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A.- FOR THE FAMILY - Thichthanghoan.com
... However, until nowadays, l am eighty year old in 2007 and after over a half-century of Buddhist teachings, l am often in touch with the suffering of the members of broken families, l understand and love them. This has been making me think that the essence of the teachings of Buddha is the content of ...
... However, until nowadays, l am eighty year old in 2007 and after over a half-century of Buddhist teachings, l am often in touch with the suffering of the members of broken families, l understand and love them. This has been making me think that the essence of the teachings of Buddha is the content of ...
print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... that Nydahl, both in his books and public lectures, is very open about controversial details in his biography and lifestyle, for example his drug dealing in the 1960s and his sexual promiscuity. In fairness, one should contrast this "lay/yogic" honesty to the rather frequent scandals due to the brea ...
... that Nydahl, both in his books and public lectures, is very open about controversial details in his biography and lifestyle, for example his drug dealing in the 1960s and his sexual promiscuity. In fairness, one should contrast this "lay/yogic" honesty to the rather frequent scandals due to the brea ...
Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism
... ‘skilful means’ or ‘skilfulness in means’ sums up thought patterns which were also found in early Buddhism. Indeed it appears to reflect the impact of the historical Buddha himself. Thus the study of ‘skilful means’ is the study of the internal dynamics of Buddhist thought in general. The significance ...
... ‘skilful means’ or ‘skilfulness in means’ sums up thought patterns which were also found in early Buddhism. Indeed it appears to reflect the impact of the historical Buddha himself. Thus the study of ‘skilful means’ is the study of the internal dynamics of Buddhist thought in general. The significance ...
The Buddhist Coleridge: Creating Space for The Rime of the Ancient
... (i.e., from an ignorant being to a Buddha). As an unawakened being, the Mariner perceives the natural environment as inferior to himself, and he fuels his own self-made concept of inferiority in order to solidify his own existence. The ignorant, ego-based desire to aggrandize the self becomes the i ...
... (i.e., from an ignorant being to a Buddha). As an unawakened being, the Mariner perceives the natural environment as inferior to himself, and he fuels his own self-made concept of inferiority in order to solidify his own existence. The ignorant, ego-based desire to aggrandize the self becomes the i ...
THE TREATISE ON THE ELUCIDATION OF THE KNOWABLE THE
... 390–470?) certainly were an inspiration to ’Phags-pa. Both brothers are of crucial importance for the study of the Sarvåstivåda (Sautråntika) school and of Mahayana scholasticism. Very few texts are mentioned by name. The Abhidharmasamuccaya (Dashengepidamojilun), Taishø Vol. 31, No. 1605, is mentio ...
... 390–470?) certainly were an inspiration to ’Phags-pa. Both brothers are of crucial importance for the study of the Sarvåstivåda (Sautråntika) school and of Mahayana scholasticism. Very few texts are mentioned by name. The Abhidharmasamuccaya (Dashengepidamojilun), Taishø Vol. 31, No. 1605, is mentio ...
Buddhist Practice as Play: A Virtue Ethical View
... My concern is not to which ethical theory Buddhist ethics “belongs” according to this or that text or body of texts. I think this can never be definitively established as if it were a matter of fact, because it is not. It is a hermeneutical matter, and as such there is more than just one way to look ...
... My concern is not to which ethical theory Buddhist ethics “belongs” according to this or that text or body of texts. I think this can never be definitively established as if it were a matter of fact, because it is not. It is a hermeneutical matter, and as such there is more than just one way to look ...
Illuminating the Path to Enlightenment
... This book is published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive Bringing you the teachings of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche This book is made possible by kind supporters of the Archive who, like you, appreciate how we make these teachings freely available in so many ways, including in our website for insta ...
... This book is published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive Bringing you the teachings of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche This book is made possible by kind supporters of the Archive who, like you, appreciate how we make these teachings freely available in so many ways, including in our website for insta ...
The Religion of the Samurai
... It is hardly justifiable to cover the whole system of Buddhism with a single epithet [1] 'pessimistic' or 'nihilistic,' because Buddhism, having been adopted by savage tribes as well as civilized nations, by quiet, enervated people as well as by warlike, sturdy hordes, during some twenty-five hundr ...
... It is hardly justifiable to cover the whole system of Buddhism with a single epithet [1] 'pessimistic' or 'nihilistic,' because Buddhism, having been adopted by savage tribes as well as civilized nations, by quiet, enervated people as well as by warlike, sturdy hordes, during some twenty-five hundr ...
JBE Research Article Good or Skilful? Kusala in Canon and Commentary ISSN 1076-9005
... or wise.32 In fact there is no clear dividing line between the two, just as there is no fixed line to be drawn between mundane cleverness and various kinds of superior understanding, whether in terms of understanding Buddhist theory or that involved in developing insight. A few passages concerned wi ...
... or wise.32 In fact there is no clear dividing line between the two, just as there is no fixed line to be drawn between mundane cleverness and various kinds of superior understanding, whether in terms of understanding Buddhist theory or that involved in developing insight. A few passages concerned wi ...
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... program. Most of the monks were just beginning their study, but by the end of the year many were able to hold simple conversations in English and to make short presentations. The more advanced monks wrote stories for an in-house magazine, and one made a major presentation on the purpose of human lif ...
... program. Most of the monks were just beginning their study, but by the end of the year many were able to hold simple conversations in English and to make short presentations. The more advanced monks wrote stories for an in-house magazine, and one made a major presentation on the purpose of human lif ...
Peace is a Fire - Sangharakshita
... Fire, which appeared almost twenty years ago. Since then he has continued to write and to speak, with great clarity and conviction, on a variety of Buddhist and related topics, generating a steady stream of words that have inspired spiritual change in the lives of thousands of men and women in vario ...
... Fire, which appeared almost twenty years ago. Since then he has continued to write and to speak, with great clarity and conviction, on a variety of Buddhist and related topics, generating a steady stream of words that have inspired spiritual change in the lives of thousands of men and women in vario ...
Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism
... of being superior to other members of society. A region that has a number of Brahmins living in it but which does not recognize the Brahmins’ claim to superiority is not brahmanized. It becomes brahmanized when this claim comes to be accepted. Until that time the region concerned is not brahmanical ...
... of being superior to other members of society. A region that has a number of Brahmins living in it but which does not recognize the Brahmins’ claim to superiority is not brahmanized. It becomes brahmanized when this claim comes to be accepted. Until that time the region concerned is not brahmanical ...
Early Zarathushtrîanism and Early Buddhism: A Comparative Study
... He denigrated tne gods chosen to the image of the warfaring c1ass. He opposed their cult, which was a means to enhance the prestige of the hieratic c1ass. By denigrating their erninent god and their rituals, Zarathushtra had questioned the social distinctions of the warfaring and priestly c1ass. 23 ...
... He denigrated tne gods chosen to the image of the warfaring c1ass. He opposed their cult, which was a means to enhance the prestige of the hieratic c1ass. By denigrating their erninent god and their rituals, Zarathushtra had questioned the social distinctions of the warfaring and priestly c1ass. 23 ...
The Concept of smṛti in the Yogasūtra: Memory or Mindfulness?
... characteristic of mindfulness that is most emphasized by modern meditation teachers is bare awareness, with its non-interfering, uninvolved quality (sometimes it is called “choiceless awareness.” the term introduced by J. Krishnamurti). New interpretations of mindfulness focus particularly on one as ...
... characteristic of mindfulness that is most emphasized by modern meditation teachers is bare awareness, with its non-interfering, uninvolved quality (sometimes it is called “choiceless awareness.” the term introduced by J. Krishnamurti). New interpretations of mindfulness focus particularly on one as ...
Archaeology of Buddhism in South Asia
... socio-economic development of any country, Asian countries are more fortunate because those countries have more effective cultures rich in age old traditions and indegenous knowledge mostly based on Buddhist philosophy. It is accepted that China and other far eastern countries have achieved their de ...
... socio-economic development of any country, Asian countries are more fortunate because those countries have more effective cultures rich in age old traditions and indegenous knowledge mostly based on Buddhist philosophy. It is accepted that China and other far eastern countries have achieved their de ...
THE ROLES OF BUDDHISM IN SOCIAL WORK Vietnam and Japan
... of releasing from pain. While the country was slaved, Buddhism brought about ideal of life, equality, sacrifice, the guideline of good deeds and good directions, and necessary resistance to fight against the Northern Empire’s thought of domination and subjugation. With these values, Buddhism rapidly ...
... of releasing from pain. While the country was slaved, Buddhism brought about ideal of life, equality, sacrifice, the guideline of good deeds and good directions, and necessary resistance to fight against the Northern Empire’s thought of domination and subjugation. With these values, Buddhism rapidly ...
PDF - Chan Meditation Center
... worldly suffering, and who yearn to enter nirvana can only attain limited liberation. True freedom comes in not fearing life and death, and not being bound by the cycle of birth and death. Thus, we should not strive for limited liberation but for the great freedom of the buddhas and bodhisattvas. On ...
... worldly suffering, and who yearn to enter nirvana can only attain limited liberation. True freedom comes in not fearing life and death, and not being bound by the cycle of birth and death. Thus, we should not strive for limited liberation but for the great freedom of the buddhas and bodhisattvas. On ...
Toward a Buddhist Theory of Structural Peace: Lessons
... generate or transform structural roots of human suffering. From the perspective of contemporary peace and conflict studies that have evolved primarily in the Western World, this study is an attempt to further diversify and globalize their religious, cultural, and philosophical foundations. It is inf ...
... generate or transform structural roots of human suffering. From the perspective of contemporary peace and conflict studies that have evolved primarily in the Western World, this study is an attempt to further diversify and globalize their religious, cultural, and philosophical foundations. It is inf ...
The New Buddhism: The Western Transformation of an Ancient
... though it continued to be seen as something hopelessly strange and exotic. During that era, the young Bohemians of the “beat generation” took up Zen as a kind of intellectual talisman and challenge to the existing view of things. The next two decades saw something of a “Zen boom” when, for the firs ...
... though it continued to be seen as something hopelessly strange and exotic. During that era, the young Bohemians of the “beat generation” took up Zen as a kind of intellectual talisman and challenge to the existing view of things. The next two decades saw something of a “Zen boom” when, for the firs ...
Mahāmaitrī in a Mahāyāna Sūtra in Khotanese ― Continuity and
... concept of the Buddha(s), but also the very way the meditative path is theoretically and practically articulated in order to lead to the goal of liberation. And this goal was, eventually, universally re-determined in what is known as the Mahāyāna as the attainment of Buddhahood rather than arhatship ...
... concept of the Buddha(s), but also the very way the meditative path is theoretically and practically articulated in order to lead to the goal of liberation. And this goal was, eventually, universally re-determined in what is known as the Mahāyāna as the attainment of Buddhahood rather than arhatship ...