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Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He shared his insights to help sentient beings end suffering, achieve nirvana, and escape what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth. Two major branches of Buddhism are recognized: Theravada ("The School of the Elders") and Mahayana ("The Great Vehicle").
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The Samaññaphala Sutta is the second discourse of all 34 Digha Nikaya discourses. The title means, "The Fruit of Contemplative Life Discourse."
This discourse tells the story of King Ajatasattu, son and successor of...
new! The Brahmajāla Sutta
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The Brahmajala Sutta is the first of 34 suttas in the Digha Nikaya. The sutta discusses three main topics:
1) the elaboration of the Ten Precepts (Cula-sila),
2) the Middle Precepts (Majjhima-sila),
3) and the Great Precep...
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The Way of the White Clouds as an eye-witness account and the description of a pilgrimage in Tibet during the last decenniums of its independence and unbroken cultural tradition, is the attempt to do justice to the above-mentioned...
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Translated from Taishō Tripiṭaka volume 12, number 366
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Composed by the one called ‘Abu’ (Patrul Rinpoche)