There are different opinions about the age at which Shakyamuni Buddha attained enlightenment, with some saying he was 30 years old and others saying he was 35. His first answer upon awakening was “all sentient beings are equal.” This may…
Shakyamuni, originally named Siddhartha Gautama, was a man born in the sixth century BCE in the kingdom of Kapilavastu (now located in Nepal). His father was the king of Kapilavastu at that time. “Shakyamuni” is the name of his clan,…
People who practice Buddhism all know that Shakyamuni Buddha is the founder of Buddhism and is revered by people as the Buddha. In history, he coincidentally appeared in the same era as the great teacher Confucius and was a saint…
One of the first practices we learn to do when we first take refuge is the Four Preliminaries Practice (or the Vajrasattva Practice). The goal of this practice is to purify the body, speech and mind, which really helps when…
【Maitreya Dharmalakṣaṇa Brief Introduction】 The image of Maitreya in the Womb Realm – Maitreya wears a crown with a pagoda on the center top of the crown. Inside the pagoda are relics. He holds his left hand before his chest…
Maha Brahma, also known as Brahma, is the ruler of the Brahma world (a Heavenly Realm), and is considered to be a protector of the dharma. He is depicted as having four faces and four arms, in Buddhist depictions. In…
`Red Padmakumara (emitted) the Vow Light.` As I have said before, every good and kind-hearted person who performs charities, who generates a great vow to help others, who practices alms-giving and entirely donates his or her time, money, and deeds…
Amitabha is one of the three roots of Dharma King Living Buddha Lian-sheng Sheng-yen Lu. Amitabha made 48 great vows and has saved countless sentient beings. He is known as the ”Amitabha of every household.” In Vajrayana, Amitabha is one…
”Medicine Buddha (Bhaisajyaguru)” is the founder of the Eastern Paradise of Lapis Lazuli Light. This buddha is the Great Medicine Buddha King who can cure all kinds of sickness. His pure land is the ”Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli Light,”…
Some of the services offered by our temple, and the True Buddha School, include helping the dying and deceased with the end-of-life care. This consists of palliative care, dharma liberation through hearing during the Golden 8 hours, and memorial service…
