The thirteen-century-old Heart Sutra is only some 260 characters long, but is said to be a crystallization of all Buddhist wisdom. Instantly recognizable to many in Japan, as well as to Buddhists ...

Mahayana Buddhism is strongest in Tibet, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia. Mahayana Buddhism is not a single group but a collection of Buddhist traditions: Zen Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, ...

In this curious yet insightful volume, translator Schodt (Dreamland Japan) explores the historical, religious, and cultural aspects of one of the shortest texts in the Buddhist canon. The Heart Sutra ...

A 400-year-old temple in Japan is attempting to hot-wire interest in Buddhism with a robotic priest it believes will change the face of religion -- despite being accused of creating a "Frankenstein's ...

Sakyamuni Gauthama Buddha’s teaching is primarily concerned with the single problem common to all mankind – the problem of Dukkha or Suffering and how to bring it to an end. The missionary vehicle ...

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"Skilful means" is the key principle of the great tradition of Mahayana Buddhism. First set out extensively in the Lotus Sutra, it originates in the Buddha's compassionate project for helping others ...

Mahayana (大乘) means 'great vehicle.' Mahayana Buddhists criticized the existing sectarian Buddhism by calling it 'Hinayana (小乘),' meaning 'lesser vehicle.' To use an analogy, Hinayana Buddhism is like ...

Mahayana Buddhism is not a single group but a collection of Buddhist traditions. Mahayana Buddhism is strongest in Tibet, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia. Mahayana Buddhism is not a single ...