Ambedkar studies at Heidelberg - von Maren Bellwinkel
... Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Conrad 1995: 419) through so-called reservation of seats in politics, education and administration. His political role, especially the social movement initiated by him, has been subject to a dissertation in political sciences (Hust 2000) as well as part of a more elabora ...
... Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Conrad 1995: 419) through so-called reservation of seats in politics, education and administration. His political role, especially the social movement initiated by him, has been subject to a dissertation in political sciences (Hust 2000) as well as part of a more elabora ...
What is the purpose of life? What do Buddhists say?
... The world outside was kept hidden from him. He lived a life of luxury with servants attending to his need Finally he sat under a Bodhi tree and meditated on the questions: Why is there suffering? Where is true happiness to be found? He decided to live a life of total poverty and starve himself, but ...
... The world outside was kept hidden from him. He lived a life of luxury with servants attending to his need Finally he sat under a Bodhi tree and meditated on the questions: Why is there suffering? Where is true happiness to be found? He decided to live a life of total poverty and starve himself, but ...
3. Interpretative Examples of Controversial Doctrines in the Buddhist
... Introduction: Hermeneutics is derived from the Greek term “Hermes”, meaning a Greek messenger God who brings messages from superior Gods to other Gods and men. In other words, a study of the theories of interpretation is known as hermeneutics, which is the effort to squeeze out the meaning of the re ...
... Introduction: Hermeneutics is derived from the Greek term “Hermes”, meaning a Greek messenger God who brings messages from superior Gods to other Gods and men. In other words, a study of the theories of interpretation is known as hermeneutics, which is the effort to squeeze out the meaning of the re ...
Representations of Buddhism in Ondaatje`s Anil`s - Purdue e-Pubs
... late 1980s between young Buddhist monks and the Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP or Peoples Liberation Front, termed "the antigovernment insurgents" in the novel). In the 1980s, as S. Tambiah explains, the JVP recruited the monk "as another foot soldier in the revolutionary struggle" (1992, 88). Tambia ...
... late 1980s between young Buddhist monks and the Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP or Peoples Liberation Front, termed "the antigovernment insurgents" in the novel). In the 1980s, as S. Tambiah explains, the JVP recruited the monk "as another foot soldier in the revolutionary struggle" (1992, 88). Tambia ...
清靜經 Scripture of Clarity and Tranquility Translated by Bruce R
... meditate upon, but with the connotation of carefully investigating or examining a concept in order to see things as they really are G : 物 can mean “creatures” or “things”, and is usually translated as creatures (as in “the ten thousand creatures”), but “things” (possessions) seems to make more sense ...
... meditate upon, but with the connotation of carefully investigating or examining a concept in order to see things as they really are G : 物 can mean “creatures” or “things”, and is usually translated as creatures (as in “the ten thousand creatures”), but “things” (possessions) seems to make more sense ...
An Examination of Taoist and Buddhist Perspectives on
... The purpose of this paper is to unveil the spiritual and philosophical roots of Chinese communication and their connection to fundamental Asian values. Specifically, the author seeks to examine Chinese philosophical and spiritual underpinnings of emotionality and conflict resolution. By examining Ta ...
... The purpose of this paper is to unveil the spiritual and philosophical roots of Chinese communication and their connection to fundamental Asian values. Specifically, the author seeks to examine Chinese philosophical and spiritual underpinnings of emotionality and conflict resolution. By examining Ta ...
Monks, Nuns and Lay People-Bhikshus, Bhikshunis, and Upasakas
... Nowadays ‘bhikshu’ is usually translated as ‘monk’ and ‘bhikshuni’ as ‘nun’. Actually, the proper translation of these words is ‘man who shares’ and ‘woman who shares’. They are called this because, whenever donations are made to the monastic Sangha, each is given a share of that donation to help th ...
... Nowadays ‘bhikshu’ is usually translated as ‘monk’ and ‘bhikshuni’ as ‘nun’. Actually, the proper translation of these words is ‘man who shares’ and ‘woman who shares’. They are called this because, whenever donations are made to the monastic Sangha, each is given a share of that donation to help th ...
Untitled
... compatibility of Buddhism to science, but for the former’s superiority.5 Two main theses were presented. First, Western “science” is not as different from (Christian/ theistic) faith insofar as it has emerged in the West both as an apologetic strategy in the hands of persons of faith and as having i ...
... compatibility of Buddhism to science, but for the former’s superiority.5 Two main theses were presented. First, Western “science” is not as different from (Christian/ theistic) faith insofar as it has emerged in the West both as an apologetic strategy in the hands of persons of faith and as having i ...
Examination of Misunderstanding – 6
... (sotapatti), then attained arahantship as a layman. Question (6): What do all these records mean? Answer (6): It means that the possibility of an attainment of arahantship by a lay person is directly supported by the canonical authority itself. But, there is still a question whether or not the lay a ...
... (sotapatti), then attained arahantship as a layman. Question (6): What do all these records mean? Answer (6): It means that the possibility of an attainment of arahantship by a lay person is directly supported by the canonical authority itself. But, there is still a question whether or not the lay a ...
Buddhist Revival in Vietnam - United Nations Day of Vesak 2017
... both China and India in equal measure (com. p.32). However, Chinese Buddhism gradually gained ascendency especially as Vietnam was subjected to nearly a thousand years of Chinese rule in the course of which the country became a province of China (603 – 939 C.E.). This ushered in Daoism and Confucia ...
... both China and India in equal measure (com. p.32). However, Chinese Buddhism gradually gained ascendency especially as Vietnam was subjected to nearly a thousand years of Chinese rule in the course of which the country became a province of China (603 – 939 C.E.). This ushered in Daoism and Confucia ...
this PDF file - Religion and Society in Central and
... religious vacuum in society. As a result, in the mid-1980s, a wide range of religious movements began to emerge and spread (Filatov 2002, 470). By reading spiritual books, which were available more freely and in larger numbers than before, people, especially the younger generation, began to congrega ...
... religious vacuum in society. As a result, in the mid-1980s, a wide range of religious movements began to emerge and spread (Filatov 2002, 470). By reading spiritual books, which were available more freely and in larger numbers than before, people, especially the younger generation, began to congrega ...
digitising_skt_buddhist_texts
... Lalitavistara gives us a picture of Lord Buddha as being more superhuman than human and yet it is far from the conception of the Trikaya Doctrine of Nirmankaya, Sambhogakaya and Dharmakaya. It says that Lord Buddha appeared in the samsaric existence for the benefit of sentient beings and he behaved ...
... Lalitavistara gives us a picture of Lord Buddha as being more superhuman than human and yet it is far from the conception of the Trikaya Doctrine of Nirmankaya, Sambhogakaya and Dharmakaya. It says that Lord Buddha appeared in the samsaric existence for the benefit of sentient beings and he behaved ...
1 CHAN BUDDHIST AND EARLY DAOIST
... cosmos runs quiet by itself: Heaven produces beings and things, Earth nourishes them, the four Seasons follow one another regularly, the Five Elements replace one another by triumphing one over the others in an unending circle, yin and yangii succeed one another. The lesson for man is not to interf ...
... cosmos runs quiet by itself: Heaven produces beings and things, Earth nourishes them, the four Seasons follow one another regularly, the Five Elements replace one another by triumphing one over the others in an unending circle, yin and yangii succeed one another. The lesson for man is not to interf ...
M. A. Buddhist Literature
... General Instruction about Course and pattern of Examination 1. General Structure: The Post Graduate (M.A.) course is a full time course of the duration of two years. It i s divided into two parts i.e. M. A. part I (consisting of two semesters – Semester I and Semester II) and M. A. part II (consisti ...
... General Instruction about Course and pattern of Examination 1. General Structure: The Post Graduate (M.A.) course is a full time course of the duration of two years. It i s divided into two parts i.e. M. A. part I (consisting of two semesters – Semester I and Semester II) and M. A. part II (consisti ...
A Survey of the Paths of Tibetan Buddhism
... as a human or god. Such a system highlights the importance of maintaining good behaviour. By performing good deeds and refraining from negative actions we can lead righteous lives and be able to maintain a favourable rebirth in the future. The Buddha also spoke of another category of vehicle, the Br ...
... as a human or god. Such a system highlights the importance of maintaining good behaviour. By performing good deeds and refraining from negative actions we can lead righteous lives and be able to maintain a favourable rebirth in the future. The Buddha also spoke of another category of vehicle, the Br ...
The timing of Yogācāra resurgence in the Ming dynasty (1368
... It was fashionable for Buddhist exegetes to brandish their knowledge of literati culture by writing commentaries for the Confucian Classics. The interesting point was that, Wang’s interpretation of the cultivational outline in the Great Learning as a subitist and introspective path was strikingly si ...
... It was fashionable for Buddhist exegetes to brandish their knowledge of literati culture by writing commentaries for the Confucian Classics. The interesting point was that, Wang’s interpretation of the cultivational outline in the Great Learning as a subitist and introspective path was strikingly si ...
Biographies of Conference Participants
... Buddhist philosophy for three years and received a GesheAcharya degree in 1972. At the end of 1973 he joined the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, as librarian and research assistant, where his main responsibility was to supervise cataloguing and to evolve a proper classification sy ...
... Buddhist philosophy for three years and received a GesheAcharya degree in 1972. At the end of 1973 he joined the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, as librarian and research assistant, where his main responsibility was to supervise cataloguing and to evolve a proper classification sy ...
Full-text PDF - College of the Holy Cross
... women and general moral principles of filial piety [hiCu], benevolence [nhân], and loyalty [trung]. This form of “Confucianism” may be so diluted as to hardly merit the designation, but the term was nonetheless central to popular conceptions of historical or cultural legacies that were called upon t ...
... women and general moral principles of filial piety [hiCu], benevolence [nhân], and loyalty [trung]. This form of “Confucianism” may be so diluted as to hardly merit the designation, but the term was nonetheless central to popular conceptions of historical or cultural legacies that were called upon t ...
