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 ...
The Main Topics of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Poetry
... The realization of suffering in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism is both the recognition of the unsatisfactory nature of this world, as well as the driving force to leave it for Amida’s Sukhāvatī. Although great emphasis is placed on the painful experiences of this life, suffering is also considered as a ...
... The realization of suffering in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism is both the recognition of the unsatisfactory nature of this world, as well as the driving force to leave it for Amida’s Sukhāvatī. Although great emphasis is placed on the painful experiences of this life, suffering is also considered as a ...
Theravada Buddhism, Identity, and Cultural Continuity in Jinghong
... Recent scholars have made commonly shared observations that the Dai ethnic and religious community faces new threats with the onset of modernity and the ever-present influence of Han society and state doctrine. My research focus was on whether or not Theravada Buddhism and Dai cultural continuity c ...
... Recent scholars have made commonly shared observations that the Dai ethnic and religious community faces new threats with the onset of modernity and the ever-present influence of Han society and state doctrine. My research focus was on whether or not Theravada Buddhism and Dai cultural continuity c ...
Buddhist Trail in Ladakh
... western Himalayas as second only to Sakyamuni Buddha himself, Padmasambhava travelled widely through the region, laying the foundations of Tantric Buddhism here. The story goes that soon after his accession, King Thi Sung began building Tibet’s first ...
... western Himalayas as second only to Sakyamuni Buddha himself, Padmasambhava travelled widely through the region, laying the foundations of Tantric Buddhism here. The story goes that soon after his accession, King Thi Sung began building Tibet’s first ...
Download:Three Methods of Merit Accumulation(PDF file)
... Mahayana and Hinayana, the Buddha often said: “I don’t know this merit, so you should ask that from the Buddha.” Or “I don’t know this merit, so you should ask from the Bodhisattva.” From this point of view, there are people who don’t know the secret meaning or the concealed intention by Buddha, and ...
... Mahayana and Hinayana, the Buddha often said: “I don’t know this merit, so you should ask that from the Buddha.” Or “I don’t know this merit, so you should ask from the Bodhisattva.” From this point of view, there are people who don’t know the secret meaning or the concealed intention by Buddha, and ...
What the Buddha Taught
... Quite contrary to expectations, Upali, at the end of the discussion, was convinced that the views of the Buddha were right and those of his master were wrong. So he begged the Buddha to accept him as one of his lay disciples(Upasaka). But the Buddha asked him to reconsider it, and not to be in a hur ...
... Quite contrary to expectations, Upali, at the end of the discussion, was convinced that the views of the Buddha were right and those of his master were wrong. So he begged the Buddha to accept him as one of his lay disciples(Upasaka). But the Buddha asked him to reconsider it, and not to be in a hur ...
Chapter 1 - Stanford University
... conceived the caste system during the second millenium BCE (Flood 36). They describe four main castes (or varnas) which loosely correspond to the occupations of priest, warrior/ruler, merchant, and laborer. There is little mention of untouchables, a fifth and lowest group technically outside the sy ...
... conceived the caste system during the second millenium BCE (Flood 36). They describe four main castes (or varnas) which loosely correspond to the occupations of priest, warrior/ruler, merchant, and laborer. There is little mention of untouchables, a fifth and lowest group technically outside the sy ...
Introduction
... Thus the Dharma-wheel ceased turning, and he did not expound on the latter sections.10 Yet in drawing water from a stream one seeks its source, and scenting a fragrance one traces its origin.11 The Ta chih tu lun says, “I [the Buddha] practiced without a teacher.”12 A sðtra says, “I [Š„kyamuni] rece ...
... Thus the Dharma-wheel ceased turning, and he did not expound on the latter sections.10 Yet in drawing water from a stream one seeks its source, and scenting a fragrance one traces its origin.11 The Ta chih tu lun says, “I [the Buddha] practiced without a teacher.”12 A sðtra says, “I [Š„kyamuni] rece ...
A Brief Exposition on the Heart Sutra The Heart Sutra
... wisdom we encounter every day. Our daily wisdom usually has “duality” in it—right wrong, black white, good bad, love hate, existence nothingness, etc. In deep analysis, this duality wisdom is the source of all troubles, because my right is your wrong and, therefore, conflict arises between us. Duali ...
... wisdom we encounter every day. Our daily wisdom usually has “duality” in it—right wrong, black white, good bad, love hate, existence nothingness, etc. In deep analysis, this duality wisdom is the source of all troubles, because my right is your wrong and, therefore, conflict arises between us. Duali ...
July 2013 - Retreat of Awakening
... Martial Art is part of my life for as long as I can remember. During my youth, I learned Binh Dinh fighting style from my father’s side of the family in Viet Nam but it faded away quickly due to lack of interest. In the late 70’s, when I arrived to the States, I sought familiar grounds that I can as ...
... Martial Art is part of my life for as long as I can remember. During my youth, I learned Binh Dinh fighting style from my father’s side of the family in Viet Nam but it faded away quickly due to lack of interest. In the late 70’s, when I arrived to the States, I sought familiar grounds that I can as ...
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... destroying itself, conducive to the move beyond all clinging to fixed views, conducive to ending suffering.” When a metaphysical view is shown to involve contra dictions, it is shown to be a conventional truth rather than a mere falsehood: it serves as a raft to the abandoning of views. Furthermore ...
... destroying itself, conducive to the move beyond all clinging to fixed views, conducive to ending suffering.” When a metaphysical view is shown to involve contra dictions, it is shown to be a conventional truth rather than a mere falsehood: it serves as a raft to the abandoning of views. Furthermore ...
Chapter 5 PP India
... 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 ...
Dogen: His Life, Religion, and Poetry
... ished by an emphasis on various kinds of rituals in Japanese styles of train- when his parents died in childhood, he resolved to become a monk—and ing. In a famous passage from his primary text, the Shōbōgenzō (Treasury as the basis for a view of reality as fundamentally shifting and uncertain of th ...
... ished by an emphasis on various kinds of rituals in Japanese styles of train- when his parents died in childhood, he resolved to become a monk—and ing. In a famous passage from his primary text, the Shōbōgenzō (Treasury as the basis for a view of reality as fundamentally shifting and uncertain of th ...
The Religious Information Practices of New Kadampa Buddhists
... eventually and gradually it will become inseparable from the mind. Compassion becomes an instinct that accompanies every action of mind; it unceasingly manifests within the lifeworld of the practitioner and because this wish creates a calm and peaceful state of mind, it functions to prevent sufferin ...
... eventually and gradually it will become inseparable from the mind. Compassion becomes an instinct that accompanies every action of mind; it unceasingly manifests within the lifeworld of the practitioner and because this wish creates a calm and peaceful state of mind, it functions to prevent sufferin ...
The Buddha`s Last Meditation in the D¥rgha-ågama
... The Buddha said further: “If you feel personally ashamed and do not dare to ask, you should rely on a good friend to come and swiftly ask [for clarification]. This is proper and the time for it, do not regret it later.” Then the monks were still silent. Ónanda said to the Buddha: “I am confident tha ...
... The Buddha said further: “If you feel personally ashamed and do not dare to ask, you should rely on a good friend to come and swiftly ask [for clarification]. This is proper and the time for it, do not regret it later.” Then the monks were still silent. Ónanda said to the Buddha: “I am confident tha ...
Untitled - Shambhala Publications
... This lucid overview of the Buddhist path takes the perspective of the three "vehicles" of Tibetan Buddhism: the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. While these vehicles are usually presented as a historical development, they are here equated with the attitudes that individuals bring to their Buddhist ...
... This lucid overview of the Buddhist path takes the perspective of the three "vehicles" of Tibetan Buddhism: the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. While these vehicles are usually presented as a historical development, they are here equated with the attitudes that individuals bring to their Buddhist ...
A Long and Winding Road: Soto Zen Training in America
... I was trained in the tradition of Soto Zen Buddhism that Suzuki Roshi carried to the United States. Soto Zen or Sotoshu, as it is known in Japan, is one of the largest schools of Japanese Buddhism, second only to Pure Land-style Jodo Shinshu. The school took shape in Tang Dynasty China, beginning wi ...
... I was trained in the tradition of Soto Zen Buddhism that Suzuki Roshi carried to the United States. Soto Zen or Sotoshu, as it is known in Japan, is one of the largest schools of Japanese Buddhism, second only to Pure Land-style Jodo Shinshu. The school took shape in Tang Dynasty China, beginning wi ...
Ambedkar and Buddhism by Sangharakshita
... devoted the major part of his energies. As early as 1920 he had realized, however, that the interests of the Depressed Classes would have to be safeguarded by means of separate electorates, at least for a period, and it was his increasing insistence on this point that eventually brought him into op ...
... devoted the major part of his energies. As early as 1920 he had realized, however, that the interests of the Depressed Classes would have to be safeguarded by means of separate electorates, at least for a period, and it was his increasing insistence on this point that eventually brought him into op ...
viii world cycles whe buddhas appear
... the sands of the Ganges for comparison: “If a man were to count the number of years by the grains of sand, picked up one by one from one league of the Ganges, the sands would be exhausted sooner than the years of one included era were all counted.” At the completion of 64 included eras, the develope ...
... the sands of the Ganges for comparison: “If a man were to count the number of years by the grains of sand, picked up one by one from one league of the Ganges, the sands would be exhausted sooner than the years of one included era were all counted.” At the completion of 64 included eras, the develope ...
Placing Nichiren in the Big Picture: Some
... Hõnen’s inµuence (IENAGA 1947, pp. 96, 63). In particular, Ienaga saw his emphasis on “nation protection” (chingo kokka ¥D³B) as indistinguishable from that of Nara and Heian times, something that “presents a large obstacle to understanding Nichiren’s religion solely in terms of the so-called new Bu ...
... Hõnen’s inµuence (IENAGA 1947, pp. 96, 63). In particular, Ienaga saw his emphasis on “nation protection” (chingo kokka ¥D³B) as indistinguishable from that of Nara and Heian times, something that “presents a large obstacle to understanding Nichiren’s religion solely in terms of the so-called new Bu ...
CHAPTER THREE FOUNDATIONS OF THE BUDDHIST AND
... in Buddhist thought. To ignore this essential concept implies ignoring the remaining three truths. The importance of knowing suffering is seen in these words of the Buddha: ―He who sees suffering, sees also the arising of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path leading to the cessation ...
... in Buddhist thought. To ignore this essential concept implies ignoring the remaining three truths. The importance of knowing suffering is seen in these words of the Buddha: ―He who sees suffering, sees also the arising of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path leading to the cessation ...
eForth and Zen
... explored how Forth did things and why things were done the ways they were. It put to rest the myth that Forth was a write-only language by showing that Forth could be understood by the average user with some casual study. It showed how the inner interpreter and the outer interpreter worked, and why ...
... explored how Forth did things and why things were done the ways they were. It put to rest the myth that Forth was a write-only language by showing that Forth could be understood by the average user with some casual study. It showed how the inner interpreter and the outer interpreter worked, and why ...
Schism, semiosis and the Soka Gakkai
... The ritual practice of gongyo, borrowed from the priesthood, was developed over a span of 600 years on the temple grounds of Taiseki-ji, in the shadow of Mt. Fuji. The format and performance of this ritual was the result of hundreds of years of temple tradition. This practice was handed down to the ...
... The ritual practice of gongyo, borrowed from the priesthood, was developed over a span of 600 years on the temple grounds of Taiseki-ji, in the shadow of Mt. Fuji. The format and performance of this ritual was the result of hundreds of years of temple tradition. This practice was handed down to the ...
THE TEACHING METHODS OF BUDDHA
... with spiritual maturity (upanissaya) in one of three ways (called “miracles”, pāihāriya): by a show of psychic powers or “miracle”, by mind-reading, or by teaching a subject suitable to the audience’s character (D 1:211; A 1:170; Pm 2:227). Liberating through seeing On various occasions, the Buddha ...
... with spiritual maturity (upanissaya) in one of three ways (called “miracles”, pāihāriya): by a show of psychic powers or “miracle”, by mind-reading, or by teaching a subject suitable to the audience’s character (D 1:211; A 1:170; Pm 2:227). Liberating through seeing On various occasions, the Buddha ...
Dogen: His Life, Religion, and Poetry
... ished by an emphasis on various kinds of rituals in Japanese styles of train- for example, when his parents died in childhood, he resolved to become ing. In a famous passage from his primary text, the Shōbōgenzō (Treasury a monk—and as the basis for a view of reality as fundamentally shifting of the ...
... ished by an emphasis on various kinds of rituals in Japanese styles of train- for example, when his parents died in childhood, he resolved to become ing. In a famous passage from his primary text, the Shōbōgenzō (Treasury a monk—and as the basis for a view of reality as fundamentally shifting of the ...
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.