Vajrayāna
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Tantric Buddhism, especially the forms native to the Himalayas and to the Tibetan Plateau.
Mandalas such as this Vajradhatu mandala from Tibet are full of iconographic meaning. They are used as visual meditation guides in certain tantric practices.
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Articles (9)
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observance of the monastic rules was not intended to be only a matter of acceptance of institutional rules and lifestyles. […] educated monks understood a causal connection between the exercise of ethical behavior in a monastic lifestyle and progress on the path
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A thorough introduction to the function of mantras in tantric literature and practice.
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several Buddhist commentators, in advancing the notion of “compassionate violence,” also advanced an ethical double standard
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[Mahayana] doctrines eventually propose that the Buddha is completely immortal, and that his immortality is reflected in his embodiment in an utterly indestructible substance (Skt. vajra)
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although objects manufactured in factories for profit are not made or handled according to Buddhist tradition, the “aura” can be produced in different ways and at different points of an object’s life
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an ethical theory centered on the experience of an individual where perception and affect are the loci of moral development
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Buddhist tantric traditions were strongly influenced at their inception by preexisting Śaiva Hindu traditions, but they also drew on a growing body of ritual and magical practices that had been developing for several centuries in Mahāyāna Buddhist circles. The spread of tantric traditions quickly followed their development in India.
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Is it even fair to ask what tantric rituals mean? Or are rituals what create meaning?
Audio/Video (4)
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Lama Palden Drolma talks about her meditation technique for transforming everything into an opportunity for love.
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Booklets (3)
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The eighteen root vows and forty-six branch vows for engaging bodhicitta along with notes on guarding the vows from degeneration.
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‘root texts’ are summaries of teachings, that traditionally have been celebrated, memorized and commented on by teachers.
Canonical Works (4)
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In accordance with the scriptures, I shall now in brief describe
The way to adopt the discipline of all the buddhas’ heirs. -
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In the Three Jewels, I take refuge…
Essays (13)
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Kyeho! All activities within saṃsāra are pointless
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reflect on the trials of saṃsāra
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Overpowered by the three poisons, I have committed the five boundless crimes…
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Ho! Out of the great purity and equalness of appearance and existence,
Samantabhadra’s offering clouds appear spontaneously without obstruction -
there’s no teaching more profound
Than emptiness with compassion -
Buddhas and Bodisattvas and frequently other deities are shown with their hands forming a number of different ritualized and stylized poses (Mudrās).
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It is very important to distinguish between mind and awareness.
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on the eighth and full and new moon days,
I shall abandon killing, stealing, sexual misconduct,
Lying, intoxicants; singing, dancing and wearing jewellery;
Sitting on high seats and eating after midday—
These eight branches I shall maintain.
May the enemies, destructive emotions, be destroyed! -
A famous poem about Avalokiteśvara known in Tibet as “The Po Praise”
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We must decide, with firm conviction, that all that appears to us is nothing but our own deluded perception
