Maitreya, the Future Buddha
... gathered about himself a group of devoted followers over the next forty years, founding what was eventually to become one of the great world religions. According to the earliest texts, Gautama taught that his pragmatic method for spiritual cultivation was open to anyone and that there were others wh ...
... gathered about himself a group of devoted followers over the next forty years, founding what was eventually to become one of the great world religions. According to the earliest texts, Gautama taught that his pragmatic method for spiritual cultivation was open to anyone and that there were others wh ...
The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth
... Obaku school in Japan. The primary focus of this book, however, is the transformation of the Chan tradition in the seventeenth century. Readers might find this book not easy because so many people’s names, book titles, and place names are mentioned and discussed. Reading this book requires great pati ...
... Obaku school in Japan. The primary focus of this book, however, is the transformation of the Chan tradition in the seventeenth century. Readers might find this book not easy because so many people’s names, book titles, and place names are mentioned and discussed. Reading this book requires great pati ...
The Evolution of the Precepts
... what he discovered and pointed out as advice for all who want to gain release from suffering. Vinaya — discipline — is what he formulated as rules, ideals, and standards of behavior for those of his followers who went forth from home life to take up the quest for release in greater earnestness. Dham ...
... what he discovered and pointed out as advice for all who want to gain release from suffering. Vinaya — discipline — is what he formulated as rules, ideals, and standards of behavior for those of his followers who went forth from home life to take up the quest for release in greater earnestness. Dham ...
King Asoka and Buddhism
... unit of a new order of magnitude in India, the first, for example, in which there were speakers of Indo-Aryan languages (derivatives of Sanskrit) so far apart that their dialects must have been mutually incomprehensible. Aśoka’s precise dates are controversial. Eggermont, the scholar who has devoted ...
... unit of a new order of magnitude in India, the first, for example, in which there were speakers of Indo-Aryan languages (derivatives of Sanskrit) so far apart that their dialects must have been mutually incomprehensible. Aśoka’s precise dates are controversial. Eggermont, the scholar who has devoted ...
King Asoka and Buddhism
... unit of a new order of magnitude in India, the first, for example, in which there were speakers of Indo-Aryan languages (derivatives of Sanskrit) so far apart that their dialects must have been mutually incomprehensible. Aśoka’s precise dates are controversial. Eggermont, the scholar who has devoted ...
... unit of a new order of magnitude in India, the first, for example, in which there were speakers of Indo-Aryan languages (derivatives of Sanskrit) so far apart that their dialects must have been mutually incomprehensible. Aśoka’s precise dates are controversial. Eggermont, the scholar who has devoted ...
Searching for the Law: Ennin`s Journal as a Key to the Heian
... discussing both the Nara and early Heian periods together, because, despite the change of capital, there was more continuity than discontinuity between the two periods and the changes were gradual, rather than dramatic. Also, the word for Japan, “Nihon” (! ") was already in common usage to describe ...
... discussing both the Nara and early Heian periods together, because, despite the change of capital, there was more continuity than discontinuity between the two periods and the changes were gradual, rather than dramatic. Also, the word for Japan, “Nihon” (! ") was already in common usage to describe ...
The Development of Kaji Kito in Nichiren Shu Buddhism
... kito that were developed and practiced during Nichiren’s time remain the same in objective, yet the actual methods of practice have greatly altered through time. As a result, the majority of the third section will focus on kaji kito following Nichiren’s death. A historical analysis of this developme ...
... kito that were developed and practiced during Nichiren’s time remain the same in objective, yet the actual methods of practice have greatly altered through time. As a result, the majority of the third section will focus on kaji kito following Nichiren’s death. A historical analysis of this developme ...
- 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 ...
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
... As the study of Indian philosophy develops in the west, some Pali or Sanskrit words become well-known to English users and find their way into English dictionaries. Then, they become accepted by English users as common English words, and appear without their Pali or Sanskrit diacritical signs. For e ...
... As the study of Indian philosophy develops in the west, some Pali or Sanskrit words become well-known to English users and find their way into English dictionaries. Then, they become accepted by English users as common English words, and appear without their Pali or Sanskrit diacritical signs. For e ...
Development of The Hua-Yen school during the Tang Dynasty
... Several traditions of Buddhist thoughts and practices were witnessed by the Sui and early Tang dynasties that had neither the equivalents nor institutional antecedents 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 interpretatio ...
... Several traditions of Buddhist thoughts and practices were witnessed by the Sui and early Tang dynasties that had neither the equivalents nor institutional antecedents 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 interpretatio ...
Hinduism and Buddhism, Volume 2
... opinion fixes his accession at about 78 A.D., some scholars place it earlier and others in the second century A.D.[4] Apart from this, it appears established that the Sukhâvatî−vyûha which is definitely Mahayanist was translated into Chinese between 147 and 186 A.D. We may assume that it was then al ...
... opinion fixes his accession at about 78 A.D., some scholars place it earlier and others in the second century A.D.[4] Apart from this, it appears established that the Sukhâvatî−vyûha which is definitely Mahayanist was translated into Chinese between 147 and 186 A.D. We may assume that it was then al ...
AN INTIMATE DESTRUCTION
... the work of the French writer Georges Bataille. Specifically, it explores the approaches of the two fields to the concepts of desire, death, and the separate self, and examines how the treatment of these themes in Buddhism affected their role in early twentieth century France, particularly within Su ...
... the work of the French writer Georges Bataille. Specifically, it explores the approaches of the two fields to the concepts of desire, death, and the separate self, and examines how the treatment of these themes in Buddhism affected their role in early twentieth century France, particularly within Su ...
ATINER`s Conference Paper Series HIS2015-1862
... Prajñāpāramitā flourished in these texts over many centuries; before the influence of Tantric elements, which became very popular in the Indian subcontinent after the 5th -6th century, became a part of it. With the development of the Vajrayāna school of thought, a huge change in the idea of Prajñāpā ...
... Prajñāpāramitā flourished in these texts over many centuries; before the influence of Tantric elements, which became very popular in the Indian subcontinent after the 5th -6th century, became a part of it. With the development of the Vajrayāna school of thought, a huge change in the idea of Prajñāpā ...
Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism
... have been encouraged to think that my own study of the concept has played some part in this process. Some people prefer to use the Indian word upAya, meaning simply a ‘means’ or a ‘strategem’, whether employed by oneself or by others. Others prefer the longer expression ‘skilfulness in means’, which ...
... have been encouraged to think that my own study of the concept has played some part in this process. Some people prefer to use the Indian word upAya, meaning simply a ‘means’ or a ‘strategem’, whether employed by oneself or by others. Others prefer the longer expression ‘skilfulness in means’, which ...
The History of the Soka Gakkai - Sgi-Usa
... to restoring the Daishonin’s spirit to save all people from suffering by spreading Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. His disciple, Toda, through the enlightenment he experienced in prison, awakened to his mission as a leader of kosen-rufu. This profound awakening became the starting point for the Soka Gakkai’s d ...
... to restoring the Daishonin’s spirit to save all people from suffering by spreading Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. His disciple, Toda, through the enlightenment he experienced in prison, awakened to his mission as a leader of kosen-rufu. This profound awakening became the starting point for the Soka Gakkai’s d ...
The Concept of `Dhamma` in Thai Buddhism: A
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the pdf - Open Collections
... new milieu in China, the conception of what is entailed in stūpa worship might have undergone marked changes, being given new connotations by Chinese Buddhists that are different to those described in the scriptures. Hence, this dissertation examines how these people conceived of them, in order to f ...
... new milieu in China, the conception of what is entailed in stūpa worship might have undergone marked changes, being given new connotations by Chinese Buddhists that are different to those described in the scriptures. Hence, this dissertation examines how these people conceived of them, in order to f ...
this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... the two schools separately, one aer the other. erefore, in a real sense, theirs are not comparative studies, because they neither discuss the similarities and differences nor analyze the causes behind them. In this paper, I mainly con ne myself to the early texts of both schools of thought, in whic ...
... the two schools separately, one aer the other. erefore, in a real sense, theirs are not comparative studies, because they neither discuss the similarities and differences nor analyze the causes behind them. In this paper, I mainly con ne myself to the early texts of both schools of thought, in whic ...
Ashoka - Net Texts
... Some critics say that Ashoka was afraid of more wars, but among his neighbors, including the Seleucid Empire and the Greco-Bactrian kingdom established by Diodotus I, none could match his strength. He was a contemporary of both Antiochus I Soter and his successor Antiochus II Theos of the Seleucid d ...
... Some critics say that Ashoka was afraid of more wars, but among his neighbors, including the Seleucid Empire and the Greco-Bactrian kingdom established by Diodotus I, none could match his strength. He was a contemporary of both Antiochus I Soter and his successor Antiochus II Theos of the Seleucid d ...
Cliff Notes: Text and Image at Baodingshan
... tradition in China, and Dr. Henrik Sørenson for pointing out the relatedness of the sutra carvings at Baodingshan to inscribed texts found elsewhere in Sichuan. Grants from the Samuel Kress Foundation, the Asian Cultural Council and the Metropolitan Center for Far Eastern Studies aided me in my rese ...
... tradition in China, and Dr. Henrik Sørenson for pointing out the relatedness of the sutra carvings at Baodingshan to inscribed texts found elsewhere in Sichuan. Grants from the Samuel Kress Foundation, the Asian Cultural Council and the Metropolitan Center for Far Eastern Studies aided me in my rese ...