Resources for 24-hour Mahayana Precepts

Events and Courses: Resources for 24-hour Mahayana Precepts

Sakadawa Day is celebrated as the day of Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. There is great merit in taking the Eight Mahayana Precepts for 24 hours on Sakadawa Day. The precepts are taken at dawn before the local area’s sunrise. Taking these precepts for the first time requires in-person transmission from a qualified person. Eight…
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Digital Dharma: Jataka Tales: The Horrors of Hell / Realization of Dharma – Demo Rinpoche Sunday Talk 200

Digital Dharma: Motivate Yourself to be Virtuous Everyday – Demo Rinpoche Sunday Talk 199

Digital Dharma: Without Self Confidence, Blatant Lies Lure You In – Demo Rinpoche Sunday Talk 198

Events and Courses: Demo Rinpoche: Sakadawa & Vesak Day 2024

The day on which Buddha was born, attained enlightenment, and passed away (also known as parinirvana) is celebrated as Sakadawa Day by Tibetan Buddhist traditions and Vesak Day by other Buddhists traditions. Both of these systems use the lunar calendar to calculate the day of commemoration and are often recognized on different days. However, this…
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Digital Dharma: Equalizing Center of Care – Demo Rinpoche Sunday Talk 197

Digital Dharma: Jataka Tales: The King’s Banker – Benefiting Living Beings – Demo Rinpoche Sunday Talk 196

Digital Dharma: Nothing Is Better Than Bodhimind For True Happiness – Demo Rinpoche Sunday Talk 195

Digital Dharma: A Cloudy Mind vs Enlightened Mind – Demo Rinpoche Sunday Talk 194

Events and Courses: Demo Rinpoche: Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland Part 5

Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland of Advice to a King In his Precious Garland, Nagarjuna gives advice on how to gain happiness in this life, individually and as a society. He then expands the scope to include happiness in future lives and attaining enlightenment through practical ethics, great compassion and the wisdom of kindness and emptiness. About…
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