The temple’s name translates to “Temple of the Vulture Peak” and its main deity is Shaka Nyorai, in English known as “the Buddha.” When we reached Ryōzenji, we did the prescribed routine: bowed, washed hands and mouth, rang the bell, lit a candle at the Main Hall, and from ...
Amitabha — the most beloved of Buddhas after Shakyamuni Himself — is equally both difficult and easy to comprehend. Easy to practice, certainly. Simply chant his mantra, his name or his praise. Shakyamuni Buddha, in the Amitabha Sutra, taught that single-pointed contemplation on Amit...
Buddhist psychology goes back to his second lecture, delivered shortly after he became enlightened, on “non-self.” Buddha challenged his followers to look within and find anything resembling a self. He didn’t say “examine your minds” because he understood that the mind isn’t one thing ...
Wat Chedi Luang, dates back to the 14th century. It once housed the Emerald Buddha that has since been moved to Bangkok and which I labelled as “boring.” My guide told me I should probably not call the Emerald Buddha boring, since hundreds of millions of people consider it super sacred...
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