Esoteric
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Professor Lin Chong-an: Methods of Esoteric Buddhism — An Overview of the Stages of Tantric Practice
An Overview of the Stages of Tantric Practice
ReadRevealing the Buddha's Esoteric Causal Teachings, Casually Claiming Ignorance of the Dharma
Let us first examine the outward forms in which bodhisattvas manifest, in both auspicious and inauspicious conditions. We turn first to the passage that prohibits the disclosure of secret teachings. After I pass into parinirvana, I shall...
ReadThe Shurangama Mantra Counteracts All Afflictions and Habitual Tendencies
This section formally provides examples to illustrate the merit and benefits of reciting the mantra. Let us turn to the sutra text. What follows is a concrete example of the power of mantra recitation. For the sake of illustration: acros...
ReadThe Three Progressive Stages of Practicing the Shurangama Mantra
◎ Chanting the Mantra to Break Through Obstacles
ReadPractitioners in the Dharma-Ending Age Should Wholeheartedly Recite and Uphold the Shurangama Mantra
When we begin to practice and study the Shurangama King Samadhi, it brings two types of benefits to our body, mind, and the world we inhabit:
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