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... than any cognitive information about the world. Liberation of mind is not allegiance to any picture of how the world is. In fact, it is described only negatively, precisely as the lack of any identifiable predicates. The possibility of a definitive right view about reality, the bare “being so” of an ...
... than any cognitive information about the world. Liberation of mind is not allegiance to any picture of how the world is. In fact, it is described only negatively, precisely as the lack of any identifiable predicates. The possibility of a definitive right view about reality, the bare “being so” of an ...
The Phor Tay Experience - Than Hsiang Research Center
... the education department to work in the schools and not employed by the schools themselves. Many of these new employees were not Buddhists but followers of other religions. The private high school and kindergarten also faced similar problem. Although they could still select and employ the people the ...
... the education department to work in the schools and not employed by the schools themselves. Many of these new employees were not Buddhists but followers of other religions. The private high school and kindergarten also faced similar problem. Although they could still select and employ the people the ...
Acknowledgment
... Bodhi Nite. Both events were very successful. A lot What is the factor or strength that links our mind of people have attended the events and developed and external phenomena together? It is our interest in Buddhism. The members’ enthusiasm and consciousness of ‘self’. We regard ourselves as a real ...
... Bodhi Nite. Both events were very successful. A lot What is the factor or strength that links our mind of people have attended the events and developed and external phenomena together? It is our interest in Buddhism. The members’ enthusiasm and consciousness of ‘self’. We regard ourselves as a real ...
Basics of Practice - Nichiren Shoshu Myoshinji
... security are necessary conditions for a happy life. However, if these conditions are examined closely, they can all be seen to be relative, partial forms of happiness in comparison to an inner condition based on Buddhahood. In many cases, relative happiness is manifested only temporarily or partiall ...
... security are necessary conditions for a happy life. However, if these conditions are examined closely, they can all be seen to be relative, partial forms of happiness in comparison to an inner condition based on Buddhahood. In many cases, relative happiness is manifested only temporarily or partiall ...
Creating the body of a fighter and the mind of a pacifist
... did in fact exist within it, and consequently was subject to the chaos and violence which is inherent to human history. The Shaolin Monastery itself was located on the Song mountain near the city of Luoyang in the Dengfeng county of central Hunan. It was supposedly built by Emperor Xiaowen of the No ...
... did in fact exist within it, and consequently was subject to the chaos and violence which is inherent to human history. The Shaolin Monastery itself was located on the Song mountain near the city of Luoyang in the Dengfeng county of central Hunan. It was supposedly built by Emperor Xiaowen of the No ...
Chapter 1 - Princeton University Press
... metaphysical position, on account of which they conclude that Pyrrho could not be the founder of Pyrrhonism. This idea has been much criticized,15 mainly because the ancient testimonies overwhelmingly say that the concern of Pyrrho is purely with ethics, and many modern scholars agree.16 The very fi ...
... metaphysical position, on account of which they conclude that Pyrrho could not be the founder of Pyrrhonism. This idea has been much criticized,15 mainly because the ancient testimonies overwhelmingly say that the concern of Pyrrho is purely with ethics, and many modern scholars agree.16 The very fi ...
- SOAS Research Online
... of Brahmin origin.6 In the third century CE, in Persia, the Sassanian dynasty consolidated its power by encouraging a unitary Zoroastrianism and proscribing other religious faiths, apparently including Buddhism. 7 These early episodes echo a general model of religious persecution, resulting from the ...
... of Brahmin origin.6 In the third century CE, in Persia, the Sassanian dynasty consolidated its power by encouraging a unitary Zoroastrianism and proscribing other religious faiths, apparently including Buddhism. 7 These early episodes echo a general model of religious persecution, resulting from the ...
Buddhist Monastic Discipline
... and students of Buddhism in general, specially those who have missed seeing my work in the earlier edition and those who I believe are not adequately familiar with the original Vinaya texts in their Pali version. Mention must be made of Venerable Mettavihari of Denmark and Venerable Pamburana Sangha ...
... and students of Buddhism in general, specially those who have missed seeing my work in the earlier edition and those who I believe are not adequately familiar with the original Vinaya texts in their Pali version. Mention must be made of Venerable Mettavihari of Denmark and Venerable Pamburana Sangha ...
Fall 2006 - Sakya Monastery
... Many of the things he talked about were quite simple, yet profound. To summarize: he pointed out the importance of studying the life of the Buddha, the other great masters, and mentioned the significance of the Khön Family Lineage throughout Tibetan history. He said that even bad times can be seen a ...
... Many of the things he talked about were quite simple, yet profound. To summarize: he pointed out the importance of studying the life of the Buddha, the other great masters, and mentioned the significance of the Khön Family Lineage throughout Tibetan history. He said that even bad times can be seen a ...
Sogdians and Buddhism - Sino
... scholar – from the second to the fifth century C.E., depending on which political instability the researchers believe these letters were referring to in Chinese history. Three of the five complete letters were commercial documents, but the other two were written by a Sogdian woman called Miwnay. The ...
... scholar – from the second to the fifth century C.E., depending on which political instability the researchers believe these letters were referring to in Chinese history. Three of the five complete letters were commercial documents, but the other two were written by a Sogdian woman called Miwnay. The ...
BE2 Mr Lye Voon Seong-Buddhism and Education
... department to work in the schools and not employed by the schools themselves. Many of these new employees were not Buddhists but followers of other religions. The private high school and kindergarten also faced similar problem. Although they could still select and employ the people they like, there ...
... department to work in the schools and not employed by the schools themselves. Many of these new employees were not Buddhists but followers of other religions. The private high school and kindergarten also faced similar problem. Although they could still select and employ the people they like, there ...
FAMILY TIES TO BUDDHIST MONKS AND NUNS IN MEDIEVAL
... for solely secular purposes. Not many studies have turned the tables to analyze the significance of a monk or nun's family background and its intimate influence throughout his or her religious life; nor have they considered how a layman or laywoman's spiritual devotion greatly shapes his or her soci ...
... for solely secular purposes. Not many studies have turned the tables to analyze the significance of a monk or nun's family background and its intimate influence throughout his or her religious life; nor have they considered how a layman or laywoman's spiritual devotion greatly shapes his or her soci ...
Camp Newsletter – Dec 2014
... BUDDHISM AS A PHILOSOPHY You may say that Buddhism is a philosophical doctrine because all of the Buddha’s teachings contain profound philosophies and perspectives pertaining to human life and nature. These views greatly influence mankind in their thoughts and actions. Many Western philosophers rega ...
... BUDDHISM AS A PHILOSOPHY You may say that Buddhism is a philosophical doctrine because all of the Buddha’s teachings contain profound philosophies and perspectives pertaining to human life and nature. These views greatly influence mankind in their thoughts and actions. Many Western philosophers rega ...
The Truth of the Messengers
... had spent enough time teaching the Path for those who would understand it, so his duty had been discharged. He said that the Chief Commander of the Army was determined to arrest him for having acquired so many supporters and planned to meet him personally the following day. His students were anxious ...
... had spent enough time teaching the Path for those who would understand it, so his duty had been discharged. He said that the Chief Commander of the Army was determined to arrest him for having acquired so many supporters and planned to meet him personally the following day. His students were anxious ...
EVERYONE NEEDS VINAYA: REFLECTION S ON BUDDHIST
... traditionally, although we don’t really know how far back many “traditions” go. Some are less than a hundred years old and others were a response to European imperialism. Very few actually go back to the early centuries of the tradition. Next, I will propose a new way of understanding Vinaya, one th ...
... traditionally, although we don’t really know how far back many “traditions” go. Some are less than a hundred years old and others were a response to European imperialism. Very few actually go back to the early centuries of the tradition. Next, I will propose a new way of understanding Vinaya, one th ...
exemplars and commentary
... suffering. Buddhists try to find a way of life that stops suffering coming into being and, that cuts off its causes in one’s life, attitudes and behaviour. Real change and real improvement are only possible when the right effort is made at the right tasks such as following the Eight fold Noble path. ...
... suffering. Buddhists try to find a way of life that stops suffering coming into being and, that cuts off its causes in one’s life, attitudes and behaviour. Real change and real improvement are only possible when the right effort is made at the right tasks such as following the Eight fold Noble path. ...
The Sweet Dews of Ch`an
... of these as fleeting dreams. Do not be horrified by them, and do not love them as misguided people do, which fact will lead them into deep trouble; i.e., from misconception to bewilderment, to hallucination, to derangement, and even to insanity. So watch out! These are the “Right Views” and essenti ...
... of these as fleeting dreams. Do not be horrified by them, and do not love them as misguided people do, which fact will lead them into deep trouble; i.e., from misconception to bewilderment, to hallucination, to derangement, and even to insanity. So watch out! These are the “Right Views” and essenti ...
The Doctrinal Transformation of 20th Century
... labeled Buddha Nature, mind, tathāgatagarbha, Dharma-dhātu, and Suchness (Skt. tahatā; Ch. rulai)’ epitomized, for example, by Fazang and Ratnamati’s ideas (Lusthaus 2001); the second being ‘an anti-substantialistic critique that eschewed any form of metaphysical reification, emphasizing emptines ...
... labeled Buddha Nature, mind, tathāgatagarbha, Dharma-dhātu, and Suchness (Skt. tahatā; Ch. rulai)’ epitomized, for example, by Fazang and Ratnamati’s ideas (Lusthaus 2001); the second being ‘an anti-substantialistic critique that eschewed any form of metaphysical reification, emphasizing emptines ...
Guide to Jodo Shinshu Teachings and Practices
... mendicants (wandering monks) who had practiced asceticism with him. He decided to deliver his first sermon there, calling it the First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. Having heard the teachings, the five mendicants became the first disciples of Shakyamuni. Then, for the next 45 years, the Buddha tra ...
... mendicants (wandering monks) who had practiced asceticism with him. He decided to deliver his first sermon there, calling it the First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. Having heard the teachings, the five mendicants became the first disciples of Shakyamuni. Then, for the next 45 years, the Buddha tra ...
Praying for the Republic
... 1) After the first modern Buddhist school that adopted the name foxueyuan was founded by Taixu in Wuchang in 1922, foxueyuan quickly became a prevalent feature in the Chinese Buddhist landscape. Also, new ones continued to be founded after the war ended in 1945. 2) Traditionally, a small number of e ...
... 1) After the first modern Buddhist school that adopted the name foxueyuan was founded by Taixu in Wuchang in 1922, foxueyuan quickly became a prevalent feature in the Chinese Buddhist landscape. Also, new ones continued to be founded after the war ended in 1945. 2) Traditionally, a small number of e ...
Chan Teachings of Huineng - Fo Guang Shan International
... mountains and rivers to him, he now looked at them with a different state of mind. I am not suggesting that everyone should meditate like an old monk, or seek enlightenment like the Sixth Patriarch. We need not immediately dive into such strenuous practices. But if we can approach our lives with a ...
... mountains and rivers to him, he now looked at them with a different state of mind. I am not suggesting that everyone should meditate like an old monk, or seek enlightenment like the Sixth Patriarch. We need not immediately dive into such strenuous practices. But if we can approach our lives with a ...
The Treatise on the Path to Liberation (解脫道論) and the
... 399c-461c (Nanjio no. 1293). The Chinese rendering of the title as 解脫道論 would correspond to Vimuktimārga-śāstra or Vimuktimārga-nirdeśa in Sanskrit. This extract is found in the Derge edition no. 306 or in the Peking edition no. 972 under the title Rnam par grol ba'i lam las sbyangs pa'i yon tan bst ...
... 399c-461c (Nanjio no. 1293). The Chinese rendering of the title as 解脫道論 would correspond to Vimuktimārga-śāstra or Vimuktimārga-nirdeśa in Sanskrit. This extract is found in the Derge edition no. 306 or in the Peking edition no. 972 under the title Rnam par grol ba'i lam las sbyangs pa'i yon tan bst ...
The Ten Pillars of Buddhism
... Perhaps the best-known group of sixteen in Buddhism is that of the sixteen Arhants - mysterious personages who exist from age to age and periodically reinvigorate the Sasana. For many people in the FWBO, however, whether Order members, Mitras, or Friends, the most familiar association of the figure ...
... Perhaps the best-known group of sixteen in Buddhism is that of the sixteen Arhants - mysterious personages who exist from age to age and periodically reinvigorate the Sasana. For many people in the FWBO, however, whether Order members, Mitras, or Friends, the most familiar association of the figure ...
An invitation to broaden our definition and
... I do believe that Mindfulness can be of help on all these levels. In fact I believe that Mindfulness is absolutely essential when it comes to change our lives and our world to ...
... I do believe that Mindfulness can be of help on all these levels. In fact I believe that Mindfulness is absolutely essential when it comes to change our lives and our world to ...