here - Nichiren Shu
... They do not truly revere him as the original teacher or master of Buddhism. The only True or Original Buddha for this lineage is Nichiren Daishonin. Therefore, as a result, for this lineage Nichiren Daishonin's writings become even more important than the Lotus Sutra itself. This derivation in tradi ...
... They do not truly revere him as the original teacher or master of Buddhism. The only True or Original Buddha for this lineage is Nichiren Daishonin. Therefore, as a result, for this lineage Nichiren Daishonin's writings become even more important than the Lotus Sutra itself. This derivation in tradi ...
- VU Research Repository
... guiding principle of wisdom also incorporated two major themes: mindful presence (subthemes: a present orientation, the primacy of direct experience, and being with what is), and empowerment through understanding (sub-themes: responsibility, disclosure, and sustaining). ...
... guiding principle of wisdom also incorporated two major themes: mindful presence (subthemes: a present orientation, the primacy of direct experience, and being with what is), and empowerment through understanding (sub-themes: responsibility, disclosure, and sustaining). ...
The Paracultural Imaginary
... Ethnographic observations were conducted at events where US-Americans gathered to learn about and practice Buddhist religious/spiritual traditions. In addition, interviews were conducted with US-Americans who were both learning and teaching Buddhism. The grounded theory method was used for data anal ...
... Ethnographic observations were conducted at events where US-Americans gathered to learn about and practice Buddhist religious/spiritual traditions. In addition, interviews were conducted with US-Americans who were both learning and teaching Buddhism. The grounded theory method was used for data anal ...
The potential for Drawing on Japanese Traditional Theatre in the
... ritual. Then it ceased to develop and became formal and stylized. At the end of the Heian period it died out. Then Sangaku took over its name, having itself become more dramatic more vulgar and more amusing. Kino-Gonno-Kami was believed to be the founder of sarugaku in the Ohmi district. Sarugaku in ...
... ritual. Then it ceased to develop and became formal and stylized. At the end of the Heian period it died out. Then Sangaku took over its name, having itself become more dramatic more vulgar and more amusing. Kino-Gonno-Kami was believed to be the founder of sarugaku in the Ohmi district. Sarugaku in ...
Right Mindfulness - Triratna-nyc
... experience directly, with no mental filters or psychological barriers between us and what is experienced. The Ven. Henepola Gunaratana, a Theravada Buddhist monk and teacher, explains in the book Voices of Insight (edited by Sharon Salzberg) that mindfulness is ...
... experience directly, with no mental filters or psychological barriers between us and what is experienced. The Ven. Henepola Gunaratana, a Theravada Buddhist monk and teacher, explains in the book Voices of Insight (edited by Sharon Salzberg) that mindfulness is ...
Courtesans and Tantric Consorts
... longer had a common language. At the same time it was remarkably accommodating to local customs. As early as the time of Emperor A±oka (third century B.C.E.), the plentitude of Buddhist cultural environments was conducive to multiple viewpoints in both lay and monastic life. The monastics, however, ...
... longer had a common language. At the same time it was remarkably accommodating to local customs. As early as the time of Emperor A±oka (third century B.C.E.), the plentitude of Buddhist cultural environments was conducive to multiple viewpoints in both lay and monastic life. The monastics, however, ...
A Long and Winding Road: Soto Zen Training in America
... all the ancestors, creating handmade lineage documents with brush and ink on silk, receiving instructions in the Bodhisattva precepts. At this point, one is considered a full priest, empowered to do all necessary ceremonies and rituals, including serving as abbot or abbess of a temple and transmitti ...
... all the ancestors, creating handmade lineage documents with brush and ink on silk, receiving instructions in the Bodhisattva precepts. At this point, one is considered a full priest, empowered to do all necessary ceremonies and rituals, including serving as abbot or abbess of a temple and transmitti ...
the role of diamond sutra in the vietnamese buddhist practice
... all around the country of Vietnam both in the private collection of many Buddhist temples or in public libraries of the government. Particularly in Haùn-Noâm Institute’s library there are sixteen different editions of the sutra preserved in book form, rubbed from woodblock prints. As I already menti ...
... all around the country of Vietnam both in the private collection of many Buddhist temples or in public libraries of the government. Particularly in Haùn-Noâm Institute’s library there are sixteen different editions of the sutra preserved in book form, rubbed from woodblock prints. As I already menti ...
- SOAS Research Online
... my main supervisor Dr. Palumbo for supervising my dissertation for the last four years. I wish to sincerely thank him for his criticism and comments, as well as for correcting my English that enhanced the structure, contents and arguments of this dissertation. I am also grateful to him for lending m ...
... my main supervisor Dr. Palumbo for supervising my dissertation for the last four years. I wish to sincerely thank him for his criticism and comments, as well as for correcting my English that enhanced the structure, contents and arguments of this dissertation. I am also grateful to him for lending m ...
Schism, semiosis and the Soka Gakkai
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
Praying for the Republic
... The completion of this dissertation would have been impossible without the unfailing support of my supervisors, Victor Hori and Robin Yates, to whom I owe my deepest gratitude. Victor Hori’s clear analytical vision has helped steer my ideas into productive directions. His patience and dedication as ...
... The completion of this dissertation would have been impossible without the unfailing support of my supervisors, Victor Hori and Robin Yates, to whom I owe my deepest gratitude. Victor Hori’s clear analytical vision has helped steer my ideas into productive directions. His patience and dedication as ...
A Brief Exposition on the Heart Sutra The Heart Sutra
... Form does not differ from emptiness; emptiness does not differ from form. Form is one of five skandhas--form, feeling, thought, cognition, and consciousness--that make up our being. Form indicates the physical part of human. Form is also one of six dusts—form, sound, fragrance, taste, objects of to ...
... Form does not differ from emptiness; emptiness does not differ from form. Form is one of five skandhas--form, feeling, thought, cognition, and consciousness--that make up our being. Form indicates the physical part of human. Form is also one of six dusts—form, sound, fragrance, taste, objects of to ...
- University of Virginia
... whose further development culminated in the Ming dynasty novel. Additionally, Xuanzang was honored by commemorative steles, a stiipa, picture scrolls, and mal1dala paintings. Some of these objects were created even during his lifetime. Why was Xuanzang such a hallowed figure in East Asian Buddhism? ...
... whose further development culminated in the Ming dynasty novel. Additionally, Xuanzang was honored by commemorative steles, a stiipa, picture scrolls, and mal1dala paintings. Some of these objects were created even during his lifetime. Why was Xuanzang such a hallowed figure in East Asian Buddhism? ...
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... is a well-organized community, structured in detail in order to enable its members to follow the ideal path to awakening proclaimed by the Buddha. Besides the organisational structure, however, religious institutions use to have a doctrinal basis, a conceptional framework which legitimizes them in t ...
... is a well-organized community, structured in detail in order to enable its members to follow the ideal path to awakening proclaimed by the Buddha. Besides the organisational structure, however, religious institutions use to have a doctrinal basis, a conceptional framework which legitimizes them in t ...
“Beautiful Women Dig Graves”: Richard Baker-roshi
... Indian philosopher Bodhidharma is purported to have traveled to China in 520 C.E. There, Bodhidharma is said to have taught philosophy and the method of Dhyana, which the Chinese would later term Chan, and the Japanese would call Zen. The constitutive aspects of all these schools deal with the proce ...
... Indian philosopher Bodhidharma is purported to have traveled to China in 520 C.E. There, Bodhidharma is said to have taught philosophy and the method of Dhyana, which the Chinese would later term Chan, and the Japanese would call Zen. The constitutive aspects of all these schools deal with the proce ...
skillful means - The Dharmafarers
... mind is that of the time and difficulty he underwent to discover the liberating truth. After six years of selfmortification, followed by a period of profound meditation, he is surely entitled to a well-deserved respite. Moreover, the Dharma he has discovered goes against the flow of the fashion of a ...
... mind is that of the time and difficulty he underwent to discover the liberating truth. After six years of selfmortification, followed by a period of profound meditation, he is surely entitled to a well-deserved respite. Moreover, the Dharma he has discovered goes against the flow of the fashion of a ...
The Power of “Modern” Prayer Wheels By His
... placed end-to-end, these mantras would stretch from the Earth to the Moon and back 607,500 times! In order to fully appreciate the power of these prayer wheels, it is important to understand the power of mantras. The word mantra comes from Sanskrit linguistic roots whose literal meaning is “protecti ...
... placed end-to-end, these mantras would stretch from the Earth to the Moon and back 607,500 times! In order to fully appreciate the power of these prayer wheels, it is important to understand the power of mantras. The word mantra comes from Sanskrit linguistic roots whose literal meaning is “protecti ...
to view the PDF - The Matheson Trust
... structures, and the move from a monastic to a lay orientation), feminization (the inclusion of women at all levels of practice and leadership), and integration (the adaptation of Buddhist practice to the exigencies of everyday lay life in late 20th century America) as the three key changes in this p ...
... structures, and the move from a monastic to a lay orientation), feminization (the inclusion of women at all levels of practice and leadership), and integration (the adaptation of Buddhist practice to the exigencies of everyday lay life in late 20th century America) as the three key changes in this p ...
Chinese Ceremonial Music in Mahayana Buddhism in Southern
... The Chinese people in Thailand were keen on trading, while the native Thai people were farmers and gardeners. Chinese people did not conduct business only in Southern Thailand, but also with mainland China. They constantly expanded their business in the area. It is possible that, when the “Chamber o ...
... The Chinese people in Thailand were keen on trading, while the native Thai people were farmers and gardeners. Chinese people did not conduct business only in Southern Thailand, but also with mainland China. They constantly expanded their business in the area. It is possible that, when the “Chamber o ...
Recent Buddhist Theories of Free Will: Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and Beyond
... within Western philosophy. On the other hand, Western philosophers who wish to explore what Buddhists think about free will might be significantly unfamiliar with basic Buddhist ideas such as Dharma, dependent origination, and the twelve-linked chain, or classic examples such as the chariot and its ...
... within Western philosophy. On the other hand, Western philosophers who wish to explore what Buddhists think about free will might be significantly unfamiliar with basic Buddhist ideas such as Dharma, dependent origination, and the twelve-linked chain, or classic examples such as the chariot and its ...