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2 days ago · Bodhidharma was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China, and is regarded as its first Chinese patriarch.
3 days ago · In Early Buddhism. Probable early image of a bodhisattva ( Bimaran casket, 50 CE) [10] Gandharan relief depicting the bodhisattva (future Gautama Buddha) taking a vow at the foot of Dipankara Buddha, Art Institute of Chicago.
5 days ago · If you believe Buddha Dharma University is right for you, we encourage you to apply. If you are accepted, and become one of our students, please come with a Beginner’s Mind: willing to learn…and dedicated to seeing the Dharma unfold in your own life.
4 days ago · In both religions, this liberation is considered the complete end of rebirth or reincarnation. In Hinduism, this liberation may be called moksha, nirvana, or kaivalya; and in Buddhism it may be called vimoksha (Pali: vimokha), nirvana (Pali: nibbana) or bodhi (awakening).
2 days ago · India - Ashoka's Edicts, Mauryan Empire, Buddhism: It was against this background of imperial administration and a changing socioeconomic framework that Ashoka issued edicts that carried his message concerning the idea and practice of dhamma, the Prakrit form of the Sanskrit dharma, a term that defies simple translation.
2 days ago · But just try explaining this to Helen or almost anyone else living in the Western world and you will meet intractable resistance. It is almost impossible for most of us (unless we are Bodhidharma or David Hume) to understand that the most fundamental assumptions and beliefs about who we are may not be correct.
3 days ago · We grow and change all our lives from the time we are born. But as babies we have little sense of being a separate entity from our mothers
