Explore Inti Dharma by topic
This page gathers every guide, sūtra page and practice tool of Inti Dharma into one index by topic: getting started, the core teachings, the Eightfold Path, precepts and daily life, compassion, meditation, Mahāyāna and Pure Land, commonly chanted texts, tools and the scripture library. Each item is its own page, free to read.
119 pages in 12 topics
- Start learning
- Core teachings
- The Eightfold Path, factor by factor
- Refuge, precepts and daily life
- Compassion, merit and repentance
- Meditation and mindfulness
- Mahāyāna, Pure Land and recitation
- Commonly chanted texts
- The great Mahāyāna sūtras
- Chanting and practice tools
- The scripture library
- Articles and the Inti Dharma community
Start learning
Pages for newcomers: what to learn first, how long each day, at home or in the app.
Core teachings
The four truths, cause and effect, karma, impermanence, non-self and the path to liberation — each with its source text.
- What are the Four Noble Truths?
- What are the Three Dharma Seals?
- What is impermanence?
- What is non-self in Buddhism?
- What is dependent origination in Buddhism?
- What are the Twelve Links?
- What is cause and effect?
- What Is Karma?
- What is karmic result?
- What Are the Three Karmic Actions?
- What is samsara?
- What is Nirvana in Buddhism?
- What are the Five Aggregates?
- What Is the Aggregate of Form?
- What is ignorance in Buddhism?
- What Are Greed, Anger, and Delusion?
- What Is the Middle Way?
- What Is Enlightenment?
- What Is an Arahant?
The Eightfold Path, factor by factor
An overview of the Noble Eightfold Path and an explanation of each factor.
Refuge, precepts and daily life
Taking refuge, keeping precepts and bringing the teaching into meals and shared life.
Compassion, merit and repentance
The four immeasurables, giving, merit, dedication, repentance and the qualities that grow a kind heart.
- What Are Loving-Kindness and Compassion?
- What Is Loving-Kindness?
- What are the Four Immeasurables?
- What Are Joy and Equanimity?
- What Is Appreciative Joy?
- What Is Generosity?
- What Is Merit?
- What Are the Fruits of Merit?
- What is dedicating merit?
- What is repentance, and how do we repent well?
- What Is Forbearance?
- What Is Diligence?
- The Six Perfections (pāramitās)
Meditation and mindfulness
How to sit at home, concentration, insight and the factors of awakening — with a meditation timer.
Mahāyāna, Pure Land and recitation
Bodhisattvas, bodhicitta, Buddha-nature, emptiness, prajñā and the Pure Land practice of recitation.
Commonly chanted texts
Each page introduces one text, lists its scrolls and chapters and links the translation in the library.
The great Mahāyāna sūtras
Sūtras read and studied more than chanted: introduction, structure and every scroll in translation.
Chanting and practice tools
Chanting with scrolling text, recitation with a counter, a Dhammapada verse a day, a practice calendar and reading plans.
- Chant sūtras online
- How to chant sutras at home
- Which sūtra to chant?
- Buddha recitation online
- Today's words of the Buddha
- The Buddha on everyday life
- Calendar of fast days, full moons and observances
- The prayer hall
- Daily reading plans
- The Dhammapada in 26 days
- The Buddha on daily life in 14 days
- Ullambana & Kṣitigarbha in 15 days
The scripture library
Nearly 30,000 texts of the Southern and Northern canons, bilingual, each with its source and translation status.
Articles and the Inti Dharma community
The articles, and the pages about Inti Dharma's practice community. The 49-day Vu Lan season is under Commonly chanted texts.