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Â A Basic Buddhism Guide: Differences From Other Religions.

In Buddhism, the ultimate objective of followers/practitioners is enlightenment and/or liberation from Samsara; rather than to go to a Heaven (or a deva realm in the context of Buddhist cosmology).
Buddhism is strictly not a religion in the context of being a faith and worship owing allegiance to a supernatural being.
The tradition and practice of meditation in Buddhism are relatively important and strong.

http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/snapshot01.htm

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Â Buddhism - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema

The Buddhist canon of scripture is known in Sanskrit as the Tripi Template:Taka and in Pāli as the Tipi Template:Taka.
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama ( Sanskrit ; in Pāli, Siddhattha Gotama), who lived between approximately 563 and 483 BCE.
Jainism is an ancient religion and school of thought that predates Buddhism.

http://www.egnu.org/thelema/index.php/Buddhism

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Â Tsechen Samdrup Ling / Kyegu Buddhist Institute - Eight Lectures Page

The taking of refuge is extremely important within the Buddhist community both as a mark of entry into the Buddhist community for the laity, and also as a part of the ordination ceremony for monks and nuns.
The three objects of refuge are the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.
In the context of refuge, it is the fear of rebirth and suffering.

http://www.kbi.org.au/frames/practice.html

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Â Taking Refuge

While Buddhism can be studied in many different ways, the heart of Buddhist teaching is realized by taking refuge in the Three Treasures - Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
It is our doing refuge, not our knowledge of Buddhist teaching, which distinguishes a life of Buddhism from a life of scholarship or philosophy.
Buddhism can be a true refuge for us if we turn to it in our moments of deepest need.

http://www.buddhistinformation.com/taking_refuge1.htm

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Â Xuanzang (HsÃ¼an-tsang) [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]

Buddhist Phenomenology: A Philosophical Investigation of Yogacara Buddhism and the Ch'eng Wei-shih lun.
Xuanzang, world-famous for his sixteen-year pilgrimage to India and career as a translator of Buddhist scriptures, is one of the most illustrious figures in the history of scholastic Chinese Buddhism.
Yogacara explored and propounded basic doctrines that were to be fundamental in the future growth of Mahayana and that influenced the rise of Tantric Buddhism.

http://www.iep.utm.edu/x/xuanzang.htm

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Â 2002 Buddhist Holidays

Buddhists take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma (Buddhist teachings), and the Sangha (Buddhist community).
Tibetan Buddhists believe he is a reincarnation of Avalokitesvara, Bodhisattva God of Compassion.
Buddhist Denominations include Tibetan Buddhism (also called Vajrayana Buddhism and Tantric Buddhism), Zen Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism (including Pure Land Buddhism).

http://www.wheeloftheyear.com/2002/buddhist.htm (3574 words)

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Â tibetan prayer flags - Windhorse, Lung-Ta, Tara, Buddha traditional rolls of Buddhist prayers

This is the triple refuge of Buddha, who is the enlightened one, Dharma, the path of Buddhist teachings, & Sangha, the Buddhist monastic community.
Stringing Buddhist Prayer Flags is thought to be beneficial for all beings in the immediate area, and to benefit the karma of the individual who hangs the flags.
It is hung at monasteries, holy spots and the homes of Buddhist pratitioneers.

http://www.hitherandyononline.com/Prayerflags/prayerflags.htm (3574 words)

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Â Refuge

In Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattva vow is incorporated in the refuge vow:
It is not necessary to give up any religious affiliation to practice Buddhism unless that religion demands actions that contradict Buddhist principles.
As is the case with other systems of belief, people may think of themselves as Buddhist having been born into a family of Buddhists, or into a culture where Buddhism is predominant, and may never actually go through any ritual.

http://www.khandro.net/Buddhist_becoming.htm (3574 words)

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Â Frequently Asked Questions About Buddhism

Administering the refuges and precepts to laypeople is a duty that Buddhist monks are glad to perform.
In taking refuge in the Sangha, we set our inner sights on the ideal community of Noble Ones (ariya-sangha) — those monks, nuns, laywomen, and laymen who, throughout history, have by their own diligent efforts successfully carried out the Buddha's instructions and gained at least a glimpse of the supreme happiness of nibbana.
" in Buddhism in a Nutshell, by Narada Thera

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/bfaq.html (3574 words)

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Â Tokyo Tsure Zure Gusa: Neo-Buddhist Fanatics at the door

(Unfortunately Soka Gakkai is the most populous Buddhist group in the States now.) Though Soka Gakkai is supposed to venerate the Lotus Sutra, their main practice is simply chanting the refuge formula with the name of the sutra, "Namu Myoho Renge Kyo".
In the 1930s a few new lay Buddhist religions were founded in Japan focusing on Nichiren and the Lotus Sutra, though not directly connected to the main Nichiren school.
For those who may not be aware, Nichiren is the 13th century Buddhist founder responsible for popularizing the Lotus Sutra in Japan.

http://www.quinlanfaris.com/archives/000076.html (3574 words)

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Â 2003 Buddhist Holidays

Buddhists take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma (Buddhist teachings), and the Sangha (Buddhist community).
Tibetan Buddhists believe he is a reincarnation of Avalokitesvara, Bodhisattva God of Compassion.
Buddhist Denominations include Tibetan Buddhism (also called Vajrayana Buddhism and Tantric Buddhism), Zen Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism (including Pure Land Buddhism).

http://www.wheeloftheyear.com/2003/buddhist.htm (3574 words)

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Â Music of the Spirit, Spiritual Music, Sacred Music,

Here, the spritiual music of Buddha invokes the blessing of the Buddha and taking refuge in the enlightened ones, in the spiritual community and in ones own nature to do what is right.
Shulmit and the Drepung Gomang Buddhist Monks Vibration -- Sacred Chants of Tibet and the Kabbalah: An historic collaboration bringing together for the first time the sacred sounds of two of the world's most powerful ancient mystical traditions.
The paintings of Nandhi kindle insight into the Inner Self while revealing the ancient yogic practice of the Tamil Siddhars, the perfected Beings who attained the body of light.

http://www.rhythmsoftheglobe.com/gr/mu_spiritual.htm (536 words)

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Â Tara House

The taking of refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha is a declaration of one's intention to follow the Buddhist path for the rest of one's life.
Several examples of the golden rule can also be found in the Buddhist scriptures, "Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful." Udana-Varga 5:18 and "...a state that is not pleasing or delightful to me, how could I inflict that upon another?" Samyutta NIkaya v.
In Buddhism this type of universal altruism is referred to as "bodhichitta." Bodhichitta is essential for whatever path you practice, because it's the essence of enlightenment.

http://www.tarahouse.org/rime.html (536 words)

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Â KTD--Becoming a Buddhist--

Refuge establishes the proper foundation for receiving teachings on and entering into practices of the Buddhist path.
We take refuge in the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha and the experiences of truth that accompany them) by seeing them as the path that leads us to freedom.
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche explains the meaning of taking refuge, describes the shortcomings of not taking refuge, elaborates on the benefits of taking refuge, and describes the proper objects of refuge, the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha, by comparing them to examples of good health, physicians, and medicine.

http://www.kagyu.org/buddhism/bec/bec00.html (536 words)

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Â Taking Refuge in Buddhism

Before someone can take his refuge in the Triple Gem in such a way, however, he should have confidence in the Buddha's wisdom, and for this confidence he does not only depend on the cetasika saddhÃ¡, confidence, but also on other sobhana (beautiful) cetasikas, such as paÃ±Ã±Ã¡, understanding.
The Buddhists who feel that they have already confidence in the Buddhist teachings want to pay respect to the Buddha, recite texts and perform their usual tasks as Buddhists.
This book is a compilation of Discussions on Buddhism Ms Sujin had with Cambodians in 1992 and 1993, in Cambodia and in Nakorn NÃ¡yok, near the border between Thailand and Cambodia.

http://www.buddhistinformation.com/taking_refuge_in_buddhism.htm (536 words)

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Â What is a Mandala?

It is said by Tibetan Buddhists that a mandala consists of five "excellencies":
From Buddhist stupas to Muslim mosques and Christian cathedrals, the principle of a structure built around a center is a common theme in architecture.
Carl Jung said that a mandala symbolizes "a safe refuge of inner reconciliation and wholeness." It is "a synthesis of distinctive elements in a unified scheme representing the basic nature of existence." Jung used the mandala for his own personal growth and wrote about his experiences.

http://www.mandalaproject.org/What/Main.html (1003 words)

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Â Overview

Our readers are probably aware that a Buddhist take refuge in Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.
The Pali canons have been approved at six Buddhist councils.
the Sixth Buddhist Council, held in Kaba Aye Hlaing Gu ("World Peace Pagoda Cave"), Yangon in 1954- 56, agreed to print the appoved texts of the Pali canons as well as the commentaries and subcommentaries

http://www.tbsa.org/ArticleOverview.html (1003 words)

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Â the amaravati upasaka and upasika association,AUA

A lay Buddhist is one who aspires to take refuge in, or has Â“takenÂ”, the Three Refuges representing the Buddha (wisdom) the Dhamma (the truth of the ways things are) and the Sangha (those beings who are virtuous Â– our companions on the path).
Lay Buddhist events are open to all who are interested in furthering their understanding and practice of Buddhism.
The Amaravati Upasika and Upasaka Association (AUA) is an organisation run by lay people associated with Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, UK.

http://www.buddhacommunity.org/aua1.htm (1003 words)

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Â Dharma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Dharma is one of the Three Jewels, and Buddhists are said to seek refuge in it as in the Buddha and the Sangha.
For practicing Buddhists, references to "dharma" or dhamma in the singular, particularly as "the" Dharma, is used to mean the teachings of the Buddha, and is sometimes mistakenly called the Buddha-Dharma.
Confusingly, the word is also used in Buddhist phenomenology as a term roughly equivalent to phenomenon, a basic unit of existence and/or experience.

http://www.newlenox.us/project/wikipedia/index.php/Dharma (1998 words)

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Â Buddha and the Path to Enlightenment: IV. The Dhammapada and the Udanavarga

According to the oldest Buddhist traditions, the Dhammapada emerged from the First Council shortly after Buddha's Parinirvana, and Buddhaghosha, who wrote extensive commentaries on the Pali canon in the fifth century A.D., accepted this tradition.
Reverence for Buddha, reliance upon the Dharma (and, therefore, karma) and refuge in the true Sangha are invaluable aids in gaining clarity of mind, preserving continuity of effort, and regenerating oneself at all stages of the Path to Enlightenment.
Written in the Karosthi script, it is in the Prakrit dialect generally called Gandhari, after the Gandhara region where early Buddhist art and civilization flourished.

http://theosophy.org/tlodocs/BPTEDhUd.htm (1998 words)

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Â Frequently Asked Questions About Buddhism

This act is what makes one nominally "Buddhist." But going for refuge also implies a willingness — if only provisional, at first — to accept the cornerstone of the Buddha's teachings: the law of kamma.
For many Buddhists, this faith is expressed and reinforced through traditional devotional practices, such as bowing before a Buddha statue and reciting passages from the early Pali texts.
And even the Buddhist view of cosmology, which some may at first find farfetched, is a logical extension of the law of kamma.

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/bfaq.html (1998 words)

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Â Pacifica Graduate Institute Graduate Research Library

Against the backdrop of Slattery’s personal story, Grace in the Desert offers vivid descriptions of monastic life and practice at Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Buddhist monasteries and retreat centers."
Throughout his stays at twelve monasteries and retreat centers, Slattery seeks the refuge of the monastic life where silence and solitude open an extraordinary window on the human soul.
Note : You can search inside this book for specific keywords at Amazon or view a list of Selected Entries.

http://www.online.pacifica.edu/pgl/ (1998 words)

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Â Women in Buddhism

Over my years of meditation on the goddess-Bodhisattva Tara, she has provided me with Refuge and, guiding star that she is, given me a direction by which to steer.
Another greatly informative URL is http://www.westernbuddhistreview.com/vol2/tara_origins_and_development.html where one can read an article called: Tara: Her Origins and Development by Dharmachari Purna which appeared in Volume 2 of Western Buddhist Review.
There are also links to information about Western Goddesses and other links such as: Understanding Kishimojin, In the Woods Children's Tale, A Tribute to Feminism CampRoss-ji, Dragon Goddess Shichimen of Kuonji, Buddhist Scriptures for Women Coffeehouse.

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/buddhism/73426/2 (361 words)

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Â Taking Refuge and Bodhichitta

It is for this reason that the distinction between a practising Buddhist and a non-Buddhist is made on the basis of whether or not an individual has taken Refuge in the Three Jewels.
Technically, we become a Buddhist when we decide to take Refuge in the Three Jewels, and when we generate bodhichitta, which is known as compassion, the altruistic mind, or our good heart.
First, I will introduce these principles in traditional Buddhist terms.

http://www.uky.edu/StudentOrgs/UKBA/refuge_DL.htm (361 words)

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Â Buddhism - Psychology Central

Buddhists seek refuge in the "Three Jewels" of Buddhism as the foundation of their religious practice.
The Buddhist canon of scripture is known in Sanskrit as the Tripitaka and in Pāli as the Tipitaka.
The Buddha And His Dhamma the Buddhist Bible by 20th century Indian Buddhist Revivalist Bodhisattva Dr. B.

http://psychcentral.com/psypsych/Buddhist (9811 words)

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Â Paramita House

For the present, we must answer that there is not yet a place for them, or anyone leaving prison, to seek refuge in Buddhist practice.
The Paramita House project was founded in Fall, 2003 by two Northwest Buddhist teachers—Eido Frances Carney, Roshi, Abbot of Olympia Zen Center, and Dharmachari Aryadaka (deceased), Washington’s first Buddhist prison chaplain.
Paramita House will continue to strive toward our goal—we are currently working to place a soon-to-be-released Buddhist in a safe and respected Oxford House.

http://www.paramitahouse.org (233 words)

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Â The Dharma Tree

What makes a Buddhist a Buddhist is that he or she goes for refuge to the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha.
Every doctrine within Buddhism, every school and every practice can be seen as a particular outgrowth of this one essential action, which a Buddhist repeats again and again, namely, the action of going for refuge.
The Zen School, for example, is said to have originally been based on the transmission of one text, called " The Lankavatara Sutra " (the full title of which means the introduction of the true dharma into Sri Lanka, a country that had both Theravada and Mahayana branches of Buddhism).

http://www.buddhistinformation.com/dharma_tree.htm (233 words)

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Â Buddha Images

The most basic Buddhist prayer is: I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma (Buddha's teaching) and the Sangha (the community of Buddhist monks).
Buddha images provide a serene and reassuring reminder of the basic tenets of Buddhist religion.
Buddha statues and other Buddhist art also serve an important role in conveying teachings, particularly in traditional societies with low rates of literacy.

http://seasiancrafts.com/spiritworld/buddha.htm (233 words)

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Â Why Be Miserable?

Surya Das' Buddhist refuge is therefore a misunderstanding - a syntactic complication arising from a self-constructed paradox.
As Surya Das' book purports to be a Buddhist book, it should present the reader with Buddhism.
Surya Das may like to think of himself as a Buddhist Lama- but he is actually a soft-soap Advaita Vedanist who has acquired a Buddhist veneer in order to ring the latest change on the slowly dying New Age market.

http://www.damtsig.org/articles/miserable.html (233 words)

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