Trading Sex for Karma in Thailand: An Analysis of the Reciprocal
... culture and Thai Buddhism on prostitution in the country. First, there has recently been a mass migration of women from rural, northern Thailand to large, urban centers like Bangkok in order ...
... culture and Thai Buddhism on prostitution in the country. First, there has recently been a mass migration of women from rural, northern Thailand to large, urban centers like Bangkok in order ...
Practical Advice for Meditator`s
... a picture, a word or a phrase, or abstract contemplation and so forth. All these methods involve some firm but gentle discipline of the mind, in that each time it strays away, it must be gently brought back again (by mindfulness, of course) to concentrate again on the chosen subject. Some people hav ...
... a picture, a word or a phrase, or abstract contemplation and so forth. All these methods involve some firm but gentle discipline of the mind, in that each time it strays away, it must be gently brought back again (by mindfulness, of course) to concentrate again on the chosen subject. Some people hav ...
BODHI BULLETIN
... pure. It is just like a lotus flower, whose every part — from its roots to its leaves — is useful and beneficial to others. Because the lotus flower is without any clinging, it can completely devote itself to benefit others. The Buddha’s Dharma teaches us to be level-headed — not impeding our own pr ...
... pure. It is just like a lotus flower, whose every part — from its roots to its leaves — is useful and beneficial to others. Because the lotus flower is without any clinging, it can completely devote itself to benefit others. The Buddha’s Dharma teaches us to be level-headed — not impeding our own pr ...
The Emergence of Buddhist Critical-Constructive Reflection in the
... Zen, as revealer of Amitabha’s pure realm—so as to make it seem that movements that developed in Buddhist cultures many centuries after Shakyamuni lived were fully present in the teachings he gave during his lifetime, thus possessing unquestioned authority.v I will focus here on Mahayana Buddhist tr ...
... Zen, as revealer of Amitabha’s pure realm—so as to make it seem that movements that developed in Buddhist cultures many centuries after Shakyamuni lived were fully present in the teachings he gave during his lifetime, thus possessing unquestioned authority.v I will focus here on Mahayana Buddhist tr ...
Colors of the Robe: Religion, Identity and Difference Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... more responsible) approach would take into account the hard political dynamics of the play of identity and difference while never losing sight of the contingency of the categories invoked by those involved. The second group Abeysekara discusses seeks to locate the “infection” of indigenous cultures ...
... more responsible) approach would take into account the hard political dynamics of the play of identity and difference while never losing sight of the contingency of the categories invoked by those involved. The second group Abeysekara discusses seeks to locate the “infection” of indigenous cultures ...
The Buddha`s Noble Eightfold Path Lecture 50: The Principles of
... their home life as the Victorians called it, continued to conform to Christian ethics. People like Darwin, people like Huxley, even people like Marx. Apart from one or two occasional slips they were models, we may say, of morality in the full sense. But that is all changed now. Now the situation is ...
... their home life as the Victorians called it, continued to conform to Christian ethics. People like Darwin, people like Huxley, even people like Marx. Apart from one or two occasional slips they were models, we may say, of morality in the full sense. But that is all changed now. Now the situation is ...
The development and use of the Eight Precepts for lay practitioners
... legitimately be applied to anyone undertaking a lifetime commitment to the Ājı̄vatthamaka Sı̄la. Furthermore, such a practitioner will be following morality for lay people in its entirety as taught by the Buddha. The practical application of the Buddha’s teachings consists of the threefold traini ...
... legitimately be applied to anyone undertaking a lifetime commitment to the Ājı̄vatthamaka Sı̄la. Furthermore, such a practitioner will be following morality for lay people in its entirety as taught by the Buddha. The practical application of the Buddha’s teachings consists of the threefold traini ...
THE SUTRA OF FORTY-TWO CHAPTERS
... Having attained Buddhahood, the World Honored One reflected: To abandon desire and be immersed in stillness is the supreme Way. Abiding in profound samadhi, one subdues all evil. The Buddha turned the Dharma Wheel of the Four Noble Truths at Deer Park, and led Kaundinya and four others to attain the ...
... Having attained Buddhahood, the World Honored One reflected: To abandon desire and be immersed in stillness is the supreme Way. Abiding in profound samadhi, one subdues all evil. The Buddha turned the Dharma Wheel of the Four Noble Truths at Deer Park, and led Kaundinya and four others to attain the ...
Multiple Meanings of Buddhist Self
... local authorities (the Prince of Jin) rather than any kind of conflict with them. A history of self-immolation Acts of self-immolation by Chinese Buddhists are but part of a longer history of the ideals and practices of “abandoning the body” that may be found throughout the Chinese Buddhist traditio ...
... local authorities (the Prince of Jin) rather than any kind of conflict with them. A history of self-immolation Acts of self-immolation by Chinese Buddhists are but part of a longer history of the ideals and practices of “abandoning the body” that may be found throughout the Chinese Buddhist traditio ...
From Buddhism to Transcendentalism, the Beginning of an
... This was not a religious movement, but a spiritual one. There were some aspects of what Emerson calls “religious sentiment” within it, but it is in no way a form or institution of religion. Emerson defined “religious sentiment” as an experience one has that results in a spiritual or emotional connec ...
... This was not a religious movement, but a spiritual one. There were some aspects of what Emerson calls “religious sentiment” within it, but it is in no way a form or institution of religion. Emerson defined “religious sentiment” as an experience one has that results in a spiritual or emotional connec ...
To Understand Buddha`s Teaching
... INTRODUCTION It is necessary for us to a have correct understanding before practicing Buddhism; otherwise, all the time spent in cultivation will be futile, as the most superior result will not be attained. Therefore, I would like to briefly explain the true nature of Buddhism. Chinese history tells ...
... INTRODUCTION It is necessary for us to a have correct understanding before practicing Buddhism; otherwise, all the time spent in cultivation will be futile, as the most superior result will not be attained. Therefore, I would like to briefly explain the true nature of Buddhism. Chinese history tells ...
buddhism - SGI Canada
... his booklet is intended to give a brief overview of Nichiren Buddhism, the Soka Gakkai International and SGI Canada, and to present some of the main concepts of Buddhism and how they can be applied to daily life and global society. Although Buddhism is one of the world’s great religions, it is often ...
... his booklet is intended to give a brief overview of Nichiren Buddhism, the Soka Gakkai International and SGI Canada, and to present some of the main concepts of Buddhism and how they can be applied to daily life and global society. Although Buddhism is one of the world’s great religions, it is often ...
Democratic Kampuchea as a Political Religion: Reexamining
... of utopian thinkers to break free from the capitalist world system, abandon the past, and rearrange the future” (Chandler 1999: 3). But “[i]n order for totalitarian politics to be complete, the ‘death of God,’ i.e., the overcoming of all traditional religion, has to precede” (Henningsen 2000: 8-9). ...
... of utopian thinkers to break free from the capitalist world system, abandon the past, and rearrange the future” (Chandler 1999: 3). But “[i]n order for totalitarian politics to be complete, the ‘death of God,’ i.e., the overcoming of all traditional religion, has to precede” (Henningsen 2000: 8-9). ...
The Uniqueness of Buddhism
... • Observe, analyze and test it out for yourself. • Does it agree with reason? • Will it lead to harm or good for yourself and others? • Will it lead to suffering or happiness for yourself and others? • Will a wise person praise or disapprove of it? ...
... • Observe, analyze and test it out for yourself. • Does it agree with reason? • Will it lead to harm or good for yourself and others? • Will it lead to suffering or happiness for yourself and others? • Will a wise person praise or disapprove of it? ...
Courtesans and Tantric Consorts
... Its director, Peter Gay, was unstinting with his time and taught me a great deal about writing history. John Lundquist, Chief Librarian of the Oriental Division, provided invaluable assistance with multiple language sources and shared my enthusiasm for things Tibetan. Librarian Sunita Vaze was equal ...
... Its director, Peter Gay, was unstinting with his time and taught me a great deal about writing history. John Lundquist, Chief Librarian of the Oriental Division, provided invaluable assistance with multiple language sources and shared my enthusiasm for things Tibetan. Librarian Sunita Vaze was equal ...
Buddhism and the race question - UNESDOC
... 01 Lhc core 01 doctrine that is common to both, in spilc of thc apparent differences in some of the outward trappings and the symbolic mylhology of the different schools. To take just one point-and an important point-in illustration, the central doctrine of the Four Truths,for instance,is common to ...
... 01 Lhc core 01 doctrine that is common to both, in spilc of thc apparent differences in some of the outward trappings and the symbolic mylhology of the different schools. To take just one point-and an important point-in illustration, the central doctrine of the Four Truths,for instance,is common to ...
Are There Ethical Implications of Karma?
... the habitual and habituating pattern of suffering, we cannot control the effects and so it can only be a matter of chance that things turn out well. The goal of karmic ethical training is to generate outcomes that escape the samasaric continuity of ironic consequences. Buddhism construes ethics or m ...
... the habitual and habituating pattern of suffering, we cannot control the effects and so it can only be a matter of chance that things turn out well. The goal of karmic ethical training is to generate outcomes that escape the samasaric continuity of ironic consequences. Buddhism construes ethics or m ...
Bhikkhunī Sāsana Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... hundred years, what eventually did fall into decline was the bhikkhunī order in India and Sri Lanka, even though it took well over five hundred years for that to happen. The problem of associating the very existence of the bhikkhunī order with an overall decline of the Dharma or the Buddha’s dispens ...
... hundred years, what eventually did fall into decline was the bhikkhunī order in India and Sri Lanka, even though it took well over five hundred years for that to happen. The problem of associating the very existence of the bhikkhunī order with an overall decline of the Dharma or the Buddha’s dispens ...
Print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... the activities of Buddhist reformers in Vietnam, and the flows of Buddhist personnel and materials between Vietnam and China. The article then traces the influence of Taixu upon Buddhism in Vietnam, primarily in two ways: First, the article gives the first account in English of Taixu's two visits to ...
... the activities of Buddhist reformers in Vietnam, and the flows of Buddhist personnel and materials between Vietnam and China. The article then traces the influence of Taixu upon Buddhism in Vietnam, primarily in two ways: First, the article gives the first account in English of Taixu's two visits to ...
Rethinking, Protecting and Transmitting the Tangible and
... Maitreya Buddha belief was popular and supported by the government, only from dissemination of the Buddhism point of view, it was not enough to explain the reasons of Master Haitong’s choice. Especially, it is difficult to explain the special carving style of Buddha: “his left hand was carved into s ...
... Maitreya Buddha belief was popular and supported by the government, only from dissemination of the Buddhism point of view, it was not enough to explain the reasons of Master Haitong’s choice. Especially, it is difficult to explain the special carving style of Buddha: “his left hand was carved into s ...
The Buddha`s Last Meditation in the D¥rgha-ågama
... version he then tells the monks that they should make an effort, according to the other he indicates that there should be silence now.25 The main theme underlying these different records of the last words spoken by the Buddha would be that he used his own death as a final illustration of the charact ...
... version he then tells the monks that they should make an effort, according to the other he indicates that there should be silence now.25 The main theme underlying these different records of the last words spoken by the Buddha would be that he used his own death as a final illustration of the charact ...
Back to Exhibition Index Palden Lhamo (dpal ldan lha mo) in her
... generally understood to have been the native deities of Tibet who initially resisted conversion to Buddhism when the foriegn religion was introduced at the request of the king, Trisong Detsen, in the late 8th century CE. Shantarakshita, the Indian teacher given the responsibility of propogating the ...
... generally understood to have been the native deities of Tibet who initially resisted conversion to Buddhism when the foriegn religion was introduced at the request of the king, Trisong Detsen, in the late 8th century CE. Shantarakshita, the Indian teacher given the responsibility of propogating the ...
The Buddha - World Religions eBooks
... ‘Buddha’ is not a personal name, but a Sanskrit word meaning ‘one who has awakened’ or ‘one who has woken up’. In Buddhism, it is a title given to those enlightened individuals who have fully attained the goal of the religious life. In addition to ‘the Buddha’, such individuals may also be referred ...
... ‘Buddha’ is not a personal name, but a Sanskrit word meaning ‘one who has awakened’ or ‘one who has woken up’. In Buddhism, it is a title given to those enlightened individuals who have fully attained the goal of the religious life. In addition to ‘the Buddha’, such individuals may also be referred ...
The Relocalization of Buddhism in Thailand
... (Pattana 2005:466), all of which draw to a greater or lesser degree upon the visions, practices and ideologies of a traditional and fundamentalist past before they were “tainted” by the process of modern capitalist development. Another significant phenomenon in this process of transformation and div ...
... (Pattana 2005:466), all of which draw to a greater or lesser degree upon the visions, practices and ideologies of a traditional and fundamentalist past before they were “tainted” by the process of modern capitalist development. Another significant phenomenon in this process of transformation and div ...