Dukkha, Suffering, སྡུག་བསྔལ, दुःख
Dukkha, in Buddhism, means suffering. It is the first teaching of the Four Noble Truths. Suffering, if a being exists, is inevitable. For ease, I…
BuddhaDharma of Tibet
Read MoreDukkha, Suffering, སྡུག་བསྔལ, दुःख
Buddhism Meaning, Buddhism Definition
Buddhism meaning is contained in the dharma of the Buddha. Essentially it is a path of liberation from suffering. That extends to liberating all beings…
Anattā, Anatman, non-self
Anattā, Anatman, or non-self, is the central Buddhist doctrine (all forms) that beings have no inherent self, existing from it's own side.
Pali Canon
The Pali Canon is the orally transmitted, later written, record of Buddha Shakyamuni‘s teachings. I’m more familiar with the Sanskrit terms, such as Dharma, rather…
History of Tibetan Buddhism
The History of Tibetan Buddhism really begins in India, when the Buddha taught Kalachakra to King Suchandra. It has a more clear beginning in Uddiyana,…
Meditation Attitude
Meditation Attitude can refer to the mental approach or to the posture. I prefer to disaggregate the two, calling the physical aspect meditation posture and…
Samantabhadra, ཀུན་སྟངས་རྒྱས་པོ, All-Good
Samantabhadra (Kuntu Zangpo, Tib.) is the name for two non-material figures in Buddhism: the bodhisattva of traditional Buddhism and the Buddha of Tibetan Buddhism. Samantabhadra…
Vajradhara, वज्रधार
Vajradhara means holder of the Vajra or indestructible reality. The vajra represents fully awakened mind. Vajradhara (Dorje Chang, Tib) is blue in color, wearing peaceful…
Adi Buddha
The Adi Buddha, also known as Ādibuddha in Sanskrit, is a concept found primarily in Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. It literally translates to “Primordial Buddha.” As…
