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Praying for the Republic
... (foxueyuan). Student-monks were those who identified with the imagined community formed around modern Buddhist academies and, more importantly, Buddhist periodicals that were widely circulated during the Republican period. I argue that this collective identity was indispensable to the young monks’ c ...
... (foxueyuan). Student-monks were those who identified with the imagined community formed around modern Buddhist academies and, more importantly, Buddhist periodicals that were widely circulated during the Republican period. I argue that this collective identity was indispensable to the young monks’ c ...
Logical Theories and Compatible Operations
... second-order theory). The second approach is also useful for classes of nite structures as not every such class has a decidable theory. In order to process structures by algorithmic means, a nite encoding of the structure is required. Such encodings are trivial when structures are nite (though on ...
... second-order theory). The second approach is also useful for classes of nite structures as not every such class has a decidable theory. In order to process structures by algorithmic means, a nite encoding of the structure is required. Such encodings are trivial when structures are nite (though on ...
Book - Jainism in Buddhist Literature Author
... and Buddhism has not been undertaken seriously. There have been passing references to their contemporaniety and doctrinal dissimilarities as well as the role they played together as a revolutionary opposition to Vedic Brahmana. The reason for the long delay in attempting a deeper study can easily be ...
... and Buddhism has not been undertaken seriously. There have been passing references to their contemporaniety and doctrinal dissimilarities as well as the role they played together as a revolutionary opposition to Vedic Brahmana. The reason for the long delay in attempting a deeper study can easily be ...
CHAPTER TWO King Asoka, Asoka`s Dhamma and
... that he" went to" the Sangha and made a lot of progress. We cannot be sure just what he meant by" going to " the Sangha-the Buddhist tradition. That it meant going and living with monks may be an exaggeration, but in any case it clearly involved getting to know more about. 24 It is clear that the ro ...
... that he" went to" the Sangha and made a lot of progress. We cannot be sure just what he meant by" going to " the Sangha-the Buddhist tradition. That it meant going and living with monks may be an exaggeration, but in any case it clearly involved getting to know more about. 24 It is clear that the ro ...
Relevant Logic A Philosophical Examination of Inference Stephen Read February 21, 2012
... have set myself two aims here. The first is to lay forth what I believe are the correct philosophical reasons for rejecting classical logic and adopting a relevant logic as a correct description of the basis of inference. These are not, in general, the reasons which led historically to the developme ...
... have set myself two aims here. The first is to lay forth what I believe are the correct philosophical reasons for rejecting classical logic and adopting a relevant logic as a correct description of the basis of inference. These are not, in general, the reasons which led historically to the developme ...
Buddha as Therapist: Meditations
... fundamentals (the Dharma) and its analysis (Abhidharma). Different schools developed and made their own commentaries. The process is still continuing, now restimulated by the encounter between Buddhism and modernism. This material is a treasure trove for contemporary psychologists as well as for sch ...
... fundamentals (the Dharma) and its analysis (Abhidharma). Different schools developed and made their own commentaries. The process is still continuing, now restimulated by the encounter between Buddhism and modernism. This material is a treasure trove for contemporary psychologists as well as for sch ...
Four Noble Truths
... while others do not. For example, the Sarvastivadin versions portrays the truths as principles to be contemplated in various methods, and no definitions are given.[3] In the Theravada version and the version translated by An Shigao, the Four Noble Truths are given definitions: 1. The Nature of Suffe ...
... while others do not. For example, the Sarvastivadin versions portrays the truths as principles to be contemplated in various methods, and no definitions are given.[3] In the Theravada version and the version translated by An Shigao, the Four Noble Truths are given definitions: 1. The Nature of Suffe ...
The Skillful Handling of Poison: Bodhicitta and the
... his Introduction to the Practice of Awakening (Bodhicaryāvatāra). I begin by contrasting two images from the first chapter that represent the power of bodhicitta: the fires destroying the universe at the end of time, and the mercury elixir that transmutes base metals into gold. The first of these, I ...
... his Introduction to the Practice of Awakening (Bodhicaryāvatāra). I begin by contrasting two images from the first chapter that represent the power of bodhicitta: the fires destroying the universe at the end of time, and the mercury elixir that transmutes base metals into gold. The first of these, I ...
Classical first-order predicate logic This is a powerful extension of
... 7.1 Structures (situations in predicate logic) Definition 7.1 (structure) Let L be a signature. An L-structure (or sometimes (loosely) a model) M is a thing that • identifies a non-empty collection (set) of objects (the domain or universe of M , written dom(M )), • specifies what the symbols of L me ...
... 7.1 Structures (situations in predicate logic) Definition 7.1 (structure) Let L be a signature. An L-structure (or sometimes (loosely) a model) M is a thing that • identifies a non-empty collection (set) of objects (the domain or universe of M , written dom(M )), • specifies what the symbols of L me ...
Chapter 7: Creative Buddhas and Pure Lands in Renaissance Tibet
... The central nexus of the Seminal Heart tradition of the Great Perfection is a model of gnostic creation portraying body, mind and world as articulated and sustained by a variety of Buddhas operating from within and without the human self. At the level of being and its matrix, an exclusively gnostic ...
... The central nexus of the Seminal Heart tradition of the Great Perfection is a model of gnostic creation portraying body, mind and world as articulated and sustained by a variety of Buddhas operating from within and without the human self. At the level of being and its matrix, an exclusively gnostic ...
Buddhism in America - A Handful of Leaves
... brief sketches of key ideas and historical developments in Buddhist history. Their chief purpose is to orient readers to the basic vocabulary and general geography of Buddhism in Asia, a grasp of which is essential to any understanding of Buddhism in the United States. At various points I draw analo ...
... brief sketches of key ideas and historical developments in Buddhist history. Their chief purpose is to orient readers to the basic vocabulary and general geography of Buddhism in Asia, a grasp of which is essential to any understanding of Buddhism in the United States. At various points I draw analo ...
Cylindric Modal Logic - Homepages of UvA/FNWI staff
... treat axiomatizations of cube validity: first we give a finite axiomatization of the class of squares. Then we prove that the ±-characterization of section 2 can be turned into an axiomatization of cube validity, for arbitrary dimensions. This axiomatization will be unorthodox in the sense that the ...
... treat axiomatizations of cube validity: first we give a finite axiomatization of the class of squares. Then we prove that the ±-characterization of section 2 can be turned into an axiomatization of cube validity, for arbitrary dimensions. This axiomatization will be unorthodox in the sense that the ...
Evaluating the “Unconscious in Dream” between Sigmund Freud
... “… instinctual diffusion and the marked emergence of the death instinct call for particular consideration among the effects of some severe neuroses3; …and death instincts are in part “rendered harmless by being fused with erotic components, …diverted towards the external world in form of aggression, ...
... “… instinctual diffusion and the marked emergence of the death instinct call for particular consideration among the effects of some severe neuroses3; …and death instincts are in part “rendered harmless by being fused with erotic components, …diverted towards the external world in form of aggression, ...
Strong Completeness and Limited Canonicity for PDL
... i.e. when | ϕ implies that there is a finite ⊆ with | ϕ, hence | → ϕ. This is, for example, the case in propositional and predicate logic, and in many modal logics such as K and S5. Segerberg’s axiomatization of PDL is only weakly complete, since PDL is not compact: we have that {[a ...
... i.e. when | ϕ implies that there is a finite ⊆ with | ϕ, hence | → ϕ. This is, for example, the case in propositional and predicate logic, and in many modal logics such as K and S5. Segerberg’s axiomatization of PDL is only weakly complete, since PDL is not compact: we have that {[a ...
Buddhist Missionaries in the Era of Globalization
... nibalism, suttee, and nakedness, while offering, in addition to the Gospel, literacy, Western medicine, technology, law, and science; he would be an aggressive ‘‘saver of souls,’’ working to supplant false religions; and, because of his ‘‘missionary spirit,’’ he would be the epitome of Christian life ...
... nibalism, suttee, and nakedness, while offering, in addition to the Gospel, literacy, Western medicine, technology, law, and science; he would be an aggressive ‘‘saver of souls,’’ working to supplant false religions; and, because of his ‘‘missionary spirit,’’ he would be the epitome of Christian life ...
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... The last important property of first-order logic that we have to investigate is compactness: Given a set F of first-order formulas, what does the satisfiability of finite subsets tell us about the satisfiability of the whole set. In propositional logic we have shown that a set S is uniformly satisfi ...
... The last important property of first-order logic that we have to investigate is compactness: Given a set F of first-order formulas, what does the satisfiability of finite subsets tell us about the satisfiability of the whole set. In propositional logic we have shown that a set S is uniformly satisfi ...
The Bare-Bones Instructions to “Mindfulness of Breathing”
... placing your attention on the nostril tip or the abdomen. The instructions don’t say to count the breaths, nor do they say anything about following the breath around in the body from the nostril tip to the throat to the lungs to the abdomen and back again. The instructions simply say to ”understand” ...
... placing your attention on the nostril tip or the abdomen. The instructions don’t say to count the breaths, nor do they say anything about following the breath around in the body from the nostril tip to the throat to the lungs to the abdomen and back again. The instructions simply say to ”understand” ...
Ancient Chinese philosophical advice: Can it help us find happiness
... P.O.B. 1738 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands. www2.eur.nl/fsw/research/veenhoven www.SpringerLink.com ...
... P.O.B. 1738 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands. www2.eur.nl/fsw/research/veenhoven www.SpringerLink.com ...
Buddha`s Word - Transforming Tibetan and Buddhist Book Culture
... towards this perfection of wisdom …. As long as this perfection of wisdom shall be observed in the world, one can be sure that ‘for so long does the Tathāgata abide in it’ that ‘for so long does the Tathāgata demonstrate dharma’ and that ‘the beings in it are not lacking in the vision of the Buddha, ...
... towards this perfection of wisdom …. As long as this perfection of wisdom shall be observed in the world, one can be sure that ‘for so long does the Tathāgata abide in it’ that ‘for so long does the Tathāgata demonstrate dharma’ and that ‘the beings in it are not lacking in the vision of the Buddha, ...
ppt.
... Monks, for a disciple of noble ones who is consummate in view, an individual who has broken through (to streamentry), the suffering and stress that is totally ended and extinguished is far greater. That which remains in the state of having at most seven remaining lifetimes is next to nothing: its no ...
... Monks, for a disciple of noble ones who is consummate in view, an individual who has broken through (to streamentry), the suffering and stress that is totally ended and extinguished is far greater. That which remains in the state of having at most seven remaining lifetimes is next to nothing: its no ...
The Different Paths of Buddhism : A Narrative
... The Buddha also did not function as a mediator, reformer, prophet, priest, or theologian, because there was nothing to mediate, no organization to reform, no divinely inspired message to share with others, no organized ritual to perform or duties of office, and no deity upon which to reflect. The Budd ...
... The Buddha also did not function as a mediator, reformer, prophet, priest, or theologian, because there was nothing to mediate, no organization to reform, no divinely inspired message to share with others, no organized ritual to perform or duties of office, and no deity upon which to reflect. The Budd ...
here. - Insight Books
... translation and commentary on each paragraph. A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma Ed. Bhikkhu Bodhi. Hardback. An Analysis of the Pali Ed. Russell Webb. A brief overview, work by work, of the contents of the Tipitaka. Canon Useful as a guide to further study. Beginnings: The Pali Samanera Bodhesako ...
... translation and commentary on each paragraph. A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma Ed. Bhikkhu Bodhi. Hardback. An Analysis of the Pali Ed. Russell Webb. A brief overview, work by work, of the contents of the Tipitaka. Canon Useful as a guide to further study. Beginnings: The Pali Samanera Bodhesako ...
a study on the i-pu-tsung-lun-lun
... The Arhats answered, “It is impossible, but if it is as you say, you can stand by a little and presently get the condition of ‘past learning’. Then you can enter the assembly; at present your presence is not possible.”26[26] Vasumitra, “I care for the condition of ‘past learning’ as little as for a ...
... The Arhats answered, “It is impossible, but if it is as you say, you can stand by a little and presently get the condition of ‘past learning’. Then you can enter the assembly; at present your presence is not possible.”26[26] Vasumitra, “I care for the condition of ‘past learning’ as little as for a ...
Propositional logic - Cheriton School of Computer Science
... Note that although we applied our rules to atoms in the previous proof, the rules are stated in terms of general formulas. In fact, because the rules talk about the “top-level” structure of the formulas to which they are applied, we can get other proofs from this proof almost for free. We can take ...
... Note that although we applied our rules to atoms in the previous proof, the rules are stated in terms of general formulas. In fact, because the rules talk about the “top-level” structure of the formulas to which they are applied, we can get other proofs from this proof almost for free. We can take ...