Wesak and the Re-Creation of Buddhist Tradition
... It is through the process of identifying things that we come to understand the world we live in. Derived from the Latin root, idem, the word “identity”, meaning “the same”, actually has two meanings. The first, as the Latin root indicates, refers to the idea of “absolute sameness”. The second defini ...
... It is through the process of identifying things that we come to understand the world we live in. Derived from the Latin root, idem, the word “identity”, meaning “the same”, actually has two meanings. The first, as the Latin root indicates, refers to the idea of “absolute sameness”. The second defini ...
The Five Precepts - Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
... to this kind of erroneous view, we suffer from a wrong, or ignorant view. When we have a wrong view, we are in a worse situation than breaking a precept. Breaking a precept is a transgression against the Buddhist precepts, which represents an error in our behavior that can be corrected through repe ...
... to this kind of erroneous view, we suffer from a wrong, or ignorant view. When we have a wrong view, we are in a worse situation than breaking a precept. Breaking a precept is a transgression against the Buddhist precepts, which represents an error in our behavior that can be corrected through repe ...
A STUDY OF THERAVĀDA BUDDHISM IN VIETNAM
... people of Champa as they combined well with several ancient traditional faiths. That is why Mahāyāna has been easily received. Theravāda Buddhism was not. As we can see from this, Theravāda Buddhism was present in the early period in Vietnam. Of course, at that time Vietnam was not called Vietnam as ...
... people of Champa as they combined well with several ancient traditional faiths. That is why Mahāyāna has been easily received. Theravāda Buddhism was not. As we can see from this, Theravāda Buddhism was present in the early period in Vietnam. Of course, at that time Vietnam was not called Vietnam as ...
Mahayana Buddhism - The Doctrinal Foundations
... This book is intended as an introduction to the ideas of Mahayana Buddhism, and also to some of the recent scholarly work in the field. It is not an elementary academic introduction to Buddhism as a whole or to Buddhist thought. For Buddhism in general I recommend my colleague Rupert Gethin’s The Fou ...
... This book is intended as an introduction to the ideas of Mahayana Buddhism, and also to some of the recent scholarly work in the field. It is not an elementary academic introduction to Buddhism as a whole or to Buddhist thought. For Buddhism in general I recommend my colleague Rupert Gethin’s The Fou ...
Understanding Buddhism as `Religion` or `Science` ? Hidden
... about our own culture and which are, as such, limiting as concepts for the study of another culture. We will be guided in this by Ingold, an anthropologist who points out some of the typical Western cultural aspects, which we take for granted, in the theories of the social sciences. These theories a ...
... about our own culture and which are, as such, limiting as concepts for the study of another culture. We will be guided in this by Ingold, an anthropologist who points out some of the typical Western cultural aspects, which we take for granted, in the theories of the social sciences. These theories a ...
Mindfulness: A Dialogue between Buddhism and Clinical
... wisdom training. As such, any consideration of mindfulness in the Buddhist context cannot be divorced from the factors of the eightfold path with which right mindfulness is intimately bound. Also, the prefix “right” suggests that Buddhist mindfulness is not an ethically neutral practice but requires ...
... wisdom training. As such, any consideration of mindfulness in the Buddhist context cannot be divorced from the factors of the eightfold path with which right mindfulness is intimately bound. Also, the prefix “right” suggests that Buddhist mindfulness is not an ethically neutral practice but requires ...
Japanese Temple Buddhism : Worldliness in a Religion of
... anyone else, are capable of pursuing seemingly contradictory goals simultaneously: in Japan, at least, they live as both world-renouncer and householder. TEMPLE BUDDHISM IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN: ISSUES AND IMAGES ...
... anyone else, are capable of pursuing seemingly contradictory goals simultaneously: in Japan, at least, they live as both world-renouncer and householder. TEMPLE BUDDHISM IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN: ISSUES AND IMAGES ...
- ERA - University of Alberta
... As a concept that developed from European Christianity, however, “there cannot be a universal definition of religion, not only because its constituent elements and relationships are historically specific, but because that definition is itself the historical product of discursive processes” (Asad 199 ...
... As a concept that developed from European Christianity, however, “there cannot be a universal definition of religion, not only because its constituent elements and relationships are historically specific, but because that definition is itself the historical product of discursive processes” (Asad 199 ...
Development of The Hua-Yen school during the Tang Dynasty
... in the ‘Western Regions.’ In its own way, each of Hua-yen, Tian-tai, Ching-tu, and Chan was a product of a truly novel interpretation and understanding of Buddhism which was first clearly achieved during the decades between the An Lu-shan rebellion of 755 and reunification of the country in 589. The ...
... in the ‘Western Regions.’ In its own way, each of Hua-yen, Tian-tai, Ching-tu, and Chan was a product of a truly novel interpretation and understanding of Buddhism which was first clearly achieved during the decades between the An Lu-shan rebellion of 755 and reunification of the country in 589. The ...
Theravada Buddhism, Identity, and Cultural Continuity in Jinghong
... certain individuals. The main shortcomings of my data is the fact that my research period of about three weeks is simply too short of a time to produce a truly in-depth ethnography. It would require at least a year, if not more, to really become deeply familiar with informants and the environment to ...
... certain individuals. The main shortcomings of my data is the fact that my research period of about three weeks is simply too short of a time to produce a truly in-depth ethnography. It would require at least a year, if not more, to really become deeply familiar with informants and the environment to ...
Helen J. Baroni: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen
... Buddhist scripture; hand chimes punctuate breaks during the service. Many rules govern the appropriate conduct of life within the monastery community. Life in the monastery may be described as a series of ritual acts, from bathing oneself in the morning to laying out one’s bedding in the evening. Ne ...
... Buddhist scripture; hand chimes punctuate breaks during the service. Many rules govern the appropriate conduct of life within the monastery community. Life in the monastery may be described as a series of ritual acts, from bathing oneself in the morning to laying out one’s bedding in the evening. Ne ...
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... The Visuddhimagga, Nibbana has peace as its characteristic. Its function is immorality, or its function is to comfort. Its manifestation is signlessness, or nonconceptualization. All this may be regarded as the difinition of Nibbana. ► Buddhaghosa has rejected the assertion that Nibbana is ...
... The Visuddhimagga, Nibbana has peace as its characteristic. Its function is immorality, or its function is to comfort. Its manifestation is signlessness, or nonconceptualization. All this may be regarded as the difinition of Nibbana. ► Buddhaghosa has rejected the assertion that Nibbana is ...
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... its inception in 1998. This course now fi nds an established place as an MBA elective in the institution’s streamlined MBA curriculum. Marques embarked upon a new focus in life after ending a rewarding career in business venturing in Suriname. Her interest in “spiritual practices at work,” in the se ...
... its inception in 1998. This course now fi nds an established place as an MBA elective in the institution’s streamlined MBA curriculum. Marques embarked upon a new focus in life after ending a rewarding career in business venturing in Suriname. Her interest in “spiritual practices at work,” in the se ...
Ambedkar and Buddhism by Sangharakshita
... There are at present 100,000,000 Untouchables in India, the vast majority of whom are underprivileged in every sense of the term. Each year between four and five hundred of them are murdered by their Caste Hindu compatriots, while thousands more are beaten, raped, and tortured and their homes looted ...
... There are at present 100,000,000 Untouchables in India, the vast majority of whom are underprivileged in every sense of the term. Each year between four and five hundred of them are murdered by their Caste Hindu compatriots, while thousands more are beaten, raped, and tortured and their homes looted ...
Untitled - Hey Gluten Free
... heart, and Kerouac never fails to show them in his writing. Gerard left his younger brother a reverence for life and a self-ideal that aspired to be in a state of beatitude—“trying to love all life, trying to be utterly sincere with everyone, practicing endurance, kindness, cultivating joy of the he ...
... heart, and Kerouac never fails to show them in his writing. Gerard left his younger brother a reverence for life and a self-ideal that aspired to be in a state of beatitude—“trying to love all life, trying to be utterly sincere with everyone, practicing endurance, kindness, cultivating joy of the he ...
Aspects of the Study of the (earlier) Indian Mahāyāna
... pa) to the Mahayana’. The mahayanika is contrasted with the sravakayanika and the pratyekabuddhayanika. As for the bodhisattva, he is described as the child of the Buddha or Jina (jinaputra, etc.). But as said in Candrakirti’s Madhyamakavatara (i.1) following the Kasyapaparivarta (§ 88), buddhas are ...
... pa) to the Mahayana’. The mahayanika is contrasted with the sravakayanika and the pratyekabuddhayanika. As for the bodhisattva, he is described as the child of the Buddha or Jina (jinaputra, etc.). But as said in Candrakirti’s Madhyamakavatara (i.1) following the Kasyapaparivarta (§ 88), buddhas are ...
Camp Newsletter – Dec 2014
... 6. Right Effort is "right endeavor" or "right diligence". Diligently cultivate our practice and be welleducated. Drive toward self-liberation and self-awareness, and help others drive toward liberation and awareness. 7. Right Mindfulness is "right awareness" or "right attention". One should constant ...
... 6. Right Effort is "right endeavor" or "right diligence". Diligently cultivate our practice and be welleducated. Drive toward self-liberation and self-awareness, and help others drive toward liberation and awareness. 7. Right Mindfulness is "right awareness" or "right attention". One should constant ...
1 Glossary Words are listed here according to the language in which
... shitsugo (Jap. 屋号) = a term used in the Rinzai sect. It is the name that a Zen master gives to his disciple when he gives this disciple inkashomei. It signifies that a person has received inkashomei and becomes the name this person uses in formal situations. shugyo (Jap. 修行) = “practice pursued acco ...
... shitsugo (Jap. 屋号) = a term used in the Rinzai sect. It is the name that a Zen master gives to his disciple when he gives this disciple inkashomei. It signifies that a person has received inkashomei and becomes the name this person uses in formal situations. shugyo (Jap. 修行) = “practice pursued acco ...
- Enlighten: Theses
... PhD Dissertation, University of Glasgow, Department of Religious Studies and Theology ...
... PhD Dissertation, University of Glasgow, Department of Religious Studies and Theology ...
Chapter 1 - Stanford University
... names they use to refer to themselves, I would like to explain my choices in terminology. There are currently several words used to describe the group of individuals referred to as "Scheduled Castes" by the Indian government: harijan, ex-untouchable, untouchable, and dalit. Harijan is a name first p ...
... names they use to refer to themselves, I would like to explain my choices in terminology. There are currently several words used to describe the group of individuals referred to as "Scheduled Castes" by the Indian government: harijan, ex-untouchable, untouchable, and dalit. Harijan is a name first p ...
Buddhism and Sustainability-Related Organisational Practices: A Sri
... Given some individual papers/chapters in this thesis have been accepted for publication there is a switch between New Zealand English and American spelling in different parts of the thesis. i ...
... Given some individual papers/chapters in this thesis have been accepted for publication there is a switch between New Zealand English and American spelling in different parts of the thesis. i ...
The Eco-Buddhism of Marie Byles Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... religion and science greatly impressed her (Byles “Many Lives”; Huxley 235–304). Drawing on her readings, she drafted a book on the importance of moral values throughout history, and the need to cultivate people of goodness to shape and uphold new post-war plans (“Historic Light”). She briefly atten ...
... religion and science greatly impressed her (Byles “Many Lives”; Huxley 235–304). Drawing on her readings, she drafted a book on the importance of moral values throughout history, and the need to cultivate people of goodness to shape and uphold new post-war plans (“Historic Light”). She briefly atten ...
Maitreya Images in Asian Buddhist Fine Arts - Harvard
... into one of the three largest religions in the world. Moreover, as the Saviour, Maitreya becames a popular global cult. 2.3. The Maitreya cult in the contemporary era The Maitreya cult has left its imprint on the development of Buddhism over its 2000-year history. In terms of material culture, the M ...
... into one of the three largest religions in the world. Moreover, as the Saviour, Maitreya becames a popular global cult. 2.3. The Maitreya cult in the contemporary era The Maitreya cult has left its imprint on the development of Buddhism over its 2000-year history. In terms of material culture, the M ...
tathāgatagarbha, emptiness, and monism
... The tathāgatagarbha doctrine is one of the most significant Buddhist doctrines to have come under the scrutiny of scholars in recent times.2 One of the more interesting aspects of this doctrine is that it focuses attention on the nature of the Buddhist “absolute” or highest truth in such a way as to ...
... The tathāgatagarbha doctrine is one of the most significant Buddhist doctrines to have come under the scrutiny of scholars in recent times.2 One of the more interesting aspects of this doctrine is that it focuses attention on the nature of the Buddhist “absolute” or highest truth in such a way as to ...
Early Zarathushtrîanism and Early Buddhism: A Comparative Study
... god and their rituals, Zarathushtra had questioned the social distinctions of the warfaring and priestly c1ass. 23 The first chapter of this study will primarily situate Zarathushtra in his historical context and deterrnine the Indo-Iranian nature ofhis lore before defining his opposition to the dom ...
... god and their rituals, Zarathushtra had questioned the social distinctions of the warfaring and priestly c1ass. 23 The first chapter of this study will primarily situate Zarathushtra in his historical context and deterrnine the Indo-Iranian nature ofhis lore before defining his opposition to the dom ...