Buddhism In Thailand
... down in all its simplicity and nobility. For this purpose the Arama (or monastery) of Asoka, in the town of Pataliputta, was presented to the holy ones as the place of choice. About one thousand bhikkhus were summoned to participate in this Council, which lasted nine months, during which King Asoka, ...
... down in all its simplicity and nobility. For this purpose the Arama (or monastery) of Asoka, in the town of Pataliputta, was presented to the holy ones as the place of choice. About one thousand bhikkhus were summoned to participate in this Council, which lasted nine months, during which King Asoka, ...
THEGATEWAY - The Living Dharma
... Dr. Haneda said both Shakyamuni and Shinran discarded the practice of rituals and culture. Though they tried for many years, they could not find “true happiness”. Their minds were dominated by their ego that produced symptoms such as anger and greed. Human beings are controlled by the constant cycle ...
... Dr. Haneda said both Shakyamuni and Shinran discarded the practice of rituals and culture. Though they tried for many years, they could not find “true happiness”. Their minds were dominated by their ego that produced symptoms such as anger and greed. Human beings are controlled by the constant cycle ...
Mahatma Gandhi and Buddhism - The Institute of Oriental Philosophy
... large number of Buddhist, Hindu, and Christian groups, as well as other public forums. In every speech he referred to the Buddha’s life and teaching. The main points covered by him in those speeches are summarized below:22 (a) The Great Master had taught the Right Path. Its first maxim is truth, and ...
... large number of Buddhist, Hindu, and Christian groups, as well as other public forums. In every speech he referred to the Buddha’s life and teaching. The main points covered by him in those speeches are summarized below:22 (a) The Great Master had taught the Right Path. Its first maxim is truth, and ...
What is Sangha?
... That is why, traditionally, the sangha practices together. The benefit of group sangha activity arises not only from our sitting on meditation cushions, but from everything else we do--as long as we are not self-focused, but rather cut through self-clinging by working for the benefit of others. By i ...
... That is why, traditionally, the sangha practices together. The benefit of group sangha activity arises not only from our sitting on meditation cushions, but from everything else we do--as long as we are not self-focused, but rather cut through self-clinging by working for the benefit of others. By i ...
Practices and wisdom in Nichiren Buddhism
... I encountered Buddhism and counselling around the same time. While I was an undergraduate university student interested in psychology and counselling, my mother introduced me to an international lay Buddhist organization, the Soka Gakkai International, which belongs to the Japanse school of Buddhism ...
... I encountered Buddhism and counselling around the same time. While I was an undergraduate university student interested in psychology and counselling, my mother introduced me to an international lay Buddhist organization, the Soka Gakkai International, which belongs to the Japanse school of Buddhism ...
The Three Vehicles of Buddhist Practice
... century, there was a Moslem invasion of India in which all the Buddhist colleges and monasteries were destroyed, and almost all of the Buddhist writings were obliterated in India. When early Western scholars first studied Buddhism, they immediately jumped to the conclusion that the Theravada teachin ...
... century, there was a Moslem invasion of India in which all the Buddhist colleges and monasteries were destroyed, and almost all of the Buddhist writings were obliterated in India. When early Western scholars first studied Buddhism, they immediately jumped to the conclusion that the Theravada teachin ...
Avataṃsaka 華嚴 Transnationalism in Modern Sinitic Buddhism
... James Ketelaar has shown that Buddhists in late nineteenth-century Japan responded to the encroachment of government constraints by developing a discourse about the uniqueness and perfection of the Japanese form of Buddhism, and by constructing modern institutions of education to train Buddhists cle ...
... James Ketelaar has shown that Buddhists in late nineteenth-century Japan responded to the encroachment of government constraints by developing a discourse about the uniqueness and perfection of the Japanese form of Buddhism, and by constructing modern institutions of education to train Buddhists cle ...
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... to whether he was a follower of the Buddha. Indeed, the Major Discourse with Sakuludayin is set in Rajagaha, and describes that Sakuludayin was part of a large group of wandering ascetics, (many of whom were well known), which had gathered in the area to loudly discuss many trivial matters. Sakuluda ...
... to whether he was a follower of the Buddha. Indeed, the Major Discourse with Sakuludayin is set in Rajagaha, and describes that Sakuludayin was part of a large group of wandering ascetics, (many of whom were well known), which had gathered in the area to loudly discuss many trivial matters. Sakuluda ...
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... freedom to follow the right path. This is why the Buddha has laid emphasis on good association, good learning, proper awareness, and right conduct as four very important factors for the life of a man. The only way by which bad karma can be nullified is by good thoughts, words, and deeds. This means ...
... freedom to follow the right path. This is why the Buddha has laid emphasis on good association, good learning, proper awareness, and right conduct as four very important factors for the life of a man. The only way by which bad karma can be nullified is by good thoughts, words, and deeds. This means ...
THE PSYCHOANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE
... Prepared to accompany Theories of Personality (5th ed.) by Susan C. Cloninger (2008), published by Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. ...
... Prepared to accompany Theories of Personality (5th ed.) by Susan C. Cloninger (2008), published by Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. ...
2) Indian Buddhism - Kagyü Pende Gyamtso
... Japan, Singapore and parts of Russia _Northern Buddhism, or Tibetan Buddhism, or Tibeto‐Mongolian Buddhism, or Vajrayana, sometimes called Lamaism ‐ practiced mainly in Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan and parts of Nepal, India, China and Russia. Eastern and Northern Buddhism both call ...
... Japan, Singapore and parts of Russia _Northern Buddhism, or Tibetan Buddhism, or Tibeto‐Mongolian Buddhism, or Vajrayana, sometimes called Lamaism ‐ practiced mainly in Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan and parts of Nepal, India, China and Russia. Eastern and Northern Buddhism both call ...
Guru Padmasambhava in Context
... per antonomasia - by the Buddhist king Indrabhuti (to whom, according to the legend, the Tantric teachings were first given), and a southernmost one, which was politically dependent on the Laghman-Kabul-Gardez area. The latter evidence appears to be soundly demonstrated by the ruling presence of Tur ...
... per antonomasia - by the Buddhist king Indrabhuti (to whom, according to the legend, the Tantric teachings were first given), and a southernmost one, which was politically dependent on the Laghman-Kabul-Gardez area. The latter evidence appears to be soundly demonstrated by the ruling presence of Tur ...
here - Steamboat Buddhist Center
... resting in the unfabricated nature of mind. Conditioned (cyclic) existence. (Skt. samsara, Tib. khor wa) Ordinary existence which contains suffering because one still possesses attachment, aggression, and ignorance. It is contrasted to liberation or nirvana. Consciousnesses, sensory. These are the f ...
... resting in the unfabricated nature of mind. Conditioned (cyclic) existence. (Skt. samsara, Tib. khor wa) Ordinary existence which contains suffering because one still possesses attachment, aggression, and ignorance. It is contrasted to liberation or nirvana. Consciousnesses, sensory. These are the f ...
Jennifer Kieser - Missouri Western State University
... • Uses the Buddha’s teachings and principles to rule his empire with a new attitude, a different way of thinking • Given new names, such as: Ashoka the Great, Samraat Chakravartin (emperor of emperors), Priyadarshin (He who regards everyone with affection) (factsninfo.com) ...
... • Uses the Buddha’s teachings and principles to rule his empire with a new attitude, a different way of thinking • Given new names, such as: Ashoka the Great, Samraat Chakravartin (emperor of emperors), Priyadarshin (He who regards everyone with affection) (factsninfo.com) ...
Nietzsche and The Four Noble Truths
... -4Antichrist 49) by blaming the devil and sin for people’s suffering, Buddhism does not. Instead of speaking of a “struggle with sin,” Nietzsche observes, the Buddhist speaks of a “struggle with suffering” (Nietzsche, The Antichrist 20). Buddhism, Nietzsche further asserts, does not have to justify ...
... -4Antichrist 49) by blaming the devil and sin for people’s suffering, Buddhism does not. Instead of speaking of a “struggle with sin,” Nietzsche observes, the Buddhist speaks of a “struggle with suffering” (Nietzsche, The Antichrist 20). Buddhism, Nietzsche further asserts, does not have to justify ...
The Relocalization of Buddhism in Thailand
... of state control, has been the emergence, revival or flourishing of a myriad of alternative practices, movements and cults, especially in urban areas where the process of change has been most intense, and among a growing urban middle class (Suwanna 1990). These have been described by Pattana (2005:4 ...
... of state control, has been the emergence, revival or flourishing of a myriad of alternative practices, movements and cults, especially in urban areas where the process of change has been most intense, and among a growing urban middle class (Suwanna 1990). These have been described by Pattana (2005:4 ...
Filial Piety with a Zen Twist: Universalism
... The ramifijications of the concept of xiào beyond the personal sphere are further illustrated in the above-mentioned Confucian Classic of Family Reverence, which establishes three stages in its application: “This family reverence, then, begins in service to your parents, continues in service to your ...
... The ramifijications of the concept of xiào beyond the personal sphere are further illustrated in the above-mentioned Confucian Classic of Family Reverence, which establishes three stages in its application: “This family reverence, then, begins in service to your parents, continues in service to your ...
Yury Khokhlov: The Xi Xia Legacy in Sino-Tibetan Art
... Northern Song dynasty for works associated with Chinese Buddhism or the Indian Pāla style for works associated with Tibetan Buddhism. Others demonstrate an innovative mixture of styles and themes based on both Chinese and Tibetan traditions[17]. The coexistence of themes and styles associated with b ...
... Northern Song dynasty for works associated with Chinese Buddhism or the Indian Pāla style for works associated with Tibetan Buddhism. Others demonstrate an innovative mixture of styles and themes based on both Chinese and Tibetan traditions[17]. The coexistence of themes and styles associated with b ...
Toward a More Readable Translation of Tannishô 歎異抄―より
... Enlightenment is synonymous with entering the Pure State or attaining Buddhahood. It is the translation of Sanskrit “Nirvana.” It only happens at the time of death in Shin Buddhism. One might wonder why it is necessary to make such a big deal about the conditions after death. The reality is that the ...
... Enlightenment is synonymous with entering the Pure State or attaining Buddhahood. It is the translation of Sanskrit “Nirvana.” It only happens at the time of death in Shin Buddhism. One might wonder why it is necessary to make such a big deal about the conditions after death. The reality is that the ...
Understanding in Theravada Abhidhamma
... of a mahāpuruṣa, "superman"; the Buddha himself denied that he was either a man or a god; and in the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta he states that he could live for an aeon were he asked to do so. The ancient Indians were generally unconcerned with chronologies, being more focused on philosophy. Buddhist tex ...
... of a mahāpuruṣa, "superman"; the Buddha himself denied that he was either a man or a god; and in the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta he states that he could live for an aeon were he asked to do so. The ancient Indians were generally unconcerned with chronologies, being more focused on philosophy. Buddhist tex ...
Rethinking Ziolkowski`s “Landscape of the Soul:” A Mahayana
... beginnings within just a hundred years of the Buddha’s death, by the first century of the Common Era the movement is flourishing. While conservative Buddhist schools continued to exist in India with the Mahayana, it was the latter that would successfully spread into China in the 2nd century c.e. Con ...
... beginnings within just a hundred years of the Buddha’s death, by the first century of the Common Era the movement is flourishing. While conservative Buddhist schools continued to exist in India with the Mahayana, it was the latter that would successfully spread into China in the 2nd century c.e. Con ...