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Buddhist monasticism is one of the earliest surviving forms of organized monasticism and one of the fundamental institutions of Buddhism.
Monks and nuns, called
bhikkhu and bhikkhuni, are responsible for the preservation and dissemination of the Buddha's teaching and the guidance of Buddhist lay people.
Three surviving traditions of monastic discipline (
Vinaya), govern modern monastic life in different regional traditions:
- the Theravada in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka
- the Dharmaguptaka in East Asia
- .
Angaja is the elder of 16
arhats. He is known as Angiraja. In
Sanskrit, he is called as Angaja, or Angiraja. ཡན་ལག་འབྱུང་, Yenlak Jung or Yenlak Kyé; Wyl. yan lag ‘byung, or yan lag skyes in
Tibetan. He is one of the arhats among the Sixteen Arhats.
The Life of Angaja
In this segment, we are going to learn about the life of Angaja.
As a householder, Angiraja was immensely wealthy and gave away all his
wealth seven
times, but he realized .
Rahula is the elder of the actual son of the
Buddha Shakyamuni and the 10th
arhat from the set of 16 Great Arhats. Rahula is known in
Buddhist texts for his eagerness for learning and was honored by
monks and nuns throughout
Buddhist history.
The life of the Rahula
In this portion, we are going to talk about the life of Rahula. After that short etymological description of the word Rahula itself.
Etymology of the Rahula
The meaning .
Ajita is the 2nd
arhat from the set of 16 great arhats. Ajita is known as ma Pham in
Tibet, Sthavira Ajita in
Sanskrit.
The Life of the Ajita
Ajita had all the signs of great virtue. He and the daughter of
King Prasenajit fell in
love and, even though he was a commoner, Ajita gradually proved his worthiness to the king and they were married.
The
Buddha explained that in a past life they had made .
The
Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas are known from the
Sutra of the Three Heaps, popular in
Tibetan Buddhism.
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Buddha Confession Prayer
This confession prayer is very well known in the
Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Among English-speaking
Buddhist followers, it is commonly referred to as the “Thirty-five Buddhas Confession Prayer.” The Thirty-five Buddhas are special confession buddhas who, while
bodhisattvas, made special
vows to assist others to overcome their negativities. Its actual title is the Sutra of Three .
The subject depicted in this
thangka is called Guruparampara, a “Line of Teachers.”
It depicts the family tree of
Nyingma lineage, as it were, and its function is to indicate a line of descent.
The meaning of this presentation is to show a refuge for believers. It creates a kind of structure with a number of deities and teachers in whom devotees take refuge, because they will help believers in the course of their spiritual development.
Gurus .
Karma is totally
Buddhist terminology and Buddhist practice. Today the word has been picked up everywhere, even in the dictionaries, but it is totally Buddhist.
The Nature of life
In particular, what we consider to be pleasure in life, for example having a companion or building a family, some way or another brings a lot of pain, too. Every one of us seeks
happiness, so we look for a companion, thinking that companionship will give happiness, .
By the
time the painter sat down to begin the sketch he already had in
mind the main contents and
design of the
thangka. Usually, the patron had indicated to the painter precisely which deities he wanted to be depicted.
Sometimes the patron also furnished a diagram that showe the names and relative positions of each figure in the
painting, such diagrams often having been composed by the
lama of the patron.
When the patron provided .
