File - World Religions
... In Mahayana Buddhism, bodhisattva is the Sanskrit term for anyone who, motivated by great compassion, has generated bodhicitta, which is a spontaneous wish to attain buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. A bodhisattva is one of the four sublime states a human can achieve in life (the ot ...
... In Mahayana Buddhism, bodhisattva is the Sanskrit term for anyone who, motivated by great compassion, has generated bodhicitta, which is a spontaneous wish to attain buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. A bodhisattva is one of the four sublime states a human can achieve in life (the ot ...
TIBETAN BUDDHISTS: Exiled from Their Homeland, Extolled in the
... Tsong Khapa was succeeded by Gedun Truppa, and it was after Gedun Truppa died that the distinctive Tibetan Buddhist system of incarnations from lama ("superior one") to lama was instituted. The Tibetans believed that since Gedun Truppa had attained Buddhahood and therefore was liberated from rebirt ...
... Tsong Khapa was succeeded by Gedun Truppa, and it was after Gedun Truppa died that the distinctive Tibetan Buddhist system of incarnations from lama ("superior one") to lama was instituted. The Tibetans believed that since Gedun Truppa had attained Buddhahood and therefore was liberated from rebirt ...
Buddhism 4 (Huayen)
... of a whole, as rafters of a building, are only parts depending on their contribution to construction of a whole. Part is identical with whole, for the part creates that whole and not something else. Were there no rafters, there would be no building, and with no building, there would be no rafters ...
... of a whole, as rafters of a building, are only parts depending on their contribution to construction of a whole. Part is identical with whole, for the part creates that whole and not something else. Were there no rafters, there would be no building, and with no building, there would be no rafters ...
PDF Preview - Wisdom Publications
... being used by various Zen communities in the United States and Europe. The translation used here is claimed to be based on Kumarajiva’s Chinese translation from the early fifth century. It is used by the Kwan Um school of Zen, where I did my own formal Zen training. I am most at home in chanting thi ...
... being used by various Zen communities in the United States and Europe. The translation used here is claimed to be based on Kumarajiva’s Chinese translation from the early fifth century. It is used by the Kwan Um school of Zen, where I did my own formal Zen training. I am most at home in chanting thi ...
TIBETAN BUDDHISTS: Exiled from Their Homeland, Extolled in the
... effect of implanting Tibetan Buddhism within the Mongol dynasty and installing the Sakya sect in political power in Tibet. Later, Kublai Khan declared Tibetan Buddhism the national religion of his empire and selected Phakpa, the leader of the Sakyas, as his spiritual advisor. After the Ming dynas ...
... effect of implanting Tibetan Buddhism within the Mongol dynasty and installing the Sakya sect in political power in Tibet. Later, Kublai Khan declared Tibetan Buddhism the national religion of his empire and selected Phakpa, the leader of the Sakyas, as his spiritual advisor. After the Ming dynas ...
Natural Law in the Buddhist Tradition, The
... intelligible to most readers unless they are well acquainted with the background of the thought here expressed in a most elaborate and complicated style. ...
... intelligible to most readers unless they are well acquainted with the background of the thought here expressed in a most elaborate and complicated style. ...
The Realm of Akṣobhya: A Missing Piece in the History of Pure
... legitimacy of "Pure Land" Buddhism (or at least of the Japanese inter pretation of that form of Buddhism set forth by Shinran), in so doing he also pointed - i f perhaps inadvertently - to a way of overcoming this sense of unease. What has made Pure Land Buddhism so difficult for Westerners to appr ...
... legitimacy of "Pure Land" Buddhism (or at least of the Japanese inter pretation of that form of Buddhism set forth by Shinran), in so doing he also pointed - i f perhaps inadvertently - to a way of overcoming this sense of unease. What has made Pure Land Buddhism so difficult for Westerners to appr ...
New Religious Groups - Oriental Institute, Oxford
... • similar to Nine-petalled Lotus Sutra, except for less elaborate messianic cosmology and no references to Buddhist practices • man was made up of the eight trigrams (=cosmos) • important ritual was to worship the sun as a Saintly Emperor, kowtow three times a day and sacrifice five times a year • w ...
... • similar to Nine-petalled Lotus Sutra, except for less elaborate messianic cosmology and no references to Buddhist practices • man was made up of the eight trigrams (=cosmos) • important ritual was to worship the sun as a Saintly Emperor, kowtow three times a day and sacrifice five times a year • w ...
Buddhism:
... existed for you, as if what you value in each thing is its value. In a sense, the Buddha argued, all things are “empty” in that they simply do not possess the “soul” that a grasping, craving person invests them with. Pile your hopes and expectations onto some person or object as though you truly exp ...
... existed for you, as if what you value in each thing is its value. In a sense, the Buddha argued, all things are “empty” in that they simply do not possess the “soul” that a grasping, craving person invests them with. Pile your hopes and expectations onto some person or object as though you truly exp ...
The Diamond Sutra - Wisdom Publications
... Quantum physics and deconstructionist theory in art and literature, for example, share a strong sense that there are no parts separate from the whole. Each part contains the totality of its environment, and divorced from the totality it is nothing. Modern holographic quantum theory posits relationsh ...
... Quantum physics and deconstructionist theory in art and literature, for example, share a strong sense that there are no parts separate from the whole. Each part contains the totality of its environment, and divorced from the totality it is nothing. Modern holographic quantum theory posits relationsh ...
Buddhism:
... this possession or that person. Each being is simply what it is and it is a serious mistake to treat your world as though it existed for you, as if what you value in each thing is its value. In a sense, the Buddha argued, all things are “empty” in that they simply do not possess the “soul” that a gr ...
... this possession or that person. Each being is simply what it is and it is a serious mistake to treat your world as though it existed for you, as if what you value in each thing is its value. In a sense, the Buddha argued, all things are “empty” in that they simply do not possess the “soul” that a gr ...
The Awakening Mind - Suffering and Its Causes
... The Awakening Mind The wonderful awakening mind, called bodhichitta in Sanskrit, is the mind wishing to attain enlightenment for the sake of all living beings. There is a long tradition of teachings on bodhichitta and many, many generations of great masters have understood this, beginning with the B ...
... The Awakening Mind The wonderful awakening mind, called bodhichitta in Sanskrit, is the mind wishing to attain enlightenment for the sake of all living beings. There is a long tradition of teachings on bodhichitta and many, many generations of great masters have understood this, beginning with the B ...
Pure Land, Hua-yan and the Vajrayana
... sky. Everything you could ask for appears at your wish. In all directions there are lotus flowers with golden Buddhas sitting on them. In the middle of all this is Amitabha, flanked by his two chief bodhisattvas. It is said that having reached this Pure Land we can never fall back into the type of c ...
... sky. Everything you could ask for appears at your wish. In all directions there are lotus flowers with golden Buddhas sitting on them. In the middle of all this is Amitabha, flanked by his two chief bodhisattvas. It is said that having reached this Pure Land we can never fall back into the type of c ...
What is Buddhism, History and Beliefs of Buddhism
... “I realized that rebirth has been destroyed, the holy life has been lived, the job has been done, there is nothing ...
... “I realized that rebirth has been destroyed, the holy life has been lived, the job has been done, there is nothing ...
Biographies of Conference Participants
... An international lecturer on Tibetan Buddhism since 1980, he has published 17 books, including Relating to a Spiritual Teacher, Taking the Kalachakra Initiation, Developing Balanced Sensitivity, and with H.H. the Dalai Lama, The Gelug-Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra. He is the author and manager of www ...
... An international lecturer on Tibetan Buddhism since 1980, he has published 17 books, including Relating to a Spiritual Teacher, Taking the Kalachakra Initiation, Developing Balanced Sensitivity, and with H.H. the Dalai Lama, The Gelug-Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra. He is the author and manager of www ...
On Being a Sangha Counsellor.
... Lama Yeshe (1998, p45)2 Religion and psychology both work with the mind. Both are concerned with the relief of suffering and establishing healthy emotional relationships and healthy self-knowledge3 I would like to suggest that the main difference between psychotherapy and religious practice is not s ...
... Lama Yeshe (1998, p45)2 Religion and psychology both work with the mind. Both are concerned with the relief of suffering and establishing healthy emotional relationships and healthy self-knowledge3 I would like to suggest that the main difference between psychotherapy and religious practice is not s ...
Buddhist Monastic Communities in Europe Buddhist Monastic
... „Those with a sincere aspiration to cultivate understanding and compassion as their only career, are welcome to join our monastic community. You would live, learn, and practice in one of our three monasteries“ ...
... „Those with a sincere aspiration to cultivate understanding and compassion as their only career, are welcome to join our monastic community. You would live, learn, and practice in one of our three monasteries“ ...
Pabongkha`s two letters to Chinese General Lu Chu Tang
... In these days most of the Emperors and kings misperceive the barbaric religion as the best religion and have turned their backs against the nectar of the Buddha’s teaching and opened the gate wide towards the lower realm for themselves and as well as their subjects. At such a time as a great leader ...
... In these days most of the Emperors and kings misperceive the barbaric religion as the best religion and have turned their backs against the nectar of the Buddha’s teaching and opened the gate wide towards the lower realm for themselves and as well as their subjects. At such a time as a great leader ...
chapter - i origin and development of buddhist logic
... So Buddhism attracted the ordinary people more than the people belonging to the higher caste. Buddha’s teachings were always closely connected with life and worldly problems. According to Buddha man’s destiny determines with the result of his actions. In order to attain salvation one must purify him ...
... So Buddhism attracted the ordinary people more than the people belonging to the higher caste. Buddha’s teachings were always closely connected with life and worldly problems. According to Buddha man’s destiny determines with the result of his actions. In order to attain salvation one must purify him ...
adaptability and - Shap Working Party
... at a particular stage on a path to enlightenment. Nevertheless some teachings are nearer to the final teaching than others. Crucially, however, normally this is not thought in Buddhism to entail that all should adopt or be converted to that final teaching. The general feeling is that it is much more ...
... at a particular stage on a path to enlightenment. Nevertheless some teachings are nearer to the final teaching than others. Crucially, however, normally this is not thought in Buddhism to entail that all should adopt or be converted to that final teaching. The general feeling is that it is much more ...
here - Vajrayana Institute
... program to gain its maximum benefits. It is also possible to engage in DB at your level of interest and commitment, selecting specific modules and components of the program that best suit your needs. Completion of all the modules and requirements of the DB program is necessary to qualify for its com ...
... program to gain its maximum benefits. It is also possible to engage in DB at your level of interest and commitment, selecting specific modules and components of the program that best suit your needs. Completion of all the modules and requirements of the DB program is necessary to qualify for its com ...
Practicing Wisdom: The Perfection of Shantideva`s Bodhisattva Way
... also intersperses his commentary with deep personal reflections on the practice of the Buddhist path. This latter dimension of the Dalai Lama’s discourse was originally given as preliminary comments at beginning of every session when the teachings on which this book is based took place in France. We ...
... also intersperses his commentary with deep personal reflections on the practice of the Buddhist path. This latter dimension of the Dalai Lama’s discourse was originally given as preliminary comments at beginning of every session when the teachings on which this book is based took place in France. We ...
The Concept of a " Creator God" in Tantric Buddhism
... potentialities, a term which identifies in particular the sensuous fields and in general everything that exhibits the capacity to cause something. For this reason, the last passage within chapter II deals with causes and results. Within this context, Vasubandhu enters into a lengthy dialogue with th ...
... potentialities, a term which identifies in particular the sensuous fields and in general everything that exhibits the capacity to cause something. For this reason, the last passage within chapter II deals with causes and results. Within this context, Vasubandhu enters into a lengthy dialogue with th ...