Archive for August 2019
金剛力士 The Vajra-Warrior
金剛力士 The Vajra-Warrior ______________________________________________ 大慧！變化如來，金剛力士常隨衛護，非真實佛。真實如來，離諸限量，二乘 外道，所不能知，住現法樂，成就智忍，不假金剛力士所護。 -大乘入楞伽經 Great Wisdom! Transformative Tathagata [1], the Vajra-Warrior constantly abides by [his] protection [against what] is the non-real Buddha. The real Tathagata separates from all limitations , and [any] Dao [2] outside from the Second Vehicle [3]. That which one is unable to be aware of resides and manifests…
Read More五品仙人 The Five Ranks of Immortals [part I]
五品仙人 The Five Ranks of Immortals [part I] ______________________________________________ The following appendix entry is a write-up from a collection of notes taken over several years at Five Immortals Temple during lectures by the residing abbot Li Shifu. It is by no means comprehensive or all-encompassing, but more intended to provide an overview to deepen the…
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