Buddha`s Word - Transforming Tibetan and Buddhist Book Culture
... time. Not knowing what to do with it, the king placed the text in a casket and worshipped it. The sacred scripture duly dispensed its blessing and he became strong and youthful. It was his descendant, the Tibetan Emperor Songtsen Gampo (Srong btsan sgam po, d. 649) who would eventually gain access t ...
... time. Not knowing what to do with it, the king placed the text in a casket and worshipped it. The sacred scripture duly dispensed its blessing and he became strong and youthful. It was his descendant, the Tibetan Emperor Songtsen Gampo (Srong btsan sgam po, d. 649) who would eventually gain access t ...
steve odin PEACE AND COMPASSION IN THE MICROCOSMIC
... Buddhist scripture known as the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law (Japanese: Myôhô renge kyô), otherwise known as the Lotus Sutra (Japanese: Hoke-kyô). More specifically, this holographic or microcosmic– macrocosmic paradigm is articulated in the Lotus Sutra tradition in terms of the doctrine of “thr ...
... Buddhist scripture known as the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law (Japanese: Myôhô renge kyô), otherwise known as the Lotus Sutra (Japanese: Hoke-kyô). More specifically, this holographic or microcosmic– macrocosmic paradigm is articulated in the Lotus Sutra tradition in terms of the doctrine of “thr ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
Daniel Bouchez - Hal-SHS
... the young hero had brought with him from India to China as his only baggage, and that, in the end, before returning to the West, he bequeathed to his disciple. In a very thorough study, published in 1972,4 Sŏl Sŏnggyŏng demonstrated that the very structure of the Nine Cloud Dream, as shown in the di ...
... the young hero had brought with him from India to China as his only baggage, and that, in the end, before returning to the West, he bequeathed to his disciple. In a very thorough study, published in 1972,4 Sŏl Sŏnggyŏng demonstrated that the very structure of the Nine Cloud Dream, as shown in the di ...
FROM BUDDHA`S LIPS TO FREUD`S EARS: A
... and not subject to change” (Rubin, 12). The notion of an unchanging self (Atman) is the core belief within Hindu scriptures concerning the nature of human existence. As we will see, the Buddha unequivocally disagreed with this perspective of human beings, and Buddhism arose as a response to this ...
... and not subject to change” (Rubin, 12). The notion of an unchanging self (Atman) is the core belief within Hindu scriptures concerning the nature of human existence. As we will see, the Buddha unequivocally disagreed with this perspective of human beings, and Buddhism arose as a response to this ...
UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA LAWRENCE THE REH
... that is why this form is sometimes called Southern Buddhism, while Mahayana Buddhism migrated from India towards the northeast to China, Tibet, Japan, and Korea, and is therefore also known as Northern Buddhism.5 Mahayana Buddhism includes the traditions of Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Tibeta ...
... that is why this form is sometimes called Southern Buddhism, while Mahayana Buddhism migrated from India towards the northeast to China, Tibet, Japan, and Korea, and is therefore also known as Northern Buddhism.5 Mahayana Buddhism includes the traditions of Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Tibeta ...
The Role of Buddhism in Society and Radical Buddhist
... Radical Buddhist mobilization in post-war Sri Lanka is taking place in an international context where religious groups are gaining a lot of attention in for instance media and by political leaders as well as by researchers. The aim of this thesis was to explore young monks’ perceptions of the role o ...
... Radical Buddhist mobilization in post-war Sri Lanka is taking place in an international context where religious groups are gaining a lot of attention in for instance media and by political leaders as well as by researchers. The aim of this thesis was to explore young monks’ perceptions of the role o ...
Nothing Higher Than the Truth: Modern Theosophy, Buddhism, and
... developed their awareness of popular Buddhist and Hindu teachings through their encounter with Helena Blavatsky while in Victorian England. My examples rely on Arthur H. Nethercot’s (1963) seminal historical account of Besant’s many lives, and Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke’s (2010) level-headed analysis ...
... developed their awareness of popular Buddhist and Hindu teachings through their encounter with Helena Blavatsky while in Victorian England. My examples rely on Arthur H. Nethercot’s (1963) seminal historical account of Besant’s many lives, and Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke’s (2010) level-headed analysis ...
Buddhist Social Theory?
... does not disappear. It returns to haunt us until we acknowledge it and learn to deal with it. No social activity is more vulnerable to this realization than religion. The French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard has defined postmodernism as incredulity toward all meta-narratives, and no narratives a ...
... does not disappear. It returns to haunt us until we acknowledge it and learn to deal with it. No social activity is more vulnerable to this realization than religion. The French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard has defined postmodernism as incredulity toward all meta-narratives, and no narratives a ...
The Teachings of Vimalakirti - Minnesota Zen Meditation Center
... to a Buddha Land presided over (with some exceptions) by a particular Buddha who is responsible for the spiritual development of all beings in that realm. Buddha Lands are created by Bodhisattvas through ...
... to a Buddha Land presided over (with some exceptions) by a particular Buddha who is responsible for the spiritual development of all beings in that realm. Buddha Lands are created by Bodhisattvas through ...
Introduction - Nichiren Buddhism Library
... beauty of the buildings and images associated with it, there was little in this sort of Buddhism that appealed to or was understood by ordinary people of limited eduxx ...
... beauty of the buildings and images associated with it, there was little in this sort of Buddhism that appealed to or was understood by ordinary people of limited eduxx ...
Navayana Buddhism - Social
... After that, I couldn’t feel the usual intoxication with health anymore. When ignorant people see someone who is dead, they are disgusted and horrified, even thought they too will be dead some day. I thought to myself: I don’t want to be like the ignorant people. After than, I couldn’t feel the usual ...
... After that, I couldn’t feel the usual intoxication with health anymore. When ignorant people see someone who is dead, they are disgusted and horrified, even thought they too will be dead some day. I thought to myself: I don’t want to be like the ignorant people. After than, I couldn’t feel the usual ...
She Who Laughs Loudest: A Meditation on Zen Humor
... situation, Ikkyū responds by ridiculing the underlying reality that gives way to the situation. Almost naked, Ikkyū makes us laugh at the social divide and its inherently empty nature. While earlier schools of Buddhism, especially Indian Buddhism, consisted in rather serious logical or analytical ex ...
... situation, Ikkyū responds by ridiculing the underlying reality that gives way to the situation. Almost naked, Ikkyū makes us laugh at the social divide and its inherently empty nature. While earlier schools of Buddhism, especially Indian Buddhism, consisted in rather serious logical or analytical ex ...
The Quandary of the Saffron`s Involvement in Politics in Burma
... politics and economics with you but we might be in trouble if they would over hear our conversation.” That is another sign for us, the foreigners, to avoid discussion regarding socio-economic conditions with Burmese people in public space as it might cause trouble to the locals. Another common decep ...
... politics and economics with you but we might be in trouble if they would over hear our conversation.” That is another sign for us, the foreigners, to avoid discussion regarding socio-economic conditions with Burmese people in public space as it might cause trouble to the locals. Another common decep ...
BUDDHIST DEITIES AND MANTRAS IN THE HINDU TANTRAS: I
... lies in the clear understanding they offer of the process of adaptation of a deity from the Buddhist Tantric texts into Hindu Tantras. In this paper I am concerned with the influence of Buddhist Tantrism on Hindu Tantras as evident from the adoption of Buddhist deities, mantras and elements of typic ...
... lies in the clear understanding they offer of the process of adaptation of a deity from the Buddhist Tantric texts into Hindu Tantras. In this paper I am concerned with the influence of Buddhist Tantrism on Hindu Tantras as evident from the adoption of Buddhist deities, mantras and elements of typic ...
The Other Side of Zen - Princeton University Press
... local history. Especially during the late 1980s and into the 1990s, with the cooperation of shrines and temples (which held some of the best data for local history), a rich trove of manuscripts was assembled, microfilmed, and cataloged.12 Although only a very small portion of these handwritten docum ...
... local history. Especially during the late 1980s and into the 1990s, with the cooperation of shrines and temples (which held some of the best data for local history), a rich trove of manuscripts was assembled, microfilmed, and cataloged.12 Although only a very small portion of these handwritten docum ...
Deconstruction, Zen Buddhism and the Ethical
... possible only in the state of pre-reflective experience, which is available only to those who attained awakening, what is the status of ethical behaviors for the sentient beings who live in the world of reflection, and who are yet to attain the state of pure pre-reflective awakening? Without clear a ...
... possible only in the state of pre-reflective experience, which is available only to those who attained awakening, what is the status of ethical behaviors for the sentient beings who live in the world of reflection, and who are yet to attain the state of pure pre-reflective awakening? Without clear a ...
bot_1995_01_15
... learn about their religion in schools and colleges under modern educatIon system. It is a normal phenomenon that when traditional society get exposed to the modern world, it instals in them the sense of inferiority and make them join the racc of modernization and acculturation with advanced society ...
... learn about their religion in schools and colleges under modern educatIon system. It is a normal phenomenon that when traditional society get exposed to the modern world, it instals in them the sense of inferiority and make them join the racc of modernization and acculturation with advanced society ...