There is a legend the Buddha was once handed a flower and asked
... realm of insight floating in our mind beyond its conscious state. Taoists also questioned the value of social organization, holding that the best government is the one governing least and that "the wise deal with things through non-interference and teach through no-words."2 Taoists typically refused ...
... realm of insight floating in our mind beyond its conscious state. Taoists also questioned the value of social organization, holding that the best government is the one governing least and that "the wise deal with things through non-interference and teach through no-words."2 Taoists typically refused ...
Prince Shōtoku`s Commentary on the Śrīmālā-sūtra
... of the three vehicles—the bodhisattva, pratyekabuddha, and śrāvaka. The Shōmangyō gisho also refers to the ekayāna in contrast to the two vehicles; some of these references point to the paths of the pratyekabuddha and śrāvaka, while others refer to pratyekabuddhas and arhats. The term ekayāna is als ...
... of the three vehicles—the bodhisattva, pratyekabuddha, and śrāvaka. The Shōmangyō gisho also refers to the ekayāna in contrast to the two vehicles; some of these references point to the paths of the pratyekabuddha and śrāvaka, while others refer to pratyekabuddhas and arhats. The term ekayāna is als ...
ATINER`s Conference Paper Series HIS2015-1862
... of texts, known as Prajñāpāramitā literature. The concept of Prajñāpāramitā flourished in these texts over many centuries; before the influence of Tantric elements, which became very popular in the Indian subcontinent after the 5th -6th century, became a part of it. With the development of the Vajra ...
... of texts, known as Prajñāpāramitā literature. The concept of Prajñāpāramitā flourished in these texts over many centuries; before the influence of Tantric elements, which became very popular in the Indian subcontinent after the 5th -6th century, became a part of it. With the development of the Vajra ...
Buddhist Trail in Ladakh
... without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Great care has been taken in the compilation, updation and validation of information, and every effort has been made to ensure that all information is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Details like telephone and fax numbers, ...
... without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Great care has been taken in the compilation, updation and validation of information, and every effort has been made to ensure that all information is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Details like telephone and fax numbers, ...
The Yogin & the Madman: Reading the Biographical
... lineage down to the time of writing” (58). From a biographical perspective, therefore, they are concise, being principally concerned with asserting that so and so had received the lineage from given teachers, and had in turn transmitted it to specific disciples. Ultimately, in the perspective of the ...
... lineage down to the time of writing” (58). From a biographical perspective, therefore, they are concise, being principally concerned with asserting that so and so had received the lineage from given teachers, and had in turn transmitted it to specific disciples. Ultimately, in the perspective of the ...
PURE-LAND ZEN ZEN PURE-LAND
... methods are expedients – different medicines for different individuals with different illnesses at different times – but all are intrinsically perfect and complete.2 Within each method, the success or failure of an individual’s cultivation depends on his depth of practice and understanding, that is, ...
... methods are expedients – different medicines for different individuals with different illnesses at different times – but all are intrinsically perfect and complete.2 Within each method, the success or failure of an individual’s cultivation depends on his depth of practice and understanding, that is, ...
Kamma at Death and Rebirth
... person‟s own unwholesome kamma of the present life or a past life. So because of destructive kamma, death could occur in an accident: being killed in a car or a plane crash, or in a shipwreck, in a storm under a falling tree. A person could get murdered or he could take his own life. By some means ...
... person‟s own unwholesome kamma of the present life or a past life. So because of destructive kamma, death could occur in an accident: being killed in a car or a plane crash, or in a shipwreck, in a storm under a falling tree. A person could get murdered or he could take his own life. By some means ...
The Six Bardos: A Vajrayana Buddhist Perspective on Death and
... “Originally bardo referred only to the period between one life and the next, and this is still its normal meaning when it is mentioned without any qualification. There was considerable dispute over this theory during the early centuries of Buddhism, with one side arguing that rebirth (or conception) ...
... “Originally bardo referred only to the period between one life and the next, and this is still its normal meaning when it is mentioned without any qualification. There was considerable dispute over this theory during the early centuries of Buddhism, with one side arguing that rebirth (or conception) ...
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... moment. Rationality constrains our mind; intuition releases it. The irony is that the person glimpsing this moment of higher consciousness, this Oneness, encounters the ultimate realization that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an ...
... moment. Rationality constrains our mind; intuition releases it. The irony is that the person glimpsing this moment of higher consciousness, this Oneness, encounters the ultimate realization that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an ...
WONHYO - A. Charles Muller
... both in Korea and abroad; the dedicated employees at our committee offices; and all our other participants, who together aimed to meet the lofty standard of the cooperative translation tradition that is a part of our Buddhist heritage. To all these people, I would like to express my profound gratitu ...
... both in Korea and abroad; the dedicated employees at our committee offices; and all our other participants, who together aimed to meet the lofty standard of the cooperative translation tradition that is a part of our Buddhist heritage. To all these people, I would like to express my profound gratitu ...
The Development of Kaji Kito in Nichiren Shu Buddhism
... of information, some of sources that I have used did not include all of the dates, including the birth and death dates of important priests discussed in section three. Most of the Japanese terms used have been italicized only and the kanji form of the terms was not provided unless they were importan ...
... of information, some of sources that I have used did not include all of the dates, including the birth and death dates of important priests discussed in section three. Most of the Japanese terms used have been italicized only and the kanji form of the terms was not provided unless they were importan ...
The Zen Experience by Thomas Hoover
... moment. Rationality constrains our mind; intuition releases it. The irony is that the person glimpsing this moment of higher consciousness, this Oneness, encounters the ultimate realization that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an ...
... moment. Rationality constrains our mind; intuition releases it. The irony is that the person glimpsing this moment of higher consciousness, this Oneness, encounters the ultimate realization that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an ...
The Words of the Lotus Sutra in Nichiren`s Thought
... wisdom; by this name should you receive and keep it. Why? Subhūti, the perfection of wisdom expounded by the Buddha is not the perfection of wisdom. Subhūti, what do you think? Are there teachings expounded by the Tathāgata, or not?’ Subhūti replied to the Buddha, ‘Lord, the Tathāgata does not expou ...
... wisdom; by this name should you receive and keep it. Why? Subhūti, the perfection of wisdom expounded by the Buddha is not the perfection of wisdom. Subhūti, what do you think? Are there teachings expounded by the Tathāgata, or not?’ Subhūti replied to the Buddha, ‘Lord, the Tathāgata does not expou ...
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... Meditation 101 is an introductory course on basic Buddhist meditation techniques for complete beginners. It teaches basic Buddhist meditations that can be used by anyone to create more peace and happiness in daily life. Meditation 101 is presented in five sessions and covers these basic Buddhist m ...
... Meditation 101 is an introductory course on basic Buddhist meditation techniques for complete beginners. It teaches basic Buddhist meditations that can be used by anyone to create more peace and happiness in daily life. Meditation 101 is presented in five sessions and covers these basic Buddhist m ...
2 The Intersection of Neuroscience and Meditation
... and various forms of objectless meditations would all be counted as “meditation.” Nevertheless, despite this variety, it is possible to identify some relevant features common to the traditional descriptions of these Buddhist practices, especially when one separates those descriptions from metaphysic ...
... and various forms of objectless meditations would all be counted as “meditation.” Nevertheless, despite this variety, it is possible to identify some relevant features common to the traditional descriptions of these Buddhist practices, especially when one separates those descriptions from metaphysic ...
Wonhyo - Charles Muller
... as a Buddhist scholar can be attributed to his writing skills. His classical Chinese writing ability is simply superb – on a par with any of the great Chinese scholars of the period. His writing in classical Chinese is not only good technically and grammatically, but also has a literary flourish, te ...
... as a Buddhist scholar can be attributed to his writing skills. His classical Chinese writing ability is simply superb – on a par with any of the great Chinese scholars of the period. His writing in classical Chinese is not only good technically and grammatically, but also has a literary flourish, te ...
Icon - University of Pretoria
... factors needed for the attainment of enlightenment (Palmo 2011b:1). The issue of patience is therefore a very important one for bringing the Dharma into the daily life of a Buddhist. Palmo (2011b: 1) explains that “in order to cultivate patience there needs to be something that irritates us!” She co ...
... factors needed for the attainment of enlightenment (Palmo 2011b:1). The issue of patience is therefore a very important one for bringing the Dharma into the daily life of a Buddhist. Palmo (2011b: 1) explains that “in order to cultivate patience there needs to be something that irritates us!” She co ...
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... the two schools separately, one aer the other. erefore, in a real sense, theirs are not comparative studies, because they neither discuss the similarities and differences nor analyze the causes behind them. In this paper, I mainly con ne myself to the early texts of both schools of thought, in whic ...
... the two schools separately, one aer the other. erefore, in a real sense, theirs are not comparative studies, because they neither discuss the similarities and differences nor analyze the causes behind them. In this paper, I mainly con ne myself to the early texts of both schools of thought, in whic ...
Conversion by the Book: Buddhist Print Culture in Early Republican
... 4 Gregory Adam Scott – Conversion by the Book structure, page layout, character set, and related factors, thereby adding an additional layer of historical context behind that of the textual content. The second aspect to print culture, social processes of print, extends this inquiry to the people an ...
... 4 Gregory Adam Scott – Conversion by the Book structure, page layout, character set, and related factors, thereby adding an additional layer of historical context behind that of the textual content. The second aspect to print culture, social processes of print, extends this inquiry to the people an ...
Waking up to the Present: Vipassana Meditation and the Body
... realizing Buddhist teachings experientially (Pagis, 2010a:475). Ultimately, the realization of Buddhist concepts through meditation is intended to eliminate suffering by altering the practitioner's consciousness (Barendgregt, 1987:4). I examine this phenomenon using anthropological and sociological ...
... realizing Buddhist teachings experientially (Pagis, 2010a:475). Ultimately, the realization of Buddhist concepts through meditation is intended to eliminate suffering by altering the practitioner's consciousness (Barendgregt, 1987:4). I examine this phenomenon using anthropological and sociological ...
AN INTIMATE DESTRUCTION
... century France, particularly within Surrealism and the work of Georges Bataille. Chapter One is a historical account of the initial contacts between Europe and Tibet, focusing on the roles that European writers, explorers, and scholars played in the mythologized image of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism t ...
... century France, particularly within Surrealism and the work of Georges Bataille. Chapter One is a historical account of the initial contacts between Europe and Tibet, focusing on the roles that European writers, explorers, and scholars played in the mythologized image of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism t ...
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... Meditation 101 is an introductory course on basic Buddhist meditation techniques for complete beginners. It teaches basic Buddhist meditations that can be used by anyone to create more peace and happiness in daily life. Meditation 101 is presented in five sessions and covers these basic Buddhist m ...
... Meditation 101 is an introductory course on basic Buddhist meditation techniques for complete beginners. It teaches basic Buddhist meditations that can be used by anyone to create more peace and happiness in daily life. Meditation 101 is presented in five sessions and covers these basic Buddhist m ...
Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka
... adherents of four main world religions. A majority of the Sinhalese claim not only that Sri Lanka has, throughout a known history traced to the fifth century BCE, been one country, but also has historically been primarily a Sinhala Buddhist country. As the papers in this volume illustrate, ideologic ...
... adherents of four main world religions. A majority of the Sinhalese claim not only that Sri Lanka has, throughout a known history traced to the fifth century BCE, been one country, but also has historically been primarily a Sinhala Buddhist country. As the papers in this volume illustrate, ideologic ...
A STUDY OF THERAVĀDA BUDDHISM IN VIETNAM
... There are 60 Khmer monks who have been studying at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University up to now. Although Khmer Theravāda Buddhism has existed in the Mekong Delta for a long time, only a few of the Vietnamese people follow Theravāda Buddhism. It may be due to the difference in language. Khmer ...
... There are 60 Khmer monks who have been studying at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University up to now. Although Khmer Theravāda Buddhism has existed in the Mekong Delta for a long time, only a few of the Vietnamese people follow Theravāda Buddhism. It may be due to the difference in language. Khmer ...
Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka
... adherents of four main world religions. A majority of the Sinhalese claim not only that Sri Lanka has, throughout a known history traced to the fifth century BCE, been one country, but also has historically been primarily a Sinhala Buddhist country. As the papers in this volume illustrate, ideologic ...
... adherents of four main world religions. A majority of the Sinhalese claim not only that Sri Lanka has, throughout a known history traced to the fifth century BCE, been one country, but also has historically been primarily a Sinhala Buddhist country. As the papers in this volume illustrate, ideologic ...