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A Brief Intro - Appendix

3 posts · started by Buddhafly on 08/18/02 at 19:53:44 · last post 08/18/02 at 21:19:22

Buddhafly08/18/02 at 19:53:44#1

Taken from A Brief Introduction to True Buddha School
I am feeling somewhat uneasy when I read the following,
what does this mean for the English only speaking students?

Chapter Sixteen - Appendix
In order to practise the True Buddha dharma, you must know:

1. Sutra for realisation on voidness and the Middle Path.

i. Diamond Sutra

ii. Perfect Enlightenment Sutra

iii. Surangama Sutra

iv. Lanka Vatara Sutra

v. Vimala Kirti-nirdesa Sutra

vi. Prannyaya-Mula Sastratika

vii. Sutra on Prajna Paramita Sutra

2. Grand Master's books on practice (major ones)

i. Utmost profound Esoteric and the Maha Mudra

ii. Guide to the Maha Mudra

iii. The Art of Meditation

iv. The Most Profound Esoteric method of True Buddha School

v. The Most Profound Dharma of True Buddha School

vi. Spiritual Communication

vii. Between the Buddha and Mara

viii.Karma method of Esoteric Buddhism

3. Grand Master's books on geomancy (self protection and accumulate merit)

i. Geomancy and Fairies

ii. The Secret of Residence in After Life and Geomancy

iii. A Brief on the Secret of Residence in this Life and Geomancy

iv. The Secret of Residence in this World

4. The precepts you must observe while practising (protected by the Vajra god)

i. Five precepts and ten wholesome actions

ii. Fourteen major precepts of Esoteric Buddhism

iii. Fifty stanzas of guru devotion

iv. Eight prohibitory fasting commandments

v. The precepts of Bodhisattva

Note: The precepts to be observed vary from person to person. You should try your best. However, fourteen major precepts of Esoteric Buddhism and the fifty stanzas of guru devotion must be observed in full.

5. Vindicatiion of the School (Grandmaster will energise, to attain an early enlightenment)

i. Offering alms to the grandmaster by means of body, speech and mind

ii. Observing the precepts, practising the dharma, and dignifing the shrine

iii. Sponsoring the printing of books and magazines for the School

6. The Six Perfections of Bodhisattva Path

i. Charity

ii. Good conduct

iii. Patience

iv. Effort

v. Meditation

vi. Wisdom

7. Reference Books on Cause and Effect

i. Difference in Karmic Retribution Sutra

ii. The Sutra of Ksitigarba's vows

iii. The Theory and Method to Change One's Fate

8. Vow to be reborn in the Maha Double Lotus Pond

Die without any illness, as if he is in meditation. Welcome by the grand master, reincarnate into a lotus flower.

lian hua dance08/18/02 at 20:50:28#2Re: A Brief Intro - Appendix

:)
I remember reading that list.
I thought to myself ... Uh Oh!

Now I think to myself, as a member of this fine translation team, boy, we have a lot of work to do!

Right now we have to read books we can't read, etc.

So what do we do? Read what we can and practice cultivation.

Lian Hua Dance

Lyciss08/18/02 at 21:19:22#3Re: A Brief Intro - Appendix

Dance,
it is a nice list... recommendation to cover it completely? well each person developes their bodhichitta differently and to different degrees... also each person's affinity with the buddhas are different as well as are karma and the debts that follow our past actions from countless lives... although there is much dharma comming from Grandmaster that we currently dont have access to but i feel if you develope your affinity with your personal deity and Dharma Protectors you can make requests onto them to reveal any necessary Dharma that is keeping you from progressing along the path to perfection... and i dont feel that this is going around Grandmaster or disrespecting his position... since the answer can come in many different ways... and perhaps the best answer would be the appearence of a translator for the paticular work that you were lacking... and my other thought is, Grandmaster would be pleased that you asked the Buddhas for help also, it takes the load off him... lol

i think that list shouldnt be set up as a check off to what you have or havent accomplished like a "to do" list... when everything on that list spills forth from your heart naturally without having to bring it to any paticular thought or reasoning then you have accomplished it truely from the list...

By the way i would jus like to add that i really admire Vimala Kirti, those of you who havent read the sutra about him, should seek to... its a great inspiration to all Lay-followers out there who may feel discouraged that you cant reach enlightenment without needing to renounce home life... youll understand what i mean by that after you read it... also its a great insite into how magical the world of Dharma can be... this sutra would make an amazing movie!

om mani padme hum

Last edited 08/18/02 at 21:29:18 by Lyciss