First Exam
... Explicate, and briefly discuss, the Four Noble Truths. Explicate, and briefly discuss, Buddhist concepts of dukkha and tanha. Identify, and briefly discuss, the various steps of the Eightfold Path. Explicate, and briefly discuss, Buddhist concepts of nirvana, anatta, and anicca. Identify, and brief ...
... Explicate, and briefly discuss, the Four Noble Truths. Explicate, and briefly discuss, Buddhist concepts of dukkha and tanha. Identify, and briefly discuss, the various steps of the Eightfold Path. Explicate, and briefly discuss, Buddhist concepts of nirvana, anatta, and anicca. Identify, and brief ...
Wesak and the Re-Creation of Buddhist Tradition
... world. Chapter One focuses on the methodology used throughout the thesis. I define the term "identity", explicate the functionalist framework used, and review the literature pertaining to this research. Chapter Two emphasizes the different characteristics of the variety of Wesak rituals found around ...
... world. Chapter One focuses on the methodology used throughout the thesis. I define the term "identity", explicate the functionalist framework used, and review the literature pertaining to this research. Chapter Two emphasizes the different characteristics of the variety of Wesak rituals found around ...
Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Path to Buddhahood
... effect of equivalent likes and dislikes. It is also the effect of a debt. It is, one might say, a reciprocal responsibility. This follows from the fact that, according to the Buddhist view, all sentient beings have been reborn innumerable times. In the course of these innumerable rebirths, all senti ...
... effect of equivalent likes and dislikes. It is also the effect of a debt. It is, one might say, a reciprocal responsibility. This follows from the fact that, according to the Buddhist view, all sentient beings have been reborn innumerable times. In the course of these innumerable rebirths, all senti ...
May - FPMT Losang Dragpa Centre
... Wesak and also the auspicious move to our new center at Section 17 in Petaling Jaya. The dinner will be at the new premises and all members are cordially invited to attend. Please do drop by the center soon to pick up your Invite Cards as entry will be by ...
... Wesak and also the auspicious move to our new center at Section 17 in Petaling Jaya. The dinner will be at the new premises and all members are cordially invited to attend. Please do drop by the center soon to pick up your Invite Cards as entry will be by ...
The Influence of Mahayana on Buddhadasa`s Thought Abstract
... follow to practice the teaching of Theravada. Now, the tradition and teaching of Theravada Buddhist harmonies into Thai people life. The next issue I would like to present the Thai Theravada monk who has the more influence and movement into Thai Theravada. That Thai Sangkha is Buddhadasa Bhikkhu. He ...
... follow to practice the teaching of Theravada. Now, the tradition and teaching of Theravada Buddhist harmonies into Thai people life. The next issue I would like to present the Thai Theravada monk who has the more influence and movement into Thai Theravada. That Thai Sangkha is Buddhadasa Bhikkhu. He ...
“Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came
... other beings from his or her scope on existence. This is where Levinas’ philosophy comes to a decided break from phenomenology and existentialism, realizing that there is more to existence than such narrow minded views on a personal existence based on egoism. In 1961, Levinas wrote his acclaimed boo ...
... other beings from his or her scope on existence. This is where Levinas’ philosophy comes to a decided break from phenomenology and existentialism, realizing that there is more to existence than such narrow minded views on a personal existence based on egoism. In 1961, Levinas wrote his acclaimed boo ...
The Buddha and Omniscience
... that it should be understood as an affirmation of the Buddha’s omniscience.24 Yet, a perusal of the discourse suggests that the point made with this statement need not be a claim to omniscience, but could refer only to the Buddha’s penetrative insight into whatever is seen, heard and experienced. Th ...
... that it should be understood as an affirmation of the Buddha’s omniscience.24 Yet, a perusal of the discourse suggests that the point made with this statement need not be a claim to omniscience, but could refer only to the Buddha’s penetrative insight into whatever is seen, heard and experienced. Th ...
Masks — Anthropology on the Sinhalese Belief System
... The headmonk does not describe, or even mention the personal significance of a celibate’s life when as a seventeen-year old youth he decided to embrace it. The reason for this silence is simply that, for a man who has devoted sixty years of his life to eradicating egotism and self-attachment, the fl ...
... The headmonk does not describe, or even mention the personal significance of a celibate’s life when as a seventeen-year old youth he decided to embrace it. The reason for this silence is simply that, for a man who has devoted sixty years of his life to eradicating egotism and self-attachment, the fl ...
MONKS, MILITARY, AND POWER – THE STRUGGLE FOR
... (parami). The concept of parami is closely linked to hpoùn and is expressed in the attitudes and actions of the person. It is important to notice, that merit karma is impermanent and changes during an existence although the results of an enhancement or decline may only be known in the next existence ...
... (parami). The concept of parami is closely linked to hpoùn and is expressed in the attitudes and actions of the person. It is important to notice, that merit karma is impermanent and changes during an existence although the results of an enhancement or decline may only be known in the next existence ...
When Buddhism was first introduced to Japan in the 6th century, it
... different versions, Sanskrit, Chinese and Tibetan. According to academic studies of the texts, the oldest Chinese version of the larger SukhavatIvyuha, The Daiamidakyo, is believed to be older than the existing Sanskrit text, having been translated in the second or third century. The original Sanskr ...
... different versions, Sanskrit, Chinese and Tibetan. According to academic studies of the texts, the oldest Chinese version of the larger SukhavatIvyuha, The Daiamidakyo, is believed to be older than the existing Sanskrit text, having been translated in the second or third century. The original Sanskr ...
Buddhism in China and Modern Society: An Introduction Centering
... in traditional Buddhist teachings, there exists strong “Basing on Humanism” ideals. However, we cannot ignore the fact that Yinshun’s illustration and emphasis on the concept of “Basing on Humanism” has influenced the development of ancient traditional thinking. Generally speaking, there are five ma ...
... in traditional Buddhist teachings, there exists strong “Basing on Humanism” ideals. However, we cannot ignore the fact that Yinshun’s illustration and emphasis on the concept of “Basing on Humanism” has influenced the development of ancient traditional thinking. Generally speaking, there are five ma ...
Buddha as Therapist: Meditations
... foundational for Buddhism 4.0 which is a secular Buddhism as a psychology and a method that deals with negative emotions. Psychotherapy is the direction Buddhism is developing toward after The Buddha’s first teachings as a liberation quest (Buddhism 1.0) and its subsequent developments as a religiou ...
... foundational for Buddhism 4.0 which is a secular Buddhism as a psychology and a method that deals with negative emotions. Psychotherapy is the direction Buddhism is developing toward after The Buddha’s first teachings as a liberation quest (Buddhism 1.0) and its subsequent developments as a religiou ...
The Lost Empire of the Silk Road The discovery of
... along the long-travelled Silk Road. The Silk Road! The name spelled mystery and adventure, and was woven like a red thread in the imagination of the young explorers. The Silk Road, the route made legend by the travels of Marco Polo. The route followed for long centuries by caravans from the fabled s ...
... along the long-travelled Silk Road. The Silk Road! The name spelled mystery and adventure, and was woven like a red thread in the imagination of the young explorers. The Silk Road, the route made legend by the travels of Marco Polo. The route followed for long centuries by caravans from the fabled s ...
Buddhist Concepts: The Gohonzon
... “The Emergence of the Treasure Tower,” the 11th chapter of the Lotus Sutra, describes a gigantic tower adorned with precious treasures emerging from beneath the earth and hovering in the air. Nichiren explains that this tower is a metaphor for the magnitude of the human potential—the grandeur of the ...
... “The Emergence of the Treasure Tower,” the 11th chapter of the Lotus Sutra, describes a gigantic tower adorned with precious treasures emerging from beneath the earth and hovering in the air. Nichiren explains that this tower is a metaphor for the magnitude of the human potential—the grandeur of the ...
The Mongolian Big Dipper Sūtra
... 3. Buddha’s sermon to Mañjuśrī on the benefits of this sūtra. 4. List of the relation between the color of a person and the element to which he belongs. 5. Hymn of praise to the seven Buddhas. 6. A list of days when lamps for worshipping the seven stars should be lit. Of these six sections, the cano ...
... 3. Buddha’s sermon to Mañjuśrī on the benefits of this sūtra. 4. List of the relation between the color of a person and the element to which he belongs. 5. Hymn of praise to the seven Buddhas. 6. A list of days when lamps for worshipping the seven stars should be lit. Of these six sections, the cano ...
Questioning Karma: Buddhism and the Phenomenology of the
... being awakened by and responsive to the suchness of others and things. Without these self -inquiring and reflective processes, persuasion is—or risks becoming—the manipulation of desires and fears, love and hatred. Even if reflection ultimately needs to be transcended in Buddhist awakening, its sign ...
... being awakened by and responsive to the suchness of others and things. Without these self -inquiring and reflective processes, persuasion is—or risks becoming—the manipulation of desires and fears, love and hatred. Even if reflection ultimately needs to be transcended in Buddhist awakening, its sign ...
From Positionality to Relationality: A Buddhist
... a separate, self-substantive entity. From the perspective of Buddhist philosophy, attributing these characteristics derives from the human need to arrange the world, creating an illusory understanding of one’s perceived reality (Rahula, 1959; Welwood, 2000). A key term in understanding dependent co- ...
... a separate, self-substantive entity. From the perspective of Buddhist philosophy, attributing these characteristics derives from the human need to arrange the world, creating an illusory understanding of one’s perceived reality (Rahula, 1959; Welwood, 2000). A key term in understanding dependent co- ...
manual of zen buddhism
... Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, D.Litt., Professor of Buddhist Philosophy in the Otani University, Kyoto, was born in 1870. He is probably now the greatest living authority on Buddhist philosophy, and is certainly the greatest authority on Zen Buddhism. His major works in English on the subject of Buddhism ...
... Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, D.Litt., Professor of Buddhist Philosophy in the Otani University, Kyoto, was born in 1870. He is probably now the greatest living authority on Buddhist philosophy, and is certainly the greatest authority on Zen Buddhism. His major works in English on the subject of Buddhism ...
Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns
... of the Dhamma. Only a small number of nuns are renowned for their skill in teaching, and it is likely that the need to develop the extra paramis to teach the Dhamma made it necessary for Sukha to study under earlier Buddhas for so long without gaining the paths and fruits. Similar stories tell of ho ...
... of the Dhamma. Only a small number of nuns are renowned for their skill in teaching, and it is likely that the need to develop the extra paramis to teach the Dhamma made it necessary for Sukha to study under earlier Buddhas for so long without gaining the paths and fruits. Similar stories tell of ho ...
What is karma and how does it ripen?
... Vasubandhu is given credit for writing 1000 works, many of them commentaries on the works of others and some of them independent works in which he is presenting a particular doctrine within Buddhism and defending it against real or imagined critics. One of the works for which he is best known is a v ...
... Vasubandhu is given credit for writing 1000 works, many of them commentaries on the works of others and some of them independent works in which he is presenting a particular doctrine within Buddhism and defending it against real or imagined critics. One of the works for which he is best known is a v ...
shentong madhyamaka and via negativa
... subordination. Let me briefly explain, for these issues play an important role in this study. Jesus threatened patriarchy far more than Buddha Shakyamuni did. Judging by the sutras, Gautama was a sexist who had to be persuaded by his favorite disciple to allow the ordination of women as nuns. He onl ...
... subordination. Let me briefly explain, for these issues play an important role in this study. Jesus threatened patriarchy far more than Buddha Shakyamuni did. Judging by the sutras, Gautama was a sexist who had to be persuaded by his favorite disciple to allow the ordination of women as nuns. He onl ...
Did the Buddha Speak Pāli?
... indication of the Pāli to the Māgadhī (magadhī bhāsā)) is understandable; because it was there in Māgadha the Buddha ended up most of his time with the king Biṃbisāra, one of the royal patronages of Indian Buddhism. Māgadha was also a stronghold center for Buddhist activities after the death of the ...
... indication of the Pāli to the Māgadhī (magadhī bhāsā)) is understandable; because it was there in Māgadha the Buddha ended up most of his time with the king Biṃbisāra, one of the royal patronages of Indian Buddhism. Māgadha was also a stronghold center for Buddhist activities after the death of the ...