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Walking Meditation: A Guide by Thich Nhat Hanh
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
ReadWho Is the Qielan Bodhisattva?
"Sangharama" is a general term for a monastery or Buddhist practice center, and it also refers to the protective deities associated with these places. In a narrow sense, it means the guardian spirit of a monastery's land. More broadly, i...
ReadWhat Is the Medicine King Bodhisattva?
The Medicine King, known in Sanskrit as Bhaiṣajya-rāja (transliterated into Chinese as Bìshìshèluórě), is a bodhisattva who dispenses remedies to relieve beings of suffering in both body and mind. He is one of the twenty-five bodhisattva...
ReadWho Is Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva?
Mahāsthāmaprāpta is the Chinese semantic translation of the Sanskrit Mahās-thāmaprāpta, with the phonetic rendering "Mohe Nabo".
ReadMaster Sheng Xu: A Brief Biography
Master Sheng Xu, whose Dharma name is Mingsheng, is a member of the Zhuang ethnic group from Guangxi, born in 1986. He centers his practice on Pure Land Buddha recitation, and lives out the vow to “embody the Buddha’s great compassion an...
ReadIntroduction to Venerable Yin Liang
Venerable Yin Liang was born in Tianjin in 1974. His dharma name is Tianji, his courtesy name is Yin Liang, and he is also known by the alias Abbot of Lanshan Studio. He serves as the abbot of Tianjin Leshan Miaoju Monastery and Wuyi Mou...
ReadLayman Zhuang Chunjiang: Basic Understanding of Learning Buddhism — Chapter 7: Mahayana Bodhisattva Practice, Section 2: The Great Bodhisattva Practice
Based on when the relevant scriptures and methods emerged, the Mahayana bodhisattva path likely began to take shape three or four centuries after the Buddha's passing. What's more, certain Mahayana ideas and teachings don't appear in the...
ReadMaster Gang Xiao on the Twenty Verses on Consciousness-Only: The Nineteenth Verse
dān zhà jiā děng kōng yún hé yóu xiān fèn yì fá wéi dà zuì cǐ fù yún hé chéng
ReadMaster Gangxiao: Shared Acceptance in Buddhist Logic
Gang Xiao
ReadMaster Gangxiao: On the Branches of Buddhist Logic
Gang Xiao
ReadMaster Gangxiao: Interpreting the Ancient Commentaries on Xuanzang's *True Consciousness-Only Syllogism*
Master Gangxiao: Interpreting the Ancient Commentaries on Xuanzang's True Consciousness-Only Syllogism
ReadProfessor Lin Chongan: A Q&A on Meditation
1 Q: What is Chan meditation?
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