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... A TLA state predicate is a predicate logic formula over some variables.2 The usual meaning is ascribed to s p for a state s and a state predicate p: when each variable v in p is replaced by its value s(v) in state s, the resulting formula is equivalent to true. For example, in a state s that maps y ...
... A TLA state predicate is a predicate logic formula over some variables.2 The usual meaning is ascribed to s p for a state s and a state predicate p: when each variable v in p is replaced by its value s(v) in state s, the resulting formula is equivalent to true. For example, in a state s that maps y ...
Chan Buddhism in Ritual Context
... however, essentially retained his historical critique of the origins of Chan. What mattered, above all, was a consolidation of the results of this revisionist history which allowed, in the light of the documents from Dunhuang, for a retrieval, to bring out of the dungeons of oblivion actors famous i ...
... however, essentially retained his historical critique of the origins of Chan. What mattered, above all, was a consolidation of the results of this revisionist history which allowed, in the light of the documents from Dunhuang, for a retrieval, to bring out of the dungeons of oblivion actors famous i ...
Asoka`s Dhamma
... Indicarum: Volume I, London 1925). This ensures that I do not read my own meaning into any word of Asoka. For the same reason I use already done English translation ofPali/Sanskrit texts. II ...
... Indicarum: Volume I, London 1925). This ensures that I do not read my own meaning into any word of Asoka. For the same reason I use already done English translation ofPali/Sanskrit texts. II ...
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 ...
The Path of Awakening here.
... Where Buddhaghosa’s name is accompanied by a question mark “?”, his authorship has generally been accepted but doubts have been expressed in recent times. Where there is a single asterisk (*): (a) Culla,buddhaghosa as the author of DhA, see Malalasekera, Pali Literature of Ceylon, 96 f, and of JA, K ...
... Where Buddhaghosa’s name is accompanied by a question mark “?”, his authorship has generally been accepted but doubts have been expressed in recent times. Where there is a single asterisk (*): (a) Culla,buddhaghosa as the author of DhA, see Malalasekera, Pali Literature of Ceylon, 96 f, and of JA, K ...
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
... appear without their Pali or Sanskrit diacritical signs. For example, English users are more familiar with the words ‘Pali’ and ‘Sanskrit’ than with their Indian forms ‘Pāli’ and ‘Sā skta.’ In such case, this work employs their English forms, and the words are not italicised. However, the names of ...
... appear without their Pali or Sanskrit diacritical signs. For example, English users are more familiar with the words ‘Pali’ and ‘Sanskrit’ than with their Indian forms ‘Pāli’ and ‘Sā skta.’ In such case, this work employs their English forms, and the words are not italicised. However, the names of ...
The Symbolism of the Early Stūpa
... out of the ranks of ordinary beings, by maturing, over many lives, the spiritual potential latent in all. He thus stands out above the greed, hatred and delusion of the world, not attached to anything, as a lotus flower stands above the water, unsoiled by it. T h e lotus, then, symbolises the potent ...
... out of the ranks of ordinary beings, by maturing, over many lives, the spiritual potential latent in all. He thus stands out above the greed, hatred and delusion of the world, not attached to anything, as a lotus flower stands above the water, unsoiled by it. T h e lotus, then, symbolises the potent ...
A Judgmental Reconstruction of Modal Logic
... explanation of conjunction. We have said that a verification of A ∧ B consists of a verification of A and a verification of B. Local completeness entails that it is always possible to bring the verification of A ∧ B into this form by a local expansion. To summarize, logic is based on the notion of j ...
... explanation of conjunction. We have said that a verification of A ∧ B consists of a verification of A and a verification of B. Local completeness entails that it is always possible to bring the verification of A ∧ B into this form by a local expansion. To summarize, logic is based on the notion of j ...
How Mindfulness Becomes Mindlessness – A Hermeneutical
... dimensions. By cyclic time he meant a forward motion that goes backwards and by linear time he meant the lifetime that one must fulfill. Hans George Gadamer, a pupil of Heidegger, returned to a more linguistic interpretation of texts. In his book Warheit und Methode (1960) he states that because int ...
... dimensions. By cyclic time he meant a forward motion that goes backwards and by linear time he meant the lifetime that one must fulfill. Hans George Gadamer, a pupil of Heidegger, returned to a more linguistic interpretation of texts. In his book Warheit und Methode (1960) he states that because int ...
The History of Categorical Logic
... framework for the concept of natural transformation, a concept whose generality, pervasiveness and usefulness had become clear to both of them during their collaboration on the clarification of an unsuspected link between group extensions and homology groups. Such a general, pervasive and conceptual ...
... framework for the concept of natural transformation, a concept whose generality, pervasiveness and usefulness had become clear to both of them during their collaboration on the clarification of an unsuspected link between group extensions and homology groups. Such a general, pervasive and conceptual ...
Hinduism and Buddhism, Volume 2
... Bodhisattvas and read Mahayana Sutras are called Mahayanists, while those who do not do this are called Hinayanists." In other words, the Mahayanists have scriptures of their own, not included in the Hinayanist Canon and adore superhuman beings in the stage of existence immediately below Buddhahood ...
... Bodhisattvas and read Mahayana Sutras are called Mahayanists, while those who do not do this are called Hinayanists." In other words, the Mahayanists have scriptures of their own, not included in the Hinayanist Canon and adore superhuman beings in the stage of existence immediately below Buddhahood ...
Balkwill, Final Draft copy - MacSphere
... This dissertation is a study of the contributions that women made to the early development of Chinese Buddhism during the Northern Wei Dynasty 北魏 (386–534 CE). Working with the premise that Buddhism was patronized as a necessary, secondary arm of government during the Northern Wei, the argument put ...
... This dissertation is a study of the contributions that women made to the early development of Chinese Buddhism during the Northern Wei Dynasty 北魏 (386–534 CE). Working with the premise that Buddhism was patronized as a necessary, secondary arm of government during the Northern Wei, the argument put ...
Attitudes Towards Nuns: Nandakovāda Light of its Parallels Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... so that MN 146 does not report any delighted reaction by the nuns or how they were given leave and then left. T 1442 at T XXIII 792a25 and D ’dul ba, ja 51a4 or Q ’dul ba, nye 49a1 agree with SĀ 276 that the Buddha gave a teaching to the nuns. SHT VI 1226 folio 5Rb-c in Bechert (22) has preserved (s ...
... so that MN 146 does not report any delighted reaction by the nuns or how they were given leave and then left. T 1442 at T XXIII 792a25 and D ’dul ba, ja 51a4 or Q ’dul ba, nye 49a1 agree with SĀ 276 that the Buddha gave a teaching to the nuns. SHT VI 1226 folio 5Rb-c in Bechert (22) has preserved (s ...
The Genesis of the Bodhisattva Ideal
... Buddhist thought. Bhikkhu Anālayo brings together material from the corpus of the early discourses preserved mainly in Pāli and Chinese that appear to have influenced the arising of the bodhisattva ideal. He takes his inquiry in a direction not yet explored and draws on material that up until now ha ...
... Buddhist thought. Bhikkhu Anālayo brings together material from the corpus of the early discourses preserved mainly in Pāli and Chinese that appear to have influenced the arising of the bodhisattva ideal. He takes his inquiry in a direction not yet explored and draws on material that up until now ha ...
SD 9 - The Dharmafarers
... The Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta records the Buddha’s reason for choosing Kusinārā, a “remote jungle township,” to spend his last days, that is, it was the capital of an great ancient king Sudassana [§5.17-18]. His story is told in detail in the Mahā Sudassana Sutta (D 17), which apparently is meant for t ...
... The Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta records the Buddha’s reason for choosing Kusinārā, a “remote jungle township,” to spend his last days, that is, it was the capital of an great ancient king Sudassana [§5.17-18]. His story is told in detail in the Mahā Sudassana Sutta (D 17), which apparently is meant for t ...
The Six Bardos: A Vajrayana Buddhist Perspective on Death and
... “Originally bardo referred only to the period between one life and the next, and this is still its normal meaning when it is mentioned without any qualification. There was considerable dispute over this theory during the early centuries of Buddhism, with one side arguing that rebirth (or conception) ...
... “Originally bardo referred only to the period between one life and the next, and this is still its normal meaning when it is mentioned without any qualification. There was considerable dispute over this theory during the early centuries of Buddhism, with one side arguing that rebirth (or conception) ...
Simplicity, Truth, and Topology Kevin T. Kelly Konstantin Genin Hanti Lin
... The information space specifies the kind of information one might receive in the future and the alternative answers to the question are alternative hypotheses, models, or theories. Everything in the following development is defined relative to an empirical problem, just as the analysis of algorithms ...
... The information space specifies the kind of information one might receive in the future and the alternative answers to the question are alternative hypotheses, models, or theories. Everything in the following development is defined relative to an empirical problem, just as the analysis of algorithms ...
The Development of the Tathāgatagarbha in the Early Mahāyāna
... preached in his form, mind, and deeds. So when the Tathāgata preached with his perfect voice, all different beings understood. But after the passing away of the Tathāgata, there are some who through hearing (śruta), thinking (cintā) and practicing (bhāvanā) 8by their own power to listen extensively ...
... preached in his form, mind, and deeds. So when the Tathāgata preached with his perfect voice, all different beings understood. But after the passing away of the Tathāgata, there are some who through hearing (śruta), thinking (cintā) and practicing (bhāvanā) 8by their own power to listen extensively ...
Miracles and Superhuman Powers in South Asian Buddhist Literature
... spring, 2008. They patiently indulged my method and tolerated our focus on Buddhist miracle stories, even though many of them were new to the study of Buddhism. My work has benefited from reading and hearing their attempts to understand this material in their own ways. I hope I didn’t mislead any of ...
... spring, 2008. They patiently indulged my method and tolerated our focus on Buddhist miracle stories, even though many of them were new to the study of Buddhism. My work has benefited from reading and hearing their attempts to understand this material in their own ways. I hope I didn’t mislead any of ...
ATINER`s Conference Paper Series HIS2015-1862
... Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, and 3) Aṣṭadaśasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra. On the basis of references and commentaries, it has been concluded that there existed a version Perfect Wisdom in 125,000 Lines, which is lost now. Apart from these, two short texts also belong to the same time period. By this time ...
... Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, and 3) Aṣṭadaśasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra. On the basis of references and commentaries, it has been concluded that there existed a version Perfect Wisdom in 125,000 Lines, which is lost now. Apart from these, two short texts also belong to the same time period. By this time ...
Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism
... other religious traditions should not be drawn in by those with the competence to do so. The religious culture of India is often regarded as multifaceted and flexible, though individual cults have a firm enough identity, while the style of religious practice in China and elsewhere in East Asia is wide ...
... other religious traditions should not be drawn in by those with the competence to do so. The religious culture of India is often regarded as multifaceted and flexible, though individual cults have a firm enough identity, while the style of religious practice in China and elsewhere in East Asia is wide ...
a PDF file of the textbook - U of L Class Index
... Remark 1.3. You should not confuse the idea of an assertion that can be true or false with the difference between fact and opinion. Assertions will often express things that would count as facts (such as “Pierre Trudeau was born in Quebec” or “Pierre Trudeau liked almonds”), but they can also expres ...
... Remark 1.3. You should not confuse the idea of an assertion that can be true or false with the difference between fact and opinion. Assertions will often express things that would count as facts (such as “Pierre Trudeau was born in Quebec” or “Pierre Trudeau liked almonds”), but they can also expres ...
- CReaTE - Canterbury Christ Church University
... 2009:182). These are not the first or last people to have this opinion, and some scholars believe that Buddhism could once again flourish in Thailand if its people were to abandon the practice and use of such amuletic items, protective magic and superstitious ways (McDaniel, 2006:101). However, this ...
... 2009:182). These are not the first or last people to have this opinion, and some scholars believe that Buddhism could once again flourish in Thailand if its people were to abandon the practice and use of such amuletic items, protective magic and superstitious ways (McDaniel, 2006:101). However, this ...
Goal-directed Proof Theory
... a response to the existence of two camps in the applied logic (computer science/arti cial intelligence) community. There are those members who believe that the new non-classical logics are the most important ones for applications and that classical logic itself is now no longer the main workhorse of ...
... a response to the existence of two camps in the applied logic (computer science/arti cial intelligence) community. There are those members who believe that the new non-classical logics are the most important ones for applications and that classical logic itself is now no longer the main workhorse of ...