mahayana – Page 2 – The Buddha Journey

Who’s Who in Buddhism: Samantabhadra Bodhisattva

Sanskrit: Samantabhadra समन्तभद्र Tibetan: Kun-tu bzang-po ཀུན་ཏུ་བཟང་པོ Chinese: Pǔxián Púsà 普賢菩薩 Japanese: Fugen Bosatsu 普賢菩薩 Vietnamese: Phổ Hiền Bồ Tát Korean: Bohyeon Bosal 보현보살 Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Universal Worthy, is often...

Tibetan Buddhism

Question: “i don’t consider myself a buddhist, but i’m really interested in buddha’s teachings and i thought about becoming a buddhist multiple...

Self and Rebirth

Questions: “How rebirth takes place? What is the connection between the present annihilation of body and future rebirth? What...

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 Three Vehicles

Question: “In the Lotus, Buddha speaks of three vehicles that were inferior; the Lotus being the culmination of these...

Homosexuality, Vegetarianism, and Drinking

Question: “Recently I’ve been reading up on Buddhism, and it extremely appeals me and I have so much interest...

An everyday practice

Question: “I’ve done lots of research and read books on Buddhism. I am truly interested but it’s hard incorporating...

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“If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition. If you want to know your...

I don’t mean to be condescending, but isn’t “aspiring” to be a bodhisattva contradictory? Wouldn’t that mean that you are desiring/craving enlightenment?

“Question: I don’t mean to be condescending, but isn’t “aspiring” to be a bodhisattva contradictory? Wouldn’t that mean that you...

Finding your path

“Question: As of late, I have felt myself being more and more drawn to Buddhism. I don’t know if it’s...

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