Tag - Avalokiteshvara

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Samatha and Vipashyana or Special Insight

I want to share some background in preparation for our classes on the Paramitas–especially the last two, Meditation and Wisdom. I found that Tsongkapa in one of his many lamrims, the Middle-Length Treatise on the...

February 27, 2023

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"Pink Lotus," painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

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The Lotus Sutra: Chapter XXV—The Gateway to Every Direction [Manifested by Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara]

We have started reading from certain sutras at our Sunday morning service. Today we listened to the first part of Chapter 25, often referred to as the Kuan Yin or Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva chapter or sutra. Next week...

August 30, 2020

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Eight Great Bodhisattvas

Although the eight great bodhisattvas all possess the same qualities and powers, each one displays perfection in a particular area or activity. Youthful Manjushri embodies wisdom; glorious Vajrapani represents...

June 24, 2018

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