- Goldsmiths Research Online
... spread across the world, adapting to numerous cultural, political, and linguistic contexts as it has done so. Throughout that time, each new adaptation was mixed with a certain degree of conservatism: certain ancient texts and figures were appealed to to justify changes. This is part of what makes B ...
... spread across the world, adapting to numerous cultural, political, and linguistic contexts as it has done so. Throughout that time, each new adaptation was mixed with a certain degree of conservatism: certain ancient texts and figures were appealed to to justify changes. This is part of what makes B ...
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... fundamental cause of people’s suffering and set forth the means by which people could eradicate such suffering. On 16 July, 1260, he submitted this treatise to Hojo Tokiyori, the retired regent of the Kamakura military government, who was still effectively the country’s most powerful leader. It w ...
... fundamental cause of people’s suffering and set forth the means by which people could eradicate such suffering. On 16 July, 1260, he submitted this treatise to Hojo Tokiyori, the retired regent of the Kamakura military government, who was still effectively the country’s most powerful leader. It w ...
OF Master Hongyi`s Last Calligraphic Work - Papyrus
... Chinese literati.5 These individuals were well-known government officials influenced by both Confucian and Taoist traditions, such as Zhong You (151-230) in Wei (220-266) during Three Kingdoms (220-280) and Wang Xizhi (303-361) in Eastern Jin Dynasty (316-420). They studied and explored the aestheti ...
... Chinese literati.5 These individuals were well-known government officials influenced by both Confucian and Taoist traditions, such as Zhong You (151-230) in Wei (220-266) during Three Kingdoms (220-280) and Wang Xizhi (303-361) in Eastern Jin Dynasty (316-420). They studied and explored the aestheti ...
Early Zarathushtrîanism and Early Buddhism: A Comparative Study
... He denigrated tne gods chosen to the image of the warfaring c1ass. He opposed their cult, which was a means to enhance the prestige of the hieratic c1ass. By denigrating their erninent god and their rituals, Zarathushtra had questioned the social distinctions of the warfaring and priestly c1ass. 23 ...
... He denigrated tne gods chosen to the image of the warfaring c1ass. He opposed their cult, which was a means to enhance the prestige of the hieratic c1ass. By denigrating their erninent god and their rituals, Zarathushtra had questioned the social distinctions of the warfaring and priestly c1ass. 23 ...
Theravada Buddhism, Identity, and Cultural Continuity in Jinghong
... field data that would otherwise be limited to one group’s perspective. I made connections with these people either through a third party or by pure chance and kept up continual contact with certain individuals. The main shortcomings of my data is the fact that my research period of about three weeks ...
... field data that would otherwise be limited to one group’s perspective. I made connections with these people either through a third party or by pure chance and kept up continual contact with certain individuals. The main shortcomings of my data is the fact that my research period of about three weeks ...
Schism, semiosis and the Soka Gakkai
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah
... this human realm, it’s like this,” he would say, pointing our hearts toward the truth. Because he was a consummate performer who taught with a hundred skillful means, because he met each new visitor so directly, adapting his humor and penetrating eye to the circumstances before him, it is hard to wh ...
... this human realm, it’s like this,” he would say, pointing our hearts toward the truth. Because he was a consummate performer who taught with a hundred skillful means, because he met each new visitor so directly, adapting his humor and penetrating eye to the circumstances before him, it is hard to wh ...
Talking about food does not appease hunger
... contexts were quite similar in form and meaning. In the early time of writing I had no cd rom of Taisho canon of Buddhist texts available. There, I could input a phrase and get the different contexts. Later I had at my disposal the canon with which I could find several different contexts to particul ...
... contexts were quite similar in form and meaning. In the early time of writing I had no cd rom of Taisho canon of Buddhist texts available. There, I could input a phrase and get the different contexts. Later I had at my disposal the canon with which I could find several different contexts to particul ...
Chapter 1 - Princeton University Press
... some have argued that the Aristocles passage represents a “dogmatic” metaphysical position, on account of which they conclude that Pyrrho could not be the founder of Pyrrhonism. This idea has been much criticized,15 mainly because the ancient testimonies overwhelmingly say that the concern of Pyrrho ...
... some have argued that the Aristocles passage represents a “dogmatic” metaphysical position, on account of which they conclude that Pyrrho could not be the founder of Pyrrhonism. This idea has been much criticized,15 mainly because the ancient testimonies overwhelmingly say that the concern of Pyrrho ...
Cullen Interview on Types of Buddhism
... Having been steeped in both these traditions myself I was surprised to learn that the Tibetan Buddhists have a different understanding and usage of the term mindfulness. Some of these differences arise from diverging scriptural sources and interpretations dating back to the time of the Buddha. Our i ...
... Having been steeped in both these traditions myself I was surprised to learn that the Tibetan Buddhists have a different understanding and usage of the term mindfulness. Some of these differences arise from diverging scriptural sources and interpretations dating back to the time of the Buddha. Our i ...
vi death ad rebirth
... To the dying man is presented a Kamma, Kamma imitta or Gati imitta. By Kamma is meant some action of his, whether good or bad. The most powerful are Weighty Kamma. If this is absent, he may recollect the action done immediately before death called Death Proximate Kamma. If this is also absent, a H ...
... To the dying man is presented a Kamma, Kamma imitta or Gati imitta. By Kamma is meant some action of his, whether good or bad. The most powerful are Weighty Kamma. If this is absent, he may recollect the action done immediately before death called Death Proximate Kamma. If this is also absent, a H ...
Obstructive or counteractive karma (upapiḍaka
... the good man who goes to heaven, and the good man who goes to hell (or other low birth). The Buddha then shows how wrong views can arise from only partial understanding of truth. One can see the stages of this: (1) a mystic "sees" in vision an evil-doer suffering in hell, (2) this confirms what he h ...
... the good man who goes to heaven, and the good man who goes to hell (or other low birth). The Buddha then shows how wrong views can arise from only partial understanding of truth. One can see the stages of this: (1) a mystic "sees" in vision an evil-doer suffering in hell, (2) this confirms what he h ...
Lecture 100: Five Element Symbolism and the Stupa Page 1 Lecture
... followers. And this fact is surely suggestive. It suggests that the whole practice of the worship of the relics of great men was not so much a part of the Buddha's own teaching, of course, not so much a part of Buddhism proper, as a sort of popular ethnic practice which continued and was still popul ...
... followers. And this fact is surely suggestive. It suggests that the whole practice of the worship of the relics of great men was not so much a part of the Buddha's own teaching, of course, not so much a part of Buddhism proper, as a sort of popular ethnic practice which continued and was still popul ...
Untouchability, the Dead Cow and the Brahmin
... was not eaten and therefore came within the prohibition. His statement is simply absurd for the cow was an animal which was very much eaten by all classes. It is quite unnecessary to resort, as does Prof. Mookerji, to a forced construction of the Edict and to make Asoka prohibit the slaughter of the ...
... was not eaten and therefore came within the prohibition. His statement is simply absurd for the cow was an animal which was very much eaten by all classes. It is quite unnecessary to resort, as does Prof. Mookerji, to a forced construction of the Edict and to make Asoka prohibit the slaughter of the ...
The Power of Denial: Buddhism, Purity, and Gender
... a similar rhetoric clearly conceals male power, inclines us to think that the same, mutatis mutandis, was taking place in India and Tibet. Some have also argued that Tibet constitutes an exception, as admittedly Tibetan culture was much less misogynistic than Chinese and Japanese cultures. But in Ti ...
... a similar rhetoric clearly conceals male power, inclines us to think that the same, mutatis mutandis, was taking place in India and Tibet. Some have also argued that Tibet constitutes an exception, as admittedly Tibetan culture was much less misogynistic than Chinese and Japanese cultures. But in Ti ...
Isayo Samuddaka Sutta
... sense of stories with psychological motifs and morals. In the spirit of such teachings as given in the Neyy’attha Nīt’attha Sutta (A 2.3.5+6), the import of such stories need to be teased out and explained in terms of the Dharma and mental cultivation.12 1.3 ASURA AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE. Psycholog ...
... sense of stories with psychological motifs and morals. In the spirit of such teachings as given in the Neyy’attha Nīt’attha Sutta (A 2.3.5+6), the import of such stories need to be teased out and explained in terms of the Dharma and mental cultivation.12 1.3 ASURA AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE. Psycholog ...
Ashoka
... marking several significant sites in the life of Gautama Buddha. "Ashoka regarded Buddhism as a doctrine that could serve as a cultural foundation for political unity."[4] Ashoka is now remembered as a philanthropic administrator. In the Kalinga edicts, he addresses his people as his "children", and ...
... marking several significant sites in the life of Gautama Buddha. "Ashoka regarded Buddhism as a doctrine that could serve as a cultural foundation for political unity."[4] Ashoka is now remembered as a philanthropic administrator. In the Kalinga edicts, he addresses his people as his "children", and ...
PDF - Chan Meditation Center
... We are pleased to announce the launch of a website dedicated to the life and teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen (1930-2009). In Chinese and English, the website features key aspects of the life of this late beloved master of Chan Buddhism. Please visit us at www.shengyen.org The website features the ...
... We are pleased to announce the launch of a website dedicated to the life and teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen (1930-2009). In Chinese and English, the website features key aspects of the life of this late beloved master of Chan Buddhism. Please visit us at www.shengyen.org The website features the ...
PDF Preview - Wisdom Publications
... efforts of other scholars will improve upon my own, and that the Nyingma and other traditions of Buddhadharma will spread and develop, benefitting countless beings. I must also express boundless gratitude for the guidance and support of these excellent spiritual teachers and friends, whose wisdom and ...
... efforts of other scholars will improve upon my own, and that the Nyingma and other traditions of Buddhadharma will spread and develop, benefitting countless beings. I must also express boundless gratitude for the guidance and support of these excellent spiritual teachers and friends, whose wisdom and ...
Deva (Buddhism) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... "Furthermore, you should recollect the devas: 'There are the devas of the Four Great Kings, the devas of the Thirty-three,..."[2] [196. Dh.] "Feeders of joy we shall be like the radiant gods (devas)." Sometimes included among the devas, and sometimes placed in a different category, are the Asuras, t ...
... "Furthermore, you should recollect the devas: 'There are the devas of the Four Great Kings, the devas of the Thirty-three,..."[2] [196. Dh.] "Feeders of joy we shall be like the radiant gods (devas)." Sometimes included among the devas, and sometimes placed in a different category, are the Asuras, t ...
Mindfulness: A Dialogue between Buddhism and Clinical
... The Context of Mindfulness in Buddhism In the Buddha’s noble eightfold path, right mindfulness (samma sati) features as the seventh factor in an integrated ten-factored path of intellectual, ethical, meditative, and wisdom training. As such, any consideration of mindfulness in the Buddhist context c ...
... The Context of Mindfulness in Buddhism In the Buddha’s noble eightfold path, right mindfulness (samma sati) features as the seventh factor in an integrated ten-factored path of intellectual, ethical, meditative, and wisdom training. As such, any consideration of mindfulness in the Buddhist context c ...
The influence of Buddhism on accounting in
... unique environment in which it operated. So, the monastic accounts are a new ‘window’ enabling us to see a period of history: people and society – how they lived and how their lives revolved around the monasteries. Being constructive, monastery accounting as an integral part of the movement of Buddh ...
... unique environment in which it operated. So, the monastic accounts are a new ‘window’ enabling us to see a period of history: people and society – how they lived and how their lives revolved around the monasteries. Being constructive, monastery accounting as an integral part of the movement of Buddh ...