... <rrobinrb@m...> wrote: I have noticed in Buddhist Iconography, the depictions of Bodhisattvas often include two halos. One, which I will call 'the halo',...
Greetings Robin! I'm not up-to-date on Buddhist iconography, but here is my interpretation....when chanting, praying, etc, people often hold their hands...
... <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ksyart/> There is a nice mp3 file of this, the Heart Sutra in English, floating around the web (see below). I found a 'soto'...
Cory & all: I noticed in the paintings of Tara, the halo (around her head)is usually orange, while the Aura (around her body) is blue, green, or white. In the...
http://www.kwanumzen.com/ May want to follow this link, go down to chanting, English Heart sutra chanted in English in MP3 and RealAudio and with a text only ...
... 1st - thankyou to moderator for allowing me to join this group. Dear Les, Although you probably have already found answer, as new, I was reading recent...
I hate to be rude being new to this group but something is starting to seem funny to me: I have seen this person post that same thing in a few other groups, is...
Hi I have questions about this quotation of the sutra. Perhaps it has more to do with the translation that what the sutra is trying to say - or maybe it's just...
In a message dated 4/8/2005 11:53:35 AM Eastern Standard Time, Hausevz@... writes: I hate to be rude being new to this group but something is starting...
... Hi I have questions about this quotation of the sutra. Perhaps it has more to do with the translation that what the sutra is trying to say - or maybe it's...
This sutra is teaching on what's commonly called the "Three Truths" - Ultimate Truth, Relative Truth, and the "Middle Way" between the two. Firstly,...
Thank you for that, Jim, that was lovely, I have posted in on my blog and elsewhere. Shunyata as limiteless potential, wonderful. Your temple looks very...
Yea I meant Les and not you Aiyahleeyah, That link has been passed around more than a hot potato. ... From: sagethyme1@... To: tientai@yahoogroups.com ...
... Yea I meant Les and not you Aiyahleeyah, That link has been passed around more than a hot potato. ```````````````````````````````````````` Maybe Les is...
Yes this short and very concise Sutra is about the dialectic and perfection of the Three Truths but more importantly it is about the wisdom the Buddha's true...
... Firstly, "emptiness" is a problematic translation of shunyata, because wetend to think of it as being the same "emptiness" that you find when there's no...
"What you (and Brian elsewhere) seemed to be explaining is 'form as function'." No - I believe that was Brian's point - but I don't think it's very accurate,...
Emptiness And Appearance Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, translated by Ari Goldfield Excerpted from the transcript of "A Commentary On What It Means To Be...
'Form as function', 'negation of full', 'embodiment of full', pens, plastic tubes, etc., all these ideas sound so clinical, scientific and dehumanized. I'm not...
robin: "What you (and Brian elsewhere) seemed to be explaining is 'form as function'." "James Foster" wrote: No - I believe that was Brian's point - but I...
"I do see form (rupa, ketai) as function." Form is, in essence, the same as function - but only in the sense that both have sunyata as their essence. "A chair...
Thanks for such a clear and profound explanation. Chick ... compassionate ... of ... of ... spiritual ... can ... etc. ... translation ... I ... Hail!] ... ...
Two questions about the Heart Sutra: 1. It exhorts Shariputra to rise above the small vehicle - is there a parallel here with the second chapter of the Lotus...
Shakyamuni is in the Heart Sutra. First paragraph: "Thus have I heard. Once the Blessed One was dwelling in Rajagriha at Vulture Peak mountain, together with a...
Jim: You must have a different version from the one I have. The one I have was translated by Edward Conze and doesn't have that beginning or that end. The one...
Eduardo, Frequently the Heart Sutra is "edited" to make it easier for chanting - this is most common in lineages coming from Japan. The full text of the Heart ...
In fact there are a number of well known translations of the Heart Sutra, some including the introductory and concluding portions (which make reference to the...
What exactly is a dharani? Is it the same thing as a mantra? Chick ... concise, ... And ... heart. ... the ... On ... pasted ... <James.Foster@c...> ... in ......
... What exactly is a dharani? Is it the same thing as a mantra? Chick ````````````````````````````` Didn't we just have a thread on that? The question was...
... <i_asianwoman@y...> wrote: 1) The more compassionate you are, the more generous you can be. The more generous you are, the more loving-friendliness you...
