Search found 2470 matches
- Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:47 pm
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: What beliefs are prerequisite for practicing Zen?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7872
Re: What beliefs are prerequisite for practicing Zen?
3. As for the sutras there are some which are absolutely crucial for zen teachings, like Lotus... Interesting on the Lotus part...other than on liturgical days like where Chapter 25 is most commonly recited, how much of the Lotus means to the Zennies? Would this suggest Tiantai / Tendai influence t...
- Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:20 am
- Forum: Shrine Room
- Topic: $193 million dollar monastery
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3133
Re: $193 million dollar monastery
LOL David...first there's bullet proof Thai amulets, now bullet proof monastery rooms...
'Tang Dynasty buildings'... that would be a real treat, hopefully it has the glorious iconography from that era that Chinese Mahayana was famed for...
'Tang Dynasty buildings'... that would be a real treat, hopefully it has the glorious iconography from that era that Chinese Mahayana was famed for...
- Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:22 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: 42 Hands & Eyes Objects
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2085
Re: 42 Hands & Eyes Objects
I'm making replicas of the 42 Hands and Eyes objects. Could you share with us on what is this endeavor for and its motivation? I do recall that in your early posts here, there's mention of DRBA (and their mother monastery, CTTB in the USA) and you have some involvement with them? Back in the early ...
- Sun Mar 29, 2015 4:04 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Nun's ordination
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7435
Re: Nun's ordination
Well Indrajala, as you may already know, that many sources have stated that the very idea of a bhiksuni order was considered as a great advancement back then, for their time, so it's really tough to expect them to come to our present standards back when few would even allow women to advance much in ...
- Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:48 pm
- Forum: Pure Land
- Topic: Jodo Shinshu: Amida, Eternalism, the Dharmakaya
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1733
Re: Jodo Shinshu: Amida, Eternalism, the Dharmakaya
The Buddha said, “Good man, although Amitābha Buddha’s lifespan will last innumerable hundreds, thousands, and koṭis of kalpas, it will finally come to an end. Good man, after incalculable distant kalpas to come, Amitābha Buddha will enter parinirvāṇa. After His parinirvāṇa, the true Dharma will co...
- Fri Mar 27, 2015 2:26 am
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: Japanese Temple Services
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5033
Re: Japanese Temple Services
Just samples across Pure Land, Shingon, Zen, Tendai and Nichiren...in that order for the videos I trust someone else will answer your remaining questions... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLCCK0FJtOM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--A-5Dxmf74 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBF2q0p9pdg https://www...
- Fri Mar 27, 2015 2:14 am
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Yes or No ...
- Replies: 1039
- Views: 246551
Re: Yes or No ...
No. Will you bow before the Ceiling Cat?
- Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:44 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Taking refuge in the Buddha..
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1779
Re: Taking refuge in the Buddha..
From a Chán perspective... ...let me teach you the 'Formless Three-fold Guidance':-- We take 'Enlightenment' as our Guide, because it is the culmination of both Punya (merit) and Prajna (wisdom). We take 'Orthodoxy' (Dharma) as our Guide, because it is the best way to get rid of desire. We take 'Pur...
- Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:29 am
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Yes or No ...
- Replies: 1039
- Views: 246551
Re: Yes or No ...
Yes. Do you have hooves?
- Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:20 pm
- Forum: Chan
- Topic: Blessed Sixth Patriarch's Day
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4002
Re: Blessed Sixth Patriarch's Day
http://history.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/upload/upfiles/2010-03/30/huineng__great_master_of_buddhismf38e097a832a2c1e20fc.jpg "In the functioning of the Essence of Mind and in conversation with others, outwardly we should free ourselves from attachment to objects, whence come contact with obje...
- Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:11 pm
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: Blessed Great Renunciation Day
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1815
Re: Blessed Great Renunciation Day
http://for91days.com/photos/SriLanka/Wewurukannala%20Temple/Hair-Cutting-Sri-Lanka.jpg When the Bodhisattva cut off his hair and put on the saffron-colored cloth, one hundred thousand gods felt joyous, pleased, and elated. Happy and delighted, they called out cries of joy and exclaimed: “Friends, P...
- Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:43 am
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Yes or No ...
- Replies: 1039
- Views: 246551
Re: Yes or No ...
Yes. Did the Buddha teach on dinosaurs?
- Tue Mar 24, 2015 12:11 am
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Yes or No ...
- Replies: 1039
- Views: 246551
Re: Yes or No ...
No. Would Buddha Dharma lose all purpose if one doesn't believe in rebirth and karma?
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:53 pm
- Forum: Chan
- Topic: Master Hsuan Hua on garlic, onions, etc.
- Replies: 165
- Views: 61992
Re: Master Hsuan Hua on garlic, onions, etc.
Forty-Two you mean?...the Sūtra in Forty-Eight Chapters...
And whilst we are at it, this may interest some...
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:40 pm
- Forum: Chan
- Topic: Master Hsuan Hua on garlic, onions, etc.
- Replies: 165
- Views: 61992
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:23 pm
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: Meaning of 法法何曾法?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1334
Re: Meaning of 法法何曾法?
法本法無法。 無法法亦法。 今付無法時。 法法何曾法 fǎ běn fǎ wú fǎ。 wú fǎ fǎ yì fǎ。 jīn fù wú fǎ shí。 fǎ fǎ hé céng fǎ "The fundamental doctrine of the Dharma, is that there are no Dharmas, yet that this doctrine of no-Dharma is in itself a Dharma; and now that the no-Dharma doctrine has been transmitted, how can the ...
- Tue Mar 17, 2015 1:25 pm
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Yes or No ...
- Replies: 1039
- Views: 246551
Re: Yes or No ...
No. Do you like ice cream?
- Tue Mar 17, 2015 8:06 am
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Yes or No ...
- Replies: 1039
- Views: 246551
Re: Yes or No ...
No. Do you abstain from the five pungent plants (garlic, chives, leeks, onions, and asafoetida)?
- Tue Mar 17, 2015 8:03 am
- Forum: Chan
- Topic: Master Hsuan Hua on garlic, onions, etc.
- Replies: 165
- Views: 61992
Re: Master Hsuan Hua on garlic, onions, etc.
1) Do you think it's a good idea to abstain from the five pungent plants? Frankly, from reams of doctrinal debates I have seen on this topic, I doubt there's any single and authoritative opinion on it and personally am still testing this idea after many years with varying results, giving thought al...
- Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:13 am
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Yes or No ...
- Replies: 1039
- Views: 246551
Re: Yes or No ...
Yes. Is hedonism good?