Tag Archives: bodhicitta

Omniscient Gnosis

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Vajragoni

Bodhicitta is directly translated as Enlightened-Mind (or Enlightened Consciousness) but also as the Bodhisattva being ready for the next step and that is the “production of the Thought of Enlightenment.” Suzuki identifies it as being Bodhi itself, or as Lankavatarians … Continue reading →

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The Cult of Compassion

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Vajragoni

Bodhicitta is a misused and abused term in our dark age. It has become stripped-down to a mere puddle of mediocrity in the hands of those “do-gooders” who paint the world according to their own misguided assessment and faulty utilization … Continue reading →

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Dharmatā jumpstarts Bodhicitta

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Vajragoni

In continuance of our blog from yesterday, Dorji Wangchuk utilizes an article published in 1965 (in German) by the Japanese scholar, Kumatarō Kawada, based on the transcendent and immanent nature of bodhicitta. Our interest is on the article’s discussion of … Continue reading →

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The Buddha Types

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Vajragoni

Am presently reading an excellent study on the generation of bodhicitta by Dorji Wangchuk in his work, The Resolve to Become a Buddha, A Study of the Bodhicitta Concept in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. Themed closely is the actual account of what … Continue reading →

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A Clarification of the Fundamental-Essence

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Vajragoni

5. A Clarification of the Fundamental-Essence After that the [Supreme Source], mind of perfect purity, instructed [Vajrasattva] in the concise meaning of the teachings about Her own being: “Oh great bodhisattva, listen! My own being is like this: Its intrinsic … Continue reading →

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The Central Vigor

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Vajragoni

4. The Central Vigor Then the [Supreme Source], mind of perfect purity, gave the following talk about the Reality of the names [given] to Her own being. “Oh great bodhisattva, listen! From the primordial I am the self-originated pristine awareness. … Continue reading →

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Kulayarāja Tantra—The Motherly Buddha

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Vajragoni

Firstly, I’d like to commend Jonathan for forwarding me the link to the E. K. Neumaier-Dargyay’s translation (The Sovereign All-Creating Mind-The Motherly Buddha:A Translation of the Kun byed rgyal po’i mdo) of this majestic-work. Am most familiar with her erudite … Continue reading →

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The World of Appearance

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Vajragoni

Though multitudinousness of things has no [real] existence as such, they appear to the intoxicated as like fire-flies because of their constitutional disturbance; like-wise is the world essentially [appearance]. Our apparent world is based on intoxication. Enamored with the colorful … Continue reading →

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The Fab-Four

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Vajragoni

Chapter Eight: The Four Dependables (Mark L. Blum translation): The Buddha said: Good man, within this Subtle Sutra of the Great Nirvana there are four kinds of people who capably protect the true-dharma, promote the true-dharma, and keep the true-dharma … Continue reading →

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Bodhi: The Essence of Realization

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Vajragoni

We have completed the first four Vajra-points. Now is time to describe in Chapter Two the fifth Vajra-point, Bodhi: 提/ 覺). In Sanskrit and Pāli, “awakening,” “enlightenment”; the consummate knowledge that catalyzes the experience of liberation (VIMOKṢA) from the cycle … Continue reading →

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