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Okunoin or Oku-no-in (Japanese: 奥之院, lit. ' inner sanctuary ') is a sacred Buddhist site and cemetery on Mount Kōya, in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.Opened in 835, it houses the mausoleum of Kūkai, founder of the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism.
In the period 1890–1900, additional cells were built and they bear built-in inscriptions with the names of the Sifnians Proveleggio and Dekavalle, who probably financed their construction. In 1923 a new dining room was built, which was then divided into separate rooms. [5] In 1964, Panagia Chrysopigi was appointed patron of Sifnos. [2]
A Chaitya, Chaitya hall or Chaitya-griha refers to a shrine, sanctuary, temple or prayer hall in Indian religions. The term is most common in Buddhism, where it refers to a space with a stupa and a rounded apse at the end opposite the entrance, and a high roof with a rounded profile. Strictly speaking, the chaitya is the stupa itself, and the ...
The term nirvana is part of an extensive metaphorical structure that was probably established at a very early age in Buddhism. It is "the most common term used by Buddhists to describe a state of freedom from suffering and rebirth," [13] but its etymology may not be conclusive for its meaning. [14]
His preceptor gave him the Pali name Ñāṇasampanno, meaning 'one endowed with wisdom'. At the time, Bua had no intention of remaining a monk for the rest of his life. As Phra Ñāṇasampanno, he studied the incarnations of the Buddha and his Arahant Disciples. He has said he was so impressed that he decided to seek the same enlightenment as ...
Rumtek Monastery (Tibetan: རུམ་ཐེག་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: rum theg dgon pa), also called the Dharma Chakra Centre, is a gompa located in the Indian state of Sikkim near the capital Gangtok.
Like most monks of the Joseon period, Hyujeong had been initially educated in Neo-Confucian philosophy. Dissatisfied, though, he wandered through the mountain monasteries. Later, after making a name for himself as a teacher, he was made arbiter of the Seon school by Myeongjong of Joseon, who was sympathetic towards Buddhism. He soon resigned ...
Skanda Vale is a non-denominational spiritual centre and monastery located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, near the village of Llanpumsaint.Founded in 1973 by Guru Sri Subramanium, [1] the monastery is inhabited and run by the Community of the Many Names of God, which also runs Somaskanda Ashram in Switzerland.