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Engaged Buddhism: Tzu Chi Expands Outreach in Nepal with Great Love Village and Lumbini Campus Expansion - Buddhistdoor Global The Buddhist humanitarian organization Tzu Chi Foundation has deepened its humanitarian commitment in Nepal, the Buddha’s homeland.

BDG News: Engaged Buddhism: Tzu Chi Expands Outreach in Nepal with Great Love Village and Lumbini Campus Expansion

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#Buddhism #Buddha #EngagedBuddhism #Compassion #Kapilvastu #Lumbini #Nepal #Taiwan #Mahayana #TzuChi #MasterChengYen

06.03.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Bhikkhu Analayo πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Bhikkhu Analayo πŸͺ· YouTube video by BDG: Buddhistdoor Global

✨ Insight through awareness ✨

πŸͺ· Experiential wisdom from Bhikkhu Analayo πŸͺ·

πŸ’› What happens when you simply observe a feeling without reacting? πŸ’›

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Dhamma #Theravada #Mindfulness #Meditation #Awakening #Spirituality

06.03.2026 06:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Centering Sangha: A Five-Part Series on Organizational Development for Buddhist Communities (Part 1) - Buddhistdoor Global In this piece John Harvey Negru begins his examination of sangha with the foundations of strategic planning and governance, asking how Buddhist centers can build lasting and resilient communities

BDG Feature: Centering Sangha: A Five-Part Series on Organizational Development for Buddhist Communities (Part 1)

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#Buddhism #BuddhistCommunities #CommunityDevelopment #Sangha #Shakyamuni #Buddha #BuddhistThought #Spirituality

06.03.2026 06:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dharma Q+A with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: I Don't Feel a Need to Form Relationships
Dharma Q+A with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: I Don't Feel a Need to Form Relationships YouTube video by BDG: Buddhistdoor Global

BDG on YouTube: Dharma Q+A with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: I Don't Feel a Need to Form Relationships

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#Buddhism #Buddha #PomnyunSunim #Zen #Seon #JungtoSociety #DharmaTalk #Korea #KoreanBuddhism #Happiness #compassion #Wisdom #Liberation #Awakening

06.03.2026 05:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Buddhistdoor Quote for Today:  By approaching with mindful understanding the experience of feelings in general, and of pain in particular, this experience can become a powerful source of insight. All it takes is to remain aware, in the present moment, of the changing process of feelings as it is, without reacting. β€” Bhikkhu Analayo

Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: By approaching with mindful understanding the experience of feelings in general, and of pain in particular, this experience can become a powerful source of insight. All it takes is to remain aware, in the present moment, of the changing process of feelings as it is, without reacting. β€” Bhikkhu Analayo

πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Bhikkhu Analayo πŸͺ·

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Dhamma #Theravada #Mindfulness #Meditation #Awakening #Spirituality

06.03.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Holding Compassionate Attention in a World of Constant Headlines - Buddhistdoor Global Between despair and overwhelm, sits quiet compassion

BDG Feature: Holding Compassionate Attention in a World of Constant Headlines

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#Buddhism #Anxiety #Stress #BuddhistPractice #BuddhistThought #Wellness #Compassion #Crisis #MentalHealth #Overwhelm #Suffering

05.03.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: The Stem Array (1.94) πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: The Stem Array (1.94) πŸͺ· YouTube video by BDG: Buddhistdoor Global

✨ The ocean of awakening ✨

πŸͺ· Vast wisdom from The Stem Array (1.94) πŸͺ·

πŸ’› What in this moment quenches the thirst of the heart? πŸ’›

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Mahayana #BuddhaNature #Avatamsaka #Sutra #Mindfulness #Meditation #Awakening #Spirituality

05.03.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Landmark Exhibit of Artifacts from Sakya Monastery Opens at Palace Museum, Beijing - Buddhistdoor Global This new exhibit is the result of an unprecedented collaboration between the monks of Sakya Monastery and the Palace Museum

BDG News: Landmark Exhibit of Artifacts from Sakya Monastery Opens at Palace Museum, Beijing

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#Buddhism #BuddhistArt #Exhibition #TibetanArt #Vajrayana #TibetanBuddhism #Tibet #Beijing #SakyaMonastery

05.03.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Ordinary Buddhist: The Snow Falls
The Ordinary Buddhist: The Snow Falls YouTube video by BDG: Buddhistdoor Global

BDG on YouTube: The Ordinary Buddhist: The Snow Falls

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#Buddhism #DharmaTalk #Dharma #Buddha #Amida #Amitabha #PureLand #SenseiAlexKakuyo #Ohio

05.03.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Buddhistdoor Quote for Today:   Just as the great water of the ocean / Is immeasurable and unpolluted, / In that way, the sight of the Buddha / Dispels the thirst of the world. β€” The Stem Array (1.94)

Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Just as the great water of the ocean / Is immeasurable and unpolluted, / In that way, the sight of the Buddha / Dispels the thirst of the world. β€” The Stem Array (1.94)

πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: The Stem Array (1.94) πŸͺ·

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Mahayana #BuddhaNature #Avatamsaka #Sutra #Mindfulness #Meditation #Awakening #Spirituality

05.03.2026 06:18 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientific Study of 12 Buddhist Monks Reveals New Depth in the Neurological Benefits of Meditation - Buddhistdoor Global An international study has offered fresh scientific insight into how long-term Buddhist meditation practice can alter brain activity at a fundamental level.

BDG News: Scientific Study of 12 Buddhist Monks Reveals New Depth in the Neurological Benefits of Meditation

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#Buddhism #Tteravada #BuddhistMonk #BuddhistPractice #Meditation #Neuroscience #Samatha #Vipassana #BrainActivity

04.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche (1930–2002) πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche (1930–2002) πŸͺ· YouTube video by BDG: Buddhistdoor Global

✨ Deepen perception ✨

πŸͺ· Transforming wisdom from Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche (1930–2002) πŸͺ·

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Vajrayana #TibetanBuddhism #BuddhistPractice #Happiness #MindTraining #Mindfulness #Meditation #Awakening #Spirituality

04.03.2026 10:42 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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10 Steps to Speak Like Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche - Buddhistdoor Global How contradiction and vulnerability shape the Dharma discourse of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

BDG Feature: 10 Steps to Speak Like Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

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#Buddhism #Vajrayana #TibetanBuddhism #DzongsarKhyentseRinpoche #Dharma #BuddhistTeacher #DharmaTeacher #Rhetoric #BuddhistPhilosophy #BuddhistDiscourse

04.03.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Buddhistdoor Quote for Today:  We often think the only way to create happiness is to try to control the outer circumstances of our lives, to try to fix what seems wrong or 
to get rid of everything that bothers us. But the real problem lies in our reaction to those circumstances. What we have to change is the mind and the way it experiences reality. β€” Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche (1930–2002)

Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: We often think the only way to create happiness is to try to control the outer circumstances of our lives, to try to fix what seems wrong or 
to get rid of everything that bothers us. But the real problem lies in our reaction to those circumstances. What we have to change is the mind and the way it experiences reality. β€” Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche (1930–2002)

πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche (1930–2002) πŸͺ·

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Vajrayana #TibetanBuddhism #BuddhistPractice #Happiness #Reality #Mindfulness #Meditation #Awakening #Spirituality

04.03.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Thrangu Rinpoche (1933–2023) πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Thrangu Rinpoche (1933–2023) πŸͺ· YouTube video by BDG: Buddhistdoor Global

✨ Renew the intention

πŸͺ· Steady-path wisdom from Thrangu Rinpoche (1933–2023)

πŸ’› What intention are you practicing from right now?

πŸ”— youtube.com/shorts/zGBQU...

#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Vajrayana #TibetanBuddhism #BuddhistPractice #Bodhicitta #Mindfulness #Meditation #Awakening #Spirituality

03.03.2026 10:10 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Upcoming Enshrinement of Master Hsing Yun’s Relics Sparks Discussion on Devotion for Buddhists - Buddhistdoor Global Scholars note that Buddhist relics connect followers to an β€œabsent” Buddha or beloved master, though authenticity is sometimes disputed

BDG News: Upcoming Enshrinement of Master Hsing Yun’s Relics Sparks Discussion on Devotion for Buddhists

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Relics #BuddhaRelic #Devotion #FoGuangShan #HsingYun #Shakyamuni #Sharira

03.03.2026 10:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I See You. I Believe You. I Am Here. - Buddhistdoor Global When being soft and tender is an act of strength, character and resistance. . . especially in the face of the venal powerful

BDG Feature: I See You. I Believe You. I Am Here.

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#Buddhism #Abuse #AbuseOfPower #Accountability #Commentary #EpsteinFiles #Justice #Mindfulness

03.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today:   You may already have faith, respect, and excitement about the Dharma, and the pure motivation of bodhicitta. Still, it is good to recall and reinforce that motivation from time to time. It helps your mind to go toward the Dharma, the Dharma to become the path, and the path to dispel confusion. – Thrangu Rinpoche (1933–2023)

Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: You may already have faith, respect, and excitement about the Dharma, and the pure motivation of bodhicitta. Still, it is good to recall and reinforce that motivation from time to time. It helps your mind to go toward the Dharma, the Dharma to become the path, and the path to dispel confusion. – Thrangu Rinpoche (1933–2023)

Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Thrangu Rinpoche (1933–2023) πŸͺ·

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Vajrayana #TibetanBuddhism #BuddhistPractice #Bodhicitta #Mindfulness #Meditation #Awakening #Spirituality

03.03.2026 04:32 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Online Dharma: Tergar Announces Five-Day Summit on Science and Human Potential - Buddhistdoor Global Tergar Meditation Community has announced a five-day summit, β€œFlourish: The Science and Practice of Human Potential,” to be held online from 17–21 March.

BDG News: Online Dharma: Tergar Announces Five-Day Summit on Science and Human Potential

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#Buddhism #Science #Mindfulness #Meditation #WellBeing #Tergar #MingyurRinpoche #DzogchenPonlopRinpoche #TsoknyiRinpoche #Dharma #HumanPotential

02.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Ryokan Taigu (1758–1831)  πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Ryokan Taigu (1758–1831) πŸͺ· YouTube video by BDG: Buddhistdoor Global

✨ Seek within your own heart ✨

πŸͺ· Poetic wisdom from Ryokan Taigu (1758–1831) πŸͺ·

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Mahayana #Zen #BuddhistPractice #SotoZen #Poem #Poetry #Poet #Mindfulness #Meditation #Awakening #Spirituality

02.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Brief History of Buddhism in Myanmar From the Buddha Era to Present Times - Buddhistdoor Global Exploring the rich and timeless history of Myanmar, a heartland of the Buddhist tradition since the Buddha-era down to the modern period

BDG Feature: A Brief History of Buddhism in Myanmar From the Buddha Era to Present Times

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#Buddhism #Theravada #Myanmar #Buddha #BuddhistHistory #Shwedagon #BuddhistTemple #Mandalay #Yangon

02.03.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Amitabha Sutra: A Dharma Talk with Ven. Guan Cheng (Lecture 12)
The Amitabha Sutra: A Dharma Talk with Ven. Guan Cheng (Lecture 12) YouTube video by BDG: Buddhistdoor Global

BDG on YouTube: The Amitabha Sutra: A Dharma Talk with Ven. Guan Cheng (Lecture 12)

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Mahayana #Dharma #DharmaTalk #Sutra #Amitabha #PureLand #Wisdom #Awakening #Spirituality #BritishColumbia #Liberation

02.03.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Buddhistdoor Quote for Today:   Why do you so earnestly seek / the truth in distant places? / Look for delusion and truth in the / bottom of your own heart. β€” Ryokan Taigu (1758–1831)

Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Why do you so earnestly seek / the truth in distant places? / Look for delusion and truth in the / bottom of your own heart. β€” Ryokan Taigu (1758–1831)

πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Ryokan Taigu (1758–1831) πŸͺ·

πŸ”— Go deeper: buddhistdoor.net

#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Mahayana #Zen #BuddhistPractice #SotoZen #Poem #Poetry #Poet #Mindfulness #Meditation #Awakening #Spirituality

02.03.2026 05:22 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Buddhist Scholars Urge Non-violence and Compassion to Resolve Thai-Cambodian Border Conflict - Buddhistdoor Global Buddhist scholars called for Cambodia and Thailand to adopt principles of non-violence and compassion to establish sustainable peace.

BDG News: Buddhist Scholars Urge Non-violence and Compassion to Resolve Thai-Cambodian Border Conflict

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#Buddhism #Peace #ConflictResolution #NonViolence #Thailand #Cambodia #Compassion #Theravada

27.02.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: His Eminence the 12th Tai Situpa πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: His Eminence the 12th Tai Situpa πŸͺ· YouTube video by BDG: Buddhistdoor Global

✨ Revealing buddha-nature ✨

πŸͺ· Luminous wisdom from His Eminence the 12th Tai Situpa πŸͺ·

πŸ’› What in you is waiting to be uncovered? πŸ’›

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Vajrayana #TibetanBuddhism #BuddhistPractice#Purification #Mindfulness #Meditation #Awakening #Spirituality

27.02.2026 07:07 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Twin Moons and Common Threads: A Bangladeshi Family’s Celebration of a Chinese Festival - Buddhistdoor Global The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong brings Chinese New Year Festivities to a Bangladeshi family and other South Asian communities

BDG Feature: Twin Moons and Common Threads: A Bangladeshi Family’s Celebration of a Chinese Festival

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#Buddhism #HongKong #Bangladesh #CNY #ChineseNewYear #BDCHK #HKU #BuddhistFestival #LunarNewYear

27.02.2026 06:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dharma Q+A with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: How Should We Approach Death?
Dharma Q+A with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: How Should We Approach Death? YouTube video by BDG: Buddhistdoor Global

BDG on YouTube: Dharma Q+A with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: How Should We Approach Death?

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#Buddhism #Buddha #PomnyunSunim #Zen #Seon #JungtoSociety #DharmaTalk #Korea #KoreanBuddhism #Happiness #compassion #Wisdom #Liberation #Awakening

27.02.2026 06:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Buddhistdoor Quote for Today:   Buddhist practice is a process of transformation through purification that brings out the best of what is already there. It does not make people into what they are not, nor import any new material. It allows your ultimate identity as an enlightened being to emerge as you overcome the relative delusions and defilements that mask your buddha-nature. β€” His Eminence the 12th Tai Situpa

Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Buddhist practice is a process of transformation through purification that brings out the best of what is already there. It does not make people into what they are not, nor import any new material. It allows your ultimate identity as an enlightened being to emerge as you overcome the relative delusions and defilements that mask your buddha-nature. β€” His Eminence the 12th Tai Situpa

πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: His Eminence the 12th Tai Situpa πŸͺ·

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Vajrayana #TibetanBuddhism #BuddhistPractice #BuddhaNature #Mindfulness #Meditation #Awakening #Spirituality

27.02.2026 04:40 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Understanding Pain Versus Suffering: A Journey from Confusion to Clarity - Buddhistdoor Global Margaret Meloni shares a meditation on the difference between pain and suffering, and the path of acceptance..

BDG Feature: Understanding Pain Versus Suffering: A Journey from Confusion to Clarity

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#Buddhism #Acceptance #BuddhistPractice #Clarity #Confusion #WellBeing #Healing #Equanimity #Grief #Impermanence #Mourning #Pain #Suffering #SelfCompassion

26.02.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Ajahn Chah (1918–1992) πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Ajahn Chah (1918–1992) πŸͺ· YouTube video by BDG: Buddhistdoor Global

✨ When we are certain ... ✨

πŸͺ· Clear-seeing wisdom from Ajahn Chah (1918–1992) πŸͺ·

πŸ’› What happens when you soften certainty? πŸ’›

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Dhamma #Dharma #Theravada #ThaiForestTradition #Suffering #RightView #Mindfulness #Meditation #Awakening #Spirituality

26.02.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0