Where is Amitabha’s Pureland and how can Amitabha’s practice protect us from danger; Why Amitabha practice is all many people need
Buddha, Buddhist Practices, Mahayana, Mantra, Sutras & Sutta
"Believing in inner truth means having deep faith that the ten billions Buddha-lands (worlds) are in reality not outside our Mind." — Patriarch Ou-I To the newcomer to Mahayana Buddhism, or particularly Pure Land Buddhism, Amitabha (Amita or ...
Why is there still suffering in the world if Universal Mother Bodhisattva Kuan Yin Pusa (Tara, Kurukulla, Kannon) rescues beings from suffering
Avalokiteshvara, Sutras & Sutta, Tara
One of the most commonly asked questions in Buddhism is — If Kuan Yin Pusa (Guanyin Bodhisattva, Avalokiteshvara, Tara) can rescue all beings (as stated in Sutras), why is there still suffering in the world? The next most ...
Sitatapatra or Dukkar — the ultimate protective Bodhisattva Goddess, form of Mother Tara — 1000 arms or 2 arms, she is “Aparajita” the Undefeatable One
Bodhisattvas, Mahayana, Sutras & Sutta, Vajrayana
Sitatapatra, a form of White Tara from Sutra, a protective supreme form who emerged from Shakyamuni Buddha's Ushnisha and is known to be most most protective of Enlightened Deities. Don't let the serene look of peaceful, two ...
Finding the Good in Any Situation and “Turn the other cheek”? The Sutra with Advice to Venerable Punna from the Buddha
Sutras & Sutta
Buddha teaching the monks. A few hundred years before the phrase "turn the other cheek" was coined, Buddha engaged in a brilliant advice session with the monk Venerable Punna. Although the advice was not specifically about "turning the ...
Celebrating the Paranirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha for Saga Dawa Duchen with Maha-parinibbana Sutta
Sutras & Sutta
On June 4, 2023, Vajrayana Buddhists celebrate the most important day of the year, honoring the Paranirvna and life of Shakyamuni Buddha — the Day of Highest Merits. NOTE: Due to lunar calendar and tradition differences, Mahayana Buddhists ...
Great Compassion Mantra: Purification, healing and protection, the Maha Karuna Dharani Sutra — benefiting all beings
Avalokiteshvara, Mahayana, Mantra, Sutras & Sutta
Thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig or Guanyin.) Around the world, millions of Mahayana Buddhists chant the Maha Karuna Dharani, the Great Compassion Mantra of Avalokitesvara (Chenrezig, Guanyin) — famous for its benefits of healing, protection and purification. It is probably ...
Tara’s Great Dharani and the Sutra of Tara Who Protects from the Eight Fears: in Tara’s Own Words
Bodhisattvas, Deities, Sutras & Sutta, Tara
Tara's vast popularity in Mahayana Buddhism — as both Bodhisattva and Buddha — is easy to understand. Not only is she a "Mother" — a mother deity and the "Mother of All Buddhas" — but she also protects ...
Why debate is indispensible in Buddhism demonstrated by Manjushri vs Shakyamuni Buddha in Mahavaipulya Sutra
Sutras & Sutta
During a Dharma debate, monks laugh at each other's answers, here at Sera Jey Monestary. Debate is almost synonymous with Buddha's teaching method — that's not even debatable. Imagine the Sage teacher, the Conqueror Shakyamuni Buddha debating with ...
Buddha: How to protect wealth, associate with virtuous friends and relate to your spouse, employer, children: guidance for lay practitioners in Sigalovada Sutta
Buddhist Living, Dharma, Sutras & Sutta
It may seem hard to imagine the Peerless One, Shakyamuni Buddha, teaching the more mundane aspects of lay life conduct. Imagine the Buddha teachings us "financial planning" (really!) — and to relate to our children, employers and spouse! ...
“When the mind is undefiled, a happy destination”—Buddha; the 16 Defilements of the Mind, and the Simile of the Cloth: Vitthupama Sutta
Sutras & Sutta
Shakyamuni Buddha teaching. Purification of mind is a critical practice in all schools and lineages of Buddhism. In the Vatthupama Sutta [full translation in English below] Buddha explains the concept with the simile of the stained cloth: "Monks, ...
Logic and Analysis: Buddha teaches in Magga-vibhanga Sutta — Analysis of the Noble Eightfold Path
Sutras & Sutta, Theravada
The heart of Buddha's teachings is the Eightfold Path — a prescription for our own personal path to realizations based on positive karmic conduct. That does not stop the Buddha from analytical logic and debate. After the first ...
Amitabha practice: easy, welcoming, and his merits are so vast that all beings can benefit: Amitabha Sutra
Buddha, Buddhist Practices, Dharma, Mahayana, Mantra, Sutras & Sutta, Tantra, Vajrayana
"When I have attained Buddhahood, if those beings who are in the ten quarters should believe in me with serene thoughts, and should wish to be born in my country, and should have, say, ten times thought of ...