by Chade-Meng Tan | Mar 23, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
According to the Mahāyāna Chinese Buddhist tradition, Shakyamuni Buddha’s Parinirvana Day is observed on the 15th day of the 2nd lunar month. We extract excerpts from the book, Buddhism for All to share the Buddha’s Parinirvana: “Siddhattha became the...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Mar 16, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
According to the Mahāyāna Chinese Buddhist tradition, Shakyamuni Buddha’s Renunciation Day is observed on the 8th day of the 2nd lunar month. Before Shakyamuni Buddha became the Buddha, he was known as Prince Siddhattha Gotama. Siddhattha means “wish...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Mar 3, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Bill Duane is a dear friend of mine, and here’s his story of learning Dharma and entering the gates of Buddhism. Here’s what he says about himself: “Bill Duane is a 16-year practitioner and tech person, mostly in the Vipassana tradition, lately...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Mar 3, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, We have completed our exploration of the Four Noble Truths, which we wrapped up with a close look into right mindfulness (Topic #7), right samadhi (Topic #8), and virtue (Topic #9). What’s next? Well. we need to go deeper.The Four Noble Truths are...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Feb 22, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Dear friends, This is Meng. Please help these Buddhist nuns take my money. See how below. Buddhist nuns generally have to work much harder than monks because they generally receive less financial support. This community of nuns in California has only one truck, which...
by Angela | Feb 20, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
The following conversation happened online, on our Facebook page, as comments on a particular post, between a reader A (not his real name), and Soryu Forall. We are sharing it here, with the intention that this conversation may benefit more people, in their journey on...