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Amitabha Buddhist Centre — Dharma Online : The Practice of Tara — 6 Apr 2011 | 12:02 am
Who is Tara and Why do we Pray to Her? The origin of Tara In the past, many eons ago, during the time of Buddha Dundubhisvara (Drum-sound), in the Universe called Manifold Light, there lived a princ...
Dharma and Neuroscience: Did Buddhism get the brain right? 5 Apr 2011 | 11:30 pm
One of my previous essays was picked up with approval by at least one Buddhist, saying it “could be a basic Buddhist teaching text.” That essay concerned neurology’s demonstration that the thing we t...
There is no “I” in Dhamma 23 Mar 2011 | 08:51 pm
Speaking with another dhamma follower, we explored the concept of non-attachment and the practice of “non-self.” For most, this is the cornerstone of practice: the goal of Buddhism. We see dukkha (“su...
There is no “I” in Dhamma 23 Mar 2011 | 04:51 pm
Speaking with another dhamma follower, we explored the concept of non-attachment and the practice of “non-self.” For most, this is the cornerstone of practice: the goal of Buddhism. We see dukkha (“su...
Dharma of Dragons and Daemons, The Buddhist Themes in Modern Fantasy 17 Mar 2011 | 03:55 am
Many books are called groundbreaking, but this one is truly unique and sure to appeal to anyone with an interest in fantasy literature. It employs a Buddhist perspective to appreciate some of the majo...
About Dharma 14 Mar 2011 | 12:12 am
Buddhism, or Buddhadharma, is Buddha’s teachings and the inner experiences or realizations of these teachings. Buddha gave eighty-four thousand teachings. All these teachings and the inner realization...
The Buddha Dharma is a teaching. 13 Mar 2011 | 09:52 pm
Dharma Sanskrit; Dhamma Pali: The Buddha Dharma is a teaching in which one does not rely on a God entity, rather it teaches to rely on oneself and ones own efforts alone. Through right understanding ...
Buddhism Dharma 25 Feb 2011 | 02:31 am
Dharma is a Sanskrit word with many meanings, but in this case, we will mainly use it in the meaning of the “Buddha-dharma” or the teachings of the Buddha. Probably the shortest summary the Buddha him...
