The Transformation of the Monastic Ordination
... In a syncretic setting with strong Hindu overtones, the bare chuyegu ritual is of pivotal importance for the Buddhist sense of identity, not only for the initiates but also for the Buddhist community at large. Because of this importance, and because of its exoteric character, the bare chuyegu is the ...
... In a syncretic setting with strong Hindu overtones, the bare chuyegu ritual is of pivotal importance for the Buddhist sense of identity, not only for the initiates but also for the Buddhist community at large. Because of this importance, and because of its exoteric character, the bare chuyegu is the ...
Social Change and Religious Movements in Thailand
... mountains and oceans littered with islands. The cosmos included three worlds which were divided into 31 levels. The highest world contained four levels, each level occupied by the high brahma deities (phrom in Thai). The middle world contained 16 levels occupied by lower grades of phrom deities. The ...
... mountains and oceans littered with islands. The cosmos included three worlds which were divided into 31 levels. The highest world contained four levels, each level occupied by the high brahma deities (phrom in Thai). The middle world contained 16 levels occupied by lower grades of phrom deities. The ...
Thirty_Years_of_Buddhist_studies,Conze
... They have abandoned as fruitless the attempt to reconstruct a pure Buddhism, are convinced that Buddhism is as much the work of the Buddhists as of the Buddha himself, and find the entire wealth and the true face of this religion in the manifoldness of its aspects, and the multiplicity of its sects ...
... They have abandoned as fruitless the attempt to reconstruct a pure Buddhism, are convinced that Buddhism is as much the work of the Buddhists as of the Buddha himself, and find the entire wealth and the true face of this religion in the manifoldness of its aspects, and the multiplicity of its sects ...
Zen spirituality in a secular age II
... currently prevalent Newtonian preconceptions of time and space. Secondly, Japanese notions of body and mind differ radically from Western Cartesian mindbody dualism. (1) Mahāyāna Buddhism knows the trikaya doctrine of the three bodies of the Buddha. According to this theory, the Buddha manifests him ...
... currently prevalent Newtonian preconceptions of time and space. Secondly, Japanese notions of body and mind differ radically from Western Cartesian mindbody dualism. (1) Mahāyāna Buddhism knows the trikaya doctrine of the three bodies of the Buddha. According to this theory, the Buddha manifests him ...
The Four Noble Truths
... tree and vowing to stay under this tree until reaching final awakening or enlightenment. In contrast to the austerities, the Buddha takes this nutritious food and gives his body a rest. He puts his clothes back on and then he goes to the bodhi tree. The Buddha gave up the austerities to show his fut ...
... tree and vowing to stay under this tree until reaching final awakening or enlightenment. In contrast to the austerities, the Buddha takes this nutritious food and gives his body a rest. He puts his clothes back on and then he goes to the bodhi tree. The Buddha gave up the austerities to show his fut ...
did the dhamma die with the buddha?
... much a case of divine intervention as it is instruction in a method that is to be applied by the individual. There is another counter to Masefield’s assertion which, while not a direct refutation, must surely carry a lot of weight. And that is that the Buddha taught his disciples – lay, ordained and ...
... much a case of divine intervention as it is instruction in a method that is to be applied by the individual. There is another counter to Masefield’s assertion which, while not a direct refutation, must surely carry a lot of weight. And that is that the Buddha taught his disciples – lay, ordained and ...
Buddhism (World Religions)
... practicing Buddhists, making Buddhism the fourth largest of the world’s religions. However, Buddhism has an influence even greater than the number of its adherents would indicate. From the time that Siddhartha Gautama—known as the Buddha—first preached his simple doctrine about 2,500 years ago, Budd ...
... practicing Buddhists, making Buddhism the fourth largest of the world’s religions. However, Buddhism has an influence even greater than the number of its adherents would indicate. From the time that Siddhartha Gautama—known as the Buddha—first preached his simple doctrine about 2,500 years ago, Budd ...
The Unintended Legacy of Hellenism
... Before Buddhism, a long tradition of Vedism (the precursor to Hinduism) was firmly rooted in the Indian subcontinent. For example, Jitendra Nath Banerjea pointed out that the Ŗg Veda contains a possible allusion to the image of the god Indra. Though it does not suggest outright idol worship, the ima ...
... Before Buddhism, a long tradition of Vedism (the precursor to Hinduism) was firmly rooted in the Indian subcontinent. For example, Jitendra Nath Banerjea pointed out that the Ŗg Veda contains a possible allusion to the image of the god Indra. Though it does not suggest outright idol worship, the ima ...
Fundamentals of Buddhism
... components — the objective component and the subjective component. In other words, the things around us and we the perceivers. Buddhism is noted for its analytical method in the area of philosophy and psychology. What we mean by this is that the Buddha analyzes experience into various elements, the ...
... components — the objective component and the subjective component. In other words, the things around us and we the perceivers. Buddhism is noted for its analytical method in the area of philosophy and psychology. What we mean by this is that the Buddha analyzes experience into various elements, the ...
A Western Student`s Meditation Experience Under The Guidance of
... have this tested by someone who is reliable… Wish you were in Rangoon for a complete course, which would make you fit to share the Nibbānic Peace with others in a practical way. The other student we wish to quote is Dr. Leon E. Wright. In this letter, he gives a good description of the power of Anic ...
... have this tested by someone who is reliable… Wish you were in Rangoon for a complete course, which would make you fit to share the Nibbānic Peace with others in a practical way. The other student we wish to quote is Dr. Leon E. Wright. In this letter, he gives a good description of the power of Anic ...
The Bhikkhunī-ordination controversy in Thailand
... for women began to be debated heatedly in Thai society. 12 The equality between men and women in terms of their spiritual potential for awakening (bodhi) does not seem to have been doubted by anyone involved in this debate (at least explicitly); rather, the controversy revolved around whether an ord ...
... for women began to be debated heatedly in Thai society. 12 The equality between men and women in terms of their spiritual potential for awakening (bodhi) does not seem to have been doubted by anyone involved in this debate (at least explicitly); rather, the controversy revolved around whether an ord ...
The Case of Sudinna: On the Function of
... sexual intercourse laid down in this rule must have been considered of fundamental relevance by the members of the early Buddhist cenobitical community. Hence the narration that records the coming into being of this regulation would have played a central role in the early Buddhist transmission and t ...
... sexual intercourse laid down in this rule must have been considered of fundamental relevance by the members of the early Buddhist cenobitical community. Hence the narration that records the coming into being of this regulation would have played a central role in the early Buddhist transmission and t ...
Assu Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... Both the bad and the good senses of the second adjective, akṛtaja—“ungrateful” and “knower of the uncreated” respectively—are clear enough. The third adjective, saṁdhi-c,chedaka, too, are clear enough in both contexts. However, it is possible to take sadhi in the sense of “promise, treaty,” as fou ...
... Both the bad and the good senses of the second adjective, akṛtaja—“ungrateful” and “knower of the uncreated” respectively—are clear enough. The third adjective, saṁdhi-c,chedaka, too, are clear enough in both contexts. However, it is possible to take sadhi in the sense of “promise, treaty,” as fou ...
- University of Virginia
... set up to carry commemorative inscriptions. When adopted by the Buddhists, the inscription was greatly contracted or omitted and the surface thus left free was treated sculpturally with niches and low-relief much as the wall of a cave-temple. . . . The second basic style of early Buddhist steles gen ...
... set up to carry commemorative inscriptions. When adopted by the Buddhists, the inscription was greatly contracted or omitted and the surface thus left free was treated sculpturally with niches and low-relief much as the wall of a cave-temple. . . . The second basic style of early Buddhist steles gen ...
BODHI BULLETIN
... If we come to a seashore or a great body of water, we can appreciate the spectacular view and all the varieties presented by the view of the ocean. “Without selection or bias, the ocean provides food and transport for all.” It provides all human beings with all kinds of nutrition and sustenance. Gre ...
... If we come to a seashore or a great body of water, we can appreciate the spectacular view and all the varieties presented by the view of the ocean. “Without selection or bias, the ocean provides food and transport for all.” It provides all human beings with all kinds of nutrition and sustenance. Gre ...
No Hinayana in Buddhism
... something of interest for our quest. Asanga says: “There are three groups of people: hinamadhyama-vishishta...(bad–medium–excellent).” This expression is parallell to the Pali: hina-majjhima-panita, and goes to show that the Mahayanists who coined the term “hinayana”, regarded “hina” as a derogatory ...
... something of interest for our quest. Asanga says: “There are three groups of people: hinamadhyama-vishishta...(bad–medium–excellent).” This expression is parallell to the Pali: hina-majjhima-panita, and goes to show that the Mahayanists who coined the term “hinayana”, regarded “hina” as a derogatory ...
Unit 1. History and Approaches
... At least since the time of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in ancient Greece, there have been important questions that serve as the foundation of psychology What is the source of human knowledge? What is the nature of the mind and soul? What is the relationship of the mind to the body? Is it ...
... At least since the time of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in ancient Greece, there have been important questions that serve as the foundation of psychology What is the source of human knowledge? What is the nature of the mind and soul? What is the relationship of the mind to the body? Is it ...
The Art of Living
... study of these teachings is to help establish proper understanding and viewpoints; thus, the method of “Proper Views and Knowledge” is used here to enter the Buddha’s teachings. There are four schools in this category (Tian Tai, Shian Shou, Fa Shiang and San Lwun). The practitioners of these schools ...
... study of these teachings is to help establish proper understanding and viewpoints; thus, the method of “Proper Views and Knowledge” is used here to enter the Buddha’s teachings. There are four schools in this category (Tian Tai, Shian Shou, Fa Shiang and San Lwun). The practitioners of these schools ...
Samadhi - The Dharmafarers
... The first thing we must note here is the flexibility of the various meditation exercises as taught by the Buddha. Secondly, there is a wide choice of meditation methods for the overcoming of the mental hindrances. Thirdly, these are usually “directed” meditations, in the sense that we turn to them w ...
... The first thing we must note here is the flexibility of the various meditation exercises as taught by the Buddha. Secondly, there is a wide choice of meditation methods for the overcoming of the mental hindrances. Thirdly, these are usually “directed” meditations, in the sense that we turn to them w ...
Is Buddhism the low fertility religion of Asia?
... through enlightenment or attaining Nirvana, a liberating state of mind, with no further rebirths (Hosaka and Nagayasu 1993; Gombrich 2006). Note, however, that some see procreation as necessary for those who still have some bad karma to be reincarnated and reduce this debt in their next rebirth (Fau ...
... through enlightenment or attaining Nirvana, a liberating state of mind, with no further rebirths (Hosaka and Nagayasu 1993; Gombrich 2006). Note, however, that some see procreation as necessary for those who still have some bad karma to be reincarnated and reduce this debt in their next rebirth (Fau ...
Theme in Indian History - I questions prelims
... “elders” or senior monks at Vesali (Pali for Vaishali in present-day Bihar). These compilations were known as Tipitaka– literally, three baskets to hold different types of texts . They were first transmitted orally and then written and classified according to length as well as subject matter. The Vi ...
... “elders” or senior monks at Vesali (Pali for Vaishali in present-day Bihar). These compilations were known as Tipitaka– literally, three baskets to hold different types of texts . They were first transmitted orally and then written and classified according to length as well as subject matter. The Vi ...
Hitech Khadi Padmasambhava: The Lotus Born (2)
... Bon which is an animistic religion, worshipping ghosts, devas, gods, etc., together with ancestors' spirits. So beside Buddhist deities, Nyingma also believes in ghosts, devas and geographical gods such as gods of rivers, gods of mountains, gods of lands, gods of the sky, gods of the sea, gods of tr ...
... Bon which is an animistic religion, worshipping ghosts, devas, gods, etc., together with ancestors' spirits. So beside Buddhist deities, Nyingma also believes in ghosts, devas and geographical gods such as gods of rivers, gods of mountains, gods of lands, gods of the sky, gods of the sea, gods of tr ...
On Compassionate Killing and the Abhidhamma’s Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... classification of actions “by root” (CBR), which will be discussed in section four. There I will suggest that this axiom is an erroneous inference from the moral teachings of the Nikāyas. In short, the aim of the article is to show that axioms 1 and 2 are false and that as a consequence the Abhidham ...
... classification of actions “by root” (CBR), which will be discussed in section four. There I will suggest that this axiom is an erroneous inference from the moral teachings of the Nikāyas. In short, the aim of the article is to show that axioms 1 and 2 are false and that as a consequence the Abhidham ...
Buddhism and psychology
Buddhism and psychology overlap in theory and in practice. Over the last century, four strands of interplay have evolved: Descriptive phenomenology: Western and Buddhist scholars have found in Buddhist teachings a detailed introspective phenomenological psychology (particularly in the Abhidhamma). Psychotherapeutic meaning: Humanistic psychotherapists have found in Buddhism's non-dualistic approach and enlightenment experiences (such as in Zen kensho) the potential for transformation, healing and finding existential meaning. A theory explaining this connection by introducing the process of initiation was published in 1993. Clinical utility: Contemporary mental-health practitioners increasingly find ancient Buddhist practices (such as the development of mindfulness) of empirically proven therapeutic value. Popular psychology and spirituality: Psychology has been popularized, and has become blended with spirituality to form modern spirituality. Buddhist notions form an important ingredient of this modern blend.↑