Popular Deities of Chinese Buddhism (Illustrated)

  and demons which required sacrifices of animals and human beings and other disgusting practices. History has it that whe ...

 G P ...

 In all, Padmasambhava stayed for eighteen years in Tibet, be- tween 747 .. to 765 .., although some sources claimed that ...

  protect and guide you so that you will never know fear again. Since he is the guru who is powerful enough to break the d ...

  C XVII hat he uddha aught Dharma is the word Buddhists use, in general, to describe the teachings of the Buddh ...

  He declared that those who wish to lead a pure life should avoid the two extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortificat ...

  of life itself. is Middle Way of self-conquest which leads to a complete cessation of suffering and sorrow, which is Ni ...

  a truth that lies between them, it teaches one to see things as they are. Whilst emphasizing the truth of suffering, the ...

  which is the Truth of Cause; to practise at all times the Bodhi- sattva Way, which is the Truth of the Truth of the Caus ...

  R T means developing the noble qualities of love and the aversion to cause hurt to others. R S is to ...

  he aw of the welve auses is Law is also known as the Law of Dependent Origination or the Wheel of Life (Paticca-Sam ...

  C causes F F causes C (Love) C causes G (Attachment) G causes E E ...

  I is therefore the ultimate link in the chain, the source from which our pain and suffering arise. Once Ignoranc ...

 T W  L — 12   D O D O ...

 is Wheel of Life is an unique and superb representation of Samsara, the world of Birth and Death, in it all kinds of living ...

  e Realm of the Asuras is populated by ‘jealous gods’ or Demi- gods’ who should be as happy as the Devas, but their mind ...

  realms are too concerned with their pains and survival to think about spiritual practice or enlightenment. Hell beings o ...

 living that will lead to Buddhahood while a non-virtuous life will cause one to be dragged into the hell state. e above exp ...

 T W  L ...

  Buddhism provides the answer to this great mystery of inequali- ties and imperfections of mankind. e Buddha taught that ...