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by thornbush
Tue May 19, 2009 8:23 am
Forum: Dharma Stories
Topic: Reflections from Buddhist Parables/Stories
Replies: 59
Views: 17512

Re: Reflections from Buddhist Parables/Stories

http://www.ymba.org/parable/parabfr3.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (OF) DREAMS AND ILLUSIONS "There was once a monk who spent a good deal of effort and money hiring stonecutters, carpenters and masons to build a large temple complex on top of a mountain. As soon ...
by thornbush
Tue May 19, 2009 8:16 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: The Sacred Space
Replies: 258
Views: 244926

Re: The Sacred Space

Kwan Inn Teng: Part 7
by thornbush
Tue May 19, 2009 8:12 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: The Sacred Space
Replies: 258
Views: 244926

Re: The Sacred Space

Kwan Inn Teng: Part 6
by thornbush
Tue May 19, 2009 8:06 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: The Sacred Space
Replies: 258
Views: 244926

Re: The Sacred Space

Kwan Inn Teng: Part 5
by thornbush
Tue May 19, 2009 8:00 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: The Sacred Space
Replies: 258
Views: 244926

Re: The Sacred Space

Kwan Inn Teng: Part 4
by thornbush
Tue May 19, 2009 7:54 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: The Sacred Space
Replies: 258
Views: 244926

Re: The Sacred Space

Kwan Inn Teng: Part 3
by thornbush
Tue May 19, 2009 7:43 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: The Sacred Space
Replies: 258
Views: 244926

Re: The Sacred Space

Kwan Inn Teng: Part 2
by thornbush
Tue May 19, 2009 7:11 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: The Sacred Space
Replies: 258
Views: 244926

Re: The Sacred Space

This temple, dedicated to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, is known as 'The Kwan Inn Teng' (Pavilion of Avalokitesvara) was founded in 1952, located in the oldest part of city, Petaling Jaya in the state of Selangor, West Malaysia. With the mission started by the late Elder Master Ven Jìng An(镜盦), who or...
by thornbush
Tue May 19, 2009 2:42 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Marriage caused by bad karma?
Replies: 12
Views: 5887

Re: Marriage caused by bad karma?

Neither is it the Mahayana view.....mostly cultural and over-simplified versions of karma if some said yes to it...
by thornbush
Mon May 18, 2009 2:57 pm
Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
Topic: The Dasa Cula Mantra
Replies: 12
Views: 44571

Re: The Dasa Cula Mantra

http://www.fengshuibestbuy.com/SL11080-2eightauspiciousobject.JPG SRI DEVI (SUDEVI) DHĀRAṆĪ (The Virtuous Goddess Mantra)[善女天咒: SHAN NÜ TIAN ZHOU] Background: Link ŚRI MAHĀ DEVI DHĀRAṆĪ 大吉祥天女咒 出自: 金光明最勝王經‧大吉祥天女增長財物品 第十七 《大正藏》第十六冊頁439下 From Chaper 17. Gainning treasure by Śrĩ-mahādevi, Sūtra of the ...
by thornbush
Mon May 18, 2009 7:35 am
Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
Topic: The Dasa Cula Mantra
Replies: 12
Views: 44571

Re: The Dasa Cula Mantra

http://www.luvalla.com/images/lotus_flower.jpg SUKHÂVATÎ-VYÛHA DHĀRAṆĪ (The Pure Land Rebirth Spiritual Mantra) [往生淨土神咒: WANG SHENG JING TU SHEN ZHOU] Background: Link Glossary Amitabha: amita prabhā, infinite light. arya-mitābhā, noble Amitābhā (1 'a' is omitted because it follows 'arya'). Arhat: ...
by thornbush
Mon May 18, 2009 7:32 am
Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
Topic: The Dasa Cula Mantra
Replies: 12
Views: 44571

Re: The Dasa Cula Mantra

http://www.exoticindiaart.com/sculptures/antiquated_enshrined_prayer_wheel_with_eight_auspicious_ec46sm.jpg SAPTA ATITABUDDHA KARASANIYA DHĀRAṆĪ (The Seven Buddhas Blame Dispersing True Words) [七佛滅罪真言: QI FO MIE ZUI ZHEN YAN] (ED: Also known as ‘Sapta Jina Bhasitam Papa Vinasana Dharani’ ) Backgrou...
by thornbush
Mon May 18, 2009 7:28 am
Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
Topic: The Dasa Cula Mantra
Replies: 12
Views: 44571

Re: The Dasa Cula Mantra

http://www.meditationinliverpool.org.uk/Images/Images/8Victory-Banner.jpg ĀRYAVALOKITEŚVARĀ BODHISATTVA VIKURVANA DHĀRAṆĪ (The Noble Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Response Eliciting True Words) [觀音靈感真言: GUAN YIN LING GAN ZHEN YAN] Background: Link (The true words to bring a response from the noble Āva...
by thornbush
Mon May 18, 2009 7:07 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: The Sacred Space
Replies: 258
Views: 244926

Re: The Sacred Space

Wat Chetawan: Part 6
by thornbush
Mon May 18, 2009 7:05 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: The Sacred Space
Replies: 258
Views: 244926

Re: The Sacred Space

Wat Chetawan: Part 5
by thornbush
Mon May 18, 2009 6:55 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: The Sacred Space
Replies: 258
Views: 244926

Re: The Sacred Space

Wat Chetawan: Part 4
by thornbush
Mon May 18, 2009 6:43 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: The Sacred Space
Replies: 258
Views: 244926

Re: The Sacred Space

Wat Chetawan: Part 3
by thornbush
Mon May 18, 2009 6:39 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: The Sacred Space
Replies: 258
Views: 244926

Re: The Sacred Space

Wat Chetawan: Part 2
by thornbush
Mon May 18, 2009 6:34 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: The Sacred Space
Replies: 258
Views: 244926

Re: The Sacred Space

The Thai Chetawan Buddhist Temple or Wat Chetawan (Thai Theravada Buddhist Tradition) This Thai Temple has grown since 1957, with royal patronage of the His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand and also from the Malaysian Thai Embassy. It has grown by leaps and bounds and often renovating or exte...
by thornbush
Mon May 18, 2009 2:26 am
Forum: Dharma Stories
Topic: Reflections from Buddhist Parables/Stories
Replies: 59
Views: 17512

Re: Reflections from Buddhist Parables/Stories

http://www.ymba.org/parable/parabfr3.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; DHARMAKARA/ THE FUTURE AMITABHA BUDDHA "In the sacred Buddhist texts of [Asia], the Longer Amitabha Sutra concerns Amitabha Buddha and his Pure Land. On a certain occasion, Sakyamuni Buddha (the B...

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