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Although the names are different, these three do not in any way differ from the Three Jewels. The Guru is the Budha , the Yidam is the Dharma, and the Dakinis and Protectors are the Saṅgha. And on the innermost level, the dharmakāya is the Buddha, the saṃbhogakāya is the Dharma, and the nirmāṇakāya is the Saṅgha. [4]
The complex is home to stupas, 'esoteric' Buddha images, and monasteries , which is the oldest site in the region. [1] [2] [3] Significant finds at this complex include Buddha's relics. [3] Tantric Buddhism was practiced at this site. [4]
The early Buddhist texts portray the Buddha as referring to people who are at one of these four states as noble people (ariya-puggala, aryas) and the community of such persons as the noble sangha (ariya-sangha). [2] [3] [4] The teaching of the four stages of awakening was important to the early Buddhist schools and remains so in the Theravada ...
According to Gunaratana, the following meditation subjects only lead to "access concentration" (upacara samadhi), due to their complexity: the recollection of the Buddha, dharma, sangha, morality, liberality, wholesome attributes of Devas, death, and peace; the perception of disgust of food; and the analysis of the four elements. [13]
The sotāpanna is said to attain an intuitive grasp of the dharma [7] —this wisdom being called right view (sammā diṭṭhi) [8] —and has unshakable confidence in the Buddha, dharma, and sangha; this trio is sometimes taken to be the triple refuge, and are at other times listed as being objects of recollection. [9]
Rumtek Monastery (Tibetan: རུམ་ཐེག་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: rum theg dgon pa), also called the Dharma Chakra Centre, is a gompa located in the Indian state of Sikkim near the capital Gangtok. It is the seat in exile of the Gyalwang Karmapa, inaugurated in 1966 by the 16th Karmapa.
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represent the pure land or pure environment of a Buddha. Traditional Buddhist temples are designed to inspire ...
Yasa's father headed in the direction of Isipatana, following the trail left by the golden slippers. When the millionaire saw the Buddha and asked him if he had seen Yasa, the Buddha asked him to sit down, and then delivered a dharma talk. After this Yasa's father became the first to take refuge in the Triple Gems, the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha ...