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The Day of Miracles of Buddha — This Year Even More Auspicious with a Full Lunar Eclipse!

Buddha Performing Miracles (15 Days of Miracles) in front of a lunar eclipse.
The Day of Miracles of Buddha -- This Year Even More Auspicious with a Full Lunar Eclipse! 1
  The first moon of the New Year (Lunar)  is Chotrul Duchen (Chunga Choepa)  the Day celebrating Buddha’s Miracles — often celebrated with a butter lamp festival. THIS YEAR, a RARE FULL LUNAR ECLIPSE OCCURS...
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RARE FULL LUNAR ECLIPSE ON BUDDHA’s “DAY OF MIRACLES”

Buddha Performing Miracles (15 Days of Miracles) in front of a lunar eclipse.
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  The first moon of the New Year (Lunar)  is Chotrul Duchen (Chunga Choepa)  the Day celebrating Buddha’s Miracles — often celebrated with a butter lamp festival. THIS YEAR, a RARE FULL LUNAR ECLIPSE OCCURS...
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Why Buddha Nature is one of the most important understandings in Mahayana Buddhism and why Tathagatagarbha Buddha Nature is not the soul

“All beings are Buddhas, But obscured by incidental stains. When those have been removed, there is Buddhahood.” — Third Karmapa Rangjun Dorje [4] Buddha Nature (Buddha Dhatu) is one of the most important and inspirational foundation understandings in Mahayana Buddhism — possibly the most important. The symbol of the Lotus — while...
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Dharma / What the Teachers Say

The Purity Essence Mantra: Understanding and Practicing the Mantra OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHA SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM

A monk meditating on Oneness with the world and the Universe on top of a mountain.
The Purity Essence Mantra: Understanding and Practicing the Mantra OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHA SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM 3
In Buddhism, most visualization meditation practices begin with the expression of Purity, called the Purity Essence Mantra: oṃ svabhāva śuddhāḥ sarvadharmāḥ svabhāva śuddho 'haṃ What does this actually mean, and why is...
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Buddhist Practices / Vajrayana

Buddhist Practices for Pacifying War, including Hayagriva and Tara — the “pacifiers of war”

Hayagriva and Tara practices are only two of many practices in Tibetan Buddhism focused on averting war. Why are these two practices so effective in averting fear and strife of war — practices that endured centuries of human history marked by war? If these practices work, why is there still war? [Quick...
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Buddhist Living

“Means of Accomplishing”: Sadhanas, the secret sauce recipe of Vajrayana Buddhism — the ingredients that make it effective, and how to embrace its elegant formulas

"Means of Accomplishing": Sadhanas, the secret sauce recipe of Vajrayana Buddhism — the ingredients that make it effective, and how to embrace its elegant formulas 4
No matter where you are, the Sadhana is your guide. Here a very experienced monk practices in his kitchen, a nice segue to our metaphor of the recipe and cooking. You can practice anywhere, with a proper mind set, but the Sadhana text is indispensable. It's not only...
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Bodhi Day Siddartha Gautama’s Enlightenment Day Jodo-e Mahayana Traditions

Shakyamuni Buddha teaching.
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Bodhi Day is the precious day we celebrate Gautama Shakyamuni Buddha's Enlightenment, primarily in Mahayana Buddhist traditions.  Although it is, perhaps, the most important day of the Buddhist calendar — celebrating the ultimate goal of the path, Enlightenment — it is a quiet day in...
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23rd Lunar SUPREME REFLECTION DAY Akshobhya Buddha, Lochana, Vajrapani, Black Tara, Samantabhadra: Third Quarter Waning or Half Moon

Reflection Day, on the third quarter on the 23rd of the lunar month, in the waning period of the moon, is Supreme Day of Reflection, a day of quiet and meditation, ideal for Mahamudra and Dzogchen practices, Akshobhya Buddha, Lochana, Vajrapani, Black Tara, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, or Vajra Family, mindfulness practices and quiet...
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Bodhi Day and Awakening to Dharma — celebrated on anniversary of Shakyamuni Gautauma Buddha’s Enlightenment

Shakyamuni Buddha teaching.
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Bodhi Day is the precious day we celebrate Gautama Shakyamuni Buddha's Enlightenment, primarily in Mahayana Buddhist traditions.  Although it is, perhaps, the most important day of the Buddhist calendar — celebrating the ultimate goal of the path, Enlightenment — it is a quiet day in...
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Buddhist Living

Profound simplicity of “Amituofo”: why Nianfo or Nembutsu is a deep, complete practice with innumerable benefits and cannot be dismissed as faith-based: w. full Amitabha Sutra

Amitabha's monthly merit day is the full moon each month. On this day, his practices, Namo praises and mantras have merit multiplied according to Lama Zopa.
Profound simplicity of "Amituofo": why Nianfo or Nembutsu is a deep, complete practice with innumerable benefits and cannot be dismissed as faith-based: w. full Amitabha Sutra 7
There is a something very precious and special about the practice of chanting the name of Amitabha Buddha: traditionally, the single word...
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