etc. Tourists can learn about the history and culture of Buddhism here, and can also participate in various Buddhist activities, such as Dharma meetings, meditation, etc. In addition, Lingshan Scenic Area also has many special foods and handicrafts, suitable for tourism throughout the year. Huish...
He practiced meditation under a pipal tree in the Uravela forests along the banks of the Neranjara River (near Gaya). Gotama , at the age of thirty-five, attained enlightenment on a full moon in the month of May (vaisakha, vesak). The Buddha was a wandering monk for twenty years , ...
The Historical Buddha sought, through meditation, to attain a state known as Nirvana, in which one is free of desire and therefore suffering. Nirvana literally means "the state of a flame being blown out." It represents the quiet state of mind that exists when the fires of attachment and ...
All acts of living become bad by ten things and by avoiding the ten things they become good. There are three evils of the body, four evils of the tongue and three evils of the mind. It takes hundred of years sitting together in the same boat. It takes thousand of years sharing the ...
This stunning Buddha sculpture captures Lord Buddha in blissful meditation with his hands resting in his lap in the dhyana mudra of meditation with the soles of his feet facing skyward in the full lotus position or the padmasanaA breath-taking, masterpiece sculpture of Lord Shiva captured ...
“It will be useless for me to ask my wife for her approval to join the Order; I shall work for my own liberation." Having made a firm decision, he left his house to become a bhikkhu. He took a subject of meditation from the Buddha and practised meditation ardently and diligently and...
meditation, the "Meditation of Equanimity," and others. The three other Sublime Meditations of "Loving Kindness," "Compassion", and "Sympathetic Joy" may lead to the attainment of the first three Trances. The "Cemetery Meditations," as well as the meditation "On Loathsomeness," will produce...
Meditation is the goad. Sama and Dama - tranquillity of the mind and restraint of the Indriyas (senses) - are the bullocks. Thus I plough the soil of the mind and remove the weeds of doubt, delusion, fear, birth and death. The harvest that comes in is the immortal fruit of Nirvana....
At this time, the tremendous holy virtuous one said, “You tell everyone how it was received.” She said that, after returning home yesterday, she entered her room a little after 11pm to sit in meditation with the light turned off and wait for the Bodhisattva’s arrival. As she waited ...
Eventually, the Buddha achieved enlightenment through deep meditation, seated under a tree in Bodhgaya. Enlightenment is a state beyond thoughts or words that brings profound wisdom and compassion. The Buddha realised that the sufferings, integral to human life, are directly caused by desire, which ...