Buddha, kesako?
Definition of an often misunderstood term. If the name "Buddha" commonly designates an Indian monk of the XNUMXth-XNUMXth century, founder of what should be called the … 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 >
The sheep turned into a tiger
Or how to find your Buddha nature. This very old story says that one day a tiger who made incursions into a village and decimated … 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 >
Keep up with ghosts
A Tibetan variant of the watered sprinkler. In Tibet as elsewhere, children are sometimes turbulent. Even when they are small children. That winter, from the … Read more >
The pigeon who became a pandit
A memorable illustration of the action of habits taken voluntarily or not. In Buddhism, the notion of karma is fundamental, but it is also strong... 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 >
Taoism and meditation
Deciphering the various meditative techniques of Taoism. What is Taoism? Under the apparent unity of a well-known term hides a myriad of heterogeneous works and … Read more >
Chinese calligraphy or the search for the pure act
Calligraphy, as a practice of the right gesture, allows one to experience the non-duality which is the heart of meditation. It's for … 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 >
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