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Contemplating Disease – Part 6b – Medicine King Bodhisattva – September 14, 2018

Returning again to Medicine King Bodhisattva chapter where the Buddha says: “Star-King-Flower!  Anyone who aspires for, and, wishes to attain Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi, should offer a light to the stupa of the Buddha by burning a finger or a toe.”  As I consider this I kept wondering about how it would be possible to burn oneself without catching fire?  The fire and burning I come up with is that of passion.  When I think about the work…

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Thursday’s Five Book Recommendations – September 13, 2018

Thursday’s  regular weekly feature, here are a few books I recommend.  The books will not always be directly about Buddhism however they will relate to the greater truths found in Buddhism and also to things I’m interested in.  Sometimes ideas from my outside reading I use as I process the complex theories we study in Buddhism.  Please note that the temple will receive a small percentage of any purchase made from Amazon through the links…

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Contemplating Disease – Medicine King Bodhisattva – Part 6a – September 12, 2018

Deciding how I shall write about the bulk of Chih-I’s section in the Mo-Ho Chih-Kuan has been complicated.  There is much in his work that is important especially given his role in collecting, systematizing, and disseminating the full body of Chinese medicine available during his time.  He is often referred to as the father of Buddhist medicine and in fact Nichiren referred to him as the emanation of Medicine King Bodhisattva. Medicine King Bodhisattva appears…

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Thursday’s Five Book Recommendations – September 6, 2018

Thursday’s regular weekly feature, here are a few books I recommend.  The books will not always be directly about Buddhism however they will relate to the greater truths found in Buddhism and also to things I’m interested in.  Sometimes ideas from my outside reading I use as I process the complex theories we study in Buddhism.  Please note that the temple will receive a small percentage of any purchase made from Amazon through the links…

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