Recent Posts Tagged With 'buddha'

• Summary of Buddha's Teachings

  Posted on Thursday October 4th, 2007 at 13:11 in Buddhism, buddha

  The Four Noble TruthsShortly after his Awakening, the Buddha delivered his first sermon, in which he laid out the essential framework upon which all his later teachings were based. This framework consists of the Four Noble Truths, four fundamental pr...

• Buddhas of the Three Times

  Posted on Monday September 24th, 2007 at 12:16 in Buddhism, Tibet, buddha

  "This painting is showing Buddhas of three times: Mahakachyapa (tib.'od-sruhg chen-po), Shakyamuni (tib. ston-pa shkya-thuba) and Maitrey (tib. mi-pham mgon-po). In the very center of the painting it glorifies the image of Shakyamuni and his two grea...