Sutra of the Medicine Buddha

Sutra of the Medicine Buddha

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Publisher: Buddha's Light Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9781932293067

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This book is a comprehensive look at the Sutra of the Medicine Buddha and the practice associated with the Medicine Buddha. The sutra narrates how the Buddha, in response to Manjusri Bodhisattva's request, spoke to highly cultivated monastics, bodhisattvas, kings, and magistrates on the meritorious virtues of the Medicine Buddha's Eastern Pure Land of Crystal Radiance. It also elaborates on the twelve great vows the Medicine Buddha made when he was a bodhisattva. This translation is accompanied by the Chinese version, as well as by the pinyin pronunciation of the Chinese characters. In presenting the Medicine Buddha practice, this book includes an introduction to the Medicine Buddha, the Medicine Buddha Dharma function, and a commentary on the Medicine Buddha's vows. Prayers to the Medicine Buddha are also included. Furthermore, there is a chapter on "Buddhism, Medicine, and Health" that shows how this practice can be used for curing physical and mental diseases that afflict us and cause us great suffering. In the Mahayana tradition of East Asia, the Medicine Buddha occupies a very special place in the hearts of the devout. In this respect, this book covers a tradition of crucial importance in Buddhism.


Medicine Master Buddha: The Iconic Worship of Yakushi in Heian Japan

Medicine Master Buddha: The Iconic Worship of Yakushi in Heian Japan

Author: Yui Suzuki

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2011-12-23

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 9004196013

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Through analysis of sculptural representations of the Medicine Buddha (J: Yakushi Nyorai), this book offers a fresh perspective on the seminal role played by Saich? and the Tendai school in disseminating this devotional cult throughout Japan during the Heian period.


Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva

Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva

Author: Hsüan Hua

Publisher: Buddhist Text Translation Society

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13:

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This Sutra tells how Earth Store Bodhisattva became known as Foremost in Vows. Also called the Sutra of Filial Piety, this text describes several of the Bodhisattva's past lives. It is a clear, practical manual for how to handle the circumstances of life, death, and rebirth.


Medicine Buddha Teachings

Medicine Buddha Teachings

Author: Rinpoche Thrangu

Publisher: Snow Lion

Published: 2004-04-07

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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In this rare gem we learn more that just details of this particular Medicine Buddha practice. Rinpoche, has king included many basic principles of tantric theory and practice in general.


The Chan Handbook

The Chan Handbook

Author: Hsuan Hua

Publisher: Buddhist Text Translation Society

Published: 2012-10-27

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1601030207

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Not everyone is fortunate enough to attend a meditation retreat with a Chan master, yet everyone can benefit from this handbook that explains the essential principals of chan meditation as taught by the late Tripitika Master Hsuan Hua, former instructor at Nan Hua Monastery in Canton, China, the bodhimanda of the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng. Compiled from Chinese and translated into English, these talks span a 40 year period during retreats in China and America. Topics covered include - What are the benefits of meditation? - How do we sit in meditation? - What are the states of meditation? - How do we reach nirvana? - What is absolute enlightenment?


Ultimate Healing

Ultimate Healing

Author: Thubten Zopa

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-01-30

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0861717961

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We experience illness on a physical level, but in order to be healed, we must understand where true healing begins: within our hearts and minds. In Ultimate Healing, internationally renowned meditation master Lama Zopa Rinpoche helps us to recognize the root of illness and gives us the tools to create our future happiness. Beginning with stories of people who have recovered from disease through meditation, Rinpoche addresses the central role played by karma and by the mental habit of "labeling" in causing illness, and shows how meditation and other thought techniques for developing compassion and insight can eliminate the ultimate cause of all disease. Ultimate Healing shows us that by transforming our minds, especially through the development of compassion, we can eliminate the ultimate cause of all disease. In addition to relating stories of people who have recovered from disease through meditation, Lama Zopa presents practical healing meditations, including white-light healing, compassion meditation, "taking and giving", and techniques to cure depression.