How to Prostrate
... First one struggles to hammer out Chopsticks progressing by stages until one can comfortably manage Chopin. But there the similarity ends. Our aspiring pianist may not realistically assume the spirit of Chopin is truly present to offer direct encouragement. We, as tantric practitioners, may indeed r ...
... First one struggles to hammer out Chopsticks progressing by stages until one can comfortably manage Chopin. But there the similarity ends. Our aspiring pianist may not realistically assume the spirit of Chopin is truly present to offer direct encouragement. We, as tantric practitioners, may indeed r ...
faith in buddhism - ELTE Távol
... form of Tibetan or/and Chinese translation, and part of which along with their Sanskrit version or revision. Here, we should keep in mind the creativity that translation entails. We especially need to deal with Chinese translations thoroughly and carefully because frequently they were deeply influen ...
... form of Tibetan or/and Chinese translation, and part of which along with their Sanskrit version or revision. Here, we should keep in mind the creativity that translation entails. We especially need to deal with Chinese translations thoroughly and carefully because frequently they were deeply influen ...
Cliff Notes: Text and Image at Baodingshan
... precedents [fig. 1]. Thus I began to search for the underlying motivation for such a large-scale and unique work of art. Some areas of this quest have borne fruit, with some paths still remaining to be explored. ...
... precedents [fig. 1]. Thus I began to search for the underlying motivation for such a large-scale and unique work of art. Some areas of this quest have borne fruit, with some paths still remaining to be explored. ...
Untitled - UO Libraries
... are three Chinese translations, the earliest being one by Kumarajiva (who came to China in A. D. 401), the first great schism seems to have broken out about one hundred years after the Buddha. The leader of the dissenters was Mahadeva, and his school was known as the Mahasangika (Great Council), whi ...
... are three Chinese translations, the earliest being one by Kumarajiva (who came to China in A. D. 401), the first great schism seems to have broken out about one hundred years after the Buddha. The leader of the dissenters was Mahadeva, and his school was known as the Mahasangika (Great Council), whi ...
- ScienceCentral
... system. In terms of the direction of Buddhist transmission, Cheshi Buddhism was the result of eastward Buddhist development, yet Gaochang Buddhism mainly belonged to Chinese Buddhism from the east, which was greatly influenced by Qiuci and Yanqi, and thus formed its peculiar features. In terms of se ...
... system. In terms of the direction of Buddhist transmission, Cheshi Buddhism was the result of eastward Buddhist development, yet Gaochang Buddhism mainly belonged to Chinese Buddhism from the east, which was greatly influenced by Qiuci and Yanqi, and thus formed its peculiar features. In terms of se ...
Tevijja Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... Gotama knows the way to companionship with Brahmā” [§37], and so seeks an answer from the Buddha. This fact is remarkable in a number of ways. It means that the Buddha (at least in the minds of the two brahmin youths) is a knowledgeable teacher on par with other wise brahmins. At the start of the Su ...
... Gotama knows the way to companionship with Brahmā” [§37], and so seeks an answer from the Buddha. This fact is remarkable in a number of ways. It means that the Buddha (at least in the minds of the two brahmin youths) is a knowledgeable teacher on par with other wise brahmins. At the start of the Su ...
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
... eastern India. Tibetan historian Taranatha agrees with the same. One of the well-known poet-philosopher Nagarjuna refers him as a man of western India while another Chinese work ‘Shettango’ records him as ‘a man of south India’8. Ascetic Yuan Chwang connects him with central India. In the book “Awak ...
... eastern India. Tibetan historian Taranatha agrees with the same. One of the well-known poet-philosopher Nagarjuna refers him as a man of western India while another Chinese work ‘Shettango’ records him as ‘a man of south India’8. Ascetic Yuan Chwang connects him with central India. In the book “Awak ...
Buddhism in Myanmar: A Short History
... lesson so that he could return to Sunàparanta and strive for arahatship. The Buddha warned him that the people of Sunàparanta were fierce and violent, but Puõõa replied that he would not allow anger to arise, even if they should kill him. In the Puõõovàda Sutta, the Buddha instructed him not to be e ...
... lesson so that he could return to Sunàparanta and strive for arahatship. The Buddha warned him that the people of Sunàparanta were fierce and violent, but Puõõa replied that he would not allow anger to arise, even if they should kill him. In the Puõõovàda Sutta, the Buddha instructed him not to be e ...
Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia
... With contributions from leading scholars in the field, this volume explores the multiplicity of the institutions that make up “the Buddhist monastery.” Drawing on new research and on previous studies hitherto not widely available in English, the chapters cover key issues such as the relationship bet ...
... With contributions from leading scholars in the field, this volume explores the multiplicity of the institutions that make up “the Buddhist monastery.” Drawing on new research and on previous studies hitherto not widely available in English, the chapters cover key issues such as the relationship bet ...
Building and Negotiating Religious Identities in A Zen Buddhist
... encouraged to modify themselves into an ideal prototype for the convenience of their modernized audience. Quite often these religions borrow practices from each other because one strategy that succeeds on the marketplace may “work” for others as well. Nagata (1999) identifies religious globalization ...
... encouraged to modify themselves into an ideal prototype for the convenience of their modernized audience. Quite often these religions borrow practices from each other because one strategy that succeeds on the marketplace may “work” for others as well. Nagata (1999) identifies religious globalization ...
5 Comparison between types of meditation in Theravada Buddhist
... certain parts of the body or makes specific deities or scriptures appear before his or her mental eye. For this reason, the word is most commonly rendered "to visualize" or, as a noun, "visualization." Since, however, the basic meaning of cun is not just to see or be aware of but to be actually pres ...
... certain parts of the body or makes specific deities or scriptures appear before his or her mental eye. For this reason, the word is most commonly rendered "to visualize" or, as a noun, "visualization." Since, however, the basic meaning of cun is not just to see or be aware of but to be actually pres ...
Zen and systemic therapy
... culture tends to be more practically and less speculatively oriented than Indian culture, which reflects itself in the alignment of Zen on practical life experience: "What’s the use of talking about a musical masterpiece? What counts, is, that one performs it." (Nhat Hanh 1997, p.135). Eisai (1141-1 ...
... culture tends to be more practically and less speculatively oriented than Indian culture, which reflects itself in the alignment of Zen on practical life experience: "What’s the use of talking about a musical masterpiece? What counts, is, that one performs it." (Nhat Hanh 1997, p.135). Eisai (1141-1 ...
Buddhist texts
Buddhist texts can be categorized in a number of ways. The Western terms ""scripture"" and ""canonical"" are applied to Buddhism in inconsistent ways by Western scholars: for example, one authority refers to ""scriptures and other canonical texts"", while another says that scriptures can be categorized into canonical, commentarial and pseudo-canonical. Another division is that between buddhavacana ""word of the Buddha"" and other texts.These religious texts were written in many different languages and scripts but memorizing and reciting the texts were of high value. Even after the development of printing, Buddhists preferred to keep to their original practices with these texts.