Dharma Conference P-NBT Obon celebration Upcoming events
... member brought up the idea of making the visitation a regular activity and that in addition to just the Sensei, we would have a member or two accompany Sensei to the vistiation on a rotating basis. The hope is that the visit would take on a more social element and for sharing news of Temple and pers ...
... member brought up the idea of making the visitation a regular activity and that in addition to just the Sensei, we would have a member or two accompany Sensei to the vistiation on a rotating basis. The hope is that the visit would take on a more social element and for sharing news of Temple and pers ...
Jhāna and Buddhist Scholasticism
... have been content to accept the attempts of earlier commentators to reconcile evident contradictions, or have simply ignored them. Instead of explaining away textual discrepancies, however, a more productive line of inquiry would be to examine them critically for any light they may shed on the evolu ...
... have been content to accept the attempts of earlier commentators to reconcile evident contradictions, or have simply ignored them. Instead of explaining away textual discrepancies, however, a more productive line of inquiry would be to examine them critically for any light they may shed on the evolu ...
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... shadow side and seeing the never ending war raging on between the Light and Dark Side of the Force, that helps Luke see good and evil must be transcended if his heroes journey is ever to be complete. The means he uses to do this are the same means the Buddha taught over 2,000 years ago. We all under ...
... shadow side and seeing the never ending war raging on between the Light and Dark Side of the Force, that helps Luke see good and evil must be transcended if his heroes journey is ever to be complete. The means he uses to do this are the same means the Buddha taught over 2,000 years ago. We all under ...
di l¥c Buddha
... of the pagoda. The new pagoda was built approximately 500 meters behind his tomb in 1746 with the aids of the Head of Eunuchs Mai Van Hoan, who served in Lord NguyÍn Phܧc Hoåt's court, and of the believers in Trieu Phong District of ThuÆn Hóa Province and Quäng Ngãi District of Quang Nam Province a ...
... of the pagoda. The new pagoda was built approximately 500 meters behind his tomb in 1746 with the aids of the Head of Eunuchs Mai Van Hoan, who served in Lord NguyÍn Phܧc Hoåt's court, and of the believers in Trieu Phong District of ThuÆn Hóa Province and Quäng Ngãi District of Quang Nam Province a ...
Some Basic Concepts in Jodo Shinshu
... 3. Jiriki – Self Power. The opposite of Other Power and complimentary to it in the thinking of the concept’s originator, Tan Luan (Donran). The next major theorist in Pure Land Buddhist tradition, Tao-cho (Doshaku) claimed that self-power could be abandoned altogether. According to Tao-cho and most ...
... 3. Jiriki – Self Power. The opposite of Other Power and complimentary to it in the thinking of the concept’s originator, Tan Luan (Donran). The next major theorist in Pure Land Buddhist tradition, Tao-cho (Doshaku) claimed that self-power could be abandoned altogether. According to Tao-cho and most ...
Durkheim, Religion, and Buddhism - TRAN-B-300
... Agni and Varuna;but 'he believes that he owes them nothing and that he has nothing to do with them".... Then he is an atheist, in the sense that he does not concern himself with the question whether gods exist or not (Durkheim1965:46;emphasis added). ...
... Agni and Varuna;but 'he believes that he owes them nothing and that he has nothing to do with them".... Then he is an atheist, in the sense that he does not concern himself with the question whether gods exist or not (Durkheim1965:46;emphasis added). ...
Mudras (Gestures) in Art
... the fingers upright and joined and the left hand hanging down while standing. In Thailand and Laos, this mudrā is associated with the walking Buddha, often shown having both hands making a double Abhaya mudrā that is uniform. The mudrā was probably used before the onset of Buddhism as a symbol of go ...
... the fingers upright and joined and the left hand hanging down while standing. In Thailand and Laos, this mudrā is associated with the walking Buddha, often shown having both hands making a double Abhaya mudrā that is uniform. The mudrā was probably used before the onset of Buddhism as a symbol of go ...
The Major Religions Prof. T. Patrick Burke
... The cosmos does not share our human values. Wu Wei: Inactive Action. The Man of Tao Government should be minimal. Taoism and the arts. ...
... The cosmos does not share our human values. Wu Wei: Inactive Action. The Man of Tao Government should be minimal. Taoism and the arts. ...
BUILDING BRIDGES A Tapestry of Faith Program for Youth
... Answer any questions you could not answer from the last workshop. Invite youth to sit in a circle. Light the chalice with these words: We light this chalice in celebration of Unitarian Universalism and the sustaining faiths of all people of the world. May the flame represent the fire of our commitm ...
... Answer any questions you could not answer from the last workshop. Invite youth to sit in a circle. Light the chalice with these words: We light this chalice in celebration of Unitarian Universalism and the sustaining faiths of all people of the world. May the flame represent the fire of our commitm ...
The Major Religions
... The cosmos does not share our human values. Wu Wei: Inactive Action. The Man of Tao Government should be minimal. Taoism and the arts. ...
... The cosmos does not share our human values. Wu Wei: Inactive Action. The Man of Tao Government should be minimal. Taoism and the arts. ...
BUILDING BRIDGES A Tapestry of Faith Program for Youth
... For the sake of your guest, keep this conversation within 10 minutes or less. Use newsprint for a "parking lot," a place to record any topics that emerge that the group would like to discuss but which are not pertinent to the immediate discussion. Inform the group that a guest will enter shortly, so ...
... For the sake of your guest, keep this conversation within 10 minutes or less. Use newsprint for a "parking lot," a place to record any topics that emerge that the group would like to discuss but which are not pertinent to the immediate discussion. Inform the group that a guest will enter shortly, so ...
A Guide to Buddhist Etiquette, by Rev. Lee
... Nembutsu in action—when it is the expression of our gratitude and reverence. Therefore, in teaching the forms of Buddhist etiquette, or in practicing them oneself, it must be to express the spirit of gratitude and reverence.! ! When Shinran Shonin spoke of “Shomyo Nembutsu”—the actual utterance of t ...
... Nembutsu in action—when it is the expression of our gratitude and reverence. Therefore, in teaching the forms of Buddhist etiquette, or in practicing them oneself, it must be to express the spirit of gratitude and reverence.! ! When Shinran Shonin spoke of “Shomyo Nembutsu”—the actual utterance of t ...
1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION: MAKTAB, MADRASA
... the Avesta by heart. Thereupon, he began studying the temporal subjects of history, literature and philosophy and subsequently went on to master the skills of horse riding, archery, javelin throwing and chawgān (polo). This was followed by music, for which he learned to play the lute, the drum and ...
... the Avesta by heart. Thereupon, he began studying the temporal subjects of history, literature and philosophy and subsequently went on to master the skills of horse riding, archery, javelin throwing and chawgān (polo). This was followed by music, for which he learned to play the lute, the drum and ...
Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh, c. India, 530 CE
... period, 2nd-3rd CE (WORKBOOK 215) -sanghati: monk’s robe, lakshana (32 marks of the Buddha), urna (white hair between eyebrows), ushnisha (topknot of hair indicates Buddha’s enlightenment) -similarities w/Roman art? Mudras (symbolic hand gestures) (WORKBOOK ...
... period, 2nd-3rd CE (WORKBOOK 215) -sanghati: monk’s robe, lakshana (32 marks of the Buddha), urna (white hair between eyebrows), ushnisha (topknot of hair indicates Buddha’s enlightenment) -similarities w/Roman art? Mudras (symbolic hand gestures) (WORKBOOK ...
Mūlapariyāya Sutta
... Orthodox Theravāda Buddhists read the Nikāyas through Buddhaghosa, which means that for them, what the Buddha means in any given text is what Buddhaghosa, and those who follow him, say he means. Nyanaponika Thera would be a good modern example. But there are degrees of orthodoxy, and some contempora ...
... Orthodox Theravāda Buddhists read the Nikāyas through Buddhaghosa, which means that for them, what the Buddha means in any given text is what Buddhaghosa, and those who follow him, say he means. Nyanaponika Thera would be a good modern example. But there are degrees of orthodoxy, and some contempora ...
Collectors` Preface - Freer and Sackler Galleries
... path is to be followed by those who understand the Four Noble Truths: Suffering characterizes all existence; Suffering is caused by craving; The suffering inherent in the cycle of birth and rebirth (samsara) can be eliminated only by ceasing to crave; we can cease to crave only by attaining enlighte ...
... path is to be followed by those who understand the Four Noble Truths: Suffering characterizes all existence; Suffering is caused by craving; The suffering inherent in the cycle of birth and rebirth (samsara) can be eliminated only by ceasing to crave; we can cease to crave only by attaining enlighte ...
The Historical Authenticity of Early Buddhist Literature A Critical
... literary sources are normative and therefore historically suspect. Another explanation for such contradictions, probably the most obvious of all, is that the texts are older than the archaeological and epigraphical sources. For example, if a belief or practice which appears in a canonical text is co ...
... literary sources are normative and therefore historically suspect. Another explanation for such contradictions, probably the most obvious of all, is that the texts are older than the archaeological and epigraphical sources. For example, if a belief or practice which appears in a canonical text is co ...
Buddhism and Sculpture - Fo Guang Shan International Translation
... Buddha [Ekottarikagama Sutra] and chapter 5 of the Buddhist Records of the Western Regions [Datang Xiyu Ji], during the Buddha’s time, the Kausambi Kingdom’s King Udayana used sandalwood to sculpt a five-foot tall image of the Buddha. This was the birth of Buddhist sculpture. Large amounts of Buddhi ...
... Buddha [Ekottarikagama Sutra] and chapter 5 of the Buddhist Records of the Western Regions [Datang Xiyu Ji], during the Buddha’s time, the Kausambi Kingdom’s King Udayana used sandalwood to sculpt a five-foot tall image of the Buddha. This was the birth of Buddhist sculpture. Large amounts of Buddhi ...
Buddhism in Thailand
... we can trace the language affinity of the Thais living in widely scattered areas such as Assam, Upper Burma, Southern China, Shan States, Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand. After struggling hard for a long time the Thais were able to establish their independent state at Sukhothai (Sukhodaya) in Nort ...
... we can trace the language affinity of the Thais living in widely scattered areas such as Assam, Upper Burma, Southern China, Shan States, Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand. After struggling hard for a long time the Thais were able to establish their independent state at Sukhothai (Sukhodaya) in Nort ...
Joyful Path of Good Fortune
... day. It is wonderful and a sign of great fortune that these precious teachings are now beginning to flourish in western countries. I received these teachings from my Spiritual Guide, Trijang Dorjechang, who was an emanation of Atisha; thus the explanations given in this book, Joyful Path of Good For ...
... day. It is wonderful and a sign of great fortune that these precious teachings are now beginning to flourish in western countries. I received these teachings from my Spiritual Guide, Trijang Dorjechang, who was an emanation of Atisha; thus the explanations given in this book, Joyful Path of Good For ...
Buddhism - UMSL.edu
... The self is neither one nor eternal An aggregate of what? Thoughts, feelings, etc.? But these can change while I remain myself Matter? ...
... The self is neither one nor eternal An aggregate of what? Thoughts, feelings, etc.? But these can change while I remain myself Matter? ...
Buddhists in U.S. Agonize on AIDS Issue
... Mr. Tendzin, who was born Thomas Rich in Passaic, N.J., is the first Westerner to hold so high a position in the Kagyu tradition, one of four schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Vajradhatu's founder, designated him to lead the church until a permanent successor is chosen. As regen ...
... Mr. Tendzin, who was born Thomas Rich in Passaic, N.J., is the first Westerner to hold so high a position in the Kagyu tradition, one of four schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Vajradhatu's founder, designated him to lead the church until a permanent successor is chosen. As regen ...
The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha
... In reading the Dhammapada, we recommend that you keep two questions in mind. The first question concerns the purpose of the Dhammapada. In brief the verses in the book have served as a user’s guide to the Buddha’s most basic teachings since (according to tradition) the time of the Buddha. For our pu ...
... In reading the Dhammapada, we recommend that you keep two questions in mind. The first question concerns the purpose of the Dhammapada. In brief the verses in the book have served as a user’s guide to the Buddha’s most basic teachings since (according to tradition) the time of the Buddha. For our pu ...
Niyāmas of Modern Western Interpretations of Theravāda Buddhist Doctrine
... dhamma-niyama, order of the norm, or the effort of nature to produce a perfect type. (118–119) These five aspects of natural order, she explains, though taught individually in the piṭakas, are not listed as fivefold niyāma there: “In them we have the expressions niyāmatā, dhammatā, abstract terms fo ...
... dhamma-niyama, order of the norm, or the effort of nature to produce a perfect type. (118–119) These five aspects of natural order, she explains, though taught individually in the piṭakas, are not listed as fivefold niyāma there: “In them we have the expressions niyāmatā, dhammatā, abstract terms fo ...
B. R. Ambedkar and Buddhism in India
... Vedas only distinguish between Aryans and Dasyus. He regards the differentiation between the different varnas only as merit-based division of labour. Well aware of the burning of the Manusmriti by Dr Ambedkar in 1927 at the Mahad satyagraha, he attributed the rigidities of the caste system to Manu, ...
... Vedas only distinguish between Aryans and Dasyus. He regards the differentiation between the different varnas only as merit-based division of labour. Well aware of the burning of the Manusmriti by Dr Ambedkar in 1927 at the Mahad satyagraha, he attributed the rigidities of the caste system to Manu, ...