Reclaiming the Robe
... time in Sri Lanka, there were foreign colonials who, despite their faults and closed-mindedness, were quite open to the advancement of women. Henry Blake, the Governor of Sri Lanka under British rule, fully supported the work of Sudharmacharini. His wife, Lady Blake, supported the construction of a ...
... time in Sri Lanka, there were foreign colonials who, despite their faults and closed-mindedness, were quite open to the advancement of women. Henry Blake, the Governor of Sri Lanka under British rule, fully supported the work of Sudharmacharini. His wife, Lady Blake, supported the construction of a ...
Buddhist Missionaries in the Era of Globalization
... and economic integration called ‘‘globalization’’: the cultures of international business, of the Western intelligentsia, of American popular tastes and values, and of Evangelical and Pentecostal Protestantism.1 Although the impact of these cultures may have been the major anthropological narrative ...
... and economic integration called ‘‘globalization’’: the cultures of international business, of the Western intelligentsia, of American popular tastes and values, and of Evangelical and Pentecostal Protestantism.1 Although the impact of these cultures may have been the major anthropological narrative ...
the complete issue - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... religion, given its most classic expression in Andrew Dickson White’s A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom (1896). In contrast to both the two cultures and warfare models of the relation between science and religion, the two domains theory seems to offer a reasonable reso ...
... religion, given its most classic expression in Andrew Dickson White’s A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom (1896). In contrast to both the two cultures and warfare models of the relation between science and religion, the two domains theory seems to offer a reasonable reso ...
The Possibility of Buddhist Virtue: A Christian Response
... virtue view of ethics better than a Buddhist one. Increasingly, Christians are adopting a blended approach to ethics, usually holding to a combination of deontological and virtue ethics. 9 This thesis will put the possibility of a Christian virtue ethic to the test. If it turns out that Christianity ...
... virtue view of ethics better than a Buddhist one. Increasingly, Christians are adopting a blended approach to ethics, usually holding to a combination of deontological and virtue ethics. 9 This thesis will put the possibility of a Christian virtue ethic to the test. If it turns out that Christianity ...
The Prince and the Monk: Shōtoku Worship in Shinran`s Buddhism
... in his introduction that, ‘My thesis is that Shinran’s thought has been misunderstood among nearly all the major branches of Buddhism he founded precisely because his heirs in the dharma failed to appreciate the central importance of his worship of this historical and legendary figure of Shōtoku’ (2 ...
... in his introduction that, ‘My thesis is that Shinran’s thought has been misunderstood among nearly all the major branches of Buddhism he founded precisely because his heirs in the dharma failed to appreciate the central importance of his worship of this historical and legendary figure of Shōtoku’ (2 ...
Siddhartha Savage: The Importance of Buddhism in Huxley`s Brave
... Gautama’s life, the myths and legends surrounding that life, and those ideals and philosophies which are the most widely accepted and relied upon by disparate groups of Buddhists. It is these fundamentals, then, that will be the present focus. One of the reasons that Buddhism commands such fascinati ...
... Gautama’s life, the myths and legends surrounding that life, and those ideals and philosophies which are the most widely accepted and relied upon by disparate groups of Buddhists. It is these fundamentals, then, that will be the present focus. One of the reasons that Buddhism commands such fascinati ...
the sociology of early buddhism - Assets
... austere he was, the better. Here, though, three points must be considered. The first is that the scriptures themselves are not univocal; they contain evidence capable of supporting discrepant interpretations of the Buddhist teaching. On the one hand, it can be seen as the sort of private, inwardlook ...
... austere he was, the better. Here, though, three points must be considered. The first is that the scriptures themselves are not univocal; they contain evidence capable of supporting discrepant interpretations of the Buddhist teaching. On the one hand, it can be seen as the sort of private, inwardlook ...
PDF - Chan Meditation Center
... There is liberation of the body and there is liberation of the mind. If we were in prison, our bodies would be confined, and they would be liberated after we were released. However, for a Buddhist practitioner, liberation of the mind transcends liberation of the body; if we had no vexations and no a ...
... There is liberation of the body and there is liberation of the mind. If we were in prison, our bodies would be confined, and they would be liberated after we were released. However, for a Buddhist practitioner, liberation of the mind transcends liberation of the body; if we had no vexations and no a ...
Education, Invention Of Orthodoxy, And The Construction
... “education through academics”? What are some of the social, cultural, and religious implications of “academics” as defined by DDM in this context? Are there not other means to make Buddhism more relevant in twenty-first century? I answer these questions by first providing a historical context that l ...
... “education through academics”? What are some of the social, cultural, and religious implications of “academics” as defined by DDM in this context? Are there not other means to make Buddhism more relevant in twenty-first century? I answer these questions by first providing a historical context that l ...
Sakya Newsletter: Fall 2005
... Lord Buddha, the cultivation of merit, practice of compassion and bodhicitta for all forms of life, awareness of negative forces, mortality and human nature, and even the situation inside Tibet and the Tibetan Diaspora in exile. His favorite toys were religious musical instruments which are played i ...
... Lord Buddha, the cultivation of merit, practice of compassion and bodhicitta for all forms of life, awareness of negative forces, mortality and human nature, and even the situation inside Tibet and the Tibetan Diaspora in exile. His favorite toys were religious musical instruments which are played i ...
Was Lushan Huiyuan a Pure Land Buddhist?
... redactors took these letters and rearranged the contents according to eighteen sets of questions and answers, and in this form the letters have been preserved in the Taishō canon under the title Dasheng da yi zhang 大乘大義章 (Topics on the Great Meaning of the Mahāyāna T 1856). The value of these lette ...
... redactors took these letters and rearranged the contents according to eighteen sets of questions and answers, and in this form the letters have been preserved in the Taishō canon under the title Dasheng da yi zhang 大乘大義章 (Topics on the Great Meaning of the Mahāyāna T 1856). The value of these lette ...
Introduction Self or non-self? Three turnings of the wheel of dharma
... awakening and liberation from suffering, but an arhat does so in order to achieve his or her own liberation, regardless of how others fare; while a bodhisattva does so in order to be able to help all beings to awaken and be free from suffering. This latter motive is called bodhicitta − “an awakened ...
... awakening and liberation from suffering, but an arhat does so in order to achieve his or her own liberation, regardless of how others fare; while a bodhisattva does so in order to be able to help all beings to awaken and be free from suffering. This latter motive is called bodhicitta − “an awakened ...
carrying Buddhism
... The sixth century in South and Southeast Asia appears to be a period of several major cultural and artistic changes. The period needs to be bracketed by the proceeding fifth and the following seventh centuries as the dating of the various shifts and innovative creations can rarely be dated precisely ...
... The sixth century in South and Southeast Asia appears to be a period of several major cultural and artistic changes. The period needs to be bracketed by the proceeding fifth and the following seventh centuries as the dating of the various shifts and innovative creations can rarely be dated precisely ...
current dialogue - World Council of Churches
... second key note address places himself in the global context. Indeed, while historically Buddhist Asian countries are host to one or the other schools of Buddhism, several western countries now host a variety of Buddhisms, creating a new opportunity for Buddhist ecumenism. One section of the consult ...
... second key note address places himself in the global context. Indeed, while historically Buddhist Asian countries are host to one or the other schools of Buddhism, several western countries now host a variety of Buddhisms, creating a new opportunity for Buddhist ecumenism. One section of the consult ...
mahavira and his philosophy of life
... novelty and inspired so much enthusiasm among his new followers that its influence spread far and wide. Mahavira, however, had to preach both to old and new followers, and obviously he must have been guided by a spirit of compromise: the question of new recruits was not with him as urgent as it was ...
... novelty and inspired so much enthusiasm among his new followers that its influence spread far and wide. Mahavira, however, had to preach both to old and new followers, and obviously he must have been guided by a spirit of compromise: the question of new recruits was not with him as urgent as it was ...
SD 37.8 - The Dharmafarers
... explains the primacy of right view as meaning that it must underlie all the path-factors: it makes each and every other factor “right” (sammā), that is, it works harmoniously and effectively to keep us on the spiritual path to awakening. Right view here means the proper understanding of Buddhist tra ...
... explains the primacy of right view as meaning that it must underlie all the path-factors: it makes each and every other factor “right” (sammā), that is, it works harmoniously and effectively to keep us on the spiritual path to awakening. Right view here means the proper understanding of Buddhist tra ...
PowerPoint on Bhikkhuni History
... Tathaaloka as preceptor and Ajahn Brahm as certifying acariya, four samaneris were ordained as bhikkhunis at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine, Australia. • Ajahn Brahm was then “delisted” from the Ajahn Chah lineage. ...
... Tathaaloka as preceptor and Ajahn Brahm as certifying acariya, four samaneris were ordained as bhikkhunis at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine, Australia. • Ajahn Brahm was then “delisted” from the Ajahn Chah lineage. ...
Arahants and Bodhisattvas
... After attaining enlightenment, the Buddha makes the path to enlightenment available to many others. Enlightenment is valued because it is the gateway to the ultimate freedom of nirvàõa. In the Nikàyas, we find several descriptions of the process by which the Buddha attained enlightenment, and there ...
... After attaining enlightenment, the Buddha makes the path to enlightenment available to many others. Enlightenment is valued because it is the gateway to the ultimate freedom of nirvàõa. In the Nikàyas, we find several descriptions of the process by which the Buddha attained enlightenment, and there ...
3 - Kelowna Buddhist Temple
... From Sensei: The Buddha’s Smile Obon season is just around the corner. We are looking forward to Obon celebrations. Obon is a time for happy reunions with families and loved ones. Obon is often called Kangi-e, which means “gathering of joy celebration” during which we rejoice in the awakening offere ...
... From Sensei: The Buddha’s Smile Obon season is just around the corner. We are looking forward to Obon celebrations. Obon is a time for happy reunions with families and loved ones. Obon is often called Kangi-e, which means “gathering of joy celebration” during which we rejoice in the awakening offere ...
Document
... innocent activities, right down to breathing itself, had to be stopped by those who seriously aspired for liberation. Beside Jainism, there were other religious movements which originated in Greater Magadha, most notably Ājīvikism and Buddhism. There is however one reaction to the belief in rebi ...
... innocent activities, right down to breathing itself, had to be stopped by those who seriously aspired for liberation. Beside Jainism, there were other religious movements which originated in Greater Magadha, most notably Ājīvikism and Buddhism. There is however one reaction to the belief in rebi ...
Karma - University of Bristol
... • These can be either ‘habitual’, that is grounded in deeply ingrained good habits (such as going to the the temple on full moon days, making offerings to the Buddha and Saṅgha or listening to sermons) or bad habits (such as excessive drinking, lying and stealing). • Or ‘proximate’ karma, that mean ...
... • These can be either ‘habitual’, that is grounded in deeply ingrained good habits (such as going to the the temple on full moon days, making offerings to the Buddha and Saṅgha or listening to sermons) or bad habits (such as excessive drinking, lying and stealing). • Or ‘proximate’ karma, that mean ...
- Enlighten: Theses
... My interest in poverty and poverty relief did not begin as an academic study, but more as a visceral concern about a reality of the human condition that called for further attention. Growing up, I knew my father had been raised in extreme poverty at the end of the Great Depression. After he was born ...
... My interest in poverty and poverty relief did not begin as an academic study, but more as a visceral concern about a reality of the human condition that called for further attention. Growing up, I knew my father had been raised in extreme poverty at the end of the Great Depression. After he was born ...
The New Buddhism: The Western Transformation of an Ancient
... some special message from God. He said he was simply someone who woke up and saw things as they are. His goal was not to teach a new creed or new way of life but to help those who gathered around him to see the truth for themselves. The Buddha was, in other words, not a Buddhist. It was the institu ...
... some special message from God. He said he was simply someone who woke up and saw things as they are. His goal was not to teach a new creed or new way of life but to help those who gathered around him to see the truth for themselves. The Buddha was, in other words, not a Buddhist. It was the institu ...
Shambhala - Akamai.net
... creative ideas, tips, games, and songs to help every family with young children introduce more music into their lives. While there are many songbooks available, as well as serious books on music education and philosophy, this book offers a wonderful range of information and material in one place--th ...
... creative ideas, tips, games, and songs to help every family with young children introduce more music into their lives. While there are many songbooks available, as well as serious books on music education and philosophy, this book offers a wonderful range of information and material in one place--th ...