"Pāṇâtipāta: destruction of life，slaying，killing，murder.（pāṇātipātā veramaṇī，refraining from killing, the first of the dasasīla)." "These five precepts lead with good behavior to bliss, with good behavior to wealth and success, they lead with good behavior to happiness, therefore purify behavior." (Imāni pañca sikkhāpadāni. Sīlena sugatiṃ yanti, sīlena bhogasampadā, sīlena nibbutiṃ yanti, tasmā sīlaṃ visodhaye)." --closing words of… Continue reading The Five Main Buddhist Vows (I): Not Killing (Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī)
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THE ‘SECRET’ LUMINOUS-AWARENESS ‘JUICE’ AND VAST QUALITIES OF FULL AWAKENING: The connection between secret mantra and Early Buddhism, the importance of reasoning, wisdom and luminous-awareness, and the permitted and forbidden ‘rigpa’ arts/mantras and their uses (17th Karmapa Summer Teachings 2024, Day Four)
"At that time the Bhagavan spoke to the group of five monks: "when there's proper consideration of the truth of suffering, of this Dharma never heard before, vision/sight arises awareness (jñāna:yeshe) arises, Wisdom (prajñā/sherab) arises, rigpa arises, and illumination (nang-wa) arises. When there is proper consideration of the noble truths of the origin the sensation… Continue reading THE ‘SECRET’ LUMINOUS-AWARENESS ‘JUICE’ AND VAST QUALITIES OF FULL AWAKENING: The connection between secret mantra and Early Buddhism, the importance of reasoning, wisdom and luminous-awareness, and the permitted and forbidden ‘rigpa’ arts/mantras and their uses (17th Karmapa Summer Teachings 2024, Day Four)
THE IMPORTANCE OF MAGADHA: The Developmental History of the Texts and Languages of Early/Original Buddhism and the ‘baskets’ of Vinaya and Sutra (17th Karmapa’s online Summer teachings 2024, Day One and Two)
"The Buddha gave this advice to the fully ordained monks: "Do not consider the poetic meter/melody to be the most important thing [when reciting the teachings]. My intent is that the meaning does not degenerate. Please speak them in the individual languages that are in accordance with beings and individual traditions of their areas." Today… Continue reading THE IMPORTANCE OF MAGADHA: The Developmental History of the Texts and Languages of Early/Original Buddhism and the ‘baskets’ of Vinaya and Sutra (17th Karmapa’s online Summer teachings 2024, Day One and Two)