The Kathāvatthu Niyāma Debates
... imply that the Buddha-to-be must have been a disciple of Kassapa, which would conflict with the concept of a Buddha as self-developed (sayambhu), as one who discovers the path for himself without the aid of a teacher. Buddhaghosa's commentary clarifies the meaning of niydma in this context: "Niydma ...
... imply that the Buddha-to-be must have been a disciple of Kassapa, which would conflict with the concept of a Buddha as self-developed (sayambhu), as one who discovers the path for himself without the aid of a teacher. Buddhaghosa's commentary clarifies the meaning of niydma in this context: "Niydma ...
The Tulku System in Tibetan Buddhism
... Some of these newly arrived lamas started teaching Tibetan Buddhism in the West and even contributed to the development of Buddhist studies in academic circles.8 Another important development which happened in the 1960s and 70s was the emergence of the so-called spiritual movements in the United St ...
... Some of these newly arrived lamas started teaching Tibetan Buddhism in the West and even contributed to the development of Buddhist studies in academic circles.8 Another important development which happened in the 1960s and 70s was the emergence of the so-called spiritual movements in the United St ...
dhamma texts - International Meditation Centres
... involved in helping with the planning and organizing of the Council were also given titles when the honours list came out on Buddha Jayantī Day. A group of officers of the Buddha Sāsana Council were given the title of Wunna Kyaw Htin (WKH) for services rendered. I felt very privileged to be included ...
... involved in helping with the planning and organizing of the Council were also given titles when the honours list came out on Buddha Jayantī Day. A group of officers of the Buddha Sāsana Council were given the title of Wunna Kyaw Htin (WKH) for services rendered. I felt very privileged to be included ...
Stupas and their consecration in contemporary Kalmykia
... Most of the monks in Kalmykia I talked to belong to the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and work in the central khurul in Elista. However, monks from the central khurul can perform religious services in other khuruls in different settlements throughout Kalmykia. Much information about the prac ...
... Most of the monks in Kalmykia I talked to belong to the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and work in the central khurul in Elista. However, monks from the central khurul can perform religious services in other khuruls in different settlements throughout Kalmykia. Much information about the prac ...
An Examination of the Meaning and Difference between Mind and
... it appears that this author may have a choice of one of two ...
... it appears that this author may have a choice of one of two ...
THE GOLDEN LETTERS
... PART THREE: The Life of Garab Dorje The Life of Garab Dorje: Translator’s Introduction The Life of Garab Dorje Guru Sadhana for Garab Dorje, by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche PART FOUR: Historical Origins of Dzogchen The Problems of Historiography The Historical Existence of Garab Dorje Possible Histor ...
... PART THREE: The Life of Garab Dorje The Life of Garab Dorje: Translator’s Introduction The Life of Garab Dorje Guru Sadhana for Garab Dorje, by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche PART FOUR: Historical Origins of Dzogchen The Problems of Historiography The Historical Existence of Garab Dorje Possible Histor ...
The Art of Living
... used here to enter the Buddha’s teachings. There are four schools in this category (Tian Tai, Shian Shou, Fa Shiang and San Lwun). The practitioners of these schools study and follow the teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni to co rrect their erroneous views, thoughts, and actions. Most people are capable ...
... used here to enter the Buddha’s teachings. There are four schools in this category (Tian Tai, Shian Shou, Fa Shiang and San Lwun). The practitioners of these schools study and follow the teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni to co rrect their erroneous views, thoughts, and actions. Most people are capable ...
On Compassionate Killing and the Abhidhamma’s Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... (vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati) so that another person is induced to undertake that deed” (“Study” 99). See A.v.307f. ...
... (vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati) so that another person is induced to undertake that deed” (“Study” 99). See A.v.307f. ...
shambhala london 2015
... Wisdom for a generation in crisis: Career expectations for young people today are different than those for previous generations. The path from college to a rewarding job is far less certain. It's people in this situation that Lodro addresses with wisdom for looking at work in new ways. For Buddhists ...
... Wisdom for a generation in crisis: Career expectations for young people today are different than those for previous generations. The path from college to a rewarding job is far less certain. It's people in this situation that Lodro addresses with wisdom for looking at work in new ways. For Buddhists ...
Zen and systemic therapy
... After Gautama´s death a relatively ascetic current prevailed at first in the religious community.5 Later on the two Buddhist schools of interpretation ...
... After Gautama´s death a relatively ascetic current prevailed at first in the religious community.5 Later on the two Buddhist schools of interpretation ...
Reflections on Martha Nussbaum’s Work on Compassion from a Buddhist Perspective
... our waking consciousness, memories, what Jung calls the Collective Unconscious, results of previous actions, and awareness of the other skandhas. Here the awareness of self is seated and the illusion of "me" is created, in the sense that the consciousness ascribes permanence to itself. The Buddhist ...
... our waking consciousness, memories, what Jung calls the Collective Unconscious, results of previous actions, and awareness of the other skandhas. Here the awareness of self is seated and the illusion of "me" is created, in the sense that the consciousness ascribes permanence to itself. The Buddhist ...
The Cultivation of Virtue in Buddhist Ethics Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... It is the favourable balance in one’s kammic account produced by past good deeds. . . . It is the totality of one’s accumulated or stored-up goodness, which will manifest itself in good fortune of various kinds, both in this life and in lives to come. (50) Merit is not to be identified with the futu ...
... It is the favourable balance in one’s kammic account produced by past good deeds. . . . It is the totality of one’s accumulated or stored-up goodness, which will manifest itself in good fortune of various kinds, both in this life and in lives to come. (50) Merit is not to be identified with the futu ...
On the Practice of Buddhist Meditation According to the Pali Nikayas
... O n the Practice of Buddhist Meditation sonal instruction of a teacher. Thus the reason why the earlier texts fail to re veal very m u c h about just how to practice meditation is n o t because they are uninterested in such matters, or think they are unimportant, but rather pre cisely the opposit ...
... O n the Practice of Buddhist Meditation sonal instruction of a teacher. Thus the reason why the earlier texts fail to re veal very m u c h about just how to practice meditation is n o t because they are uninterested in such matters, or think they are unimportant, but rather pre cisely the opposit ...
new year`s greeting - Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
... ings, especially the Primal Vow, which meant each and funerals are for those who are living, as another opportuevery one of us is guaranteed birth in the Pure Land. nity to listen to the Buddha-Dharma, perhaps renew relaKnowing this, we are able to become truly settled, creattionships that have been ...
... ings, especially the Primal Vow, which meant each and funerals are for those who are living, as another opportuevery one of us is guaranteed birth in the Pure Land. nity to listen to the Buddha-Dharma, perhaps renew relaKnowing this, we are able to become truly settled, creattionships that have been ...
Buddhism`s Worldly Other: Secular Subjects of Tibetan Learning
... Gyatso describes the period as “roughly corresponding with the development of Tibetan self-consciousness of its political and cultural position vis-à-vis other powers in the region” (Gyatso 2015: 409). During that time, highly influential Tibetan intellectuals and political leaders, most notably the ...
... Gyatso describes the period as “roughly corresponding with the development of Tibetan self-consciousness of its political and cultural position vis-à-vis other powers in the region” (Gyatso 2015: 409). During that time, highly influential Tibetan intellectuals and political leaders, most notably the ...
pacific world - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... 元) era (799–800 CE). The biography has been referenced or summarized by modern scholars on several occasions,13 but until now has yet to be fully translated and explicated. It, and another early biography by Hunlunweng (混倫翁; T. 2157, 55.876b29–877a21) which was compiled into the same volume immediat ...
... 元) era (799–800 CE). The biography has been referenced or summarized by modern scholars on several occasions,13 but until now has yet to be fully translated and explicated. It, and another early biography by Hunlunweng (混倫翁; T. 2157, 55.876b29–877a21) which was compiled into the same volume immediat ...
- University of Virginia
... Gaozong (r. 650-83). The personal bond he eventually developed with Taizong was instrumental to his project's success. With the court's financial support, he was able to assemble a large staff of learned monks to assist in the translations. In 646, the year after his return, Xuanzang petitioned Taiz ...
... Gaozong (r. 650-83). The personal bond he eventually developed with Taizong was instrumental to his project's success. With the court's financial support, he was able to assemble a large staff of learned monks to assist in the translations. In 646, the year after his return, Xuanzang petitioned Taiz ...
Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology
... gruent” (Gellner 1983: 1). Gellner considered nationalism a recent phenomenon related to modernization and industrialization, but a fundamental assumption of political Buddhism is that this harmony between state (political) and nation (national unit) has existed in Sri Lanka since ancient times and ...
... gruent” (Gellner 1983: 1). Gellner considered nationalism a recent phenomenon related to modernization and industrialization, but a fundamental assumption of political Buddhism is that this harmony between state (political) and nation (national unit) has existed in Sri Lanka since ancient times and ...
the sangha and its relation to the peace process in sri lanka
... not answer my main concern, namely, how the Sangha relates to the ongoing peace process. The data that underpin this report were gathered during two 14-day fieldtrips to Sri Lanka during 2004. The interviews were conducted in the Kandyan and Colombo regions,6 with high-ranking monks and laypeople.7 ...
... not answer my main concern, namely, how the Sangha relates to the ongoing peace process. The data that underpin this report were gathered during two 14-day fieldtrips to Sri Lanka during 2004. The interviews were conducted in the Kandyan and Colombo regions,6 with high-ranking monks and laypeople.7 ...
Becoming Bhikkhunī Global Women’s Ordination Movement Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Attempts to revive the bhikkhunī Saṅgha ceased for some time. In 1956 Voramai Kabilsingh reignited the revolutionary spirit when she received eight precepts and started to wear light yellow robes to distinguish herself from the local white-robed mae chis. Fifteen years later, Ven. Voramai Kabilsingh ...
... Attempts to revive the bhikkhunī Saṅgha ceased for some time. In 1956 Voramai Kabilsingh reignited the revolutionary spirit when she received eight precepts and started to wear light yellow robes to distinguish herself from the local white-robed mae chis. Fifteen years later, Ven. Voramai Kabilsingh ...
skillful means - The Dharmafarers
... He attacks none of his cherished convictions. He accepts as the starting-point of his own exposition the desirability of the act or condition prized by his opponent-of the union with God (as in the Tevijja), or of sacrifice (as in the Kūṭadanta), or of social rank (as in the Ambaṭṭha), or of seeing ...
... He attacks none of his cherished convictions. He accepts as the starting-point of his own exposition the desirability of the act or condition prized by his opponent-of the union with God (as in the Tevijja), or of sacrifice (as in the Kūṭadanta), or of social rank (as in the Ambaṭṭha), or of seeing ...
March, 2009 - sotozen-net
... former ages were all clear about cause and effect. Later, students in recent times were all deluded about cause and effect. But even in the present age, those who, with a dauntless bodhi-mind, study the Buddhadharma for the sake of the Buddhadharma, will be able to clarify cause and effect just as p ...
... former ages were all clear about cause and effect. Later, students in recent times were all deluded about cause and effect. But even in the present age, those who, with a dauntless bodhi-mind, study the Buddhadharma for the sake of the Buddhadharma, will be able to clarify cause and effect just as p ...