Mikkyo Goma Fire RitualThe holy fire purification ritual of the Shingon Mikkyo tradition. The ritual is filmed up close and very personal of the entire ritual revealing all of the chants, kuji-in (hand weaving) and ritual practices.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Mikkyo Goma Fire Ritual
Mikkyo Goma Fire RitualThe holy fire purification ritual of the Shingon Mikkyo tradition. The ritual is filmed up close and very personal of the entire ritual revealing all of the chants, kuji-in (hand weaving) and ritual practices.
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Saturday, November 8, 2008
Taoism
A Chinese mystical philosophy, Taoism was founded by Lao-tzu in the sixth century B.C. Taoism is a way of life promoting the "Tao" as a force that flows through all sentient beings. When the Tao is in balance, perfect happiness is possible.
Chelsea House Publications | Pages: 108 | 2005-02-28 | ISBN 0791080994 | PDF | 3 MB
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Buddhism
Examines the faith founded by Siddhartha Gautama, which is now being embraced by people around the world.
Chelsea House Publications | 2004-12-31 | ISBN: 0791078558 | 208 pages | PDF | 4,8 MB
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Confucianism
Confucianism has its roots in ancient China. Although today, under the Communist Chinese government, Confucianism is officially outlawed, its moral ideals and emphasis on universal education have helped it retain its influence both in Asia and around the world.
Chelsea House Publications | 2004-02 | ISBN: 0791078574 | 140 pages | PDF | 2,3 MB
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The Lost World Of Tibet
The Lost World Of Tibet
his film is being brought to television as a result of a BBC/British Film Institute co-production. A recently restored treasure-trove of colour films from the 1940s and 1950s provides the core of this astonishing film, which allows us to see what Tibet was like before its brutal occupation by China. As members of the aristocracy and the Tibetan government in exile recall, the Tibetans world revolved around a series of colourful religious festivals, taking up 68 days of the year. In The Great Prayer Festival, monks take over from the government for a few days and, whilst ceremoniously whipping their subjects, impose fines for such offences as singing in public or having a dirty house. The film includes a revealing interview with the Dalai Lama, who reminisces about how much he missed his mother and his envy for his brother who got to play with all his toys. The Dalai Lama found himself studying from his rigorous final monastic exams which included publicly debating with his elders at the same time that the Chinese were preparing to take over the country. ''We were just so engrossed in our little pond'', recalls one interviewee. ''We knew nothing, what was happening in the world, what could happen. And so we lost our country'
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Paths and Grounds of Guhyasamaja According to Arya Nagarjuna
My Thanks to Alan for this great book.Paths and Grounds of Guhyasamaja According to Arya Nagarjuna
by Master Yangchen Gawai Lodoe
Translated by Tenzin Dorjee
Path and Grounds of Guhyasamaja According to Arya Nagarjuna" is a very significant eighteenth century Tibetan treatise (with a brief contemporary commentary) which maps out the paths and the grounds of Guhyasamaja Tantra according to Arya Nagarjuna's tradition. It is based on the incomparable masterpieces of Manjushri, Lama Tsongkhapa and his hear-like disciples. In many Buddhist Tantras and works of realized masters, Guhyasamaja is referred to as "the supreme and king of all Tantras." Acharya Chandrakirti's "Bright Lamp" (sgron gsal) states, "This (Guhyasamaja) is the supreme subsidiary practice; a compendium of the meanings of all Tantras." Khedrup Rinpoche in his "Short Writing (Yig chung) states, "Moreover, if one initially understands Guhyasamaja one will automatically understand other Tantras." His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama has also stated that the Guhyasamaja provides structure to other Highest Yoga Tantras; it , therefore, makes it easier to understand other Tantras of the same class. In short, this work is an indispensable guide for initiated Buddhist tantric practitioners especially those of Guhyasamaja.
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Monday, November 3, 2008
The Zen Canon: Understanding the Classic Texts
This volume examines a rich variety of texts in various genres that are crucial to an understanding of the history and thought of the Zen (C. Chan) Buddhist tradition in East Asia. These texts form a major part of the Zen canon, the acknowledged core of Zen Buddhist sacred literature.Zen represents one of the high points in Chinese and Buddhist literary culture, producing by far the most voluminous and important canon of sacred texts in East Asia. Beginning in the late Tang dynasty and continuing for centuries in China, as well as in Kamakura through Tokugawa Japan, Zen writers have produced an unparalleled volume of texts in a wide variety of genres. These sacred texts define the tradition of Zen in such a way that understanding them is fundamental to any acquaintance with this form of Buddhism.
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Chinese Mythology
Myths contain strong influences from Chinese folk religion, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Chinese folk religion, the oldest of the four, pays homage to ancestors who watch from afar and guide the lives of those still living on earth.
* In the fifth century B.C., the philosopher Confucius introduced his ideas, which stressed fulfilling obligations and maintaining proper conduct. Although Confucianism is not a religion, its influence is deeply ingrained in Chinese ideas about behavior and government.
* Between 600–300 B.C. Taoism emerged. At first, it was a philosophy that encouraged people to seek harmony with the Tao, or the Way, a nature force. Later, it evolved into a religious system involving many gods, goddesses, spirits, ghosts, demons, magical powers, and the quest for immortality.
* In A.D. 67 Buddhism was introduced to China from India. It contributed two powerful religious and mythical figures: the Buddha, a real, historical person who later became a divinity, and Kuan Yin, the goddess of mercy. It also introduced the concept of reincarnation, the idea that a person may be reborn into another life.
Irene Dea Collier, Chinese Mythology
Enslow Publishers | ISBN 0766014126 | 2001 | PDF | 2.7 MB | 129 pages
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Classic Asian Philosophy: A Guide to the Essential Texts
Classic Asian Philosophy: A Guide to the Essential Texts
In recent years, Asian philosophies have captured increasing attention in the West, setting off a profusion of new translations of classic Asian philosophical texts like the Analects and the Tao te Ching. Yet these texts are often inaccessible to Western readers because of subtleties of the concepts and other difficulties inherent in reading across cultures.
Classic Asian Philosophy is designed to give someone new to Asian philosophy a clear sense of its most foundational and widely available texts, ranging from the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita through Confucius to Zen. It presents philosophies that are at the roots of the cultures of India, China, Korea, and Japan, as well as other countries of south and east Asia. Each chapter brings a classic text to life, conveying the vitality and appeal of the work, while at the same time explaining its philosophical roots and the reasons for the positions it takes. The only book of its kind, Classic Asian Philosophy is an highly accessible guide to philosophy and culture, as well as a guide to further reading.
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Sunday, November 2, 2008
Empty Mind
My Thanks to Shan for this Interesting Documentary.
Empty Mind
Two years in the making - a small dedicated film crew, all black belt martial artists themselves, traveled throughout Japan and China to film today's great masters of the martial arts. We are invited into never before seen training halls and dojos to film unrestricted while the master teaches his students. In-depth interviews reveal the mind-set of a master who has spent over 50 years perfecting his art. This is not the mind that we know in the West - in the East it The Empty Mind or No Mind. Includes Shaolin KungFu, Beijing WuShu, Wudang TaiChi, Shotokan Karate, Aikido, Kyudo and Kendo... and more.
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