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 Buddhadharma

Buddhadharma are the Teachings of the Awakened. Buddha is known by his name Siddhartha Gaotama, by his title Tathagatha and as a warrior prince, he is usually refered to as Shakyamuni. After long inquiry into the source of suffering, he became enlightened. Buddha refered to his teachings as aiming at "Flowing Upstream". These are his teachings.

The Four Noble Truths

1. All Life is Suffering - Because we become sick, because someone or something causes us harm, because we die life is full of suffering.

2. The Cause of Suffering is Desire - We suffer unnecessarily, because we want things we don't have or don't want things we have. We harm ourselves and we harm others in the pursuit of satisfying our desires

3. When Desire ceases Suffering ceases - We suffer because we do not realize our true nature. The three poisons ignorance, desire and hatred are overcome through non-attachnment

4. To overcome Desire, follow the Noble Eightfold Path - This is the practical part of Buddha's Teachings.

The Noble Eightfold Path

1. Proper Understanding

2. Proper Thought

3. Proper Speech

4. Proper Action

5. Proper Livelihood

6. Proper Effort

7. Proper Mindfulness

8. Proper Concentration

The 12 Links of Dependent Arising

1. Ignorance conditions Karma

2. Karma conditions Consciousness

3. Consciousness conditions Body and Mind

4. Body and Mind condition the 6 Faculties

5. The 6 Faculties condition Contact

6. Contact conditions Sensation

7. Sensation conditions Desire

8. Desire conditions attachment

9. Attachment conditions Being

10. Being conditions Birth

11. Birth Conditions Death

12. Death conditions decay, lamentation, pain, etc.

The final lesson the Buddha teaches is that there is no such thing as an Independent Self

6 Realms of Samsara

Pride/Gods, Jealousy/Titans, Passion/Human - Happy

Ignorance/Animal, Greed/Hungry Ghost, Hatred/Hell Beings - Unhappy

The three poisons are ignorance, desire and hatred

The three antidotes are wisdom, kindness and energy

The three Bodhisattvas are Manjushri/Wisdom, Aveliketoshvara/Compassion and Vajrapani/Energy

Buddhist Spells

Aum Mani Padme Hum

Aum Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum

Aum Ah Ra Pa Cha Na Dhi

Om Hri Hum Ah Trah

Pure Land Buddhism

Siddharta Gaotama spoke of the Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha, which although billions of Buddhalands away from here can be reached by 10 Perfect recitations of the name Amitabha.

Amitabha is the Buddha of Joy. He represents the element Fire and sits on a throne that is supported by 10 Roosters, symbols for lust. He teaches detachment and promotes longevity. He is revered by the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism, which focuses on Mindfulness of and recitions of the name of the Buddha Amitabha.

Pure Land Buddhist believe that even a grave sinner can be redeemed if he accomplishes 10 recitations of Amitabha's name at the moment of death. The parable the Masters use to illustrate this is that of a house filled whith darkness, but as soon as the curtains are unveiled the darkness dissappears.