Robert F. RHODES - NCC Center for the Study of Japanese
... EnchØ (1959: 305) has argued that, in the reckoning of the Sanron monks of this age, this year marks the first year of the Latter Dharma (mappØ 末法). By locating the introduction of Buddhism in this year, DØji tried to demonstrate the superiority of Japan over China by depicting their land as the pla ...
... EnchØ (1959: 305) has argued that, in the reckoning of the Sanron monks of this age, this year marks the first year of the Latter Dharma (mappØ 末法). By locating the introduction of Buddhism in this year, DØji tried to demonstrate the superiority of Japan over China by depicting their land as the pla ...
Theme in Indian History - I questions prelims
... everybody, including women and Shudras, who did not have access to Vedic learning. Much of what is contained in the Puranas evolved through interaction amongst people – priests, merchants, and ordinary men and women who travelled from place to place sharing ideas and beliefs. We know for instance th ...
... everybody, including women and Shudras, who did not have access to Vedic learning. Much of what is contained in the Puranas evolved through interaction amongst people – priests, merchants, and ordinary men and women who travelled from place to place sharing ideas and beliefs. We know for instance th ...
Awareness Place Well-Being Centre - Dharma Resources
... English,” said Ven. Xin Tian, 24. For 32-year-old Ven. Yao Xiong, it was the opportunity to learn about the Theravada tradition. “I came from a Mahayana background. The Theravada tradition is more common in countries such as Thailand and Sri Lanka. Over here, students at the college get to learn bot ...
... English,” said Ven. Xin Tian, 24. For 32-year-old Ven. Yao Xiong, it was the opportunity to learn about the Theravada tradition. “I came from a Mahayana background. The Theravada tradition is more common in countries such as Thailand and Sri Lanka. Over here, students at the college get to learn bot ...
Siddhartha Reading Notes
... Siddhartha, set in India, is subtitled an "Indic Poetic Work," and it clearly owes much to Indian religions. But the question of the exact nature of Hesse's debt to various aspects of Indian religion and philosophy in Siddhartha is quite complicated and deserves detailed discussion. Elements of both ...
... Siddhartha, set in India, is subtitled an "Indic Poetic Work," and it clearly owes much to Indian religions. But the question of the exact nature of Hesse's debt to various aspects of Indian religion and philosophy in Siddhartha is quite complicated and deserves detailed discussion. Elements of both ...
Reading Notes on Siddhartha
... Siddhartha, set in India, is subtitled an "Indic Poetic Work," and it clearly owes much to Indian religions. But the question of the exact nature of Hesse's debt to various aspects of Indian religion and philosophy in Siddhartha is quite complicated and deserves detailed discussion. Elements of both ...
... Siddhartha, set in India, is subtitled an "Indic Poetic Work," and it clearly owes much to Indian religions. But the question of the exact nature of Hesse's debt to various aspects of Indian religion and philosophy in Siddhartha is quite complicated and deserves detailed discussion. Elements of both ...
The Great Nalanda - Past and Present
... The Nalanda Mahavihara (ancient Nalanda University) had been a great seat of learning for about eight hundred years (from 5th century to 13th century A. D.). At the very beginning it was a monastic institution accommodating thousands of travelling monks coming from different regions. During their st ...
... The Nalanda Mahavihara (ancient Nalanda University) had been a great seat of learning for about eight hundred years (from 5th century to 13th century A. D.). At the very beginning it was a monastic institution accommodating thousands of travelling monks coming from different regions. During their st ...
Gandharan Standing Buddha
... demand for an icon arose. This sculpture of the Buddha, complete with devotional inscription, was evidently commissioned under such circumstances. The inscription ...
... demand for an icon arose. This sculpture of the Buddha, complete with devotional inscription, was evidently commissioned under such circumstances. The inscription ...
Influences of Previous Psychedelic Drug
... effects of previous psychedelic experiences. I say may because we have little specific data. Are students with such experiences such a small minority that they could be ignored or treated as unusual cases, or are they the bulk of the students? Even more importantly, What specific psychedelic experie ...
... effects of previous psychedelic experiences. I say may because we have little specific data. Are students with such experiences such a small minority that they could be ignored or treated as unusual cases, or are they the bulk of the students? Even more importantly, What specific psychedelic experie ...
The Emerging Role of Buddhism in Clinical Psychology: Toward
... (iii) Buddhism’s orientation as more of a philosophical and practice-based system relative to some religions in which a greater emphasis is placed on worship and dogma (Shonin, Van Gordon & Griffiths, 2013a); (iv) similarities between Buddhism and established therapeutic modes such as cognitive– beh ...
... (iii) Buddhism’s orientation as more of a philosophical and practice-based system relative to some religions in which a greater emphasis is placed on worship and dogma (Shonin, Van Gordon & Griffiths, 2013a); (iv) similarities between Buddhism and established therapeutic modes such as cognitive– beh ...
Shakespeare, Buddha, and King Lear Journal of Buddhist Ethics Melvin Sterne
... search of ways in which various characters and conflicts illuminate Buddhist principles. No one is going to argue that Shakespeare was a Buddhist—Shakespeare was a devoted, life-long Catholic. But Buddhism, itself, does not lay claim to exclusive usage of any of its spiritual concepts. Many, if not ...
... search of ways in which various characters and conflicts illuminate Buddhist principles. No one is going to argue that Shakespeare was a Buddhist—Shakespeare was a devoted, life-long Catholic. But Buddhism, itself, does not lay claim to exclusive usage of any of its spiritual concepts. Many, if not ...
Course Handbook for 2015-2016 Office hours
... the Buddhist tradition, discussing key themes such as the history and chronology of monasteries and monasticism, the stupa and relic cult, Buddhist temples and shrines, devotion and ritual, the various schools of Buddhism, and the development of patronage networks. In additional to thematic and regi ...
... the Buddhist tradition, discussing key themes such as the history and chronology of monasteries and monasticism, the stupa and relic cult, Buddhist temples and shrines, devotion and ritual, the various schools of Buddhism, and the development of patronage networks. In additional to thematic and regi ...
The Case of Sudinna: On the Function of
... life, bound by affection and craving, one does not get to cultivate the holy life fully for one’s entire life. Going forth and being detached is like being in an empty space. Let me now go forth from the home life out of faith and cultivate the path.” When the various groups had returned, he approac ...
... life, bound by affection and craving, one does not get to cultivate the holy life fully for one’s entire life. Going forth and being detached is like being in an empty space. Let me now go forth from the home life out of faith and cultivate the path.” When the various groups had returned, he approac ...
The Dharma-ending Age
... In all these sources, the reference to the nuns and the duration of 500 years always occur together,17 leading scholars to surmise “therefore, that these two elements entered the Buddhist tradition together” (Nattier 1991:29). Nattier further notes that all these texts belong to the Nikāya school bu ...
... In all these sources, the reference to the nuns and the duration of 500 years always occur together,17 leading scholars to surmise “therefore, that these two elements entered the Buddhist tradition together” (Nattier 1991:29). Nattier further notes that all these texts belong to the Nikāya school bu ...
The Story of Buddhism
... saw three forms of human suffering. On his first journey, Siddhartha saw an elderly man. The prince didn’t understand and asked Channa about this. His driver told him that everyone’s body is constantly aging. On his second journey, the prince saw a man in pain crying for help. He asked why the man d ...
... saw three forms of human suffering. On his first journey, Siddhartha saw an elderly man. The prince didn’t understand and asked Channa about this. His driver told him that everyone’s body is constantly aging. On his second journey, the prince saw a man in pain crying for help. He asked why the man d ...
Buddhism From Within.qxd
... this way readers will not be tempted to conclude that by the end of the book they know all about Buddhism. On the other hand, if the book has done its job, it should leave you with a reasonably good sense, or intuitive feel, for Buddhism as a living religion. Since it is a religion which is based up ...
... this way readers will not be tempted to conclude that by the end of the book they know all about Buddhism. On the other hand, if the book has done its job, it should leave you with a reasonably good sense, or intuitive feel, for Buddhism as a living religion. Since it is a religion which is based up ...
Macho Buddhism: Gender and Sexualities in the Diamond Way
... The founder of the Diamond Way, Ole Nydahl, born in 1941, is both a charismatic and controversial figure. Born into an educated Danish middle-class household, Nydahl was a drug-smuggling hippie when he met Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal and became a reformed character. He became a devoted student of the ...
... The founder of the Diamond Way, Ole Nydahl, born in 1941, is both a charismatic and controversial figure. Born into an educated Danish middle-class household, Nydahl was a drug-smuggling hippie when he met Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal and became a reformed character. He became a devoted student of the ...
How Meditation Works
... An introductory overview of techniques for mental development within the Buddhist traditions of Theravada, Tantra and Zen and including reference to Christian contemplative practice The Buddhist world comprises three broad traditions. Much of Southeast Asia (Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodi ...
... An introductory overview of techniques for mental development within the Buddhist traditions of Theravada, Tantra and Zen and including reference to Christian contemplative practice The Buddhist world comprises three broad traditions. Much of Southeast Asia (Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodi ...
Karma and Rebirth in the Upaniṣads and Buddhism
... The course part of the soul passes into "this space" (eva akasam) accumulating materiality as it enters air, rain and earth, three of the four great elements. Then it resides in a plant, waiting for the addition of the last great element-fire. In Indian thought, fire is life. In the Chandogya Upanis ...
... The course part of the soul passes into "this space" (eva akasam) accumulating materiality as it enters air, rain and earth, three of the four great elements. Then it resides in a plant, waiting for the addition of the last great element-fire. In Indian thought, fire is life. In the Chandogya Upanis ...
BUSL-NC-Proceedings 2013 - Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka
... the field of Buddhism and other relevant research fields. The work of this conference is anchored on the collective efforts of all the academic and nonacademic staff members. As the joint secretaries of the organizing committee, it is our bounded duty to place on records our sincere appreciation to ...
... the field of Buddhism and other relevant research fields. The work of this conference is anchored on the collective efforts of all the academic and nonacademic staff members. As the joint secretaries of the organizing committee, it is our bounded duty to place on records our sincere appreciation to ...
FROM BUDDHA`S LIPS TO FREUD`S EARS: A
... consider to be the essential components of each discipline which become crucial for integrating the two in the second half of the paper. As mentioned, the focal point in section two, The Synthesis of Buddhism and Western Psychotherapy, is on the convergence of these fields. In Chapter 3, “The Un ...
... consider to be the essential components of each discipline which become crucial for integrating the two in the second half of the paper. As mentioned, the focal point in section two, The Synthesis of Buddhism and Western Psychotherapy, is on the convergence of these fields. In Chapter 3, “The Un ...
(mis)Naming of Venusian Features - Virtual Commons
... A meditational deity visualized by a practitioner is referred to as a yidam. The practitioner may select the deity based on the various characteristics it embodies (such as Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, or the Medicine Buddha) or a dharma teacher (lama) may choose the appropriate deity for t ...
... A meditational deity visualized by a practitioner is referred to as a yidam. The practitioner may select the deity based on the various characteristics it embodies (such as Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, or the Medicine Buddha) or a dharma teacher (lama) may choose the appropriate deity for t ...
Buddhist Perspective on the Importance of Healthy Thinking
... first diagnosed the illness (suffering), next he discovered the cause for the arising of the illness (cause for suffering), thereafter its removal is considered (cessation of suffering), and lastly the remedy (path leading to the cessation of suffering) is administered. In Buddhism, sickness is cate ...
... first diagnosed the illness (suffering), next he discovered the cause for the arising of the illness (cause for suffering), thereafter its removal is considered (cessation of suffering), and lastly the remedy (path leading to the cessation of suffering) is administered. In Buddhism, sickness is cate ...
Transfer of Buddhism Across Central Asian Networks
... 5 See especially Latour, Bruno, Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network Theory (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005), 37. Latour’s work owes a debt to previous sociological work on the function of practices in maintaining and changing social structures; see especially Bourdieu, ...
... 5 See especially Latour, Bruno, Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network Theory (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005), 37. Latour’s work owes a debt to previous sociological work on the function of practices in maintaining and changing social structures; see especially Bourdieu, ...
Brief Sketch of the Life of the Venerable Master Wei Chueh
... Senior High School, which fully realized the goal of establishing a comprehensive educational system with coordinated elementary, junior and senior high schools. The first of April was the signing of the partnership agreement between Chung Tai Arts and Culture Foundation and Zhejiang Provincial Muse ...
... Senior High School, which fully realized the goal of establishing a comprehensive educational system with coordinated elementary, junior and senior high schools. The first of April was the signing of the partnership agreement between Chung Tai Arts and Culture Foundation and Zhejiang Provincial Muse ...
Back to Exhibition Index Palden Lhamo (dpal ldan lha mo) in her
... Buddhist Dharma. The presence of a lion at her proper right ear and a snake at her proper left ear serves to verify that this example is the dPal ldan dmag zor rgyal mo form of the goddess. In her left hand, raised to her chest, she carries the blood-filled skull of a child born out of an incestuous ...
... Buddhist Dharma. The presence of a lion at her proper right ear and a snake at her proper left ear serves to verify that this example is the dPal ldan dmag zor rgyal mo form of the goddess. In her left hand, raised to her chest, she carries the blood-filled skull of a child born out of an incestuous ...
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.