Celebrate the New (Tibetan) Year with the Days of Miracles!
The King of Samadhis Sutra: Praise of the Buddha’s Qualities
- February 23, 2021 @ 4:00 pm (IST)
- February 24, 2021 @ 4:00 pm (IST)
During the Days of Miracles it is especially important to remember the unique qualities of the Buddha and to recognize that such qualities did not come about miraculously but through hard work.
By nature, we also have the potential to develop exactly the same qualities of compassion, wisdom, generosity and so forth just as Buddha did.
In the chapter, Praise of the Buddha’s Qualities, from The King of Samādhis Sūtra, Buddha himself describes some of his qualities, how he attained them, and gives us advice for how to practice in the midst of widespread immorality. Simply reading and reflecting on the meaning of this sutra plants incredibly positive imprints in the mind.
Venerable Tenzin Legtsok is in the seventeenth year of the Geshe Studies Program at Sera Jey Monastic University in South India where he studies classic Indian Buddhist treatise and their Tibetan commentaries in the tradition of ancient Nalanda University. He has been ordained as a Buddhist monk since 2001.
Born in Virginia, USA in 1973, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Kenyon College in 1995.
The question, “What makes for the most happy and meaningful life?” which compelled him to major in philosophy during college gradually led to his study of meditation and philosophy with teachers among the exiled Tibetan communities in India and Nepal from 1999 until the present.
For the past ten years he has tried to make basic Buddhist teachings accessible to various audiences in India and the US through lectures, essays, and meditation instruction.
Downloads
You can download the English translation by 84,000 Project here: The King of Samādhis Sūtra