The Great Compassion
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The Great Compassion
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Author : Norm Phelps
language : en
Publisher: Lantern Books
Release Date : 2004
The Great Compassion written by Norm Phelps and has been published by Lantern Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Nature categories.
Buddhism ought to be an animal rights religion par excellence. It has long held that all life forms are sacred and considers kindness and compassion the highest virtues. Moreover, Buddhism explicitly includes animals in its moral universe. Buddhist rules of conduct--including the first precept, "Do not kill"--apply to our treatment of animals as well as to our treatment of other human beings. Consequently, we would expect Buddhism to oppose all forms of animal exploitation, and there is, in fact, wide agreement that most forms of animal exploitation are contrary to Buddhist teaching. Yet many Buddhists eat meat--although many do not--and monks, priests, and scholars sometimes defend meat-eating as consistent with Buddhist teaching. The Great Compassion studies the various strains of Buddhism and the sutras that command respect for all life. Norm Phelps, a longtime student of Buddhism and an acquaintance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, answers the central questions of whether Buddhism demands vegetarianism and whether the Buddha ate meat. He is not afraid to examine anti-animal statements in Buddhist lore--particularly the issues of whether Buddhists in non-historically Buddhist countries need to keep or to jettison the practices of their historical homelands.
The Great Compassion Mantra
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Author : Shanjian Dashi
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-03-23
The Great Compassion Mantra written by Shanjian Dashi and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-23 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The Great Compassion Mantra of Natural Wisdom is a powerful Mantra developed by Mahayana Buddhists. This Mantra is said to have the power to liberate all sentient creatures from the Hell of Suffering, delivering them from Ignorance. In this first volume in a series of three, Master Shanjian Dashi presents a lucid account of the problem of suffering in psychological terms and how the mantra is designed to counter its effects and eventually eliminate its grip on the mind. There follows a line-by-line explanation of the Mantra's 68 lines, complete with the Hand-and-Eye preparations that make the mantra effective in coupling Benevolent Action with Wisdom. The Great Compassion Mantra is a verbal form of Dharana, a Sutra which uses syllables to transmit a powerful and effective transcendental message, creating a special state of consciousness. The transcendental message and the special state of consciousness set the conditions necessary for major changes in Attitudes, Intentions, and Actions. It awakens Benevolent Love, Compassion, and Gladness, engenders the Liberation of Wisdom, and facilitates the elimination of Suffering and Stress. The Mantra and the Commentary provide then the knowledge which leads to personal growth and the firm establishment of Wisdom, and can therefore be used to completely change the focus of one's own life or the lives of others who are open and receptive to what we can call Cosmic Consciousness.
Great Compassion Mantra Verses
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Author : Hsüan Hua
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000
Great Compassion Mantra Verses written by Hsüan Hua and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Religion categories.
Verses on the Eighty-Four Transformational beings that correspond to each line of the Great Compassion Mantra.
In Praise Of Great Compassion
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Author : Dalai Lama
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2020-08-11
In Praise Of Great Compassion written by Dalai Lama and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-11 with Religion categories.
Discover the Dalai Lama’s definitive teaching on compassion in this fifth volume of the Dalai Lama’s definitive Library of Wisdom and Compassion series. In Praise of Great Compassion, the fifth volume of the Library of Wisdom and Compassion, continues the Dalai Lama’s teachings on the path to awakening. While previous volumes focused on our present situation and taking responsibility for creating the causes of happiness, this volume concerns opening our hearts and generating the intention to make our lives meaningful by benefiting others. We are embedded in a universe with other living beings, all of whom have been kind to us in one way or another. More than any other time in human history, we depend on one another to stay alive and flourish. When we look closely, it becomes apparent that we have been the recipient of great kindness. Wanting to repay others’ kindness, we cultivate a positive attitude by contemplating the four immeasurables of love, compassion, empathic joy, and equanimity, and the altruistic intention of bodhicitta. We learn to challenge the self-centered attitude that leads to misery and replace it with a more realistic perspective enabling us to remain emotionally balanced in good and bad times. In this way, all circumstances become favorable to the path to awakening.
Leaves Of The Heaven Tree
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Author : Padma-chos-ʼphel
language : en
Publisher: Dharma Publishing
Release Date : 1997
Leaves Of The Heaven Tree written by Padma-chos-ʼphel and has been published by Dharma Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Religion categories.
A translation of Tibetan master Padma Chophel's 19th-century shorter version of the 11th-century Bodhisattvavadanakalpalata by Buddhist poet Ksemendra, which presents 108 Jatakas and Avadanas, teachings of the Buddha on karma and the Six Perfections. Illustrates which gestures and actions lead to freedom and which to suffering. Includes a guide to pronouncing the Sanskrit terms and names. Produced at the request and under the supervision of Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Wheel Of Great Compassion
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Author : Lorne Ladner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-12
Wheel Of Great Compassion written by Lorne Ladner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12 with Religion categories.
The Wheel of Great Compassion is the first book to provide Western readers with a complete understanding of the prayer wheel--an ancient and mystical practice that has long been popular with Buddhists throughout Tibet and Mongolia for its ability to bless the environment, promote healing, increase compassion, and assist practitioners on their journeys to enlightenment. This book offers a clear description of prayer wheel practice, its meaning and benefits, and its role as an essential ritual and symbol of Tibetan Buddhism. It contains a general introduction to the prayer wheel, photographs and illustrations, six commentaries by Tibetan lamas (including Lama Zopa Rinpoche), and instructions for both prayer wheel construction and proper use.
Mani Kabum
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Mani Kabum written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Avalokiteśvara (Buddhist deity) categories.
Cultivating Compassion With Guan Yin Bodhisattva
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Author : Miao Lien Shi
language : en
Publisher: 靈巖山佛教基金會
Release Date : 2015-01-20
Cultivating Compassion With Guan Yin Bodhisattva written by Miao Lien Shi and has been published by 靈巖山佛教基金會 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-20 with Religion categories.
Guan Yin Bodhisattva is the Bodhisattva who “hears the cries of those suffering and rescues them” (Universal Door Chapter, The Lotus Sutra). The Bodhisattva is widely revered in the East, where many Buddhists pray to and invoke Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s name. In this booklet, Lingyen Mountain Temple seeks to introduce Guan Yin Bodhisattva to both English and Chinese-speaking audiences. We look to Guan Yin Bodhisattva–not simply to solve our everyday woes; rather we must constantly recite the Bodhisattva’s name with sincerity and respect, as the Sutra teaches. That will reduce our greed, anger, and ignorance and nurture our pure Bodhi minds. Then we will find a deep accord with Guan Yin Bodhisattva and, like the Bodhisattva, reach out with empathy and compassion toward all sentient beings. Cultivating Compassion with Guan Yin Bodhisattva indicates which sutras to study to learn more about Guan Yin Bodhisattva and clarifies frequently asked questions about the Bodhisattva’s form, merits, and virtues, and aspirations for the liberation of sentient beings. Relying on Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s meritorious virtues and sincerely reciting the Bodhisattva’s name, or the Great Compassion Mantra, can also lead to rebirth in the Pure Lands of Ten Directions, including Amitabha Buddha’s Western Pure Land. Focus on both Amitabha Buddha and Guan Yin Bodhisattva and you can be assured a future life of Ultimate Bliss. Lingyen Mountain Temple invites readers to open their hearts to the compassion of the Bodhisattva. May we learn to hear the cries of the world like Guan Yin Bodhisattva and deliver all sentient beings to the Ultimate Bliss of Buddhahood.
Courageous Compassion
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Author : Dalai Lama
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-05-04
Courageous Compassion written by Dalai Lama and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-04 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
"Courageous Compassion, the sixth volume of the Library of Wisdom and Compassion, continues the Dalai Lama's teachings on the path to awakening. While volume 5, In Praise of Great Compassion, focused on opening our hearts to others and generating the compassion, joy, and fortitude to make our lives meaningful by benefiting them, this volume ventures further to describe buddhahood, the path of no more learning-the premise being that all sentient beings will become fully awakened buddhas. We learn about the ten perfections as well as how śrāvakas, solitary realizers, and bodhisattvas progress along the paths of their respective vehicles to ultimate bodhicitta. A sophisticated schema of the five paths (of accumulation, preparation, seeing, meditation, and no more learning) and of the eight and ten grounds of the Fundamental Vehicle and the Bodhisattva Vehicle, respectively, serves as a concise framework for studying a grounds-and-path text in depth. Finally, His Holiness describes the buddha bodies, what buddhas perceive, and the awakening activities of buddas. Throughout, we see how the Dharma is taught in Tibetan Buddhism, in the Pāli tradition, and in Chinese Buddhism"--
The Dharani Sutra
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Release Date : 1976
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