Ālayavijñāna: On the Origin and the Early Development of a Central
... Another major drawback of the historico-philological method, in Schmithausen's hands just as much as in those of other practitioners, is that it shows a distressing fondness for disjecta membra as against complete texts and contexts. For example, in his debate with Hakamaya over the proper understan ...
... Another major drawback of the historico-philological method, in Schmithausen's hands just as much as in those of other practitioners, is that it shows a distressing fondness for disjecta membra as against complete texts and contexts. For example, in his debate with Hakamaya over the proper understan ...
JBE Research Article Good or Skilful? Kusala in Canon and Commentary ISSN 1076-9005
... widening of the meaning of kusala to refer to the ÒgoodÓ in general is in fact a later development. Edgerton defines the word ku÷ala (BHSD s.v.) as good in a moral sense (not so in Sanskrit literature), merit, righteous action. (I think he is right that this is not originally the usage in Sanskrit ...
... widening of the meaning of kusala to refer to the ÒgoodÓ in general is in fact a later development. Edgerton defines the word ku÷ala (BHSD s.v.) as good in a moral sense (not so in Sanskrit literature), merit, righteous action. (I think he is right that this is not originally the usage in Sanskrit ...
The Buddha and Omniscience
... predetermined in their entirety right now and thus be totally removed from the influence of causes and conditions that manifest at any time between the present moment of direct perception and the moment when the event takes place.15 Concerning predictions about the future, according to the Påli and ...
... predetermined in their entirety right now and thus be totally removed from the influence of causes and conditions that manifest at any time between the present moment of direct perception and the moment when the event takes place.15 Concerning predictions about the future, according to the Påli and ...
Buddhism, Children and the Naga
... biography of the Buddha, after hearing that his wife had given birth, without even holding the newborn, Gautama named his baby “Rahula” meaning, “fetter”. It was just minutes into fatherhood that the Buddha stepped over the obstacle of his sleeping wife and son, leaving them behind to make his great ...
... biography of the Buddha, after hearing that his wife had given birth, without even holding the newborn, Gautama named his baby “Rahula” meaning, “fetter”. It was just minutes into fatherhood that the Buddha stepped over the obstacle of his sleeping wife and son, leaving them behind to make his great ...
Toward a More Readable Translation of Tannishô 歎異抄―より
... linguistically correct translations. However, they were linguistically so faithful to the original that they did not convey the true meaning. Some translations left the jargon in the original language or in literal English translation without clarifying its meaning. “Amida,” “Nembutsu,” “Primal Vow, ...
... linguistically correct translations. However, they were linguistically so faithful to the original that they did not convey the true meaning. Some translations left the jargon in the original language or in literal English translation without clarifying its meaning. “Amida,” “Nembutsu,” “Primal Vow, ...
A Survey Of The Paths Of Tibetan Buddhism
... A SURVEY OF THE PATHS OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM By His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet ...
... A SURVEY OF THE PATHS OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM By His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet ...
as a PDF
... events in W&nhyo's life were understood as evidence that W&nhyo's life of freedom represents his vision of transcending boundaries, or to borrow B. Faures expression, “W&nhyo's life as thought” (Faure 1995). To many scholars, W&nhyo's life still is his thought. To them, not only does W&nhyo's life p ...
... events in W&nhyo's life were understood as evidence that W&nhyo's life of freedom represents his vision of transcending boundaries, or to borrow B. Faures expression, “W&nhyo's life as thought” (Faure 1995). To many scholars, W&nhyo's life still is his thought. To them, not only does W&nhyo's life p ...
- ANU Repository
... during the 13th century is often viewed as emblematic of the nature of Tibet’s relationship with the Mongol Empire. More broadly, this relationship has also come to be construed by some scholars as the dominant model for later mchod yon bonds, commonly translated as “priest-patron” associations, whi ...
... during the 13th century is often viewed as emblematic of the nature of Tibet’s relationship with the Mongol Empire. More broadly, this relationship has also come to be construed by some scholars as the dominant model for later mchod yon bonds, commonly translated as “priest-patron” associations, whi ...
What is Sangha?
... among ourselves in the immediate, or inner, sangha as well as all others in the larger sangha-which includes practitioners of the Buddhist tradition throughout the world, and specifically those of the four schools of Vajrayana Buddhism who have taken the vows of refuge and bodhicitta. For regardless ...
... among ourselves in the immediate, or inner, sangha as well as all others in the larger sangha-which includes practitioners of the Buddhist tradition throughout the world, and specifically those of the four schools of Vajrayana Buddhism who have taken the vows of refuge and bodhicitta. For regardless ...
M ASTER OF ARTS IN BUDDHIST STUDIES
... shall choose these interdisciplinary courses from the list provided. As Papers No. 204 and 404 (Interdisciplinary) are concerned all papers of the Department’s Semester II and IV shall be open to students of other Department and students of the Department of Buddhist Studies shall have the freedom t ...
... shall choose these interdisciplinary courses from the list provided. As Papers No. 204 and 404 (Interdisciplinary) are concerned all papers of the Department’s Semester II and IV shall be open to students of other Department and students of the Department of Buddhist Studies shall have the freedom t ...
Introduction - Gatwick Airport Chaplaincy
... with distinct traditions they remained collegial, so that even in Nichiren Daishonin’s time it was possible to study sutras in several locations. The role of temples changed over time and by the end of the Kamakura era (1185) they had become militarized, often with their own armies of warrior monks. ...
... with distinct traditions they remained collegial, so that even in Nichiren Daishonin’s time it was possible to study sutras in several locations. The role of temples changed over time and by the end of the Kamakura era (1185) they had become militarized, often with their own armies of warrior monks. ...
The Mongolian Big Dipper Sūtra
... Of these six sections, the canonical Chinese version (T 1307) contains only the first three. The Mongolian version of these three sections is a nearly verbatim translation of the Chinese text, but the Mongolian continues where the Chinese ends. Indeed, the Mongolian text proclaims after section thre ...
... Of these six sections, the canonical Chinese version (T 1307) contains only the first three. The Mongolian version of these three sections is a nearly verbatim translation of the Chinese text, but the Mongolian continues where the Chinese ends. Indeed, the Mongolian text proclaims after section thre ...
guidelines for students
... achieve his goal. Great Buddhist scholars like Nagarjuna and Asanga had teachers, as did Mahasiddhis such as Tilopa. Atisha was so eager to meet his teacher Dharmakirti that he embarked upon a dangerous 13-month sea voyage to Sumatra in Indonesia to meet him. Marpa travelled to India to study under ...
... achieve his goal. Great Buddhist scholars like Nagarjuna and Asanga had teachers, as did Mahasiddhis such as Tilopa. Atisha was so eager to meet his teacher Dharmakirti that he embarked upon a dangerous 13-month sea voyage to Sumatra in Indonesia to meet him. Marpa travelled to India to study under ...
Mysteries of the World According to Buddhism
... mastered and is skilled in the teachings of sutra and tantra. For the past twenty years, he has been teaching the Dharma and translating Buddhist teachings day and night. His works are amazing; he already has more than one hundred titles in print, and the number is growing. Khenpo often teaches and ...
... mastered and is skilled in the teachings of sutra and tantra. For the past twenty years, he has been teaching the Dharma and translating Buddhist teachings day and night. His works are amazing; he already has more than one hundred titles in print, and the number is growing. Khenpo often teaches and ...
The Case of Sudinna: On the Function of
... compete to eat him. As his father and his mother, would you be able to bear this?” Having heard this, the parents wept and said: “We permit our son to go forth and cultivate the holy life, but he must promise to come back at times to see us.” Having heard this, [the friends and relatives] were all v ...
... compete to eat him. As his father and his mother, would you be able to bear this?” Having heard this, the parents wept and said: “We permit our son to go forth and cultivate the holy life, but he must promise to come back at times to see us.” Having heard this, [the friends and relatives] were all v ...
ATINER`s Conference Paper Series HIS2015-1862
... ATINER'S Conference Paper Series, No: HIS2015-1862. ...
... ATINER'S Conference Paper Series, No: HIS2015-1862. ...
Translation of Gongyo
... was the starting and ending point for all Nichiren Daishonin’s teachings, and remains the profound foundation for the practice and study of Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism today. Twice a day in the ceremony called Gongyo, SGI members recite excerpts from the 2nd and 16th chapters of this great Lotus S ...
... was the starting and ending point for all Nichiren Daishonin’s teachings, and remains the profound foundation for the practice and study of Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism today. Twice a day in the ceremony called Gongyo, SGI members recite excerpts from the 2nd and 16th chapters of this great Lotus S ...
Introduction to the Early Buddhist
... Book Literary History of Sanskrit Buddhism (Bombay 1919). For the chapters we are reproducing here Nariman was relying mainly on Maurice Winternitz’ History of Indian Literature, Vol II, pp. 217-282. These chapters concentrate on the early texts which have survived from the Early Buddhist Tradition, ...
... Book Literary History of Sanskrit Buddhism (Bombay 1919). For the chapters we are reproducing here Nariman was relying mainly on Maurice Winternitz’ History of Indian Literature, Vol II, pp. 217-282. These chapters concentrate on the early texts which have survived from the Early Buddhist Tradition, ...
Week 2 Mantras - YoWangdu Tibetan Culture
... Who was the Buddha Shakyamuni? Although there are various Buddhas – such as Maitreya, the Future Buddha, or Amitabha, the Pure Land Buddha – it is the Buddha Shakyamuni that we mean when we say “the Buddha.” Shakyamuni Buddha was, historically, a spiritual master who lived and taught in modern day I ...
... Who was the Buddha Shakyamuni? Although there are various Buddhas – such as Maitreya, the Future Buddha, or Amitabha, the Pure Land Buddha – it is the Buddha Shakyamuni that we mean when we say “the Buddha.” Shakyamuni Buddha was, historically, a spiritual master who lived and taught in modern day I ...
CULTURAL HISTORY OF TIBET AND THE HIMALAYAS COURSE
... CULTURAL HISTORY OF TIBET AND THE HIMALAYAS The Himalayan range has since antiquity been marked by ongoing encounters between people from the lowland plains of India in the south and the highland plateaus of Tibet in the north. These historic encounters and their salience to today’s lived traditions ...
... CULTURAL HISTORY OF TIBET AND THE HIMALAYAS The Himalayan range has since antiquity been marked by ongoing encounters between people from the lowland plains of India in the south and the highland plateaus of Tibet in the north. These historic encounters and their salience to today’s lived traditions ...
The Emergence of Buddhist Critical-Constructive Reflection in the
... how Candrakirti (like other Buddhist interpreters) employed the doctrine of skillful means as an interpretive principle to gain control over all previous Buddhist scriptures and traditions by depicting them as preparatory steps toward the realization of his own Mahayana perspective.vii In other word ...
... how Candrakirti (like other Buddhist interpreters) employed the doctrine of skillful means as an interpretive principle to gain control over all previous Buddhist scriptures and traditions by depicting them as preparatory steps toward the realization of his own Mahayana perspective.vii In other word ...
The Characteristics of Tibetan-Language Tripitaka and their Values
... of ink sticks and paper from Mongolia. The translated texts were finally put together in the order of the two tables of contents into one complete Tibetan language Tripitaka and kept in Natang Monastery. It is the earliest version of the complete Tibetan language Tripitaka. According to Introduction ...
... of ink sticks and paper from Mongolia. The translated texts were finally put together in the order of the two tables of contents into one complete Tibetan language Tripitaka and kept in Natang Monastery. It is the earliest version of the complete Tibetan language Tripitaka. According to Introduction ...
Yury Khokhlov: The Xi Xia Legacy in Sino-Tibetan Art
... Tangut, Chinese and Tibetan. The majority of the population was bilingual, speaking both Tangut and Chinese; the Tibetan language was also widely used and learning Tibetan was compulsory for Buddhist monks.[6] The Tangut language belongs to Tibeto-Burman family. A script, devised by the order of the ...
... Tangut, Chinese and Tibetan. The majority of the population was bilingual, speaking both Tangut and Chinese; the Tibetan language was also widely used and learning Tibetan was compulsory for Buddhist monks.[6] The Tangut language belongs to Tibeto-Burman family. A script, devised by the order of the ...
Right Concentration - Aryaloka Buddhist Center
... for the most part, and one can’t generalize on the basis of experience outside of prison about what “should” go on within the walls. For this volunteer, it became clear that while I can see myself as just the same as all the men in the Concord sangha, my conditions for practice are quite different. ...
... for the most part, and one can’t generalize on the basis of experience outside of prison about what “should” go on within the walls. For this volunteer, it became clear that while I can see myself as just the same as all the men in the Concord sangha, my conditions for practice are quite different. ...