Durkheim, Religion, and Buddhism - TRAN-B-300
... Agni and Varuna;but 'he believes that he owes them nothing and that he has nothing to do with them".... Then he is an atheist, in the sense that he does not concern himself with the question whether gods exist or not (Durkheim1965:46;emphasis added). ...
... Agni and Varuna;but 'he believes that he owes them nothing and that he has nothing to do with them".... Then he is an atheist, in the sense that he does not concern himself with the question whether gods exist or not (Durkheim1965:46;emphasis added). ...
Chinese Buddhist Religious Disputation
... differing schools of Buddhist thought were brought to China, there to undergo a complex process of interpretation and reinterpretation, classification, and appropriation. As more Buddhist scriptures were translated (and as native Chinese scriptures were created) and as differing interpretations spra ...
... differing schools of Buddhist thought were brought to China, there to undergo a complex process of interpretation and reinterpretation, classification, and appropriation. As more Buddhist scriptures were translated (and as native Chinese scriptures were created) and as differing interpretations spra ...
R. Kloppenborg The role of the Buddhist monk in development
... out in many publications and pamphlets (cf. Wismeyer 1981:bibliography). It was first made accessible to the interested student of Buddhism by the publications and lectures of Prof. L. G. Hewage and bhikkhu Dr. H. Ratanasara. It is interesting to compare their views, remembering the discussion on th ...
... out in many publications and pamphlets (cf. Wismeyer 1981:bibliography). It was first made accessible to the interested student of Buddhism by the publications and lectures of Prof. L. G. Hewage and bhikkhu Dr. H. Ratanasara. It is interesting to compare their views, remembering the discussion on th ...
Shedras in the Dechen - Dechen Buddhist Centres
... completed his teaching on The Supreme Continuity by Maitreya. It marked the conclusion of the entire cycle of Karma-Kagyu works on the extraordinary Extrinsic Emptiness system of philosophy which he began teaching long ago in 1994 at the modest beginnings of the Shedra. During this time well over on ...
... completed his teaching on The Supreme Continuity by Maitreya. It marked the conclusion of the entire cycle of Karma-Kagyu works on the extraordinary Extrinsic Emptiness system of philosophy which he began teaching long ago in 1994 at the modest beginnings of the Shedra. During this time well over on ...
Murphy, Regan E. - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... tury, which became a model for later poetry composition, tended to be recorded in the phonetic script and, for this limited period of time, the spelling and pronunciation of words displayed a high degree of homogeneity. However, by the end of the Heian period the pronunciation of some sounds had mer ...
... tury, which became a model for later poetry composition, tended to be recorded in the phonetic script and, for this limited period of time, the spelling and pronunciation of words displayed a high degree of homogeneity. However, by the end of the Heian period the pronunciation of some sounds had mer ...
Untitled - Fo Guang Shan Temple of Toronto
... against the reification of sunyata as the underlying substratum or essential nature of reality. Hence, there is a danger in translating the most famous line of the Heart Sutra, which equates the first skandha (form) with sunyata, because there is the potential of construing emptiness as an object t ...
... against the reification of sunyata as the underlying substratum or essential nature of reality. Hence, there is a danger in translating the most famous line of the Heart Sutra, which equates the first skandha (form) with sunyata, because there is the potential of construing emptiness as an object t ...
Buddhist Studies at SCZC
... deeply understand the profound and subtle teachings of the Mahayana, the Great Vehicle of Bodhisattvas, including the views of Mind-Only and the Middle Way of emptiness, which form the basis for the Zen tradition. Though intellectual study of the words of the ancient realized ones is certainly not t ...
... deeply understand the profound and subtle teachings of the Mahayana, the Great Vehicle of Bodhisattvas, including the views of Mind-Only and the Middle Way of emptiness, which form the basis for the Zen tradition. Though intellectual study of the words of the ancient realized ones is certainly not t ...
HAPPY IS HE WHO HAS OVERCOME HIS EGO
... selfishness is self-centredness and self-attachment - the domain of what today we would call the "ego". So, to free ourselves from attachments that cause us pain, it is not enough merely to renounce the things we desire - we must overcome our attachment to that which desires - the "self". But how ca ...
... selfishness is self-centredness and self-attachment - the domain of what today we would call the "ego". So, to free ourselves from attachments that cause us pain, it is not enough merely to renounce the things we desire - we must overcome our attachment to that which desires - the "self". But how ca ...
THE IMPACT OF THE BUDDHIST DOCTRINE OF KARMA ON THE
... and merchants. There was also a supposition that Buddhism might enter China in 200 C.E. when Buddhist scriptures were widely translated into Chinese and made known to the people.12 Of all the three assumptions, the one which indicates that Buddhism probably came to China in 200 B.C.E. sounds most s ...
... and merchants. There was also a supposition that Buddhism might enter China in 200 C.E. when Buddhist scriptures were widely translated into Chinese and made known to the people.12 Of all the three assumptions, the one which indicates that Buddhism probably came to China in 200 B.C.E. sounds most s ...
ONE
... conquer death and win eternal life by religious means. The Buddha attributed death to an evil force, called Mára, “the Killer”, who tempts us away from our true immortal selves and diverts us from the path which could lead us back to freedom. On the principle that “it is the lesser part which dies” ...
... conquer death and win eternal life by religious means. The Buddha attributed death to an evil force, called Mára, “the Killer”, who tempts us away from our true immortal selves and diverts us from the path which could lead us back to freedom. On the principle that “it is the lesser part which dies” ...
Atman/Anatman in Buddhism - Eastern Tradition Research Institute
... of the personal or empirical åtman, but not the universal or authentic åtman. The Wisdom Tradition known as Theosophy teaches the existence of “An Omnipresent, Eternal, Boundless, and Immutable PRINCIPLE,” 1 often compared to the Hindu åtman, the universal “self,” while Buddhism with its doctrine of ...
... of the personal or empirical åtman, but not the universal or authentic åtman. The Wisdom Tradition known as Theosophy teaches the existence of “An Omnipresent, Eternal, Boundless, and Immutable PRINCIPLE,” 1 often compared to the Hindu åtman, the universal “self,” while Buddhism with its doctrine of ...
New Books Toni Bernhard.
... John Ross Carter. On Understanding Buddhists: Essays on the Theravāda Tradition in Sri Lanka. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1993. Walpola Rahula. History of Buddhism in Ceylon. Colombo, Sri Lanka: M. D. Gunasena, 1966. Buddhism in China John Kieschnick, The Eminent Monk: Buddhist Ideal ...
... John Ross Carter. On Understanding Buddhists: Essays on the Theravāda Tradition in Sri Lanka. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1993. Walpola Rahula. History of Buddhism in Ceylon. Colombo, Sri Lanka: M. D. Gunasena, 1966. Buddhism in China John Kieschnick, The Eminent Monk: Buddhist Ideal ...
New Buddhist Silk Roads - ePublications@bond
... the pilgrim and his companions, alone contained 3000 monks of the Mahayana school. He also refers to Buddhist celebrations with the taking out of images in the fourteen great monasteries, more than thirty cubits high (Puri 1987, p. 55). ...
... the pilgrim and his companions, alone contained 3000 monks of the Mahayana school. He also refers to Buddhist celebrations with the taking out of images in the fourteen great monasteries, more than thirty cubits high (Puri 1987, p. 55). ...
Untitled - Abhidharma.ru
... A Guide to the Deities of the Tantra spiritual teacher that this fantasy is taking on a tremendous reality for her. The guru is pleased with her progress. I have chosen these examples as stark demonstrations of the very different world we are entering in this book. The two previous books in this se ...
... A Guide to the Deities of the Tantra spiritual teacher that this fantasy is taking on a tremendous reality for her. The guru is pleased with her progress. I have chosen these examples as stark demonstrations of the very different world we are entering in this book. The two previous books in this se ...
sample - Casa Fluminense
... university in December of 1943, I was sent to the front as a student soldier. I wondered if I were allowed to bring but a single book on the trip, possibly to my death, which would I want to bring? Many of my fellow student soldiers were thinking the same thing. We all worked at part-time jobs in or ...
... university in December of 1943, I was sent to the front as a student soldier. I wondered if I were allowed to bring but a single book on the trip, possibly to my death, which would I want to bring? Many of my fellow student soldiers were thinking the same thing. We all worked at part-time jobs in or ...
A Curriculum on Buddhist Psychology and Therapy/Coaching
... The present curriculum on Buddhist psychology, psychotherapy and coaching is a learning program presenting a comprehensive Buddhist psychology which fits mainstream practice and includes cutting-edge methods of assessment, therapy and coaching. Timewise it varies from a 1 day workshop to a 16-day co ...
... The present curriculum on Buddhist psychology, psychotherapy and coaching is a learning program presenting a comprehensive Buddhist psychology which fits mainstream practice and includes cutting-edge methods of assessment, therapy and coaching. Timewise it varies from a 1 day workshop to a 16-day co ...
The Hundred Syllable Vajrasattva Mantra
... „more śrī’. Putting all this together we find that sarvakarmasu ca me cittaṃ śreyaḥ kuru hūṃ means „and in all actions make my mind more lucid!‟ 12 In Sthiramati’s version (and in most others) hūṃ is tagged on to this line, however I‟m inclined to separate it and leave it as a stand-alone statement; ...
... „more śrī’. Putting all this together we find that sarvakarmasu ca me cittaṃ śreyaḥ kuru hūṃ means „and in all actions make my mind more lucid!‟ 12 In Sthiramati’s version (and in most others) hūṃ is tagged on to this line, however I‟m inclined to separate it and leave it as a stand-alone statement; ...
Nichiren Shoshu/ Soka Gakkai Buddhism Profile
... aggregate, the configuration of which is determined by the accumulation of good and bad karma. The awareness of this sad state of affairs is a kind of “suffering” which can only be overcome by enlightenment. And enlightenment must be achieved by walking an arduous path that leads to it. Later on, Ma ...
... aggregate, the configuration of which is determined by the accumulation of good and bad karma. The awareness of this sad state of affairs is a kind of “suffering” which can only be overcome by enlightenment. And enlightenment must be achieved by walking an arduous path that leads to it. Later on, Ma ...
