Tag: theravada

So many questions

The Buddha taught that we should question everything, and investigate with our own minds to determine what is valid. And most recently, I have found myself doing a lot of questioning and examination. A lot more than I have done…

The heart of the matter

The Heart Sutra is a Mahayana Buddhist sutra. Its Sanskrit name Prajnaparamita Há¹›daya literally translates to “Heart of the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom”. This sutra basically says: When a person has perfected his wisdom he can see that the five…

The Essence of Dhamma

The Essence of Dhamma (dhamma-dhatu) could also be viewed as Buddha-nature (Buddha-dhatu) or Buddha element. Theravada and Mahayana traditions have different takes on this, but I see it as two perspectives on the same reality. That is that we each…