Full-text PDF - College of the Holy Cross
... hours, did provide the instructive contrast I had anticipated, but it also raised intriguing new questions that merit sustained attention in their own right. During our conversation, Hijn repeatedly described herself as a devout Buddhist whose economic success was the natural outcome of her religiou ...
... hours, did provide the instructive contrast I had anticipated, but it also raised intriguing new questions that merit sustained attention in their own right. During our conversation, Hijn repeatedly described herself as a devout Buddhist whose economic success was the natural outcome of her religiou ...
Part 19 - SGI-UK
... Nichiren Buddhism, the writings of Nichiren Daishonin (and other texts from his lifetime such as The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings) and then the guidance and encouragement from SGI President Daisaku Ikeda. These three sources span the history of Buddhism: the Lotus Sutra is the great Ma ...
... Nichiren Buddhism, the writings of Nichiren Daishonin (and other texts from his lifetime such as The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings) and then the guidance and encouragement from SGI President Daisaku Ikeda. These three sources span the history of Buddhism: the Lotus Sutra is the great Ma ...
Buddhist Nuns: Between Past and Present
... the position of women within the Buddhist saṃ gha. When Mahāprajāpatī accepted the gurudharmas, she also agreed that once a nuns’ order had been established, the only way to receive an ordination was through an ordination ceremony in both orders (first in the nuns’ order and second in the monks’ ord ...
... the position of women within the Buddhist saṃ gha. When Mahāprajāpatī accepted the gurudharmas, she also agreed that once a nuns’ order had been established, the only way to receive an ordination was through an ordination ceremony in both orders (first in the nuns’ order and second in the monks’ ord ...
Development of Thai Buddhism and Challenges to it in 21st Century
... discussed in Pali Dhammasattha. However, Dhammasattha appears to be Hindu origin, but its Buddhist oriented myth is contained in the Aganna Sutta. Lingat opines that Buddhist Dhammasattha are quite different from Sanskrit Dharmasastra. Its codes were first used by the Buddhist people.11 Pince Dhani ...
... discussed in Pali Dhammasattha. However, Dhammasattha appears to be Hindu origin, but its Buddhist oriented myth is contained in the Aganna Sutta. Lingat opines that Buddhist Dhammasattha are quite different from Sanskrit Dharmasastra. Its codes were first used by the Buddhist people.11 Pince Dhani ...
Changing Buddhist Practice in Burma
... around the country are regularly visited by many monks, nuns, laity, young and old alike, who come from various professions and all levels of society such as teachers, sales persons, medical doctors, politicians, and university professors as well as foreigners, among many others.3 They practise Maha ...
... around the country are regularly visited by many monks, nuns, laity, young and old alike, who come from various professions and all levels of society such as teachers, sales persons, medical doctors, politicians, and university professors as well as foreigners, among many others.3 They practise Maha ...
present situation of indonesian buddhism: in memory of bhikkhu
... Jinarakkhita had adhered to some particular ground, he would have failed in bringing all Buddhists together and in reviving Buddhism in the Republic where Buddhists were just minorities. Ashin Jinarakkhita said, "This is Indonesian Buddhism. We need not be limited to accepting only the doctrine and ...
... Jinarakkhita had adhered to some particular ground, he would have failed in bringing all Buddhists together and in reviving Buddhism in the Republic where Buddhists were just minorities. Ashin Jinarakkhita said, "This is Indonesian Buddhism. We need not be limited to accepting only the doctrine and ...
puñña kusala sukka
... a revised account of Buddhist moral thinking, one that draws upon the insights of both authors, but which attempts to assess Buddhist moral discourse in specifically Buddhist terms rather than western categories. The point of departure for much of the current discussion pertains to the Pāli words th ...
... a revised account of Buddhist moral thinking, one that draws upon the insights of both authors, but which attempts to assess Buddhist moral discourse in specifically Buddhist terms rather than western categories. The point of departure for much of the current discussion pertains to the Pāli words th ...
Three Principal Aspects of the Path
... These teachings by the virtue beggar [gelong] Losang Drakpa, who has extensive listening, were composed as advice for the nephew of Ponpo Ngawang Drakpa. It was translated into English by the beggar of food and sleep named Lama Zopa, with the editorial assistance of the devoted Jonathan Landaw, in N ...
... These teachings by the virtue beggar [gelong] Losang Drakpa, who has extensive listening, were composed as advice for the nephew of Ponpo Ngawang Drakpa. It was translated into English by the beggar of food and sleep named Lama Zopa, with the editorial assistance of the devoted Jonathan Landaw, in N ...
BUDDHIST FILIAL PIETY: MITIGATING CONFUCIAN DUTY AND
... Cole further relies on the Blood Bowl Sutra,24 a text held in common by both Buddhism and Daoism to support his main contention that Buddhism attempted to resolve female issues more readily than the Confucian tradition. The Blood Bowl Sutra does indeed ask the son to help his mother ascend out of a ...
... Cole further relies on the Blood Bowl Sutra,24 a text held in common by both Buddhism and Daoism to support his main contention that Buddhism attempted to resolve female issues more readily than the Confucian tradition. The Blood Bowl Sutra does indeed ask the son to help his mother ascend out of a ...
1. The Buddhism founder
... 5. The basis of the doctrine of the Buddhism is compounded(made) by(with) «four great trues». What do they proclaim? 6. To clearing of sufferings conducts an octal path. Evolve original positions of this path. 7. Yield the characteristic of the ethical doctrine of the Buddhism. 8. In the Buddhism fo ...
... 5. The basis of the doctrine of the Buddhism is compounded(made) by(with) «four great trues». What do they proclaim? 6. To clearing of sufferings conducts an octal path. Evolve original positions of this path. 7. Yield the characteristic of the ethical doctrine of the Buddhism. 8. In the Buddhism fo ...
Prereadings For Cultivating The Heart-min
... Psychological flexibility, a goal of ACT (Hayes et al, 1999) is another example. With ACT psychological flexibility refers to being fully aware of, and in contact with the present moment. It also involves changing behaviours that do not serve our chosen valued directions and/or persisting in those t ...
... Psychological flexibility, a goal of ACT (Hayes et al, 1999) is another example. With ACT psychological flexibility refers to being fully aware of, and in contact with the present moment. It also involves changing behaviours that do not serve our chosen valued directions and/or persisting in those t ...
The Ordination of a Tree: The Buddhist Ecology Movement in Thailand
... The majority of the activist monks are from rural areas, the places most directly affected by threats of environmental degradation. They come from both the Mahanikai and Thammayut sects. A few are ranked members of the Sangha hierarchy, such as Phra Phothirangsri in Chiang Mai Province, and come und ...
... The majority of the activist monks are from rural areas, the places most directly affected by threats of environmental degradation. They come from both the Mahanikai and Thammayut sects. A few are ranked members of the Sangha hierarchy, such as Phra Phothirangsri in Chiang Mai Province, and come und ...
THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH The Noble Eightfold Path
... sold would not harm people. He could not own a pub though! RIGHT EFFORT Right Effort means making an effort to abandon negative ways of thinking such as proud, angry, or jealous thoughts and instead making an effort to develop positive ways of thinking such as humble, generous or compassionate thoug ...
... sold would not harm people. He could not own a pub though! RIGHT EFFORT Right Effort means making an effort to abandon negative ways of thinking such as proud, angry, or jealous thoughts and instead making an effort to develop positive ways of thinking such as humble, generous or compassionate thoug ...
BUDDHISM AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
... important to understand that Buddhism as a singular religion—as opposed to several different religious teachings that did not regularly interact with one another—was in large part a creation of the nineteenth century, through the negotiations, appropriations, and impositions between colonizers and ...
... important to understand that Buddhism as a singular religion—as opposed to several different religious teachings that did not regularly interact with one another—was in large part a creation of the nineteenth century, through the negotiations, appropriations, and impositions between colonizers and ...
Buddhist Survival Khmer
... be reborn in a heaven[ly] realm or as a human being who has a predominance of pleasant experiences. The anxious, worried or extremely cruel type of person tends to be reborn in a hell[ish] realm or as a human being who has a predominance of painful experiences. The person who develops obsessive crav ...
... be reborn in a heaven[ly] realm or as a human being who has a predominance of pleasant experiences. The anxious, worried or extremely cruel type of person tends to be reborn in a hell[ish] realm or as a human being who has a predominance of painful experiences. The person who develops obsessive crav ...
Can things reach the dead?
... retreating to the exterior, silent, and uniform world of nature” (Viveiros de Castro 2004: 480). He then outlines the significance of the concept of ontology for going beyond this approach: I think that the language of ontology is important for one specific and, one might say, tactical reason. It ac ...
... retreating to the exterior, silent, and uniform world of nature” (Viveiros de Castro 2004: 480). He then outlines the significance of the concept of ontology for going beyond this approach: I think that the language of ontology is important for one specific and, one might say, tactical reason. It ac ...
The following articles by Venerable Ajahn Brahmavamso were taken
... Vinaya is the name for the body of monastic rules and traditions that are binding on every Buddhist monk and nun. The Vinaya was established by the Buddha himself and is now preserved in written form, both in the ancient Indian languages and in English translation. With so many new people having com ...
... Vinaya is the name for the body of monastic rules and traditions that are binding on every Buddhist monk and nun. The Vinaya was established by the Buddha himself and is now preserved in written form, both in the ancient Indian languages and in English translation. With so many new people having com ...
Shree Jagannath and Lord Buddha
... Many distinguished scholars from different parts of the country have attempted to solve the mystery of origin and evolution of Lord Jagannath. It is agreed by many scholars that the Jagannatha cult is in fact mystery and unfathomable. ...
... Many distinguished scholars from different parts of the country have attempted to solve the mystery of origin and evolution of Lord Jagannath. It is agreed by many scholars that the Jagannatha cult is in fact mystery and unfathomable. ...
New Buddhist Extremism and the Challenges to Ethno
... Buddhism. In the last few years, this relationship is again in the limelight with the proliferation of new forms of activism by a cluster of Buddhist organizations that aggressively intervenes in the public life. The most well-known among these organizations is Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), while Sihala Rav ...
... Buddhism. In the last few years, this relationship is again in the limelight with the proliferation of new forms of activism by a cluster of Buddhist organizations that aggressively intervenes in the public life. The most well-known among these organizations is Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), while Sihala Rav ...
Re-Imagining the Buddha
... transforms the objects of experience and unifies them. The four elements of this definition give us the key to how Sangharakshita understands imagination. It should be understood at the outset that image and imagination are not necessarily confined to the visual or its visionary counterpart. All th ...
... transforms the objects of experience and unifies them. The four elements of this definition give us the key to how Sangharakshita understands imagination. It should be understood at the outset that image and imagination are not necessarily confined to the visual or its visionary counterpart. All th ...
What is Sangha
... Not much – other than being genuinely interested in participating and learning and being respectful of others’ attempts to do this too. It might be worth reading our "principles for a thriving sangha" to see if this is an appropriate group for you. Beaches-Sangha.org ...
... Not much – other than being genuinely interested in participating and learning and being respectful of others’ attempts to do this too. It might be worth reading our "principles for a thriving sangha" to see if this is an appropriate group for you. Beaches-Sangha.org ...
What Does it Mean to do the Right Thing?
... find improved ways to relate to each other in an ethical manner, we can gain ...
... find improved ways to relate to each other in an ethical manner, we can gain ...
3. True Cause and True Effect
... In the early years of Buddhism, most Buddhist communities or sanghas were monastic and governed by the Vinayas, or rules of monastic behaviour. These were preached by Shakyamuni after the early Tripitaka sermons at Benares and before later Sutras such as the Lotus, Innumerable Meanings, Diamond Cutt ...
... In the early years of Buddhism, most Buddhist communities or sanghas were monastic and governed by the Vinayas, or rules of monastic behaviour. These were preached by Shakyamuni after the early Tripitaka sermons at Benares and before later Sutras such as the Lotus, Innumerable Meanings, Diamond Cutt ...
Book review: John S. Strong, Relics of the Buddha. Buddhisms: A
... This view, in turn, reflects Strong’s broader conceptions of Buddhist eschatology as a “dialectic of continuity and discontinuity, of permanence and impermanence” (p. 227; cf. p. 211). Relics, in his view, address the fundamental problem of the absence of the Buddha(s) through most of cosmic history ...
... This view, in turn, reflects Strong’s broader conceptions of Buddhist eschatology as a “dialectic of continuity and discontinuity, of permanence and impermanence” (p. 227; cf. p. 211). Relics, in his view, address the fundamental problem of the absence of the Buddha(s) through most of cosmic history ...
