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Buddha House
Centre for Advanced Buddhist Studies Inc
Tel (08) 8333 2824

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1 Fisher St, Tusmore
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PO Box 434, Glenside, 5065, South Australia

Buddha House is affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT

This section has general information about Buddhism, specific resources for use at Buddha House, and links to other Buddhist resources.

Useful Links

A list of Australian FPMT Centers and projects that have websites, as well as some other selected links that relate to the activities of Buddha House and reference material for studies.
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Advice for Daily Practice

A summary of essential daily meditation practice by Geshe Pema Tsering - 2008
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FPMT Prayers and Practices

For an excellent collection of FPMT Prayers and Practices please see the Prayers & Practices section of the Osel Shen Phen Ling website - http://www.fpmt-osel.org/meditate/index.htm.

Some of the resources listed include:

Sadhanas

Buddha Shakyamuni Meditation
Vajrasattva Purification Practice
Praises and Requests to the Twenty-One Taras
White Tara Sadhana
Four-Armed Chenresig Meditation
Abbreviated Four-Armed Chenresig Meditation
Thousand-Armed Chenresig Meditation
Medicine Buddha Meditation
The Bodhisattva's Confession of Ethical Downfalls (Prostrations to the Thirty-Five Buddhas)
General Confession

Preliminary Practices

Preliminary Practices

The Prayer to Manjushri
The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Prayers for the Beginning of Meditation
Long Mandala Offering with instructions and llustrations.

Prayers for the Dedication of Merit

Prayers for the Conclusion of Meditation
Precept Dedication Prayer by Shantideva, revised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Dedication

After a virtuous action is performed, a dedication prayer skillfully focusses its effects. The prayer is usually recited at the end of teachings and meditations.
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Why do Buddhists take vows?

Question for Geshe-la "Why do Buddhists take vows?" Geshe-la's answer: "Not only Buddhists take vows; followers of other religious traditions also take vows. They vow to restrain from misconduct. That's what 'taking vows' is, to restrain from bad actions, harmful activities, to restrain from non-virtue. In Buddhism there are many different classes of vows...
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Visualisation Meditation (Deity Practice)

Explores the role of visualisation in traditional practices, with a brief summary of the main traditional deity practices - Chenrezig, Medicine Buddha, Vajrasattva, Shakyamuni & Tara.
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Seven Limbs Prayer

Recited at the binnings of teachings & meditation sessions. The prayer summarises the path to enlightenment.
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How to put the teachings into practice

An extract from Khensur Rinpoche's Final Graduated Path Teaching for 1998.
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Making Friends with Death

An insightful article about preparing for death from a Buddhist perspective, by Jampa Gendun.
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Refuge and Bodhicitta

Usually recited at the beginning of formal teachings, meditation sessions & events.
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