Miracles and Superhuman Powers in South Asian Buddhist Literature
... reasons why miracle is not an appropriate term to use. First, he points out that numerous disciples of the Buddha and many of his rivals were also thought to possess magical powers. Moreover, he argues, “In Indian ideas, supernatural powers do not exceed the limits of nature.” Finally, he claims tha ...
... reasons why miracle is not an appropriate term to use. First, he points out that numerous disciples of the Buddha and many of his rivals were also thought to possess magical powers. Moreover, he argues, “In Indian ideas, supernatural powers do not exceed the limits of nature.” Finally, he claims tha ...
Helen J. Baroni: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen
... monks and nuns live their lives guided by a special code of conduct. This understanding of Zen is based on its tradition of scholarship and religious discipline. In Japanese, the term zen means “meditation.” Zen is an abbreviation of the word zenna, which is derived from a Chinese term for meditatio ...
... monks and nuns live their lives guided by a special code of conduct. This understanding of Zen is based on its tradition of scholarship and religious discipline. In Japanese, the term zen means “meditation.” Zen is an abbreviation of the word zenna, which is derived from a Chinese term for meditatio ...
preface - Metta.lk
... in the Rgveda and in later records it is stated as “three worlds”, and 'ayam lokah' (this world )is constantly opposed to 'asau lokah'( yonder world) which is the heaven. Loka itself sometimes means the heaven while in other passages several different kinds of worlds. But from the Buddhist point of ...
... in the Rgveda and in later records it is stated as “three worlds”, and 'ayam lokah' (this world )is constantly opposed to 'asau lokah'( yonder world) which is the heaven. Loka itself sometimes means the heaven while in other passages several different kinds of worlds. But from the Buddhist point of ...
Mindfulness-Based Interventions: An Emerging
... foreshadow the dilution or dumbing down of the rich, vast, and deep teachings of the Buddha. Perhaps it is important to reiterate here that MBSR is informed by and grounded in the application of the four foundations of mindfulness and the view that mindfulness, as taught in this program, has element ...
... foreshadow the dilution or dumbing down of the rich, vast, and deep teachings of the Buddha. Perhaps it is important to reiterate here that MBSR is informed by and grounded in the application of the four foundations of mindfulness and the view that mindfulness, as taught in this program, has element ...
SAK YANT: THE TRANSITION FROM INDIC YANTRAS TO THAI
... broader changes in the modern religious context of Thailand. The transformation of Sak Yant over time likewise reflects the transformations of Theravada Buddhism in Thailand as it is converged with Animist and Hindu forms. This transformation is revealed by an analysis of the social and religious at ...
... broader changes in the modern religious context of Thailand. The transformation of Sak Yant over time likewise reflects the transformations of Theravada Buddhism in Thailand as it is converged with Animist and Hindu forms. This transformation is revealed by an analysis of the social and religious at ...
Mount Meru - Just be Good
... The criteria for acceptance or rejection • Observe, analyze and test it out for yourself. • Does it agree with reason? • Will it lead to harm or good for yourself and others? • Will it lead to suffering or happiness for yourself and others? ...
... The criteria for acceptance or rejection • Observe, analyze and test it out for yourself. • Does it agree with reason? • Will it lead to harm or good for yourself and others? • Will it lead to suffering or happiness for yourself and others? ...
Mindfulness in Schools
... All four of these teach very similar practices, yet two are clearly ‘Buddhist’, one is not at all, and the other is somewhere in between. Mindfulness, then, is not something easily pigeonholed. I now like to think that the reason I couldn’t tell Seb in Year 9 which option I preferred was that I was ...
... All four of these teach very similar practices, yet two are clearly ‘Buddhist’, one is not at all, and the other is somewhere in between. Mindfulness, then, is not something easily pigeonholed. I now like to think that the reason I couldn’t tell Seb in Year 9 which option I preferred was that I was ...
Kosalan Philosophy dissertation - University of California, Berkeley
... or first century BCE. This suggests a local response to a significant shift of power from the east back to the Madhyadeśa, which upheld a more orthodox Vedism than Yājñavalkya’s in Kosala-Videha. Chapter three reevaluates the relationship between the Brāhmaṇas—here meaning both the genre of Vedic li ...
... or first century BCE. This suggests a local response to a significant shift of power from the east back to the Madhyadeśa, which upheld a more orthodox Vedism than Yājñavalkya’s in Kosala-Videha. Chapter three reevaluates the relationship between the Brāhmaṇas—here meaning both the genre of Vedic li ...
Nor is it clear to me, as people are born and die
... to more than once in the text. Romanization follows the revised Hepburn system, with the syllabic n (ん) always written as n, even before labial consonants (so nenbutsu rather than nembutsu). When quoting from authors using the traditional Hepburn system, I have taken the liberty of changing the roma ...
... to more than once in the text. Romanization follows the revised Hepburn system, with the syllabic n (ん) always written as n, even before labial consonants (so nenbutsu rather than nembutsu). When quoting from authors using the traditional Hepburn system, I have taken the liberty of changing the roma ...
recognitions and congratulations to hh dorje chang buddha iii
... King Renzeng Nima 21. H.E. Dharma King Ngagwang Pedma Namgyal Palzangpo of the Jonang sect 22. H.E. Mindrolling Khenchen Rinpoche 23. H.E. Khandro Rinpoche 24. H.E. Dzogchen Ganor Rinpoche 25. H.E. Urgyen Xirao Rinpoche 26. Master of the one of the 7th Dzogchen Dharma Kings: H.E. Dorje Rinzin Rinpoc ...
... King Renzeng Nima 21. H.E. Dharma King Ngagwang Pedma Namgyal Palzangpo of the Jonang sect 22. H.E. Mindrolling Khenchen Rinpoche 23. H.E. Khandro Rinpoche 24. H.E. Dzogchen Ganor Rinpoche 25. H.E. Urgyen Xirao Rinpoche 26. Master of the one of the 7th Dzogchen Dharma Kings: H.E. Dorje Rinzin Rinpoc ...
medidas del tiempo - Fernando Galindo Soria
... one thousand mahayugas,[4] measuring the duration of the world. Each kalpa is divided into 14 manvantara periods, each lasting 71 yuga cycles (306,720,000 years). Preceding the first and following each manvatara period is a juncture (sandhya) the length of a Satya-yuga (1,728,000) years.[7] Two kalp ...
... one thousand mahayugas,[4] measuring the duration of the world. Each kalpa is divided into 14 manvantara periods, each lasting 71 yuga cycles (306,720,000 years). Preceding the first and following each manvatara period is a juncture (sandhya) the length of a Satya-yuga (1,728,000) years.[7] Two kalp ...
Origins, Ancestors, and Imperial Authority in Early Northern Wei
... populated these areas. But as scholars have rightly pointed out, the founder of this state, Liu Yuan, far from being a northern nomad from beyond the pale, had actually been hosted by the Jin as an official guest in the capital Luoyang, where he became well versed in ancient military texts. Indeed, ...
... populated these areas. But as scholars have rightly pointed out, the founder of this state, Liu Yuan, far from being a northern nomad from beyond the pale, had actually been hosted by the Jin as an official guest in the capital Luoyang, where he became well versed in ancient military texts. Indeed, ...
Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge
... at the successive periods of their application. Indeed, already in ancient India, both the grammarians and the philosophers were concerned with the problems of meaning and important works were written on this subject. Long before this happened in the West, 'semantics' became a fundamental part of th ...
... at the successive periods of their application. Indeed, already in ancient India, both the grammarians and the philosophers were concerned with the problems of meaning and important works were written on this subject. Long before this happened in the West, 'semantics' became a fundamental part of th ...
Mongolians after Socialism - SARR
... Typically, the factors that inform this question get separated and segmented, both as points of view and topics of understanding. Policy reports, journalist reporting, and strategic analysis diverge from academic and scholarly understanding. Issues of “politics” get separated from those of “economic ...
... Typically, the factors that inform this question get separated and segmented, both as points of view and topics of understanding. Policy reports, journalist reporting, and strategic analysis diverge from academic and scholarly understanding. Issues of “politics” get separated from those of “economic ...
Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra
... far as available. The third part is entirely new. As the Studies were not planned out as a whole from the beginning but have grown progressively in the author's mind, some repetitions have become inevitable. The second part dealing with the Lankavatara containing the philosophy of Zen Bud- ...
... far as available. The third part is entirely new. As the Studies were not planned out as a whole from the beginning but have grown progressively in the author's mind, some repetitions have become inevitable. The second part dealing with the Lankavatara containing the philosophy of Zen Bud- ...
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
... According to Mahāyāna Trikāya theory, a Buddha possesses three bodies. These are dharmakāya (the dharma-body or the body of truth), Sambhogakāya (the enjoyment-body or celestial body), and the Nirmā8akāya (the emanation-body or visionary body). Among the three, only the dharmakāya ultimately exists. ...
... According to Mahāyāna Trikāya theory, a Buddha possesses three bodies. These are dharmakāya (the dharma-body or the body of truth), Sambhogakāya (the enjoyment-body or celestial body), and the Nirmā8akāya (the emanation-body or visionary body). Among the three, only the dharmakāya ultimately exists. ...
Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach
... Buddha consented. 14 Similarly the Mahāvastu reports that Brahma at first convinced Sakka, the king of gods, to request the Buddha to teach, a request which did not meet with success, followed by trying the same himself, again without success.15 This evident disinclination to teach does not seem to ...
... Buddha consented. 14 Similarly the Mahāvastu reports that Brahma at first convinced Sakka, the king of gods, to request the Buddha to teach, a request which did not meet with success, followed by trying the same himself, again without success.15 This evident disinclination to teach does not seem to ...
development of stupa architecture in india
... rock-cut Stupa architecture was introduced by him. It is recorded that Kanishka erected a Stupa to enshrine a scripture called Vibhasas (commentaries of the Sarvastivada tradition) at the end of the fourth Buddhist council (Weng Yew 1999:32). Gandhara and Mathura art flourished during Kushana period ...
... rock-cut Stupa architecture was introduced by him. It is recorded that Kanishka erected a Stupa to enshrine a scripture called Vibhasas (commentaries of the Sarvastivada tradition) at the end of the fourth Buddhist council (Weng Yew 1999:32). Gandhara and Mathura art flourished during Kushana period ...
Guide to Jodo Shinshu Teachings and Practices
... Left by himself, Siddhartha sat under a large asvattha tree and entered into the last forms of practice. At dawn, he attained enlightenment and became a Buddha. He was 35 years old. Today in Japan, this day is celebrated on December 8 as Bodhi Day. The village of Urevela later became known as Bodh G ...
... Left by himself, Siddhartha sat under a large asvattha tree and entered into the last forms of practice. At dawn, he attained enlightenment and became a Buddha. He was 35 years old. Today in Japan, this day is celebrated on December 8 as Bodhi Day. The village of Urevela later became known as Bodh G ...
The Genesis of the Bodhisattva Ideal
... Abou t this Pub licati on It is my great pleasure to introduce this first volume of this new series, a study by the Venerable Bhikkhu Anālayo, member of the academic staff at Hamburg University. In this book he investigates the genesis of the bodhisattva ideal, one of the most important concepts in ...
... Abou t this Pub licati on It is my great pleasure to introduce this first volume of this new series, a study by the Venerable Bhikkhu Anālayo, member of the academic staff at Hamburg University. In this book he investigates the genesis of the bodhisattva ideal, one of the most important concepts in ...
The Quintessence of Secret (Esoteric) Buddhism
... 1983: published periodically numerous Mat Tong prayer books (sutras): First, second and third volumes; propagated mysticism in the US and other countries. ...
... 1983: published periodically numerous Mat Tong prayer books (sutras): First, second and third volumes; propagated mysticism in the US and other countries. ...
Buddhist chaplaincy : Buddhist religious care
... The universe, galaxies, stars, planets, and moons we see in the sky fascinate us, yet there is very little we can do except watching these objects. They look as if they were always there and continue to be there. According to astronomers that is not true. The Buddha too says that these things ...
... The universe, galaxies, stars, planets, and moons we see in the sky fascinate us, yet there is very little we can do except watching these objects. They look as if they were always there and continue to be there. According to astronomers that is not true. The Buddha too says that these things ...
Modern Buddhism Volume 3 Prayers for Daily Practice
... Colophon: These prayers were compiled from traditional sources by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. ...
... Colophon: These prayers were compiled from traditional sources by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. ...
Cullavagga Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... An example to illustrate this point is the finding by Schlingloff that at times, instead of the rule being formulated in response to a certain event, the narrative event appears to have been formulated in reṬhānissaro “On Ordaining” (16) seems to have difficulties to appreciate that a text can be re ...
... An example to illustrate this point is the finding by Schlingloff that at times, instead of the rule being formulated in response to a certain event, the narrative event appears to have been formulated in reṬhānissaro “On Ordaining” (16) seems to have difficulties to appreciate that a text can be re ...
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.