Buddhists take refuge in three different expressions of awakened mind. What are they?
Pictured: Zenkei Blanche Hartman, Narayan Helen Liebenson, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. Photos by Barbara Wenger, Janine Guldener, Mary Lang.Zen teacher Blanche Hartman, Tibetan teacher Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and Insight teacher Narayan Helen Liebenson answer the question, “Do Buddhas think?”
Donald S. Lopez, Jr. unpacks the Lotus Sutra, one of the most famous Buddhist scriptures, explaining how it came to be and how its influence has grown.
At age seven, Ira Sukrungruang believed that the Buddha was more than a bronze statue. The Buddha was his best friend.
© Christopher J. Fynn / Wikimedia Commons via Wikimedia Commons.Taking refuge in the Buddha, dharma, and sangha, says Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, involves taking a leap forward with a deep sense of trust in our own basic nature and the natural wisdom of all phenomena.
Since becoming ordained four decades ago, Lama Tsultrim Allione has faced her share of challenges and sexism.
Obama, in White House video, shows the tiny Buddha statuette he "carries around all the time."A small Buddha statuette, given to him by a monk, is often found on Barack Obama’s person.
Last month, Sweden Post released a stamp that depicts the Buddha sitting in a lotus as part of a series commemorating the Era of Vikings.
December 7, 2009. Rohatsu, an all-night meditation in commemoration of the Buddha's enlightenment, at the Village Zendo in Manhattan. Photo by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis.As A. Jesse Jiryu Davis meditates on the anniversary of the Buddha’s enlightenment, he finds a tender connection to the young man who said goodbye to everything.
Forget all the fancy meditation practices, says His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the real heart of Buddhism is complete commitment to others.
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