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... to be an impartial witness to the experience. You have to become aware of the constant stream of judging thoughts and reactions to inner and outer experiences that we are normally caught up in, and learn to step back from it (p. 33). Acceptance means seeing things as they actually are in the present ...
... to be an impartial witness to the experience. You have to become aware of the constant stream of judging thoughts and reactions to inner and outer experiences that we are normally caught up in, and learn to step back from it (p. 33). Acceptance means seeing things as they actually are in the present ...
traces of gandhāran buddhism - Institut für Indologie und Tibetologie
... A certain effort has been made with regard to establishing the origin and the Buddhist school from which the material stem. Regrettably most of the information available about the physical origin is quite scanty, and any archaeological survey has up until now been difficult. One probable place of or ...
... A certain effort has been made with regard to establishing the origin and the Buddhist school from which the material stem. Regrettably most of the information available about the physical origin is quite scanty, and any archaeological survey has up until now been difficult. One probable place of or ...
Kesaputtiya Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... not. It is interesting to see here how Buddhist epistemology is different from its Western philosophical counterpart, as P D Premasiri notes: The classical epistemological theories of the West fall into one of two principal traditions, viz, rationalism and empiricism. The consequence of the rational ...
... not. It is interesting to see here how Buddhist epistemology is different from its Western philosophical counterpart, as P D Premasiri notes: The classical epistemological theories of the West fall into one of two principal traditions, viz, rationalism and empiricism. The consequence of the rational ...
Building and Negotiating Religious Identities in A Zen Buddhist
... modernity and economic materialism. This is a paradox I wish to explore further in this dissertation. Religious practices—rituals, activities, and even doctrines of different religions are encouraged to modify themselves into an ideal prototype for the convenience of their modernized audience. Quite ...
... modernity and economic materialism. This is a paradox I wish to explore further in this dissertation. Religious practices—rituals, activities, and even doctrines of different religions are encouraged to modify themselves into an ideal prototype for the convenience of their modernized audience. Quite ...
steve odin PEACE AND COMPASSION IN THE MICROCOSMIC
... and Tendai (Chinese: T’ien-t’ai) Buddhist philosophy rooted in the Buddhist scripture known as the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law (Japanese: Myôhô renge kyô), otherwise known as the Lotus Sutra (Japanese: Hoke-kyô). More specifically, this holographic or microcosmic– macrocosmic paradigm is articu ...
... and Tendai (Chinese: T’ien-t’ai) Buddhist philosophy rooted in the Buddhist scripture known as the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law (Japanese: Myôhô renge kyô), otherwise known as the Lotus Sutra (Japanese: Hoke-kyô). More specifically, this holographic or microcosmic– macrocosmic paradigm is articu ...
3 - Kelowna Buddhist Temple
... The summer is almost here. Just a few more days and you will be out of school and enjoying summer activities. Dharma school also has ended for the summer. As I look back on all that you have learned in Dharma School this year, I am filled with happiness! I know that the Buddha’s teaching can help yo ...
... The summer is almost here. Just a few more days and you will be out of school and enjoying summer activities. Dharma school also has ended for the summer. As I look back on all that you have learned in Dharma School this year, I am filled with happiness! I know that the Buddha’s teaching can help yo ...
Eight Steps to Happiness
... suffering, and they know exactly how to help living beings in accordance with their individual needs and inclinations. Buddhas have the power to bless people’s minds, causing their delusions to subside and their virtues to increase; and they also have the ability to emanate innumerable forms for the ...
... suffering, and they know exactly how to help living beings in accordance with their individual needs and inclinations. Buddhas have the power to bless people’s minds, causing their delusions to subside and their virtues to increase; and they also have the ability to emanate innumerable forms for the ...
5 Comparison between types of meditation in Theravada Buddhist
... This can be referred to Samadhi meditation in Theravada Buddhism. Guan Ó^ means, "look at (carefully); watch; observe; view; scrutinize". Guan "observation" meditation which is a practice of open acceptance of sensory data, interpreted according to Buddhist doctrine as a form of "insight" or wisdom. ...
... This can be referred to Samadhi meditation in Theravada Buddhism. Guan Ó^ means, "look at (carefully); watch; observe; view; scrutinize". Guan "observation" meditation which is a practice of open acceptance of sensory data, interpreted according to Buddhist doctrine as a form of "insight" or wisdom. ...
How to Prostrate
... First one struggles to hammer out Chopsticks progressing by stages until one can comfortably manage Chopin. But there the similarity ends. Our aspiring pianist may not realistically assume the spirit of Chopin is truly present to offer direct encouragement. We, as tantric practitioners, may indeed r ...
... First one struggles to hammer out Chopsticks progressing by stages until one can comfortably manage Chopin. But there the similarity ends. Our aspiring pianist may not realistically assume the spirit of Chopin is truly present to offer direct encouragement. We, as tantric practitioners, may indeed r ...
TO THE TEACHER: OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT: To help students
... practices? Did anyone in the class find himself or herself more attracted to the art than the practices? WHEN TO TEACH: In a full survey of Chinese history, Buddhism is generally taught when the medieval period is covered. However, a course limited to more modern China could still use this unit sinc ...
... practices? Did anyone in the class find himself or herself more attracted to the art than the practices? WHEN TO TEACH: In a full survey of Chinese history, Buddhism is generally taught when the medieval period is covered. However, a course limited to more modern China could still use this unit sinc ...
Sabba Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... While science is based mainly of second and third-hand measurements, the Buddha‟s teaching is a first person discourse. In Western culture, when something is said to be “subjective” means that it is based merely on one‟s own ideas and opinions (that is, inside of oneself) and therefore should not be ...
... While science is based mainly of second and third-hand measurements, the Buddha‟s teaching is a first person discourse. In Western culture, when something is said to be “subjective” means that it is based merely on one‟s own ideas and opinions (that is, inside of oneself) and therefore should not be ...
Buddhism in India - Challenging Brahmanism and Caste
... main exploiting system of traditional Indian society; to Marxism, the main social ideology opposing exploitation; and to the existing interpretations of Buddhism itself. Ambedkar had no doubt that Brahmanism was responsible for most of the evils affecting India and that Buddhism was its main potenti ...
... main exploiting system of traditional Indian society; to Marxism, the main social ideology opposing exploitation; and to the existing interpretations of Buddhism itself. Ambedkar had no doubt that Brahmanism was responsible for most of the evils affecting India and that Buddhism was its main potenti ...
Buddhism in India
... main exploiting system of traditional Indian society; to Marxism, the main social ideology opposing exploitation; and to the existing interpretations of Buddhism itself. Ambedkar had no doubt that Brahmanism was responsible for most of the evils affecting India and that Buddhism was its main potenti ...
... main exploiting system of traditional Indian society; to Marxism, the main social ideology opposing exploitation; and to the existing interpretations of Buddhism itself. Ambedkar had no doubt that Brahmanism was responsible for most of the evils affecting India and that Buddhism was its main potenti ...
Religious Use of Elephants in Ancient Sri Lanka
... However with the development of civilization this practice may have become disreputable. The Buddha exhorted the monks, who were his followers, to abstain from consuming elephant flesh and stated that if one does, he commits an offence, as mentioned in the Mahavagga Pali, Vinaya Pitaka (Rhys Davids ...
... However with the development of civilization this practice may have become disreputable. The Buddha exhorted the monks, who were his followers, to abstain from consuming elephant flesh and stated that if one does, he commits an offence, as mentioned in the Mahavagga Pali, Vinaya Pitaka (Rhys Davids ...
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... yoga on my own at that point, and I didn’t feel like I necessarily wanted to do that in a group situation anymore but I hadn’t had that many experiences with meditation even though I had tried a little bit on my own just from the small things that they would say at the end of yoga classes. Um, but r ...
... yoga on my own at that point, and I didn’t feel like I necessarily wanted to do that in a group situation anymore but I hadn’t had that many experiences with meditation even though I had tried a little bit on my own just from the small things that they would say at the end of yoga classes. Um, but r ...
Tian-tai Metaphysics vs. Hua-yan Metaphysics
... phenomenal world. They are not interested in helping others reach the same goal. At the next level we have the highest form of attainment for the Mahayana school: bodhisattvas. Bodhisattvas also regard nirvana as the ultimate goal of attainment; however, they choose not to enter nirvana out of their ...
... phenomenal world. They are not interested in helping others reach the same goal. At the next level we have the highest form of attainment for the Mahayana school: bodhisattvas. Bodhisattvas also regard nirvana as the ultimate goal of attainment; however, they choose not to enter nirvana out of their ...
Archaeology of Buddhism in South Asia
... message on behalf of the Member States of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, SAARC Secretariat, and on my own on the occasion of the publication of the volume of abstracts for the SAARC International Conference on Archaeology of Buddhism: Recent discoveries in South Asia. SAARC is a r ...
... message on behalf of the Member States of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, SAARC Secretariat, and on my own on the occasion of the publication of the volume of abstracts for the SAARC International Conference on Archaeology of Buddhism: Recent discoveries in South Asia. SAARC is a r ...
Mahāmaitrī in a Mahāyāna Sūtra in Khotanese ― Continuity and
... practically articulated in order to lead to the goal of liberation. And this goal was, eventually, universally re-determined in what is known as the Mahāyāna as the attainment of Buddhahood rather than arhatship. The visual aspect and thereby the accesibility of marks-cum-causes, the nimittas of Bud ...
... practically articulated in order to lead to the goal of liberation. And this goal was, eventually, universally re-determined in what is known as the Mahāyāna as the attainment of Buddhahood rather than arhatship. The visual aspect and thereby the accesibility of marks-cum-causes, the nimittas of Bud ...
Chapter One
... More, he explains that during that time he has spoken about the Buddha Burning Torch (Dipankara) and others, and described how they entered nirvana. All this he employed as an expedient means to make distinctions. Shakyamuni Buddha, further, continues that good men, if there are living beings who co ...
... More, he explains that during that time he has spoken about the Buddha Burning Torch (Dipankara) and others, and described how they entered nirvana. All this he employed as an expedient means to make distinctions. Shakyamuni Buddha, further, continues that good men, if there are living beings who co ...
NO INNER CORE - ANATTA BY SAYADAW U SILANANDA
... considered as a merely conventional term (vohara-vacana), not possessing any reality value. All of the various conceptions of psychology and religion regarding a self or soul of any kind was indeed denied existence in the ultimate sense by the Buddha. But we may use terms such as self and ego to des ...
... considered as a merely conventional term (vohara-vacana), not possessing any reality value. All of the various conceptions of psychology and religion regarding a self or soul of any kind was indeed denied existence in the ultimate sense by the Buddha. But we may use terms such as self and ego to des ...
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... right and wrong forms the basis of ethical behavior according to conventional wisdom. In Buddhism as well, to know right from wrong and thus create good karma to bring good rewards can be an important part of the Buddhist code of behavior. W&nhyo however states that to distinguish right and wrong is ...
... right and wrong forms the basis of ethical behavior according to conventional wisdom. In Buddhism as well, to know right from wrong and thus create good karma to bring good rewards can be an important part of the Buddhist code of behavior. W&nhyo however states that to distinguish right and wrong is ...
... according to the canonical and abhidharmic views cited above, go beyond puṇya. But if so, in what way could he also be understood to build up infinite masses of `merit' and then "dedicate it completely to the ripening of beings"? In other words, if an enlightened being is not supposed to have any ca ...
A Survey of the Paths of Tibetan Buddhism
... I feel the way he demostrated how to become totally enlightened set a very good example for his followers, for this is the way in which we should pursue our own spiritual path. Purifying your own mind is not at all easy, it takes a lot of time and hard work. Therefore, if you choose to follow this t ...
... I feel the way he demostrated how to become totally enlightened set a very good example for his followers, for this is the way in which we should pursue our own spiritual path. Purifying your own mind is not at all easy, it takes a lot of time and hard work. Therefore, if you choose to follow this t ...