A Talk with His Holiness the Dalai Lama Sunday April 25, 2010
... Last year, I met two Burmese monks in Melbourne, Australia on the occasion of a World Parliamentary Religious Gathering. They asked to see me, I say ‘yes’ because I have a deep respect for Burmese Buddhist tradition. Here, in India I have met a Burmese monk called U Ba Khin; he has introduced Vipass ...
... Last year, I met two Burmese monks in Melbourne, Australia on the occasion of a World Parliamentary Religious Gathering. They asked to see me, I say ‘yes’ because I have a deep respect for Burmese Buddhist tradition. Here, in India I have met a Burmese monk called U Ba Khin; he has introduced Vipass ...
Fundamentals of Buddhism
... components — the objective component and the subjective component. In other words, the things around us and we the perceivers. Buddhism is noted for its analytical method in the area of philosophy and psychology. What we mean by this is that the Buddha analyzes experience into various elements, the ...
... components — the objective component and the subjective component. In other words, the things around us and we the perceivers. Buddhism is noted for its analytical method in the area of philosophy and psychology. What we mean by this is that the Buddha analyzes experience into various elements, the ...
Colonel Olcott: His Service to Buddhism
... Madras were transferred as gifts with all their property, such as buildings, books, furniture, etc., to the Corporation of Madras. The transference of these three schools was facilitated by the fact that there had been passed a law for free elementary education to be provided from taxes. This had n ...
... Madras were transferred as gifts with all their property, such as buildings, books, furniture, etc., to the Corporation of Madras. The transference of these three schools was facilitated by the fact that there had been passed a law for free elementary education to be provided from taxes. This had n ...
whitehill.txt ... JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST ETHICS VOLUME 1: 1994
... movement.[4] These early efforts fell short of a satisfactory ethical development of Western Buddhism, in my opinion, because they failed to include much critical, communal, or practical guidance for would-be Buddhist existentialists (or existentialist Buddhists?) and other Aquarians. Recently, more ...
... movement.[4] These early efforts fell short of a satisfactory ethical development of Western Buddhism, in my opinion, because they failed to include much critical, communal, or practical guidance for would-be Buddhist existentialists (or existentialist Buddhists?) and other Aquarians. Recently, more ...
Buddhism From Within.qxd
... to undertake Buddhist practice, what follows may provide a common sense introduction to what that practice is about, but you will not get far without other books, and more importantly not without live teachers and fellow practitioners who can show you how to actually live the practice within a parti ...
... to undertake Buddhist practice, what follows may provide a common sense introduction to what that practice is about, but you will not get far without other books, and more importantly not without live teachers and fellow practitioners who can show you how to actually live the practice within a parti ...
The Four Noble Truths
... absolute happiness exists in our daily lives if only we learn to recognize all things for their true nature and see things without the control of desire, resentment and delusion. The manifestation of Nirvana is not creating karmas for oneself and liberating oneself from the cycle of reincarnation. W ...
... absolute happiness exists in our daily lives if only we learn to recognize all things for their true nature and see things without the control of desire, resentment and delusion. The manifestation of Nirvana is not creating karmas for oneself and liberating oneself from the cycle of reincarnation. W ...
Indian Philosophy
... of beings. Jains follow the teachings of 24 special Jinas who are known as Tirthankars ('fordbuilders'). The 24th and most recent Tirthankar, Lord Mahavira, lived in c.6th century BC, in a period of Cultural Revolution all over the world. During this period, Socrates was born in Greece, Zoroaster in ...
... of beings. Jains follow the teachings of 24 special Jinas who are known as Tirthankars ('fordbuilders'). The 24th and most recent Tirthankar, Lord Mahavira, lived in c.6th century BC, in a period of Cultural Revolution all over the world. During this period, Socrates was born in Greece, Zoroaster in ...
Read article - Dickinson Blogs
... for saying this or doing that, he cannot be wrong,” etc.; so we cannot deny that Ajātasattu was not such a case. For him, the Buddha might have been more than a religious teacher, for it was the Buddha who had rescued him out of the personal hell of remorse for having killed his own father (DN I 85; ...
... for saying this or doing that, he cannot be wrong,” etc.; so we cannot deny that Ajātasattu was not such a case. For him, the Buddha might have been more than a religious teacher, for it was the Buddha who had rescued him out of the personal hell of remorse for having killed his own father (DN I 85; ...
- NIILM University
... of beings. Jains follow the teachings of 24 special Jinas who are known as Tirthankars ('fordbuilders'). The 24th and most recent Tirthankar, Lord Mahavira, lived in c.6th century BC, in a period of Cultural Revolution all over the world. During this period, Socrates was born in Greece, Zoroaster in ...
... of beings. Jains follow the teachings of 24 special Jinas who are known as Tirthankars ('fordbuilders'). The 24th and most recent Tirthankar, Lord Mahavira, lived in c.6th century BC, in a period of Cultural Revolution all over the world. During this period, Socrates was born in Greece, Zoroaster in ...
Indian Philosophy - EIILM University
... of beings. Jains follow the teachings of 24 special Jinas who are known as Tirthankars ('fordbuilders'). The 24th and most recent Tirthankar, Lord Mahavira, lived in c.6th century BC, in a period of Cultural Revolution all over the world. During this period, Socrates was born in Greece, Zoroaster in ...
... of beings. Jains follow the teachings of 24 special Jinas who are known as Tirthankars ('fordbuilders'). The 24th and most recent Tirthankar, Lord Mahavira, lived in c.6th century BC, in a period of Cultural Revolution all over the world. During this period, Socrates was born in Greece, Zoroaster in ...
On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the
... Again, one should preach only the Lotus Sutra even to those who slander the Law, so that they may establish a so-called “poison-drum relationship” with it. The Teaching, Capacity, Time, and Country, WND, 49 Written on February 10, 1262 from Ito on the Izu Peninsula — recipient unknown Life lasts no ...
... Again, one should preach only the Lotus Sutra even to those who slander the Law, so that they may establish a so-called “poison-drum relationship” with it. The Teaching, Capacity, Time, and Country, WND, 49 Written on February 10, 1262 from Ito on the Izu Peninsula — recipient unknown Life lasts no ...
Thailand`s International Meditation Centers as Sites of Missionization
... partly influenced by developments in the West. The idea that meditation is the central practice of Buddhism can be found in the collaborations and dialogues between Asian religious leaders and interested intellectual Westerners (Sharf 1998, 99). 2 Vipassanā meditation techniques increased portabilit ...
... partly influenced by developments in the West. The idea that meditation is the central practice of Buddhism can be found in the collaborations and dialogues between Asian religious leaders and interested intellectual Westerners (Sharf 1998, 99). 2 Vipassanā meditation techniques increased portabilit ...
Dharma and Abhidharma
... respectively, but rejected these states since they did not lead him to the desired end. This story does not appear to be historical and was inteded as a denouncement of these two states, and consequently of the 4 årËpya. In another study (Bronkhorst, 1986: § 7.2) it has been argued that these states ...
... respectively, but rejected these states since they did not lead him to the desired end. This story does not appear to be historical and was inteded as a denouncement of these two states, and consequently of the 4 årËpya. In another study (Bronkhorst, 1986: § 7.2) it has been argued that these states ...
The Emerging Role of Buddhism in Clinical Psychology: Toward
... world’s Buddhist traditions. The manner in which Buddhism (when considered as a single entity) has been made available to the interested Westerner has been relatively unstructured. In conjunction with the rapidity at which Buddhist principles have been integrated into clinical interventions, it is t ...
... world’s Buddhist traditions. The manner in which Buddhism (when considered as a single entity) has been made available to the interested Westerner has been relatively unstructured. In conjunction with the rapidity at which Buddhist principles have been integrated into clinical interventions, it is t ...
The Buddhist Concept of Heaven and Hell
... realms . They are known as Brahmas in the sixteen kind of Brahma realms. They have reduced craving towards worldly sense pleasures to a certain degree and experience more calmness which they have developed during their previous existence specially through meditation. Although this existence is also ...
... realms . They are known as Brahmas in the sixteen kind of Brahma realms. They have reduced craving towards worldly sense pleasures to a certain degree and experience more calmness which they have developed during their previous existence specially through meditation. Although this existence is also ...
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 ...
Approaching The Great Perfection
... enlightened mind in all sentient beings, and proposes that the realization of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened corre ...
... enlightened mind in all sentient beings, and proposes that the realization of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened corre ...
Tipitaka Atthakathas and Tikas inscribed on Stone Slabs in Myanmar
... been noted that the Second World War had disrupted the erection of certain textual stone slabs. Efforts should be made to achieve this now. Nyaungyan - Not all stone slabs are under cover there. The libraries originally built have also deteriorated. Attempts should therefore be made to remedy this si ...
... been noted that the Second World War had disrupted the erection of certain textual stone slabs. Efforts should be made to achieve this now. Nyaungyan - Not all stone slabs are under cover there. The libraries originally built have also deteriorated. Attempts should therefore be made to remedy this si ...
Nikāya Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... done, for example in a failed theft, and akusala acts in general, whether intrinsically harmful or not, will be followed by analogical harm to the agent, inverted correspondingly for “harmless” acts. The law of karma thus answers to the perhaps universal intuition that, ultimately, good persons pros ...
... done, for example in a failed theft, and akusala acts in general, whether intrinsically harmful or not, will be followed by analogical harm to the agent, inverted correspondingly for “harmless” acts. The law of karma thus answers to the perhaps universal intuition that, ultimately, good persons pros ...
The Primordial Mandalas of East and West: Jungian and Tibetan
... nurturing source of life” (p. 130). This term may also pertain to: …any circle or discoid object such as the sun or moon. In etymological studies, it is sometimes divided into manda--best part, highest part, highest point--and la-signpost or completion. The combination is explained as a place or poi ...
... nurturing source of life” (p. 130). This term may also pertain to: …any circle or discoid object such as the sun or moon. In etymological studies, it is sometimes divided into manda--best part, highest part, highest point--and la-signpost or completion. The combination is explained as a place or poi ...
Worship, community and family, sacred writings - Specimen
... The number of marks for each question is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 51. Should you need more space to write your answers there is an extra page at the end of the paper. If you need to use this extra page you must nu ...
... The number of marks for each question is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 51. Should you need more space to write your answers there is an extra page at the end of the paper. If you need to use this extra page you must nu ...
personal identity and eastern thought
... all creation had its origin, he, whether he fashioned it or whether he did not, he, who surveys it all from highest heaven, he knows – or maybe even he does not know.” This uncertainty, unique within religious thought, is not just the voice of a sceptic; it bears a metaphysical correlate in the myth ...
... all creation had its origin, he, whether he fashioned it or whether he did not, he, who surveys it all from highest heaven, he knows – or maybe even he does not know.” This uncertainty, unique within religious thought, is not just the voice of a sceptic; it bears a metaphysical correlate in the myth ...
Aspects of Early Buddhist Sociological Thought
... interesting study on “Aspects of Early Buddhist Sociological Thought.” Sociology is a discipline through which Buddhism could be gainfully looked at. Ven. Dr. Gnanarama, with his erudite knowledge of Buddhism and formal training in Philosophy endeavours to look at early Buddhist Sociological Thought ...
... interesting study on “Aspects of Early Buddhist Sociological Thought.” Sociology is a discipline through which Buddhism could be gainfully looked at. Ven. Dr. Gnanarama, with his erudite knowledge of Buddhism and formal training in Philosophy endeavours to look at early Buddhist Sociological Thought ...
The Unintended Legacy of Hellenism
... Buddha managed to successfully escape the cycle of life and death. This increasing desire to differentiate the Buddha from other deities, even if it was manifested in the active refusal to depict him in human form, would eventually lead to the development of the Buddha image. ...
... Buddha managed to successfully escape the cycle of life and death. This increasing desire to differentiate the Buddha from other deities, even if it was manifested in the active refusal to depict him in human form, would eventually lead to the development of the Buddha image. ...
Fo Guang Shan Buddhism and Ethical Conversations
... This optimism about the accessibility of fundamental moral truths means that Fo Guang Shan is confident in its ability to engage with and judge other traditions, regardless of cultural difference, by applying common human reason to universal truth. In this respect, Fo Guang Shan’s ethics is universa ...
... This optimism about the accessibility of fundamental moral truths means that Fo Guang Shan is confident in its ability to engage with and judge other traditions, regardless of cultural difference, by applying common human reason to universal truth. In this respect, Fo Guang Shan’s ethics is universa ...