Buddha

What does it mean that a Buddha does not mentally label anything with categories, but a Buddha does designate?

On this day of Vesak, commemorating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passing away, we remember his universal message of compassion, non-violence and interdependence – more relevant than ever in these challenging times.

A Buddha has untainted aggregates, while arhats have tainted aggregates.

This article explains the various non-conflicting contextual presentations of the Buddha’s life, and teaches us how these can be practically applied to our spiritual path.

A list of the 12 enlightening deeds of the 1,000 supreme Nirmanakaya Buddhas who will come to our universe during this fortunate eon.

The explanations of the 80 exemplary features and their causes is according to Haribhadra’s “Clarifying the Meaning: A Commentary on (Maitreya’s) ‘Filigree of Realizations.’”

Buddha’s enlightening speech has 64 good qualities or facets.

Examples of the physical, verbal and mental faculties of a Buddha that spontaneously exert an enlightening influence.

There are three divisions of Buddha’s enlightening speech, differentiated according to the dominating condition of their origin.

When we understand different schools properly from their own points of view, we develop a great deal of respect for all of the teachings of the Buddha.