Maitreya, the Future Buddha
... gathered about himself a group of devoted followers over the next forty years, founding what was eventually to become one of the great world religions. According to the earliest texts, Gautama taught that his pragmatic method for spiritual cultivation was open to anyone and that there were others wh ...
... gathered about himself a group of devoted followers over the next forty years, founding what was eventually to become one of the great world religions. According to the earliest texts, Gautama taught that his pragmatic method for spiritual cultivation was open to anyone and that there were others wh ...
Dharma Works - Sakya Losal Choe Dzong
... Lama Choedak Rinpoche Born in Tibet, Lama Choedak Rinpoche is the founder and Spiritual Director of Sakya Losal Choe Dzong and the Rongton Buddhist Training College. He is a fully qualified Tibetan Lama and meditation master, having completed twelve years of rigorous monastic training, including a t ...
... Lama Choedak Rinpoche Born in Tibet, Lama Choedak Rinpoche is the founder and Spiritual Director of Sakya Losal Choe Dzong and the Rongton Buddhist Training College. He is a fully qualified Tibetan Lama and meditation master, having completed twelve years of rigorous monastic training, including a t ...
Volition: An Introduction of the Law of Kamma
... uge. Deeds divide beings in lowness and excellence.” Buddha gave this very short answer, but Subha did not understand. So Buddha elaborated upon the law of kamma. Some beings like to kill other beings and get in the habit of killing. After death, these people are reborn in four lower, woeful states ...
... uge. Deeds divide beings in lowness and excellence.” Buddha gave this very short answer, but Subha did not understand. So Buddha elaborated upon the law of kamma. Some beings like to kill other beings and get in the habit of killing. After death, these people are reborn in four lower, woeful states ...
Reaffirming Our Right to Happiness
... It is not a hermetic, esoteric or occult teaching. The “Three Great Secret Laws” (indicating the Dai-Gohonzon, Daimoku and the High Sanctuary of True Buddhism) are called so because before Nichiren Daishonin, they were “hidden in the depths” of the Lotus Sutra. The Daishonin revealed and clarified t ...
... It is not a hermetic, esoteric or occult teaching. The “Three Great Secret Laws” (indicating the Dai-Gohonzon, Daimoku and the High Sanctuary of True Buddhism) are called so because before Nichiren Daishonin, they were “hidden in the depths” of the Lotus Sutra. The Daishonin revealed and clarified t ...
Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism: The Doctrinal History of Nirvana
... In the AbhidharmakoUabhALya, the exposition offered by the early canon is often described as contingent (AbhiprAyika),1 in contrast to the definitive (lAkLaOika) exposition of the abhidharma. One of the problems concerning the truth of the origin of the suffering, the second noble truth, is, as asked ...
... In the AbhidharmakoUabhALya, the exposition offered by the early canon is often described as contingent (AbhiprAyika),1 in contrast to the definitive (lAkLaOika) exposition of the abhidharma. One of the problems concerning the truth of the origin of the suffering, the second noble truth, is, as asked ...
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... Tipitaka, but is simply a meditation technique for practicing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthāna), which makes sense of the phrase contemplating “body in body, feelings in feelings, mind in mind, and mental objects in mental objects.” The teaching has been verified scientifically by m ...
... Tipitaka, but is simply a meditation technique for practicing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthāna), which makes sense of the phrase contemplating “body in body, feelings in feelings, mind in mind, and mental objects in mental objects.” The teaching has been verified scientifically by m ...
BUDDHIST IMAGERY IN THE WORK OF PAUL GAUGUIN: THE
... geographical location is the perfect example of the white man escaping his bourgeois life and, portraying it as a journey of self-discovery, without acknowledging the power dynamics involved. Solomon-Godeau portrayed Gauguin’s appropriation of “primitive” cultures as another form of imperialism. It ...
... geographical location is the perfect example of the white man escaping his bourgeois life and, portraying it as a journey of self-discovery, without acknowledging the power dynamics involved. Solomon-Godeau portrayed Gauguin’s appropriation of “primitive” cultures as another form of imperialism. It ...
Keizan Study
... consisting primarily of local temples that service the religious needs of laypeople who themselves do not practice Zen. It is also true, however, that Keizan was a man of his times. In addition to Zen history, Zen training, and Zen monasticism, his writings reveal many religious themes common to oth ...
... consisting primarily of local temples that service the religious needs of laypeople who themselves do not practice Zen. It is also true, however, that Keizan was a man of his times. In addition to Zen history, Zen training, and Zen monasticism, his writings reveal many religious themes common to oth ...
Death, Buddhism, and Existentialism in the Songs of TCS (PFD)
... adding that he believed “the border between death and life [was] as thin as a strand of hair.”19 Others, however, have discussed Trịnh Công Sơn’s early life and his experiences during the war,20 and so here I would like to focus on the influence of Buddhism and existentialism. In the many articles a ...
... adding that he believed “the border between death and life [was] as thin as a strand of hair.”19 Others, however, have discussed Trịnh Công Sơn’s early life and his experiences during the war,20 and so here I would like to focus on the influence of Buddhism and existentialism. In the many articles a ...
The Poetic Dhamma of Zao Amat Long`s Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta
... among the Shan. I note the potential of such literature to tell us much about 19th century merit-making and sponsorship practices because of the lengthy introductions recording the occasion of sponsorship, introductions that neither I nor colleagues working in the textual study of Theravada have so ...
... among the Shan. I note the potential of such literature to tell us much about 19th century merit-making and sponsorship practices because of the lengthy introductions recording the occasion of sponsorship, introductions that neither I nor colleagues working in the textual study of Theravada have so ...
Dharmacorner Buddhist Library Booklist
... Introduction to Vipassana Meditation. Sayadaw U Silananda- PDF Investigation For Insight By Susan Elbaum Jootla- PDF Is Buddhism A Religion? Ajahn Sumedho– Microsoft Word Is Buddhism a Religion? Dorothy Figen- PDF Is death really frightening? Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda Mahathera– Microsoft Word Is ...
... Introduction to Vipassana Meditation. Sayadaw U Silananda- PDF Investigation For Insight By Susan Elbaum Jootla- PDF Is Buddhism A Religion? Ajahn Sumedho– Microsoft Word Is Buddhism a Religion? Dorothy Figen- PDF Is death really frightening? Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda Mahathera– Microsoft Word Is ...
ChamchoyP - Open Research Exeter (ORE)
... This thesis is a study of the contemporary forms of trance-possession rituals performed in Thai Buddhism. It explores the way in which the trance-possession rituals are conceptualised by Thai Buddhist people as having therapeutic potentiality, through the examination of the ritual efficacy that is e ...
... This thesis is a study of the contemporary forms of trance-possession rituals performed in Thai Buddhism. It explores the way in which the trance-possession rituals are conceptualised by Thai Buddhist people as having therapeutic potentiality, through the examination of the ritual efficacy that is e ...
Hachiman`s Initial Rise to Prominence
... however, perhaps owing to the confusing mix of native, Chinese, Korean, and—last but not least—Buddhist aspects of Hachiman. Some of these aspects have been addressed in articles by Allan Grapard, but a detailed historical analysis of Hachiman’s unprecedented “career” is still missing in Western sch ...
... however, perhaps owing to the confusing mix of native, Chinese, Korean, and—last but not least—Buddhist aspects of Hachiman. Some of these aspects have been addressed in articles by Allan Grapard, but a detailed historical analysis of Hachiman’s unprecedented “career” is still missing in Western sch ...
EXPOSITION OF THE SUTRA OF BRAHMA S NET
... 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 ...
Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra - REAL-d
... in the west. I carefully collated all extant accounts of his life, and wrote his critical biography. My study on his biography was published separately in English under the title A Religious Leader in the Tang: Chengguan’s Biography by The International Institute for Buddhist Studies in Tokyo. This ...
... in the west. I carefully collated all extant accounts of his life, and wrote his critical biography. My study on his biography was published separately in English under the title A Religious Leader in the Tang: Chengguan’s Biography by The International Institute for Buddhist Studies in Tokyo. This ...
HAVEL`S DEEP HOPE AND ITS ROLE IN SUFFERING
... increase our suffering. Furthermore, this conceivable link was central to this study because it accentuated a potential controversy in understanding hope’s different meanings from a Buddhist perspective. Hope’s possible association with the future directly contradicts Buddhist teachings in that Budd ...
... increase our suffering. Furthermore, this conceivable link was central to this study because it accentuated a potential controversy in understanding hope’s different meanings from a Buddhist perspective. Hope’s possible association with the future directly contradicts Buddhist teachings in that Budd ...
THE CONCEPT OF THE BUDDHA, Its evolution from
... to a discussion of its origin. Takeuchi asserts that the saNbhogakAya is closely connected with the bodhisattva ideal. Its key aspect is the vow that a bodhisattva takes at the beginning of spiritual training, which remains in force until the attainment of Buddhahood. In this connection, the SukhAva ...
... to a discussion of its origin. Takeuchi asserts that the saNbhogakAya is closely connected with the bodhisattva ideal. Its key aspect is the vow that a bodhisattva takes at the beginning of spiritual training, which remains in force until the attainment of Buddhahood. In this connection, the SukhAva ...
Schopenhauer between Fre - UQ eSpace
... Here Schopenhauer compares an aesthetic experience, to which he refers as the “enjoyment of the beautiful”, with a more lasting positive experience of someone who has “conquered her inner nature”. Liberation is given the attributes of a “pure knowing being” and “undimmed mirror of the world”, but ot ...
... Here Schopenhauer compares an aesthetic experience, to which he refers as the “enjoyment of the beautiful”, with a more lasting positive experience of someone who has “conquered her inner nature”. Liberation is given the attributes of a “pure knowing being” and “undimmed mirror of the world”, but ot ...
Master Dogen`s Shobogenzo
... different treatment for every spiritual ailment, much as a doctor prescribes a different medicine for every medical ailment. Thus his teachings were always appropriate for the particular suffering individual and for the time at which the teaching was given, and over the ages not one of his prescript ...
... different treatment for every spiritual ailment, much as a doctor prescribes a different medicine for every medical ailment. Thus his teachings were always appropriate for the particular suffering individual and for the time at which the teaching was given, and over the ages not one of his prescript ...
ABSTRACT SIMPSON, EMILY PATRICIA. Religious Turmoil: The
... Roman Catholic church, which shaped the religious outlook that he would carry throughout his life (qtd in Sorrell 191). However, as young Kerouac moved through adolescence and into adulthood, he became increasingly troubled spiritually and desperately fought against the Catholic guilt that threatene ...
... Roman Catholic church, which shaped the religious outlook that he would carry throughout his life (qtd in Sorrell 191). However, as young Kerouac moved through adolescence and into adulthood, he became increasingly troubled spiritually and desperately fought against the Catholic guilt that threatene ...
The Buddha
... political allegiances, social and cultural factors, or simply the desire to weave a good tale. This book is intended for the interested generalist rather than the specialist, for the “student” rather than the “scholar,” but that does not mean that she or he should be sheltered from exposure to some ...
... political allegiances, social and cultural factors, or simply the desire to weave a good tale. This book is intended for the interested generalist rather than the specialist, for the “student” rather than the “scholar,” but that does not mean that she or he should be sheltered from exposure to some ...
Tathagata Meditation - phaptangmeditation.org
... the Absolute Meditation Nature, True Enlightenment Essential Nature to the Intuition enlightenment, which are all erased and abolished. Since one complies with confused wrong consciousness on research, one sticks to writing, and distinguishes the gain from the loss. One, as a result, practices with ...
... the Absolute Meditation Nature, True Enlightenment Essential Nature to the Intuition enlightenment, which are all erased and abolished. Since one complies with confused wrong consciousness on research, one sticks to writing, and distinguishes the gain from the loss. One, as a result, practices with ...
common buddhist text: guidance and insight from the buddha
... 2 The age and influence of Buddhism The history of Buddhism spans around 2,500 years from its origin in India with Siddhattha Gotama,1 through its spread to most parts of Asia and, in the twentieth and twenty first centuries, to the West. Professor Richard Gombrich of Oxford University holds that th ...
... 2 The age and influence of Buddhism The history of Buddhism spans around 2,500 years from its origin in India with Siddhattha Gotama,1 through its spread to most parts of Asia and, in the twentieth and twenty first centuries, to the West. Professor Richard Gombrich of Oxford University holds that th ...
The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth
... meticulously documented book is needed because when reading Buddhist sources from this period, scholars will inevitably come across many references to the major events and figures I study in this book. If readers use my comprehensive index properly, together with the reference books listed in the bib ...
... meticulously documented book is needed because when reading Buddhist sources from this period, scholars will inevitably come across many references to the major events and figures I study in this book. If readers use my comprehensive index properly, together with the reference books listed in the bib ...
A Study of Sukkhavipassaka in Pāli Buddhism
... First of all, I would like to express my deep gratitude to my principal advisors, Dr. Primoz Pecenko, his wife, Dr. Tamara Ditrich, and Dr. Chris Kang of the School of History, Philosophy, Religion, Classics, University of Queensland, for their useful guidance, timely help and warm friendship throug ...
... First of all, I would like to express my deep gratitude to my principal advisors, Dr. Primoz Pecenko, his wife, Dr. Tamara Ditrich, and Dr. Chris Kang of the School of History, Philosophy, Religion, Classics, University of Queensland, for their useful guidance, timely help and warm friendship throug ...