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The term merit constitutes a desirable trait or ability belonging to a person or (sometimes) an object.
It may refer to:
Merit may also mean:
Buddhism /ˈbudɪzəm/ is a nontheistic religion or philosophy (Sanskrit: धर्म dharma; Pali: धम्म dhamma) that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha, commonly known as the Buddha ("the awakened one"). According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha lived and taught in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent,present-day Nepal sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He is recognized by Buddhists as an awakened or enlightened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end their suffering through the elimination of ignorance and craving. Buddhists believe that this is accomplished through the direct understanding and perception of dependent origination and the Four Noble Truths.
Two major extant branches of Buddhism are generally recognized by scholars: Theravada ("The School of the Elders") and Mahayana ("The Great Vehicle"). Vajrayana, a body of teachings attributed to Indian siddhas, may be viewed as a third branch or merely a part of Mahayana. Theravada has a widespread following in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. Mahayana which includes the traditions of Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Shingon, and Tiantai (Tendai) is found throughout East Asia. Tibetan Buddhism, which preserves the Vajrayana teachings of eighth century India, is practiced in regions surrounding the Himalayas, Mongolia and Kalmykia. Buddhists number between an estimated 488 million and 535 million, making it one of the world's major religions.
Buddhist Answers to Questions Asked presented by Venerable Sander Khemadhammo Master's degree in Psychology from Radboud University-Netherlands, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Thailand.
International Gathering with Supreme Master Ching Hai - Europe, Aug 11 ,2015
As you can see there is a lot of selection in animals/fish you can release to make merit, Each animal/fish has a different meaning(I am not going to pretend I understand it). This time we released turtles and eels. Merit is a concept in Buddhism. It is that which accumulates as a result of good deeds, acts or thoughts and that carries over to later in life or to a person's next life. Such merit contributes to a person's growth towards liberation. Merit can be gained in a number of ways
Dhamma Questions answered: Question 1: How does it feels when one is in the first Jhana? Question 2: How to practice in order to attain the first Jhana? Question 3: If I practise only anapanasati and not Vipasana meditation is it then possible to attain Jhana (Samma Samadhi)? Question 4: As laypeople living in West how do we continue to motivate ourselves to keep on developing the Noble 8-fold Way? Question 5: What is the best way to make merit out of the various ways of making merit, and how does one transfer merit to a deceased relative, and how long can you do this for? Do you have to transfer merit immediately they pass away, or can you keep transferring merit for a long time after? On Jhāna Absorption: http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/IV/Jhana_Absorption.htm http://what-buddh...
The purpose of funeral ceremonies is to remember the dead and comfort ourselves, relatives, and friends. From the Buddhist perspective, it is to help the deceased secure a better rebirth or gain rebirth in the Buddha's pure land by transferring the merit from reciting the sutras and the Buddha's name. More online courses: https://www.youtube.com/user/DDMTV05
http://www.dmc.tv Joy Muriel Kaegi Maurer,18 years old from Switzerland, Harrow International School or (HIS) Bangkok, Thailand. President Kathina of Wat Sop Sawan,The Centers ordained Buddhist 100,000 monks,Ayutthaya. Her achievement is one of the V-Star to Change the World by meditation to world peace.
When we have dreams of our deceased loved ones, the best thing that we can do for them is to recite the Buddha's name or the sutras and transfer the merit to them. This is the best way to help.
A real positive attitude is to create infinite merit and virtue with our limited life.
Buddhist Answers to Questions Asked presented by Venerable Sander Khemadhammo Master's degree in Psychology from Radboud University-Netherlands, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Thailand.
International Gathering with Supreme Master Ching Hai - Europe, Aug 11 ,2015
As you can see there is a lot of selection in animals/fish you can release to make merit, Each animal/fish has a different meaning(I am not going to pretend I understand it). This time we released turtles and eels. Merit is a concept in Buddhism. It is that which accumulates as a result of good deeds, acts or thoughts and that carries over to later in life or to a person's next life. Such merit contributes to a person's growth towards liberation. Merit can be gained in a number of ways
Dhamma Questions answered: Question 1: How does it feels when one is in the first Jhana? Question 2: How to practice in order to attain the first Jhana? Question 3: If I practise only anapanasati and not Vipasana meditation is it then possible to attain Jhana (Samma Samadhi)? Question 4: As laypeople living in West how do we continue to motivate ourselves to keep on developing the Noble 8-fold Way? Question 5: What is the best way to make merit out of the various ways of making merit, and how does one transfer merit to a deceased relative, and how long can you do this for? Do you have to transfer merit immediately they pass away, or can you keep transferring merit for a long time after? On Jhāna Absorption: http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/IV/Jhana_Absorption.htm http://what-buddh...
The purpose of funeral ceremonies is to remember the dead and comfort ourselves, relatives, and friends. From the Buddhist perspective, it is to help the deceased secure a better rebirth or gain rebirth in the Buddha's pure land by transferring the merit from reciting the sutras and the Buddha's name. More online courses: https://www.youtube.com/user/DDMTV05
http://www.dmc.tv Joy Muriel Kaegi Maurer,18 years old from Switzerland, Harrow International School or (HIS) Bangkok, Thailand. President Kathina of Wat Sop Sawan,The Centers ordained Buddhist 100,000 monks,Ayutthaya. Her achievement is one of the V-Star to Change the World by meditation to world peace.
When we have dreams of our deceased loved ones, the best thing that we can do for them is to recite the Buddha's name or the sutras and transfer the merit to them. This is the best way to help.
A real positive attitude is to create infinite merit and virtue with our limited life.
International Gathering with Supreme Master Ching Hai - Europe, Aug 11 ,2015
Dhamma Questions answered: Question 1: How does it feels when one is in the first Jhana? Question 2: How to practice in order to attain the first Jhana? Question 3: If I practise only anapanasati and not Vipasana meditation is it then possible to attain Jhana (Samma Samadhi)? Question 4: As laypeople living in West how do we continue to motivate ourselves to keep on developing the Noble 8-fold Way? Question 5: What is the best way to make merit out of the various ways of making merit, and how does one transfer merit to a deceased relative, and how long can you do this for? Do you have to transfer merit immediately they pass away, or can you keep transferring merit for a long time after? On Jhāna Absorption: http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/IV/Jhana_Absorption.htm http://what-buddh...
A documentary film by Patrice Ladwig and Gregory Kourilsky. All rights and credits belong to these authors. This video is being posted on Youtube to make it more widely available. ----------------------------------------- A documentary film from 2007 about the two festivals in Laos that are related to paying homage to the dead. The two festivals are boon haw kow padapdin (ບຸນຫໍ່ເຂົ້າປະດັບດິນ) which is often translated as the Rice Growing Festival. And boon haw kow salak (ບຸນຫໍ່ເຂົ້າສະຫລາກ) which loosely translates as Ancestors Festival. Both rituals are occasions for caring for deceased relatives, ghosts and agricultural divinities by transferring food and merit to them. Like in other Southeast Asian cultures that have adopted Theravada Buddhism, monks play a crucial role as mediator...
International Gathering with Supreme Master Ching Hai - Europe, Aug 3, 2015 Part1/3
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Essential Buddhism What is it, and where to start my practice. Kindly supplied by and copyright to Karen De Vos, Cape Town South Africa bodhicittagroup@gmail.com WHERE TO START MY PRACTICE: -check in with intention. Get to know your current intentions and cultivate your greater intention. We work with both, enhancing our greater intention each day and noticing our current intentions and habitual patterns. Know the different methods of practice and choose those suitable to your temperament that will decrease the delusions, purify the mind, increase merit and lead to awakening. Practice diligently. 3 INSTANCES TO PRACTICE: 1. IN THE MOMENT: maintain MINDFULNESS of actions of body, speech and mind. If you are a Tantric practitioner remain with the visualization of the pure deity and e...
In the summer of 2015, Rev. Heng Sure and other DRBA Sangha traveled to Malaysia and Singapore to give Dharma talks. This is a talk Rev. Heng Sure gave on 7/12/2015 hosted by DRBA Penang Branch in Penang, Malaysia. Rev. Heng Sure gave the talk in both Mandarine Chinese and English. The topic is "Healing our Minds: Buddhism and Stress" See below for chapter marks If there are sections of the talk you particularly like, please tell us the time stamp of those sections in the comments below. It can help us to create short clips for easy sharing Thank you! 在西元2015年的夏天, 恆實法師與其他法界總會僧伽到馬來西亞與新加坡演說佛法 這場演說是在12/7/2015由法界總會檳城分會於檳城舉辦 恆實法師以中英文演講 講題是: 療癒我們的心靈: 佛教與壓力 下方有章節的列表 若有哪些章節您特別喜歡,請在回應裡告訴我們. 我們可以把那些章節單獨製作以便分享 謝謝. 0:00 Beginning 0:17 Dharma Request 3:23 Greetings 10:40 Talk begins 13:00 About prais...