BUDDHIST DEITIES AND MANTRAS IN THE HINDU TANTRAS: I
... lies in the clear understanding they offer of the process of adaptation of a deity from the Buddhist Tantric texts into Hindu Tantras. In this paper I am concerned with the influence of Buddhist Tantrism on Hindu Tantras as evident from the adoption of Buddhist deities, mantras and elements of typic ...
... lies in the clear understanding they offer of the process of adaptation of a deity from the Buddhist Tantric texts into Hindu Tantras. In this paper I am concerned with the influence of Buddhist Tantrism on Hindu Tantras as evident from the adoption of Buddhist deities, mantras and elements of typic ...
Developing Thai Society with a Thorough Knowledge and
... long been interested in The Three Planes, which is a very important piece of literary work, but have not given it due attention. The reason is that I have other aspects of work on Buddhism and have been occupied with them. I recall having read about The Three Planes some ten years ago from a book en ...
... long been interested in The Three Planes, which is a very important piece of literary work, but have not given it due attention. The reason is that I have other aspects of work on Buddhism and have been occupied with them. I recall having read about The Three Planes some ten years ago from a book en ...
CHAPTER TWO King Asoka, Asoka`s Dhamma and
... works: the two major Sir Lankan chronicles the Dlpavamsa, Mahiivamsa as well as the Commentaries, the Samantapiisiidikii and the Vamsatthappakiisin'i and a great number of Chronicles dealing with the history of relics, stupa and the Bodhi tree. 40 According to the ...
... works: the two major Sir Lankan chronicles the Dlpavamsa, Mahiivamsa as well as the Commentaries, the Samantapiisiidikii and the Vamsatthappakiisin'i and a great number of Chronicles dealing with the history of relics, stupa and the Bodhi tree. 40 According to the ...
Zen and Japanese Militarism
... t o Buddhism there IS nothing that can be called a 'Just war' - which IS only a false term coined and put into c i rcu l at i o n to justify and excuse h atred, c ru e l ty, violence, and massacre ( 84) . A s this thesIs will demonstrate, the Buddhist movement i n question did In fact approve of bot ...
... t o Buddhism there IS nothing that can be called a 'Just war' - which IS only a false term coined and put into c i rcu l at i o n to justify and excuse h atred, c ru e l ty, violence, and massacre ( 84) . A s this thesIs will demonstrate, the Buddhist movement i n question did In fact approve of bot ...
Alex Grey (born November 29, 1953) is an American artist
... “Tantric Buddhism” . . . is not the transcription of a native term, but a rather modern coinage, if not totally occidental. For the equivalent Sanskrit tāntrika is found, but not in Buddhist texts. Tāntrika is a term denoting someone who follows the teachings of scriptures known as Tantras, but only ...
... “Tantric Buddhism” . . . is not the transcription of a native term, but a rather modern coinage, if not totally occidental. For the equivalent Sanskrit tāntrika is found, but not in Buddhist texts. Tāntrika is a term denoting someone who follows the teachings of scriptures known as Tantras, but only ...
Maitreya Images in Asian Buddhist Fine Arts - Harvard
... into one of the three largest religions in the world. Moreover, as the Saviour, Maitreya becames a popular global cult. 2.3. The Maitreya cult in the contemporary era The Maitreya cult has left its imprint on the development of Buddhism over its 2000-year history. In terms of material culture, the M ...
... into one of the three largest religions in the world. Moreover, as the Saviour, Maitreya becames a popular global cult. 2.3. The Maitreya cult in the contemporary era The Maitreya cult has left its imprint on the development of Buddhism over its 2000-year history. In terms of material culture, the M ...
The Teachings of Vimalakirti - Minnesota Zen Meditation Center
... The Dehistorization of Buddhism. As recorded in the Pali Canon, the Buddha and his disciples lived in an historical context bounded by space and time. They walked through towns and cities, ofte ...
... The Dehistorization of Buddhism. As recorded in the Pali Canon, the Buddha and his disciples lived in an historical context bounded by space and time. They walked through towns and cities, ofte ...
Reconstructing the Confucian Dao
... Zhu Xi’s lifelong mission was to assist the literati (shi 士) of his time to learn and practice this Confucian dao, which would help revitalize the moral and cultural fiber of Chinese civilization. For Zhu this meant defining the Confucian dao as the tradition created by the ancient sages and transmitt ...
... Zhu Xi’s lifelong mission was to assist the literati (shi 士) of his time to learn and practice this Confucian dao, which would help revitalize the moral and cultural fiber of Chinese civilization. For Zhu this meant defining the Confucian dao as the tradition created by the ancient sages and transmitt ...
EVERYONE NEEDS VINAYA: REFLECTION S ON BUDDHIST
... Vinaya and Dhamma Inter-Exist In order to reappraise the meaning, purpose, and value of Vinaya, especially in modern and post-modern times, it is worth recalling that the Buddha himself spoke more often of “this Dhamma-Vinaya” than of “this or my V VDQ (message, teaching, religion).” While we have c ...
... Vinaya and Dhamma Inter-Exist In order to reappraise the meaning, purpose, and value of Vinaya, especially in modern and post-modern times, it is worth recalling that the Buddha himself spoke more often of “this Dhamma-Vinaya” than of “this or my V VDQ (message, teaching, religion).” While we have c ...
Minnan Eisai and Hirado - The Introduction of - NAOSITE
... by monks like Dôshô (道昭, 629-700), who visited Tang dynasty China (618-907) around 653, where he was exposed to the teachings and meditation techniques of the Zen school. At that time Zen was still one of the minor schools of Buddhism in China and his main purpose was to study the Wéishí school (唯識宗 ...
... by monks like Dôshô (道昭, 629-700), who visited Tang dynasty China (618-907) around 653, where he was exposed to the teachings and meditation techniques of the Zen school. At that time Zen was still one of the minor schools of Buddhism in China and his main purpose was to study the Wéishí school (唯識宗 ...
TIBETAN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE PRICE LIST
... Reflections on a Mountain Lake: Teachings on Practical Buddhism (Ani Tenzin Palmo) Sacred Calligraphy of the East,3rd. edition revised and expanded (John Stevens) Sacred World: The Shambhala Way to Gentleness, Bravery, and Power (Hayward) Saint in Seattle: The Life of the Tibetan Mystic Dezhung Rinp ...
... Reflections on a Mountain Lake: Teachings on Practical Buddhism (Ani Tenzin Palmo) Sacred Calligraphy of the East,3rd. edition revised and expanded (John Stevens) Sacred World: The Shambhala Way to Gentleness, Bravery, and Power (Hayward) Saint in Seattle: The Life of the Tibetan Mystic Dezhung Rinp ...
Buddhism and Ideology in Japan, 1868-1931
... War I, the prominent Japanese philosopher and cultural historian Watsuji Tetsurō (18891960) was in search of “authentic” culture. He sought to recover the authentic Japanese culture that was, he believed, vanishing from his increasingly modern society. In a vast body of work that spanned nearly five ...
... War I, the prominent Japanese philosopher and cultural historian Watsuji Tetsurō (18891960) was in search of “authentic” culture. He sought to recover the authentic Japanese culture that was, he believed, vanishing from his increasingly modern society. In a vast body of work that spanned nearly five ...
View/Open - IR @ Goa University
... on deaf ears and that he had not succeeded in making any significant dent on Hindu orthodoxy,, his ideology become increasingly militant. His early criticism of the ideological foundations of the Hindu social system and institutions now gave way to the espousal of a new religion altogether viz. Budd ...
... on deaf ears and that he had not succeeded in making any significant dent on Hindu orthodoxy,, his ideology become increasingly militant. His early criticism of the ideological foundations of the Hindu social system and institutions now gave way to the espousal of a new religion altogether viz. Budd ...
empathy vs. evidence in rhetorical speech
... humanities and here its application comprises psychology, arts and art history, philosophy, and other areas. Research regarding this term is well documented and its history in the Western culture well known. In Dutch the term empathie, in French empathie, in German Einfühlung und Empathy, in Italian ...
... humanities and here its application comprises psychology, arts and art history, philosophy, and other areas. Research regarding this term is well documented and its history in the Western culture well known. In Dutch the term empathie, in French empathie, in German Einfühlung und Empathy, in Italian ...
Ālayavijñāna: On the Origin and the Early Development of a Central
... method, in Schmithausen's hands just as much as in those of other practitioners, is that it shows a distressing fondness for disjecta membra as against complete texts and contexts. For example, in his debate with Hakamaya over the proper understanding of the Abhidharmasamuccaya's definitions of suny ...
... method, in Schmithausen's hands just as much as in those of other practitioners, is that it shows a distressing fondness for disjecta membra as against complete texts and contexts. For example, in his debate with Hakamaya over the proper understanding of the Abhidharmasamuccaya's definitions of suny ...
Sacred Arts of Tibet Art from the Roof of the World
... Brahmaputra, Salween, Mekong, and Yangtze and Yellow rivers. In Tibet itself, the headwaters of these rivers nourish the land to the south and east, creating fertile valleys, gentle pasture, and milder environmental conditions. This is where most of the arable land lies and where most of Tibet’s pop ...
... Brahmaputra, Salween, Mekong, and Yangtze and Yellow rivers. In Tibet itself, the headwaters of these rivers nourish the land to the south and east, creating fertile valleys, gentle pasture, and milder environmental conditions. This is where most of the arable land lies and where most of Tibet’s pop ...
Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism
... Frauwallner was correct, the author of the Skandhaka would have described events of the distant past. I want to show that the time separating the origins of the Skandhaka from the events that it describes may be considerably shorter than previously assumed. Thus, the historical value of the work is ...
... Frauwallner was correct, the author of the Skandhaka would have described events of the distant past. I want to show that the time separating the origins of the Skandhaka from the events that it describes may be considerably shorter than previously assumed. Thus, the historical value of the work is ...
To Understand Buddha`s Teaching
... today. The other four forms are deviations of this one. The second form is religious Buddhism. Although originally not a religion, it has become one in the past few hundred years. Today, it is difficult to deny this. Why? The external form of Buddhism today is indeed that of a religion. It is no lo ...
... today. The other four forms are deviations of this one. The second form is religious Buddhism. Although originally not a religion, it has become one in the past few hundred years. Today, it is difficult to deny this. Why? The external form of Buddhism today is indeed that of a religion. It is no lo ...
Shintō Research in Japan and its Questions and
... ‘reverence’ or ‘disrespect’. Being the accumulated traditions of the ancestors maintained since ancient times, there can only be two attitudes towards it: respect or disrespect. It is not something in which we can separate truth from falseness so that we can say we believe, or don’t believe it. Here ...
... ‘reverence’ or ‘disrespect’. Being the accumulated traditions of the ancestors maintained since ancient times, there can only be two attitudes towards it: respect or disrespect. It is not something in which we can separate truth from falseness so that we can say we believe, or don’t believe it. Here ...