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Mahāyāna Buddhism Resources

Explore Bodhicitta, compassion, emptiness, Buddha-nature, sutra study, and the Bodhisattva path.

Mahāyāna Buddhism

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Bodhicitta Cultivation

Awaken the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the sake of all beings. The Bodhisattva path begins and ends here — the vast, boundless heart that refuses to abandon a single being.

Tonglen Practice

Take in the suffering of beings with the in-breath; send out peace and joy with the out-breath. Tonglen transforms the habit of self-cherishing into infinite compassion (karuṇā).

Prajñāpāramitā Reflection

Contemplate Śūnyatā — emptiness. Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. All phenomena arise dependently, with no fixed self. This wisdom liberates completely.

Six Pāramitās Practice

The Bodhisattva's six perfections: generosity (dāna), ethics (śīla), patience (kṣānti), effort (vīrya), meditation (dhyāna), and wisdom (prajñā). Practice one deeply today.

Sutra Study

Open the Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, or Lotus Sutra and receive the Mahāyāna teaching on emptiness, Buddha-nature, and universal compassion.

Buddha-Nature Reflection

All beings possess tathāgatagarbha — the Buddha-nature that is intrinsically pure and awakened. Sit with this truth today.

Bodhisattva Service

Serve someone today with no expectation of return. Every act of selfless service plants seeds of awakening for all beings.

Heart Sutra

The condensed teaching on Prajñāpāramitā — "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form." Gate gate pāragate...

Diamond Sutra

The Vajracchedikā — the Buddha's teaching on non-attachment and the nature of all phenomena as like a dream, a phantom, a bubble

Lotus Sutra

The Saddharmapuṇḍarīka — the great Mahāyāna sutra revealing the eternal Buddha and the universal aspiration for awakening

Bodhicaryāvatāra

Śāntideva's "Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life" — on patience, wisdom, and the cultivation of the awakening mind

Nāgārjuna — Mūlamadhyamakakārikā

The foundational Madhyamaka text — the logic of emptiness, the middle way beyond existence and non-existence

Heart Sutra

The essence of Prajñāpāramitā — emptiness and compassion in one breath

Diamond Sutra

The Vajracchedikā — cutting through attachment to all phenomena

Lotus Sutra

The eternal Buddha and universal vehicle of awakening

Vimalakīrti Sutra

The lay Bodhisattva who taught the dharma with thunderous silence

Bodhicaryāvatāra

Śāntideva's guide to the awakening mind — patience, wisdom, Bodhicitta

Laṅkāvatāra Sutra

The sutra on consciousness, Buddha-nature, and the nature of mind

Dependent Origination

Study causes, conditions, clinging, and release with clarity

Dhammapada Reading

Dharma Reflection

Contemplative Wisdom Practice

Dharma Texts

Explore Buddhist Wisdom

Dhyana Meditation

Ethical Intention (Sila)

Mindful Conduct (Throughout the Day)

Guided Meditation

Impermanence Reflection

Contemplation Practice (5–10 minutes)

Loving-Kindness (Metta)

Compassion Practice (10–15 minutes)

Refuge Practice

Return to Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha with sincerity and steadiness

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