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Thank you in advance and may you have good karma and blessings!
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Atlanta Buddhism Association
6117 Oakbrook Pkwy, Norcross, GA 30093
Also a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit
THANK YOU 謝謝 Cám ơn ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ། ありがとうございました ขอขอบคุณ 감사합니다 សូមអរគុណ ຂອບໃຈ ඔබට ස්තුතියි ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် баярлалаа ua tsaug 谢谢
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However, you can donate to local 501(c)3 non-profit tax-exempt Buddhist organizations to show your support for us, as linked above.
Your donation to local temples and groups help provide for important activities including:
Preserving the diversity of Asian-American heritage and culture
Food and utilities for monastics (Buddhist monks and nuns) who do not take any salary
Scholarships for students in need
Pan-Buddhist festivals and vegetarian food fairs in Atlanta
Georgia Buddhist Summer Camp
Ongoing website maintenance costs
Supporting local Buddhist monasteries, temples, and meditation centers
Disaster relief and charity for Buddhist communities in impoverished Asian countries and refugee centers
Avoid scams - do not click links in emails or texts. We do not solicit donations from anywhere online other than this website, and do not request gift cards, money orders, wire transfers, Venmo/CashApp, or other means.
THANK YOU for your donation and may your karmic merit be great, and may all be well, happy, and peaceful.
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*as an addendum, for those who may be too attached to merit, some excerpts about "Merit" from The Diamond Sutra 金剛般若波羅蜜經
Chapter 8: Real Merit Has No Merit
“Subhuti, what do you think? If a person fills a trichiliocosm with the seven jewels and gives them away in charity, wouldn’t the merit attained by this person be great?” Subhuti said, “Extremely great, World Honored One. Why? The nature of merit is empty; therefore the Tathagata says that this merit is great.” The Buddha said: “But if a person comprehends and follows even a four-line verse of this sutra, and teaches it to others, this person’s merit would exceed that of the former example. Why? Subhuti, all buddhas and all of their teachings on unsurpassed complete enlightenment originate from this sutra. Subhuti, that which is called the Buddha Dharma is not the Buddha Dharma; therefore it is called the Buddha Dharma.”
依 法 出 生 分 第 八
須菩提•於意云何•若人滿三千大千世界七寶•以用 布施•是人所得福德•寧為多不•須菩提言•甚多• 世尊•何以故•是福德•即非福德性•是故如來說福 德多•若復有人•於此經中•受持乃至四句偈等•為 他人說•其福勝彼•何以故•須菩提•一切諸佛•及 諸佛阿耨多羅三藐三菩提法•皆從此經出•須菩提• 所謂佛法者•即非佛法•是名佛法•
Chapter 19. No Merit Is Great Merit
“Subhuti, what do you think? If a person fills all the worlds of the trichiliocosm with the seven jewels and gives them all away in charity, wouldn’t this person’s merit be great?” “Yes, World Honored One, this person’s merit from such an act would be extremely great.” “Subhuti, if this merit were real, the Tathagata would not say that there is great merit. It is because this merit is non-existent that the Tathagata says that the merit is great.”
法 界 通 化 分 第 十 九
須菩提•於意云何•若有人滿三千大千世界七寶•以 用布施•是人以是因緣•得福多不•如是•世尊•此 人以是因緣•得福甚多•須菩提•若福德有實•如來 不說得福德多•以福德無故•如來說得福德多•
Chapter 28. Bodhisattvas Do Not Accumulate Merits
“Subhuti, if a bodhisattva gives away enough of the seven jewels to fill as many world systems as the grains of sand in the Ganges River, and another bodhisattva attains the forbearance of the selfless nature of all phenomena, the virtue of this bodhisattva would exceed that of the former. Why? Subhuti, this is because bodhisattvas do not accumulate merits.” Subhuti said to the Buddha: “World Honored One, how is it that bodhisattvas do not accumulate merits?” “Subhuti, bodhisattvas do not cling to the merits they generate. Therefore I say that they do not accumulate merits.”
不 受 不 貪 分 第 二 十 八
須菩提•若菩薩以滿恆河沙等世界七寶•持用布施• 若復有人•知一切法無我•得成於忍•此菩薩•勝前 菩薩•所得功德•何以故•須菩提•以諸菩薩•不受 福德故•須菩提白佛言•世尊•云何菩薩不受福德• 須菩提•菩薩所作福德•不應貪著•是故說不受福 德•
Chapter 32. All Phenomena Are Illusions
“Subhuti, if a person amasses enough of the seven jewels to fill countless worlds and gives them away in charity, and if a good man or good woman with the bodhisattva resolve takes as few as a four-line verse of this sutra, recites, remembers, follows, and expounds it to others, the latter’s merit would far exceed that of the former. How should one teach it to others? Without attachment, abiding in stillness and suchness. Why?
All conditioned phenomena
Are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow,
Like dew or a flash of lightning;
Thus we shall perceive them.”
應 化 非 真 分 第 三 十 二
須菩提•若有人以滿無量阿僧祇世界七寶•持用布 施•若有善男子善女人•發菩提心者•持於此經•乃 至四句偈等•受持讀誦•為人演說•其福勝彼•云何 為人演說•不取於相•如如不動•何以故•
一切有為 法•如夢幻泡影•如露亦如電•應作如是觀•
From the Diamond Sutra, available at http://sunnyvale.ctzen.org/wiki/sutras-and-gathas/
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*as an addendum, for those who may be too attached to merit, some excerpts about "Merit" from The Diamond Sutra 金剛般若波羅蜜經
Chapter 8: Real Merit Has No Merit
“Subhuti, what do you think? If a person fills a trichiliocosm with the seven jewels and gives them away in charity, wouldn’t the merit attained by this person be great?” Subhuti said, “Extremely great, World Honored One. Why? The nature of merit is empty; therefore the Tathagata says that this merit is great.” The Buddha said: “But if a person comprehends and follows even a four-line verse of this sutra, and teaches it to others, this person’s merit would exceed that of the former example. Why? Subhuti, all buddhas and all of their teachings on unsurpassed complete enlightenment originate from this sutra. Subhuti, that which is called the Buddha Dharma is not the Buddha Dharma; therefore it is called the Buddha Dharma.”
依 法 出 生 分 第 八
須菩提•於意云何•若人滿三千大千世界七寶•以用 布施•是人所得福德•寧為多不•須菩提言•甚多• 世尊•何以故•是福德•即非福德性•是故如來說福 德多•若復有人•於此經中•受持乃至四句偈等•為 他人說•其福勝彼•何以故•須菩提•一切諸佛•及 諸佛阿耨多羅三藐三菩提法•皆從此經出•須菩提• 所謂佛法者•即非佛法•是名佛法•
Chapter 19. No Merit Is Great Merit
“Subhuti, what do you think? If a person fills all the worlds of the trichiliocosm with the seven jewels and gives them all away in charity, wouldn’t this person’s merit be great?” “Yes, World Honored One, this person’s merit from such an act would be extremely great.” “Subhuti, if this merit were real, the Tathagata would not say that there is great merit. It is because this merit is non-existent that the Tathagata says that the merit is great.”
法 界 通 化 分 第 十 九
須菩提•於意云何•若有人滿三千大千世界七寶•以 用布施•是人以是因緣•得福多不•如是•世尊•此 人以是因緣•得福甚多•須菩提•若福德有實•如來 不說得福德多•以福德無故•如來說得福德多•
Chapter 28. Bodhisattvas Do Not Accumulate Merits
“Subhuti, if a bodhisattva gives away enough of the seven jewels to fill as many world systems as the grains of sand in the Ganges River, and another bodhisattva attains the forbearance of the selfless nature of all phenomena, the virtue of this bodhisattva would exceed that of the former. Why? Subhuti, this is because bodhisattvas do not accumulate merits.” Subhuti said to the Buddha: “World Honored One, how is it that bodhisattvas do not accumulate merits?” “Subhuti, bodhisattvas do not cling to the merits they generate. Therefore I say that they do not accumulate merits.”
不 受 不 貪 分 第 二 十 八
須菩提•若菩薩以滿恆河沙等世界七寶•持用布施• 若復有人•知一切法無我•得成於忍•此菩薩•勝前 菩薩•所得功德•何以故•須菩提•以諸菩薩•不受 福德故•須菩提白佛言•世尊•云何菩薩不受福德• 須菩提•菩薩所作福德•不應貪著•是故說不受福 德•
Chapter 32. All Phenomena Are Illusions
“Subhuti, if a person amasses enough of the seven jewels to fill countless worlds and gives them away in charity, and if a good man or good woman with the bodhisattva resolve takes as few as a four-line verse of this sutra, recites, remembers, follows, and expounds it to others, the latter’s merit would far exceed that of the former. How should one teach it to others? Without attachment, abiding in stillness and suchness. Why?
All conditioned phenomena
Are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow,
Like dew or a flash of lightning;
Thus we shall perceive them.”
應 化 非 真 分 第 三 十 二
須菩提•若有人以滿無量阿僧祇世界七寶•持用布 施•若有善男子善女人•發菩提心者•持於此經•乃 至四句偈等•受持讀誦•為人演說•其福勝彼•云何 為人演說•不取於相•如如不動•何以故•
一切有為 法•如夢幻泡影•如露亦如電•應作如是觀•
From the Diamond Sutra, available at http://sunnyvale.ctzen.org/wiki/sutras-and-gathas/
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