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Celebrating Loving Kindness on Maitreya Day: Significance and Traditional Practices to Start the Lunar New Year Celebrating the Buddha-to-Come

From "ringing the bell 108 times" as a ceremony, to great festivals of light and offerings, Lunar New Year marks the special day for the "Buddha to Come" Maitreya. On this day, we celebrate with loving-kindness and generosity -- to honor his name, which translates as "loving kindness" (Maitri). He is so...
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Making LUNAR NEW YEAR 2026 Your Most Auspicious and Blessed Year: Feb 17, 2026 Chinese New Year; Feb 18,2026 LOSAR Tibetan New Year

Happy Lunar New Year, the Year of the Fire Horse (starts Feb 17 in traditional East Asian tradition, Feb 18 in Tibet) May all beings be happy. From your friends at Buddha Weekly
Making LUNAR NEW YEAR 2026 Your Most Auspicious and Blessed Year: Feb 17, 2026 Chinese New Year; Feb 18,2026 LOSAR Tibetan New Year 1
Lunar New Year and Tibetan Losar are often on different dates -- based on two...
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LUNAR NEW YEAR AND NEW MOON PRACTICE: 5 Buddha Families Puja Daśa Puṇyasāgarāḥ 10 Auspicious Mantras in Sanskrit for FULL MOONs

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🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏10 Oceans of Merit Practice, the Daśa Puṇyasāgarā, is the ultimate “Karma repair” practice, and generates vast merit through vowing good conduct in front of all five Buddha Families. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏  (FULL TRANSLATIONS BELOW) 🌸🌸🌸...
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Harness the FIRE HORSE 2026: 3 Buddhist Steps for Explosive Prosperity: Auspiciousness Practices

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🔥🔥🔥The high energy success-oriented Year of the Fire Horse (2026) begins February 17 (Lunar New Year) or February 18 (Losar). 🌟🌟🌟 🙏🙏🙏 This rare, high-energy lunar year brings unprecedented speed and transformation for success. But how do you tap into it? In...
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The Meditator’s Guide to Dharma Journaling: Integrating Practice and Daily Life – Bridging “Knowing” and “Living the Dharma Path”

Three of the types of Journal Meditation in Buddhism.
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Bridging the Gap Between Knowing and Living the Path -- Prajna to Karma and  Merit   You’ve sat on the cushion. You’ve tasted moments of clarity and peace. But what happens when that calm dissolves into the chaos of...
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Video: Vajrakilaya — Vajrasattva’s Angry Face of Great Love protecting you from the 5 poisons and 8 Dangers

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In Buddhist symbolism how can an angry face of terror and wrath actually represent the Face of Great Love? Why would an enlightened Buddha, dedicated to peace, manifest as an angry, fanged figure engulfed in flames, and wielding weapons? Is it possible that what looks...
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Five faces of wisdom: Mañjuśrī and the 5 prajñās transforming 5 demons and poisons

The 5 Family Manjusris from a video by 3GemsBandBuddha-Weekly
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Why are there five Mañjuśrī Bodhisattvas? Why do they appear in five colors? What Wisdoms do they embody? What are their mantras and practices? Why does Mañjuśrī always carry a sword? What is the benefit of the 5 Mañjuśrī...
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Video: Sukhavativyuha Dharani Amitabha Pure Land RESCUES ALL BEINGS One Hour MV 往生淨土神咒 日日持唸, 滅除罪業

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1 HOUR SANSKRIT DHARANI: 8 Protections,  Long Life, Sukhavati Pure Land Rebirth, Purification of Karma, including fixed negative karma, benefits on hearing. 🙏🙏🙏 🔥 Erase Heavy Karma Now 🔥📿 Sukhavati Dharani Mantra往生淨土神咒·滅重業·生吉祥 Benefits on Hearing: One Listen, Merits Infinite 一聽功德無量 ✅ Purify Fixed...
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Mindful Weight Loss: A Buddhist Approach to Body, Habit, and Healing

Mindful Eating is an important aspect of Buddhist practice.
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The media often portrays weight loss as a war against cravings, urges, and even the kingdom of fast food. The Buddhist perspective is different; its goal is more about caring for oneself, fulfilling one’s needs, and loving oneself. As stated...
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Medicine Buddha Victory Mantra (Chinese Gufeng style) with Refuge, Offering, Mantras and Dedication

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Medicine Buddha Victory Mantra is the go-to for healing, rejuvinating life-force and chi, and protection of body. For this reason, you'll hear the mantra chanted gently in long, relaxing tracks, including on Buddha Weekly's channel. For some, though, healing requires motivation, energizing,...
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Buddhist Ganapuja Tsog “Removes all hardships and difficulties”- Daka and Dakini Blessings

Offering Ganapuja to 1000-Armed Avalokiteshvara on Daka Tsog Day on the 10th Lunar
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What is Ganapuja or Ganachakra in Vajrayana Buddhism and why is it said to remove all our hardships and difficulties? Why are these offering days considered the most important for accumulating merit in Buddhist practice?...
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Why Nonviolence or Ahimsa Was Not Explicitly Debated in All Four Councils of Buddhism?

 First Council at Rajagaha, at the Nava Jetavana, Shravasti *
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After Buddha's Mahaparinirvana at Kushinara, capital city of Malla Kingdom, today's Kushinagar (Uttar pradesh, India), there was a surge of different ideas in Sangha. Thus, the Buddhist councils were convened to safeguard the integrity of th Dhamma and...
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Buddha Weekly’s Special Section

Tara, Mother of all Buddhas

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Loving face of the Mother of All Buddhas Green Tara. Detail from art by Ben Christian.
Karma Mother

How does Tara Help?

Tara, like any Mother, is ready to jump to our aid, even in mundane areas of life. She is the “practical Buddha” — the “Karma Mother” — the Buddha most active in our lives. Her Sanskrit name translates as “a star by which to navigate” — and like a star, she is always with us whenever we look for her.

Tara 6 Tara Victorious Over Three Worlds Trailokya Vijaya Tara.
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21 Taras Mantra Video Playlist

An entire playlist of every one of the mantras for the 21 Taras. Don't miss the amazing Tara mantra chanting of Yoko Dharma for the each Tara of the 21 Taras according to Surya Gupta lineage. One video with many repetitions and visualized images for each Tara. The final video is the English-translated 21 Praises to Tara sung in English.

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