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佛典訪談錄 | 《五護陀羅尼》: 佛典中的醫療防護

5 Sep 2023

被稱為《五護陀羅尼》Pañcarakṣā的五部經典主要闡述有關佛典中的醫療保健和護衛的方法。本次訪談將著重於討論其歷史與在整個佛教界的應用,特別關注其在藏地的翻譯和傳播。

您也可以從鏈接前往雲端藏經閣閱讀已發布的五部《五護陀羅尼》經典, 以更好的了解內容和為參與活動作準備!

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《心經》慶典

31 Aug 2022

為了慶祝84000所翻譯《甘珠爾》經典的數量於2022年6月達到了一個歷史性的里程碑,宗薩欽哲仁波切曾以當時發佈的經典「般若波羅蜜多——究竟圓滿之智慧」爲主題給予了導讀。接下來,仁波切將在新加坡與李連杰先生以《心經》爲主題進行一場對談,探討《心經》所留給我們的財富及其如何影響當今時代。

此次《心經》慶典結合了慶祝活動和角色扮演舞會,悉心裝扮而來的現場賓客將親身體驗以《心經》作為靈感啟發出的各種感官體驗。
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Celebrating The Heart Sūtra

31 Aug 2022

This year 84000 published an English translation of The Perfection of Wisdom, marking the availability of 25 percent of the Kangyur in English. In June, our Founding Chair Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche offered a beautiful introduction to the sūtra, and we …
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Meet Our Translators ⏐Catherine Dalton

26 Jul 2024

Translator’s Path Takes Her From Nepali Village to Interpreter for Chӧkyi Nyima Rinpoche.

Catherine Dalton was 18 years old in 1998 when she first traveled to Nepal to teach English to Nepali children in a remote Buddhist village and fulfilled a childhood wish to visit Asia.

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The Dhāraṇī of Vajrabhairava

22 Jul 2024

The Dhāraṇī of Vajrabhairava is a short text presenting both a series of “vajra statements” (Tib. rdo rje tshig), which it calls the “essence of all vidyā and mantra,” and a dhāraṇī, followed by instructions for the dhāraṇī’s associated rites. These include rites for countering and repelling enemies, subjugating nāgas and preventing hail, curing illness, and even protecting liquor from spoilage.
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Appearing Differently to All While Not Departing from Emptiness, the Essence of the True Nature of Things

5 Jul 2024

This short philosophical discourse opens with the Buddha described as unmoving from the true nature of things. Although at this time he has no thought of teaching the Dharma, different members of the audience nevertheless believe that they have heard a teaching. On the basis of their differing perceptions, five distinct philosophical views concerning the true nature of things come to be held by different members of the audience.
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The Exemplary Tale of Sumāgadhā

2 Jul 2024

This sūtra opens at Prince Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park, in Śrāvastī, where the Buddha is staying. At the time, Anāthapiṇḍada’s daughter Sumāgadhā is married off to Vṛṣabhadatta, the son of a nirgrantha merchant in the distant city of Puṇḍravardhana. After arriving at the home of her in-laws, Sumāgadhā is repulsed and disheartened on encountering the nirgrantha mendicants.
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The City Beggar Woman

27 Jun 2024

This short Mahāyāna sūtra tells of a beggar woman from the city of Śrāvastī whose modest offering of a lamp at Prince Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍada’s park, is contrasted with the lavish offering of lamps being made at the same time by Prasenajit, who was the king of Kośala and a major benefactor of the Buddha Śākyamuni and his community.
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