Reaffirming Our Right to Happiness
... the high priest to protect the Daishonin’s Buddhism. (ii) Immediately prior to the passage from Nichio, quoted by NST above, Nichio defines “the entity of the Law” as the Dai-Gohonzon, stating: “The entity of the Law specifically transferred is the Dai-Gohonzon of the High Sanctuary, which is enshri ...
... the high priest to protect the Daishonin’s Buddhism. (ii) Immediately prior to the passage from Nichio, quoted by NST above, Nichio defines “the entity of the Law” as the Dai-Gohonzon, stating: “The entity of the Law specifically transferred is the Dai-Gohonzon of the High Sanctuary, which is enshri ...
Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra - REAL-d
... was one method to relate these teachings. Another method was the usage of two terms Faxiangzong and Faxingzong. The term Faxiangzong was created by Fazang to denote the Yogācāra teachings of Xuanzang, while Faxingzong was formulated by Chengguan to include both Tathāgatagarbha and Madhyamaka teachin ...
... was one method to relate these teachings. Another method was the usage of two terms Faxiangzong and Faxingzong. The term Faxiangzong was created by Fazang to denote the Yogācāra teachings of Xuanzang, while Faxingzong was formulated by Chengguan to include both Tathāgatagarbha and Madhyamaka teachin ...
Searching for the Law: Ennin`s Journal as a Key to the Heian
... I would like to thank my dissertation advisors, Susan Blakeley Klein, Michael Fuller, and Anne Walthall for their support and encouragement. Each graciously contributed their advice and expertise to a project that has probably ranged farther afield than a dissertation should. I am grateful to Susan ...
... I would like to thank my dissertation advisors, Susan Blakeley Klein, Michael Fuller, and Anne Walthall for their support and encouragement. Each graciously contributed their advice and expertise to a project that has probably ranged farther afield than a dissertation should. I am grateful to Susan ...
The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth
... Obaku school in Japan. The primary focus of this book, however, is the transformation of the Chan tradition in the seventeenth century. Readers might find this book not easy because so many people’s names, book titles, and place names are mentioned and discussed. Reading this book requires great pati ...
... Obaku school in Japan. The primary focus of this book, however, is the transformation of the Chan tradition in the seventeenth century. Readers might find this book not easy because so many people’s names, book titles, and place names are mentioned and discussed. Reading this book requires great pati ...
Nor is it clear to me, as people are born and die
... Ruth Marshall, Juhn Ahn, and Pamela Klassen. Thanks to Professor Klassen and Kendra Hawke for orchestrating this exciting meeting. It seems to me now that every single opportunity I have taken advantage of as I progressed toward the completion of this dissertation has been made possible, in ways big ...
... Ruth Marshall, Juhn Ahn, and Pamela Klassen. Thanks to Professor Klassen and Kendra Hawke for orchestrating this exciting meeting. It seems to me now that every single opportunity I have taken advantage of as I progressed toward the completion of this dissertation has been made possible, in ways big ...
Tara and Tibetan Buddhism: The Emergence of the Feminine Divine
... considered to be an emanation of Avalokitesvara and the two wives as emanations of Tara. Gedün-dr’up is the monk famous for being the very first reincarnation of the great Avalokitesvara, although this was not recognized until after his death. . This monk would become the first of an entire line of ...
... considered to be an emanation of Avalokitesvara and the two wives as emanations of Tara. Gedün-dr’up is the monk famous for being the very first reincarnation of the great Avalokitesvara, although this was not recognized until after his death. . This monk would become the first of an entire line of ...
Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra
... dhism was written first. As it was being revised after its publication in The Eastern Buddhist, Volume IV, Nos. 3-4, for 1928, the thought suggested itself that the sutra must be studied also textually since there are still three Chinese and one (or two) Tibetan translations. The result was the firs ...
... dhism was written first. As it was being revised after its publication in The Eastern Buddhist, Volume IV, Nos. 3-4, for 1928, the thought suggested itself that the sutra must be studied also textually since there are still three Chinese and one (or two) Tibetan translations. The result was the firs ...
Master Dogen`s Shobogenzo
... appropriate for the particular suffering individual and for the time at which the teaching was given, and over the ages not one of his prescriptions has failed to relieve the suffering to which it was addressed. Ever since the Buddha’s Great Demise over twenty-five hundred years ago, his message of w ...
... appropriate for the particular suffering individual and for the time at which the teaching was given, and over the ages not one of his prescriptions has failed to relieve the suffering to which it was addressed. Ever since the Buddha’s Great Demise over twenty-five hundred years ago, his message of w ...
The Poetic Dhamma of Zao Amat Long`s Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta
... the organisers of Burma Studies Conference at Northern Illionois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 2008, the ASEASUK-British Academy grants to Shan Buddhism at the Borderlines project, 2009, the organisers of the International Conference on Shan Studies, Chulalongkorn, Bangkok, 2009, the MacArther Foun ...
... the organisers of Burma Studies Conference at Northern Illionois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 2008, the ASEASUK-British Academy grants to Shan Buddhism at the Borderlines project, 2009, the organisers of the International Conference on Shan Studies, Chulalongkorn, Bangkok, 2009, the MacArther Foun ...
Buddhist_Text_Transl..
... immigrant in San Francisco in the 1960s. His humble manner belied his position as the 45th Buddhist patriarch in direct lineage from Shakyamuni Buddha. Master Hua was born in 1918 near Manchuria, China into a family of frugal farmers. He learned to read at 15, and after his mother’s death at 19, he ...
... immigrant in San Francisco in the 1960s. His humble manner belied his position as the 45th Buddhist patriarch in direct lineage from Shakyamuni Buddha. Master Hua was born in 1918 near Manchuria, China into a family of frugal farmers. He learned to read at 15, and after his mother’s death at 19, he ...
EXPOSITION OF THE SUTRA OF BRAHMA S NET
... At the start of the twenty-first century, humanity looked with hope on the ...
... At the start of the twenty-first century, humanity looked with hope on the ...
Guide to the Bodhisattva`s Way of Life
... As recently as three years ago, we made the aspiration that as long as there are no obstacles, we will study the Five Great Texts together! At the same time as we are studying the five texts, I also frequently emphasize some practical teachings. With any kinds of knowledge, if we study in a pure the ...
... As recently as three years ago, we made the aspiration that as long as there are no obstacles, we will study the Five Great Texts together! At the same time as we are studying the five texts, I also frequently emphasize some practical teachings. With any kinds of knowledge, if we study in a pure the ...
Mindfulness in Schools
... All four of these teach very similar practices, yet two are clearly ‘Buddhist’, one is not at all, and the other is somewhere in between. Mindfulness, then, is not something easily pigeonholed. I now like to think that the reason I couldn’t tell Seb in Year 9 which option I preferred was that I was ...
... All four of these teach very similar practices, yet two are clearly ‘Buddhist’, one is not at all, and the other is somewhere in between. Mindfulness, then, is not something easily pigeonholed. I now like to think that the reason I couldn’t tell Seb in Year 9 which option I preferred was that I was ...
Attitudes Towards Nuns: Nandakovāda Light of its Parallels Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... down, the nuns paid respect with their heads at his feet and sat back to one side. The venerable Nandaka said to the nuns: 5. “Sisters, when I now shall teach you the Dharma, you should ask me [questions]. If you understand, you should say that you understand, [but] if you do not understand, you sho ...
... down, the nuns paid respect with their heads at his feet and sat back to one side. The venerable Nandaka said to the nuns: 5. “Sisters, when I now shall teach you the Dharma, you should ask me [questions]. If you understand, you should say that you understand, [but] if you do not understand, you sho ...
The Evolution of the Precepts
... “Good sirs, the company of monks is without immorality, it is not beset by danger, but immorality is evoked by Sudinna, the Kalandaka.”… Thus in this very moment, in this very second, the sound went forth as far as the Brahma-world. Then the womb of the Venerable Sudinna’s former wife came to maturi ...
... “Good sirs, the company of monks is without immorality, it is not beset by danger, but immorality is evoked by Sudinna, the Kalandaka.”… Thus in this very moment, in this very second, the sound went forth as far as the Brahma-world. Then the womb of the Venerable Sudinna’s former wife came to maturi ...
The Concept of `Dhamma` in Thai Buddhism: A
... periods, Vajiranana (1860-1921) and Buddhadasa (1906- ), who, in differing ways, attempt to recover the original teaching of the Buddha's dhamma. The study first describes the range of meanings of the term in the Pali canonical materials, and selected western interpreters, before focusing on its nor ...
... periods, Vajiranana (1860-1921) and Buddhadasa (1906- ), who, in differing ways, attempt to recover the original teaching of the Buddha's dhamma. The study first describes the range of meanings of the term in the Pali canonical materials, and selected western interpreters, before focusing on its nor ...
an introduction to hisamatsu shin`ichi`s religious thought
... Originally, however, the articles have never been written with any systematic intention; they have occasionally been formed during a long period of time, and, lacking in unity, they are diverse. Besides, on reading them over, I find not a few expressions which need to be corrected or supplemented. T ...
... Originally, however, the articles have never been written with any systematic intention; they have occasionally been formed during a long period of time, and, lacking in unity, they are diverse. Besides, on reading them over, I find not a few expressions which need to be corrected or supplemented. T ...
The Development of Kaji Kito in Nichiren Shu Buddhism
... today, whether it be rituals or doctrines, will become apparent. Upon understanding Esoteric Buddhism in these two countries, we will progress into the historical and religious reasons behind the incorporation of Esoteric Buddhism in specifically Shingon and Tendai Buddhism by looking briefly at the ...
... today, whether it be rituals or doctrines, will become apparent. Upon understanding Esoteric Buddhism in these two countries, we will progress into the historical and religious reasons behind the incorporation of Esoteric Buddhism in specifically Shingon and Tendai Buddhism by looking briefly at the ...
How Mindfulness Becomes Mindlessness – A Hermeneutical
... The science of hermeneutics traces back to Europe’s 14th century Renaissance scholars of theology and law. Both disciplines emphasize the importance of textual interpretation as a means of mastering different disciplines of knowledge. The primary element in the hermeneutical hub is the original text ...
... The science of hermeneutics traces back to Europe’s 14th century Renaissance scholars of theology and law. Both disciplines emphasize the importance of textual interpretation as a means of mastering different disciplines of knowledge. The primary element in the hermeneutical hub is the original text ...
Now - Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
... an administrative position at Qixia or another large monastery like it, he could try to establish a temple of his own, or engage in one of the other many possible careers for a Buddhist monastic. Given his own inclination and the financial and emotional support of his master, Zhikai, Hsing Yun purs ...
... an administrative position at Qixia or another large monastery like it, he could try to establish a temple of his own, or engage in one of the other many possible careers for a Buddhist monastic. Given his own inclination and the financial and emotional support of his master, Zhikai, Hsing Yun purs ...
OF Master Hongyi`s Last Calligraphic Work - Papyrus
... claimed, in his Zi xu tie [Autobiography], that “Huaisu, originally from [the place of] Changsha, began to practice Buddhism when he was young, and was devoted to calligraphy outside of his Buddhist practice.”10 Because of the multiplication of Buddhist schools, traditional China witnessed the emerg ...
... claimed, in his Zi xu tie [Autobiography], that “Huaisu, originally from [the place of] Changsha, began to practice Buddhism when he was young, and was devoted to calligraphy outside of his Buddhist practice.”10 Because of the multiplication of Buddhist schools, traditional China witnessed the emerg ...
The History of the Soka Gakkai - Sgi-Usa
... about life, patriotism, the emperor and the meaning of Nam-myohorenge-kyo. Toda’s answers were to the point, logical and without pretense, expressing a powerful conviction. How succinctly he answers! Ikeda thought. There is no confusion in him. I think I can believe and follow this man.5 Ikeda respe ...
... about life, patriotism, the emperor and the meaning of Nam-myohorenge-kyo. Toda’s answers were to the point, logical and without pretense, expressing a powerful conviction. How succinctly he answers! Ikeda thought. There is no confusion in him. I think I can believe and follow this man.5 Ikeda respe ...
A History of Mindfulness
... tend to be earlier and hence are likely to be more authentic—w e must start with the bricks before we can build a house. It is the shorter, more basic, passages that are the most fundamental presentation of satipaṭṭhāna. The longer texts are an elaboration. We do not assume that shorter is always ...
... tend to be earlier and hence are likely to be more authentic—w e must start with the bricks before we can build a house. It is the shorter, more basic, passages that are the most fundamental presentation of satipaṭṭhāna. The longer texts are an elaboration. We do not assume that shorter is always ...
Behind the Façade of Secret Mantra
... centers to Buddhist masters and have put the blame solely on Buddhism. In fact, numerous instances of such sexual misdeeds have caused damage to Buddhism. Due to these factors, I am composing this work in order to rectify the erroneous teachings and to protect the one and only true Buddhism. In real ...
... centers to Buddhist masters and have put the blame solely on Buddhism. In fact, numerous instances of such sexual misdeeds have caused damage to Buddhism. Due to these factors, I am composing this work in order to rectify the erroneous teachings and to protect the one and only true Buddhism. In real ...