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Buddhist Art<p>Muryo-ji, Minowa, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nagano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nagano</span></a> Prefecture, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuddhistArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
Robin MarxLoss of a child
EngagedPureLand<p>Midwest Buddhist Temple members assembled and delivered 365 sandwiches to unhoused neighbours in Chicago this past weekend.<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/buddhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/jodoshinshu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jodoshinshu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/shinbuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shinbuddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/engagedbuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engagedbuddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/unhoused" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unhoused</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a></p>
Zen Every Day ◯<p>"Be where you are; otherwise, you will miss your life." </p><p>– Gautama Buddha</p><p>Daily <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GautamaBuddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GautamaBuddha</span></a></p>
Wabi Sabi Mind 🪷<p>Daily <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WabiSabi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabiSabi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> 🙏</p>
Charlie McHenry<p>Meanwhile in <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>… Religious scandal erupts as the Shaolin Abbot is now suffering for his alleged lust, greed and desire - Shi Yongxin is no longer the abbot of the Shaolin Temple. He is under investigation. According to the Buddhist Association of China, Shi is: suspected of criminal activity, including the embezzlement and misappropriation of project funds and temple assets. He is also accused of maintaining improper relationships with multiple women over an extended period and fathering illegitimate children, in serious violation of Buddhist precepts. He is currently under joint investigation by multiple departments. Shi Yongxin’s actions are of an extremely vile nature, have severely damaged the reputation of the Buddhist community, and have tarnished the image of monastics. (Source: Sinocism) <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ChineseBuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseBuddhism</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Shaolin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shaolin</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/KungFu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KungFu</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/MartialArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MartialArts</span></a></p>
César Pose<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span> <br>On the Spectrum, On the Path</p><p>Meditation can help with navigating challenges, cultivating calm, and connecting with others. Four Buddhists with autism on how the practice has changed their lives.</p><p><a href="https://www.lionsroar.com/on-the-spectrum-on-the-path/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lionsroar.com/on-the-spectrum-</span><span class="invisible">on-the-path/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/actuallyautistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>actuallyautistic</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zen</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ZenBuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZenBuddhism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a></p>
Buddhist Art<p>Tusha Hiti (water stone spout) Inside Patan Durbar Square, Sundari Chowk, Lalitpur, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nepal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nepal</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuddhistArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
District Dharma<p>Unbeaten by the rain<br />Unbeaten by the wind<br />Bested by neither snow nor summer heat<br />Strong of body<br />Free of desire<br />Never angry<br />Always smiling quietly<br />Dining daily on four cups of brown rice<br />Some miso and a few vegetables<br />Observing all things<br />With dispassion<br />But remembering well<br />Living in a small, thatched-roof house<br />In the meadow beneath a canopy of pines<br />Going east to nurse the sick child<br />Going west to bear sheaves of rice for the weary mother<br />Going south to tell the dying man there is no cause for fear<br />Going north to tell those who fight to put aside their trifles<br />Shedding tears in time of drought<br />Wandering at a loss during the cold summer<br />Called useless by all<br />Neither praised<br />Nor a bother<br />Such is the person<br />I wish to be</p><p>-- Hart Larrabee’s translation of Kenji Miyazawa’s poem Ame ni mo makezu</p><p><a href="https://dmv.community/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/mindfulness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mindfulness</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/simplicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>simplicity</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/compassion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>compassion</span></a></p>
Aljoša<p>I'm currently working on translating a seminal 19th-century Tibetan Buddhist book by Jamgön Kongtrul about preliminary tantric practices (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngondro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngondro</span></a>) into Slovenian. It will be one of the first books of its kind in the language. It is part of an ongoing effort to make root Buddhist texts available to Slovenian readers and practitioners. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dharma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tibetanbuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tibetanbuddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slovenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slovenia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/translation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>translation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsidian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>markdown</span></a></p>
Wabi Sabi Mind 🪷<p>Daily <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WabiSabi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabiSabi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> 🙏</p>
Zen Every Day ◯<p>"Firewood becomes ash, and it does not turn into firewood again." </p><p>– Dōgen</p><p>Daily <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dogen</span></a></p>
RaymondPierreL3<p>Edited for typos</p><p>This news is not good news for <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MartialArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MartialArts</span></a>. Of course, knowing the CCP doesn’t get on well with religious organisations and their past history of concocting various charges to ‘purge’ opposition, we will never know the truth of it.</p><p>Still, not good to see this headline</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/shoalinabbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shoalinabbott</span></a> <br>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/shaolin-temple-head-investigated-in-china-embezzlement/105580848" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/sha</span><span class="invisible">olin-temple-head-investigated-in-china-embezzlement/105580848</span></a>?</p>
Chad Kohalyk<p>Started reading: Awakening from the Daydream by David Nichtern 📚</p><p>Takes a modern twist to teach the Six Realms of the classic Wheel of Life (Bhavacakra)</p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://micro.blog/books/9781614290056" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">micro.blog/books/9781614290056</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Buddhist Art<p>Standing Statue of the Twelve Divine Generals (Tenpyo), Shin-Yakushi-ji, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nara</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>. Of the 12 statues that protect the principal image, Yakushi Nyorai, 11 are designated as national treasures, except for the statue of General Miyabira, which is a supplement to later generations. It is almost life-size and is said to be the oldest statue of the twelve gods in the country.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuddhistArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
Ben Higbie<p>More prismatic pieces, made by myself and three local <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> pals of mine; msg me if you like any of these &amp; want to inquire, all're affordable &amp; easy to order 🌈✨ </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paintings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paintings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artlover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artlover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artlovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artlovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artfinder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artfinder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artmarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artmarket</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spiritual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spiritual</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spirituality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spirituality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abstract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abstract</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abstractart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abstractart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buddhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artfinder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artfinder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artmarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artmarket</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artforsale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artforsale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supportthearts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supportthearts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>handmade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artistsonmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artistsonmastodon</span></a></p>
Solar Branka :mw:<p>"Many Western Buddhist institutions still have a dreadful track record in reaching out to help those in need, perhaps because so many members have their heads deeply inserted in their arses and confuse non-self and karma with being overgrown selfish babies.<br>Dharma is not a financial transaction."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TattoedBuddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TattoedBuddha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/D%C5%8Dgen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dōgen</span></a> Zenji (1200–1253) revolutionized <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japanese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> by emphasizing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shikantaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shikantaza</span></a> ("just sitting") and the inseparability of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/practice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>practice</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enlightenment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enlightenment</span></a>. His <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophical</span></a> depth, especially in works like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sh%C5%8Db%C5%8Dgenz%C5%8D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shōbōgenzō</span></a>, shaped <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/S%C5%8Dt%C5%8DZen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SōtōZen</span></a> and continues to influence global Buddhist thought. Here is a brief overview of his life and teachings:</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-07-27-dogen_zenji/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-07-27-dogen_zenji/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/D%C5%8DgenZenji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DōgenZenji</span></a></p>
Zen Every Day ◯<p>"During <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zazen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zazen</span></a>, brain and consciousness become pure. It’s exactly like muddy water left to stand in a glass. Little by little, the sediment sinks to the bottom and the water becomes pure." </p><p>– Taisen Deshimaru</p><p>Daily <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Deshimaru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deshimaru</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaisenDeshimaru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaisenDeshimaru</span></a></p>
Wabi Sabi Mind 🪷<p>Daily <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WabiSabi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabiSabi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> 🙏</p>