Medical care, hospitals and different training and culture centres
... adding a storage room that gives the children more space and a place to keep their books, and installing a playground. The roof of the neighboring Buddhist monastery was also repaired. This kindergarten was on the property of Buddhist monks, directly next to a temple. After 2 years this Montessori w ...
... adding a storage room that gives the children more space and a place to keep their books, and installing a playground. The roof of the neighboring Buddhist monastery was also repaired. This kindergarten was on the property of Buddhist monks, directly next to a temple. After 2 years this Montessori w ...
The Mauryan and Gupta empires 321 B.C.E.
... "All religions should reside everywhere, for all of them desire self-control and purity of heart." Rock Edict Nb7 (S. Dhammika) "Here (in my domain) no living beings are to be slaughtered or offered in sacrifice." Rock Edict Nb1 (S. Dhammika) "Contact (between religions) is good. One should listen ...
... "All religions should reside everywhere, for all of them desire self-control and purity of heart." Rock Edict Nb7 (S. Dhammika) "Here (in my domain) no living beings are to be slaughtered or offered in sacrifice." Rock Edict Nb1 (S. Dhammika) "Contact (between religions) is good. One should listen ...
CLASSICAL INDIA
... Appealed to women as all souls considered equal Less demanding than Jainism, more popular Used vernacular tongues, not Sanskrit Holy sites and pilgrims The monastic organizations ...
... Appealed to women as all souls considered equal Less demanding than Jainism, more popular Used vernacular tongues, not Sanskrit Holy sites and pilgrims The monastic organizations ...
Buddhist Art Dharmachakra – Eight-Spoke Wheel
... changing politically, Buddhism was changing. In the years to come, Ashoka mixed his Buddhism with material concerns that served the Buddha's original desire to see suffering among people mitigated: Ashoka had wells dug, irrigation canals and roads constructed. He had rest houses built along roads, h ...
... changing politically, Buddhism was changing. In the years to come, Ashoka mixed his Buddhism with material concerns that served the Buddha's original desire to see suffering among people mitigated: Ashoka had wells dug, irrigation canals and roads constructed. He had rest houses built along roads, h ...
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... Samararatne (1932-2000). A healthy representation of Sri Lankan monks, nuns, and lay people also use the facility. It can accommodate some forty overnight guests. I arrived early in the morning just after breakfast for my three-day retreat. “How long have you been here?” I asked the English woman, w ...
... Samararatne (1932-2000). A healthy representation of Sri Lankan monks, nuns, and lay people also use the facility. It can accommodate some forty overnight guests. I arrived early in the morning just after breakfast for my three-day retreat. “How long have you been here?” I asked the English woman, w ...
V. Syllabus
... The oldest living tradition of Buddhism, the Theravāda (“Teaching of the Elders”), has flourished in South and Southeast Asia from the last centuries of the 1st millennium BCE up to today. In postcolonial modern times, Buddhism in this large region has undergone a number of very significant and quit ...
... The oldest living tradition of Buddhism, the Theravāda (“Teaching of the Elders”), has flourished in South and Southeast Asia from the last centuries of the 1st millennium BCE up to today. In postcolonial modern times, Buddhism in this large region has undergone a number of very significant and quit ...
Diffusion of Buddhism
... • Siddhartha Guatama was a kshatriyacaste prince in the NE of India. • After attaining nirvana, he lived decades during which he wandered and preached • By preaching he set in motion the “Wheel of Dharma” (or “Wheel of Law”) • Buddhism appealed mainly to the lower castes of India and those outside t ...
... • Siddhartha Guatama was a kshatriyacaste prince in the NE of India. • After attaining nirvana, he lived decades during which he wandered and preached • By preaching he set in motion the “Wheel of Dharma” (or “Wheel of Law”) • Buddhism appealed mainly to the lower castes of India and those outside t ...
Sri Lanka: Contesting Identities, Conflict and Democracy
... Vedda (1%). Although a multi-religious country, Buddhists constitute the majority ...
... Vedda (1%). Although a multi-religious country, Buddhists constitute the majority ...
Explain the contribution and impact of one significant
... military conquests, popularity and political manoeuvrings, which led to great sibling rivalry. Ashoka’s stature placed threat upon his brothers ascension to the throne thus they convinced his father to send him to exile. He went to Kalinga and stayed incognito, where he fell in love with the fisherw ...
... military conquests, popularity and political manoeuvrings, which led to great sibling rivalry. Ashoka’s stature placed threat upon his brothers ascension to the throne thus they convinced his father to send him to exile. He went to Kalinga and stayed incognito, where he fell in love with the fisherw ...
Buddhism - VirtualDisplay
... •Sometimes replaced Hinduism or practiced alongside it •Ashoka (Indian Emperor around 250 BCE) became Buddhist 1.Ordered pillars to be built conveying Buddha’s teachings around the country 2.Sent missionaries abroad •Sri Lanka was first country to accept new religion •Was stronghold when Buddhism in ...
... •Sometimes replaced Hinduism or practiced alongside it •Ashoka (Indian Emperor around 250 BCE) became Buddhist 1.Ordered pillars to be built conveying Buddha’s teachings around the country 2.Sent missionaries abroad •Sri Lanka was first country to accept new religion •Was stronghold when Buddhism in ...
Namo Valokiteshvara
... who hears all cries and laments). Leaving out –VARA (from the Sanskrit Ishvara, Lord, the address for the supreme God) this translates into Chinese as Guanyin. In China, Guanyin (in Eastern Asia also known as Quan Yin, Quan Zeon or Kanon) is honored in a female form (often not very different from Mo ...
... who hears all cries and laments). Leaving out –VARA (from the Sanskrit Ishvara, Lord, the address for the supreme God) this translates into Chinese as Guanyin. In China, Guanyin (in Eastern Asia also known as Quan Yin, Quan Zeon or Kanon) is honored in a female form (often not very different from Mo ...
FOA Buddhism and Hinduism have different ideas of what the
... Buddhism and Hinduism have different ideas of what the duty of a good person is. When he was a Hindu, Ashoka believed that as a leader his duty was to conquer other tribes in war. When he became Buddhist, he changed his way of life to agree with the teachings of Buddha. In the first passage below, A ...
... Buddhism and Hinduism have different ideas of what the duty of a good person is. When he was a Hindu, Ashoka believed that as a leader his duty was to conquer other tribes in war. When he became Buddhist, he changed his way of life to agree with the teachings of Buddha. In the first passage below, A ...
The Conqueror`s cage
... Vaitulyavādā or Vaipulyavāda is the technical name for Mahāyāna in traditional Sinhalese works. Mahāyāna, especially of the popular magical type, was an integral part of Sri Lankan Buddhism for over a thousand years, from the time it first gained a foothold in the Abhayagiri monastery in Anuradhapur ...
... Vaitulyavādā or Vaipulyavāda is the technical name for Mahāyāna in traditional Sinhalese works. Mahāyāna, especially of the popular magical type, was an integral part of Sri Lankan Buddhism for over a thousand years, from the time it first gained a foothold in the Abhayagiri monastery in Anuradhapur ...
classical india - Moore Public Schools
... Appealed to women as all souls considered equal Less demanding than Jainism, more popular Used vernacular tongues, not Sanskrit Holy sites and pilgrimages The monastic organizations ...
... Appealed to women as all souls considered equal Less demanding than Jainism, more popular Used vernacular tongues, not Sanskrit Holy sites and pilgrimages The monastic organizations ...
Sri Lanka - Aid to the Church in Need
... them not to meet because of threats from Buddhist monks. Ministers from the Pastors Fellowship in Vavuniya, northern Sri Lanka, and the Church of Grace in Warakapola, near Colombo, were both questioned by police. Meanwhile, the house of the pastor of the Rathgama Christian Church, near Hikkaduwa, w ...
... them not to meet because of threats from Buddhist monks. Ministers from the Pastors Fellowship in Vavuniya, northern Sri Lanka, and the Church of Grace in Warakapola, near Colombo, were both questioned by police. Meanwhile, the house of the pastor of the Rathgama Christian Church, near Hikkaduwa, w ...
Spread of Buddhism
... Schools of Buddhism - Theravada The “Way of the Elders” • Oldest school of Buddhism - stricter • southern Asia (Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, etc.) • A “do-it-yourself” approach to enlightenment • Focus on wisdom and meditation • Goal is to become a Buddha ...
... Schools of Buddhism - Theravada The “Way of the Elders” • Oldest school of Buddhism - stricter • southern Asia (Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, etc.) • A “do-it-yourself” approach to enlightenment • Focus on wisdom and meditation • Goal is to become a Buddha ...
classical india - Ms. Flores AP World History
... Appealed to women as all souls considered equal Less demanding than Jainism, more popular Used vernacular tongues, not Sanskrit Holy sites and pilgrims The monastic organizations ...
... Appealed to women as all souls considered equal Less demanding than Jainism, more popular Used vernacular tongues, not Sanskrit Holy sites and pilgrims The monastic organizations ...
CLASSICAL INDIA
... Appealed to women as all souls considered equal Less demanding than Jainism, more popular Used vernacular tongues, not Sanskrit Holy sites and pilgrims The monastic organizations ...
... Appealed to women as all souls considered equal Less demanding than Jainism, more popular Used vernacular tongues, not Sanskrit Holy sites and pilgrims The monastic organizations ...
CLASSICAL INDIA
... Appealed to women as all souls considered equal Less demanding than Jainism, more popular Used vernacular tongues, not Sanskrit Holy sites and pilgrims The monastic organizations ...
... Appealed to women as all souls considered equal Less demanding than Jainism, more popular Used vernacular tongues, not Sanskrit Holy sites and pilgrims The monastic organizations ...
Why are Buddhist monks attac..
... From little Gaza to chunky Australia The monk reviving a dying community Mexico's mellow vibe on drug legalisation 10 things we didn't know last week ...
... From little Gaza to chunky Australia The monk reviving a dying community Mexico's mellow vibe on drug legalisation 10 things we didn't know last week ...
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... Sri Lankan Buddhism to foreign lands is established by the documented discovery of its branch at the Shailendra capital Ratuboka in Indonesia. Sri Lanka’s relations with Southeast Asia have been both spectacular and long lasting. An eighth century inscriptionat Dvaravati in Thailand quotes three ver ...
... Sri Lankan Buddhism to foreign lands is established by the documented discovery of its branch at the Shailendra capital Ratuboka in Indonesia. Sri Lanka’s relations with Southeast Asia have been both spectacular and long lasting. An eighth century inscriptionat Dvaravati in Thailand quotes three ver ...
02 - The Appeal of Buddhism.ppt
... Schools of Buddhism - Theravada The “Way of the Elders” • Oldest school of Buddhism - stricter • southern Asia (Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, etc.) ...
... Schools of Buddhism - Theravada The “Way of the Elders” • Oldest school of Buddhism - stricter • southern Asia (Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, etc.) ...
Sri Lankan art and architecture were deeply influenced
... the most famous stupas in Sri Lanka is the Jetavanaramaya stupa, which was built during the 3rd and 4th centuries CE in the sacred city of Anuradhapura and is believed to house a part of a sash of the Buddha. Built from baked bricks bound with limestone, sand, and clay, and coated with lime plaster, ...
... the most famous stupas in Sri Lanka is the Jetavanaramaya stupa, which was built during the 3rd and 4th centuries CE in the sacred city of Anuradhapura and is believed to house a part of a sash of the Buddha. Built from baked bricks bound with limestone, sand, and clay, and coated with lime plaster, ...
Ven. Dr. M. Punnaji Nayaka Maha Thera
... studied modern science and Western medicine in Sri Lanka, and he obtained two doctorates while in the United States, one in Western psychology, and another in Western philosophy and comparative religion. Ven. Punnaji has made an in-depth research into the original teachings of the Buddha, which he t ...
... studied modern science and Western medicine in Sri Lanka, and he obtained two doctorates while in the United States, one in Western psychology, and another in Western philosophy and comparative religion. Ven. Punnaji has made an in-depth research into the original teachings of the Buddha, which he t ...