INTEGRATION OF ENDOGENOUS - Association for Global New
... towards all sentient existence are considered the inviolable foundation for spiritual progress. Man is viewed in Buddhism not merely as a biological phenomenon but as a samsaric being. There is a concept of summum bonum to be achieved, and all aspects of life should be ordered in conformity to the n ...
... towards all sentient existence are considered the inviolable foundation for spiritual progress. Man is viewed in Buddhism not merely as a biological phenomenon but as a samsaric being. There is a concept of summum bonum to be achieved, and all aspects of life should be ordered in conformity to the n ...
Theravada Buddhism, Identity, and Cultural Continuity in Jinghong
... itself as lay people engaging in a more personalized form of Theravada that emphasized equality, encourages women’s roles in the community, and incorporated esoteric Buddhist practice into lay life. In particular, the Theravada community’s outright dismissal of the caste system in Nepal places them ...
... itself as lay people engaging in a more personalized form of Theravada that emphasized equality, encourages women’s roles in the community, and incorporated esoteric Buddhist practice into lay life. In particular, the Theravada community’s outright dismissal of the caste system in Nepal places them ...
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 ...
Wat Intravihan
... commonly known as Acharn Toh or Somdej Toh, studied the Buddhist scriptures of the Pali Canon with several Buddhist masters. After becoming a well-known monk, he became the preceptor for Prince Mongkut, who later became King Rama IV. During Rama IV's reign, Somdej Toh was given the ceremonial name P ...
... commonly known as Acharn Toh or Somdej Toh, studied the Buddhist scriptures of the Pali Canon with several Buddhist masters. After becoming a well-known monk, he became the preceptor for Prince Mongkut, who later became King Rama IV. During Rama IV's reign, Somdej Toh was given the ceremonial name P ...
"Texts memorized, texts performed: a reconsideration of the role of
... (1981:23), for instance, that “according to the theory of karma, in Buddhism the burden of responsibility for the tragedies a man has to face in life lies squarely on his own shoulders…. [I]n this set up the common man needs some sort of tangible means of coping with such problems to the best of his ...
... (1981:23), for instance, that “according to the theory of karma, in Buddhism the burden of responsibility for the tragedies a man has to face in life lies squarely on his own shoulders…. [I]n this set up the common man needs some sort of tangible means of coping with such problems to the best of his ...
The Noble Eightfold Path and Its Factors Explained
... The Buddha’s definitions are unconfusing while convincing since they arise from his Unsurpassed Perfect Awakening. But one’s own ideas, or the speculations of those who depart from his words, cannot be so without some bias towards what is more comforting to believe, what, in other words, one’s undis ...
... The Buddha’s definitions are unconfusing while convincing since they arise from his Unsurpassed Perfect Awakening. But one’s own ideas, or the speculations of those who depart from his words, cannot be so without some bias towards what is more comforting to believe, what, in other words, one’s undis ...
Talking about food does not appease hunger
... different points of view to the Chan Buddhist teachings. Nearly all of the textexcerpts are Chan Buddhist. One could also say that this is an innovative research, in that there are no such studies that approach Buddhist doctrine starting from the setphrases onwards. Usually the Buddhist studies conc ...
... different points of view to the Chan Buddhist teachings. Nearly all of the textexcerpts are Chan Buddhist. One could also say that this is an innovative research, in that there are no such studies that approach Buddhist doctrine starting from the setphrases onwards. Usually the Buddhist studies conc ...
Storehouse Consciousness and the Unconscious: A Comparative
... conjunction with the five senses. These six, namely, manovijñana and the five senses, constitute one kind of consciousness that “perceives and discriminates between gross spheres of objects” (Xuan Zang: 97). This means that the objects of this group of consciousnesses are external objects. Any perce ...
... conjunction with the five senses. These six, namely, manovijñana and the five senses, constitute one kind of consciousness that “perceives and discriminates between gross spheres of objects” (Xuan Zang: 97). This means that the objects of this group of consciousnesses are external objects. Any perce ...
- ANU Repository
... skilfully presented Buddhist practice manual, which juxtaposes the effects of views and actions in accordance with Buddhist discourse against those adverse to it. It is also significant chronologically because it is the final extensive composition ’Phags pa wrote for Qubilai before he left the Khan’ ...
... skilfully presented Buddhist practice manual, which juxtaposes the effects of views and actions in accordance with Buddhist discourse against those adverse to it. It is also significant chronologically because it is the final extensive composition ’Phags pa wrote for Qubilai before he left the Khan’ ...
Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
... 1959, following an abortive popular uprising against Chinese rule, he fled to India, where he established a government-in-exile headquartered in Dharamsala in the north Indian state of Himachal Predesh. In many ways, Buddhism might seem to be an unpromising religion for someone seeking conceptual res ...
... 1959, following an abortive popular uprising against Chinese rule, he fled to India, where he established a government-in-exile headquartered in Dharamsala in the north Indian state of Himachal Predesh. In many ways, Buddhism might seem to be an unpromising religion for someone seeking conceptual res ...
View in PDF - Nalanda Buddhist Society
... Dhamma'. In fact, our concentration on breathing should be continuous. If any thoughts arise, we may let them go and bring our attention back to the breath. Ayya mentioned that, just like vehicles, our bodies and minds do need maintenance. Practising meditation for two hours daily keeps our minds an ...
... Dhamma'. In fact, our concentration on breathing should be continuous. If any thoughts arise, we may let them go and bring our attention back to the breath. Ayya mentioned that, just like vehicles, our bodies and minds do need maintenance. Practising meditation for two hours daily keeps our minds an ...
Beyond Buddhist Apology The Political Use of Buddhism by
... commit grave sins, it was up to the wise ruler of state to correct their behaviour. In chapter two I will show how these two elements of legitimation in Emperor Wu’s Buddhist reform were theorised and how they played out in reality. The third chapter deals with the concept of karmic retribution. The ...
... commit grave sins, it was up to the wise ruler of state to correct their behaviour. In chapter two I will show how these two elements of legitimation in Emperor Wu’s Buddhist reform were theorised and how they played out in reality. The third chapter deals with the concept of karmic retribution. The ...
Buddhist Women and Social Justice - Ideals
... unconscious and the result of gendered patterns of childhood socialization. People are often completely unaware that they behave differently toward nuns than they do toward monks, and would probably be surprised, even incredulous, if this was pointed out. When Buddhist nuns notice these inequalities ...
... unconscious and the result of gendered patterns of childhood socialization. People are often completely unaware that they behave differently toward nuns than they do toward monks, and would probably be surprised, even incredulous, if this was pointed out. When Buddhist nuns notice these inequalities ...
Annual report 2012
... 3. Follow the three R’s:- Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions. 4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. 5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. 6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relation ...
... 3. Follow the three R’s:- Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions. 4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. 5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. 6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relation ...
The Dalai Lama`s reputation in China
... The Buddha of fifth century BCE India, who pointed out the truth of dukkha and showed that dukkha is caused by craving, did not deny that good things happen and that beings can Experience transient happiness, but he claimed that these good things and this happiness are ultimately unsatisfactory beca ...
... The Buddha of fifth century BCE India, who pointed out the truth of dukkha and showed that dukkha is caused by craving, did not deny that good things happen and that beings can Experience transient happiness, but he claimed that these good things and this happiness are ultimately unsatisfactory beca ...
BEHAVE HOW to T
... forms and expressions of religious and literary modernism emerging elsewhere in Southeast Asia during this same period. Their emphasis on puri¤cation and rationalism as means for achieving “authentic” understanding of the Buddhist scriptures re¶ects the religious reformism adopted by Mongkut (later ...
... forms and expressions of religious and literary modernism emerging elsewhere in Southeast Asia during this same period. Their emphasis on puri¤cation and rationalism as means for achieving “authentic” understanding of the Buddhist scriptures re¶ects the religious reformism adopted by Mongkut (later ...
pdf format - HH the Sakya Trizin
... n His infinite compassion, wisdom and power, the Lord Sakyamuni Buddha gave innumerable ...
... n His infinite compassion, wisdom and power, the Lord Sakyamuni Buddha gave innumerable ...
Becoming Whole
... us with a way of connecting to a basic sense of aliveness, and opening further to this energy without speaking or trying to do anything with one’s emerging experience. Mindfulness provides a way to simply rest in the energy that is revealed through a shift, to rest in a sense of basic aliveness, and ...
... us with a way of connecting to a basic sense of aliveness, and opening further to this energy without speaking or trying to do anything with one’s emerging experience. Mindfulness provides a way to simply rest in the energy that is revealed through a shift, to rest in a sense of basic aliveness, and ...
Buddhist-Christian Dialogue and Action in the
... Special thanks and gratitude must be given to Dr. Aloysius Pieris, S.J., who has been my spiritual guru since I met him in Sri Lanka several years ago. While I was doing my MA in Buddhism at the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Pieris gave me and two other Jesuits private lessons ...
... Special thanks and gratitude must be given to Dr. Aloysius Pieris, S.J., who has been my spiritual guru since I met him in Sri Lanka several years ago. While I was doing my MA in Buddhism at the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Pieris gave me and two other Jesuits private lessons ...
Better to Be a Renunciant: Buddhism, Happiness, and the Good Life
... exception, are impermanent. The suffering of life resides in this contradiction. We cope with this contradiction by denying it or ignoring it. This is delusion. We delude ourselves into thinking that what is impermanent is really permanent, or we just don’t think about it. It’s not that we are ignor ...
... exception, are impermanent. The suffering of life resides in this contradiction. We cope with this contradiction by denying it or ignoring it. This is delusion. We delude ourselves into thinking that what is impermanent is really permanent, or we just don’t think about it. It’s not that we are ignor ...
The Truth of the Messengers
... one is being added to the pile. The answer is simple – the world needs to re-evaluate its concepts of Buddhism instead of just blindly following the teachings of misguided Buddhist monks and nuns. Buddhism is beautiful in its simplicity and practicality. It has been so ‘overdressed’ for more than tw ...
... one is being added to the pile. The answer is simple – the world needs to re-evaluate its concepts of Buddhism instead of just blindly following the teachings of misguided Buddhist monks and nuns. Buddhism is beautiful in its simplicity and practicality. It has been so ‘overdressed’ for more than tw ...
09_chapter 3
... Many monks descended from royal bureaucratic families. For example, the bonze superior Vien Chieu (999-1090) was the son of the queen mother’s brother (Ly Thanh Tong’s mother). The monk Quang Tri (died about 1082-1092) was the brother of imperial concubine Chieu Phung. The monk Hue Sinh (died in 103 ...
... Many monks descended from royal bureaucratic families. For example, the bonze superior Vien Chieu (999-1090) was the son of the queen mother’s brother (Ly Thanh Tong’s mother). The monk Quang Tri (died about 1082-1092) was the brother of imperial concubine Chieu Phung. The monk Hue Sinh (died in 103 ...
The Religion of the Samurai
... It is hardly justifiable to cover the whole system of Buddhism with a single epithet [1] 'pessimistic' or 'nihilistic,' because Buddhism, having been adopted by savage tribes as well as civilized nations, by quiet, enervated people as well as by warlike, sturdy hordes, during some twenty-five hundr ...
... It is hardly justifiable to cover the whole system of Buddhism with a single epithet [1] 'pessimistic' or 'nihilistic,' because Buddhism, having been adopted by savage tribes as well as civilized nations, by quiet, enervated people as well as by warlike, sturdy hordes, during some twenty-five hundr ...
The Quintessence of Secret (Esoteric) Buddhism
... and the value of mystic formulas and rituals. The degree of success depends upon the level of one’s merits and virtues. Secret Buddhism already has its many wonderful legends in many countries in Asia, so that there is no need to praise it further. It is time for all opinions about the supernatural ...
... and the value of mystic formulas and rituals. The degree of success depends upon the level of one’s merits and virtues. Secret Buddhism already has its many wonderful legends in many countries in Asia, so that there is no need to praise it further. It is time for all opinions about the supernatural ...
The Buddha and His Teachings
... “Do no evil”, that is, be not a curse to oneself and others, was the Buddha’s first advice. This was followed by His second admonition – “Do good”, that is, be a blessing to oneself and others. His final exhortation was – “Purify one’s mind” – which was the most important and the most essential. Can ...
... “Do no evil”, that is, be not a curse to oneself and others, was the Buddha’s first advice. This was followed by His second admonition – “Do good”, that is, be a blessing to oneself and others. His final exhortation was – “Purify one’s mind” – which was the most important and the most essential. Can ...