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Bodhidharma's teaching in Tibetan

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เจ้าแม่นิยม - The Goddess of Wat Bang Sakae Nok

วัดบางสะแกนอก ศาลเจ้าแม่นิยม Here is another first time presented in English. I found no info on this temple or the goddess in English. Almost nothing in Chinese either. I asked and was given permission to take these photos and make this article. Wat Bang Sakae Nok is an old temple in Talat Phlu. At some point it had fallen into disrepair until some monks settled there for a rains retreat. The temple also serves as the home of the Goddess Niyom (Chao Mae Niyom/ นิยม ) Miss Niyom was a local girl whose life was tragically cut short at the age of 17 during an epidemic sometime in around the early 1940s. She was buried, along with several other people who had also succumbed to the epidemic in a wooded area near the temple. In 1955, Wat Bang Sakae Nok conducted a ceremony ( พิธีล้างป่าช้า ) to purify or sanctify the area. These ceremonies are closely related to the merit-making practices of caring for the unclaimed dead which is a common buddhist practice in Thailand. ...

Bodhidharma's teaching in Tibetan

Khenpo Tashi Tsering (澤仁扎西堪布) recently released a Tibetan translation of Bodhidharma's four teachings 菩提達摩四論 There were several well known names in attendance at the release event, with Venerable Fazang giving a very animated speech (can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlwdMIcg70s ) Khenpo Tashi and his students were also distributing a triligual edition of the famous zen text 永嘉大師證道歌 Tibetan Buddhism Zen Buddhism Chan Meditation

Shikoku, Medicine Buddha and hearing the sounds of hell's cauldron

On the grounds of Shikoku’s 83 rd temple, sits a shrine where evil doers hear the sounds of hell. Once upon a time, there was a very mean old lady living near the temple. At some point someone told her that there was a shrine at the temple, and if a bad person puts their head into the shrine their head will get stuck and they will hear the sounds of hell. The woman didn’t believe it but went ahead and tried anyways. Sure enough, her head got stuck in the shrine and she heard the terrible sounds. She begged for forgiveness and the shrine opened. After that she reformed herself and changed her ways. 昔むかし、このお寺の近くに、意地悪で病気がちなおばあさんが住んでいました。ある日近所の人から「このお寺には地獄の釜の煮えたぎる音が聞こえる祠があって、悪いことばかりしている人が頭を入れると抜けなくなる」という話を聞きました。そこで、おばあさんは「そんなことはないだろう」とためしに頭を入れてみたのです。するとたちまちとびらが閉まり、下のほうからゴォーーッという地獄の音が聞こえてきました。おばあさんはあわてて頭を抜こうとしましたが、どんなに力をこめても抜けません。とうとう怖くなり「今までのことは許してください。もう意地悪はしません」と涙ながらに何度も頼むと、とびらは開き、頭がすっと抜けました。それからというもの、心を入れ替えたおばあさん。体もすっかり元気になり、近所の人とも仲良く暮らしたということです。この祠は、お大師さまが美しい心とすこやかな体を授け...

The teachings of Geshe Thubten Soepa

According to Buddhist cosmology, in the Abhidharmakosha it says that at the beginning of this earth, countless years ago, our lineage grandfather, Vramah and the gods and goddesses were miraculously reborn. They had light and were able to fly. They didn´t eat dirty food, meat, egg or blood. They used concentration food and nectars. (Further information can be found in the Abhidharmakosha and its commentary.) Many years later, some gods and goddesses ate earth and dirty foods. Their light disappeared and they could not fly. They could not see their companion gods and goddesses. Then they started to have sexual relations. Generations later they ate meat and blood. They started to become violent and kill each other. That was the beginning of being human. Human translates into Tibetan terminology as “mi” or “minang”. “Mi” means "I cannot see my companion gods and goddesses." Therefore, countless years ago, our lineage grandfather and grandmother gods, did not eat meat. Generation...

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