Refuge in the Three Jewels
The Buddhist perspective on faith and how to cultivate a sense of confidence in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Cultivating faith in the Three Jewels
What faith means in the Buddhist context, and how to contemplate when paying homage to…
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Dagmo Kusho Sakya Refuge: Meaning and commitments
An eminent Tibetan teacher explains the meaning of true refuge and the responsibilities that it…
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The Three Jewels as ideals
Taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha is deepened by studying and relating to…
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Zopa Herron The concept of refuge
A short teaching on what refuge means, why we take refuge and what we're taking…
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Long refuge and precepts ceremony
The ceremony for renewing refuge and the five lay precepts, good to do twice a…
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Shakyamuni Buddha Streams of merit
A passage from the Anguttara Nikaya which elucidates going for refuge in the Three Jewels…
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Being kind to oneself
A passage from the Samyutta Nikaya that teaches that the way to be kind to…
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Refuge and precepts ceremony
Teachings on taking the five lay precepts with or without celibacy and the eight precepts…
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Taking refuge
The qualities of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha as well as the many benefits of…
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Refuge and bodhicitta
The three principal causes for taking refuge—a sense of caution, a sense of confidence, and…
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