Illuminating the Path to Enlightenment
... We are extremely grateful to His Holiness the Dalai Lama for accepting Geshe Gyeltsen’s invitation to teach in Los Angeles in 2000, for choosing to offer us his commentaries on the profound texts A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment, by Atisha Dipamkara Shrijnana, and Lines of Experience, by Lama Ts ...
... We are extremely grateful to His Holiness the Dalai Lama for accepting Geshe Gyeltsen’s invitation to teach in Los Angeles in 2000, for choosing to offer us his commentaries on the profound texts A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment, by Atisha Dipamkara Shrijnana, and Lines of Experience, by Lama Ts ...
Can Compassionate Practice Also Be Good Legal
... of Buddhism that the fifteen participants refer to throughout their narratives.20 Like other religions, Buddhism is divided into multiple schools.21 Buddhists generally refer to the schools as “yanas” or “vehicles.”22 They are: Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana, although some scholars consider Vajra ...
... of Buddhism that the fifteen participants refer to throughout their narratives.20 Like other religions, Buddhism is divided into multiple schools.21 Buddhists generally refer to the schools as “yanas” or “vehicles.”22 They are: Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana, although some scholars consider Vajra ...
Can Compassionate Practice Also Be Good Legal Practice
... of Buddhism that the fifteen participants refer to throughout their narratives. 20 Like other religions, Buddhism is divided into multiple schools. 2 1 Buddhists generally refer to the schools as "yanas" or "vehicles."22 They are: Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana, although some scholars consider Va ...
... of Buddhism that the fifteen participants refer to throughout their narratives. 20 Like other religions, Buddhism is divided into multiple schools. 2 1 Buddhists generally refer to the schools as "yanas" or "vehicles."22 They are: Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana, although some scholars consider Va ...
Buddhist Meditation: An anthology from the Pali canon
... traditional context and practice. It is intended for two sorts of readers, though some may fit into both categories. A number of people who practise Theravada meditation in the West are surprised to find very little to read on the subject. Apart from occasional, often privately published books on sp ...
... traditional context and practice. It is intended for two sorts of readers, though some may fit into both categories. A number of people who practise Theravada meditation in the West are surprised to find very little to read on the subject. Apart from occasional, often privately published books on sp ...
The Yogin & the Madman: Reading the Biographical
... yogin’s life” (122). Tsangnyön’s goal was not merely to reshape the life story of the yogin, but rather to “redefine the entire biographical tradition, creating a canonical standard” (132). Thus, some of the alterations implemented by Tsangnyön seem to have been aimed explicitly to drape the narrati ...
... yogin’s life” (122). Tsangnyön’s goal was not merely to reshape the life story of the yogin, but rather to “redefine the entire biographical tradition, creating a canonical standard” (132). Thus, some of the alterations implemented by Tsangnyön seem to have been aimed explicitly to drape the narrati ...
Daniel Miracapillo
... nothingness, not attending to the perception of the base of neither-perception-nornon-perception- attends to the signless dependent on the signless concentration of mind [animitto cetosamādhi]. His mind enters into that signless concentration of mind and acquires confidence, steadiness and resolutio ...
... nothingness, not attending to the perception of the base of neither-perception-nornon-perception- attends to the signless dependent on the signless concentration of mind [animitto cetosamādhi]. His mind enters into that signless concentration of mind and acquires confidence, steadiness and resolutio ...
Mindfulness in Early Buddhism
... Contemplation of the body is not necessarily accompanied by an element of evaluation, however, in fact the next exercise, which turns to the existence of basic material qualities in the body, does not contain a comparable qualification. Contemplation of the body in terms of the elements is in most v ...
... Contemplation of the body is not necessarily accompanied by an element of evaluation, however, in fact the next exercise, which turns to the existence of basic material qualities in the body, does not contain a comparable qualification. Contemplation of the body in terms of the elements is in most v ...
The Concept of smṛti in the Yogasūtra: Memory or Mindfulness?
... vocabulary, usually as a synonym for awareness of the posture, and sometimes also of sensations, feelings and mental states that arise when one is in a yogic posture. Although Buddhist and Yogic traditions have regarded themselves throughout their histories as spiritual paths, each providing complet ...
... vocabulary, usually as a synonym for awareness of the posture, and sometimes also of sensations, feelings and mental states that arise when one is in a yogic posture. Although Buddhist and Yogic traditions have regarded themselves throughout their histories as spiritual paths, each providing complet ...
The Six Bardos: A Vajrayana Buddhist Perspective on Death and
... • The Bardo Thodol (Tibetan: བར་དོ་ཐོས་གོལ, Wylie: bar do thos grol), Liberation Through Hearing During the Intermediate State, is a text from a larger corpus of teachings, the Profound Dharma of Self-Liberation through the Intention of the Peaceful and Wrathful Ones, revealed by Karma Lingpa (1326– ...
... • The Bardo Thodol (Tibetan: བར་དོ་ཐོས་གོལ, Wylie: bar do thos grol), Liberation Through Hearing During the Intermediate State, is a text from a larger corpus of teachings, the Profound Dharma of Self-Liberation through the Intention of the Peaceful and Wrathful Ones, revealed by Karma Lingpa (1326– ...
- ANU Repository
... Phodrang for the kind support that I was provided while at Rajpur during my fieldwork, including with accommodation. I would like to thank Khenchen Sonam Gyatso for his guidance in directing me to a number of important Tibetan resources that I might have otherwise overlooked. I would also like to th ...
... Phodrang for the kind support that I was provided while at Rajpur during my fieldwork, including with accommodation. I would like to thank Khenchen Sonam Gyatso for his guidance in directing me to a number of important Tibetan resources that I might have otherwise overlooked. I would also like to th ...
Prayers for Accomplishment in Meditation
... own effort, and prayer that is looking to any other for assistance? For me, the clearest expression of how these two elements can go together comes from the Zen / Pure Land Tradition, where they refer to the relationship between ‘Self-Power’ and ‘Other-Power’. Here is an excerpt from Zen Philosophy, ...
... own effort, and prayer that is looking to any other for assistance? For me, the clearest expression of how these two elements can go together comes from the Zen / Pure Land Tradition, where they refer to the relationship between ‘Self-Power’ and ‘Other-Power’. Here is an excerpt from Zen Philosophy, ...
Buddhist Prayer - A Buddhist Library
... own effort, and prayer that is looking to any other for assistance? For me, the clearest expression of how these two elements can go together comes from the Zen / Pure Land Tradition, where they refer to the relationship between ‘Self-Power’ and ‘Other-Power’. Here is an excerpt from Zen Philosophy, ...
... own effort, and prayer that is looking to any other for assistance? For me, the clearest expression of how these two elements can go together comes from the Zen / Pure Land Tradition, where they refer to the relationship between ‘Self-Power’ and ‘Other-Power’. Here is an excerpt from Zen Philosophy, ...
British Buddhism: Teachings, Practice and Development
... Gakkai, both originally Japanese. Chapters 7 and 8 look at the Tibetan Karma Kagyu and New Kadampa traditions. Chapter 9 examines Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, a self-consciously westernized tradition. Each of these chapters begins with an historical overview of the tradition and then uses ...
... Gakkai, both originally Japanese. Chapters 7 and 8 look at the Tibetan Karma Kagyu and New Kadampa traditions. Chapter 9 examines Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, a self-consciously westernized tradition. Each of these chapters begins with an historical overview of the tradition and then uses ...
An Exploration of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism and its Art
... and by the British officials who served in Tibet between 1904 and 1947 (McKay, 2001: 67-89). In the early twentieth century, the British sent military and diplomatic missions to Tibet and then brought back a considerable number of art objects and photographs, which laid the foundation of ‘a pivotal ...
... and by the British officials who served in Tibet between 1904 and 1947 (McKay, 2001: 67-89). In the early twentieth century, the British sent military and diplomatic missions to Tibet and then brought back a considerable number of art objects and photographs, which laid the foundation of ‘a pivotal ...
Buddhist philosophy and practices as applied to unlearning racism
... the 2,500-year-old Buddhist tradition has explored numerous methods of opening the mind and heart and cultivating self-awareness, but there has been relatively little written about applying these techniques to unlearning racism. My hope is that this research will begin to narrow these gaps in the li ...
... the 2,500-year-old Buddhist tradition has explored numerous methods of opening the mind and heart and cultivating self-awareness, but there has been relatively little written about applying these techniques to unlearning racism. My hope is that this research will begin to narrow these gaps in the li ...
2) Indian Buddhism - Kagyü Pende Gyamtso
... _Northern Buddhism, or Tibetan Buddhism, or Tibeto‐Mongolian Buddhism, or Vajrayana, sometimes called Lamaism ‐ practiced mainly in Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan and parts of Nepal, India, China and Russia. Eastern and Northern Buddhism both call themselves Mahayana. The term Hinay ...
... _Northern Buddhism, or Tibetan Buddhism, or Tibeto‐Mongolian Buddhism, or Vajrayana, sometimes called Lamaism ‐ practiced mainly in Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan and parts of Nepal, India, China and Russia. Eastern and Northern Buddhism both call themselves Mahayana. The term Hinay ...
Enlightenment in Dogen`s Zen
... Writing and teaching in the thirteenth century, the Japanese Zen master, Dogen Kigen, had the advantage of looking back at eighteen centuries of the development of Buddhist thought and practice. He was particularly well informed in earlier Chinese Zen developments. His writings show that he was on i ...
... Writing and teaching in the thirteenth century, the Japanese Zen master, Dogen Kigen, had the advantage of looking back at eighteen centuries of the development of Buddhist thought and practice. He was particularly well informed in earlier Chinese Zen developments. His writings show that he was on i ...
Waking up to the Present: Vipassana Meditation and the Body
... alternative and complementary forms of medicine rose from 7.6% to 9.4% between 2002 and 2007 (Barnes, Bloom, & Nahin, 2008) in addition to the aforementioned increases in vipassana practitioners since the 1960s. Despite this long period of increasing numbers of Theravada Buddhists and meditation pra ...
... alternative and complementary forms of medicine rose from 7.6% to 9.4% between 2002 and 2007 (Barnes, Bloom, & Nahin, 2008) in addition to the aforementioned increases in vipassana practitioners since the 1960s. Despite this long period of increasing numbers of Theravada Buddhists and meditation pra ...
Syncretism in the study of Quanzhen Taoism from essence to
... this ‘syncretism’, this debate about whether or not Quanzhen can be labeled Taoist based upon its explicit incorporation of other schools within its teachings is a common theme amongst scholars of Quanzhen. The attempt to define its identity based upon its actions or teachings amounts basically to v ...
... this ‘syncretism’, this debate about whether or not Quanzhen can be labeled Taoist based upon its explicit incorporation of other schools within its teachings is a common theme amongst scholars of Quanzhen. The attempt to define its identity based upon its actions or teachings amounts basically to v ...
TIBETAN TOURIST THANGKAS IN THE KATHMANDU VALLEY
... 5,000 separate volumes were published. While it may be an exaggeration to speak of Tibet’s remoteness and isolation, given its historical openness to ideas and cultural influences from the outside world (Miller 1988), there is some truth to this portrait, if only in the 19th to 20th centuries, parti ...
... 5,000 separate volumes were published. While it may be an exaggeration to speak of Tibet’s remoteness and isolation, given its historical openness to ideas and cultural influences from the outside world (Miller 1988), there is some truth to this portrait, if only in the 19th to 20th centuries, parti ...
The Wisdom Teachings of Buddhism with a New
... • Anecdote of when I decided to become a Buddha in the early 1990s. • Have you decided to be a Buddha or to officially walk the bodhisattva path? If so, when? Did you make a statement to the universe, to God? Did you write it down as a life goal? ...
... • Anecdote of when I decided to become a Buddha in the early 1990s. • Have you decided to be a Buddha or to officially walk the bodhisattva path? If so, when? Did you make a statement to the universe, to God? Did you write it down as a life goal? ...
PDF - Chan Meditation Center
... We are pleased to announce the launch of a website dedicated to the life and teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen (1930-2009). In Chinese and English, the website features key aspects of the life of this late beloved master of Chan Buddhism. Please visit us at www.shengyen.org The website features the ...
... We are pleased to announce the launch of a website dedicated to the life and teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen (1930-2009). In Chinese and English, the website features key aspects of the life of this late beloved master of Chan Buddhism. Please visit us at www.shengyen.org The website features the ...
A Brief Exposition on the Heart Sutra The Heart Sutra
... our existence is solid, real, and permanent. This attitude is called “attaching to/grasping onto existence.” Buddhism says our existence is not real--it is fleeting, impermanent; our being is illusory, it is void, it is emptiness. This was the earliest meaning of emptiness in the long development of ...
... our existence is solid, real, and permanent. This attitude is called “attaching to/grasping onto existence.” Buddhism says our existence is not real--it is fleeting, impermanent; our being is illusory, it is void, it is emptiness. This was the earliest meaning of emptiness in the long development of ...
Shambhala - Akamai.net
... Make music a part of your every day: Everyone is musical, and this book presents creative ideas, tips, games, and songs to help every family with young children introduce more music into their lives. While there are many songbooks available, as well as serious books on music education and philosophy ...
... Make music a part of your every day: Everyone is musical, and this book presents creative ideas, tips, games, and songs to help every family with young children introduce more music into their lives. While there are many songbooks available, as well as serious books on music education and philosophy ...
Dzogchen
Dzogchen (Wylie: dzogs chen) or ""Great Perfection"", also called Atiyoga, is a tradition of teachings in Tibetan Buddhism aimed at attaining and maintaining the natural primordial state or natural condition. It is a central teaching of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism and of Bon. In these traditions, Dzogchen is the highest and most definitive path of the nine vehicles to liberation.