Suttas as History: Four Approaches to the "Sermon on the Noble
... Ariyapariyesanasutta(NQ) is contained as the twenty-sixth sutta in the "Middle Length Division" (Majjhimanikaya)of the "Sutta Basket" of the Tipitaka. Running sixteen pages in the Romanized Pali edition,5 the sermon is remembered, like most of the suttas, to have been preached while the Buddha was d ...
... Ariyapariyesanasutta(NQ) is contained as the twenty-sixth sutta in the "Middle Length Division" (Majjhimanikaya)of the "Sutta Basket" of the Tipitaka. Running sixteen pages in the Romanized Pali edition,5 the sermon is remembered, like most of the suttas, to have been preached while the Buddha was d ...
A Concept of Rights in Buddhism
... no relaxation or compromise, this moral system is characterized by fixity: wrong is wrong and right is right, there are no exceptions. Buddhism not only looks on human beings from the perspective of individuals, but also from a second perspective, as components of society. In this sense, human being ...
... no relaxation or compromise, this moral system is characterized by fixity: wrong is wrong and right is right, there are no exceptions. Buddhism not only looks on human beings from the perspective of individuals, but also from a second perspective, as components of society. In this sense, human being ...
Mysticism (P.1) - biblestudying.net
... iii. The supposed original documents can be written by people who were first, second, or third-hand witnesses to the events, or who were more than two generations or even five hundred years removed from the actual persons or events that they are describing. 8. Views that Cannot Be Used as Criteria t ...
... iii. The supposed original documents can be written by people who were first, second, or third-hand witnesses to the events, or who were more than two generations or even five hundred years removed from the actual persons or events that they are describing. 8. Views that Cannot Be Used as Criteria t ...
Buddhism in Noh
... was Mt. Hiei; and to these should perhaps be added the older Kegon (Huayen) and Hossb (Yogacara) schools based respectively at Tbdaiji and Kbfukuji temples in Nara. In principle these schools disagreed sharply on one doctrinal issue or another, and political rivalry among them could be ...
... was Mt. Hiei; and to these should perhaps be added the older Kegon (Huayen) and Hossb (Yogacara) schools based respectively at Tbdaiji and Kbfukuji temples in Nara. In principle these schools disagreed sharply on one doctrinal issue or another, and political rivalry among them could be ...
The Four Noble Truths: The Essence of Buddhism
... true nature of suffering, we can find a way to end our suffering. Understanding the existence of suffering is only part of the process. Learning how to put an end to it, and, thus, how to be free from it, is the ultimate reason we talk about suffering in Buddhism. Some people may think, “Why does Bu ...
... true nature of suffering, we can find a way to end our suffering. Understanding the existence of suffering is only part of the process. Learning how to put an end to it, and, thus, how to be free from it, is the ultimate reason we talk about suffering in Buddhism. Some people may think, “Why does Bu ...
Atisha News Summer 2013/14
... not really something I sought out Atisha Buddhist Centre has helped of creativity and the lots of time Food can nourish and please and ...
... not really something I sought out Atisha Buddhist Centre has helped of creativity and the lots of time Food can nourish and please and ...
Imperial-Way Zen: Ichikawa Hakugen’s Critique and Lingering Questions for Buddhist Ethics
... seems that Japanese Buddhists too have been slow to address their wartime responsibility and quick to reconstruct themselves as bastions of peace. Moreover, when institutional declarations of wartime responsibility did arise—beginning only in the late 1980s—it was largely due to outside pressure (ga ...
... seems that Japanese Buddhists too have been slow to address their wartime responsibility and quick to reconstruct themselves as bastions of peace. Moreover, when institutional declarations of wartime responsibility did arise—beginning only in the late 1980s—it was largely due to outside pressure (ga ...
Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Path to Buddhahood
... The solidarity which one is encouraged to feel with other sentient beings is not simply the effect of equivalent likes and dislikes. It is also the effect of a debt. It is, one might say, a reciprocal responsibility. This follows from the fact that, according to the Buddhist view, all sentient being ...
... The solidarity which one is encouraged to feel with other sentient beings is not simply the effect of equivalent likes and dislikes. It is also the effect of a debt. It is, one might say, a reciprocal responsibility. This follows from the fact that, according to the Buddhist view, all sentient being ...
The Opening Of The Eyes
... the various teachings of China, including Confucianism and Taoism, the various non-Buddhist teachings of India, including Brahmanism; and, of course, the various teachings of Buddhism. This covers all of the principal strains of thought that had been transmitted to Japan in the Daishonin's day. The ...
... the various teachings of China, including Confucianism and Taoism, the various non-Buddhist teachings of India, including Brahmanism; and, of course, the various teachings of Buddhism. This covers all of the principal strains of thought that had been transmitted to Japan in the Daishonin's day. The ...
An Introduction to Buddhist Prayer
... It’s often asked: does the deity (Buddha or Bodhisattva) have an external reality?, and answered, relatively, yes; ultimately, no (meaning that they are not separate from our fundamental nature). The reason I would first begin by describing all Buddhist Prayer at this point as the expression of dive ...
... It’s often asked: does the deity (Buddha or Bodhisattva) have an external reality?, and answered, relatively, yes; ultimately, no (meaning that they are not separate from our fundamental nature). The reason I would first begin by describing all Buddhist Prayer at this point as the expression of dive ...
“Sand Mandala Brings Cultural and Religious Recognition During
... As the ceremony began, dozens of students gathered in the atrium of the Fedex Global Education Center to hear Norbu and Leve give brief presentations on the purpose and meaning of this event. When their presentations were finished, Geshe Palden Sangpo of the Kadampa Center in Raleigh began a ritual ...
... As the ceremony began, dozens of students gathered in the atrium of the Fedex Global Education Center to hear Norbu and Leve give brief presentations on the purpose and meaning of this event. When their presentations were finished, Geshe Palden Sangpo of the Kadampa Center in Raleigh began a ritual ...
Under the Influence of Buddhism
... Eightfold Noble Path, fall under ethical practice. The Dalai Lama (2001) states that “ethics means avoiding the ten nonvirtuous actions” (p.34): killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, divisive speech, harsh speech, gossip, greed, malice, and wrong views. These ten non-virtuous actions lead to ...
... Eightfold Noble Path, fall under ethical practice. The Dalai Lama (2001) states that “ethics means avoiding the ten nonvirtuous actions” (p.34): killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, divisive speech, harsh speech, gossip, greed, malice, and wrong views. These ten non-virtuous actions lead to ...
409. Heine, Steven
... Critical Buddhism, and then examine the current debate with traditionalist scholars who continue to assert the priority of the 75-fascicle text. In this paper I will use the term “traditional Buddhism” to refer collectively to the views of those scholars who have rebutted certain key aspects of the ...
... Critical Buddhism, and then examine the current debate with traditionalist scholars who continue to assert the priority of the 75-fascicle text. In this paper I will use the term “traditional Buddhism” to refer collectively to the views of those scholars who have rebutted certain key aspects of the ...
PDF Preview - Wisdom Publications
... of eco-Buddhist philosophers and activists. Inquiring Mind has tracked all these turnings of the Dharma wheel as it has rolled through. We have been the fortunate contemporaries to extraordinary teachers of Dharma and honored to have conversed with them about our common human dilemmas. Among those w ...
... of eco-Buddhist philosophers and activists. Inquiring Mind has tracked all these turnings of the Dharma wheel as it has rolled through. We have been the fortunate contemporaries to extraordinary teachers of Dharma and honored to have conversed with them about our common human dilemmas. Among those w ...
The Heart Sutra as a Translation
... Rather than “view,” which in Chinese is 見 jian, the two nouns here are “dream” and “perception,” therefore this part of the line might read, “Far apart from any delusion or dream…” ...
... Rather than “view,” which in Chinese is 見 jian, the two nouns here are “dream” and “perception,” therefore this part of the line might read, “Far apart from any delusion or dream…” ...
The Lotus Sutra in Japanese literature: A spring rain
... a deity or sovereign, he/she uses the honorary verb po or haku. This use was probably taken from Chinese translations of Buddhist texts. For example, in chapter 16 of the LS we find these lines: « The bodhisattva Maitreya and others said to the Buddha ». In the original Chinese text, the word « said ...
... a deity or sovereign, he/she uses the honorary verb po or haku. This use was probably taken from Chinese translations of Buddhist texts. For example, in chapter 16 of the LS we find these lines: « The bodhisattva Maitreya and others said to the Buddha ». In the original Chinese text, the word « said ...
8 - Homework Market
... NIRVANA = the blowing out of desire = a state of ultimate peace. Nirvana comes from a sanskrit verb meaning ...
... NIRVANA = the blowing out of desire = a state of ultimate peace. Nirvana comes from a sanskrit verb meaning ...
Male Homosexuality and Transgenderism in the Thai Buddhist
... Heterosexuality and Homosexuality as Equivalent Defilements In the context of Buddhism's general anti-sex attitude, the Vinayapitaka often describes homosexuality in terms that place it on a par with heterosexuality. But this ethical equivalence is negative, with heterosexuality and homosexuality be ...
... Heterosexuality and Homosexuality as Equivalent Defilements In the context of Buddhism's general anti-sex attitude, the Vinayapitaka often describes homosexuality in terms that place it on a par with heterosexuality. But this ethical equivalence is negative, with heterosexuality and homosexuality be ...
Title: Wisdom, Compassion, and Zen Social Ethics: the Case... Sŏngch’ŏl, and Minjung Buddhism in Korea
... Zen teachings in the larger milieu of the life-world beyond monastic experiences. In other words, is ethics possible in Zen Buddhism and, if so, what kind of ethics does Zen offer? This further raises the question of whether Zen Buddhism can make contribution to social activism. To answer these que ...
... Zen teachings in the larger milieu of the life-world beyond monastic experiences. In other words, is ethics possible in Zen Buddhism and, if so, what kind of ethics does Zen offer? This further raises the question of whether Zen Buddhism can make contribution to social activism. To answer these que ...