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Posts tagged with "Bodhisattva"
Apr. 8 |
莲风迭扇奏肤功,
万论千经一句融;
势至化身弘净土,
故应念佛证圆通。
— 李慧澄
第十四《诗偈》: 第五偈
With the Lotus Tradition’s wind repeatedly fanning, while [humbly] presenting ‘shallow’...
Nov. 10 |
Question: If Guānshìyīn (Avalokiteśvara) Bodhisattva (观世音菩萨) is still a Bodhisattva as named, why do Buddhists commemorate her/his day of accomplishing the path to Buddhahood (成道日) on the 19th day of the 6th lunar month (农历六月十九)?
Answer:...
Aug. 4 |
Question: Some claim great Bodhisattvas do not intervene to help those with ripening negative karma. However, we know that all Bodhisattvas vow to help all beings. How should this ‘contradiction’ be understood?
Answer: Great Bodhisattvas...
Jun. 17 |
All the suffering there is in this worldarises from wishing our self to be happy.All the happiness there is in this worldarises from wishing others to be happy.― Santideva
You also get plenty of opportunities to help others outside of work....
Dec. 3 |
Question: Can those who do not believe in Bodhisattvas be saved by them?
Answer: The very definition of Bodhisattvas is that they are those who aspire to guide all beings to Buddhahood, which is the ultimate salvation, liberation from all suffering,...
Sep. 23 |
What is the meaning, purpose or point of this life, be it long or short? These existential issues are pondered by a dog, who is able to recall several immediate past lives. Is it just to have fun and games, to play and eat? If only it is that...
May. 23 |
What if there is an secret camp of sorts, amidst the mountains, where for a fortnight, all don masks to hide their true identities, and are free to do whatever they wish? There, almost anything goes, though there are some basic rules to ensure there...
May. 16 |
Featured in the middle of season 1 of ‘Possessed’, are some dialogues that a fictitious ‘monk’ has. Try to spot the Dharma mistakes… The senior monk asks a few young child monks who returned to the Korean monastery if they...
Apr. 10 |
泥菩萨过江,
自身难保。
Mud Bodhisattvas [who] cross [the] river,
[of] themselves, [they are] difficult [to] protect.
– Saying
Should one who aspires for Buddhahood strive to deliver others or oneself from the rounds of rebirth first? Well,...
Apr. 3 |
真善知识者,
深通大乘教,
持菩萨胜律,
虽逢命难缘,
不舍菩萨戒。
– 寂天菩萨
《入菩萨行论》
Those [who are] true good-knowing [spiritual friends],
know profoundly well [the] Great Vehicle’s teachings,
uphold...
Mar. 20 | [W]e are supposed to be the refuge and protector of all infinite beings. The beings with unfortunate karma that we are supposed to be protecting are instead being killed without the slightest compassion, and their boiled flesh and blood are being presented...
Mar. 14 | Those who make this heartfelt aspiration for the Bodhisattva way
Will be free of all lower rebirths,
Free of harmful companions,
And will quickly see Amitabha, Infinite Light.
– Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
(The King Of Prayers)
In order to train just...
Jan. 29 |
Question: A medium said a friend’s problems from seeing of ghosts is because he is chosen by Guanyin Bodhisattva to ‘work’ – I guess to help spread the Dharma? Is there such a practice?
Answer: No, there is no such practice in...
Jan. 12 |
佛名大觉,具一切智,
若在世时,我母死后,
傥来问佛,必知处所。
– 婆罗门女
《地藏菩萨本愿经》
[The] Buddha [is] named [the] Great Awakened [One],
complete [with] all wisdom,
thus [on] when alive, [and]...
Dec. 12 |
When in the company of others, I shall always consider myself the lowest of all, and from the depths of my heart hold others dear and supreme.
– Geshe Langri Tangpa
Reflections On ‘The Eight Verses Of Thought Transformation’ (Part 2...