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 Development of Kaji Kito in Nichiren Shu Buddhism
... today, whether it be rituals or doctrines, will become apparent. Upon understanding Esoteric Buddhism in these two countries, we will progress into the historical and religious reasons behind the incorporation of Esoteric Buddhism in specifically Shingon and Tendai Buddhism by looking briefly at the ...
... today, whether it be rituals or doctrines, will become apparent. Upon understanding Esoteric Buddhism in these two countries, we will progress into the historical and religious reasons behind the incorporation of Esoteric Buddhism in specifically Shingon and Tendai Buddhism by looking briefly at the ...
The History of the Soka Gakkai - Sgi-Usa
... in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost major island. At eighteen, he entered a teachers’ training facility and, after graduating, became an elementary school teacher. While a student, Makiguchi had developed a deep interest in geography. As a teacher, he continued to refine his ideas on the subject and on ...
... in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost major island. At eighteen, he entered a teachers’ training facility and, after graduating, became an elementary school teacher. While a student, Makiguchi had developed a deep interest in geography. As a teacher, he continued to refine his ideas on the subject and on ...
Chapter 1 - Stanford University
... my honors thesis, the final project of my college career, but he soon cut me off. “No,” he said, “I mean what are you going to do with this?” I can only hope that my inadequate response was subsequently given value by public and private exploration of what it means to take part in “religious studies ...
... my honors thesis, the final project of my college career, but he soon cut me off. “No,” he said, “I mean what are you going to do with this?” I can only hope that my inadequate response was subsequently given value by public and private exploration of what it means to take part in “religious studies ...
Schism, semiosis and the Soka Gakkai
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
The History of Buddhism in Vietnam
... Situated on the Indochinese Peninsula, Vietnam is a geographical dot amidst two large countries, the two most ancient civilizations of Asia, and probably of the whole world: India and China. Being near two such large countries and ancient civilizations, Vietnam has naturally been influenced by both. ...
... Situated on the Indochinese Peninsula, Vietnam is a geographical dot amidst two large countries, the two most ancient civilizations of Asia, and probably of the whole world: India and China. Being near two such large countries and ancient civilizations, Vietnam has naturally been influenced by both. ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... seated around the room do not move. One of the group leaders begins to speak into the silence, explaining that for the next two hours the women are going to enact a section from the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone. The group leader reads aloud the relevant section of the myth: the scene in whic ...
... seated around the room do not move. One of the group leaders begins to speak into the silence, explaining that for the next two hours the women are going to enact a section from the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone. The group leader reads aloud the relevant section of the myth: the scene in whic ...
Wonhyo - Charles Muller
... discourse of East Asia for several centuries. As is well documented, the Tathāgatagarbha (Buddha-nature) tradition had taken strong hold in various forms in East Asia during the fifth and sixth centuries, to the extent that it had even influenced the interpretations of Yogācāra doctrine that came to ...
... discourse of East Asia for several centuries. As is well documented, the Tathāgatagarbha (Buddha-nature) tradition had taken strong hold in various forms in East Asia during the fifth and sixth centuries, to the extent that it had even influenced the interpretations of Yogācāra doctrine that came to ...
Buddhism A Very Short Introduction - Damien Keown
... 'Buddhism teaches . . .' must be treated with circumspection. We need to qualify them by asking which Buddhists are being referred to, which tradition of Buddhism they follow, which school or sect they belong to, and so forth, before these statements can be of much value. Some scholars would go furt ...
... 'Buddhism teaches . . .' must be treated with circumspection. We need to qualify them by asking which Buddhists are being referred to, which tradition of Buddhism they follow, which school or sect they belong to, and so forth, before these statements can be of much value. Some scholars would go furt ...
- 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 ...
- SOAS Research Online
... monastic affairs, and arguably a form of religious purge. Before the Meiji 明治 period (18681912), Buddhist monks were strictly regulated under the Tokugawa rulers, and celibacy and vegetarianism were compulsory for a fully ordained monk. These rules were rigorously enforced by the state, and various ...
... monastic affairs, and arguably a form of religious purge. Before the Meiji 明治 period (18681912), Buddhist monks were strictly regulated under the Tokugawa rulers, and celibacy and vegetarianism were compulsory for a fully ordained monk. These rules were rigorously enforced by the state, and various ...
Education, Invention Of Orthodoxy, And The Construction
... practice and education at DDM? How are they defined differently? Why does DDM promote “education through academics”? What are some of the social, cultural, and religious implications of “academics” as defined by DDM in this context? Are there not other means to make Buddhism more relevant in twenty ...
... practice and education at DDM? How are they defined differently? Why does DDM promote “education through academics”? What are some of the social, cultural, and religious implications of “academics” as defined by DDM in this context? Are there not other means to make Buddhism more relevant in twenty ...
what, if anything, is mahayana buddhism?
... often basically as follows: First, there is an older portion of monastic Buddhism, usually felt to be conservative, closer to the source, which emphasizes a personal liberation from sam.sāra accessible only to the monk who can devote himself to intensive meditation practice, and so on. This is the ...
... often basically as follows: First, there is an older portion of monastic Buddhism, usually felt to be conservative, closer to the source, which emphasizes a personal liberation from sam.sāra accessible only to the monk who can devote himself to intensive meditation practice, and so on. This is the ...
Theravada Buddhism And The British Encounter
... and ‘Spirit Religion’, which looked to the outside aid of spirits and deities to cope with the presence of evil, economic hardship and bereavement (Kapferer 1983, 1997; Gombrich and Obeyesekere 1988). Then, there was the ‘nibbanic’ Buddhism of the group of women meditators I joined, characterized by ...
... and ‘Spirit Religion’, which looked to the outside aid of spirits and deities to cope with the presence of evil, economic hardship and bereavement (Kapferer 1983, 1997; Gombrich and Obeyesekere 1988). Then, there was the ‘nibbanic’ Buddhism of the group of women meditators I joined, characterized by ...
Transplanting Buddhism: - Unisa Institutional Repository
... While it is an undeniable historical fact that Buddhism has spread far beyond India, adapting to local circumstances and spawning new variations in the process, the process by means of which it did so is obscure. Recent scholarship has shown that to impute a sense of"mission" to Buddhism is to emplo ...
... While it is an undeniable historical fact that Buddhism has spread far beyond India, adapting to local circumstances and spawning new variations in the process, the process by means of which it did so is obscure. Recent scholarship has shown that to impute a sense of"mission" to Buddhism is to emplo ...
Buddhism in India
... main exploiting system of traditional Indian society; to Marxism, the main social ideology opposing exploitation; and to the existing interpretations of Buddhism itself. Ambedkar had no doubt that Brahmanism was responsible for most of the evils affecting India and that Buddhism was its main potenti ...
... main exploiting system of traditional Indian society; to Marxism, the main social ideology opposing exploitation; and to the existing interpretations of Buddhism itself. Ambedkar had no doubt that Brahmanism was responsible for most of the evils affecting India and that Buddhism was its main potenti ...
Buddhism in India - Challenging Brahmanism and Caste
... main exploiting system of traditional Indian society; to Marxism, the main social ideology opposing exploitation; and to the existing interpretations of Buddhism itself. Ambedkar had no doubt that Brahmanism was responsible for most of the evils affecting India and that Buddhism was its main potenti ...
... main exploiting system of traditional Indian society; to Marxism, the main social ideology opposing exploitation; and to the existing interpretations of Buddhism itself. Ambedkar had no doubt that Brahmanism was responsible for most of the evils affecting India and that Buddhism was its main potenti ...
Buddhist Missionaries in the Era of Globalization
... nibalism, suttee, and nakedness, while offering, in addition to the Gospel, literacy, Western medicine, technology, law, and science; he would be an aggressive ‘‘saver of souls,’’ working to supplant false religions; and, because of his ‘‘missionary spirit,’’ he would be the epitome of Christian life ...
... nibalism, suttee, and nakedness, while offering, in addition to the Gospel, literacy, Western medicine, technology, law, and science; he would be an aggressive ‘‘saver of souls,’’ working to supplant false religions; and, because of his ‘‘missionary spirit,’’ he would be the epitome of Christian life ...
The Wisdom Teachings of Buddhism with a New
... • Anecdote of when I decided to become a Buddha in the early 1990s. • Have you decided to be a Buddha or to officially walk the bodhisattva path? If so, when? Did you make a statement to the universe, to God? Did you write it down as a life goal? ...
... • Anecdote of when I decided to become a Buddha in the early 1990s. • Have you decided to be a Buddha or to officially walk the bodhisattva path? If so, when? Did you make a statement to the universe, to God? Did you write it down as a life goal? ...
The New Buddhism: The Western Transformation of an Ancient
... woke up and saw things as they are. His goal was not to teach a new creed or new way of life but to help those who gathered around him to see the truth for themselves. The Buddha was, in other words, not a Buddhist. It was the institutional structures and traditions that grew up around Siddartha Gau ...
... woke up and saw things as they are. His goal was not to teach a new creed or new way of life but to help those who gathered around him to see the truth for themselves. The Buddha was, in other words, not a Buddhist. It was the institutional structures and traditions that grew up around Siddartha Gau ...
Praying for the Republic
... example, they were almost univocally critical of the traditional practice of monks performing funeral rites for a living. Furthermore, as a substantial portion of Zhenhua’s memoir shows, they also shared a dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs within the traditional Buddhist establishmen ...
... example, they were almost univocally critical of the traditional practice of monks performing funeral rites for a living. Furthermore, as a substantial portion of Zhenhua’s memoir shows, they also shared a dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs within the traditional Buddhist establishmen ...
The Uses of Max Weber: Legitimation and Amnesia in Buddhology
... Brahman claims, till then often confined to the law books, to be enforced and put into practice (ROI: 125). He understood how priests were the bearers of Hinduism throughout South Asia (ibid.: 153). All these are themes which have received attention in recent years, but this has not led to any notic ...
... Brahman claims, till then often confined to the law books, to be enforced and put into practice (ROI: 125). He understood how priests were the bearers of Hinduism throughout South Asia (ibid.: 153). All these are themes which have received attention in recent years, but this has not led to any notic ...
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 ...
Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Mahayana Buddhism. Early Korean monks believed that the traditions they received from foreign countries were internally inconsistent. To address this, they developed a new holistic approach to Buddhism. This approach is characteristic of virtually all major Korean thinkers, and has resulted in a distinct variation of Buddhism, which is called Tongbulgyo (""interpenetrated Buddhism""), a form that sought to harmonize all disputes (a principle called hwajaeng 和諍) by Korean scholars. Korean Buddhist thinkers refined their predecessors' ideas into a distinct form.As it now stands, Korean Buddhism consists mostly of the Seon lineage, primarily represented by the Jogye and Taego Orders. The Korean Seon has a strong relationship with other Mahayana traditions that bear the imprint of Chan teachings as well as the closely related Zen. Other sects, such as the modern revival of the Cheontae lineage, the Jingak Order (Korean: 大韓佛敎眞覺宗, 대한불교진각종, a modern esoteric sect), and the newly formed Won, have also attracted sizable followings.Korean Buddhism has also contributed much to East Asian Buddhism, especially to early Chinese, Japanese, and Tibetan schools of Buddhist thought.