Buddhism - A Concise Introduction
... his tongue to his palate until “sweat flowed from my armpits.” He would hold his breath until it felt “as if a strap were being twisted around my head.”4 In the end he grew so weak that he fell into a faint; and if a passing cowherdess had not stopped to feed him some warm rice gruel, he could easil ...
... his tongue to his palate until “sweat flowed from my armpits.” He would hold his breath until it felt “as if a strap were being twisted around my head.”4 In the end he grew so weak that he fell into a faint; and if a passing cowherdess had not stopped to feed him some warm rice gruel, he could easil ...
NiNi Zhu - Buddhism
... the ills of the world, including old age, sickness, and death. At age 16 he married the princess Yashodhara, who would eventually bear him a son. At 29, however, the prince had a profound experience when he first observed the suffering of the world while on chariot rides outside the palace. He resol ...
... the ills of the world, including old age, sickness, and death. At age 16 he married the princess Yashodhara, who would eventually bear him a son. At 29, however, the prince had a profound experience when he first observed the suffering of the world while on chariot rides outside the palace. He resol ...
Buddhist Diplomacy: History and Status Quo
... The Pali Canon, the only completely surviving earliest Buddhist canon, is recorded as such: After attaining his full enlightenment, the Buddha arose from under the Bodhi tree, and thought to himself, “This Dhamma1 that I have attained is deep, hard to see, hard to realize, peaceful, refined, beyond ...
... The Pali Canon, the only completely surviving earliest Buddhist canon, is recorded as such: After attaining his full enlightenment, the Buddha arose from under the Bodhi tree, and thought to himself, “This Dhamma1 that I have attained is deep, hard to see, hard to realize, peaceful, refined, beyond ...
INTRODUCTION - Reggie Pawle
... my Zen practice. To integrate Zen and psychology was not a question for me of if it was possible. It had to be possible. For me both were dealing with the same fundamental matter. Thus I began to search for ways to integrate the two. This integration has been an experience with mixed results. In var ...
... my Zen practice. To integrate Zen and psychology was not a question for me of if it was possible. It had to be possible. For me both were dealing with the same fundamental matter. Thus I began to search for ways to integrate the two. This integration has been an experience with mixed results. In var ...
409. Heine, Steven
... explain how and why the 12-fascicle text has become so important in Critical Buddhism, and then examine the current debate with traditionalist scholars who continue to assert the priority of the 75-fascicle text. In this paper I will use the term “traditional Buddhism” to refer collectively to the v ...
... explain how and why the 12-fascicle text has become so important in Critical Buddhism, and then examine the current debate with traditionalist scholars who continue to assert the priority of the 75-fascicle text. In this paper I will use the term “traditional Buddhism” to refer collectively to the v ...
Buddhism in Crisis? Institutional Decline in Modern Japan
... the needs (largely centred around caring for the dead) of local parishioners. The large majority of Buddhist temples in Japan — at least three-quarters of the total — belong to this category, and they are commonly referred to as bodaiji (lit. ‘temple of enlightenment’ but in reality better translate ...
... the needs (largely centred around caring for the dead) of local parishioners. The large majority of Buddhist temples in Japan — at least three-quarters of the total — belong to this category, and they are commonly referred to as bodaiji (lit. ‘temple of enlightenment’ but in reality better translate ...
Mahayana Buddhism and Gross National Happiness in Bhutan
... there is a bodhisattva shown to assist all sentient beings toward obtaining the Ultimate Truth and happiness. In Mahayana Buddhism, who remains in this world works to enlighten all and spread happiness and bliss (Gethin 1998; Keown 2013; Leighton 2012). A bodhisattva is not yet a Buddha and not yet ...
... there is a bodhisattva shown to assist all sentient beings toward obtaining the Ultimate Truth and happiness. In Mahayana Buddhism, who remains in this world works to enlighten all and spread happiness and bliss (Gethin 1998; Keown 2013; Leighton 2012). A bodhisattva is not yet a Buddha and not yet ...
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). ...
Thus, so the legend runs, The Buddha returns once a year to bless
... Wesak, which falls on the first full moon in May, is celebrated in lots of different ways in countries like China and Indonesia. Wesak celebrates the birth and death of Buddha. Buddhists don't believe that Buddha was a god. He was a person who reached what is called ‘Enlightenment’ by meditating. En ...
... Wesak, which falls on the first full moon in May, is celebrated in lots of different ways in countries like China and Indonesia. Wesak celebrates the birth and death of Buddha. Buddhists don't believe that Buddha was a god. He was a person who reached what is called ‘Enlightenment’ by meditating. En ...
Sati Journal Volume 1 - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... Studying Buddhism on its own terms can provide us with a significant reference point for understanding our selves. It can be quite difficult to see your own cultural conditioning. Not only can Buddhism help us to see this conditioning, it can help deconstruct The Sati Journal 2011 ...
... Studying Buddhism on its own terms can provide us with a significant reference point for understanding our selves. It can be quite difficult to see your own cultural conditioning. Not only can Buddhism help us to see this conditioning, it can help deconstruct The Sati Journal 2011 ...
Global Buddhism
... lhakang (Tib. Òshrine roomÓ) in which late every afternoon a Buddhist priest ritually honored the bodhisattvas depicted by three gloriously dressed statues. The pagoda not only represented a religious place—it was a religious place, a temple. These religious overtones contrasted strongly with the di ...
... lhakang (Tib. Òshrine roomÓ) in which late every afternoon a Buddhist priest ritually honored the bodhisattvas depicted by three gloriously dressed statues. The pagoda not only represented a religious place—it was a religious place, a temple. These religious overtones contrasted strongly with the di ...
Colors of the Robe: Religion, Identity and Difference Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... to steer between, and yet his work is indebted to the ideals of both types of scholarship. Even a cursory read of Abeysekara’s book shows his sensitivity to the constructed nature of forms of knowledge as well as to the dangers posed by such forms when taken to be normative. It is a third group, how ...
... to steer between, and yet his work is indebted to the ideals of both types of scholarship. Even a cursory read of Abeysekara’s book shows his sensitivity to the constructed nature of forms of knowledge as well as to the dangers posed by such forms when taken to be normative. It is a third group, how ...
Samsara - HigherRMPS
... gods, because its inhabitants are so powerful within their own realm, that compared to humans, they resemble the gods of Greek or Roman mythology. They are not gods in the way we normally think of them. Mahayana The disadvantage of this realm is that things are so very comfortable there, that th ...
... gods, because its inhabitants are so powerful within their own realm, that compared to humans, they resemble the gods of Greek or Roman mythology. They are not gods in the way we normally think of them. Mahayana The disadvantage of this realm is that things are so very comfortable there, that th ...
The Case of Sudinna: On the Function of
... you are [still] alive? There is much wealth in your home, gold, silver, treasures, you can do meritorious acts as you wish and enjoy pleasure in the present. What is the use of going forth and taking away what we affectionately aspired for, [namely having a son]?” He made his difficult request three ...
... you are [still] alive? There is much wealth in your home, gold, silver, treasures, you can do meritorious acts as you wish and enjoy pleasure in the present. What is the use of going forth and taking away what we affectionately aspired for, [namely having a son]?” He made his difficult request three ...
Introduction to Agama Sutra: The First Buddhist Scripture
... anger and ignorance…when your mind is angry, everyone is angry. When your mind is calm, everyone is calm…This is the same as a painter putting different colors on a white canvass as he wish…" [S-44] The interrelatedness has been elaborated by the Buddha to be a sequence of 12 steps: Ignorance, actio ...
... anger and ignorance…when your mind is angry, everyone is angry. When your mind is calm, everyone is calm…This is the same as a painter putting different colors on a white canvass as he wish…" [S-44] The interrelatedness has been elaborated by the Buddha to be a sequence of 12 steps: Ignorance, actio ...
Good Question, Good Answer - Visuddha Meditation Centre
... who understand them properly. QUESTION: If Buddhism is so good why are some Buddhist countries poor? ANSWER: If by poor you mean economically poor, then it is true that some Buddhist countries are poor. But if by poor you mean a poor quality of life, then perhaps some Buddhist countries are quite ri ...
... who understand them properly. QUESTION: If Buddhism is so good why are some Buddhist countries poor? ANSWER: If by poor you mean economically poor, then it is true that some Buddhist countries are poor. But if by poor you mean a poor quality of life, then perhaps some Buddhist countries are quite ri ...
Mental Balance and Well-Being - Santa Barbara Institute for
... emphases. But there is also great internal diversity within each of these large traditions, and Buddhism continues to evolve today, not only throughout Asia but worldwide (Harvey, 1990; Mitchell, 2002). Among the many schools of Buddhism that have developed over its long history, in this article we ...
... emphases. But there is also great internal diversity within each of these large traditions, and Buddhism continues to evolve today, not only throughout Asia but worldwide (Harvey, 1990; Mitchell, 2002). Among the many schools of Buddhism that have developed over its long history, in this article we ...
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has requested on numerous
... Lama Zopa Rinpoche has requested on numerous occasions that students at FPMT centers recite a certain Mahayana sutra called the Sanghata Sutra. The recitation of this sutra yields enormous benefits for all those who hear or recite it, and has been recommended by Rinpoche specifically in order to gen ...
... Lama Zopa Rinpoche has requested on numerous occasions that students at FPMT centers recite a certain Mahayana sutra called the Sanghata Sutra. The recitation of this sutra yields enormous benefits for all those who hear or recite it, and has been recommended by Rinpoche specifically in order to gen ...
Laymen saints - The Dharmafarers
... Then there is the second, in-between, group (the lotuses bobbing up and down on the water level), hesitating between the true and the false, wavering between good and evil. They would either be saved or be lost, depending on whether or not they hear the Dharma. To mix the metaphors in a helpful way, ...
... Then there is the second, in-between, group (the lotuses bobbing up and down on the water level), hesitating between the true and the false, wavering between good and evil. They would either be saved or be lost, depending on whether or not they hear the Dharma. To mix the metaphors in a helpful way, ...
The Three Vehicles of Buddhist Practice
... of the Buddha filling over forty volumes. What was also surprising was that while the Buddha was an Indian and taught all over Northern India with his teachings becoming vastly important in Indian culture, by the 14th century of our era Buddhism had virtually disappeared from India. Not only had Bud ...
... of the Buddha filling over forty volumes. What was also surprising was that while the Buddha was an Indian and taught all over Northern India with his teachings becoming vastly important in Indian culture, by the 14th century of our era Buddhism had virtually disappeared from India. Not only had Bud ...
Facing the Future
... and meditation. Though Theravada Buddhism does stress the inescapably personal nature of the ultimate goal, if we carefully examine the suttas or discourses of the Buddha, we would see that the Buddha was keenly aware of the problems human beings face in the social dimensions of their lives, and he ...
... and meditation. Though Theravada Buddhism does stress the inescapably personal nature of the ultimate goal, if we carefully examine the suttas or discourses of the Buddha, we would see that the Buddha was keenly aware of the problems human beings face in the social dimensions of their lives, and he ...
the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw
... Mahasi was then asked to take charge of the monastery and to resume teaching the resident monks. During this time he sat for the Pali Lectureship Examination on its first introduction by the Government of Burma. Passing this examination on the first attempt, in 1941 he was awarded the title of Sasa ...
... Mahasi was then asked to take charge of the monastery and to resume teaching the resident monks. During this time he sat for the Pali Lectureship Examination on its first introduction by the Government of Burma. Passing this examination on the first attempt, in 1941 he was awarded the title of Sasa ...
gcse religious studies
... suffering around him. He had become enlightened. This night is called the ‘Sacred Night’ by Buddhists. Siddhartha preached a sermon on the Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path. People were impressed with his ideas and become his followers. They called him Buddha which means ‘The Enlightened One’ ...
... suffering around him. He had become enlightened. This night is called the ‘Sacred Night’ by Buddhists. Siddhartha preached a sermon on the Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path. People were impressed with his ideas and become his followers. They called him Buddha which means ‘The Enlightened One’ ...
vajrayana buddhism in comparative perspective
... ethics is its cause. Yet while Buddhist science analyzes body, mind and world into systems, media and elements (skandha, ayātana, dhātu) governed only by cause and effect (hetuphala), it does so not with mathematical logic and mechanical experiment but based on pedagogic convention and contemplative ...
... ethics is its cause. Yet while Buddhist science analyzes body, mind and world into systems, media and elements (skandha, ayātana, dhātu) governed only by cause and effect (hetuphala), it does so not with mathematical logic and mechanical experiment but based on pedagogic convention and contemplative ...
Filial Piety with a Zen Twist: Universalism and Particularism
... pūjā for my mother and father (and) for the advantage and happiness of all beings.”2 The most surprising feature of these inscriptions is not only that their stated purpose was the worship of the donors’ parents and their well-being, but also that “this concern for the well-being of deceased and liv ...
... pūjā for my mother and father (and) for the advantage and happiness of all beings.”2 The most surprising feature of these inscriptions is not only that their stated purpose was the worship of the donors’ parents and their well-being, but also that “this concern for the well-being of deceased and liv ...