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Author : Dorji Wangchuk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Bodhicitta (Buddhism)
ISBN : UOM:39015068762965
Author : Sying An (Xing An),Hsuan Hua
Publisher : Buddhist Text Translation Society
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601030306
The Resolve for Bodhi (bodhicitta), the aspiration to reach full Awakening for the sake of all living beings, is a core element of Mahayana Buddhism. This short text by Master Xing An (d. 1734) who lived in Hangzhou, provides instructions on the Resolve for Bodhi that fit well into the Chinese cultural context, while staying true to the spirit of Mahayana Buddhism. Mainly written for a monastic audience, the text provides an intriguing glimpse into the Buddhism of the Qing Dynasty, which is yet to receive much scholarly attention. At the same time, the text and its modern commentary by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua also speak to the people of the twenty-first century, asking what makes our lives worth living. (Based on audio recordings of lectures given by Master Hua at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Ukiah, California, in 1979, and at Gold Mountain Monastery in San Francisco in 1985)
Author : Nāgārjuna,Shixian,The Honorable Peixiu,Xiu Pei
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Bodhicitta (Buddhism)
ISBN : 1935413082
Pt. 1. On generating the resolve to become a Buddha / by Ārya Nāgārjuna -- pt. 2. Exhortation to resolve on buddhahood / by Sheng'an Shixian -- pt. 3. Exhortation to resolve on buddhahood / by Peixiu.
Author : Renuka Singh
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-19
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788184754957
Becoming Buddha compiles the invaluable teachings of contemporary Buddhist teachers who have sought to illuminate the ways of the Buddha in a manner that is comprehensible to a wide audience. These lectures comprise easy to follow dialogues, with anecdotes from the Buddha s own life as well as the lives of ordinary people, to explain how everyone can attain Buddhahood. The message underlying these teachings is that becoming Buddha is not an unattainable ideal. Each person can be a Buddha by becoming the perfect spiritual practitioner, one who wants enlightenment for all fellow creatures. This is not achieved simply through prayers or offerings but through the practical application of Buddha s wisdom to our own lives. The book reaffirms the significance of taking responsibility for our actions and instructs us to cherish all sentient beings in this life. The friendly, empathetic tone puts the reader at ease, reducing the distance between teacher and disciple. Becoming Buddha includes a previously unrecorded lecture by the Dalai Lama, rare photographs of the other educators who speak through this book and an article by eminent Buddhist scholar Professor Robert Thurman, which locates enlightenment in a socio-historical context, establishing that it is not merely a spiritual desire but an essential tool for survival today.
Author : Rulu
Publisher : Author House
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781468540888
The Mahayana Buddhist doctrine teaches that all sentient beings have Buddha nature and will eventually attain Buddhahood. For the spiritual training of those who are resolved to become Buddhas to benefit themselves and others, Sakyamuni Buddha recommends a Pure LandAmitabha Buddhas Land of Ultimate Bliss. To be reborn in that land, one must have faith, resolve, and training. In that splendid environment and in the excellent company of advanced Bodhisattvas, one will attain Buddhahood with Amitabha Buddhas training and support. The Pure Land School, originated in China, is founded on five sutras and one treatise. This book, Rulus second, presents these six texts and four other sutras in English, all translated from texts in the Chinese Buddhist Canon. Five of these ten English translations have never before been published in book form. To help readers, the translators introduction provides an organized presentation of Pure Land teachings; another chapter tells the life stories of the patriarchs of the Pure Land School. Buddhist terms are explained in the glossary. This book will benefit readers at all levels and serve as a basis for scholarly research. For those who aspire to be reborn in the Pure Land, it is the only English guidebook available.
Author : Kumārajīva,Dharmamitra (Bhikshu)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Bodhisattva stages (Mahayana Buddhism)
ISBN : 193541318X
""Nāgārjuna's Treatise on the Ten Bodhisattva Grounds" is Bhikshu Dharmamitra's extensively annotated original translation of Ārya Nāgārjuna's "Daśabhūmika Vibhāṣā" rendered from Tripiṭaka Master Kumārajīva's circa 410 ce Sanskrit-to-Chinese translation. It consists of 35 chapters that explain in great detail the cultivation of the ten highest levels of bodhisattva practice leading to buddhahood, focusing almost exclusively on the first two of the ten bodhisattva grounds. This is a work which has never been translated into English before. This special bilingual edition (English / Chinese) includes the facing-page simplified and traditional Chinese scripts to facilitate close study by academic buddhologists, students in Buddhist universities, and Buddhists in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and the West"--
Author : Anne Klein
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781614297772
In writing that sparkles and inspires, Anne Klein (Lama Rigzin Drolma) shows us how to liberate our buddha nature to be both human and a buddha too. This first volume in the House of Adzom series centers on Longchenpa’s seven trainings in bodhicitta, our awakened mind, the ultimate purpose of our practice and training. Anne Klein’s original composition masterfully weaves in Adzom Paylo Rinpoche’s commentary and Jigme Lingpa’s five pith practices and commentary on the trainings, in keeping with Longchenpa’s skillful integration of sutra, tantra, and Dzogchen, to resolve our most challenging questions about what awakening involves and how it relates to the truth of our human situation right now. As foundational teachings for Dzogchen practitioners, the seven trainings are framed as contemplations on impermanence, the adventitiousness of happiness and its short duration, the multiple causes of death, the meaninglessness of our worldly activities, reliance on the Buddha’s good qualities, the teacher’s pith instructions, and, ultimately, nonconceptual meditation on bliss and emptiness, clarity and emptiness, and reality itself.
Author : Ronald B. Epstein, PhD
Publisher : Buddhist Text Translation Society
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601030559
This book is a brief, but comprehensive and encyclopedic study handbook of Buddhist cosmology, hagiology, and terminology. Most entries are explanatory essays based on the teachings of Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua explaining hundreds of Buddhist terms, personages, lists, and concepts. The book also indexes Chinese, Pali, and Sanskrit terms, providing clear and accessible explanations. The book also provides a brief study guide for both novice and advanced seekers of enlightenment. Most entries also end with notation that refers the reader to related entries. Reviews Provides the right mix of scholarly attention and accessible language. —David Batstone, University of San Francisco Department of Theology & Religious Studies Have you confused karma with dharma? Amida with Gautama? The Five Desires with the Eightfold Path? Then Ronald Epstein’s Buddhism A to Z can provide a little enlightenment. Geared for English-speaking Westerners who want to know more about Buddhism, this alphabetical dictionary covers everything from the role of an abbot to the contributions of Zen. —Publishers Weekly A comprehensive handbook, not only useful for the interested beginner but also a treasury of teachings for the experienced practitioner. —Ajahn Amaro, Co-abbot Abhayagiri Monastery, Redwood Valley, CA
Author : Sangharakshita (Bhikshu)
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 189957901X
What is the meaning of life? How can we be truly happy? Buddhism answers these questions through the Dharma, which is a traditional term meaning both "the truth" and "the path", and is the subject of this book, which offers a starter-kit of Buddhist teachings and practices.
Author : Venerable WuLing
Publisher : Amitabha Publications, Chicago
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
EVERYTHING WE DO MATTERS In a land and time very distant from us, two men encountered one another. One was a Brahmin, a Hindu priest. He realized that the man he was look ing at was no ordinary being and so he inquired: "Are you a god?'' "No, Brahmin." "Are you an angel?" "No, Brahmin." "Are you a spirit?" "No, Brahmin." "What are you then?" "I am awake," replied the Buddha. By his own assertion, the Buddha was not a god. He was an ordinary man living in a world engulfed in greed, anger, ignorance, and delusion. Twenty-five hundred years ago, when the Buddha was teaching what he had awoken to, his world was similar in many ways to our world today. There were great centers of culture, and there were lands of stagnation. There were rulers with great power who thirsted for even more, and there were oppressed people who only wanted to live in peace. There were men who said that they alone held the key to spiritual secrets, and there were those who searched for different answers. There were people who had great wealth, and there were those who had nothing. There were people who said we must change, and there were those who denied there was anything wrong. Perhaps that distant land and time is not that distant after all. Greed, anger, ignorance, and delusion are still very much with us. In the world today, we hear so much about conflict: Economic conflict between the developed countries and third-world countries. Cultural conflict between the East and the West. Sectarian conflict in the Middle East. Ethnic conflict in Africa. So much pride and arrogance, so much hatred, so much pain. When even government leaders cannot peacefully resolve the world's problems, what are we supposed to do? How can we, individuals without power or influence, hope to accomplish anything positive in the face of such fury and intolerance? ...
Author : Tejananda
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1899579028
A straightforward and encouraging description of the path of the Buddha and his followers. Reveals how the Buddha's teaching can help us develop a clearer mind and a more compassionate heart.
Author : Miao Lien Shih (釋妙蓮)
Publisher : Lingyen Mountain Temple (Canada)
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781775177012
In this Saha World, how do we cultivate Buddhism? How do we keep a pure mind when we encounter delusions? How do we reconstruct our inner tranquillity? You will find an answer by reading this book.
Author : Jing Si Editorial Group
Publisher : 靜思人文志業股份有限公司
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789866661785
Master Cheng Yen does not differentiate visitors by their social status or occupations. To Master, every person who visits, whether coming from near or far, is an honored guest and a friend. These people come from many different fields of professions, including mass communication, religion, medicine, environmental protection, academia, politics, business, and so on, including Archbishop Javier Lozano Barragán, Mr. Jin Yong, Mr. Mark V. Hansen, Dr. Jane Goodall, etc. The purpose of this book is to pass on the wisdom gathered from these conversations between Master Cheng Yen and her visitors. This book also strives to convey Master's broad views, which has remained unaffected despite changing times: Always uphold the principles 'for the Buddha's teachings, for sentient beings,' and 'respect life.' Even though she is asked a multitude of questions, Master's ultimate focus is always on training the mind. As Master says, 'It is better to lead a simple life. The simpler, the better. If a person's mind is directed toward virtue, he will be able to make a difference for himself and build a happy family. When families are healthy, society will be harmonious.' To 'seize the moment and maintain the resolve forever' by wisely utilizing life's every instant, and to comfort sentient beings in every dark corner of the word with pure wisdom and love--these are Master's resolutions, faithful path of practice, and unwavering vows of compassion. Master hopes that all of us can come together to develop a field of blessings by diligently cultivating both blessings and wisdom to make our lives fuller and happier!
Author : Edward P. H. Woo
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780595691371
Buddhism: The Big Picture Explained answers the common questions a beginning and inquisitive learner might have regarding this seemingly complex religion. In easy-to-understand terms, Edward Woo first demonstrates the ideas and concepts behind this often misunderstood faith and then provides explanations for both basic and intricate questions including: What is a religion? Why is Buddhism a religion? What does Buddhism teach us? What constitutes the basic principle of Buddhism? What is the most important of Buddhist teachings? What precisely it means to get enlightened? Why is Buddhism meaningful? How does Buddhism change our way of life? In a sometimes unpredictable world, Buddhism: The Big Picture Explained explores the benefit this great religion has on global peace and harmony, promotes the idea of being good to others and the environment, and teaches us that we are the masters of our own destiny.Buddhism: The Big Picture Explained answers the common questions a beginning and inquisitive learner might have regarding this seemingly complex religion. In easy-to-understand terms, Edward Woo first demonstrates the ideas and concepts behind this often misunderstood faith and then provides explanations for both basic and intricate questions including: What is a religion? Why is Buddhism a religion? What does Buddhism teach us? What constitutes the basic principle of Buddhism? What is the most important of Buddhist teachings? What precisely it means to get enlightened? Why is Buddhism meaningful? How does Buddhism change our way of life? In a sometimes unpredictable world, Buddhism: The Big Picture Explained explores the benefit this great religion has on global peace and harmony, promotes the idea of being good to others and the environment, and teaches us that we are the masters of our own destiny.
Author : Pema Chödrön
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611805963
“A lively and accessible take on ancient techniques for transforming terror and pain into joy and compassion,” from beloved Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön (O, The Oprah Magazine) Lifelong guidance for changing the way we relate to the scary and difficult moments of our lives—showing us how we can use our difficulties and fears as a way to soften our hearts and open us to greater kindness We always have a choice in how we react to the circumstances of our lives. We can let them harden us and make us increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and allow our inherent human kindness to shine through. In The Places That Scare You, Pema Chödrön provides essential tools for dealing with the many difficulties that life throws our way, teaching us how to awaken our basic human goodness and connect deeply with others—to accept ourselves and everything around us complete with faults and imperfections. Drawing from the core teachings of Buddhism, she shows the strength that comes from staying in touch with what’s happening in our lives right now and helps us unmask the ways in which our egos cause us to resist life as it is. If we go to the places that scare us, Pema suggests, we just might find the boundless life we’ve always dreamed of.
