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Zen

Tradition says that Buddha once spoke nothing in the lecture room but showed a flower to his disciples. A disciple, Mahakasyapa, smiled. Buddha taught the truth without words, and Mahakasyapa...

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Esoteric Buddhism

The esoteric Buddhism arose in the seventh century. The most important sutra of esoteric Buddhism, Mahavairochana Sutra (Great Sun Sutra), taught us that: Enlightenment lies in the recognition of...

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Mahayana Sutras

Lotus Sutra Saddharma Pundarika Sutra (Lotus Sutra) became very popular in China and in Japan. This sutra held that the birth and death of Gotama Buddha was a sham to show the impermanence of life....

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Research regarding Deep Consciousness

Another important Mahayana philosopher was Vasubandhu (4c.-5c.), author of the early Buddhist work Abidharmakohsa Bhasya. He wrote the Mahayana theses on consciousness, Vimshatika...

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Philosophy of Emptiness

A new epoch of Buddhism began at the time of the Mystery of Golgotha. New sutras were written. This Buddhism, late Buddhism, is called Mahayana Buddhism. (Mahayana means the big vehicle.) Early...

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The Beings of the Supersensible World

Shortly before Buddha began his path of meditation, leaving his father's palace, Indra (Hindu, Michael) begged Vishvakarman (Hindu, Christ) to dress Buddha in his royal-divine best (13). Indra showed...

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Evolution of the Cosmos

A hymn of the Hindhu canon, the Rig Veda, describes the creation of the world in this way: “Nor aught nor nought existed; yonder bright sky was not, nor heaven's broad roof outstretched above. What...

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The Three Worlds

Buddha indicated that there were three worlds: kama dhatu, rupa dhatu and arupya (arupa) dhatu. The region of nirvana exists above these three worlds. In his lecture of September 30, 1905, Rudolf...

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The Essential Nature of Man

Tradition says that Buddha took seven steps as soon as he was born and declared that the Ego was the most important reality in heaven and on earth. Afterwards, young Buddha, prince of the Shakya...

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History of Buddhism

A. Early Buddhist Spiritual Science 1. The Essential Nature of Man 2. The Three Worlds 3. The Evolution of the Cosmos and the Beings of the Supersensible World B. Seven Streams of Late Buddhism 1....

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Zen

Tradition says that Buddha once spoke nothing in the lecture room but showed a flower to his disciples. A disciple, Mahakasyapa, smiled. Buddha taught the truth without words, and Mahakasyapa...

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Esoteric Buddhism

The esoteric Buddhism arose in the seventh century. The most important sutra of esoteric Buddhism, Mahavairochana Sutra (Great Sun Sutra), taught us that: Enlightenment lies in the recognition of...

View Article

Mahayana Sutras

Lotus Sutra Saddharma Pundarika Sutra (Lotus Sutra) became very popular in China and in Japan. This sutra held that the birth and death of Gotama Buddha was a sham to show the impermanence of life....

View Article


Research regarding Deep Consciousness

Another important Mahayana philosopher was Vasubandhu (4c.-5c.), author of the early Buddhist work Abidharmakohsa Bhasya. He wrote the Mahayana theses on consciousness, Vimshatika...

View Article

Philosophy of Emptiness

A new epoch of Buddhism began at the time of the Mystery of Golgotha. New sutras were written. This Buddhism, late Buddhism, is called Mahayana Buddhism. (Mahayana means the big vehicle.) Early...

View Article


The Beings of the Supersensible World

Shortly before Buddha began his path of meditation, leaving his father's palace, Indra (Hindu, Michael) begged Vishvakarman (Hindu, Christ) to dress Buddha in his royal-divine best (13). Indra showed...

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Evolution of the Cosmos

A hymn of the Hindhu canon, the Rig Veda, describes the creation of the world in this way: “Nor aught nor nought existed; yonder bright sky was not, nor heaven's broad roof outstretched above. What...

View Article


The Three Worlds

Buddha indicated that there were three worlds: kama dhatu, rupa dhatu and arupya (arupa) dhatu. The region of nirvana exists above these three worlds. In his lecture of September 30, 1905, Rudolf...

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The Essential Nature of Man

Tradition says that Buddha took seven steps as soon as he was born and declared that the Ego was the most important reality in heaven and on earth. Afterwards, young Buddha, prince of the Shakya...

View Article

History of Buddhism

A. Early Buddhist Spiritual Science 1. The Essential Nature of Man 2. The Three Worlds 3. The Evolution of the Cosmos and the Beings of the Supersensible World B. Seven Streams of Late Buddhism 1....

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