The Dao of Confucianism, Daoism, and Chinese Buddhism
... formerly the calling to “do one’s duty” or fulfill one’s nature (svadharma is caste-duty or the calling of one’s station), to make spiritual progress on the path toward moksha or liberation from samsara (the cycle of birth, death, rebirth, and redeath) The Buddhist Dharma is the (fourfold) Noble Tru ...
... formerly the calling to “do one’s duty” or fulfill one’s nature (svadharma is caste-duty or the calling of one’s station), to make spiritual progress on the path toward moksha or liberation from samsara (the cycle of birth, death, rebirth, and redeath) The Buddhist Dharma is the (fourfold) Noble Tru ...
The Dhammapada Yamaka Vagga Vivaraṇa
... Buddhism is for everyone. It serves humanity’s well being in two ways: spiritual and material. Outstanding Buddhist discovery is applicable to the public as well as to the scholar. The Golden Door of the Buddhism is open for everyone who is truly interested in its essence. The Buddha greets and bles ...
... Buddhism is for everyone. It serves humanity’s well being in two ways: spiritual and material. Outstanding Buddhist discovery is applicable to the public as well as to the scholar. The Golden Door of the Buddhism is open for everyone who is truly interested in its essence. The Buddha greets and bles ...
Niyāmas of Modern Western Interpretations of Theravāda Buddhist Doctrine
... intellectual, and temperamental differences are preponderantly due to our own actions and tendencies, both past ...
... intellectual, and temperamental differences are preponderantly due to our own actions and tendencies, both past ...
1 White, WL (2012). Buddhism and addiction recovery: An interview
... our fifth anniversary in a couple of months. Bill White: For those who aren’t familiar with the Buddhist Recovery Network, how would you describe it? Kevin Griffin: Network is the right word for it because we’re just trying to provide a place for people who have similar interests to connect since th ...
... our fifth anniversary in a couple of months. Bill White: For those who aren’t familiar with the Buddhist Recovery Network, how would you describe it? Kevin Griffin: Network is the right word for it because we’re just trying to provide a place for people who have similar interests to connect since th ...
To Save All Beings: Buddhist Environmental ed. Christopher S. Queen, Activism,
... had its own history of start-up, strategizing, attracting interest, and, in some cases,fading enthusiasm.When these groups work with well-established environmental groups, they seem to be more successfulin accomplishing their goals. Some Buddhist environmental activists have been effective in helpin ...
... had its own history of start-up, strategizing, attracting interest, and, in some cases,fading enthusiasm.When these groups work with well-established environmental groups, they seem to be more successfulin accomplishing their goals. Some Buddhist environmental activists have been effective in helpin ...
Buddhism of Russia The English language summary presents the
... famous in the previous centuries. Due to the political changes Sakyapa has become less known, but I think that it will flourish in these places, due to the previous connection. In fact, in Buryatia, there are many people who know that Sakyapa main practise, the deity Hevajra practice has been very f ...
... famous in the previous centuries. Due to the political changes Sakyapa has become less known, but I think that it will flourish in these places, due to the previous connection. In fact, in Buryatia, there are many people who know that Sakyapa main practise, the deity Hevajra practice has been very f ...
Introduction to Tibetan “Literature”
... traditionally write instructions to their followers concerning where they will be reborn, often including such information as family name, details of one or more parents, and time of birth. • Their disciples open the letter at a prearranged time after the Karmapa’s death, follow the master’s instruc ...
... traditionally write instructions to their followers concerning where they will be reborn, often including such information as family name, details of one or more parents, and time of birth. • Their disciples open the letter at a prearranged time after the Karmapa’s death, follow the master’s instruc ...
B. R. Ambedkar and Buddhism in India
... of the major world religions (King 1999: 147). On the other hand, the knowledge of Buddha as the great founder of an esoteric religion never subsided in Europe and was maintained even through the middle ages, miraculously to resurrect in the writings of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1869) whose philosop ...
... of the major world religions (King 1999: 147). On the other hand, the knowledge of Buddha as the great founder of an esoteric religion never subsided in Europe and was maintained even through the middle ages, miraculously to resurrect in the writings of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1869) whose philosop ...
ROLE OF BUDDHIST EDUCATION IN ANCIENT INDIA
... Once, the Buddha said that he always respects the torch-bearer of the people (Ukkādhāro manussānam niccam apacito mayā). As Buddhists, we are fortunate enough to be inspired by this precious treasure of the Dhamma. So we have to take every possible step to make it shine so that the whole world gets ...
... Once, the Buddha said that he always respects the torch-bearer of the people (Ukkādhāro manussānam niccam apacito mayā). As Buddhists, we are fortunate enough to be inspired by this precious treasure of the Dhamma. So we have to take every possible step to make it shine so that the whole world gets ...
BUDDHIST FILIAL PIETY: MITIGATING CONFUCIAN DUTY AND
... future generations. On the other hand, women, by choosing to have children, and by nurturing their children’s attachment to themselves, ensure that once their children (mostly sons) become adults and have a say in family decisions, they can indirectly influence family decisions by manipulating their ...
... future generations. On the other hand, women, by choosing to have children, and by nurturing their children’s attachment to themselves, ensure that once their children (mostly sons) become adults and have a say in family decisions, they can indirectly influence family decisions by manipulating their ...
Newsletters May-Aug 08 - Portobello Buddhist Priory
... Recently I had the misfortune to break both my heels and ended up in hospital for three weeks. Ample time, I thought and friends jested, to give towards meditation. However I found it extremely difficult to do so. For a while I was blaming the hospital timetable and the noise and bustle for not ‘all ...
... Recently I had the misfortune to break both my heels and ended up in hospital for three weeks. Ample time, I thought and friends jested, to give towards meditation. However I found it extremely difficult to do so. For a while I was blaming the hospital timetable and the noise and bustle for not ‘all ...
Teaching Journey to the West in Wisconsin
... For!the!purposes!of!reading!and!teaching!Journey,!it!is!also!important!to!keep!in!mind!that!the!text!does! not!offer!a!coherent!set!of!religious!beliefs.!Rather!it!mirrors!the!cacophony!of!deities,!rituals,!and! beliefs!of!the!era.!The!frictions!between!these!competing!faiths!are!nowhere!best!seen!t ...
... For!the!purposes!of!reading!and!teaching!Journey,!it!is!also!important!to!keep!in!mind!that!the!text!does! not!offer!a!coherent!set!of!religious!beliefs.!Rather!it!mirrors!the!cacophony!of!deities,!rituals,!and! beliefs!of!the!era.!The!frictions!between!these!competing!faiths!are!nowhere!best!seen!t ...
MN 141 study guide
... Suffering (MN 141.10-20): It is often pointed out that ‘suffering’ is an inadequate translation of dukkha. It is a word that is has slightly different meanings in different contexts. Thanissaro Bhikkhu prefers ‘stress’ in part because things that are not associated with suffering can, in some ways, ...
... Suffering (MN 141.10-20): It is often pointed out that ‘suffering’ is an inadequate translation of dukkha. It is a word that is has slightly different meanings in different contexts. Thanissaro Bhikkhu prefers ‘stress’ in part because things that are not associated with suffering can, in some ways, ...
The Dharma-ending Age
... Mahāsaghika schools,” from which Nattier estimates that the emergence of the “500-year” tradition should be placed from 340-200 BCE (Nattier 1991:32 f). But this view regarding the absence of references to the nuns in the Mahāsaṅghika sources, as we shall see, is erroneous.18 It has been questioned ...
... Mahāsaghika schools,” from which Nattier estimates that the emergence of the “500-year” tradition should be placed from 340-200 BCE (Nattier 1991:32 f). But this view regarding the absence of references to the nuns in the Mahāsaṅghika sources, as we shall see, is erroneous.18 It has been questioned ...
Korean Buddhism: History--Condition--Art
... hoped the Japanese would accept it. Last of the three kingdoms to receive Buddhism was Silla, to which it came about 424. It is reported to have come from the capital city of Koguryu, P’yeng-Yang, and the priest who brought it was named Mukocha. He appears to have gone down the Taidong River to the ...
... hoped the Japanese would accept it. Last of the three kingdoms to receive Buddhism was Silla, to which it came about 424. It is reported to have come from the capital city of Koguryu, P’yeng-Yang, and the priest who brought it was named Mukocha. He appears to have gone down the Taidong River to the ...
Agon Shu unites Buddhist traditions in Fire Rites
... had a practical, down-to-earth Shu has since grown into a attitude toward religion. The community of 400,000 memdoctrinal disputes and sectari- bers in Japan and thousands an rivalries concerning spiri- more overseas. Agon Shu tual matters that are found in advocates the spiritual path many cultures ...
... had a practical, down-to-earth Shu has since grown into a attitude toward religion. The community of 400,000 memdoctrinal disputes and sectari- bers in Japan and thousands an rivalries concerning spiri- more overseas. Agon Shu tual matters that are found in advocates the spiritual path many cultures ...
Siddhartha INTRO APWH-ENG
... philosophy in Siddhartha is quite complicated and deserves detailed discussion. • Elements of both Hindu and Buddhist thought are present and it is useful to make distinctions between them when the sources of the novel are discussed. ...
... philosophy in Siddhartha is quite complicated and deserves detailed discussion. • Elements of both Hindu and Buddhist thought are present and it is useful to make distinctions between them when the sources of the novel are discussed. ...
Buddhist Magazine - Hilda Jayewardenaramaya Buddhist Monastery
... might try to remain equanimous and not add fuel to the fire. Ajahn Cha once said,” If someone calls you a dog then look between your legs and if you see no tail he’s wrong.” But even if we are hurt by someone’s unkindness we can return to the reflection recommended by the Buddha. This hurt I feel is ...
... might try to remain equanimous and not add fuel to the fire. Ajahn Cha once said,” If someone calls you a dog then look between your legs and if you see no tail he’s wrong.” But even if we are hurt by someone’s unkindness we can return to the reflection recommended by the Buddha. This hurt I feel is ...
Vol-55 Dec-2013 - Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia
... to suit the temperament of his listeners, a method that came to be known as “upaya-kosallam”, that is, the skilful policy (expedient means) of converting people. The Buddha has the ability to understand the background of those to be instructed. Whenever and wherever the Buddha imparted his teachings ...
... to suit the temperament of his listeners, a method that came to be known as “upaya-kosallam”, that is, the skilful policy (expedient means) of converting people. The Buddha has the ability to understand the background of those to be instructed. Whenever and wherever the Buddha imparted his teachings ...
Engaged Buddhism and Deep Ecology: Beyond the Science
... the verge of Buddhahood who declines full liberation out of sheer compassion to help fellow beings to escape the cycle of worldly suffering. ...
... the verge of Buddhahood who declines full liberation out of sheer compassion to help fellow beings to escape the cycle of worldly suffering. ...
religious humanism - Digital Dhamma Mission
... soteriological. Of course, one might in a loose sense apply the term “salvation” in reference to the Buddhist concept of “relief” (vimutti), but strictly speaking, it is not correct. It is “relief” from a painful experience (dukkha) that Buddhists seek, not the saving of a soul. It is really the rel ...
... soteriological. Of course, one might in a loose sense apply the term “salvation” in reference to the Buddhist concept of “relief” (vimutti), but strictly speaking, it is not correct. It is “relief” from a painful experience (dukkha) that Buddhists seek, not the saving of a soul. It is really the rel ...
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... Buddha means "awakened one" or "the enlightened one" In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha Profound flash of awakening at age 35; spent the final 45 years of his life traveling to teach others and share his great discovery Originally, preserved through oral tradit ...
... Buddha means "awakened one" or "the enlightened one" In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha Profound flash of awakening at age 35; spent the final 45 years of his life traveling to teach others and share his great discovery Originally, preserved through oral tradit ...