Buthāye Bāmiyān: The larger of the two giant #Buddha statues before and after destruction. The left photo is from 1963, the right one from 2008. It was 53 meters high.
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BDG on YouTube: The Ordinary Buddhist: The B-Side of the Record
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Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022)
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Pages from the dream journal kept by the monk Myōe (明恵, 1173-1232) for most of his adult life, here featuring his sketch of a female version of the #cosmic #buddha #Vairocana (毘盧遮那仏) from a dream in 1221. #Japan.
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<(FSM)<{ Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941)
From the grasses in the field to the stars in the sky, each one is doing just that; and there is such profound peace and surpassing beauty in nature because none of these tries forcibly to transgress its limitations. — Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941)
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Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991)
In truth, if you cannot tame your own mind, what else is there to tame? What is the use of doing many other practices? The aim of the whole Buddhist path, both the Basic and the Great
Vehicles, is to tame and understand your mind. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991)
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BDG on YouTube: Dharma Talk with Ven. Tanmyeong: The Buddha and Mara Are Not Two
Watch: https://youtu.be/81YN757fI3U
Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991)
In truth, if you cannot tame your own mind, what else is there to tame? What is the use of doing many other practices? The aim of the whole Buddhist path, both the Basic and the Great
Vehicles, is to tame and understand your mind. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991)
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Today’s #DailySutta:
Iti 25 Musāvādasutta: Lying
“There is no evil that cannot be done By a person who deliberately lies…”
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Towers with Faces at the Bayon Temple, #AngkorWat complex, #Cambodia. Bayon temple dates from 12th. Bayon name originally was Jayagiri which means Victory Mountain. The temple features 216 faces of #Buddha. 216, like 108, is a mystical number in both #Buddhist and #Hindu traditions.
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Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Padampa Sangye (d. 1117 CE)
If you first finish what you have to do, you'll never get to the Dharma; People of Tingri, while you're thinking about it, practice straight away. — Padampa Sangye (d. 1117 CE)
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#Hellenistic contact with the #Indian subcontinent (#AlexanderTheGreat, #Seleucids, #GrecoBactrians, #IndoGreeks) produced sustained political, artistic and #philosophical exchange. In #Gandhāra this yielded #GrecoBuddhist art and the #anthropomorphic #Buddha; #Buddhism's #adaptability and emphasis on #compassion aided its #syncretic reception. Here's a brief overview:
https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-11-07-greeks_in_india/
Today’s #DailySutta:
Snp 3.3 Subhāsitasutta: Well-Spoken Words
“Truth itself is the undying word…”
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Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
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One should never forget that it is not because of one's own compassion that one has awakened faith, but because of the Buddha's compassion which long ago threw its pure light of faith into human minds and dispelled the darkness of their ignorance. He who enjoys the present faith has entered into their heritage.
— Buddha
"The Teaching of Buddha"
Bukkyō Dendō Kyōkai
Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Gampopa Sönam Rinchen (c. 1079–c. 1153)
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