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D12- Buddhism for Beginners, Twenty Dharmas

Facilitator
Zhaxi Zhuoma
Category:
Buddhist Studies, Discourses-HHDCBIII, Seminary

This course provides a reading of a preliminary translation of the Dharma Discourse by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III on “Cutting Off the Twenty Dharmas Relating to Ordinary Feelings” given on a Trip to the East Coast taken with senior disciples in 2008. This discourse contains twenty different feelings or emotions related to worldly concerns that normally preoccupy and sway ordinary people. They are more detailed than the “Eight Winds” of 1-gain; 2-loss; 3-honor or fame; 4-disgrace, dishonor, or infamy; 5-praise; 6-ridicule or censure, blame, or criticism; 7-pleasure or happiness; and 8-suffering or pain from the Lokavipatti Sutta. It is our attachment to either desire or aversion to them that keeps us in samsara.

The curriculum video is from a reading of a preliminary translation of this discourse by Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche at a Lemonade Sangha class given on April 9, 2022. Part of the Discussions held during that course are also included in a Q & A video.

The curriculum includes assignments, quizzes, supplemental materials, and group discussions. This interactive course is not available for those enrolled in the free membership program for AUDITING STUDENTS. It will only be part of the paid membership program. However, you will find the actual discourse this course is based on in the free course “D12(A)”.

Click on the “Curriculum” tab to review this course.  If you have not registered for a membership, please click on “Membership” on the top menu bar to select your membership and enroll in this course.  You are also required to complete the application form provided in course “G02-Spiritual Autobiography”” prior to being admitted to either the BUDDHIST STUDIES or the XIUXING SEMINARY PROGRAMS. Click for detailed User Guide under the “STUDENT MANUAL” in the website’s top menu bar for more information.

Prior to viewing this course, you are required to listen to the caveats provided in “PRELIMINARY STEPS” of Section 1 of the curriculum, which is a requirement for all preliminary translations of the Buddha Master’s teachings and complete “D01(A)-The Supreme and Magnificent Dharma”.

Preliminary Steps

Overview of preliminary translation of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III's Dharma Discourse on "Cutting Off the Twenty Dharmas Relating to Ordinary Feelings.”

Homework

Q & A

Presentations and Debates (required only for Xiuxing students)

FINAL EXAM & PAPER

Merit

Reference

: Our school offers an introduction to the Practices and Blessings Tradition of Mahayana Buddhism. We offer certain practices that can enable you to become enlightened in this lifetime if followed precisely. This is possible with the blessings of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and by our cultivation of morality, meditation, and wisdom. We recognize and praise these holy beings by our chants and develop our wisdom through learning the Dharma. We also recognize that, at present, we only have preliminary translations that may contain errors, but that still offer us guidance on our path.

Part of our cultivation is to share any merit we receive with all living beings (not just humans). You will understand these concepts and principles as you study these courses.
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5-17-2023: Added additional translations of 8 Winds from Lokavipatti Sutta.

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Enrolled: 7 students
Lectures: 9
Video: 66:49
Level: Beginner
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