Maitreya (Chinese, Mi-le) the Buddha of the Future.
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Buddhist encyclopedia
Why the name of Tathāgata?
It expresses true suchness.
Who is the Laughing Buddha?
Pointing at the moon, looking at the moon, I’m just an old traveler along the way.
Vajrasattva
At first glance this sculpture appears to represent the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara but is in fact Vajrasattva.
Harada Tangen Roshi 1924-2018
RIP Harada Tangen Roshi 1924-2018. A simple, kind, happy man, who lived his teaching.
Spells, Images, and Mandalas
This study examines the translations of dhāranī sūtras made by Bodhiruci in the early eighth century and later Esoteric texts, such as Yixing’s commentary on the Mahāvairocana sūtra and Amoghavajra’s ritual manuals…
Book Cover from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra Astasahasrika
This painted cover for a palm-leaf manuscript belongs to the Pala- Nepalese tradition. It comes from a palm-leaf edition of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra (“Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Verses”).
The Sixteen Buddhist Luohans
In the Chinese popular imagination, mendicant monks, conjurers, and mysterious hermits were often thought to be disguised “living luohans,” or Buddhist holy men capable of producing miracles.
