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Saga Dawa Duchen and the Month of Merits: Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment and Paranirvana Celebrated With “Merit Multiplied”

Saga Dawa, the most sacred day of the year, celebrated in a march at Gantok in Sikkhim.
Saga Dawa Duchen and the Month of Merits: Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Paranirvana Celebrated With "Merit Multiplied" 1
  The entire fourth month of the lunar year is meritorious, this year running between May 9 and June 6. On the full moon day (15th day) of this sacred month...
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“Spread the Dharma Downloads”: Free PDF Library of Precious Sutra, Dharanis, Teaching Transcripts, Sadhanas and Mantras

Three of Buddha Weekly's many PDF Spread the Dharma downloads.
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Buddha Weekly’s hard-working volunteers create educational Buddha Dharma content in multiple formats and multiple languages — to help us “Spread the Dharma.” We remain committed to new content every week in online features, Dharma download PDF resources, videos,...
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Ten ways Mantra can tangibly transform our lives and our practice and how does Buddhist mantra actually work?

His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche teaching during a Refuge Vows teaching. On his table the sacred Hum syllable.
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Buddhist Mantras are vital, powerful and transformative — but how do they actually work? In what ways can they help. Buddha Weekly's editors try to answer the most common questions we...
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On the Rimé, or Non-Sectarian Approach to Buddhist Study

By Jason Espada Jason Espada's website In 19th century Tibet, the idea of learning from different Buddhist lineages developed into what became known as the ‘Rimé’ (Ri-may) or non-sectarian movement. The purpose of the Rimé was not to create a new school of thought. Instead, the idea was to be established in...
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Video: Wisdom Compassion & Power Mantras: the Thee Great Bodhisattvas 1 Hour Sanskrit chanting

The Sacred Sanskrit Mantras of the Three Lords of the World -- Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri and Vajrapani, the Three Great Bodhisattvas -- are  among the most important practice mantras for many Buddhists. These syllables together represent the Wisdom, Compassion and Power of All the Buddhas. These three Bodhisattvas represent perfect wisdom and compassion...
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Video Mantra: Eight Praises to Vajravarahi / Vajrayogini in Sanskrit Chanted By Yoko Dharma for 1 Meditative Hour

Yoko Dharma chants the glorious eight lines of praise to Vajra yogini Vajravarahi in Sanskrit with beautiful meditative images.   Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MQ6qc8c2Wo   OM NAMO BHAGAVATE BAGAVATE BAGAVATE VAJRA VARAHI BAM HUM HUM PHAT OM NAMO ARYA  APARA-JITE  TRAI-LOKYA  MATI VIDYESHVARI HUM HUM PHAT OM NAMO SARVA BHUTA BHAYA  VAHE MAHA VAJRA...
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Mantra Music: 8 Red Tara Power Mantras Magnetizing Chanted in Sanskrit by Buddha Weekly

In Lord Atisha's practice Lineage of the 21 Taras, 8 of the 21 Taras are red or red-black. The Red Taras are the Power mantras, the magnetizing, attracting, influencing and enchanting mantras. Tare 1 is the Swift Heroine of Glory and Tara 5 is Kurukulle, both powerful magnetizing Taras. Also red are...
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Mantra Music: Buddha Weekly’s Mantra Collection 1: Green Tara, Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, Vajrapani, Vajrasattva and more!

Buddha Weekly's first amazing album of Sanskrit Mantra jewels: Long Vajrasttva Purifying Mantra, 21 Praises to Tara in Sanskrit, Vajrapani, Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Green Tara, Ksitigarbha mantras, and the Great Compassion Heart Dharani of Avalokiteshvara -- ten amazing tracks! Playlist with entire album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE7GCjCB_5U&list=OLAK5uy_mnzVH03HMBVlbspfhd-3Q1oPFvAUVA56E   Available for Streaming: Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Instagram/Facebook, TikTok & other ByteDance...
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Mantra Music: Buddha Weekly’s Mantra Collection 2 – Guru Rinpoche, Vajrakilaya, Hayagriva, Amitabha, more…

A superb collection of 10 advanced Vajrayana Buddhist Mantras and Dharanis, chanted beautifully in Sanskrit, including Vajra Guru Padmasambhava's miraculous mantra and 7-line Dharani, Amitabha's Long Life Pureland Dharani, plus the powerful mantras of Vajrakilaya, Hayagriva, Kalachakra Sahaja Deva, White Tara, Ushnisha Vijaya, Parnashavari and Black Tara! The entire collection as a...
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Mantra Music: Yellow Tara Enriching Mantras Chanted in Sanskrit by Buddha Weekly

Mother Tara, the activity of all the Buddhas, emanates in yellow and golden forms in the lineage of Lord Atisha's 21 Taras, each with a mantra and a particular focus on Enriching activities: enriching life force, enriching our resources and auspiciousness, enriching our circumstances. Enjoy the Buddha Weekly Yellow Tara Enriching Mantras...
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Vajrasattva 100 Syllable Mantra

In Buddhism, all practice can be considered purification. Whether we are practicing the Eightfold Path taught by Shakyamuni Buddha, or the five transformations of the Five Dhyani Buddhas, or a Yidam meditation in personal practice, all of these are ultimately purification of the ten poisons, our five aggregates or senses, our past...
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Supporting Members Video: Kalachakra Mantra Chanted Sanskrit for 1 Hour Helps Overcomes all Obstacles

Kalachakra Sahaja Heruka literally translates in English as the Wheel of Time Hero. Kalachakra is one of the most important deities in Vajrayana Buddhism — one that represents the highest form of the Buddha, and a practice that can help us overcome our obstacles. Chant along now, the powerful mantra of Kalachakra...
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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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