Encyclopedia - Bodhicitta: Encyclopedia - Bodhicitta
In Buddhist thought, bodhicitta (Ch. 菩提心, pudixin, Jp. bodaishin) is the motivation of a bodhisattva. Etymologically, this is the c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bodhi Mind (bodhicitta, Great Mind): Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Bodhi Mind (bodhicitta, Great Mind)
Bodhi Mind (Bodhicitta, Great Mind) The spirit of Enlightenment, the aspiration to achieve it, the Mind set on Enlightenment.  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Parajika: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Parajika
Parajika Lit., defeat or the conditions leading to the defeat of the Bodhicitta. Also. the conditions leading to the defeat of the Bh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bodhisattva: Encyclopedia Ii - Bodhisattva - Bodhisattvas In Mahayana Buddhism
In Mahayana Buddhism, a bodhisattva has the compassionate determination to aid all beings on their quest for the highest state of develop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atisha: Encyclopedia Ii - Atisha - Preaching In Sumatra And Tibet
In 1011 CE, Atiśa, along with more than 100 disciples, went to Srivijaya in what is now Indonesia and became a disciple of Dharmakirti, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thelema: Encyclopedia - Thelema
Thelema is the English transliteration of the Ancient Greek noun θέλημα will, from the verb ἐθέλω to will, wish, purpose. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atisha: Encyclopedia - Atisha
Atiśa Dipamkarashrijnana (Bangla: অতীশ দীপঙ্কর শ্রীজ্ঞান) (982 - 1054 CE) was a Buddhist teacher...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bodhisattva Vows: Encyclopedia - Bodhisattva Vows
In the Bodhisattva vows (sometimes called the Bodhisattva Precepts) of Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattvas take vows stating that they wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tara Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tara Buddhism - Emergence Of Tara As A Buddhist Deity
Within Tibetan Buddhism Tara is regarded as a Bodhisattva of Compassion. She can be seen as the female aspect of Avalokitesvara, and in s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Kadampa Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - New Kadampa Tradition - Teachings
The New Kadampa Tradition follows a selection of teachings of Venerable Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa as presented in the West by Geshe Kelsan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thelema: Encyclopedia Ii - Thelema - Critical Study And Diverse Practice
Different organizations and persons (predominantly from Germany) do not see Thelema as originating from Crowley. Rather they see Crowley'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lamrim: Encyclopedia Ii - Lamrim - History
When Atisha was invited and came to Tibet he was asked by Djang Jup Ö to give a complete and easy accessible summary of the doctrine in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lamrim: Encyclopedia Ii - Lamrim - Three Kinds Of Person
Atisha wrote in "Lamp of the Path" (verse 2) that one should understand that there are three kind of persons: 1. Persons of low motive 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Kadampa Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - New Kadampa Tradition - History
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a Tibetan Teacher, Monk and Scholar, trained at the Gelugpa Sera Monastery. In 1977 Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was invi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Kadampa Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - New Kadampa Tradition - Ordination
The New Kadampa ordination is different to that followed by monks and nuns in the Tibetan tradition and this has caused some controversy....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tara Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tara Buddhism - Sadhanas Of Tara
Sadhanas in which Tara is the Yidam can be extensive or quite brief. Most all of them include some introductory praises or homages to inv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Kadampa Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - New Kadampa Tradition - Spiritual Programs
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso has designed three spiritual programs for the systematic study and practice: the General Program, the Foundation Pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atisha: Encyclopedia Ii - Atisha - Writings
Atiśa wrote, translated and edited more than two hundred books, which helped spread Buddhism in Tibet. He discovered several sanskrit ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thelema: Encyclopedia Ii - Thelema - Doctrines Of Thelema
The central doctrine of this system is that knowing and doing one's True Will is the ultimate purpose and destiny of every being. This is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thelema: Encyclopedia Ii - Thelema - Aleister Crowley's Thelema
Thelema is the name of a philosophical/religious system established in 1904 through Aleister Crowley and his wife, Rose Edith Kelly, with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tara Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tara Buddhism - Tara As A Tantric Deity
Tara as a focus for tantric deity yoga can be traced back to the time period of Padmasambhava. There is a Red Tara practice which was giv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thelema: Encyclopedia Ii - Thelema - Thelema And Other Systems Of Thought
Thelema is a mystical/magical philosophy of life based on Will. The individual Will in Thelema is identified with the Egyptian god Had or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tara Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tara Buddhism - Origin As A Buddhist Bodhisattva
Tara has many stories told which explain her origin as a Buddhist Bodhisattva. One in particular has a lot of resonance for women interes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tara Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tara Buddhism - Tara As A Saviouress
Tara also embodies many of the qualities of feminine principle. She is known as the Mother of Mercy and Compassion. She is the source, th...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism Sitemap I - B
This is a sitemap for Buddhism - B . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.   ...   » Read the article