Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way
... Yet, “what the Buddha calls true happiness, others call it suffering. What others call suffering, the Buddha calls it true happiness”. It is in this context that the Buddha says: “There are some divines (brahmanas) and philosophers (samanas), who call the day the night and the night the day. I say ...
... Yet, “what the Buddha calls true happiness, others call it suffering. What others call suffering, the Buddha calls it true happiness”. It is in this context that the Buddha says: “There are some divines (brahmanas) and philosophers (samanas), who call the day the night and the night the day. I say ...
Handbook For Mankind
... paramount has become so overlaid by ceremonial that the whole objective of Buddhism has been obscured, falsified and changed. Ordination, for instance, has become a face-saving gambit for young men whom people have been pointing at for never having been ordained, or a prerequisite to finding a wife ...
... paramount has become so overlaid by ceremonial that the whole objective of Buddhism has been obscured, falsified and changed. Ordination, for instance, has become a face-saving gambit for young men whom people have been pointing at for never having been ordained, or a prerequisite to finding a wife ...
Balkwill, Final Draft copy - MacSphere
... tradition. Throughout the dissertation, stories of empresses, concubines, female bureaucrats, lay devotees, and female members of the Buddhist monastic institution will be studied in order to show the unique connections between women and the Buddhist tradition under the Northern Wei and also to reve ...
... tradition. Throughout the dissertation, stories of empresses, concubines, female bureaucrats, lay devotees, and female members of the Buddhist monastic institution will be studied in order to show the unique connections between women and the Buddhist tradition under the Northern Wei and also to reve ...
Wesak and the Re-Creation of Buddhist Tradition
... It is through the process of identifying things that we come to understand the world we live in. Derived from the Latin root, idem, the word “identity”, meaning “the same”, actually has two meanings. The first, as the Latin root indicates, refers to the idea of “absolute sameness”. The second defini ...
... It is through the process of identifying things that we come to understand the world we live in. Derived from the Latin root, idem, the word “identity”, meaning “the same”, actually has two meanings. The first, as the Latin root indicates, refers to the idea of “absolute sameness”. The second defini ...
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 ...
Re-Imagining the Buddha
... 'thirty-three crore gods'.5 Many educated Dalit Buddhists have taken to a narrow rationalism, with Bertrand Russell as the presiding genius. This rationalism is often fathered on Dr Ambedkar, although he himself was well aware of the power and importance of myth and symbol – indeed we have his outli ...
... 'thirty-three crore gods'.5 Many educated Dalit Buddhists have taken to a narrow rationalism, with Bertrand Russell as the presiding genius. This rationalism is often fathered on Dr Ambedkar, although he himself was well aware of the power and importance of myth and symbol – indeed we have his outli ...
EVERYONE NEEDS VINAYA: REFLECTION S ON BUDDHIST
... traditionally, although we don’t really know how far back many “traditions” go. Some are less than a hundred years old and others were a response to European imperialism. Very few actually go back to the early centuries of the tradition. Next, I will propose a new way of understanding Vinaya, one th ...
... traditionally, although we don’t really know how far back many “traditions” go. Some are less than a hundred years old and others were a response to European imperialism. Very few actually go back to the early centuries of the tradition. Next, I will propose a new way of understanding Vinaya, one th ...
Be a Lamp Upon Yourself
... Buddhism never found the need to give new interpretations to its teachings. Newly verified scientific discoveries never contradict the teachings of the Buddha as the method and teachings of Buddhism are scientifically valid. Buddhism's principles can be maintained under any circumstances without cha ...
... Buddhism never found the need to give new interpretations to its teachings. Newly verified scientific discoveries never contradict the teachings of the Buddha as the method and teachings of Buddhism are scientifically valid. Buddhism's principles can be maintained under any circumstances without cha ...
There is a legend the Buddha was once handed a flower and asked
... this intuitive consciousness using our rational mind—any more than we can grasp our own hand or see our own eye. The Zen masters devised ways to reach this repressed area of human consciousness. Some of their techniques—like meditation—were borrowed from Indian Buddhism, and some—like their antirati ...
... this intuitive consciousness using our rational mind—any more than we can grasp our own hand or see our own eye. The Zen masters devised ways to reach this repressed area of human consciousness. Some of their techniques—like meditation—were borrowed from Indian Buddhism, and some—like their antirati ...
the buddha - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... Vinaya-piṭaka. It is likely that it is a later addition to the Pāli Canon that was formulated by many Buddhist monks over several centuries. Different early Buddhist schools developed slightly different Abhidhammas, some of which exist today and are available for comparison. Another layer of Pāli wr ...
... Vinaya-piṭaka. It is likely that it is a later addition to the Pāli Canon that was formulated by many Buddhist monks over several centuries. Different early Buddhist schools developed slightly different Abhidhammas, some of which exist today and are available for comparison. Another layer of Pāli wr ...
The Origin of Buddhist Meditation
... This is not because of an absence of early literary sources (in P li, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, etc.) that claim to contain his teachings. The problem rather, is that recent studies have shown that the early texts appear to contain a number of doctrinal differences,1 and it is not clear which form ...
... This is not because of an absence of early literary sources (in P li, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, etc.) that claim to contain his teachings. The problem rather, is that recent studies have shown that the early texts appear to contain a number of doctrinal differences,1 and it is not clear which form ...
The Characteristics of Tibetan-Language Tripitaka and their Values
... (bkav-vgyur) and Tengyur (bstan-vgyur). Kangyur or “Translated Words” consists of works supposed to have been said by the Buddha himself. Tengyur or “Translated Treatises” consists of interpretations and annotated translations of the Buddha’s teachings written by his disciples and Buddhist scholars. ...
... (bkav-vgyur) and Tengyur (bstan-vgyur). Kangyur or “Translated Words” consists of works supposed to have been said by the Buddha himself. Tengyur or “Translated Treatises” consists of interpretations and annotated translations of the Buddha’s teachings written by his disciples and Buddhist scholars. ...
Isayo Samuddaka Sutta
... such frequency so as to upset the rishis, as it disrupts their lives. For this reason, they beseeched the asura chief to give them a guarantee of non-violation (SA 1:347), as related in this Sutta. As both these beings are of the gods, they are “immortal” as long as their karma lasts. In that sense, ...
... such frequency so as to upset the rishis, as it disrupts their lives. For this reason, they beseeched the asura chief to give them a guarantee of non-violation (SA 1:347), as related in this Sutta. As both these beings are of the gods, they are “immortal” as long as their karma lasts. In that sense, ...
tathāgatagarbha, emptiness, and monism
... difference is that the former group of scholars see Mahāyāna in general as monistic while the latter do not. This essay is concerned with this question of the equation of pratītyasamutpāda,śūnyatā, and tathāgatagarbha and the related issue of whether or not tathāgatagarbha thought represents a form ...
... difference is that the former group of scholars see Mahāyāna in general as monistic while the latter do not. This essay is concerned with this question of the equation of pratītyasamutpāda,śūnyatā, and tathāgatagarbha and the related issue of whether or not tathāgatagarbha thought represents a form ...
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... wisdom. He urged his fellow travelers not to accept his teachings on faith or authority but to treat them as working hypotheses to be tested in their own real life experiences and to be fi nally discarded or accepted. Yet, paradoxically, the soteriology that he taught (called Dharma) has come to be ...
... wisdom. He urged his fellow travelers not to accept his teachings on faith or authority but to treat them as working hypotheses to be tested in their own real life experiences and to be fi nally discarded or accepted. Yet, paradoxically, the soteriology that he taught (called Dharma) has come to be ...
Camp Newsletter – Dec 2014
... because all of the Buddha’s teachings contain profound philosophies and perspectives pertaining to human life and nature. These views greatly influence mankind in their thoughts and actions. Many Western philosophers regard the Buddha as one of the greatest philosophers of all times. However, if Bud ...
... because all of the Buddha’s teachings contain profound philosophies and perspectives pertaining to human life and nature. These views greatly influence mankind in their thoughts and actions. Many Western philosophers regard the Buddha as one of the greatest philosophers of all times. However, if Bud ...
Untitled - Hey Gluten Free
... heart, and Kerouac never fails to show them in his writing. Gerard left his younger brother a reverence for life and a self-ideal that aspired to be in a state of beatitude—“trying to love all life, trying to be utterly sincere with everyone, practicing endurance, kindness, cultivating joy of the he ...
... heart, and Kerouac never fails to show them in his writing. Gerard left his younger brother a reverence for life and a self-ideal that aspired to be in a state of beatitude—“trying to love all life, trying to be utterly sincere with everyone, practicing endurance, kindness, cultivating joy of the he ...
Fundamentals of Buddhism
... another because the emphasis in Buddhism is on internal practice rather than on external practice. Its emphasis is on the way you develop your mind rather than the way you dress, the kind of food you take, the way you wear your hair and so forth. The second point that I would like to make regards t ...
... another because the emphasis in Buddhism is on internal practice rather than on external practice. Its emphasis is on the way you develop your mind rather than the way you dress, the kind of food you take, the way you wear your hair and so forth. The second point that I would like to make regards t ...
First Steps - SGI South Africa
... Evil is human destruction; that Evil is inspired by the devil, a which divides people or disre- wicked being. gards their humanity. ...
... Evil is human destruction; that Evil is inspired by the devil, a which divides people or disre- wicked being. gards their humanity. ...
The Eco-Buddhism of Marie Byles Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... or reduce the self to zero. Becoming selfless was a goal she noted was common to Buddhism, other religions, and Gandhi (Journey). She observed that some Buddhists accepted anattā but did not act selflessly (“Anattā in Practical Living”). She stressed however that one should do so because of the cons ...
... or reduce the self to zero. Becoming selfless was a goal she noted was common to Buddhism, other religions, and Gandhi (Journey). She observed that some Buddhists accepted anattā but did not act selflessly (“Anattā in Practical Living”). She stressed however that one should do so because of the cons ...
The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya: Visual
... relationships between teachers and students. Through this relationship, meditation practices and scholarly training are transmitted from teacher to student. Ideally, in Tibetan Buddhism, this process establishes an unbroken thread of teaching, learning, and practical training in meditation that can ...
... relationships between teachers and students. Through this relationship, meditation practices and scholarly training are transmitted from teacher to student. Ideally, in Tibetan Buddhism, this process establishes an unbroken thread of teaching, learning, and practical training in meditation that can ...
Holt McDougal
... The Decline of the Guptas Invasion of the White Huns in the 4c signaled the end of the Gupta Golden Age, even though at first, the Guptas defeated them. After the decline of the Gupta empire, north India broke into a number of separate Hindu kingdoms and was not really unified again until the c ...
... The Decline of the Guptas Invasion of the White Huns in the 4c signaled the end of the Gupta Golden Age, even though at first, the Guptas defeated them. After the decline of the Gupta empire, north India broke into a number of separate Hindu kingdoms and was not really unified again until the c ...
his sacred biography, meditation practice and influence
... comprehensive history of Khruba Sriwichai and the history of Wat Suan Dok] (Chiang Mai: Social Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, 1994); Prawati lae phonngan khong Khruba Sriwichai nak bun amta khong mueang nuea [The biography and achievements of Khruba Sriwichai, the everlasting holy man of ...
... comprehensive history of Khruba Sriwichai and the history of Wat Suan Dok] (Chiang Mai: Social Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, 1994); Prawati lae phonngan khong Khruba Sriwichai nak bun amta khong mueang nuea [The biography and achievements of Khruba Sriwichai, the everlasting holy man of ...
A Buddhist View of Happiness
... happiness is not temporary, not hit-and-miss; it is not grounded in purely sensual gratification; it does not deal in extremes. It is constant and all-pervasive, and above all it is that which can be borne with ease. In order to attain this mind-state, according to Buddhist teaching, we must literal ...
... happiness is not temporary, not hit-and-miss; it is not grounded in purely sensual gratification; it does not deal in extremes. It is constant and all-pervasive, and above all it is that which can be borne with ease. In order to attain this mind-state, according to Buddhist teaching, we must literal ...
The Zen Experience by Thomas Hoover
... this intuitive consciousness using our rational mind—any more than we can grasp our own hand or see our own eye. The Zen masters devised ways to reach this repressed area of human consciousness. Some of their techniques—like meditation—were borrowed from Indian Buddhism, and some—like their antirati ...
... this intuitive consciousness using our rational mind—any more than we can grasp our own hand or see our own eye. The Zen masters devised ways to reach this repressed area of human consciousness. Some of their techniques—like meditation—were borrowed from Indian Buddhism, and some—like their antirati ...
Silk Road transmission of Buddhism
Buddhism entered Han China via the Silk Road, beginning in the 1st or 2nd century CE. The first documented translation efforts by Buddhist monks in China (all foreigners) were in the 2nd century CE, possibly as a consequence of the expansion of the Greco-Buddhist Kushan Empire into the Chinese territory of the Tarim Basin.Direct contact between Central Asian and Chinese Buddhism continued throughout the 3rd to 7th century, well into Tang period. From the 4th century onward, with Faxian's pilgrimage to India (395–414), and later Xuanzang (629–644), Chinese pilgrims started to travel by themselves to northern India, their source of Buddhism, in order to get improved access to original scriptures. Much of the land route connecting northern India with China at that time was ruled by the Buddhist Kushan Empire, and later the Hephthalite Empire, see Gandhara. During these centuries, the combination of Indian Buddhism with Western influences (Greco-Buddhism) gave rise to the various distinct schools of Buddhism in Central Asia and in China.China was later reached by the Indian form of ""esoteric Buddhism"" (Vajrayana) in the 7th century. Tibetan Buddhism was likewise established as a branch of Vajrayana, in the 8th century. But from about this time, the Silk Road transmission of Buddhism began to decline with the Muslim conquest of Transoxiana, resulting in the Uyghur Khaganate by the 740s.By this time, Indian Buddhism itself was in decline, due to the rise of Hinduism on one hand and due to the Muslim expansion on the other, while Tang-era Chinese Buddhism was repressed in the 9th century, but not before in its turn giving rise to Korean and Japanese traditions.