Buddhism, Animism, and Entertainment in Cambodian Melismatic
... were sung, where sanga, the Buddhist community was simply substituted by angkar, the Red Khmer community which should substitute all family ties and state institutions. The trills may point to smot singing, and therefore we may find one of the reasons for the survival of smot in Cambodia in the fact ...
... were sung, where sanga, the Buddhist community was simply substituted by angkar, the Red Khmer community which should substitute all family ties and state institutions. The trills may point to smot singing, and therefore we may find one of the reasons for the survival of smot in Cambodia in the fact ...
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... Legend of the Great Stupa & The Life Story of the Lotus Born Guru: Two ...
... Legend of the Great Stupa & The Life Story of the Lotus Born Guru: Two ...
Becoming Bhikkhunī Global Women’s Ordination Movement Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Buddhist traditions and historical periods. Today, there is a global movement to secure women’s full participation in Buddhist monastic institutions. The present study examines this “bhikkhunī movement” in Thailand from the perspective of mae chis, Thai Buddhist female renunciates who abide by eight ...
... Buddhist traditions and historical periods. Today, there is a global movement to secure women’s full participation in Buddhist monastic institutions. The present study examines this “bhikkhunī movement” in Thailand from the perspective of mae chis, Thai Buddhist female renunciates who abide by eight ...
Buddhist Studies in Germany and Austria 1971
... where departments of South Asian studies are rare and more oriented towards contemporary studies, and where most scholars of Buddhism are employed by departments of religious studies. This Indo-centrism, however, is balanced by Michael FRIEDRICH's contribution on East Asian Buddhism. 1. Generalia a. ...
... where departments of South Asian studies are rare and more oriented towards contemporary studies, and where most scholars of Buddhism are employed by departments of religious studies. This Indo-centrism, however, is balanced by Michael FRIEDRICH's contribution on East Asian Buddhism. 1. Generalia a. ...
skillful means - The Dharmafarers
... exposition the desirability of the act or condition prized by his opponent-of the union with God (as in the Tevijja), or of sacrifice (as in the Kūṭadanta), or of social rank (as in the Ambaṭṭha), or of seeing heavenly sights, etc (as in the Mahāli), or of the soul theory (as in the Poṭṭhapāda). He ...
... exposition the desirability of the act or condition prized by his opponent-of the union with God (as in the Tevijja), or of sacrifice (as in the Kūṭadanta), or of social rank (as in the Ambaṭṭha), or of seeing heavenly sights, etc (as in the Mahāli), or of the soul theory (as in the Poṭṭhapāda). He ...
Read article - Dickinson Blogs
... the Buddhist sangha, as renunciants, only six years after his comment3 the world witnessed in the Saffron Revolution of Burma an example of Buddhist monastic defiance of power that must surely reconfigure Queen’s generally valid conclusion. In the texts and traditions of Theravāda Buddhism, it is no ...
... the Buddhist sangha, as renunciants, only six years after his comment3 the world witnessed in the Saffron Revolution of Burma an example of Buddhist monastic defiance of power that must surely reconfigure Queen’s generally valid conclusion. In the texts and traditions of Theravāda Buddhism, it is no ...
Zen Naturalism Poep Sa Frank Jude Boccio
... working with suffering. Joy and happiness can seem frivolous or unspiritual even though joy is one of the Seven Factors of Awakening. In the retreat portion we will practice with an emphasis on cultivating wholesome states to develop our natural capacity for well-being and happiness. Our own develop ...
... working with suffering. Joy and happiness can seem frivolous or unspiritual even though joy is one of the Seven Factors of Awakening. In the retreat portion we will practice with an emphasis on cultivating wholesome states to develop our natural capacity for well-being and happiness. Our own develop ...
Only a Fool Becomes a King: Buddhist Stances on Punishment
... him executed. This, again, invites other robbers equally to make use of killing in order to prevent their victims from reporting to the officials about the crime, and the whole society is thus dragged into a disastrous cycle of violence. The early ideal of the Buddhist universal emperor as he is pre ...
... him executed. This, again, invites other robbers equally to make use of killing in order to prevent their victims from reporting to the officials about the crime, and the whole society is thus dragged into a disastrous cycle of violence. The early ideal of the Buddhist universal emperor as he is pre ...
Karma and Rebirth in the Upaniṣads and Buddhism
... Whoeverknows thus "I am Brahman"becomesthis all. Even the gods cannot prevent his becoming thus, for he becomes their self. So whoever worships another divinity thinking that he (the worshipper) is one and (Brahman) another, he knows not, he knows not. He is like an animal to the gods. As many anima ...
... Whoeverknows thus "I am Brahman"becomesthis all. Even the gods cannot prevent his becoming thus, for he becomes their self. So whoever worships another divinity thinking that he (the worshipper) is one and (Brahman) another, he knows not, he knows not. He is like an animal to the gods. As many anima ...
What the Buddha Taught
... Quite contrary to expectations, Upali, at the end of the discussion, was convinced that the views of the Buddha were right and those of his master were wrong. So he begged the Buddha to accept him as one of his lay disciples(Upasaka). But the Buddha asked him to reconsider it, and not to be in a hur ...
... Quite contrary to expectations, Upali, at the end of the discussion, was convinced that the views of the Buddha were right and those of his master were wrong. So he begged the Buddha to accept him as one of his lay disciples(Upasaka). But the Buddha asked him to reconsider it, and not to be in a hur ...
Right Concentration - Aryaloka Buddhist Center
... for the most part, and one can’t generalize on the basis of experience outside of prison about what “should” go on within the walls. For this volunteer, it became clear that while I can see myself as just the same as all the men in the Concord sangha, my conditions for practice are quite different. ...
... for the most part, and one can’t generalize on the basis of experience outside of prison about what “should” go on within the walls. For this volunteer, it became clear that while I can see myself as just the same as all the men in the Concord sangha, my conditions for practice are quite different. ...
the two traditions of meditation in ancient india
... whatsoever that all these texts represent the teachings of the Buddha, and it is at least conceivable that some of their contents are non-authentic. How can we imagine non-authentic views and practices to have found their way into the canonical collections, primarily the collections of SËtras ? This ...
... whatsoever that all these texts represent the teachings of the Buddha, and it is at least conceivable that some of their contents are non-authentic. How can we imagine non-authentic views and practices to have found their way into the canonical collections, primarily the collections of SËtras ? This ...
Two Traditions of Meditation in Ancient India
... whatsoever that all these texts represent the teachings of the Buddha, and it is at least conceivable that some of their contents are non-authentic. How can we imagine non-authentic views and practices to have found their way into the canonical collections, primarily the collections of SËtras ? This ...
... whatsoever that all these texts represent the teachings of the Buddha, and it is at least conceivable that some of their contents are non-authentic. How can we imagine non-authentic views and practices to have found their way into the canonical collections, primarily the collections of SËtras ? This ...
Aniccå Vata Sa∫khårå
... formations, is that they are all impermanent: “Impermanent, alas, are formations.” They are impermanent not only in the sense that in their gross manifestations they will eventually come to an end, but even more pointedly because at the subtle, subliminal level they are constantly undergoing rise an ...
... formations, is that they are all impermanent: “Impermanent, alas, are formations.” They are impermanent not only in the sense that in their gross manifestations they will eventually come to an end, but even more pointedly because at the subtle, subliminal level they are constantly undergoing rise an ...
The Beatnik Buddhist: The Monk of American Pop
... always thought of themselves as very far along the religious path it provided. In fact, the very night that Kerouac discovered Buddhism, he went home to meditate and decided that he achieved enlightenment.17 Kerouac also referred to himself, his friends, and his acquaintances as “Bodhisattvas” throu ...
... always thought of themselves as very far along the religious path it provided. In fact, the very night that Kerouac discovered Buddhism, he went home to meditate and decided that he achieved enlightenment.17 Kerouac also referred to himself, his friends, and his acquaintances as “Bodhisattvas” throu ...
The Dhammapada
... plausibility of ideas, respect for the leader who guides you- beware of too much trust in them. Only when you know, and are sure that you know- this is not good, this is erroneous, this is censured by the intelligent, this will lead to loss and grief- only when you know, should you reject or accept ...
... plausibility of ideas, respect for the leader who guides you- beware of too much trust in them. Only when you know, and are sure that you know- this is not good, this is erroneous, this is censured by the intelligent, this will lead to loss and grief- only when you know, should you reject or accept ...
Mahayana Buddhism
... Emperor Asoka, flowed quietly without heing affected by the political changes. During the Maurya period, the early and historical Buddhism became divided into eighteen or more sects, on account of their different views about the interpretation of Buddha's teachings. One of these viz., the Mahasanghi ...
... Emperor Asoka, flowed quietly without heing affected by the political changes. During the Maurya period, the early and historical Buddhism became divided into eighteen or more sects, on account of their different views about the interpretation of Buddha's teachings. One of these viz., the Mahasanghi ...
May - FPMT Losang Dragpa Centre
... turn the wheel of Dharma. When these 1000 Buddhas were Bodhisattvas, the bodhisattva who was to become Shakyamuni Buddha prayed to descend into our world at the time when the average lifespan of humans would be 100 years and we are the objects of Shaykamuni Buddha’s great compassion. We all have a c ...
... turn the wheel of Dharma. When these 1000 Buddhas were Bodhisattvas, the bodhisattva who was to become Shakyamuni Buddha prayed to descend into our world at the time when the average lifespan of humans would be 100 years and we are the objects of Shaykamuni Buddha’s great compassion. We all have a c ...
UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA LAWRENCE THE REH
... It is interesting to know more about justice and social justice in both Buddhism and Catholicism. Undoubtedly the two religions have inspired millions of people in the long history of humanity. Until now there are many followers of both religions worldwide. “Over the past century, the number of Cath ...
... It is interesting to know more about justice and social justice in both Buddhism and Catholicism. Undoubtedly the two religions have inspired millions of people in the long history of humanity. Until now there are many followers of both religions worldwide. “Over the past century, the number of Cath ...
08_chapter 3
... bodhisattva vows to do it nevertheless. However many beings there may be, the bodhisattva will save them from Samsara and lead them not just to Arhatship, but to Buddhahood. What’s more, the bodhisattva will not 'cross the threshold' into enlightenment him/herself, until this goal is achieved. If th ...
... bodhisattva vows to do it nevertheless. However many beings there may be, the bodhisattva will save them from Samsara and lead them not just to Arhatship, but to Buddhahood. What’s more, the bodhisattva will not 'cross the threshold' into enlightenment him/herself, until this goal is achieved. If th ...
Macho Buddhism: Gender and Sexualities in the Diamond Way
... fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especially in the more traditionalist and conservative groups.’ 26 Nydahl also ...
... fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especially in the more traditionalist and conservative groups.’ 26 Nydahl also ...
Concept Paper and Provisional Program
... In recognition of the potential of South Asia’s Buddhist heritage to attract pilgrims and non-pilgrims alike, promote universal peace, and provide inclusive economic opportunities for economically disadvantaged groups, in 2004, the five South Asian countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and S ...
... In recognition of the potential of South Asia’s Buddhist heritage to attract pilgrims and non-pilgrims alike, promote universal peace, and provide inclusive economic opportunities for economically disadvantaged groups, in 2004, the five South Asian countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and S ...