To become a Buddhist, you take refuge in the Buddha, His teachings or the Dharma, and those who have become holy beings or the Sangha. You may either follow the Lesser Vehicle path of the Sravakas (Theravada or Elders)...
Island. Chen Yigu posted a story about how a poisonous snake came to a isolated island that was guarded by an elderly man. One day when the guardian was away, the evil snake created havoc by eating the many birds that...
In the introduction to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s book “Learning From Buddha,” the Buddha Master tells us that we should: Stay far away from feudal superstition, strange or heretically induced...
To be a true Buddhist practitioner, you must adhere to any precepts you may have received. This is true no matter which sect you follow within the Theravada, Mahayana, or Vajrayana, AND you need to abide by all of the...