Tag Archives: Samantabhadra

Bodhisattva Samantabhadra

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Vajragoni

The Universal Worthy-One Bodhisattva Samantabhadra arose from his seat in the sacred assembly, bowed and then prostrated himself at the feet of the Tathagata and then circumambulated about him three times to the right. He then knelt down and with … Continue reading →

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The Vow of Practice of Universal Good

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Vajragoni

Of all the twists and turns in this marvelous Avatamsaka Saga, who would have suspected that Sudhana’s search for the “supreme perfect enlightenment” would simply return him to the beginning of his quest—in the presence of Mañjuśrī. It’s like Glinda … Continue reading →

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The Lion’s Yawn Samādhi

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Vajragoni

The Assembly, through a miraculous array of questioning mode, inquires upon the gnosis behind the Buddha’s past attainments and vastly transcendent spiritual powers of the Tathāgata. It needs to be highlighted at this junction that Buddha Sākyamuni in this sutra—as … Continue reading →

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The Gandavyūha-sūtra

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Vajragoni

(Please note that the translation (unless otherwise noted) we are using in this series is the text by Thomas Cleary) The Gathering THUS HAVE I HEARD. At one time the Blessed One was in Sravasti, in a magnificent pavilion in … Continue reading →

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Prometheus Unbound: Bardo 2, Part 3

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Vajragoni

The ancient Greek myth about Prometheus depicts his decision to steal fire from the abodes of the Gods themselves and bestow its illuminative properties to mankind. Zeus then reprimands him for his sacrilegious “action” by chaining him to a huge … Continue reading →

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Hymn to Samantabhadra: A Supplement to the Lanka Book of the Dead

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Vajragoni

HYMN TO SAMANTABHADRA * One who is in Union with the Supreme Primordial Samantabhadra will celebrate with a Clear Heart and Mind-Body as hard as a diamond; for verily, when the water of the mind becomes transfigured in the Great … Continue reading →

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