Free Step by Step

Ven. Thích Trừng Sỹ   FREE STEP BY STEP Gratitude to the Great Assembly at[...]

01
Dec
Invitation Letter to attend the Full Moon Ceremony of the Tenth Month of the Lunar Calendar at Lien Hoa Pagoda, Garden Grove

Chùa Liên Hoa Garden Grove Dear Respected Venerable Monks and Nuns, Dear Fellow Buddhists and[...]

16
Sep
Expressing Opening Statements at Pháp Nhãn Temple Buddhist Calendar 2565/ Normal Calendar 2021
The Poem of Remembering Vu Lan – Parents’ Day
Putting on The Sanghati or Kasa Robe
The Meaning of the Roses Pinned on the Chest

Ven. Thích Trừng Sỹ THE MEANING OF ROSES PINNED ON THE CHEST . NAMO THE ORIGINAL MASTER SAKYAMUNI BUDDHAYA Dear Respected Venerable Monks and Nuns, Dear Dharma Sisters and Brothers, Today, I would like to read and present The Meaning of Roses Pinned on the[...]

19
Aug
Stepping into Freedom

Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh Introduction Stepping into Freedom is a book of training guidelines for novice monks and nuns in the Buddhist tradition. The Sanskrit words for novice are sramanera (for a monk) and sramanerika (for a nun). Sram means “to practice tirelessly.” Sramaner(ik)a[...]

14
Aug
Invitation Letter of Attending the Great Vu Lan Ceremony (Parents Day) 2565 – 2021 On Sunday, September 5th 2021

Pháp Nhãn Temple INVITATION LETTER OF ATTENDING THE GREAT VU LAN CEREMONY (PARENTS DAY) 2565 – 2021 On Sunday, September 5th 2021 To: Dear Monastics, lay Buddhists, and everyone, Discourse on Showing Great Gratitude to Parents states: “On the Full Moon Day of yearly lunar[...]

13
Jul
A Brief History Of Buddhism Part 17 – The Srivijayan Empire/The Khmer Empire/Vietnam/The Emergence Of The Vajrayana Tradition

Dharmacharya Andrew. J. Williams A BRIEF HISTORY OF BUDDHISM Part 17 – THE SRIVIJAYAN EMPIRE/ THE KHMER EMPIRE/VIETNAM/ THE EMERGENCE OF THE VAJRAYANA TRADITION ◆● ════ ◆◇◆════ ●◆● THE SRIVIJAYAN EMPIRE (7th-13th Century): “Srivijaya, a maritime empire centred at Palembang on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, adopted Mahayana[...]

16
Apr
A Brief History Of Buddhism Part 11 – Mahayana Expansion (1st-10th Century Ce)

Dharmacharya Andrew. J. Williams A BRIEF HISTORY OF BUDDHISM Part 11 – MAHAYANA EXPANSION (1ST-10TH CENTURY CE) ●◆● ════ ◆◇◆════ ●◆● “From 1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE onwards, and in the space of a few centuries, the Mahayana tradition flourished and spread in the East, from India to[...]

08
Apr