10 Inspirational Quotes by Ogyen Trinley Dorje Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is the 17th in the line of Karmapa (Karma Kagyu school) incarnations in Tibetan Buddhism. He was identified as the 17th Karmapa base on the secret prediction letter written by the 16th Karmapa before he died. This letter contained details […]
Monthly Archives: June 2020
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Understanding Lu Sect (Part 2/2) Precepts for the Seven Assemblies The status of the seven assemblies is determined by the precepts that they uphold. Upasaka [優婆塞] The male lay Buddhists who uphold the Five Precepts, i.e. Not to kill Not to steal Not to commit adultery Not to make false speech […]
Jataka Tales: The Golden Mallard Once upon a time when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born a Brahmin, and growing up was married to a bride of his own rank, who bore him three daughters named Nanda, Nanda-vati, and Sundari-nanda. The Bodhisatta dying, they were taken in […]
Deciphering the Lotus Sutra: Commentary by Nichiren Daishonin (Chapter 2) Point Seven, regarding the passage “Now I, joyful and fearless, / in the midst of the bodhisattvas, / honestly discarding expedient means, / will preach only the unsurpassed way.” Words and Phrases, volume four, says, “The three lines […]
