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Rediscovering Theravāda: The Path of the Established Ones and Their Communion with the Gods
Unveiling the forgotten meaning of “Thera” and the lineage that carried the Buddha’s true Dhamma across the world Opening Reflection When Gautama Buddha entered Nibbāna, his physical body ceased, but his realization and teaching did not end.The Dhamma continued through those disciples who had realized the same liberation.They preserved it not as belief but as…
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A Guide to Experiencing the Rangbala Thangka Art Exhibition
Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden, Canada — October 16 to November 15, 2025 Exhibition Introduction The art form we see today is called thangka, a Tibetan Buddhist painting created on cloth, silk, or canvas. Unlike ordinary artworks, thangkas are sacred images portraying Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, deities, mandalas, lineage masters, or Buddhist narratives. Thangkas serve many purposes. They…
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The Jonang Lineage: Guardians of the Wheel of Time
Philosophy in Color: The Jonang Lineage for the Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden 2025 Rangbala Thangka Exhibition “Time is the measure that makes existence appear. Without time, nothing can be grasped, nothing endures.”— inspired by Lucy (2014) In Buddhism, time is not only the measure of existence but also the wheel that binds beings to the…
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Beyond the Highest Heaven: The Two Birds and the Quest for Immortality
Epigraph“Two birds, inseparable companions, dwell on the same tree.One eats the fruit, sweet to taste; the other looks on, without eating.”— Ṛg Veda 1.164.37; Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 3.1.1 Part I — The Ache of Mortality 1. The Vast Night The night stretches without end.Stand beneath the stars, and you feel it. The sky is not a…
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Straw Dogs and False Immortality: The Pathos of Daoist Longevity
A first glimpse into my forthcoming book on the universal ladders of ascent and the Buddha’s greater gate. Chapter 3 — Xian: The Immortals of the Dao Walking the Mountain Path to Heaven Epigraph:“Ren fa di, di fa tian, tian fa Dao, Dao fa ziran. 人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然。” (道德經 25)“Man follows the law/dharma/fa by which Earth follows.…
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Invitation to the Rangbala Thangka Art Exhibition at Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden
Attuning the Heart Through Discipline 循律明心— 壤巴拉唐卡艺术展 It is with great joy that we invite you to the Grand Opening Ceremony of the Rangbala Thangka Art Exhibition, to be held on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Shancai Hall, Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden. 📍 Location: Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden⏰ Guest Arrival: 10:30 – 11:00 AM🎉 Opening…
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The Wheel Turns: A Call to the Race of Man
At the Crossroads of Dawn The wheel is turning. Not in a museum alcove or on a page of history, but here—at the edge of first light, where breath meets the chill of morning and the world waits between what has been and what may yet be. The old image brightens: a lawful wheel beginning…
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From Buddha to the Desert Fathers: The Healing Stream That Shaped Christianity
For centuries, Christianity and Buddhism have been seen as separate worlds — one centered on faith, the other on meditation.But what if their roots run deeper than we think? This groundbreaking essay uncovers the forgotten story of a shared healing lineage: More than history, this is a spiritual recovery project: “They show that the path…
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Reclaim Your Sovereignty, Restore Your Freedom
Entering the Dawn of Open Finance 🔑 Take Back Your Keys — The Dawn of Open Finance For centuries, someone else has held the keys to your money.Banks. Governments. Central powers. They decided when you could spend, how you could save — and taxed you quietly through inflation. Most of us accepted this as “just…
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The Age of Intelligence and Open Finance
How AI and Decentralization Are Birthing a New Era of Abundance, Freedom, and Fairness 1 — Opening Vision: A World on the Threshold Humanity is standing at a threshold. Across centuries, we have crossed many — the threshold of fire, when we first bent nature to our will; the threshold of agriculture, when we learned…
Gautama Dhamma
The Teachings Lead To Liberation
Gautama Dhamma 