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10 Virtues of Vegetarianism
10 Virtues of Vegetarianism
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17 Jul 2008 |
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[Review] Swampland Flowers
A new edition of Swampland Flowers makes available again in English the teaching of Master Dahui, a great Chinese Chan master of the 12th century. Master Dahui (1088-1163) initiated the way the hwadu (C. huat’ou) is used today.
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31 Oct 2006 |
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The Seon and Doctrinal Schools as Represented by M…
The Mahkasyapa and Ananda that we know and recognize today reflect the values of the Seon schools that emerged much later, and are therefore different from the two who lived at the time of the Buddha. In fact, the current depictions of many people who app
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30 May 2006 |
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The Buddha, the first patriarch of the Seon School
One of the first great challenges for Seon historians that the new Seon School faced when it was first introduced was how to put the Buddha into the hall. The writers of the Records of the Transmission of the Lamp wrestled long and hard with this problem.
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23 Mar 2006 |
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Without Possession
We accumulate things because we need them, but sometimes our things cause us great aggravation. Thus, to possess something can mean to be possessed by that thing. When the things we accumulated through need have actually bound our freedom, we can say that
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05 Mar 2010 |
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Alive and . . . well . . .
What’s been most comfortable and consistent in my relationship with Korean Buddhism is the general openness that welcomes my presence as a foreign layperson at temples across the country. The achim yebul (morning service) in particular was once a frighten
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11 Sep 2007 |
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The Titmouse’s Nest
Some days ago, listening to the "ttok, ttok, ttok" sound from outside my window, I found myself as if lost in a trance. On the way out to water the tree I had been tending, I finally became aware of what had been making that noise. I saw a titmo
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25 May 2006 |
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"Let’s take the real one, even if it is only 1 cen…
The whole world, our global village, is in chaos these days with racial and religious tensions as well as disasters killing hundreds of thousands of people. Peace and love are slowly fading away while conflict and confrontation are increasing. Living in s
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31 Mar 2006 |
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Irrepressible Stories of the Nuns of Mount Jiri
Korean Sweet Pancake and Chrysanthemums Flowers
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16 Sep 2011 |
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The answers hidden by time
Throughout our lives, we often reflect on scenes of times past. Every time the waves of some vaguely happy or sad memories brush up against our mind, we either try to burst out in laughter or become immersed in questioning why. What we don’t know at such
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04 Dec 2006 |
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Two Kinds of Homesickness
One thousand or so years ago, a monk of the Silla dynasty named Hyecho made an amazing journey to what were then called the “Five Kingdoms of India.” Venturing west from China, Hyecho meandered on foot first through the pilgrimage sites of Buddhism and th
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31 Oct 2007 |
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The Offering Remarks on the Buddha’s Birthday
Written by the Ven. Dobum Sunim, the President of the Sangha Association of Korean American Sangha in East Coast
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01 Jun 2006 |
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<NEW> Let Your Space Be Filled with Compassi…
2:40 a.m., Without fail, the temple begins the day with the sound of Ven. Hyenhyen’s moktak (wooden fish). Use of an alarm clock is prohibited and we must depend on the “clock of our awakened mind” to begin our day...
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01 Dec 2011 |
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Let us Rejoice even in the Smallest Merit
Let us Rejoice even in the Smallest Merit
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04 Mar 2011 |
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Bhiksuni’s Role & Responsibility for the Future of…
This year, 2006, is the 2550th anniversary since the Buddha’s birth. This means that Bhiksuni’s history has been nearly 2500 years.
Many Bhiksunis are greatly respected today even though having arisen from a male-dominated and difficult environment.
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08 Nov 2006 |
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