bussho notes
... Directly cutting off the root source — this is sealed by the buddha; Plucking at the leaves and searching the branches — this I can’t do. “The busy, busy karmic consciousness” (bōbō gosshiki 忙忙業識): An idiomatic expression in Chan texts, sometimes in reverse order (yeshi mangmang 業識忙忙). The term “kar ...
... Directly cutting off the root source — this is sealed by the buddha; Plucking at the leaves and searching the branches — this I can’t do. “The busy, busy karmic consciousness” (bōbō gosshiki 忙忙業識): An idiomatic expression in Chan texts, sometimes in reverse order (yeshi mangmang 業識忙忙). The term “kar ...
Placing Nichiren in the Big Picture: Some
... Some assessment of current interpretations and alternative suggestions will also be offered. Medieval concepts of Japan, however, represents an area where the importance of Nichiren has yet to be fully recognized, and this ³nal section of the article suggests the potential contribution to be made by ...
... Some assessment of current interpretations and alternative suggestions will also be offered. Medieval concepts of Japan, however, represents an area where the importance of Nichiren has yet to be fully recognized, and this ³nal section of the article suggests the potential contribution to be made by ...
Word of the Buddha
... of its Origin, of its Extinction, and of the Way leading to its extinction. From the book itself it will be seen how the teachings of the Buddha all ultimately converge upon the one final goal: Deliverance from Suffering. It was for this reason that on the title page of the first German edition ther ...
... of its Origin, of its Extinction, and of the Way leading to its extinction. From the book itself it will be seen how the teachings of the Buddha all ultimately converge upon the one final goal: Deliverance from Suffering. It was for this reason that on the title page of the first German edition ther ...
Chapter 1: Introduction This dissertation is concerned with Buddhist
... This literature review explores the history of libraries in Buddhist monasteries to provide a referent for their contemporary settings. It also examines the history of Buddhism in the UK to establish a context for library development in religious and cultural institutions. Studies are drawn from lib ...
... This literature review explores the history of libraries in Buddhist monasteries to provide a referent for their contemporary settings. It also examines the history of Buddhism in the UK to establish a context for library development in religious and cultural institutions. Studies are drawn from lib ...
Cullavagga Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... 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 between a legal reading and a historical-critical reading of the Theravāda ...
... 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 between a legal reading and a historical-critical reading of the Theravāda ...
recognitions and congratulations to hh dorje chang buddha iii
... In order to manifest the dharma, Kaichu Rinpoche practiced the Corpse-Pose Tummo (Inner-Heat) Dharma in front of many people. The heat he generated in his body rose to 197.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Numerous dharma kings and rinpoches have been burned by the inner-heat he has generated. Among all dharma ...
... In order to manifest the dharma, Kaichu Rinpoche practiced the Corpse-Pose Tummo (Inner-Heat) Dharma in front of many people. The heat he generated in his body rose to 197.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Numerous dharma kings and rinpoches have been burned by the inner-heat he has generated. Among all dharma ...
10_chapter 4
... literature and arts. Literature in Nom characters also came into being. Myths and folk tales as well as stories about the nation’s founders and defenders began to be collected. An elaborate writing of national history was begun. At the same time, examinations for the selection and appointment of pub ...
... literature and arts. Literature in Nom characters also came into being. Myths and folk tales as well as stories about the nation’s founders and defenders began to be collected. An elaborate writing of national history was begun. At the same time, examinations for the selection and appointment of pub ...
PDF to download: Home altars with photos, summer 2010
... I cannot explain what was going on here but neither do I feel the need to do so. Simply, a lesson was learned. Now, before putting anything on the altar I sit with the question — is it good to do so? I don’t make a big issue of it but I no longer pile everything indiscriminately on the altar either ...
... I cannot explain what was going on here but neither do I feel the need to do so. Simply, a lesson was learned. Now, before putting anything on the altar I sit with the question — is it good to do so? I don’t make a big issue of it but I no longer pile everything indiscriminately on the altar either ...
Annual Report `14 (MBS) - maha bodhi society, bengaluru
... Bangalore in 1956. He passed away peacefully on September 23, 2013. Late Venerable Dr. Acharya Buddharakkhita, FounderPresident of Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore and its branches and sister organizations in Mysore, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, was born in the then eastern state of Manipur in India. He ...
... Bangalore in 1956. He passed away peacefully on September 23, 2013. Late Venerable Dr. Acharya Buddharakkhita, FounderPresident of Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore and its branches and sister organizations in Mysore, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, was born in the then eastern state of Manipur in India. He ...
Peace is a Fire - Sangharakshita
... S A N G H A R A K S H I T A : A Short Biography A N G H A R A K S H I TA ( D . P. E . L I N G W O O D ) is one of the most prominent Buddhist figures of the second half of the twentieth century. In his teens he read widely in Western literature and comparative religion, and studied whatever Buddhist ...
... S A N G H A R A K S H I T A : A Short Biography A N G H A R A K S H I TA ( D . P. E . L I N G W O O D ) is one of the most prominent Buddhist figures of the second half of the twentieth century. In his teens he read widely in Western literature and comparative religion, and studied whatever Buddhist ...
Exhibition Catalogue - Vassar College WordPress
... facets reflects every other faceted jewel. Everything is defined by its connection with other things, while still maintaining its own identity.9 Indra’s Net is therefore a potent metaphor for the Buddhist notion of interdependence. Gazing at the node that embodies Avalokiteshvara, we see Mahayana Bu ...
... facets reflects every other faceted jewel. Everything is defined by its connection with other things, while still maintaining its own identity.9 Indra’s Net is therefore a potent metaphor for the Buddhist notion of interdependence. Gazing at the node that embodies Avalokiteshvara, we see Mahayana Bu ...
A PDF of the exhibition catalogue may be viewed or downloaded here
... facets reflects every other faceted jewel. Everything is defined by its connection with other things, while still maintaining its own identity.9 Indra’s Net is therefore a potent metaphor for the Buddhist notion of interdependence. Gazing at the node that embodies Avalokiteshvara, we see Mahayana Bu ...
... facets reflects every other faceted jewel. Everything is defined by its connection with other things, while still maintaining its own identity.9 Indra’s Net is therefore a potent metaphor for the Buddhist notion of interdependence. Gazing at the node that embodies Avalokiteshvara, we see Mahayana Bu ...
faith in buddhism - ELTE Távol
... Here, we should keep in mind the creativity that translation entails. We especially need to deal with Chinese translations thoroughly and carefully because frequently they were deeply influenced by native Chinese thought. Sometimes Chinese Buddhist texts even appear to be new texts when compared to ...
... Here, we should keep in mind the creativity that translation entails. We especially need to deal with Chinese translations thoroughly and carefully because frequently they were deeply influenced by native Chinese thought. Sometimes Chinese Buddhist texts even appear to be new texts when compared to ...
Noble Eightfold Path
... comparatively easy to distinguish between the transcendental and the mundane, between those bodily and verbal actions which are the natural, spontaneous expression of Perfect Vision and those which are the conscious, deliberate product of Right Understanding or Right View. As I point out in my discu ...
... comparatively easy to distinguish between the transcendental and the mundane, between those bodily and verbal actions which are the natural, spontaneous expression of Perfect Vision and those which are the conscious, deliberate product of Right Understanding or Right View. As I point out in my discu ...
Stupas and their consecration in contemporary Kalmykia
... been living in Kalmykia for more than thirteen years. Since I do not speak Tibetan, the interviews with Tibetan monks were conducted with the help of an interpreter, a Kalmyk Master student in Buddhist studies, Chakdyr Sangzhiev. I was honoured to have a conversation with the Shadzhin Lama of Kalmyk ...
... been living in Kalmykia for more than thirteen years. Since I do not speak Tibetan, the interviews with Tibetan monks were conducted with the help of an interpreter, a Kalmyk Master student in Buddhist studies, Chakdyr Sangzhiev. I was honoured to have a conversation with the Shadzhin Lama of Kalmyk ...
the securitisation of tibetan buddhism in communist china
... However, the insecurity dilemma does not look inside the concept of security and it is not helpful to establish how Tibetan Buddhism became a security issue in the first place and continues to retain that status. The theory of securitisation is best suited to perform this analytical task. As such, t ...
... However, the insecurity dilemma does not look inside the concept of security and it is not helpful to establish how Tibetan Buddhism became a security issue in the first place and continues to retain that status. The theory of securitisation is best suited to perform this analytical task. As such, t ...
Agon Shu, Maya tradition unite with spiritual festival
... ground filled with wisdom and water. We are here to carry out our crucial mission. We are always following the way our ...
... ground filled with wisdom and water. We are here to carry out our crucial mission. We are always following the way our ...
Early Zarathushtrîanism and Early Buddhism: A Comparative Study
... He denigrated tne gods chosen to the image of the warfaring c1ass. He opposed their cult, which was a means to enhance the prestige of the hieratic c1ass. By denigrating their erninent god and their rituals, Zarathushtra had questioned the social distinctions of the warfaring and priestly c1ass. 23 ...
... He denigrated tne gods chosen to the image of the warfaring c1ass. He opposed their cult, which was a means to enhance the prestige of the hieratic c1ass. By denigrating their erninent god and their rituals, Zarathushtra had questioned the social distinctions of the warfaring and priestly c1ass. 23 ...
Mindfulness and Mindlessness in Early Chan
... as a simplified exercise for laypersons rather than a practice befitting elite monks who aspired to become abbots. Moreover, the approach to kōans altered over time in both China and Japan as the literary and scholastic skills necessary to engage the kōan literature qua literature were lost (Sharf 2 ...
... as a simplified exercise for laypersons rather than a practice befitting elite monks who aspired to become abbots. Moreover, the approach to kōans altered over time in both China and Japan as the literary and scholastic skills necessary to engage the kōan literature qua literature were lost (Sharf 2 ...