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Amida Buddha – Pure Land Buddhism

Amida Buddha is known as the celestial Buddha known as the only Buddha who live in the Pure Land Buddhism. Amida Buddha is also known as the celestial Buddha who is described in the Mahayana Buddhism. Pure Land Buddhism is one of the most popular Buddhist traditions, that is the part of the East Asian Buddhism. Amida Buddha is also known as “Amitabha Buddha“. Amida or Amitabha Buddha is also the…

Shakyamuni Buddha also known as the Living Buddha or Gautama Buddha, had brought the teachings and texts of knowledge as well wisdom to teach to all the beings in the world and thus began the origination of Buddhism. Shakyamuni Buddha is also known by the name Gautama Siddartha. Siddhartha was the royal prince born in the kingdom of Shakya clan under the land of Himalaya i.e. lumbini. Lumbiniis…

Emperor of Ashoka and His Patriotism to Buddhism

Emperor Ashoka was one of the important Buddhist follower in the history of Buddhism in all era. In simple words, Ashoka can be considered as the true patriot of Buddhism and his later work have changed the scale of Buddhism in the Whole world. Most of you may know the history or biography of Ashoka emperor whereas this article tells you about the patriotism of Ashoka towards Buddhism.

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Moggallana – One Who possesses Supernatural Power

As mentioned in our previous posts, Sariputra was foremost in Wisdom especially Dharma and that is the main reason that Lord Buddha titled him “General Of Dharma“. According to the Buddhist history, Ven. Sariputra and Ven. Moggallana were the closest friends from their childhood. Along with Sariputra, Moggallana became the true pillars of Sangha during the lifetime of Lord Buddha. As Sariputrawas

Vajrayana Buddhism – New Form of Buddhism

Vajrayana Buddhism is once the different form of Buddhism tradition that had huge influence in most of the Buddhist countries i.e. Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism.  Many Buddhist devouts know Vajrayana tradition as Tantric Buddhism which is believed to be originated in India. Besides Tantric Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism is also popularly known as Esoteric Buddhism, Diamond Way or Thunderbolt way.

Sariputra – General Of Dharma

Sariputra, every time this name appear it represents the one who was known by name “General of Dharma“. Ven. Sariputra was one of the two chief disciples of Lord Buddha during his lifetime was foremost in Wisdom among all the important disciples of Lord Buddha. It is said that Sariputra was most capable of teaching Dharma as well as most of the teachings of Buddha and it is also believed that Sar…

Sutra – Important Doctrines in Buddhism

Introduction

Sutra is basically a type of religious literature that is found in religious countries. The term Sutra is known as the doctrines of any religion such Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, etc. According to religious tradition, Sutra is believed to record important religious practices as well as teachings of important figures in particular religion. Sutra are also known by the term thread…

Mudras in Buddha Statues

Buddha Statues are the representation of Buddha himself and is also the symbol of peace, happiness and compassion and is worshiped million of Buddhist followers as well devout in the whole world. Buddha statues in the world can be categorized in number of ways as there are many tradition that have their own styles and tradition of making Buddha statues, such as Buddha statuesfrom various period of

In Buddhism, there are things that all Buddhist monks take refuge in and took guidance from other monks and help them too in a similar way. This process is known as “Taking Refuge in Three Jewels”. These Three Jewels are Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.

“Buddham Saranam Gacchami Dharmam Saranam Gacchami Sangham Saranam Gacchami”

Buddhist monks recite these lines in order to remind themselves that they…

Bodhisattvas are the enlightened beings who took vows to help all sentient beings to be free from all the sufferings and pain of this life. These Bodhisattvas follow some moral codes when they are on the path from normal practitioner to Bodhisattva. These set of moral codes are known as Bodhisattva Precepts. Bodhisattva Precepts are widely used in Mahayana Buddhismsince the ultimate goal of…

When Lord Buddha attained Nirvana and got the supreme knowledge about the nature of life in earth, space, and universe, Buddha chose to stay in the world of human so that he could transfer his knowledge to human beings. Lord Buddha mentioned about vehicles in his teachings so that all types of human beings can learn Buddhism and how dharma works. But if pointing specifically, there are two…

Lotus Sutra, one of the influential Buddhist sutra in Buddhism, is considered as the highly valued Mahayana Buddhist Sutras in Mahayana Buddhism. Lotus Sutra is widely used in Asian Countries that specialize in Mahayana Buddhism. It is also said that many Buddhist tradition such as Tendai, Tiantai, Nichirenand Cheontae schools of Buddhism were established on the basis of Lotus Sutra. In Mahayana…

The teachings of Buddha’s teachings can be basically summed up in two principle teachings. They are Noble Four Truth and Noble Eightfold Path. Noble Four Truths is basically the teachings that cover the side of Buddhist Doctrineand contain the understanding of the primary response it generates. Whereas Noble Eightfold Path is the principle teachings that shows the way or path that leads to the…