Attitudes Towards Nuns: Nandakovāda Light of its Parallels Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... the Buddha: “Blessed One, the elders have been taking turns in giving instructions to the nuns until Nandaka‖s turn has come, yet Nandaka does not wish to give instructions.” 4. At that time, the Blessed One said to Nandaka: “You should give instructions to the nuns, you should teach the Dharma to t ...
... the Buddha: “Blessed One, the elders have been taking turns in giving instructions to the nuns until Nandaka‖s turn has come, yet Nandaka does not wish to give instructions.” 4. At that time, the Blessed One said to Nandaka: “You should give instructions to the nuns, you should teach the Dharma to t ...
King Asoka and Buddhism
... other reasons too, but we confine ourselves to his role in Buddhist history. Before Aśoka Buddhism had spread through the northern half of India; but it was his patronage which made it a world religion. Aśoka was the grandson and second successor of Candragupta, who founded the Mauryan dynasty and em ...
... other reasons too, but we confine ourselves to his role in Buddhist history. Before Aśoka Buddhism had spread through the northern half of India; but it was his patronage which made it a world religion. Aśoka was the grandson and second successor of Candragupta, who founded the Mauryan dynasty and em ...
King Asoka and Buddhism
... other reasons too, but we confine ourselves to his role in Buddhist history. Before Aśoka Buddhism had spread through the northern half of India; but it was his patronage which made it a world religion. Aśoka was the grandson and second successor of Candragupta, who founded the Mauryan dynasty and em ...
... other reasons too, but we confine ourselves to his role in Buddhist history. Before Aśoka Buddhism had spread through the northern half of India; but it was his patronage which made it a world religion. Aśoka was the grandson and second successor of Candragupta, who founded the Mauryan dynasty and em ...
PALI TIPITAKA CHANTING : Oral Tradition of Theravada Buddhism
... Ven. Mahinda established the Mahavihara Monastery of Anuradhapura. Later it became divided into three groups. In 1164, all bhikkhus were united into the orthodox Mahavihara school. A few years after the arrival of Mahinda, Sanghamitta came to Sri Lanka. She started the first Nun Order in Sri Lanka b ...
... Ven. Mahinda established the Mahavihara Monastery of Anuradhapura. Later it became divided into three groups. In 1164, all bhikkhus were united into the orthodox Mahavihara school. A few years after the arrival of Mahinda, Sanghamitta came to Sri Lanka. She started the first Nun Order in Sri Lanka b ...
Gautama Buddha was born in Helabima
... different tribes are not extraordinary, miraculous demons or ghosts. They are not Vaddhas3 either. Especially, the people who lived in Deva Hela in the ancient times were real human beings who possessed with the knowledge of science, knowledge of technologies, intelligences and advanced knowledge of ...
... different tribes are not extraordinary, miraculous demons or ghosts. They are not Vaddhas3 either. Especially, the people who lived in Deva Hela in the ancient times were real human beings who possessed with the knowledge of science, knowledge of technologies, intelligences and advanced knowledge of ...
Buddhist Women and Social Justice - Ideals
... Generally speaking, Buddhists do not intentionally behave differently or disrespectfully toward women, much less to nuns. Instead, different behavior toward female and male monastics appears to be largely unconscious and the result of gendered patterns of childhood socialization. People are often co ...
... Generally speaking, Buddhists do not intentionally behave differently or disrespectfully toward women, much less to nuns. Instead, different behavior toward female and male monastics appears to be largely unconscious and the result of gendered patterns of childhood socialization. People are often co ...
"Texts memorized, texts performed: a reconsideration of the role of
... (p. 150ff. [iv.2.15]) for example, we find a list of six text—the Ratanasutta, Khandhaparitta, Moraparitta, Dhajaggaparitta, A†ana†iyaparitta, and Angulimalaparitta—that are believed to have protective powers. In the same text (vs. 17), we also read that “when Pirit has been said over a man, a snake ...
... (p. 150ff. [iv.2.15]) for example, we find a list of six text—the Ratanasutta, Khandhaparitta, Moraparitta, Dhajaggaparitta, A†ana†iyaparitta, and Angulimalaparitta—that are believed to have protective powers. In the same text (vs. 17), we also read that “when Pirit has been said over a man, a snake ...
Gurudharma Mūlasarvāstivāda Tradition Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... A more detailed study of the evolution of bhikṣuṇī ordination, especially of the ordination of the followers of Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī, is presently in preparation. ...
... A more detailed study of the evolution of bhikṣuṇī ordination, especially of the ordination of the followers of Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī, is presently in preparation. ...
Theravada Buddhism And The British Encounter
... travelled there to study Buddhism – a mid-career sabbatical. The one year that I had intended, however, expanded to over seven, as I journeyed deeper into academic research. I brought to Sri Lanka an interest in meditation, a concern for social justice and involvement in inter faith relations in Bri ...
... travelled there to study Buddhism – a mid-career sabbatical. The one year that I had intended, however, expanded to over seven, as I journeyed deeper into academic research. I brought to Sri Lanka an interest in meditation, a concern for social justice and involvement in inter faith relations in Bri ...
Politics of Higher Ordination, Buddhist Monastic Identitiy, and
... Sumangala recalled for me his own higher ordination examination to which he had gone well-prepared, accompanied by his teacher and a large retinue of lay Buddhists from Dambulla. Sumangala says that during the examination the monks did not test his skills of memorization by asking him to recite even ...
... Sumangala recalled for me his own higher ordination examination to which he had gone well-prepared, accompanied by his teacher and a large retinue of lay Buddhists from Dambulla. Sumangala says that during the examination the monks did not test his skills of memorization by asking him to recite even ...
current dialogue - World Council of Churches
... second key note address places himself in the global context. Indeed, while historically Buddhist Asian countries are host to one or the other schools of Buddhism, several western countries now host a variety of Buddhisms, creating a new opportunity for Buddhist ecumenism. One section of the consult ...
... second key note address places himself in the global context. Indeed, while historically Buddhist Asian countries are host to one or the other schools of Buddhism, several western countries now host a variety of Buddhisms, creating a new opportunity for Buddhist ecumenism. One section of the consult ...
Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka
... religious places have become ruins. Recent estimates suggest that over 64,000 died in the events related to the war and more than two millions are displaced. This war has caused serious economic, political, social and moral damage to this primarily Theravada Buddhist society, which is proud of its l ...
... religious places have become ruins. Recent estimates suggest that over 64,000 died in the events related to the war and more than two millions are displaced. This war has caused serious economic, political, social and moral damage to this primarily Theravada Buddhist society, which is proud of its l ...
Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka
... religious places have become ruins. Recent estimates suggest that over 64,000 died in the events related to the war and more than two millions are displaced. This war has caused serious economic, political, social and moral damage to this primarily Theravada Buddhist society, which is proud of its l ...
... religious places have become ruins. Recent estimates suggest that over 64,000 died in the events related to the war and more than two millions are displaced. This war has caused serious economic, political, social and moral damage to this primarily Theravada Buddhist society, which is proud of its l ...
What is Sangha
... What is Sangha What is the Sangha? The Sangha is a spiritual family. At the centre of the family are the teacher and the teachings. In the Buddhist tradition, the teaching is called Dharma, and the founder of this Dharma is called Buddha Shakyamuni or Gautama Siddhartha. This tradition was born in 5 ...
... What is Sangha What is the Sangha? The Sangha is a spiritual family. At the centre of the family are the teacher and the teachings. In the Buddhist tradition, the teaching is called Dharma, and the founder of this Dharma is called Buddha Shakyamuni or Gautama Siddhartha. This tradition was born in 5 ...
Cullavagga Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Theravāda monastics, the Pāli Vinaya in the form it has been handed down is the central frame of reference, not whatever we believe really happened in ancient India two and a half millennia ago.5 In my previous paper “On the Bhikkhunī Ordination Controversy” I briefly discussed the difference betwee ...
... Theravāda monastics, the Pāli Vinaya in the form it has been handed down is the central frame of reference, not whatever we believe really happened in ancient India two and a half millennia ago.5 In my previous paper “On the Bhikkhunī Ordination Controversy” I briefly discussed the difference betwee ...
Buddhism in Myanmar: A Short History
... There are many instances in the history of Southeast Asian tribes in which a conquering people incorporates into its own traditions not only the civilisation of the conquered, but also their clan gods, royal lineage, and thereby their history. This fact would explain the visits of the Buddha to Tha ...
... There are many instances in the history of Southeast Asian tribes in which a conquering people incorporates into its own traditions not only the civilisation of the conquered, but also their clan gods, royal lineage, and thereby their history. This fact would explain the visits of the Buddha to Tha ...
Buddhism in Myanmar
... Shan tribes; and Suvannabhumi is Thaton. The Sasanavamsa mentions five places in Southeast Asia where Asoka's missionaries taught the Buddha's doctrine, and through their teaching many gained insight and took refuge in the Triple Gem. There are two interesting features mentioned in the text. First, ...
... Shan tribes; and Suvannabhumi is Thaton. The Sasanavamsa mentions five places in Southeast Asia where Asoka's missionaries taught the Buddha's doctrine, and through their teaching many gained insight and took refuge in the Triple Gem. There are two interesting features mentioned in the text. First, ...
Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology
... Buddhism in a 1946 book entitled Bhiksuvage Urumaya (later translated as The Heritage of the Bhikkhu), which argued that given their mandate to perform social service, monks could participate in politics and had done so since the time of Buddha. Although historically monks did advise kings, legitimi ...
... Buddhism in a 1946 book entitled Bhiksuvage Urumaya (later translated as The Heritage of the Bhikkhu), which argued that given their mandate to perform social service, monks could participate in politics and had done so since the time of Buddha. Although historically monks did advise kings, legitimi ...
INTEGRATION OF ENDOGENOUS - Association for Global New
... craving and ignorance. The awakening of man to the noble truths of suffering, its cause, its cessation and the path leading to its cessation, ensures liberation and happiness. The awakening of the individual to the truths of existence is the only means of eliminating suffering. Ignorance and craving ...
... craving and ignorance. The awakening of man to the noble truths of suffering, its cause, its cessation and the path leading to its cessation, ensures liberation and happiness. The awakening of the individual to the truths of existence is the only means of eliminating suffering. Ignorance and craving ...
Man Religion Society Governance in Buddhism
... the core and substance of the Buddha's teachings, covering a totality of areas like social philosophy, economic well-being, health and happiness here and now as well as transcendental aspirations for achievements hereafter, sooner or later, in course of time. In this latter sense, I would choose to ...
... the core and substance of the Buddha's teachings, covering a totality of areas like social philosophy, economic well-being, health and happiness here and now as well as transcendental aspirations for achievements hereafter, sooner or later, in course of time. In this latter sense, I would choose to ...
Buddhist Nuns: Between Past and Present
... the position of women within the Buddhist saṃ gha. When Mahāprajāpatī accepted the gurudharmas, she also agreed that once a nuns’ order had been established, the only way to receive an ordination was through an ordination ceremony in both orders (first in the nuns’ order and second in the monks’ ord ...
... the position of women within the Buddhist saṃ gha. When Mahāprajāpatī accepted the gurudharmas, she also agreed that once a nuns’ order had been established, the only way to receive an ordination was through an ordination ceremony in both orders (first in the nuns’ order and second in the monks’ ord ...
The `Great Chronicle` of a Mythic Past: The
... Cambridge University Press, 2011). The use of ‘religion’ by Norris and Inglehart is supposedly global, but is essentially referring to Protestant Christianity, with emphasis on individual religiosity, God, heaven and hell, the soul, and afterlife. See also Adrian Hastings, The Construction of Nation ...
... Cambridge University Press, 2011). The use of ‘religion’ by Norris and Inglehart is supposedly global, but is essentially referring to Protestant Christianity, with emphasis on individual religiosity, God, heaven and hell, the soul, and afterlife. See also Adrian Hastings, The Construction of Nation ...
Papers presented at the International Buddhist Conference, March
... the nature, faith and practices from the place where Buddhism had reached. It slowly developed and spread in Sri Lanka and as a result Buddhist history, art-architecture, literature and philosophy also developed all along. ...
... the nature, faith and practices from the place where Buddhism had reached. It slowly developed and spread in Sri Lanka and as a result Buddhist history, art-architecture, literature and philosophy also developed all along. ...
Archaeology of Buddhism in South Asia
... originated from South Asia, Buddhist philosophy is spread throughout the world particularly as a result of religious propagation during the Asoka Empire in 3rd Century BC. In recent times, there have been numerous archaeological discoveries in South Asia and throughout the Buddhist circuit enriching ...
... originated from South Asia, Buddhist philosophy is spread throughout the world particularly as a result of religious propagation during the Asoka Empire in 3rd Century BC. In recent times, there have been numerous archaeological discoveries in South Asia and throughout the Buddhist circuit enriching ...
Bhikkhunī Sāsana Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... female renunciants of high status, but, since the word bhikṣuṇī does not occur, it does not conclusively prove the continued transmission of the bhikṣuṇī ordination. The inscriptions are from Pagan in Burma and from Cambodia; in addition, there is an even later and equally ambivalent reference from ...
... female renunciants of high status, but, since the word bhikṣuṇī does not occur, it does not conclusively prove the continued transmission of the bhikṣuṇī ordination. The inscriptions are from Pagan in Burma and from Cambodia; in addition, there is an even later and equally ambivalent reference from ...