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The Origin of Buddhist Meditation
... the Buddha’s life. It is likely that some of the events recorded in it are historically authentic, e.g. the Buddha’s death in Kusin r 7 and his last words on that occasion,8 for there is no reason to believe that such polemically neutral passages would have been invented. There are other ways of ide ...
... the Buddha’s life. It is likely that some of the events recorded in it are historically authentic, e.g. the Buddha’s death in Kusin r 7 and his last words on that occasion,8 for there is no reason to believe that such polemically neutral passages would have been invented. There are other ways of ide ...
The Chinese Buddhist Ritual Field
... twelfth lunar month. We could classify these six texts as ephemera—objects to be used for a few weeks’ to a few years’ time before being discarded. As such, they offer us snapshots of Buddhist ritual life in specific times and places. They structure time according to the lunisolar calendar and punct ...
... twelfth lunar month. We could classify these six texts as ephemera—objects to be used for a few weeks’ to a few years’ time before being discarded. As such, they offer us snapshots of Buddhist ritual life in specific times and places. They structure time according to the lunisolar calendar and punct ...
e lotus Journal of the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Issue No. 35
... fall asleep, or when restlessness arises making us want to stop meditating, we should know that these are the hindrances. This is Dhammānupassanā. They are Insight Meditation, Lord Buddha’s medicine to get us out of suffering. Bhante explained that Supramundane right view is also to understand thing ...
... fall asleep, or when restlessness arises making us want to stop meditating, we should know that these are the hindrances. This is Dhammānupassanā. They are Insight Meditation, Lord Buddha’s medicine to get us out of suffering. Bhante explained that Supramundane right view is also to understand thing ...
buddhism and deep ecology for protection of wild asian elephants in
... other domestic animals. Traditionally for over 3,000 years, Asian elephants have been driven to other areas or captured and trained for use in work, ceremony, and war. Perhaps 100,000 wild elephants were captured over the last century with estimates of two to four million captured throughout the his ...
... other domestic animals. Traditionally for over 3,000 years, Asian elephants have been driven to other areas or captured and trained for use in work, ceremony, and war. Perhaps 100,000 wild elephants were captured over the last century with estimates of two to four million captured throughout the his ...
Ashé Journal 3.1
... observe, to classify, to think; I conceive we may take the matter seriously, and accord a reasonable investigation to its assertions.” (Crowley, 1906, pg. 245) Crowley begins his scientific examination of Buddhism with the Four Noble Truths. The first truth is that existence is sorrow. Crowley claim ...
... observe, to classify, to think; I conceive we may take the matter seriously, and accord a reasonable investigation to its assertions.” (Crowley, 1906, pg. 245) Crowley begins his scientific examination of Buddhism with the Four Noble Truths. The first truth is that existence is sorrow. Crowley claim ...
Where Does the Cetanic Break Take Place?
... one would not do it. 8 The puzzle disappears, however, in the related cases of psychological weakness referred to above. If I deceive myself into thinking my action is for the best, I am no longer acting against my better judgment, and likewise, if I am literally overpowered by emotion, there is no ...
... one would not do it. 8 The puzzle disappears, however, in the related cases of psychological weakness referred to above. If I deceive myself into thinking my action is for the best, I am no longer acting against my better judgment, and likewise, if I am literally overpowered by emotion, there is no ...
STUDY ON THE PHILOSOPHY AND
... notions. On its philosophical side Buddhism was received with open arms by the Laoist, who found it an advance on their own philosophy (Okakura, 1964). Confucianism also emphasizes existence elements of the nature world. As heaven, earth, sun, moon, stars, river-indeed. Attuning to heaven came from ...
... notions. On its philosophical side Buddhism was received with open arms by the Laoist, who found it an advance on their own philosophy (Okakura, 1964). Confucianism also emphasizes existence elements of the nature world. As heaven, earth, sun, moon, stars, river-indeed. Attuning to heaven came from ...
The Discourse on the “Land of Kami” (Shinkoku) in Medieval Japan
... rooted traditional concept. It is within the context of this particular interpretation of Shinto history that the academic analyses of the shinkoku concept have taken place. This has led to the view that the medieval shinkoku concept, cor rupted thoueh it may have been by spurious tendencies like s ...
... rooted traditional concept. It is within the context of this particular interpretation of Shinto history that the academic analyses of the shinkoku concept have taken place. This has led to the view that the medieval shinkoku concept, cor rupted thoueh it may have been by spurious tendencies like s ...
The Causes of Relational Suffering and their Cessation according to
... Avoiding Relational Suffering: The Teaching Made Simple In Theravāda Buddhism, one way to overcome relational suffering between persons—a way easy to understand but difficult to put into practice—is to follow a simple teaching. How do we look at the world in a simple way according to the Buddha so t ...
... Avoiding Relational Suffering: The Teaching Made Simple In Theravāda Buddhism, one way to overcome relational suffering between persons—a way easy to understand but difficult to put into practice—is to follow a simple teaching. How do we look at the world in a simple way according to the Buddha so t ...
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... of Patañjali. This does not exclude that there were Brahmins living there. Rather, it suggests that the Brahmins living in it did not receive the esteem which they deemed themselves entitled to. In Patañjali’s Āryāvarta, on the other hand, we may assume that they did receive this esteem, at least ...
... of Patañjali. This does not exclude that there were Brahmins living there. Rather, it suggests that the Brahmins living in it did not receive the esteem which they deemed themselves entitled to. In Patañjali’s Āryāvarta, on the other hand, we may assume that they did receive this esteem, at least ...
Alex Grey (born November 29, 1953) is an American artist
... [edit] Vajrayana textual tradition Harunaga Isaacson, a leading scholar of Vajrayana Buddhism, remarks: "though we do not know precisely at present just how many Indian tantric Buddhist texts survive today in the language in which they were written, their number is certainly over one thousand five h ...
... [edit] Vajrayana textual tradition Harunaga Isaacson, a leading scholar of Vajrayana Buddhism, remarks: "though we do not know precisely at present just how many Indian tantric Buddhist texts survive today in the language in which they were written, their number is certainly over one thousand five h ...
Art of the Great Stupa
... design of ritual implements and shrine rooms. He studied traditional Tibetan painting with Tendzin Rongae, sculpture with Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, and three-dimensional mandala construction with Tenga Rinpoche. ...
... design of ritual implements and shrine rooms. He studied traditional Tibetan painting with Tendzin Rongae, sculpture with Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, and three-dimensional mandala construction with Tenga Rinpoche. ...
The Paracultural Imaginary
... Sitting amongst the white-Caucasian American students, I was not certain about the meaning of the term “mala” but I had some thoughts on how to answer that question given my background. I had recited Buddhist mantras in the Pali language for nine months when I was in Singapore, prior coming to the U ...
... Sitting amongst the white-Caucasian American students, I was not certain about the meaning of the term “mala” but I had some thoughts on how to answer that question given my background. I had recited Buddhist mantras in the Pali language for nine months when I was in Singapore, prior coming to the U ...
The Tree of Enlightenment
... In this way people everywhere can acquire the balanced perspective needed to approach Buddhism without prejudice and preconceived ideas. Consequently, this introduction to Buddhism is intended not only for people in the West but also for people in traditionally Buddhist communities who may have beco ...
... In this way people everywhere can acquire the balanced perspective needed to approach Buddhism without prejudice and preconceived ideas. Consequently, this introduction to Buddhism is intended not only for people in the West but also for people in traditionally Buddhist communities who may have beco ...
透過儒學和佛學的教師角色之哲學研究
... Before proceeding to discuss the role of the teacher, it would be important to consider the concept of the role. Havighurst and Neugaten (1962) defined the social role as a consistent pattern of behavior common to all persons who have the same position or place in society and a pattern of behavior w ...
... Before proceeding to discuss the role of the teacher, it would be important to consider the concept of the role. Havighurst and Neugaten (1962) defined the social role as a consistent pattern of behavior common to all persons who have the same position or place in society and a pattern of behavior w ...
OCR Document - Alice Project
... The Alice Project School has responded to the changes brought about by the tourist industry in three ways. First, Valentino's curriculum directly addresses the perceived loss of religious ideas and values through stories and religious texts rooted in the students' Hindu traditions, as well as philos ...
... The Alice Project School has responded to the changes brought about by the tourist industry in three ways. First, Valentino's curriculum directly addresses the perceived loss of religious ideas and values through stories and religious texts rooted in the students' Hindu traditions, as well as philos ...
puñña kusala sukka
... pleasures of a happy one, are common motives among Buddhists. We should note, however, that while some meritorious actions will be purposefully aimed at these goals, others are thought of as simply having such results without their being aimed for — an important point to which we will return. The te ...
... pleasures of a happy one, are common motives among Buddhists. We should note, however, that while some meritorious actions will be purposefully aimed at these goals, others are thought of as simply having such results without their being aimed for — an important point to which we will return. The te ...
The Other Side of Zen - Princeton University Press
... Japan. Furthermore, both popular and academic writing about all three major Japanese Zen schools—Sôtô, Rinzai, Ôbaku—presented Zen as a unique tradition, set apart from other Japanese Buddhist and non-Buddhist religious traditions. In the case of the Sôtô Zen school, the subject of this book, such s ...
... Japan. Furthermore, both popular and academic writing about all three major Japanese Zen schools—Sôtô, Rinzai, Ôbaku—presented Zen as a unique tradition, set apart from other Japanese Buddhist and non-Buddhist religious traditions. In the case of the Sôtô Zen school, the subject of this book, such s ...
An Introduction to the Simorghian Culture and Mithraism in the East
... investigations and translations of Sanskrit and Pali scriptures (sutras). Most of them are Theravada scriptures. (2) Western researchers of Buddhism have little knowledge about the details of the history and doctrines of Japanese Mahayana sects and Shugen-dô. (3) Western researchers tend to take San ...
... investigations and translations of Sanskrit and Pali scriptures (sutras). Most of them are Theravada scriptures. (2) Western researchers of Buddhism have little knowledge about the details of the history and doctrines of Japanese Mahayana sects and Shugen-dô. (3) Western researchers tend to take San ...
Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism
... differently (see below). All other currents that we know of shared the belief that all deeds bring about karmic retribution; those who wish to avoid karmic retribution are therefore confronted with the challenge to put an end to all activity. This can be most easily shown in the case of early Jainis ...
... differently (see below). All other currents that we know of shared the belief that all deeds bring about karmic retribution; those who wish to avoid karmic retribution are therefore confronted with the challenge to put an end to all activity. This can be most easily shown in the case of early Jainis ...