Lecture 2.1- The historical Buddha and his teachings
... Key Learning #2: Buddhism is a pragmatic approach that hinges on meditation, morality and wisdom to achieve its goal of nirvana (extinction of suffering and happiness) Key Learning #3: Buddhism originated in India and gradually spread through S.E. Asia (and more recently Europe and N. America) and a ...
... Key Learning #2: Buddhism is a pragmatic approach that hinges on meditation, morality and wisdom to achieve its goal of nirvana (extinction of suffering and happiness) Key Learning #3: Buddhism originated in India and gradually spread through S.E. Asia (and more recently Europe and N. America) and a ...
Buddhist Inclusivism: Attitudes Towards Religious Others Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... ists can certainly learn much from these theologians of religion, but there is also significant dissonance here that requires more substantial consideration. (Where, for example, is the conversation about the differences between Biblical hermeneutics and Buddhist hermeneutics in the midst of all thi ...
... ists can certainly learn much from these theologians of religion, but there is also significant dissonance here that requires more substantial consideration. (Where, for example, is the conversation about the differences between Biblical hermeneutics and Buddhist hermeneutics in the midst of all thi ...
Current Newsletter - Longmont Buddhist Temple
... Jodo Shinshu. That tradition has been passed down to us through the efforts of successive Monshu of Hongwanji, fellow Jodo Shinshu followers, and many people who ...
... Jodo Shinshu. That tradition has been passed down to us through the efforts of successive Monshu of Hongwanji, fellow Jodo Shinshu followers, and many people who ...
Medical care, hospitals and different training and culture centres
... words yus, meaning 'life' and veda, meaning 'science'. Evolving throughout its history, Ayurveda remains an influential system of medicine in South Asia. The earliest literature of Ayurveda appeared during the Vedic period in India. There is a high risk that more and more of this knowledge will go l ...
... words yus, meaning 'life' and veda, meaning 'science'. Evolving throughout its history, Ayurveda remains an influential system of medicine in South Asia. The earliest literature of Ayurveda appeared during the Vedic period in India. There is a high risk that more and more of this knowledge will go l ...
About Buddhism
... In ancient China, scholars called the plum flower, the orchid, bamboo, and the chrysanthemum the "four gentlemen." Indeed, these four gentlemen have their own unique characteristics: the plum flower--braving snow and frost with nobility and faith; the orchid--magnificence and splendor with delicate ...
... In ancient China, scholars called the plum flower, the orchid, bamboo, and the chrysanthemum the "four gentlemen." Indeed, these four gentlemen have their own unique characteristics: the plum flower--braving snow and frost with nobility and faith; the orchid--magnificence and splendor with delicate ...
stages on the spiritual path: a buddhist perspective
... or a mere state or function of consciousness. Rather, it involves questions of When? Where? Under what conditions? From which perspectives? and hence, the mind is an on-going process in a person's life history. ...
... or a mere state or function of consciousness. Rather, it involves questions of When? Where? Under what conditions? From which perspectives? and hence, the mind is an on-going process in a person's life history. ...
Buddhism from BuddhaNet
... metaphysical speculation about first causes; there is no theology, no worship of a deity or deification of the Buddha. Buddhism takes a very straightforward look at our human condition; nothing is based on wishful thinking, at all. Everything that the Buddha taught was based on his own observation o ...
... metaphysical speculation about first causes; there is no theology, no worship of a deity or deification of the Buddha. Buddhism takes a very straightforward look at our human condition; nothing is based on wishful thinking, at all. Everything that the Buddha taught was based on his own observation o ...
Religious Experience in Buddhism
... Al~ra K~l~ma and U d d a k a the son of Rftma, he learnt various stages ofyogic achievement, but these turned out to be only an artificial stopping of consciousness and not the Nirvana which he sought. There came a point when he had to go beyond the teaching of guides and friends, however well-respe ...
... Al~ra K~l~ma and U d d a k a the son of Rftma, he learnt various stages ofyogic achievement, but these turned out to be only an artificial stopping of consciousness and not the Nirvana which he sought. There came a point when he had to go beyond the teaching of guides and friends, however well-respe ...
The Central Grotto in Xiaonanhai and the Buddhist Concept of
... banjing ji) over its entrance relating a general overview of the construction process. This grotto, while small in size, is rich in both visual imagery and text, providing valuable information on Northern Qi Buddhism and cave-temples. Construction on the Central Grotto began in the year Tienbao 1 (5 ...
... banjing ji) over its entrance relating a general overview of the construction process. This grotto, while small in size, is rich in both visual imagery and text, providing valuable information on Northern Qi Buddhism and cave-temples. Construction on the Central Grotto began in the year Tienbao 1 (5 ...
The State and the Buddhist Sangha: Xixia State (982–1227)
... severe punishment for committing adultery than lay people, for such crime was considered as committed against the very principles they were preaching. Notably, the law did not encourage any communication between monks and nuns at all, except in emergency: “None of the Buddhist monks and nuns ... sho ...
... severe punishment for committing adultery than lay people, for such crime was considered as committed against the very principles they were preaching. Notably, the law did not encourage any communication between monks and nuns at all, except in emergency: “None of the Buddhist monks and nuns ... sho ...
03_2015 - Gaden Choling Toronto
... both days (GC members) $ 50 per day or $ 80 both days (non-members) ...
... both days (GC members) $ 50 per day or $ 80 both days (non-members) ...
Special 20 Anniversary Issue Buddhism, Equality, Rights
... grounded in Buddhist doctrine has been addressed by a number of scholars, but so far as I know, no one has explicitly linked this discussion to conceptions of equality on a thematic or philosophic basis. This is surprising as the concept of equality is a key element in the Western understanding of t ...
... grounded in Buddhist doctrine has been addressed by a number of scholars, but so far as I know, no one has explicitly linked this discussion to conceptions of equality on a thematic or philosophic basis. This is surprising as the concept of equality is a key element in the Western understanding of t ...
Vajrayana Buddhism
... also sometimes called "Tantric Buddhism," a esoteric extension of Buddhist thought and practice which sees itself as a quicker, more effective path to enlightenment. As with Mahayana Buddhism, the Vajrayana emphasizes the role of the bodhisattva, but the tradition tends to favor fierce deities, and ...
... also sometimes called "Tantric Buddhism," a esoteric extension of Buddhist thought and practice which sees itself as a quicker, more effective path to enlightenment. As with Mahayana Buddhism, the Vajrayana emphasizes the role of the bodhisattva, but the tradition tends to favor fierce deities, and ...
G.P. Charles, "The Resurgence of Buddhism in Burma,"
... years a~o and great enthusiasm was disJ?layed by devotees everywhere m Burma when these sacred relics were taken around m the country. These sacred relics were enshrined last year in Sanchi at a ceremony in which the Prime Minister of Burma and the Prime Minister of India and several hundred represe ...
... years a~o and great enthusiasm was disJ?layed by devotees everywhere m Burma when these sacred relics were taken around m the country. These sacred relics were enshrined last year in Sanchi at a ceremony in which the Prime Minister of Burma and the Prime Minister of India and several hundred represe ...
Reviews
... Hinduism and Buddhism. More importantly, the TranscendentalistsÕ fascination with Asia was never heightened, honed, and disciplined by coming into contact with Asian Buddhist teachers, as was the case for many in the Beat generation and those inspired by their movement. Prothero suggests that the Be ...
... Hinduism and Buddhism. More importantly, the TranscendentalistsÕ fascination with Asia was never heightened, honed, and disciplined by coming into contact with Asian Buddhist teachers, as was the case for many in the Beat generation and those inspired by their movement. Prothero suggests that the Be ...
Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China
... If we return to the introduction by Ladwig and Williams, we find here a welcome piece of ethnographically, theoretically, and doctrinally informed reflection on the diverse themes that emerge from this rich landscape of Buddhist funeral cultures. The discussion addresses a whole array of issues and ...
... If we return to the introduction by Ladwig and Williams, we find here a welcome piece of ethnographically, theoretically, and doctrinally informed reflection on the diverse themes that emerge from this rich landscape of Buddhist funeral cultures. The discussion addresses a whole array of issues and ...
CONTENTS What is Buddhism? The Four Noble Truths The
... do you reject them. When you know for yourselves—these things are moral, these things are blameless, these things are praised by the wise, these things when performed and undertaken, conduce to well-being and happiness—then do you live and act accordingly.” (Kalama Sutta, Sutta Pitaka) The Buddha sa ...
... do you reject them. When you know for yourselves—these things are moral, these things are blameless, these things are praised by the wise, these things when performed and undertaken, conduce to well-being and happiness—then do you live and act accordingly.” (Kalama Sutta, Sutta Pitaka) The Buddha sa ...
- Esamskriti
... Buddhism spread over the major part of the civilized world. With his vast knowledge of history and keen insight, Swamiji could identify the historical forces that brought about this phenomenon. And he never lost an opportunity to point out how different was the way some of the other religions spread ...
... Buddhism spread over the major part of the civilized world. With his vast knowledge of history and keen insight, Swamiji could identify the historical forces that brought about this phenomenon. And he never lost an opportunity to point out how different was the way some of the other religions spread ...
The Buddha Appears through the Individual
... Enlightenment, which is formless and synonymous with Emptiness. This dharma -kaya is further divided into two: “Dharma-kaya as Dharma-in-itself and Dharmakaya in its manifested form” (The Commentary on [Vasubandhu’s] Treatise of the Pure Land by Tan-luan (476-542)). In this context “Dharma-kaya in i ...
... Enlightenment, which is formless and synonymous with Emptiness. This dharma -kaya is further divided into two: “Dharma-kaya as Dharma-in-itself and Dharmakaya in its manifested form” (The Commentary on [Vasubandhu’s] Treatise of the Pure Land by Tan-luan (476-542)). In this context “Dharma-kaya in i ...
Arahant Mahinda- Redactor of Buddhapūjāva in Sinhala Buddhism
... The most important section of part one is the Buddhapūjāva in Critical Detail in which phrases, formulas and stanzas of each and every item of the rite in the text is critically analysed. In this section the author tries to understand the customs of the rite broadly in relation to their etymological ...
... The most important section of part one is the Buddhapūjāva in Critical Detail in which phrases, formulas and stanzas of each and every item of the rite in the text is critically analysed. In this section the author tries to understand the customs of the rite broadly in relation to their etymological ...