The Yogin & the Madman: Reading the Biographical
... yogin’s life” (122). Tsangnyön’s goal was not merely to reshape the life story of the yogin, but rather to “redefine the entire biographical tradition, creating a canonical standard” (132). Thus, some of the alterations implemented by Tsangnyön seem to have been aimed explicitly to drape the narrati ...
... yogin’s life” (122). Tsangnyön’s goal was not merely to reshape the life story of the yogin, but rather to “redefine the entire biographical tradition, creating a canonical standard” (132). Thus, some of the alterations implemented by Tsangnyön seem to have been aimed explicitly to drape the narrati ...
Early Happiness Policy as a Government Mission of Bhutan
... Palden Drukpa Buddhist tradition. He is hailed as the one and only “precious jewel” of the Drukpa lineage (Dorji 2008a). Because of his background in the Drukpa lineage he is an authentic vessel for the dissemination of its teachings. The Buddha’s teachings maintain their power independently of how ...
... Palden Drukpa Buddhist tradition. He is hailed as the one and only “precious jewel” of the Drukpa lineage (Dorji 2008a). Because of his background in the Drukpa lineage he is an authentic vessel for the dissemination of its teachings. The Buddha’s teachings maintain their power independently of how ...
Ascetic Figures Before and in Early Buddhism: The Emergence of
... the only being imputed to have achieved enlightenment entirely by his own efforts. Secondly, how ought we to understand the role and function of his teaching and his significance as a mediator if, in principle, beings can achieve the same end by their own efforts? These queries, it must be appreciat ...
... the only being imputed to have achieved enlightenment entirely by his own efforts. Secondly, how ought we to understand the role and function of his teaching and his significance as a mediator if, in principle, beings can achieve the same end by their own efforts? These queries, it must be appreciat ...
The Role of Buddhism in Achieving Gross National Happiness
... The answer can only be yes, but people do however have to be taught to take spirituality seriously. To ensure the success of an enlightenment program, a plan will need to be very carefully developed and implemented. This program should be designed to reach everyone from ministers to sweepers. Think ...
... The answer can only be yes, but people do however have to be taught to take spirituality seriously. To ensure the success of an enlightenment program, a plan will need to be very carefully developed and implemented. This program should be designed to reach everyone from ministers to sweepers. Think ...
Buddhist Prayer - A Buddhist Library
... Buddhism is essentially teachings on practices that bring liberation through insight into our own nature. Significantly, Buddhism is also the whole range of the practices that support this knowing, as well as the result of such insight- acting in the world to relatively and ultimately benefit others ...
... Buddhism is essentially teachings on practices that bring liberation through insight into our own nature. Significantly, Buddhism is also the whole range of the practices that support this knowing, as well as the result of such insight- acting in the world to relatively and ultimately benefit others ...
Prayers for Accomplishment in Meditation
... Buddhism is essentially teachings on practices that bring liberation through insight into our own nature. Significantly, Buddhism is also the whole range of the practices that support this knowing, as well as the result of such insight- acting in the world to relatively and ultimately benefit others ...
... Buddhism is essentially teachings on practices that bring liberation through insight into our own nature. Significantly, Buddhism is also the whole range of the practices that support this knowing, as well as the result of such insight- acting in the world to relatively and ultimately benefit others ...
The History of Buddhism in Vietnam
... before the massive waves of Buddhist influence which came from China. Indeed, by the beginning of the 4th century, Vietnamese Buddhist monks were traveling in turn to India to retrieve more Buddhist sutras and do advanced study. Chapter II, “Ancient Luy Lau during Chinese Control of Vietnam, in the ...
... before the massive waves of Buddhist influence which came from China. Indeed, by the beginning of the 4th century, Vietnamese Buddhist monks were traveling in turn to India to retrieve more Buddhist sutras and do advanced study. Chapter II, “Ancient Luy Lau during Chinese Control of Vietnam, in the ...
Yoga - MAIMT
... tradition. Many other Hindu texts discuss aspects of yoga, including Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the Shiva Samhita and various Tantras. The Sanskrit word yoga has many meanings, and is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj, meaning "to control", "to yoke" or "to unite". Tra ...
... tradition. Many other Hindu texts discuss aspects of yoga, including Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the Shiva Samhita and various Tantras. The Sanskrit word yoga has many meanings, and is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj, meaning "to control", "to yoke" or "to unite". Tra ...
Early Zarathushtrîanism and Early Buddhism: A Comparative Study
... context and deterrnine the Indo-Iranian nature ofhis lore before defining his opposition to the dominating Aryan religion. We will observe the terms in which the nature and character of the head god were incompatible with Zarathushtra's ethics. Zarathushtra's religion was also characterized by an an ...
... context and deterrnine the Indo-Iranian nature ofhis lore before defining his opposition to the dominating Aryan religion. We will observe the terms in which the nature and character of the head god were incompatible with Zarathushtra's ethics. Zarathushtra's religion was also characterized by an an ...
Hatha Yoga
... an individual perceives reality as maya, illusion, and the individual achieves liberation from it.[65] This particular path to salvation among the several offered by Hinduism, links Tantrism to those practices of Indian religions, such as yoga, meditation, and social renunciation, which are based on ...
... an individual perceives reality as maya, illusion, and the individual achieves liberation from it.[65] This particular path to salvation among the several offered by Hinduism, links Tantrism to those practices of Indian religions, such as yoga, meditation, and social renunciation, which are based on ...
The future cakravartin-maitreyan soteriology in early China
... Padmanabh S. Jaini, “Stages in the Bodhisattva Career of the Tathagata Maitreya,” Alan Sponberg and Alan Hardacre ed., Maitreya, the Future Buddha (Cambridge University Press, 1988), 55. ...
... Padmanabh S. Jaini, “Stages in the Bodhisattva Career of the Tathagata Maitreya,” Alan Sponberg and Alan Hardacre ed., Maitreya, the Future Buddha (Cambridge University Press, 1988), 55. ...
Syncretism in the study of Quanzhen Taoism from essence to
... patriarchs of Quanzhen. Used loosely it means the borrowing of doctrines and practices by one tradition from another tradition. David Gellner offers this definition: syncretism is “the unsystematic (or unsystematised) combination within a single tradition of elements which their originators intended ...
... patriarchs of Quanzhen. Used loosely it means the borrowing of doctrines and practices by one tradition from another tradition. David Gellner offers this definition: syncretism is “the unsystematic (or unsystematised) combination within a single tradition of elements which their originators intended ...
The Doctrinal Transformation of 20th Century
... and the philosophical foundation of Buddhist doctrine and practice in East Asia. Mādhyamika philosophy, along with its teachings about emptiness and dependent origination, was subsumed under and thereby reinterpreted by means of tathāgatagarbha thought. For instance, the fifth Huayan patriarch Zon ...
... and the philosophical foundation of Buddhist doctrine and practice in East Asia. Mādhyamika philosophy, along with its teachings about emptiness and dependent origination, was subsumed under and thereby reinterpreted by means of tathāgatagarbha thought. For instance, the fifth Huayan patriarch Zon ...
Ashoka
... attributed to the Ashoka of Buddhist legend after the discovery of dynastic lists that gave the name used in the edicts (Priyadarsi – 'He who regards everyone with affection') as a title or additional name of Ashoka Maurya. Architectural remains of his period have been found at Kumhrar, Patna, which ...
... attributed to the Ashoka of Buddhist legend after the discovery of dynastic lists that gave the name used in the edicts (Priyadarsi – 'He who regards everyone with affection') as a title or additional name of Ashoka Maurya. Architectural remains of his period have been found at Kumhrar, Patna, which ...
Cullen Interview on Types of Buddhism
... IM: That’s why we’re all talking together today—to facilitate communication and understanding. Mindfulness in the modern world needs language that can serve those interested in the depth and beauty of the lineage as well as those who simply seek relief from the dukkha of stress and the myriad manife ...
... IM: That’s why we’re all talking together today—to facilitate communication and understanding. Mindfulness in the modern world needs language that can serve those interested in the depth and beauty of the lineage as well as those who simply seek relief from the dukkha of stress and the myriad manife ...
2015 SGINZ LEVEL ONE EXAM
... idea that ignorance and the Dharma nature are a single entity” (OTT, 4). Myoho, then, expresses both the enlightened nature of a Buddha and the deluded nature of an ordinary person, and the fact that they are essentially one. While most Buddhist schools see a huge difference between a Buddha and an ...
... idea that ignorance and the Dharma nature are a single entity” (OTT, 4). Myoho, then, expresses both the enlightened nature of a Buddha and the deluded nature of an ordinary person, and the fact that they are essentially one. While most Buddhist schools see a huge difference between a Buddha and an ...
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... Meditation 101 is an introductory course on basic Buddhist meditation techniques for complete beginners. It teaches basic Buddhist meditations that can be used by anyone to create more peace and happiness in daily life. Meditation 101 is presented in five sessions and covers these basic Buddhist m ...
... Meditation 101 is an introductory course on basic Buddhist meditation techniques for complete beginners. It teaches basic Buddhist meditations that can be used by anyone to create more peace and happiness in daily life. Meditation 101 is presented in five sessions and covers these basic Buddhist m ...
Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia
... key issues that lie in the background of—or provide some context to—the topics explored by the individual authors. If there is one thing that we can say for certain about Buddhist monasteries and monasticism it is that they warrant the sustained attention of scholars of Buddhist studies, since what ...
... key issues that lie in the background of—or provide some context to—the topics explored by the individual authors. If there is one thing that we can say for certain about Buddhist monasteries and monasticism it is that they warrant the sustained attention of scholars of Buddhist studies, since what ...
Sutra of the Medicine Buddha
... In East Asian temples, the Medicine Buddha is usually represented seated as part of a massive trinity with Sakyamuni (in the center) and Amitabha (on Sakyamuni’s right). His right hand is raised, forming the Varada mudra, the hand-and-fingers gesture symbolizing offering, giving, compassion. The left ...
... In East Asian temples, the Medicine Buddha is usually represented seated as part of a massive trinity with Sakyamuni (in the center) and Amitabha (on Sakyamuni’s right). His right hand is raised, forming the Varada mudra, the hand-and-fingers gesture symbolizing offering, giving, compassion. The left ...
Behind the Façade of Secret Mantra
... following yab-yum buddhas, who are manifestations of the ghosts and deities worshipped by Secret Mantra followers, rather than by adhering to the authentic buddhas of Exoteric Buddhism? These facts demonstrate that the teachings preached by the Secret Mantra masters and set forth in the tantras are ...
... following yab-yum buddhas, who are manifestations of the ghosts and deities worshipped by Secret Mantra followers, rather than by adhering to the authentic buddhas of Exoteric Buddhism? These facts demonstrate that the teachings preached by the Secret Mantra masters and set forth in the tantras are ...