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Symbolism in Asian Statues of the Buddha
... hair, eyes, and ears, the deeper meaning bursts forth from statues to reveal the narrative of Siddhartha Gautama as superficial perceptions give way to a rich spiritual tradition. Within the artistic medium of the statue, the hair, bindu, and ears all function on a realistic and a stylistic-represen ...
... hair, eyes, and ears, the deeper meaning bursts forth from statues to reveal the narrative of Siddhartha Gautama as superficial perceptions give way to a rich spiritual tradition. Within the artistic medium of the statue, the hair, bindu, and ears all function on a realistic and a stylistic-represen ...
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 ...
Acro Dist 5 5.2 24jun01, Job 3
... Buddhism is very different from that of all other re ligions. They say, ‘Turn to God, pray to him, give yourself utterly to him, become one with him.’ Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Zoroastrianism and Judaism, base their teachings on the idea of God. These religions say that until a man can believe ...
... Buddhism is very different from that of all other re ligions. They say, ‘Turn to God, pray to him, give yourself utterly to him, become one with him.’ Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Zoroastrianism and Judaism, base their teachings on the idea of God. These religions say that until a man can believe ...
Buddhism and Sustainability-Related Organisational Practices: A Sri
... This thesis investigates the potential and challenges of Buddhism in informing organisations’1 pursuit of sustainability. Buddhism is argued to enable possibilities for sustainability on a more systemic and spiritual level than a view of economic rationality that tends towards an entity and a materi ...
... This thesis investigates the potential and challenges of Buddhism in informing organisations’1 pursuit of sustainability. Buddhism is argued to enable possibilities for sustainability on a more systemic and spiritual level than a view of economic rationality that tends towards an entity and a materi ...
Can Compassionate Practice Also Be Good Legal
... consider the stories of the fifteen participants in this project, it is important to sketch out some broader descriptive parameters about Buddhists in the United States. There has been a Buddhist presence in America since at least the mid-1800s.5 From its inception, Buddhism in America has had two f ...
... consider the stories of the fifteen participants in this project, it is important to sketch out some broader descriptive parameters about Buddhists in the United States. There has been a Buddhist presence in America since at least the mid-1800s.5 From its inception, Buddhism in America has had two f ...
Changing Channels: The Bhutanese Middle Path Approach to
... humans were caught up in samsara, a vicious cycle driven by afflicted desires and mistaken thoughts. They are so trapped in that cycle, grasping at fleeting pleasures, that they don’t recognize the pervasiveness of suffering and the certainty of death. It is only by meditating on those things that o ...
... humans were caught up in samsara, a vicious cycle driven by afflicted desires and mistaken thoughts. They are so trapped in that cycle, grasping at fleeting pleasures, that they don’t recognize the pervasiveness of suffering and the certainty of death. It is only by meditating on those things that o ...
Dy, Ari C. (2013) Marginal Buddhists: religion and identity of a
... I became Catholic because my parents sent me and my siblings to a Catholic school and saw no conflict in observing Catholic rituals along with the Chinese rituals in the home. They were married in the Catholic Church, although they were not church-going Christians. In a country such as the Philippi ...
... I became Catholic because my parents sent me and my siblings to a Catholic school and saw no conflict in observing Catholic rituals along with the Chinese rituals in the home. They were married in the Catholic Church, although they were not church-going Christians. In a country such as the Philippi ...
Investigation Report on Buddhist Ceremony Music in
... systems for different Buddhist ceremonies, the carrier of Buddhism activities. In the respect of function, the Buddhist ceremonies in modern temples can be divided by cultivation, salvation, and celebration and memorial. 1.1 Ceremony of Cultivation In India, when the primitive Buddhism came into bei ...
... systems for different Buddhist ceremonies, the carrier of Buddhism activities. In the respect of function, the Buddhist ceremonies in modern temples can be divided by cultivation, salvation, and celebration and memorial. 1.1 Ceremony of Cultivation In India, when the primitive Buddhism came into bei ...
Can Compassionate Practice Also Be Good Legal Practice
... consider the stories of the fifteen participants in this project, it is important to sketch out some broader descriptive parameters about Buddhists in the United States. There has been a Buddhist presence in America since at least the mid-i 800s. 5 From its inception, Buddhism in America has had two ...
... consider the stories of the fifteen participants in this project, it is important to sketch out some broader descriptive parameters about Buddhists in the United States. There has been a Buddhist presence in America since at least the mid-i 800s. 5 From its inception, Buddhism in America has had two ...
this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... their early texts; the concept has been developed and changed in later writings of various masters. e understanding of this basic de nition of lial piety in both schools will also help us in the study of the issue in later writings. Second, there are many texts written by later masters of both scho ...
... their early texts; the concept has been developed and changed in later writings of various masters. e understanding of this basic de nition of lial piety in both schools will also help us in the study of the issue in later writings. Second, there are many texts written by later masters of both scho ...
golden sun adepts refuge
... the result of the combined efforts of a number of FPMT teachers and spiritual program coordinators, under the guidance and advice of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of the FPMT. The aim of the Discovering BUDDHISM at Home program is to give participants a solid footing in the practice of Maha ...
... the result of the combined efforts of a number of FPMT teachers and spiritual program coordinators, under the guidance and advice of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of the FPMT. The aim of the Discovering BUDDHISM at Home program is to give participants a solid footing in the practice of Maha ...
Dokument in Tabellen
... the authors' subjectivity or doctrinal bias -though both exist -- and above all regrettable to not seize this opportunity for selfreflection. ...
... the authors' subjectivity or doctrinal bias -though both exist -- and above all regrettable to not seize this opportunity for selfreflection. ...
The Buddha`s Fire Miracles Anālayo . 5(11): 9–42. © 5 Bhikkhu
... fits the present narrative context. The Sakkapañha-sutta and its parallels continue with Sakka asking Pañcasikha to approach the Buddha on his behalf and request an audience. This narrative element needs to be read in the light of his earlier unsuccessful attempt to visit the Buddha. This previous a ...
... fits the present narrative context. The Sakkapañha-sutta and its parallels continue with Sakka asking Pañcasikha to approach the Buddha on his behalf and request an audience. This narrative element needs to be read in the light of his earlier unsuccessful attempt to visit the Buddha. This previous a ...
Remembering Within a Sacred Space in Vientiane
... disciples); paribhogika (containing objects used by the Buddha); uddesika (memorial), and votive.18 The first stupas that Ashoka had constructed throughout South and Southeast Asia would be categorized as saririka, for they are said to have contained relics of Gautama Buddha. Consistent with the inc ...
... disciples); paribhogika (containing objects used by the Buddha); uddesika (memorial), and votive.18 The first stupas that Ashoka had constructed throughout South and Southeast Asia would be categorized as saririka, for they are said to have contained relics of Gautama Buddha. Consistent with the inc ...
The Sixfold Purity of an Arahant Chabbisodhana-sutta and its Parallel
... “elders that live on the other side of the sea.”3 According to the explanation of these elders, the sixth purity is the detached attitude of an arahant in regard to the four nutriments. That this is indeed the way to arrive at six types of purities finds its confirmation in the Madhyamaāgama paralle ...
... “elders that live on the other side of the sea.”3 According to the explanation of these elders, the sixth purity is the detached attitude of an arahant in regard to the four nutriments. That this is indeed the way to arrive at six types of purities finds its confirmation in the Madhyamaāgama paralle ...
Lecture 14 “One Mind Opens Two Doors” in the Awakening of Faith
... of transmission. In the present age the śāstras of the Weishi school are read because of the stimulation from Western philosophy, out of a philosophical interest, that is, with philosophy as the point of departure. But in general people do not study Buddhism from the philosophical point of view. Th ...
... of transmission. In the present age the śāstras of the Weishi school are read because of the stimulation from Western philosophy, out of a philosophical interest, that is, with philosophy as the point of departure. But in general people do not study Buddhism from the philosophical point of view. Th ...
The Tulku System in Tibetan Buddhism
... Through a comprehensive study of historical accounts, core Buddhist texts and hagiographic literature, this study has found that while the basic Buddhist doctrines allow the possibility for a Buddhist teacher or an advanced practitioner to “return back to accomplish his tasks, the lack of any histor ...
... Through a comprehensive study of historical accounts, core Buddhist texts and hagiographic literature, this study has found that while the basic Buddhist doctrines allow the possibility for a Buddhist teacher or an advanced practitioner to “return back to accomplish his tasks, the lack of any histor ...
Sacred Arts of Tibet Art from the Roof of the World
... throughout the land. These monastic institutions housed and trained a significant portion of the Tibetan population, around thirty percent. As each family usually sent one son, and sometimes a daughter, to a monastery or nunnery, there was an intimate connection between the monastic and lay communit ...
... throughout the land. These monastic institutions housed and trained a significant portion of the Tibetan population, around thirty percent. As each family usually sent one son, and sometimes a daughter, to a monastery or nunnery, there was an intimate connection between the monastic and lay communit ...
Indigenizing Deities: The Budai Maitreya and the Group of Eighteen
... From the tenth century onward, the Chinese created indigenous Buddhist deities by adopting Indian deities and reconciling them with Chinese beliefs and artistic traditions. The ways in which Indian Buddhist sutras, revisionary Chinese texts, and the Chinese artistic tradition interacted to create in ...
... From the tenth century onward, the Chinese created indigenous Buddhist deities by adopting Indian deities and reconciling them with Chinese beliefs and artistic traditions. The ways in which Indian Buddhist sutras, revisionary Chinese texts, and the Chinese artistic tradition interacted to create in ...
the tantric mysticism of tibet - Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia
... best to be silent until our spiritual progress allows us to speak with authority; my decision to write it was taken at last, because I believe there is a growing interest in the Vajrayāna, and because it is high time to clear up the grotesque misunderstandings about Tantric Buddhism found in previou ...
... best to be silent until our spiritual progress allows us to speak with authority; my decision to write it was taken at last, because I believe there is a growing interest in the Vajrayāna, and because it is high time to clear up the grotesque misunderstandings about Tantric Buddhism found in previou ...
“Beautiful Women Dig Graves”: Richard Baker-roshi
... unique among the religions active in the United States in that—at least in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—texts and philosophies were avidly consumed by Americans of Christian backgrounds long before there was a significant Asian-American population.11 In other words, in many cases of ...
... unique among the religions active in the United States in that—at least in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—texts and philosophies were avidly consumed by Americans of Christian backgrounds long before there was a significant Asian-American population.11 In other words, in many cases of ...
The Treatise on the Path to Liberation (解脫道論) and the
... the arahant Upatiṣya/Upatissa, while its translation into Chinese was undertaken by Saṃghapāla, Saṃghavarman or Saṃghabhara (僧伽婆羅), active in the early sixth century. In addition to the Chinese translation, an extract from the same work has been preserved in Tibetan.4 The language and the geographic ...
... the arahant Upatiṣya/Upatissa, while its translation into Chinese was undertaken by Saṃghapāla, Saṃghavarman or Saṃghabhara (僧伽婆羅), active in the early sixth century. In addition to the Chinese translation, an extract from the same work has been preserved in Tibetan.4 The language and the geographic ...
Creating the body of a fighter and the mind of a pacifist
... and carried over to the Hunan Monastery at Mount Song.2 Of course the Hunan Monastery’s proximity to the court made it harder to maintain this decree. The existence of the Fukien Temple, supposedly built by 683 CE, is a controversial issue due to how the Shaolin order is notorious for its poor histo ...
... and carried over to the Hunan Monastery at Mount Song.2 Of course the Hunan Monastery’s proximity to the court made it harder to maintain this decree. The existence of the Fukien Temple, supposedly built by 683 CE, is a controversial issue due to how the Shaolin order is notorious for its poor histo ...
faith in buddhism - ELTE Távol
... Buddhist studies is that throughout its approximately 2,500 year history, Buddhism has developed and spread in various (primarily Asian) nations and regions that contain different ethnicities and cultures. Under these conditions, Buddhism has changed and even qualitatively transformed. In a sense, B ...
... Buddhist studies is that throughout its approximately 2,500 year history, Buddhism has developed and spread in various (primarily Asian) nations and regions that contain different ethnicities and cultures. Under these conditions, Buddhism has changed and even qualitatively transformed. In a sense, B ...
Contentment, Compassion and Wisdom, a Buddhist Perspective
... In order to explain what is not conducive to contentment, the opposite of contentment, I have made three subcategories. First are the causes, second the essence and third the result. So, what is the cause of noncontentment? (For the opposite of contentment we can say non-contentment.) We can say cra ...
... In order to explain what is not conducive to contentment, the opposite of contentment, I have made three subcategories. First are the causes, second the essence and third the result. So, what is the cause of noncontentment? (For the opposite of contentment we can say non-contentment.) We can say cra ...
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.