Different Schools of Buddhism
Question: “What is your opinion on the different schools of Buddhism? Do you believe that there’s right and wrong?...
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Who’s Who in Buddhism: Maitreya Bodhisattva
Sanskrit: Maitreya मैत्रेय Tibetan: Jampa བྱམས་པ་ Chinese: Mílè Púsa 彌勒菩薩 Japanese: Miroku Bosatsu 弥勒菩薩 Korean: Mireuk...
Who’s Who in Buddhism: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
Sanskrit: Kṣitigarbha क्षितिगर्भ Tibetan: Sa yi snying po ས་ཡི་སྙིང་པོ Chinese: Dìzàng 地藏 Vietnamese: Địa Tạng Korean: Ji Jang 지장 Japanese: Jizō 地蔵 Ksitigarbha is known for his sacred...
Who’s Who in Buddhism: Manjusri Bodhisattva
Sanskrit: Mañjuśrī मञ्जुश्री Tibetan: ‘jam dpal dbyangs འཇམ་དཔལ་དབྱངས། Chinese: Wénshu 文殊 Vietnamese: Văn-thù-sư-lợi Japanese: Monju, Monjushiri 文殊, 文殊師利 Manjushri is the Bodhisattva of transcendent wisdom and is...
The Great Compassion Mantra
This Sanskrit version of The Great Compassion Mantra, Nilakantha Dharani, or Mahakaruna Dharani, is a popular mantra also associated...
Who’s Who in Buddhism: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Sanskrit: Avalokiteśvara अवलोकितेश्वर or Avalokita Tibetan: Chenrezig སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས Chinese: Kwan Shi Yin or Kwan Yin or Quanyin 观世音 Japanese: Kannon 観音 Vietnamese: Quán Thế...
Dalai Lama on Homosexuality
Question: “I’ve read that the Dalai Lama is not okay with homosexuality. Is it true? And why so?” He’s...
Dealing with more difficult people
Question: “I’m just beginning to learn about Buddhism. My question is how to handle when someone deliberately disrespects you. How...
Knowledge and Liberation
Question: “Can knowledge only liberate? I like reading books on spirituality, buddhism and other philosophical subject. But still i...
Outcasted and the ego
Question: “When i’m in a small group of people and I try to add to the conversation, I sometimes...