Shambhala - Akamai.net
... The first concise guide to understanding how to care for and beautify your skin from both the Western and Ayurvedic perspectives. Beauty Pure and Simple provides an all-natural, holistic view of skincare and beauty drawn from both the latest in skincare science and from Ayurveda, a system of wellnes ...
... The first concise guide to understanding how to care for and beautify your skin from both the Western and Ayurvedic perspectives. Beauty Pure and Simple provides an all-natural, holistic view of skincare and beauty drawn from both the latest in skincare science and from Ayurveda, a system of wellnes ...
A Brief Exposition on the Heart Sutra The Heart Sutra
... Eightfold Path. This training way is called Sravaka Vehicle. We will explore these different training ways later. The fullest level of enlightenment is Buddha. There are many Buddhas in the sutras, but there is only one historical Buddha in the history of the world--that is Buddha Sakyamuni (the sag ...
... Eightfold Path. This training way is called Sravaka Vehicle. We will explore these different training ways later. The fullest level of enlightenment is Buddha. There are many Buddhas in the sutras, but there is only one historical Buddha in the history of the world--that is Buddha Sakyamuni (the sag ...
Ascetic Figures Before and in Early Buddhism: The Emergence of
... 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 appreciated, do not take the form of criticisms launched from without the Buddhist tradition ...
... 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 appreciated, do not take the form of criticisms launched from without the Buddhist tradition ...
Daniel Miracapillo
... Again, Ānanda, a Bhikkhu – not attending to the perception of the base of nothingness, not attending to the perception of the base of neither-perception-nornon-perception- attends to the signless dependent on the signless concentration of mind [animitto cetosamādhi]. His mind enters into that signl ...
... Again, Ānanda, a Bhikkhu – not attending to the perception of the base of nothingness, not attending to the perception of the base of neither-perception-nornon-perception- attends to the signless dependent on the signless concentration of mind [animitto cetosamādhi]. His mind enters into that signl ...
cheng xuanying`s conception of the sage in the zhuangzi
... seems to make no distinction between them throughout his commentary. Despite Cheng's vision for harmonizing the sage epithets, I will explore a few examples where we can I detect Cheng' s dissat~sfaction with certain passages of the Zhuangzi. ...
... seems to make no distinction between them throughout his commentary. Despite Cheng's vision for harmonizing the sage epithets, I will explore a few examples where we can I detect Cheng' s dissat~sfaction with certain passages of the Zhuangzi. ...
An Old Inscription from Amarāvatī and the Cult of the Local Monastic
... and in cases where his readings can be checked they are by no means always as careful as one might wish. Given this situation, the most that one could say is that it appears—although it is not certain—that in the one other case at AmaravatI in which a secondary stupa had an associated inscription th ...
... and in cases where his readings can be checked they are by no means always as careful as one might wish. Given this situation, the most that one could say is that it appears—although it is not certain—that in the one other case at AmaravatI in which a secondary stupa had an associated inscription th ...
Gotami-apadana
... finally, into her present life as the “Victor’s nurse” (Verse 116). In each manifestation Gotami grasped more in depth the qualities necessary for “going out.” Although Gotami believes herself ready to pass out of existence, others mourn at the thought of losing her on earth. The five hundred nuns ...
... finally, into her present life as the “Victor’s nurse” (Verse 116). In each manifestation Gotami grasped more in depth the qualities necessary for “going out.” Although Gotami believes herself ready to pass out of existence, others mourn at the thought of losing her on earth. The five hundred nuns ...
Buddhism and Suicide The Case of Channa ISSN 1076-9005 Damien Keown
... wrong for another, or even right and wrong for the same person at different times, as his state of mind changes, and desire comes and goes. The suggestion that suicide is right for Arhats but wrong for non-Arhats also seems strange in another respect. Arhats and Buddha's are held up by the tradition ...
... wrong for another, or even right and wrong for the same person at different times, as his state of mind changes, and desire comes and goes. The suggestion that suicide is right for Arhats but wrong for non-Arhats also seems strange in another respect. Arhats and Buddha's are held up by the tradition ...
The Treatise on the Path to Liberation (解脫道論) and the
... Treatise on the Path to Liberation, 解脫道論.3 According to the information given at the outset of this work, the Treatise on the Path to Liberation was compiled by the arahant Upatiṣya/Upatissa, while its translation into Chinese was undertaken by Saṃghapāla, Saṃghavarman or Saṃghabhara (僧伽婆羅), active ...
... Treatise on the Path to Liberation, 解脫道論.3 According to the information given at the outset of this work, the Treatise on the Path to Liberation was compiled by the arahant Upatiṣya/Upatissa, while its translation into Chinese was undertaken by Saṃghapāla, Saṃghavarman or Saṃghabhara (僧伽婆羅), active ...
Could David Hume Have Known about Buddhism?
... only by Louis Le Grand in Paris. It had an extensive library, with 40,000 volumes. Descartes was an alumnus.9 There are only four letters from Hume’s three years in France and only one from La Flèche, plus a slightly later letter referring to his time there.10 Hume always described his time at La Fl ...
... only by Louis Le Grand in Paris. It had an extensive library, with 40,000 volumes. Descartes was an alumnus.9 There are only four letters from Hume’s three years in France and only one from La Flèche, plus a slightly later letter referring to his time there.10 Hume always described his time at La Fl ...
tathāgatagarbha, emptiness, and monism
... The tathāgatagarbha doctrine is one of the most significant Buddhist doctrines to have come under the scrutiny of scholars in recent times.2 One of the more interesting aspects of this doctrine is that it focuses attention on the nature of the Buddhist “absolute” or highest truth in such a way as to ...
... The tathāgatagarbha doctrine is one of the most significant Buddhist doctrines to have come under the scrutiny of scholars in recent times.2 One of the more interesting aspects of this doctrine is that it focuses attention on the nature of the Buddhist “absolute” or highest truth in such a way as to ...
Download:Three Methods of Merit Accumulation(PDF file)
... being dying or will be killed. Why is the mantra of Avalokiteshvara so important? The Lord Longchenpa described the merit of a sutra in Chapter 11 Hearing of the Dharma of The Precious Wish-Fulfilling Treasure: A Commentary on the Pith Instructions of the Great Vehicle. This sutra is the Dignified M ...
... being dying or will be killed. Why is the mantra of Avalokiteshvara so important? The Lord Longchenpa described the merit of a sutra in Chapter 11 Hearing of the Dharma of The Precious Wish-Fulfilling Treasure: A Commentary on the Pith Instructions of the Great Vehicle. This sutra is the Dignified M ...
BUDDHIST DEITIES AND MANTRAS IN THE HINDU TANTRAS: I
... Tantric texts and that the Hindu Tantras are borrowed from the Buddhist Tantras. Bhattacharyya addresses not only the iconography but also the deity mantras on the basis of such texts as the Sādhanamālā (SM). He concludes that Chinnamastā and the eight manifestations of Tārā known as Tārā, U ...
... Tantric texts and that the Hindu Tantras are borrowed from the Buddhist Tantras. Bhattacharyya addresses not only the iconography but also the deity mantras on the basis of such texts as the Sādhanamālā (SM). He concludes that Chinnamastā and the eight manifestations of Tārā known as Tārā, U ...
The Six Bardos: A Vajrayana Buddhist Perspective on Death and
... “Originally bardo referred only to the period between one life and the next, and this is still its normal meaning when it is mentioned without any qualification. There was considerable dispute over this theory during the early centuries of Buddhism, with one side arguing that rebirth (or conception) ...
... “Originally bardo referred only to the period between one life and the next, and this is still its normal meaning when it is mentioned without any qualification. There was considerable dispute over this theory during the early centuries of Buddhism, with one side arguing that rebirth (or conception) ...
The Acceptance and Impact of the Lotus Sutra in Japan
... In the ninth century Saicho founded the Tendai Lotus sect in Japan. It was a very important event in the history of faith in the Lotus Sutra in Japan. In China the T’ien-t’ai sect had been founded already by Chih-i in the Sui dynasty. Although the Three Treatises sect ( , which was founded by Chi-ts ...
... In the ninth century Saicho founded the Tendai Lotus sect in Japan. It was a very important event in the history of faith in the Lotus Sutra in Japan. In China the T’ien-t’ai sect had been founded already by Chih-i in the Sui dynasty. Although the Three Treatises sect ( , which was founded by Chi-ts ...
Wat Intravihan
... katha, inherited from Langka city, and was found in an ancient book by Somdej Toh. The Katha was improved and rewrote by Somdej Toh of Wat Rakhang. The Phra Chinakmanjung Katha is very powerful katha and believed to be the supreme Buddhist spell because the words of this katha invite the magic power ...
... katha, inherited from Langka city, and was found in an ancient book by Somdej Toh. The Katha was improved and rewrote by Somdej Toh of Wat Rakhang. The Phra Chinakmanjung Katha is very powerful katha and believed to be the supreme Buddhist spell because the words of this katha invite the magic power ...
The Iconography of Nepalese Buddhism
... niques: Lost Wax Process, Chiselling, antique finishing and so on. It has been long felt by craftsmen, dealers, collectors, and above all art connoisseurs that there was a dearth of books dealing with this subject and they all wished that there should be a book which must be authentic and reliable ...
... niques: Lost Wax Process, Chiselling, antique finishing and so on. It has been long felt by craftsmen, dealers, collectors, and above all art connoisseurs that there was a dearth of books dealing with this subject and they all wished that there should be a book which must be authentic and reliable ...
Critical Reflections by Contemporary Buddhist Scholars
... especially after its separation from theology in the e arly modern period. It would take us too far afield to debate this point in detail; suffice it to say that, for every Buddhist text that employs a rhetoric of unfettered inquiry, there are probably ten more that are frankly rooted in religious p ...
... especially after its separation from theology in the e arly modern period. It would take us too far afield to debate this point in detail; suffice it to say that, for every Buddhist text that employs a rhetoric of unfettered inquiry, there are probably ten more that are frankly rooted in religious p ...
Wonhyo - Charles Muller
... whole. At the same time, while fully investigating all the disputes and pending issues that appeared between schools and their scriptures and treatises – as well as differences in current trends of thought – Wonhyo used the discussion of these variant positions to establish his own position.11 Wonhy ...
... whole. At the same time, while fully investigating all the disputes and pending issues that appeared between schools and their scriptures and treatises – as well as differences in current trends of thought – Wonhyo used the discussion of these variant positions to establish his own position.11 Wonhy ...
Re-Imagining the Buddha
... Towards the end of August, 2010, Subhuti and I had a series of discussions centred on the topic of the imagination. I had long wanted to talk to Subhuti on this topic because I had a few new ideas which I wished to communicate. Subhuti managed to make himself available for a few days and we had the ...
... Towards the end of August, 2010, Subhuti and I had a series of discussions centred on the topic of the imagination. I had long wanted to talk to Subhuti on this topic because I had a few new ideas which I wished to communicate. Subhuti managed to make himself available for a few days and we had the ...
Icon - University of Pretoria
... role Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns have played in transforming such prejudice. The afore-mentioned gender bias pertains particularly to the unavailability of full ordination (bhikshuni ordination) for nuns in the Tibetan tradition. The research highlights the specific contribution made by Jetsunma T ...
... role Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns have played in transforming such prejudice. The afore-mentioned gender bias pertains particularly to the unavailability of full ordination (bhikshuni ordination) for nuns in the Tibetan tradition. The research highlights the specific contribution made by Jetsunma T ...
The Three Vehicles of Buddhist Practice
... finds that on the conventional level2 each student received some benefit from what Buddha taught. On the ultimate level, one finds all of the Buddha’s teachings have the same goal. When one analyzes the Buddha’s teachings on the relative level, one finds that there are three levels. But, when one ex ...
... finds that on the conventional level2 each student received some benefit from what Buddha taught. On the ultimate level, one finds all of the Buddha’s teachings have the same goal. When one analyzes the Buddha’s teachings on the relative level, one finds that there are three levels. But, when one ex ...
searchable pdf - The Hume Society
... only by Louis Le Grand in Paris. It had an extensive library, with 40,000 volumes. Descartes was an alumnus.9 There are only four letters from Hume’s three years in France and only one from La Flèche, plus a slightly later letter referring to his time there.10 Hume always described his time at La Fl ...
... only by Louis Le Grand in Paris. It had an extensive library, with 40,000 volumes. Descartes was an alumnus.9 There are only four letters from Hume’s three years in France and only one from La Flèche, plus a slightly later letter referring to his time there.10 Hume always described his time at La Fl ...
the complete issue - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... exist in American society: “one progressive and scientific, the other literary, conservative, and retrograde.”5 Even more tendentious than Snow’s two cultures is the “warfare” model of the relation between science and religion, given its most classic expression in Andrew Dickson White’s A History of ...
... exist in American society: “one progressive and scientific, the other literary, conservative, and retrograde.”5 Even more tendentious than Snow’s two cultures is the “warfare” model of the relation between science and religion, given its most classic expression in Andrew Dickson White’s A History of ...
THE SUTRA OF FORTY-TWO CHAPTERS
... remain with you?’ ‘It does,’ he replied. The Buddha said, ‘Now you insult me, but I do not accept it; this insult will only bring yourself harm. Just as echo follows sound and shadow trails form, there is no escape. Be vigilant to do no evil.’” ...
... remain with you?’ ‘It does,’ he replied. The Buddha said, ‘Now you insult me, but I do not accept it; this insult will only bring yourself harm. Just as echo follows sound and shadow trails form, there is no escape. Be vigilant to do no evil.’” ...