Zen Language in our Time: the case of Pojo Chinul`s
... Buddhism takes pains to teach has less to do with the function of language as such than one's inability to read the identity of difference between form and emptiness. By claiming that linguistic expression is not a ``re-presentation'' of experience, and experience is not an ``extra'' step beyond th ...
... Buddhism takes pains to teach has less to do with the function of language as such than one's inability to read the identity of difference between form and emptiness. By claiming that linguistic expression is not a ``re-presentation'' of experience, and experience is not an ``extra'' step beyond th ...
Title: Wisdom, Compassion, and Zen Social Ethics: the Case... Sŏngch’ŏl, and Minjung Buddhism in Korea
... Zen teachings in the larger milieu of the life-world beyond monastic experiences. In other words, is ethics possible in Zen Buddhism and, if so, what kind of ethics does Zen offer? This further raises the question of whether Zen Buddhism can make contribution to social activism. To answer these que ...
... Zen teachings in the larger milieu of the life-world beyond monastic experiences. In other words, is ethics possible in Zen Buddhism and, if so, what kind of ethics does Zen offer? This further raises the question of whether Zen Buddhism can make contribution to social activism. To answer these que ...
Essence of Zen.vp
... At the age of sixteen I happened to read the Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of WeiLang (as the Platform Scripture was then called) and immediately had the intuitive perception that here was the absolute truth which, far from being new to me, was what I had really known and accepted all the time. Like m ...
... At the age of sixteen I happened to read the Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of WeiLang (as the Platform Scripture was then called) and immediately had the intuitive perception that here was the absolute truth which, far from being new to me, was what I had really known and accepted all the time. Like m ...
INTRODUCTION - Reggie Pawle
... affect the ‘essence’ of Zen, if this term had any referent. Two basic assumptions of this book are that there is no such ‘essence’ and that discontinuities are, when one focuses on them, at least as obvious as continuity. (p. 3) Of the several schools of Chan Buddhism in China there were two that re ...
... affect the ‘essence’ of Zen, if this term had any referent. Two basic assumptions of this book are that there is no such ‘essence’ and that discontinuities are, when one focuses on them, at least as obvious as continuity. (p. 3) Of the several schools of Chan Buddhism in China there were two that re ...
the_sixth_ancestor.pps
... those who are not. If we all could return to the source and experience the profound truth [of Buddha’s genuine teaching], then the virtue of those who study [mind] and the rest of the Buddha world could be unified, as in the true Dharma of the first thousand years [of Buddha’s teaching]. And this wo ...
... those who are not. If we all could return to the source and experience the profound truth [of Buddha’s genuine teaching], then the virtue of those who study [mind] and the rest of the Buddha world could be unified, as in the true Dharma of the first thousand years [of Buddha’s teaching]. And this wo ...
contribution of this dissertation
... dialogue began with his serving as Shaku Soen’s translator to the World Parliament of Religion in Chicago in 1890s and continued until his death. Relevant to this study Suzuki’s (1930) Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra has already been noted. Several others of his works are also important for this st ...
... dialogue began with his serving as Shaku Soen’s translator to the World Parliament of Religion in Chicago in 1890s and continued until his death. Relevant to this study Suzuki’s (1930) Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra has already been noted. Several others of his works are also important for this st ...
Compass of Zen - Kansas Zen Center
... This course was first developed for Dharma Teachers in Training, to prepare them to become full Dharma Teachers. It has been adapted to include people who have taken 5 precepts or have had an introductory course in Zen practice. Each lesson consists of assigned readings and focused homework. Class c ...
... This course was first developed for Dharma Teachers in Training, to prepare them to become full Dharma Teachers. It has been adapted to include people who have taken 5 precepts or have had an introductory course in Zen practice. Each lesson consists of assigned readings and focused homework. Class c ...
The Other Side of Zen - Princeton University Press
... or “expressions of high culture” such as the Zen garden or the tea ceremony, these scholars tended to isolate the Zen Buddhist tradition from both its sociohistorical context and the broader Japanese religious landscape in which it was embedded. Zen was portrayed as a pure and timeless truth, untain ...
... or “expressions of high culture” such as the Zen garden or the tea ceremony, these scholars tended to isolate the Zen Buddhist tradition from both its sociohistorical context and the broader Japanese religious landscape in which it was embedded. Zen was portrayed as a pure and timeless truth, untain ...
- St. Anselm`s Abbey
... quality, and nonsubstantiality of all phenomena, but whereas this will at first provoke fear or even terror, perseverance leads to a spirit of detachment and calm and a firm determination to attain Nirvana. Anyone who has completed this entire Path of Purification is called an arhat, that is, a "wor ...
... quality, and nonsubstantiality of all phenomena, but whereas this will at first provoke fear or even terror, perseverance leads to a spirit of detachment and calm and a firm determination to attain Nirvana. Anyone who has completed this entire Path of Purification is called an arhat, that is, a "wor ...
Zen and systemic therapy
... include all beings into their self realization (Bodhisattva ideal). The reality of the world as an inseparable whole is stated this way. The Mahayana direction is particularly common in China and Japan, Zen is a part of the Mahayana. In the context of the propagation of Buddhism to Eastern Asia the ...
... include all beings into their self realization (Bodhisattva ideal). The reality of the world as an inseparable whole is stated this way. The Mahayana direction is particularly common in China and Japan, Zen is a part of the Mahayana. In the context of the propagation of Buddhism to Eastern Asia the ...
Deconstruction, Zen Buddhism and the Ethical
... metaphysical grounding which traditionally functioned as foundation for ethical value judgments. It also demonstrates that ethics is not just about making distinctions, and that ethics is also possible by realizing the impossibility of making the final decision. The idea of indecidability and double ...
... metaphysical grounding which traditionally functioned as foundation for ethical value judgments. It also demonstrates that ethics is not just about making distinctions, and that ethics is also possible by realizing the impossibility of making the final decision. The idea of indecidability and double ...
Zen Buddhism and Persian Culture, V1
... impossible to transmit it by the words. Zen is thought to have developed as an amalgam of various currents in Mahāyāna Buddhist thoughts—among them the Vijnāna-vādin 唯識* Mādhyamaka 中観 philosophies and the Prajñāpāramitā 波羅蜜多 literature—and of several traditions in China, particularly Taoism and prec ...
... impossible to transmit it by the words. Zen is thought to have developed as an amalgam of various currents in Mahāyāna Buddhist thoughts—among them the Vijnāna-vādin 唯識* Mādhyamaka 中観 philosophies and the Prajñāpāramitā 波羅蜜多 literature—and of several traditions in China, particularly Taoism and prec ...
STUDY ON THE PHILOSOPHY AND
... obedience to elders brought harmony of the family, therefore, it could be said that the most important of Confucius’s teaching, which also influenced architecture was harmony (Liu, 1989). This harmony is also influenced into Zen architecture in Japan, it can be said that harmony with nature. Confuci ...
... obedience to elders brought harmony of the family, therefore, it could be said that the most important of Confucius’s teaching, which also influenced architecture was harmony (Liu, 1989). This harmony is also influenced into Zen architecture in Japan, it can be said that harmony with nature. Confuci ...
List of Osho`s English Discourse DVD Mp3`s
... Go to Next page for Hindi DVD List Go to page 3 for DVD Video List Each DVD's is Rs. 100/- ...
... Go to Next page for Hindi DVD List Go to page 3 for DVD Video List Each DVD's is Rs. 100/- ...
She Who Laughs Loudest: A Meditation on Zen Humor
... philosophy. It is not an exaggeration to say that in Zen Buddhism laughter can be deemed a more appropriate philosophical practice than, for instance, writing or lecturing—or even thinking” (2010, p. 9). The embodied nature of social relations facilitates an affective transmission, which instructs a ...
... philosophy. It is not an exaggeration to say that in Zen Buddhism laughter can be deemed a more appropriate philosophical practice than, for instance, writing or lecturing—or even thinking” (2010, p. 9). The embodied nature of social relations facilitates an affective transmission, which instructs a ...
Zazen or Not Zazen?
... the late nineteenth and throughout the twentieth centuries. For Lopez, the encounter of these traditional Asian Buddhist societies with modernity^mostly through a colonial situation— prompted the invention of a Buddhist tradition that would enable its survival against the Western secular challenge. ...
... the late nineteenth and throughout the twentieth centuries. For Lopez, the encounter of these traditional Asian Buddhist societies with modernity^mostly through a colonial situation— prompted the invention of a Buddhist tradition that would enable its survival against the Western secular challenge. ...
A Critical Analysis of Brian Victoria`s Perspectives on Modern
... infusing the suicidal Japanese military spirit, especially when extended to civilians, with the power of religious belief, Japan’s wartime Zen leaders revealed themselves to be thoroughly and completely morally bankrupt.19 Victoria is especially critical of the many Zen and other Buddhist leaders an ...
... infusing the suicidal Japanese military spirit, especially when extended to civilians, with the power of religious belief, Japan’s wartime Zen leaders revealed themselves to be thoroughly and completely morally bankrupt.19 Victoria is especially critical of the many Zen and other Buddhist leaders an ...
Buddhist-Christian Dialogue
... books about ecumenism, and certainly did not cause any of the major Christian denominations to reexamine their beliefs or religious practices based on their contact with the East. The next public stage of dialogue occurred in the 1950s, when monks and nuns of the Buddhist and Christian traditions be ...
... books about ecumenism, and certainly did not cause any of the major Christian denominations to reexamine their beliefs or religious practices based on their contact with the East. The next public stage of dialogue occurred in the 1950s, when monks and nuns of the Buddhist and Christian traditions be ...
Working Bibliography
... B103 Lopez, A Modern Buddhist Bible B104 Heine, Mountain A Opening: Koans of the Zen Masters B105 Heine, Shifting Shape Shaping Text B106 Williams and Queen, American Buddhism B107 Zen in America ...
... B103 Lopez, A Modern Buddhist Bible B104 Heine, Mountain A Opening: Koans of the Zen Masters B105 Heine, Shifting Shape Shaping Text B106 Williams and Queen, American Buddhism B107 Zen in America ...
Zen Buddhism and Environmental Ethics Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... supposed quietism, James also reflects on the contrary criticism that traditional Zen has at times been overly active in politically problematic ways. He accordingly discusses the political conservativism within traditional Zen as well as its unfortunate role in Imperial Japan. These issues need mor ...
... supposed quietism, James also reflects on the contrary criticism that traditional Zen has at times been overly active in politically problematic ways. He accordingly discusses the political conservativism within traditional Zen as well as its unfortunate role in Imperial Japan. These issues need mor ...
A Long and Winding Road: Soto Zen Training in America
... practice of shikantaza or “just sitting” and “silent illumination,” Soto Zen emphasizes no separation between the practice of sitting and way of everyday living. These are simply two sides of life’s coin; but in order to express the harmony and unity of both sides, one must cultivate each with energ ...
... practice of shikantaza or “just sitting” and “silent illumination,” Soto Zen emphasizes no separation between the practice of sitting and way of everyday living. These are simply two sides of life’s coin; but in order to express the harmony and unity of both sides, one must cultivate each with energ ...
ZEN BUDDHISM
... Zen Monk: “Hello and welcome, stranger. What brings you to our monastery garden?” asked the Buddhist monk of the Shinto priest. Shinto Priest: “ I have come here hoping to learn about and understand your Buddhist beliefs,” replied the priest. Zen Monk: “That may be very difficult. Our Buddhist relig ...
... Zen Monk: “Hello and welcome, stranger. What brings you to our monastery garden?” asked the Buddhist monk of the Shinto priest. Shinto Priest: “ I have come here hoping to learn about and understand your Buddhist beliefs,” replied the priest. Zen Monk: “That may be very difficult. Our Buddhist relig ...
permissions - poetry of China
... and time that we risk quickly dismissing their relevance. But Zen, in its greatest definition, is not less relevant today than it was in feudal China. It remains important precisely because the enlightenment of the historical Buddha and his Zen descendants does not depend on considerations of cultur ...
... and time that we risk quickly dismissing their relevance. But Zen, in its greatest definition, is not less relevant today than it was in feudal China. It remains important precisely because the enlightenment of the historical Buddha and his Zen descendants does not depend on considerations of cultur ...
Ox-Herding - Columbia University
... retranslated Guo-an’s immortal verses throughout the following centuries. While the illustrations of the tale vary, the verses tend to be either direct or indirect translations of Guo-an’s original verses, and their message stands unchanged. ...
... retranslated Guo-an’s immortal verses throughout the following centuries. While the illustrations of the tale vary, the verses tend to be either direct or indirect translations of Guo-an’s original verses, and their message stands unchanged. ...