Is Buddhism the low fertility religion of Asia?
... rebirths (Hosaka and Nagayasu 1993; Gombrich 2006). Note, however, that some see procreation as necessary for those who still have some bad karma to be reincarnated and reduce this debt in their next rebirth (Faure 2003; Learman 2005). Since the attainment of Nirvana is brought about through persona ...
... rebirths (Hosaka and Nagayasu 1993; Gombrich 2006). Note, however, that some see procreation as necessary for those who still have some bad karma to be reincarnated and reduce this debt in their next rebirth (Faure 2003; Learman 2005). Since the attainment of Nirvana is brought about through persona ...
Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... that may drive a person to act even against his/her own best interests. The method for gaining control of one’s cravings is the practice of the Eightfold Noble Path. The various facets of this path are guidelines. It is not a case that one size fits all. Rather, in the course of Buddhist history it ...
... that may drive a person to act even against his/her own best interests. The method for gaining control of one’s cravings is the practice of the Eightfold Noble Path. The various facets of this path are guidelines. It is not a case that one size fits all. Rather, in the course of Buddhist history it ...
There is Only One Mindfulness: Why Science and Buddhism Need
... mindfulness by scholars, researchers, and Buddhist teachers, we argue that, in actual fact, the Buddha taught only one type of mindfulness. Indeed, there is little (if any) ambiguity in the original teachings expounded by the Buddha in terms of how mindfulness should be interpreted and practised. Ac ...
... mindfulness by scholars, researchers, and Buddhist teachers, we argue that, in actual fact, the Buddha taught only one type of mindfulness. Indeed, there is little (if any) ambiguity in the original teachings expounded by the Buddha in terms of how mindfulness should be interpreted and practised. Ac ...
Buddhism Reconsidered - Digital Commons @ Liberty University
... What the Buddha did to that widow, has been done to· millions of people for twenty-five centuries. At first glance we may think what the Buddha did was cruel. But we should not look at his actions that way. He was living out a teaching, a philosophy about life. The Buddha recognized that life is suf ...
... What the Buddha did to that widow, has been done to· millions of people for twenty-five centuries. At first glance we may think what the Buddha did was cruel. But we should not look at his actions that way. He was living out a teaching, a philosophy about life. The Buddha recognized that life is suf ...
this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... Let me amplify this. In the Preface to my book I argue “that we can know far more about the Buddha than it is fashionable among scholars to admit, and that his thought has a greater coherence than is usually recognized.” In fact, I argue that he “was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers o ...
... Let me amplify this. In the Preface to my book I argue “that we can know far more about the Buddha than it is fashionable among scholars to admit, and that his thought has a greater coherence than is usually recognized.” In fact, I argue that he “was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers o ...
Redalyc.Japanese Buddhism in the 16th century. Letters of the
... society. In Europe, but also in the whole western hemisphere, interest in Buddhist teachings, ritual and culture continues to grow. More and more people are starting to practice Buddhist meditation methods or even converting to Buddhism. For over a hundred years many people with a Christian backgrou ...
... society. In Europe, but also in the whole western hemisphere, interest in Buddhist teachings, ritual and culture continues to grow. More and more people are starting to practice Buddhist meditation methods or even converting to Buddhism. For over a hundred years many people with a Christian backgrou ...
Going Against the Grain: A Historical and - ORCA
... Dutt, Sukumar Dutt and Gregory Schopen. The topic is often mentioned in books and articles on early Buddhist history, but I have not found research devoted specifically to these subjects with an in-depth analysis of the growth and impact of the practice of celibacy in Buddhist traditions. I hypothes ...
... Dutt, Sukumar Dutt and Gregory Schopen. The topic is often mentioned in books and articles on early Buddhist history, but I have not found research devoted specifically to these subjects with an in-depth analysis of the growth and impact of the practice of celibacy in Buddhist traditions. I hypothes ...
pramāṇakīrtiḥ
... between Buddhist logic and epistemology and the Buddhist religion. Is the religious background of Buddhist logic and epistemology decisive for the development of this tradition? Can Buddhist logic be understood only in relation to the Buddhist religion? Further, since the Buddha was considered to be ...
... between Buddhist logic and epistemology and the Buddhist religion. Is the religious background of Buddhist logic and epistemology decisive for the development of this tradition? Can Buddhist logic be understood only in relation to the Buddhist religion? Further, since the Buddha was considered to be ...
Suffering in the mystical traditions of Buddhism and Christianity
... suffering except for its didactic function. In consequence, from the point of view of the early Buddhism, a monk voluntarily plunging into suffering or ascribing some positive senses to it would have to be seen as a ‘mystical failure’. At the same time, in Buddhism as such, and particularly in its o ...
... suffering except for its didactic function. In consequence, from the point of view of the early Buddhism, a monk voluntarily plunging into suffering or ascribing some positive senses to it would have to be seen as a ‘mystical failure’. At the same time, in Buddhism as such, and particularly in its o ...
2012, Autumn - Bodhi Path Buddhist Centers
... Buddha statue (generously filled and blessed by Le Bost life retreatants Lamas Seunam and Lekshé) on an improvised altar, posters of lineage masters and thangkas, lots of plants, windows along one wall, and a little balcony. I’m used to a cooler temperature, a bit more air, but the Serbs have a sayi ...
... Buddha statue (generously filled and blessed by Le Bost life retreatants Lamas Seunam and Lekshé) on an improvised altar, posters of lineage masters and thangkas, lots of plants, windows along one wall, and a little balcony. I’m used to a cooler temperature, a bit more air, but the Serbs have a sayi ...
here. - Insight Books
... translation and commentary on each paragraph. A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma Ed. Bhikkhu Bodhi. Hardback. An Analysis of the Pali Ed. Russell Webb. A brief overview, work by work, of the contents of the Tipitaka. Canon Useful as a guide to further study. Beginnings: The Pali Samanera Bodhesako ...
... translation and commentary on each paragraph. A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma Ed. Bhikkhu Bodhi. Hardback. An Analysis of the Pali Ed. Russell Webb. A brief overview, work by work, of the contents of the Tipitaka. Canon Useful as a guide to further study. Beginnings: The Pali Samanera Bodhesako ...
Filial Piety with a Zen Twist: Universalism and Particularism
... For the purpose of this paper, I shall mostly focus on the Sino-Japanese developments, before returning to wider issues. The Sinitic Interpretation References to filial piety in ancient Chinese sources abound, for instance in the Book of Rites, which precedes the introduction of Buddhism into China ...
... For the purpose of this paper, I shall mostly focus on the Sino-Japanese developments, before returning to wider issues. The Sinitic Interpretation References to filial piety in ancient Chinese sources abound, for instance in the Book of Rites, which precedes the introduction of Buddhism into China ...
print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... Dalai Lama and the Tibetan "government-in-exile." Wallace received oral transmission in 1973 from Ku-ngo Barshi, a lay teacher of the "mind training" tradition traced back to Atīśa (982-1054 CE), one of the founding figures of what later came to be known as the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. Wall ...
... Dalai Lama and the Tibetan "government-in-exile." Wallace received oral transmission in 1973 from Ku-ngo Barshi, a lay teacher of the "mind training" tradition traced back to Atīśa (982-1054 CE), one of the founding figures of what later came to be known as the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. Wall ...
Colonel Olcott: His Service to Buddhism
... given the Refuges and the Precepts.” The monk then says the ancient Pāli words phrase by phrase, and the layman repeats them after him. Till the giving of this commission to Colonel Olcott, no Buddhist layman ever considered himself authorised, as are the monks, to give the Pancha Sīla. But it was j ...
... given the Refuges and the Precepts.” The monk then says the ancient Pāli words phrase by phrase, and the layman repeats them after him. Till the giving of this commission to Colonel Olcott, no Buddhist layman ever considered himself authorised, as are the monks, to give the Pancha Sīla. But it was j ...
Buddhist Nuns: Between Past and Present
... the position of women within the Buddhist saṃ gha. When Mahāprajāpatī accepted the gurudharmas, she also agreed that once a nuns’ order had been established, the only way to receive an ordination was through an ordination ceremony in both orders (first in the nuns’ order and second in the monks’ ord ...
... the position of women within the Buddhist saṃ gha. When Mahāprajāpatī accepted the gurudharmas, she also agreed that once a nuns’ order had been established, the only way to receive an ordination was through an ordination ceremony in both orders (first in the nuns’ order and second in the monks’ ord ...
No self, no free will, no problem Implications of the Anattalakkhaṇa
... well as caused events themselves. Thus one can consistently deny that there is any external force of destiny, such as the Ājīvikas’ niyati, and still be a ...
... well as caused events themselves. Thus one can consistently deny that there is any external force of destiny, such as the Ājīvikas’ niyati, and still be a ...
Awaken17 - Dharma Resources - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See
... about Buddhists being financially poor and unsuccessful due to the teachings taught? On the contrary, the Buddha’s teachings have nothing against riches, wealth and worldly success. In fact, the Buddha gave many invaluable instructions for prosperity, success and happiness in everyday life (pg 61). ...
... about Buddhists being financially poor and unsuccessful due to the teachings taught? On the contrary, the Buddha’s teachings have nothing against riches, wealth and worldly success. In fact, the Buddha gave many invaluable instructions for prosperity, success and happiness in everyday life (pg 61). ...
Are there Seventeen Mahàyàna Ethics? ISSN 1076-9005 David W. Chappell
... Ono who proposes that many of these texts can be grouped together into seventeen textual families since many texts have common associations or a common history. For example, he identified thirteen Perfection of Wisdom texts, nine texts connected with the Lotus group, fourteen texts in the Nirvàõa-så ...
... Ono who proposes that many of these texts can be grouped together into seventeen textual families since many texts have common associations or a common history. For example, he identified thirteen Perfection of Wisdom texts, nine texts connected with the Lotus group, fourteen texts in the Nirvàõa-så ...
Tradition and Change: Two Buddhisms in the Bible
... the adaptation of the Burmese Buddhist monks of this study. The American attraction to Buddhism seems to be the practice of meditation. A part of this project focuses on that. Every subject of this study agrees on the importance of the practice. But, it seems to be the Americans who have made it the ...
... the adaptation of the Burmese Buddhist monks of this study. The American attraction to Buddhism seems to be the practice of meditation. A part of this project focuses on that. Every subject of this study agrees on the importance of the practice. But, it seems to be the Americans who have made it the ...