1 Glossary Words are listed here according to the language in which
... Chan (Chinese) = the Chinese school of Buddhism that was the ancestor of Zen Buddhism. dharma (Skt., Jap. 法 ho) = central notion of Buddhism, used in various meanings. 1. The cosmic law, the “great norm,” underlying our world; above all, the law of karmically determined rebirth. 2. The teaching of t ...
... Chan (Chinese) = the Chinese school of Buddhism that was the ancestor of Zen Buddhism. dharma (Skt., Jap. 法 ho) = central notion of Buddhism, used in various meanings. 1. The cosmic law, the “great norm,” underlying our world; above all, the law of karmically determined rebirth. 2. The teaching of t ...
Taming the Monkey Mind
... Special mention is due to Upasaka Thieu Chuu, who through his own vernacular translation of this commentary more than half a century ago, clarified many difficult passages and transcendental points of Dharma. Without their invaluable contributions, this book would not have been possible. ...
... Special mention is due to Upasaka Thieu Chuu, who through his own vernacular translation of this commentary more than half a century ago, clarified many difficult passages and transcendental points of Dharma. Without their invaluable contributions, this book would not have been possible. ...
Now - Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
... tooth relic of Sakyamuni Buddha, the awakened sage who, over 2,500 years ago, discovered the path to freedom and lasting happiness, founding the religion to which Hsing Yun dedicated himself over seventy years ago. That decision to become a Buddhist monk had brought him here, together with an assemb ...
... tooth relic of Sakyamuni Buddha, the awakened sage who, over 2,500 years ago, discovered the path to freedom and lasting happiness, founding the religion to which Hsing Yun dedicated himself over seventy years ago. That decision to become a Buddhist monk had brought him here, together with an assemb ...
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
... As the study of Indian philosophy develops in the west, some Pali or Sanskrit words become well-known to English users and find their way into English dictionaries. Then, they become accepted by English users as common English words, and appear without their Pali or Sanskrit diacritical signs. For e ...
... As the study of Indian philosophy develops in the west, some Pali or Sanskrit words become well-known to English users and find their way into English dictionaries. Then, they become accepted by English users as common English words, and appear without their Pali or Sanskrit diacritical signs. For e ...
The Path of Awakening here.
... In this special study of the eightfold path, we have not only presented the path in the light of the historical Buddha’s teachings, but also relate them to current issues that challenge us as Buddhists. Chapter 5 on right livelihood, the longest of the chapters, discusses the significance and applic ...
... In this special study of the eightfold path, we have not only presented the path in the light of the historical Buddha’s teachings, but also relate them to current issues that challenge us as Buddhists. Chapter 5 on right livelihood, the longest of the chapters, discusses the significance and applic ...
Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism
... other religious traditions should not be drawn in by those with the competence to do so. The religious culture of India is often regarded as multifaceted and flexible, though individual cults have a firm enough identity, while the style of religious practice in China and elsewhere in East Asia is wide ...
... other religious traditions should not be drawn in by those with the competence to do so. The religious culture of India is often regarded as multifaceted and flexible, though individual cults have a firm enough identity, while the style of religious practice in China and elsewhere in East Asia is wide ...
SD 9 - The Dharmafarers
... The Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta records the Buddha’s reason for choosing Kusinārā, a “remote jungle township,” to spend his last days, that is, it was the capital of an great ancient king Sudassana [§5.17-18]. His story is told in detail in the Mahā Sudassana Sutta (D 17), which apparently is meant for t ...
... The Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta records the Buddha’s reason for choosing Kusinārā, a “remote jungle township,” to spend his last days, that is, it was the capital of an great ancient king Sudassana [§5.17-18]. His story is told in detail in the Mahā Sudassana Sutta (D 17), which apparently is meant for t ...
mindfulness
... Events , 異 記. That record described astrological events that pertained to India and occurred both when the Buddha was born and when he entered nirvana. This period of time was the Zhou Dynasty in China. Thus Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth is placed at about 1024 BCE, in the twenty-sixth year of the reign ...
... Events , 異 記. That record described astrological events that pertained to India and occurred both when the Buddha was born and when he entered nirvana. This period of time was the Zhou Dynasty in China. Thus Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth is placed at about 1024 BCE, in the twenty-sixth year of the reign ...
Kosalan Philosophy dissertation - University of California, Berkeley
... or first century BCE. This suggests a local response to a significant shift of power from the east back to the Madhyadeśa, which upheld a more orthodox Vedism than Yājñavalkya’s in Kosala-Videha. Chapter three reevaluates the relationship between the Brāhmaṇas—here meaning both the genre of Vedic li ...
... or first century BCE. This suggests a local response to a significant shift of power from the east back to the Madhyadeśa, which upheld a more orthodox Vedism than Yājñavalkya’s in Kosala-Videha. Chapter three reevaluates the relationship between the Brāhmaṇas—here meaning both the genre of Vedic li ...
A History of Mindfulness
... the Nikāyas and Āgamas. While the Theravāda Nikāyas will forever remain our primary source for exploration of pre-sectarian Buddhism, the Āgamas of the contemporary Sarvāstivāda, Dharmaguptaka, and other schools, which are preserved in ancient translations in the Chinese canon, provide an essential ...
... the Nikāyas and Āgamas. While the Theravāda Nikāyas will forever remain our primary source for exploration of pre-sectarian Buddhism, the Āgamas of the contemporary Sarvāstivāda, Dharmaguptaka, and other schools, which are preserved in ancient translations in the Chinese canon, provide an essential ...
There is a legend the Buddha was once handed a flower and asked
... that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an extension of our consciousness, seen directly and not analytically. And since it is redundant to be attached to something already a part of you, there is a sudden sense of freedom from our ...
... that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an extension of our consciousness, seen directly and not analytically. And since it is redundant to be attached to something already a part of you, there is a sudden sense of freedom from our ...
The Six Bardos: A Vajrayana Buddhist Perspective on Death and
... “Originally bardo referred only to the period between one life and the next, and this is still its normal meaning when it is mentioned without any qualification. There was considerable dispute over this theory during the early centuries of Buddhism, with one side arguing that rebirth (or conception) ...
... “Originally bardo referred only to the period between one life and the next, and this is still its normal meaning when it is mentioned without any qualification. There was considerable dispute over this theory during the early centuries of Buddhism, with one side arguing that rebirth (or conception) ...
Buddha`s lists explained
... This book is written primarily from the Theravada Buddhist tradition, but not limited to that tradition. Theravada means ―Way of the Elders‖ and is considered the oldest, most orthodox form of Buddhism. You can find the principal teachings of the Theravada/vipassana tradition in the Buddha‘s teachin ...
... This book is written primarily from the Theravada Buddhist tradition, but not limited to that tradition. Theravada means ―Way of the Elders‖ and is considered the oldest, most orthodox form of Buddhism. You can find the principal teachings of the Theravada/vipassana tradition in the Buddha‘s teachin ...
Two Nichiren Texts
... worshiping Amitåbha Buddha, had been established long before his time, Hønen was the first Nembutsu priest to disregard the Lotus Sutra in his writings and teaching. Equally galling to Nichiren was the fact that Nembutsu devotionalism was extremely popular, attracting many commoners as well as member ...
... worshiping Amitåbha Buddha, had been established long before his time, Hønen was the first Nembutsu priest to disregard the Lotus Sutra in his writings and teaching. Equally galling to Nichiren was the fact that Nembutsu devotionalism was extremely popular, attracting many commoners as well as member ...
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... that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an extension of our consciousness, seen directly and not analytically. And since it is redundant to be attached to something already a part of you, there is a sudden sense of freedom from our ...
... that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an extension of our consciousness, seen directly and not analytically. And since it is redundant to be attached to something already a part of you, there is a sudden sense of freedom from our ...
The Zen Experience by Thomas Hoover
... that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an extension of our consciousness, seen directly and not analytically. And since it is redundant to be attached to something already a part of you, there is a sudden sense of freedom from our ...
... that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an extension of our consciousness, seen directly and not analytically. And since it is redundant to be attached to something already a part of you, there is a sudden sense of freedom from our ...
- ANU Repository
... marks the heights that Tibetan Buddhism and ’Phags pa’s Sa skya order had reached as an imperial ideological force on the Eurasian continent, 4 primarily through the relationship between these two men. The Qubilai–’Phags pa association is often viewed as emblematic of the nature of Tibet’s relations ...
... marks the heights that Tibetan Buddhism and ’Phags pa’s Sa skya order had reached as an imperial ideological force on the Eurasian continent, 4 primarily through the relationship between these two men. The Qubilai–’Phags pa association is often viewed as emblematic of the nature of Tibet’s relations ...
Buddhist Monastic Discipline
... and students of Buddhism in general, specially those who have missed seeing my work in the earlier edition and those who I believe are not adequately familiar with the original Vinaya texts in their Pali version. Mention must be made of Venerable Mettavihari of Denmark and Venerable Pamburana Sangha ...
... and students of Buddhism in general, specially those who have missed seeing my work in the earlier edition and those who I believe are not adequately familiar with the original Vinaya texts in their Pali version. Mention must be made of Venerable Mettavihari of Denmark and Venerable Pamburana Sangha ...
List of Osho`s English Discourse DVD Mp3`s
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Two Versions of the Mahādeva Tale in the Ekottarika‐āgama
... for merits by which one rises to the heavens, shaving off my beard and hair, putting on the three Dharma robes and out of firm faith go forth to train in the path for leaving behind these many troubles.’ “At that time King Dīrghāyu said to his first[born], the crown prince by the name of Sudarśana:2 ...
... for merits by which one rises to the heavens, shaving off my beard and hair, putting on the three Dharma robes and out of firm faith go forth to train in the path for leaving behind these many troubles.’ “At that time King Dīrghāyu said to his first[born], the crown prince by the name of Sudarśana:2 ...
The Seeker`s Glossary of Buddhism
... In the vast corpus of the Mahayana tradition, one text, the Avatamsaka Sutra, stands supreme. Described by Dr. D. T. Suzuki as the “epitome of Buddhist thought, Buddhist sentiment and Buddhist experience”, the sutra recounts the story of the youth Sudhana, the perennial seeker of the Way, who toward ...
... In the vast corpus of the Mahayana tradition, one text, the Avatamsaka Sutra, stands supreme. Described by Dr. D. T. Suzuki as the “epitome of Buddhist thought, Buddhist sentiment and Buddhist experience”, the sutra recounts the story of the youth Sudhana, the perennial seeker of the Way, who toward ...
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
... influenced largely by the Bhagavad-Gita when he wrote his book and that the protagonist was groping his way along the path prescribed by the Bhagavad-Gita." Hesse was indeed familiar with this important work, and a comparison between it and Siddhartha is rewarding. As Timpe points out, the basic cen ...
... influenced largely by the Bhagavad-Gita when he wrote his book and that the protagonist was groping his way along the path prescribed by the Bhagavad-Gita." Hesse was indeed familiar with this important work, and a comparison between it and Siddhartha is rewarding. As Timpe points out, the basic cen ...
Chapter One
... men and women of good families and came to indicate men and women of the laity. However it can be said that it is used in the Lotus Sutra not make a distinction between lay practitioners and priests but instead to transcend that division. These men and women are referred to as ‘good’ because they ha ...
... men and women of good families and came to indicate men and women of the laity. However it can be said that it is used in the Lotus Sutra not make a distinction between lay practitioners and priests but instead to transcend that division. These men and women are referred to as ‘good’ because they ha ...
Modern Buddhism Volume 3 Prayers for Daily Practice
... May all suffering quickly cease And all happiness and joy be fulfilled; And may holy Dharma flourish for evermore. ...
... May all suffering quickly cease And all happiness and joy be fulfilled; And may holy Dharma flourish for evermore. ...
THE TREATISE ON THE ELUCIDATION OF THE KNOWABLE THE
... among humankind. To that end, the translators have been asked to minimize the use of explanatory notes of the kind that are indispensable in academic texts, so that the attention of general readers will not be unduly distracted from the primary text. Also, a glossary of selected terms is appended to ...
... among humankind. To that end, the translators have been asked to minimize the use of explanatory notes of the kind that are indispensable in academic texts, so that the attention of general readers will not be unduly distracted from the primary text. Also, a glossary of selected terms is appended to ...
Buddhism
Buddhism /ˈbudɪzəm/ is a nontheistic religion or philosophy (Sanskrit: dharma; Pali: धम्म dhamma) that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha, commonly known as the Buddha (""the awakened one"").According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He is recognized by Buddhists as an awakened or enlightened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end their suffering through the elimination of ignorance and craving. Buddhists believe that this is accomplished through the direct understanding and perception of dependent origination and the Four Noble Truths.Two major extant branches of Buddhism are generally recognized by scholars: Theravada (""The School of the Elders"") and Mahayana (""The Great Vehicle""). Theravada has a widespread following in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, etc.). Mahayana is found throughout East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan, etc.) and includes the traditions of Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Shingon, and Tiantai (Tendai). Vajrayana, a body of teachings attributed to Indian siddhas, may be viewed as a third branch or merely a part of Mahayana. Tibetan Buddhism, as practiced in Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, the Himalayan region of India, Kalmykia, Mongolia and surrounding areas, preserves the Vajrayana teachings of eighth century India. Buddhists number between an estimated 488 million and 535 million, making it one of the world's major religions.In Theravada Buddhism, the ultimate goal is the attainment of the sublime state of Nirvana, achieved by practicing the Noble Eightfold Path (also known as the Middle Way), thus escaping what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth. Mahayana Buddhism instead aspires to Buddhahood via the bodhisattva path, a state wherein one remains in this cycle to help other beings reach awakening. Tibetan Buddhism aspires to Buddhahood or rainbow body.Buddhist schools vary on the exact nature of the path to liberation, the importance and canonicity of various teachings and scriptures, and especially their respective practices. One consistent belief held by all Buddhist schools is the lack of a creator deity. The foundations of Buddhist tradition and practice are the Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma (the teachings), and the Sangha (the community). Taking ""refuge in the triple gem"" has traditionally been a declaration and commitment to being on the Buddhist path, and in general distinguishes a Buddhist from a non-Buddhist. Other practices may include following ethical precepts; support of the monastic community; renouncing conventional living and becoming a monastic; the development of mindfulness and practice of meditation; cultivation of higher wisdom and discernment; study of scriptures; devotional practices; ceremonies; and in the Mahayana tradition, invocation of buddhas and bodhisattvas.