A Secular Buddhism - Journal of Global Buddhism
... enrolled. One young woman, “Jane,” recounted how she had gone to her doctor to seek treatment for the pain produced by the scars left by severe burns. The doctor referred her to a pain clinic in London that offered her two choices: a series of steroid injections, or an eight-week course in mindfulne ...
... enrolled. One young woman, “Jane,” recounted how she had gone to her doctor to seek treatment for the pain produced by the scars left by severe burns. The doctor referred her to a pain clinic in London that offered her two choices: a series of steroid injections, or an eight-week course in mindfulne ...
06_chapter 2
... consisting of changing states and repeated process of birth and death are phenomena. ...
... consisting of changing states and repeated process of birth and death are phenomena. ...
No Real Protection without Authentic Love and Compassion Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... word of this act spread, more people became thieves, thinking that if they were caught, they would be similarly rewarded. But the king, realizing his mistake, executed the next thief to make an example of him. When the growing number of thieves heard of this, some thought, “We too can arm ourselves ...
... word of this act spread, more people became thieves, thinking that if they were caught, they would be similarly rewarded. But the king, realizing his mistake, executed the next thief to make an example of him. When the growing number of thieves heard of this, some thought, “We too can arm ourselves ...
BUDDHISM
... • Koans – conundrums—riddles without answers (they supposedly carry the answer in them after one stops thinking analytically) • “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” • “Does a dog have Buddha nature?” • “How crooked is straight?” ...
... • Koans – conundrums—riddles without answers (they supposedly carry the answer in them after one stops thinking analytically) • “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” • “Does a dog have Buddha nature?” • “How crooked is straight?” ...
Buddhism in a Nutshell
... striving, the Buddha plainly states: "You should exert yourselves, the Tathágatas [2] are only teachers." The Buddhas point out the path, and it is left for us to follow that path to obtain our purification. "To depend on others for salvation is negative, but to depend on oneself is positive." Depen ...
... striving, the Buddha plainly states: "You should exert yourselves, the Tathágatas [2] are only teachers." The Buddhas point out the path, and it is left for us to follow that path to obtain our purification. "To depend on others for salvation is negative, but to depend on oneself is positive." Depen ...
What the Buddha Taught
... through body, speech and mind.” • Mental construction, activity which directs the mind in good, bad, or neutral activity includes ...
... through body, speech and mind.” • Mental construction, activity which directs the mind in good, bad, or neutral activity includes ...
CHAPTER 14 Hilbert System for Predicate Logic 1 Completeness
... Step 2 We show that every maximal finitely consistent set is consistent by constructing its model. Step 3 We show that every finitely consistent set S can be extended to a maximal finitely consistent set S ∗ . I.e we show that for every finitely consistent set S there is a set S ∗ , such that S ⊂ S ...
... Step 2 We show that every maximal finitely consistent set is consistent by constructing its model. Step 3 We show that every finitely consistent set S can be extended to a maximal finitely consistent set S ∗ . I.e we show that for every finitely consistent set S there is a set S ∗ , such that S ⊂ S ...
chapter-5 the comparative study between hinduism and buddhism
... Swami Vivekananda used to illustrate this truth with the help of the story of a lion cub which was reared along with a herd of sheep from the very day of its birth. As it grew, it learnt to bleat and eat grass. Then this flock of sheep was attacked by another lion. He was surprised to find a full g ...
... Swami Vivekananda used to illustrate this truth with the help of the story of a lion cub which was reared along with a herd of sheep from the very day of its birth. As it grew, it learnt to bleat and eat grass. Then this flock of sheep was attacked by another lion. He was surprised to find a full g ...
di l¥c Buddha
... senior disciples, succeeded in taking charge of the pagoda after his death. These four disciples belonged to the 36th generation of the Lam Te sect. The Most Venerable Dai Hue Chieu Nhien and Dai Nghia Tri Hao were the next successors in taking care of the pagoda. The pagoda was first reconstructed ...
... senior disciples, succeeded in taking charge of the pagoda after his death. These four disciples belonged to the 36th generation of the Lam Te sect. The Most Venerable Dai Hue Chieu Nhien and Dai Nghia Tri Hao were the next successors in taking care of the pagoda. The pagoda was first reconstructed ...
Where Does the Cetanic Break Take Place?
... akratic response must be voluntary. 6 I reserve the term and phrase “akrasia” and “weakness of will” for actions that fulfill both criteria. Within this general characterization of akrasia, we can distinguish a number of sub-varieties. Aristotle claims the judgment in question must be correct, and l ...
... akratic response must be voluntary. 6 I reserve the term and phrase “akrasia” and “weakness of will” for actions that fulfill both criteria. Within this general characterization of akrasia, we can distinguish a number of sub-varieties. Aristotle claims the judgment in question must be correct, and l ...
One Foot in the World
... and by practicing meditation with the aim of developing insight into the ultimate truths of life and death. The essays in this booklet explore various facets of experience from lay life which require the attention of the lay aspirant to deliverance. They deal particularly with those which have beco ...
... and by practicing meditation with the aim of developing insight into the ultimate truths of life and death. The essays in this booklet explore various facets of experience from lay life which require the attention of the lay aspirant to deliverance. They deal particularly with those which have beco ...
The "Modern Buddhism" of Inoue Enryo
... or intercultural philosophy. I believe that herein lies the significance of Enryō 's work for people who are not scholars of Buddhism or philosophy of Japan. The term "modernity" has many different meanings. It is possible to say that the notion of "modern philosophy" implies three basic criteria. F ...
... or intercultural philosophy. I believe that herein lies the significance of Enryō 's work for people who are not scholars of Buddhism or philosophy of Japan. The term "modernity" has many different meanings. It is possible to say that the notion of "modern philosophy" implies three basic criteria. F ...
the practice of the debate of the tibetan buddhism as a space
... each other: the messenger of the tradition, defendant of a thesis, sits. The challenger, clarifier of the reasoning, defends no thesis and stands in front of him. To begin the debate, the challenger gets closer and stays a few steps away from the defendant, he makes a short clapping and pronounces a ...
... each other: the messenger of the tradition, defendant of a thesis, sits. The challenger, clarifier of the reasoning, defends no thesis and stands in front of him. To begin the debate, the challenger gets closer and stays a few steps away from the defendant, he makes a short clapping and pronounces a ...
The Text on the "Dhāraṇī Stones from Abhayagiriya": A Minor
... approval, the old stupa is visibly transformed, and the text ends in typical sutra fashion. ...
... approval, the old stupa is visibly transformed, and the text ends in typical sutra fashion. ...
Religious Studies Review, No. 02
... dynasty kings and noblemen attached much importance to Buddhism; people believed fervently in Buddhism, but kings of the Lý dynasty used ideology of Confucius and Mencius as well as Confucian education for managing the country because Buddhism had some weak points on politics. The influence of the L ...
... dynasty kings and noblemen attached much importance to Buddhism; people believed fervently in Buddhism, but kings of the Lý dynasty used ideology of Confucius and Mencius as well as Confucian education for managing the country because Buddhism had some weak points on politics. The influence of the L ...
Quantified Equilibrium Logic and the First Order Logic of Here
... answer set semantics, the underlying logic is the least strong negation extension of HT, denoted by N5 . As equilibrium logic is defined for arbitrary propositional formulas it yields an extension of the usual syntax of (ground) answer set programs. It also provides a useful logical foundation for an ...
... answer set semantics, the underlying logic is the least strong negation extension of HT, denoted by N5 . As equilibrium logic is defined for arbitrary propositional formulas it yields an extension of the usual syntax of (ground) answer set programs. It also provides a useful logical foundation for an ...
Factoring out the impossibility of logical aggregation
... The present paper offers a new theorem that will make the impossibility conclusion less mysterious. Still granting universal domain, it derives dictatorship from an IIA condition that is restricted to the atomic components of the language, hence much weaker than the existing one, plus an unrestricte ...
... The present paper offers a new theorem that will make the impossibility conclusion less mysterious. Still granting universal domain, it derives dictatorship from an IIA condition that is restricted to the atomic components of the language, hence much weaker than the existing one, plus an unrestricte ...
B. R. Ambedkar and Buddhism in India
... and family names as caste and identity markers; Brahmins should abolish their names as Sharma, Tiwari, Chatturvedi etc., so that they can not be identified as Brahmins. The abolition of caste is for him a prerequisite of modernity. Japan and Turkey, who also had caste like structures and graded ineq ...
... and family names as caste and identity markers; Brahmins should abolish their names as Sharma, Tiwari, Chatturvedi etc., so that they can not be identified as Brahmins. The abolition of caste is for him a prerequisite of modernity. Japan and Turkey, who also had caste like structures and graded ineq ...
THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE SELF: HOW EASTERN THOUGHT
... Eastern ideas regarding the Self, particularly those informed by Buddhist traditions, are quite different. From the Buddhist perspective, there is no permanent separate self that exists within the gross body that exercises volitional control over one’s thoughts and actions (Kornfield, 2008). Rather, ...
... Eastern ideas regarding the Self, particularly those informed by Buddhist traditions, are quite different. From the Buddhist perspective, there is no permanent separate self that exists within the gross body that exercises volitional control over one’s thoughts and actions (Kornfield, 2008). Rather, ...
The Emerging Role of Buddhism in Clinical Psychology: Toward
... the need to develop culturally syntonic treatments for Asian Americans and Asian Europeans (Hall, Hong, Zane, & Meyer, 2011); (iii) Buddhism’s orientation as more of a philosophical and practice-based system relative to some religions in which a greater emphasis is placed on worship and dogma (Shoni ...
... the need to develop culturally syntonic treatments for Asian Americans and Asian Europeans (Hall, Hong, Zane, & Meyer, 2011); (iii) Buddhism’s orientation as more of a philosophical and practice-based system relative to some religions in which a greater emphasis is placed on worship and dogma (Shoni ...
The First Saṅgīti and Theravāda Monasticism Bhikkhu Anālayo
... first saṅgīti agree in drawing a pronounced contrast between these two disciples. This contrast may well reflect an actual conflict between two contending factions in the monastic community after the Buddha’s decease, with the more ascetically inclined faction emerging as the winning party in the ac ...
... first saṅgīti agree in drawing a pronounced contrast between these two disciples. This contrast may well reflect an actual conflict between two contending factions in the monastic community after the Buddha’s decease, with the more ascetically inclined faction emerging as the winning party in the ac ...
BUDDHISM: SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION
... emphatically says in his Abhidharmakośa IV, 2 d, pp. 568- 569, that «what is conditioned is momentary» — and all is conditioned according to Buddhism. The Theravādins did not accept the momentariness of the dharmas, and this explains why they remained attached to the realistic conception of the wo ...
... emphatically says in his Abhidharmakośa IV, 2 d, pp. 568- 569, that «what is conditioned is momentary» — and all is conditioned according to Buddhism. The Theravādins did not accept the momentariness of the dharmas, and this explains why they remained attached to the realistic conception of the wo ...
The Sacred Writing by Central Asian Buddhist Monks in China (3
... various ethnics from Central Asia, India as well as native Han Chinese. A multiethnic cultural translation team included around thirty more assistants or scribes from various geographical regions of Central Asia. Zhu Fashou was one of the foreign monk scribes in Dharmarak a’s translation team. Throu ...
... various ethnics from Central Asia, India as well as native Han Chinese. A multiethnic cultural translation team included around thirty more assistants or scribes from various geographical regions of Central Asia. Zhu Fashou was one of the foreign monk scribes in Dharmarak a’s translation team. Throu ...
Is the Liar Sentence Both True and False? - NYU Philosophy
... advocates, I think a better use of the term ‘contradiction’ would be: sentence that implies every other. On this alternative usage, the way to put Priest’s view is that sentences of form B ∧ ¬B (or pairs {B, ¬B}) aren’t in general contradictory: they don’t imply everything. The issue of course is pu ...
... advocates, I think a better use of the term ‘contradiction’ would be: sentence that implies every other. On this alternative usage, the way to put Priest’s view is that sentences of form B ∧ ¬B (or pairs {B, ¬B}) aren’t in general contradictory: they don’t imply everything. The issue of course is pu ...
Will the marriage between Pragmatism and Buddhism last?
... which one moves from one realm of one’s experience to another.17 Rather than being absolute claims about reality, they are ways in which the person who forms the theory adapts to the world as experienced and makes tentative predictions about what sorts of experiences might result from acting in vari ...
... which one moves from one realm of one’s experience to another.17 Rather than being absolute claims about reality, they are ways in which the person who forms the theory adapts to the world as experienced and makes tentative predictions about what sorts of experiences might result from acting in vari ...