Maitreya, the Future Buddha
... Maitreya's place in Buddhism was something that could have come only from the interaction of so many different perspectives. Our objective with this volume has been to preserve and convey the diversity of opinion and approach that characterized the conference, along with the interaction it stimulate ...
... Maitreya's place in Buddhism was something that could have come only from the interaction of so many different perspectives. Our objective with this volume has been to preserve and convey the diversity of opinion and approach that characterized the conference, along with the interaction it stimulate ...
Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra
... and one (or two) Tibetan translations. The result was the first part of the present work, which appeared as an independent article in The Eastern Buddhist, Volume V, No. 1, for 1929. The Lankavatara does not belong exclusively to the Zen school of Buddhism, it is also the common property of the Maha ...
... and one (or two) Tibetan translations. The result was the first part of the present work, which appeared as an independent article in The Eastern Buddhist, Volume V, No. 1, for 1929. The Lankavatara does not belong exclusively to the Zen school of Buddhism, it is also the common property of the Maha ...
Aspects of the Study of the (earlier) Indian Mahāyāna
... constitute a comprehensive history of the subject. Needless to say, then, this paper claims to be neither an exhaustive account of the topics touched on nor a comprehensive survey of all research relevant to them. The purpose of these lines is also not to propound final — much less ready-made or the ...
... constitute a comprehensive history of the subject. Needless to say, then, this paper claims to be neither an exhaustive account of the topics touched on nor a comprehensive survey of all research relevant to them. The purpose of these lines is also not to propound final — much less ready-made or the ...
The Development of the Tathāgatagarbha in the Early Mahāyāna
... own power to listen extensively to others and to reach understanding. There are some who by their own power could listen to very little. There are some who without any mental power. Thus, this discourse is designed to embrace, in a general way, the limitless meaning of the tathāgatagarbha. Therefore ...
... own power to listen extensively to others and to reach understanding. There are some who by their own power could listen to very little. There are some who without any mental power. Thus, this discourse is designed to embrace, in a general way, the limitless meaning of the tathāgatagarbha. Therefore ...
WONHYO - A. Charles Muller
... At the start of the twenty-first century, humanity looked with hope on the ...
... At the start of the twenty-first century, humanity looked with hope on the ...
Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra - REAL-d
... was one method to relate these teachings. Another method was the usage of two terms Faxiangzong and Faxingzong. The term Faxiangzong was created by Fazang to denote the Yogācāra teachings of Xuanzang, while Faxingzong was formulated by Chengguan to include both Tathāgatagarbha and Madhyamaka teachin ...
... was one method to relate these teachings. Another method was the usage of two terms Faxiangzong and Faxingzong. The term Faxiangzong was created by Fazang to denote the Yogācāra teachings of Xuanzang, while Faxingzong was formulated by Chengguan to include both Tathāgatagarbha and Madhyamaka teachin ...
PDF Preview - Wisdom Publications
... rebirth of the nineteenth-century master ’Jam dbyangs mKhyen brtse dbang po. There is no doubt that he was a brilliant moon (rab bsal zla ba) in the starry sky of the pa˚˜itas and siddhas of India and Tibet; that in accomplishing the benefit of self and others, he was endowed with a brilliant wealth ...
... rebirth of the nineteenth-century master ’Jam dbyangs mKhyen brtse dbang po. There is no doubt that he was a brilliant moon (rab bsal zla ba) in the starry sky of the pa˚˜itas and siddhas of India and Tibet; that in accomplishing the benefit of self and others, he was endowed with a brilliant wealth ...
Daniel Miracapillo
... Again, Ānanda, a Bhikkhu – not attending to the perception of the base of nothingness, not attending to the perception of the base of neither-perception-nornon-perception- attends to the signless dependent on the signless concentration of mind [animitto cetosamādhi]. His mind enters into that signl ...
... Again, Ānanda, a Bhikkhu – not attending to the perception of the base of nothingness, not attending to the perception of the base of neither-perception-nornon-perception- attends to the signless dependent on the signless concentration of mind [animitto cetosamādhi]. His mind enters into that signl ...
Transcending Ego: Distinguishing Consciousness from Wisdom
... treatise is not in the form of a scholarly thesis, but in the form of a song of realization, or doha. A spiritual song distills the realization of the Vajrayana practitioner in verse, with each line usually having nine syllables. This particular text is very compact and comprises only thirty-six ver ...
... treatise is not in the form of a scholarly thesis, but in the form of a song of realization, or doha. A spiritual song distills the realization of the Vajrayana practitioner in verse, with each line usually having nine syllables. This particular text is very compact and comprises only thirty-six ver ...
What goes Around comes Around: a Study of Karma
... “mind”? The Dalai Lama (1991) depicts mind as a non-material entity that possesses a knowing nature; mind can observe itself, and is influenced and conditioned by emotions and thoughts. For example, we know where we are right now, and if we tune in, know what we are thinking, sensing, and feeling. T ...
... “mind”? The Dalai Lama (1991) depicts mind as a non-material entity that possesses a knowing nature; mind can observe itself, and is influenced and conditioned by emotions and thoughts. For example, we know where we are right now, and if we tune in, know what we are thinking, sensing, and feeling. T ...
tathāgatagarbha, emptiness, and monism
... There exist a variety of forms of monistic doctrines, but only two need detain us here: substantival monism and attributive monism. Although any form of monism refers to a unity in contrast to a duality or plurality, substantival monism is concerned with the “what” of the unity, and attributive moni ...
... There exist a variety of forms of monistic doctrines, but only two need detain us here: substantival monism and attributive monism. Although any form of monism refers to a unity in contrast to a duality or plurality, substantival monism is concerned with the “what” of the unity, and attributive moni ...
A Brief Exposition on the Heart Sutra The Heart Sutra
... our being. Form indicates the physical part of human. Form is also one of six dusts—form, sound, fragrance, taste, objects of touch, dharmas--that make up the universe. Thus the term “form” in the above verse serves two major functions. First, it is used as an antonym of emptiness. Second, it is a s ...
... our being. Form indicates the physical part of human. Form is also one of six dusts—form, sound, fragrance, taste, objects of touch, dharmas--that make up the universe. Thus the term “form” in the above verse serves two major functions. First, it is used as an antonym of emptiness. Second, it is a s ...
Mahāmaitrī in a Mahāyāna Sūtra in Khotanese ― Continuity and
... for the establishment of rich cultures of meditation or mental cultivation. These had important ramifications for the development of Buddhist meditation practices en route from the Indian and Indianised Buddhist world to China. Chapter three of the Book of Zambasta was probably translated into Khota ...
... for the establishment of rich cultures of meditation or mental cultivation. These had important ramifications for the development of Buddhist meditation practices en route from the Indian and Indianised Buddhist world to China. Chapter three of the Book of Zambasta was probably translated into Khota ...
- University of Virginia
... discussion, including cross-cultural studies, what, then, is a saint? Richard Cohn writes that sainthood refers to "the state of special holiness that many religions attribute to certain people."s Thomas Heffernan defines the saint as a symbol for the "interplay between the known and the unknown," " ...
... discussion, including cross-cultural studies, what, then, is a saint? Richard Cohn writes that sainthood refers to "the state of special holiness that many religions attribute to certain people."s Thomas Heffernan defines the saint as a symbol for the "interplay between the known and the unknown," " ...
Wonhyo - Charles Muller
... fifth and sixth centuries, to the extent that it had even influenced the interpretations of Yogācāra doctrine that came to be promoted in East Asia during this period. The new translations of Yogācāra texts produced by Xuanzang and his colleagues brought with them a powerful challenge to the underst ...
... fifth and sixth centuries, to the extent that it had even influenced the interpretations of Yogācāra doctrine that came to be promoted in East Asia during this period. The new translations of Yogācāra texts produced by Xuanzang and his colleagues brought with them a powerful challenge to the underst ...
Ālayavijñāna: On the Origin and the Early Development of a Central
... (1967): 109-137], and "Zur Literaturgeschichte der alteren Yogacara-Schule" [Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft Supplementa 1/3 (1969): 811-823]) Schmithausen arrived at his conclusions largely through terminological and stylistic analyses. If a particular term with a precise te ...
... (1967): 109-137], and "Zur Literaturgeschichte der alteren Yogacara-Schule" [Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft Supplementa 1/3 (1969): 811-823]) Schmithausen arrived at his conclusions largely through terminological and stylistic analyses. If a particular term with a precise te ...
What is karma and how does it ripen?
... videos describes the lectures in the following way: The lectures were a landmark event, bringing together for the first time in the West a nonsectarian Buddhist and lay audience for over six hours of emotional and intellectually challenging engagement with these central teachings of the Buddhist can ...
... videos describes the lectures in the following way: The lectures were a landmark event, bringing together for the first time in the West a nonsectarian Buddhist and lay audience for over six hours of emotional and intellectually challenging engagement with these central teachings of the Buddhist can ...
Has Xuanzang really been in Mathurå?
... which is presented as a report on a real journey undertaken by the author. It is now very well known that Mandeville never traveled beyond the borders of Europe. Another example of a rather positivistic reading of a medieval travelogue is Marco Polo’s Il Millione which certainly has to be re-context ...
... which is presented as a report on a real journey undertaken by the author. It is now very well known that Mandeville never traveled beyond the borders of Europe. Another example of a rather positivistic reading of a medieval travelogue is Marco Polo’s Il Millione which certainly has to be re-context ...
pramāṇakīrtiḥ
... Buddhist doctrine be logically or rationally demonstrated, or does one have to accept some parts of it on blind faith? Should Buddhist logic be used only to defend and justify religious beliefs, or can it also be used to modify them? And if the latter is the case, to what extent and in what way can ...
... Buddhist doctrine be logically or rationally demonstrated, or does one have to accept some parts of it on blind faith? Should Buddhist logic be used only to defend and justify religious beliefs, or can it also be used to modify them? And if the latter is the case, to what extent and in what way can ...
Six Perfections - The Huntington Archive
... texts give many examples of this inner debate to be reflected on in order to develop and increase patience. One of the popular examples is that of an angry person hitting you with a stick: When an angry person is hitting you with a stick it is not appropriate to become angry at the stick that causes ...
... texts give many examples of this inner debate to be reflected on in order to develop and increase patience. One of the popular examples is that of an angry person hitting you with a stick: When an angry person is hitting you with a stick it is not appropriate to become angry at the stick that causes ...
A Buddhist theory of Unconscious Mind
... If the purpose of understanding mind is to discover how and why suffering arises in order to eliminate its causes and ameliorate its pain, as it is for Buddhism, then unchanging entities, like unmoving billiard balls, are simply beside the point. They have no role in a world of becoming. The Persist ...
... If the purpose of understanding mind is to discover how and why suffering arises in order to eliminate its causes and ameliorate its pain, as it is for Buddhism, then unchanging entities, like unmoving billiard balls, are simply beside the point. They have no role in a world of becoming. The Persist ...
Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Path to Buddhahood
... The beginning, middle and end of the Mahāyāna path is Enlightenment Consciousness. The Mahāyāna path begins with the awakening of Enlightenment Consciousness, is sustained by the cultivation of the two aspect of conventional Enlightenment Consciousness5 and achieves its objective with the attainmen ...
... The beginning, middle and end of the Mahāyāna path is Enlightenment Consciousness. The Mahāyāna path begins with the awakening of Enlightenment Consciousness, is sustained by the cultivation of the two aspect of conventional Enlightenment Consciousness5 and achieves its objective with the attainmen ...
Philosophy of mind in the Yogacara Buddhist idealistic school
... TOLA AND DRAGONETTI: PHILOSOPHY OF MIND IN BUDDHISM ...
... TOLA AND DRAGONETTI: PHILOSOPHY OF MIND IN BUDDHISM ...
„What is Mahāyāna? And what are Mahāyāna scriptures?“ (Part II)
... oriented way of reading epigraphical and traditional texts, during the last few decennia a large range of doubts has been cast on older pictures and models of what Mah āyāna is. There have especially been objections against several of them originating from early 20th century Japanese descriptions th ...
... oriented way of reading epigraphical and traditional texts, during the last few decennia a large range of doubts has been cast on older pictures and models of what Mah āyāna is. There have especially been objections against several of them originating from early 20th century Japanese descriptions th ...