EXPLORATIONS - The Center for Southeast Asian Studies
... The Ashikaga shoguns had entered into tributary relations with Ming China in 1405 (Sansom 1961:170), and though formal relations had been cut off since 1557 (Iwao 1976:1), Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the Tokugawa shoguns who came after him felt the need to more explicitly end the pretense of Japanese sub ...
... The Ashikaga shoguns had entered into tributary relations with Ming China in 1405 (Sansom 1961:170), and though formal relations had been cut off since 1557 (Iwao 1976:1), Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the Tokugawa shoguns who came after him felt the need to more explicitly end the pretense of Japanese sub ...
laotian hill tribes - Welcome to Muang Lao new website
... Like minority groups the world over, the hill tribes of Laos are facing unaccustomed pressures on their traditional way of life. The depletion of protective, life-giving forest and wilderness, the upward migration of more lowland Laotians, growing pressure on the hill tribes to settle closer to acce ...
... Like minority groups the world over, the hill tribes of Laos are facing unaccustomed pressures on their traditional way of life. The depletion of protective, life-giving forest and wilderness, the upward migration of more lowland Laotians, growing pressure on the hill tribes to settle closer to acce ...
The Lost Empire of the Silk Road The discovery of
... are the basis of Buddhism; one of the great religions, along with Christianity and Islam. The Buddha's wisdom, his compassion towards all creatures, are among the most important teachings of Buddhism, and this compassion for others has been the fountain of energy of the entire Buddhist movement thro ...
... are the basis of Buddhism; one of the great religions, along with Christianity and Islam. The Buddha's wisdom, his compassion towards all creatures, are among the most important teachings of Buddhism, and this compassion for others has been the fountain of energy of the entire Buddhist movement thro ...
Current Issue - Buddhism in Ottawa
... sit as comfortably as possible on meditation cushions. In fact he frequently veered off his selected topics to other matters entirely. At The end of an hour, he might say in a rather bemused way, "Well, I see I have not covered much of what I intended to, today" but he would seem rather pleased with ...
... sit as comfortably as possible on meditation cushions. In fact he frequently veered off his selected topics to other matters entirely. At The end of an hour, he might say in a rather bemused way, "Well, I see I have not covered much of what I intended to, today" but he would seem rather pleased with ...
Arahants and Bodhisattvas
... and thus recognizes the validity of both arahantship and Buddhahood as objects of aspiration. It would therefore be more accurate to say that the arahant ideal and the bodhisattva ideal are the respective guiding ideals of Early Buddhism and Mahàyàna Buddhism. ...
... and thus recognizes the validity of both arahantship and Buddhahood as objects of aspiration. It would therefore be more accurate to say that the arahant ideal and the bodhisattva ideal are the respective guiding ideals of Early Buddhism and Mahàyàna Buddhism. ...
Untitled - Terebess
... that some have been found in China – where relics of the Buddha could be deposited. Whatever the case, this model of the Buddhist sovereign embodied by Ashoka had a lasting influence upon the relationship between Buddhism and the state in all Asian cultures. The spread of Buddhism in India led to a ...
... that some have been found in China – where relics of the Buddha could be deposited. Whatever the case, this model of the Buddhist sovereign embodied by Ashoka had a lasting influence upon the relationship between Buddhism and the state in all Asian cultures. The spread of Buddhism in India led to a ...
Unmasking Buddhism
... that some have been found in China – where relics of the Buddha could be deposited. Whatever the case, this model of the Buddhist sovereign embodied by Ashoka had a lasting influence upon the relationship between Buddhism and the state in all Asian cultures. The spread of Buddhism in India led to a ...
... that some have been found in China – where relics of the Buddha could be deposited. Whatever the case, this model of the Buddhist sovereign embodied by Ashoka had a lasting influence upon the relationship between Buddhism and the state in all Asian cultures. The spread of Buddhism in India led to a ...
Buddhist and jain Art.p65
... and ideological principles of Jainism and Buddhism have a great impact on Indic religious settings. These religions had established a new tradition based on ethical and moral way of life, which not only influenced a great mass of the contemporary society but have also left an immense impact on the I ...
... and ideological principles of Jainism and Buddhism have a great impact on Indic religious settings. These religions had established a new tradition based on ethical and moral way of life, which not only influenced a great mass of the contemporary society but have also left an immense impact on the I ...
Escaping the Inescapable: Changes in Buddhist Karma Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Obeyesekere shows that all rebirth eschatologies are broadly similar and thus we should expect similarities between the rebirth eschatologies of Vedic and Buddhist cultures that are independent of any interactions between them. Indeed, as Wendy Doniger points out, “It is clear from Obeyesekere’s pre ...
... Obeyesekere shows that all rebirth eschatologies are broadly similar and thus we should expect similarities between the rebirth eschatologies of Vedic and Buddhist cultures that are independent of any interactions between them. Indeed, as Wendy Doniger points out, “It is clear from Obeyesekere’s pre ...
whitehill.txt ... JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST ETHICS VOLUME 1: 1994
... of Buddhist philosophy in a Western ethical milieu dominated by demands for human rights and individual autonomy.[7] Assuming the under-developed condition of the domain of Buddhist ethics in Western context, I now address at length my second, more tentative conjecture on the future prospect of West ...
... of Buddhist philosophy in a Western ethical milieu dominated by demands for human rights and individual autonomy.[7] Assuming the under-developed condition of the domain of Buddhist ethics in Western context, I now address at length my second, more tentative conjecture on the future prospect of West ...
Self-Defense in Asian Religions
... natural right.1 Often, the principle of defense against unorganized criminals has been extended to include defense against criminal governments. Indeed, modern international law of warfare, including limitations on the conduct of warfare, is founded on the universal right of personal self-defense.2 ...
... natural right.1 Often, the principle of defense against unorganized criminals has been extended to include defense against criminal governments. Indeed, modern international law of warfare, including limitations on the conduct of warfare, is founded on the universal right of personal self-defense.2 ...
Silk Road Foundation
... and hard about what he or she is viewing, stimulate a desire to learn more, and present a range of interpretations. In Sweden, a country where a concern over national identity is very much alive, the national historical museum in Stockholm in fact takes very seriously the mission to present alternat ...
... and hard about what he or she is viewing, stimulate a desire to learn more, and present a range of interpretations. In Sweden, a country where a concern over national identity is very much alive, the national historical museum in Stockholm in fact takes very seriously the mission to present alternat ...
Precepts Guideline Manual
... simply the next fully-awakened Buddha to come into existence long after the current teachings of the Buddha are lost. In later Theravada literature, the term bodhisattva is used fairly frequently in the sense of someone on the path to liberation. The later tradition of commentary also recognizes the ...
... simply the next fully-awakened Buddha to come into existence long after the current teachings of the Buddha are lost. In later Theravada literature, the term bodhisattva is used fairly frequently in the sense of someone on the path to liberation. The later tradition of commentary also recognizes the ...
Conflict and Adaptation: Tibetan Perspectives on Nonviolent
... complex philosophies upheld by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Mahatma Gandhi promote an uncompromising view of nonviolence, an ideal that even they acknowledge can only be achieved by a high spiritual being. When considering the Tibetan resistance movement, it is often assumed that all the activis ...
... complex philosophies upheld by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Mahatma Gandhi promote an uncompromising view of nonviolence, an ideal that even they acknowledge can only be achieved by a high spiritual being. When considering the Tibetan resistance movement, it is often assumed that all the activis ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
BSTC6079 Early Buddhism: a doctrinal exposition
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
There is Only One Mindfulness: Why Science and Buddhism Need
... assertion is made. The first is that emptiness is explicitly and frequently referred to and taught throughout the Theravada Pāli Canon. For example, in the Majjhima Nikāya, amongst various other direct and indirect references to emptiness, there appears both the Shorter Discourse on Emptiness (Cūḷas ...
... assertion is made. The first is that emptiness is explicitly and frequently referred to and taught throughout the Theravada Pāli Canon. For example, in the Majjhima Nikāya, amongst various other direct and indirect references to emptiness, there appears both the Shorter Discourse on Emptiness (Cūḷas ...
Bacon Elizabeth - 2016 - Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita
... his disciples. They formed a consensus of his teachings and used group recitation to keep them intact. Eventually, these texts were also written down. There are three major texts which form the "Three Baskets," called sutras, the sermons of the Buddha, Vinaya, prescriptions for the monasteries, and ...
... his disciples. They formed a consensus of his teachings and used group recitation to keep them intact. Eventually, these texts were also written down. There are three major texts which form the "Three Baskets," called sutras, the sermons of the Buddha, Vinaya, prescriptions for the monasteries, and ...
Tian-tai Metaphysics vs. Hua-yan Metaphysics
... Bodhisattvas also regard nirvana as the ultimate goal of attainment; however, they choose not to enter nirvana out of their compassion for all sentient beings who have not entered nirvana. Finally, the utmost highest form of existence is called Buddha. According to the Lotus Sutra, Buddhas can enter ...
... Bodhisattvas also regard nirvana as the ultimate goal of attainment; however, they choose not to enter nirvana out of their compassion for all sentient beings who have not entered nirvana. Finally, the utmost highest form of existence is called Buddha. According to the Lotus Sutra, Buddhas can enter ...
Chapter VII The Parable of a Magic City - Nichiren
... suffer much. We usually suffer when we cannot get what we want, but some people do not care even though he or she could not get what they wanted. Thus, the amount of our sufferings depends on our attachment to various things. That is why we must take care of our mind in Buddhism. 2. 集諦：We now know t ...
... suffer much. We usually suffer when we cannot get what we want, but some people do not care even though he or she could not get what they wanted. Thus, the amount of our sufferings depends on our attachment to various things. That is why we must take care of our mind in Buddhism. 2. 集諦：We now know t ...