modernization, social activism and the lao buddhist sangha1
... Buddhism in this period. The traditional role of the monks as educators was meant to be put to the service of the revolution. Buddhism was assigned a decisive role in the production of hegemony and paradoxically, it was at the same time an active agent of this process while also being itself reshape ...
... Buddhism in this period. The traditional role of the monks as educators was meant to be put to the service of the revolution. Buddhism was assigned a decisive role in the production of hegemony and paradoxically, it was at the same time an active agent of this process while also being itself reshape ...
Shintō Research in Japan and its Questions and
... humanities and sciences’ has not really made it past the slogan stage. Even though we may try to engage the humanities and sciences, they are not able to leave their own fortresses and come to grips with each other. This gives rise to mistrust, disregard and presumption regarding the other’s discipl ...
... humanities and sciences’ has not really made it past the slogan stage. Even though we may try to engage the humanities and sciences, they are not able to leave their own fortresses and come to grips with each other. This gives rise to mistrust, disregard and presumption regarding the other’s discipl ...
Sakya Newsletter: Fall 2005
... the Two Truths one becomes united in a non-dual state and will come to understand emptiness and action (in relation to the Six Perfections), and ultimately attain enlightenment. Conventional truth is when one perceives reality from the perspective of subject and object. From this perspective there i ...
... the Two Truths one becomes united in a non-dual state and will come to understand emptiness and action (in relation to the Six Perfections), and ultimately attain enlightenment. Conventional truth is when one perceives reality from the perspective of subject and object. From this perspective there i ...
guidelines for students
... when the future they had been dreaming about has become the past. Buddhist meditation teaches how to be in the present, how to be present. Some people think that a meditation practice is an escape from everyday life, but in truth, a meditation practice teaches us to be present in the world with a pe ...
... when the future they had been dreaming about has become the past. Buddhist meditation teaches how to be in the present, how to be present. Some people think that a meditation practice is an escape from everyday life, but in truth, a meditation practice teaches us to be present in the world with a pe ...
JBE Research Article ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 4 1997:1-74
... by declaring some to be original, authentic or true, while others are regarded as later or even as deviations. But in the absence of a commonly recognized stratification of the earlier portions of the canonical texts, what is considered original or true Buddhism is easily influenced by the interpret ...
... by declaring some to be original, authentic or true, while others are regarded as later or even as deviations. But in the absence of a commonly recognized stratification of the earlier portions of the canonical texts, what is considered original or true Buddhism is easily influenced by the interpret ...
Buddhist Meditation - Sungai Long Buddhist Society
... If you are doing Buddhist meditation and gaining anything, you're doing it wrong. The Buddhist path, is a path of renunciation. We are not doing it to gain generosity. We are doing it to get rid of greed. We are not doing it to gain compassion. We are doing it to get rid of anger and hatred. We are ...
... If you are doing Buddhist meditation and gaining anything, you're doing it wrong. The Buddhist path, is a path of renunciation. We are not doing it to gain generosity. We are doing it to get rid of greed. We are not doing it to gain compassion. We are doing it to get rid of anger and hatred. We are ...
THE ROLES OF BUDDHISM IN SOCIAL WORK Vietnam and Japan
... There were two basic characters when Buddhism was spread into Vietnam. Firstly, Vietnam was in the period of Chinese domination and lastly, Vietnam was a community with various cultures and polytheistic religion worship. Entering the era of independence and growth, Buddhism mingled with the general ...
... There were two basic characters when Buddhism was spread into Vietnam. Firstly, Vietnam was in the period of Chinese domination and lastly, Vietnam was a community with various cultures and polytheistic religion worship. Entering the era of independence and growth, Buddhism mingled with the general ...
A Buddhist Monk`s Journeys to Heaven and Hell
... Welcome to the 3rd Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Universities. This volume is long overdue, for too many or numerous reasons, none of which should be recollected. It’s here now, and we are excited to see it finally in print. The IABU has been functioning for several years now, ...
... Welcome to the 3rd Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Universities. This volume is long overdue, for too many or numerous reasons, none of which should be recollected. It’s here now, and we are excited to see it finally in print. The IABU has been functioning for several years now, ...
Urban Dharma Newsletters
... Arhat Mahinda, the profoundly sapient thera, came to Sri Lanka as bidden by his father, the emperor Asoka (264-267 BC) of India, who was earlier known as Chandasoka (Asoka the wicked), but later, when he renounced armed conquests, he came to be known as Dharmasoka (Asoka the pious). He proclaimed B ...
... Arhat Mahinda, the profoundly sapient thera, came to Sri Lanka as bidden by his father, the emperor Asoka (264-267 BC) of India, who was earlier known as Chandasoka (Asoka the wicked), but later, when he renounced armed conquests, he came to be known as Dharmasoka (Asoka the pious). He proclaimed B ...
Good Question, Good Answer - ndc-lnh
... than dismiss such things as strange, we should try to find their meaning. However, it is true that some of the things Buddhists do have their origin in popular superstition and misunderstanding rather than the teaching of the Buddha. And such misunderstandings are not found in Buddhism alone but cre ...
... than dismiss such things as strange, we should try to find their meaning. However, it is true that some of the things Buddhists do have their origin in popular superstition and misunderstanding rather than the teaching of the Buddha. And such misunderstandings are not found in Buddhism alone but cre ...
The Question of Vegetarianism and Diet in Pāli Buddhism
... that such actions will lead to suffering both for the individual acted upon—the victim—and for the aggressor (SN 12.41 578).6 Violence is rejected so strongly that it seems to include even killing in self-defence. For example, in the Saṃyutta-nikāya the Buddha endorses Puṇṇa’s pacifistic attitude to ...
... that such actions will lead to suffering both for the individual acted upon—the victim—and for the aggressor (SN 12.41 578).6 Violence is rejected so strongly that it seems to include even killing in self-defence. For example, in the Saṃyutta-nikāya the Buddha endorses Puṇṇa’s pacifistic attitude to ...
the complete PDF
... program. Most of the monks were just beginning their study, but by the end of the year many were able to hold simple conversations in English and to make short presentations. The more advanced monks wrote stories for an in-house magazine, and one made a major presentation on the purpose of human lif ...
... program. Most of the monks were just beginning their study, but by the end of the year many were able to hold simple conversations in English and to make short presentations. The more advanced monks wrote stories for an in-house magazine, and one made a major presentation on the purpose of human lif ...
The Ch`an Tsung in Medieval China: School, Lineage, or What?
... lineages always included dead people, and schools (as I have defmed them) did noL Moreover, schools generally included far more members than those few living persons who were recogni7ro within the membersbip as Dbarma beirs in the founder's lineage. The distinction that I want to draw between lineag ...
... lineages always included dead people, and schools (as I have defmed them) did noL Moreover, schools generally included far more members than those few living persons who were recogni7ro within the membersbip as Dbarma beirs in the founder's lineage. The distinction that I want to draw between lineag ...
PDF sample - Dave`s Lawnscaping
... the heroic, other-regarding, compassionate nature of the ideal Buddhist: not otherworldly, but this-worldly. We do see people who exemplify these qualities – the Dalai Lama is the most famous, but there are many others. And in terms of Buddhist tradition, the inspiration we need already exists: in ...
... the heroic, other-regarding, compassionate nature of the ideal Buddhist: not otherworldly, but this-worldly. We do see people who exemplify these qualities – the Dalai Lama is the most famous, but there are many others. And in terms of Buddhist tradition, the inspiration we need already exists: in ...
carrying Buddhism
... flowing and individual characteristics while the piece-mold method produces more angular and heavy characteristics, and indeed these are found when comparing a Gandharan image with one from China. Strahan elaborates these differences in her two articles. She then continues in her study to demonstrat ...
... flowing and individual characteristics while the piece-mold method produces more angular and heavy characteristics, and indeed these are found when comparing a Gandharan image with one from China. Strahan elaborates these differences in her two articles. She then continues in her study to demonstrat ...
Contentment, Compassion and Wisdom, a Buddhist Perspective
... And now, let’s talk about the Contentment itself. What is the definition of contentment? In order to understand what contentment means, we have to understand what its opposite is. We have to understand its essence and also what practice we need to do, if we want to develop contentment. In order to ...
... And now, let’s talk about the Contentment itself. What is the definition of contentment? In order to understand what contentment means, we have to understand what its opposite is. We have to understand its essence and also what practice we need to do, if we want to develop contentment. In order to ...
Theravāda Buddhism and John Dewey’s Metaethics Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... A desire arises when the objective situation is viewed as unsatisfactory, as lacking, and when some possible situation, which is desired, is viewed as remedying that lack. Its content is, of course, based on past experience, which is essential to imagining the alternative situation. The consequence ...
... A desire arises when the objective situation is viewed as unsatisfactory, as lacking, and when some possible situation, which is desired, is viewed as remedying that lack. Its content is, of course, based on past experience, which is essential to imagining the alternative situation. The consequence ...
The Emergence of Buddhist Critical-Constructive Reflection in the
... Zen, as revealer of Amitabha’s pure realm—so as to make it seem that movements that developed in Buddhist cultures many centuries after Shakyamuni lived were fully present in the teachings he gave during his lifetime, thus possessing unquestioned authority.v I will focus here on Mahayana Buddhist tr ...
... Zen, as revealer of Amitabha’s pure realm—so as to make it seem that movements that developed in Buddhist cultures many centuries after Shakyamuni lived were fully present in the teachings he gave during his lifetime, thus possessing unquestioned authority.v I will focus here on Mahayana Buddhist tr ...
