Prayers and Practices

Buddhist prayers and ritual practices to steer our thoughts and actions in a beneficial direction.

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Sravasti Abbey monastics chant while walking in a single file on an outdoor deck.

Chants from the Chinese Tradition

Chinese Buddhist chants translated into English and practiced at Sravasti Abbey.

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Four rows of altar bowls with the seven offerings.

Making Offerings

How to set up an altar and make offerings as part of our practice of generosity.

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A shelf of Tibetan religious texts wrapped in cloth.

Texts to Recite and Contemplate

Essential teachings to recite aloud or reflect upon as part of a meditation session.

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Rows of clay figures of the Buddha of compassion, Chenrezig on illuminated altar shelves.

The Eight Mahayana Precepts

The origin and benefits of the eight Mahayana precepts, and how to take and keep them.

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Abbey statue of Samantabhadra.

King of Prayers

Text and teachings on “The Extraordinary Aspirations of Samantabhadra,” also known as the King of Prayers.

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A row of monastics and trainees chanting with eyes closed and palms together.

Sravasti Abbey Chants

Chants done throughout the day and as part of formal practice sessions recorded by the Sravasti Abbey monastic community. Also includes explanations of the visualisations and contemplations to do while chanting.

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Chants from the Chinese Tradition

Repentance chant

The repentance chant that is part of the bimonthly monastic confession ceremony.

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Chants from the Chinese Tradition

Incense offering chant

The incense offering that opens monastic rites in the Chinese Buddhist tradition.

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Gold and blue drawing of Chandrakirti.
Illumination of the Thought

Homage to Compassion

Chandrakirti praises compassion as the source of bodhicitta.

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Thangka image of Sachen Kunga Nyingpo.
Parting from the Four Clingings

Freedom from the Four Fixations

English translation of the root text containing instructions on freedom from the four fixations by…

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Thangka image of Sachen Kunga Nyingpo.
Parting from the Four Clingings

Parting from the Four Attachments

English translation of the root text containing instructions on parting from the four attachments by…

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Texts to Recite and Contemplate

The Ten Great Vows by Vasubandhu

The Ten Great Vows, based on great compassion, were written by Vasubandhu in the 4th…

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Venerable Chodron placing a khata around someone's neck.
Prayers and Practices

Chinese New Year Tsog motivation

A brief motivation given before a ceremony on Chinese New Year's day in honor of…

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Close-up photo of the Kuan Yin
Texts to Recite and Contemplate

Sorrow and Hope

A prayer to Kuan Yin, a female manifestation of the Buddha of Compassion, in light…

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Prayers and Practices

Purification: What it is, why we need it and how to ...

What purification practice is, why it's important and how to use the four opponent powers…

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