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By Lewis Gwilt A Bodhisattva must achieve mastery over many phenomena to free beings from their suffering. When a Bodhisattva has mastered something, they have achieved its perfection. There are six things which a Bodhisattva must perfect to skilfully free others – known as the six perfections. These are: generosity, …
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Michael Lobsang Tenpa The first thing you see when entering the left wing of the Jamyang Buddhist Center in London is a majestic, well-illuminated painting of Green Tara surrounded by the 21 Taras. At least, those would be the terms one would apply to the image if one is already …
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By Thubten Drolma In April 2024, Jamyang London Buddhist Centre hosted the first Planetary Crisis Summit, an event that brought together a range of voices from across FPMT Europe to engage in a deep conversation about what it means to be a Dharma centre during this time of social and …
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For the past 2 years Jamyang has hosted the ‘Mother’s Manifesto’ group of activists, providing a safe haven for a group of Mothers engaged in a courageous activity. We invited Mother’s Manifesto, and Buddhist Student and practioner, Emma Hopkins to share a little about the group and its activities. Could …
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Exploring the meaning behind ‘Buddha, Dharma and Sangha’ By Lewis Gwilt When we explore Buddhism on any level, the concept of the three jewels is fundamental. They are integral part of understanding and living the teachings. But what are the three jewels, why are they so important and how are …
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By Michael Lobsang Tenpa One of the sights fairly ubiquitous in the Tibetan Buddhist world—and these days, also in New Age stores and yoga studies of every kind—is the sight of the Buddhist prayers flags. Surprisingly, these colourful flags made of fabric are visually similar to the Mexican papel picado, …
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Geshe-la’s new philosophy course starting next month is based on Chandrakirti’s teachings on the Middle Way. But who is Chandrakirti, what is the Middle Way and why are his teachings important? Who is Chandrakirti? Chandrakirti was a sixth and seventh century Indian Buddhist scholar of Nagarjuna’s Madhyamaka, “Middle Way”, philosophy …
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By Michael Lobsang Tenpa Very few things in the Dharmic traditions of the Indian subcontinent are as enigmatic as the origins of the number 108. While Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Jainism and Buddhism—along with the modern-day New Age authors—all have their own ideas about the signifance of the figure, no particular way …
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