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Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology
... affected by the civil war and for an island that, notwithstanding nearly a quarter century of conflict, has most of the social attributes to become a successful democracy. The study recommends that the international community advocate and foster the development of a plural state and society in Sri L ...
... affected by the civil war and for an island that, notwithstanding nearly a quarter century of conflict, has most of the social attributes to become a successful democracy. The study recommends that the international community advocate and foster the development of a plural state and society in Sri L ...
An Art Therapy Programme Incorporating Buddhist Concepts To
... 1.4.1 Cognitive and Emotional Processes Inherent in Art Therapy ................................................... 35 1.4.2 Art Therapy and Buddhism ....................................................................................................... 40 1.4.3 Use of Art Therapy in Treating Aggres ...
... 1.4.1 Cognitive and Emotional Processes Inherent in Art Therapy ................................................... 35 1.4.2 Art Therapy and Buddhism ....................................................................................................... 40 1.4.3 Use of Art Therapy in Treating Aggres ...
his sacred biography, meditation practice and influence
... The third chapter will examine the relics of Khruba Sriwichai’s life: his sacred biographies, his monastic dress, and the meditation practices and stories of his disciples and other monks who were part of the northern Thai Buddhist sphere. Based on this information I will argue that there is some ev ...
... The third chapter will examine the relics of Khruba Sriwichai’s life: his sacred biographies, his monastic dress, and the meditation practices and stories of his disciples and other monks who were part of the northern Thai Buddhist sphere. Based on this information I will argue that there is some ev ...
Faxian`s Biography and His Contributions to Asian Buddhist Culture
... 1992), after arriving back in China, Faxian wanted to go southward, but a local chief persuaded him to stay for a winter. Faxian said, “My mission is to search for Buddhist scriptures and to spread Buddhism, this is the reason why I devote myself to the dangerous pilgrimage. Now my goal is not reach ...
... 1992), after arriving back in China, Faxian wanted to go southward, but a local chief persuaded him to stay for a winter. Faxian said, “My mission is to search for Buddhist scriptures and to spread Buddhism, this is the reason why I devote myself to the dangerous pilgrimage. Now my goal is not reach ...
The Sixfold Purity of an Arahant Chabbisodhana-sutta and its Parallel
... Like this the feeling aggregate of clinging . . . perception . . . formations . . . the consciousness [aggregate of clinging] is without strength, empty and void, it is undesirable, it has no permanent existence, it cannot be relied on and is of a nature to change. Knowing like this, whatever I had ...
... Like this the feeling aggregate of clinging . . . perception . . . formations . . . the consciousness [aggregate of clinging] is without strength, empty and void, it is undesirable, it has no permanent existence, it cannot be relied on and is of a nature to change. Knowing like this, whatever I had ...
The Dawn of Abhidharma - Numata Zentrum für Buddhismuskunde
... serves to strengthen a sense of identity in contrast with those who are not part of the community. The recitation of the prātimokṣa in a united community stands in direct contrast to a schism, as a result of which the prātimokṣa will no longer be recited together by those who earlier formed a single ...
... serves to strengthen a sense of identity in contrast with those who are not part of the community. The recitation of the prātimokṣa in a united community stands in direct contrast to a schism, as a result of which the prātimokṣa will no longer be recited together by those who earlier formed a single ...
Awaken to the Buddha Within
... our good actions help us to rise to better lifetimes while our bad behavior literally brings us down. We rise again, only to fall yet again. We have done this, over and over again, innumerable times. Some lifetimes last just a matter of days. Others last longer than we can ...
... our good actions help us to rise to better lifetimes while our bad behavior literally brings us down. We rise again, only to fall yet again. We have done this, over and over again, innumerable times. Some lifetimes last just a matter of days. Others last longer than we can ...
An Old Inscription from Amarāvatī and the Cult of the Local Monastic
... on the basis of the expression khudacetiya, "small cetiya" in the record itself that the slab formed a part of one of what he calls the "smaller votive stupas" That the inscribed slab did, in fact, belong to a secondary stupa appears likely. The problem remains, however, that Sivaramamurti's reading ...
... on the basis of the expression khudacetiya, "small cetiya" in the record itself that the slab formed a part of one of what he calls the "smaller votive stupas" That the inscribed slab did, in fact, belong to a secondary stupa appears likely. The problem remains, however, that Sivaramamurti's reading ...
Dark Zen
... to see a small portion of Mind's vastness. Also, please understand that you must have this intuition first before you can become a real Bodhisattva. Let me also say that with regard to what modern teachers say about becoming a Bodhisattva, don't be misled. Becoming a true Bodhisattva is about having ...
... to see a small portion of Mind's vastness. Also, please understand that you must have this intuition first before you can become a real Bodhisattva. Let me also say that with regard to what modern teachers say about becoming a Bodhisattva, don't be misled. Becoming a true Bodhisattva is about having ...
Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism
... quite widely known to students of Buddhism, and on many occasions I have been encouraged to think that my own study of the concept has played some part in this process. Some people prefer to use the Indian word upAya, meaning simply a ‘means’ or a ‘strategem’, whether employed by oneself or by other ...
... quite widely known to students of Buddhism, and on many occasions I have been encouraged to think that my own study of the concept has played some part in this process. Some people prefer to use the Indian word upAya, meaning simply a ‘means’ or a ‘strategem’, whether employed by oneself or by other ...
The Development of the Tathāgatagarbha in the Early Mahāyāna
... etymology of tathāgatagarbha that will be explained according to the transliteration and the acceptaion of tathāgatagarbha. The third chapter will elucidate the development of the tathāgatagarbha as luminous mind, in Pāli nikāya and Sanskrit āgama, and appears in Abhidharma. This is considered as t ...
... etymology of tathāgatagarbha that will be explained according to the transliteration and the acceptaion of tathāgatagarbha. The third chapter will elucidate the development of the tathāgatagarbha as luminous mind, in Pāli nikāya and Sanskrit āgama, and appears in Abhidharma. This is considered as t ...
GCSE Religious Studies
... Many would argue that the Buddha’s ascetic life is the pivotal point of the Buddhist faith because it was a total contrast from what had gone on before / he becomes free from desire and greed and severs ties with greed, hatred and delusion in order to teach others / he would not have taught the Four ...
... Many would argue that the Buddha’s ascetic life is the pivotal point of the Buddhist faith because it was a total contrast from what had gone on before / he becomes free from desire and greed and severs ties with greed, hatred and delusion in order to teach others / he would not have taught the Four ...
eForth and Zen
... recognized by their peers in the future. Comparing Forth and Zen The most important contributions of Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Zen in China, was that he had his lectures recorded by his disciples. He also had the lectures printed and distributed as identifications of discipleship to his teach ...
... recognized by their peers in the future. Comparing Forth and Zen The most important contributions of Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Zen in China, was that he had his lectures recorded by his disciples. He also had the lectures printed and distributed as identifications of discipleship to his teach ...
Transcending Ego: Distinguishing Consciousness from Wisdom
... All the early Buddhist traditions that developed from the third century B.C.E. onwards, preserved the teaching of six consciousnesses. In particular, a systematizing doctrine based on the Buddha’s sutras attempted to present a numeric delineation of the constituents of existence. This was known as t ...
... All the early Buddhist traditions that developed from the third century B.C.E. onwards, preserved the teaching of six consciousnesses. In particular, a systematizing doctrine based on the Buddha’s sutras attempted to present a numeric delineation of the constituents of existence. This was known as t ...
- Goldsmiths Research Online
... spread across the world, adapting to numerous cultural, political, and linguistic contexts as it has done so. Throughout that time, each new adaptation was mixed with a certain degree of conservatism: certain ancient texts and figures were appealed to to justify changes. This is part of what makes B ...
... spread across the world, adapting to numerous cultural, political, and linguistic contexts as it has done so. Throughout that time, each new adaptation was mixed with a certain degree of conservatism: certain ancient texts and figures were appealed to to justify changes. This is part of what makes B ...
Gautama Buddha was born in Helabima
... Dhamma were recorded in Tripitaka, a very long period of four hundred years or more, our Sinhala Bhikkus were able to take them from one generation to the other based on an unbroken oral tradition. If someone claims that Gautama Buddha preached his sacred Buddha Dhamma in India, it should be proved ...
... Dhamma were recorded in Tripitaka, a very long period of four hundred years or more, our Sinhala Bhikkus were able to take them from one generation to the other based on an unbroken oral tradition. If someone claims that Gautama Buddha preached his sacred Buddha Dhamma in India, it should be proved ...
Mohenjo-daro
... Inner breath; swelling breath of life Indian concept of yogic breath control used in sculptures to signify inner life and vitality Prominent belly symbolizes physical and spiritual well-being Fig 12 & 13 – male torsos from Harappa Fig 117 – Shiva Nataraja ...
... Inner breath; swelling breath of life Indian concept of yogic breath control used in sculptures to signify inner life and vitality Prominent belly symbolizes physical and spiritual well-being Fig 12 & 13 – male torsos from Harappa Fig 117 – Shiva Nataraja ...
Remembering Within a Sacred Space in Vientiane
... be placed the mortal remains of a soldier. The stupa is topped by a five-pointed golden star. The external façades of the platforms forming the monument are also decorated. The upper-level platforms are adorned with lotus-like petals, and the mid-level platforms feature flower-like panels crowned by ...
... be placed the mortal remains of a soldier. The stupa is topped by a five-pointed golden star. The external façades of the platforms forming the monument are also decorated. The upper-level platforms are adorned with lotus-like petals, and the mid-level platforms feature flower-like panels crowned by ...
Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way
... (samanas), who call the day the night and the night the day. I say that this is an abiding in delusion on their part.” Professor Karunadasa’s public lecture on Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way ...
... (samanas), who call the day the night and the night the day. I say that this is an abiding in delusion on their part.” Professor Karunadasa’s public lecture on Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way ...
Paper Title (use style: paper title)
... bizarre one with a magnificent expression and elusive meaning, being a combination of polytheism and monotheism. The narration that “the gods created the universe; the ground was dark, so they said, ‘we need light’” [7] reminds the reader of “Genesis” in Bible: In the beginning, God created the heav ...
... bizarre one with a magnificent expression and elusive meaning, being a combination of polytheism and monotheism. The narration that “the gods created the universe; the ground was dark, so they said, ‘we need light’” [7] reminds the reader of “Genesis” in Bible: In the beginning, God created the heav ...
Noble Strategy - Access to Insight
... that’s reason enough for simply adopting the word samvega into our language. But more than providing a useful term, Buddhism also offers an effective strategy for dealing with the feelings behind it—feelings that modern culture finds threatening and handles very poorly. Ours, of course, is not the o ...
... that’s reason enough for simply adopting the word samvega into our language. But more than providing a useful term, Buddhism also offers an effective strategy for dealing with the feelings behind it—feelings that modern culture finds threatening and handles very poorly. Ours, of course, is not the o ...
recognitions and congratulations to hh dorje chang buddha iii
... people of great holiness and virtue wrote to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Throughout the long development of Buddhism over more than two thousand years, there have been illustrious practitioners of high status in each of the various sects. Therefore, the order in which dharma kings and rinpoches are ...
... people of great holiness and virtue wrote to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Throughout the long development of Buddhism over more than two thousand years, there have been illustrious practitioners of high status in each of the various sects. Therefore, the order in which dharma kings and rinpoches are ...
Syncretism in the study of Quanzhen Taoism from essence to
... “the unsystematic (or unsystematised) combination within a single tradition of elements which their originators intended to be kept apart.”11 This definition indicates some of the problems arising from the use of syncretism within the discussion of early Quanzhen. In order to make any sense, the def ...
... “the unsystematic (or unsystematised) combination within a single tradition of elements which their originators intended to be kept apart.”11 This definition indicates some of the problems arising from the use of syncretism within the discussion of early Quanzhen. In order to make any sense, the def ...
Lecture 14 “One Mind Opens Two Doors” in the Awakening of Faith
... everyone. In contrast, if you read St. Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica you will probably not be much affected. And take Aristotle’s philosophy, which analyzes this way and that, or take Spinoza’s Ethics, which is even written in the style of geometry—what use is it to a man’s faith? Thus all these ...
... everyone. In contrast, if you read St. Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica you will probably not be much affected. And take Aristotle’s philosophy, which analyzes this way and that, or take Spinoza’s Ethics, which is even written in the style of geometry—what use is it to a man’s faith? Thus all these ...
GCSE Religious Studies A Mark scheme Unit 12 - Buddhism
... this is the key thing to getting everything else right / some say Buddhists cannot reach enlightenment without it / Buddhists can meditate on a number of subjects and gain a better understanding of themselves and the world around them / meditation leads to an understanding of spiritual truths. Other ...
... this is the key thing to getting everything else right / some say Buddhists cannot reach enlightenment without it / Buddhists can meditate on a number of subjects and gain a better understanding of themselves and the world around them / meditation leads to an understanding of spiritual truths. Other ...