic]] [[thought]], it is the [[state of being]] free from [[Suffering]]. In {{Wiki|Hindu philosophy}}, it is union ...s [[liberation]], [[eternal bliss]], [[tranquil extinction]], [[extinction of individual existence]], [[unconditioned]], [[no rebirth]], [[calm joy]], et
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• Prostrations to the Thirty-five Buddhas – The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Ethical Downfalls
  The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Ethical Downfalls</big></big><br/> ...esanavrtti), which is the [[name]] we often use in English to refer to the practice.
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• Buddhist Ethics and End-of-Life Care Decisions
  ...] of [[master]] practitioners are presented. Case examples illustrate some of the differences within [[Buddhism]]. Suggestions for {{Wiki|social}} worker ...[[Buddhism]] is a third-world [[phenomenon]] and several hundred years out of date” ([[Keown]], 2001, p. 7).
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• How does meditation relate to daily life?
  ...to consider the implications of guiding our [[mind]] away from the pursuit of every little [[thought]] that pops into our head. ...[[thoughts]]. Instead we bring our [[attention]] back to the [[sensation]] of the [[breath]] going in and out.
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• The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines
  ...mas]] can be potentially fulfilled (are encompassed) by the [[perfection]] of [[wisdom]]. So, that leads us to the question, “What is the [[perfection]] of [[wisdom]] anyway?”
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• Chod - The Introduction & A Few Practices
  Note: In order to practice [[chod]], the sincere [[disciple]] must have received [[transmission]] and ...age]], and as such protects the student on this quite advanced [[path]] of practice.
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• The Meaning of Monastic Life
  The Mottos of [[Three Studies]] Institute ...and ‘[[Respect]]’ are the standards of the [[sangha]] and it is also part of ‘Six [[Harmony]] and [[Respect]]’.
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• Introduction: Buddhist Argumentation
  ...The conference convenors had rightly seen the [[interest]] that the study of non-Western material should have for a broad-based and informed approach to ...ions and, we are convinced, show the {{Wiki|sophistication}} and relevance of this non-Western material.
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• Buddhism by Wim van den Dungen
  ...tion]] or "[[nirvâna]]" is being freed from "[[samsâra]]", the [[cessation of suffering]] ("[[dukkha]]"). ...consciousness]] lost the support of the [[physical body]] (the [[aggregate of form]]).
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• Riders in the Chariot: Chariot Metaphors as a Means for Illustrating Self-Cultivation and the Ends of Life in Early Buddhism
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• Anathapindika
  ...n of [[Jetavanna Grove]] - one of the great [[monastery]] [[Bodhimandala]] of [[Shakyamuni Buddha]]. ...courses]] of the [[Buddha]] begin with these words, and hence the [[name]] of that great lay {{Wiki|devotee}}, [[Anathapindika]] is well known.
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• The Practice -a
  ...around the [[deity]] [[Avalokiteshvara]], based on the [[Great Exposition of Secret Mantra]] ...the eighteenth-century Ye-shay-gyel-tsen’s [[Illumination]] of the Meaning of [[Action Tantra]], along with [[His Holiness]] the [[Dalai Lama’s]] comme
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• Lay disciples
  ...as visiting [[Savatthi]] and that the {{Wiki|celebrations}} were in honour of the [[Exalted One]]. Upon hearing the [[name]] [[Buddha]], [[Anathapindika] ...he real stature of the [[Buddha]] when he heard His reply to this question of [[courtesy]]. The [[Buddha]] replied:
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• The Four Dharmas of Lha-je Gampopa
  ...or one’s personal well-being but to be able to help a [[limitless]] amount of [[sentient beings]] by integrating the [[Dharma]] in one’s [[life]]. The ...tation]] seat, walked to [[Sarnath]] near [[Varanasi]], turned the [[Wheel of Dharma]], and [[taught]] the [[Four Noble Truths]]. Ever since then, the tw
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• Frequently Asked Questions
  ...tabilizing and strengthening the [[mind]] through a regular [[meditation]] practice can help accomplish this. ...s [[teaching]] in the early days in Vermont at what used to be called Tail of the {{Wiki|Tiger}} (now Karme Chöling), he used to tell the students: "Jus
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• Buddhist Meditation Systematic and Practical - 7
  ===[[SAMATHA MUST BE PRACTICED TO OBTAIN THE RESULT OF SAMAPATTI]]=== ===[[SAMATHA MUST BE PRACTICED TO OBTAIN THE RESULT OF SAMAPATTI]]===
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• Buddhist Theories of Causality (karma, pratītyasamutpāda, hetu, pratyaya)
  [[Buddhist]] Theories of [[Causality]] ([[karma]], [[pratityasamutpada]], [[hetu]], [[pratyaya]]) ...] in any [[form]]. The [[nature]] of [[existence]] is interpreted in terms of the [[two truths]]: [[Wikipedia:Convention (norm)|conventional]] and [[Wiki
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• The Conceptualization and Definition of Avatamsaka sutra
  ...for anyone, in any country, in any age. Once we have gained [[experience]] of them for ourselves, we can pass them on to others so that they too can enjo ...eath]], can destroy. This [[unchanging]] inner [[peace]] is the final goal of the [[Buddhist path]].
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• What is and isn't Yogācāra
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• BUDDHA, THE WORD
  [[Disciples]], as well as you, had to wander so long through this round of ...[[Noble Truth]] of the [[Extinction]] of [[Suffering]], the [[Noble Truth of the Path]] that
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• The Buddha, The Word - The Eightfold Path
  ...s]], the forsaking of every [[substratum]] of [[rebirth]], the fading away of [[craving]]; [[detachment]], [[extinction]], [[Nirvana]]. Yet there are [[b FIRST TRUTH THE NOBLE TRUTH OF [[SUFFERING]]
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• The Essence of the Tantric Method
  ...d in the last [[chapter]], would probably accept the following formulation of the [[sacred]] quest without much modification: ...spotlessly [[pure]] —, which we believe to be attainable in the stillness of the [[heart]]. The quest for that [[state]] is infinitely rewarding.”
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• The Word of Buddha
  this round of [[rebirths]]. And what are these four things? They are the [[Noble Truth]] of [[Suffering]], the [[Noble Truth]] of the Origin
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• Buddhist Concept of Happiness
  ...[[contact]] with the [[object]]. It [[experiences]] the affective quality of the [[object]], and from this [[experience]] a [[feeling]] arises keyed to ...ssociation with [[body]] [[mind-consciousness]] and the other four classes of [[sense]] [[consciousness]].
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• A Dhammapada for Contemplation
  ...viewings from differ¬ent perspectives. I [[trust]] that whatever glimpses of [[truth]] may be gained, however briefly, will encour¬age all travellers t ...]] on whose work I have been wholly dependent: Daw Mya Tin and the editors of the [[Burmese]] [[Pitaka]] Association (1987), Ven. [[Narada Thera]] (B.M.S
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• THE SADHANA OF THE INSEPARABILITY OF THE SPIRITUAL MASTER AND AVALOKITESHVARA
  ...[[reality]] or withdraw and isolate themselves from it, the [[suffering]] of mankind remains. Although ...kes and dislikes and is the motivating force behind the continued creation of his [[unhappiness]]. All [[beings]] wish to be [[happy]]
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• Flower Adornment Sutra: The Wondrous Adornments of the Rulers of the Worlds
  <big><big>The Wondrous Adornments of the Rulers of the Worlds</big></big><br/> ...ng Dynasty}} by the [[Tripitaka]] [[Master]] [[Shramana]] [[Shikshananda]] of [[wikipedia:Khotan|Khotan]]<br/>}}<br/><br/>
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• Critical Studies in Buddhadharma - On the Hînayâna
  ...Order", regarding itself as the school closest to the original [[teachings of the Buddha]]. ...[[traditional]] number. It is also called "[[Southern Buddhism]]" because of its prevalence in southern {{Wiki|Asia}} ([[Sri Lanka]], [[Thailand]], [[Bu
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• Buddha, the Word by Paul Carus
  ...ng]], the [[Noble Truth]] of the [[Path]] that leads to the [[Extinction]] of [[Suffering]]. ...[[heavenly beings]], [[evil spirits]] and [[gods]], amongst all the hosts of [[ascetics]] and {{Wiki|priests}}, [[heavenly beings]] and men. But as soon
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• ĀLAYAVIJÑĀNA AND JUNG’S COLLECTIVE UNCONCIOUSS
  ...nment for BT6212/ME6212. [[Ālāya-vijñāna]]: The [[Yogācāra]] [[doctrine]] of the “[[Store-consciousness]]” TABLE OF CONTENTS
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• THE GOLD -REFINERY BRINGING OUT THE VERY ESSENCE OF THE SUTRA AND TANTRA PATHS - 6
  The [[compassion]] of all [[Buddhas]], rest For ever as a {{Wiki|crown}} upon my head. And the others, each the [[Guru]] of the next in [[spiritual]] succession,
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter Eight
  Translated in the Tang Dynasty by the Tripitaka Master Srãmana Siksananda of Khotan}} <br/><br/> * The [[Truth of Suffering]].
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• Going for Refuge & Taking the Precepts by Bhikkhu Bodhi
  ...long-term [[traditional]] [[Buddhists]] wanting to understand the meaning of practices with which they are already familiar and also by those who want t In order to keep our treatment compact, and to avoid the intimidating format of a {{Wiki|scholastic}} treatise, references to source material in the tracts
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• The Wheel of Conditioned Existence in the Context of the Four Noble Truths
  The [[Wheel]] of [[Conditioned Existence]] in the Context of the [[Four Noble Truths]]
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• Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra
  ==[[Original Vows]] of [[Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra]]== [[Praise]] of [[Incense Offering]]
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• Immediate family of the Buddha
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• Buddhism: Frequently Asked Questions: Nagasena Bhikkhu
  ...not emphasise all of [[existence]] in detail, he laid down the foundations of how an {{Wiki|individual}} should comprehend such [[existence]]. This found ...in [[Pali]], we call [[Dhamma]]. His [[teaching]] explains the [[reality]] of the [[world]] - '[[mind]] and matter' as they really are. [[Buddha]] unders
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• The Dharma of Mind Transmission: Zen Teachings of Huang-po
  ...t is the [[Buddha]]; but when it is confused, it remains only the [[mind]] of [[sentient beings]]. ...d]] by the Supreme [[Vehicle]] to realize the [[Truth]]. [[Transmission]] of [[Mind]] is this alone ? nothing else!
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• The Essence of Buddhism
  [[Fundamentals of Buddhism]]; Four Lectures I. The [[Essence of Buddhism]] (Radio Lecture, {{Wiki|Colombo}}, 1933)
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• Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra - Translated Chapters) By Maitreya Bodhisattva
  The Twelfth Main Stage: Stage of Actualization of [[Cultivation]] ...[Fa Yun]] [[Monastery]] 法雲寺(New {{Wiki|Mexico}}, [[Wikipedia:United States of America (USA)|United States]]), {{Wiki|learning}} the [[sutras]] and practi
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• The Wows of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra Sutra
  The wows of [[bodhisattva samantabhadra]] [[sutra]] May [[all living beings]] come to know, practice and [[benefit]] from the [[Sublime]] [[Dharma]].
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• What is and isn’t Yogacara
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• The Great Chariot by Longchenpa
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• Vajrasamadhi Sutra
  ...assembly]] of some ten thousand [[bhiksus]] ([[ordained]] [[monks]]), all of whom had [[attained]] the [full] [[arhat]] [[path]]. They included [[arhats ...{{Wiki|snakes}}), [[humans]] and [[non-humans]] - some six hundred million of them.
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• Geshé Rabten: The Life of a Sera Monk
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• The Sūtra Mode of Meditation
  ...as such, it is said to be the very [[life]] of the [[tantric meditation]] of [[Wikipedia:Imagination|imagining]] oneself to be a [[deity]], an {{Wiki|id ...[[perfection of wisdom]] in the [[Fifth Dalai Lama’s]] [[Sacred]] [[Word]] of Mañjushrī.a
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• Buddhism 101 – Questions and Answers
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• Dharma and Distress: Buddhist Teachings that Support the Psychological Principles in a Mindfulness Program
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• Abhidharma (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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• Abhidharma - 2
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• The Mendicant Saffron Robe: Origin and Significance
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• Abhidharma: its origins and texts
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• Venerable Chöje Lama Namse Rinpoche Guru Rinpoche – A Short Introduction to His Life & Activities
  This transcript is dedicated in [[memory]] of our [[precious]] [[Root Guru]], [[His Eminence]] the IIIrd [[Jamgon Kongtru [[Karma Lodrö Chökyi Senge]] (1954-1992) & to the long [[life]] of [[His Eminence]] the IVth [[Jamgon Kongtrul]], [[Lodrö Chökyi Nyima]] &
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• Three Myths of the Spiritual Life
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• A Science of Consciousness: Buddhism
  “A [[Science]] of [[Consciousness]]: [[Buddhism]] (1), the {{Wiki|Modern}} [[West]] (0)” The Pacific [[World]]: Journal of the Institute of [[Buddhist Studies]]
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• In One Lifetime: Pure Land Buddhism
  ...ethods]] to help us find the way to be {{Wiki|liberated}} from the [[cycle of birth, death]], and [[rebirth]], and like him, to become [[perfectly enligh One of the [[methods]] the [[Buddha]] [[taught]] is [[Pure Land Buddhism]]. Though
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• Instructions on ''The Four Dharmas of Gampopa''
  Instructions on “The [[Four Dharmas of Gampopa]]” ...eminent}} [[spiritual masters]], and to the preservation & [[propagation]] of the [[Buddhadharma]],
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• Guru Rinpoche – A Short Introduction to His Life & Activities
  in [[memory]] of our [[precious]] [[Root Guru]], [[His Eminence]] the IIIrd [[Jamgon Kongtru to the long [[life]] of
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• The Four Planes of Existence in Theravada Buddhism
  ===The [[Four Planes of Existence in Theravada Buddhism]]=== [[Chapter]] I. [[Plane of Misery]]
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter Thirty-Six
  Translated in the Tang Dynasty by the Tripitaka Master Srãmana Siksananda of Khotan}} <br/><br/> ...describes the great conduct cultivated by [[Universal Worthy Bodhisattva]] of great conduct.
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• Dependent Origination
  ...he wick and oil. When either the wick is totally burnt up or the last drop of oil is used up, the flame will [[die]] out. In the same way, [[life]] arise ...[[rebirth]] and [[suffering]] occur dependent on an impure [[mind]] and [[actions]] ([[karma]]).
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• Paticca Samuppada
  ...constituent parts (thus revealing their [[impersonality]]) the [[doctrine of dependent origination]] proceeds by 'incorporating' [[phenomena]], showing ...Dhamma]] and [[Discipline]] has but one {{Wiki|taste}}, the {{Wiki|taste}} of [[liberation]]." [[Udana]] 5
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• Maha Kassapa Father of the Sangha by Hellmuth Hecker
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• Tantra and Sufism
  ...nificant and yet at the same time {{Wiki|morally}} [[dangerous]]. The goal of this paper is to describe the functions and [[philosophies]] surrounding [[ ...ghout [[religious]] histories is [[visible]] in almost every [[dimension]] of [[religious]] and {{Wiki|cultural}} {{Wiki|literature}}, law and [[art]]. A
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• Essence of Buddhism : An Introduction to Its Philosophy and Practice
  ...rves as a handbook for the various [[meditative]] approaches of [[Buddhist practice]]. ...iew of [[Mahamudra]]. Along the way, the author provides vivid definitions of fundamental [[Wikipedia:concept|concepts]] such as [[compassion]], [[emptin
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• The Practice of the Pure-Land School Simplified
  ...ath]]. Good [[rebirth]] in such a [[world]] is the [[aim]] of the practice of the Pure-Land School. ...ractices of various schools are cast in different molds, all the practices of the different schools leave their practitioners still [[subject]] to [[deat
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• INTOXICATION AS TRANSCENDENCE: ALCOHOL IN TANTRIC BUDDHISM AS A TOOL OF ENLIGHTENMENT AND WINE IN SUFISM AS A SYMBOL OF DIVINE INTIMACY
  ...[[BUDDHISM]] AS A TOOL OF [[ENLIGHTENMENT]] AND WINE IN SUFISM AS A SYMBOL OF DIVINE INTIMACY ...[[society]], the [[body]], and one’s [[moral]] {{Wiki|compass}}. The study of [[alcohol]] and [[religion]] raises dense questions regarding its {{Wiki|pu
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• Ālayavijñāna from a Practical Point of View
  ...irodhasamapatti]]. My [[own]] {{Wiki|hypothesis}} is that the introduction of [[alayavijnana]] was more directly based on [[meditative]] ...esis}} in his recent {{Wiki|monograph}} on early [[Yogacara]] (The Genesis of Yogacara-Vijnanavada: Responses
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• Dharmacakrapravartanasūtram: The Discourse that Set the Dharma-Wheel Rolling (from Lalitavistara)
  note that in August of 2009 I have expanded the original text and translation of the verses only to include a text and translation of the [[Nidāna]] and the [[Sūtra]] also.
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• Ratnaketu Dhāraṇī CHAPTER 5
  ...r as the [[gods]], [[nāgas]], and [[yakṣas]] have adorned the surroundings of the city.” ...nts, played many instruments, and venerated the [[Blessed One]] with songs of praise, extolling his qualities. The [[Blessed One]] then entered Rājagṛ
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• The Practice of Self-Transformation at Vajrayana Institute
  [[Chapter]] 5: The Practice of Self-Transformation at [[Vajrayana]] Institute [[experienced]] and—by their personal application of the technique—attributed
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• Buddhism Basics
  ...[[discipline]], and flawless [[concentration]] by achieving the final goal of [[human existence]]: [[enlightenment]]. ...that everyone else did too. The [[buddha nature]] is simply the birthright of every [[sentient being]], and I always say: “Our [[buddha nature]] is as
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• The Life of Most Excellent Shariputra
  ...[[His Holiness]] the [[Gyalwa Karmapa]] tells us: “The great [[University of Nalanda]] was founded by [[King]] [[Kumaragupta]], who reigned c. 415-455 A ...and if the reading of it gives you strength and [[faith]] in the assurance of what man may become, then our work has been worthwhile and is fully rewarde
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• The Buddha's Analysis Of Mind By U Tin U (Myaung)
  ...14 in number; the second portion in 41 handwritten pages is a continuation of the [[book]]. This portion has not gone to the press yet. ...put up with the shortcomings of the script. Correctness of the entire work of course is assured.
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• A Question of Ethics: The Creative Orthodoxy of Buddhist Monks in the Mongolian Gold Rush
  [[University of St Andrews]] ...but also people’s self-reflection in our attempts to understand the place of the [[ethical]] in [[Wikipedia:Human life|human life]].
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• Frequently Asked Questions About Buddhism
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• Another View on Whether Tibetan Buddhism is Working in the West, by Tara Carreon
  ...[emptiness]], supplementing these values with {{Wiki|Western}} [[virtues]] of {{Wiki|optimism}}, {{Wiki|creativity}}, and the [[scientific method]]. Such ...[[teacher]] declared that I needed no further teachings, and should simply practice what he had [[taught]] me.
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• THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOGĀCĀRA BUDDHISM
  THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF [[YOGACARA]] [[BUDDHISM]] ...acara]] commentators and their [[views]] will be expressed in a final part of this [[chapter]] because they have developed [[Yogacara]] [[Buddhism]] well
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• Karma, War and Inequality in Twentieth Century Japan By Brian Victoria
  ...concept}} like [[karma]], commonly associated with the good or bad effects of an individual’s acts, play a role in collective entities like {{Wiki|soci ...in {{Wiki|East Asian}} [[Buddhism]]. For example, at the conclusion of one of the most famous and influential [[Mahayana scriptures]], the [[Lotus Sutra]
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• Buddhist Meditation and Depth Psychology
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• A History which illuminates the origin of the Tantras of Tara. THE ORIGIN OF TARA
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• The Philosophical basis of Mahayana Buddhism
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• THE DIRECT AND UNMISTAKEN METHOD OF PURIFYING YOURSELF OF AND PROTECTING YOURSELF AGAINST THE CAUSES OF PROBLEMS
  ...]]: A ShortVajrasattva Practice, by [[Lama Zopa Rinpoche]] The [[Essence]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], by [[Lama Yeshe]] Making [[Life]] Meaningful, by [[La [[Mirror]] of [[Wisdom]], by [[Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen]] [[Illuminating]] the [[Path]], by
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• PURE-LAND ZEN ZEN PURE-LAND
  ...ls the [[Sino-Japanese]] [[War]], the {{Wiki|Chinese}} {{Wiki|Revolution}} of 1911 and two [[world]] [[wars]]. ...The attack and [[criticism]] against [[Buddhism ]]... resulted in a number of discriminatory measures, such as special taxes and contributions being levi
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• Teacher of the Devas
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• Abhidharma
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• Cleansing the Heart: Buddhist Bowing As Contemplation
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• Yogachara (Sanskrit: योगाचार )
  ...t as a kind of [[Idealism]] while others argue that it is closer to a kind of [[Wikipedia:Phenomenology (philosophy)|phenomenology]] or {{Wiki|representa ...asubandhu]], are considered the classic [[philosophers]] and systematizers of this school, along with its other founder, [[Maitreya]].[4]
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• Meditation
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• Buddhist Tradition and Problems of Global Warming: Relevance and Response
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• The Ornament of the Light of Awareness
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• Abhidhammain daily life by Ashin Janakabhivamsa
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• The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation by Bhikkhu Henepola Gunaratana
  ===The [[Doctrinal]] Context of [[Jhana]]=== ...} of freedom that pervades the [[Buddha's teaching]] is the {{Wiki|taste}} of [[spiritual]] freedom, which from the [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|perspective}} mea
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• Vajra Wisdom Deity Practice in Tibetan Buddhism
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• The Inner Kālacakratantra - A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual: The Social Body
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• The Inner Kālacakratantra - A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual: The Cosmic Body
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• Buddhist philosophy for the treatment of problem gambling
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• Aspects of Buddhist Social Philosophy
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• Influence of the Philosophy of Nikāya Buddhism on Mādhyamika and Yogācāra
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• Conflict Resolution and Peaceful Society: A Buddhist View
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• The secret book of Simhamukha
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• Simulating Liberation: The Tibetan Buddhist Game “Ascending the Spiritual Levels
  ...tual levels]]” ([[sa gnon rnam bzhags]]), a game that belongs to the group of “Chutes and Ladders” board games. Already in {{Wiki|medieval}} [[India] ...tive [[characteristics]] ([[including]] the effectiveness and the dangers) of different [[Buddhist]] [[spiritual]] [[paths]].
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• Dependent Origination The Buddhist Law of Conditionality
  [[Dependent Origination]] The [[Buddhist Law]] of [[Conditionality]] 1. An Overview of [[Dependent Origination]] Types of [[Dependent Origination]] found in the texts 1. The general [[principle]] 2
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter Seven
  <big>Chapter Seven: The Names of the Thus Come Ones<br/></big> Translated in the Tang Dynasty by the Tripitaka Master Srãmana Siksananda of Khotan}} <br/><br/>
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• What is Dependant Origination
  ...ageless}} and the {{Wiki|deathless}} [[Dhamma]]. He had seen the [[evils]] of [[life]] in [[old age]], [[sickness]] and [[death]]. ...They are born only to be killed for [[human]] consumption. If the [[fate]] of a [[living being]] is thus to be repeatedly killed it is gloomy and [[frigh
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• Preparing for Death
  ...friends, [[colleagues]], and so forth. [[Death]] is a [[reality]], a fact of [[life]], so wouldn’t it be better to approach it with [[openness]] and [ ...]] can even be an opportunity to gain [[insight]] into the [[true nature]] of ourselves and all things, an [[insight]] that will enable us to become free
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• Lojong - Tonglen
  L1: [Contents of first part] L4: [[Atisha's work of spreading Buddhadharma in India and Tibet ...]]
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• The Ākāśagarbha Sūtra
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• TRANSCENDENTAL DEPENDENT ARISING A TRANSLATION AND EXPOSITION OF THE UPANISA SUTTA by Bhikkhu Bodhi
  TRANSCENDENTAL DEPENDENT ARISING A TRANSLATION AND EXPOSITION OF THE UPANISA SUTTA by [[Bhikkhu Bodhi]] An [[Exposition]] of the [[Upanisa Sutta]] ............................... 6
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• Mind Training by Ringu Tulku
  May all [[beings]] be [[happy]] and create the [[causes]] of [[happiness]]. May they all be free from [[suffering]] and from creating the [[causes of suffering]]. May they find that [[noble]] [[happiness]] which can never be
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• Martial arts quotations
  ===Collection of quotations that are relevant to the [[martial arts]].=== * Be wary of the man who [[urges]] an [[action]] in which he himself incurs no [[risk]].
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• Treasury of Precious Qualities
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• Sanskrit Mantras in the Kålacakra Sådhana
  ...they left [[Sanskrit]] [[mantras]] untranslated. This is because the power of [[mantras]] is believed to derive from their {{Wiki|sounds}}, {{Wiki|sounds ...ly to creep in. Indeed we find that, over the centuries, the pronunciation of these {{Wiki|sounds}} has altered,
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• Key Philosophical Teachings of Thích Nhất Hạnh
  Key [[Philosophical]] Teachings of [[Thích Nhất Hạnh]] A {{Wiki|Dissertation}} for a [[Master]] of [[Arts]] in [[Buddhist Studies]]
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• The Inner Kālacakratantra - A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual: The Broader Theoretical Framework of the Kālacakratantra
  A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual</big></big><br/> ==The Broader {{Wiki|Theoretical}} Framework of the [[Kālacakratantra]]==
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• One Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities: Observations on an Annual Ceremony by the Ngakpas of Rebkong
  ...ome important features of the Reb kong snangs mang59, a {{Wiki|community}} of predominantly {{Wiki|male}} non-celibate ...wer]” (Bogin, 2008, p. 96). 59 For a thorough introduction to the history of this {{Wiki|community}} see Dhondup cited in this work. According to one es
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• The Heart Sūtra in Chinese Yogācāra
  Some Comparative Comments on the [[Heart Sūtra]] Commentaries of [[Wŏnch'ŭk]] and [[K'uei-chi]]* The [[Heart Sutra]], one of the shortest yet most revered works in the
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• The Four Nobles' Truths and Their 16 Aspects: On the Dogmatic and Soteriological Presuppositions of the Buddhist Epistemologists’ Views on Niscaya
  ...o make directly perceptible to the [[yogin]], thus enabling him to get rid of [[ignorance]]. Keywords Four [[Nobles]]' [[Truths]] (16 Aspects of the) • [[Buddhist Path]] • {{Wiki|Perceptual}} Ascertainment ([[niscaya
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• Experience, Realization, View, Practice and Fruition
  ...had the same [[thought]] on that day. I think I'm going to add this as one of those preface chapters before I start with the journal section in my e-book 3. The Implications of [[View]]
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• Clearing Up Uncertainties About Basis and Expression
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• A guide to the bodhisattva's way of life
  A GUIDE TO THE BODHISATTVA'S WAY OF LIFE Translated into English by [[Stephen Batchelor]] LIBRARY OF [[TIBETAN]] WORKS & ARCHIVES DHARAMSALA
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• The Shastra on the Door to Understanding the Hundred Dharmas - Explanation by the Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua
  ...and [[die]] confused over and over again as they turn in the six [[paths]] of the revolving [[wheel]]. And so now we are lecturing this [[Shastra]]. ...Hundred [[Dharmas]]? Not only have I never seen it, I’ve never even heard of it before.”
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• The Paramita of Wisdom and the Madhyamaka School
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• Bu-tön Rin-chen-drup’s Stimulating Catalogue
  ...n of All Pledges, cites nine [[Indian]] [[scholars]]’ varying descriptions of the multiple ways in which the [[Mantra Vehicle]] surpasses the [[Perfectio ...General [[Tantra]] Sets: Key Opening the Door to the [[Precious Treasury]] of [[Tantra]] Sets ([[rgyud sde spyi’i rnam par gzhag pa rgyud sde rin po ch
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• How to Develop the Bodhi-Citta
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• Avoiding pamāda: An analysis of the Fifth Precept as Social Protection in Contemporary Contexts with reference to the early Buddhist teachings
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• Vajrayāna Buddhism in the Modern World
  Proceedings of the Second International Conference on [[Vajrayāna Buddhism]], 28-30 March ...ween the {{Wiki|Royal}} Government of [[Bhutan]] and the {{Wiki|Government of India}}. [[India]] and [[Bhutan]] share many common values and a rich
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• Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara in the Gaṇḍavyūhasūtra
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• THE THREE VEHICLES OF BUDDHIST PRACTICE
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• The Vows Ksitigarbha Sutra
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• Buddhism
  ...ion]] indigenous to the [[Indian]] subcontinent that encompasses a variety of [[traditions]], [[beliefs]] and practices largely based on teachings attrib ...t]] and [[Pāli]]). The [[Buddha]] lived and [[taught]] in the eastern part of the [[Indian]] subcontinent between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.
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• Buddhism - Overview
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• Samyutta Nikaya The - Grouped Discourses
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• Theravada Buddhism and Scientism: Epistemic, Ontological, and Soteriological Correspondences and Disparities
  Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the [[Degree]] of [[Master]] of [[Arts]] in [[Consciousness]] Studies
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• Section Four: Buddhist Philosophy and Terminology
  The {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[word]] [[pusa]] is an abbreviated transliteration of the [[Sanskrit]] [[word]] [[bodhisattva]]. The complete transliteration sho ...hy]] for others’ plight, and act to succor them. Therefore, we often speak of a [[person]] who is {{Wiki|altruistic}} and helps those
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• Mindful Life or Mindful Lives? - Exploring why the Buddhist belief in rebirth should be taken seriously by mindfulness practitioners
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• The Golden Rosary of Tara, by Lama Taranatha
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter One: Part Four
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• Prajñāpāramitā प्रज्ञा पारमिता (A short notes on Prajnaparamita)
  ...d as [[Ananda]] ([[Joy]]), Paramanda (Supreme [[Joy]]), Virmananda(Absence of [[Joy]]), and Sahajanand. (Natural [[Joy]]) ...ified as [[Ananda]] ([[Joy]]), Paramanda (Supreme Joy),Virmananda (Absence of [[Joy]]), and Sahajanand (Natural [[Joy]]).
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• FROM ME TO WE: REVOLUTIONISING MINDFULNESS IN SCHOOLS
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• Understanding Our Mind
  Fifty Verses on the [[Nature]] of [[Consciousness]] ...in us and become a source of benefaction for the entire {{Wiki|community}} of [[living beings]]. It is an [[honor]] to write an introduction to this wond
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• Compassionate Killing or Conflict Resolution? The Murder of King Langdarma according to Tibetan Buddhist Sources
  [[Science]] of [[Religion]] & [[Center]] for Global Studies [[University of Berne]]
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• Buddha Mind by Sangharakshita
  ...] I was leading. I didn’t need to be able to reach the [[sublime]] heights of [[meditative absorption]] (a long way from me at the [[time]]) or to take u ...rly presented as the creative [[mind]] in that booklet. I have put it into practice in traffic jams, meetings, confrontations, and on rainy Monday mornings, al
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• The Sutra of the Medicine Buddha
  [[D. T. Suzuki]], Manual of [[Zen Buddhism]] ...e]] among us is to cure us of [[ignorance]], which is the most fundamental of all the ills the flesh is heir to.
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• A Prayer for Rebirth in the Sukhāvatī
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• Taming the Monkey Mind A Guide to Pure Land Practice by the Buddhist scholar Cheng Wei-an
  [[Pure Land]] Practice ...Chin- liang) in: Ch’en Hsi-yuan, ed., Ching-t’u Ch’ieh-yao [[Essentials]] of [[Pure Land]], {{Wiki|Taiwan}}, 1968.ChengWei-an’s text has been translat
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• Ananda the Guardian of the Dhamma
  So must I think of such a one. This is the tap-root of the [[holy life]];
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• Buddhism and the age of science
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• AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF STOREHOUSE CONSCIOUSNESS (ĀLAYAVIJÑĀNA) IN YOGĀCĀRA MAHĀYĀNA BUDDHISM
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• Illuminating Jewel Mirror
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• The Record of Water Mirror Turning Back Heaven By Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua
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• 398 Different uses of numbers in Buddhism
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• A Teaching on the Essence of the Tathagatas (The Tathagatagarbha)
  A Treatise entitled: “A [[Teaching]] on the [[Essence]] of the [[Tathagatas]] An [[Illumination]] of the [[Thoughts]] of [[Rangjung Dorje]]:
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• The Buddha Nature
  A Treatise entitled: “A [[Teaching]] on the [[Essence]] of the [[Tathagatas]] (The [[Tathagatagarbha]])” An [[Illumination]] of the [[Thoughts]] of [[Rangjung]] ([[Dorje]]):
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• Essence of Buddha Nature
  A Treatise entitled: “[[A Teaching on the Essence of the Tathagatas]] (The [[Tathagatagarbha]])” An [[Illumination]] of the [[Thoughts]] of [[Rangjung]] ([[Dorje]]):
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• Great female disciples
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• Food For Thought
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• Ambaṭṭha Sutta
  ...], when once on a tour through the [[Kosala]] country with a great company of the brethren, with about five hundred brethren, arrived at a [[Brahman]] vi ...dland and corn, on a {{Wiki|royal}} domain, granted him by [[King Pasenadi of Kosala]] as a {{Wiki|royal}} [[gift]], with power over it as if he were the
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• The English translation of shesrab 1 1 ( ( prajññœœ ) ) by the 14t th Dalai Lama a and the list of E English words for the fifty-o one mental factors
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• NYINGMA INSTITUTE - SCHOOL CATALOG
  ..., encourage, teach, and disseminate the [[Tibetan]] [[Nyingma traditions]] of [[Buddhism]] and to make those teachings available to the [[West]] in [[for The [[objective]] of the educational services of the [[Nyingma]] Institute is to provide non-degree {{Wiki|academic}} progra
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• Ākāśagarbha Sūtra I
  ...r the {{Wiki|patronage}} and supervision of 84000: Translating the [[Words of the Buddha]] ...ppearing to them while they are awake, in their [[dreams]], or at the time of their [[death]]. In this way, [[Ākāśagarbha]] gradually leads them all a
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter Twenty-Two
  Translated in the Tang Dynasty by the Tripitaka Master Srãmana Siksananda of Khotan}} <br/><br/> ...s” refers to the unending [[Dharmas]] contained herein. This is Chapter 22 of the [[Flower Adornment Sutra]].
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• Great male disciples
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter Twenty-Six
  Translated in the Tang Dynasty by the Tripitaka Master Srãmana Siksananda of Khotan}} <br/><br/> ...orn from the ground, grow because of the ground, come to maturity by means of the ground, and obtain [[liberation]] due the ground.
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• Arya Sanghatasutra
  ...t the end of the text, after the [[translators]]’ colophons. For full text of this copyright, see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync- nd/2.5/legalc ...ra]] that follows was translated into English from the [[Tibetan]] edition of this [[Mahayana]] [[discourse]] by the [[Buddha]].
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• Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra: Chapter 20: On Pure Actions
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• Chanfa Yaojie
  [[Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra]] ([[Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma]]) [[正法念處經]] ...sthānasūtra]] is an [[Indian Buddhist]] [[sutra]] dating to the first half of the first millennium.
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• Tiantai Buddhism
  ...e sixth to eleventh centuries by this school, as expounded in the writings of its three most representative figures: [[Tiantai Zhiyi]] (538–597), [[Jin ...oroughgoing holism, a thoroughgoing {{Wiki|monism}}, and a {{Wiki|theory}} of [[absolute]] {{Wiki|immanence}}.
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• A PRACTICE OF PADMASAMBHAVA
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• Teachings on Chöd
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• Meditation on the Body in Chapter 7 of Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra
  ===[[Meditation]] on the [[Body]] in [[Chapter 7 of Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra]]=== ...hānasūtra]] [[meditation]] on the [[body]] includes extensive descriptions of things in the [[external world]] (e.g., [[rivers]], [[mountains]], [[flower
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• How to See Yourself As You Really Are
  2. Discovering the Source of Problems 4. [[Feeling]] the Impact of Interrelatedness
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• RECHUNGPA: A BIOGRAPHY OF MILAREPA’S DISCIPLE
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• The Dawn of Tantra
  THE TERM TANTRA, from the time of its first [[appearance]] in the [[West]] up to the {{Wiki|present}} day, ha ...m [[tantra]] was then known only as the title of these works, the contents of which were quite different from what [[people]] expected in [[books]] deali
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• Guhyasamaja Tantra Commentary by H. E. Zong Rinpoche
  ...tice and so reading the words of the commentary and explaining the meaning of it altogether takes a very long ...ctice of [[sadhana]] is the very [[essence]] of what is called the [[stage of
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• Pure Land Hermeneutics in the Song Dynasty: The Case of Zhanran Yuanzhao (1048~1116)
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• Selected Translations of Miao Yun
  ...oach to [[Buddhism]], giving us a better [[insight]] and [[understanding]] of [[Buddhism]]. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the [[Triple .... The collection of this translation will be called “Selected Translations of [[Miao]] Yun Part I”.
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• Grounds and Paths of Secret Mantra - Highest Yoga Tantra
  [[Grounds and Paths of Secret Mantra]] ...[[birth]], through the most {{Wiki|excellent}} [[bliss]], or the [[state]] of [[Vajradhara]]."
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• Vasubandhu, who lived around the Fourth century CE
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• DEATH AND DYING.
  I did not attend pre-death or near-death [[rituals]] in the course of this fieldwork, nor did I conduct interviews with recently bereaved [[peop ...e told me that he had [[preached]] a little {{Wiki|sermon}}, reminding her of [[meritorious]] [[deeds]] she had performed in her [[lifetime]] and had the
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• TIBETAN BUDDHISM From the Ground Up
  ...}} of an [[ancient]] and effective approach to the [[sufferings]] and joys of the [[human]] [[condition]]. “One of the most readable, accessible, and comprehensive introductions to [[Tibetan
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• On Buddhist Tantra
  "This [[space]] within the [[heart]] - therein is the [[person]], consisting of [[mind]], [[immortal]], resplendent." <br/> ...quickly bestows the [[state]] of a Blessed [[Buddha]], the sole [[refuge]] of all [[sentient beings]]." <br/>
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• Treasures from Juniper Ridge: The Profound Instructions of Padmasambhava to the Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal
  [[The Light of Wisdom]], Vol. ...[Chokgyur Lingpa]]. Translated from the [[Tibetan]] based on the teachings of [[Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche]] by Erik Perna [[Kunsang]] ([[Erik Hein Sch
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• Jeweled Ornament of Liberation
  [[The Jewel Ornament Of Liberation]] The [[Wish-Fulfilling Gem]] Of The [[Noble]] Teachings By [[Gampopa]]
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• Introduction: Buddhism and Science—Breaking Down the Barriers by B. Alan Wallace
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• Jewel Ornament of Liberation - Gampopa
  [[The Jewel Ornament Of Liberation]] The [[Wish-Fulfilling Gem Of The Noble Teachings By Gampopa]]
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• A Commentary on the Kalacakra Tantra
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• The Ratnaketu Dhāraṇī
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• "The Rainfall of Blessings" which is a prayer to Simhamukha from "The Secret Sadhana of the !onsort"
  From the palace where the hosts of tho$ghts are li From the palace where the hosts of tho$ghts are li
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• RetentionThe Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter Fifteen
  Translated in the Tang Dynasty by the Tripitaka Master Srãmana Siksananda of Khotan}} <br/><br/> ...d indeed, good indeed good man, that you are able to enter the [[Samadhi]] of a [[Bodhisattva’s]] Limitless Skill-In-Means!
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• The Status of Buddhist Women in Buddha's Time
  ...and treated them with great [[respect]]. His very presence motivated many of them to convert to [[Buddhist]] and follow his teachings. [[Jayaram]] V The Verses of Final [[Knowledge]] of [[Bhikkhuni]] [[Sujata]]
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• TILOPA UPADESHA - Thrangu Rinpoche commentary
  TheCI {{Wiki|ear}} Light of theBuadha'sTeadiings Which BenditsAII Bangs TheClear Light of theBuddha'sTeachings Which Benefits All Bangs
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• A Preliminary Nyingma Lamrim
  ...master-scholars of [[Tibet]], who was both a [[teacher]] and [[disciple]] of the [[Great Fifth Dalai Lama]]. ...ul Rinpoche]] during his six-week [[teaching]] programme at the [[Library of Tibetan Works and Archives]], in 1987.
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• Summary of Empowerment
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• Be a Lamp Upon Yourself
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• The Value of Buddhism for the Modern World
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter Forty
  Translated in the Tang Dynasty by the Tripitaka Master Srãmana Siksananda of Khotan}} <br/><br/> ...the [[Inconceivable]] State of [[Liberation]] of the Conduct and [[Vows]] of [[Universal Worthy]]
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• NĀGĀRJUNA'S SEVENTY STANZAS: A BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY OF EMPTINESS
  ...}} Nagilrjuna, 2nd cent . [[Nagarjuna's]] [[seventy stanzas]]. Translation of: Simyatasaptatikilrika. [[Bibliography]]: p. Includes index. 1. [[Madhyamik ...nities, whose grant of a Summer Stipend was instrumental in the completion of this project.
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• Buddhism and Religious Freedom: A Sourcebook of Scriptural, Theological, and Legal Texts
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• Lady of the Lotus-Born: The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal
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• Dharma talk: The Chan Handbook
  ...Yun]] of [[Jen Ru]] [[Monastery]], on [[Yun Ju mountain]], in the province of [[[Jiang-Xi]], the Forty-fourth [[Patriarch]] in [[India]], the [[Seventeen ...our [[inherent]] [[wisdom]] and [[virtue]], which is [[identical]] to that of all [[Buddhas]]. The [[Thus Come Ones]]’ [[wisdom]] and [[virtue]] is [[e
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• The Sutra in Forty-Two Sections Spoken by the Buddha With Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
  ...ake one [[sutra]]. The forty-two [[sections]] are the forty-two selections of the {{Wiki|anthology}}. ...astery]] was established in [[Loyang]] by Han [[Ming]] Di, the [[emperor]] of that [[time]].
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 4: Belief and Understanding
  [[Faith]] is the source of the Way and the mother of [[merit]] and [[virtue]]; [[Faith]], or [[belief]], is the beginning of the Way. It is the mother of [[merit]] and [[virtue]]. If you have [[faith]], you can increase your [[go
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 12: Devadatta
  ...time]]. This opposition serves as a test for the cultivator’s resolve. One of my [[disciples]] once asked, “Is it okay to give [[people]] tests to help ...adatta’s]] opposition that spurred the [[Buddha]] on to his [[attainment]] of the Way. This chapter tells us that in the {{Wiki|past}} [[Devadatta]] lect
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• Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra: Chapter 22: Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King
  ...w, we come to see this in this [[sutra]]. Also, there are the eleven types of [[sutra]] from which the [[vaipulya]] is excluded. And we see no deep and s ...Maras]], [[Brahma]], or any of the [[world]]. He will expound the 12 types of [[sutra]]. There is nothing that differs. Not following and listening to ot
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 2: Expedient Devices
  ...difficult to understand and difficult to enter. It cannot be known by any of the Hearers or [[Pratyekabuddhas]]. ...uddhas]], exhaustively practicing the [[unlimited]] [[dharmas]] of the Way of those [[Buddhas]]. They are forging ahead with [[courage]] and [[vigor]] an
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter Nine
  Translated in the Tang Dynasty by the Tripitaka Master Srãmana Siksananda of Khotan}} <br/><br/> ...ains]], a billion [[heavens]] of the [[Four Kings]], a billion [[heavens]] of the Thirty-Three, and a billion [[suyama]] [[heavens]]…
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• Samyukyābhidhamahŗdaya - The Brain Creator of our World: Buddhist Foundations and Theories In Modern Science
  The Brain Creator of our World<br/> ...] One <br/>SANGYUKTĀBHIDHARMA HRIDAYA-ŚĀSTRA<br/>Review of the [[Science]] of the {{Wiki|Brain}}==
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• Behind the Façade of Secret Mantra
  Behind the Façade of [[Secret Mantra]] ...d One’s teachings is but a fool. Unfortunately, this is precisely the case of [[Secret Mantra]] practitioners. Their [[views]], practices, [[deeds]], and
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• The Shurangama Sutra With Commentary by the Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua: Volume 7
  ...pure]] [[conditions]] which give rise to the successive [[accomplishment]] of this position. I1 He answers about the [[cause and effect]] of this position.
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• A Comparison of Aristotelian and Buddhist Ethics and The Implications for a “moral Way” for Young People by Anne Muldoon
  {{Centre|<big><big>A Comparison of Aristotelian and Buddhist Ethics and The Implications for a “moral Way” {{Wiki|University of Glasgow}}<br/>
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• Teaching the Dharma in Pictures: Illustrated Mongolian Books of the Ernst Collection in Switzerland
  Illustrated Mongolian Books of the Ernst Collection in Switzerland</big></big><br/><br/> by Karénina Kollmar-Paulenz, [[University of Berne]]/[[Switzerland]]}}
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• The Nyingma Tradition 2
  ...and an [[incarnate lama]] who had intentionally emanated for the [[sake]] of [[sentient beings]] through seventeen successive [[lives]]. ...very of concealed [[treasure teachings]] (gter-rna) in the [[Puwo]] region of south-east [[Tibet]]; Gyelse Sonam Detsen, responsible for revitalising [[K
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• Yogācāra Substrata? Precedent Frames for Yogācāra Thought Among Third-Century Yoga Practitioners in Greater Gandhāra
  ...ūtra to produce a {{Wiki|novel}} {{Wiki|theory of mind}} that mirrors many of the [[philosophical]] problematics that early and late Yoga¯ca¯ravijn ˜a ...tinuities between a [[Wikipedia:Phenomenology (philosophy)|phenomenology]] of [[mind]] [[emerging]] from [[traditional]] [[Buddhist]]
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• The Heart of Prajna Paramita Sutra Verses and Commentary by Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
  {{Centre|<big><big>The Heart of Prajna Paramita Sutra <br/> ==Part I. The [[Heart of Prajna Paramita Sutra]] ==
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter One: Part Five
  <big>Chapter One: The Wondrous Adornments of the Rulers of the Worlds<br/></big> ...ted in the Tang Dynasty by the [[Tripitaka]] Master [[Srãmana Siksananda]] of Khotan}} <br/><br/>
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• Six-Session Guru Yoga.
  ...these extremely valuable teachings in a way that gives one the [[feeling]] of being pre- sent at the teachings. ...: a two-evenings [[teaching]] on request of the [[Dutch]] given at the end of the [[summer retreat]] in {{Wiki|USA}} august 1992 (the first time [[Jewel
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