It's like passing through three gates: if it's true, you pass through the first gate. If it's necessary, you pass through the second. And if it's kind, you pass through the third.
Sanmen or “Three Gates” is usually set in a form of a decorated archway including three gates, which are the Gate of Emptiness, the Gate of No-Form, and the Gate of No-Vow (also known as Gate of Desirelessness ).
Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates: At the first gate, ask yourself “Is is true?” At the second gate ask, “Is it necessary?” At the third gate ask, “Is it kind?”
Its three gates are called kūmon (空門, gate of emptiness), musōmon (無相門, gate of formlessness) and muganmon (無願門, gate of inaction) and symbolize the three gates to enlightenment, or satori.
Yang-shen explained, "Those who use the Gate of Faith enter through the Buddha, those who use the Gate of Wisdom enter through the Dharma, and those who use the Gate of Compassion enter through the Sangha. In other words, one may enter the Buddha's Path by means of any one of the Gates of the Three Precious Ones."
(Skt.; Pāli, akusala-mūla). Collective name for the three roots of evil, being the three unwholesome mental states of greed (rāga), hatred (dveṣa), and delusion (moha). All negative states of consciousness are seen as ultimately grounded in one or more of these three.
One of the oldest ways of expressing faith in Buddhism is by taking refuge in the three jewels. Also known as the triple gem and the three treasures, the three jewels are the Buddha (the exemplar), the dharma (the teachings), and the sangha (the community of practitioners).
There are spiritual gates that God uses to bring divine protection to the life of a man. In Mal. 3:10-12, God talks about opening the windows of heaven and this implies that there must be a gate. Psa. 118:19 also talks about the gate of righteousness, this is the gate of the Lord.
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The Eight Gates of Zen rests upon the Buddhist reference point of no reference point, the revolutionary proclamation of “no-self” or “egolessness,” the most essential common thread that turns through all schools and traditions of Buddhist teaching.
Monson. Today I pray earnestly that all of us may open wide the three gates of which I have spoken—the Gate of Preparation, the Gate of Performance, and the Gate of Service—and walk through them to our exaltation.
The “Twelve Gates” have their origin in folklore, mythology and scripture. In the Book of Revelations (Revelation 21:12), there is reference to the twelve gates, each of which represents a different passageway to heaven.
Simply put, the Rule of Three is a very general principle that states that ideas presented in threes are inherently more interesting, more enjoyable, and more memorable for your audience. Information presented in a group of three sticks in our head better than other groups.
The wheel represents the Dharma, the teachings of the Buddha. In the center of the wheel are three swirls that represent the three jewels of Buddhism, which are the Buddha (or the teacher), the Dharma (teachings of Buddha), and the sangha (the community).
They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering. More simply put, suffering exists; it has a cause; it has an end; and it has a cause to bring about its end.
In the Samyukta Agama a different formulation is made, in which the Buddha taught impermanence, nonself, and nirvana as the Three Dharma Seals.
The eight "gates" of the title are sitting meditation (zazen); face-to-face meetings between teacher and student; academic study; rituals; morality and ethics as reflected in the Buddhist precepts of behavior; art; the body; and work all extensions and functions of Zen practice.
The most famous and widely recited mantra Buddhist mantra is the mantra which is the essence of the Heart Sutra – “Tayata, gate gate paragate parasamgate Bodhi soha”. This translates approximately to mean, “Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone completely beyond, enlightenment, lay the foundation.”
The threshold between the earthly and heavenly realms symbolized by the Golden Gate represents the Mystical Body of the Church, often viewed as the Bride of Christ. In Christian eschatology, sunrise in the east symbolizes both Christ's resurrection at dawn on Easter Sunday and the direction of his Second Coming.
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Jesus' promise to give him the “keys of the kingdom” led to the popular perception of Peter as the gatekeeper of heaven. The Roman Catholic church celebrates five feast days in honour of Peter, and in each the name of Paul is associated.
The Triratna (Pali: ti-ratana or ratana-ttaya; Sanskrit: tri-ratna or ratna-traya) is a Buddhist symbol, thought to visually represent the Three Jewels of Buddhism (the Buddha, the Dhamma, the Sangha).
The Second Noble Truth is Samudaya , which refers to the cause of suffering. It is related to the concept of tanha, which means 'craving'.
The ideals at the heart of Buddhism are collectively known as the 'Three Jewels', or the 'Three Treasures'. These are the Buddha (the yellow jewel), the Dharma (the blue jewel), and the Sangha (the red jewel). It is by making these the central principles of your life that you become a Buddhist.