Noh Sotoba Komachi
... (Komachi on the Stupa) This play features Ono no Komachi, one of the six great poets of the early Heian Period, also famous for her beauty and her many suitors whose infatuation she allegedly mocked. In the Edo Period, her name became synonymous with a “beautiful woman,” in particular used with regi ...
... (Komachi on the Stupa) This play features Ono no Komachi, one of the six great poets of the early Heian Period, also famous for her beauty and her many suitors whose infatuation she allegedly mocked. In the Edo Period, her name became synonymous with a “beautiful woman,” in particular used with regi ...
Schopen, Buddhist Monks - University of Hawaii Press
... Since such communities had no steam rooms ( jentāka), for example, how could they possibly have generated elaborate rules governing their construction and use? Clearly there is something curiously wrong here, and the early history of Buddhist monasticism and Buddhist monasteries in India must be fun ...
... Since such communities had no steam rooms ( jentāka), for example, how could they possibly have generated elaborate rules governing their construction and use? Clearly there is something curiously wrong here, and the early history of Buddhist monasticism and Buddhist monasteries in India must be fun ...
An Old Inscription from Amarāvatī and the Cult of the Local Monastic
... droit au stupa, a savoir le Vinayadharadharmdcdrya, le Vaiydprtyabhiksu, le Vertueux-bhiksu. Comme ils ne sont pas des Aryas, il n'y a pas de lou-pan ["dew-dish"] et [le stupa] est dans un lieu cache. Peche a faire autrement." 4 There is also—though again not yet systematically studied —an important ...
... droit au stupa, a savoir le Vinayadharadharmdcdrya, le Vaiydprtyabhiksu, le Vertueux-bhiksu. Comme ils ne sont pas des Aryas, il n'y a pas de lou-pan ["dew-dish"] et [le stupa] est dans un lieu cache. Peche a faire autrement." 4 There is also—though again not yet systematically studied —an important ...
development of stupa architecture in india
... If Buddhism is a jewel with many facets, then the Stupa must be the natural expressions of this in architectural form. Multifarious in form but common in spirit, it adorns the landscape in places where Buddhism has taken root. Buddhists of all lands see the Stupa as a representation of the Buddha an ...
... If Buddhism is a jewel with many facets, then the Stupa must be the natural expressions of this in architectural form. Multifarious in form but common in spirit, it adorns the landscape in places where Buddhism has taken root. Buddhists of all lands see the Stupa as a representation of the Buddha an ...
The Burmese Regime`s Claims to Legitimacy
... against ethnic separatist and communist insurgencies, at which time the survival of state unity was a paramount objective – both during the post-independence democratic period (from 1948–58, and 1960–62) and for many years following their coup of 1962. In time, they also came to rely upon some of th ...
... against ethnic separatist and communist insurgencies, at which time the survival of state unity was a paramount objective – both during the post-independence democratic period (from 1948–58, and 1960–62) and for many years following their coup of 1962. In time, they also came to rely upon some of th ...
Pilgrimage to the Buddha`s Life Sites
... Seated Buddha, Sravasti. Photograph by Gaurang Prajapati, 2008 (click image for larger version) During the Buddha's lifetime, Sravasti, capital of the powerful Kosala kingdom, provided a retreat during the rainy season for large numbers of the monastic community (sangha). The Buddha spent much of h ...
... Seated Buddha, Sravasti. Photograph by Gaurang Prajapati, 2008 (click image for larger version) During the Buddha's lifetime, Sravasti, capital of the powerful Kosala kingdom, provided a retreat during the rainy season for large numbers of the monastic community (sangha). The Buddha spent much of h ...
The Symbolism of the Early Stūpa
... dome of a stupa, both in the Sinhalese tradition and in two first century A.D. Sanskrit texts, translated from their Tibetan versions by Gustav Roth, 0 is kumbha, or pot. The Sanskrit Mahaparinirvana Sutra also reports the Buddha as saying that his relics should be placed in a golden kumbha,7 while ...
... dome of a stupa, both in the Sinhalese tradition and in two first century A.D. Sanskrit texts, translated from their Tibetan versions by Gustav Roth, 0 is kumbha, or pot. The Sanskrit Mahaparinirvana Sutra also reports the Buddha as saying that his relics should be placed in a golden kumbha,7 while ...
appreciating buddhist art: part one - siddhartha gautama
... discerned. For example, in Myanmar the Ava Innwa style of Buddha became popular around the 14th to 16th century. This style featured thin, arched eyebrows, half-closed eyes and a prominent pointed knob on the head, called the ushnisha, which is also known as a top knot. In fact, many Southeast Asian ...
... discerned. For example, in Myanmar the Ava Innwa style of Buddha became popular around the 14th to 16th century. This style featured thin, arched eyebrows, half-closed eyes and a prominent pointed knob on the head, called the ushnisha, which is also known as a top knot. In fact, many Southeast Asian ...
Book review: John S. Strong, Relics of the Buddha. Buddhisms: A
... cle, from the first chapter concerning the role of relics in linking Sakyamuni to his predecessors to the last where his relics are in turn shown to connect him to his successors. In Strong’s perspective, a Buddha’s relics are functionally analogous to jatakas; just as the former extend his biograph ...
... cle, from the first chapter concerning the role of relics in linking Sakyamuni to his predecessors to the last where his relics are in turn shown to connect him to his successors. In Strong’s perspective, a Buddha’s relics are functionally analogous to jatakas; just as the former extend his biograph ...
The Spirit-possession Cult in the Burmese religion
... the once common qualification of “non Buddhist popular religions” became obsolete, not only because part of the practices involved were not “popular” but linked to the royal tradition as stated by Bechert (1973), but also because they were fully integrated in a Buddhist framework which Obeyesekere t ...
... the once common qualification of “non Buddhist popular religions” became obsolete, not only because part of the practices involved were not “popular” but linked to the royal tradition as stated by Bechert (1973), but also because they were fully integrated in a Buddhist framework which Obeyesekere t ...
Buddhism
... Who could be expected to understand truth as profound as that which the Buddha had laid hold of? How could speech-defying revelation be translated into words, or visions that shatter definitions be caged in language? In short, how show what can only be found, teach what can only be learned? ...
... Who could be expected to understand truth as profound as that which the Buddha had laid hold of? How could speech-defying revelation be translated into words, or visions that shatter definitions be caged in language? In short, how show what can only be found, teach what can only be learned? ...
Lecture 100: Five Element Symbolism and the Stupa Page 1 Lecture
... possession of the relics took place among the lay followers of the Buddha. The monks apparently had nothing at all to do with it; they weren't involved. They're not even mentioned in this connection; it was entirely a quarrel between different sections of the lay community, the lay followers. And t ...
... possession of the relics took place among the lay followers of the Buddha. The monks apparently had nothing at all to do with it; they weren't involved. They're not even mentioned in this connection; it was entirely a quarrel between different sections of the lay community, the lay followers. And t ...
Significance of Vas and Katina
... of time. They traveled distances, from place to place, teaching and preaching the dharma and meditating. As stated in the Mahavaggapali the Buddha instructed the monks thus, “Go forth, O monks for the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, for the welfare, benefit and happiness of gods and ...
... of time. They traveled distances, from place to place, teaching and preaching the dharma and meditating. As stated in the Mahavaggapali the Buddha instructed the monks thus, “Go forth, O monks for the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, for the welfare, benefit and happiness of gods and ...
High Quality
... four months of the Vassana rainy season when ascetics of all religions rarely travelled. One reason was that it was more difficult to do so without causing harm to animal life. At this time of year, the Sangha would retreat to monasteries, public parks or forests, where people would come to them. Th ...
... four months of the Vassana rainy season when ascetics of all religions rarely travelled. One reason was that it was more difficult to do so without causing harm to animal life. At this time of year, the Sangha would retreat to monasteries, public parks or forests, where people would come to them. Th ...
Phra That Phanom, its related historic buildings and associated
... sacred stupas in the area. The splendid architecture of the Phra That Phanom and its style of ornamentation distinctly exhibit both the regional traditional spirit of Mekong and the Buddhist values from outside. The architectural design form of Phra That Phanom has in turns exerted extensive influen ...
... sacred stupas in the area. The splendid architecture of the Phra That Phanom and its style of ornamentation distinctly exhibit both the regional traditional spirit of Mekong and the Buddhist values from outside. The architectural design form of Phra That Phanom has in turns exerted extensive influen ...
Sculpture
... areas, the religious tradition that has been prominent in Burma for the past 2000 years has been Theravada Buddhism. Originally influenced by India, much of Burma’s ideas about life, manners and aspirations have flourished to provide an outlet of artistic expression, especially through the use of sc ...
... areas, the religious tradition that has been prominent in Burma for the past 2000 years has been Theravada Buddhism. Originally influenced by India, much of Burma’s ideas about life, manners and aspirations have flourished to provide an outlet of artistic expression, especially through the use of sc ...
HANDBOOK OF BUDDHISTS
... The following stanzas are to be recited when making offerings of lights, flowers, food, fruit juice and perfumed smoke etc. The offering of these things in the name of the Buddha is yet another practice the meaning of which some people fail to understand. Offering of such things to a holy monk is in ...
... The following stanzas are to be recited when making offerings of lights, flowers, food, fruit juice and perfumed smoke etc. The offering of these things in the name of the Buddha is yet another practice the meaning of which some people fail to understand. Offering of such things to a holy monk is in ...
Collectors` Preface - Freer and Sackler Galleries
... lion—literally one of a million—that were created between 764 and 770 in Nara. The Empress Shøtoku (718–770), acting in accordance with sutras that urged the construction of stupas, ordered the creation of one million miniature pagodas. Ostensibly the pagodas were produced to evoke the presence of t ...
... lion—literally one of a million—that were created between 764 and 770 in Nara. The Empress Shøtoku (718–770), acting in accordance with sutras that urged the construction of stupas, ordered the creation of one million miniature pagodas. Ostensibly the pagodas were produced to evoke the presence of t ...
Read article - Dickinson Blogs
... of it, they implied it would not then function as a true boycott. However, the monastic subtext for this practice is not so much predicated on the boycott as a form of social reform vis-à-vis the lay-benefactor (upāsaka), as grounded in the age-old relations obtaining within the sangha itself. Anyth ...
... of it, they implied it would not then function as a true boycott. However, the monastic subtext for this practice is not so much predicated on the boycott as a form of social reform vis-à-vis the lay-benefactor (upāsaka), as grounded in the age-old relations obtaining within the sangha itself. Anyth ...
Handout
... The image or statue of the Buddha • Exactly when or where the first image of the Buddha was produced is unknown. We do know that some of the earliest colossal stone images were produced at Mathurā by monastics belonging to the Sarvāstivādin order. Dedicatory inscriptions reveal a group of learned mo ...
... The image or statue of the Buddha • Exactly when or where the first image of the Buddha was produced is unknown. We do know that some of the earliest colossal stone images were produced at Mathurā by monastics belonging to the Sarvāstivādin order. Dedicatory inscriptions reveal a group of learned mo ...
Introducing a Buddhist Shrine
... meditation, either alone or collectively in a shrine room. Making offerings to the shrine can be an important part of Buddhist practice, perhaps during a traditional puja (a period of collective Buddhist practice which involves chanting mantras and verses, making offerings to the shrine and readings ...
... meditation, either alone or collectively in a shrine room. Making offerings to the shrine can be an important part of Buddhist practice, perhaps during a traditional puja (a period of collective Buddhist practice which involves chanting mantras and verses, making offerings to the shrine and readings ...
The Quandary of the Saffron`s Involvement in Politics in Burma
... Thus, monks have always been in a forefront religious movement. Theravada Buddhism’s Involvement in Politics When it comes to social activism, especially pertaining to politics, Buddhist monks from Theravada school commonly becomes an estranged group. The majority opinion is that a monk should not e ...
... Thus, monks have always been in a forefront religious movement. Theravada Buddhism’s Involvement in Politics When it comes to social activism, especially pertaining to politics, Buddhist monks from Theravada school commonly becomes an estranged group. The majority opinion is that a monk should not e ...
MONKS, MILITARY, AND POWER – THE STRUGGLE FOR
... capital in order to reach this level in this existence or the following. Thus the self is both subject to suffering and objects of its own liberation (ultimately nirvana) by performing meritorious acts such as meditation or donations to monks. Moreover, enchanted subjects in the person of charismati ...
... capital in order to reach this level in this existence or the following. Thus the self is both subject to suffering and objects of its own liberation (ultimately nirvana) by performing meritorious acts such as meditation or donations to monks. Moreover, enchanted subjects in the person of charismati ...
Tashi Jong Visitors Guide Tashi Jong Visitors Guide Tashi Jong
... with all the facilities needed for extended periods of seclusion. Although they are fully ordained monks, the Tokdens display the matted hair and white robes of Milarepa’s traditional attire. At present, there are around thirteen retreatants, who have been practicing for many years, and who have not ...
... with all the facilities needed for extended periods of seclusion. Although they are fully ordained monks, the Tokdens display the matted hair and white robes of Milarepa’s traditional attire. At present, there are around thirteen retreatants, who have been practicing for many years, and who have not ...
Shwedagon Pagoda
The Shwedagon Pagoda (ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော်, IPA: [ʃwèdəɡòʊɴ pʰəjá]); ကျာ် လ္ဂုၚ်, [tɕaɪʔ təkɜ̀ŋ], officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw ([ʃwèdəɡòʊɴ zèdìdɔ̀]) and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar. The 99 metres (325 ft) tall pagoda is situated on Singuttara Hill, to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, and dominates the Yangon skyline.Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, as it is believed to contain relics of the four previous Buddhas of the present kalpa. These relics include the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa, and eight strands of hair from the head of Gautama.