Refuge: 2 definitions
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Refuge means something in Buddhism, Pali, Christianity. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Buddhist followers would take Refuge [in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha], according to Buddhist teachings followed by the Newah in Nepal, Kathmandu Valley (whose roots can be traced to the Licchavi period, 300-879 CE).—To become Buddhist, the Buddha's followers would take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. The Dharma, was the teachings of the Buddha, and the Sangha, was the community of the Buddha's followers. The moral conduct (śīla) Buddhists follow are the Pañcaśīla, "Five Precepts", for the laity, Aṣṭaśīla, "Eight Precepts", for nuns and novice monks, and Daśaśīla, [...].
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Starts with: Refuge Formula.
Full-text (+1351): Sharana, Sharanagata, Samashraya, Shrayana, Ashraya, Ashrayana, Sharanya, Vyapashraya, Prapanna, Shraya, Gatihina, Sharanarthin, Asarana, Apashraya, Ashrayabhuta, Samshraya, Nirashraya, Gati, Tisarana, Abhisamshraya.
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Search found 423 books and stories containing Refuge; (plurals include: Refuges). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Pointing to Dhamma (by Ven. Khantipalo Bhikkhu)
Sermon 1: False and True Refuges
Sermon 30: The Way of Happiness
Sermon 24: Certainly the Dhamma Protects the Dhamma-Practitioner
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
1a) For individual beings who take refuge < [Part 1 - The causal refuge]
Part 4 - The benefits of refuge < [B. The particular objects of refuge]
Part 9 - All is impermanent and must be left behind < [B. The extended explanation]
The Sutra of Queen Śrīmālā of the Lion’s Roar
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
Assessing Vulnerability to Urban Heat < [Volume 15, Issue 4 (2018)]
Temporal and Spatial Variability of Volatile Organic Compounds in the Forest... < [Volume 16, Issue 24 (2019)]
A Novel Anti-Environmental Forest Experience Scale to Predict Preferred... < [Volume 17, Issue 18 (2020)]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(1) The Saranagamana < [Chapter 2 - Subject Matter of the First Bhanavara]
Aid seeking < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
(15) Suriya-paritta Sutta < [Chapter 2 - Subject Matter of the First Bhanavara]
Shurangama Sutra (with commentary) (English) (by Hsuan Hua)
Five kinds of immediate nirvana < [Chapter 5 - The Formations Skandha]
Proper Use, Terms, & Conditions
Attachment to a refuge that is not actually a refuge < [Chapter 6 - The Consciousness Skandha]
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