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  2. Maitreya - Wikipedia

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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).

  3. Sanghata Sutra - Wikipedia

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    The next two translations to be completed—into Tibetan and then into Chinese for a second time—both chose to translate the term 'sanghāta' into their own languages, but did so in different ways. The second translator into Chinese rendered the title of the sutra in Chinese as The Sutra of the Great Gathering of the Holy Dharma.

  4. Tịnh Xá Trung Tâm - Wikipedia

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    A large statue of the patriarch Thich Minh Dang Quang stands at the front of the hall, in front of the wall paintings and a table on a platform where the speaking monk sit while giving a dharma talk. [3] The centrepiece of the main ceremonial hall on the second level is a statue of Gautama Buddha in the Buddha Hall.

  5. The Buddha - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Bodhi Day - Wikipedia

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    Bodhi Day is observed in many mainstream Mahayana traditions including the traditional Zen and Pure Land schools of China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines. [ 6 ] Services and traditions vary amongst Buddhist sects, but all such services commemorate the Buddha's achievement of Nirvana, and what this means for Buddhism today.

  7. Kammaṭṭhāna - Wikipedia

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    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)

  8. Sangha - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra - Wikipedia

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    The buddha-dhātu (buddha-nature, buddha-element) is presented as a timeless, eternal (nitya) and pure "Self" . [33] [5] This notion of a buddhist theory of a true self (i.e. a Buddhist ātma-vada) is a radical one which caused much controversy and was interpreted in many different ways. [34] [35] [8]