Founding Human Rights within Buddhism: Exploring Buddha-Nature as an Ethical Foundation
... the minimum requirements for right conduct, which is one of the eight elements of the Noble Eightfold Path, which in turn is enshrined within the fourth noble truth, the way to the cessation of suffering (99-100). For Goenka, impure acts such as killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, and so on, are p ...
... the minimum requirements for right conduct, which is one of the eight elements of the Noble Eightfold Path, which in turn is enshrined within the fourth noble truth, the way to the cessation of suffering (99-100). For Goenka, impure acts such as killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, and so on, are p ...
Asoka`s Dhamma
... this period he joined the Sangha and worked with great zeal. Second, as fruit of this zeal, gods and men in Jambudvipa, who were formerly unmingled are now mingled. Third, fruit of zeal can be attained by all persons, high and low; one can attain great heaven if he is very zealous. Eng. tr. Hultzsch ...
... this period he joined the Sangha and worked with great zeal. Second, as fruit of this zeal, gods and men in Jambudvipa, who were formerly unmingled are now mingled. Third, fruit of zeal can be attained by all persons, high and low; one can attain great heaven if he is very zealous. Eng. tr. Hultzsch ...
Buddhist Monastic Discipline
... It is true that householders might become disciples of the Buddha. These were required to abstain from taking life, drinking intoxicating liquors, lying, stealing, and unchastity, and also ...
... It is true that householders might become disciples of the Buddha. These were required to abstain from taking life, drinking intoxicating liquors, lying, stealing, and unchastity, and also ...
Dzogchen retreat 2013_EN - Palyul Dharma Center in Europe
... many profound transmissions from His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and many others great Tibetan masters. Khen Rinpoche has thoroughly studied, researched and mastered the Tibetan Studies that cover the vast and profound teachings of Lord Buddha ...
... many profound transmissions from His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and many others great Tibetan masters. Khen Rinpoche has thoroughly studied, researched and mastered the Tibetan Studies that cover the vast and profound teachings of Lord Buddha ...
contribution of this dissertation
... such as Daruma, the many forms and variations that the practice of Zen has had throughout its history. Americans often tend to think of Zen in terms of having only one form. Yanagida has been influential in demonstrating this is not true. There are several books that I relied on to understand the me ...
... such as Daruma, the many forms and variations that the practice of Zen has had throughout its history. Americans often tend to think of Zen in terms of having only one form. Yanagida has been influential in demonstrating this is not true. There are several books that I relied on to understand the me ...
Autumn Edition - Buddhist Society Victoria
... associated with this. Another committee was set up to start fund raising activities. However, until today’s Special General Meeting when only financial members of 2 year’s standing or more were permitted to vote the committee could not be sure we could proceed. So it is with great joy and gratitude ...
... associated with this. Another committee was set up to start fund raising activities. However, until today’s Special General Meeting when only financial members of 2 year’s standing or more were permitted to vote the committee could not be sure we could proceed. So it is with great joy and gratitude ...
Untitled - Shambhala Publications
... SHAMBHALA PUBLICATIONS AND SNOW LION TIBETAN BUDDHIST STUDIES IMPRINT: SNOW LION ...
... SHAMBHALA PUBLICATIONS AND SNOW LION TIBETAN BUDDHIST STUDIES IMPRINT: SNOW LION ...
The Fundamentals of Meditation Practice
... physical effects, including actual tissue damage. Whatever the cause, disease is most often accompanied by an assortment of disruptive emotions. Programs that have been designed to make therapeutic use of relaxation methods and meditation have proved to be effective in curbing both the physical effe ...
... physical effects, including actual tissue damage. Whatever the cause, disease is most often accompanied by an assortment of disruptive emotions. Programs that have been designed to make therapeutic use of relaxation methods and meditation have proved to be effective in curbing both the physical effe ...
tathāgatagarbha, emptiness, and monism
... difference is that the former group of scholars see Mahāyāna in general as monistic while the latter do not. This essay is concerned with this question of the equation of pratītyasamutpāda,śūnyatā, and tathāgatagarbha and the related issue of whether or not tathāgatagarbha thought represents a form ...
... difference is that the former group of scholars see Mahāyāna in general as monistic while the latter do not. This essay is concerned with this question of the equation of pratītyasamutpāda,śūnyatā, and tathāgatagarbha and the related issue of whether or not tathāgatagarbha thought represents a form ...
Talking about food does not appease hunger
... in the present work. Those excerpts were mostly written in classical Chinese, and the contexts were quite similar in form and meaning. In the early time of writing I had no cd rom of Taisho canon of Buddhist texts available. There, I could input a phrase and get the different contexts. Later I had ...
... in the present work. Those excerpts were mostly written in classical Chinese, and the contexts were quite similar in form and meaning. In the early time of writing I had no cd rom of Taisho canon of Buddhist texts available. There, I could input a phrase and get the different contexts. Later I had ...
The Other Side of Zen - Princeton University Press
... Japan. Furthermore, both popular and academic writing about all three major Japanese Zen schools—Sôtô, Rinzai, Ôbaku—presented Zen as a unique tradition, set apart from other Japanese Buddhist and non-Buddhist religious traditions. In the case of the Sôtô Zen school, the subject of this book, such s ...
... Japan. Furthermore, both popular and academic writing about all three major Japanese Zen schools—Sôtô, Rinzai, Ôbaku—presented Zen as a unique tradition, set apart from other Japanese Buddhist and non-Buddhist religious traditions. In the case of the Sôtô Zen school, the subject of this book, such s ...
Untouchability, the Dead Cow and the Brahmin
... was not eaten and therefore came within the prohibition. His statement is simply absurd for the cow was an animal which was very much eaten by all classes. It is quite unnecessary to resort, as does Prof. Mookerji, to a forced construction of the Edict and to make Asoka prohibit the slaughter of the ...
... was not eaten and therefore came within the prohibition. His statement is simply absurd for the cow was an animal which was very much eaten by all classes. It is quite unnecessary to resort, as does Prof. Mookerji, to a forced construction of the Edict and to make Asoka prohibit the slaughter of the ...
The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni, Gautama Buddha. The Ethics of
... was communication between China and Egypt through Turkestan. After the invasion of the countries to the west of India by the cohorts of Islam the overland route to India suffered, and gradually forgotten. The religions of the world may be divided into two categories; Destructive and non-Destructive. ...
... was communication between China and Egypt through Turkestan. After the invasion of the countries to the west of India by the cohorts of Islam the overland route to India suffered, and gradually forgotten. The religions of the world may be divided into two categories; Destructive and non-Destructive. ...
Praying for the Republic
... The completion of this dissertation would have been impossible without the unfailing support of my supervisors, Victor Hori and Robin Yates, to whom I owe my deepest gratitude. Victor Hori’s clear analytical vision has helped steer my ideas into productive directions. His patience and dedication as ...
... The completion of this dissertation would have been impossible without the unfailing support of my supervisors, Victor Hori and Robin Yates, to whom I owe my deepest gratitude. Victor Hori’s clear analytical vision has helped steer my ideas into productive directions. His patience and dedication as ...
Taming the Monkey Mind
... Only when your breath returns to normal, your spirits rise, and your mind is calm and at peace, should you recite aloud. Commentary. The purpose of reciting the Buddha’s name in a low voice is to treat the disease of scattered mind. There are times when the volume and pressure of work or other deman ...
... Only when your breath returns to normal, your spirits rise, and your mind is calm and at peace, should you recite aloud. Commentary. The purpose of reciting the Buddha’s name in a low voice is to treat the disease of scattered mind. There are times when the volume and pressure of work or other deman ...
Winter 2014 pdf - Journal of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives
... When I look back now at the earlier years of my training I cannot really remember the being I was. Much has changed and my life is so very different now to how it used to be. I entered Shasta Abbey with a mass of unresolved issues, pain, anxiety and desperation all jumbled up within me. As the medi ...
... When I look back now at the earlier years of my training I cannot really remember the being I was. Much has changed and my life is so very different now to how it used to be. I entered Shasta Abbey with a mass of unresolved issues, pain, anxiety and desperation all jumbled up within me. As the medi ...
Evaluating the “Unconscious in Dream” between Sigmund Freud
... stored unconscious data is passing from the ‘id’ to the ‘ego’ and becoming ‘preconscious’, and through the efforts of the ‘ego’, undergo the modification process and become ‘conscious’. The unconscious system is the source origin of memory data that transmit to the preconscious system and the consci ...
... stored unconscious data is passing from the ‘id’ to the ‘ego’ and becoming ‘preconscious’, and through the efforts of the ‘ego’, undergo the modification process and become ‘conscious’. The unconscious system is the source origin of memory data that transmit to the preconscious system and the consci ...
Isayo Samuddaka Sutta
... The Saṁyutta Commentary explains that the devas (here meaning the Tāvatiṁsa gods) and the asuras are constantly at war. Here the battles occur on the ocean shore, beside the submarine dwelling of the asuras. Most of the time, the asuras are defeated, but occasionally the devas, under Shakra, are rou ...
... The Saṁyutta Commentary explains that the devas (here meaning the Tāvatiṁsa gods) and the asuras are constantly at war. Here the battles occur on the ocean shore, beside the submarine dwelling of the asuras. Most of the time, the asuras are defeated, but occasionally the devas, under Shakra, are rou ...
First Steps - SGI South Africa
... • And all human and sentient beings, regardless of social status, gender or other socially imposed divisions, are equally worthy of respect So the Daishonin writes that, “Life is the most precious of all treasures. Even one extra day of life is worth more than ten million ryo of gold.”2 Everything t ...
... • And all human and sentient beings, regardless of social status, gender or other socially imposed divisions, are equally worthy of respect So the Daishonin writes that, “Life is the most precious of all treasures. Even one extra day of life is worth more than ten million ryo of gold.”2 Everything t ...
The Dalai Lama`s reputation in China
... The aim of Buddhist practice is real happiness, and the end of pain and suffering. This can only come about when all longings and desires have ended, breaking the cycle of samsara. This is what Buddhists call enlightenment and it occurs when ignorance ends and beings understand the way things really ...
... The aim of Buddhist practice is real happiness, and the end of pain and suffering. This can only come about when all longings and desires have ended, breaking the cycle of samsara. This is what Buddhists call enlightenment and it occurs when ignorance ends and beings understand the way things really ...
faith in buddhism - ELTE Távol
... Otani University generously sent professors to our university to teach intensive two-week courses on Japanese Buddhism for students minoring in Buddhism in the BA program. Robert Rhodes, Shinya Yasutomi, Takami Inoue, Shōken Higashidate and Michael Conway gave fascinating, inspiring classes to our s ...
... Otani University generously sent professors to our university to teach intensive two-week courses on Japanese Buddhism for students minoring in Buddhism in the BA program. Robert Rhodes, Shinya Yasutomi, Takami Inoue, Shōken Higashidate and Michael Conway gave fascinating, inspiring classes to our s ...
Buddhist Women and Social Justice - Ideals
... living in Buddhist cultures over a period of twenty years has taught me that, overall, there is a marked difference between the way people regard monks and nuns. Even among monastics themselves, the exemplars of cherished Buddhist values, disparities exist in attitudes toward nuns and monks. Many ti ...
... living in Buddhist cultures over a period of twenty years has taught me that, overall, there is a marked difference between the way people regard monks and nuns. Even among monastics themselves, the exemplars of cherished Buddhist values, disparities exist in attitudes toward nuns and monks. Many ti ...