here - Steamboat Buddhist Center
... mental energy on the lineage or deities and as a result these develop a kind of power to help practitioners. But one must open oneself up to receive the blessings, the blessings are received if the practitioner is receptive. Blessings. (Tib. chin lap) The process by which one individual introduces s ...
... mental energy on the lineage or deities and as a result these develop a kind of power to help practitioners. But one must open oneself up to receive the blessings, the blessings are received if the practitioner is receptive. Blessings. (Tib. chin lap) The process by which one individual introduces s ...
Balkwill, Final Draft copy - MacSphere
... correcting my translations of difficult epigraphical material that would have otherwise stood out as glaring mistakes in my work. In Los Angeles, Dr. Gregory Schopen was thoughtful enough to procure for me a UCLA library card in his own name and Dr. Lori Meeks at the University of Southern Californi ...
... correcting my translations of difficult epigraphical material that would have otherwise stood out as glaring mistakes in my work. In Los Angeles, Dr. Gregory Schopen was thoughtful enough to procure for me a UCLA library card in his own name and Dr. Lori Meeks at the University of Southern Californi ...
The Buddha`s Victory
... join his Order? Why did he seem to shrug off a devotional offering of flowers? The Buddha's teaching may be a `personal invitation', but it is not an invitation to follow blindly or to pay lip-service to a set of rules and dogmas: it is an invitation to contemplate, to meditate, and to test in our o ...
... join his Order? Why did he seem to shrug off a devotional offering of flowers? The Buddha's teaching may be a `personal invitation', but it is not an invitation to follow blindly or to pay lip-service to a set of rules and dogmas: it is an invitation to contemplate, to meditate, and to test in our o ...
The Power of Denial: Buddhism, Purity, and Gender
... or in pushing a specific agenda. I will not give here a survey of previous scholarship, but will simply point out some of the advances and remaining problems. Most recent studies tend to adopt one of two approaches: the first discusses the Buddhist bias against women, or the more or less successful Bu ...
... or in pushing a specific agenda. I will not give here a survey of previous scholarship, but will simply point out some of the advances and remaining problems. Most recent studies tend to adopt one of two approaches: the first discusses the Buddhist bias against women, or the more or less successful Bu ...
The Edicts of King Asoka
... dasi of the edicts might be the King Asoka so often praised in Buddhist legends. However, it was not until 1915, when another edict actually mentioning the name Asoka was discovered, that the identification was confirmed. Having been forgotten for nearly 700 years, one of the greatest men in history ...
... dasi of the edicts might be the King Asoka so often praised in Buddhist legends. However, it was not until 1915, when another edict actually mentioning the name Asoka was discovered, that the identification was confirmed. Having been forgotten for nearly 700 years, one of the greatest men in history ...
Storehouse Consciousness and the Unconscious: A Comparative
... conditions allow, that is, when karmic retribution is fulfilled. It is a completely different form of consciousness from those in the traditional model, in that the traditional forms of consciousness are strictly causal, meaning that they are object-dependent in their cognitive activities. Alayavijñ ...
... conditions allow, that is, when karmic retribution is fulfilled. It is a completely different form of consciousness from those in the traditional model, in that the traditional forms of consciousness are strictly causal, meaning that they are object-dependent in their cognitive activities. Alayavijñ ...
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
... appear without their Pali or Sanskrit diacritical signs. For example, English users are more familiar with the words ‘Pali’ and ‘Sanskrit’ than with their Indian forms ‘Pāli’ and ‘Sā skta.’ In such case, this work employs their English forms, and the words are not italicised. However, the names of ...
... appear without their Pali or Sanskrit diacritical signs. For example, English users are more familiar with the words ‘Pali’ and ‘Sanskrit’ than with their Indian forms ‘Pāli’ and ‘Sā skta.’ In such case, this work employs their English forms, and the words are not italicised. However, the names of ...
Theravada Buddhism, Identity, and Cultural Continuity in Jinghong
... interest in recent decades, and the Dai and Theravada Buddhism, are no exception. In particular, the Dai population of Xishuangbanna was of considerable interest to the anthropological and journalistic community of the 1990s and early 2000s. The majority of these ethnographies and case studies detai ...
... interest in recent decades, and the Dai and Theravada Buddhism, are no exception. In particular, the Dai population of Xishuangbanna was of considerable interest to the anthropological and journalistic community of the 1990s and early 2000s. The majority of these ethnographies and case studies detai ...
The Edicts of King Asoka - Buddhist Publication Society
... spoke of what might be called state morality, and private or individual morality. The first was what he based his administration upon and what he hoped would lead to a more just, more spiritually inclined society, while the second was what he recommended and encouraged individuals to practice. Both ...
... spoke of what might be called state morality, and private or individual morality. The first was what he based his administration upon and what he hoped would lead to a more just, more spiritually inclined society, while the second was what he recommended and encouraged individuals to practice. Both ...
1. the only buddhayana
... [teachings] is the principal doctrine, meditation is the Dharma Gateway [method], and Chi Kung is the complementary means. It provides teachings from the beginning Bodhisattva to the first Bhumi level (sainthood) and on to the supreme level of perfect enlightenment. Buddhism is the religion preached ...
... [teachings] is the principal doctrine, meditation is the Dharma Gateway [method], and Chi Kung is the complementary means. It provides teachings from the beginning Bodhisattva to the first Bhumi level (sainthood) and on to the supreme level of perfect enlightenment. Buddhism is the religion preached ...
1 1. What are Jizo? Jizo are statues of Buddhist boddhisattvas. Many
... Jizo acting as a road marker from the middle ages, so there is no need to theorize on the syncretism between this Jizo and Dosojin. The six Jizo of Kyusho Temple in Horikawa-machi (erected between 1703 and 1708) were erected on the way to where executions were carried out to calm the spirits of thos ...
... Jizo acting as a road marker from the middle ages, so there is no need to theorize on the syncretism between this Jizo and Dosojin. The six Jizo of Kyusho Temple in Horikawa-machi (erected between 1703 and 1708) were erected on the way to where executions were carried out to calm the spirits of thos ...
Selected Translation of Miao-Yun Part One and Two
... give the translations to some local expert on the translation of Buddhist texts into English, such as Mr. Xu Yang Zhu or Mr. Guo Zhong Shen etc., to get their opinion. They had suggested that the translations should be further smoothed by Western authors well versed in the literature. The language u ...
... give the translations to some local expert on the translation of Buddhist texts into English, such as Mr. Xu Yang Zhu or Mr. Guo Zhong Shen etc., to get their opinion. They had suggested that the translations should be further smoothed by Western authors well versed in the literature. The language u ...
Teachings in Chinese Buddhism
... give the translations to some local expert on the translation of Buddhist texts into English, such as Mr. Xu Yang Zhu or Mr. Guo Zhong Shen etc., to get their opinion. They had suggested that the translations should be further smoothed by Western authors well versed in the literature. The language u ...
... give the translations to some local expert on the translation of Buddhist texts into English, such as Mr. Xu Yang Zhu or Mr. Guo Zhong Shen etc., to get their opinion. They had suggested that the translations should be further smoothed by Western authors well versed in the literature. The language u ...
Buddhism A Very Short Introduction - Damien Keown
... complex subject, and we should be wary of generalizations made on the basis of familiarity with any single part. In particular, statements which begin 'Buddhists believe . . .' or 'Buddhism teaches . . .' must be treated with circumspection. We need to qualify them by asking which Buddhists are bein ...
... complex subject, and we should be wary of generalizations made on the basis of familiarity with any single part. In particular, statements which begin 'Buddhists believe . . .' or 'Buddhism teaches . . .' must be treated with circumspection. We need to qualify them by asking which Buddhists are bein ...
Buddha and god - Mischievous Peeps
... IS BUDDHISM (at least in its Mahayana manifestation) atheistic? This is a question which has preoccupied me throughout my 25-year-long study of the Buddha’s teachings and to which the usual answer of ‘yes!’ from most Buddhists has always struck me as highly questionable. In this little book, I attem ...
... IS BUDDHISM (at least in its Mahayana manifestation) atheistic? This is a question which has preoccupied me throughout my 25-year-long study of the Buddha’s teachings and to which the usual answer of ‘yes!’ from most Buddhists has always struck me as highly questionable. In this little book, I attem ...
Miracles and Superhuman Powers in South Asian Buddhist Literature
... In any case, the nature and meaning of the Buddha’s simultaneous immanence and transcendence is a significant topic of discussion for Buddhist philosophers. Despite his remarks about the applicability of the concept of the miracle in a Buddhist context, Foucher raises one of the central questions of ...
... In any case, the nature and meaning of the Buddha’s simultaneous immanence and transcendence is a significant topic of discussion for Buddhist philosophers. Despite his remarks about the applicability of the concept of the miracle in a Buddhist context, Foucher raises one of the central questions of ...
recognitions and congratulations to hh dorje chang buddha iii
... In order to manifest the dharma, Kaichu Rinpoche practiced the Corpse-Pose Tummo (Inner-Heat) Dharma in front of many people. The heat he generated in his body rose to 197.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Numerous dharma kings and rinpoches have been burned by the inner-heat he has generated. Among all dharma ...
... In order to manifest the dharma, Kaichu Rinpoche practiced the Corpse-Pose Tummo (Inner-Heat) Dharma in front of many people. The heat he generated in his body rose to 197.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Numerous dharma kings and rinpoches have been burned by the inner-heat he has generated. Among all dharma ...
MSalam L02 (final) - Amitabha Buddhist Centre
... wisdom that directly perceives emptiness becomes the direct antidote to the innate afflictions, the bodhisattva achieves the uninterrupted path of the path of meditation. “B” in the chart refers to the innate afflictive obstructions which are abandoned from the first to the seventh grounds. There ar ...
... wisdom that directly perceives emptiness becomes the direct antidote to the innate afflictions, the bodhisattva achieves the uninterrupted path of the path of meditation. “B” in the chart refers to the innate afflictive obstructions which are abandoned from the first to the seventh grounds. There ar ...
here as a pdf
... Some were even imprisoned, banished, or had their lands confiscated. The majority of his remaining followers began to have doubts and discarded their faith out of fear and a desire for self‐preservation. ...
... Some were even imprisoned, banished, or had their lands confiscated. The majority of his remaining followers began to have doubts and discarded their faith out of fear and a desire for self‐preservation. ...
The Tree of Enlightenment
... it does not pretend to be complete or definitive. Neither can I honestly affirm that it is altogether free from errors, and therefore I apologize in advance for any that may remain in spite of my best efforts. A number of original language terms and personal names which have by now entered the Engl ...
... it does not pretend to be complete or definitive. Neither can I honestly affirm that it is altogether free from errors, and therefore I apologize in advance for any that may remain in spite of my best efforts. A number of original language terms and personal names which have by now entered the Engl ...
issue #3 - HH the Sakya Trizin
... If one is not attached to anything, free from the stain of pride and so on, devoted, totally connected with the sublime ones, and free from mental activity of any kind, there is no doubt one will be immaculate, because one is purified of a knower and objects of knowledge, the direct perception of d ...
... If one is not attached to anything, free from the stain of pride and so on, devoted, totally connected with the sublime ones, and free from mental activity of any kind, there is no doubt one will be immaculate, because one is purified of a knower and objects of knowledge, the direct perception of d ...
Kumarajiva the Translator
... Wright. "Biography and Hagiography", p. 77. An outline of the rulers who ha ve in one way or another been in cl ose contact with Kumarajiva would look as follows: First of a ll Kumarajiva was born as a son of a younger sister ofthe ruler of Kucha. Later when his outstanding abilities started to reve ...
... Wright. "Biography and Hagiography", p. 77. An outline of the rulers who ha ve in one way or another been in cl ose contact with Kumarajiva would look as follows: First of a ll Kumarajiva was born as a son of a younger sister ofthe ruler of Kucha. Later when his outstanding abilities started to reve ...
The Characteristics of Tibetan-Language Tripitaka and their Values
... and kept it in Tokyo. In the 1950s, Ōtani University of Japan and the Tibetan Tripitaka Research Institute made a photocopy of the 150 volumes of the Tripitaka. In 1961, a photocopy of the Catalog was made, and added to make it 151 volumes. The packaging was magnificent, and the book back, end paper ...
... and kept it in Tokyo. In the 1950s, Ōtani University of Japan and the Tibetan Tripitaka Research Institute made a photocopy of the 150 volumes of the Tripitaka. In 1961, a photocopy of the Catalog was made, and added to make it 151 volumes. The packaging was magnificent, and the book back, end paper ...
Tevijja Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... “doors,” which are opened, as it were, by our regarding each of them as being “(mentally) constructed [mind-made], intentionally formed. 8 What is constructed and intentionally formed is impermanent, subject to ending.”9 1.4.1.2 Note that the 4 divine abodes are listed amongst the 11 bases of medita ...
... “doors,” which are opened, as it were, by our regarding each of them as being “(mentally) constructed [mind-made], intentionally formed. 8 What is constructed and intentionally formed is impermanent, subject to ending.”9 1.4.1.2 Note that the 4 divine abodes are listed amongst the 11 bases of medita ...