Wisdom In The Eigh
... Truths and tested them against their experience • Buddhists who want to follow the way will be following it based on informed confidence in the soundness of the teachings rather than just blind faith ...
... Truths and tested them against their experience • Buddhists who want to follow the way will be following it based on informed confidence in the soundness of the teachings rather than just blind faith ...
M1-Dhamma-tj3
... “How you should behave in life is sometimes very difficult to work out. Deciding what’s right and what’s wrong can throw you into turbulent confusion. Follow the Dhamma and this confusion will settle be still” ...
... “How you should behave in life is sometimes very difficult to work out. Deciding what’s right and what’s wrong can throw you into turbulent confusion. Follow the Dhamma and this confusion will settle be still” ...
The Art of Living
... this goal, we cultivate purity of mind. In today’s society, our greatest obstacles are TV, radio, newspapers and magazines — these all contain contents that can pollute our minds. I often persuade people not to read or listen to these things. When our hearts are free from these unneeded afflictions, ...
... this goal, we cultivate purity of mind. In today’s society, our greatest obstacles are TV, radio, newspapers and magazines — these all contain contents that can pollute our minds. I often persuade people not to read or listen to these things. When our hearts are free from these unneeded afflictions, ...
Buddhist Diplomacy: History and Status Quo
... Deer Park in Isipatana, where he first taught Dharma to the group of five ascetics who attended to him when he was resolute in exertion. This is the Buddha’s first Sermon, or the first Turning of the Wheels of Dharma, as is termed by some later Buddhist schools such as Yogacara. The time was more th ...
... Deer Park in Isipatana, where he first taught Dharma to the group of five ascetics who attended to him when he was resolute in exertion. This is the Buddha’s first Sermon, or the first Turning of the Wheels of Dharma, as is termed by some later Buddhist schools such as Yogacara. The time was more th ...
On the Bhikkhunã Ordination Controversy
... aspect, followed by taking up the question whether a revival of an order of bhikkhunãs is desirable. Before getting into the actual topic, I need to briefly comment on the methodological background for my discussion, in particular on different ways how Vinaya can be read. For the present context two ...
... aspect, followed by taking up the question whether a revival of an order of bhikkhunãs is desirable. Before getting into the actual topic, I need to briefly comment on the methodological background for my discussion, in particular on different ways how Vinaya can be read. For the present context two ...
Oct 2014 - Chung Tian Temple
... they can also benefit from the Dharma and the light of wisdom.” In the Opening Ceremony of 2014 BLIA World Headquarters General Conference on the 4th of October, Venerable Master Hsing Yun stated clearly the direction of BLIA’s future development and also strongly expressed his wish of resigning fro ...
... they can also benefit from the Dharma and the light of wisdom.” In the Opening Ceremony of 2014 BLIA World Headquarters General Conference on the 4th of October, Venerable Master Hsing Yun stated clearly the direction of BLIA’s future development and also strongly expressed his wish of resigning fro ...
Observations on the Reform of Buddhism in Nepal
... -*We are grateful to Mr. Philip Pierce, M.A., of the Nepal Research Centre in Kathmandu for translating the German text of this contribu tion into English in the autumn of 1986 . - We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the Ven. Theras, Bhikkhus, Anägärikäs and lay members of the Buddhist comm ...
... -*We are grateful to Mr. Philip Pierce, M.A., of the Nepal Research Centre in Kathmandu for translating the German text of this contribu tion into English in the autumn of 1986 . - We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the Ven. Theras, Bhikkhus, Anägärikäs and lay members of the Buddhist comm ...
Sati Journal Volume 1 - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... could breed internal conflict, feelings of guilt and unworthiness, and also generate tensions within the family and at the workplace. I think there are reasonable grounds for the belief that during his teaching rounds the Buddha gave many more teachings to his lay disciples than are recorded in the ...
... could breed internal conflict, feelings of guilt and unworthiness, and also generate tensions within the family and at the workplace. I think there are reasonable grounds for the belief that during his teaching rounds the Buddha gave many more teachings to his lay disciples than are recorded in the ...
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... of a Vietnamese Buddhist community attempting to establish itself in a rural part of the United States that is politically conservative, traditionally Christian (one of the first things local people will ask you upon meeting you is, “So, what church do you go to?”) and has a long history of racial i ...
... of a Vietnamese Buddhist community attempting to establish itself in a rural part of the United States that is politically conservative, traditionally Christian (one of the first things local people will ask you upon meeting you is, “So, what church do you go to?”) and has a long history of racial i ...
Chapter 6 - Hodder Plus Home
... Jataka tales were used to teach moral values and are still used in Buddhism today. The Jataka stories date back to the third century BC and are believed to be one of the oldest forms of storytelling. In the past people were appointed Jataka storytellers and they would travel far and wide to teach ki ...
... Jataka tales were used to teach moral values and are still used in Buddhism today. The Jataka stories date back to the third century BC and are believed to be one of the oldest forms of storytelling. In the past people were appointed Jataka storytellers and they would travel far and wide to teach ki ...
The Individual Psychology of Tibetan Buddhism
... problems himself. I don't believe that I can solve his problems by simply talking to him a little. That might make him feel a bit better, but it's very transient relief. The root of his problems reaches deep into his mind; as long as it's there, changing circumstances will cause more problems to eme ...
... problems himself. I don't believe that I can solve his problems by simply talking to him a little. That might make him feel a bit better, but it's very transient relief. The root of his problems reaches deep into his mind; as long as it's there, changing circumstances will cause more problems to eme ...
Conversion to Buddhism as a Form of Socio-political Protest
... and early British periods. The codification by the Dutch of Tēcavalamai legal provisions based on the customs prevailing among Yālppāṇam Tamils, is said to have helped to perpetuate at least some of the discriminations in terms of land ownership, sharing of water and agricultural resources, means of ...
... and early British periods. The codification by the Dutch of Tēcavalamai legal provisions based on the customs prevailing among Yālppāṇam Tamils, is said to have helped to perpetuate at least some of the discriminations in terms of land ownership, sharing of water and agricultural resources, means of ...
Self-Acceptance in Buddhism and Psychotherapy
... sexual pleasures, and so forth establishes a sense of loss, inferiority, and lack of acceptance of the moment and the self, whenever what is sought is not attained. 3. The need to conquer craving-desires. To escape suffering one must conquer ignorant craving and not cling to attachments, many of whi ...
... sexual pleasures, and so forth establishes a sense of loss, inferiority, and lack of acceptance of the moment and the self, whenever what is sought is not attained. 3. The need to conquer craving-desires. To escape suffering one must conquer ignorant craving and not cling to attachments, many of whi ...
the practice of the debate of the tibetan buddhism as a space
... complexity of the reality, Paul Valéry, in a magnificent text of 1936 (Philosophy of the dance) say it is an art deducted from life, an action of the whole human body transposed into a world, in a kind of space-time which is not any more completely ...
... complexity of the reality, Paul Valéry, in a magnificent text of 1936 (Philosophy of the dance) say it is an art deducted from life, an action of the whole human body transposed into a world, in a kind of space-time which is not any more completely ...
The Teaching of the Buddha
... like the utterances of other great teachers, apt to provoke discordant explanations. They meet our thoughts half way, but no interpretation exhausts their meaning. When we read into them the ideas of modern philosophy and combine them into a system logical and plausible after the standard of this ag ...
... like the utterances of other great teachers, apt to provoke discordant explanations. They meet our thoughts half way, but no interpretation exhausts their meaning. When we read into them the ideas of modern philosophy and combine them into a system logical and plausible after the standard of this ag ...
清靜經 Scripture of Clarity and Tranquility Translated by Bruce R
... Some of the terms that are used repeatedly are best discussed beforehand for clarity : 道 Dao (Tao) : in the DDJ, Dao is both the natural way of things and the process of following that way; it is left untranslated so that readers may “fill in the blank” for themselves as they read; “the Dao” is used ...
... Some of the terms that are used repeatedly are best discussed beforehand for clarity : 道 Dao (Tao) : in the DDJ, Dao is both the natural way of things and the process of following that way; it is left untranslated so that readers may “fill in the blank” for themselves as they read; “the Dao” is used ...
Western Self, Asian Other: Modernity, Authenticity, and Nostalgia Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... an etic, ascribed identity—“Buddhist modernism”—and its relationship to a discourse dominated by tropes of decay and decline. Western Buddhist Studies scholars appear to be experiencing a certain amount of guilt over our field’s complicity in the colonial project, leaving us with a profound sense of ...
... an etic, ascribed identity—“Buddhist modernism”—and its relationship to a discourse dominated by tropes of decay and decline. Western Buddhist Studies scholars appear to be experiencing a certain amount of guilt over our field’s complicity in the colonial project, leaving us with a profound sense of ...
August - Oregon Buddhist Temple
... though the costs were much lower 109 years ago, how could the funds have been accumulated by Buddhists most of whom were working for very low wages? Next year will be our 110th anniversary. The Oregon Buddhist Temple itself is older than many other religious traditions combined. Our denomination of ...
... though the costs were much lower 109 years ago, how could the funds have been accumulated by Buddhists most of whom were working for very low wages? Next year will be our 110th anniversary. The Oregon Buddhist Temple itself is older than many other religious traditions combined. Our denomination of ...
The State and the Buddhist Sangha: Xixia State (982–1227)
... HE Tangut State came into being in the late 10th century, surrounded by powerful Buddhist centers: the Chinese ones—Dunhuang, Wutaishan and Helanshan, the Tibetan ones—Amdo and Liangzhow, and the Uighur ones—Ganzhow, Shazhow and Turfan. Undoubtedly, the ruling Tangut Ngvemi dynasty, whose representa ...
... HE Tangut State came into being in the late 10th century, surrounded by powerful Buddhist centers: the Chinese ones—Dunhuang, Wutaishan and Helanshan, the Tibetan ones—Amdo and Liangzhow, and the Uighur ones—Ganzhow, Shazhow and Turfan. Undoubtedly, the ruling Tangut Ngvemi dynasty, whose representa ...
Buddhist concept of the bond of craving
... “From greed arises grief, from greed arises fear, for him who is free of greed, there is no grief and no fear. The Pali term Tanha is usually translated as greed or desire, lust or attachment. However these English translations do not convey the true meaning, so let us now explore the true meaning. ...
... “From greed arises grief, from greed arises fear, for him who is free of greed, there is no grief and no fear. The Pali term Tanha is usually translated as greed or desire, lust or attachment. However these English translations do not convey the true meaning, so let us now explore the true meaning. ...
Rethinking Ziolkowski`s “Landscape of the Soul:” A Mahayana
... this quote often overlooked is ‘may.’ True, it very well could be interpreted in this manner, but it may also be interpreted in numerous ways. Since this enlightenment is immersed within the concepts of totality and simultaneity, categorizing it under any religious or philosophical system immediate ...
... this quote often overlooked is ‘may.’ True, it very well could be interpreted in this manner, but it may also be interpreted in numerous ways. Since this enlightenment is immersed within the concepts of totality and simultaneity, categorizing it under any religious or philosophical system immediate ...
Introduction to Agama Sutra: The First Buddhist Scripture
... who can’t be taught should be killed?’ Buddha said: ‘As you said, it is not good to kill, and we ought not kill. If I can’t teach someone after these three ways, I will not speak with him, nor will I teach him or criticize him again. Isn’t that the same as killing him?" [S-1211] Let me explain that ...
... who can’t be taught should be killed?’ Buddha said: ‘As you said, it is not good to kill, and we ought not kill. If I can’t teach someone after these three ways, I will not speak with him, nor will I teach him or criticize him again. Isn’t that the same as killing him?" [S-1211] Let me explain that ...
Globalizing Chinese Culture, Localizing Buddhist Teachings
... the 1970s, when abolition of racial quotas in immigration laws made it much easier to settle there. By the close of the 1980s, there were one or two dozen venerables serving the overseas Chinese communities of Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.(11) Chinese monastic migration to the United States and Aust ...
... the 1970s, when abolition of racial quotas in immigration laws made it much easier to settle there. By the close of the 1980s, there were one or two dozen venerables serving the overseas Chinese communities of Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.(11) Chinese monastic migration to the United States and Aust ...