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Religions Of The World:Buddhism:Publications:Books
Hindi Granth Karyalay
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Song of Precious Mirror Samadhi
The dharma of thusness is intimately transmitted by buddhas and ancestors.
Now you have it; preserve it well.
A silver bowl filled with snow, a heron hidden in the moon.
Taken as similar, they are not the same; not distinguished, their places are known...
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THE CANONICAL ACCOUNT OF THE BIRTH OF GOTAMA THE BUDDHA
THUS HAVE I HEARD. On one occasion the Blessed One was staying at Sâvatthi in the Jetavana cloister-garden of Anâthap.n.dika. Now a number of monks, after returning from the quest of alms, and having eaten their meal, were sitting assembled in the room of state, when the following conversation arose...
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THE MADHURA SUTTA
Says the King to the Buddha: "There are these four castes, sir--kshatriyas, brahmins, vai.syas, and .sûdras; let us suppose them to be imbued with the five forms of strenuous exertion to win Release. In this case would there be any distinction, sir, any difference between these four castes?"...
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THE RA.T.THAPÂLA SUTTA
Thus have I heard:--Once the Blessed One, as he wandered from place to place in the Kuru country, with a great company of Brethren, arrived at the town of the Kurus, named Thullako.t.thita. Now tidings came to the Brahmins and householders of Thullako.t.thita that the sage Gotama..
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Talk by Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche
The subject here today is an explanation of the significance
of the eight offerings. We make these offerings to the enlightened
beings in many practices - in the Vajrasattva practice, Guru Yoga,
and a lot of other practices. We have been doing this for a long
time, so I thought it would be useful if we studied a little about
what that practice signifies...
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The Benefit of Doing Nyung Nay
All suffering and misfortune comes front negative powers, so The
Nyung Nay practice is to increase the positive powers so that it can
bring happiness and harmony. It is one of the most effective
practices to purify our defilements, and to purify environmental
pollution...
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The Blazing Lights of the Sun and Moon by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche
This text, the Sherab Raltri, Sword of Prajqa, by Mipham Rinpoche, summarizes many important points from the sutras and tantras...
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The Consecration Ritual
Offerings are a major part of the ritual of consecration and of many
other Tibetan Buddhist rituals, but their nature clearly reveals their
Indian origin. Offerings are made to acquire merit, but the recipient can be the poor and needy as well as lamas or deities...
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The Culture of Ritual and the Quest for Enlightenment
Since prehistoric times, ritual has been perhaps the most important
human activity. Throughout the world there has existed an ancient and
ongoing tradition of sacred action performed with the aim of improving
not only our condition in the universe, but the condition of the
universe itself...
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The Great Chariot
The commentary on THE GREAT PERFECTION: THE NATURE OF MIND, THE EASER OF WEARINESS called the Great Chariot...
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The Mirror Of Essential Points
A Letter in Praise of Emptiness From Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang
Dorje to his Mother
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The Ngondro Practices by Lobsang Tashi
The "Ngondro Practices" are usually done by a Tibetan Buddhist
before he/she begins a specific deity practice. There are two
divisions in the ngondro classification. The general (sometimes called
outer or common) ngondro practices, and the extraordinary (sometimes
called the inner or uncommon) practices...
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The Origin Of Lamdre Tradition in India
Lamdre represents one of the most precious non-canonical literatures of Sakya Tibetan Buddhism. It generally covers esoteric teachings of Mahnuttara-yoga-tantra and Hevajra Tantra. The Lamdre literature is not only the greatest historical evidence of the tradition but the greatest gift of its
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The Origin of Bon part 1 by Olmo Lungring
The Bonpo's maintain that Bon originated in the land of Olmo Lungring
('Ol-mo-lung-ring), a part of a larger country called Tazig (rTag-gzigs). 'Ol symbolizes the unborn; Mo, the undiminishing; Lung, the prophetic words of Tonpa Shenrab (sTon-pa gShen-rab) the founder of Bon; and Ring, his everlasting compassion...
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The Origin of Bon part 2 by Olmo Lungring
The founder of Bon religion is the Lord Shenrab Mibo (gShen-rab Mi-bo). In past ages there were three brothers, Dagpa (Dag-pa), Salba (aSal-ba), and Shepa (Shes-pa), who studied the Bon doctrines in the heaven named Sridpa (Srid-pa) Yesang (Ye-sangs)...
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The Origin of Bon part 3 by Olmo Lungring
The doctrines which were taught by Lord Shenrab and recorded in these three accounts are divided into two systems. One classification is called Gozhi Dzonga (sGo-bzhi mdzod-lnga): "The Four Portals and the Treasury as Fifth"...
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The Penitent Thief
Thus have I heard. At one season the Blessed One was staying at Sâvatthi, in the Conqueror's Grove, the cloister-garden of the Feeder of the Poor. And at that season there was a robber named Finger-garland (Angulimâlo) in the realm of Pasenadi...
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The Seven Spikes and Seven Metaphors
Encompassing all, showing many disguises,
Virgin ecstacy is everywhere, without pointing.
To drive a great spike into unchangingness,
Drive seven great spikes into the difficult path between samsara and
nirvana;...
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The Spiritual Needs of the Dying: A Buddhist Perspective
In discussing the spiritual needs of the dying from the Buddhist
perspective, we firstly need to look at several key points, namely:
gaining an understanding of the shortness and preciousness of life.
considering what can help ourselves and others at the same time of
death considering what goes on after death the Buddhist concept of mind...
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The Teaching of Phowa Transference of Consciousness at the Time of Death
According to the Tibetan custom, in the event of someone dying, a
member of the family of the dying person would request a Lama to
perform the "phowa" ceremony (i.e. Transference of consciousness at
the time of death.)...
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The Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on Death and Rebirth
The Tibetan Buddhist teachings on death and rebirth are unique and very complete. They usually interest everybody who gets them. In order to understand about death and rebirth, its important to begin by observing the nature of our mind. Looking at the mind we often think that there are two things...
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The Very Brief Stages of the Path by Todd Fenner
First a little background: Literature on the Stages of the Path abound in Buddhism. It might be said that Shakyamuni's formula of hearing, reflecting, and meditation represents such an outline as well as the formula of discipline, meditation, and wisdom. the former are stages we should take regarding any teaching. That is, first we hear, read etc. Then we examine it with reason and experience...
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The Window of Right View to Life by Lama Choedak
If you live in a house from where you have a nice view, you are probably happy as far as the location of your house is concerned. The happiness of living in the House of Life depend on what kind of views you have to your life...
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The `No-Self' Nature of People and Things by Charlie Singer
In the history of ideas, there is perhaps no idea more unusual than the
Buddhist concept of anatman, or `no-self'. This idea of anatman, or `no-self', was taught by the historical Buddha, Buddha Sakyamuni, as being one of the "three marks of existence", along with duhkha, or dissatisfaction, and anitya, or impermanence...
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