Dharma Realm Thusness

An English translation of  太上老君太素經 The Ultra Plainness is immensely bright and white, with the Way inside. At the time of Ultra Plainness, the Divinity goes there to operate, and the Way is revealed. As creations and formations take place, the Way gives things Order, and the Way completes them. In this way Heaven and Earth are shaped, and the Way and Virtue incarnate into a Scripture.  (  The Scripture of Way and Virtue  ) The Way of Self Thusness (*) is the greatest Way. The Virtue of Eternal Life is the greatest Gain of Virtue. (* The Chinese term  自然 , which is often translated to ‘nature’, literally means Self Thusness — A ‘being’ that is such by itself, independently and unconditionally. It is not created, and not conditioned by anyone or anything. ) The Way produces One, One produces Two, Two produces Three, and Three produces Heaven and Earth. The Heaven and Earth system then becomes full, and since it becomes full, it starts to decline. At the end of the...

An English Translation of  佛說俱利伽羅大龍勝外道伏陀羅尼經 (Taisho Tripitaka 1206)   Thus I have heard: At one time, The Buddha was in the great city Raja-griha. At that time, Ratna-ketu ( Treasure -Banner) Dharani Bodhisattva asked the Buddha : "Why does great dragon Krkala hold a sharp sword in his mouth, and wrap his four legs around the sword ?" The Buddha told Ratna-ketu Dharani Bodhisattva : "At one time in the past, in the highest Heaven of Form Realm (Akanistha), in Mahesvara (Great Omnipotent God)’s Knowledge Victory City, when Moveless Luminous King (Acalanatha Vidya-Raja) was debating with a number of Exterior-path practitioners, both sides manifested myriads of miraculous transformations to prove their wisdom.” "At that time, Moveless Luminous King (Acalanatha Vidya-Raja) transformed himself into a Wisdom Fire sword." " Meanwhile , there were 95 types of Exterior-path practitioners. Their Leader, whose name is Wisdom Achievement, also transformed himself into...

 Taoism The Heavenly Lord of Way and Virtue The Heavenly Lord of Origin The Heavenly Lord of Divine Treasures A portion of Towards the Origin , a mural of Yuan Dynasty depicting heavenly deities having an audience with the Heavenly Lord of Origin Heavenly Deities ( A portion of Towards the Origin , a Taoist mural of Yuan Dynasty )  Buddhism Sakyamuni Buddha Sakyamuni Buddha and the eight great Bodhisattvas Shakyamuni Buddha and the seventeen great Panditas of Nalanda monastery Padmasambhava's Rainbow Body Aditya the sun god  Christianity Mary and Jesus Jesus enthroned in heaven The Annunciation Jesus Christ The Anointing of David Jesus and Angels Jesus and the Saints The three Angels The three Angels  Hinduism Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva Krishna Vishnu and His Avatars ...

An English translation of  妙法蓮華三昧祕密三摩耶經 A Vajrayana ( Indestructible Vehicle ) [0] explanation of Saddharma Pundarika Sutra ( Lotus Sutra ). Alternative Title : Sutra on the Secret Teachings  regarding  the Samadhi [1] named True Dharma White Lotus The Eight-Petaled Lotus Flower which Symbolizes the Heart  ( the central part of Womb Store Realm Mandala ) : The Beginning Chapter Maha-Vairocana the Bhagavan who illuminates universally, accompanied by an ocean-like grand assembly of Eternally Quiescent Light [2], wanders throughout the Dharma Realm Palace, and enjoys the Bliss of Dharma. The Bhagavan descends from the Tathagata Lifespan Vajra to the Great Compassion Womb Store, and says these verses of Self Awakenment [3] : “Homage to the Originally Awakened Heart and the Dharma Body. The eternally existing Miraculous Dharma is on the Lotus Platform of Heart. All the merits of the Three Bodies [4] are already present in the primordial Origin. The Thirty-seven Lords [5] ...