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Introducing the Five Buddha Mandala
Introducing the Five Buddha Mandala
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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Mar 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The Tantras (special scriptures of Vajrayana Buddhism) frequently refer to mandalas, circles of symbolic forms. Sangharakshita describes the mandala of the five Buddhas, its use as a symbol of psychological and spiritual integration, and the meaning of its sexual symbolism. From the talk entitled The Mandala: Tantric Symbol of Integration, part of the series Aspects of Buddhist Psychology given in 1967. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter FBA on Facebook FBA on Soundcloud
Released:
Mar 1, 2021
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