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Dharmabyte: Avalokitesvara in the Heart Sutra

By Rijupatha on Mon, 3 Aug, 2015 - 11:00

Avalokitesvara plays a key role in the Heart Sutra. In our FBA Dharmabyte today, “Avalokitesvara in the Heart Sutra,” Taranita charts the history and symbolism of this archetypal figure across Buddhist history and cultures.

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Dharmabytes: The Heart Sutra – Sunyata

By Rijupatha on Tue, 18 Mar, 2014 - 23:25
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is a short talk by Taranita entitled: “The Heart Sutra – Sunyata.” Sunyata is central to the Heart Sutra, and here Taranita discusses this subtle Buddhist teaching – often translated as Emptiness or Voidness. In doing so, amongst other things, he compares Christian transubstantiation with Buddhist insubstantiality.

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Heart Sutra in Flemish & Mexican Spanish...

By sanghadhara on Mon, 4 Jun, 2012 - 22:36
Our apologies for not knowing how to say this accurately in Flemish and Mexican Spanish!

A quiet recording of two more renderings of the Heart Sutra from the retreat today…
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Just before the Puja...

By sanghadhara on Sun, 3 Jun, 2012 - 21:58
Recordings live from tonight’s puja courtesy of Ivan!

No.1. A lovely wee record of the almost Elvish chanting that greeted people arriving at the shrine just now…

Imagining the Buddha...
Imagine the Buddha

Le Sutra du Coeur (The Heart Sutra in French)

By Candradasa on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 22:27
Voici un enregistrement du Sutra du Coeur d’aujourd hui…

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Here’s the Heart Sutra in French from a ritual today…

It’s great to hear Dharma in languages other than your own. Something very interesting about trying to catch the sense of something usually familiar…