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Buddhism Is Learning: Applying Teaching To Modern Day Practice

A monk teaching school children at Wat Temple Saraburi Thailand.
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  Buddhism has always been centered on learning. An analysis for Boston University outlines that simple piece of historical fact; from the Indian Buddhist practice of allowing all castes to attend sangha and receive a religious and vocational education,...
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Video: Arya Tara Karma Mother Sanskrit Mantra 108 Times: Heroic Activity Savioress

Mother Tara is more than the "swift one, the hero" who leaps to our aid when we are in trouble -- she is the Mother Buddha of the Northern Purelands, the co-equal Buddha with Amoghasiddhi. Tara, as the Prajna Mother of Karma (Activity) is the most accessible in our world. Her mantra...
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Video Mantra: Amitabha Buddha Sanskrit Mantra 1 Hour 10 Protections and Powers

The 10 great benefits of chanting the name of Amitabha Buddha, as a complete practice, in the Amitabha Sutra. These benefits are available to practitioners of Amitabha Buddha who chant the Namo Amitabha Buddha or the mantras, including this Mantra of Every Protection: Om Ami Deva Hrih Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3s_YYSmKBE   PLEASE TURN...
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Supporting Members Video: Arya Tara Karma Mother Sanskrit Mantra 108 Times: Heroic Activity Savioress

Mother Tara is more than the "swift one, the hero" who leaps to our aid when we are in trouble -- she is the Mother Buddha of the Northern Purelands, the co-equal Buddha with Amoghasiddhi. Tara, as the Prajna Mother of Karma (Activity) is the most accessible in our world. Her mantra...
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Honoring Guru Rinpoche: The Life and Teachings of the Lotus Born Padmasambhava Buddha on His Annual Anniversary

HAPPY GURU RINPOCHE Day and Tsog.
Honoring Guru Rinpoche: The Life and Teachings of the Lotus Born Padmasambhava Buddha on His Annual Anniversary 2
  In 2024, June 16th is the Guru Rinpoche anniversary. The Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche is a public holiday in some countries, observed on the tenth day of the fifth and sixth lunar months (most celebrate on the 5th month, which...
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Tara, the Saviour, and Vajrayogini the Sarvabuddhadakini: how are they different, and how are they the one? The importance of Female Buddhas: Wisdom personified

Vajrayogini and Green Tara can be thought of as two aspects of the Wisdom Female Buddha.
Tara, the Saviour, and Vajrayogini the Sarvabuddhadakini: how are they different, and how are they the one? The importance of Female Buddhas: Wisdom personified 3
Vajrayogini “is the original and prototypical female Buddha of the Tantric pantheon… compassionate, all-knowing, and supremely blissful… Vajrayogini reigns supreme as the Sarvabuddhadakini, ‘Dakini Whose Essence is That of All Buddhas.’” [2]...
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Supporting Member Video: Amitabha Buddha Sanskrit Mantra 1 Hour 10 Protections & Powers

The 10 great benefits of chanting the name of Amitabha Buddha, as a complete practice, in the Amitabha Sutra. These benefits are available to practitioners of Amitabha Buddha who chant the Namo Amitabha Buddha or the mantras, including this Mantra of Every Protection: Om Ami Deva Hrih https://vimeo.com/956045976?share=copy   These ten great...
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Video Mantra: Vairochana Buddha Sanskrit Mantra: 1 Hour – Pacifies All Obstacles

In the center of the mandala is the Buddha Family of Vairochana (Vairocana) who is white in color and the chief of the mandala of five Buddhas. He is the same as great Maha Vairochana, the Buddha of Light. (Maha means “great”). Vairochana’s mantra and practice pacifies all negativities, disease, impurities, negative...
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Supporting Members Video: Vairochana Buddha Sanskrit Mantra: 1 Hour – Pacifies All Obstacles

In the center of the mandala is the Buddha Family of Vairochana (Vairocana) who is white in color and the chief of the mandala of five Buddhas. He is the same as great Maha Vairochana, the Buddha of Light. (Maha means “great”). His mantra and practice pacifies all negativities, disease, impurities, negative...
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Wangdu Great Cloud of Blessings: the 9 Magnetizing Activity Yidams of the Padma Buddha family: Amitabha, Kurukulla, Chenrezig, Hayagriva, Vajrayogini, Vajradharma, Padmaraja, Chakrasamvara, Guhyajnana

From a Wang Du Thangka the magnetizing deities (left to right) Chenrezig (Padmapani), Amitabha (top) Hayagriva (right) and Vajradharma (bottom.)
Wangdu Great Cloud of Blessings: the 9 Magnetizing Activity Yidams of the Padma Buddha family: Amitabha, Kurukulla, Chenrezig, Hayagriva, Vajrayogini, Vajradharma, Padmaraja, Chakrasamvara, Guhyajnana 4
Who are the Nine Enlightened Deities of Amitabha’s Lotus Family of Buddhas? Why is their practice so important and popular in Mahayana Buddhism? What are the powerful and...
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“All Dharmas are forms of emptiness” : ultimate wisdom in the spaces between thoughts, between sounds, between images, between feelings

The sages and the Buddhas found ultimate wisdom in the spaces between thoughts, between sounds, between images, between feelings. The ancient saying "all Dharmas are forms of emptiness" isn't just a fun pun — how can there be "form" in emptiness? — it is also a core mission. When we think of...
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Video How-to: Padmasmabhava: Key Points of Compassion & Generosity How to Chant Mantras Padmasambhava’s 4 Foundations 9 Tips from Teachers / Buddhist Teachings

How do we correctly chant Buddhist mantras for maximum benefit? Are there rules for guiding mantrayana practice? What are the prerequisites of mantra practice? In this presentation, we cover the prerequisites, the indispensibles, and offer 9 tips and practices for maximizing the benefit of your mantra practice, starting with the four foundations...
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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.
Tara on YouTube

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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