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by Nirveda
Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: "Self inquiry" in Zen, Chan, etc
Replies: 27
Views: 8478

Re: "Self inquiry" in Zen, Chan, etc

It's beyond a doubt that it's the same technique, going all the way back to figures like Bodhidharma, Dogen, and Linji (Rinzai): “A special transmission outside the scriptures, Not founded upon words and letters; By pointing directly to one’s mind It lets one see into one's own true nature and thus ...
by Nirveda
Sat Nov 25, 2023 6:56 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: stream winner in Tibetan (རྒྱུན་དུ་ཞུགས་པ། rgyun du zhugs pa)
Replies: 2
Views: 444

stream winner in Tibetan (རྒྱུན་དུ་ཞུགས་པ། rgyun du zhugs pa)

How is (རྒྱུན་དུ་ཞུགས་པ།) rgyun du zhugs pa pronounced?
by Nirveda
Sat Nov 25, 2023 6:44 pm
Forum: Rinzai
Topic: Japanese translation of Huatou
Replies: 2
Views: 1357

Japanese translation of Huatou

Does anyone know the Japanese characters for this:

Chinese, Huàtóu,话头
Korean, Hwadu, 화두
Japanese, Wato, ???

For reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hua_Tou
by Nirveda
Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:56 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Is this the bodhisattva Tara?
Replies: 2
Views: 504

Re: Is this the bodhisattva Tara?

Actually I don't think it's Tara. It's in Bali apparently, and seems to be the Hindu goddess Ramayana.

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by Nirveda
Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:36 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Is this the bodhisattva Tara?
Replies: 2
Views: 504

Is this the bodhisattva Tara?

It looks like it could be but it seems the hands aren't in the typical mudra.

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by Nirveda
Mon May 10, 2021 7:21 pm
Forum: Media
Topic: Buddhist Death Metal Group
Replies: 8
Views: 1218

Buddhist Death Metal Group

I just found this and I'm a little...stunned. :-)

https://www.flipsyde.live/buddhist-deat ... PL4fD77ocs
by Nirveda
Mon Apr 12, 2021 1:01 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Purpose of meditation (humor)
Replies: 0
Views: 445

Purpose of meditation (humor)

mm.jpeg “If there's anything I learned from Tibetans it's that this practice is great fun. It wasn't just misery. It was a wonderful, joyful thing to be engaged in, as well as difficult and as well as hard and all of the other things as well. But it was this joyfulness that was the heart of the pra...
by Nirveda
Wed Oct 23, 2019 6:42 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Emptiness based on causes, parts, and mind
Replies: 0
Views: 719

Emptiness based on causes, parts, and mind

Jeffrey Hopkins and the Dalai Lama refer to these three bases of emptiness. Does anyone know who first formulated them this way? Was it Tsongkhapa?

Thank you.
by Nirveda
Wed Oct 02, 2019 11:54 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Why did Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche have long hair?
Replies: 8
Views: 2515

Re: Why did Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche have long hair?

Ahhh now I understand. I didn't know about Ngakpas. Now it makes sense.

Thank you everyone.
by Nirveda
Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:21 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Why did Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche have long hair?
Replies: 8
Views: 2515

Re: Why did Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche have long hair?

Was he a monk? Why did he wear monastic robes?
by Nirveda
Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:00 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Why did Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche have long hair?
Replies: 8
Views: 2515

Why did Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche have long hair?

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In all the photos I see of him he has long hair for a monk. I'm just curious why he didn't shave it and why this wasn’t a problem under monastic rules. Just curious.
by Nirveda
Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:36 pm
Forum: Discovering Mahayana Buddhism
Topic: The Experience of Buddhism Sliding into Nihilism
Replies: 14
Views: 3532

Re: The Experience of Buddhism Sliding into Nihilism

Now to my point, or what I am struggling with. I feel like by letting go of the ego, attachments, and seeking pure awareness, I am inching closer to nihilism where nothing matters and everything is ultimately meaningless. This is not a place where I want to be. Strictly speaking, you're not letting...
by Nirveda
Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:22 pm
Forum: Language
Topic: Conditionality, Idapaccayatā
Replies: 3
Views: 1750

Re: Conditionality, Idapaccayatā

Excellent! I don't know how I missed that I did so many searches. Thank you both!
by Nirveda
Sat Jun 15, 2019 4:26 pm
Forum: Language
Topic: Conditionality, Idapaccayatā
Replies: 3
Views: 1750

Conditionality, Idapaccayatā

There is a term in the Pali Canon called "idapaccayatā", which has been translated as conditionality, or causality. This is similar to dependent origination, which uses a different term (paṭiccasamuppāda, Pali; pratītyasamutpāda, Sanskrit). Is anyone aware of a Sanskrit equivalent of idapa...
by Nirveda
Fri Nov 23, 2018 4:48 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Three bases of emptiness
Replies: 1
Views: 734

Three bases of emptiness

I’ve seen the Dalai Lama and other scholars refer to emptiness based on:
1. Causes
2. Whole/parts
3. Mind/conceptuality

Does anyone know the original source of this breakdown? Thank you.
by Nirveda
Thu Nov 22, 2018 8:07 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Three Bases of Emptiness
Replies: 0
Views: 684

Three Bases of Emptiness

I’ve seen the Dalai Lama and other scholars refer to emptiness based on:
1. Causes
2. Whole/parts
3. Mind/conceptuality

Does anyone know the original source of this breakdown? Thank you.
by Nirveda
Sun Nov 18, 2018 5:25 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Bodhicharyavatara - study tips
Replies: 6
Views: 1423

Re: Bodhicharyavatara - study tips

Pema Chodron’s No Time to Lose is actually quite good.
by Nirveda
Mon Dec 18, 2017 4:40 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: nagarjuna basics?
Replies: 31
Views: 7634

Re: nagarjuna basics?

I believe that Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso's Sun of Wisdom is by far the most approachable and understandable introduction to Nagarjuna. After reading that, you can make more sense out of other translations of the MMK. I like Garfield's the best. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51dDi%2B...
by Nirveda
Mon Dec 18, 2017 4:34 am
Forum: Zen
Topic: Source of "chop wood, carry water"?
Replies: 3
Views: 5149

Source of "chop wood, carry water"?

Does anyone know the origin of "Before enlightenment chop wood, carry water… after enlightenment chop wood, carry water!" I can't find it in any of the texts I'm aware of.

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