whether under the name of Buddha or that of Samkarâchârya
... “When the dissolution [Pralaya] had arrived at its term, the great Being [Param-Âtma, or Para-Purusha], the Lord existing through himself, out of whom and through whom all things were, and are, and will be, . . . resolved to emanate from his own substance the various creatures.”* The mystic Dekad [o ...
... “When the dissolution [Pralaya] had arrived at its term, the great Being [Param-Âtma, or Para-Purusha], the Lord existing through himself, out of whom and through whom all things were, and are, and will be, . . . resolved to emanate from his own substance the various creatures.”* The mystic Dekad [o ...
PDF - UWA Research Portal
... (Tweed 2006). These new students, who often came from Protestant backgrounds, were not interested in living in monasteries or taking monastic vows (though some did). They wanted to engage with Buddhism as lay people (Ignacio Cabezón 2006) and to understand doctrine and transformative practices, such ...
... (Tweed 2006). These new students, who often came from Protestant backgrounds, were not interested in living in monasteries or taking monastic vows (though some did). They wanted to engage with Buddhism as lay people (Ignacio Cabezón 2006) and to understand doctrine and transformative practices, such ...
here. - Insight Books
... Understanding Theravada Psychology and Soteriology. Mathieu Boisvert Essence of Tipitaka ...
... Understanding Theravada Psychology and Soteriology. Mathieu Boisvert Essence of Tipitaka ...
A Western Student`s Meditation Experience Under The Guidance of
... have this tested by someone who is reliable… Wish you were in Rangoon for a complete course, which would make you fit to share the Nibbānic Peace with others in a practical way. The other student we wish to quote is Dr. Leon E. Wright. In this letter, he gives a good description of the power of Anic ...
... have this tested by someone who is reliable… Wish you were in Rangoon for a complete course, which would make you fit to share the Nibbānic Peace with others in a practical way. The other student we wish to quote is Dr. Leon E. Wright. In this letter, he gives a good description of the power of Anic ...
Buddhist Teachings
... •The Four Noble Truths •The Eight-Fold Path •The Three Jewels •The spread of Buddhism www.OneWorldInsight.com ...
... •The Four Noble Truths •The Eight-Fold Path •The Three Jewels •The spread of Buddhism www.OneWorldInsight.com ...
Mindfulness, the Factors of Awakening and Reward
... the state of aversion. Some have noted that one could cultivate the alert attentiveness to external stimuli that is one aspect of mindfulness (Pali: sati) in the service of being a better sniper (Dunne 2007; Wallace 2008). From the perspective of the Nikayas, to the degree one does cultivate specifi ...
... the state of aversion. Some have noted that one could cultivate the alert attentiveness to external stimuli that is one aspect of mindfulness (Pali: sati) in the service of being a better sniper (Dunne 2007; Wallace 2008). From the perspective of the Nikayas, to the degree one does cultivate specifi ...
the complete issue. - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... professionals, which includes laity not only on ritual days but also during meditation retreats.7 The village monastery, in contrast, is more closely connected to the sangha hierarchy, and in most temples, young monks and novices are expected to seek education while also fulfilling their duties of p ...
... professionals, which includes laity not only on ritual days but also during meditation retreats.7 The village monastery, in contrast, is more closely connected to the sangha hierarchy, and in most temples, young monks and novices are expected to seek education while also fulfilling their duties of p ...
Robert F. RHODES - NCC Center for the Study of Japanese
... It is difficult to comprehend and difficult to enter. Neither ßråvakas nor pratyekabuddhas have attained understanding of it. This Dharma produces an innumerable and limitless amount of auspicious merits and good results, and culminates in the the attainment of unsurpassed enlightenment (bodhi).” (“ ...
... It is difficult to comprehend and difficult to enter. Neither ßråvakas nor pratyekabuddhas have attained understanding of it. This Dharma produces an innumerable and limitless amount of auspicious merits and good results, and culminates in the the attainment of unsurpassed enlightenment (bodhi).” (“ ...
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... who have looked mainly at the art-historical features of reliquaries, and archeologists, who have studied their provenance, context, and contents. Historians, on the other hand, have looked simply at the records concerning the relics (sari 1§-fiJ, Pulsari f~*fiJ) , but nobody seems to have speculate ...
... who have looked mainly at the art-historical features of reliquaries, and archeologists, who have studied their provenance, context, and contents. Historians, on the other hand, have looked simply at the records concerning the relics (sari 1§-fiJ, Pulsari f~*fiJ) , but nobody seems to have speculate ...
Becoming Bhikkhunī Global Women’s Ordination Movement Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Buddhist traditions and historical periods. Today, there is a global movement to secure women’s full participation in Buddhist monastic institutions. The present study examines this “bhikkhunī movement” in Thailand from the perspective of mae chis, Thai Buddhist female renunciates who abide by eight ...
... Buddhist traditions and historical periods. Today, there is a global movement to secure women’s full participation in Buddhist monastic institutions. The present study examines this “bhikkhunī movement” in Thailand from the perspective of mae chis, Thai Buddhist female renunciates who abide by eight ...
Archaeology of Buddhism in South Asia
... socio-economic development of any country, Asian countries are more fortunate because those countries have more effective cultures rich in age old traditions and indegenous knowledge mostly based on Buddhist philosophy. It is accepted that China and other far eastern countries have achieved their de ...
... socio-economic development of any country, Asian countries are more fortunate because those countries have more effective cultures rich in age old traditions and indegenous knowledge mostly based on Buddhist philosophy. It is accepted that China and other far eastern countries have achieved their de ...
Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion
... organizational structures and cultural practices in ways that are missed if we dismiss their ideas as irrelevant. Proponents of the new paradigm tend to stress the significance and importance of religious belief. Stark and Finke (2000: 142) argue that monotheisms are powerful because they alone can ...
... organizational structures and cultural practices in ways that are missed if we dismiss their ideas as irrelevant. Proponents of the new paradigm tend to stress the significance and importance of religious belief. Stark and Finke (2000: 142) argue that monotheisms are powerful because they alone can ...
Shintō Research in Japan and its Questions and
... inclined to favour the sciences. A group of leading national universities, including the Universities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Tohoku, are participants in a system under which, as ‘research universities’ they focus on the promotion of research in the sciences. Under this system the humanities are critici ...
... inclined to favour the sciences. A group of leading national universities, including the Universities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Tohoku, are participants in a system under which, as ‘research universities’ they focus on the promotion of research in the sciences. Under this system the humanities are critici ...
the tantric mysticism of tibet - Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia
... and evil. It is also the Way of Transformation, whereby inward and outward circumstances are transmuted into weapons by the power of mind. It goes without saying that progress in conjuring so vast a transformation is not easy and not to be accomplished by liturgies and sacred formulas. Here, as ever ...
... and evil. It is also the Way of Transformation, whereby inward and outward circumstances are transmuted into weapons by the power of mind. It goes without saying that progress in conjuring so vast a transformation is not easy and not to be accomplished by liturgies and sacred formulas. Here, as ever ...
Tokharian Buddhism in Kucha - Sino
... Kucha, in the present-day Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous region of northwestern China, was one of the major Buddhist kingdoms of Central Asia before Islamization began to take place in this area at the end of the tenth century C.E. The other Buddhist oasis kingdoms in the region were Shan-shan, 1 which ...
... Kucha, in the present-day Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous region of northwestern China, was one of the major Buddhist kingdoms of Central Asia before Islamization began to take place in this area at the end of the tenth century C.E. The other Buddhist oasis kingdoms in the region were Shan-shan, 1 which ...
Tantric Buddhism in India (from c. A.D. 800 to c. A.D. 1200
... own identity distinct from non-tantric Mahāyāna Buddhism primarily in the sphere of means (upāya); means for the tantric practitioner’s own liberation and for the purpose of aiding others to the same liberation as well as in the sphere of more worldly aims. II. Observations on the development of ...
... own identity distinct from non-tantric Mahāyāna Buddhism primarily in the sphere of means (upāya); means for the tantric practitioner’s own liberation and for the purpose of aiding others to the same liberation as well as in the sphere of more worldly aims. II. Observations on the development of ...
Deconstruction, Zen Buddhism and the Ethical
... words: How does the attainment of enlightenment, or awakening to the original enlightenment, enable an individual to behave virtuously? Kasulis claims that compassion and intuitive wisdom are one. However even the Buddha himself went through the period of hesitation before he made a decision to teac ...
... words: How does the attainment of enlightenment, or awakening to the original enlightenment, enable an individual to behave virtuously? Kasulis claims that compassion and intuitive wisdom are one. However even the Buddha himself went through the period of hesitation before he made a decision to teac ...