Introduction to Tibetan “Literature”
... traditionally write instructions to their followers concerning where they will be reborn, often including such information as family name, details of one or more parents, and time of birth. • Their disciples open the letter at a prearranged time after the Karmapa’s death, follow the master’s instruc ...
... traditionally write instructions to their followers concerning where they will be reborn, often including such information as family name, details of one or more parents, and time of birth. • Their disciples open the letter at a prearranged time after the Karmapa’s death, follow the master’s instruc ...
1. Purpose and Aims - Unofficial SGI SWS
... Let’s be clear about this: there is no gosho or passage from the sutra that says you have to sit a Study exam. But there are many that say you must take every opportunity to study and test yourself. The Sangha works with the Master Disciple bond and the spirit of itai doshin to translate that into s ...
... Let’s be clear about this: there is no gosho or passage from the sutra that says you have to sit a Study exam. But there are many that say you must take every opportunity to study and test yourself. The Sangha works with the Master Disciple bond and the spirit of itai doshin to translate that into s ...
Janusz Chmielewski THE PRINCIPLE OF REDUCTIO AD
... First and foremost, one needs to count the hermetic nature of the texts themselves as the drivers of the distortion, meant for the disciples of the school for mnemonic purposes, which made these texts barely understood by those from outside the group. The tangled, non-linear and ”entry-based” nature ...
... First and foremost, one needs to count the hermetic nature of the texts themselves as the drivers of the distortion, meant for the disciples of the school for mnemonic purposes, which made these texts barely understood by those from outside the group. The tangled, non-linear and ”entry-based” nature ...
skillful means - The Dharmafarers
... him vicariously in the position of those who have not been liberated. To be liberated means to know that there are others who are not. With great wisdom comes great compassion. 2.2.3 Brahmā’s “invitation” to teach. The Āyācana Sutta (S 6.1) says that some weeks after the Great Awakening,14 the Buddh ...
... him vicariously in the position of those who have not been liberated. To be liberated means to know that there are others who are not. With great wisdom comes great compassion. 2.2.3 Brahmā’s “invitation” to teach. The Āyācana Sutta (S 6.1) says that some weeks after the Great Awakening,14 the Buddh ...
FAMILY TIES TO BUDDHIST MONKS AND NUNS IN MEDIEVAL
... daughters, sons and relatives, ten in all, from the Southern Xiao family branch during the late Sui to early Tang period. It must be noted that while the ordained female members of the Xiao family mentioned in this research are considered as "close" relatives, separated no more than two generations ...
... daughters, sons and relatives, ten in all, from the Southern Xiao family branch during the late Sui to early Tang period. It must be noted that while the ordained female members of the Xiao family mentioned in this research are considered as "close" relatives, separated no more than two generations ...
6th-Annual-IBD - Alliance for Bhikkhunis
... • Mahatheri is a title meaning ‘Great Elder’. It is conferred after 20 vassas (rains retreats/years) as a bhikkhuni. • In 2008, the bhikkhunis ordained in 1988 became the first Theravada Mahatheris in centuries! ...
... • Mahatheri is a title meaning ‘Great Elder’. It is conferred after 20 vassas (rains retreats/years) as a bhikkhuni. • In 2008, the bhikkhunis ordained in 1988 became the first Theravada Mahatheris in centuries! ...
The Origin of Buddhist Meditation
... the Buddha’s life. It is likely that some of the events recorded in it are historically authentic, e.g. the Buddha’s death in Kusin r 7 and his last words on that occasion,8 for there is no reason to believe that such polemically neutral passages would have been invented. There are other ways of ide ...
... the Buddha’s life. It is likely that some of the events recorded in it are historically authentic, e.g. the Buddha’s death in Kusin r 7 and his last words on that occasion,8 for there is no reason to believe that such polemically neutral passages would have been invented. There are other ways of ide ...
Peace is a Fire - Sangharakshita
... A N Y P E O P L E ' S F I R S T taste of Sangharakshita's interpretation of the Dharma, the teaching of the Buddha, is through his books on Buddhism, or through classes at a centre of the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, the Buddhist movement that he founded in 1967. Others may have first come ...
... A N Y P E O P L E ' S F I R S T taste of Sangharakshita's interpretation of the Dharma, the teaching of the Buddha, is through his books on Buddhism, or through classes at a centre of the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, the Buddhist movement that he founded in 1967. Others may have first come ...
Korean Buddhist Taego Order America-Europe Parish
... no old age and death, nor extinction of them. ...
... no old age and death, nor extinction of them. ...
Buddhism and Responses to Disability, Mental Disorders and
... Does this Introduction need to be read first? NO! Some users may prefer to dip straight into the historical or modern Asian sections, and see what kind of materials are listed there. Some might like to take the 'Organised Shorter Visit' They might like to read the Introduction later. The whole Intro ...
... Does this Introduction need to be read first? NO! Some users may prefer to dip straight into the historical or modern Asian sections, and see what kind of materials are listed there. Some might like to take the 'Organised Shorter Visit' They might like to read the Introduction later. The whole Intro ...
Buddhist Economics
... and build hospitals and live in mutual well-being!" Such a scenario is not likely. Early humans, and the first societies, were probably bound together more by their deep emotional needs for warmth and security than any rational planning. And over the millennia, our societies have evolved to a large ...
... and build hospitals and live in mutual well-being!" Such a scenario is not likely. Early humans, and the first societies, were probably bound together more by their deep emotional needs for warmth and security than any rational planning. And over the millennia, our societies have evolved to a large ...
PDF Preview - Wisdom Publications
... of Bhutan, Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism, traces its heritage back to the northern Indian town of Bodhgaya, where Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha around 500 b.c. After discovering a middle path between asceticism and sensory gratification, Siddhartha overcame numerous inner obstacles to achieve Buddhah ...
... of Bhutan, Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism, traces its heritage back to the northern Indian town of Bodhgaya, where Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha around 500 b.c. After discovering a middle path between asceticism and sensory gratification, Siddhartha overcame numerous inner obstacles to achieve Buddhah ...
Document
... Greater Sukhavati Sutra. A third Sutra was written in China, entitled the Visualizations of the Buddha of Infinite Life Sutra. This pertains to another reflex of Amitabha known as Amitayus. These Sutras, as well as others such as the Aksobhya Buddha Sutra, served as the central scriptures for a popu ...
... Greater Sukhavati Sutra. A third Sutra was written in China, entitled the Visualizations of the Buddha of Infinite Life Sutra. This pertains to another reflex of Amitabha known as Amitayus. These Sutras, as well as others such as the Aksobhya Buddha Sutra, served as the central scriptures for a popu ...
the buddha - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... the teachings, we must delve into the thought world of early Buddhism which is spoken in a foreign language – Pāli. Although most of the suttas are available in English translation and this guide focuses on translated suttas, it is still helpful to learn some Pāli in order to penetrate the meaning o ...
... the teachings, we must delve into the thought world of early Buddhism which is spoken in a foreign language – Pāli. Although most of the suttas are available in English translation and this guide focuses on translated suttas, it is still helpful to learn some Pāli in order to penetrate the meaning o ...
Great Disciples of the Buddha
... the Dhamma, would be merely a package of doctrines and formal practices, admirably lucid and intellectually rigorous, but remote from vital human concerns. The Dhamma comes to life only to the extent that it touches life, ennobling its followers and turning them into models of wisdom, compassion, an ...
... the Dhamma, would be merely a package of doctrines and formal practices, admirably lucid and intellectually rigorous, but remote from vital human concerns. The Dhamma comes to life only to the extent that it touches life, ennobling its followers and turning them into models of wisdom, compassion, an ...
Visualization and Mandala
... Kasir;a practices are merely one group of concentration techniques that use physical objects as supports; one might also mention the meditations on foulness (asubhabhavanii) in which the monk meditates on a corpse 111 one of ten specified stages of decomposition. 9 Once the adept fixes the mental im ...
... Kasir;a practices are merely one group of concentration techniques that use physical objects as supports; one might also mention the meditations on foulness (asubhabhavanii) in which the monk meditates on a corpse 111 one of ten specified stages of decomposition. 9 Once the adept fixes the mental im ...
Journal of Feminist Scholarship
... For the main section of our first issue we selected four articles that demonstrate the breadth of contemporary feminist inquiry. Despite their differences, the articles combine well for our journal because they each demonstrate a different facet of feminist scholarship: exploration of feminist acti ...
... For the main section of our first issue we selected four articles that demonstrate the breadth of contemporary feminist inquiry. Despite their differences, the articles combine well for our journal because they each demonstrate a different facet of feminist scholarship: exploration of feminist acti ...
Introduction
... through [the section on the contemplation of] the objects of [mistaken] views.9 Thus the Dharma-wheel ceased turning, and he did not expound on the latter sections.10 Yet in drawing water from a stream one seeks its source, and scenting a fragrance one traces its origin.11 The Ta chih tu lun says, ...
... through [the section on the contemplation of] the objects of [mistaken] views.9 Thus the Dharma-wheel ceased turning, and he did not expound on the latter sections.10 Yet in drawing water from a stream one seeks its source, and scenting a fragrance one traces its origin.11 The Ta chih tu lun says, ...
Mindfulness-Based Interventions: An Emerging
... This broader use of mindfulness could be widened even further to include the four brahma viharas which are alternately called the immeasurables, or sublime states, and include: loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. As the first three are all aspects of unselfish care or frien ...
... This broader use of mindfulness could be widened even further to include the four brahma viharas which are alternately called the immeasurables, or sublime states, and include: loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. As the first three are all aspects of unselfish care or frien ...
The Role of Buddhism in Society and Radical Buddhist
... sheeted Buddhists, shattering all stereotypes of the religion. Buddhism is believed to be perhaps the most non-violent religion among the major world religions, yet the examples above, which I in this essay refer to as a part of radical Buddhist mobilization, are very real and evident in present day ...
... sheeted Buddhists, shattering all stereotypes of the religion. Buddhism is believed to be perhaps the most non-violent religion among the major world religions, yet the examples above, which I in this essay refer to as a part of radical Buddhist mobilization, are very real and evident in present day ...
Bhāvaviveka`s Syllogism as an Initial Step to Enlightenment
... vyavahāram anāśritya pramārtho na deśyate / ...
... vyavahāram anāśritya pramārtho na deśyate / ...
The Art of Attention
... former blood-relation, was able to persuade Bahiya that he wasn’t really enlightened at all and that he should go and see the Buddha, an Arahant who could help him. Bahiya made a long journey to visit the Buddha at Savatti and reached the monastery just as the Buddha was about to go on the daily alm ...
... former blood-relation, was able to persuade Bahiya that he wasn’t really enlightened at all and that he should go and see the Buddha, an Arahant who could help him. Bahiya made a long journey to visit the Buddha at Savatti and reached the monastery just as the Buddha was about to go on the daily alm ...
Paper - VII - History of Buddhism and Jainism upto 1000 A.D.
... council. To verify their authenticity, time and again, six historical Thervada Councils were held. Oral teachings of the Buddha, popularly known as Theravada teachings, were made available to the people in their spoken language. The Pali literature, like an ocean, is most voluminous and detailed. Th ...
... council. To verify their authenticity, time and again, six historical Thervada Councils were held. Oral teachings of the Buddha, popularly known as Theravada teachings, were made available to the people in their spoken language. The Pali literature, like an ocean, is most voluminous and detailed. Th ...
Medicine Buddha guided sadhana
... Those who have received initiation and want to do the self-generation: In response to your request, infinite white rays of light stream down from the heart and body of Guru Medicine Buddha. Completely filling your body, they purify all disease, spirit harm, and the negative karma and mental afflicti ...
... Those who have received initiation and want to do the self-generation: In response to your request, infinite white rays of light stream down from the heart and body of Guru Medicine Buddha. Completely filling your body, they purify all disease, spirit harm, and the negative karma and mental afflicti ...