The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche outlines the Buddha’s teachings, broken down by the three turnings of the wheel of dharma.
Tibet; 14th century; Gilded copper with pigment; H x W x D: 45 x 34 x 27 cm (17 11/16 x 13 3/8 x 10 5/8 in); Purchase--Friends of Asian Arts in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Image courtesy of the Freer Sackler Gallery.Inspiration, innovation, institution—Reginald A. Ray looks at the different manifestations of lineage and how they maintain their awakened quality.
The Ancient Buddhist tale of the Seven Wise Sisters has Zen Teacher Bonnie Myotai Treace thinking about the koan of gender.
The “three bodies of the Buddha” may seem like a remote construct, says Reginald Ray, but the three kayas are present in every moment of our experience.
; Japan; 15th century; Color and gold on silk; H x W: 115.2 x 58.9 cm (45 3/8 x 23 3/16 in); Gift of Charles Lang Freer. Image courtesy of the Freer Sackler Gallery.“When the heart is released from clinging,” said the Buddha, “then consciousness does not land anywhere. That state, I tell you, is without sorrow, afflication or despair.” Ajahn Amaro on abiding in the consciousness that is completely beyond conditioned phenomena—neither supporting them nor supported by them.
Photo by Liz Highleyman.
“When we take refuge in the Buddha, we mean the qualities of the Buddha that are inherent within us. We are taking refuge in our own intrinsic enlightenment.”
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Bonnie Myotai Treace, John Daido Loori, student
