a study on the i-pu-tsung-lun-lun
... the Chinese meāning here: “The Arhats said, “You can’t speak like that, you had better to dwell in some secluded place and quickly attain Arhatship. Then you may come to this assembly, it will not be too late.” ...
... the Chinese meāning here: “The Arhats said, “You can’t speak like that, you had better to dwell in some secluded place and quickly attain Arhatship. Then you may come to this assembly, it will not be too late.” ...
Noble Strategy - Access to Insight
... hierarchies, and explains why early Buddhists had such a field day poking fun at the pretensions and mythology of the brahmins. As the Buddha pointed out, a brahmin could be a superior person not because he came out of a brahmin womb, but only if he acted with truly skillful intentions. We read the ...
... hierarchies, and explains why early Buddhists had such a field day poking fun at the pretensions and mythology of the brahmins. As the Buddha pointed out, a brahmin could be a superior person not because he came out of a brahmin womb, but only if he acted with truly skillful intentions. We read the ...
THE SUTRA OF FORTY-TWO CHAPTERS
... Chapter 15: Tolerance and Purification A shramana asked the Buddha, “What is great power? What is the brightest light?” The Buddha said, “Tolerance under insult is great power, because it harbors not hatred but peace and fortitude. Those who are tolerant are free from evil and will be honored by oth ...
... Chapter 15: Tolerance and Purification A shramana asked the Buddha, “What is great power? What is the brightest light?” The Buddha said, “Tolerance under insult is great power, because it harbors not hatred but peace and fortitude. Those who are tolerant are free from evil and will be honored by oth ...
Buddhism From Within.qxd
... this way readers will not be tempted to conclude that by the end of the book they know all about Buddhism. On the other hand, if the book has done its job, it should leave you with a reasonably good sense, or intuitive feel, for Buddhism as a living religion. Since it is a religion which is based up ...
... this way readers will not be tempted to conclude that by the end of the book they know all about Buddhism. On the other hand, if the book has done its job, it should leave you with a reasonably good sense, or intuitive feel, for Buddhism as a living religion. Since it is a religion which is based up ...
Zen spirituality in a secular age II
... problematic discourses on fullness that Taylor mentions. Many initial Western interpretations of Zen tended to leave the Sōtō Zen school out of the picture, due to various reasons.13 Since the 1970s, however, Dōgen’s writings have become more well known in the West.14 Dōgen is a complex thinker, not ...
... problematic discourses on fullness that Taylor mentions. Many initial Western interpretations of Zen tended to leave the Sōtō Zen school out of the picture, due to various reasons.13 Since the 1970s, however, Dōgen’s writings have become more well known in the West.14 Dōgen is a complex thinker, not ...
The Great Compassion and Fraternity in Mahayana - Purdue e-Pubs
... from Arahats, the perfect Noble Person who completely cut off re-birth. Along with Great Compassion and the three bases of mindfulness,8 were “the eighteen exclusive qualities” of the Buddha. These qualities likely had an apocryphal function to distinguish the Buddha from other liberated individual ...
... from Arahats, the perfect Noble Person who completely cut off re-birth. Along with Great Compassion and the three bases of mindfulness,8 were “the eighteen exclusive qualities” of the Buddha. These qualities likely had an apocryphal function to distinguish the Buddha from other liberated individual ...
2) Indian Buddhism - Kagyü Pende Gyamtso
... ultimate nature of reality, eventually obtaining release from all suffering. The cultivation of mindfulness is essential to mental concentration, which is needed to achieve insight. Samatha Meditation starts from being mindful of an object or idea, which is expan ...
... ultimate nature of reality, eventually obtaining release from all suffering. The cultivation of mindfulness is essential to mental concentration, which is needed to achieve insight. Samatha Meditation starts from being mindful of an object or idea, which is expan ...
Dhamma Studies - Atammayatarama Buddhist Monastery
... mistakes and less accidents. One is likely to be more aware of what goes on in the mind, and not let distracting thoughts take over his or her speeches and actions. Students who practice mindfulness via meditation tend to perform well in school because of their ability to pay attention, and with bet ...
... mistakes and less accidents. One is likely to be more aware of what goes on in the mind, and not let distracting thoughts take over his or her speeches and actions. Students who practice mindfulness via meditation tend to perform well in school because of their ability to pay attention, and with bet ...
The Different Paths of Buddhism : A Narrative
... of Brahmanism drew the ire of the Buddha, who was antagonistic toward its violent nature. By accepting followers from all walks of life, the Buddha also undermined caste prejudice and pretensions. Moreover, the Buddha did not accept the ancient Vedic scriptures as revealed literature, which means th ...
... of Brahmanism drew the ire of the Buddha, who was antagonistic toward its violent nature. By accepting followers from all walks of life, the Buddha also undermined caste prejudice and pretensions. Moreover, the Buddha did not accept the ancient Vedic scriptures as revealed literature, which means th ...
Winter 2014 pdf - Journal of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives
... of the jewel. It reflected back to me my own true nature, it showed me what an ordinary flesh and blood being can become. It was not so much what she said, indeed most of it was far beyond my understanding, but what I did understand was the place the words came from. When a person trains deeply the ...
... of the jewel. It reflected back to me my own true nature, it showed me what an ordinary flesh and blood being can become. It was not so much what she said, indeed most of it was far beyond my understanding, but what I did understand was the place the words came from. When a person trains deeply the ...
The Main Topics of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Poetry
... various subtle meanings. It’s the sad fact of life, as well as the liberating one. It’s both beautiful and lamentable. But most importantly, impermanence and death signify the Pure Land Buddhist’s entrance into the real world of Amida Buddha. 2. Suffering Suffering (duḥkha) – also translated as stre ...
... various subtle meanings. It’s the sad fact of life, as well as the liberating one. It’s both beautiful and lamentable. But most importantly, impermanence and death signify the Pure Land Buddhist’s entrance into the real world of Amida Buddha. 2. Suffering Suffering (duḥkha) – also translated as stre ...
Popular Buddhist Texts From Nepal : Narratives and Rituals of
... samgha and internal factionalism has further weakened the tradition through the later decades of this century. All religious traditions now contend with the environmental and political crises engulfing a nation ranked among the poorest in the world; they must also compete with the myriad forms of mo ...
... samgha and internal factionalism has further weakened the tradition through the later decades of this century. All religious traditions now contend with the environmental and political crises engulfing a nation ranked among the poorest in the world; they must also compete with the myriad forms of mo ...
here - Steamboat Buddhist Center
... resting in the unfabricated nature of mind. Conditioned (cyclic) existence. (Skt. samsara, Tib. khor wa) Ordinary existence which contains suffering because one still possesses attachment, aggression, and ignorance. It is contrasted to liberation or nirvana. Consciousnesses, sensory. These are the f ...
... resting in the unfabricated nature of mind. Conditioned (cyclic) existence. (Skt. samsara, Tib. khor wa) Ordinary existence which contains suffering because one still possesses attachment, aggression, and ignorance. It is contrasted to liberation or nirvana. Consciousnesses, sensory. These are the f ...
Untitled - Abhidharma.ru
... primitive earthwork fortification. Something similar can be seen in the development of the human psyche. We live our lives as more or less selfconscious, rational beings. Yet the level of consciousness we have reached is the latest stage of a process going back over millennia. As far as we can tell, ...
... primitive earthwork fortification. Something similar can be seen in the development of the human psyche. We live our lives as more or less selfconscious, rational beings. Yet the level of consciousness we have reached is the latest stage of a process going back over millennia. As far as we can tell, ...
What is Buddhism?
... Dependent Origination [paticcasamuppada (P), pratityasamutpada (Skt), engi ( J)] The truth or law that all phenomena are dependently originated upon causes and conditions, thus phenomena are interrelated and relative in nature. One can rely on this truth, utilize this law, control the relationship, ...
... Dependent Origination [paticcasamuppada (P), pratityasamutpada (Skt), engi ( J)] The truth or law that all phenomena are dependently originated upon causes and conditions, thus phenomena are interrelated and relative in nature. One can rely on this truth, utilize this law, control the relationship, ...
Bhikkhunī Sāsana Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... The same theme of the importance of the four assemblies continues with other discourses.13 The Pāsādika-sutta in the Dīgha-nikāya and its Dīrgha-āgama parallel indicate that the completeness of the holy life taught by the Buddha can be seen in the accomplishment of the four assemblies of his discipl ...
... The same theme of the importance of the four assemblies continues with other discourses.13 The Pāsādika-sutta in the Dīgha-nikāya and its Dīrgha-āgama parallel indicate that the completeness of the holy life taught by the Buddha can be seen in the accomplishment of the four assemblies of his discipl ...
The Buddha`s Ancient Path
... Many expositions of the Buddha’s Teaching in English have appeared in recent years, but a great number of them lack authenticity and do not represent the Buddha-word correctly. I have in all humility undertaken to set out as accurately as possible the Teaching of the Buddha as it is found in the Pil ...
... Many expositions of the Buddha’s Teaching in English have appeared in recent years, but a great number of them lack authenticity and do not represent the Buddha-word correctly. I have in all humility undertaken to set out as accurately as possible the Teaching of the Buddha as it is found in the Pil ...
Building and Negotiating Religious Identities in A Zen Buddhist
... modernity and economic materialism. This is a paradox I wish to explore further in this dissertation. Religious practices—rituals, activities, and even doctrines of different religions are encouraged to modify themselves into an ideal prototype for the convenience of their modernized audience. Quite ...
... modernity and economic materialism. This is a paradox I wish to explore further in this dissertation. Religious practices—rituals, activities, and even doctrines of different religions are encouraged to modify themselves into an ideal prototype for the convenience of their modernized audience. Quite ...
Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... The birth of Buddha, under whatever conditions it may have occurred, is generally placed by scholars in 563 B.C. at a town called Lumbini which is located in the region of Nepal. The traditional story relates a mythic tale that his mother Maya miraculously gave birth from her right side as the resu ...
... The birth of Buddha, under whatever conditions it may have occurred, is generally placed by scholars in 563 B.C. at a town called Lumbini which is located in the region of Nepal. The traditional story relates a mythic tale that his mother Maya miraculously gave birth from her right side as the resu ...
Tevijja Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... cannot stand, for in many texts the Buddha declares the divine abodes to be inadequate for attaining Nibbāna (eg D 17, M 83, M 97, etc.); it would also mean that paññā, insight or wisdom, is not needed for final liberation. Gombrich is not unaware of the texts that contradict his position, but he ca ...
... cannot stand, for in many texts the Buddha declares the divine abodes to be inadequate for attaining Nibbāna (eg D 17, M 83, M 97, etc.); it would also mean that paññā, insight or wisdom, is not needed for final liberation. Gombrich is not unaware of the texts that contradict his position, but he ca ...
The Buddha - World Religions eBooks
... be either a great religious teacher, or a mighty king known as a Cakravartin (‘world-ruler’). The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interru ...
... be either a great religious teacher, or a mighty king known as a Cakravartin (‘world-ruler’). The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interru ...
Zen and systemic therapy
... culture tends to be more practically and less speculatively oriented than Indian culture, which reflects itself in the alignment of Zen on practical life experience: "What’s the use of talking about a musical masterpiece? What counts, is, that one performs it." (Nhat Hanh 1997, p.135). Eisai (1141-1 ...
... culture tends to be more practically and less speculatively oriented than Indian culture, which reflects itself in the alignment of Zen on practical life experience: "What’s the use of talking about a musical masterpiece? What counts, is, that one performs it." (Nhat Hanh 1997, p.135). Eisai (1141-1 ...
Images of Buddha
... The prince lived a pampered and carefree childhood within the palace walls. He received the finest education available and legend has it that Siddhartha had no further need of teachers after only a few lessons (essentially, he had learned all they could teach him).Throughout his childhood and adoles ...
... The prince lived a pampered and carefree childhood within the palace walls. He received the finest education available and legend has it that Siddhartha had no further need of teachers after only a few lessons (essentially, he had learned all they could teach him).Throughout his childhood and adoles ...
Buddhist meditation
Buddhist meditation refers to the meditative practices associated with the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.Core meditation techniques have been preserved in ancient Buddhist texts and have proliferated and diversified through teacher-student transmissions. Buddhists pursue meditation as part of the path toward Enlightenment and Nirvana. The closest words for meditation in the classical languages of Buddhism are bhāvanā and jhāna/dhyāna. Buddhist meditation techniques have become increasingly popular in the wider world, with many non-Buddhists taking them up for a variety of reasons.Buddhist meditation encompasses a variety of meditation techniques that aim to develop mindfulness, concentration, supramundane powers, tranquility, and insight. Given the large number and diversity of traditional Buddhist meditation practices, this article primarily identifies authoritative contextual frameworks — both contemporary and canonical — for the variety of practices. For those seeking school-specific meditation information, it may be more appropriate to simply view the articles listed in the ""See also"" section below.