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Buddhist knowledge | What is a Bodhisattva?
Bodhisattva is the abbreviation of the Sanskrit transliteration Bodhisattva.The Chinese translation of Bodhi is enlightenment, and the Chinese translation of Sarva is sentient beings, or sentient beings. (All sentimental animals ),The full translation should be: the meaning of awakening sentient beings, enlightened sentient beings, and enlightened sentient beings.According to the meaning of this word, ancient Chinese translation
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-07-07
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Khenpo Dazhen: I feel happy for the Bodhisattva, it turns out that blessings are so incredible
Khenpo Dazhen: It turns out that blessings are so incredible when you have a happy heart for Bodhisattvas. Here we mainly talk about the field of blessings! If you have a happy heart or faith for Bodhisattvas, Budhara with Bodhicitta, this merit and blessings are also incredible! If any sentient beings
Buddhist Q&ATime: 2025-07-06
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Master Kuanyun: The second chapter of the introduction to Guanyin Bodhisattva 2. Bodhisattva also known as Guanyin Bodhisattva
2. Bodhisattvas, also known as Avalokitesvara Sakyamuni Buddha, preached at the Lotus Sutra Conference on Mount Lingjiu. At that time, there were more than 80,000 Bodhisattvas, among which eighteen important great Bodhisattvas, and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is one of the eighteen great Bodhisattvas."Avalokitesvara" is the name translated by Kumarajiva
Han peopleTime: 2025-07-04
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Master Kuanyun: Introduction to the Second Part of Guanyin Bodhisattva 3. The cause and effect of Bodhisattvas obtaining Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes
3. The cause and effect of Bodhisattvas obtaining thousands of hands and thousands of eyes. We now know that Bodhisattvas with infinite magic power are actually made by the practice of mortals.According to Buddhist scriptures, the date of enlightenment of Guanyin Bodhisattva is the 19th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the 19th day of the monarch is the 19th day of the monarch, and the birthday is the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 1
Han peopleTime: 2025-07-04
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I have the protection of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
Last year, a friend who is proficient in the Book of Changes said to me: "You are particularly bad from March 5 to April 5 next year."After the Spring Festival, he said to me again: "As soon as March comes, you must be extra careful. If you don't do it well, your job will be gone."I said to him, "I'll fight you."
Cause and effectTime: 2025-06-29
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Master Qingjing: Looking at the faces of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
Looking at the faces of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, a violinist held his first concert. The teacher said to him: "When playing, don't panic because of the people below the stage. I just sat in the front wing upstairs. If I didn't make any special statement, there was no mistake. You can continue playing with confidence.
Han peopleTime: 2025-06-26
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Vow to abstain from killing and it is difficult to have a child
I wish to abstain from killing and give birth to my mother Liu Chungui, whose surname is Liu, nickname is Chungui, and his family lives in Suiyuan Road, Beitun District, Taichung City. He is 46 years old this year. Here I would like to write the stories of cause and effect that I have experienced in my life in a magazine to resolve the injustice and pray for good health.I'm the first two
Release cause and effectTime: 2025-06-25
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Cultivating compassion for animals and eating vegetarian food is the current release of life
Everyone is merciful. We not only buy and release the fish that are to be killed, but also bring a lot of food and nectar to them, and we also repent to them.May everyone continue to cultivate their compassion for animals in this way, and that one day they can stop eating meat early
Release experienceTime: 2025-06-17
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Lingyan releases animals and encourages vegetarian food
Buddhism says that if you want to be healthy and have no illness, don’t hurt your life;To live longer, you must release animals.On the last two days of the Buddhist 7th day in our mountain, there are life boxes outside the Buddhist chanting hall, which are for lotus friends and good men and women to rejoice in the merits. Everyone follows the
Release libraryTime: 2025-06-15
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Three Bodhisattvas who dream of the centenarian monk became more serious and tried to commit suicide
According to the "Biography of Master Sanzang, when Master Xuanzang was seeking scriptures in India, he would worship devoutly every time he arrived at a holy place. When he arrived at the holy place of Buddhahood, he saw the Buddha's enlightenment image created by Maitreya Bodhisattva, bowed sincerely, prostrated himself, prostrated himself, sad and upset, and sad.
Cause and effectTime: 2025-06-10
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Master Kaiyuan replied: Can you burn paper money and ingots to offer to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas?
Can you burn paper money and ingots to offer to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas?Some lay Buddhists burn paper money and ingots to offer sacrifices on happy days of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Master Yin Guang had a clear instruction that he did not support such things in Buddhism, but he did not object. Why?this
Han peopleTime: 2025-06-08
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Release animals every day without any resistance to wind and rain - Huang Lao Bodhisattva recovers from his miracle
As usual, after the release ceremony every Sunday, there is always a group of people sitting by the lake in Green Field and listening to the Dharma.Half an hour ago, I saw the old Bodhisattva in a black shirt staggering towards me with a crutch.He had a hoarse voice and a slight scent of Chaozhou accent.
Release animals to cure illnessTime: 2025-06-07
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Karma of the present life: Early killing of a child caused me to be infertile for life, a woman with a serious sin
Recently, I started to study Buddhism and often saw many confessions about abortion on the Internet and various media. I felt very moved and wanted to write myself for the world to warn me. Today I finally mustered up the courage to write down my own personal experiences so that the world can absorb them.
Cause and effectTime: 2025-06-05
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Master Renqing: Some people say that they are the reincarnation of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and the reincarnation of generals. Is this a lie?
The good man asked: Master, some people lie, saying that he was a Buddha or Bodhisattva, and some would say that he was a general in his previous life, so that we could stand on him and Master Renqing replied: This situation is actually a kind of lie, which is wrong.The Buddha in
Han peopleTime: 2025-06-03
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The magical instruments and lamps for offering to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
Lantern (Santa name, Ba Dipa) Refers to the lights.Also known as lamp.It also refers to the lights dedicated to the Buddha, including oil, candle, etc., and incense and flowers are widely used as tools for offering rituals.The origin of the use of lamps in Buddhism is based on the 50th volume of the Four-part Law.
Buddha toolsTime: 2025-06-02
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Just like the master: Eating vegetarian food is good for peace of mind
Passerby: Are you vegetarian?! Teacher: Yes.Passers-by: You may not be good people when you eat vegetarian food! The teacher replied: Although you don’t eat vegetarian food, the Buddha sees you are all good people.Passers-by's faces remain unchanged.The master said: It is because I am not good enough that I need to practice.Eating vegetarian food means practicing not killing life, cultivating mercy
Han peopleTime: 2025-05-31
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Just as the master: Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will tell her
2010On March 2, 2019, my mother passed away.May I ask: My mother speaks Cantonese and doesn’t know Mandarin.Can she understand chanting scriptures in Mandarin? The teacher replied: Yes.Just in a daze.The master said: Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will tell her.I am just happy to be in my expression.---"Just as the Zen Word of the Master"
Han peopleTime: 2025-05-31
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Vajra Hand Bodhisattva is the collection of powers of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
Vajra Hand Bodhisattva is a collection of the powers of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Warm reminder: Before reading, let us develop the supreme and extraordinary bodhicitta together!Vajra Hand Bodhisattva is a collection of the powers of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Sodaji Khenpo, I also want to convert to Vajra Hand Bodhisattva, the prison guard of Yama with hatred.
Being a personTime: 2025-05-31
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《"The Book of Vows": 2. Chapter 15. Powerful and skillful and convenient to save sentient beings
《The Wide Lotus Treatise on Shakyamuni Buddha is written by the omniscient Mipham Rinpoche and translated by Sodakhi Khenpo.The crystallization of the profound wisdom of the omniscient Mipham Rinpoche is an unprecedented and complete work in the history of Buddhism that fully preaches the life and deeds of Sakyamuni Buddha.Complete
Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-05-28
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The Buddha Shakyamuni: 2. Vows 4. Sea dust encourages sentient beings to develop their wishes
《The Wide Lotus Treatise on Shakyamuni Buddha is written by the omniscient Mipham Rinpoche and translated by Sodakhi Khenpo.The crystallization of the profound wisdom of the omniscient Mipham Rinpoche is an unprecedented and complete work in the history of Buddhism that fully preaches the life and deeds of Sakyamuni Buddha.Complete
Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-05-27
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Master Ruben answered: Can I get the response when I have illnesses?
If this master's body is a combination of the four elements and five aggregates, in the process of life, the four elements will inevitably cause illness and suffering. At this time, you should find a doctor with both moral and skill to treat you. Take the medicine as soon as you should take the medicine, and take the surgery as soon as you should take the surgery as soon as you should take the surgery, and listen to the doctor's professional consultation
Han peopleTime: 2025-05-08
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Master Chongci replied: If everyone eats vegetarian food and does not kill animals, wouldn’t those animals become rampant?
Master Chongci replied: When we study Buddhism, we must reflect on ourselves, cultivate our own mind and eliminate our troubles and habits, rather than using troubles to our troubles and habits to our habits.Don't do anything, what will happen if everyone doesn't kill, what will happen if everyone becomes a monk? These are almost ridiculous fakes.
Han peopleTime: 2025-05-07
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Facing the Suffering Sickness: The Great Compassion of the Bodhisattva
Facing the suffering of illness: Bodhisattva’s great compassion “Against this disease, it is all caused by cherishing one’s life and wealth, which leads to the annoyance of the audience;It is also because they have endless precepts, many diseases and short life;It is also because of a weak mind, unable to tolerate, and not protecting the body and spirit;It is also because of weak diligence and no good at replenishing;It also has no meditation power, for
Golden and good wordsTime: 2025-05-01
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Master Zhenyuan: Can you drink the water you respected to the Bodhisattva when you are pregnant to reduce your grievances when you are chanting Buddha's name
Master Zhenyuan answered: Have you read the book "Water Knows the Answer"? If you don't, you can refer to the article to learn the benefits of Tantra: and the meaning of the mantra: From this we should know that the water used to chant the Buddha's name and offer the Buddha can be drunk, and it has the wonderful function of eliminating sins and producing good deeds, not only for oneself but also for one's own abdomen.
Han peopleTime: 2025-04-28
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Why do you need to make a vow when studying Buddhism?
One day, the Buddha had a headache and three consecutive days of headaches. The disciples thought: The Buddha had already attained the four gods, how could he get sick? This is what the Buddha showed to everyone.There is a prince named Prince Liuli. He was originally the nephew of the Sakyamuni clan, Prince Liuli.
Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-04-28
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Master Zhenyuan replied: People also recited the Bodhisattva blessing during the Nanjing Massacre, why are they not lucky?
During the Nanjing Massacre, people were also chanting the blessing of Bodhisattvas, why can't they be spared from being killed? Questioner: (Hengshui Mingcheng )Master Zhenyuan replied: Killing karma is a manifestation of sins accumulated in our previous lives or even in the past lives.From a worldly perspective, we should be full of justice and
Han peopleTime: 2025-04-27
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Quiet image |Tianmu Mountain Chanyuan Temple: Weituo Bodhisattva Path Hall in the "Wonderland"
Quiet image |Tianmu Mountain Chanyuan Temple: In the "Wild Land", the sky will be white in the morning.A leopard with yellow-brown fur and coin-colored fur was pacing out of the bushes, stepping on the ground with its feet lightly and sounding.It's four
Talk about Buddha's Zen and enlightenment of lifeTime: 2025-04-20
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Master Da'an: Slandering Buddhism and Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, destroying Buddha statues, ridicule others to worship Buddha and respect Buddha,
Those who are good at talking about their nature will never abandon cause and effect.Those who believe deeply in cause and effect will eventually understand the mind and nature.——"Quotes from Zen Master Chewu" Buddha told Pu Guang that there will be evil people in the future.Those who do not believe in cause and effect, do not believe in reincarnation, do not believe in the existence of saints, and only pursue the benefits of the present world
Master Da'anTime: 2025-04-19
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Master Zhimin: How does Bodhisattvas save sentient beings
The way Guanyin Bodhisattva helps us is to eliminate suffering and eliminate suffering. Usually we think: Can Guanyin Bodhisattva save me? If Guanyin Bodhisattva can save me, don’t wait for me to recite and save me.This idea is that I don’t know much about Guanyin Bodhisattva helping me
Han peopleTime: 2025-04-18
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The 53rd chapter of the 53rd chapter of the Boy Shancai worships Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
Shancai passed through the enlightenment of the Maitreya Pavilion, and in a moment, he arrived at the Sumona City, Pumen Kingdom, outside 110 cities.The city gate is extremely tall.Shancai stood at the city gate and thought about the boy Manjushri.Suddenly, a giant hand was pressed on Shancai's head, and Shancai suddenly felt everything
Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-04-06
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《Sutra of Hundred Karma: The donor's son, who offered the pagoda and made a vow to attain the Arhat fruit
Translation preface (extract )《The Sutra of Hundred Karma is a profound scripture that our master Sakyamuni Buddha preached that cause and effect are true.There are more than a hundred cases involving monks, monks, nuns, novice, nuns, novice, upass, upasi, immortals, kings, ministers, and Brahmins.
Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-04-03
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Master Xuanhua: Confucius and Lao Tzu are both incarnations of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
What makes Buddhism and Confucianism different from Xuanhua people is that one advocates worldly laws and the other is worldly laws.However, transcendental law is achieved by worldly laws, and it is not about transcendental law leaving worldly laws.Confucius is an unprecedented great sage in China, and is the foresight.
Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-03-26
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The latest response of Bodhisattva Guanshi
Reciting the Bodhisattva of the World can reduce our karma and disasters, make us quicker and more focused when practicing, and also eliminate distractions and sorrows in our hearts, making our hearts clearer and more peaceful and full of positive energy, and through chanting
Learning Buddhism and inductionTime: 2025-03-25
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Master Xuanhua: All Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Dharma protectors know about your thoughts in one fell swoop
We people have been born and died, died and reborn again and again in the six realms of reincarnation, but we can never get out of this reincarnation circle. Why? Because our sins are more than good merits, and greed, anger, ignorance is more than precepts, concentration and wisdom.Even though we do good deeds, we have made contributions and made achievements
Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-03-24
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Master Zhihai replied: Is renunciation still a false mind? If Buddhas and Bodhisattvas see the nature, will there be no renunciation?
Master Zhihai replied: It depends on which angle you look at it.If we define the mind of renunciation, we are free from all constraints.Now, we see that renunciation is a problem of renunciation.The problems we are facing now are all due to false distinctions.The problem is false, what you see
Han peopleTime: 2025-03-17
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Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s Induction Record: Releasing vegetarian food and releasing animals for the first time, and the Bodhisattva’s movement to eliminate sins and karma
2004September 2019 was a major turning point in my life. I was reborn and many questions about the meaning of life were answered overnight.Dependence is a book called "Buddha and Life" (Zhuhai Publishing House Publishing House in 2003 )Buddhist reading materials.Thick
Vegetarian HealthTime: 2025-03-07
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Revealing the Cause and Effect in Life: Reasons for Eating Vegetarian
Ji Xiaolan was once exiled to Xinjiang, so his book "Yuwei Caotang Notes" records many things about Xinjiang, including one of which is about eating vegetarian food.At that time, there were some bandits in Xinjiang who had no fixed place and often lacked enough food, so they encountered birds.
Vegetarian HealthTime: 2025-03-07
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Which Bodhisattva has strong sensitivity
Reciting the Bodhisattva's Holy Name can make our hearts calmer and kinder, eliminate the resentment and gloom in our hearts, and also eliminate the gloom and sorrow in our hearts, make our minds clearer and full of positive energy, and also chant the Bodhisattvas.
Learning Buddhism and inductionTime: 2025-03-06
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She has been vegetarian for 90 years, but the result is so amazing
In front of the kitchen door, the chef was pulling a sheep that was slaughtered.The sheep screamed shrillly, kneeling there, but refused to enter the door.The sheep's wailing sound was like crying.The little girl was stunned by everything in front of her - this fragrant mutton hotpot,
Vegetarian HealthTime: 2025-03-03
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Master Zhuoyun: Master Monkya who incarnates Treasure Bodhisattva
Zen Master Sengya, whose secular surname is Mou, was different from Chang'er when he was young.Whenever he visits a mountain spring, he must first politely and then drink, and sometimes he sits at the stream without blinking his eyes and sits all day long.When someone asked the reason, he answered the question: It's a boring thing, I will definitely burn it in the future.Fishing in water
Han peopleTime: 2025-02-27
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Master Xuanhua: If any sentient being has the intention to practice Samantabhadra's practice, the Bodhisattva will give him such a silence.
Master Xuanhua mercifully taught: "Samuni Bodhisattva, immediately rose from his seat and bowed to the Buddha's feet, and said to the Buddha: I have been the prince of Dharma with Hengsha Tathagata. The Tathagata in the Ten Directions teaches his disciples who have the Bodhisattva's aptitude to practice Samantabhadra's practice and make a name according to me.World Honored One! I heard with my heart, distinguishing all living beings,
Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-02-24
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Kill your son to seek a son
There was a woman who already had a son, but she wanted to get another one, so she went to ask other women for help. ∶『Who has a way to give me another son? "A old woman said to her at that time ∶『I have a way to give birth to a son, but I must sacrifice to the gods.'Woman
Zen caseTime: 2025-02-16
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If you don’t offer to these two Bodhisattvas, you will never be rich!
Change your destiny is always about starting with filial piety and offering something to your parents. Filial piety is a precept. If you don’t have a Buddha, treat your parents as Buddhas to serve them. If you are filial and offer something to your parents once, this kind of blessing will be far beyond your imagination.Filial piety to support your father
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva PlatformTime: 2025-02-10
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Why did the Buddha compare these four great Bodhisattvas to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?
Why do the Buddha compare these four great Bodhisattvas to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva? "The Great Collection of Ksitigarbha Ten Wheels of Ksitigarbha Sutra" by Mengsan, the old monk Mengsan explained [Good man.If someone is there.In his Maitreya.And wonderful auspiciousness.And Guan Zi.Samantabhadra and others are the best.Great Bodhisattvas such as Viagra
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva PlatformTime: 2025-02-10
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Master Xuanhua: If you make a vow, you will sometimes feel regressive.
With the power of vows, you can always be with wisdom and wisdom, and you can teach Master Xuanhua compassionately: "You can enter one place with convenience, and hold all the sea of vows, and always keep it with wisdom, and the future will be the best."These great Bodhisattvas can follow the convenient methods and enter all levels.The convenient method is
Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-01-22
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Master Pure Land Dharma: In fact, many Bodhisattvas don’t know about this cause and effect.
「Believe in cause and effect."When I was just reciting the "Amitabha Sutra" in my early years, I became confused when I recited this sentence: The third item of the Three Blessings was cultivated by Bodhisattvas. Doesn't Bodhisattva still believe in cause and effect? Later, when I recited the "Avatamsaka Sutra" and recited the "Tenth Levels" I suddenly realized. It turned out that this
Cause and effectTime: 2025-01-15