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An Introduction to the Maha Saddharma-pundarika Sutra, or Lotus Sutra

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The Symbol of the Lotus: How Buddhists Understand Its Meaning

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An Overview of Chinese Mahayana Buddhist Sutras

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Brad Warner's Book "Don't Be a Jerk" -- Dogen and Dharma With Doritos
Brad Warner's book Don't Be a Jerk paraphrases selections from Dogen's Shobogenzo using modern American idioms. It's Dogen With Less Frustration.
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Sotapanna or Srotapanna: In Buddhism, the First Stage of Enlightenment
Entering the stream, or achieving srotappana (Sanskrit; sotapanna in Pali), is considered the first stage of enlightenment in Buddhism.
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Letting It Go: How Buddhist Mindfulness Teaches Us to Stop Worrying
How much time do you waste with stewing, worrying, and fretting? How Buddhism uses mindfulness to teach us to let go of things we can't change.
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Why the Buddha Has an Acorn Head and Other Odd Facts About Buddhism
There's a lot about Buddhism most westerners still don't know. What's a saffron robe? Why no women Buddhas? Here are answers to five nagging questions.
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What Do We Know About Dayi Daoxin, the Fourth Patriarch of Zen?
Dayi Daoxin, the Fourth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism, is credited with establishing the first monastery dedicated entirely to Zen practice.
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Women Disciples of the Buddha: Stories of the First Buddhist Nuns
Women as well as men became disciples of the Buddha, and many women were ordained into the monastic sangha. Here are the stories of some of these women.
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Sadayatana: In Buddhism, the Six Sense Organs and Their Objects
Sadayatana is the six sense organs or faculties and their objects. This may be dharma wonkery, but study of sadayatana helps in understanding Buddhism.
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Interbeing: A Buddhist Teaching on the Interconnection of All Things
Interbeing is a popular term coined by Thich Nhat Hanh. It describes the way all phenomena depend on and inter-exist with all other phenomena.
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Exploring the Meaning of Samskara or Sankhara in Buddhist Teaching
Samskara (or sankhara) is a word used in many Buddhist doctrines, but it has no parallel in English. This article explores the meaning of samskara.
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What Do We Know of the Life of Jianzhi Sengcan, Zen's Third Patriarch?
Jianzhi Sengcan is remembered as Zen's Third Patriarch and the author of the Xinxin Ming, "Verses on Faith in Mind." How much of Sengcan's story is true?
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What Do We Know About the Life of Dazu Huike, Zen's Second Patriarch?
Huike (also spelled Hui-k'o), the heir of Bodhidharma and the Second Patriarch of Zen, lived a long life buffeted by political upheavals in China.
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The Buddha's Five Remembrances: Freeing Ourselves From Fear
The Buddha taught us the Five Remembrances so that we could face the fears lurking at the base of our consciousness directly, and be free of them.
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Buddhism: Simple or Complicated? Difficult or Easy? Both, and Neither
Some say the Buddhist path is simple, and people make it too complicated. Others disagree; they say enlightenment is hard! Here's a look at both views.
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Navigating the Cycles of Buddhist Practice and the Cycles of Life
Here are some thoughts on Buddhist practice in our lives. The Buddhist path can take us to unexpected places, and it also has its ups and downs.
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Four Common Beginner Pitfalls and Perils of the Spiritual Path
There are many pitfalls along the spiritual path, whether than path is Buddhist or something else. Here are some common pitfalls for beginner seekers.
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