Did The Buddha Teach SP?
... eventually would become the ‘collection bundled by topic’ - Saṃyutta Nikāya - with many other relatively short teachings arranged according to the growing fashion of lists in the ‘progressively numbered collection’, the Aṇguttara Nikāya. This is not to say that the suttas in these collections are th ...
... eventually would become the ‘collection bundled by topic’ - Saṃyutta Nikāya - with many other relatively short teachings arranged according to the growing fashion of lists in the ‘progressively numbered collection’, the Aṇguttara Nikāya. This is not to say that the suttas in these collections are th ...
conclusion - Virginia Review of Asian Studies
... traditional Buddhism in my country is practically dead. But Nichiren Daishonin’s ...
... traditional Buddhism in my country is practically dead. But Nichiren Daishonin’s ...
Buddhism and Modern Psychology | Coursera
... we perceive as the truth[10]. Adopting “Spin Doctors”[11] to allow for “twisting” our perception to suit the purpose, is an important feature in “coping” with contradictory motions on life’s path. To engage in a more realistic and truth-seeking mindset is to exercise meditation, a form and disciplin ...
... we perceive as the truth[10]. Adopting “Spin Doctors”[11] to allow for “twisting” our perception to suit the purpose, is an important feature in “coping” with contradictory motions on life’s path. To engage in a more realistic and truth-seeking mindset is to exercise meditation, a form and disciplin ...
Abstracts - Council on East Asian Studies
... Importing and Localizing Ritual Paintings in Ninth-Century Japan Both Saichô and Kûkai imported mandala paintings to Japan following their China sojourns, but none survive. Kûkai’s Catalogue of Imported Items (Shôrai mokuroku) lists mandala paintings in two sections (of seven total sections comprisi ...
... Importing and Localizing Ritual Paintings in Ninth-Century Japan Both Saichô and Kûkai imported mandala paintings to Japan following their China sojourns, but none survive. Kûkai’s Catalogue of Imported Items (Shôrai mokuroku) lists mandala paintings in two sections (of seven total sections comprisi ...
Joyful Path of Good Fortune
... Although there are countless living beings, humans and non-humans, all are included within three kinds: those who seek mainly worldly happiness, those who seek mainly the attainment of liberation from samsara and those who seek mainly the attainment of full enlightenment. In the scripture known as t ...
... Although there are countless living beings, humans and non-humans, all are included within three kinds: those who seek mainly worldly happiness, those who seek mainly the attainment of liberation from samsara and those who seek mainly the attainment of full enlightenment. In the scripture known as t ...
The Art of Buddhism - Freer and Sackler Galleries
... The Story of the Buddha A summary based on Buddha by Susan L. Roth Long ago, a queen named Maya was told that she would have a son who would become either a powerful ruler or a holy man. Soon after hearing this, her son Siddhartha was born. Siddhartha grew up as a prince. He learned to read, write, ...
... The Story of the Buddha A summary based on Buddha by Susan L. Roth Long ago, a queen named Maya was told that she would have a son who would become either a powerful ruler or a holy man. Soon after hearing this, her son Siddhartha was born. Siddhartha grew up as a prince. He learned to read, write, ...
Nature’s No-Thingness: Holistic Eco-Buddhism and the Problem of Universal Identity
... founded on identification with the natural world. Although this kind of Buddhist environmentalism has been roundly criticized for its heterodoxy—most vehemently by Harris, who describes it as “an uneasy partnership between Spinozism, New Age religiosity, and highly selective Buddhism” (“Discourse” 3 ...
... founded on identification with the natural world. Although this kind of Buddhist environmentalism has been roundly criticized for its heterodoxy—most vehemently by Harris, who describes it as “an uneasy partnership between Spinozism, New Age religiosity, and highly selective Buddhism” (“Discourse” 3 ...
Ocean of Wit and Wisdom
... can be decided while you are alive. He can be chosen from a group of senior monks, rather than through the centuries-old process of reincarnation. Can you tell me how you will decide your successor? ...
... can be decided while you are alive. He can be chosen from a group of senior monks, rather than through the centuries-old process of reincarnation. Can you tell me how you will decide your successor? ...
Theme in Indian History - I questions prelims
... Initially, only men were allowed into the sangha, but later women also came to be admitted. According to Buddhist texts, this was made possible through the mediation of Ananda, one of the Buddha’s dearest disciples, who persuaded him to allow women into the sangha. The Buddha’s foster mother, Mahapa ...
... Initially, only men were allowed into the sangha, but later women also came to be admitted. According to Buddhist texts, this was made possible through the mediation of Ananda, one of the Buddha’s dearest disciples, who persuaded him to allow women into the sangha. The Buddha’s foster mother, Mahapa ...
Reinventing Female Identity: A Brief History of Korean Buddhist Nuns*
... gender equality within the limitations of his time, the later institutions of Buddhism were corroded by the patriarchal society and cultures in which they formed. Korea was no exception to this, and its nuns suffered constant ordeals solely and specifically because they were women. The environment f ...
... gender equality within the limitations of his time, the later institutions of Buddhism were corroded by the patriarchal society and cultures in which they formed. Korea was no exception to this, and its nuns suffered constant ordeals solely and specifically because they were women. The environment f ...
A Comparative Reading into the Early Buddhist and Lockean
... speaks of the possibility of human super-cognitive ability without mystifying such a natural capacity in human psyche. 29 In the Upanishads, such knowledge was considered as what reveals metaphysical substances such as atman or Brahman. An examination of the concept of abhinna proves that there is n ...
... speaks of the possibility of human super-cognitive ability without mystifying such a natural capacity in human psyche. 29 In the Upanishads, such knowledge was considered as what reveals metaphysical substances such as atman or Brahman. An examination of the concept of abhinna proves that there is n ...
January 8th, 2004 lecture notes as a ppt file
... • Several things to note about this breakdown of the person. • (i) It involves a series of empirical claims about the constituents of a person. In other words, it is the Buddhist view that the correct breakdown of the constituents of a person is an empirical matter. • (ii) Though Buddhists are commi ...
... • Several things to note about this breakdown of the person. • (i) It involves a series of empirical claims about the constituents of a person. In other words, it is the Buddhist view that the correct breakdown of the constituents of a person is an empirical matter. • (ii) Though Buddhists are commi ...
Niguma_ Lady of Illusion - Sarah Harding
... keeper of the great mysteries to be revealed only to the deserving spiritual virtuoso, is packed with power and intrigue for both male and female practitioners. Though unique in its particulars to Himalayan Buddhism, it is found in reminiscent forms throughout the cultures and religions of the world ...
... keeper of the great mysteries to be revealed only to the deserving spiritual virtuoso, is packed with power and intrigue for both male and female practitioners. Though unique in its particulars to Himalayan Buddhism, it is found in reminiscent forms throughout the cultures and religions of the world ...
Buddhism 1 - Beliefs, special days, divisions and
... Buddhists are clearly atheist whilst others accept the existence, if not the absolute nature of a variety of deities. Some clearly believe in life after death in a very real sense whilst others do not, believing that only kamma or karmic seeds are transferred beyond the end of physical life. The fac ...
... Buddhists are clearly atheist whilst others accept the existence, if not the absolute nature of a variety of deities. Some clearly believe in life after death in a very real sense whilst others do not, believing that only kamma or karmic seeds are transferred beyond the end of physical life. The fac ...
A prerequisite for lasting peace
... Thus goes the depiction of Buddhism in relatively well-known writings of the West, where the emphasis is on the Buddha's abandonment of the world and his long practice in Meditation, or on the world view of Buddhism as described in Many Buddhist texts. With these as the bases for understanding Buddh ...
... Thus goes the depiction of Buddhism in relatively well-known writings of the West, where the emphasis is on the Buddha's abandonment of the world and his long practice in Meditation, or on the world view of Buddhism as described in Many Buddhist texts. With these as the bases for understanding Buddh ...
Modern Buddhist Conjunctures in Myanmar: Cultural Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... desire for Buddhist teachings alongside subjects like mathematics in government schools with lay teachers. Furthermore, for many, after independence during the 1950s and 1960s, colonial education created the lasting desire for “scientific rationality” in Buddhist teachings, but in such a way that “s ...
... desire for Buddhist teachings alongside subjects like mathematics in government schools with lay teachers. Furthermore, for many, after independence during the 1950s and 1960s, colonial education created the lasting desire for “scientific rationality” in Buddhist teachings, but in such a way that “s ...
Review of The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture
... latter having immeasurable influence on China over the last thirteen centuries or so. Sugar and tea production were labor intensive which meant that Buddhist monasteries were labor providers, a fact that raises questions regarding the types of workers resident in monastic settings. Throughout this l ...
... latter having immeasurable influence on China over the last thirteen centuries or so. Sugar and tea production were labor intensive which meant that Buddhist monasteries were labor providers, a fact that raises questions regarding the types of workers resident in monastic settings. Throughout this l ...
Buddhist Historiography in Modern Japanese Intellectual - H-Net
... in the 1930–40s played. Granted, such an inquiry is a book in its own right. That said, the reader is left to ponder how relevant Hanayama’s writings were among what we may call the “prewar Shōtoku industry.” Finally, I would have liked to have seen Klautau take on some of the later writings of Tsuj ...
... in the 1930–40s played. Granted, such an inquiry is a book in its own right. That said, the reader is left to ponder how relevant Hanayama’s writings were among what we may call the “prewar Shōtoku industry.” Finally, I would have liked to have seen Klautau take on some of the later writings of Tsuj ...
Icono-Conservatism and the Persistence of Śākyamuni
... Pala milieu did not develop the mana'alic programs prevalent in the Deccan during the same period is certainly saturated with political significance and issues of ...
... Pala milieu did not develop the mana'alic programs prevalent in the Deccan during the same period is certainly saturated with political significance and issues of ...
essence of tibetan buddhism gelek rimpoche
... GELEK RIMPOCHE, born in Lhasa, Tibet in 1939, was recognized as an incarnate lama at the age of four. Among the last generation of lamas educated in Drepung Monastery before the Communist Chinese invasion of Tibet, Gelek Rimpoche was forced to flee to India in 1959. He later edited and printed over ...
... GELEK RIMPOCHE, born in Lhasa, Tibet in 1939, was recognized as an incarnate lama at the age of four. Among the last generation of lamas educated in Drepung Monastery before the Communist Chinese invasion of Tibet, Gelek Rimpoche was forced to flee to India in 1959. He later edited and printed over ...
