Buddhist Thought: A complete introduction to the Indian
... fullest extent how things truly are, and he has thus liberated himself from the suffering and frustrations which spring from living in a state of confusion and misunderstanding of the true nature of things. It is taking refuge also in the Dharma. The Dharma is how things truly are and the way to inc ...
... fullest extent how things truly are, and he has thus liberated himself from the suffering and frustrations which spring from living in a state of confusion and misunderstanding of the true nature of things. It is taking refuge also in the Dharma. The Dharma is how things truly are and the way to inc ...
Buddhist Thought: A complete introduction to the Indian tradition
... fullest extent how things truly are, and he has thus liberated himself from the suffering and frustrations which spring from living in a state of confusion and misunderstanding of the true nature of things. It is taking refuge also in the Dharma. The Dharma is how things truly are and the way to inc ...
... fullest extent how things truly are, and he has thus liberated himself from the suffering and frustrations which spring from living in a state of confusion and misunderstanding of the true nature of things. It is taking refuge also in the Dharma. The Dharma is how things truly are and the way to inc ...
Empty Subject Terms in Buddhist Logic: Digna¯ga and his Chinese
... Shaw (1974), Perszyk (1984), and Matilal (1985), have studied discussions of empty terms in Indian and Buddhist philosophy. But most of these studies rely heavily on the Nyāya or Navya-Nyāya sources, in which Buddhists are portrayed as opponents to be defeated, and thus do not truly reflect Buddhi ...
... Shaw (1974), Perszyk (1984), and Matilal (1985), have studied discussions of empty terms in Indian and Buddhist philosophy. But most of these studies rely heavily on the Nyāya or Navya-Nyāya sources, in which Buddhists are portrayed as opponents to be defeated, and thus do not truly reflect Buddhi ...
Buddhist Nuns: Between Past and Present
... women. The last part of our research demonstrates how the same technical questions still play a major role in present-day discussions on the revival of a full ordination for women. ...
... women. The last part of our research demonstrates how the same technical questions still play a major role in present-day discussions on the revival of a full ordination for women. ...
print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... there are methodological concerns not only due to its binary simplicity, but also because it constructs and emphasizes authenticities and continuities (migration) vs. cultural discontinuities (conversion). Furthermore, from a phenomenological point of view, it does not sufficiently cover movements o ...
... there are methodological concerns not only due to its binary simplicity, but also because it constructs and emphasizes authenticities and continuities (migration) vs. cultural discontinuities (conversion). Furthermore, from a phenomenological point of view, it does not sufficiently cover movements o ...
Maitreya Images in Asian Buddhist Fine Arts - Harvard
... into one of the three largest religions in the world. Moreover, as the Saviour, Maitreya becames a popular global cult. 2.3. The Maitreya cult in the contemporary era The Maitreya cult has left its imprint on the development of Buddhism over its 2000-year history. In terms of material culture, the M ...
... into one of the three largest religions in the world. Moreover, as the Saviour, Maitreya becames a popular global cult. 2.3. The Maitreya cult in the contemporary era The Maitreya cult has left its imprint on the development of Buddhism over its 2000-year history. In terms of material culture, the M ...
The Four Noble Truths: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought
... or fifteen years ago, but many are either translations of great texts and therefore quite traditional in style, or else they are written by Western scholars and hence academic and dense. Both kinds of books can benefit people, but often they are not so accessible. For a long time I have felt that th ...
... or fifteen years ago, but many are either translations of great texts and therefore quite traditional in style, or else they are written by Western scholars and hence academic and dense. Both kinds of books can benefit people, but often they are not so accessible. For a long time I have felt that th ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
Has Xuanzang really been in Mathurå?
... and history of arts, etc. it is certainly impossible to draw final conclusions about the credibility of the records—whether their facts and their information are to be taken as witnesses of objective historicity, as regional traditions or as texts moulded after certain patterns of inner-Buddhist or ...
... and history of arts, etc. it is certainly impossible to draw final conclusions about the credibility of the records—whether their facts and their information are to be taken as witnesses of objective historicity, as regional traditions or as texts moulded after certain patterns of inner-Buddhist or ...
Enlightenment in Dogen`s Zen
... "The aristocratic priest Dogen (1200-1253) who left, the Tendai monastery for China and returned to establish the meditative, gradual school of Soto Zen is generally considered the second founder of Japanese Zen" 1 [my emphasis]. In another recent book, which is designed as a college textbook on wor ...
... "The aristocratic priest Dogen (1200-1253) who left, the Tendai monastery for China and returned to establish the meditative, gradual school of Soto Zen is generally considered the second founder of Japanese Zen" 1 [my emphasis]. In another recent book, which is designed as a college textbook on wor ...
Popular Buddhist Texts From Nepal : Narratives and Rituals of
... not just characteristic of South Asia. It is also the continuation of something very old: the Newar Buddhists who do what we do not approve of to their texts are doing precisely what these texts themselves explicitly say should be done. The Astasahasrika—to keep with the same example—has several lon ...
... not just characteristic of South Asia. It is also the continuation of something very old: the Newar Buddhists who do what we do not approve of to their texts are doing precisely what these texts themselves explicitly say should be done. The Astasahasrika—to keep with the same example—has several lon ...
Discussion GuiDe
... ferent schools. The major schools of Buddhism are Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana and Tibetan Buddhism. while each of these schools has its own distinct set of practices, some also incorporate teachings from other schools and branches. Tibetan Buddhism (sometimes called Lamaism) developed in Tibet an ...
... ferent schools. The major schools of Buddhism are Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana and Tibetan Buddhism. while each of these schools has its own distinct set of practices, some also incorporate teachings from other schools and branches. Tibetan Buddhism (sometimes called Lamaism) developed in Tibet an ...
The Tower of Power`s Finest Hour: Stupa Construction and
... Stupa veneration enjoyed great popularity under the patronage of early Buddhist rulers such as Ashoka (304–232 B.C.E.) but became particularly prominent near the beginning of the Common Era, when a new religious movement, the Mahāyāna (“Great Vehicle”), began to appear, spreading northwest from In ...
... Stupa veneration enjoyed great popularity under the patronage of early Buddhist rulers such as Ashoka (304–232 B.C.E.) but became particularly prominent near the beginning of the Common Era, when a new religious movement, the Mahāyāna (“Great Vehicle”), began to appear, spreading northwest from In ...
Text - McGill University
... Through textuaI analysis and translations, this thesis offers a exegetical account of the moral thought in the SikoJiisamuccaya, beginning with a description of Santideva's understanding of how to become a bodhisattva, the Mahayana spiritual ideal. 1 provide an analysis of Santideva's understanding ...
... Through textuaI analysis and translations, this thesis offers a exegetical account of the moral thought in the SikoJiisamuccaya, beginning with a description of Santideva's understanding of how to become a bodhisattva, the Mahayana spiritual ideal. 1 provide an analysis of Santideva's understanding ...
Sacred Arts of Tibet Art from the Roof of the World
... relies on melting glacial waters for irrigation and careful crop rotation; survival is helped by a traditionally low population level. The soil is good for growing barley, winter wheat, peas, soybeans, and buckwheat. The arid climate allows for grain and other food stuffs to be safely stored for yea ...
... relies on melting glacial waters for irrigation and careful crop rotation; survival is helped by a traditionally low population level. The soil is good for growing barley, winter wheat, peas, soybeans, and buckwheat. The arid climate allows for grain and other food stuffs to be safely stored for yea ...
AMAZON REVIEWS, including 41 by readers (August 30, 2013) This
... Translator of The Dhammapada : Gil Fronsdal The Dhammapada is the most widely read Buddhist scripture in existence, enjoyed by both Buddhists and non-Buddhists. This classic text of teaching verses from the earliest period of Buddhism in India conveys the philosophical and practical foundations of t ...
... Translator of The Dhammapada : Gil Fronsdal The Dhammapada is the most widely read Buddhist scripture in existence, enjoyed by both Buddhists and non-Buddhists. This classic text of teaching verses from the earliest period of Buddhism in India conveys the philosophical and practical foundations of t ...
What Does it Mean to do the Right Thing?
... nectedness.5 Such awareness, he explains, may lead to ethical behavior that complies with the Golden Rule.6 In this Commentary, I wish to follow this perspective, and to add a complimentary layer that may assist in clarifying why, and in what way, the cultivation of mindfulness and wisdom as underst ...
... nectedness.5 Such awareness, he explains, may lead to ethical behavior that complies with the Golden Rule.6 In this Commentary, I wish to follow this perspective, and to add a complimentary layer that may assist in clarifying why, and in what way, the cultivation of mindfulness and wisdom as underst ...
Protecting Oneself and Others Through Mindfulness – The Acrobat
... "one should practise this mindfulness". 38 This expression hints at a close relationship between the practice of mindfulness and the opening of the heart achieved through such boundless meditative cultivation of benevolence. As the disciple in the Sedaka-sutta and its Saṃyukta-āgama parallel clarifi ...
... "one should practise this mindfulness". 38 This expression hints at a close relationship between the practice of mindfulness and the opening of the heart achieved through such boundless meditative cultivation of benevolence. As the disciple in the Sedaka-sutta and its Saṃyukta-āgama parallel clarifi ...
Korean Buddhist Taego Order America-Europe Parish
... No suffering, no cause of suffering, no cease from suffering, no path to lead out of suffering, no knowledge, no attainment, no realization, for there is nothing to attain. The Bodhisattva holds on to nothing but Pranjaparamita, therefore the mind is clear of any delusive hindrance. Without hindran ...
... No suffering, no cause of suffering, no cease from suffering, no path to lead out of suffering, no knowledge, no attainment, no realization, for there is nothing to attain. The Bodhisattva holds on to nothing but Pranjaparamita, therefore the mind is clear of any delusive hindrance. Without hindran ...
Dzogchen retreat 2013_EN - Palyul Dharma Center in Europe
... Tibetan Yoga is called Tsa Lung (Channel, Wind) or Tummo (Inner heat). This is a practice for purifying one’s obscurations through working with the subtle body. The subtle physical body has three main components that are important in the practice of yoga as part of the path to enlightenment. These a ...
... Tibetan Yoga is called Tsa Lung (Channel, Wind) or Tummo (Inner heat). This is a practice for purifying one’s obscurations through working with the subtle body. The subtle physical body has three main components that are important in the practice of yoga as part of the path to enlightenment. These a ...
the role of diamond sutra in the vietnamese buddhist practice
... Buddhism. Especially in the Zen tradition in China, Korea or Japan, a tradition which advocates not relying on scriptures for seeking enlightenment, the study, practice as well as ...
... Buddhism. Especially in the Zen tradition in China, Korea or Japan, a tradition which advocates not relying on scriptures for seeking enlightenment, the study, practice as well as ...
Introduction
... It is traditionally believed that Kuan-ting produced the introduction that continues to 3b10 and that the introductory comments in 3b10–4a17 should be attributed to Chih-i. However, the text itself gives no clear indication of where Kuan-ting’s comments “end” and Chih-i’s “begin.” 4 ŒÖg_2ÖJl. This f ...
... It is traditionally believed that Kuan-ting produced the introduction that continues to 3b10 and that the introductory comments in 3b10–4a17 should be attributed to Chih-i. However, the text itself gives no clear indication of where Kuan-ting’s comments “end” and Chih-i’s “begin.” 4 ŒÖg_2ÖJl. This f ...
The Opening Of The Eyes
... indicated in the Daishonin's opening lines: "There are three categories of people that all human beings should respect. They are the sovereign, the teacher, and the parent. There are three types of doctrines that are to be studied. They are Confucianism, Brahmanism, and Buddhism"(The Writings of Nic ...
... indicated in the Daishonin's opening lines: "There are three categories of people that all human beings should respect. They are the sovereign, the teacher, and the parent. There are three types of doctrines that are to be studied. They are Confucianism, Brahmanism, and Buddhism"(The Writings of Nic ...
Faces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their
... “Greater Vehicle” Buddhism, the movement that developed in India to promote universal liberation of all beings, with the bodhisattva or enlightening being as its ideal. In many different schools and cultural forms, this became and remains the Buddhism of Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and Vie ...
... “Greater Vehicle” Buddhism, the movement that developed in India to promote universal liberation of all beings, with the bodhisattva or enlightening being as its ideal. In many different schools and cultural forms, this became and remains the Buddhism of Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and Vie ...