MORNING RECITATION At the appointed hour, the signal is sounded and all monks form a processional outside the Great Shrine Hall. All monks are dressed in both full sleeved robe and kesa. The order of procession is fixed by tradition …
Buddhist Prayers 1. Prayer for Opening the Sūtra (khai kinh kệ) The unsurpassed, profound true Dharma Vô thượng thậm thâm vi diệu Pháp Is hard to encounter in billions of kalpas. Bách thiên vạn kiếp nan tao ngộ This I …
Emptiness Emptiness is a key concept in Buddhist philosophy, or more precisely, in the ontology of Mahayana Buddhism. The phrase “form is emptiness; emptiness is form” is perhaps the most celebrated paradox associated with Buddhist philosophy. It is the supreme …
Karma and Rebirth The wheel of life, or “samsara”, is an ancient symbol that has the same meaning in Buddhism and Hinduism. It is symbolises the cycle of birth, life, and death. When one revolution of the wheel is completed, …
The Precepts The precepts are a condensed form of Buddhist ethical practice. They are often compared with the ten commandments of Christianity, however, the precepts are different in two respects: First, they are to be taken as recommendations, not commandments. …
The Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View Wisdom 2. Right Intention 3. Right Speech Ethical Conduct 4. Right Action 5. Right Livelihood 6. Right Effort Mental Development 7. Right Mindfulness 8. Right Concentration The Noble Eightfold Path describes the way …
The Four Noble Truths 1. Life means suffering. To live means to suffer, because the human nature is not perfect and neither is the world we live in. During our lifetime, we inevitably have to endure physical suffering such as …
Buddhas fødsel markert Den største høytiden for buddhister er markeringen av Buddhas fødsel, Oppvåkning og Parinirvana (død) som faller på fullmånedagen i mai. En rekordstor forsamling av 300 buddhister kom sammen på Buddhistforbundets markering av vesak søndag 6. mai. Programmet …
Vietnamesisk Buddhisme I Norge BUDDHISMEN For 2500 år siden nådde Siddhartha Gautama Oppvåkningen. Han ble deretter kjent som Buddha, Den oppvåknede. Kjernen i Buddhas lære er at vi kan oppnå frigjøring gjennom etisk livsførsel, meditasjon og refleksjon slik at vi …
Buddhism in Vietnam History It is believed that Buddhism came into Vietnam quiet early, at around the commencement of the Common Era. As per legends, Chu Ðong Tu became a disciple of an Indian Buddhist monk and Luy Lâu, in …
THE BUDDHA SPEAKS THE ULLAMBANA SUTRA Nomo homage to the Ullambana Assembly of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. They should vow to cause the length of life of the present father and mother to reach a hundred years without illness, without …
The Buddha-land as Presented Most Ven.Prof. Tue Sy I. THE NOTION OF A BUDDHA-LAND Rarely does genesis have significance in the teachings of the Buddha, although it was challenged more than once by His disciples. Buddha refused to reveal the …
BUDDHISM & THE YOUTH By TUỆ SỸ Introduction by Hoa Dam: Ever since a very young age, the rather slim monk with sharply glinting eyes, had many times been at the podium of the Van Hanh Buddhist University (in Saigon …
THE INTRODUCTION TO THE VIETNAMESE Trans by Vien Minh Yo vo, ānanda, mayā dhammo ca vinayo ca desito paññatto, so vo mamaccayena satthā. I. A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE VIETNAMESE TRANSLATIONS FROM THE TRIPITAKA Before His reaching Nirvana, the Buddha …
Om oss Det nye Khuong Viet Templet ble etablert i 1999 og brukes som et forsamlingslokale og hovedkotor for Det Vietnamesiske Buddhistsamfunn i Norge. Foreningen har ca. 5100 medlemmer. Khuong Viet Templet Blystadveien 2 2006 Lovenstad Tel. 67 97 30 …