20241003 Mahayana Buddhism

This page is part of my exploration of the origins of Zen:

https://listed.valdelane.net/55456/20241004-zen

"The Mahayana tradition teaches that all beings inherently possess buddha nature, the seed of awakening: thus perfecting the qualities of a buddha the buddha-to-be can remove hindrances to realization even within a single lifetime. The Mahayana spiritual model is the bodhisattva, who is motivated by bodhicitta, the desire to awaken to help all beings realize their true nature." More at:

https://tricycle.org/beginners/buddhism/what-is-mahayana-buddhism/

https://spiritualculture.org/what-is-the-mahayana-buddhism/

An overview of major Mahayana sutras:

https://www.learnreligions.com/major-mahayana-sutras-450031 or
https://web.archive.org/web/20240203052821/https://www.learnreligions.com/major-mahayana-sutras-450031

Here are some of them:

https://listed.valdelane.net/55365/20240923-heart-sutra

https://listed.valdelane.net/55366/20240924-diamond-sutra

https://listed.valdelane.net/55368/20240926-lotus-sutra

https://listed.valdelane.net/55363/20240922-avatamsaka-sutra

https://listed.valdelane.net/55367/20240925-vimalakirti-sutra

Buddhist scripture is extensive. Don't get lost in the weeds. If you are mainly interested in Zen right now, I suggest fast-forwarding to Chan, the Chinese Buddhist school:

https://listed.valdelane.net/55372/20240930-chan

This page is part of my exploration of the origins of Zen:

https://listed.valdelane.net/55456/20241004-zen