tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868409.post6289569814964335284..comments2024-01-11T13:57:10.318-05:00Comments on ass backwords: Hoagland: "The Naming is Not a Divorce from the Thing"Anne Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312658860823154070noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868409.post-73469516955518599642015-09-08T21:49:52.320-04:002015-09-08T21:49:52.320-04:00(Shurangama Sutra and Mantra)(Prajñāpāramitā Hṛday...(Shurangama Sutra and Mantra)(Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra)(Sutra of the Vows of the Medicine Buddha)(Diamond Sūtra)(Kṣitigarbha)(Avalokiteśvara) (Mahāsthāmaprāpta)(Amita Buddhaya)(Bhaiṣajyaguru)<br />The Twelve Vows of the Medicine Buddha upon attaining Enlightenment, according to the Medicine Buddha Sutra are:<br />To illuminate countless realms with his radiance, enabling anyone to become a Buddha just like him.<br />To awaken the minds of sentient beings through his light of lapis lazuli.<br />To provide the sentient beings with whatever material needs they require.<br />To correct heretical views and inspire beings toward the path of the Bodhisattva.<br />To help beings follow the Moral Precepts, even if they failed before.<br />To heal beings born with deformities, illness or other physical sufferings.<br />To help relieve the destitute and the sick.<br />To help women who wish to be reborn as men achieve their desired rebirth.<br />To help heal mental afflictions and delusions.<br />To help the oppressed be free from suffering.<br />To relieve those who suffer from terrible hunger and thirst.<br />To help clothe those who are destitute and suffering from cold and mosquitoes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com