King Asoka and Buddhism
... embracing the Dhamma of the Buddha as his guide and refuge, he transformed the goal of his regime from military conquest to conquest by Dhamma. By providing royal patronage for the propagation of Buddhism both within and outside his vast dominion, he helped promote the metamorphosis of Buddhism from ...
... embracing the Dhamma of the Buddha as his guide and refuge, he transformed the goal of his regime from military conquest to conquest by Dhamma. By providing royal patronage for the propagation of Buddhism both within and outside his vast dominion, he helped promote the metamorphosis of Buddhism from ...
Sunyata 07 - Was Arya Nagarjuna A Mahayanist
... referred to any of the Mahayana Sutras. He referred to Tripitaka mainly Samyutta ...
... referred to any of the Mahayana Sutras. He referred to Tripitaka mainly Samyutta ...
The Path of Awakening here.
... Buddhism (the 5 Precepts, etc) is helpful, no knowledge of these languages is required for this course. This class is suitable for beginner and mid-range level. The Sutta Discovery (SD) series started with the NUS Buddhist Society weekly Sutta Study Group (SSG) classes in February 2002, and the Budd ...
... Buddhism (the 5 Precepts, etc) is helpful, no knowledge of these languages is required for this course. This class is suitable for beginner and mid-range level. The Sutta Discovery (SD) series started with the NUS Buddhist Society weekly Sutta Study Group (SSG) classes in February 2002, and the Budd ...
Nietzsche and Buddha - Western Political Science Association
... essences. In other words, it represents the limit of Nietzsche’s commitment to becoming. From Nietzsche’s point of view, the Buddha’s attempt to give up the idea of being a self represents giving up on the idea of pursuing normative ideals and standards. In other words, it is a passive form of nihi ...
... essences. In other words, it represents the limit of Nietzsche’s commitment to becoming. From Nietzsche’s point of view, the Buddha’s attempt to give up the idea of being a self represents giving up on the idea of pursuing normative ideals and standards. In other words, it is a passive form of nihi ...
Buddhist Women Meditators of Sri Lanka
... laity. Only so-called forest monks have an age-old tradition of spending their lives meditating in small forest hermitages. Vipassana meditation among the laity is thus a quite recent phenomenon. It was introduced, or maybe re-introduced, by Burmese monks in the 1950’s. It has since become popular m ...
... laity. Only so-called forest monks have an age-old tradition of spending their lives meditating in small forest hermitages. Vipassana meditation among the laity is thus a quite recent phenomenon. It was introduced, or maybe re-introduced, by Burmese monks in the 1950’s. It has since become popular m ...
Guide to the Bodhisattva`s Way of Life
... sentient beings. It is well understood by people with even little intelligence and judgment of adopting and rejecting that an ordinary person cannot take the place of the enlightened one. Even so, relying on different causes and conditions and dependent origination, I feel ready to allow the fourfol ...
... sentient beings. It is well understood by people with even little intelligence and judgment of adopting and rejecting that an ordinary person cannot take the place of the enlightened one. Even so, relying on different causes and conditions and dependent origination, I feel ready to allow the fourfol ...
AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE CONCEPT OF DHAMMA AS
... 1.1 Background and Significance of the Problem The present thesis will consist of an analytical study of the concept of Dhamma as natural law as it appears in the Pali canonical, and post-canonical, sources.1 Dhamma is a profound term, creating difficulty for both Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, ...
... 1.1 Background and Significance of the Problem The present thesis will consist of an analytical study of the concept of Dhamma as natural law as it appears in the Pali canonical, and post-canonical, sources.1 Dhamma is a profound term, creating difficulty for both Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, ...
The Buddha and His Teachings
... “If we ask, for instance, whether the position of the electron remains the same, we must say ‘no’; if we ask whether the electron’s position changes with time, we must say ‘no’; if we ask whether the electron is at rest, we must say ‘no’; if we ask whether it is in action, we must say ‘no’. “The Bud ...
... “If we ask, for instance, whether the position of the electron remains the same, we must say ‘no’; if we ask whether the electron’s position changes with time, we must say ‘no’; if we ask whether the electron is at rest, we must say ‘no’; if we ask whether it is in action, we must say ‘no’. “The Bud ...
An Analysis of the Pali Canon
... An Analysis of the Pali Canon was originally the work of A.C. March, the founder-editor of Buddhism in England (from 1943, The Middle Way), the quarterly journal of The Buddhist Lodge (now The Buddhist Society, London). It appeared in the issues for Volume 3 and was later offprinted as a pamphlet. F ...
... An Analysis of the Pali Canon was originally the work of A.C. March, the founder-editor of Buddhism in England (from 1943, The Middle Way), the quarterly journal of The Buddhist Lodge (now The Buddhist Society, London). It appeared in the issues for Volume 3 and was later offprinted as a pamphlet. F ...
Reiki Master Manual
... A non‐traditional Master has much more scope for assisting those who wish to become healers. The only guidelines I will ask you to adopt are that you tell your students what part of the tuition they are receiving is pure Reiki and why these additional skills have been a ...
... A non‐traditional Master has much more scope for assisting those who wish to become healers. The only guidelines I will ask you to adopt are that you tell your students what part of the tuition they are receiving is pure Reiki and why these additional skills have been a ...
Bride of Amazement - NWU
... diverse as Robert Frost and Bashō. Moreover, Oliver does not only write about the mechanics of metrical poetry, but expresses her life philosophy on various matters, such as the role of the poet and the importance of the mind, expressing a wide range of human emotions: ...
... diverse as Robert Frost and Bashō. Moreover, Oliver does not only write about the mechanics of metrical poetry, but expresses her life philosophy on various matters, such as the role of the poet and the importance of the mind, expressing a wide range of human emotions: ...
an introduction to hisamatsu shin`ichi`s religious thought
... manner of exercising powers absolutely their own, float up and down on waves, themselves being solitarily emancipated and free from dependence, and cause waves of great compassion for those who are drowned so as to incite them to swim for themselves according to their abilities. As will quickly be i ...
... manner of exercising powers absolutely their own, float up and down on waves, themselves being solitarily emancipated and free from dependence, and cause waves of great compassion for those who are drowned so as to incite them to swim for themselves according to their abilities. As will quickly be i ...
The Prabang Myths: The Sacred Narratives and their Cultural Meaning
... sacred world of the spiritual and traditional beliefs of animism with the world of material reality which people perform toward the Prabang. It also plays a role in combining the spiritual and traditional animistic beliefs with practices in the real world of Buddhism. The Prabang: A symbol of politi ...
... sacred world of the spiritual and traditional beliefs of animism with the world of material reality which people perform toward the Prabang. It also plays a role in combining the spiritual and traditional animistic beliefs with practices in the real world of Buddhism. The Prabang: A symbol of politi ...
Early Buddhist Discourses
... be true about the life of the historical Buddha. Traditional stories of the Buddha’s life record that he was born in the town of Kapilavatthu (near the present-day town of Lumbini, just on the Nepalese side of the border between Nepal and India). He was born into a noble (khattiya) family. Most sour ...
... be true about the life of the historical Buddha. Traditional stories of the Buddha’s life record that he was born in the town of Kapilavatthu (near the present-day town of Lumbini, just on the Nepalese side of the border between Nepal and India). He was born into a noble (khattiya) family. Most sour ...
Searching for the Law: Ennin`s Journal as a Key to the Heian
... and Anne Walthall for their support and encouragement. Each graciously contributed their advice and expertise to a project that has probably ranged farther afield than a dissertation should. I am grateful to Susan Klein for her perspective on the project as a whole, something I often lost sight of i ...
... and Anne Walthall for their support and encouragement. Each graciously contributed their advice and expertise to a project that has probably ranged farther afield than a dissertation should. I am grateful to Susan Klein for her perspective on the project as a whole, something I often lost sight of i ...
The Reiki Symbols
... creating four new symbols – nor, for that matter, importing symbols from outside sources -but rather, selecting four symbols which were already a feature of his spiritualphilosophical system, and assigning them new significance as 'keys' (or as NLP terminology puts it: 'Resource Anchors') to assist ...
... creating four new symbols – nor, for that matter, importing symbols from outside sources -but rather, selecting four symbols which were already a feature of his spiritualphilosophical system, and assigning them new significance as 'keys' (or as NLP terminology puts it: 'Resource Anchors') to assist ...
Religion and Agriculture - Institute for International Development
... utilitarian terms of ‘what it can do for us?’ – but more as a dynamic flow to which we continually adapt. That seed is perhaps planted through such characteristically Buddhistinfluenced thoughts as care for all things in their natural conditions separate from non-essential benefit to us. As we conti ...
... utilitarian terms of ‘what it can do for us?’ – but more as a dynamic flow to which we continually adapt. That seed is perhaps planted through such characteristically Buddhistinfluenced thoughts as care for all things in their natural conditions separate from non-essential benefit to us. As we conti ...
The mandalas of Tibetan Buddhism and western psychotherapy
... symbology of the East, he was instrumental in bringing Buddhist psychological thought into Western psychology. In the end, Jung came to believe that the spontaneous creation of the mandala by his patients was a visual symbol that depicted the current state of their psyche, in addition to their psych ...
... symbology of the East, he was instrumental in bringing Buddhist psychological thought into Western psychology. In the end, Jung came to believe that the spontaneous creation of the mandala by his patients was a visual symbol that depicted the current state of their psyche, in addition to their psych ...
Mount Meru - Just be Good
... What is the one thing that sets Buddhism apart from all other religions? • Blind faith is not only not required, it is discouraged. • Instead, questioning and investigating is encouraged, so that we can make our own informed decisions about the path we want to take for ourselves. ...
... What is the one thing that sets Buddhism apart from all other religions? • Blind faith is not only not required, it is discouraged. • Instead, questioning and investigating is encouraged, so that we can make our own informed decisions about the path we want to take for ourselves. ...
Prince Shōtoku`s Commentary on the Śrīmālā-sūtra
... of the three vehicles—the bodhisattva, pratyekabuddha, and śrāvaka. The Shōmangyō gisho also refers to the ekayāna in contrast to the two vehicles; some of these references point to the paths of the pratyekabuddha and śrāvaka, while others refer to pratyekabuddhas and arhats. The term ekayāna is als ...
... of the three vehicles—the bodhisattva, pratyekabuddha, and śrāvaka. The Shōmangyō gisho also refers to the ekayāna in contrast to the two vehicles; some of these references point to the paths of the pratyekabuddha and śrāvaka, while others refer to pratyekabuddhas and arhats. The term ekayāna is als ...
Tara and Tibetan Buddhism: The Emergence of the Feminine Divine
... her head, creating an usniska, a protrusion seen as a mark of enlightenment. Her hair is also flowing down onto her shoulders, showing the “boundless freedom of uncontrived, intrinsic awareness.” (Chagdud Khandro 28) She is adorned with a crown, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, armlets, anklets, and ...
... her head, creating an usniska, a protrusion seen as a mark of enlightenment. Her hair is also flowing down onto her shoulders, showing the “boundless freedom of uncontrived, intrinsic awareness.” (Chagdud Khandro 28) She is adorned with a crown, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, armlets, anklets, and ...
WONHYO - A. Charles Muller
... At the start of the twenty-first century, humanity looked with hope on the ...
... At the start of the twenty-first century, humanity looked with hope on the ...
The Evolution of the Precepts
... From: Udana 6.8: Ganika Sutta - The Courtesan, Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu What's been attained, what's to be attained, are both defiled by one who trains in line with the afflicted. Those for whom precepts & practices are the essence of the training, for whom celibacy is the esse ...
... From: Udana 6.8: Ganika Sutta - The Courtesan, Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu What's been attained, what's to be attained, are both defiled by one who trains in line with the afflicted. Those for whom precepts & practices are the essence of the training, for whom celibacy is the esse ...