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Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (lit. 'the awakened one'), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist legends, he was born in Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, to royal parents of the Shakya clan, but renounced his home life to live as a wandering ascetic. After leading a life of mendicancy, asceticism, and meditation, he attained nirvana at Bodh Gayā in what is now India. The Buddha then wandered through the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain, teaching and building a monastic order. Buddhist tradition holds he died in Kushinagar and reached parinirvana ("final release from conditioned existence").

According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and severe asceticism, leading to freedom from ignorance, craving, rebirth, and suffering. His core teachings are summarized in the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, a training of the mind that includes ethical training and kindness toward others, and meditative practices such as sense restraint, mindfulness, dhyana (meditation proper). Another key element of his teachings are the concepts of the five skandhas and dependent origination, describing how all dharmas (both mental states and concrete 'things') come into being, and cease to be, depending on other dharmas, lacking an existence on their own svabhava).

While in the Nikayas, he frequently refers to himself as the Tathāgata; the earliest attestation of the title Buddha is from the 3rd century BCE, meaning 'Awakened One' or 'Enlightened One'. His teachings were compiled by the Buddhist community in the Vinaya, his codes for monastic practice, and the Sutta Piṭaka, a compilation of teachings based on his discourses. These were passed down in Middle Indo-Aryan dialects through an oral tradition. Later generations composed additional texts, such as systematic treatises known as Abhidharma, biographies of the Buddha, collections of stories about his past lives known as Jataka tales, and additional discourses, i.e., the Mahāyāna sūtras.

Buddhism evolved into a variety of traditions and practices, represented by Theravāda, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna, and spread beyond the Indian subcontinent. While Buddhism declined in India, and mostly disappeared after the 8th century CE due to a lack of popular and economic support, Buddhism has grown more prominent in Southeast and East Asia.

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Bodhisattva Precepts: Buddha Initiation and Confirmation, Ethical Guidelines Situational not Absolute

Serial: TL-00683

ADZG Sunday Morning,
Dharma Talk

Buddha, Precepts, Practice
Dec 27 2020
Zoom

November 21st, 2020, Serial No. 04531

Buddha, Lotus Sutra, Practice
Nov 21 2020

Mysteries of Living Buddha Presence

Serial: RB-03727

Dharma_Now_3

Buddha, Time, Zazen
Nov 08 2020
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

No Abode Lay Disciples Gathering

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of lay-ordained disciples.

Lotus Sutra, Time, Buddha
Nov 07 2020
Zoom

November 7th, 2020, Serial No. 04530

Lotus Sutra, Time, Buddha
Nov 07 2020

Uncovering Wisdom in Every Moment

Serial: RB-03736

Dharma_Now_3

Book of Serenity, Four Tenets, Daily Life, Buddha, Practice
Nov 01 2020
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Gazing at a Tree for Ten Eons

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode Community.

Lotus Sutra, Buddha, Practice
Oct 17 2020
Zoom

October 17th, 2020, Serial No. 04529

Buddha, Lotus Sutra, Practice
Oct 17 2020

Mantras Unlocking Interconnected Existence

Serial: RB-04177

Dharma_Now_2

Amida Buddha, Maitreya, Practice, Buddha, Buddhism
Oct 04 2020
Johanneshof

Interfusing Awakening with Universal Oneness

Serial: RB-03732

Dharma_Now_3

Amida Buddha, Maitreya, Practice, Buddha, Buddhism
Oct 04 2020
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Buddha Dharma Wants To Be Criticized

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode Community.

Buddha, Practice, Transmission
Sep 05 2020
Zoom

No Abode Virtual Gathering

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode Community via Zoom.

Zoom, Buddha, Vow, Practice
May 16 2020
Zoom

May 16th, 2020, Serial No. 04526

Vow, Buddha, Practice
May 16 2020

Caring for Everything as Awakening

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode Community via Zoom.

Zoom, Coronavirus, Buddha, Precepts, Compassion
May 02 2020
Zoom

May 2nd, 2020, Serial No. 04525

Buddha, Compassion, Precepts
May 02 2020

March 15th, 2020, Serial No. 04523

Buddha, Love, Work
Mar 15 2020

Hidden Threads of Zen Wisdom

Serial: RB-02930

Practice-Period_Talks

Charlotte Selver, Phenomenology, Buddha, Posture, Practice
Mar 07 2020
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

February 24th, 2020, Serial No. 04519

Buddha, Practice, Bowing
Feb 24 2020

February 16th, 2020, Serial No. 04517

Practice, Buddha, Vow
Feb 16 2020

February 7th, 2020, Serial No. 04513

Buddha, Practice, Compassion
Feb 07 2020

November 17th, 2019, Serial No. 04496

Precepts, Buddha, Buddha Mind
Nov 17 2019

ZenLab and Dharma: A Unified Journey

Serial: RB-02405

Opening-Talk

Mazu, Mumonkan, Buddha, Culture, Practice
Nov 09 2019
Leipzig

Stories of Enlightenment

In our class this fall we will contemplate and converse about several stories of Zen practice and enlightenment. Our contemplation and conversations will naturally bring up questions and concerns...

YRB-2019-Fall, Buddha, Doubt, Freedom
Oct 31 2019
5/7
The Yoga Room

Emerging Buddhas: Zen's Living Transmission

Serial: RB-02810

Practice-Period_Talks

Practice, Buddha, Time
Oct 05 2019
Johanneshof

Doorstep Zen: Transmission and Transformation

Serial: RB-03880

Door-Step-Zen

Buddha, Practice, Buddhism
Oct 2019
Johanneshof

Zen Presence: Beyond Cognitive Boundaries

Serial: RB-02809

Practice-Period_Talks

Practice, Culture, Buddha
Sep 27 2019
Johanneshof

Embodied Alchemy in Zen Practice

Serial: RB-03183

Door-Step-Zen_City-Groups

Consciousness, Buddha, Practice
Aug 2019
Johanneshof

July 21st, 2019, Serial No. 04492

Buddha, Suffering, Practice
Jul 21 2019

July 13th, 2019, Serial No. 04490

Compassion, Buddha, Consciousness
Jul 13 2019

Zen Practice: Bridging Worlds Harmoniously

Serial: RB-03191

Door-Step-Zen

Practice, Buddha, Time
Jul 2019
Johanneshof

Compassionate Wisdom for Every Direction

Serial: RB-03830

Door-Step-Zen

Compassion, Practice, Buddha
Jun 2019
Johanneshof

April 6th, 2019, Serial No. 04484

Buddha, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Stillness
Apr 06 2019

April 2nd, 2019, Serial No. 04480

Stillness, Buddha, Silence
Apr 02 2019

Buddhas Converse: Unity in Duality

Practice, Buddha, Daily Life
Apr 01 2019

March 17th, 2019, Serial No. 04474

Buddha, Consciousness, Stillness
Mar 17 2019

March 16th, 2019, Serial No. 04473

Buddha, Vow
Mar 16 2019

March 7th, 2019, Serial No. 04471

Zazen, Buddha, Concentration
Mar 07 2019

March 4th, 2019, Serial No. 04470

Buddha, Suffering, Zazen
Mar 04 2019

February 17th, 2019, Serial No. 04465

Buddha Mind, Stillness, Buddha
Feb 17 2019

February 2nd, 2019, Serial No. 04464

Buddha Mind, Buddha, Practice
Feb 02 2019

January 2019 talk, Serial No. 04462

Intimacy, Buddha Mind, Buddha
Jan 2019

The Timeless Dance of Zen

Serial: RB-03452

Seminar

Time, Practice, Buddha
Oct 2018
Hannover

Interdependence Through Zen Time

Serial: RB-02230

Practice-Period_Talks

Time, Practice, Buddha
Sep 2018
Johanneshof

Embracing Moments: Zen Consciousness

Serial: RB-02238

Practice-Period_Talks

Buddha, Practice, Culture
Sep 2018
Johanneshof

Endless Interconnectedness: Zen's Subtle Dance

Serial: RB-02233

Practice-Period_Talks

Buddha, Consciousness
Sep 2018
Johanneshof

Beyond Beginnings: Embracing Alwaysness

Serial: RB-02222

Practice-Period_Talks

Consciousness, Buddha, Time
Sep 2018
Johanneshof

Teachings and Meditations On Our True Nature

Our true nature is that we fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the buddhas. But because of misconceptions and attachments we do not realize our buddha nature. Therefore, teachings are given to...

YRB-2018-Summer, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Buddha
Jul 31 2018
6/7
The Yoga Room

Teachings and Meditations On Our True Nature

Our true nature is that we fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the buddhas. But because of misconceptions and attachments we do not realize our buddha nature. Therefore, teachings are given to...

YRB-2018-Summer, Buddha Nature, Buddha, Delusion
Jul 10 2018
3/7
The Yoga Room

Teachings and Meditations On Our True Nature

Our true nature is that we fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the buddhas. But because of misconceptions and attachments we do not realize our buddha nature. Therefore, teachings are given to...

YRB-2018-Summer, Buddha Nature, Buddha, Mindfulness
Jul 03 2018
2/7
The Yoga Room

Teachings and Meditations On Our True Nature

Our true nature is that we fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the buddhas. But because of misconceptions and attachments we do not realize our buddha nature. Therefore, teachings are given to...

YRB-2018-Summer, Buddha Nature, Buddha, Karmic Consciousness
Jun 26 2018
1/7
The Yoga Room

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