The Tower of Power`s Finest Hour: Stupa Construction and
... Stupa veneration enjoyed great popularity under the patronage of early Buddhist rulers such as Ashoka (304–232 B.C.E.) but became particularly prominent near the beginning of the Common Era, when a new religious movement, the Mahāyāna (“Great Vehicle”), began to appear, spreading northwest from In ...
... Stupa veneration enjoyed great popularity under the patronage of early Buddhist rulers such as Ashoka (304–232 B.C.E.) but became particularly prominent near the beginning of the Common Era, when a new religious movement, the Mahāyāna (“Great Vehicle”), began to appear, spreading northwest from In ...
Print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... ideas on renjian fojiao (人間佛教, [nhan gian phat giao ], "Buddhism for this world"), emphasizing the centrality of education, modern publishing, social work, and Buddhist lay groups to Buddhism's future in the modern world. However, the precise details of the Buddhist Revival in Vietnam have yet to be ...
... ideas on renjian fojiao (人間佛教, [nhan gian phat giao ], "Buddhism for this world"), emphasizing the centrality of education, modern publishing, social work, and Buddhist lay groups to Buddhism's future in the modern world. However, the precise details of the Buddhist Revival in Vietnam have yet to be ...
buddhist view in compassion
... and generate Bodhi mind because of compassion, and attain Buddhahood based on the Bodhi mind (Bodhicitta). Compassion is the main criteria for practicing Bodhisattva path. ...
... and generate Bodhi mind because of compassion, and attain Buddhahood based on the Bodhi mind (Bodhicitta). Compassion is the main criteria for practicing Bodhisattva path. ...
What if There is No Elephant? Towards a Conception of an Un
... of historically located, more or less institutionalized ethical projects. Techniques described and analysed by Foucault include various forms of confession and selfexamination, as well as dietary and other bodily regimes. Through such practices, individuals make themselves objects of their own consi ...
... of historically located, more or less institutionalized ethical projects. Techniques described and analysed by Foucault include various forms of confession and selfexamination, as well as dietary and other bodily regimes. Through such practices, individuals make themselves objects of their own consi ...
here - New Mandala
... Singapore. He connected this work to other facets of life in rural northeastern Thailand, the region from which he himself originated. He examined popular Thai cinema, vernacular Buddhism, and maintained an avid interest in Muay Thai, i.e. Thai-style boxing, the national sport ubiquitous among Thail ...
... Singapore. He connected this work to other facets of life in rural northeastern Thailand, the region from which he himself originated. He examined popular Thai cinema, vernacular Buddhism, and maintained an avid interest in Muay Thai, i.e. Thai-style boxing, the national sport ubiquitous among Thail ...
Changing Buddhist Practice in Burma
... The various Mahasi meditation centers in Rangoon as well as its affiliates around the country are regularly visited by many monks, nuns, laity, young and old alike, who come from various professions and all levels of society such as teachers, sales persons, medical doctors, politicians, and universi ...
... The various Mahasi meditation centers in Rangoon as well as its affiliates around the country are regularly visited by many monks, nuns, laity, young and old alike, who come from various professions and all levels of society such as teachers, sales persons, medical doctors, politicians, and universi ...
1 Pu Khwan Khao Worship of Shan in Yunnan
... study of Poramin Jaruworn (2005: 18-19), the stories about the soul of rice can be classified into three myth-types. Firstly, rice was beat by a widow and sold by a greedy merchant. The story tells that in the ancient time, rice was as big as a melon. And she would fly to the barn herself. But one d ...
... study of Poramin Jaruworn (2005: 18-19), the stories about the soul of rice can be classified into three myth-types. Firstly, rice was beat by a widow and sold by a greedy merchant. The story tells that in the ancient time, rice was as big as a melon. And she would fly to the barn herself. But one d ...
Alex Grey (born November 29, 1953) is an American artist
... knowledge, the practitioner requires initiation from a skilled spiritual teacher or guru.[18] [edit] Vajrayana as fruitional vehicle According to the Vajrayana theory, Vajrayana refers to one of the three routes to enlightenment, the other two being Hinayana and Mahayana. According to this view, the ...
... knowledge, the practitioner requires initiation from a skilled spiritual teacher or guru.[18] [edit] Vajrayana as fruitional vehicle According to the Vajrayana theory, Vajrayana refers to one of the three routes to enlightenment, the other two being Hinayana and Mahayana. According to this view, the ...
talk in the shade of the bo tree
... Thailand, as a Theravada Buddhist country, has been a field of Christian endeavor for several centuries - of Roman Catholics since the mid-seventeenth century and for Protestants since the early nineteenth. One of the most pleasant and prosperous countries of Asia, Thailand has been largely free of ...
... Thailand, as a Theravada Buddhist country, has been a field of Christian endeavor for several centuries - of Roman Catholics since the mid-seventeenth century and for Protestants since the early nineteenth. One of the most pleasant and prosperous countries of Asia, Thailand has been largely free of ...
Canonical Jātaka Tales in Comparative Perspective
... A Burmese version identifies Rāma with the bodhisattva, Thein Han 1963: 78. In Cambodian versions of the tale (trsl. Martini 1978 and Pou 1977 and 1982), though Rāma is a manifestation of Viṣṇu, cf. Hak 1969: 35, he is nevertheless also identified with the bodhisattva (this has been pointed out by M ...
... A Burmese version identifies Rāma with the bodhisattva, Thein Han 1963: 78. In Cambodian versions of the tale (trsl. Martini 1978 and Pou 1977 and 1982), though Rāma is a manifestation of Viṣṇu, cf. Hak 1969: 35, he is nevertheless also identified with the bodhisattva (this has been pointed out by M ...
Secrets Sutra - The EverLife Foundation
... rendered it the world’s most didactic major religion, in reference to non-Buddhist religions Buddhism has shown an unparalleled tolerance for other views and a desire for finding common ground on the basis of shared human values. Sakyamuni had left a life-affirming, peace-loving tradition designed f ...
... rendered it the world’s most didactic major religion, in reference to non-Buddhist religions Buddhism has shown an unparalleled tolerance for other views and a desire for finding common ground on the basis of shared human values. Sakyamuni had left a life-affirming, peace-loving tradition designed f ...
An analytical study of “introspection” in Buddhist and
... psychologists. In Buddhism, introspection is the method looking into one‟s mind in order to study more penetrating insights that emerge in various level of spiritual development. This method, adopted in Buddhist psychology has still value in western psychology in spite of the criticism it has receiv ...
... psychologists. In Buddhism, introspection is the method looking into one‟s mind in order to study more penetrating insights that emerge in various level of spiritual development. This method, adopted in Buddhist psychology has still value in western psychology in spite of the criticism it has receiv ...
EXPLORATIONS - The Center for Southeast Asian Studies
... polities of Southeast Asia. Thus, one comes to wonder, how did fear of Western or Christian influence and a desire for greater shogunal wealth, translate into action Volume 10, Spring 2010 ...
... polities of Southeast Asia. Thus, one comes to wonder, how did fear of Western or Christian influence and a desire for greater shogunal wealth, translate into action Volume 10, Spring 2010 ...
To Eat Or Not To Eat Meat
... during that period. This and a great deal of other evidence shows that like Buddhists, Hindus were for centuries in two minds about vegetarianism. It was only after the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries that vegetarianism started to become widespread in India. ...
... during that period. This and a great deal of other evidence shows that like Buddhists, Hindus were for centuries in two minds about vegetarianism. It was only after the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries that vegetarianism started to become widespread in India. ...
The Sweet Dews of Ch`an
... “to use the sword of wisdom to eliminate the thieves of worries and troubles.” Therefore, Dhyana plus Prajna becomes Samadhi. Samadhi, in turn, is the tool that leads to enlightenment. Enlightenment has many categories and our proper purpose is to get to the highest, which is called Anatanasamyak-s ...
... “to use the sword of wisdom to eliminate the thieves of worries and troubles.” Therefore, Dhyana plus Prajna becomes Samadhi. Samadhi, in turn, is the tool that leads to enlightenment. Enlightenment has many categories and our proper purpose is to get to the highest, which is called Anatanasamyak-s ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... BSTC6032 History of Indian Buddhism: a general survey ....................................... 30 BSTC6034 Mindfulness, Stress Reduction and Well-being ...................................... 33 BSTC6044 History of Chinese Buddhism.................................................................. 37 B ...
... BSTC6032 History of Indian Buddhism: a general survey ....................................... 30 BSTC6034 Mindfulness, Stress Reduction and Well-being ...................................... 33 BSTC6044 History of Chinese Buddhism.................................................................. 37 B ...
The Bare-Bones Instructions to “Mindfulness of Breathing”
... to understand how to see more clearly. This is dealing directly with the reality of observing exactly ”how” things arise in the present moment. So the Buddha’s teachings are seen only as an impersonal process and not to falsely identify with or get overly involved with this process by thinking about ...
... to understand how to see more clearly. This is dealing directly with the reality of observing exactly ”how” things arise in the present moment. So the Buddha’s teachings are seen only as an impersonal process and not to falsely identify with or get overly involved with this process by thinking about ...
Eating Practices and Attitudes among American Buddhists: An
... provided its followers with the ability to perceive the liberation of all sentient beings. This liberation is classically understood as freedom from karma and so, the cessation of all suffering. Ethics that have been the basis for this spiritual liberation have begun to interest scholars of sociolog ...
... provided its followers with the ability to perceive the liberation of all sentient beings. This liberation is classically understood as freedom from karma and so, the cessation of all suffering. Ethics that have been the basis for this spiritual liberation have begun to interest scholars of sociolog ...
Sutra on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings
... other shore, the shore of liberation from sickness, poverty, hunger, ignorance, desires and passions, birth and death. How can a person practicing “Knowing how to feel satisfied with few possessions” also practice generosity? It is by living simply. Almost everyone who spends his or her life servin ...
... other shore, the shore of liberation from sickness, poverty, hunger, ignorance, desires and passions, birth and death. How can a person practicing “Knowing how to feel satisfied with few possessions” also practice generosity? It is by living simply. Almost everyone who spends his or her life servin ...
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... Indeed this is a book about Taxila, with a few developments on Gandhara proper (the so-called Peshawar basin) and Swat although “because the Taxila sites are beyond the Indus river, they cannot be included in Gandhara proper, although they share many common features” (p. 23 n. 28), which sentence is ...
... Indeed this is a book about Taxila, with a few developments on Gandhara proper (the so-called Peshawar basin) and Swat although “because the Taxila sites are beyond the Indus river, they cannot be included in Gandhara proper, although they share many common features” (p. 23 n. 28), which sentence is ...
Bhaisajyaguru - Metropolitan Museum of Art
... Guangsheng Si had a close association with royalty. Not only was its name granted by Tang Daizong but, also during the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), a portrait of Khubilai Khan (1215-94, the founder and the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty) was hung in the monastery where ceremonies for the celebration ...
... Guangsheng Si had a close association with royalty. Not only was its name granted by Tang Daizong but, also during the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), a portrait of Khubilai Khan (1215-94, the founder and the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty) was hung in the monastery where ceremonies for the celebration ...