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	Buddhist Refuge
		It is the refuge in Buddha, the Enlightened One, in the dharma, the Buddha's teachings, and in the sangha, the practitioners.
		It is the refuge in the "three roots," which are the lama, the yidams (buddha aspects), and the protectors.
		When we take refuge in the yidams and the protectors we should not think of them as something separate from us, but try to understand them as an expression of the lama's mind, which is not different from our own mind.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /buddhist_refuge.htm (1660 words)

	Taking Refuge: Lama Yeshe
		When we take refuge only in agreeable sensations or emotions, the problem of attachment is merely aggravated and we are sadly disenchanted because we expect lasting satisfaction from what turns out to be mere flickers of ephemeral pleasure.
		Buddhist refuge is a process of turning inward that begins with our discovery of our own unlimited potential as human beings.
		Your object of refuge should be visualised in a gentle and loving aspect, and radiating the three coloured lights.
	www.buddhasvillage.com /BuddhasVillage/teachings/ly_refuge.htm (1964 words)

	Meaning of Refuge of Buddhistlinks.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		But in the West, refuge is actually a much more dramatic kind of statement because, in a way, what you are saying is that you are going to turn away from trying to satisfy yourself with materialism or with power or with credentials alone.
		In the Buddhist tradition, it is said that when you make the gesture of refuge you are committing yourself to the journey of self-discovery for the rest of your life.
		The second refuge is the dharma, the collection of oral and written teachings that have been passed from the time of the Buddha, through hundreds of generations, down to ourselves.
	buddhistlinks.org /RefugeRay.htm (3098 words)

	Shambhala Sun - Taking Refuge: The Decision to Become a Buddhist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		As far as Buddhists are concerned, the sky is blue and the grass is green-in the summer, of course.
		So taking refuge in the Buddha as an example is realizing that our case history is in fact completely comparable with his, and then deciding that we are going to follow his example and do what he did.
		Taking refuge in the dharma, taking a passionless approach, means that all of life is regarded as a fertile situation and a learning situation, always.
	www.shambhalasun.com /Archives/Features/2001/may01/trungpa.htm (3063 words)

	what is a Buddha? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		basic Refuge is taken from the time of the ceremony until death, whereas mahayana Refuge is taken from the ceremony until total enlightenment is reached, in whichever future life that may be.
		Taking Refuge is a commitment to the Buddhist path and so it is natural to at least remain on that path and, preferably, to progress as best possible along it.
		Refuge is common to all Buddhist traditions and one is not obliged to continue in the tradition one first discovers.
	www.samye.org /refuge.htm (1144 words)

	Buddhist Studies (Secondary) Becoming a Buddhist
		When a person wishes to become a Buddhist, the first step he or she takes is to go to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha for refuge.
		Taking refuge in the Sangha is like having good travelling companions who keep a traveller company, care for him when he is sick and encourage him along when he is tired.
		A Buddhist may repeat the Threefold Refuge daily to remind himself that he has made a commitment to attain the goal of happiness and Enlightenment through the guidance and inspiration of the Triple Gem.
	www.buddhanet.net /e-learning/buddhism/bs-s17.htm (1359 words)

	Day 4 - Q & A
		The Buddhists in Tibet started at the time of Benedict, so they are not very old, and a lot of their forms would be exactly sixth century C.E. It's the way we would have lived in the sixth century, those huge monasteries.
		The other thing to remember about the Buddhists, when the Buddhist transpositioned, as you so well said, over the Himalayas and into the plateau of Tibet, they merged with the Bon tradition, and they were shamanistic.
		Dharma is the Buddhist teachings, first, but It's also the Ultimate Truth -- for Buddhists, capitol "T," for anybody else, small "t" -- the truth on what it means to be a human being, the truth of the experience of being a human being, and the truth of how to end suffering.
	www.urbandharma.org /bdharma2/bd4/d4qa.html (2962 words)

	Going for Refuge
		Although the tradition of going to refuge is an ancient practice, it is still relevant for our own practice today, for we are faced with the same internal dangers that faced people in the Buddha's time.
		The refuges in Buddhism -- both on the internal and on the external levels -- are the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha, also known as the Triple Gem.
		Although it is widely believed that all Buddhist followers are members of the Sangha, this is not the case.
	www.urbandharma.org /udharma/refuge.html (888 words)

	Karma Triyana Dharmachakra - The Kagyu Lineage -- The Teachings -- Becoming a Buddhist: Refuge in the Three Jewels
		We take refuge in the Buddha by seeing him as the example of the sort of life we should lead in order to unfold our basic goodness and to realize freedom.
		Refuge establishes the proper foundation for receiving teachings on and entering into practices of the Buddhist path.
		Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche explains the meaning of taking refuge, describes the shortcomings of not taking refuge, elaborates on the benefits of taking refuge, and describes the proper objects of refuge, the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha, by comparing them to examples of good health, physicians, and medicine.
	www.kagyu.org /kagyulineage/buddhism/bec/bec00.php (495 words)

	Taking Refuge
		The Buddhist shelter from the rain of problems and pain of life is threefold: the Buddha, his teachings (the Dharma) and the spiritual community (the Sangha).
		To take refuge in the dharma is to take refuge in all the teachings that encourage you and nurture your inherent ability to let go of holding back.
		And to take refuge in the sangha is to take refuge in the community of people who share this longing to let go and open rather than shield themselves.The support we give each other as practitioners is not the usual samsaric support in which we all join the same team and complain about someone else.
	buddhism.kalachakranet.org /refuge.html (1563 words)

	Buddhists: Facts
		Although a Buddhist seeks refuge in the Buddha as his incomparable guide who indicates the path of purity, he makes no servile surrender.
		A Buddhist does not think that he can gain purity merely by seeking refuge in the Buddha or by mere faith in Him.
		The Buddhist cosmology (or universe) is distinctly different from that of other religions which usually recognise only this solar system (Earth) as the centre of the Universe and the only planet with living beings.
	en.allexperts.com /q/Buddhists-948/Facts.htm (1210 words)

	fwbo :: The Primacy of Going for Refuge
		The Buddha is a ‘Refuge’ not because he will help us escape life and its difficulties, but because Enlightenment is a state of release from attachment to ‘false refuges’: those mundane things we look to for happiness and security, but which are incapable of providing them.
		Even though this is a common and vital teaching in the whole Buddhist tradition it is not necessarily the case that all Buddhists really do make the Three Jewels the central element in their lives and practice.
		The task for modern Buddhists is to discern what in the Buddhist tradition genuinely does conduce to going for Refuge, and then to put it into practice in their lives.
	www.fwbo.org /going_for_refuge.html (422 words)

	THE FOUNDATION of BUDDHIST THOUGHT - A 45-Minute Session (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Of course taking refuge is really the mind moving into the refuge process - not so much to do with what we visualise - but many great masters from their own experience have found that to visualise the Buddha in front of us will help.
		The second traditional reason for taking refuge is because we have seen clearly that there is the possibility to eliminate those disturbing emotions and their results.
		We have talked about taking refuge in the Buddha, and I have emphasised that we really need to understand what a Buddha is and how we too can develop those qualities, so taking refuge is not that straightforward; it involves quite thorough and deep investigation.
	www.buddhistthought.org /45_minute_session.html (3040 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum -> Taking Refuge
		Taking refuge in them means feeling confident that there are such people, and that they are the best sort of company to keep, to go further.
		To Buddhists, the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha are analogous to the physician, medicine, and nurse to a patient.
		Taking refuge in the Triple Gem can affirm our conviction to learn from the Buddha, to follow the monastics instructions, and to apply the Buddha’s teachings in our daily life.
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/index.php?showtopic=118 (1442 words)

	Buddhist Channel \| Letters \| The Dalai Lama is no Pope
		by Visakha Kawasaki, Kandy, Sri Lanka, The Buddhist Channel, Dec 6, 2006
		He is certainly mistaken too when he claims that by showing reverence for the relics of the Buddha and other Arahats, a Buddhist “effectively ‘breaks’ one's Refuge Vows and will effectively become a Non-Buddhist, negating the source and root of all Dharmic practices.”
		Although the Dalai Lama may deserve respect as the head of his sect, he is not a Buddhist Pope, and might do well to educate himself about other Buddhist traditions, and avoid pronouncements of such a “catholic” nature.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=22,3496,0,0,1,0 (118 words)

	Refuge
		As is the case with other systems of belief, people may think of themselves as Buddhist having been born into a family of Buddhists, or into a culture where Buddhism is predominant, and may never actually go through any ritual.
		In the presence of a representative of the Buddha' s sangha or community, that is, an ordained Buddhist teacher, priest, monk or nun, the individual asks for admission to the Buddhist community.
		The Refuge ceremony is reminiscent of the mediaeval ritual of swearing fealty to a liege lord.
	www.khandro.net /Buddhist_becoming.htm (2320 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum -> Taking Refuge In The Triple Gems
		And it is also possible to take refuge with a buddhist teacher alone, and not in a group if you are a regular buddhist practitionar and know the teacher well.
		If you are interested in taking refuge under the Tibetan tradition, it will be nice for you to get familiar with the verses that you need to chant during the refuge ceremony, such as the refuge verses (Namo Gurubhya, Namo Buddhaya...), refuge and generating Bodhicitta verses (sanggye cho dang tsog kyi chog nam la...)...etc.
		I had the opportunity to "take refuge" with a group of vipassana practicioners, however I found vipassana meditation to be not real suitable for myself.
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/index.php?showtopic=400 (2578 words)

	Karma Triyana Dharmachakra -- Tibetan Buddhism -- Becoming a Buddhist: Refuge in the Three Jewels to Buddhism -- Taking ...
		These disciples in turn gave refuge to their disciples in a line that has continued up to the present time.
		Refuge means taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
		After receiving refuge, we must be able to maintain this transmission, which we do by taking a vow to remind ourselves of our commitment to follow the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.
	www.kagyu.org /kagyulineage/buddhism/bec/bec02.php (889 words)

	Shambhala Meditation Center of Washington DC : : What is Shambhala?
		The acharyas are empowered to offer Buddhist refuge and bodhisattva vows and to bring the continuity of our spiritual lineage into the living teaching environment of local Shambhala centers.
		Shambhala was founded by Tibetan meditation master and scholar Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche renowned for his ability to present Buddhism in a form readily understandable to Western students.
		The Buddhist tradition provides a well-defined, graduated method of developing skillful action and wisdom through meditation practice and study of the dharma.
	www.shambhala.org /centers/washingtondc/whatis/whatis.html (586 words)

	How does someone become a Buddhist?
		This means that a Buddhist practitioner (as opposed to a "Buddhist") often internalizes these values well before he or she admits to such a title.
		Nevertheless, the key component to Buddhist practice is the recurring affirmation of "refuge" in the Three Jewels.
		During this ceremony certain refuge prayers are recited in front of a teacher, a minimum of basic lay vows are taken, and sometimes a "Dharma name" is confered by the teacher.
	www.drepung.org /resources/kbase/faq/11.cfm (252 words)

	BECOMING A BUDDHIST?
		To publicly take refuge in the Three Jewels is to change the direction of ones life and make an effort to embody the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha.
		To take refuge in the Buddha is to take refuge in the living source of understanding, faith and compassion, symbolized as Amida, the Buddha of Eternal Life and Light and her historical human manifestation, Shakyamuni Buddha.
		To take refuge in the Sangha is to take refuge in the community that practices according to the Buddhist path and strives to manifest and embody Enlightenment here on Earth.
	buddhistfaith.tripod.com /pureland_sangha/id23.html (1724 words)

	Feng Shui at a Massachusetts Buddhist Retreat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		An article at the Boston Globe studies how Forest Refuge, a Buddhist retreat at Barre, Massachusetts, is efficiently decorated according to the principles of feng shui.
		However, the owners of Forest Refuge used a feng shui consultant, Hank Reisen (located in Cambridge), to make the blueprints for the building to be done according to the principles of feng shui.
		In the Buddhist refuge, you can see the principles in such details as the hallways, which have an effortless flow into them.
	www.feng-shui-guide.com /massachusetts-feng-shui.html (159 words)

	Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche - Becoming a Buddhist
		The formal decision to become a Buddhist is marked by the refuge ceremony, in which you take refuge in what are known as the three jewels: the Buddha, the dharma, and the sangha (the community of Buddhist practitioners).
		Some people who take the refuge vow wonder afterwards if they made the right choice, so it's important to consider seriously whether becoming a Buddhist is what you want to do with your life.
		We take refuge in the Buddha because we are taking the same journey as he did.
	www.shambhala.org /teachers/sakyong/smr-talk2.html (1070 words)

	Taking Refugee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A Refuge means a place or state of safety, and the Buddhist state of safety lies nowhere except in the depths of our own hearts, in the Study, Application and Realization of the Dharma.
		It was probably common for people to say: "I Take Refuge in you and your teachings" when they were satisfied with what they heard a teacher say and wished to take him as their teacher; it would come from themselves.
		A Buddhist must have faith in the Three Jewels, but it is not blind faith or mere belief; it is faith based upon knowledge and perception of the truth and validity of the Buddha’s Teachings, faith sprung from experience.
	members.tripod.com /anatta0/ats31-taking_refugee.htm (900 words)

	The Meaning of Taking Refuge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It is part of the commitment of being Buddhist that you try to develop loving-kindness and compassion so that no matter what kind of experience you personally are having, you will still be able to give to others, and you will also keep on trying to learn.
		It is important that the person who gives you Refuge has faith and belief in the path of Buddhism and that their personal commitment has not been broken.
		Your "Refuge Lama" shows you the first steps like a mother showing her child how to walk, or your primary teacher who introduces you to the A, B, C, and then before long you find you are able to read a book.
	www.samyeling.org /Teachers/AkongR/4atrrefuge.html (2020 words)

	Refuge
		Taking refuge is not difficult, but it would be a mistake to think that we can passively sit back and let Buddha, Dharma and Sangha do the work for is. Buddha said, “You are responsible for your own confusion and you are responsible for your own liberation.” What saves us from confusion is our wisdom.
		If we take refuge while fully understanding the meaning of the three objects of refuge, our wisdom will grow and will of itself fill us with energetic determination to follow the path to liberation.
		Your object of refuge should be visualized in a gentle and loving aspect, and radiating the three colored lights.
	www.lamayeshe.com /lamayeshe/refuge.shtml (2311 words)

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