Buddhism in a Nutshell
... the close-fist of a teacher he revealed the only straight path that leads thereto. According to the Teaching of the Buddha anybody may aspire to that supreme state of perfection if he makes the necessary exertion. The Buddha does not condemn men by calling they wretched sinners, but, on the contrary ...
... the close-fist of a teacher he revealed the only straight path that leads thereto. According to the Teaching of the Buddha anybody may aspire to that supreme state of perfection if he makes the necessary exertion. The Buddha does not condemn men by calling they wretched sinners, but, on the contrary ...
The Core of Íåkyamuni Buddha`s Teachings and the Distinctive
... to find the cause of suffering in their own earthly desires, spend simple and economical lives in terms of food, clothing and housing, contemplate correctly the causal relationship of earthly desires and suffering, control desires by wisdom attained by the practices described above, and finally atta ...
... to find the cause of suffering in their own earthly desires, spend simple and economical lives in terms of food, clothing and housing, contemplate correctly the causal relationship of earthly desires and suffering, control desires by wisdom attained by the practices described above, and finally atta ...
BBB 3 How Buddhism was discovered
... saraa) (A 1:26). They thus became the first Buddhist disciples (dve,vcika upsaka) by declaring: We go to the Blessed One and the Dharma for refuge. As from today, let the Blessed One regard us as followers who have gone to him for refuge for as long as life lasts. They took only the “Twofold Refu ...
... saraa) (A 1:26). They thus became the first Buddhist disciples (dve,vcika upsaka) by declaring: We go to the Blessed One and the Dharma for refuge. As from today, let the Blessed One regard us as followers who have gone to him for refuge for as long as life lasts. They took only the “Twofold Refu ...
The Female Wisdom. The Female Aspect in
... Her representations vary with regard to where she appears in iconography of different countries – Indian (with two arms and two Dharma texts), Nepalese (with four arms, mudra, text and mala), Chinese (standing position), or Tibetan (with four arms and vajra) iconography of Buddhist deities. ...
... Her representations vary with regard to where she appears in iconography of different countries – Indian (with two arms and two Dharma texts), Nepalese (with four arms, mudra, text and mala), Chinese (standing position), or Tibetan (with four arms and vajra) iconography of Buddhist deities. ...
The Spread of Buddhism during Ancient China
... from Sanskrit to Chinese to continue the spread of Buddhist word. It is from those works of translation that new styles of writing and speech were fully established. Having the different practices of Buddhism written in Chinese also made it more readily available for those who did not know Sanskrit ...
... from Sanskrit to Chinese to continue the spread of Buddhist word. It is from those works of translation that new styles of writing and speech were fully established. Having the different practices of Buddhism written in Chinese also made it more readily available for those who did not know Sanskrit ...
Story of the Nun Bhaddā Kuṇḍalakesā
... have proven to possess considerable, enduring appeal. Exceptional even by these high standards is Bhaddā Kuṇḍalakesā, as she is author, protagonist, or inspirer of some of the world’s earliest poetry by women, of a great epic dedicated to her and of popular songs and movies that are still played in ...
... have proven to possess considerable, enduring appeal. Exceptional even by these high standards is Bhaddā Kuṇḍalakesā, as she is author, protagonist, or inspirer of some of the world’s earliest poetry by women, of a great epic dedicated to her and of popular songs and movies that are still played in ...
PDF Preview - Wisdom Publications
... place over a period of centuries after the death of the Buddha. (The Abhidhamma is a compendium of lists and categories for various functions and operations of the human mind that were taught by the Buddha but were not systematized. At the time of the third Buddhist council in ancient India [ca. 250 ...
... place over a period of centuries after the death of the Buddha. (The Abhidhamma is a compendium of lists and categories for various functions and operations of the human mind that were taught by the Buddha but were not systematized. At the time of the third Buddhist council in ancient India [ca. 250 ...
ENGLISH FOR RELIGIOUS STUDIES
... Reference to the ‘I’ can only be made in a conventional shorthand for the five khanda; everything is played out in an apersonal world and questions about whether there is a personal or impersonal universe are non-questions, betraying a failure to perceive the strict interrelations between the elemen ...
... Reference to the ‘I’ can only be made in a conventional shorthand for the five khanda; everything is played out in an apersonal world and questions about whether there is a personal or impersonal universe are non-questions, betraying a failure to perceive the strict interrelations between the elemen ...
The New Humanism for World Peace
... biodiversity are issues that we face together as a planet. However, despite these global threats, just as it was during Shakyamuni’s time, or perhaps even to a larger degree now, people of today continue their belligerent ways through wars, conflicts and terrorist attacks. The causes of antagonism r ...
... biodiversity are issues that we face together as a planet. However, despite these global threats, just as it was during Shakyamuni’s time, or perhaps even to a larger degree now, people of today continue their belligerent ways through wars, conflicts and terrorist attacks. The causes of antagonism r ...
TIBETAN BUDDHISTS: Exiled from Their Homeland, Extolled in the
... Tsong Khapa was succeeded by Gedun Truppa, and it was after Gedun Truppa died that the distinctive Tibetan Buddhist system of incarnations from lama ("superior one") to lama was instituted. The Tibetans believed that since Gedun Truppa had attained Buddhahood and therefore was liberated from rebirt ...
... Tsong Khapa was succeeded by Gedun Truppa, and it was after Gedun Truppa died that the distinctive Tibetan Buddhist system of incarnations from lama ("superior one") to lama was instituted. The Tibetans believed that since Gedun Truppa had attained Buddhahood and therefore was liberated from rebirt ...
charles s. prebish - Penn State`s history department
... University, Summer 1977, to finish a volume entitled American Buddhism. 5. Grant from the College Fund for Research, the Pennsylvania State University, 1981, to do research on Pudgalavāda at the University of Wisconsin. 6. Grant from the College Fund for Research, the Pennsylvania State University, ...
... University, Summer 1977, to finish a volume entitled American Buddhism. 5. Grant from the College Fund for Research, the Pennsylvania State University, 1981, to do research on Pudgalavāda at the University of Wisconsin. 6. Grant from the College Fund for Research, the Pennsylvania State University, ...
Buddhist Examination Study Guide Buddhist Examination Study Guide
... ( F ) 55. Intending to do something and actually doing it have the same karmic effect. (simply doing something good without good/wholesome intentions does not result in good karma) ( T ) 56. Buddhism virtually died out in India because it was gradually absorbed by Hinduism. ( T ) 57. By observing th ...
... ( F ) 55. Intending to do something and actually doing it have the same karmic effect. (simply doing something good without good/wholesome intentions does not result in good karma) ( T ) 56. Buddhism virtually died out in India because it was gradually absorbed by Hinduism. ( T ) 57. By observing th ...
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... NIRVANA = the blowing out of desire = a state of ultimate peace. Nirvana comes from a sanskrit verb meaning ...
... NIRVANA = the blowing out of desire = a state of ultimate peace. Nirvana comes from a sanskrit verb meaning ...
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... these others features that I may find difficult to adjust to. These are the negative mind states that arise because of solitude and may need patience to deal with. Patience is useful because mind state like all conditions, do change and what seems problematic today may not seem so tomorrow. With oth ...
... these others features that I may find difficult to adjust to. These are the negative mind states that arise because of solitude and may need patience to deal with. Patience is useful because mind state like all conditions, do change and what seems problematic today may not seem so tomorrow. With oth ...
The Mahāsāṃghika and the Tathāgatagarbha
... that while some Mahayana doctrines are derived from the Mahasamghika school, some others are derived from the Sarvastivadin school. I would add that unless some other source can be pointed to, we may conclude that Mahayana Buddhism in its various forms, at least leaving out the special development o ...
... that while some Mahayana doctrines are derived from the Mahasamghika school, some others are derived from the Sarvastivadin school. I would add that unless some other source can be pointed to, we may conclude that Mahayana Buddhism in its various forms, at least leaving out the special development o ...
TIBETAN BUDDHISTS: Exiled from Their Homeland, Extolled in the
... The first stop of his exile was Sikkim (then a protectorate of the Republic of India). In 1962, the Dalai Lama commissioned him to teach at Sanskrit University in Benares, India, because he was skilled in the Tibetan, Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, and English languages. Finally, in 1968, he came to the U ...
... The first stop of his exile was Sikkim (then a protectorate of the Republic of India). In 1962, the Dalai Lama commissioned him to teach at Sanskrit University in Benares, India, because he was skilled in the Tibetan, Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, and English languages. Finally, in 1968, he came to the U ...
this PDF file - Religion and Society in Central and
... Overview of Buddhist groups in Lithuania The Dandaron Group The first and oldest Buddhist group in Lithuania is the so-called Dandaron group, which was established during Soviet times. Donatas Butkus (1939), a student from Kaunas studying chemistry and pharmacy at the University of Leningrad (1965-1 ...
... Overview of Buddhist groups in Lithuania The Dandaron Group The first and oldest Buddhist group in Lithuania is the so-called Dandaron group, which was established during Soviet times. Donatas Butkus (1939), a student from Kaunas studying chemistry and pharmacy at the University of Leningrad (1965-1 ...
Buddhism in Thailand
... land. Suvaróabhúmi therefore literally means Golden Land or Land of Gold. Keeping in view the abundance of nature in that part of Asia just referred to, the term seems but appropriate. The reason why scholars of Thailand express the view that the capital of Suvaróabhúmi was at Nakon Pathom was becau ...
... land. Suvaróabhúmi therefore literally means Golden Land or Land of Gold. Keeping in view the abundance of nature in that part of Asia just referred to, the term seems but appropriate. The reason why scholars of Thailand express the view that the capital of Suvaróabhúmi was at Nakon Pathom was becau ...
Chinese Buddhism and the Anti-Japan War
... of Japanese Buddhism have the same destructive intentions as the Japanese militarists? If we conclude they did not share the same intentions, rather than cooperate with the militarists, why did the Buddhist leaders not resist them? In order to examine these problems thoughtfully, a more flexible vie ...
... of Japanese Buddhism have the same destructive intentions as the Japanese militarists? If we conclude they did not share the same intentions, rather than cooperate with the militarists, why did the Buddhist leaders not resist them? In order to examine these problems thoughtfully, a more flexible vie ...
Buddhism`s Disappearance from India
... Buddha to become a ruler in future. This is because, as Prince Siddhartha, he had already given up his kingdom and everything in order to devote the rest of his life to end the suffering of all human beings. As the Buddha, his aim was to carry forward this mission further through his disciples by sp ...
... Buddha to become a ruler in future. This is because, as Prince Siddhartha, he had already given up his kingdom and everything in order to devote the rest of his life to end the suffering of all human beings. As the Buddha, his aim was to carry forward this mission further through his disciples by sp ...
Theravāda Buddhism`s Meditations on Death and the Symbolism of
... seen as the real significance of death: They have traditionally regarded death as the archetype of dukkha, as the central factor in the human predicament. Gotama is said to have recognized the dimensions of the human predicament and to have declared, "Alas this world has entered upon distress/troubl ...
... seen as the real significance of death: They have traditionally regarded death as the archetype of dukkha, as the central factor in the human predicament. Gotama is said to have recognized the dimensions of the human predicament and to have declared, "Alas this world has entered upon distress/troubl ...
Book Dzyan Res. Rep. 4 6.5 - Eastern Tradition Research Institute
... are saying that this position is so illogical that it would have to be the work of an all-powerful God who could transcend the laws of reason, and hence for Buddhists it is completely absurd. The Sarvåstivåda position seems to be that the svabhåva of a dharma is eternal, although an independently ex ...
... are saying that this position is so illogical that it would have to be the work of an all-powerful God who could transcend the laws of reason, and hence for Buddhists it is completely absurd. The Sarvåstivåda position seems to be that the svabhåva of a dharma is eternal, although an independently ex ...
32122_Buddhist Self-Immolation in Medieval China
... of these seem to be the result of psychological complexes. Their actions were often motivated by multiple factors. Under this circumstance, the division of this paper is only for the convenience of discussion. Similarly, neither is it possible nor is it necessary to have the full translation of thes ...
... of these seem to be the result of psychological complexes. Their actions were often motivated by multiple factors. Under this circumstance, the division of this paper is only for the convenience of discussion. Similarly, neither is it possible nor is it necessary to have the full translation of thes ...
Collectors` Preface - Freer and Sackler Galleries
... in north-central India, in the Himalayan foothills of presentday Nepal. According to semi-historical lore, as a child within the palace he was shielded from all possible pain, but when at the age of twenty-nine he discovered suffering in the outside world he left the royal household in a quest for a ...
... in north-central India, in the Himalayan foothills of presentday Nepal. According to semi-historical lore, as a child within the palace he was shielded from all possible pain, but when at the age of twenty-nine he discovered suffering in the outside world he left the royal household in a quest for a ...
Buddhism
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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.