Buddhism and the Four Limitless Qualities

In her book Comfortable with Uncertainty,Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön states that by practicing four limitless qualities of loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity can help to free all beings from their suffering.

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Translating the Words of the Buddha

Hey ... here is a good news for all, as many of the world’s leading Tibetan-English translators are gathering next week in the tiny Indian village of Bir in northern India to map the future of Dharma translation for generations to come. What they decide could help make the Buddha’s core teachings available to millions worldwide. Read full story in Buddhist Channel

Magh Puja

'Chap Goh Mei' means it is Magh Puja to the Buddhist, a significant festival in Buddhist calender. It is celebrated on the day of full moon in the month of March in the countries like India, Thailand, Srilanka and Laos. The Buddhist festivals are very calm and quiet affair, the followers celebrate the spirit of Buddhism and listen the discussions on Dharma. Distribution of food to the monk and poor are an integral part of the Buddhist festival.



Origin of the Puja

According to the recorded in the commentary to the Mahāsamayasutta, nine months after the enlightenment of Lord Buddha at Veḷuvana Bamboo Grove, near Rājagaha in Northern India four marvelous events occured. These are

• 1,250 enlightened disciples of the Buddha spontaneously gathered

• every one of those enlightened disciples had been given monastic ordination personally by the Lord Buddha

• those disciples knew to meet together without any previous appointment

• it was the full-moon day.

And this auspicious day is marked as a Magh Puja day. On that special day Lord Buddha gave an important teaching to the assembled monk, 2500 years ago called 'Ovādapātimokkha', and these are laid own the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the 'Heart of Buddhism'. This festival is also known as the Four fold Sangha because of these four features.



Celebration of the festival

Celebration of the festival varies from country to country but the festival is a time to come together carry out discussions of the various aspects of Buddha's life and teachings. They do group meditation and candle light procession. It is a time to exchange gifts.



Significance of the festival

One of the most important Buddhist festival is Magha Puja. This festival honours the Buddhist community or Sangha. It is a time or chance to reaffirm the faith and commitment to Buddhist practices and traditions.



In 2009 the festival is on 11th March.

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Gujarat government discovers’ state’s Buddha links, to develop tourism circuit

The Government of Gujarat was looking for some sites there which can be linked with Buddhism. Finally The Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd (TCGL) has come out with some spots in Gujarat which have some connections with Gautam Buddha. The purpose behind this is to promote Buddhism in the state Gujarat. Know the detail in Buddhist Channel .

Buddha Quote

"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly."
- Buddha

Guj govt to build a Buddhist temple

“...the life and ideals of Buddha are still relevant and 'continuously inspire us to seek the purpose of our life” said the Chief minister of Gujarat Mr. Narendra Modi while expressing his resolve to build a Buddhist temple in the state. He also announced that with the cooperation of other countries Gujarat intends to host a Global Seminar on Buddhism at M S University in Vadodara.

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