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- Thu Oct 17, 2013 5:53 am
- Forum: Sūtra Studies
- Topic: Kshitigarbha
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8202
Re: Kshitigarbha
"The Past Vows of Earth Store Bhodhisattva",published from Tipitika Master Hua's publishing group/foundation,with or without His commentary has the most currency,here in the States,and at a glance looks in accord with the translation cited here,the names of the heavens where the Dharma ass...
- Thu Oct 10, 2013 1:09 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Does Vajrasattva exist?
- Replies: 144
- Views: 31526
Re: Does Vajrasattva exist?
I love this discussion line"does Vajra Sattva exist?"Well this blog doesn't exist so why post to it.Re:Trungpa it makes me think of the Zen objecting to ritual,when in Chan the practitioners know that two vehicles are needed for enlightenment.There's a falling into extremes.
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:20 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: What does Great Compassion Mantra have to do w/ compassion?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5880
Re: What does Great Compassion Mantra have to do w/ compassi
Oh I forgot,the D.T Suzucki[sp.-?] version of this dharani is totally different ,also ,although I don't know Sanskrit,I have a general sense of where visarga,the diacritical marks like ' above S, for the 'shu' sound;when the .-dot is onder the t,s,r,l, these are pronounced with the sub palatate, the...
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 2:58 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: What does Great Compassion Mantra have to do w/ compassion?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5880
Re: What does Great Compassion Mantra have to do w/ compassi
I first remember seeing a version of this dharani in"The Bodhisattva OF Compassion" by John Blofeld,with the remark that D.T. Suzuki had 'reconstructed' it from the Chinese.In "Cult Of Tara"[still in print] and alas I forget the author this long mantra is mentioned,with the comme...
- Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:01 pm
- Forum: Jonang
- Topic: Jetsun Taranatha
- Replies: 27
- Views: 27388
Re: Jetsun Taranatha
One can easily see why Dharma masters outside of tantric traditions disparage the Tantra and its followers.His Holiness,the Dalai Lama has made comments about the misuse of 'lower activities'[buddhist against buddhist]in Tibet to be one of the karmic reasons for the recent and terrible history there.
- Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:08 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: new to forum,with a comment about Mtrcetas praises
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1841
new to forum,with a comment about Mtrcetas praises
Hello,I'm new here.I found online a transalion of Matrceta's "Praise of the Buddha in 150 verses,well known in Asia, maybe but,except for scholars ,little known here in the U.S.Translated by Ven.S Dammika[there are 152 verses],they were widely known during the flourishing of the Dharma in India...