Raho,gata Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... the meaning of “whatever is felt is included in suffering,” all directly linked with aspects of impermanence. From the terminology, we can surmise that “impermanence” (aniccatā) is the key term, encompassing the other five aspects of it, all of which characterize feeling. How is feeling included in ...
... the meaning of “whatever is felt is included in suffering,” all directly linked with aspects of impermanence. From the terminology, we can surmise that “impermanence” (aniccatā) is the key term, encompassing the other five aspects of it, all of which characterize feeling. How is feeling included in ...
Buddhism A Very Short Introduction - Damien Keown
... complex subject, and we should be wary of generalizations made on the basis of familiarity with any single part. In particular, statements which begin 'Buddhists believe . . .' or 'Buddhism teaches . . .' must be treated with circumspection. We need to qualify them by asking which Buddhists are bein ...
... complex subject, and we should be wary of generalizations made on the basis of familiarity with any single part. In particular, statements which begin 'Buddhists believe . . .' or 'Buddhism teaches . . .' must be treated with circumspection. We need to qualify them by asking which Buddhists are bein ...
Mindfulness in Early Buddhism
... related to renunciation or spiritual practice. Contemplation of the mind as the third of the modes for establishing mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna/smṛtyupasthāna) covers the presence or absence of unwholesome states of mind, enjoining clear recognition of those occasions when the mind is under the influe ...
... related to renunciation or spiritual practice. Contemplation of the mind as the third of the modes for establishing mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna/smṛtyupasthāna) covers the presence or absence of unwholesome states of mind, enjoining clear recognition of those occasions when the mind is under the influe ...
- Enlighten: Theses
... My interest in poverty and poverty relief did not begin as an academic study, but more as a visceral concern about a reality of the human condition that called for further attention. Growing up, I knew my father had been raised in extreme poverty at the end of the Great Depression. After he was born ...
... My interest in poverty and poverty relief did not begin as an academic study, but more as a visceral concern about a reality of the human condition that called for further attention. Growing up, I knew my father had been raised in extreme poverty at the end of the Great Depression. After he was born ...
The Sociology of Early Buddhism
... reacting against a period when change was occurring at breakneck speed. Responses to the latter often take radical forms, whereas survival during a period of slow change should be understood more as accommodation to a particular cultural setting. Buddhist literature reveals very little sign of a con ...
... reacting against a period when change was occurring at breakneck speed. Responses to the latter often take radical forms, whereas survival during a period of slow change should be understood more as accommodation to a particular cultural setting. Buddhist literature reveals very little sign of a con ...
Dhamma and Abhidhamma
... Even the word abhidhamma rarely occurs in the Pali Canon, and where it does, it occurs only as abhidhamme, a non-technical term simply meaning “in relation to the teaching [Dharma].”1 According to Frauwallner, the Abhidhamma was probably composed between 200 BCE and 200 CE.2 Furthermore, the early B ...
... Even the word abhidhamma rarely occurs in the Pali Canon, and where it does, it occurs only as abhidhamme, a non-technical term simply meaning “in relation to the teaching [Dharma].”1 According to Frauwallner, the Abhidhamma was probably composed between 200 BCE and 200 CE.2 Furthermore, the early B ...
Theravada Buddhism And The British Encounter
... that nibbana (liberation – the goal of the Buddhist path) is achievable in this life, and the philosophic Buddhism of my Pali and Abhidhamma teachers. There was also an anti-Christian face, which surfaced in accusations that Christians were involved in ‘unethical conversions’, and in conspiracy theo ...
... that nibbana (liberation – the goal of the Buddhist path) is achievable in this life, and the philosophic Buddhism of my Pali and Abhidhamma teachers. There was also an anti-Christian face, which surfaced in accusations that Christians were involved in ‘unethical conversions’, and in conspiracy theo ...
Buddhism in Canada - A Handful of Leaves
... early part of the twentieth century) finally gave way at the end of the 1960s to the ‘point’ system. According to this new approach – still in place today, in modified form – immigration candidates are deemed acceptable if they accumulate a certain number of points which are awarded for their educatio ...
... early part of the twentieth century) finally gave way at the end of the 1960s to the ‘point’ system. According to this new approach – still in place today, in modified form – immigration candidates are deemed acceptable if they accumulate a certain number of points which are awarded for their educatio ...
The New Buddhism: The Western Transformation of an Ancient
... many of the American Christians who first heard about Buddhism were puzzled by how a religion with no God and no immortal soul attracted so many of the world’s people. But as time went by, Buddhism gained a following among a small group of intellectuals who saw it as a more tolerant, more rational ...
... many of the American Christians who first heard about Buddhism were puzzled by how a religion with no God and no immortal soul attracted so many of the world’s people. But as time went by, Buddhism gained a following among a small group of intellectuals who saw it as a more tolerant, more rational ...
The Buddha`s Ancient Path
... grant him what he earnestly sought. He, therefore, left them in search of the still unknown. In his wanderings he finally reached Uruvela, by the river Neranjara at Gaya. He was attracted by its quiet and dense groves and the clear waters of the river. Finding that this was a suitable place to cont ...
... grant him what he earnestly sought. He, therefore, left them in search of the still unknown. In his wanderings he finally reached Uruvela, by the river Neranjara at Gaya. He was attracted by its quiet and dense groves and the clear waters of the river. Finding that this was a suitable place to cont ...
The Origin of Buddhist Meditation
... the Buddha’s life. It is likely that some of the events recorded in it are historically authentic, e.g. the Buddha’s death in Kusin r 7 and his last words on that occasion,8 for there is no reason to believe that such polemically neutral passages would have been invented. There are other ways of ide ...
... the Buddha’s life. It is likely that some of the events recorded in it are historically authentic, e.g. the Buddha’s death in Kusin r 7 and his last words on that occasion,8 for there is no reason to believe that such polemically neutral passages would have been invented. There are other ways of ide ...
1 Pu Khwan Khao Worship of Shan in Yunnan
... This question might be answered by another myth of Pu Khwan Khao which can be classified into the first rice myth-type. The myth tells that originally rice was as big as a papaya. But one day while rice was flying into a house, a lazy woman beat rice. This, indeed, made Pu Khwan Khao so angry. Hence ...
... This question might be answered by another myth of Pu Khwan Khao which can be classified into the first rice myth-type. The myth tells that originally rice was as big as a papaya. But one day while rice was flying into a house, a lazy woman beat rice. This, indeed, made Pu Khwan Khao so angry. Hence ...
golden sun adepts refuge
... The realization of emptiness is crucial for the attainment of liberation and enlightenment. Take this opportunity to enhance your ability to bring about this realization. Learn how to develop calm abiding and different methods to use in meditation on emptiness. Practice accumulation of merit and pur ...
... The realization of emptiness is crucial for the attainment of liberation and enlightenment. Take this opportunity to enhance your ability to bring about this realization. Learn how to develop calm abiding and different methods to use in meditation on emptiness. Practice accumulation of merit and pur ...
Charisma in Buddhism
... as a preprint but maintaining the original number sequence of the main book with which it should be used. In this way, individual topics of spe cial interest are made cheaply available even before the main title has been released. Some sections of the books listed below may not have as much details ...
... as a preprint but maintaining the original number sequence of the main book with which it should be used. In this way, individual topics of spe cial interest are made cheaply available even before the main title has been released. Some sections of the books listed below may not have as much details ...
Buddhism in America - A Handful of Leaves
... sustained discussion of America’s many practice communities. The discussion is structured to bring out the dynamic tension between tradition and innovation that is expressed in many different ways in America’s Buddhist communities. But the general idea I develop throughout the book is that there are ...
... sustained discussion of America’s many practice communities. The discussion is structured to bring out the dynamic tension between tradition and innovation that is expressed in many different ways in America’s Buddhist communities. But the general idea I develop throughout the book is that there are ...
Download:Three Methods of Merit Accumulation(PDF file)
... away our stains of bad karma; like the fierce wind, which can destroy all of our defilements of the body, of the word and of the mind……” With references in this sutra, you will generate a stronger faith to the mantra and the title of Avalokiteshvara. You may think that the most important thing from ...
... away our stains of bad karma; like the fierce wind, which can destroy all of our defilements of the body, of the word and of the mind……” With references in this sutra, you will generate a stronger faith to the mantra and the title of Avalokiteshvara. You may think that the most important thing from ...
skillful means - The Dharmafarers
... ethical conceptions as are common ground between them; he gradually leads his opponent up to his conclusion. This is, of course, always Arahatship … There is both courtesy and dignity in the method employed. But no little dialectic skill, and an easy mastery of the ethical points involved, are requi ...
... ethical conceptions as are common ground between them; he gradually leads his opponent up to his conclusion. This is, of course, always Arahatship … There is both courtesy and dignity in the method employed. But no little dialectic skill, and an easy mastery of the ethical points involved, are requi ...
Sett13ing in Motion the Dharma Wheel Talks on the Four Noble
... Therefore, understanding the meaning of the Four Noble Truths is the first turning. As a result of the first turning, the ascetics understood the nature of suffering and its causes. The Buddha further explained the need to go beyond just understanding the Four Noble Truths, and putting that knowledg ...
... Therefore, understanding the meaning of the Four Noble Truths is the first turning. As a result of the first turning, the ascetics understood the nature of suffering and its causes. The Buddha further explained the need to go beyond just understanding the Four Noble Truths, and putting that knowledg ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... Theravāda Buddhism is widely recognised as the classic introduction to the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in the fifth-century bce. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put forward a new ...
... Theravāda Buddhism is widely recognised as the classic introduction to the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in the fifth-century bce. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put forward a new ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... Theravāda Buddhism is widely recognised as the classic introduction to the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in the fifth-century bce. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put forward a new ...
... Theravāda Buddhism is widely recognised as the classic introduction to the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in the fifth-century bce. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put forward a new ...
Buddhism in India
... history, diacriticals are an obstacle. At the same time, they are in a way unnecessary; in most cases people generally know (or have a fairly good idea of) the pronunciation and meaning of terms used. There is, however, a more important intellectual and methodological reason for avoiding diacritical ...
... history, diacriticals are an obstacle. At the same time, they are in a way unnecessary; in most cases people generally know (or have a fairly good idea of) the pronunciation and meaning of terms used. There is, however, a more important intellectual and methodological reason for avoiding diacritical ...
Buddhism in India - Challenging Brahmanism and Caste
... history, diacriticals are an obstacle. At the same time, they are in a way unnecessary; in most cases people generally know (or have a fairly good idea of) the pronunciation and meaning of terms used. There is, however, a more important intellectual and methodological reason for avoiding diacritical ...
... history, diacriticals are an obstacle. At the same time, they are in a way unnecessary; in most cases people generally know (or have a fairly good idea of) the pronunciation and meaning of terms used. There is, however, a more important intellectual and methodological reason for avoiding diacritical ...
Mahāmaitrī in a Mahāyāna Sūtra in Khotanese ― Continuity and
... concept of the Buddha(s), but also the very way the meditative path is theoretically and practically articulated in order to lead to the goal of liberation. And this goal was, eventually, universally re-determined in what is known as the Mahāyāna as the attainment of Buddhahood rather than arhatship ...
... concept of the Buddha(s), but also the very way the meditative path is theoretically and practically articulated in order to lead to the goal of liberation. And this goal was, eventually, universally re-determined in what is known as the Mahāyāna as the attainment of Buddhahood rather than arhatship ...
Buddhism and Responses to Disability, Mental Disorders and
... into the historical or modern Asian sections, and see what kind of materials are listed there. Some might like to take the 'Organised Shorter Visit' They might like to read the Introduction later. The whole Introduction and Bibliography assumes some awareness of Buddhism and its breadth, depth and d ...
... into the historical or modern Asian sections, and see what kind of materials are listed there. Some might like to take the 'Organised Shorter Visit' They might like to read the Introduction later. The whole Introduction and Bibliography assumes some awareness of Buddhism and its breadth, depth and d ...
Nirvana for Sale?: Buddhism, Wealth, and the
... sky” as a means to procure more donations for the construction of the chedi. After meeting with the Temple’s abbot, Deputy Education Minister Arkom Engchuan told the press that he had informed the abbot that “[b]illboards picturing the miracle that are used to invite donations are not suitable. Inst ...
... sky” as a means to procure more donations for the construction of the chedi. After meeting with the Temple’s abbot, Deputy Education Minister Arkom Engchuan told the press that he had informed the abbot that “[b]illboards picturing the miracle that are used to invite donations are not suitable. Inst ...