Bodh Gaya: The Site of the Buddha’s Enlightenment

Khan Academy Bodh Gaya: The Site of the Buddha’s Enlightenment For centuries, religion, politics, myth,[...]

26
Dec
Rite of Chanting Thiện Sinh Sutra

Ven. Thích Trừng Sỹ THIỆN SINH SUTRA CHANTING Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa (3[...]

15
Dec
Peace Retreat at the Beginning of the Year 2023
Seven kinds of wives or husbands in the Buddha’s teachings
Everything & Enlightenment
The Message of the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths

By Sylvia Boorstein THE MESSAGE OF THE BUDDHA’S FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS Buddha Shakyamuni. India, Uttar Pradesh, late 6th century. Copper alloy sculpture with traces of paint. Via LACMA. The message of Buddha’s Four Noble Truths is that paying attention and seeing clearly lead to behaving impeccably[...]

21
Oct
The Noble Eightfold Path

Bhikkhu Bodhi The Noble Eightfold Path The Way to the End of Suffering by Bhikkhu Bodhi © 1999 Contents   Preface Abbreviations The Way to the End of Suffering Right View III. Right Intentions Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood Right Effort Right Mindfulness VII. Right[...]

16
Oct
The Message of the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths

By Sylvia Boorstein THE MESSAGE OF THE BUDDHA’S FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS The message of Buddha’s Four Noble Truths is that paying attention and seeing clearly lead to behaving impeccably in every moment, out of love, and on behalf of all beings. The Buddha’s First Teaching[...]

06
Oct
Who is the Buddha ?

Gautama Buddha Buddha Who is the Buddha? Buddha means “The Awakened one” or “The fully enlightened one” which is a term used to describe someone who has attained enlightenment. Buddha’s original name was Siddhatta Gotama and he was a prince. Siddhattha was his personal name[...]

27
Sep
Navy flies Buddhist flag aboard ship for first time

By Jonathan Lehrfeld The guided-missile destroyer McFaul displays the Buddhist religious service pennant for the first time. (MC3 Kerri Kline/Navy) Navy flies Buddhist flag aboard ship for first time A Buddhist pennant appeared on a Navy ship earlier this week for the first time in[...]

18
Sep