King Asoka and Buddhism
... embracing the Dhamma of the Buddha as his guide and refuge, he transformed the goal of his regime from military conquest to conquest by Dhamma. By providing royal patronage for the propagation of Buddhism both within and outside his vast dominion, he helped promote the metamorphosis of Buddhism from ...
... embracing the Dhamma of the Buddha as his guide and refuge, he transformed the goal of his regime from military conquest to conquest by Dhamma. By providing royal patronage for the propagation of Buddhism both within and outside his vast dominion, he helped promote the metamorphosis of Buddhism from ...
The Poetic Dhamma of Zao Amat Long`s Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta
... this comes from uncovering and cataloguing manuscript collections, mainly in northern Thailand, and from fieldwork interviewing traditional poetry performers, zare, and practitioners, as well as through participant observation of the main temple practice at which they are used, the lay practice of ‘ ...
... this comes from uncovering and cataloguing manuscript collections, mainly in northern Thailand, and from fieldwork interviewing traditional poetry performers, zare, and practitioners, as well as through participant observation of the main temple practice at which they are used, the lay practice of ‘ ...
Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra - REAL-d
... in the west. I carefully collated all extant accounts of his life, and wrote his critical biography. My study on his biography was published separately in English under the title A Religious Leader in the Tang: Chengguan’s Biography by The International Institute for Buddhist Studies in Tokyo. This ...
... in the west. I carefully collated all extant accounts of his life, and wrote his critical biography. My study on his biography was published separately in English under the title A Religious Leader in the Tang: Chengguan’s Biography by The International Institute for Buddhist Studies in Tokyo. This ...
1 1. What are Jizo? Jizo are statues of Buddhist boddhisattvas. Many
... The functions of Jizo have continued since the middle ages and through the Edo period to this day. In conclusion, at least for Kanazawa City, it is incidental that the places Jizo were erected to memorialize the dead or to obtain benefits in this world through the observance of Buddhist teachings we ...
... The functions of Jizo have continued since the middle ages and through the Edo period to this day. In conclusion, at least for Kanazawa City, it is incidental that the places Jizo were erected to memorialize the dead or to obtain benefits in this world through the observance of Buddhist teachings we ...
OVERAA_DISSERTATION - University of Washington
... The second chapter traces the development of the exoteric impulse in the work of Herman Melville, and concludes with a brief section on the consolidation of the exoteric impulse in late nineteenth century Anglo-American literature, a period in which writers such as Whitman, Yeats, James, Blavatsky, ...
... The second chapter traces the development of the exoteric impulse in the work of Herman Melville, and concludes with a brief section on the consolidation of the exoteric impulse in late nineteenth century Anglo-American literature, a period in which writers such as Whitman, Yeats, James, Blavatsky, ...
Mongolians after Socialism - SARR
... and combine, the applied focus of OSF was informed by research and empirical and strategic analysis in ways that linked effectively with practical and policy implications. In short order, OSF in Ulaanbaatar became our organizational partner, provided the logistical organization for the conference in ...
... and combine, the applied focus of OSF was informed by research and empirical and strategic analysis in ways that linked effectively with practical and policy implications. In short order, OSF in Ulaanbaatar became our organizational partner, provided the logistical organization for the conference in ...
Bride of Amazement - NWU
... Oliver is a prolific poet and has won several awards and prizes over the last few decades. The title poem of No Voyage won the first prize from the Poetry Society of America in 1963. Other prizes include the Shelley Memorial Award (1970), the Ohioana Book Award (1973), and a Guggenheim Fellowship (1 ...
... Oliver is a prolific poet and has won several awards and prizes over the last few decades. The title poem of No Voyage won the first prize from the Poetry Society of America in 1963. Other prizes include the Shelley Memorial Award (1970), the Ohioana Book Award (1973), and a Guggenheim Fellowship (1 ...
THE WAY OF SHAMBHALA Contentment in Everyday Life 1 The
... have to answer genuinely, on the spot. The process of talking and listening can bring the topic of the class into experience, requires that the student use their own words, and begins to mix the topic with everyday life. It also allows for students to learn about themselves in a very direct way. For ...
... have to answer genuinely, on the spot. The process of talking and listening can bring the topic of the class into experience, requires that the student use their own words, and begins to mix the topic with everyday life. It also allows for students to learn about themselves in a very direct way. For ...
the pdf - Open Collections
... new milieu in China, the conception of what is entailed in stūpa worship might have undergone marked changes, being given new connotations by Chinese Buddhists that are different to those described in the scriptures. Hence, this dissertation examines how these people conceived of them, in order to f ...
... new milieu in China, the conception of what is entailed in stūpa worship might have undergone marked changes, being given new connotations by Chinese Buddhists that are different to those described in the scriptures. Hence, this dissertation examines how these people conceived of them, in order to f ...
Nichirenism, Utopianism, and Modernity
... terms of Pan-Asianist support for the state, and has been taken much less seriously as a religious organization.4 One problem has been that in understanding the eal’s program and world view, the focus has been largely on Ishiwara himself. In understanding the eal, Ishiwara’s life and ideas are essen ...
... terms of Pan-Asianist support for the state, and has been taken much less seriously as a religious organization.4 One problem has been that in understanding the eal’s program and world view, the focus has been largely on Ishiwara himself. In understanding the eal, Ishiwara’s life and ideas are essen ...
TIBETAN TOURIST THANGKAS IN THE KATHMANDU VALLEY
... thangka toward a favorable rebirth in the next life, and of course also for the ultimate attainment of Enlightenment. According to the most common Tibetan belief, after a person dies, he or she remains in an intermediate state (bar-do) for 49 days before entering into a new life. During this period, ...
... thangka toward a favorable rebirth in the next life, and of course also for the ultimate attainment of Enlightenment. According to the most common Tibetan belief, after a person dies, he or she remains in an intermediate state (bar-do) for 49 days before entering into a new life. During this period, ...
Helen J. Baroni: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen
... The Zen Monastery The Zen monasteries I have visited in Japan are all places that engage the senses. The smell of incense pervades many halls, since incense is regularly offered to the images of the Buddha and bodhisattvas. Outside, one often encounters the scent of burning leaves as the novices cle ...
... The Zen Monastery The Zen monasteries I have visited in Japan are all places that engage the senses. The smell of incense pervades many halls, since incense is regularly offered to the images of the Buddha and bodhisattvas. Outside, one often encounters the scent of burning leaves as the novices cle ...
SAK YANT: THE TRANSITION FROM INDIC YANTRAS TO THAI
... the fact that tattoos are placed on skin—an inherently ephemeral material—there are variations in the practice of Sak Yant in different parts of Thailand and Southeast Asia. Nevertheless, there are a few facts that are evident, including the source of Sak Yant concepts and designs from Indic yantras ...
... the fact that tattoos are placed on skin—an inherently ephemeral material—there are variations in the practice of Sak Yant in different parts of Thailand and Southeast Asia. Nevertheless, there are a few facts that are evident, including the source of Sak Yant concepts and designs from Indic yantras ...
Attitudes Towards Nuns: Nandakovāda Light of its Parallels Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... so that MN 146 does not report any delighted reaction by the nuns or how they were given leave and then left. T 1442 at T XXIII 792a25 and D ’dul ba, ja 51a4 or Q ’dul ba, nye 49a1 agree with SĀ 276 that the Buddha gave a teaching to the nuns. SHT VI 1226 folio 5Rb-c in Bechert (22) has preserved (s ...
... so that MN 146 does not report any delighted reaction by the nuns or how they were given leave and then left. T 1442 at T XXIII 792a25 and D ’dul ba, ja 51a4 or Q ’dul ba, nye 49a1 agree with SĀ 276 that the Buddha gave a teaching to the nuns. SHT VI 1226 folio 5Rb-c in Bechert (22) has preserved (s ...
Knowing and Living the Truth
... The dictionary describes wisdom as the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment. Pertinent synonyms include: sagacity, sense, common sense, astuteness, judiciousness, and prudence. The opposite of wisdom is not stupidity, but foolishness. Many very bright people are not very wise, ...
... The dictionary describes wisdom as the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment. Pertinent synonyms include: sagacity, sense, common sense, astuteness, judiciousness, and prudence. The opposite of wisdom is not stupidity, but foolishness. Many very bright people are not very wise, ...
List of Osho`s English Discourse DVD Mp3`s
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Guide to the Bodhisattva`s Way of Life
... Therefore, no matter whether you belong to the Pure Land School, Chan School, Avatamsaka School, or any other traditions and schools of Tibetan Buddhism, and no matter what kind of person you are, you are all allowed to listen to this teaching. This is not because I am particularly generous, nor thi ...
... Therefore, no matter whether you belong to the Pure Land School, Chan School, Avatamsaka School, or any other traditions and schools of Tibetan Buddhism, and no matter what kind of person you are, you are all allowed to listen to this teaching. This is not because I am particularly generous, nor thi ...
Tara and Tibetan Buddhism: The Emergence of the Feminine Divine
... to depict that although Tara is void of imperfections, she has chosen to stay in samsara to be of aid to all who need her. Her right hand is in the giving mudra, indicating that she bestows “ordinary accomplishments (supernatural powers)” as well as “sublime accomplishments (realization of nature of ...
... to depict that although Tara is void of imperfections, she has chosen to stay in samsara to be of aid to all who need her. Her right hand is in the giving mudra, indicating that she bestows “ordinary accomplishments (supernatural powers)” as well as “sublime accomplishments (realization of nature of ...
Dy, Ari C. (2013) Marginal Buddhists: religion and identity of a
... My first consciousness of being Chinese was the death of my paternal grandfather. I was barely nine years old, but the elaborate funerary rituals, the mourning customs and the major changes in the physical layout of the family dining room all indicated that family life would never be the same again. ...
... My first consciousness of being Chinese was the death of my paternal grandfather. I was barely nine years old, but the elaborate funerary rituals, the mourning customs and the major changes in the physical layout of the family dining room all indicated that family life would never be the same again. ...
Tibetan Buddhism and Han Chinese: Superscribing New Meaning
... Ultimately, I argue that a critical understanding of hybridity as an interpenetrative process of negotiation and contestation is pertinent to breaking down popular essentialisms surrounding Tibetan Buddhism, and to understanding the largely apolitical spread of Tibetan Buddhism in Greater China. Mor ...
... Ultimately, I argue that a critical understanding of hybridity as an interpenetrative process of negotiation and contestation is pertinent to breaking down popular essentialisms surrounding Tibetan Buddhism, and to understanding the largely apolitical spread of Tibetan Buddhism in Greater China. Mor ...
- ERA - University of Alberta
... As a concept that developed from European Christianity, however, “there cannot be a universal definition of religion, not only because its constituent elements and relationships are historically specific, but because that definition is itself the historical product of discursive processes” (Asad 199 ...
... As a concept that developed from European Christianity, however, “there cannot be a universal definition of religion, not only because its constituent elements and relationships are historically specific, but because that definition is itself the historical product of discursive processes” (Asad 199 ...
Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism: The Doctrinal History of Nirvana
... Numerous studies of nirvana have been undertaken since Buddhism began to be studied in the Western world. There even is a book dedicated to the history of the Western interpretations of nirvana,10 yet it is really hard to find a work devoted entirely to the historical developments of nirvana from the ...
... Numerous studies of nirvana have been undertaken since Buddhism began to be studied in the Western world. There even is a book dedicated to the history of the Western interpretations of nirvana,10 yet it is really hard to find a work devoted entirely to the historical developments of nirvana from the ...
An Exploration of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism and its Art
... The pioneering studies of Tibetan art by Giuseppe Tucci began in the 1930s, which was the start of modern Western scholarship in treating Tibetan art objects in their cultural context (Fisher, ...
... The pioneering studies of Tibetan art by Giuseppe Tucci began in the 1930s, which was the start of modern Western scholarship in treating Tibetan art objects in their cultural context (Fisher, ...
Nor is it clear to me, as people are born and die
... Land interesting to Japanese philosophers looking for a utopian image that they can set in opposition to the existing state, at a moment of danger. Because this particular utopian image comes bound together with a sense that exile is the only situation from within which it is possible to enact that ...
... Land interesting to Japanese philosophers looking for a utopian image that they can set in opposition to the existing state, at a moment of danger. Because this particular utopian image comes bound together with a sense that exile is the only situation from within which it is possible to enact that ...
Teachings from Traditional Lamas
... What is needed instead is something shining like a radiant diamond or the sun, a mind that is pristine at all times. So it is a question of balance, and this way takes maturity. On one side, one should take time to calm down. One watch one’s breath, but only to avoid continuing the events of the day ...
... What is needed instead is something shining like a radiant diamond or the sun, a mind that is pristine at all times. So it is a question of balance, and this way takes maturity. On one side, one should take time to calm down. One watch one’s breath, but only to avoid continuing the events of the day ...