The Benevolent Person Has No Enemies
... Pure Land. In this lifetime, we must cultivate until we too become people of great virtue. Only then we will be qualified to go to the Pure Land. When our thoughts and conduct lack virtue, no matter how well or how much we chant the Buddha’s name, we will not be born into the Pure Land. In the sutra ...
... Pure Land. In this lifetime, we must cultivate until we too become people of great virtue. Only then we will be qualified to go to the Pure Land. When our thoughts and conduct lack virtue, no matter how well or how much we chant the Buddha’s name, we will not be born into the Pure Land. In the sutra ...
The following articles by Venerable Ajahn Brahmavamso were taken
... things, to establish a monastery, they would dedicate it to The Sangha of the Four Quarters Present and Yet to Come. The Sangha of the four quarters present and yet to come means ALL properly ordained monks and nuns. This would include all legitimate Buddhist monks and nuns, of all nationalities and ...
... things, to establish a monastery, they would dedicate it to The Sangha of the Four Quarters Present and Yet to Come. The Sangha of the four quarters present and yet to come means ALL properly ordained monks and nuns. This would include all legitimate Buddhist monks and nuns, of all nationalities and ...
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... I learned more about the ethos underlying ZPO activities in my second contact with Bernie Glassman, when I attended a ZPO-led interfaith ‘bearing witness’ retreat at Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, where millions of people were systematically murdered by the Nazis. The heart of the retreat w ...
... I learned more about the ethos underlying ZPO activities in my second contact with Bernie Glassman, when I attended a ZPO-led interfaith ‘bearing witness’ retreat at Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, where millions of people were systematically murdered by the Nazis. The heart of the retreat w ...
Print this article - Journal of Global Buddhism
... have taught at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The authors write, “For better or worse, American popular culture has appropriated an enlightenment ideology that is primarily identified as ‘Buddhist’ and reworked it in a way consistent with an American mythos that often attempts to ...
... have taught at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The authors write, “For better or worse, American popular culture has appropriated an enlightenment ideology that is primarily identified as ‘Buddhist’ and reworked it in a way consistent with an American mythos that often attempts to ...
The way that leads to the cessation of suffering
... well as the asavas of kama (lust), bhava (desire for existence) and avijja (ignorance). Some lists add ditthi (views, i.e. wrong views/beliefs) to these three. The destruction of the asavas is essentially synonymous with the attainment of nibbana, and the arahat is one who is liberated in life. Ther ...
... well as the asavas of kama (lust), bhava (desire for existence) and avijja (ignorance). Some lists add ditthi (views, i.e. wrong views/beliefs) to these three. The destruction of the asavas is essentially synonymous with the attainment of nibbana, and the arahat is one who is liberated in life. Ther ...
File - Global History I
... cessation of suffering can be found in his Four Noble Truths. The Four Noble Truths Life is suffering. Desire and attachment cause suffering. Suffering can end. Follow the Noble Eightfold Path ...
... cessation of suffering can be found in his Four Noble Truths. The Four Noble Truths Life is suffering. Desire and attachment cause suffering. Suffering can end. Follow the Noble Eightfold Path ...
ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 5 1998: 276-297 Publication date: 26 June 1998
... self-defense is not itself an example of taking life (again indicated in an endnote). But pregnancy and its associated dangers present a wholly different kind of situation from that of self-defense. In the case of a fetus, if the mother's life is in jeopardy, it is not because the fetus is in some m ...
... self-defense is not itself an example of taking life (again indicated in an endnote). But pregnancy and its associated dangers present a wholly different kind of situation from that of self-defense. In the case of a fetus, if the mother's life is in jeopardy, it is not because the fetus is in some m ...
rajgir nalanda
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... Due to adverse weather conditions flights disruption / cancellation may take place on such occasions our agent will do their best to help out with accommodation etc. and all payments should be paid directly to the Agent. It must be stressed that this is done as a courtesy to clients and Gabo Travels ...
is buddhism practical today
... can understand why they remain unchangeable and relevant for all time. They are natural moral laws, universally accepted because they have prescribed through a deep understanding of humanity. If we lead a harmless life, as honest, sincere, kind and understanding persons without disturbing or hurting ...
... can understand why they remain unchangeable and relevant for all time. They are natural moral laws, universally accepted because they have prescribed through a deep understanding of humanity. If we lead a harmless life, as honest, sincere, kind and understanding persons without disturbing or hurting ...
A Concept of Person in Buddhism
... the indirect sources seem to mention that according to Buddhism personhood starts at the first moment of fertilization. It is recorded in the monastic rules that one time a monk committed an abortion for a girl; the Buddha judged that his action is seriously wrong and that brought him a highest mona ...
... the indirect sources seem to mention that according to Buddhism personhood starts at the first moment of fertilization. It is recorded in the monastic rules that one time a monk committed an abortion for a girl; the Buddha judged that his action is seriously wrong and that brought him a highest mona ...
Newsletters May-Aug 08 - Portobello Buddhist Priory
... Sitting quietly with thoughts of anger and hurt has resulted in a dissipation of these strong emotions. For whatever reason, a course of action has been taken. It was well considered by that person, and was made with that individual's life experience to call on - perhaps not a 'perfect' decision (as ...
... Sitting quietly with thoughts of anger and hurt has resulted in a dissipation of these strong emotions. For whatever reason, a course of action has been taken. It was well considered by that person, and was made with that individual's life experience to call on - perhaps not a 'perfect' decision (as ...
this PDF file - Universität Heidelberg
... the established custom (with regard to the birth of Tirthakaras) removed the embryo from the southern brahmanical part of… Kundapura to the northern kÒatriya part of the same place…, lodged the fetus in the womb of Trisala…, wife of the KÒatriya Siddhartha”9. Another sutra, the Ji∞acariya, explains ...
... the established custom (with regard to the birth of Tirthakaras) removed the embryo from the southern brahmanical part of… Kundapura to the northern kÒatriya part of the same place…, lodged the fetus in the womb of Trisala…, wife of the KÒatriya Siddhartha”9. Another sutra, the Ji∞acariya, explains ...
ROBERT SZUKSZTUL* Possible Roots of the Pure Land Buddhist
... and another Chinese translation of the Smaller Sutra and even more extant versions of the Larger Sutra. For recent translation of the two sutras made independently from Sanskrit and Chinese versions see: Land of Bliss: the Paradise of the Buddha of Measureless Light: Sanskrit and Chinese Versions of ...
... and another Chinese translation of the Smaller Sutra and even more extant versions of the Larger Sutra. For recent translation of the two sutras made independently from Sanskrit and Chinese versions see: Land of Bliss: the Paradise of the Buddha of Measureless Light: Sanskrit and Chinese Versions of ...
Buddhist Practice 17
... Decision-making, taking actions, or so called ethics is considered to be a most essential part of our life. Could you tell me something about it? Answer (1): Exactly. Making wise decisions and taking ethical behavior are the very foundation of our happiness. The goal of Buddhism is elimination of su ...
... Decision-making, taking actions, or so called ethics is considered to be a most essential part of our life. Could you tell me something about it? Answer (1): Exactly. Making wise decisions and taking ethical behavior are the very foundation of our happiness. The goal of Buddhism is elimination of su ...
Asian Studies Colloquium Syllabus
... Books (for purchase at Jeffrey Amherst Bookstore and on reserve at the library): Jayawickrame, trans. Story of Gotama Buddha Khoroche, trans. Once the Buddha Was a Monkey Thurman, trans. The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti Wu, trans. The Monkey and the Monk Lhalungpa, trans. The Life of Milarepa Dowman ...
... Books (for purchase at Jeffrey Amherst Bookstore and on reserve at the library): Jayawickrame, trans. Story of Gotama Buddha Khoroche, trans. Once the Buddha Was a Monkey Thurman, trans. The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti Wu, trans. The Monkey and the Monk Lhalungpa, trans. The Life of Milarepa Dowman ...
The Meaning of “Zen”
... defect.8 In a word, Mo-ho-yen considers the root of all evil to lie in “conceptions” or “conceptualizing.” The sense of the above quote is that transmigration in samsara is the result of conceptualizing, and that to become a Buddha one must be liberated from this conceptualizing. Moho-yen is not alo ...
... defect.8 In a word, Mo-ho-yen considers the root of all evil to lie in “conceptions” or “conceptualizing.” The sense of the above quote is that transmigration in samsara is the result of conceptualizing, and that to become a Buddha one must be liberated from this conceptualizing. Moho-yen is not alo ...
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... The chief distinction between philosophy and all other branches of knowledge is generally considered to be twofold, namely, a difference of method and a difference of scope. The method of philosophy is said to be different from the methods of the various sciences inasmuch as it begins its investigat ...
... The chief distinction between philosophy and all other branches of knowledge is generally considered to be twofold, namely, a difference of method and a difference of scope. The method of philosophy is said to be different from the methods of the various sciences inasmuch as it begins its investigat ...
THE LIVING MESSAGE OF THE DHAMMAPADA by Bhikkhu Bodhi
... Buddhist scriptures and concerns itself with their practical bearings on the conduct of life. The essentials of the law of kamma, however, are made perfectly clear: our willed actions determine the sphere of existence into which we will be reborn after death, the circumstances and endowments of our ...
... Buddhist scriptures and concerns itself with their practical bearings on the conduct of life. The essentials of the law of kamma, however, are made perfectly clear: our willed actions determine the sphere of existence into which we will be reborn after death, the circumstances and endowments of our ...
Buddhist Food Practices and Attitudes 9: 49-67. Among Contemporary Western Practitioners, Ecotheology,
... visits took place in five locations during the months of June through November, 1999 and survey data was collected in june through October,1999. A non-probability sample of eligible participants was chosen that might provide a preliminary gauge of Western Buddhist attitudes and practices. In order t ...
... visits took place in five locations during the months of June through November, 1999 and survey data was collected in june through October,1999. A non-probability sample of eligible participants was chosen that might provide a preliminary gauge of Western Buddhist attitudes and practices. In order t ...