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IMG0046.jpgSymmetry in the Monastery Garden Copenhagen, Denmark860 viewsSangha - Monks and Nuns in the Buddhist Community
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IMG0001.jpgMonk during his collection of Alms, Mt. Popa, Myanmar2277 viewsSangha - Monks and Nuns in the Buddhist Community
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Wisdom_Develops_Samadhi.pdfWisdom Develops Samadhi4899 viewsAnapanasati Bhavana (developing the awareness of breathing) uses the breath as the objective support of the heart and consists in knowing and mindfulness (sati) of in and out breathing. In becoming aware of breathing, one should at first fix attention on the feeling of the breath at the nose or the palate (roof of the mouth), as it suits one, because this is where the breath initially makes contact, and one may use this as a marker point for holding one's attention. Having done this until one has become skilled, and the in and out breathing becomes finer and finer, one will progressively come to know and understand the nature of the contact of in and out breathing, until it seems that the breathing is located either in the middle of the chest or the solar plexus. After this one must just fix one's attention on breathing at that place and one must no longer be concerned about fixing attention on the breathing at the tip of the nose or the palate, nor about following it in and out with awareness…
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Bhutan_02.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (23) 1730 viewsIn 2005 the Australian monk Ven S Dhammika was invited to the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and spent ten days visiting the countries monasteries, shrines and temples. We present some of the pictures he took while in this rarely visited land and hope you enjoy them.
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ThePurposeofLife.pdfThe Purpose of Life and Other Teachings6594 viewsThis book gives very clear, practical and direct advice to those who seek to achieve an understanding of their life on earth, and how to lead a noble and peaceful life amidst the confusion, murkiness, materialism and strong craving that this age heralds. Ven. Dhammananda shows us the real nature of worldly life, giving us a correct understanding of life as it is and puts worldly pleasures into its right perspective.
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abhidhamma.pdfA Manual of Abhidhamma (Abhidhammattha Sangaha)6012 viewsAbhidhamma is the Higher Teaching of the Buddha. It expounds the quintessence of His profound doctrine. The Dhamma, embodied in the Sutta Pitaka, is the conventional teaching, and the Abhidhamma is the ultimate teaching. In the Abhidhamma both mind and matter, which constitute this complex machinery of man, are microscopically analysed. Chief events connected with the process of birth and death are explained in detail. Intricate points of the Dhamma are clarified.
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Bhutan0016.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (07) 2418 viewsIn 2005 the Australian monk Ven S Dhammika was invited to the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and spent ten days visiting the countries monasteries, shrines and temples. We present some of the pictures he took while in this rarely visited land and hope you enjoy them.
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120801-LRR-32k-Prayers-The_Seven_Limbs-English.mp3The Seven Limb Prayer - English2205 viewsEnglish chanting by Ven. Sarah Thresher
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01__Eight_Great_Places_Part_1.pdfThe Eight Great Places of Buddhist Pilgrimage 011574 views1. PDF: As more and more Buddhists begin to realize the importance of performing a pilgrimage following the Buddha’s exhortation, the need for a simple guidebook becomes evident. The basic four pilgrimage sites (Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath and Kushinagar) were increased in terms of the great events of the Buddha’s life to eight by adding four more places considered to be the scenes of four principal miracles that he performed, namely: (i) The Twin Miracle in Sravasti, (ii) Descent from Heaven in Sankasia (iii) Taming of the drunken elephant, Nalagiri in Rajgir and (iv) Offering of honey by a monkey in Vaishali.
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01_Vesak_Track.mp31. Hail Glorious Day1235 viewsThe full moon day of Vesak month - the holiest day in the Buddhist calendar commemorates the birth, enlightenment and passing away of the historical Gautama Buddha. These songs depict the joy of worshippers in act of worship besides recalling the glorious events that took place during the three important events of the Buddha's life.
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