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... right and wrong forms the basis of ethical behavior according to conventional wisdom. In Buddhism as well, to know right from wrong and thus create good karma to bring good rewards can be an important part of the Buddhist code of behavior. W&nhyo however states that to distinguish right and wrong is ...
... right and wrong forms the basis of ethical behavior according to conventional wisdom. In Buddhism as well, to know right from wrong and thus create good karma to bring good rewards can be an important part of the Buddhist code of behavior. W&nhyo however states that to distinguish right and wrong is ...
print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... Contemporary Tibetan Buddhism can be seen as a patchwork of disparate yet linked religious identities and observances resulting from the multi-layered process of change, which started with the communist Chinese occupation of Tibet in the 1950s. This so-called "peaceful liberation" resulted in the ex ...
... Contemporary Tibetan Buddhism can be seen as a patchwork of disparate yet linked religious identities and observances resulting from the multi-layered process of change, which started with the communist Chinese occupation of Tibet in the 1950s. This so-called "peaceful liberation" resulted in the ex ...
To Understand Buddha`s Teaching
... otherwise, all the time spent in cultivation will be futile, as the most superior result will not be attained. Therefore, I would like to briefly explain the true nature of Buddhism. Chinese history tells us that about three thousand years ago, Buddha Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism was born in ...
... otherwise, all the time spent in cultivation will be futile, as the most superior result will not be attained. Therefore, I would like to briefly explain the true nature of Buddhism. Chinese history tells us that about three thousand years ago, Buddha Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism was born in ...
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 ...
Read article - Dickinson Blogs
... a number of phenomena that supports the notion of changing Buddhist identities in the West, which takes account of the sociocultural transmission of Buddhism into Western cultures. The apolitical, otherworldly stereotypes presented by Weber (1958) and others are not a feature of an engaged Buddhist ...
... a number of phenomena that supports the notion of changing Buddhist identities in the West, which takes account of the sociocultural transmission of Buddhism into Western cultures. The apolitical, otherworldly stereotypes presented by Weber (1958) and others are not a feature of an engaged Buddhist ...
Buddhism (World Religions)
... joy the awareness of impermanence and death caused unhappiness and suffering. Because of his Indian background Siddhartha did not believe that death was a final release from suffering. In Indian religious tradition souls are reborn into new bodies after death. The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth ...
... joy the awareness of impermanence and death caused unhappiness and suffering. Because of his Indian background Siddhartha did not believe that death was a final release from suffering. In Indian religious tradition souls are reborn into new bodies after death. The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth ...
Global Buddhism
... teachers, halls are filled by people flocking to such events. Not surprisingly, during the last two decades, Buddhist groups and centers have flourished and multiplied to an extent never before observed during BuddhismÕs 150 years of dissemination outside of Asia. For the first time in its history, ...
... teachers, halls are filled by people flocking to such events. Not surprisingly, during the last two decades, Buddhist groups and centers have flourished and multiplied to an extent never before observed during BuddhismÕs 150 years of dissemination outside of Asia. For the first time in its history, ...
Reflections on Martha Nussbaum’s Work on Compassion from a Buddhist Perspective
... the other takes freedom to be an inalienable given, independent of all material arrangements. One aims to defeat the selfish and grasping passions through the imagination of suffering, and through a gradual broadening of concern; the other aims to remove these passions completely, overcoming retalia ...
... the other takes freedom to be an inalienable given, independent of all material arrangements. One aims to defeat the selfish and grasping passions through the imagination of suffering, and through a gradual broadening of concern; the other aims to remove these passions completely, overcoming retalia ...
Tolstoy`s Views of Buddhism
... no aim, if life is given us for life's sake, there is no reason for living. And if it is so, then the Schopenhauers, the Hartmanns, and all the Buddhists as we 11, are qui te right." 18 Anna Karenina' s final reflection before her suicide are in the same spirit although she does not mention Schopenh ...
... no aim, if life is given us for life's sake, there is no reason for living. And if it is so, then the Schopenhauers, the Hartmanns, and all the Buddhists as we 11, are qui te right." 18 Anna Karenina' s final reflection before her suicide are in the same spirit although she does not mention Schopenh ...
Tara and Tibetan Buddhism: The Emergence of the Feminine Divine
... her body, speech, and mind. Those on her hands and feet represent the four unlimited qualities of the bodhisattvas: compassion, loving-kindness, joy, and equanimity. (FarrerHalls, 54) Sitting in the vajra (full lotus) posture, devoid of any emotional defilement, her white color shows the “absence of ...
... her body, speech, and mind. Those on her hands and feet represent the four unlimited qualities of the bodhisattvas: compassion, loving-kindness, joy, and equanimity. (FarrerHalls, 54) Sitting in the vajra (full lotus) posture, devoid of any emotional defilement, her white color shows the “absence of ...
the complete issue. - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... came to understand that his attraction to the offbeat was more than scholarly eccentricity. Indeed, as his works demonstrate, this interest in anomaly or difference constituted a theoretical stance, though Jim’s interest in theory was not for the theory itself but for what theory can help us to see. ...
... came to understand that his attraction to the offbeat was more than scholarly eccentricity. Indeed, as his works demonstrate, this interest in anomaly or difference constituted a theoretical stance, though Jim’s interest in theory was not for the theory itself but for what theory can help us to see. ...
Thirty_Years_of_Buddhist_studies,Conze
... J. Masuda's edition of the Sanskrit text (see my The Prajnaparamita Literature, i960, pp. 62-4) which is, alas, confined to the first part of the Sutra. In its second part the text is so corrupt that the meaning cannot always be ascertained with any degree of certainty, and an English translation mu ...
... J. Masuda's edition of the Sanskrit text (see my The Prajnaparamita Literature, i960, pp. 62-4) which is, alas, confined to the first part of the Sutra. In its second part the text is so corrupt that the meaning cannot always be ascertained with any degree of certainty, and an English translation mu ...
A Golden Ring
... Buddha had the actual experience of everything in Limitless-Oneness. In the concept of oneness, some limit is implied because, without some limitation, how could we point out a certain one? Nevertheless, I introduce the seemingly contradictory term of Limitless-Oneness to help explain Buddha’s exper ...
... Buddha had the actual experience of everything in Limitless-Oneness. In the concept of oneness, some limit is implied because, without some limitation, how could we point out a certain one? Nevertheless, I introduce the seemingly contradictory term of Limitless-Oneness to help explain Buddha’s exper ...
The Power of “Modern” Prayer Wheels By His
... In order to fully appreciate the power of these prayer wheels, it is important to understand the power of mantras. The word mantra comes from Sanskrit linguistic roots whose literal meaning is “protection of the mind.” In Tibetan culture, mantras are interpreted as spiritual syllables which when emp ...
... In order to fully appreciate the power of these prayer wheels, it is important to understand the power of mantras. The word mantra comes from Sanskrit linguistic roots whose literal meaning is “protection of the mind.” In Tibetan culture, mantras are interpreted as spiritual syllables which when emp ...
To Understand Buddha`s Teaching
... suffer ill consequences as a result. However, if we have correct understanding about life and the universe, we will be free from mistakes in thought, judgement and behavior. Then our result, or effect, will be favorable. Thus, resolving delusion to attain enlightenment is the cause and eliminating s ...
... suffer ill consequences as a result. However, if we have correct understanding about life and the universe, we will be free from mistakes in thought, judgement and behavior. Then our result, or effect, will be favorable. Thus, resolving delusion to attain enlightenment is the cause and eliminating s ...
A Buddhist Monk`s Journeys to Heaven and Hell
... stupas (domes of more than 3m in height), 504 Buddha-statues in lotus sitting posture (conspicuously, no reclining or standing statues), and 1460 story-telling bas relief panels. The name “Borobudur” is seemingly derived from the Sanskrit “vihara” , meaning sanctuary and pronounced in Javanese as “b ...
... stupas (domes of more than 3m in height), 504 Buddha-statues in lotus sitting posture (conspicuously, no reclining or standing statues), and 1460 story-telling bas relief panels. The name “Borobudur” is seemingly derived from the Sanskrit “vihara” , meaning sanctuary and pronounced in Javanese as “b ...
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... “Southern” Buddhism because of its association with Southeast Asia, and to Mahayana as “Northern” Buddhism because of its northward migration from India into China, Tibet, Japan, and Korea (Bullitt). Pali is the language of the Theravada, most likely spoken in central India during the Buddha’s lifet ...
... “Southern” Buddhism because of its association with Southeast Asia, and to Mahayana as “Northern” Buddhism because of its northward migration from India into China, Tibet, Japan, and Korea (Bullitt). Pali is the language of the Theravada, most likely spoken in central India during the Buddha’s lifet ...
Two Buddhisms Further Considered
... typology, advocating a category break between long-established (‘old-line’) and recently arrived ethnic-Asian Buddhist populations, with converts as the third category. However, despite its convenience, simplicity, and ‘a good deal of explanatory power’ (Seager 2002, 116), even this typology has onl ...
... typology, advocating a category break between long-established (‘old-line’) and recently arrived ethnic-Asian Buddhist populations, with converts as the third category. However, despite its convenience, simplicity, and ‘a good deal of explanatory power’ (Seager 2002, 116), even this typology has onl ...
Practices and wisdom in Nichiren Buddhism
... I encountered Buddhism and counselling around the same time. While I was an undergraduate university student interested in psychology and counselling, my mother introduced me to an international lay Buddhist organization, the Soka Gakkai International, which belongs to the Japanse school of Buddhism ...
... I encountered Buddhism and counselling around the same time. While I was an undergraduate university student interested in psychology and counselling, my mother introduced me to an international lay Buddhist organization, the Soka Gakkai International, which belongs to the Japanse school of Buddhism ...
The Bodhicaryavatara - Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
... doctrine is subjected to Madhyamika reasoning then it is obvious that one can not maintain such a distinction. Therefore sutras which make such distinctions can not be taken at their face value but must be interpreted. One should look at these sutras as specifically spoken to benefit beings who shar ...
... doctrine is subjected to Madhyamika reasoning then it is obvious that one can not maintain such a distinction. Therefore sutras which make such distinctions can not be taken at their face value but must be interpreted. One should look at these sutras as specifically spoken to benefit beings who shar ...
Who`s Who in our Chants
... He appears in the Prajnaparamita Sutras (but not in the condensed version we know of as the Heart Sutra), the Lotus Sutra11 (where he leads the eight year old daughter of the Naga King to enlightenment — first she has to briefly transform into a man), the Avatamsaka Sutra (where, in the final chapte ...
... He appears in the Prajnaparamita Sutras (but not in the condensed version we know of as the Heart Sutra), the Lotus Sutra11 (where he leads the eight year old daughter of the Naga King to enlightenment — first she has to briefly transform into a man), the Avatamsaka Sutra (where, in the final chapte ...
Introduction Self or non-self? Three turnings of the wheel of dharma
... handed down orally and esoterically until then. Conspicuous among these texts are the Discourses on Perfect Wisdom (Praj p ramit -s tra), and their systematic interpretation within the Middle Way School (madhyamaka), the founder of which was N g rjuna (c 150250 CE). The central catchword here is “em ...
... handed down orally and esoterically until then. Conspicuous among these texts are the Discourses on Perfect Wisdom (Praj p ramit -s tra), and their systematic interpretation within the Middle Way School (madhyamaka), the founder of which was N g rjuna (c 150250 CE). The central catchword here is “em ...
On the Practice of Buddhist Meditation According to the Pali Nikayas
... 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 opposite: they are too important to write down, ...
... 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 opposite: they are too important to write down, ...
The Hundred Syllable Vajrasattva Mantra
... The Sanskrit version of the one hundred syllable Vajrasattva mantra in the Puja Book of the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (the FWBO) follows the edited text produced by Dharmacārin and Sanskritist Sthiramati (aka Dr. Andrew Skilton) in his article: The Vajrasattva Mantra: Notes on a Correcte ...
... The Sanskrit version of the one hundred syllable Vajrasattva mantra in the Puja Book of the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (the FWBO) follows the edited text produced by Dharmacārin and Sanskritist Sthiramati (aka Dr. Andrew Skilton) in his article: The Vajrasattva Mantra: Notes on a Correcte ...
Hur, Nam-lin - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... encountered challenges from both within and without. The reform-minded Buddhists who had to struggle between the two extremes of Sŏn Buddhism and lay Buddhism directed their energy to the task of creating and expanding a middle ground. They hoped that it would enrich the religious life of people whi ...
... encountered challenges from both within and without. The reform-minded Buddhists who had to struggle between the two extremes of Sŏn Buddhism and lay Buddhism directed their energy to the task of creating and expanding a middle ground. They hoped that it would enrich the religious life of people whi ...
Tara (Buddhism)
Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, tārā; Tib. སྒྲོལ་མ, Dölma) or Ārya Tārā, also known as Jetsun Dölma (Tibetan language:rje btsun sgrol ma) in Tibetan Buddhism, is a female Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism who appears as a female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism. She is known as the ""mother of liberation"", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements. In Japan she is known as Tara Bosatsu (多羅菩薩), and little-known as Duōluó Púsà (多羅菩薩) in Chinese Buddhism.Tara is a tantric meditation deity whose practice is used by practitioners of the Tibetan branch of Vajrayana Buddhism to develop certain inner qualities and understand outer, inner and secret teachings about compassion and emptiness. Tara is actually the generic name for a set of Buddhas or bodhisattvas of similar aspect. These may more properly be understood as different aspects of the same quality, as bodhisattvas are often considered metaphors for Buddhist virtues.The most widely known forms of Tārā are:Green Tārā, (Syamatara) known as the Buddha of enlightened activityWhite Tārā, (Sitatara) also known for compassion, long life, healing and serenity; also known as The Wish-fulfilling Wheel, or CintachakraRed Tārā, (Kurukulla) of fierce aspect associated with magnetizing all good thingsBlack Tārā, associated with powerYellow Tārā, (Bhrikuti) associated with wealth and prosperityBlue Tārā, associated with transmutation of angerCittamani Tārā, a form of Tārā widely practiced at the level of Highest Yoga Tantra in the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism, portrayed as green and often conflated with Green TārāKhadiravani Tārā (Tārā of the acacia forest), who appeared to Nagarjuna in the Khadiravani forest of South India and who is sometimes referred to as the ""22nd Tārā""There is also recognition in some schools of Buddhism of twenty-one Tārās. A practice text entitled In Praise of the 21 Tārās, is recited during the morning in all four sects of Tibetan Buddhism.The main Tārā mantra is the same for Buddhists and Hindus alike: oṃ tāre tuttāre ture svāhā. It is pronounced by Tibetans and Buddhists who follow the Tibetan traditions as oṃ tāre tu tāre ture soha.