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The Buddha as Transcendental Guest
The Buddha as Transcendental Guest
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Sep 3, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called The Buddha as Transcendental Guest from the talk The Symbolism of Offerings and Self-Sacrifice by Sangharakshita. In this lecture we are shown how the symbolism of ritual offerings originated in the Hinayana and Mahayana, and later flowered with the Tantric offerings, particularly the offering of the Mandala. From the talk The Symbolism of Offerings and Self-Sacrifice part of the series Creative Symbols of the Tantric Path to Enlightenment 1971.
Released:
Sep 3, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Death as Loss or Death as Gateway: Today's Dharmabyte moves us into the theme of Death as the Buddha's Parinirvana is celebrated across the Buddhist world. "Death as Loss or Death as Gateway" is an extract from Vidyamala's talk "Dying to Live", by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio