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The brahmavihārā (sublime attitudes, lit. "abodes of Brahma") is a series of four Buddhist virtues and the meditation practices made to cultivate them. They are also known as the four immeasurables (Pāli: appamaññā) [1] or four infinite minds (Chinese: 四無量心). [2] The brahmavihārā are: loving-kindness or benevolence (mettā)
A. So as to arouse Bodhicitta, the main aspect, the Four Immeasurables (Brahmavihara) contemplation and practice: Immeasurable Loving-Kindness , Immeasurable Compassion , Immeasurable Joy in the Good Fortune of Others , Immeasurable Equanimity and; B. So as to aspire Bodhicitta: The Lojong (mind training) practices:
The Land of Pure Bliss, On the Nature of Faith & Practice in Greater Vehicle (Mahāyāna) Buddhism, Including a Full Translation of Shàndǎo’s Commentary in Four Parts Explaining The Scripture About Meditation on the Buddha ‘Of Infinite Life’ (Amitāyur Buddha Dhyāna Sūtra, 觀無量壽佛經), An Lac Publications.
A sutra book (okyō) showing passages from the Sukhāvatīvyūha.Obtained from Nishi Honganji temple in Kyoto, Japan.. The Amitāyus Sutra (), simplified Chinese: 佛说无量壽經; traditional Chinese: 佛說無量壽經; pinyin: Fóshuōwúliàngshòujīng; Sutra of Immeasurable Life Spoken by Buddha; Vietnamese: Phật Thuyết Kinh Vô Lượng Thọ; Japanese: Taisho Tripitaka no. 360 ...
The Four Divine Abodes (brahmavihārā), also known as the four immeasurables (appamaññā) The Four Noble Truths , which state, in brief: (1) There is dukkha (suffering, unease); (2) There is a cause of dukkha, mainly craving ( tanha ); (3) The removal of craving leads to the end ( nirodha ) of suffering, and (4) there is a path ( magga ) to ...
It represents a synthesis of various Buddhist sutras in Mahayana literature, including the Larger Sutra of Immeasurable Life, the Nirvana Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra and the Mahaprajñaparamita Sutra. In this way, Shinran expounds Jodo Shinshu thought. The work is divided into six chapters, not including the Preface: Chapter 1 - Teaching
Gandharan relief depicting the ascetic Megha (Shakyamuni in a past life) prostrating before the past Buddha Dīpaṅkara, c. 2nd century CE (Gandhara, Swat Valley)The Bodhisattva vow is a vow (Sanskrit: bodhisattva-praṇidhāna, lit. bodhisattva aspiration or resolution; Chinese: 菩薩願, pusa yuan; J. bosatsugan) taken by some Mahāyāna Buddhists to achieve full buddhahood for the sake of ...
Those who have undertaken the four bases for spiritual power have undertaken the noble path leading to the destruction of suffering." [4] The four bases of such power are concentration due to: Intention or purpose or desire or zeal ; Effort or energy or will ; Consciousness or mind or thoughts