Tag: Sutra

Triratna International Council
Triratna International Council

Chanting The Karaniya Metta Sutta

By Centre Team on Wed, 3 Aug, 2016 - 20:21

Rounding off the opening day of the 2016 Triratna International Council, a treat from the team of members of the Order representing India. The Karaniya Metta Sutta - source of the loving kindness practice central to Triratna’s approach to Buddhism and meditation - chanted beautifully in the gathering dark at Adhisthana.

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Triratna Resources
Triratna Resources

Dharma Teaching - Beginners Buddhism: Approaching the Buddha, A Six-Week Course (Achala)

By Centre Team on Sun, 17 Jul, 2016 - 01:19

Here you can download notes for six talks/guided discussions introducing the Buddha, provided by Achala from Wellington, New Zealand.

  1. Approaching the Buddha: His youth; the ‘Four Sights’ and the Going Forth; Enlightenment and the Nature of the Buddha; faith in the Buddha.
     
  2. The Buddha’s Victories: Leaving the family/group; overcoming complacency and ambition; facing existential fear; being alone; Mara.
     
  3. Stories from the Buddha’s Life: The first teaching; a case of dysentery; Kisagotami; Devadatta; meeting with Bharadvaja; mediating between the Koliyans and
    4. ...
File NameSize
Week 1 - Approaching the Buddha (PDF)127.89 KB
Week 2 - The Buddha’s Victories (PDF)119.74 KB
Week 3 - Stories from the Buddha’s Life (PDF)143.9 KB
Week 4 - The Pabbajja Sutta (PDF)81.15 KB
Week 5 - The Mythical Buddha (PDF)131.44 KB
Week 6 - Symbols of Enlightenment (PDF)121.12 KB
Free Buddhist Audio
Free Buddhist Audio

Dharmabyte: What is the Buddha Land?

By Rijupatha on Tue, 24 Feb, 2015 - 20:09
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Sangharakshita answers the question, “What is the Buddha Land?” in today’s FBA Dharmabyte.

From the talk “Building the Buddhaland” and part of the excellent series “The Inconceivable Emancipation – Themes from the Vimalakirti Nirdesha” given by Sangharakshita in 1979.

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Dharmabyte: Reading the Sukhavativyuha Sutra

By Rijupatha on Wed, 18 Feb, 2015 - 15:11
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Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from the talk “Pure and Impure Buddhalands - This Very Place, the Lotus Paradise” by Taranita. He begins the talk by “Reading the Sukhavativyuha Sutra”, a text that expounds on the grandeur and wealth of riches available in the Pure Land. Taranita addresses the practical skepticism that often...
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