18 religions and religious movements – ii
... to approximately the first century a.d., a bronze seal has been discovered bearing the image of Shiva with an inscription in Brāhmı̄ and Kharos.t.hı̄: Śivarakśita (protected by Shiva). The worship of Shiva was also widespread in the Kushan Empire, as can be seen from Kushan coins: those of Vima K ...
... to approximately the first century a.d., a bronze seal has been discovered bearing the image of Shiva with an inscription in Brāhmı̄ and Kharos.t.hı̄: Śivarakśita (protected by Shiva). The worship of Shiva was also widespread in the Kushan Empire, as can be seen from Kushan coins: those of Vima K ...
Zachoeje Rinpoche`s Advice Concerning Dolgyal (Shugden)
... his junior tutor, the late Kyabje Trichang Rinpoche through whom His Holiness first became associated with the practice. Even within the Geluk and Sakya schools – the Tibetan Buddhist traditions to which majority of Dolgyal practitioners belong – the propitiation of this spirit has been controversia ...
... his junior tutor, the late Kyabje Trichang Rinpoche through whom His Holiness first became associated with the practice. Even within the Geluk and Sakya schools – the Tibetan Buddhist traditions to which majority of Dolgyal practitioners belong – the propitiation of this spirit has been controversia ...
Summary
... What is a Buddha? Buddha is a word in ancient Indian languages which means "one who has been awakened." The word Buddha denotes not just a single religious teacher, as in the Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama, but a type of person, of which there have been many throughout time. A Buddha is anyone who has fu ...
... What is a Buddha? Buddha is a word in ancient Indian languages which means "one who has been awakened." The word Buddha denotes not just a single religious teacher, as in the Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama, but a type of person, of which there have been many throughout time. A Buddha is anyone who has fu ...
Mayran Art and Architecture - Indus Valley School of Art
... Buddhist monuments commands a grand view even from a distance. This is rather surprising, for Sanchi was not hallowed by any incident in Buddha's life; not is it known to have been the focus of any significant event in the history of Buddhist monachism. Hiuen Tsang, who so meticulously recorded the ...
... Buddhist monuments commands a grand view even from a distance. This is rather surprising, for Sanchi was not hallowed by any incident in Buddha's life; not is it known to have been the focus of any significant event in the history of Buddhist monachism. Hiuen Tsang, who so meticulously recorded the ...
European Buddhist Traditions Laurence Cox, National University of
... Buddhist center operated from 1927-9 until 1935-6 (Cox 2014a); while Les amis du bouddhisme (“The friends of Buddhism”) operated in Paris from 1929 (Baumann 2012, 122). This list, not exhaustive, shows two tendencies: one attempting to found a (typically Theravadin) bhikkhu-sangha (monastic order) ...
... Buddhist center operated from 1927-9 until 1935-6 (Cox 2014a); while Les amis du bouddhisme (“The friends of Buddhism”) operated in Paris from 1929 (Baumann 2012, 122). This list, not exhaustive, shows two tendencies: one attempting to found a (typically Theravadin) bhikkhu-sangha (monastic order) ...
Religion 214—Buddhism and the Body - WesFiles
... This is a course about the body, and the various ways that Buddhists have constructed, disciplined, despised, and venerated the human body. We will explore the Buddhist body in its various incarnations: the disciplined monastic body of monks and nuns, the hyper-masculine body of the Buddha, the sacr ...
... This is a course about the body, and the various ways that Buddhists have constructed, disciplined, despised, and venerated the human body. We will explore the Buddhist body in its various incarnations: the disciplined monastic body of monks and nuns, the hyper-masculine body of the Buddha, the sacr ...
SYMBOLS in BUDDHISM
... away what little was left in the bowl to signify his renunciation of all material possessions. bowl also points to the monk's way of life; going from the monastery into the village each morning and living off what is put into it by lay people. ...
... away what little was left in the bowl to signify his renunciation of all material possessions. bowl also points to the monk's way of life; going from the monastery into the village each morning and living off what is put into it by lay people. ...
Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions
... Majjhima Nikāya, and he very generously clarified many points for me in personal correspondence. He also checked the parts of this book describing the Pāli tradition. His Holiness also asked me to visit Thailand and study and practice at a monastery there, which I did for two weeks. Pāli and Sanskri ...
... Majjhima Nikāya, and he very generously clarified many points for me in personal correspondence. He also checked the parts of this book describing the Pāli tradition. His Holiness also asked me to visit Thailand and study and practice at a monastery there, which I did for two weeks. Pāli and Sanskri ...
world religion: buddhism
... infinity of the world, the Buddha said, "Whether the world is finite or infinite, limited or unlimited, the problem of your liberation remains the same.“ ...
... infinity of the world, the Buddha said, "Whether the world is finite or infinite, limited or unlimited, the problem of your liberation remains the same.“ ...
Buddhism - Moore Public Schools
... the person who is suffering • Sympathetic Joy: Celebrate the happiness of others, and do not resent their good fortune. • Impartiality: Treat everyone equally, and do not use others for personal gain or to win approval. ...
... the person who is suffering • Sympathetic Joy: Celebrate the happiness of others, and do not resent their good fortune. • Impartiality: Treat everyone equally, and do not use others for personal gain or to win approval. ...
Buddhism - asianstudies09
... taking that which is not given. 3. I undertake the precept to refrain from sexual misconduct. 4. I undertake the precept to refrain from incorrect speech. 5. I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicants which lead to carelessness. ...
... taking that which is not given. 3. I undertake the precept to refrain from sexual misconduct. 4. I undertake the precept to refrain from incorrect speech. 5. I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicants which lead to carelessness. ...
JOURNAL: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, vol. 29, no. 1
... what we see are aspects of Buddhism that have long been present but have not been visible in scholarship on the subject. Most readers of this review will know that Pattana Kitiarsa died several months after the publication of this book. Just as his ordination to honour his mother frames the issues t ...
... what we see are aspects of Buddhism that have long been present but have not been visible in scholarship on the subject. Most readers of this review will know that Pattana Kitiarsa died several months after the publication of this book. Just as his ordination to honour his mother frames the issues t ...
Ultimate Reality in the East: India, Persia, and China
... Confucian faith and founded Daoism •The Dao, or “Way,” cannot not be taught through discourse or rules •It can be known only through direct acquaintance with it, and this can happen only through meditation •They were monists, believing that the nature of reality is one and that this One is conscious ...
... Confucian faith and founded Daoism •The Dao, or “Way,” cannot not be taught through discourse or rules •It can be known only through direct acquaintance with it, and this can happen only through meditation •They were monists, believing that the nature of reality is one and that this One is conscious ...
Concept Paper and Provisional Program
... South Asia is recognized as the heartland of Buddhism and as such is of great interest to the world’s estimated 500 million Buddhists1 and increasingly to a huge non-Buddhist market from Europe and North America and other parts of the world. The countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri ...
... South Asia is recognized as the heartland of Buddhism and as such is of great interest to the world’s estimated 500 million Buddhists1 and increasingly to a huge non-Buddhist market from Europe and North America and other parts of the world. The countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... offered a Zen Distance Training program to students who would like to practice Zen but who are prevented by distance or circumstance from working with a Zen teacher. Much of the communication between student and teacher is carried out via email, although students are also expected to attend at least ...
... offered a Zen Distance Training program to students who would like to practice Zen but who are prevented by distance or circumstance from working with a Zen teacher. Much of the communication between student and teacher is carried out via email, although students are also expected to attend at least ...
Conference abstracts – PDF
... person makes their money now will have future consequences for themself, their family and perhaps even their country. Whilst there is a degree of fatalism concerning the relative means of the rich and the poor, the accumulation of wealth in this lifetime is considered to carry with it potential diff ...
... person makes their money now will have future consequences for themself, their family and perhaps even their country. Whilst there is a degree of fatalism concerning the relative means of the rich and the poor, the accumulation of wealth in this lifetime is considered to carry with it potential diff ...
PO Box 369, WODEN ACT 2606, AUSTRALIA
... in Kapilavastu into the hill tribe of the Sakyas, who were centred east of Sravasti, capital of the Kosala region near the Himalayan foothills. Magadha, in the Eastern Gangetic Plain, and Kosala, west of Magadha and north of the great river artery of Aryan settlement, were the most powerful of the m ...
... in Kapilavastu into the hill tribe of the Sakyas, who were centred east of Sravasti, capital of the Kosala region near the Himalayan foothills. Magadha, in the Eastern Gangetic Plain, and Kosala, west of Magadha and north of the great river artery of Aryan settlement, were the most powerful of the m ...
PREHISTORIC PERIOD
... problems. We should not harm any living beings. He preached a restricted life. He asked his followers to follow his principles of 'Ahimsa' or 'Non-Violence'. To attain the spiritual goal the Jains starved and subjected themselves to all bodily hardships. Jainism stressed that no one should kill any ...
... problems. We should not harm any living beings. He preached a restricted life. He asked his followers to follow his principles of 'Ahimsa' or 'Non-Violence'. To attain the spiritual goal the Jains starved and subjected themselves to all bodily hardships. Jainism stressed that no one should kill any ...
Book Review – The Historical Buddha
... The Historical Buddha, by Hans Wolfgang (H.W.) Schumann, is a useful biography of one of the greatest religious leaders in human history. The book is written using tools of historical criticism and therefore is informative in a way that a hagiography would not be. Schumann was an Indologist and expe ...
... The Historical Buddha, by Hans Wolfgang (H.W.) Schumann, is a useful biography of one of the greatest religious leaders in human history. The book is written using tools of historical criticism and therefore is informative in a way that a hagiography would not be. Schumann was an Indologist and expe ...
2013 shantideva - Shantideva Meditation
... Tradition is an international, non-profit organization founded in 1975 by Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-84), a Tibetan Buddhist monk. The Foundation is devoted to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation, and community service. FPMT provides in ...
... Tradition is an international, non-profit organization founded in 1975 by Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-84), a Tibetan Buddhist monk. The Foundation is devoted to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation, and community service. FPMT provides in ...
Buddhism and Hinduism
... Journal: How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar? How are they different? ...
... Journal: How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar? How are they different? ...
Information about Pagodas
... combined with the traditional architectural styles of China, they acquired new forms of radiant splendor. The earliest pagodas built in China were multistoried, as recorded in historical accounts. For instance, the pagoda at the White Horse Temple near Luoyang, built in 68, the pagoda in Xuzhou, bui ...
... combined with the traditional architectural styles of China, they acquired new forms of radiant splendor. The earliest pagodas built in China were multistoried, as recorded in historical accounts. For instance, the pagoda at the White Horse Temple near Luoyang, built in 68, the pagoda in Xuzhou, bui ...