Background  There were six schools of classical Indian philosophy, and these were the schools that were the opponents in the debates that the Buddhists had. Among those schools, the ones that were the most vocal or relevant in terms of the schools the Buddhists interacted...

The path to lasting happiness avoids the pitfalls of acting out of ignorance and eliminates instead the confusion causing all our suffering.

Then the great goddess Sarasvati put her upper robe over one shoulder, knelt on her right knee and bowing in great reverence with her hands folded to the Tathagata, spoke thus: “O Venerable Transcendent Victor, I, the goddess Sarasvati, will also bestow eloquence in order to...

The secondary bodhisattva vows are to refrain from 46 faulty actions.

With the secondary tantric vows, we promise to refrain from “eight thick actions.” Committing them would hamper meditation practice and progress along the yoga tantra and anuttarayoga tantra paths.

We can view sectarianism in Buddhism superficially but looking at it deeply, we discover it to be a complex issue.

Then the bodhisattva Ruchira-ketu slid into sleep. He dreamed he saw a golden drum, its light shining like the orb of the sun. In every direction, countless inconceivable numbers of tathagatas were preaching the Dharma, seated on lapis thrones at the foot of jeweled trees,...

Verse Eight: The Final Verse (8) Through a mind untarnished by stains of conceptions concerning the eight passing things, throughout all of this, and that knows all phenomena as an illusion, may I break free from my bondage, without any clinging. The Eight Worldly Dharmas The...

Both the sutras and tantras instruct disciples to regard the qualities and kindness of our mentors as those of a Buddha.

By gaining a calmer, more realistic view of ourselves, we can overcome self-hatred and be better able to realize our potentials.