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Tag Archives: Buddhas and Great Bodhisattvas
Three Views of the Pure Land
Just as different ordinary persons can have diverse experiences in the same physical location, different Dharma practitioners will perceive the Buddha’s field of activity (buddha-kshetra) in diverse ways. Those who are fully enlightened or near-enlightened —the Buddhas and Great Bodhisattvas … Continue reading
Posted in Dharma View
Tagged bodhichitta, buddha-kshetra, Buddha’s field of activity, Buddhas and Great Bodhisattvas, definitive aspiration, dharma-kshetra, field of non-conceptual non-dual wisdom, field of non-retrogression, field of uninterrupted joy, fully enlightened or near-enlightened, mind of enlightenment, negative karma, nirmana-kshetra, purified gross afflictions, realm of radiant glory, realm of suchness, realm of transformation, sambhoga-kshetra, subtle obscurations
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Skill and experience
Buddha Shakyamuni lived the life of a worldly prince, then went to the forest and practiced rigorous asceticism, before his enlightenment. He thus spoke authoritatively about extreme views and behaviors that do not and cannot secure happiness. All the Buddhas … Continue reading
Posted in Q&A
Tagged afflicted emotions, bodhisattvas, Buddha Essence, Buddha Shakyamuni, Buddhas and Great Bodhisattvas, driven by the winds of karma, empathy, enlightenment, example, extreme behaviors, extreme views, happiness, ordinary human experiences, remedies, rigorous asceticism, Shakyamuni, skillful means, voluntarily assumed, worldly prince, wrong views
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