“As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the heard, or the sensed” -The Buddha If we let go of attachment, we will find peace. This is the teaching of all Buddhas. (From the Sutta Nipata) #buddhism #spirituality #theravada

All conditioned phenomena Are like dreams, illusions , bubbles 🫧, or shadows 🌒; Like drops of dew, or flashes of lightning ⚡; Thusly should they be contemplated. - Diamond Sutra (Sending virtual hugs & positive thoughts 🤍) #BeKind #Karuna

“Therefore, after the extinction of the (Buddha) Tathagata, you should all wholeheartedly embrace, read and recite, explain and copy, and practice (The Lotus Sutra) as you have been taught. In any land, wherever anyone accepts and embraces, reads and recites, explains and copies, (1/3)

Today I’m sharing with you a good luck “kadomatsu”, a bamboo and evergreen arrangement set out every New Year in Japan to invite happy guardians and spirits of ancestors who have passed on. May everyone everywhere on earth have happiness and good luck in the coming year 🎍 ❤️

Today is an auspicious day in Buddhism. Every year, the 17th day of the 11th month on the lunar calendar is Amitabha’s birthday - December 17th in our year 2024. Buddhists take this day as an occasion for special temple services and contemplations. Peace to all 🕊️ Namo Amitabha Buddha #buddhism

“Since everything is a reflection Of our minds, Everything can be changed By our minds” -Master Chin Kung #buddhism Namu Amida Butsu, Namo Amituofo, hail to Amitabha Buddha and his Pure Land of Bliss Statue of Amitabha Buddha (center) and his attendants Guan Yin and Dashizhi #art

“If you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.” -Zen Master Dogen, 13th century AD, Kamakura #buddhism #japan

Kumari Devi, the Living Goddess of the Newar Buddhist community, Nepal

Temple Guardian at Wat Phra Kaew Monastery, Thailand #buddhism #art

A bit of Nepal #illustration #art #nepal #travel #hymalayas #native #yak

Fudo Myoo bicep tattoo, wrathful dharma protector of Buddhism #tattoos #art #japan

“The wise ones, ever meditative and steadfastly persevering, experience Nirvana, the incomparable freedom from bondage.” - The Dhammapada Open your mind, breathe in, breathe out - three simple steps to freedom, to enlightenment, to bliss. Just breathe. #buddhism #yoga

“There are thousands upon thousands of students who have practised meditation and obtained its fruits. Do not doubt its possibilities because of the simplicity of the method. If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?” -Dogen, 13th c. AD #buddhism #zen

The wisdom of a princess: Lakshminkara of India #buddhism #tantric #vajrayana #india

Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, Buddhist Bodhisattva of Mercy #buddhism #art #mahayana

"Good children, such is the inconceivable and extremely profound realm of buddhas.... Only a buddha together with a buddha can fathom it."—The Lotus Sutra

To refrain from doing any manner of evil, to respectfully perform all varieties of good, and to purify one’s own mind - This is the teaching of all buddhas. -The Ekottara Āgama Sūtra #buddhism

How should #Buddhists approach #Thanksgiving 🦃 The Buddha says in the Diamond Sutra that we should practice giving without attachment to thought or perception. Therefore, if we can practice generosity, give compassion to our family & relatives, without expecting anything, it will benefit everyone.

“The Buddha completely perceives the true characteristics of the Threefold World as they are: there is no birth or death, no ebbing or arising. Neither is there present existence and subsequent extinction, substantial reality or fictitious imagination, same or different.” All is one! 🪷 #buddhism

Teshoji (Zen Temple) in Saku, Japan #Japan #Photography #Temple #Zen

An icon of Shakyamuni Buddha with Dengyo Daishi on the left and Tendai Daishi on the right. Note the ball of mochi which Tendai Daishi placed on his head during meditation to wake him up if he nodded off. Source: vkleary.blogspot.com/2013/12/?m=1 #Buddhism #art #japan

For those whose only interaction with Buddhism has been watered down western secularist takes, I thought I would share a bit about a more traditional school of Buddhism that many may be unaware of, Pure Land. Pure Land Buddhism is in fact the most widely practiced school in Mahayana Buddhism. 1/5

Scroll hanging of Amitabha Buddha, the Buddha of infinite life and light. Namu Amida Butsu - Hail to Amitathabha Buddha 🙏

It’s true though!!😆😆😆 #zen #buddhism #meme

A quote by the Japanese monk Nichiren: "The Lotus Sutra is the path to the enlightenment of all people, and through its practice, we can overcome all obstacles and sufferings." The Lotus: a path to enlightenment and relief from suffering. May all beings find peace. #buddhism #nichiren #japan

Daikokuten: Another name for the Hindu god Shiva in the manner in which he was adopted into Japanese Buddhism. One of the Seven Lucky Gods. Contemporary wood carving (called Kibori in Japanese) 大黒天 ヒンドゥー教のシヴァ神の異名であり、仏教に取り入れられたもの。七福神の一柱 がんばれぶるすこ ブルスコ美術 仏教 #japan #art #buddhism

「毘沙門天（びしゃもんてん）」です 七福神（しちふくじん）の一柱で インド起源の神であり 仏教に於いては 四天王（してんのう）の一柱 「多聞天（たもんてん）」として 知られる武神です 七福神のなかで唯一 憤怒相で武装した男神として表現され 多くの人々の願いを聞き ありとあらゆる現世利益を授けてくれます この神単体での信仰もあり 御本尊とする寺社も数多く存在し 戦国武将「上杉謙信」が 自身の旗印にその名の一文字を 使用するほど 篤く信仰していた神としても知られています

Shurei Sasai, a Buddhist monk from Japan, has been devoting his life to freeing people from discrimination based on the Indian caste system for more than half a century.

Statue of Fudō Myōō, a wrathful Buddhist deity who protects the Dharma (dharmapala). The wrathfulness of Fudō Myōō art is intended to depict his willingness to defend and guard those who uphold the Dharma from dangers and enemies. Statue from early 13th century, Japan #art #japan #buddhism

Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, Buddhist Bodhisattva of Mercy #buddhism #art #mahayana

"Kwanseum Bosal" pyrography by Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon. #art #zenart #dragonart #dragon #woodburning #pyrography #wooddragon #bodhisattva #guanyin #Avalokiteśvara

"The Jewel In The Lotus" Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ (praise to the Jewel in the Lotus.) Kwanseum Bosal (also known as Guanyin and Avalokiteshvara) is the embodiment of compassion. Wishing you 10,000 ways of good luck! Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon #zenart #buddhistart #Guanyin #digitalart #art #spirituality

The Four Vows: Beings are numberless; I vow to awaken with them. Delusions are inexhaustible; I vow to end them. Dharma gates are boundless; I vow to enter them. Buddha’s way is unsurpassable; I vow to become it. #zen #buddhism #chanting

The Ten-Verse Kannon Sutra for Protecting Life: KAN ZE ON NA MU BUTSU YO BUTSU U IN YO BUTSU U EN BUP PO SO EN JO RAKU GA JO CHO NEN KAN ZE ON BO NEN KAN ZE ON NEN NEN JU SHIN KI NEN NEN FU RI SHIN Chant 3x daily after meditation #zen #buddhism #guanyin #avalokitesvara #chanting

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“The Lotus Sutra is able to save all living beings. The Lotus Sutra is able to deliver all living beings from excruciating pains and bitter suffering. The Lotus Sutra is able to bring abundant benefits and blessings to all living beings, fulfilling all their desires, hopes, and dreams." #buddhism

“Since all of you are awakened to the fact that all Buddhas, the Teachers of the Worlds, apply the expedient methods to teach the Dharma, have no further doubts and let your hearts be filled with immense joy! For you know you will also become Buddhas!” (Lotus Sutra ch. 2) #buddhism

“Do not have doubts! Always keep in mind the holy and pure Bodhisattva Avalokitasvara. He is the one in whom you can take refuge in the midst of suffering, agony, death, and calamity.” (Lotus Sutra ch. 25)