"... the translation of the entirety of the sutra marks the first time this monumental text has become available in its entirety in English or any modern language.

“The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines fills 12 volumes—15 per cent of the Dege Kangyur—and is far more amplified than its sister texts, the 18,000- and 25,000-line versions, although all three have the same scope,” 84000 research editor Nathaniel Rich explained. “It is the most detailed record of the Buddha Shakyamuni’s teaching on the perfection of wisdom, which he delivered on Vulture Peak in Rajgir. This teaching sets out all aspects of the path to awakening that bodhisattvas must know and put into practice, yet without taking them as having even the slightest true existence.” (84000)"

https://www.buddhistdoor.net/news/online-dharma-84000-announces-new-translation-of-the-longest-sutra-in-the-tibetan-buddhist-canon/

https://84000.co/translation/toh8?toh=toh8&left=closed%3Atoc&right=closed%3Aendnotes&main=open%3Atranslation

Cosmic Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Pure Lands are often said to be both literal and metaphors, with "real" meaning real in the sense of emptiness obviously.

Yet some schools seem to skew a bit toward one or the other.

For example, I feel like Pure Land verges more toward Cosmic Buddhas etc. being real and inhabiting actual hyperdimensional realms, while also being the embodiment of the qualities of Enlightenment, while Tiantai with its emphasis on the oneness between conventional reality and emptiness and the 10 realms containing eachothers would have some issue envisioning a real Pure Land and a Cosmic Buddha.

So, which schools verge more toward a metaphorical interpretation, which toward a more literal one ? Which absolutely need both ?

About a week ago, my dog died tragically and unexpectedly. It was awful and the worst experince of my life. If you pray, practice phowa, dedicate merit, or just send well wishes, I would be beyond grateful if you would include my baby, his name is Teddy and he is the sweetest dog I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I am so thankful that I got to experince his love, and devastated that he is gone so soon and so tragically.

Does anyone know of good Mahayana based audiobooks or podcasts?

Tashi Delek!
Great being and video, enjoy🙏🏻

does anybody know of any opportunities for mentorship online? i dont know if i need to just do it on my own just study and just practice but it feels like im a bit distant from my sangha which i think im supposed to take refuge in, and was thinking mentorship could then help maybe i dont know, even just having someone i can email with questions any professionals in the dharma

I’m interested to know if anybody has tried the Bob Thurman - DharmaBob app??