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The correct title of Jijang Bosal’s Dharani to remove fixed karma

Posted on February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 by daosheng

The commonly encountered “myor op chang darani” is almost certainly wrong. This appears to be a mistake due to the mantra with a similar title associated with Kwanseum Bosal ……

“Mistake, doesn’t matter. Only make correct.”
Zen Master Seung Sahn (Primary Point VOLUME THREE, NUMBER 3 OCTOBER 1986)

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北斗呪 (Mantra of the Northern Dipper)

Posted on January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 by daosheng

The seven stars of the Northern Dipper are mighty gods in Heaven.
Rising, they (assemble) in the morning at the Golden Palace (of the Emperor of Heaven),
Setting, they cover the Kunlun Mountains.
They harmonize the principle with (human) law and moral order and control heaven and earth.

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Siwang – The Ten Kings of the Underworld: 시왕 (from Dale’s Korean Temple Adventures)

Posted on January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 by daosheng

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“These words seem to be correct and yet are wrong.”

Posted on January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 by daosheng

有人云, “自心淨土, 淨土不可生, 自性彌陀, 彌陀不可見!”
此言, 似是而非也.

People say, “Your own mind is the Pure Land, so you cannot be born in the Pure Land; your own nature is Amitābha, so Amitābha cannot be
seen.”
These words seem to be correct and yet are wrong.

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The Four Great Vows, Lesson Two

Posted on January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 by daosheng

Lesson One:
四 弘 誓 願
眾 生 無 邊 誓 願 度
煩 惱 無 盡 誓 願 斷
法 門 無 量 誓 願 學
佛 道 無 上 誓 願 成

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煩 惱 (Kleśas)

Posted on January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 by daosheng

5-350 煩惱即菩提 (The kleśas are the same as Bodhi.)

7-424 不斷煩惱入涅槃 (Don’t eradicate the kleśas and enter nirvana.)

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More flashcards coming soon!

Posted on January 3, 2023January 4, 2023 by daosheng

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The Four Great Vows, Lesson Two

Posted on December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 by daosheng

Lesson One:
四 弘 誓 願
眾 生 無 邊 誓 願 度
煩 惱 無 盡 誓 願 斷
法 門 無 量 誓 願 學
佛 道 無 上 誓 願 成

The slides for the class are here (in Word and PDF format):
• Word: L2-revised-2
• PDF: L2-revised-2-pdf

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Lotus Sutra at CBETA (妙法蓮華經)

Posted on December 10, 2022December 12, 2022 by daosheng

世雄不可量,  諸天及世人,
一切眾生類,  無能知佛者。
佛力無所畏、  解脫諸三昧,
及佛諸餘法,  無能測量者。

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慈眼視衆生 (see all sentient beings with the eye of compassion)

Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 by daosheng

慈 cí compassion
眼 yǎn eye
視 shì see, look at
衆 zhòng everything, everyone
生 shēng birth, life

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