Buddhist Prayer - A Buddhist Library
... positive energy, positive conditions. We all need a lot of this. While merit is not the essential point in Buddhism, it is necessary as a supporting condition, without which the full actualization of the path is not possible. The same could be said of devotional practices such as chanting, reflectio ...
... positive energy, positive conditions. We all need a lot of this. While merit is not the essential point in Buddhism, it is necessary as a supporting condition, without which the full actualization of the path is not possible. The same could be said of devotional practices such as chanting, reflectio ...
- VU Research Repository
... This thesis was designed to explore the experiences of psychologists in Australia who work as psychotherapists, and who have an interest in Buddhism. The core research question was: What are the professional and personal experiences and perspectives of psychologists in Australia who are informed by ...
... This thesis was designed to explore the experiences of psychologists in Australia who work as psychotherapists, and who have an interest in Buddhism. The core research question was: What are the professional and personal experiences and perspectives of psychologists in Australia who are informed by ...
10 Taking of Refuge
... Besides this intrinsic suffering, there is also suffering due to change and suffering due to the conditioned nature of existence. No relief can be found anywhere, neither in Heaven nor in the Form and Formless realms because life there is also impermanent and subject to conditions. This implies only ...
... Besides this intrinsic suffering, there is also suffering due to change and suffering due to the conditioned nature of existence. No relief can be found anywhere, neither in Heaven nor in the Form and Formless realms because life there is also impermanent and subject to conditions. This implies only ...
The Role of Buddhism in Achieving Gross National Happiness
... prime source for generating and achieving happiness. There are thousands of different thoughts and states of mind that people can take on. Among these, some may be very positive and helpful and, hence, these positive attributes of the mind need to be further developed and nourished. Other thoughts o ...
... prime source for generating and achieving happiness. There are thousands of different thoughts and states of mind that people can take on. Among these, some may be very positive and helpful and, hence, these positive attributes of the mind need to be further developed and nourished. Other thoughts o ...
What Buddhists Believe
... Venerable Dhammananda, I hope the Buddhist Summit will develop further and the light of Buddhism will shine over the entire world. This book, written by Venerable Dhammananda mainly from the Theravada perspective, is a good introduction to Buddhism. It explains basic principles of Buddhism in detail ...
... Venerable Dhammananda, I hope the Buddhist Summit will develop further and the light of Buddhism will shine over the entire world. This book, written by Venerable Dhammananda mainly from the Theravada perspective, is a good introduction to Buddhism. It explains basic principles of Buddhism in detail ...
What Buddhists Believe Expanded 4th edition
... Venerable Dhammananda, I hope the Buddhist Summit will develop further and the light of Buddhism will shine over the entire world. This book, written by Venerable Dhammananda mainly from the Theravada perspective, is a good introduction to Buddhism. It explains basic principles of Buddhism in detail ...
... Venerable Dhammananda, I hope the Buddhist Summit will develop further and the light of Buddhism will shine over the entire world. This book, written by Venerable Dhammananda mainly from the Theravada perspective, is a good introduction to Buddhism. It explains basic principles of Buddhism in detail ...
How to Prostrate
... an abbreviation of the other. Both are equal as regards their spiritual significance. Rather, there are two traditions: Nalanda and Vikramashila, two of the most highly regarded institutions of the ancient Buddhist world. It is from Nalanda (the larger and more enduring of these two) that the improp ...
... an abbreviation of the other. Both are equal as regards their spiritual significance. Rather, there are two traditions: Nalanda and Vikramashila, two of the most highly regarded institutions of the ancient Buddhist world. It is from Nalanda (the larger and more enduring of these two) that the improp ...
Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism
... ‘skilful means’ or ‘skilfulness in means’ sums up thought patterns which were also found in early Buddhism. Indeed it appears to reflect the impact of the historical Buddha himself. Thus the study of ‘skilful means’ is the study of the internal dynamics of Buddhist thought in general. The significance ...
... ‘skilful means’ or ‘skilfulness in means’ sums up thought patterns which were also found in early Buddhism. Indeed it appears to reflect the impact of the historical Buddha himself. Thus the study of ‘skilful means’ is the study of the internal dynamics of Buddhist thought in general. The significance ...
For more information about Nichiren Buddhism and a - Sgi-Usa
... simply the title of a Buddhist text. It was the principle, or Law, at the very heart and core of the sutra’s teaching. He added nam to Myohorenge-kyo and set forth the chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the practice to accord one’s life with this Law, which he identified as the law of life itself. N ...
... simply the title of a Buddhist text. It was the principle, or Law, at the very heart and core of the sutra’s teaching. He added nam to Myohorenge-kyo and set forth the chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the practice to accord one’s life with this Law, which he identified as the law of life itself. N ...
Buddhist Missionaries in the Era of Globalization
... overseas branches closely to it. Moreover, they aim for both world and personal transformation. While there is no doubt that most Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist organizations have engaged in what can be seen as ‘‘missionary’’ activity in the twentieth century, a question posed by Walters and picked ...
... overseas branches closely to it. Moreover, they aim for both world and personal transformation. While there is no doubt that most Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist organizations have engaged in what can be seen as ‘‘missionary’’ activity in the twentieth century, a question posed by Walters and picked ...
Cullen Interview on Types of Buddhism
... IM: That’s why we’re all talking together today—to facilitate communication and understanding. Mindfulness in the modern world needs language that can serve those interested in the depth and beauty of the lineage as well as those who simply seek relief from the dukkha of stress and the myriad manife ...
... IM: That’s why we’re all talking together today—to facilitate communication and understanding. Mindfulness in the modern world needs language that can serve those interested in the depth and beauty of the lineage as well as those who simply seek relief from the dukkha of stress and the myriad manife ...
The Iconography of Nepalese Buddhism
... peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, or some devas connected with Buddha legends. However, this is not ...
... peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, or some devas connected with Buddha legends. However, this is not ...
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms
... for the Greek and Latin Classics during several hundred years, and what the thousands of critics and commentators have been doing of our Sacred Scriptures for nearly eighteen centuries. There are few predecessors in the field of Chinese literature into whose labours translators of the present centur ...
... for the Greek and Latin Classics during several hundred years, and what the thousands of critics and commentators have been doing of our Sacred Scriptures for nearly eighteen centuries. There are few predecessors in the field of Chinese literature into whose labours translators of the present centur ...
Library Web list - Dec 13
... The Fish King: A Story About the Power of Goodness A Friend to All: A Story About Kindness Heart of Gold: A Story About Generosity The Hunter and the Quail: A Story About Working Together The King Who ...
... The Fish King: A Story About the Power of Goodness A Friend to All: A Story About Kindness Heart of Gold: A Story About Generosity The Hunter and the Quail: A Story About Working Together The King Who ...
Library Web list - Dec 13
... Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book Daily Buddhist Devotions Daily Buddhist Devotions Zen is for Everyone: The Xiao Zhi Guan text The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening The Sutra of Hui-‐Neng: Grand Master ...
... Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book Daily Buddhist Devotions Daily Buddhist Devotions Zen is for Everyone: The Xiao Zhi Guan text The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening The Sutra of Hui-‐Neng: Grand Master ...
The Great Compassion and Fraternity in Mahayana - Purdue e-Pubs
... ever emphatically reminded us that none of us have the unchanging soul called “I.” A self is nothing but the ever-changing five aggregates bombarded from time to time with new information and theories. These pieces of information and theories mold our patterns of behavior and thought which in Buddh ...
... ever emphatically reminded us that none of us have the unchanging soul called “I.” A self is nothing but the ever-changing five aggregates bombarded from time to time with new information and theories. These pieces of information and theories mold our patterns of behavior and thought which in Buddh ...
Special Series: Dialogues on Eastern Wisdom (2)
... Ji: As you say, the purpose of religion is to address the concerns of the people. I am in complete agreement. As further illustration of the Buddha’s position on language, the Fourfold Vinaya, volume 52, includes the following story. There was once a disciple of Brahman origins named Yongmeng or YËm ...
... Ji: As you say, the purpose of religion is to address the concerns of the people. I am in complete agreement. As further illustration of the Buddha’s position on language, the Fourfold Vinaya, volume 52, includes the following story. There was once a disciple of Brahman origins named Yongmeng or YËm ...
The Acceptance and Impact of the Lotus Sutra in Japan
... Empress Suiko. It’s thought that Prince Shotoku was the real founder of Buddhism in Japan. Before him Buddhism was worshiped as a means of obtaining material benefits, for example, recovery from disease, victory in war, and rain in times of drought. The sutras were recited without understanding as r ...
... Empress Suiko. It’s thought that Prince Shotoku was the real founder of Buddhism in Japan. Before him Buddhism was worshiped as a means of obtaining material benefits, for example, recovery from disease, victory in war, and rain in times of drought. The sutras were recited without understanding as r ...
Ikeda - Unofficial SGI SWS
... “Great desire” refers to the boundless wish arising from the Buddha’s enlightenment. It is the “original desire of life” expressed in the heart of the Buddha awakened to the truth that life itself is the entity of the Mystic Law, the one great law that encompasses all others. To “awaken” means to re ...
... “Great desire” refers to the boundless wish arising from the Buddha’s enlightenment. It is the “original desire of life” expressed in the heart of the Buddha awakened to the truth that life itself is the entity of the Mystic Law, the one great law that encompasses all others. To “awaken” means to re ...
Transplanting Buddhism: - Unisa Institutional Repository
... the broader theoretical perspective to be developed) but to create an understanding of South African Buddhism that will look backwards, based on Buddhist history, and look forwards, enquiring into the role of Buddhism in contemporary and future South African society. All this while maintaining a the ...
... the broader theoretical perspective to be developed) but to create an understanding of South African Buddhism that will look backwards, based on Buddhist history, and look forwards, enquiring into the role of Buddhism in contemporary and future South African society. All this while maintaining a the ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... permanence, the transient quality of all experiences; dukkha or suffering, that there is a general unsatisfactory nature of ordinary empirical existence; and anatta or the absence of an ...
... permanence, the transient quality of all experiences; dukkha or suffering, that there is a general unsatisfactory nature of ordinary empirical existence; and anatta or the absence of an ...
Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra
... far as available. The third part is entirely new. As the Studies were not planned out as a whole from the beginning but have grown progressively in the author's mind, some repetitions have become inevitable. The second part dealing with the Lankavatara containing the philosophy of Zen Bud- ...
... far as available. The third part is entirely new. As the Studies were not planned out as a whole from the beginning but have grown progressively in the author's mind, some repetitions have become inevitable. The second part dealing with the Lankavatara containing the philosophy of Zen Bud- ...
Storehouse Consciousness and the Unconscious: A Comparative
... conjunction with the five senses. These six, namely, manovijñana and the five senses, constitute one kind of consciousness that “perceives and discriminates between gross spheres of objects” (Xuan Zang: 97). This means that the objects of this group of consciousnesses are external objects. Any perce ...
... conjunction with the five senses. These six, namely, manovijñana and the five senses, constitute one kind of consciousness that “perceives and discriminates between gross spheres of objects” (Xuan Zang: 97). This means that the objects of this group of consciousnesses are external objects. Any perce ...