What is karma?
Definition of an essential notion in Buddhism, on which its ethics are entirely based. This notion was already widespread in Indian society several centuries before… Read more >
paramita
Para-what? Small definition of a major concept. The paramitas are the essential practices of Mahayana. They constitute the phase of achievement of what is called bodhicitta... Read more >
The Hundred Verses of Ding-ri
Although written in the XNUMXth century, the text The Hundred Verses of Ding-ri by the Indian master Padampa Sangyé is still relevant today. The author, a contemporary of Jetsun Milarepa, … Read more >
The 37 practices of the sons of Victorious by Gyälsé Thogmé Zangpo (1285-1369)
The 37 bodhisattva practices of the Kadampa master Gyälsè Thogmé Zangpo (1285-1369) translated here by Marie-Stella Boussemart, nun in the Gelugpa tradition, allows us to access … Read more >
Love in the Mahayana
What is hidden behind this catch-all term that sometimes makes us do anything? Subhûti asked the Buddha: "How does one stand in the vehicle of... Read more >
Glossary
ABHIDHARMA (in Sanskrit, abhidhamma in Pali) This is the set of commentaries on the teaching, the psychological, philosophical and metaphysical analysis of the teaching (the dharma) of the Buddha. He understands … Read more >
Death in Buddhism
If we carried out a poll in France, and even in the whole of the western world, asking "What do you think is the opposite of death?" », … Read more >
Lexicon of the great masters of Tibetan Buddhism
Classification in alphabetical order. Ajahn Chah (1918-1992) He was one of the greatest Theravada Buddhist meditation masters of the XNUMXth century. Amitabha Means "... Read more >
Dukkha, the “malaise”
Another reading of the roots of malaise. Evil is triple in Buddhism and bears the Sanskrit name of trivisa, the "three venoms", to... Read more >
Reality according to Buddhism
Pratityasamutpada or the system of co-appearance of phenomena, another name for vacancy. The expression pratityasamutpada appears very early in Buddhism, from the second teaching of the Buddha. … Read more >
Zukui Xuanfu: sermons and poetry
Focus on one of the rare female masters officially registered in the Linji lineage. We do not know the place, the date of birth and that of … Read more >
A few drops of the Buddhist ocean
In a few paintings, Venerable Dagpo Rinpoche and Marie-Stella Boussemart outline a panoramic vision of Buddhism. From the life of the Buddha to the wheel of … Read more >
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