Home
[smartslider3 slider=12]
Buddha Weekly's Latest Videos
[youtube-feed]
Buddha Weekly's Latest Features
Supporting Members HD Ad-Free Video: Ksitigarbha Dìzàng Jizo Guided Meditation and Mantra.mov
Why is Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva so popular across all traditions of Buddhism? What are the benefits of meditating on Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva? Why is his mantra treasured for stability, riches and wish-granting? We answer these questions, followed by a short visualization meditation of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva. We finish with the mantra of the great Earth...
Podcast: Guided Meditation and mantra of Kṣitigarbha Jizo Dìzàng Earth Store Bodhisattva chanted beautifully
Why is Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva so popular across all traditions of Buddhism? What are the benefits of meditating on Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva? Why is his mantra treasured for stability, riches and wish-granting? We answer these questions, followed by a short visualization meditation of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva. We finish with the mantra of the great Earth...
The eleven aspects of Manjushri — kind, wrathful, protective, teaching and “beastly” — white, yellow, black; father, mother, spiritual child
Manjushri is the “master of the Seven Buddhas” and the “mother of the Buddhas” — and also the “child” of the Buddhas — according to Ajatasatruraja Sutra: “Manjushri is the father and mother of the Bodhisatvas, and their spiritual child.” [3] Manjushri's numerous faces, personas, and complexities only hint at the completeness...
Buddhist teachings according to Korean Zen (Seon) and Seon Master Daehaeng: Buddha-Dharma encompases all of life; dying three times; One Mind
Seon Master Daehaeng taught people to entrust everything that confronts them to their inherent foundation. She taught people to have faith and let go. Having faith in your inherent nature, your root, and your foundation is the main ingredient of the practice. Everything that is experienced, outside of yourself or within yourself,...
Podcast Vajrasattva’s 100-syllable purifying mantra 21 times in Sanskrit beautifully chanted!
Buddha taught us how to purify obstacles, obscurations, negative karma, and even disease, through Vajrasattva meditation, visualization, and mantras. Chant along the 100-syllable Sanskrit mantra, here beautifully chanted by Hrishikesh Sonar, with the meditative images of Vajrasattva. Visualize all of your negativities, obstacles, and diseases purified by glorious white light. Listening...
Avalokiteshvara Chenrezig, the Buddha of the Three Worlds; bringing love and compassion to the path:
The face of Loving Kindness? No image, no face, no Buddha could be more inspiring than the image of the Lord of the Three Worlds, Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig, Guan Yin, Kuan Shi Yin, Kanon). His "lotus" face conveys the ideal of love and compassion, Metta and Karuna. He is both the Buddha of...
Support Members HD Video: Support Your Health and Long Life with Ushnisha Vijaya Guided Meditation and Mantra
Ushnisha Vijaya, also known as Namgyelma in Tibetan, is one of the most beloved and widely practiced buddhas in Mahayana Buddhism. Why do Vajrayana Buddhists rely on the life-affirming, long-life Buddha Ushnisha Vijaya to support health and auspicious long life? What sutra, taught by the Buddha, contains the teachings on Ushnisha Vijaya...
Podcast: Support Health and Long Life Ushnisha Vijaya Guided Meditation and Mantra 108 times chanted.
Ushnisha Vijaya, also known as Namgyelma in Tibetan, is one of the most beloved and widely practiced buddhas in Mahayana Buddhism. Why do Vajrayana Buddhists rely on the life-affirming, long-life Buddha Ushnisha Vijaya to support health and auspicious long life? What sutra, taught by the Buddha, contains the teachings on Ushnisha Vijaya...
Ad-Free for Supporting Members: Black Mahakala’s powerful mantra chanted by Yoko Dharma!
6-Armed Black Mahakala is the powerful, active, and protective form of compassion — none other than wrathful Avalokiteshvara in Vajrayana Buddhism. To learn more about this important Enlightened protector, see our previous video documentary. Enjoy, or chant along with Yoko Dharma as she chants the powerful mantra of Six-Armed Mahakala. Since the...
Video: 21 Taras powerful Dharani Mantras in Sacred Sanskrit as taught by Buddha; chanted by Hrishi!
The 21 Taras Mantra Dharanis in Sanskrit, as taught by Buddha in the Kangyur, became popularized as the 21 Homages or 21 Praises to Tara. When chanted in the original Sanskrit, the 21 Praises to Tara are 21 potent and powerful Dharanis (long-form mantras). Although popularized as both a Tibetan and English...
Supporting Members HD Ad-Free Video: Buddhist Protector Black Mahakala’s Miracles Documentary, and Mantra chanted by Yoko Dharma
Why is Mahakala associated with miracles and protection in Tibetan Buddhism? What do crows, three men in black, black dogs, black horses and black wolves have to do with Black Mahakala? How can wrathful Black Mahakala be considered none other than Chenrezig, Avalokiteshvara, the Lord of Compassion? In this short documentary, we...
Podcast Buddhist Protector Black Mahakala’s Miracles Documentary, and Mantra chanted by Yoko Dharma
Why is Mahakala associated with miracles and protection in Tibetan Buddhism? What do crows, three men in black, black dogs, black horses and black wolves have to do with Black Mahakala? How can wrathful Black Mahakala be considered none other than Chenrezig, Avalokiteshvara, the Lord of Compassion? In this short documentary, we...
Buddha Weekly’s Special Section
Tara, Mother of all Buddhas
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 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.