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Maitreya or Metteyya , is a bodhisattva who is regarded as the future Buddha of this world in all schools of Buddhism, prophesied to become Maitreya Buddha or Metteyya Buddha. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In some Buddhist literature , such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra , he is also referred to as Ajitā (Invincible, Unconquerable).
The day of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death is widely celebrated in Theravada countries as Vesak and the day he got conceived as Poson. [148] Buddha's Birthday is called Buddha Purnima in Nepal, Bangladesh, and India as he is believed to have been born on a full moon day. [149]
In 1998, an octagonal nine-story tower, named the Buddha Gem Tower, was built next to the Bodhi tree. It is 37 metres (121 ft) high and has a symbolic Torch of Wisdom at the top, which is lit at night and is visible throughout the surrounding area. [7] The bottom four floors form the library as well as the repository for some of the Buddha's ...
The idea that all Buddhists, especially sangha members, practice vegetarianism is a Western misperception. In the Pali Canon, the Buddha rejected a suggestion by Devadatta to impose vegetarianism on the sangha. According to the Pali Texts, the Buddha ate meat as long as the animal was not killed specifically for him.
The next ten are recollections : First three recollections are of the virtues of the Three Jewels: Buddha; Dharma; Sangha; Next three are recollections of the virtues of: morality ; liberality (cāga) the wholesome attributes of Devas; The additional four recollections of: the body (kāya) death (see Upajjhatthana Sutta)
On November 7, 1981 a new official national organization was formed in Hanoi, called Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (Giáo hội Phật giáo Việt Nam). [6] The first Supreme Patriarch was Thích Đức Nhuận and the first Chairman was Thích Trí Thủ. The new sangha unified many Buddhist sects and organizations at that time which were: [13]
India Early Sangha Early Buddhist schools Mahāyāna Vajrayāna Sri Lanka & Southeast Asia Theravāda Tibetan Buddhism Nyingma Kadam Kagyu Dagpo Sakya Jonang East Asia Early Buddhist schools and Mahāyāna (via the silk road to China, and ocean contact from India to Vietnam) Tangmi Nara (Rokushū) Shingon Chan Thiền, Seon Zen Tiantai / Jìngtǔ Tendai Nichiren Jōdo-shū Central Asia & Tarim ...
Khandhaka is the second book of the Theravadin Vinaya Pitaka and includes the following two volumes: . Mahāvagga: includes accounts of Gautama Buddha's and the ten principal disciples' awakenings, as well as rules for uposatha days and monastic ordination.