Guardstone with a guardian deva with a multi-headed naga around its head and dwarf yakshas at the base in front of the Thuparama Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This is a reposting of an earlier article that includes...
The Wheel of Life showing the Buddha in all of the Six Realms of the Desire Realm, a painting at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. At our class last week someone asked about the various heavens and hells as expressed in...
The blessings of the Holy Vajrasana Temple are not just for human beings. Various light forms and beings from other realms including ghosts and spirits are seen and photographed at this site. When the yurt was finished...
We held a debate based on the Seven-Dharma System developed by our Buddha Master to learn dharma. We covered a range of questions–some, the students asking questions admitted they did not know the answer to, and...
Last Sunday someone suggested we consider using “points of view” instead of using the term “debate” to describe what we want to do in following the Buddha Master’s guidelines on how to...
CLICK to register for free on-line class on erroneous and evil views concerning ghosts, spirits, demons, and the Six Realms to be held Sunday, July 12, 2020 from 2-4:00 pm. This class will consist of debate or exchange...
Many of the evil and erroneous views pertain to cultivation because there are many incorrect teachings on this matter. The most complete and helpful writing on this can be found in The Dharma of Cultivation Transmitted...
In Buddhism, living beings are divided into six categories: heavenly beings, asuras or demi-gods, human beings, animals, hungry ghosts, and those in hell. It is generally understood that each category of...