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How to Make Offerings at Buddhist Shrines

Sometimes we make offerings alone, but sometimes we make them as a big group. One of the important ways that Buddhists can collect good karma is by making offerings to shrines with good intentions. People offer all kinds of things to shrines in many different ways. There is no reason to feel self-conscious about doing it “wrong.” Mental states to cultivate: Happiness in making the offering Confidence that acts of giving create powerful good karma Gratitude to the Buddha and our teachers Recollection of the qualities of the Buddha Things people frequently offer Small flowers can be [...]

2018-04-13T11:35:27+00:00April 13th, 2018|Visitor Information|1 Comment

Stories of Heavenly Mansions from the Vimanavatthu

For the most part, human beings cannot see all of the results of their good and bad actions. Because of this, people often doubt the benefit of doing good things and the danger of doing bad things. Fortunately, the Buddha taught all about the results of actions. In this book you will learn about gods and goddesses who did wholesome actions in their previous human lives. You will be able to understand how powerful the results of doing good things can be. Readers of this book will also enjoy Stories of Ghosts from the Pethavatthu. This is a complete translation of [...]

2023-10-05T05:13:43+00:00March 30th, 2018|Mahamegha Books|0 Comments

Stories of Brahmas From the Brahma Samyutta

From this book you will learn about the gods that live in the highest heavens, the brahma realms. You will see how arrogant gods became disciples of the Buddha. These stories are a translation of the Brahma Samyutta in the Samyutta Nikaya, found in the Sutta Pitaka. Kokālika Chapter 1. Ayācana Suttaṁ: The Discourse on Brahma’s Request 2. Gārava Suttaṁ: The Discourse on Honoring the Teacher 3. Brahmadeva Suttaṁ: Discourse on Brahmadeva Bhante 4. Baka Brahma Suttaṁ: The Discourse Given to Brahma Baka 5. Aparā Diṭṭhi Suttaṁ: The Discourse about a Certain Wrong View of a Brahma 6. Pamāda [...]

2020-02-18T03:00:50+00:00March 29th, 2018|Mahamegha Books|0 Comments
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