Mahakashyapa is Still Live Today! Venerable Mahakasyapa is one of the Buddha’s disciples who is foremost in ascetic practice. Before the Buddha entered parinirvana, he preferred to practice alone, away from the Sangha community. After the Buddha entered parinirvana, he took it upon himself to lead the Sangha by presiding […]
Monthly Archives: May 2019
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Tantric Practice in Cultivation Dharma of Tantra Buddhism The profound mystical Dharma of Tantra Buddhism is to coordinate mutually and harmoniously the triple activities of the mouth reciting the True Word, the hands posting the symbol of a manta, and the mind entering into profound meditation on mandalas with Form […]
Understanding Chen Yen Sect (Part 5/5) Five Kinds of Dharma Body In Cheng Yen sect, all teachings are established on the ground of Buddhas, i.e. the manifestations of the Dharma Body of Buddhas as the results of the cultivation of Buddhahood. There are five kinds of Dharma Body, which are all incorporated […]
Gosho Study #5: On Reprimanding Hachiman Now for the past twenty-eight years, since the fifth year of the Kencho era [1253], cyclical sign mizunoto-ushi, the twenty-eighth day of the fourth month, until the present, the twelfth month of the third year of the Koan era [1280], cyclical sign kanoe-tatsu, I, […]
