The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth
... in the seventeenth century the identity of a Tang Chan master became the focus of a controversy and that beating and shouting were resurrected as primary methods of training Chan students. Historians of Japanese Buddhism should be interested in the chain of events that led to the founding of the Oba ...
... in the seventeenth century the identity of a Tang Chan master became the focus of a controversy and that beating and shouting were resurrected as primary methods of training Chan students. Historians of Japanese Buddhism should be interested in the chain of events that led to the founding of the Oba ...
Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism: The Doctrinal History of Nirvana
... Northern and Southern traditions. One of the common mistakes scholars can make is that their general explanation of nirvana may represent the view of their favoured Buddhist school. In other words, their account of the early Buddhist concept of nirvana sometimes represents a view that is held only b ...
... Northern and Southern traditions. One of the common mistakes scholars can make is that their general explanation of nirvana may represent the view of their favoured Buddhist school. In other words, their account of the early Buddhist concept of nirvana sometimes represents a view that is held only b ...
A History of Mindfulness
... works for what I call the vipassanāvāda, the ‘vipassanā-doctrine’. This is a special interpretation of some central meditation concepts that has become the de facto orthodoxy in Theravāda Buddhism, although not without controversy. The term vipassanāvāda is useful in that the Pali suffix -vāda point ...
... works for what I call the vipassanāvāda, the ‘vipassanā-doctrine’. This is a special interpretation of some central meditation concepts that has become the de facto orthodoxy in Theravāda Buddhism, although not without controversy. The term vipassanāvāda is useful in that the Pali suffix -vāda point ...
Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism
... (v) Except in special cases romanised Chinese follows the Wade-Giles system. Romanised Japanese follows the Hepburn system. (vi) Since some terms from all of the above four languages are indispensable, because of changing contexts, equivalents have sometimes been given in brackets with the abbreviat ...
... (v) Except in special cases romanised Chinese follows the Wade-Giles system. Romanised Japanese follows the Hepburn system. (vi) Since some terms from all of the above four languages are indispensable, because of changing contexts, equivalents have sometimes been given in brackets with the abbreviat ...
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
... appear without their Pali or Sanskrit diacritical signs. For example, English users are more familiar with the words ‘Pali’ and ‘Sanskrit’ than with their Indian forms ‘Pāli’ and ‘Sā skta.’ In such case, this work employs their English forms, and the words are not italicised. However, the names of ...
... appear without their Pali or Sanskrit diacritical signs. For example, English users are more familiar with the words ‘Pali’ and ‘Sanskrit’ than with their Indian forms ‘Pāli’ and ‘Sā skta.’ In such case, this work employs their English forms, and the words are not italicised. However, the names of ...
Searching for the Law: Ennin`s Journal as a Key to the Heian
... I would like to thank my dissertation advisors, Susan Blakeley Klein, Michael Fuller, and Anne Walthall for their support and encouragement. Each graciously contributed their advice and expertise to a project that has probably ranged farther afield than a dissertation should. I am grateful to Susan ...
... I would like to thank my dissertation advisors, Susan Blakeley Klein, Michael Fuller, and Anne Walthall for their support and encouragement. Each graciously contributed their advice and expertise to a project that has probably ranged farther afield than a dissertation should. I am grateful to Susan ...
An Exploratory Study of a Counselling Framework
... though preaching remains important for disseminating Buddhist knowledge. Here are a few Buddhist terminologies. English translation for them is inconsistent; and the translations from different scholars or authors vary. In fact, translation for Buddhist concepts is particularly difficult. It is not ...
... though preaching remains important for disseminating Buddhist knowledge. Here are a few Buddhist terminologies. English translation for them is inconsistent; and the translations from different scholars or authors vary. In fact, translation for Buddhist concepts is particularly difficult. It is not ...
Buddhism and Sustainability-Related Organisational Practices: A Sri
... The first investigation is a systematic review of the literature pertaining to Buddhism, sustainability and organisational studies. The review identifies a set of Buddhist principles and values appearing in this literature, defines research gaps, and delineates avenues for future research. The secon ...
... The first investigation is a systematic review of the literature pertaining to Buddhism, sustainability and organisational studies. The review identifies a set of Buddhist principles and values appearing in this literature, defines research gaps, and delineates avenues for future research. The secon ...
The Dawn of Abhidharma - Numata Zentrum für Buddhismuskunde
... Ideal, in which I explored what the early discourses have to offer regarding the beginnings of the bodhisattva ideal. In The Dawn of Abhidharma, I similarly explore another development of comparable significance for Buddhist thought: the emergence of the Abhidharma. In the last chapter and the concl ...
... Ideal, in which I explored what the early discourses have to offer regarding the beginnings of the bodhisattva ideal. In The Dawn of Abhidharma, I similarly explore another development of comparable significance for Buddhist thought: the emergence of the Abhidharma. In the last chapter and the concl ...
Development of The Hua-Yen school during the Tang Dynasty
... Rocana is a pure and perfect rewarding body without any defilement. Rocana with ten kayas, means all virtues are fully realized through the past, the present and the future. The rewarding body has two aspects. To illuminate Dharma-dhatu with the light of inner wisdom is named the self-rewarding body ...
... Rocana is a pure and perfect rewarding body without any defilement. Rocana with ten kayas, means all virtues are fully realized through the past, the present and the future. The rewarding body has two aspects. To illuminate Dharma-dhatu with the light of inner wisdom is named the self-rewarding body ...
Aspects of the Study of the (earlier) Indian Mahāyāna
... Abhidharma and the writings of the Sautrantikas). Between these two uses of the word there is, unfortunately, room for overlapping and, hence, imprecision and ambiguity. As for the term ‘Hinayana’, it is conceptually narrower than ‘Sravakayana’, and strictly speaking it would apply to doctrines anti ...
... Abhidharma and the writings of the Sautrantikas). Between these two uses of the word there is, unfortunately, room for overlapping and, hence, imprecision and ambiguity. As for the term ‘Hinayana’, it is conceptually narrower than ‘Sravakayana’, and strictly speaking it would apply to doctrines anti ...
ATINER`s Conference Paper Series HIS2015-1862
... In the Mahāyāna tradition, the doctrine of emptiness and Selflessness of the person holds a great place; which is also known as the second turning of the wheel of law. This doctrine or philosophy has been preserved in a category of texts, known as Prajñāpāramitā literature. The concept of Prajñāpāra ...
... In the Mahāyāna tradition, the doctrine of emptiness and Selflessness of the person holds a great place; which is also known as the second turning of the wheel of law. This doctrine or philosophy has been preserved in a category of texts, known as Prajñāpāramitā literature. The concept of Prajñāpāra ...
Now - Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
... master, Zhikai, Hsing Yun pursued further education at some of the finest Buddhist seminaries in China. The “Buddhist seminary” was a relatively new and changing institution within Chinese Buddhism. At such seminaries, groups of monastics would study Buddhist scriptures and philosophy in-depth in ...
... master, Zhikai, Hsing Yun pursued further education at some of the finest Buddhist seminaries in China. The “Buddhist seminary” was a relatively new and changing institution within Chinese Buddhism. At such seminaries, groups of monastics would study Buddhist scriptures and philosophy in-depth in ...
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 ...
Buddhist_Text_Transl..
... The Buddhist Text Translation Society is part of DRBA. Formerly known as the Sino-American Buddhist Association, it was founded by Venerable Master Hsuan Hua in 1959. It was established as a state and federally approved non-profit religious and educational corporation for the purpose of bringing the ...
... The Buddhist Text Translation Society is part of DRBA. Formerly known as the Sino-American Buddhist Association, it was founded by Venerable Master Hsuan Hua in 1959. It was established as a state and federally approved non-profit religious and educational corporation for the purpose of bringing the ...
The History of Buddhism in Vietnam
... Control (from 1st to 10th Centuries A.D.) Chapter I, “The Introduction of Buddhism into Vietnam: Dates and Routes of Introduction,” argues that Buddhism came directly to Vietnam from Indian traders and missionaries in the 1st or 2nd century A.D., centuries before the massive waves of Buddhist influe ...
... Control (from 1st to 10th Centuries A.D.) Chapter I, “The Introduction of Buddhism into Vietnam: Dates and Routes of Introduction,” argues that Buddhism came directly to Vietnam from Indian traders and missionaries in the 1st or 2nd century A.D., centuries before the massive waves of Buddhist influe ...
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 ...
Cliff Notes: Text and Image at Baodingshan
... borne fruit, with some paths still remaining to be explored. ...
... borne fruit, with some paths still remaining to be explored. ...
low-res pdf not print-ready - Research portal
... teachings subvert the fundamental staple notions of religions and what their adherents cherish the most: a belief in the existence of god, a permanent soul, and a promise of an everlasting bliss in heaven after death. Instead, he taught impermanence, not-self, and unsatisfactoriness to be the fundam ...
... teachings subvert the fundamental staple notions of religions and what their adherents cherish the most: a belief in the existence of god, a permanent soul, and a promise of an everlasting bliss in heaven after death. Instead, he taught impermanence, not-self, and unsatisfactoriness to be the fundam ...
The Ajivikas - Rare Book Society of India
... successively by Gosala since his Udai-birth in the bodies of ...
... successively by Gosala since his Udai-birth in the bodies of ...
the pdf - Open Collections
... This dissertation explores the ways in which Chinese Buddhists in the Six Dynasties (220-589 C.E.) understood and treated Buddhist stūpas. These objects of worship were significant to Buddhism in India, thus frequently appearing in Chinese Buddhist scriptures, which Chinese Buddhists believed to hav ...
... This dissertation explores the ways in which Chinese Buddhists in the Six Dynasties (220-589 C.E.) understood and treated Buddhist stūpas. These objects of worship were significant to Buddhism in India, thus frequently appearing in Chinese Buddhist scriptures, which Chinese Buddhists believed to hav ...
this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... Both Buddhism and Confucianism speak of respect and reverence for parents, but the latter emphasizes it. e Lunyu says, “Nowadays ‘ lial’ means simply being able to provide one’s parents with nourishment. But even dogs and horses are provided with nourishment. If you are not respectful, wherein lies ...
... Both Buddhism and Confucianism speak of respect and reverence for parents, but the latter emphasizes it. e Lunyu says, “Nowadays ‘ lial’ means simply being able to provide one’s parents with nourishment. But even dogs and horses are provided with nourishment. If you are not respectful, wherein lies ...
on pure land buddhism and ch`an/pure land syncretism in medieval
... practice of contemplating the Buddha (buddh§nusmÜti) which leads to a vision of the Buddha before one’s very eyes. The text seems to have inspired Lu-shan Hui-yüan 廬山慧遠 (332-416) and his followers to devote themselves to Amit§bha on Mount Lu (Lu-shan 廬山). According to later tradition Hui-yüan’s grou ...
... practice of contemplating the Buddha (buddh§nusmÜti) which leads to a vision of the Buddha before one’s very eyes. The text seems to have inspired Lu-shan Hui-yüan 廬山慧遠 (332-416) and his followers to devote themselves to Amit§bha on Mount Lu (Lu-shan 廬山). According to later tradition Hui-yüan’s grou ...
- 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 ...