In this clip, Dr. Bob Miller explains how the six-syllable mantra invokes Avalokiteśvara and the union of compassion and wisdom. Read the full article, “The Basket’s Display: The Origins of Om Mani Padme Hum,” now on 84000. brand.84000.co/post/the-bas...

Carved into rocks, printed on prayer flags, and turned in prayer wheels across the Himalayas — Om Mani Padme Hum is one of the most familiar mantras in Tibetan Buddhism. But the sūtra that first introduced this mantra remains far less known.

𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘰 Ś𝘢𝘬𝘺𝘢𝘮ū𝘯𝘪 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘴ū 🪷

Uśniśa Vijaya Dharani Stupa Art

a message for young members of the Order of Interbeing from Sister Chân Đức (Sister True Virtue): www.parallax.org/mindfulnessb... #thichnhathanh #PlumVillage #60anniversaryOI #orderofinterbeing

Thinking about the extraterritoriality of Buddhist (and other) images. This is Dunhuang cave 275, dated to the Northern Liang c. 421-439 CE. A (mildly) colossal Maitreya Bodhisattva sits on his lion throne in Tusita heaven, accompanied by bodhisattvas and so on. It's like an embassy or consulate:

“We look back on that era of history as a shameful one, as a time when our political leaders failed the Constitution, failed the American people" @marktakano.bsky.social apnews.com/article/trum...

Cylindrical Sutra Container https://collections.artsmia.org/art/122523/

𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑘𝑟𝑖𝑡 𝑀𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝐵𝑢𝑑𝑑𝒉𝑎 𝑉𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑎/𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎 The mantrā/vandanā of Bhaiśajyaguru Tathāgathā (Medicine King Buddha), written in Arabic script 🪷 Namo Bhagavate Bhaiṣajyaguruvaiḍūryaprabha rājāya Tathāgatāya Arhate Samyaksaṃbuddhāya. Tadyathā: 𑑉 BHAIṢAJYE BHAIṢAJYE MAHABHAIṢAJYA SAMUDGATE SVĀHĀ 💎

𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘬𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘚𝘪𝘹 𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘦ś𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢 The Indo-Tibetan recension of the widely transmitted Six Syllable Mantra of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva written in Arabic script, along with Devanagari and Ranjana Lipi 🇳🇵 🪷 𑖌𑖼 मणिपद्मे हूँ ह्रीः Maṇi Padme Hūm̐ Hrīḥ #Calligraphy #Arabic #Sanskrit #Buddhism

𝐴𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑏𝒉𝒂 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎 ह्रीः The Sanskrit Heart Mantra of Amitabhā Buddha written in Arabic script 🪷 𑑉 𑐀𑐩𑐶𑐟𑐵𑐨 𑐴𑑂𑐬𑐷𑑅 (Oṃ Amitābha hrīḥ) #MahayanaBuddhism #Mikkyo #TendaiShu #Calligraphy #Arabic #Sanskrit #Mantrayana #AmitabhaBuddha #AmidaNyorai

𝐴𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑏𝒉𝑎 𝐼𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑔𝒉𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎 One of numerous Sanskrit mantrās transmitted for rebirth in Sukhavatī, written in Arabic script 🪷 Namo amitābhāya tathāgatāya tadyathā amṛtodbhave amṛtasiddhaṃbhave amṛtavikrānte amṛtavikrānta gāmine gagana kīrtakare svāhā ॥ #MahayanaBuddhism #AmitabhaBuddha

𝐴𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑏𝒉𝑎 𝐵𝑢𝑑𝑑𝒉𝑎 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎 𑐣𑐩𑑀 𑐀𑐩𑐶𑐟𑐵𑐨𑐵𑐫 𑐧𑐸𑐡𑑂𑐢𑐵𑐫 (Namo Amitabhā Buddhayā) written in Arabic script 🪷 #Calligraphy #Mahayana #MahayanaBuddhism #Nianfo #Nembutsu #Buddhism #JodoShu #JodoShinshu #AmidaNyorai

Today we commemorate the birth, enlightenment, and Paranirvana of Lord Śakyamuni Buddha, the Teacher of Gods and Men, Lokavidu, the Unsurpassed Unparalleled Tathāgathā, Victorious One, Defeater of Mara and his horde, Mahamuni, Bhagavan, Whom left our world 2,569 years ago Namo Triratna🪷

It was once a DECENT resource and watering hole for anyone seeking to connect with members of the same sect, in depth discussions, and the infrequent but nevertheless enriching scholarly dissertations on numerous subjects. That changed when they became too tolerant of radical Hinayanikas and

Wrapped up my sixteenth book of the year, a biography of a 7th century monk who traveled to India from China to study and bring back texts from the birthplace of Buddhism

Calligraphic art of the Japanese Odaimoku 南無妙法蓮華経 (Namu Myōhō Reŋge Kyō) in Arabic script 🏵️ نَمُو مِيُوْهُو رِنگِهْ كْيِوْ #Tiantai #Tendai #TendaiShu #NichirenShu #HokkeSku #SaddharmaPundarikaSutra #HokkeKyo #Nichiren #Calligraphy #Arabic #Wallpaper

A conversation with Anh Hương, the first member of the Order of Interbeing in the West: www.parallax.org/mindfulnessb... #thichnhathanh #PlumVillage #60anniversaryOI #orderofinterbeing

Users, block this odd troll account claiming to be a Buddhist 'priest' (which would indicate either Japanese Mahayana affiliation like Zen/Shin/Tendai/Shingon/Nichiren, or pure ignorance) but using the Pali-derived username 'Cullavagga', from the Sthaviravada Vinaya Pitaka. Clearly a liar.

Did you know that the 4 counties (LA, OC, Riverside and SB) meet in an area that’s become popular for large religious monuments? That the SGV has more than 100 Buddhist temples, mostly Taiwanese? That and more in my Asian temple food crawl, part 1 out today: frankbear.substack.com/p/temple-cui...

www.supportnow.org/the-peterman... Recently, I posted about @trgdyann.bsky.social who is fighting to provide for her daughter, who is sadly unable to care for herself after suffering a debilitating stroke, all while having limited mobility herself. She is her daughter's sole caregiver.

[NEWs GEN] Why young Koreans are turning to Buddhism. 🙏🏽📿🪷 #Buddhist #Buddhism #BuddhistSky youtu.be/s8L0h_FY0hU?...

“Throughout it all, she has insisted that gender is maya (illusion), relevant only to the mundane world.” –Amnuaypond Kidpromma, PhD tricycle.org/magazine/aja...

"There is no separation between self and other, and my life exists only because of others. It is the power of others, the power-beyond-myself, that sustains my entire existence." –Jeff Wilson #DailyDharma tricycle.org/magazine/shi...

BDG feature: Book Review: Neither Monk Nor Layman: Clerical Marriage in Modern Japanese Buddhism 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/bdyf8ank #Buddhism #BuddhistBooks #BookReview #BuddhistEthics #Zen #Japan #BuddhistHistory #JodoShinshu #Nichiren #Shinran #JapaneseBuddhism

“Therefore, monk, listen carefully and keep in mind keep it in mind, and I shall explain it. A monk turns away from form, is free from desire for it, proceeds towards cessation, has no clinging, and abides having attained complete liberation of the mind from the influxes such a one can be defined

“The pure man knows not death; he who is impure dwells with death; he who is pure will not die; he who is impure dies repeatedly.” Udānavarga 4.1

“Evaṃ” (THUS) 𑖊𑖪𑖽 Calligraphic renderings of Sanskrit akśaras Ēh+Vaṃ 🪷 Lantśa Lipi 🇳🇵 𝑷𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝑻𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒙 tashimannox.com

Here's a series of renderings of the Japanese Ōdaimoku (Namu Myōhō Reŋge Kyō) in the Arabic script, in a variety of calligraphic styles and fonts. نَمُو مِيُوْهُو رِنگِهْ كْيِوْ 🧵 #Tendai #Tiantai #LotusSutra #SaddharmaPundarikaSutra #HokkeShu #HokkeKyo #Calligraphy #Nichiren #NichirenShu #Japanese #Arabic

#amida Nyorai, Daiju-ji, #japan. #buddhistart #buddhism

“All buddha tathāgatas are the Dharmakāyā, entering into the minds of all sentient beings.” (Contemplation Sūtra) “The Tathāgata’s pure flower assembly is born from the flowers of true awakening.” (Explanation of the Pure Flower Assembly, Vasubandhu)

Namo Āmitabhā Buddhayā 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑜 𝐴𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑎 𝐵𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑢

Lend a Hand: Help with errands, or other needs. Send a Meal: Provide a meal, groceries, or send funds for food. Every little bit helps. PLEASE share. Thank you. 🙏🏽📿🪷 #HelpSky #Share #ThankYou www.supportnow.org/the-peterman...

A joyous Vesak Pūja to all Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhists observing this day, commemorating the birth, life, and Paranirvana of our Supreme Teacher, Lord Śakyamuni Buddha, the Sublime One 🪷💎

Happy Vesak from the North Bay! We had a lovely ceremony, presided over by our venerable monks and nuns from the Plum Village tradition, of bathing the baby Buddha and praying for all sentient beings to find the Buddha Way. Nam mô Bổn sư Thích ca mâu ni Phật 🙏🏼 #buddhism #vesak #plumvillage

Water is not a liquid. Horses ride humans. Wood is magnetic. Any more nonsensical remarks we can add onto your reply that had nothing to do with Buddhism? You decided to shoehorn your Western ignorance, which was totally unwarranted. Christianity is not the benchmark for what is or isn't religion.

#RealBuddhaQuotes This path asks for perseverance. As 84000 enters a new chapter, we continue the work of translating, preserving, and making the Buddha’s words freely available. With gratitude to all who have helped make this path possible—and all who continue to walk it with us.

Went to thing at a museum last night in which a curator was speaking to a UW professor on Japanese Buddhism and art and I checked out when the professor called Buddhism a “polytheistic religion.” Proof that the Western lens affects academics, too.

Indonesian syncretic Mantrayana is the product of two streams: the now defunct Abhayagiri lineage (Sri Lanka) + Nepal ➡️ Bangladeśa ➡️ Sumatra via sea routes. Northeast India and Nepal as opposed to Northwest India ➡️ Tang-ruled China ➡️ Malay Peninsula

Joining Los Angeles' Little Tokyo (which was named one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in 2024): Tule Lake concentration camp and Angel Island immigration station. We must preserve these historic sites! savingplaces.org/stories/11-m...

Venerable Jampa Kunchog (Delsturtz Theadore “Yogi” Pryor) died of prostate cancer on April 20, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, US. An early student of Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Ven. Jampa devoted more than five decades to Dharma study, monastic life, & translation work. fpmt.org/fpmt-communi...

I can tell you’re either a ‘secular Buddhist’, an ignoramus, or incredibly lazy. You referred to Śakyamuni Buddha as ‘Buddha’, as if it were a proper name, when it isn’t. It’s a title. You have a distorted, heretical understanding of what “delusions” are, and the Supreme Teacher’s mission