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Excellent overview of historical and philosophical elements of this subject. Thank you. A lot covered directly and succinctly. 😇

So, one attains "salvation" (if you will) by "believing" and "trusting" in the NAME of Amithaba! I can see how this idea got grafted into the Christian doctrine in Alexandria from the missionary work of the Buddhists way back then. The Mystery Religion that became "Christianity" merely picked up the idea of benig "saved by a name" from Pure Land Buddhist Monks, not to mention the very idea of missionary work AND the entire system of Monks, Nuns, and Monestaries (and praying with strings of beads). My 2 Cents....

Boring

15:30 I've never met a Theravada monk who accepted the Bodhisattva vow. It's a trap.

Awesome professor! Keep up the good work!

Really appreciate your work.

Thank you so much!! 🙏

Thank you so much! I'd love to see more videos on Mahayana Buddhism please. I appreciate it 🙏

Thank you 🙏.....

I wish that there are more Sanskrit to English translations and as well as transliterations instead of relying and using the Chinese ones which is difficult to understand and recite. I am more intuned to Indian languages than Chinese. LOLS

Thanks for your interesting lecture. Highly appreciated. One comment on the fire pujas in Hinduism an Japan. In Tibetan Buddhism it’s a often used ritual for different purposes.

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So informative thank you 🙏

Thank you for your presentation. Whose translation of the Lotus Sutra are you using? Thank you

As a member of the Soka Gakkai, the Gohonzon you have in the video is being disrespected, if you would remove it from the video. It’s the Gohonzon issued by the Soka Gakkai. The Bodhisatvas of the Earth and they appear in our day and age of the Latter Dayb of the law who promised to save those who are befuddled. Please consider this request as that from a Bodhisattva Buddha.

Is there any use of attaining enlightenment if there are millions of people outside the temples without food and shelter and millions of worth treasure inside the temples and here the place of enlightenment the Mahabodhi temple is in control of Hindus and Buddha is silent on the crime and all real Buddhist texts are in Pali pakit and not sanskrit.Sanskrit came after many centuries after Buddha The main problem with westerners is that they study what Brahmins teach them and don't search real buddhism.

I am trying to learn more about the religion of my people. A lot of people from Mongolia are Buddhist some way or another, although there are a lot of Shamanists here too. Thank you!

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Killing Buddha means remove every obstacles that comes in your path. Either it may be Buddha himself.

Very interesting!

ALISTAIR CROWLEY'S NIRVANA !!!!

Thank you so very much Professor Proffitt🙌🏼 this was the absulte best explanation of Sunyata and no self (imho) 🙏🏼 . A very abstract but essentical concept you've clarified in a short lecture. Very greatful 🤗

Thank you, love this series. Very useful. 阿彌陀佛！

Thanks

I thought Buddhism don't believe in a God? Why are there 4 names of Gods written in the Honzon?

Excellent discussion. Gassho.

I heard a telepathic voice in my head in 2018 while meditating. The telepathic voice said, "Pray, meditate, eat good food, drink good water, wake up early, work your body, wash your clothes by hand. Stay humble, calm and focused. Stay kind. Write, speak, sing with your heart. You will do great things for your people, make it right." The voice also said this to me: To achieve spiritual harmony, integrate your physical, spiritual, and astral bodies through mindful breathing practices. This union will illuminate your inner light, connecting your earthly form to your celestial essence. As you ascend to higher planes of consciousness, embrace the divine radiance within your soul. Heed the timeless wisdom whispered by your heart, the seat of your soul's voice. By radiating love and light in every thought and action, your soul will soar to new heights of awareness, ultimately connecting to the realm of the Divine. Begin by sitting or lying down comfortably, closing your eyes, and relaxing all the muscles in your body. Take slow, intentional breaths, visualizing the radiant light that permeates all existence. Inhale deeply, filling your lungs with pure, white light, and exhale fully, releasing all negativity. Envision this luminescence enveloping you, seeping into every cell, and filling your heart with its essence. With each breath, the light grows brighter, becoming the very fabric of your being. In this state of unity, you will understand the fundamental nature of the universe: pure, unconditional love. As you continue to breathe in the radiance, you want to breathe very, very slowly with your belly, keeping your chest still. Time loses meaning, and reality's boundaries blur. You become one with the light. In this sacred space, you can now direct the light to a specific part of your body, visualize your aura growing more vibrant, or shine the light on someone you focus on, cultivating a deeper connection. Pretty wild if you ask me! Thus because of what I heard.... I'm going nuts... haha

As a Nichiren Shu Buddhist of many decades, I want to extend my appreciation and deep respect for this excellent, accurate and fair introduction to Nichiren Buddhism and oft-misunderstood Nichiren Shonin. 南無妙法蓮華經 Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō

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Unless you meditate and contemplate on the meaning of emptiness in this sutra, you might as well chant a cook book.

Kiyoshi was a universal Buddhist. He did not practice any particular Buddhist school.

This video answered a lot of my questions about the muddiness of some of these common terms. Thank you.

Thank you for telling us about this firecracker. What kind of Buddhist was he? I look forward to researching him further.

It was very valuable to get to know the political and philosophical background of Nichiren buddhism. Thank you!

To achieve spiritual harmony, integrate your physical, spiritual, and astral bodies through mindful breathing practices. This union will illuminate your inner light, connecting your earthly form to your celestial essence. As you ascend to higher planes of consciousness, embrace the divine radiance within your soul. Heed the timeless wisdom whispered by your heart, the seat of your soul's voice. By radiating love and light in every thought and action, your soul will soar to new heights of awareness, ultimately connecting to the realm of the Divine. Begin by sitting or lying down comfortably, closing your eyes, and relaxing all the muscles in your body. Take slow, intentional breaths, visualizing the radiant light that permeates all existence. Inhale deeply, filling your lungs with pure, white light, and exhale fully, releasing all negativity. Envision this luminescence enveloping you, seeping into every cell, and filling your heart with its essence. With each breath, the light grows brighter, becoming the very fabric of your being. In this state of unity, you will understand the fundamental nature of the universe: pure, unconditional love. As you continue to breathe in the radiance, you want to breathe very, very slowly with your belly, keeping your chest still. Time loses meaning, and reality's boundaries blur. You become one with the light. In this sacred space, you can now direct the light to a specific part of your body, visualize your aura growing more vibrant, or shine the light on someone you focus on, cultivating a deeper connection.

I still struggle to understand what's going on in this Sutra.... Something about a beam of light coming out of the Buddha's forehead?

I’d have loved to have taken your class 😂

What the fuck 😂 how many Buddhism 😂

Sir, how do you know so much knowledge? God bless you or Buddha give you strength.

I can't help but feel silly chanting to myself but I'm trying to improve.

Really great stuff! ...Interesting and satisfying lecture series. ...A useful and pleasingly practical cosmic spirituality. ...Prof. Proffitt is delightful, entertaining and enlightening. I will get his book on Amazon.

When you say everything is Buddha and that you already are buddha and that's kind of the point to the practices is realizing that then are you saying everything is enlightenment and the knower

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Could you do a video on the Avatamsaka Sutra?

Dgana and Chanda arena different oposite terms.

my indian grandfather was an architect and build homes for tibetan refugees back in the 50´s in Dharamsala. He was from Delhi, but he went there anyway to build the houses. The Dalai Lama also visited him once at home, my father was 2 years old at that time. Im happy that they can preserve most of their knowledge, but its tough now to secure the future of it.

Great video but I might add: Buddhism never died in India, Gautama the Buddha is referred to as the 8th incarnation of Vishnu in Hinduism. Buddhism is a hindu sect. Gautama himself worked with concepts of hindu origin. Tibetans always referred to India as the guru of Tibet, even the Dalai Lama in our time said so. People in the west are not familiar with ancient India, only with some stories they heared. And with materialistic eyes you cannot see its entire history, not even the present India. The reason, why Buddhism spread outside India and "hinduism" didnt (or at least not much), was Nalanda University and king Ashoka. But it derived from Hinduism and Hinduism recognized buddhists as hindus, just like Tibetan yogis or Lamas recognized that their roots are in knowledge which originated in India.

This was a very nice refresher as I rededicate myself to my practice. Thank you so much for your time and effort. I can’t wait to watch the rest of this playlist.