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  • Welcome
  • About Master Hsing Yun
  • Books
    • Being Good
      • The Eight Winds
    • Four Insights for Finding Fulfillment
    • The Core Teachings
      • The Life of the Buddha
  • Inspiration
    • Harmony
    • Facing Adversity
    • Causes & Conditions
    • Patience
    • Cultivation
  • Glossary of Buddhist Terms
  • List of Sutras and Texts
  • 365 Days for Travelers: Dec 9

Category: The Core Teachings

Humanistic Buddhism

Wednesday February 18th, 2015June 3, 2018 admin

The founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni Buddha, was born into this world. He cultivated himself in this world, attained awakening in this world, and shared with others the deep truths he realized in this world. The human world was emphasized in Read More …

The Core Teachingshumanistic buddhism, The Core Teachings

Becoming a Bodhisattva

Wednesday February 18th, 2015June 10, 2018 admin

A bodhisattva is a great practitioner who is walking on the path toward Buddhahood by benefiting all sentient beings as well as themselves. The path of the bodhisattva is a long, selfless journey through countless kalpas that requires diligent cultivation Read More …

The Core TeachingsBecoming a Bodhisattva, The Core Teachings

The Noble Eightfold Path

Wednesday February 18th, 2015June 10, 2018 admin

Suffering is the reality of life. How to attain ultimate liberation from this suffering is the purpose of learning Buddhism. When the Buddha first awakened, he taught eight methods for cultivating the Way towards awakening in order to liberate all Read More …

The Core TeachingsThe Core Teachings, The Noble Eightfold Path

The Five Precepts

Wednesday February 18th, 2015June 3, 2018 admin

By taking the precepts, we put our beliefs into practice. After Buddhist practitioners take refuge, they should take a further step by taking the precepts because these precepts are the root of all good things and the basis for all Read More …

The Core TeachingsThe Core Teachings, The Five Precepts

The Triple Gem

Wednesday February 18th, 2015June 10, 2018 admin

Taking refuge in the Triple Gem is the first formal step onto the Buddhist path. Taking refuge signifies that we believe in Buddhism and that we have become disciples of the Triple Gem—the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. When Read More …

The Core TeachingsThe Core Teachings, The Triple Gem

Nirvana

Wednesday February 18th, 2015June 3, 2018 admin

The profound teachings of Buddhism are often misunderstood, and this has been the case for thousands of years. For example, nirvana, the goal of all Buddhist practitioners, is mistaken by many people to simply be the same as death. Actually, Read More …

The Core TeachingsNirvana, The Core Teachings

Buddha Nature

Friday February 13th, 2015June 3, 2018 admin

Each of us has been endowed with Buddha nature from the very beginning, though we may not know it. It is one of the saddest things about us that so many do not know themselves, nor can they recognize their Read More …

The Core TeachingsBuddha Nature, The Core Teachings

The Three Bodies of the Buddha

Friday February 13th, 2015June 10, 2018 admin

The Buddha is commonly mentioned in many different contexts. The word “Buddha” can describe the awakened being who lived in India over 2,500 year ago, as well as the Buddha within each one of us. We may begin to wonder, Read More …

The Core TeachingsThe Core Teachings, The Three Bodies of the Buddha

Mind

Friday February 13th, 2015 admin

The mind is not born and does not die. It is our essence. It is the Dharma body of all Buddhas and the wisdom inherent to all sentient beings. The intrinsic nature of the mind is that which embraces all Read More …

The Core TeachingsMind, The Core Teachings

Emptiness

Thursday February 12th, 2015 admin

Buddhism has been called the “teaching of emptiness” since ancient times because emptiness is one of its most important doctrines. Emptiness is also one of the characteristics that distinguishes Buddhism from other religions. As previously mentioned, when the Buddha attained Read More …

The Core Teachingsemptiness, The Core Teachings

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