2018 Three Day Loving-Kindness Meditation Retreat

Jul 24, 2018 | News

Meditation instruction by Ven. Bhikkhu Kai Yin Meditation retreat will be conducted in Chinese Mandarin with English translation. Date:  September 27 – 30, 2018 The Three Day Program is designed for beginners with little or no experience in Mettā meditation (the...

The Ten Qualities of the Buddha

Feb 14, 2018 | Articles, Sutras

(to go with MN 27)   I.  Tathgata: “Thus Come” or “Thus Gone” “Thus Come” (tathā āgata): come to Buddhahood in the same way as all the Buddhas of the past have come, i.e., byfulfilling the Ten Perfections (pāramīs):...

SN 15. Anamatagga Saṁyutta

Feb 12, 2018 | Articles, Sutras

Connected Discourses on Without Discoverable Beginning   1 (1) Grass and Wood “Bhikkhus, this saṃsāra is without discoverable beginning.254 A first point is not discerned of beings roaming and wandering on hindered by ignorance and fettered by craving....

Culakammavibhanga Sutta (Majjhima Nikaya No. 135)

Feb 12, 2018 | Articles, Sutras

I. General statement of “law of karma” “Beings are (1) the owners of their actions; (2) the heirs of their actions; (3) their actions are their origin (yoni = womb), (4) their kinsman, (5) their refuge. (6) Their actions divide beings into the inferior and superior.”...

An Extended Study of the Majjhima Nikaya

Feb 11, 2018 | Audios, Sutras

Exploring the Word of the Buddha Taught by Bhikkhu Bodhi January 2003 — December 2007   PART X An Extended Study of the Majjhima Nikaya This series of lectures explores the direct teachings of the Buddha himself as preserved in some of the oldest records of his...