Best Buddhahood Podcasts (2024)

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Buddhism Reference - Pure Land 34:50

3h ago34:50

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Buddhism Reference – Pure Land. A predominantly East Asian Buddhist sectarian division of schools maintaining the ancient traditions of reincarnations in misinterpretations of Buddhist teachings. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Pratyekabuddha 11:26

1h ago11:26

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Buddhism Reference – Pratyekabuddha. Self-realized in the realm of Realization but not yet capable of instructing others on the Buddha way. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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"Self-Dissolution – the Ultimate Goal of Self-Cultivation" - by Chan Master Sheng Yen (From Zen and Inner Peace Vol. One) 7:57

2d ago7:57

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From [ Zen and Inner Peace Vol. One ] By Chan Master Sheng Yen / Narrated by Yingshyan Ku As buddha-nature is within all beings, this book expounds the meaning of “Life is Chan, and Chan is Life.” Everyone can benefit by applying Chan wisdom and compassion in daily life, regardless of the complexity of their lives, their environments and interperso…

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Buddhism Reference - Prakrit 17:19

3d ago17:19

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Buddhism Reference – Prakrit. A set of Indio-Aryan languages based on Sanskrit but varied for particular castes and subcultures of the Indian geography, spoken by ShakyamuniBuddha as the oral transmission of his teachings. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Prajnaparamita 20:02

13d ago20:02

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Buddhism Reference – Prajnaparamita. One of the vows we take to perfect our Buddha knowledge in the pursuit of Buddha wisdom. This is the clarity of full understanding of all phenomena as it happens. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Prajna 18:13

15d ago18:13

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Buddhism Reference – Prajna. Our mind development through Buddha awareness of the true aspect of experience and all phenomena. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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"Applying Compassion in Understanding Others" - by Chan Master Sheng Yen (From Zen and Inner Peace Vol. One) 6:29

16d ago6:29

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From [ Zen and Inner Peace Vol. One ] By Chan Master Sheng Yen / Narrated by Yingshyan Ku As buddha-nature is within all beings, this book expounds the meaning of “Life is Chan, and Chan is Life.” Everyone can benefit by applying Chan wisdom and compassion in daily life, regardless of the complexity of their lives, their environments and interperso…

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Buddhism Reference - 6 (six) Penetrations 18:30

17d ago18:30

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Buddhist – 6 (six) Penetrations. The purification of the Skandhas and the mind of the first 6 consciousnesses as qualities or “Marks” of the Buddha. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Parinirvana 13:54

18d ago13:54

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Buddhism Reference – Parinirvana. Nirvana of extinction rather than the counterfeit or semblance nirvana as a temporary motivator for early students. “Buddhism Reference" – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhist - Cycle of Life 24:48

18d ago24:48

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Buddhist – Cycle of Life. The universal cosmology of potential to quiescence. “Buddhism Reference" – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Parent, Teacher, Sovereign 23:32

20d ago23:32

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Buddhism Reference – Parent. The Parenting, Teacher-ing, Sovereign-ing of Buddhism is the intimacy of all life, of all sentient beings in search of their own path to Buddha. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - 10 Mahayana Paramita 20:35

21d ago20:35

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Buddhism Reference – 10 Mahayana Paramita. Compassion and its many forms explored as skills for the Bodhisattva Path. “Buddhism Reference" – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Three Kinds of Practice 9:27

22d ago9:27

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3 Kinds of Practice. Nichiren gives us advice for steadfastness in our practice in the Gosho, “Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra”. http://threefoldlotus.com/study/ThreeKindsPractice.pdf E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Paramita 11:13

27d ago11:13

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Buddhism Reference – Paramita. The Bodhisattva building of self-behavioral skills for reason, honesty, and truth for one’s mind of awareness and as it applies to the understanding of others. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Outflows 11:42

28d ago11:42

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Buddhism Reference – Outflows. Expelling energies using the Samsaric mind of cravings and clinging, thwarting those energies from manifesting Buddha. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Omniscience 14:58

29d ago14:58

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Buddhism Reference – Omniscience. A term used by translators to try to capture the illumination of the mind of Buddhahood. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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"Self-Development – Understanding of Self and Empathy for Others" - by Chan Master Sheng Yen (From Zen and Inner Peace Vol. One) 6:18

29d ago6:18

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From [ Zen and Inner Peace Vol. One ] By Chan Master Sheng Yen / Narrated by Yingshyan Ku As buddha-nature is within all beings, this book expounds the meaning of “Life is Chan, and Chan is Life.” Everyone can benefit by applying Chan wisdom and compassion in daily life, regardless of the complexity of their lives, their environments and interperso…

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Buddhism Reference - Non-Origination - Void - Emptiness - Exist/Not-Exist 21:07

1M ago21:07

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Buddhism Reference – Non-Origination. An early teaching term used often to equate ideas of emptiness, the void, self/not-self to “Destiny” or karma as immutable. Nichiren and the Lotus directly confront and destroy this idea with the invocation of the Engine of Life to alter, to influence all karma by our actions. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – No…

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Buddhism Reference - Eternal - Eternity 14:28

1M ago14:28

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Buddhism Reference – Eternal. All phenomena are momentum of energy. Moment-to-moment instantiations of potential energies arising, abiding, and dissolving from and back to quiescence. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Nagarjuna 21:51

1M ago21:51

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Buddhism Reference – Nagarjuna. One of the most important Buddhist scholars and founder of the “Middle Way” and “Emptiness” doctrines of the Madhyamaka School. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Nagas 7:06

1M ago7:06

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Buddhism Reference – Nagas. An ancient term from Hindu mythologies of a creature relegated to the underworlds by Brahma; these dragons or serpents are used as helpful protectors of living beings in Buddhism. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Monkey Mind 25:08

1M ago25:08

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Buddhism Reference – Monkey Mind. Our Samsaric Mind as it relentlessly jumps from one distraction to the next for self pleasure and emotional rewards or fears. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Middle Way - part 2 26:06

1M ago26:06

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Buddhism Reference – Middle Way - part-2. Dependent Origination is a cornerstone of the Middle Way in that it describes in language the incalculable interactions and influences of constant instantiations of potential upon each and every other from moment to moment in our experience of life. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlot…

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Buddhism Reference - Middle Way 23:57

1M ago23:57

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Buddhism Reference – Middle Way. The Dharma Path between the two extremes of Self indulgence and Self mortification or Eternal self versus Annihilation. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Miao-lo aka Zhanran 8:30

1M ago8:30

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Buddhism Reference – Miao-lo. Japanese name for Zhanran, the sixth patriarch of the Tien-Tai Chinese sect of Buddhism. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Merit - Punya 22:28

1M ago22:28

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Buddhism Reference – Merit. Achieving the Bodhisattva Path through our interactions of thought, word, and deed. We build our life condition by our Daimoku and practice to develop our mind, the minds of others, and our dignity and respect. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htm…

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Buddhism Reference - Mara 15:04

1M ago15:04

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Buddhism Reference – Mara. The influences of our imagination and minds of Samsara using craving and clinging as obstacles and distraction from our enlightenment. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Maitreya 12:25

1M ago12:25

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Buddhism Reference – Maitreya. The future Buddha. Also, the future Buddha as you and I accomplish our Bodhisattva Mahasattva practice to inspire others to the Lotus Sutra method of Self-Realization. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Mahasattva 7:05

1M ago7:05

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Buddhism Reference – Mahasattva. A Great Person, a great Bodhisattva, a Bodhisattva of great accomplished practice. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - MahaPrajnaParamita 7:37

1M ago7:37

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Buddhism Reference – MahaPrajnaParamita. The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras written to promote personal deep insight into the teachings and method of Buddhist thought. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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"Self-Development through Managing Emotions" - by Chan Master Sheng Yen (From Zen and Inner Peace Vol. One) 6:35

2M ago6:35

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From [ Zen and Inner Peace Vol. One ] By Chan Master Sheng Yen / Narrated by Yingshyan Ku As buddha-nature is within all beings, this book expounds the meaning of “Life is Chan, and Chan is Life.” Everyone can benefit by applying Chan wisdom and compassion in daily life, regardless of the complexity of their lives, their environments and interperso…

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Buddhism Reference - Madhyamaka 9:17

2M ago9:17

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Buddhism Reference – Madhyamaka. Nagarjuna’s Middle Way of practice and the piercing perception of Sunyata. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Liberate 7:25

2M ago7:25

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Buddhism Reference – Liberate. To break free of our craving and clinging mind of Samsara to experience the true reality of the Engine of Life. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Extinction 11:57

2M ago11:57

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Buddhism Reference – Extinction. The third phase of Karma from instantiation to Abiding formations and decay, and ultimately to Dissolution or Extinction. E-books - “Buddhism Reference 1 & 2” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Invoke 10:52

2M ago10:52

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Buddhism Reference – Invoke - Invocation. We chant “NaMuMyoHoRenGeKyo” to Instantiate our Buddha experience in accord with the universal Law of the Engine of Life to instantiate our maximal potential, moment-to-moment. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Homage 8:16

2M ago8:16

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Buddhism Reference – Homage. We chant “NaMu” as homage to “MyoHoRenGeKyo” in accord with the universal Law of the Engine of Life to instantiate our maximal potential, moment-to-moment. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Hinayana 17:01

2M ago17:01

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Buddhism Reference – Hinayana. A term used to define early practices based on early teachings of Shakyamunibuddha, also known as incomplete or lesser vehicles. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - GoHonzon - again 16:42

2M ago16:42

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Buddhism Reference – GoHonzon, again. An important distinction to know in our modern understanding of Buddhist scholarship of Nichiren and the Lotus Sutra. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Gandhari Languages and Texts 13:42

2M ago13:42

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Buddhism Reference – Gandhari Languages and Texts. An ancient center of Buddhist scholarship important in the transmission of Buddhist scholarship into central and Eastern Asia. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Gandhara 12:14

2M ago12:14

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Buddhism Reference – Gandhara. An ancient center of Buddhist scholarship in what was then North-Eastern India. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Elongated Ears 4:21

2M ago4:21

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Buddhism Reference – Elongated Ears. The symbolism of this represents the Buddha ability to understand and perceive all “suffering”. This is written in many stories like those of Avalokitesvara, et al E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Eight Deliverances 16:47

2M ago16:47

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Buddhism Reference – Eight Deliverance. These eight deliverance are the mental steps to realize and release our minds from Samsara. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Earthly Desires 42:56

2M ago42:56

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Buddhism Reference – Earthly Desires. The starting block of reasoning leading to Nichiren’s doctrine of “Earthly Desires are Enlightenment” as discussed in his writings and teachings. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Dhuta 16:39

2M ago16:39

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Buddhism Reference – Dhuta. For Lotus Sutra Mahayana practitioners, this directly equates to Nichiren’s teaching of the “Earthly Desires become Enlightenment”, when we take our carnal cravings to our mandala of GoHonzon to invoke our Buddha mind. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htm…

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"Self-Development through Learning from Others" - by Chan Master Sheng Yen (From Zen and Inner Peace Vol. One) 6:01

2M ago6:01

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From [ Zen and Inner Peace Vol. One ] By Chan Master Sheng Yen / Narrated by Yingshyan Ku As buddha-nature is within all beings, this book expounds the meaning of “Life is Chan, and Chan is Life.” Everyone can benefit by applying Chan wisdom and compassion in daily life, regardless of the complexity of their lives, their environments and interperso…

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Buddhism Reference - Devadatta 17:35

2M ago17:35

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Buddhism Reference – Devadatta. A great story of subduing one’s Ego to discover our full potential as teacher, Bodhisattva, and Buddhahood. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Dengyo 36:09

2M ago36:09

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Buddhism Reference – Dengyo. An important figure in the lineage of Nichiren’s study and Japanese history of Lotus Sutra propagation and scholarship. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Butsudan 6:28

2M ago6:28

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Buddhism Reference – Butsudan. Our personal Altar re[resenting the stupa to protect and house our seven jeweled treasure tower of the true teachings of the ultimate Dharma. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Awakening 12:13

2M ago12:13

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Buddhism Reference – Awakening. For modern Buddhists in the lineage of Bodhisattva Nichiren, awakening the mind of Buddha, the enlightened and unobstructed mind is the goal and meaning of this term. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Brahman Conduct 21:44

2M ago21:44

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Buddhism Reference – Brahman Conduct. Some translations of the Lotus Sutra continue to use this terminology to discuss the comportment of Bodhisattvas. This term shows up in the very first teachings of Shakyamuni in the Avatamsaka Sutra. E-books - “Buddhism Reference – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htm…

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