1 --- ( Four Common Foundations )
Guru: His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
Sponsor: Taiwan Hwayue Foundation
Date: 12/30/2005 -- 01/03/2006
Place: Vajra Vidya Institute, Varanasi, India
English Translation: Chen Tsao Shin, Chen Li An
Fist of all, we are all gathered here at a very auspicious place, a place where our supreme Teacher, Buddha Sakyamuni, gave his first teaching of Dharma- Saranath.
When Buddha turned the First Wheel of Dharma, there were only five people in the audience. But today, we have hundreds of participants here. We can say that the Blessings of the Great Compassionate Buddha has never declined, rather is has been flourished and been spread widely.
Though the doctrine, which propounded by the Buddha, has been prospered since 2500 years ago. Buddhism has drawn attention from and learned by more people in the 21st century. Not only those who already have faith in the Dharma, but also those who have no religions belief. are attracted by the doctrine of non-violence, and the practice of loving-kindness and compassion taught in the scripture. and gradually give rise to confidence and joyfulness toward dharma.
Why are there more and people practice Buddhism today? It is because the teaching of the Buddha o not only aim to benefit his own disciples, but to incriminately benefit countless sentient beings as well.
In the east many Buddhist traditions are still well preserve today, especially the Mahayana Buddhism tradition from India and the first place it was spread to is China. This is a very auspicious event in history.
(to be continued)
Guru: His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
Sponsor: Taiwan Hwayue Foundation
Date: 12/30/2005 -- 01/03/2006
Place: Vajra Vidya Institute, Varanasi, India
English Translation: Chen Tsao Shin, Chen Li An
Fist of all, we are all gathered here at a very auspicious place, a place where our supreme Teacher, Buddha Sakyamuni, gave his first teaching of Dharma- Saranath.
When Buddha turned the First Wheel of Dharma, there were only five people in the audience. But today, we have hundreds of participants here. We can say that the Blessings of the Great Compassionate Buddha has never declined, rather is has been flourished and been spread widely.
Though the doctrine, which propounded by the Buddha, has been prospered since 2500 years ago. Buddhism has drawn attention from and learned by more people in the 21st century. Not only those who already have faith in the Dharma, but also those who have no religions belief. are attracted by the doctrine of non-violence, and the practice of loving-kindness and compassion taught in the scripture. and gradually give rise to confidence and joyfulness toward dharma.
Why are there more and people practice Buddhism today? It is because the teaching of the Buddha o not only aim to benefit his own disciples, but to incriminately benefit countless sentient beings as well.
In the east many Buddhist traditions are still well preserve today, especially the Mahayana Buddhism tradition from India and the first place it was spread to is China. This is a very auspicious event in history.
(to be continued)
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