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... true existence or inherent existence of one’s own self. Therefore it is only by eliminating this grasping at a self that one can begin the process of undoing the chain. Aryadeva, Nagarjuna’s chief disciple, as stated in the Forty Verses on the Middle Way, the seed of samsaric existence is consciousn ...
... true existence or inherent existence of one’s own self. Therefore it is only by eliminating this grasping at a self that one can begin the process of undoing the chain. Aryadeva, Nagarjuna’s chief disciple, as stated in the Forty Verses on the Middle Way, the seed of samsaric existence is consciousn ...
The Sixteen Aspects of the Four Noble Truths and Their Opposites
... final path of liberation; for the aspect of 'principle' (= method), positing that the insight comprehending non-self is not a path of liberation; for the aspect of 'accomplishment,' positing the situation of the objectscope while having gone astray; for the aspect, 'way of deliverance,' positing th ...
... final path of liberation; for the aspect of 'principle' (= method), positing that the insight comprehending non-self is not a path of liberation; for the aspect of 'accomplishment,' positing the situation of the objectscope while having gone astray; for the aspect, 'way of deliverance,' positing th ...
JBE Research Article ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 4 1997:1-74
... be so much better if people behaved and acted in such a way spontaneously, due to spiritual perfection, but will there ever be enough perfected people, and do we indeed have that much time left? As in the case of the moral commitments (like not killing living beings) which are taken up right at the ...
... be so much better if people behaved and acted in such a way spontaneously, due to spiritual perfection, but will there ever be enough perfected people, and do we indeed have that much time left? As in the case of the moral commitments (like not killing living beings) which are taken up right at the ...
The Primordial Mandalas of East and West: Jungian and Tibetan
... superficially real can be shown to be without substance at the level of absolute truth. This was the position of the Madhyamaka school (Tib. dbu ma), the system developed by Nagarjuna, who was the central figure of the doctrine in Tibet. An alternative way which was open was that of Cittramatra, of ...
... superficially real can be shown to be without substance at the level of absolute truth. This was the position of the Madhyamaka school (Tib. dbu ma), the system developed by Nagarjuna, who was the central figure of the doctrine in Tibet. An alternative way which was open was that of Cittramatra, of ...
Samsara, Karma, and Self-Enlightenment: A Buddhist Perspective
... their behavior to avoid it. Majority of those writings are about how to live appropriately so one can get away from the cycle of birth and death. However, the underlying philosophy of them is the continuity of soul. For instance, Egyptians believed that resurrection will finally take place and so th ...
... their behavior to avoid it. Majority of those writings are about how to live appropriately so one can get away from the cycle of birth and death. However, the underlying philosophy of them is the continuity of soul. For instance, Egyptians believed that resurrection will finally take place and so th ...
Will the marriage between Pragmatism and Buddhism last?
... being very easy. So it was, as they understood it. Its fundamental principle, according to them, was, that all knowledge rests on either authority or reason; but that whatever is deduced by reason depends ultimately on a premise derived from authority. Accordingly, as soon as a boy was perfect in th ...
... being very easy. So it was, as they understood it. Its fundamental principle, according to them, was, that all knowledge rests on either authority or reason; but that whatever is deduced by reason depends ultimately on a premise derived from authority. Accordingly, as soon as a boy was perfect in th ...
The Dragon Who Never Sleeps
... Recollection, and Right Meditation. Here "Right" means "correct" or "accurate"—in keeping with the reality of impermanence and interdependence. 1 The Four Noble Truths are called "noble" because they present the vocation of wisdom and compassion. They are the foundation of all Buddhism, and form the ...
... Recollection, and Right Meditation. Here "Right" means "correct" or "accurate"—in keeping with the reality of impermanence and interdependence. 1 The Four Noble Truths are called "noble" because they present the vocation of wisdom and compassion. They are the foundation of all Buddhism, and form the ...
The Impermanent Impulse: Toward a Theory of Nihilism
... the postmodern contradictory phenomenon in that he “uses and abuses, installs and then subverts, the very concepts it challenges” (Hutcheon 3, 1988). Nietzsche’s Use and Abuse of Nihilism There are always a lot of arguments regarding the definition(s) of the ambiguous “nihilism,” including Nietzsch ...
... the postmodern contradictory phenomenon in that he “uses and abuses, installs and then subverts, the very concepts it challenges” (Hutcheon 3, 1988). Nietzsche’s Use and Abuse of Nihilism There are always a lot of arguments regarding the definition(s) of the ambiguous “nihilism,” including Nietzsch ...
True Buddhism and village Buddhism in Sri Lanka
... though consistent, terms. Those who most regularly and predictably told me that village Buddhism is not true Buddhism were Sinhalese who speak English and who are, ipso facto, members of the "national elite", the self-styled "middle class". Others who did so had occupations which might be called "lo ...
... though consistent, terms. Those who most regularly and predictably told me that village Buddhism is not true Buddhism were Sinhalese who speak English and who are, ipso facto, members of the "national elite", the self-styled "middle class". Others who did so had occupations which might be called "lo ...
Brahmanism, Buddhism and Hinduism
... III. Criticism of the Current Theory.............................................................................................9 IV. Date of the Oldest Upaniṣads...............................................................................................13 V. Early Brāhmaṇical Ideals Contrasted ...
... III. Criticism of the Current Theory.............................................................................................9 IV. Date of the Oldest Upaniṣads...............................................................................................13 V. Early Brāhmaṇical Ideals Contrasted ...
Buddhism - Spiritual Awakening Radio
... castes. These were the Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra classes. This division was not related to merit or deeds, but was a tradition simply based on birth. The four groups engaged in distinct and separate life styles. Marriage out of caste was simply not allowed. It is clear from Jain and Bud ...
... castes. These were the Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra classes. This division was not related to merit or deeds, but was a tradition simply based on birth. The four groups engaged in distinct and separate life styles. Marriage out of caste was simply not allowed. It is clear from Jain and Bud ...
Intersubjectivity in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
... external, technological means. Common examples in the modern world (though not in classical India or Tibet) are the use of eyeglasses to correct vision and the use of telescopes and microscopes to enhance and extend our visual capacities. If one’s eyesight or hearing is defective, there is little if ...
... external, technological means. Common examples in the modern world (though not in classical India or Tibet) are the use of eyeglasses to correct vision and the use of telescopes and microscopes to enhance and extend our visual capacities. If one’s eyesight or hearing is defective, there is little if ...
A Secular Buddhism - Journal of Global Buddhism
... The British philologist K.R. Norman is one of the world’s foremost experts on what are called “mid Indo- ryan Prakrits,” that is those spoken languages (Prakrits) derived from Sanskrit, which were used after the classical and before the modern period in India. Included among these is Pali, the langu ...
... The British philologist K.R. Norman is one of the world’s foremost experts on what are called “mid Indo- ryan Prakrits,” that is those spoken languages (Prakrits) derived from Sanskrit, which were used after the classical and before the modern period in India. Included among these is Pali, the langu ...
Introduction - what is the anthropology of Buddhism about?
... conventional number - it prided itself on being the most conservative and is the only one to survive into the modem world. Certain texts and doctrines associated with other pre-Mahayana schools have survived within the Mahayana tradition: thus the Tibetans preserve the Sarvastivadin monastic code, b ...
... conventional number - it prided itself on being the most conservative and is the only one to survive into the modem world. Certain texts and doctrines associated with other pre-Mahayana schools have survived within the Mahayana tradition: thus the Tibetans preserve the Sarvastivadin monastic code, b ...
Freeing the Heart and Mind
... the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana schools—is to first establish a basis of sound moral conduct, then to study, contemplate, and meditate. All Buddhist schools begin with the establishment of sound moral conduct. Therefore, the very first thing is to receive the teachings with the right motivati ...
... the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana schools—is to first establish a basis of sound moral conduct, then to study, contemplate, and meditate. All Buddhist schools begin with the establishment of sound moral conduct. Therefore, the very first thing is to receive the teachings with the right motivati ...
Theravāda Buddhism`s Meditations on Death and the Symbolism of
... death constitutes an essential part of the human predicament; it is one of the central factors contributing to the imperfection of existence (dukkha); i t is a pivotal reality in the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsdra)that imprisons human beings. Despite this negative valuation of death, ho ...
... death constitutes an essential part of the human predicament; it is one of the central factors contributing to the imperfection of existence (dukkha); i t is a pivotal reality in the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsdra)that imprisons human beings. Despite this negative valuation of death, ho ...
Nietzsche and The Four Noble Truths
... -4Antichrist 49) by blaming the devil and sin for people’s suffering, Buddhism does not. Instead of speaking of a “struggle with sin,” Nietzsche observes, the Buddhist speaks of a “struggle with suffering” (Nietzsche, The Antichrist 20). Buddhism, Nietzsche further asserts, does not have to justify ...
... -4Antichrist 49) by blaming the devil and sin for people’s suffering, Buddhism does not. Instead of speaking of a “struggle with sin,” Nietzsche observes, the Buddhist speaks of a “struggle with suffering” (Nietzsche, The Antichrist 20). Buddhism, Nietzsche further asserts, does not have to justify ...
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... it, the details could be acquired later. Instead, Sakuludayin relays a conversation that happened at some previous point in time, which involved a gathering of ascetics and Brahmans in the Rajagaha area for the rains retreat, and which discussed the following issues: 1) Who amongst the ascetics and ...
... it, the details could be acquired later. Instead, Sakuludayin relays a conversation that happened at some previous point in time, which involved a gathering of ascetics and Brahmans in the Rajagaha area for the rains retreat, and which discussed the following issues: 1) Who amongst the ascetics and ...
Foundations of Buddhism: The Four Noble Truths
... aspects of the mind, such as the phenomena of telepathy, clairvoyance and the recollection of previous lives. From this may develop an entirely new approach to the problem of being. A new one, that is, so far as the West is concerned. But nothing in mental science, or in philosophy, is really new. M ...
... aspects of the mind, such as the phenomena of telepathy, clairvoyance and the recollection of previous lives. From this may develop an entirely new approach to the problem of being. A new one, that is, so far as the West is concerned. But nothing in mental science, or in philosophy, is really new. M ...
The Story of Kisagotami
... where there are deposited old age, death, conceit and hypocrisy. Beautiful king's chariots wear out. And also the body gets old. But the teaching of the good ones does not get old. The good ones teach it to each other. The person without learning grows old like an ox. His flesh grows; his wisdom doe ...
... where there are deposited old age, death, conceit and hypocrisy. Beautiful king's chariots wear out. And also the body gets old. But the teaching of the good ones does not get old. The good ones teach it to each other. The person without learning grows old like an ox. His flesh grows; his wisdom doe ...
THE IMPACT OF THE BUDDHIST DOCTRINE OF KARMA ON THE
... and the mercy of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who could provide the way towards Nirvāṇa. Chinese Buddhists thus saw the two paths towards truth and liberation in Buddhism.13 According to the Theravāda texts, karma is one’s own responsibility. It is what one created. If one performs a good deed, one will ...
... and the mercy of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who could provide the way towards Nirvāṇa. Chinese Buddhists thus saw the two paths towards truth and liberation in Buddhism.13 According to the Theravāda texts, karma is one’s own responsibility. It is what one created. If one performs a good deed, one will ...
Western Self, Asian Other: Modernity, Authenticity, and Nostalgia Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Buddhists, who, though certainly worthy of study, appear to be marginal to the main project of Buddhist Studies, which is overtly concerned with a non-Western Other. The discourse concerning Buddhist modernism has carried with it a subtle claim that so-called “modern” Buddhists— who would not necess ...
... Buddhists, who, though certainly worthy of study, appear to be marginal to the main project of Buddhist Studies, which is overtly concerned with a non-Western Other. The discourse concerning Buddhist modernism has carried with it a subtle claim that so-called “modern” Buddhists— who would not necess ...
THE LIVING MESSAGE OF THE DHAMMAPADA by Bhikkhu Bodhi
... experienced pain and sorrow but more widely as the pervasive inadequacy and wretchedness of everything conditioned: "There is no ill like the aggregates of existence; all conditioned things are suffering; conditioned things are the worst suffering (vv. 202, 278, 203). The second truth points out tha ...
... experienced pain and sorrow but more widely as the pervasive inadequacy and wretchedness of everything conditioned: "There is no ill like the aggregates of existence; all conditioned things are suffering; conditioned things are the worst suffering (vv. 202, 278, 203). The second truth points out tha ...
Mindfulness and the Four Noble Truths
... all obscurations to knowledge (Sanskrit: jneyavarana). However, despite the slight variations in how different Buddhist approaches interpret the meaning of the term “liberation”, all Buddhist schools agree that spiritual liberation implies breaking free of samsaric wandering. Within Buddhism, beings ...
... all obscurations to knowledge (Sanskrit: jneyavarana). However, despite the slight variations in how different Buddhist approaches interpret the meaning of the term “liberation”, all Buddhist schools agree that spiritual liberation implies breaking free of samsaric wandering. Within Buddhism, beings ...