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• Thirty-Seven Practices of the Bodhisattvas
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• The Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas - Zen Mountain
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• Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas -The 14th Dalai Lama
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• The Thirty-Seven Practices of All the Bodhisattvas by Gyalse Tokme Zangpo
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• The Thirty-Seven Practices of All the Bodhisattvas
  ...es, in order to {{Wiki|present}} the [[path of the bodhisattva]] in just [[thirty-seven four-line verses]]. The [[Thirty-Seven Practices of All the Bodhisattvas]]
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• THE THIRTY-SEVEN PRACTICES OF BODHISATTVAS
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• རྒྱལ་སྲས་ལག་ལེན་སོ་བདུན་མ
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• Thirty-Seven Practices of the Bodhisattvas
  ...Mind]]'' represents the short version of [[lojong]], the ''[[Thirty Seven Practices]]'' is the {{Wiki|medium}}, and the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'' is the extens
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• Gyelsay Togmay Sangpo, Geshe
  ...(1295-1369): [[Tibetan]] [[master]] who wrote [[Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas]].
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• Bodhisattvas of the Earth
  [[Bodhisattvas of the Earth]] ...e sands of sixty thousand [[Ganges]] [[Rivers]], each with his own retinue of followers.
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• Thirty-seven factors of enlightenment
  ...st four of the [[five paths]] and {{Wiki|present}} thereafter as qualities of [[enlightenment]]. * '''1-4:''' {{:four applications of mindfulness}}
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• Five powers
  ...actors of enlightenment]], practised on the first two stages of the [[path of joining]]. They are: The ''[[Sutra of the Ten Bhumis]]'' says:
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• Sonam Rinchen
  ...d Dhargyey [[Monastery]], and entered the [[monastic]] {{Wiki|university}} of [[Sera Monastery|Sera]] in [[Lhasa]] in 1952, where he studied until he was ...n [[Sarnath]]. He was appointed resident [[teacher]] at the {{Wiki|Library of Tibetan Works and Archives}} in [[Dharamshala]], [[India]] in 1978, where h
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• A Bodhisattva’s Daily Practice
  ...(these) practices of [[bodhisattvas]], thirty and seven, for the purposes of those who wish to train in the [[bodhisattva path]]. ...ts. We can see that a great deal of the material that comes here in the 37 Practices derives from [[Shantideva’s]] Engaging in [[Bodhisattva]] {{Wiki|Behavior
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• A Brief Introduction of Buddhist Yogi C. M. Chen
  [[Guru]] [[C. M. Chen]] (1906-1987) studied under thirty-seven [[Gurus]], and stayed in [[Xi Kang]] and [[Tibet]] for five years to pursui ...help deceased [[beings]] to attain [[rebirth]] in [[Purelands]], releasing of [[lives]], [[Dharma]] talks, and wrote and printed numerous works in {{Wiki
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• Immeasurable Meanings Sutra
  ...encourages [[Bodhisattva Great Adornment]] and the other eighty thousand [[bodhisattvas]] {{Wiki|present}} to propagate the [[sutra]], and they [[vow]] to do so.
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• The Thirty-seven Factors Leading to a Purified State
  ...here are three [[purified states]] ([[byang-chub]], Skt. [[bodhi]]) – that of a [[shravaka]] [[arhat]], a [[pratyekabuddha]] [[arhat]], and a [[bodhisatt The thirty-seven are:
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• Four applications of mindfulness
  ...'''[[four foundations of mindfulness]]''' refers to the close application of [[mindfulness]] to: ...ese ‘Applications or [[Foundations of Mindfulness]].’ [[four applications of mindfulness]] ([[smrty-upasthana]]):
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• Local gods and demons
  ...ual]] [[evil]], was presented in the earliest {{Wiki|literature}} in terms of local demonological [[beliefs]]. ...g degrees in every [[Buddhist]] land. Thus, there developed a [[pantheon]] of minor [[deities]] that continued to take in new members wherever [[Buddhism
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• Tonglen (Tib. གཏོང་ལེན་, Wyl. gtong len)
  ...nd 'receiving' or 'taking' (len) [[pain]] and [[suffering]].[1] It is part of the instructions on '[[mind training]]' (Tib. [[lojong]]) brought to [[Tibe ...iced alternately. This alternation should be placed on the {{Wiki|medium}} of the [[breath]].”
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• Tushita
  ...dga' ldan]]'') — one of the [[celestial]] [[heavens]] of the [[six heavens of the desire realm]]. This is where [[bodhisattva]] [[Maitreya]] resides. ...Sanskrit]]) or [[Tusita]] ([[Pāli]]) is one of the six [[Deva]]-[[worlds]] of the [[Kāmadhātu]], located between the [[Yāma]] [[Heaven]] and the [[Nir
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• The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas By Geshe Sonam Rinchen
  Makes single-minded [[effort]] for the good of [[living beings]]. Perfect [[Buddhas]], source of all well-being and [[happiness]],
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• Ngawang Tenzin Norbu
  ...thmandu]]: [[Vajra]] Publications, 2008) p.27</ref> on the northern slopes of {{Wiki|Mount Everest}}. He also studied for many years at [[Mindroling Mona In 1922 [[Ngawang Tenzin Norbu]] met a group of climbers led by General C. G. Bruce and later wrote about the encounter in
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• The 48 Great Vows that Dharmakara Bodhisattva made before he ascended to Buddhahood as Amida Buddha
  ...d be in my land a [[hell]], a [[realm]] of [[hungry spirits]] or a [[realm of animals]], may I not attain {{Wiki|perfect}} [[Enlightenment]]. ...iki|humans}} and [[devas]] in my land should not all be the {{Wiki|color}} of {{Wiki|pure}} {{Wiki|gold}}, may I not attain {{Wiki|perfect}} [[Enlightenm
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• HH Dalai Lama in Ethics for the New Millenium explains the Tibetan word for compassion
  ...nate capacity for {{Wiki|empathy}} is the source of that most [[precious]] of all [[human]] qualities, which in [[Tibetan]] we call nying je. ...[[love]], {{Wiki|affection}}, [[kindness]], [[gentleness]], [[generosity]] of [[spirit]], and warm-heartedness.
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• Minyak Kunzang Sönam
  ...tradition]], but later became one of the most important [[heart-students]] of [[Dza Patrul Rinpoche]]. ...ol, he is also mentioned as a prominent figure in the [[Dzogchen lineage]] of [[Patrul Rinpoche]], and is also said to have composed some [[Sakya]] writi
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• Thirty-two Kinds of Responses
  ..."[[thirty-two kinds of responses]]" refer to the multiple transformations of [[Bodhisattva]] [[Avalokitesvara]] that are individually chosen to be appro ...[[gods]], [[Buddhist]] practitioners, and all sorts of [[worldly]] classes of
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• The Thirty-Seven Practices of All the Bodhisattvas
  ...es, in order to {{Wiki|present}} the [[path of the bodhisattva]] in just [[thirty-seven four-line verses]]. The [[Thirty-Seven Practices of All the Bodhisattvas]]
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• The Practices of Heruka & Vajrayogini
  ...] and [[Buddha]] [[Vajrayogini]] are the [[Highest Yoga Tantra]] practices of [[Kadampa]] [[Buddhism]]. ...Kelsang]]’s [[book]], {{Wiki|Essence}} of [[Vajrayana]]. and the practice of [[Buddha]] [[Vajrayogini]] is explained in the [[book]] Guide to [[Dakini L
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• The Buddhist Heavens
  ...enied any first [[cause]] or the [[Cause]] of the [[Causes]] as the source of all creation. Creation, according to [[early Buddhism]], is an ongoing and ...rvana]]. Becoming is thus the inexorable law and the fundamental [[Truth]] of our [[existence]].
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• Four Small Beads - Four bodhisattva characteristics leading to Buddhahood
  ...f them all. This analogy was used to indicate the [[bodhisattva practice]] of [[compassion]] that directly leads to [[Buddhahood]]. ...us Sutra]], the [[four bodhisattvas]] led the way to the [[highest]] stage of [[enlightenment]].
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• The Forty-Eight Vows
  ...[beings]] of [[Hell]], the [[realm]] of [[hungry spirits]], or [[The Realm of Animals]] to be found in my land, then let me not attain [[supreme]] [[Enli ...be in my land a [[Hell]], a [[realm]] of [[hungry spirits]] or a [[realm]] of [[Animals]], may I not attain perfect [[Enlightenment]].
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• The dragon girl
  ...dha]] alone can bear {{Wiki|witness}} to this. I unfold the [[doctrines]] of the [[Great Vehicle]] to rescue [[living beings]] from [[suffering]]. ...alpas]] pursuing austerities, accumulating [[deeds]], practicing all kinds of [[paramitas]], can one finally achieve [[success]].
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• Dhyāna sutras
  ...key works in the [[development]] of the [[Buddhist meditation]] practices of [[Chinese Buddhism]]. ...] due to the efforts of [[Madhyāntika]] ([[Majjhantika]]), a [[disciple]] of [[Ānanda]], who traveled [[north]] to practice and teach [[meditation]].
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• The First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa (1110-1193)
  ...when—especially when—one does the most {{Wiki|powerful}} of [[Vajrayana]] practices. ...him, principally in the [[Six Yogas of Naropa]]. His [[attainment]] in one of these—tummo, inner-heat—was particularly boosted by his own natural [[c
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• Khenpo Petse Rinpoche
  ...ma]] [[master]] [[Tulku Drukbu]] who was regarded as the [[reincarnation]] of [[Mipham Rinpoche]], and went on to receive the [[highest]] [[Dzogchen]] te ...] regularly visited [[Shechen Monastery]], where he gave teachings as part of the annual summer [[retreat]] for the [[monks]].
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra Chapter 40 (The Chapter on Entering the Inconceivable State Of Liberation of the Conduct and Vows of Universal Worthy Bodhisattva) Translated on Imperial Command by the T'ang Dynasty Tripitaka Master Prajna of Kubha Part Two
  The [[Merit]] of [[Universal Worthy's]] [[Vows]] ...[[vows]]. Therefore, O [[virtuous]] one, you should understand the meaning of all this.
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• Mind Training (Lojong)
  ...thology}} of [[lojong]] texts created through the inspiration and guidance of [[Alak Zenkar Rinpoche]]. ...[practical instructions]] for developing the [[compassion]] and [[wisdom]] of [[bodhicitta]]:
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• Amitabha Buddha
  ...e Bliss]] with the {{Wiki|reception}} by [[Amitabha]]. [[Amitabha]] is one of the most popular and well-known [[Buddha]] in [[China]]. ==[[Pure Land]] of {{Wiki|Ultimate}} ==
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• Gohonzon
  ...meating [[Life]] and the [[Universe]], and [[embodied]] it in the [[Form]] of a [[Mandala]]. ...Four bodhisattvas]], followers of [[Shakyamuni]], led by {{Wiki|Superior}} Practices.
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• Thirty seven Practices Of A Bodhisattva
  ;[[Thirty seven Practices Of A Bodhisattva]] Set of practices which embrace all aspects of the [[Bodhisattva's path]] to [[enlightenment]]. Based on a text by [[Tibet
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• Purification Practices by Ven. Chodron
  ...tacles]] to our [[happiness]] and self-improvement created by the imprints of our {{Wiki|destructive}} [[actions]]. [[Guilt]] over {{Wiki|past}} [[action A [[complete purification]] practice consists of four opponent [[powers]]:
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• The 3000 Spiritual Aspects in a Single Thought
  ...will be aroused. With the [[cremation]] of the [[body]] and the [[wisdom]] of [[extinction]] there are the Four Truths4 which are all conceivable. ...There are three kinds of [[Evil]], known as the [[cause and effect]] of the three roads5.
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• Bhutadamara Vajrapani
  ...odhisattva Vajrapani]] associated with the [[Hevajra Tantra]]. Other forms of [[Bhutadamara]] can also be found in the three [[lower tantras]]. ...] and explanatory teachings are based on the [[ritual text]] ([[sadhana]]) of the [[Indian]] [[Pandit]] [[Trailokyavajra]] and the teachings coming down
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• The Thirty Seven Practices of the Path of the Bodhisattva
  This document is the comprises soley of the 'bare' verses without the [[essential]] commentary by [[His Holiness th ...ditate]] day and night without {{Wiki|distractions}}. This is the practice of the [[bodhisattva]].
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• ‘LET IT BE’, THE SAMAYA LIFE-FORCE OF SECRET MANTRA VAJRAYANA: Immeasurable love, wisdom and the samayas of body, speech and mind; Vajrakīlaya teaching of 8th Garchen Rinpoche
  Ask yourself ‘What’s the [[state]] of my [[mind]]?’ This is the practice of [[Bodhisattvas]].
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• Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Advice for Daily Practice
  [[Lama Zopa Rinpoche]] is often asked for advice regarding which practices should be done daily. Below are [[Rinpoche's]] suggestions for establishing [[Essential]] Daily Practices
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• 1st Karmapa
  ...pa]], {{Wiki|head}} of the [[Karma Kagyu]] ([[ka rma bka’ brgyud]]) school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. ...-song Qian-ba Da-fa-wang]]): [[Tibetan]] [[Dharma King]] and [[disciple]] of [[Gampopa]] who became the [[First Karmapa]].
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• Khenpo Namdrol
  ...of [[Namdroling Monastery]] and is also one of the foremost [[disciples]] of [[Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok]]. He oversees [[Rigpa Shedra|Rigpa Shedra East]] i ...{{Wiki|Bylakuppe}}, {{Wiki|South India}}. He became a [[monk]] at the age of thirteen, and learned reading and [[writing]] directly from [[Penor Rinpoch
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• 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva
  A Summary of How an [[Awakening]] [[Being]] Behaves The fully awake, the [[Buddhas]], source of [[joy]] and well-being,
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• Tonglen
  In the practice, one [[visualizes]] taking onto oneself the [[Suffering]] of others on the [[in-breath]], and on the [[out-breath]] giving [[happiness]] The [[function]] of the practice is to:
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• The 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva
  ...her]] [[inseparable]] from the [[Lord]] of [[Compassion]], the [[Protector of Beings]], I pay [[constant]] homage with respectful [[body]], {{Wiki|speech ...wing]] how to practice it. I shall therefore explain the practice of the [[Bodhisattvas]].
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• The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
  Translated by Tripitaka Master Kumarajiva of Yao Qin}}<br/><br/> ...efactor of Orphans and the {{Wiki|Solitary}} together with a [[gathering]] of great [[bhikshus]], twelve hundred fifty in all.
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• Tsok practice
  ...ng]]. The practice starts with [[taking refuge]] and generating the [[mind of enlightenment]]. One invokes the [[guru]] and makes [[offering]], [[prostra ...ys for feast [[offerings]] are the tenth, twenty fifth, and thirtieth days of the [[lunar month]].
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra: Chapter 12 - Devadatta
  At that [[time]], the [[Buddha]] told the [[Bodhisattvas]], [[gods]], [[humans]], and the [[four assemblies]], “In the {{Wiki|past ...the [[Great Vehicle]] for me, for him I will act as a servant for the rest of my [[life]]!’”
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• The Ta Chih Tu Lun
  [[Thirty-Seven Limbs of Enlightenment]] ...]] from the Department of {{Wiki|Indian Studies}} at the {{Wiki|University of Wisconsin}}, in [[Buddhist studies]].
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• Thirty-Seven Factors of Enlightenment
  [[Thirty-Seven Factors of Enlightenment]] - [[37 Dharmas of the Bodhisattvas]] A. Phase of [[Accumulation]]
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• The Meditation Sutra (Skt. Amitayur-dhyana sutra)
  ...d the [[Amida]] [[Sutra]] (A-mi-t'o ching)[Fukui and Makita]. A comparison of these manuscripts reveals that this [[Sutra]] circulated under three differ ...n this commentary in developing his own [[thought]] and wrote a commentary of his own called the [[Kanmuryojukyo]] [[shaku]].
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• Diamond Wisdom Transcendence Sutra
  Of [[Yao Qin Dynasty]] The [[Crown Prince]] [[Zhao Ming of Liang Dynasty]]
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• Dragon King
  ...ese}} {{Wiki|literature}}. Detailed descriptions are given of the grandeur of their {{Wiki|palaces}}. ...spouts (tornado or twister over [[water]]). In this capacity as the rulers of [[water]] and weather, the [[dragon]] is more {{Wiki|anthropomorphic}} in [
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• Path of Accumulation
  ...tra]] texts, the first level obtained in the first [[yoga]]. In the [[path of accumulation]], since there are both [[defilements]] and reversing, it is c [[chos mngon par rtogs pa]] - = [[tshogs lam]], [[path of accumulation]] [IW]
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• Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
  ...red One]] put on his robe, took up his [[bowl]] and entered the great city of [[Shravasti]] to collect [[alms]]. After he had finished his sequential [[a ...e]] protects and cares well for all [[Bodhisattvas]] and well favors all [[Bodhisattvas]]. Now listen attentively; I shall tell you. A good man or good woman who r
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• The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law Chapter 24
  This is the 121st installment of a detailed commentary on the [[Threefold Lotus Sutra]] by the founder of [[Rissho Kosei-kai]], Rev. [[Nikkyo Niwano]].
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• Sumatidārikā Paripṛcchā Sūtra
  ...grha]], on the mountain of [[Grdhrakuta]], along with a [[great assembly]] of [[bhiksus]], twelve hundred and fifty [[people]] in all. The [[bodhisattva- ...went to the place of the [[Tathagata]], she [[bowed]] her head at the feet of the [[Buddha]], and then circled around him three full times to the right.
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• Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra 30. The Maiden Sumati
  ...gṛha]], on the mountain of [[Gṛdhrakūṭa]], along with a [[great assembly]] of [[bhikṣus]], twelve hundred and fifty [[people]] in all. The [[bodhisattv ...went to the place of the [[Tathāgata]], she [[bowed]] her head at the feet of the [[Buddha]], and then circled around him three full times to the right.
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra: Chapter 6 - Conferring Predictions
  ...and praising them; he will broadly proclaim the limitless Great [[Dharma]] of all the [[Buddhas]]. ...[[Unsurpassed]] [[Lord]], a Taming and Regulating [[Hero]], a [[Teacher]] of [[Gods]] and [[Humans]], a [[Buddha]], a [[World Honored One]].
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• On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
  IF you wish to free yourself from the [[sufferings]] of [[birth]] and [[death]] you have endured since [[time]] without beginning a ...life]] and all [[phenomena]]. That is why this [[sutra]] is the [[wisdom]] of all [[Buddhas]].
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• People
  ...re few truly {{Wiki|solitary}} {{Wiki|individuals}}, the [[hermit]] is one of the most admired role models: "We may revere a [[Gampopa]] but we'd like to [[Sangha]], as one of the [[Three Refuges]], can refer to:
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• Integrating Ngondro in to your Daily Meditation
  ...integrate [[Ngondro]] or "[[Preliminary Practices]]" into a daily session of Katy Fradet: What is the {{Wiki|purpose}} of doing [[Ngondro]]
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• The Days of Hermits, Scoundrels, and a Dragon Princess
  ...-servant during which [[time]] he becomes [[enlightened]] to the teachings of the [[Sutra]]. The [[Buddha]] reveals that this [[hermit]] was non-other th ...[[Lotus Sūtra]], with its [[teaching]] of the one [[vehicle]] and promise of [[buddhahood]] for everyone, this chapter became widely understood as illus
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• Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra
  1. The [[cause]] of the [[Dharma]] assembly ...on his robe, picked up his [[bowl]], and made his way into the great city of [[Śrāvastī]] to beg for [[food]] within the city walls. After he had fin
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• Inner and outer vehicles
  ...rom the [[sufferings]] of [[samsara]]. According to the [[Nyingma School]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], the entire teachings given by [[Lord]] [[Buddha]] can ...] and [[Bodhisattvas]] are called the [[Vehicles]] that Direct the [[Cause of Suffering]].
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• Classification of Important Statements from the Diamond Sutra
  ...s]] in themselves, then [[Tathagata]] is witnessed. (5) 2. All things born of contrivance are similar to [[dreams]], [[illusions]], bubbles, shadows, Lik ...elf]], a notion of [[person]], a notion of [[sentient being]], or a notion of [[living being]], then not a [[Bodhisattva]]. (3) For a good man or good wo
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• Tsok Practice
  ...erested]] in [[taking refuge]]. [[Refuge]] is the entrance to the practice of [[Buddhism]]. As we pursue [[enlightenment]], we must rely on others for gu The [[Three Jewels]] are sources of [[refuge]], since they have achieved freedom from [[suffering]]. One cannot
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• Sadhana of Bodhisattva Earth Treasure
  == Origination of and Explanation on this [[Sadhana]] == In 1997 I compiled the [[Sadhana of Bodhisattva Earth Treasure]] in {{Wiki|Chinese}}.
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• Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok
  [[Image:KJP.jpg|thumb|'''Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok Jungné''' photo courtesy of Matthew Pistono]] ...m]] in [[Tibet]] after the {{Wiki|Cultural Revolution}}. In the later part of his [[life]] more than 10,000 students [[gathered]] around him at [[Larung
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• The Ten Wholesome Ways Of Actions Sutra
  ...n assembly of eight thousand great [[Bhikshus]] and thirty- two thousand [[Bodhisattvas]] and [[Mahasattvas]] altogether. At that [[time]] the [[World Honored One] ...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 Compassion and Wisdom of Kuan-yin
  ...nt, this [[popularity]] can be attributed to [[Kuan-yin's]] [[embodiment]] of [[Buddhist compassion]], giving [[Buddhists]] everywhere a way both to [[ex ...ifth [[chapter]] of the [[Lotus Sutra]], titled "The [[Universal]] Gateway of the [[Bodhisattva]] [[Kuan-yin]]." In {{Wiki|East Asia}} this [[chapter]] i
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• The Discourse On The Ten Wholesome Ways Of Action
  ...an assembly of eight thousand great [[Bhikshus]] and thirty-two thousand [[Bodhisattvas]] and [[Mahasattvas]] altogether. At that [[time]] the [[World Honored One] ...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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• The Treasures of the Theravada
  Recovering the Riches of Our [[Tradition]] ...is likely to have long-term {{Wiki|consequences}} for the [[development]] of both [[Theravada Buddhism]] and the [[vipassana]] [[meditation]] {{Wiki|mov
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• 37 Bodhisattva Practices – Literal Translation
  ...enomena]] have no coming or going, make efforts singly for the [[benefit]] of wandering [[beings]]. ...[[Dharma]]. Moreover, since that depended on (their) having known what its practices are, I shall explain a [[bodhisattva’s]] practice.
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• A Brief Guide to the Stages and Paths of the Bodhisattvas
  A Brief [[Guide to the Stages and Paths of the Bodhisattvas]] I will now set out the various stages and [[paths of the bodhisattvas]] in a way that is clear and easy to understand. There are [[five paths]] a
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra: Chapter 17 - Discrimination of Merit and Virtue
  <big><big>Discrimination of Merit and Virtue </big></big>}}<br/><br/> ...the length of his [[life]] span, limitless, [[boundless]] [[asamkhyeyas]] of [[living beings]] gained great [[benefit]].
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• INVOCATION.
  ...ne invokes all of them. One can invoke [[Buddha Shakyamuni]], [[Amitabha]] of [[Sukhavati]], or whichever [[Principle]] [[Deity]] is enshrined at one's [ ...{Wiki|crown}} to shine into the [[Empty]] [[Space]] above. This projection of the [[red light]] three times into the [[spiritual realm]] is an {{Wiki|inv
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• Bhumi
  ...]. These [[ten stages]] correspond to the last three of the [[five paths]] of [[Mahayana]]. See also ‘[[ten bhumis]].’ ...unds]]/levels) are the [[ten stages]] on the [[Mahayana Bodhisattva's path of awakening]].
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• Jigmed Phuntsok Rinpoche
  [[Image:KJP.jpg|thumb|'''[[Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok Jungné]]''' photo courtesy of Matthew Pistono]] <nomobile>{{DisplayImages|433|3968|937|3684|4420}}</nomob ...an [[incarnation]] of [[Tertön Sogyal Lerab Lingpa]] and an [[emanation]] of [[Mipham Rinpoche]].
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• Highest Yoga Tantra - Shambhala Pubs
  ...wsletter and is for historical reference only. You can see this in context of the original newsletter here. ...ve included the following excerpt from Part 3, The Six Levels of the Stage of Completion.
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• Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra
  ...distributed freely, the only [[conditions]] [[being]]: a) that the content of this document not be altered and b) that all such distributions are gifts r ...wl]] into the great city of [[Sravasti]] to beg for [[alms]]. In the midst of that city, he begged [[successively]] and then returned to his personal dwe
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• What A Bodhisattva Does Thirty-Seven Practice
  Out of [[respect]] for the supreme [[teacher]] They strive one-pointedly for the benefit of [[beings]].
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• Flower Adornment Sutra: Light Enlightenment
  ...ng Dynasty}} by the [[Tripitaka]] [[Master]] [[Shramana]] [[Shikshananda]] of [[wikipedia:Khotan|Khotan]]<br/>}}<br/><br/> ...ion [[Wikipedia:Absolute (philosophy)|ultimate]] [[form]] [[heavens]]. All of these were clearly revealed in this {{Wiki|light}}.
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• Introductory Teaching
  ...of [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] one such [[emanation]] appeared in the [[person]] of [[Padmasambhava]], the [[Lotus-Born One]]. It is said in [[Padmasambhava’ ...g not only [[human beings]] but also [[spirits]] and other different types of [[nonhumans]]. He lived for quite a long time. He stayed in [[India]] for r
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• Tantric Deities
  ...ctors]] or [[dharmapalas]], occupied significant positions in the exchange of [[Buddhism]] between [[lamas]] and {{Wiki|political}} rulers. ...ous rulers identified themselves with or were identified as [[emanations]] of [[Yamantaka]] and [[Mahakala]] and [[Hevajra]] and [[Hayagriva]].
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra: Chapter 23 - The Former Deeds of Medicine King Bodhisattva
  <big><big>The Former Deeds of Medicine King Bodhisattva </big></big>}}<br/><br/> ...hundreds of thousands of myriads of [[kotis]] of [[nayutas]] of [[bitter]] practices, so difficult to practice.”
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• Pure Land, Hua-yan and Tantric Buddhism
  ...while others flourished and sub-divided. Perhaps the best known [[forms]] of [[Mahayana Buddhism]] toady are: ...aterial provides only a brief glimpse of the {{Wiki|colour}} and diversity of Mahayana/Vajrayana
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• The Identity of Padmakumara
  The {{Wiki|Identity}} of [[Padmakumara]] Translated by Janny Chow of Purple [[Lotus]] {{Wiki|Society}}
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• The Realms Of The Guardians
  When they heard what the [[Earth]] [[devas]] had said, the [[devas]] of the [[realm]] of the [[Four Great Kings]] cried out with one {{Wiki|voice}}: “At [[Varanas
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• The Diamond Sutra
  ===Section I. The [[Convocation of the Assembly]]=== ...ojourned in [[Anathapindika's Park]] by [[Shravasti]] with a great company of [[bhikshus]], even twelve hundred and fifty.
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• Motivation for taking Refuge
  ...the general [[suffering]] of [[samsara]] and the particular [[sufferings]] of the [[lower realms]] began. Therefore, it is still difficult to see the end of [[suffering]], the end of [[samsara]].
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• 37 Bodhisattva Practices – Poetic Rendering
  To those who in all of the comings and goings have seen that all things are inherently [[void]], a ...t do, and so I'll attempt here a brief explanation of what is the practice of all [[Buddhas]]' Sons.
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• Yukei Matsunaga Some Problems of the Guhyasamaya Tantra
  ..., the title Guhyisamaja-tantra indicates only the Purvardha which consists of 18 chapters. ...e [[prosperous]] {{Wiki|era}} of the [[Guhyasamaja-tantra]] even the texts of the [[Prajna-tantra]] system seem to have been completely incorporated with
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• Buddhist Pantheon
  [[35 Buddhas]] of {{Wiki|Confession}} Thirty-five [[Buddhas]] of {{Wiki|Confession}}:
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• Guide to the Stages and Paths of the Bodhisattvas
  A Brief Guide to the Stages and [[Paths]] of the [[Bodhisattvas]] I will now set out the various stages and [[paths]] of the [[Bodhisattvas]] in a way that is clear and easy to understand. There are [[Five Paths]] a
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• 35 Buddhas of Confession
  [[35 Buddhas of Confession]] [[Thirty-five Buddhas]] of {{Wiki|Confession}}:
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• Virtuous Practices
  ...ring twelve thousand persons. Also accompanying him were eighty thousand [[bodhisattvas]] [[mahasattva]]; [[heavenly beings]], [[dragons]], [[yakshas]], [[gandharv ...nisters, [[subjects]], gentlemen and ladies of the [[state]], and rich men of the [[state]], all with followers
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• Shurangama Sutra
  ...va]]-[[precepts]] [[Disciple]] [[Fang Yong]] of [[Qing He]], former Censor of State, and concurrently {{Wiki|Attendant}} and [[Minister]], and Court Regu ...[[Buddha]] dwelt at the city of [[Shravasti]] in the [[sublime]] [[abode]] of the [[Jeta Grove]]. 1:88
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• The Great Homage
  ...sequence, it will be all right. Just make sure that one does not miss any of the steps. Though actually, even if a step is missed, there are remedies fo ...[[phenomenal world]]. [[Inherent]] in the Hundred Syllable is the meaning of [[Emptiness]], as vast as the [[Void]]. Therefore, when one recites the [[H
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• Five hundred disciples
  [[Prophecy of Enlightenment for Five Hundred Disciples]] ...forth in words. Only the [[Buddha]], the [[world-honored one]], is capable of [[knowing]] the wish that we have had deep in our hearts from the start.
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• A Complete and Detailed Exposition on the True Buddha Tantric Dharma
  ...of [[offerings]], such as Seven, Twenty-One, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Seven, and Thirty-Seven [[Offerings]], but we will [[concentrate]] here on the Five and Eight [[Off ...to the five previously mentioned, powdered [[incense]] (which is the kind of [[incense]] that can be used for anointment), soapy [[water]] for [[bathing
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• 12. Vision of the Universe Abhirati and the Tathagata Aksobhya
  12. [[Vision]] of the [[Universe]] [[Abhirati]] and the [[Tathagata]] [[Aksobhya]] ...e six [[sense-media]]. He is not involved in the three [[worlds]], is free of the three [[Defilements]], is associated with the triple [[Liberation]], is
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• Flower Adornment Sutra: Pure Conduct
  ...ng Dynasty}} by the [[Tripitaka]] [[Master]] [[Shramana]] [[Shikshananda]] of [[wikipedia:Khotan|Khotan]]<br/>}}<br/><br/> ...body]], [[speech]], and [[mind]]? How does he attain non-harming [[karma]] of [[body]], [[speech]], and [[mind]]?
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• Emptiness & the object of negation
  [[Emptiness]] & the [[object of negation]] ...Buddhism]], the [[root text]] gives, in 37 short verses, the [[essential]] practices leading to [[enlightenment]].
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• The Nyingma Refuge Tree
  ...devotees}} [[take refuge]], because they will help believers in the course of their [[spiritual]] [[development]]. [[Gurus]] have always been venerated i ...e-giving primal waters and rises up by of [[earth]] into the higher layers of [[air]], it is {{Wiki|crown}} extending into the [[universe]]. Conceptually
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• Flower Adornment Sutra: Universal Worthy's Conduct and Vows
  ...ng Dynasty}} by the [[Tripitaka]] [[Master]] [[Shramana]] [[Shikshananda]] of [[wikipedia:Khotan|Khotan]]<br/>}}<br/><br/> ...could not fully be described. Those wishing to {{Wiki|perfect}} the doors of this [[merit]] and [[virtue]] should cultivate ten vast and great conduct a
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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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• Restraint of the Body, Speech, and Mind
  ...[[great equanimity]], and attain easeful {{Wiki|examination}} and analysis of [[phenomena]]. ...movements of the {{Wiki|legs}} and arms; and desist from wicked [[habits]] of [[body]], {{Wiki|speech}}, or [[mind]] so that, like {{Wiki|palm trees}} th
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• A Brief Presentation of the Nine Yanas
  ...ith the particular temperaments, [[spiritual]] [[faculties]] and attitudes of [[disciples]]. Nevertheless, they may all be included within the [[three ve The [[vehicles]] of leading from the origin, [[Vedic asceticism]],
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• Yidam – Peaceful and Wrathful Buddhist deities
  ...committed to whom you are linked by a promise or [[vow]], your main focus of [[spiritual practice]]. ...ations]] into this level of practice require great seriousness on the part of the [[initiate]]. When receiving them, one takes various [[vows]] and pledg
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• A Brief Introduction to Setting up a Buddhist Altar
  === A. The Meanings of Setting up a [[Buddhist]] [[Altar]] === ...]] to come down and stay so as to enrich the [[wisdom]] and [[compassion]] of the [[practitioner]] and his [[family]] daily until the [[Perfect Enlighten
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• The Origins of Key Pure Land Terms
  ...however, we can make important conceptual linkages between disparate forms of contemporary Buddhism, such as Japanese Pure Land and Southeast Asian Thera Below is an explaination of the following concepts:
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• A Brief Presentation of the Nine Vehicles
  [[A Brief Presentation of the Nine Vehicles]] by [[Alak Zenkar Rinpoche Thubten Nyima]] ...ce with the particular temperaments, [[spiritual faculties]] and attitudes of [[disciples]]. Nevertheless, they may all be included within the [[three ve
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• The Teachings and Doctrines of Pure Land Buddhism
  ...an make important {{Wiki|conceptual}} linkages between disparate [[forms]] of contemporary [[Buddhism]], such as [[Japanese]] [[Pure Land]] and {{Wiki|So Invoking the [[Name]] of [[Amida Buddha]] ([[nembutsu]])
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• Preliminary Teaching
  ...the four [[Mind]] changing, and four things to practice, the preliminaries of four time one hundred thousand. ...eath]] and [[Impermanence]], cause and effect of [[Karma]] and the defects of [[Samsara]].
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• The Earth Store Sutra: Chapter I: Spiritual Penetrations in the Palace of the Trayastrimsha Heaven
  <big><big>Spiritual Penetrations in the Palace of the Trayastrimsha Heaven</big></big>}}<br/><br/> ...[[great wisdom]] and [[spiritual]] penetrations in the [[evil]] [[world]] of the [[Five Turbidities]]. They lauded how he regulates and subdues the obst
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• Nyingma (Nying-mapa)Tradition
  ...mbhava]], "the [[second Buddha]]," and is the oldest of the four [[schools of Tibetan Buddhism]] ([[Nyingma]], [[Kagyu]], [[Sakya]], and [[Gelugpa]]). ...most {{Wiki|ancient}} and direct stream of [[wisdom]] within the teachings of [[Buddhism]].
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• The Essence of the ''Medicine King''
  ...icine King]]” [[chapter]] is in the seventh volume and is the twenty-third of the twenty-eight chapters that make up the [[Lotus Sutra]]. The first volume of the [[sutra]] contains two chapters, the “Introduction” [[chapter]] and
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• The Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin:The Fifteenth Chapter on the Bodhisattvas who Swarm up Out of the Earth
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} ...nd in the [[Ganges]], stood up in the midst of the assembly, put the palms of their hands together, paid reverence to the [[Buddha]], and then addressed
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• BUDDHISM: Questions & Answers
  ...ng and extending to all [[directions]] to deliver the [[infinite]] numbers of [[sentient beings]]. 2. Who is the founder of your [[temple]]?
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• The Vimalakīrti Sutra
  [[Chapter]] IV - [[Bodhisattvas]] ...ing the practice of the stage of irreversibility for the [[heavenly king]] of the [[Tuṣita Heaven]] and his subordinates. At the [[time]] [[Vimalakīrt
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• The Mahakarunicitta Dharani
  ===[[Background of the Dharani]]=== ...s [[King]] Stillness [[Thus Come One]], appeared in the [[world]]. Because of his [[mercy]] and [[mindfulness]] towards me and [[all living beings]], tha
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• Vajrayana School in Nepal
  ...too. In oher words, [[Sakya]] and [[Bajracharya]] are the {{Wiki|priests}} of ...re of [[Buddhas]]). Some of them may come in the [[worldly life]] and most of them remain {{Wiki|bachelor}} throughout their [[lives]].
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• Upaya
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• Six Preliminary Contemplations to Realize Relative Bodhicitta as Taught by Pälden Atisha & An Introduction to “rGyal-srä-lag-len-sum-bcu-so-bdün – The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva” by Gyatsäl Thogme Zangpo
  ...enefit]], too. Why is it necessary to generate the [[pure]] [[motivation]] of [[bodhicitta]] before receiving these [[precious]] instructions? ...ion and misapprehension is to arouse and generate the [[enlightened mind]] of [[bodhicitta]], which is translated into [[Tibetan]] as [[byang-chub-kyi-se
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• The Historical Tradition of Thangkas: The Pictoral Scrolls of Tibet
  ...e will come a time when the whole [[universe]] will arise as the qualities of the [[Buddha]]. ...[[Buddhist teachings]]. [[Thangkas]] vividly illustrate the different ways of [[transforming]] the whole [[universe]] into [[teaching]], inspiration and
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• Avatamsaka Sutra: Volume 1: The Wondrous Adornments of the Rulers of the Worlds, the 1st section by B.T.T.S.
  '''Volume 1: The Wondrous Adornments of the Rulers of the [[Worlds]], the 1st section ...sformations with ease, endlessly raining down [[treasures]] and multitudes of wondrous [[flowers]], which scattered and fell to the [[earth]]. Jeweled [[
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• Physical Isolation
  The meaning of each of the six levels of the [[completion stage]] When you classify the [[completion stage]] of the [[Ārya]] system of [[Guhyasamāja]], there are said to be six levels:
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• The Completion Stage —the skillful means to realize emptiness
  ...principle]] behind it, why this practice can swiftly lead to [[realization of emptiness]], and so on. To answer these questions, a simple introduction to ...[[mantra recitation]]. So, our [[body]] is the [[object]] for the practice of the [[completion stage]].
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• The Meanings of Setting up a Buddhist Altar
  ...[[Guru]] C. M. Chen's [[teaching]] on the meanings and {{Wiki|principles}} of setting up a [[Buddhist]] [[altar]] so as to provide a {{Wiki|practical}} m A. The Meanings of Setting up a [[Buddhist]] [[Altar]]
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• Bodhicharyavatara
  ...ed among the so-called "[[Thirteen great texts]]", which [[form]] the core of the {{Wiki|curriculum}} in most [[shedra]]s and on which [[Khenpo Shenga]] :If I have any [[understanding]] of [[compassion]] and the [[bodhisattva]] [[path]], it all comes from studying
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• Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche
  ...ne of [[tulkus]] ([[reincarnate]] [[lama]]s) of the [[Karma Kagyu]] school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. ...]] and was [[recognized]] by the [[16th Karmapa]] as the [[reincarnation]] of the [[3rd Trungram Gyaltrul]].
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• Wendi Adamek’s ‘The Mystique of Transmission’
  ...author’s doctoral {{Wiki|thesis}} and has been described as ‘dense’ by one of my professors. However, overall I found it a ...eighth century [[China]], sometimes (erroneously?) called the “Golden Age of [[Chan]].”
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• A Wonderful Mind: Teachings on the Refuge, Bodhisattva, and Tantric Vows
  MEANING OF [[REFUGE]] ...ave received it before, it is good to hear the introduction on the meaning of the [[vow]] again. When we [[take refuge]], it is like a purifying and rest
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• THE INDESTRUCTIBLE WAY OF SECRET MANTRA
  ===Here is presented] the resultant [[indestructible]] way of [[secret mantra]]:=== ..., that is not necessarily the case; since there are seven or other numbers of collections,
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• Flower Adornment Sutra: Vairochana
  ...ng Dynasty}} by the [[Tripitaka]] [[Master]] [[Shramana]] [[Shikshananda]] of [[wikipedia:Khotan|Khotan]]<br/>}}<br/><br/> ...a sea of nets of mani [[flowers]]. It had [[worlds]] as many as fine motes of dust in [[Mount Sumeru]] as its retinue.”
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• Bodhicitta
  ...the [[compassionate]] wish to attain [[enlightenment]] for the [[benefit]] of all [[beings]]. ...rd]] for ‘[[mind]]’; therefore ‘[[bodhichitta]]’ literally means ‘[[mind]] of [[enlightenment]]’.
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• Huayan Buddhism and the Phenomenal Universe of the Flower Ornament Sutra
  ...ult, [[Huayan]] perspectives, and the practical instructions that grow out of them, have an enduring influence and applicability to {{Wiki|modern}} [[Bud ...nd [[exalted]] [[experiences]] of [[mind]] and [[reality]] through its use of lush {{Wiki|psychedelic}}, evocative [[imagery]].
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• All About Bardo Practices and How to Cultivate Them
  If you [[know]] the proper [[techniques]], there are certain [[cultivation]] practices you can follow immediately after you [[die]], when you're in the [[interm ...ny intercessory period is a [[bardo]] stage and can become the [[subject]] of [[cultivation]].
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• The Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin: Synopsis of the Dharma Flower Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Trilogy
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} ==Synopsis of the [[Dharma]] [[Flower Sutra]] ([[Hokke-kyō]]) [[Trilogy]]==
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• On the Ten Worlds
  ...the [[threefold world]], then the [[Ten Worlds]] that make up the [[realm of phenomena]] will lack in number. ...gration with differences and limitations]], and gain [[birth]] in the land of [[transmigration with change and advance]]?
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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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• Sutra and Tantra: Similarities and Differences
  ...ra]], and prevent serious misconceptions from developing during the course of practicing the preliminaries. The main topic of [[discussion]] is divided into two parts: first, aspects in [[sutra]] and [
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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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• 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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• The Doctrine of Non Duality in the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra
  ...Doctrine]] of [[Non-duality]] - A Restatement of the [[Buddha's Teaching]] of The [[Middle Way]]. ...on-duality]]'. The [[chapter]] ends with [[Manjusri]], the [[Bodhisattva]] of [[Wisdom]]g [[Vimalakirti]] to give his own 'entrance into [[Non-duality]]'
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• Kalachakra for World Peace Graz 2002 - 2
  [[The Middle Stages of Meditation]] by [[Acharya]] [[Kamalashila]], [[The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas]] by [[Ngulchu Thogme Zangpo]],
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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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• The Buddhist Way to Liberation - The Philosophy of Liberation
  ...of [[Vasubandhu]] helps to get an orientation to the [[Buddhist]] [[view]] of the [[path to liberation]]. ...], etc. The work lists about 75 factors, which have come to be [[thought]] of as the definitive [[Abhidharma]] account relating to [[dharma]].
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• More than a Spiritual Friend
  ...nd everyone that it is important to arouse the [[precious]] [[motivation]] of [[Bodhichitta]] before receiving instructions on the [[Buddhadharma]]. We a ...m him. When all three [[conditions]] prevail, one is able to engage in the practices [[Lord Buddha]] showed.
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• White Lotus Hand and Eye
  EXPLANATION OF THE GREAT TRANSFERENCE OF [[MERIT]] ...THE ASSEMBLY We call ourselves [[disciples]] because we are [[disciples]] of the [[Buddha]].
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra: Chapter 1- Introduction
  ...lictions]]. Having attained [[self-benefit]], they had exhausted the bonds of all [[existence]] and their hearts had attained self-mastery. ...and in all. There was the [[Bhikshuni]] [[Mahaprajapati]] with her retinue of six thousand, and Rahula’s mother, [[Bhikshuni]] [[Yashodhara]], also wit
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• Unification of the Twelve Yanas
  ...g the {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[Sutras]], the [[Diamond Sutra]] and the [[Sutra]] of [[Bodhisattva Earth Treasure]], together with my works on these [[Sutras]] ...I had written an article on this topic in {{Wiki|Chinese}}. In the evening of the day when that work was done I began to translate it into English. And t
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• An Introduction to Ngöndro
  ...2012 at [[Mindrolling]] [[Lotus Garden]], during the [[vajrayana]] section of Annual [[Retreat]]. This copy is for your use only and not to be distribute ...to provide a strong foundation for your practices and an [[understanding]] of just how important [[ngöndro]] is, this is a good time to refer to the Ati
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 9: Bestowing Predictions Upon Those Studying and Those Beyond Study
  ...ose of the second and third {{Wiki|fruits}} are said to be at the position of cultivating the Way. Fourth fruit is said to be the stage beyond study. ...dred fifty who received predictions in the last chapter. This is the ninth of the twenty-eight chapters in The [[Dharma Flower Sutra]].
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• Common Buddhist Misunderstandings
  ...iki|Chinese}} {{Wiki|culture}}. In fact [[Buddhism]] became a [[religion]] of the {{Wiki|Chinese}}. [[Buddhism]] originated from [[India]], and the special [[characteristics]] of the [[Indian]] {{Wiki|culture}} were sometimes not easy for the {{Wiki|Chin
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• The Three Kaya Meditation
  ...state]], and [[Rebirth]] are central to the teachings and the [[practice]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. [[Contemplation]] and [[Meditation]] on [[Death]] and For the [[Path]] of [[Sutra]] here are two common [[meditations]] on [[Death]] in the [[Tibetan
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• The way of doing mandala offering – A guidance talk
  ...ries of guidance talks, via webcast, in July – August 2020, on [[spiritual practices]] requested by others.) ...gs, depending on the contexts. When the [[word]] “[[mandala]]” as a branch of
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• The Doctrine of Non-duality in the Vimalakiirti Nirde’sa
  The [[Doctrine of Non-duality]] - A Restatement of the [[Buddha’s Teaching]] of The [[Middle Way]]. ...akirti Nirdesa]] ([[Teaching]] of [[Vimalakirti]]) is The [[Reconciliation of Dichotomies]] [1], an [[idea]] which is scattered throughout the text, but
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• Kālacakra tradition
  ...s]] assert that [[Kalachakra]] is the most advanced and effective [[form]] of [[Vajrayana]] practice ...Since the [[Buddha]] ''is'' [[time]] and everything is under the influence of [[time]], the [[Buddha]] therefore [[knows]] all. Similarly, the [[wheel]]
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• Why I Emphasize the Whole System of Buddhist Philosophys
  I was asked to talk about the "whole system of [[Buddhist philosophy]]" as I usually {{Wiki|emphasize}} in my [[books]] an ...ears of {{Wiki|scholastic}} [[Sastra]] [[doctrine]] of the [[incarnate]] [[Bodhisattvas]], to the 100,000 years Sambhogakaya-like Heruka-Yidam [[Tantric]] or termi
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• The Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin:The Seventeenth Chapter on Discerning the Meritorious Virtues
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} ...long, there were uncountable, [[boundless]] myriads of myriads of myriads of [[sentient beings]] who had been enriched by this ({{Wiki|discourse}}).
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• Flower Adornment Sutra: The Ten Inexhaustible Treasuries
  ...ng Dynasty}} by the [[Tripitaka]] [[Master]] [[Shramana]] [[Shikshananda]] of [[wikipedia:Khotan|Khotan]]<br/>}}<br/><br/> ...Buddhas]] of the {{Wiki|future}} will speak about, and all the [[Buddhas]] of the {{Wiki|present}} are {{Wiki|speaking}} about.”
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• Sutra of Innumerable Meanings
  ...i|royal}} {{Wiki|palaces}} on mount [[Grdhrakuta]] with a great assemblage of great [[Bhikkhus]], in all twelve thousand. ...heel]] rolling [[kings]], small [[wheel]] rolling [[kings]], and [[kings]] of the [[golden wheel]], {{Wiki|silver}} [[wheel]], and other [[wheels]]; furt
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• An Essay on Tantric Buddhism
  ...stion whether or not [[Tantra]] was introduced in [[Buddhism]] as a result of the {{Wiki|Brahminical}} influence may briefly be discussed. According to A ...]] practices of witchcraft are almost [[identical]] with similar practices of the [[Tantras]].
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• THE LARGER SUTRA ON AMITAYUS
  ...was staying on the [[Vulture Peak]] in [[Rajagriha]] with a large company of twelve thousand [[monks]]. They were all great [[sages]] who had already [[ ...gata]], the [[Venerable]] [[Rahula]] and the [[Venerable]] [[Ananda]]. All of these were [[Elders]].
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• Sūtra of Mahā-Prajñā-Pāramitā Pronounced by Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva
  '''[[Sūtra]] of Mahā-Prajñā-Pāramitā Pronounced by [[Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva]]''' Fascicle 1 (of 2)
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• Mahāvaipulya Sūtra of the Inconceivable State of Tathāgatas
  '''[[Mahāvaipulya Sūtra]] of the [[Inconceivable]] [[State]] of [[Tathāgatas]]''' ...th lush grass as beautiful as [[peacock]] feathers. [[People]] never tired of beholding it.
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 6: Conferring Predictions
  ...they will become [[Buddhas]], what their Buddha-name and what the [[name]] of the [[Buddhaland]] will be, what their country will look like, and how long .... Only the [[Buddha]] can bestow predictions, so this is the Sixth Chapter of The [[Dharma Flower Sutra]].
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• Kālacakra
  ...]]'') is a term used in [[Vajrayana|Tantric Buddhism]] that means "[[wheel of time|time-wheel]]" or "[[time-cycles]]". ...'') of [[Vajrayana Buddhism]] and to the [[philosophies]] and [[meditation practices]] contained within the ''[[Kālacakra Tantra]]'' and its many commentaries.
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• The Larger Sutra Of Immeasurable Life: Part 1
  This [[Sutra]] expounds the [[Sacred]] Story of [[Amida]] and was delivered by [[Shakyamuni Buddha]] and translated into {{ ...was staying on the [[Vulture Peak]] in [[Rajagriha]] with a large company of twelve thousand [[monks]]. They were all great [[sages]] who had already [[
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• The Song of Supplicating Machig Labdrön
  ...ed]] the [[generation stage]] of [[deity]] [[visualization]]. From the age of six, his father [[taught]] him reading, [[writing]], [[meditation]], [[sadh ...]]. Following [[Trungpa Rinpoché’s]] command, he entered the [[monastery]] of Satam, but the disciplinary [[monks]] there kept beating him all the [[tim
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• A Teaching on Yamantaka
  ...hange within every second; they are constantly decaying. Under the control of [[causes]] and [[conditions]], they do not last. These [[causative]] phenom ...ecially in the [[lower realms]] of [[suffering]]. When you are [[mindful]] of [[impermanence]] and [[death]], you want to practice [[Dharma]] and actuali
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• Sūtra of Detecting Good or Evil Karma and Requital, fascicle 2
  '''[[Sūtra]] of Detecting Good or [[Evil Karma]] and Requital''' Fascicle 2 (of 2)
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• Sutra on the Merits and Original Vows of Tathagata Medicine Guru with Lapis Lazuli Light
  ...ssembly that respectfully surrounded [[Buddha]] to listen to his preaching of Dharma. ...s to benefit [[sentient beings]] at the later [[time]] when only semblance of [[Dharma]] will be available."
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• The Nature of the Mind
  ...[Meditation]] Course in November 1995. Included are [[oral transmissions]] of the [[Heart Sutra]], the [[Thirty-five Buddhas]] {{Wiki|Confession}} [[Pray ..., becomes the creator of these [[aggregates]], which are in the [[nature]] of [[suffering]].
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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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• Mahayana sutras
  ...] are a broad genre of [[Buddhist scriptures]] that various [[traditions]] of [[Mahāyāna]] [[Buddhism]] accept as [[Wikipedia:canonical|canonical]]. Th ...aim they were designed for different types of persons and different levels of [[spiritual]] [[understanding]].
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• The Dhyana-Samadhi Meditation Absorptions - Part 6
  ...hat the [[joy]] and [[bliss]] of the [[second dhyana]] is higher than that of the [[first dhyana]], but to really understand the difference between these ...rful because you can finally begin to [[feel]] free from the contamination of [[suffering]].
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• The Significance Of 'Tathagatagarbha' -- A Positive Expression Of 'Sunyata
  ...vering of the "[[true self]]" has become the single most important pursuit of the [[Buddhist]], especially in Sino-Japanese [[Buddhism]]. ...teaches both that there is no [[self]] on the one hand, and that the goal of [[religious]] [[life]] is to discover the [[true self]], on the other hand.
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• Kalachakra for World Peace Graz 2002 - 1
  [[THE MIDDLE STAGES OF MEDITATION]] [[THE THIRTY-SEVEN PRACTICES OF BODHISATTVAS]]
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• Dakini visualized in the Chod rite
  ...]] {{Wiki|dictionary}} the [[word]] [[dakini]] is said to refer to a class of flesh-eating [[Wikipedia:demon|demoness]]. ...us}} lake like [[Kukkuripa]] (one of [[Marpa's]] [[gurus]]), in the depths of the jungle like [[Naropa]], or most frequently in a [[cremation ground]].
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• The Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin: The Twenty-seventh Chapter on the Original Conduct of King Utterly Embellished (Myōshōgonnō, Shubhavyūha)
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} ...ness of the [[Dharma]] ([[Myōhō]], [[Saddharma]]) embellish all the organs of [[perception]] ([[eyes]], {{Wiki|ears}}, {{Wiki|nose}}, {{Wiki|tongue}}, [[
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• On Consecrating an Image of Shakyamuni Buddha Made by Shijō Kingo
  ...h this [[sutra]] that the [[Buddhas]] are able to acquire the [[five types of vision]].” ...hat state, or as the [[lord]] of the great ocean will as a {{Wiki|matter}} of course be followed by the {{Wiki|fish}} who dwell there.
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• Kriya Tantra: The Four Types of Mental Stability
  ...r types of [[mental]] stability. Not necessarily that we practice all four of them; we would start with the first, and when we have gained some proficien [[Mental]] Stability on the Four Types of Recitation
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• On Consecrating an Image of ShakyamuniBuddha Made by Shijō Kingo
  ...h this [[sutra]] that the [[Buddhas]] are able to acquire the [[five types of vision]].” ...hat [[state]], or as the lord of the great ocean will as a {{Wiki|matter}} of course be followed by the {{Wiki|fish}} who dwell there.
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• Yogācāra
  ...the 4th century CE. Its influence is still evident today in many [[schools of Buddhism]], [[including]] [[Tibetan]], [[Zen]], and [[Shingon]]. ...as "[[awareness]]," "[[consciousness]]" or "[[knowing]]." It is the fifth of the [[Five Skandhas]] .
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• Buddhist Meditation Systematic and Practical - 5
  ===[[WHAT IS THE RELATION OF DIFFERENT BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES AND HOW DO THEY CENTER UPON MEDITATION ?]]=== ===[[WHAT IS THE RELATION OF DIFFERENT BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES]]===
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• Prajna - Encyclopedia of Religion.
  ...]], guides and perfects the [[spiritual life]], imbues it with a [[sense]] of [[direction]], and brings it to {{Wiki|maturation}}. ...nowledge]], but it is the [[knowledge]] of the destruction and elimination of the depravities that possesses the decisive and [[essential]] power to brin
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• The Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin: The Twenty-fourth Chapter on the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myo ‘on, Gadgadasvara)
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} The first important point, concerning the [[Bodhisattva]] [[Sound]] of Utterness.
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 27: The Past Deeds of the King Wonderful Adornment
  <big>Chapter 27: The Past Deeds of King Wonderful Adornment <br/></big>}} <br/><br/> ...rnalist [[teaching]] of [[Brahmanism]], had no genuine [[wisdom]] to speak of, but he did have [[good roots]].
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• What Is a Sadhana?
  ...we do on the second stage. But all these systems and their classifications of the practice are rather complicated, and no need to go into that today. ...ll of us at our level are actually involved with. And even if we are doing practices that seem to be involved with the [[energy]] systems and [[chakras]] and so
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• The Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin: The Sixth Chapter on The Disclosure of the Future Record Of those who will attain Enlightenment
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} The first important point: the disclosure of the {{Wiki|future}} record.
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• Ornament of Stainless Light - Introduction
  ...that [[mind]], into the “real thing”—the [[enlightened mind]] and [[form]] of a [[buddha]]. ...ousands of [[bodhisattvas]] and [[celestial beings]] was [[King Sucandra]] of [[Shambhala]], a fabulous {{Wiki|kingdom}} somewhere on this [[earth]] wher
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• Buddhism and the Silk Road by XINRU LIU
  ...n kings patronized Buddhism, and as a result many legends about and relics of the Buddha in this area appeared there. ...ies set out a large symbolic begging bowl to receive donations in the form of coins and precious items.
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• Buddhism and the Silk Road
  ...n kings patronized Buddhism, and as a result many legends about and relics of the Buddha in this area appeared there. ...ies set out a large symbolic begging bowl to receive donations in the form of coins and precious items.
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• On Death
  ...her as a representative of [[Amitabha's]] [[Incarnation]]. The first part of the [[Phowa]] [[puja]] I have already finished. Now I come to the second pa Though it is right, the [[light]] of [[Ch'an]] so clear,
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• Dharma Realm Monastery Gold Coast
  ...Realm]]! GCDR is home to [[Shurangama]] [[Monastery]] and is an affiliate of the [[Dharma Realm Buddhist Association]] {{Wiki|USA}}, which was founded b ...us for a total of 529,000 [[people]]. It is an exciting time to be a part of the [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|Community}} in [[Australia]] and GCDR aspires to fi
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• Dharma talk: The Shurangama Mantra: The Efficacious Language of Heaven and Earth
  The Shurangama Mantra: The Efficacious Language of Heaven and Earth</big></big><br/> ...y difficult to encounter such a rare [[Dharma]] assembly as this. Billions of [[eons]] pass and no one explains the [[Shurangama Mantra]] even once. Nor
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• The Shurangama Mantra: The Efficacious Language of Heaven and Earth
  ...y difficult to encounter such a rare [[Dharma]] assembly as this. Billions of eons pass and no one explains the [[Shurangama Mantra]] even once. Nor is i ...en]] and [[earth]] from [[being]] destroyed. It is the efficacious phrases of the [[Shurangama Mantra]] that keep the [[world]] from coming to an end. Th
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• How to Guide the Dying Person
  ...member [[almsgiving]], sixth remember the [[vinaya]] or commandments. Most of these remembrances she occupies. The eighth is Right [[Samadhi]], Right [[S ...ntally taking some [[poison]]. Nine, dying of hunger. All these nine kinds of unusual [[deaths]] allow no [[time]] to prepare for [[rebirth]]. There is n
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• TANTRA CANNOT BE KNOWN WITHOUT KNOWING THE “CHANTED NAMES OF MAÑJUŚRĪ’: ‘Aspirations to End Adversity’ with 17th Karmapa (Part VII)
  ...dpal mtshan brjod]]), Chanted Names of [[Mañjuśrī]]. Here is a transcript of the [[Karmapa’s]] teachings together with additional [[information]] on t ...tisha]] and others have said that [[in Tibet]], there are two main streams of the [[Mahayana]]: the l
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• Emptiness within Great Bliss Exposition on Hevajra
  On its cover, it is written that “the [[practice]] of [[Hevajra]] can eliminate [[greed]] (all contamination by [[greed]]) and al ...and/or misinformation presented here are the sole {{Wiki|responsibility}} of the [[translator]].
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• Vajrapani, the “Hand of Buddha” defeats the poisons : pride, anger, hate and jealousy
  ...epresent “power of [[Buddha]],” [[Compassion]] of [[Buddha]], and [[Wisdom of Buddha]]. ...Sutta]] (“[[Pride]] Humbled”)[1]— mighty [[Vajrapani]], the [[Protector]] of [[Gotama Buddha]] Himself, humbled a prideful [[Brahmin]]:
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• The Seventy Points of the Abhisamayalankara
  The [[Seventy Points of the Abhisamayalankara]] The Words of [[Jigme Chökyi Wangpo]]
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• The Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin: The Twenty-third Chapter on the Original Conduct of the Bodhisattva Sovereign Medicine (Yaku’ ō, Bhaishajya-rāja)
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} ...everal hundreds of thousands of myriads of myriads of myriads of different practices and [[painful]] austerities. {{Wiki|Excellent}}, {{Wiki|excellent}}, [[Worl
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• Hevajra.
  On its cover, it is written that “the practice of [[Hevajra]] can eliminate [[greed]] (all contamination by [[greed]]) and al ...and/or misinformation presented here are the sole {{Wiki|responsibility}} of the [[translator]].
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• The contribution of Buddhism to the world of art and architecture by Venerable Dr. Rewata Dhamma
  ...visual]] expression and sometimes [[form]] the [[subject]] {{Wiki|matter}} of [[art]] and [[architecture]]. In a [[sense]] [[art]] and [[architecture]] p ...ia]] and in much of the eastern [[world]]. Today, I would like to give all of you [[gathered]] here, a glimpse at what is in a way [[Buddhism's]] fourth
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• The Thirty Two Marks and Eighty Examplifications of the Sambhogakaya
  ...Chokyi Gyaltsen]], a [[manifestation]] of [[Manjushri]] who lived in times of the second [[Dalai Lama]]. There is also some explanation in the Dhadrakalp ...ing to [[Tantra]] there should be two lines, [[symbolizing]] the [[paths]] of [[Sutra]] and [[Tantra]].
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• Erik Pema Kunsang
  ...ongoing electronic publication on the web to compile an extensive glossary of [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|terminology}} to bridge the [[Tibetan]] and English [[l ...mething that could be useful to somebody else, not that anything ever came of it.
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• The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law Chapter 23 The Former Lives of the Bodhisattva Medicine King (2)
  This is the 118th installment of a detailed commentary on the [[Threefold Lotus Sutra]] by the founder of [[Rissho Kosei-kai]], Rev. [[Nikkyo Niwano]].
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• Dreams: Their Interpretation, Yoga and Discrimination
  ...of [[Sunyata]] and has practiced the first and the second [[initiations]] of [[Vajrayana]]. Get [[relics]] of any part of [[Buddha's]] [[body]]
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• The Active Aspect of Chanting Amitabha
  ...eason]] for [[chanting]] [[Amitabha]] . Someone may ask: what is the point of merely repeating a few words orally? It does not seem likely that [[worldly ...when [[people]] are {{Wiki|unethical}}, not only would they take advantage of legal loopholes, but would also {{Wiki|misuse}} the law to commit {{Wiki|im
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 23: The Former Deeds of Medicine King Bodhisattva
  <big>Chapter 23: The Former Deeds of Medicine King Bodhisattva <br/></big>}} <br/><br/> ...hundreds of thousands of myriads of [[kotis]] of [[nayutas]] of [[bitter]] practices, so difficult to practice.”
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• How to Cultivate the Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya and Nirmanakaya Buddha (Truth) Bodies
  ...hree [[Pure]] Ones" of [[Taoism]], [[Dharmakaya]]-sambhogakaya-nirmanakaya of [[Buddhism]], and [[Hinduism]]'s [[Brahman]]-Vishnu-Shiva Triumvirate. They There's a tremendously important topic rarely discussed today in the field of [[spirituality]] and [[spiritual]] growth.
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• A Short Practice of Mitrugpa the Immovable Buddha
  ====A Short Practice of[[Mitrugpa]] the [[Immovable Buddha]]==== ...rt]]. The last part of [[Lama Chöpa]] can be done in the very last session of the day if one is in a [[retreat]] situati on. When doing purifi cati on p
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• Commentary on Chapter 3 of Longchenpa’s Dzogchen Text – Dudjom Rinpoche
  ==“A [[Precious Garland]] of the Four Themes of [[Gampopa]]”== ...nfusion]], is one that is an {{Wiki|excellent}} and [[blissful]] [[pathway of mind]].
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• Special days of the Tibetan Buddhist Calendar
  ...Drol. [[Guru]], [[Buddha]], and [[Bodhisattvas]], those having [[mastery]] of [[compassion]], to them I pay homage and go for [[refuge]]. ...here I will explain the {{Wiki|classification}}, enumeration and benefits of these special days. There are three topics: the general, the particular and
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• The Shurangama Mantra
  '''The [[Efficacious Language of Heaven and Earth]] ...y difficult to encounter such a rare [[Dharma]] assembly as this. Billions of [[eons]] pass and no one explains the [[Shurangama Mantra]] even once.
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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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• Sutra and Tantra: Similarities and Differences--based on the view of Rongzom Pandita
  ...ew of [[Rongzom Pandita]], the great [[scholar]] of the [[Nyingma school]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. Although the points for [[discussion]] are not many, ...eatises or all the [[tantras]] because some parts of this massive [[body]] of works are not that useful for actual practice; they only serve as additiona
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• The Vajrayāna in Tibet
  ...[[Tibetan]] [[Lamas]], and most [[laymen]] too, do follow some [[degree]] of [[Tantric practice]], even if it amounts to no more than the [[visualizatio ...tion]] and [[tranquility]]. 9 Translated from the [[Sanskrit canon]], much of which no longer [[exists]] in the original.
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra: Chapter 7 - The Analogy of the Transformed City
  <big><big>The Analogy of the Transformed City</big></big>}}<br/><br/> ...d]], [[Unsurpassed]] [[Lord]], Taming and Regulating [[Hero]], [[Teacher]] of [[Gods]] and [[Humans]], [[Buddha]], [[World Honored One]]. His country was
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• The Practices and Vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
  ...nceivable]] [[state]] of [[Liberation]] through the Practices and [[Vows]] of [[Samantabhadra Bodhisattva]] (The last volume of the 40 Volumes [[Avatamsaka Sutra]], from [[Taisho Tripitaka]] 0293)
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• Dispelling the Darkness of Doubt
  ...[Arising]] Song Revealing the [[Symbolic]] [[Nature]] of The Three Secrets of the [[Gö-kar Chang-lo’i dé]] ...s [[disciples]]; to the succession of [[gTértöns]], and to the [[lineage]] of the father and heir—[[Marpa Lotsawa]] and [[Jétsun Milarépa]]—I expre
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• Vimalaprabhā
  These manuscripts are significant in terms of their historical, [[intellectual]] and {{Wiki|aesthetic}} value. [[Tantra]] apart, the text contains detailed discussions of [[astrology]] and [[astronomy]].
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• Ethics in the Teacher-Student Relationship: The Responsibilities of Teachers and Students
  From notes taken during the meeting of [[H.H. the Dalai Lama]] and [[Western]] [[Buddhist Teachers]] in {{Wiki|Dha [[Western]] [[Buddhist Teacher]]: What are the qualities of a good [[teacher]]?
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 24: The Bodhisattva Wondrous Sound
  ...rains of sand in one hundred and eight myriads of [[kotis]] of [[nayutas]] of [[Ganges]] [[Rivers]]. ...tly surrounded by a great multitude of {{Wiki|limitless}}, [[boundless]] [[Bodhisattvas]] to whom he was {{Wiki|speaking}} the [[Dharma]].
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• The Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin: The Twenty-eighth Chapter on the Persuasiveness and Quest (for Buddhahood) of the Bodhisattva Universally Worthy (Samantabhadra, Fugen)
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} ...ion “persuasiveness and quest (for [[Buddhahood]])” are words in the title of this chapter that define his fervour for the [[Dharma]].
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• THE UNIQUENESS OF TANTRA
  ...oved from the more common [[ethical]] advice and [[meditation techniques]] of his other teachings. ...{{Wiki|altruistic}} [[awakened mind]] ([[bodhichitta]]) and the trainings of the [[bodhisattva]], such as the six perfections.2 It is crucial that anybo
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• Method, Wisdom and the Three Paths
  ...llin]], [[Mahayana]] Publications, {{Wiki|New Delhi}}, 1981. A new edition of this [[book]] is in preparation. [[Tushita]] [[Mahayana]] [[Meditation]] Ce ...r]] [[Atisha]] has said, "The [[human lifespan]] is short, the [[objects]] of [[Knowledge]] are many. Be like the {{Wiki|swan}}, which can separate milk
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• Models of Embodiment in Buddhism
  ...mprehending the [[body]], but rather are contingent tools for the analysis of the [[body-mind]] modality. ...]], [[mental]] formatives and [[consciousness]]. [[Buddhist]] discussions of the [[aggregates]] aim to illustrate two [[beliefs]]. [[Sentient beings]] c
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• Kālacakra, Sanskrit and Symbolism
  ...e changed and combined in many different ways to give a very large variety of possible combinations and [[forms]]. ...i|grammatical}} system, but extends it in certain ways. The [[discussion]] of the [[Sanskrit]] [[alphabet]] here follows the [[Kālacakra]] system, and t
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• Local deities
  ...to as [[yakshas]] and [[yakshinis]]) who were seen as converted defenders of the new [[faith]] ...[[Gesar of Ling]] or the [[Rigden Kings]] of [[Shambhala]]. The diversity of the figures on the [[thangka]] express the special way that the [[Dorje Dra
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• The Teaching on Aspirational Bodhicitta
  ...y Hopkins]], {{Wiki|Professor}} of [[Buddhist Studies]], {{Wiki|University of Virginia}} ...r vehicle]]. I will be {{Wiki|speaking}} today on the {{Wiki|perspective}} of the [[Madhyamaka]], the [[Middle Way School]].
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• Calm Abiding and Insight Meditation
  ...to {{Wiki|communicate}} {{Wiki|ineffable}} [[experiences]], such as states of [[awareness]] [[arising]] in [[meditation]]? ...ends to become vague and obtuse, capable of providing only a rough outline of the intended meaning.
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• The Uniqueness of Tantra - The Wisdom Experience
  ====[[THE UNIQUENESS OF TANTRA]]==== ...oved from the more common [[ethical]] advice and [[meditation techniques]] of his other teachings.
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• The Ten Dharma Realms Are Not Beyond a Single Thought
  All [[Buddhas]] of the [[three periods]] of [[time]], You should [[contemplate]] the [[nature]] of the [[Dharma Realm]]:
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• Gods, Demons, Sages, and Enlightened Kings
  ...the great [[religions]] of {{Wiki|Asia}} unite in a [[magical]] [[world]] of [[Gods]], {{Wiki|Demons}}, [[Sages]], and [[Enlightened]] [[Kings]]. ...of America (USA)|United States]] and [[Canada]] the [[sacred world]] view of [[ancient]] [[Tibet]] has established its most [[promising]] foothold.
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• THE FLUTE AT COPPER-COLOURED MOUNTAIN: Drikung Lho Nuden Dorje’s Terma ‘Heart-Essence of Great Bliss Mind-Accomplishment’ and Vajra Guru mantra teaching by 8th Garchen Rinpoche
  ...ay]] today, and to HE 8th [[Garchen Rinpoche]] (1936- ) here is an excerpt of the teachings he gave on the [[Padmasambhava]] [[Vajra Guru mantra]] in Mar ...seven [[transmission lineages]] and a most learned and [[realized master]] of both the [[Kagyu]] and [[Nyingma traditions]]. He says:
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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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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 17: Discrimination of Merit and Virtue
  <big>Chapter 17: Discrimination of Merit and Virtue <br/></big>}} <br/><br/> We speak of the {{Wiki|discrimination}} of [[merit]] and [[virtue]] because [[merit]] and [[virtue]] can be great or s
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• King of Samadhi Sutra - Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
  [[King of Samadhi Sutra]] - [[Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche]] ...is placed on the oral instructions of one's [[guru]], as in the [[dohas]] of the {{Wiki|past}} [[realized beings]]. These are direct explanations on ho
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• The practice of the illusory body
  The [[Practice Of The Illusory Body Or Dream Yoga]], Depending On Foregoing [[Heat Yoga]] ...[Heat Yoga]], other [[Yogas]] are to be discussed in general. Second, each of these [[Yogas]] will be individually considered. Now, the first:
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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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• Guanyin, Guanyin, Guanshryin
  ...ddhas]]. He appears as a [[Bodhisattva]] to save those who should become [[Bodhisattvas]]. He appears as a [[heavenly]] [[king]] to speak [[Dharma]] for [[beings]] ...isattva]] already became a [[Buddha]] a long [[time]] ago, by the [[name]] of Right [[Dharma]] [[Brightness]]. He simply appears as a [[Bodhisattva]] in
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• Sutra on How to Practice Meditation on Bodhisattva Universal Worthy
  ...s together, and [[bowed]] in obeisance, gazing up in reverence at the face of the [[honored one]]. ...[[sutra]], and employ correct [[thoughts]] in [[pondering]] the [[realm]] of the single [[truth]]? How can they
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• Dharma talk: The 10 Dharma Realms are not Beyond a Single Thought
  All [[people]] of the [[three periods]] of [[time]], He should [[contemplate]] the [[nature]] of the [[Dharma Realm]];
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• Tendrel Nyesel.
  ...practice for the [[Brief Tendrel Nyesel]] practice and outline the meaning of the words. ...tched. Within the ocean of [[termas]] that he revealed, there is the cycle of teachings called “[[Tendrel Nyesel]]”.
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• Seventh Incarnation of Dzogchen Rinpoche
  [[Seventh Incarnation of Dzogchen Rinpoche]] ...rnation of Drupwang]] [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] should be preceded by a review of his birthplace, parents and their family lineage:
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• The Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki: CHAPTER ONE. RAVANA, LORD OF LANKA, ASKS FOR INSTRUCTION
  ...tation to the Triple [[Treasure]]! Salutation to all the [[Buddhas]] and [[Bodhisattvas]]! ...which the [[Lord]] of the [[Dharma]] [[discourses]] on the [[egolessness]] of all things.
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• Esoteric and Buddhism
  ...eached a certain stage of [[spiritual]] [[evolution]] after many lifetimes of previous [[experience]]. ...people.1 They refer to that inner [[wisdom]] that will be the common good of [[humanity]] at large in the future. [[Gautama]] the [[Buddha]] came some
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• Kalachakra for World Peace Graz 2002 - 3
  [[THE MIDDLE STAGES OF MEDITATION]] by [[Acharya]] [[Kamalashila]], [[THE THIRTY-SEVEN PRACTICES OF BODHISATTVAS]] by [[Ngulchu Thogme Zangpo]],
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• Gradual Cultivation and Sudden Enlightenment
  ...[[gradual practice]] and [[attainment]], going through the various stages of practice from an ordinary or [[mundane]] being all the way to [[Buddhahood] ...e]] until [[perfection]], until [[Buddhahood]] is reached, is the practice of [[sudden enlightenment]].
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• Visualization Before Tantra
  ...e}} [[deities]] distributed on the [[divine body]] — lies at the [[heart]] of [[Tibetan]] [[tantric meditation]]. ...— a ruinous hailstorm, the destruction of an enemy, or the [[embodiment]] of a [[deity]] within a protective talisman (Beyer, 1973, pp. 68-76).
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• Frequently Asked Questions Basic Buddhism
  ...have to improve your [[mind]]. Model it after the [[Buddha's]] [[spirit]] of [[compassion]], brotherhood, and [[wisdom]]. .... A minute of [[kindness]], five minutes of [[meditation]], or ten minutes of praying and [[chanting]]. You do not need to be in [[altar]] or in public,
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• (Nying-mapa)Tradition
  ...hava]], "the [[second Buddha]]," and is the oldest of the [[four schools]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] ([[Nyingma]], [[Kagyu]], [[Sakya]], and [[Gelugpa]]). ...ki|ancient}} and direct {{Wiki|stream}} of [[wisdom]] within the teachings of [[Buddhism]].
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• A Festival for Knowledge Holders
  A Properly Balanced Self-Generation of [[Guhyasamāja]], Neither Too Extensive Nor Too Condensed Composed by [[Gen ...wel]], the supreme [[Arya]] [[Nāgārjuna]], and so forth, To the collection of direct and [[lineage lamas]], I make supplications, and request common and
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• The Guru Yoga of Lama Tsongkhapa
  ...the [[pure land]] of [[Tushita]] ([[Ganden]]). Do the usual [[preliminary practices]] as in Jor-chö, according to [[lam-rim]], [[cultivating]] [[bodhicitta]] ...nd so forth are made of [[precious]] {{Wiki|substances}}. The sand is made of {{Wiki|gold}} and when tasted is as sweet as sugar. There are many beautifu
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• Vajrasattva practice - Kagyu
  ...a]] of [[Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok]] the [[Wish-fulfilling Jewel]], the [[Lord of Dharma]] DRIKUNG [[KAGYU]] PHOWA PRACTICE ...ice of [[Phowa]], or [[Conscious Dying]], is one of the profound teachings of [[Tibetan Buddhism]].
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• Explanation of Mandalas: Their Meaning and Use
  ...la]] is basically a round [[symbol]], or a [[representation]] of some sort of a deep meaning that it stands for. They don’t all have to be round, howev ...] is a [[representation]] of method and a [[bell]] is a [[representation]] of [[wisdom]]. It’s not at all obvious if you just see a [[vajra]] and [[bel
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• Initiation Rituals in Shingon and Tibetan Buddhism
  ...ur - up to ten. In [[abhisekas]] gran¬ted by [[Tibetan masters]] thousands of [[people]] often take part, but when [[ritual]] is full and all the explana ...articular [[meditation practice]] and an introduction into the [[mandala]] of a [[mediation]] [[deity]].
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• Mandala Offering.
  ...devotion]] up to [[enlightenment]], as well as the result, the unification of the [[dharmakaya]] and [[rupakaya]]. The [[cause]] is [[merit]], the [[path It is mentioned that the better the [[quality]] of the [[offerings]] that one can [[imagine]], the more details and clarity, t
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• Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra 21. Bhadra the Magician
  ...o the [[Four Great Heavenly Kings]], [[Śakra]] [[Devānāmindra]], [[lords]] of the [[Sahā World]], and [[Great Brahmā]] the [[deva king]]. Encircling th ...], and [[celestial]] {{Wiki|palaces}} and halls, and place them on the tip of a single [[hair]] abiding in [[empty space]], for an [[eon]] or more, and j
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• A Complete & Detailed Exposition on the True Buddha Tantric Dharma (6)
  ...u a few important realizations I, myself, have [[attained]] in the process of {{Wiki|learning}} and practicing the [[Tantric Dharma]]. ...now that this kind of [[experience]] is extremely rare, though not unheard of. My [[experience]] was so real that, although it
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• Tibetan Philosophy
  1) "Letting [[Philosophy]] Go: the Role of {{Wiki|Reasoning}} in [[Kagyü]] [[Tibetan]] [[Philosophy]]" ...yü]] commentators. The [[doha]] express the central points of the [[view]] of [[reality]] held by the [[Kagyüs]], as well as the [[lineage’s]] guiding
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• Essential Principles of the Diamond Sutra Dr. Yutang Lin
  [[Essential Principles of the Diamond Sutra]] ...ork called "[[Jin Gang Jing Zhong Yao Jing Ju Fen Lei]]" ([[Classification of Important Statements from the Diamond Sutra]]).
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• The Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin:The Twelfth Chapter on Daibadatta (Devadatta)
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} ...and fresh (honmon). But, in the teachings derived from the external events of the [[Buddha]] Shākyamuni’s [[life]] and work (shakumon), he was reveale
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• Biography of Mi-pam-gya-tso
  ...ten to the [[doctrine]] today, which is about the lifeand-liberation story of the [[omniscient]] Mi-pam-jam-Âang½am-gyel-gya-tso. ...in 1846 in the Kam Province of [[Tibet]] in Ya-chu-ding-chung on the banks of the gently flowing [Yalu] [[River]]. A very learned uncle on his , Padma-da
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• The Sutra on the Original Vows of Bodhisattva Earth Treasure: Middle Volume
  === Chapter Five : Names of [[Hells]] === ...t]] and Your Greatness' [[power]] I will give a brief account of the names of [[hells]] and the retributions for [[sins]] or bad [[karmas]].
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• Dharma talk: Guanyin, Guanyin, Guanshryin
  ...ddhas]]. He appears as a [[Bodhisattva]] to save those who should become [[Bodhisattvas]]. He appears as a [[heavenly king]] to speak [[Dharma]] for [[beings]] in ...isattva]] already became a [[Buddha]] a long [[time]] ago, by the [[name]] of Right [[Dharma]] [[Brightness]]. He simply appears as a [[Bodhisattva]] in
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• Essential Principles of the Diamond Sutra
  ...ork called "[[Jin Gang Jing Zhong Yao Jing Ju Fen Lei]]" ([[Classification of Important Statements from the Diamond Sutra]]). ...and added behind each quoted statement of the [[Sutra]] the section number of its occurrence in the [[Sutra]]. Then I updated "[[Jin Gang Jing Yao Zhi]]"
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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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• What Is Guhyasamaja Practice?
  ...een asked to speak about the [[Guhyasamaja]] system of the [[highest class of tantra]], [[anuttarayoga]]. ...the system – I liked it very much – although of course we had no [[idea]] of what really it meant or what was involved. We were primarily [[looking at]]
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• The Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin:The Nineteenth Chapter on the Meritorious Virtues of the Teacher who Propagates the Dharma Flower Sutra
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} The first important point, with regard to the [[meritorious]] [[virtues]] of the [[teacher]] who Propagates the [[Dharma Flower Sutra]] ([[Hokke-kyō]])
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• The Six Perfections
  ...hod of following it, its divisions and what should be done in the practice of that [[perfection]].] ...[[Buddha's]] [[omniscient]] {{Wiki|holy}} [[mind]] could not find any door of entry to the [[Path]] nor any special method other than [[bodhicitta]].
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• The ''Three-C's'' of Each Yana and Their Interconnections
  ...n quite [[foolish]]. They mistakenly take the "I" or [[ego]] as [[Master]] of their practice. Such [[people]] are not able to get the [[Dharma]] fruit, n ...istake the "I" to be the seed of practice in any of the [[three vehicles]] of [[Buddhism]].
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• Karmapas Part B
  ...three large eagles took his place, clearly arriving from the [[direction]] of [[Tibet]], circumambulating the [[monastery]], and showering its roof with ...of adversity. Modern-day practitioners sometimes underestimate the extent of the challenges great [[beings]] face, given that they are surrounded by nea
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• Shutei Mandala of Nichiren Shu
  ...akkai]], you may refer to this blog post: Differences in [[Doctrines]] and Practices: [[Nichiren Shu]], [[Nichiren Shoshu]], and [[Soka Gakkai]] ...l, the Gohonzon explained is a Nichikan-inscribed Gohonzon used by members of the [[Soka Gakkai]].
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• NAGARJUNA’S 70 STANZAS ON EMPTINESS
  ...s treatise are similar to [[nirvana]] because all [[phenomena]] are devoid of [[inherent existence]]. ...ions]], aggregations or individualities. Thus all [[phenomena]] are devoid of [[inherent existence]] and are [[empty]].
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• The Six Perfections by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
  ...hod of following it, its divisions and what should be done in the practice of that [[perfection]].] ...[[Buddha's]] [[omniscient]] {{Wiki|holy}} [[mind]] could not find any door of entry to the [[Path]] nor any special method other than [[bodhicitta]].
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• The Oath-Bound Deities
  ...committed, to whom you are linked by a promise or [[vow]], your main focus of [[spiritual]] practice. ...literature}}. Each of them has a [[Tantric]] text, or collection of texts, of whose teachings they are the living [[symbols]].
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• Chandrakirti - scholar
  Spring from the [[kings]] of Munis. [[Buddhas]] spring from [[Bodhisattvas]].
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• The Sutra on the Original Vows of Bodhisattva Earth Treasure: Lower Volume
  === [[Chapter]] Ten : Comparison of Connections between [[Almsgiving]] and [[Merits]] === ...es I will expound on the comparison of weights of [[merits]] for varieties of [[almsgiving]] in [[Jambudvipa]]. You should listen attentively; I am sayin
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• Contemplation Sutra
  '''[[The Sutra on contemplation of Amitayus]]''' ...dred and fifty [[monks]]. He was also accompanied by thirty-two thousand [[bodhisattvas]] led by [[Manjushri]], the [[Dharma]] {{Wiki|Prince}}.
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• Six Perfections
  Or [[Six Virtues]] or [[Six Perfections Of The Sutra On Perfect Wisdom]] : 2. {{Wiki|perfect}} observation of the [[precepts]] ([[ethics]], [[discipline]]) ([[sila]])
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• Saichō's Monastic Reforms
  ...to take a brief look at some of his arguments and discuss the implications of his reforms. [[Buddhist]] [[temples]] are of three types.
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• The Sutra On Contemplation Of Amitayus
  ...dred and fifty [[monks]]. He was also accompanied by thirty-two thousand [[bodhisattvas]] led by [[Manjushri]], the [[Dharma Prince]]. [2] At that time, in the great city of [[Rajagriha]], there was a {{Wiki|prince}} named [[Ajatashatru]]. Instigate
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• The Four Foundation Yogas of the Tibetan Buddhist Tantra
  Lecture 60: The [[Four Foundation Yogas]] of the [[Tibetan Buddhist]] [[Tantra]] .... We’ve heard about [[religious]] {{Wiki|institutions}} and establishments of various kinds, and also about the [[Dalai Lama]], about [[lay people]] in [
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• The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment (Yuanjue jing)
  The [[Sutra]] of [[Perfect Enlightenment]] ([[Yuanjue jing]]) ...ar and influential within the [[meditation]]-oriented [[Buddhist]] schools of {{Wiki|East Asia}}: first in
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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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• Sakya
  ...'[[sa skya]]''), which is one of the [[four schools|four main traditions]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], takes its [[name]] from the [[Sakya Monastery]], foun ...ng]] in 1073 by [[Khön Könchog Gyälpo]] (1034–1102), the main [[disciple]] of [[Drogmi Lotsawa]] ([[Drogmi Shakya Yeshe]], 992–1072). Cf. [[Nyingma]],
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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]]. ...e [[Tathàgata]] or [[Sutra]] of [[Sacred Formula]] of the Binding [[Vows]] of the
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• The Bodhisattva ideal in Theravaada
  ...complexities that [[exist]] concerning their [[beliefs]], ideologies, and practices. ...rent]] in this model, this article will investigate the presence and scope of the [[bodhisattva ideal]] in [[Theravaada]] [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|theory}} an
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• The Inner Kālacakratantra - A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual: The Nature of Syncretism in the Kālacakratantra
  A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual</big></big><br/> ==The [[Nature]] of [[Syncretism]] in the [[Kālacakratantra]]==
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• THE BLISSFUL PATH TO LIBERATION
  ...tely Profound [[Ratnasamanyasamgha]]: "The Köncho Chidu" "The [[Essence]] of the [[Three Jewels]]" "The Adornment of the [[Guru's]] [[Thoughts]]"
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• The Larger Sutra Of Immeasurable Life: Part 2
  This [[Sutra]] expounds the [[Sacred]] Story of [[Amida]] and was delivered by [[Shakyamuni Buddha]] and translated into {{ Fulfillment of the 11th, 17th, and 18th [[vows]]
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• Kalachakra
  ...ju Wangden]] in [[Tibetan]]) that represents this [[tantric]] [[teaching]] of the [[Kalachakra]] [[Dharma]]. ...it, which is preparatory to the [[initiation]], requires the construction of an intricate [[mandala]], and to do it is an extensive {{Wiki|undertaking}}
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• Hindu and Buddhist Cosmology
  ...May this brief presentation put Eastern [[religions]] in a global context of our [[Earth]] [[reality]] and inspire our personal [[path]]. ==Cycles of [[Time]] in [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]]==
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• Yogacarabhumishastra, Yogācārabhūmiśāstra, Yogacarabhumi-shastra
  ...Timme Kragh]], it is "a massive treatise that brings together a [[wealth]] of material stemming from Mainstream as well as [[Mahāyāna Buddhism]]." ...], adopting many of its technical {{Wiki|terminology}} and classifications of [[phenomena]] ([[dharmas]]).
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• Kālacakra (Sanskrit: कालचक्र )
  ...the most advanced [[form]] of [[Vajrayana practice]]; it certainly is one of the most complex systems within [[tantric Buddhism]]. ...anets}}, to the cycles of [[human]] [[breathing]], it teaches the practice of working with the most [[subtle energies]] within one's [[body]] on the [[pa
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• The King of Samādhis Sūtra
  ...n [[emptiness]], [[bodhisattva conduct]], and mendicancy, as well as tales of previous lifetimes and {{Wiki|prophecies}} for the {{Wiki|future}}. Its [[t ...ements on the [[nature]] of [[phenomena]], and on the [[essential]] points of the [[path]], for which the [[sūtra]] is justly celebrated.
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• Lalitavistara
  ...āyāna]] features. The [[Lalitavistara]] on the contrary is regarded as one of the most [[sacred]] [[Mahāyāna texts]], as a [[Vaipulya Sūtra]]. ...yāna Sūtra]] and yet originally the work [[embodied]] a descriptive [[life of the Buddha]] for the [[Sārvāstivādi school]] [[attached]] to the [[Hīna
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• Manjughosa Stuti Sadhana
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• Gandavyuha Sutra (Entering the Dharma Realm)
  ...[[Universal Worthy Bodhisattva]] and [[Manjushri Bodhisattva]] as leaders of the assembly. [[Eye]] of [[Emptiness]] [[Bodhisattva]],<br/>
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• (Local deities)
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• A Concise Mahāmudrā Preliminary Practice
  from the New and Old [[Secret Mantra’s]] Ripening and Liberating Practices of [[Generation and Completion]] You embody all [[buddhas]] of {{Wiki|past}}, {{Wiki|present}}, and {{Wiki|future}};
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• Thirty Seven Actions of a Bodhisattva
  ...ink you want to save all [[beings]] that are [[suffering]] the three kinds of [[suffering]]. ...recious human body]], which we can use as the basis for the [[liberation]] of ourselves and others. The more we [[meditate]] on [[bodhictta]] the less [[
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• Flower Adornment Sutra: Entering the Dharma Realm
  ...ng Dynasty}} by the [[Tripitaka]] [[Master]] [[Shramana]] [[Shikshananda]] of [[wikipedia:Khotan|Khotan]]<br/>}}<br/><br/> ...[[Universal Worthy Bodhisattva]] and [[Manjushri Bodhisattva]] as leaders of the assembly.
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• Melbourne Sakya Centre (Sakya Choekhor Lhunpo)
  ...ame time, we have a [[non-sectarian]] approach and encourage all [[forms]] of genuine [[Buddhist practice]]. ...ita’s]] "Illuminations of a Sage’s Intent", [[Aryadeva’s]] "50 [[Stanzas]] of [[Guru Devotion]]" and the like. [[Venerable]] Dungyud [[Rinpoche]] also vi
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• Dancing in the Sky
  ...[Refuge]], the hidden [[jewel]] - the hidden {{Wiki|ruby}}, we could say - of the [[Sangha]]. ...]] {{Wiki|dictionary}} the [[word]] [[dakini]] is said to refer to a class of flesh-eating [[Wikipedia:demon|demoness]]. The [[Tibetan translation]], [[k
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• Western Buddhist Teachers By Andrew Rawlinson
  {{Wiki|University of Lancaster}}, {{Wiki|England}} ...ut when they do, they are inevitably subjected to the {{Wiki|Western}} way of doing things: crossing boundaries and redefining them. What was originally
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• Swift Healing with White Tara: the Rapid Path to Long Life, Merit, Wisdom, and Health
  ...ncerned about how long I might live to practice [[dharma]], I’d also think of [[Sita Tara]] ([[White Tara]]). [[[White Tara]] guided [[meditation]] video ...Tara]], who is known as the “swift savior.” Although I practice many types of self-healing—and also [[healing]] for others, now that my [[parents]] and
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• The round sutra collection III
  ...reme reality]] [[lotus]] blossom [[teaching]]. The [[awakened]] [[nature]] of [[root cause]] supreme. Homage to the balanced, and full [[awakening]] of the such come, the [[exalted]], and the [[noble one]].
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• Dzogchen: The Four-Themed Precious Garland
  ...[In [[English]], it is called A [[Precious Garland]] for the Four Themes (of [[Gampopa]]).] I [[prostrate]] to all the [[Buddhas]] and [[bodhisattvas]].
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• Shingon Buddhism
  =We follows the [[path]] of the [[Shingon School]], particularly in the [[Koyasan]] [[tradition]], and ...as [[Kōbō Daishi]] in [[Japan]]) in the 9th century, during the beginning of the {{Wiki|Heian Period}}.
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• Hollow Earth Theory and The Prophecy of Shambhala (Shangri-La) Part 2
  ...hakra]] is thus the [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|equivalent}} of the “patron-saint” of these sciences.Just as [[universes]] [[form]], expand, contract, disappear ...the external and internal structuring, so that we can understand presence of other {{Wiki|dimensions}} and other [[Universes]].
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• Kalachakra tradition
  ...the most advanced [[form]] of [[Vajrayana]] practice; it certainly is one of the most complex systems within [[tantric]] [[Buddhism]]. ...d], to the cycles of [[human]] {{Wiki|breathing}}, it teaches the practice of working with the most {{Wiki|subtle}} energies within one's [[body]] on the
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• Development of the Kalacakra System in Later Buddhism
  ...his [[own]] unaided efforl and to have shown a [[Path]] which makes an end of [[suffering]] leading to [[release]] from repeated existenee in the [[world ...n by [[Buddhism today]] is, however, not the [[essence]] or funds- mentals of this [[new doctrine]] but a religio-philosophical system which assimilated
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• Visualization and Buddhafields
  ...e}} [[deities]] distributed on the [[divine body]] — lies at the [[heart]] of [[Tibetan]] [[tantric]] [[meditation]]. ...— a ruinous hailstorm, the destruction of an enemy, or the [[embodiment]] of a [[deity]] within a protective talisman (Beyer, 1973, pp. 68-76).
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• The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra
  [[Nichiren]], follower of the [[Great Teacher]] [[Kompon Dengyō]] ...into the [[four evil paths]], and instead to eventually reach the [[stage of non-regression]]?
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• Filial Piety in Early Buddhism
  ...iced filial piety not as a "compromise with the [[Brahmanical]] [[ethics]] of filiality" but as an important [[teaching]] [[taught]] by the [[master]]. ...ara, and a Dharmakathika."(5) It seems that Schopen was not {{Wiki|aware}} of John Strong's article, which was published in 1983, a year earlier than his
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• The initiation ritual of hayagriva buddha the green rta-mgrin's1 initiation ceremony from the treasury of percipience
  ...ate figure of the Horsehead mounted upon the complete jewel-like [[body]] (of [[Hayagriva]]). ...to the process of the Perfecting Device5, one should practice the [[Yoga]] of the [[Bound]] and [[Wisdom]] Buddhas6, also [[meditate]] on the [[Arising]]
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• Avatamsaka Sutra :Volume 1: The Wonderful Adornments of the Leaders of the World, the 1st section by Thomas Cleary
  '''Volume 1: The Wonderful Adornments of the Leaders of the [[World]], the 1st section ...By the [[Buddha's]] [[spiritual]] power, he [[caused]] all the adornments of this [[enlightenment]] site to be reflected therein.
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• YOGÄCÄRA AND THE ORIGINS OF PURE LAND VISUALIZATION
  SEEING [[SUKHÄVATI]]:[[YOGÄCÄRA]] AND THE ORIGINS OF [[PURE LAND]] [[VISUALIZATION]] ...that they would be effective in leading one to [[awakening]]? The origins of [[Pure Land]] [[visualization practice]]
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• Eight Prayers to Benefit the Dead
  ...[[Rinpoche]] recommends [[Medicine Buddha]] [[Puja]], [[Medicine Buddha]] practices in ...Five {{Wiki|Confession}} [[Buddhas]]. That practice is included at the end of this booklet. [[Lama Zopa Rinpoche]] also recommends many other
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• On Mantranaya
  ...mantra]] practice from the [[view]] point of the formation and development of the [[esoteric]] [[Buddhist tradition]]. ...aśānti]] and the [[Tattvaratnāvalī]] by [[Advayavajra]], describe two ways of perfecting the [[Mahāyāna]] [[Buddhist path]] toward [[anuttarasamyaksamb
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• The Third Teaching: Mindfulness
  ...d [[mindfulness]]. Normally, whenever we do something, we are [[thinking]] of many other things at the same time. I will give an example. ...washing dishes in order to wash dishes. Normally when we have a sink full of dishes, our
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• The First Chapter of the Legend of the Great Stupa Jarungkhasor: Construction and Consecration of the Stupa.
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• The Legend of the Great Stupa Jarungkhasor A Terma
  The First [[Chapter]] of the [[Legend of the Great Stupa Jarungkhasor]]: ===Construction and [[Consecration]] of the [[Stupa]]===
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• White Tara Sadhana: Refuge
  ...clearly, but I think it’s a little more extensive, with the [[preliminary practices]]. ...ll [[meditation]] [[practice]] for [[attaining]] long [[life]], at the end of which you do a [[fire]] [[puja]], or [[offering]] burning [[practice]]. We
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• Lineage in Gong Chik
  ...the [[dharma]], because there are so many [[obstacles]] to practice. Most of our [[obstacles]] come from our friends and not enemies. The advice our fri ...g a mess of things in his {{Wiki|kingdom}}. We also have the [[obstacles]] of not enough time and being too tired to practice. So [[obstacles]] never com
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• Kyobpa Jigten Sumgön - Founder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage
  A Brief {{Wiki|Biography}} of [[Kyobpa Jigten Sumgön]] ...[Buddha]] [[Kashyapa]], he appeared as the potter Gakyong. At the [[time]] of the [[Buddha Shakyamuni]], he appeared as the stainless {{Wiki|Licchavi}},
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• The Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s Oral Teachings on the Source of the Kālacakratantra
  Warburg Institute, School of Advanced Studies, {{Wiki|University of London}} ...ings, [[manifesting]] the relations between the [[esoteric]] [[tradition]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] and its contemporary [[religious]] milieux as it is be
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• The Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin: The First and Introductory Chapter
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} ...e Kyō]]) and its Fundamental [[Object]] of Veneration ([[gohonzon]]), both of which we dedicate our [[lives]] to and establish them on.
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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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• When Things Go Wrong
  This lesson reminds us of what we are actually relying on when we practice [[guru devotion]]; namely, ...ilsa Cameron, [[Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive]], 2009. " Sessions Five and Six of DBaH course 4: "The [[Spiritual Teacher]]" by Ven.
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• Treasury of Hidden Treasure Teachings (Rinchen Terzod) cycle
  ...e been requested for some time now, by many [[lamas]], [[tulkus]], members of the [[ordained sangha]], and other students, but because the necessary circ ...this {{Wiki|undertaking}}, due to considerations of place and time not all of those who previously requested these [[transmissions]] have been able to at
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• Sadhana of Medicine Guru Buddha
  :May all [[sentient beings]] possess completely [[happiness]] and [[causes]] of [[happiness]]! :May all [[sentient beings]] be forever free from [[suffering]] and [[causes of suffering]]!
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 15: Welling Forth from the Earth
  ...red billion members of his retinue. All these [[beings]] are [[disciples]] of [[Shakyamuni Buddha]] whom he taught and [[transformed]] in {{Wiki|past}} [ ...hasattvas]], who had come from other lands in numbers exceeding the grains of sand in eight [[Ganges]] [[Rivers]], rose, placed their palms together, mad
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• Kyobpa Jigten Sumgön (Lord Ratnashri)
  NTRODUCTION TO THE FOUNDER OF [[DRIGUNG KAGYU]] ORDER OF [[TIBETAN BUDDHISM]] A Brief {{Wiki|Biography}} of Lord [[Jigten Sumgön]]
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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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• China in the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Centuries
  ...t}} picture of [[China]] from the middle of the third century A.D. to that of the sixth. ...lished himself as the first [[ruler]] of the [[Tsin dynasty]] on the ruins of the [[Wu]] and the [[Shu]], which he annexed to the [[Wei]].
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• The Benefits of Possessing the Sūtra
  ...should listen to the [[samādhi]], the revealed equality of the [[nature]] of all [[phenomena]], learn it, understand it, keep it, recite it to others, p ...correctly as it is the [[aggregate]] of the [[insight]] of the [[wisdom]] of liberation.1059
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• Source of the Nyingma Kathok School in Tibetan Buddhism
  ...e 33rd [[King]] [[Songtsen Gampo]] in AD 629, during the {{Wiki|monarchy}} of [[Chinese Emperor]] [[Tang Taizong]], court alliances were forged with the ...nd their dowry included a [[Shakyamuni Buddha]] statue and copious volumes of [[Buddhist scriptures]]. In order to install the statue and [[Buddhist s
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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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• 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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• Lojong Retreat Prayers
  Table of Contents 3. [[Sutra]] of [[Impermanence]] and [[Death]] 10
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• The Purification of Heruka: Reflections on Identity Formation in Late Indian Buddhism
  David B. Gray Santa Clara University A fascinating feature of Buddhism, and one that facilitated its development into a truly global reli ...anti-essentialist stance adopted by the Buddha and subsequent generations of Buddhist thinkers. That is, Buddhist thought has been characterized by its
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• Nyung Nay: Fasting Puja with the Great Compassionate One, Chenrezig
  Start the session with hands in the [[mudra]] of the [[lotus]] [[essence]] and say ''om payma utpa waye soha'' ...I request you to accept me and to grant the [[unsurpassed]] [[attainment]] of [[awakening]].
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• How to Get Real Freedom
  In the center of the flesh [[heart]] there is a blue "life-nerve-light." From this life-nerv ...In the front ({{Wiki|east}}) arises the white and round {{Wiki|nerve}} of the [[water element]].
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• How to Transform a Human Body into a Buddha Body
  ...r [[merits]] and are correlated in certain [[order]] with definite aspects of [[Truth]]. ...to attain satisfactory results in their [[Mahayanist]] or [[Vajrayanist]] practices.
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• The Essence and Practice of Ch’an
  (Delivered in the First International Conference of {{Wiki|Jungian Psychology}} and {{Wiki|Chinese}} {{Wiki|Culture}}) 　Part I The Origin of the [[Ch’an]] School
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• The Sutra of Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Life
  ...Fa-Men, for his invaluable assistance. Mr. Patton's [[own]] translation of the [[Visualization Sutra]] may be read on his website, The Gateless Passag I. Prologue X. The [[Body]] of the [[Buddha Amitayus]]
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• Cosmology: Buddhist Cosmology
  ...se]] as the stage for a {{Wiki|drama}} of {{Wiki|salvation}} cast in terms of its [[own]] particular [[philosophical]] and {{Wiki|theological}} predilect ...ocus on themes of [[cosmic]] time and belong to the [[Hīnayāna]] [[schools of Buddhism]].
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• Supuṣpacandra
  ...p, and their limbs are cut off, or they [[experience]] various other kinds of [[suffering]]? What is the [[cause]] and what are the factors for that?” ...the [[highest]], [[complete enlightenment]], I [[experienced]] every kind of [[suffering]]. You know and remember this, so what made you decide to ask t
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• Quotes by Garchen Rinpoche on WIsdom and Compassion
  ...it is uncompounded. While their [[bodies]] appear diversely, the [[mind]] of all [[beings]] has the same [[essence]]. ...es-—while [[deities]] appear in {{Wiki|myriad}} [[forms]], the [[essence]] of their [[body]], {{Wiki|speech}}, and [[mind]] is the same.
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• The Life of Tertön Sogyal Lerab Lingpa
  The [[Life]] of [[Tertön Sogyal]] (1856-1926) ...[Trophu Lotsawa]] and the great [[Rigdzin Gödemchen]] (1337-1408), founder of the [[Northern Treasures]] ([[Changter]]) [[tradition]].
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• Deities Described
  ...family]]. He is associated with the Eastern [[Wisdom]] through the dawning of {{Wiki|light}} from that [[direction]]. He wears a white robe and holds a [ ...e [[primordial]] [[Wisdom]]. [[Amitaba]] ([[Tibetan]]: [[Opame]]) [[Buddha of Infinite Light]].
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• Liberation Upon Hearing An Explanation of the Phenomena of the Intermediate State
  =An Explanation of the [[Phenomena]] of the [[Intermediate State]]= Dispels the {{Wiki|darkness}} of {{Wiki|fear}} and who guides [[beings]]
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• Vajrayana and Theravada Practices in Nepal Mandala
  [[Vajrayana]] and [[Theravada]] Practices in [[Nepal]] [[Mandala]] {{Wiki|Associate Professor}}, Central Department of [[Buddhist Studies]],
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• The Dharani Sutra of the Buddha on Longevity The Extinction of Offences And the Protection of Young Children
  ...eard. At one time, the [[Buddha]] was at [[Mount Grdhrakuta]], at the City of {{Wiki|Royal}} Palace, together with a thousand two hundred and fifty [[dis ...ve thousand [[Bodhisattvas]], [[Mahasattvas]], the eight fold [[division]] of [[Gods]] and [[dragons]], [[ghosts]] and [[spirits]], [[humans]] and [[non-
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 5: Medicinal Herbs
  This, the Fifth Chapter of [[The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra]], uses the herbs as an analogy. ...reat [[disciples]], “Good indeed! Good indeed! [[Kasyapa]] has well spoken of the Thus Come One’s real and true [[merit]] and [[virtue]]. It is just as
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• Some Dos and Don’ts of Mantric or Tantric Healing
  ...practice as well as the optimal times and locations to do different kinds of [[tantric]] or [[mantric]] [[rituals]]. ...[[languages]], the [[idea]] that reciting the [[alphabet]] or permutations of it is itself a [[magical]] act may be somewhat unfamiliar.
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• Atisha
  ...bolizes one of the many important texts he wrote, and he makes the gesture of teaching with his right hand.]] ...uddhism]] by [[King]] [[Langdarma]] ([[Glang Darma]]), also, in the spread of 11th-century [[Mahayana Buddhism]] in {{Wiki|Asia}} and inspired [[Buddhist
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• (Daimuryojukyo, or Larger Sukhavativyuha Sutra)
  This [[Sutra]] expounds the [[Sacred]] Story of [[Amida]] and was delivered by [[Shakyamuni Buddha]] and translated into {{ ...was staying on the [[Vulture Peak]] in [[Rajagriha]] with a large company of twelve thousand [[monks]]. They were all great [[sages]] who had already [[
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• Tertön Sogyal Biography
  ...[[speech]] [[emanation]] of [[Vajravarahi]] and the [[mind]] [[emanation]] of [[Guru]] [[Padmasambhava]]. ...venties. It is unusual for a [[tertön]] to [[live]] so long.</ref> founder of the [[Northern Treasures]] ([[Changter]]) [[tradition]].
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• A Yogācāra Buddhist Theory of Metaphor
  ...t]] [[upacāra]]) which can be understood more broadly as a {{Wiki|theory}} of meaning. ...Chapter]] Five) that [[Sthiramati]] has a "pan-figurative" {{Wiki|theory}} of meaning, and second ([[Chapter]] Six), that this {{Wiki|theory}} is a way f
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• From Legend to Flesh and Bone: The Reenactment of a Tantric Narrative
  ...ative {{Wiki|voices}} and it’s that [[essential]], unshakeable [[quality]] of Superman-ness the [[character]] possesses in every [[incarnation]], which i ...larship}}, the [[Indian]] [[saint]] is best known for [[emanating]] dozens of times throughout the {{Wiki|Tibetan plateau}}, from the twelfth century to
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• Larger Sutra on Amida Buddha
  This Sutra expounds the Sacred Story of Amida and was delivered by Shakyamuni Buddha and translated into Chinese du ...gata]], the [[Venerable]] [[Rahula]] and the [[Venerable]] [[Ananda]]. All of these were [[Elders]].
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• The Chinese Pantheon: Popular Deities of Chinese Buddhism
  ...le:Ambitabha11.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Amitabha]]: [[Buddha of Boundless Light]] of the [[Western Paradise]])] |[[File:Kuan-ti.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Kuan Ti]]: ([[Sangharama]]) [[Protector]] of [[Buddhism]])]
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• BUDDHIST RITUALS, PRACTICES AND OBJECTS
  ...to Enlightenment]] is said to be through the practice and [[development]] of [[morality]], [[meditation]] and [[wisdom]]. ...[[idea]] of [[Buddhism]] was to achieve [[enlightenment]] without the use of [[gods]], {{Wiki|priests}} or other intermediaries. As [[Buddhism]] spread
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• THE LARGER PURELAND SUTRA: SUKHAVATIVYUHA MANIFESTING THE LAND OF BLISS
  ...The [[interpretation]] [[offered]] here follows the [[doctrinal]] position of the [[Amida-shu]]. Actual {{Wiki|phraseology}} draws in places upon other p 2. At that time the [[Buddha]] was attended by twelve thousand [[monks]], all of them [[arhats]].
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• Gandavyuha Sutra Full
  ...Jeta Grove]], in a city in [[India]] called [[Sravasti]], the site of many of [[Buddha's]] public [[teaching]] sessions. ...antabhadra]] – and the great [[bodhisattva Manjushri]], the [[embodiment]] of [[transcendent wisdom]].
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• Buddhist texts
  ...ther more definite division is that between [[Buddhavacana]] (the [[Word]] of The [[Buddha]]) and other texts. ...fied as true [[buddhavacana]] by a [[Buddha]], a [[Saṃgha]], a small group of [[elders]], or one [[knowledgeable]] elder.
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter Six
  ...ted in the Tang Dynasty by the [[Tripitaka]] Master [[Srãmana Siksananda]] of Khotan}} <br/><br/> ...a sea of nets of mani [[flowers]]. It had [[worlds]] as many as fine motes of dust in [[Mount Sumeru]] as its retinue.
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• The round sutra collection II
  Muryogi [[kyo]]. Measureless modes of expression [[sutra]]. Selected passage. ...urity of others while looking deeply into all [[dharmas]], into-the-nature-of-all-reals.
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• There is no single system of Buddhist cosmology
  ...se]] as the stage for a {{Wiki|drama}} of {{Wiki|salvation}} cast in terms of its [[own]] particular [[philosophical]] and {{Wiki|theological}} predilect ...us on themes of [[cosmic]] [[time]] and belong to the [[Hīnayāna]] schools of [[Buddhism]].
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• Korea Yogacara
  ...monks]] of the [[Yogacara]] venerated, addition to the Budtha, the figures of Mmtreya, Amttabha, [[Ksitigarbha]], Avalokltesvara, and [[Samantabhadra]]. ...became one of the most Important {{Wiki|scholastic}} schools until the end of the [[Goryeo]] penod, as well as to [[Japan]], where It has been preserved
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• The First Reincarnate Lama of Tibet - 6
  ...e [[monasteries]] so feared nearly four centuries ago? What was the source of his [[power]]? ...hundred years before the first [[Dalai Lama]]n Truppa, was born at the end of the fourteenth century, in 1391.
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• Exiles Call a Truce: Temporary Allies - 7
  ...e [[monasteries]] so feared nearly four centuries ago? What was the source of his [[power]]? ...hundred years before the first [[Dalai Lama]]n Truppa, was born at the end of the fourteenth century, in 1391.
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• Sanghyang Adi Buddha
  [[Sanghyang Adi Buddha]] is a {{Wiki|concept}} of [[God in Buddhism]] in {{Wiki|Indonesia}}. ....e. "{{Nolinking|KeTuhanan Yang Maha Esa}}" (lit. "{{Nolinking|Recognition of the Divine Omnipotence}}") that requires the [[belief]] in a
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• Published in D. Park, K. Wangmo, S. Cather, eds, Art of Merit: Studies in Buddhist Art and its Conservation,
  ...power. Thus we are concerned here with the inner dynamics and permutations of the [[Buddha’s]] [[stupa]] and image, which are not usually perceptible w ...]], but only a coherent and critical assessment of the relevant statements of the [[Buddha]] and the subsequently formulated [[beliefs]], speculations, a
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• Green Tara of Wealth Teachings – Part 1
  [[Green Tara]] of [[Wealth]] Teachings – Part 1 ...ngpo]]. The remaining two [[sections]] will be posted over the next couple of months.
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• Buddhist Meditation Systematic and Practical - 4
  .... Chen]] explained that he had been answering questions on the seven wings of [[Bodhi]], the [[Four Noble Truths]], and the [[Noble Eight-fold]] [[Path]] ...s also very long." He picked up his notebook in which all the [[subjects]] of his [[discourses]] were systematically worked out, sat down, and began.
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• Looking Ahead: A Guide for Young Buddhists Buddhism in Every Step
  ...is full of {{Wiki|hope}} and meaning, and they will have a true [[sense]] of ...here the [[life]] of an {{Wiki|individual}} pulsates in the mighty torrent of the [[universe]], the first thing we want to urgently examine is the questi
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• Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism - The Teachings of the Nyingma Tradition
  ===[[The Teachings of the Nyingma Tradition]]===
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• SHOULD MEDITATION BE PRACTICED DIRECTLY WITHOUT PREPARATIONS?
  ...a little [[book]] which contained the [[life]] and some of the [[teachings of the Buddha]] illustrated with [[traditional]] .... Chen]] explained that he had been answering questions on the seven wings of [[Bodhi]], the [[Four Noble Truths]], and the [[Noble Eight-fold]] [[Path]]
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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 Also {{Wiki|present}} were some two thousand [[bodhisattvas]], [[mahasattvas]] (ad-epts on their way to full [[enlightenment]]). Their
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• The Inner Kālacakratantra - A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual: The Transformative Body
  A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual</big></big><br/> ===The [[Path]] of Actualizing [[Gnosis]], the {{Wiki|Individual}}, and the [[Path]] as the {{
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• The Great Secret of Mind
  Special [[Instructions on the Nonduality]] of [[Dzogchen]] -by [[Tulku]] [[Pema Rigdzin]] The Great Secret of [[Mind]]
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• Buddhism without the Vinaya?
  ...as well without the formal [[Vinaya]]. Here I want to review some examples of this, especially how such a system existed in {{Wiki|East Asia}}. ...incidents which led to the {{Wiki|rules}} do differ). However, the number of [[precepts]] can significantly differ. For example, the [[Mahāsāṃghika
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• REGULATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUDDHIST STUDIES
  ...at the work was submitted to The [[University of Hong Kong]] for the award of the [[degree]]. MBS 1. To be eligible for admission to the courses leading to the [[Master]] of [[Buddhist Studies]], candidates
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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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• Abbreviated Sadhana of Thirteen-Deity Vajrabhairava
  Abbreviated [[Sadhana]] Method for Actualization of [[Thirteen-Deity Vajrabhairava Sadhana]] abbreviated by [[Dagyab Rinpoche]] from the [[Namgyal Monastery]] edition of the full [[sadhana]]
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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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• Social responsibility, sex change, and salvation
  1976 {{Wiki|University}} Press of Hawai'i ...ts messages regarding normative [[gender]] relations, and the implications of these messages for [[gender]] justice in the contemporary [[world]].
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• The Teachings of the Nyingma Tradition
  This essay provides a [[traditional]] [[Nyingma]] presentation of the [[Buddhist Teachings]]. ...}} of the teachings. It then gives a standard explanation of the two modes of [[transmission]] as understood by the [[Nyingma tradition]]: [[Kama]] ([[bk
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• The Precious Garland Ratnavali of Nagarjuna
  Homage to all [[Buddhas]] and [[Bodhisattvas]]. The sole [[friend]] of all [[beings]].
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter Twenty-Four
  Translated in the Tang Dynasty by the Tripitaka Master Srãmana Siksananda of Khotan}} <br/><br/> ...iming the [[Avatamsaka Sutra]]. At that [[time]] there were a great many [[Bodhisattvas]] who had come from the [[ten directions]]. And in the [[ten directions]],
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• What is the unique quality of Buddhism?
  A Glimpse of [[Buddhadharma]] What is the unique [[quality]] of [[Buddhism]]?
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 8: Five Hundred Disciples Receive Predictions
  ...amuni]] predicts [[Buddhahood]] for his [[disciples]] who are Hearers or [[Bodhisattvas]] now. That is why this eighth chapter is the chapter on [[Five Hundred Dis ...ore, having heard of the [[Buddha's]] great {{Wiki|comfort}} and the power of his [[spiritual]] penetrations, obtained what he had never had, his [[mind]
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• Kalacakra Tantra
  A Study of the [[Life]] and [[Thought]] of the [[Tibetan]] [[Master]] [[Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen]] by [[Cyrus Stearns ...Tibetan]] expert of the [[Kalacakra]], or [[Wheel of Time]], a vast system of [[tantric teachings]].
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• The Research Of Pure Land
  ...and mislead those who are [[interested]] in [[Buddhist]] [[doctrines]] and practices. ...sdom]] of [[Bodhisattva]], then we will not understand the width and depth of the [[Buddhist cosmology]].
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• The Foundation for Yoga Practitioners: The Buddhist Yogācārabhūmi Treatise and Its Adaptation in India, East Asia, and Tibet.
  ...ki|Harvard}} {{Wiki|Oriental}} Series 75. [[Cambridge]], Mass.: Department of [[Wikipedia:South Asia|South Asian]] Studies, [[Harvard University]], 2013. ...In that broad overview, the [[Yogācārabhūmi]] (YBh), considered the source of the [[Vijñānavāda]] [[doctrine]] that was May’s major [[concern]], was
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• The Buddha from Dölpo
  ...Tibetan]] expert of the [[Kalacakra]], or [[Wheel of Time]], a vast system of [[tantric teachings]]. ...[[Dölpopa's]] [[insights]] have profoundly influenced the [[development]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] for more than 650 years.
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• Buddhism and the Business World – Six Standards in a Corporate Culture
  ...sely connected. If we are able to integrate both, whether on the operation of a business or as a guide to our [[life]], the effect can be surprisingly po ...use the [[wisdom of the Buddha]] brings {{Wiki|light}}; the [[compassion]] of the [[Buddha]] warms the [[heart]].
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• Shambhala buddhism.
  ...[[shambhala]] [[buddhism]] reddit [[Shambhala]] is in an active [[state]] of crisis and things are changing all around us. ...yana]] ‘[[Buddhism]]’ – worldwide – is continuously losing massive amounts of revenue, followers and relevance as the various Centers around…
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• Liturgy for Birth
  ...it would be impossible to speak of the growth and spread of this [[form]] of [[Buddhism in China]] and its neighboring countries, including {{Wiki|Japan ...s]] according to the six different times of the day. This is a [[formula]] of daily devotional practice.
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• CAST OF CHARACTERS - 2
  ...ript and producing this [[book]]. All errors are solely the responsibility of the author. CAST OF CHARACTERS
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• The Method of Contemplation on Amida
  THE METHOD OF CONTEMPLATION ON [[AMIDA]] THE [[MERIT]] OF THE [[SAMADHI]] 1)
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• The initiation ritual of the red Gshin-rje
  ...ree Pillars as well as the [[Bodhisattva's Vow]] and the like. After these practices the [[Guru]] should follow the instructions given below: ...the complete ornaments of a Fierce [[Buddha]]. He (I) sits on the cushion of the Sun-Moon-Lotus [[Wheel]]. Absorbing himself in this [[meditation]], the
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• Why Take Refuge in the Three Jewels
  ...klet is for those who have already read about [[Buddhism]], practiced some of the teachings, found them useful, and now wish to proceed further on the [[ ...irst examine some of these misconceptions before we discuss the profundity of the [[Three Jewels]].
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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. ...{Wiki|holy}} [[Dharma]]. So, please, don't just penetrate the significance of all three things, but, in addition, strive at [[Dharma practice]].
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• The Relationship between Kalachakra, Shambhala and Rimé
  ...yourself that. And have [[appreciation]]. So I just express this on behalf of everyone, then we start the [[discussion]]. ...ealm]], [[pure realm]], another [[realm]]. So this is a [[representation]] of the [[thangka]]. [[Rimé]] is start from [[Tibetan]] words, “[[rime]]”
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• Verses On The Perfection Of Wisdom
  ==[[Verses On The Perfection Of Wisdom]]== Homage to all the [[Buddhas]] and [[Bodhisattvas]]!
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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 Compendium of the Vajrayana
  ...{Wiki|adept}} in the [[philosophy]] and practice of the [[three vehicles]] of [[Buddhism]], and also good at comparing and contrasting their respective [ ...fferent aspects. They are all correct explanations, just a {{Wiki|matter}} of being broad or brief.
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• Illuminating the Path to Enlightenment
  Features of the [[Lam-Rim]] Teachings ...t received the [[transmission]] of [[Lama]] [[Tsongkhapa’s]] text, [[Lines of Experience]], from Tathag [[Rinpoche]] at a very early age, and later from
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• The Basic Doctrine of Mahayana
  ...Buddhist council]] took place after quite a bit later, probably at the end of the 1st cen. C.E. Now, I don’t think I have to tell you- most of you are familiar with [[Buddhism]] and the [[Buddhist]] usage.
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• The Wows of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra Sutra
  The wows of [[bodhisattva samantabhadra]] [[sutra]] May all share the [[merits]] of this Dharma-giving and attain the [[wisdom]] that can {{Wiki|liberate}} fro
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• Buddhist cosmology
  ...āna]] [[traditions]], is the end-product of an analysis and reconciliation of [[cosmological]] comments found in the [[Buddhist]] [[sūtra]] and [[vinaya No single [[sūtra]] sets out the entire {{Wiki|structure}} of the [[universe]].
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• Soteriology, Asceticism and the Female Body in Two Indian Buddhist Narratives
  School of History, [[Philosophy]] & Politics, ...described as exceedingly beautiful and her [[beauty]] functions as a sign of her [[spiritual]] {{Wiki|superiority}} and as a means to aid [[beings]].
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• NEW PUBLICATION: ‘Meaningful to See: Guidance on the Profound Path of the Vajra-Yogas’ by Jetsun Tāranātha
  ===[[Meaningful to See: Guidance on the Profound Path of the Vajra-yogas]]=== ...a]] (1575-1634), called [[Meaningful to See: Guidance on the Profound Path of Vajra-Yogas]].
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• Clarity Equal to the Limit: The Unborn Root Tantra of Great Sky Vajrasattva
  The [[Unborn Root Tantra of Great Sky Vajrasattva]] [[The Unborn Root Tantra of Great Sky Vajrasattva]]
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• The Tibetan Book of the Dead - Book I - by Karma Lingpa
  ...e [[after-death plane]], from 'The [[Profound Doctrine of the Emancipating of the Consciousness by Meditation Upon the Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]]' *To the [[Divine Body of Truth]], the Incomprehensible, Bound-less Light;
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• Machigs Story
  Look for the [[essence]] of mind--this is meaningful.When you look at [[mind]], there is nothing to be Below is a brief overview of the [[life]] of [[Machig]] Labdrn and the [[influences]] that led to the
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• NEW TRANSLATION: The ‘Red Hat Karmapa’, 4th Shamarpa’s ‘Supplication to the Kālacakra Six Vajra-Yogas Lineage’ and his teacher, Kālacakra lineage master, Go Lotsawa Kālacakra
  ...[[Jonang]] [[master]], [[Dolpopa]]. The whole Introduction and translation of both texts can be downloaded for free as a .pdf here. ...n to the [[Lineage]] of Six Vajra-Yogas[1] and [[Praise]] to the Qualities of the [[Omniscient]] [[Dolpopa]][2], is [[Shamar]] Chen-ngawa [[Chökyi Drakp
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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/> ...ntary to this [[sutra]] entitled The [[Bodhisattva’s]] {{Wiki|Confession}} of [[Ethical]] Downfalls (Skt: Bodhipattidesanavrtti), which is the [[name]] w
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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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• The Visualization Of the Buddha of Infinite Life Span Sutra
  ...ke to address a few issues that will hopefully smooth the reader's process of [[understanding]] the text that follows. These are largely technical in [[ ...ided a glossary of [[Sanskrit]] terms that is easily accessible at the end of the text. I have also incorporated many footnotes into
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• SUTRA ON THE ORIGINAL VOWS THE ATTAINMENT OF MERITS OF KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA
  [[SUTRA]] ON THE ORIGINAL VOWS THE ATTAINMENT OF MERITS OF KSITIGARBHA [[BODHISATTVA]] =={{Wiki|Ubiquitous}} [[Supernatural Powers]] of the [[Exalted]] [[Buddha]] at [[Trayastrimsa Heaven]]==
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• The Inner Kālacakratantra - A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual: The Concept of Science in the Kālacakra Tradition
  A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual</big></big><br/> ==The {{Wiki|Concept}} of [[Science]] in the [[Kālacakra]] [[Tradition]]==
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• Lalitavistara.
  ...yāna Sūtra]] and yet originally the work [[embodied]] a descriptive [[life of the Buddha]] for the Sārvāṣṭivādi school [[attached]] to the [[Hīna ...have been a {{Wiki|biography}} of the [[Buddha]] representing the [[sect]] of the [[Dharmaguptas]].
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• BUDDHISM IN CHINA
  ...at Vehicle]]) school, so named to distinguish it from the earlier [[form]] of [[Buddhism]] known as [[Hinayana]] ([[Lesser Vehicle]]). Among [[Tibetan]] ...oo did the [[religion]]. At its peak [[Buddhism]] had hundreds of millions of followers and deeply shaped [[Chinese culture]] and [[thought]].
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• Teachings on Tantric Practice
  ...y practice]], I will say a few things about the history and [[philosophy]] of [[Buddhism]]. The [[historical buddha]], [[Buddha Shakyamuni]], was born a ...ce Siddhartha]] was very wealthy and powerful. He was the {{Wiki|prince}} of a large {{Wiki|kingdom}} and had access to more material possessions than h
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• Was Bodhiruci the Real Ideological Founder of Northern Branch Dilun School
  Reexamining Texts of Early Dilun School under [[Bodhiruci]] through the Folio 羽726R– ...vely designated as [[dharmatā]] [[法性]] or [[tathāgatagarbha]] [[如來藏]]) and of [[ālayavijñāna]] (阿梨耶識) respectively.3
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• Vajrabhairava Sadhana
  (Full) [[Sadhana]] of the Vanquishing [[Master]] Surpassing All, the Glorious [[Solitary Hero]] [ ...that guardian; To [[Lalitavajra]], displaying the topmost [[achievement]] of a unified pair, I make requests: Direct me please to the two actual [[attai
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• A Prayer for Rebirth in the Sukhāvatī
  ...his [[world]] and the [[Sukhāvatī]] in order to live there in the presence of the [[Buddha Amitābha]]. ...n]]. Rather, I shall analyse the content of this [[prayer]] in the context of [[Wikipedia:canonical|canonical]] texts on which the [[Pure Land]] [[doctri
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• The Ornament of the Light of Awareness
  The [[Ornament Of The Light Of Awareness]] [[The Ornament of the Light of Awareness That Enters the Domain of All Buddhas]]
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter Sixteen
  Translated in the Tang Dynasty by the Tripitaka Master Srãmana Siksananda of Khotan}} <br/><br/> ...ue meaning is [[pure conduct]]. It is the [[pure conduct]] cultivated by [[Bodhisattvas]], and this chapter, sixteen, tells how to cultivate it.
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• A Glorious Garland of Great Bliss—the Fundamental, Female Practice of Tsogyal, the Queen of Great Bliss, from the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse
  ...ice of [[Tsogyal]], the [[Queen of Great Bliss]], from [[the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse]]=== Homage to the [[ḍākinī]] [[Queen of Great Bliss]]!
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• The Shingon Subordinating Fire Offering for Amitābha, “Amida Kei Ai Goma”
  [[Institute of Buddhist Studies]] Examination of the [[ritual]] corpus of contemporary [[Shingon Buddhism]] reveals that it has a very complex histor
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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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• 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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• 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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• Guanyin: Goddess of Embodied Compassion
  [[Guanyin]]: [[Goddess of Embodied Compassion]] [[Guanyin]], {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[Goddess]] of [[Compassion]] and [[Mercy]], defies clear categorization.
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• The Great Chariot by Longchenpa
  By day on top of the head, at night within the [[heart]], And with the assembly of the [[dakinis]],
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• The Efficiency of General Tantra: Gelug
  ...the [[tantra class]] and specific [[tantra]]. Here, however, let us speak of only three levels: There is a closer [[union of method and wisdom]].
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• Introducing Mahamudra
  ...daily [[teaching]] sessions. Then, [[Mahamudra]] introducing the [[nature of mind]] might not even take one hour. So there is so much variety in the [[M ...tle bit mixed up. So this might sort out some of the over lapping and some of the [[confusion]], or what is unclear about the [[Mahamudra teachings]] in
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• The Bodhisattva Universal Worthy
  ...elephant]]. By [[wisdom]] he is born, transformationally, from a [[lotus]] of the [[seven gems]]. ...iginally [[wonderful virtue]] is {{Wiki|pervasive}} and perfected. Praises of this jewelled awesomeness arrive to teach the [[Saha World]]. His efficacio
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• Melodious and delightful laughter
  ...sed Chronicle of the Sacred Site of Drakda Lamtso, the [[Life]]-Force Lake of [[Yeshe Tsogyal]] One: The Way that this [[Life]]-Force Lake Was at the Time of the Jetsünma’s Birth
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• The Modes of Transmission of Nyingma Teachings
  ...through [[exalted]] {{Wiki|individuals}}. Furthermore, there are two modes of [[transmission]] that are at work in [[Tibet]]: [[oral transmission]], or [ ...a-body of reality]], the fundamental {{Wiki|nature}} or actual [[reality]] of [[buddha-mind]].
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• Why Tantra Is More Efficient Than Sutra
  ==[[Gelug]] Presentation of [[Tantra]] in General== ...the [[tantra class]] and specific [[tantra]]. Here, however, let us speak of only three levels:
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• The Shin Buddhist Classical Tradition A Reader in Pure Land Teaching
  A. In [[Praise of Sutras]] ...here are [[sentient beings]] who have heard it, they will attain the Stage of Non-retrogression for [[realizing]] the [[highest]] [[Enlightenment]]. This
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• Filial Piety Sutra
  <big>The Sutra About The Deep Kindness Of Parents And The Difficulty Of Repaying It</big>}}<br/><br/> ...of great [[Bhikshus]], twelve hundred fifty in all, and with all of the [[Bodhisattvas]], thirty-eight thousand in all.
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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 Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin: The Eleventh Chapter on Seeing the Vision of the Stupa made of Precious Materials
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} ...title of this chapter “on [[Seeing]] the [[Vision]] of the [[Stupa]] made of [[Precious]] Materials”.
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 19: The Merit and Virtue of a Dharma Master
  <big>Chapter 19: The Merit and Virtue of a Dharma Master <br/></big>}} <br/><br/> ...The [[Merit]] and [[Virtue]] derived from these acts is greater than that of one who newly rejoices along in accord.
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• Shakyamuni Buddha Puja
  by [[Ngawang]] [[Palden]] of [[Urga]] Establishing the [[Field of Merit]]
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• Chod in Limitless-Oneness
  In wondrous application of [[wisdom]] and [[compassion]] all things unite. ...ractice]] of [[Chod]], and thereby enabled the practice and [[attainment]] of intangible [[non-self]] through cutting down the [[attachment]] to [[body]]
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• Geshé Rabten: The Life of a Sera Monk
  [[Geshé Rabten]] (from The [[Life]] and [[Teaching]] of [[Geshé Rabten]]). ...and provides you with a glimpse of the [[zeal]], [[dedication]] and warmth of an amazing contemporary [[Buddhist teacher]].
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• Chinese Buddhism as a Social Force
  [[Reality]] and Potential of Thirty Years of Revival ...] has become a basic system of [[symbolic]] reference for 10 to 20 percent of the {{Wiki|Chinese}} adult population, it is {{Wiki|politically}} conservat
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• A Survey of the Paths of Tibetan Buddhism
  ...]], teachings and so on, they might find it helpful to have an explanation of the complete framework. ...a more positive way. Trying to change yourself for the better is the point of [[view]] a [[Buddhist practitioner]] should adopt.
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• Buddhism and Disability
  ...rther, the [[Buddhist]] commitment to the [[universal]] {{Wiki|salvation}} of all [[beings]] implicitly commits them to making their [[teaching]] accessi ...ent}}. Although [[Buddhist]] [[ideas]] are compatible with multiple models of disability, they have a particularly strong resonance with the
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• Seminar in Zen and Pureland Buddhism
  ...of [[philosophy]]. When you meet a new group of [[people]] there is a kind of {{Wiki|chemistry}} that goes on, and you try to figure out how to fit in wi ...clock, and again on Wednesday. He has read all the questions that each one of us [[put together]] anticipating his visit. So here is Dr. Lin!
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• The Vows Ksitigarbha Sutra
  ...up as a [[scholar]] in this particular field. However, with the great mass of the [[Buddhist canonical]] {{Wiki|literature}} as yet untranslated from {{W ...ons for improving the English version and has given long hours to the task of polishing the English.
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• The Sutra About The Deep Kindness Of Parents And The Difficulty Of Repaying It ( Filial Piety Sutra)
  ...hering of great Bhikshus, twelve hundred fifty in all, and with all of the Bodhisattvas, thirty-eight thousand in all. ...great assembly on a walk toward the south. Suddenly they came upon a pile of bones beside the road. The World Honored One turned to face them, placed hi
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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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• Nirvana Sutra: Chapter Twenty-One: On Pure Actions-1
  The World's genuinely first-ever web edition of this complete scripture<br/> (This "Yamamoto/page edition" is Copyright of Dr. Tony Page, 2004 )<br/>
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• AN EXPLANATION OF THE ‘SINGLE MUDRA’: A DAILY PRACTICE FROM THE CHIMÉ PHAKMÉ NYINGTIK
  At the end of [[Orgyen Tobgyal]] [[Rinpoche’s]] stay in [[Lerab Ling]], twenty [[yogis] ...]], the [[Chimé Phakmé Nyingtik]] (The [[Heart Essence of the Sublime Lady of Immortality]]).
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• The Buddha Speaks the Sutra about the Deep Kindness of Parents and the Difficulty in Repaying it
  the Sutra about the Deep Kindness of Parents<br/> ...f great [[Bhikshunis]], twelve hundred fifty in all, and with all of the [[Bodhisattvas]], thirty-eight thousand in all.
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• The Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin: The Third Chapter on Similes and Parables
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} ...as is holding up a folding fan in order to make [[people]] {{Wiki|aware}} of the [[moon]].
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• Donors and Esoteric Buddhism in Dunhuang during the Reign of the Guiyijun
  ...are necessary to understand if we want to go beneath the colourful surface of [[Buddhist]] [[life]] at [[Dunhuang]] during the 9th to 10th centuries. ...ature such {{Wiki|donor}} portraits, which may inform us of the [[Buddhist practices]] that lay behind their [[imagery]] and production.
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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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• Compassionate Violence?: On the Ethical Implications of Tantric Buddhist Ritual
  by [[David B. Gray]] Department of {{Wiki|Religious Studies}} ...[universal compassion]]. However, it does not unequivocally reject the use of [[violence]], and leaves open the possibility that [[violence]] may be comm
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 11: Vision of the Jeweled Stupa
  <big>Chapter 11: Vision of the Jeweled Stupa <br/></big>}} <br/><br/> ...]] assembly can see it. When they see it, it will prove that the [[realm]] of The [[Dharma Flower Sutra]] is [[inconceivable]].” He made the [[vow]] th
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• How to Help the Very Sick and Dying
  ...of [[kindness]] we can offer. The [[reason]] for this is that the [[moment of death]] is so crucial for determining the [[rebirth]] to come, which in tur ...lone and in [[silence]]. They have [[spiritual]] needs – to make [[sense]] of their [[life]], their [[suffering]], their [[death]]; to have {{Wiki|hope}}
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• THE SEVEN POINTS OF MIND TRAINING: Chapter 5
  ...[perception]] and [[jong]] means purifying. It is not brainwashing, or any of those kinds of [[mind training]]. It is trying to see clearly by putting ourselves in othe
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• The Dharma Flower Sutra seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin:The Sixteenth Chapter on the Lifespan of the Tathāgata
  ...|<big><big>The Dharma Flower Sutra<br/> seen through the Oral Transmission of<br/> [[Nichiren Daishōnin]]</big></big>}} ...irst important point, with regard to the Sixteenth Chapter on the Lifespan of the [[Tathāgata]], [[Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō]].
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• THE CONCEPT OF AVALOKITEŚVARA AND BUDDHAS IN THE KĀRAṆḌAVYŪHA SŪTRA
  THE CONCEPT OF [[AVALOKITEŚVARA]] AND [[BUDDHAS]] IN THE [[KĀRAṆḌAVYŪHA SŪTRA]] The [[objective]] of this research is to see how
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• The Srimala Devi Sutra
  The [[Lion's Roar]] of {{Wiki|Queen}} [[Srimala]] {{Wiki|Discourse}} Translation of the lost [[Sanskrit]] work made from a collection of the {{Wiki|Chinese}}, [[Japanese]], and [[Tibetan]] versions.
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• Buddhist Meditation Traditions in Tibet: The Union of Three Vehicles
  The [[Oxford]] Centre of [[Buddhist Studies]] ...s]] of the [[Tantric]] variety found within a large [[Tibetan]] collection of [[Vajrayāna]] texts, encompassing translations from [[Sanskrit]] and indig
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• Just Open Your Mouth and Say “A”: A-Syllable Practice for the Time of Death in Early Medieval Japan
  ...[right mindfulness]] in their last moments. one’s [[thoughts]] at the time of [[death]] were held to exert a particular force over one’s postmortem [[f ...ki|literature}} of the [[latter]] [[heian period]] (794–1185), while texts of instruction for deathbed practice
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• Sutra on The Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala
  [[Sutra on The Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala]] The [[Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala, the single-vehicle great expedience, the corrective and exte
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• Zhuangzi and Nagarjuna on the Truth of No Truth By David Loy
  To know how to stay within the [[sphere]] of our [[ignorance]] is to attain the [[highest]]. ...y? It is this, if any is [[able]] to know it, which is called the Treasury of [[Heaven]]. ([[Zhuangzi]], ch. 2, p. 57)
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• Glossary - The Crystal Garland of Faultless Practice
  ...cluded, the reader can seek further clarification from other sources. Some of the English terms were coined exclusively for use in this [[book]] and may ...a]]) One of the four aspects of ascertainment [[attained]] on the [[path]] of joming.
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• Buddha Speaks of Amitabha sutra
  [[Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra]] ...stellations]] in order to have their son. He was foremost in [[knowledge]] of [[astrology]]. [[Vakkula]]
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• How to Develop the Bodhi-Citta
  ...in the causal position. Hence, it is a most important term; every practice of [[Buddhism]] starts with it and aims at it. ...a Günther|Herbert V. Guenther]] in his translation of [[The Jewel Ornament of Liberation]] (p. 112) translated [[Bodhicitta]] as "[[enlightened attitude]
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• Guhyasamaja commentary by aku sherab gyatso and geshe jampa gyatso
  ...and [[meditate]] on commentary to the [[generation and completion]] stages of [[Guhyasamaja]] by [[Aku Sherab Gyatso]] in order to [[attain enlightenment ...roduced here with permission from the [[translator]] for the exclusive use of the [[Masters Program]]. All footnotes have been added by the [[Masters Pro
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• SACRED WORDS OF LORD AKSHOBYA - A Memorandum on the Visualization Guide to the First Stage of the Path of the Thirty-two Deities of Guhyasamaja According to the Arya Tradition
  ...g to this commentary, followed by the [[oral transmission]] of a few pages of the commentary by [[Aku Sherab Gyatso]]. ...and [[meditate]] on commentary to the [[generation and completion]] stages of [[Guhyasamaja]] by [[Aku Sherab Gyatso]] in order to [[attain enlightenment
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• A Memorandum on the Visualization Guide to the First Stage of the Path of the Thirty-two Deities of Guhyasamaja According to the Arya Tradition
  ...g to this commentary, followed by the [[oral transmission]] of a few pages of the commentary by [[Aku Sherab Gyatso]]. You should listen to it with a ...and [[meditate]] on commentary to the [[generation and completion]] stages of [[Guhyasamaja]] by [[Aku Sherab Gyatso]] in order to [[attain enlightenment
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• The lion's roar of queen srimala sutra
  Translation of the lost [[Sanskrit]] work made from a collection of the {{Wiki|Chinese}}, [[Japanese]], and [[Tibetan]] versions. {{Wiki|Alex Wayman}} is a {{Wiki|professor}} of [[Sanskrit]] at {{Wiki|Columbia University}}.
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• Life of Shakyamuni Buddha
  ...htenment]]. Here, we look at the [[life]] of [[Buddha]], and see what kind of inspiration we can gain for our [[own]] [[spiritual path]]. ...radually, over [[time]]. It is difficult to ascertain the accuracy of many of these details, [[seeing]] as the first [[Buddhist literature]] was written
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• Surahgama Samadhi Sutra
  ...n in the First Series of this translation project. It is in the [[nature]] of this {{Wiki|undertaking}} that the results are bound to be criticized. None ...project has finally gotten off the ground. May the rays of the [[Wisdom]] of the [[Compassionate]] One reach each and every [[person]] in the [[world]].
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• Machig’s Story
  Look for the [[essence]] of mind--this is meaningful. When you look at [[mind]], there is [[nothing]] t ...age]]. She was born in 1055C.E., at a [[time]] of great innovation, a kind of [[religious]] {{Wiki|renaissance}} in [[Tibet]].
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