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... pebbles, and shoals of fish swimming about or motionless. With regard to (all these methods) many of my disciples live with the achievement of knowledge, and having reached what is beyond. (Sakyamuni Buddha: Major Discourse with Sakuludayin) As to our Sect, its teaching consists in the direct self-c ...
... pebbles, and shoals of fish swimming about or motionless. With regard to (all these methods) many of my disciples live with the achievement of knowledge, and having reached what is beyond. (Sakyamuni Buddha: Major Discourse with Sakuludayin) As to our Sect, its teaching consists in the direct self-c ...
ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 5 1998: 170-189 Publication date: 26 June 1998
... keep in mind that the two are linked and one without the other is dangerous. For example, a person who is not wise may cause enormous problems by witlessly attempting to be compassionate, and a person who has penetrating insight without compassion is very dangerous indeed. In order to help one attai ...
... keep in mind that the two are linked and one without the other is dangerous. For example, a person who is not wise may cause enormous problems by witlessly attempting to be compassionate, and a person who has penetrating insight without compassion is very dangerous indeed. In order to help one attai ...
Page | 1 Mock Revision notes – B601 – Buddhism Religious and
... admiration and the love for something. It is a means of gaining access to your emotions, your deepest thought and feelings, your true nature. For most religions the object of worship is God. For Buddhists, puja means investigating the true nature of life in order to reveal enlightenment. So Buddhist ...
... admiration and the love for something. It is a means of gaining access to your emotions, your deepest thought and feelings, your true nature. For most religions the object of worship is God. For Buddhists, puja means investigating the true nature of life in order to reveal enlightenment. So Buddhist ...
The criteria of the Noble Eightfold Path
... In the Pañcaka Nipāta Sutta of the Aṅguttara Nikāya, the Buddha says that the upāsaka should not do these five forms of trade. However, in this particular Sutta, the Buddha makes no mention of sammā-ājīva; he does not say that this is what sammā-ājīva is. Therefore, the five banned forms of trade ca ...
... In the Pañcaka Nipāta Sutta of the Aṅguttara Nikāya, the Buddha says that the upāsaka should not do these five forms of trade. However, in this particular Sutta, the Buddha makes no mention of sammā-ājīva; he does not say that this is what sammā-ājīva is. Therefore, the five banned forms of trade ca ...
Meditation on Buddha Nature
... received traditional teachings from Tibetan masters. So you have come to understand karma of cause and effect, and that existence or reality is an interdependence of causes and conditions. You understand t ...
... received traditional teachings from Tibetan masters. So you have come to understand karma of cause and effect, and that existence or reality is an interdependence of causes and conditions. You understand t ...
BUDDHISM: SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION
... Dharmas are unsubstantial (anātman), because (using the Western terminology) they do not exist in se et per se, or (using the Buddhist terminology) they do not exist svabhāvena, i.e. they do not possess an own being; they are dependent, produced by causes and conditions. And, besides that, since t ...
... Dharmas are unsubstantial (anātman), because (using the Western terminology) they do not exist in se et per se, or (using the Buddhist terminology) they do not exist svabhāvena, i.e. they do not possess an own being; they are dependent, produced by causes and conditions. And, besides that, since t ...
The Buddhist Moral Code of the 5 Precepts
... The Buddhist Moral Code of the 5 Precepts-The Panchasila What are Precepts? All Buddhists take ‘precepts’. These are like vows or promises made to the Buddha not to do certain things. There are many different levels of precepts: there are more than 200 that a Buddhist monk takes for example, and som ...
... The Buddhist Moral Code of the 5 Precepts-The Panchasila What are Precepts? All Buddhists take ‘precepts’. These are like vows or promises made to the Buddha not to do certain things. There are many different levels of precepts: there are more than 200 that a Buddhist monk takes for example, and som ...
The Theology of Mahayana Buddhism. (Concluded.)
... explicitly by Mahayana) that each of the great world-teachers, each founder of a world-religion, has been more or less a perfect Buddha, consequently worthy of worship, and the message which he brought, worthy of acceptance. Mahayana not only puts forward, as does Catholicism, the claim that it is n ...
... explicitly by Mahayana) that each of the great world-teachers, each founder of a world-religion, has been more or less a perfect Buddha, consequently worthy of worship, and the message which he brought, worthy of acceptance. Mahayana not only puts forward, as does Catholicism, the claim that it is n ...
WHAT DOES THE WORD `MITRA` MEAN
... agree that this is an ethical standard that makes sense to you. You want to try to live in this way. The Five Precepts: I undertake to abstain I undertake to abstain I undertake to abstain I undertake to abstain I undertake to abstain ...
... agree that this is an ethical standard that makes sense to you. You want to try to live in this way. The Five Precepts: I undertake to abstain I undertake to abstain I undertake to abstain I undertake to abstain I undertake to abstain ...
The Two Wings of Psychological Growth and
... with continued practice – both in the short-term, as during a session of meditation, and over the months and years – there often comes a growing sense of unification with experience and reality, a oneness that is not an ultimate enlightenment, but still palpably felt. You can be with the flowing str ...
... with continued practice – both in the short-term, as during a session of meditation, and over the months and years – there often comes a growing sense of unification with experience and reality, a oneness that is not an ultimate enlightenment, but still palpably felt. You can be with the flowing str ...
Buddhism, Medicine, and Health
... The Condensed Techniques of Stopping Delusion and Seeing Truth [Xiao Zhiguan] states that each of the four elements is able to cause 101 diseases, with a total of 404 diseases possible. Each element is connected to certain types of disease. For instance, the earth element is related to diseases tha ...
... The Condensed Techniques of Stopping Delusion and Seeing Truth [Xiao Zhiguan] states that each of the four elements is able to cause 101 diseases, with a total of 404 diseases possible. Each element is connected to certain types of disease. For instance, the earth element is related to diseases tha ...
omipbudd1{iih - Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia
... between the old order and the world of tomorrow. As such, we verily are on the crossroads of history, and all depends on the course adopted by us. Not in bitterness but in sweet co-operation and saner understanding, we need lay the foundation of this new world, with, of course, Asoka as our guide. A ...
... between the old order and the world of tomorrow. As such, we verily are on the crossroads of history, and all depends on the course adopted by us. Not in bitterness but in sweet co-operation and saner understanding, we need lay the foundation of this new world, with, of course, Asoka as our guide. A ...
All pages - Ancient Asia
... were supported by these local power centres. Of course, Buddhist philosophy and doctrine was also complementary to their aspirations, especially long distance trade (taboo and caste in Vedic religion). But the query remains unanswered about the exact relation and role of Buddhist establishment and t ...
... were supported by these local power centres. Of course, Buddhist philosophy and doctrine was also complementary to their aspirations, especially long distance trade (taboo and caste in Vedic religion). But the query remains unanswered about the exact relation and role of Buddhist establishment and t ...
The Effect of Economic Globalization on the Thai Buddhist Monks
... noted chanda is the right action for economics. 1.4) The term 'poverty' is misinterpreted in many ways. There are familiar Buddhist concepts such as contentment (Santutthi) or limited desires (Appicchata). Poverty (Daliddiya) has no place to be praised or encouraged in Buddhism. For the possession o ...
... noted chanda is the right action for economics. 1.4) The term 'poverty' is misinterpreted in many ways. There are familiar Buddhist concepts such as contentment (Santutthi) or limited desires (Appicchata). Poverty (Daliddiya) has no place to be praised or encouraged in Buddhism. For the possession o ...
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... these others features that I may find difficult to adjust to. These are the negative mind states that arise because of solitude and may need patience to deal with. Patience is useful because mind state like all conditions, do change and what seems problematic today may not seem so tomorrow. With oth ...
... these others features that I may find difficult to adjust to. These are the negative mind states that arise because of solitude and may need patience to deal with. Patience is useful because mind state like all conditions, do change and what seems problematic today may not seem so tomorrow. With oth ...
Human-Centered Buddhism--One that Accords with Dharma
... Dharma, and became extinct in the twelfth century C.E. I classified the 1,700 years of Indian Buddhism into five periods (rounded-off to 1,500 years) in my book, The Buddhism of India: (1) The universal goal of liberation with the sravaka doctrine at the core. (2) The offshoot of the sravaka doctrin ...
... Dharma, and became extinct in the twelfth century C.E. I classified the 1,700 years of Indian Buddhism into five periods (rounded-off to 1,500 years) in my book, The Buddhism of India: (1) The universal goal of liberation with the sravaka doctrine at the core. (2) The offshoot of the sravaka doctrin ...
Four Noble Truths
... Going further, some versions of the Dharmacakra Pravartana Sutra contain definitions of the Four Noble Truths while others do not. For example, the Sarvastivadin versions portrays the truths as principles to be contemplated in various methods, and no definitions are given.[3] In the Theravada versio ...
... Going further, some versions of the Dharmacakra Pravartana Sutra contain definitions of the Four Noble Truths while others do not. For example, the Sarvastivadin versions portrays the truths as principles to be contemplated in various methods, and no definitions are given.[3] In the Theravada versio ...
Globalizing Chinese Culture, Localizing Buddhist Teachings
... the 1970s, when abolition of racial quotas in immigration laws made it much easier to settle there. By the close of the 1980s, there were one or two dozen venerables serving the overseas Chinese communities of Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.(11) Chinese monastic migration to the United States and Aust ...
... the 1970s, when abolition of racial quotas in immigration laws made it much easier to settle there. By the close of the 1980s, there were one or two dozen venerables serving the overseas Chinese communities of Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.(11) Chinese monastic migration to the United States and Aust ...
Video: Great Religions of the World
... A) Northern/Southern B) Eastern/Western C) First World/Third World D) Right/Wrong 9. The root religion of the Indian subcontinent is: A) Taosim B) Shintoism C) Brahmanism D) Zoroastrianism. 10. The Hindu belief in the transmigration or rebirth of the soul is also known as: __________________________ ...
... A) Northern/Southern B) Eastern/Western C) First World/Third World D) Right/Wrong 9. The root religion of the Indian subcontinent is: A) Taosim B) Shintoism C) Brahmanism D) Zoroastrianism. 10. The Hindu belief in the transmigration or rebirth of the soul is also known as: __________________________ ...
Rev. Dr. David Matsumoto - Buddhist Churches of America
... At its 75th anniversary, the Temple was remodeled and expanded to what it is today. The Centennial commemorative projects included a Buddha statue for the onaijin (altar area), additional pews, and a completely renovated kitchen, as well as upgrades in the Dharma school classrooms. The Temple has 25 ...
... At its 75th anniversary, the Temple was remodeled and expanded to what it is today. The Centennial commemorative projects included a Buddha statue for the onaijin (altar area), additional pews, and a completely renovated kitchen, as well as upgrades in the Dharma school classrooms. The Temple has 25 ...
The Sacred Letters of Tibet
... adopted government organization and social standards from China. But its spiritual guidance came from Buddhism. Devanagari script was adapted to the Tibetan language and Sanskrit scriptures were translated into Tibetan, the oldest of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. Tibetan tantrism developed a ...
... adopted government organization and social standards from China. But its spiritual guidance came from Buddhism. Devanagari script was adapted to the Tibetan language and Sanskrit scriptures were translated into Tibetan, the oldest of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. Tibetan tantrism developed a ...
- Moving Dharma
... thumbs, remove the bowls and set them out in order, beginning with the smallest. Do not knock them together and make a noise. Always hold back your fourth and fifth fingers; as impure fingers, and they are not to be used. (Foulk, 465) More than a situational formality in monastic life, this regime w ...
... thumbs, remove the bowls and set them out in order, beginning with the smallest. Do not knock them together and make a noise. Always hold back your fourth and fifth fingers; as impure fingers, and they are not to be used. (Foulk, 465) More than a situational formality in monastic life, this regime w ...
The Beginnings of Buddhist Art
... their writings will supply explicitly the opportune solutions; and if these successive solutions are, moreover, contradictory, it is simply that in the interval the needs of the religious conscience have changed at the same time as the conditions of artistic production. But, as far as concerns the m ...
... their writings will supply explicitly the opportune solutions; and if these successive solutions are, moreover, contradictory, it is simply that in the interval the needs of the religious conscience have changed at the same time as the conditions of artistic production. But, as far as concerns the m ...
Buddhist Food Practices and Attitudes 9: 49-67. Among Contemporary Western Practitioners, Ecotheology,
... or starvation as a form of spiritual practice. He himself discovered, through his experience as an ascetic, that self-mortification did not lead to enlightenment. Rather it was through the Middle Way of neither indulgence nor complete abstinence that one could engage in effective practice. A common ...
... or starvation as a form of spiritual practice. He himself discovered, through his experience as an ascetic, that self-mortification did not lead to enlightenment. Rather it was through the Middle Way of neither indulgence nor complete abstinence that one could engage in effective practice. A common ...
The Value of Buddhist Responses to Issues of Overpopulation
... landscape of what in recent years has come to be known as American socially engaged Buddhism--an umbrella term referring to the application of Buddhist values to social issues in U.S.7 This stream of Buddhism has found a particular niche in the United States. The emergence of socially engaged Buddhi ...
... landscape of what in recent years has come to be known as American socially engaged Buddhism--an umbrella term referring to the application of Buddhist values to social issues in U.S.7 This stream of Buddhism has found a particular niche in the United States. The emergence of socially engaged Buddhi ...