Early Zarathushtrîanism and Early Buddhism: A Comparative Study
... This thesis presents a comparative study between two refomling movements emanating From the Aryan (lndo-lranian) tradition. Early Zarathllshtrianism and Early Buddhism. Although this thesis estabhhes the common origin of Zarathll>:htrianism and Buddhism, the principal pllrpose of this research is to ...
... This thesis presents a comparative study between two refomling movements emanating From the Aryan (lndo-lranian) tradition. Early Zarathllshtrianism and Early Buddhism. Although this thesis estabhhes the common origin of Zarathll>:htrianism and Buddhism, the principal pllrpose of this research is to ...
Shinto in the History of Japanese Religion
... Shinto has long been regarded as a crucial element in Japanese religion that gives it distinctiveness and individuality. The common man's view of Shinto usually includes the following assumptions: Shinto bears the unmistakable characteristics of a primitive religion, including nature worship and tab ...
... Shinto has long been regarded as a crucial element in Japanese religion that gives it distinctiveness and individuality. The common man's view of Shinto usually includes the following assumptions: Shinto bears the unmistakable characteristics of a primitive religion, including nature worship and tab ...
The Religious Information Practices of New Kadampa Buddhists
... compassion) then the practitioner holds this object single-pointedly in concentration for as long as possible. Through continual training in the meditation on compassion, eventually and gradually it will become inseparable from the mind. Compassion becomes an instinct that accompanies every action o ...
... compassion) then the practitioner holds this object single-pointedly in concentration for as long as possible. Through continual training in the meditation on compassion, eventually and gradually it will become inseparable from the mind. Compassion becomes an instinct that accompanies every action o ...
Placing Nichiren in the Big Picture: Some
... and this ³nal section of the article suggests the potential contribution to be made by an investigation of his thought in this regard. Nichiren and Kamakura Buddhism No era in Japanese Buddhist history has received more scholarly attention than the Kamakura period (1185–1333). This was the time when ...
... and this ³nal section of the article suggests the potential contribution to be made by an investigation of his thought in this regard. Nichiren and Kamakura Buddhism No era in Japanese Buddhist history has received more scholarly attention than the Kamakura period (1185–1333). This was the time when ...
Icon - University of Pretoria
... role Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns have played in transforming such prejudice. The afore-mentioned gender bias pertains particularly to the unavailability of full ordination (bhikshuni ordination) for nuns in the Tibetan tradition. The research highlights the specific contribution made by Jetsunma T ...
... role Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns have played in transforming such prejudice. The afore-mentioned gender bias pertains particularly to the unavailability of full ordination (bhikshuni ordination) for nuns in the Tibetan tradition. The research highlights the specific contribution made by Jetsunma T ...
Hinduism and Buddhism, Volume 1
... India from their history within it, for although the importance of Buddhism depends largely on its foreign conquests, the forms which it assumed in its new territories can be understood only by reference to the religious condition of India at the periods when successive missions were despatched. Thi ...
... India from their history within it, for although the importance of Buddhism depends largely on its foreign conquests, the forms which it assumed in its new territories can be understood only by reference to the religious condition of India at the periods when successive missions were despatched. Thi ...
Four Noble Truths
... The Four Noble Truths and the Lotus Sutra The text of the Lotus Sūtra views the Four Noble Truths as the first teaching of the Buddha, but not the final teaching. In the third chapter, Similes and Parables, the sūtra introduces what it calls "the most wonderful and unsurpassed great Dharma":[11] [12 ...
... The Four Noble Truths and the Lotus Sutra The text of the Lotus Sūtra views the Four Noble Truths as the first teaching of the Buddha, but not the final teaching. In the third chapter, Similes and Parables, the sūtra introduces what it calls "the most wonderful and unsurpassed great Dharma":[11] [12 ...
puñña sukka By Martin T. Adam Religious Studies Program
... comparisons with western traditions. Apparent inconsistencies among the texts can be resolved if one takes careful note of the spiritual status of the moral agents under discussion. The argument is based upon an analysis of a particular conceptual schema found in the Pāli Canon, namely, the tetrad o ...
... comparisons with western traditions. Apparent inconsistencies among the texts can be resolved if one takes careful note of the spiritual status of the moral agents under discussion. The argument is based upon an analysis of a particular conceptual schema found in the Pāli Canon, namely, the tetrad o ...
Buddhism, Diplomacy, and Trade The Realignment
... influenced varioll_s_g~igl1b.?r:iIlgsocieties. While religious elements and politlc-;tI id~as originating in India permeated into Southeast Asian kingdoms and the oasis states of Central Asia, Korea andJapan in East Asia prospered through their interactions with the Chinese civilization. Indeed, in ...
... influenced varioll_s_g~igl1b.?r:iIlgsocieties. While religious elements and politlc-;tI id~as originating in India permeated into Southeast Asian kingdoms and the oasis states of Central Asia, Korea andJapan in East Asia prospered through their interactions with the Chinese civilization. Indeed, in ...
Janusz Chmielewski THE PRINCIPLE OF REDUCTIO AD
... opinion of some of today’s researchers, the results they had achieved could have formed the basis for the further development of empirical disciplines. The whole current of thought, however, remained a short-term and solitary phenomenon without any further continuation and the passages from Mo Tsy t ...
... opinion of some of today’s researchers, the results they had achieved could have formed the basis for the further development of empirical disciplines. The whole current of thought, however, remained a short-term and solitary phenomenon without any further continuation and the passages from Mo Tsy t ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... Four Noble Truths are important on the path towards the liberation of suffering. Barnhart’s approach, which differs from Keown’s and Goodman’s, is to view Buddhism as one thing, despite the many differences that occur. He sides with Peter Harvey, who thinks that the ethics of Buddhism all head off ...
... Four Noble Truths are important on the path towards the liberation of suffering. Barnhart’s approach, which differs from Keown’s and Goodman’s, is to view Buddhism as one thing, despite the many differences that occur. He sides with Peter Harvey, who thinks that the ethics of Buddhism all head off ...
M1-Dhamma-tj3
... They stick very closely to the traditional accounts and claim the teachings are accurate as passed on by Buddha as the 3 baskets, or the Tripitaka: 1. Vinaya pitaka – ‘rules’ 2. Sutta pitaka – explanations of teachings 3. AbhiDhamma pitaka - philosophy ...
... They stick very closely to the traditional accounts and claim the teachings are accurate as passed on by Buddha as the 3 baskets, or the Tripitaka: 1. Vinaya pitaka – ‘rules’ 2. Sutta pitaka – explanations of teachings 3. AbhiDhamma pitaka - philosophy ...
Remembering Within a Sacred Space in Vientiane
... monuments from three perspectives: shape (the form of the monument); space (how this monument affects the space where it is located); and what I call metaspace (how the space surrounding the monument affects a larger, namely national, context). The article is divided into four sections. In the first ...
... monuments from three perspectives: shape (the form of the monument); space (how this monument affects the space where it is located); and what I call metaspace (how the space surrounding the monument affects a larger, namely national, context). The article is divided into four sections. In the first ...
Mahāmaitrī in a Mahāyāna Sūtra in Khotanese ― Continuity and
... for the establishment of rich cultures of meditation or mental cultivation. These had important ramifications for the development of Buddhist meditation practices en route from the Indian and Indianised Buddhist world to China. Chapter three of the Book of Zambasta was probably translated into Khota ...
... for the establishment of rich cultures of meditation or mental cultivation. These had important ramifications for the development of Buddhist meditation practices en route from the Indian and Indianised Buddhist world to China. Chapter three of the Book of Zambasta was probably translated into Khota ...
The Four Realities True for Noble Ones: Ariyasacca Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... basically agree with him, I see quite different implications and come to a wholly new interpretation of the four ariyasaccas. ...
... basically agree with him, I see quite different implications and come to a wholly new interpretation of the four ariyasaccas. ...
Shambhala - Akamai.net
... self-confidence. Whether it involves public speaking, taking on a leadership role, or starting a relationship, we often don't feel equipped to handle new challenges. Most confidence-building strategies--such as affirmations and positive self-talk--help us only in the short term, if at all. Russ Harr ...
... self-confidence. Whether it involves public speaking, taking on a leadership role, or starting a relationship, we often don't feel equipped to handle new challenges. Most confidence-building strategies--such as affirmations and positive self-talk--help us only in the short term, if at all. Russ Harr ...
the buddha image at amaravati
... With regard to the aniconic representations at Amaravati, two important facts are revealed: 1) the emphasis of his appearance rather than the absence or avoidance; and 2) moving from aniconic to iconic version within the same form and theme. Deeply observed are the symbols exercised; the foot prints ...
... With regard to the aniconic representations at Amaravati, two important facts are revealed: 1) the emphasis of his appearance rather than the absence or avoidance; and 2) moving from aniconic to iconic version within the same form and theme. Deeply observed are the symbols exercised; the foot prints ...
Jayarava-Spiral Path
... The doctrine of paṭicca-samuppāda, or dependent arising, lies at the heart of all Buddhist thought and practice. The variety of applications of this doctrine can be divided into two major categories with titles drawn from the Theravāda commentarial text Nettipakaraṇa. The first category models being ...
... The doctrine of paṭicca-samuppāda, or dependent arising, lies at the heart of all Buddhist thought and practice. The variety of applications of this doctrine can be divided into two major categories with titles drawn from the Theravāda commentarial text Nettipakaraṇa. The first category models being ...
Politics of Higher Ordination, Buddhist Monastic Identitiy, and
... Sumangala recalled for me his own higher ordination examination to which he had gone well-prepared, accompanied by his teacher and a large retinue of lay Buddhists from Dambulla. Sumangala says that during the examination the monks did not test his skills of memorization by asking him to recite even ...
... Sumangala recalled for me his own higher ordination examination to which he had gone well-prepared, accompanied by his teacher and a large retinue of lay Buddhists from Dambulla. Sumangala says that during the examination the monks did not test his skills of memorization by asking him to recite even ...
the tantric mysticism of tibet - Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia
... fifty years ago, tragedy struck Tibet, sending its people fleeing by the tens of thousands across its borders. As a result, the Lamas came to recognize that, with the systematic destruction of Tibetan culture in its homeland, the sacred knowledge might decline and vanish. Hence, they have been eager ...
... fifty years ago, tragedy struck Tibet, sending its people fleeing by the tens of thousands across its borders. As a result, the Lamas came to recognize that, with the systematic destruction of Tibetan culture in its homeland, the sacred knowledge might decline and vanish. Hence, they have been eager ...
Images of Buddha
... Written by Diana Bass For Age: High school, but the information can be adapted for other grades. BACKGROUND ON BUDDHISM ...
... Written by Diana Bass For Age: High school, but the information can be adapted for other grades. BACKGROUND ON BUDDHISM ...
Meaning without Ego - Journal of Philosophy of Life
... in much of its manifestation…dukkha just is. However, for the Buddha and his followers dukkha was something that needed to be overcome. Metz’s fundamentality theory pushes back the animalistic ego and asserts meaning’s achievement within an ethical framework positively oriented towards the fundament ...
... in much of its manifestation…dukkha just is. However, for the Buddha and his followers dukkha was something that needed to be overcome. Metz’s fundamentality theory pushes back the animalistic ego and asserts meaning’s achievement within an ethical framework positively oriented towards the fundament ...
Korean Buddhist Taego Order America-Europe Parish
... No suffering, no cause of suffering, no cease from suffering, no path to lead out of suffering, no knowledge, no attainment, no realization, for there is nothing to attain. The Bodhisattva holds on to nothing but Pranjaparamita, therefore the mind is clear of any delusive hindrance. Without hindran ...
... No suffering, no cause of suffering, no cease from suffering, no path to lead out of suffering, no knowledge, no attainment, no realization, for there is nothing to attain. The Bodhisattva holds on to nothing but Pranjaparamita, therefore the mind is clear of any delusive hindrance. Without hindran ...