as PDF - MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities.
... along the river are Buddhists. Luang Temple is one of the oldest temples and a statue of Naga is kept there. It is believed that in the past, the Nagas at Luang Temple wanted to sneak out to play in the Mekong stream at Nong Toeng/, not far from the temple. The villagers were afraid that th ...
... along the river are Buddhists. Luang Temple is one of the oldest temples and a statue of Naga is kept there. It is believed that in the past, the Nagas at Luang Temple wanted to sneak out to play in the Mekong stream at Nong Toeng/, not far from the temple. The villagers were afraid that th ...
Buddha`s Word - Transforming Tibetan and Buddhist Book Culture
... It is therefore not surprising that Cambridge, as one of the hubs for the training of British civil servants and scholars, ended up accumulating collections of a wide range of objects coming from Tibet and the Himalayas, adding significantly to those coming from other parts of Asia. Buddhist scriptu ...
... It is therefore not surprising that Cambridge, as one of the hubs for the training of British civil servants and scholars, ended up accumulating collections of a wide range of objects coming from Tibet and the Himalayas, adding significantly to those coming from other parts of Asia. Buddhist scriptu ...
Four Noble Truths
... Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the Eightfold Path ...
... Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the Eightfold Path ...
Volume 7 – No. 1 - Buddhist Discussion Centre
... Since the last major forest fire was not since "Ash Wednesday" (1983), most Members had not seen the fury of a forest fire first hand. Those who staffed our Centre in this real emergency were taught how to overcome their instinctive fear of being burnt to death when they saw the fire. Then, overcom ...
... Since the last major forest fire was not since "Ash Wednesday" (1983), most Members had not seen the fury of a forest fire first hand. Those who staffed our Centre in this real emergency were taught how to overcome their instinctive fear of being burnt to death when they saw the fire. Then, overcom ...
cjbs 7 four noble truths last
... grasp of the teaching and transform that grasp from intellectual comprehension to direct perception". "If conceptual right view can be compared to a hand, a hand that grasps the truth by way of concepts, then experiential right view can be compared to an eye − the eye of wisdom that sees directly in ...
... grasp of the teaching and transform that grasp from intellectual comprehension to direct perception". "If conceptual right view can be compared to a hand, a hand that grasps the truth by way of concepts, then experiential right view can be compared to an eye − the eye of wisdom that sees directly in ...
Ascetic Figures Before and in Early Buddhism: The Emergence of
... Isigili Sutta, the earliest Buddhist canonical reference to the paccekabuddha. The following questions therefore present themselves: Could the paccekabuddha have been the source of the ascetic phenomenon of •renunciation' in India? Could he have represented the common ascetico-religious background t ...
... Isigili Sutta, the earliest Buddhist canonical reference to the paccekabuddha. The following questions therefore present themselves: Could the paccekabuddha have been the source of the ascetic phenomenon of •renunciation' in India? Could he have represented the common ascetico-religious background t ...
3 - Kelowna Buddhist Temple
... Shakyamuni Buddha holding a single flower in his hand as he addressed a large gathering. At that time, Shakyamuni Buddha reportedly said to him “you are the only one who truly understands my teaching.” There are many references to the positive power of a smile within the Sutras. The Contemplation Su ...
... Shakyamuni Buddha holding a single flower in his hand as he addressed a large gathering. At that time, Shakyamuni Buddha reportedly said to him “you are the only one who truly understands my teaching.” There are many references to the positive power of a smile within the Sutras. The Contemplation Su ...
Fundamentals of Buddhism
... The third point that I would like to refer to is the Buddha’s teaching on the importance of verification through experience. This point is made clearly in His advice to the Kalamas contained in the Kesaputtiya Sutra. The Kalamas were a people very much like us in our modern day when we are exposed t ...
... The third point that I would like to refer to is the Buddha’s teaching on the importance of verification through experience. This point is made clearly in His advice to the Kalamas contained in the Kesaputtiya Sutra. The Kalamas were a people very much like us in our modern day when we are exposed t ...
A Western Student`s Meditation Experience Under The Guidance of
... eating, and we should be concerned only with whoever wants to have a taste of our pudding. Mr. Hislop, in his reply, dated 22 April 1968, shows how difficult it was for him to understand what Sayagyi had said. He thought Sayagyi was giving him orders, but a careful reading of Sayagyi’s letter will s ...
... eating, and we should be concerned only with whoever wants to have a taste of our pudding. Mr. Hislop, in his reply, dated 22 April 1968, shows how difficult it was for him to understand what Sayagyi had said. He thought Sayagyi was giving him orders, but a careful reading of Sayagyi’s letter will s ...
SRI LANKA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST
... course to be taken in relation to her following of 500 Sàkyan women, who had come together with her in quest of higher ordination. In reply to this question, the Buddha promulgated Cv X.2, according to which bhikkhus on their own should give the higher ordination to female candidates. Considering th ...
... course to be taken in relation to her following of 500 Sàkyan women, who had come together with her in quest of higher ordination. In reply to this question, the Buddha promulgated Cv X.2, according to which bhikkhus on their own should give the higher ordination to female candidates. Considering th ...
dhamma texts - International Meditation Centres
... encourages people to make as much effort as possible, without insisting that they go against their own beliefs. The first steps in Buddhist Meditation, as he points out, are compatible with other religions, and anyone who makes a sincere effort can develop concentration. It is far better, of course, ...
... encourages people to make as much effort as possible, without insisting that they go against their own beliefs. The first steps in Buddhist Meditation, as he points out, are compatible with other religions, and anyone who makes a sincere effort can develop concentration. It is far better, of course, ...
Has Xuanzang really been in Mathurå?
... and history of arts, etc. it is certainly impossible to draw final conclusions about the credibility of the records—whether their facts and their information are to be taken as witnesses of objective historicity, as regional traditions or as texts moulded after certain patterns of inner-Buddhist or ...
... and history of arts, etc. it is certainly impossible to draw final conclusions about the credibility of the records—whether their facts and their information are to be taken as witnesses of objective historicity, as regional traditions or as texts moulded after certain patterns of inner-Buddhist or ...
Kesaputtiya Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... teachings” handed down directly from guru to chela. Examples from our own times would be a “whispered” tradition. Broadly speaking, this also includes what we have heard and read. More broadly, it implies some kind of lineage that authenticate itself with knowledge shared ony amongst initiates. ...
... teachings” handed down directly from guru to chela. Examples from our own times would be a “whispered” tradition. Broadly speaking, this also includes what we have heard and read. More broadly, it implies some kind of lineage that authenticate itself with knowledge shared ony amongst initiates. ...
Buddha as Therapist: Meditations
... justice, claim to be the most psychological of religions. Its contemplative disciplines have given rise to a wealth of literature on the nature and workings of the mind and its modes of transformation. Personal encounters with the Buddha transformed the lives of many individuals. Many of these cases ...
... justice, claim to be the most psychological of religions. Its contemplative disciplines have given rise to a wealth of literature on the nature and workings of the mind and its modes of transformation. Personal encounters with the Buddha transformed the lives of many individuals. Many of these cases ...
faith and renunciation
... first blossoming of the faculty of knowing and seeing. Yet, saddhā is not only a beginner’s requisite, but it is also a quality of a Buddha. It is obvious in the Lakkhaṇasutta, where saddhā is one of the marks (lakkhaṇas) of a Buddha, together with morality (sīla), learning (suta), renunciation (cāg ...
... first blossoming of the faculty of knowing and seeing. Yet, saddhā is not only a beginner’s requisite, but it is also a quality of a Buddha. It is obvious in the Lakkhaṇasutta, where saddhā is one of the marks (lakkhaṇas) of a Buddha, together with morality (sīla), learning (suta), renunciation (cāg ...
guidelines for students
... emphasizing the similarities of different sects. It does not mean mixing together ma ny different practices. The idea of REMI is good, but I am not sure how many true REMI practitioners there are these days. I think REMI is a nice idea, like sharing Dharma with your friends. I don't have problems w ...
... emphasizing the similarities of different sects. It does not mean mixing together ma ny different practices. The idea of REMI is good, but I am not sure how many true REMI practitioners there are these days. I think REMI is a nice idea, like sharing Dharma with your friends. I don't have problems w ...
BLIAQ Newsletter - Chung Tian Temple
... protection and water conservation. At present, Buddha Memorial Centre not only offers free parking and free entry, but also mobilizes thousands of staff and volunteers to provide services for tourists. The Master, nearly 90 years old, is walking with his devotees on the Bodhisattva path. The Venerab ...
... protection and water conservation. At present, Buddha Memorial Centre not only offers free parking and free entry, but also mobilizes thousands of staff and volunteers to provide services for tourists. The Master, nearly 90 years old, is walking with his devotees on the Bodhisattva path. The Venerab ...
Emptiness and Eight Fold Path - OpenSIUC
... look deeply at the concepts of defilement and immaculateness, we return to the notion of interbeing." 7 In other words, what is beautiful will transform into something quite the opposite in time, while what is ugly can transform into something of beauty. Ugliness and beauty are equal because they a ...
... look deeply at the concepts of defilement and immaculateness, we return to the notion of interbeing." 7 In other words, what is beautiful will transform into something quite the opposite in time, while what is ugly can transform into something of beauty. Ugliness and beauty are equal because they a ...
Lesson 6 - Castlemilk High School
... enlightenment? Describe at least 3 ways it might be easier for them than Lay Buddhists 2. Describe 3 reasons why it might be more challenging for a Lay Buddhist to remove all Thana all ill-will towards others. 3. Why would a Theravada Monk never be described as a Buddha – even if they reach enlighte ...
... enlightenment? Describe at least 3 ways it might be easier for them than Lay Buddhists 2. Describe 3 reasons why it might be more challenging for a Lay Buddhist to remove all Thana all ill-will towards others. 3. Why would a Theravada Monk never be described as a Buddha – even if they reach enlighte ...
The Four Realities True for Noble Ones: Ariyasacca Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... formats. I argue that A can be interpreted in two ways: 1. If we interpret A as “form,” that is, as a verbal statement, then sacca will mean “verbally true.” The format saccaṃ kira + A should be interpreted as “Is the statement A true?” The question in the example above would mean: “Is the statement ...
... formats. I argue that A can be interpreted in two ways: 1. If we interpret A as “form,” that is, as a verbal statement, then sacca will mean “verbally true.” The format saccaṃ kira + A should be interpreted as “Is the statement A true?” The question in the example above would mean: “Is the statement ...
Kierkegaard`s Stages Toward Authentic Religious Experience And
... "leap" beyond his present existence into another, final stage of existence. However, as we will find out later, the religious stage is not a static and fixed objective state where one arrives at some supposed perfected existence. It is more like a continual leaping into the unknown of subjective, in ...
... "leap" beyond his present existence into another, final stage of existence. However, as we will find out later, the religious stage is not a static and fixed objective state where one arrives at some supposed perfected existence. It is more like a continual leaping into the unknown of subjective, in ...
Lay Buddhist Practice - Buddhist Publication Society
... precepts. They try to conform their actions to what agrees with the Five Precepts and perhaps on special occasions undertake Eight Precepts as well, a subject to be discussed below. Finally, there are those who are able to practise more than dāna and sīla and try to cultivate their minds every day ...
... precepts. They try to conform their actions to what agrees with the Five Precepts and perhaps on special occasions undertake Eight Precepts as well, a subject to be discussed below. Finally, there are those who are able to practise more than dāna and sīla and try to cultivate their minds every day ...
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... Students of Buddhism use to discover early on in their studies that it is misleading to speak of a 'church' in early Buddhism. Christian ecclesiastical phenomena like priests, Sunday services, sermons, parishes and communal prayers, let alone a centrally organized institution like the Roman catholic ...
... Students of Buddhism use to discover early on in their studies that it is misleading to speak of a 'church' in early Buddhism. Christian ecclesiastical phenomena like priests, Sunday services, sermons, parishes and communal prayers, let alone a centrally organized institution like the Roman catholic ...
Tevijja Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... “doors,” which are opened, as it were, by our regarding each of them as being “(mentally) constructed [mind-made], intentionally formed. 8 What is constructed and intentionally formed is impermanent, subject to ending.”9 1.4.1.2 Note that the 4 divine abodes are listed amongst the 11 bases of medita ...
... “doors,” which are opened, as it were, by our regarding each of them as being “(mentally) constructed [mind-made], intentionally formed. 8 What is constructed and intentionally formed is impermanent, subject to ending.”9 1.4.1.2 Note that the 4 divine abodes are listed amongst the 11 bases of medita ...
Noh Sotoba Komachi
... until she has be-come a 100-year old crone, of dreading to see people in the city for fear they would recognize her, of passing unchallenged by the imperial palace due to her miserable form, of passing the lover’s mound at Toba and seeing a barge on the Katsura River and wondering who the rowers are ...
... until she has be-come a 100-year old crone, of dreading to see people in the city for fear they would recognize her, of passing unchallenged by the imperial palace due to her miserable form, of passing the lover’s mound at Toba and seeing a barge on the Katsura River and wondering who the rowers are ...
Vajrapani
Vajrapāni (Sanskrit: ""Vajra in [his] hand"") is one of the earliest-appearing bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism. He is the protector and guide of Gautama Buddha and rose to symbolize the Buddha's power. Vajrapāni is also known as Vajrasattva. The Golden Light Sutra titles him ""great general of the yakshas"".Vajrapāni is extensively represented in Buddhist iconography as one of the three protective deities surrounding the Buddha. Each of them symbolizes one of the Buddha's virtues: Mañjuśrī manifests all the Buddhas' wisdom, Avalokiteśvara manifests all the Buddhas' compassion and Vajrapāni manifests all the Buddhas' power as well as the power of all five tathāgatas.Vajrapāni is one of the earliest Dharmapalas and the only Buddhist deity to be mentioned in the Pāli Canon as well as worshiped in the Shaolin Monastery, in Tibetan Buddhism and in Pure Land Buddhism (where he is known as Mahasthamaprapta and forms a triad with Amitābha and Avalokiteśvara). Manifestations of Vajrapāni can also be found in many Buddhist temples in Japan as Dharma protectors called Nio. Vajrapāni is also associated with Acala, who is venerated as Fudo-Myō in Japan, where he is serenaded as the holder of the vajra.