The Possibility of Buddhist Virtue: A Christian Response
... virtue view of ethics better than a Buddhist one. Increasingly, Christians are adopting a blended approach to ethics, usually holding to a combination of deontological and virtue ethics. 9 This thesis will put the possibility of a Christian virtue ethic to the test. If it turns out that Christianity ...
... virtue view of ethics better than a Buddhist one. Increasingly, Christians are adopting a blended approach to ethics, usually holding to a combination of deontological and virtue ethics. 9 This thesis will put the possibility of a Christian virtue ethic to the test. If it turns out that Christianity ...
The Sentient Reflexivity of Buddha Nature: Metaphorizing
... Nature works is the primary method of the Buddha’s teachings concerning the innate, identical quality found in himself and his disciples. This has been a consistent pedagogy of among Dharma teachers. In the Aristotelian sense, metaphorization generates intuitive perception of the similar in the diss ...
... Nature works is the primary method of the Buddha’s teachings concerning the innate, identical quality found in himself and his disciples. This has been a consistent pedagogy of among Dharma teachers. In the Aristotelian sense, metaphorization generates intuitive perception of the similar in the diss ...
dhamma texts - International Meditation Centres
... whether I will be quite successful in my attempt. But I am making preparations to give you the best I can.” An extract from the first talk mentioned is given as an addendum to What Buddhism Is. In all these talks, Sayagyi encourages people to make as much effort as possible, without insisting that t ...
... whether I will be quite successful in my attempt. But I am making preparations to give you the best I can.” An extract from the first talk mentioned is given as an addendum to What Buddhism Is. In all these talks, Sayagyi encourages people to make as much effort as possible, without insisting that t ...
Laymen saints - The Dharmafarers
... Then there is the second, in-between, group (the lotuses bobbing up and down on the water level), hesitating between the true and the false, wavering between good and evil. They would either be saved or be lost, depending on whether or not they hear the Dharma. To mix the metaphors in a helpful way, ...
... Then there is the second, in-between, group (the lotuses bobbing up and down on the water level), hesitating between the true and the false, wavering between good and evil. They would either be saved or be lost, depending on whether or not they hear the Dharma. To mix the metaphors in a helpful way, ...
Rumi and Metta – Showing the Path of Love, by Jason Espada Part
... Make no mistake, I’m not trying to create a ‘super path’ out of them, by combining them, but rather to say in what follows how all these elements are already there in each path, and that perhaps at times we can see our own chosen path more fully by looking at it from the perspective of another spiri ...
... Make no mistake, I’m not trying to create a ‘super path’ out of them, by combining them, but rather to say in what follows how all these elements are already there in each path, and that perhaps at times we can see our own chosen path more fully by looking at it from the perspective of another spiri ...
BUDDHIST-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE as
... Orthodox theologians even fewer. In fact I am aware of just one Romanian Orthodox theologian, Nicolae Achimescu, who actually engaged in an academic dialogue with Buddhism, which resulted in a PhD thesis with the University of Tübingen.2 Given the rich resources of Orthodoxy, it is a pity that it is ...
... Orthodox theologians even fewer. In fact I am aware of just one Romanian Orthodox theologian, Nicolae Achimescu, who actually engaged in an academic dialogue with Buddhism, which resulted in a PhD thesis with the University of Tübingen.2 Given the rich resources of Orthodoxy, it is a pity that it is ...
Early Neo-Confucian View of Chinese Buddhism
... Many historians describe the Sung DYnasty (960-1279) as the Golden Age of Chinese Culture, as well as the starting point of "the early modern society of Chin~"l which has been characterized for the last 800 years by the NeD-Confucian state ideology.2 This major change in Chinese history reached its ...
... Many historians describe the Sung DYnasty (960-1279) as the Golden Age of Chinese Culture, as well as the starting point of "the early modern society of Chin~"l which has been characterized for the last 800 years by the NeD-Confucian state ideology.2 This major change in Chinese history reached its ...
The Science of the Buddha
... must cultivate the capacity to let go of what they already know. Yogis know they must not get caught in concepts, even the most fundamental concepts such as, ‘everything has Buddha nature.’ In order to help one student break free of this notion, Zen Master Zhaozhou1 said, “a dog does not have Buddha ...
... must cultivate the capacity to let go of what they already know. Yogis know they must not get caught in concepts, even the most fundamental concepts such as, ‘everything has Buddha nature.’ In order to help one student break free of this notion, Zen Master Zhaozhou1 said, “a dog does not have Buddha ...
Lesson 6 - Castlemilk High School
... craving for existence in world of form, and craving for existence in the non-material world. ...
... craving for existence in world of form, and craving for existence in the non-material world. ...
The Four Realities True for Noble Ones: Ariyasacca Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Or (These are) the truths of the Noble One; therefore (they are termed) ariyasaccas. Accordingly it is stated [(SN V 435)]: “In this world, with its devas, Māra, and Brahmā, in this generation with its ascetics and brahmins, the In CSCD, the last two sentences Ariyā imāni paṭivijjhanti, tasmā ariyas ...
... Or (These are) the truths of the Noble One; therefore (they are termed) ariyasaccas. Accordingly it is stated [(SN V 435)]: “In this world, with its devas, Māra, and Brahmā, in this generation with its ascetics and brahmins, the In CSCD, the last two sentences Ariyā imāni paṭivijjhanti, tasmā ariyas ...
Lecture 4 - Lipilekha
... • They are still the most revered leaders in Indian History – All four are worshipped as gods. – Why did their appearance happened around such a small time frame of 400 years of each other in the long 10000 years of Indian History? ...
... • They are still the most revered leaders in Indian History – All four are worshipped as gods. – Why did their appearance happened around such a small time frame of 400 years of each other in the long 10000 years of Indian History? ...
THE TEACHING METHODS OF BUDDHA
... The 8 criteria of the Doctrine and Discipline While at Vaiśāli, Mahā Prajāpatī Gautamī (shortly after her ordination) approached the Buddha and asked him to teach her “Dharma in brief” so that, after listening to the Buddha’s Word, she might “dwell alone, secluded, earnest, zealous and resolute” (i. ...
... The 8 criteria of the Doctrine and Discipline While at Vaiśāli, Mahā Prajāpatī Gautamī (shortly after her ordination) approached the Buddha and asked him to teach her “Dharma in brief” so that, after listening to the Buddha’s Word, she might “dwell alone, secluded, earnest, zealous and resolute” (i. ...
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... need to be saved from? If we look closely at a few religions and the experiences of those who have seen humans at their worst, we can conclude that salvation is being saved from the human condition. Salvation is happening here and now by people who try to overcome the feelings that make us unmistaka ...
... need to be saved from? If we look closely at a few religions and the experiences of those who have seen humans at their worst, we can conclude that salvation is being saved from the human condition. Salvation is happening here and now by people who try to overcome the feelings that make us unmistaka ...
Healing Ecology Journal of Buddhist Ethics David R. Loy
... That brings us to the bodhisattva path. In Buddhism that path is often presented as a personal sacrifice: a bodhisattva is someone who is enlightened and could choose to leave this world of dukkha, yet he or she sticks around to help the rest of us. But there’s another way to understand it. If I’m n ...
... That brings us to the bodhisattva path. In Buddhism that path is often presented as a personal sacrifice: a bodhisattva is someone who is enlightened and could choose to leave this world of dukkha, yet he or she sticks around to help the rest of us. But there’s another way to understand it. If I’m n ...
Dharma Essays
... Zen or other tradition. It is essentially the experience of nonduality. Perhaps we may distinguish the views as logical in contrast to mystical. I reflected in myself that while many people may not easily experience nonduality, they can understand the logical basis of Emptiness and through re ...
... Zen or other tradition. It is essentially the experience of nonduality. Perhaps we may distinguish the views as logical in contrast to mystical. I reflected in myself that while many people may not easily experience nonduality, they can understand the logical basis of Emptiness and through re ...
Churning the Ocean of Milk: The Role of Vocal Composition in
... Pujas serve several functions. In one sense, they honor deities and ask for their blessings and protection. The Invitation of Mahakala, for example, is designed to specifically appease Mahakala. Because he is known as a particularly fierce god, the music is also “fierce”, with more volume and freque ...
... Pujas serve several functions. In one sense, they honor deities and ask for their blessings and protection. The Invitation of Mahakala, for example, is designed to specifically appease Mahakala. Because he is known as a particularly fierce god, the music is also “fierce”, with more volume and freque ...
"Be a light unto yourself" said Buddha to his disciples who had
... The first sermon that the Buddha preached after his enlightenment was about the four noble truths. The first noble truth is that life is frustrating and painful. In fact, if we are honest with ourselves, there are times when it is downright miserable. Things may be fine with us, at the moment, but, ...
... The first sermon that the Buddha preached after his enlightenment was about the four noble truths. The first noble truth is that life is frustrating and painful. In fact, if we are honest with ourselves, there are times when it is downright miserable. Things may be fine with us, at the moment, but, ...
Siddhartha Savage: The Importance of Buddhism in Huxley`s Brave
... Huxley draws much of his material consists of the various stories of Siddhartha Gautama’s life, the myths and legends surrounding that life, and those ideals and philosophies which are the most widely accepted and relied upon by disparate groups of Buddhists. It is these fundamentals, then, that wil ...
... Huxley draws much of his material consists of the various stories of Siddhartha Gautama’s life, the myths and legends surrounding that life, and those ideals and philosophies which are the most widely accepted and relied upon by disparate groups of Buddhists. It is these fundamentals, then, that wil ...
whether under the name of Buddha or that of Samkarâchârya
... hammer in the matter of Esoteric Philosophy. Nevertheless it is the duty of the Occultist to try and explain it. Nirvâna and Moksha, then, as said before, have their being in non-being, if such a paradox be permitted to illustrate the meaning the better. Nirvâna, as some illustrious Orientalists hav ...
... hammer in the matter of Esoteric Philosophy. Nevertheless it is the duty of the Occultist to try and explain it. Nirvâna and Moksha, then, as said before, have their being in non-being, if such a paradox be permitted to illustrate the meaning the better. Nirvâna, as some illustrious Orientalists hav ...
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... and compassion. The spiritual life–or what the Buddha called the noble or holy life (brahmacarya)–is the life lived in pursuit of these ideals. ...
... and compassion. The spiritual life–or what the Buddha called the noble or holy life (brahmacarya)–is the life lived in pursuit of these ideals. ...