Ancient India
... This transition is distinctly visible in the Buddhist art of the period. Art of any period is an expression socio religious background existing during that particular period. Buddhist art which originated in the Indian sub continent following life of Siddhartha Gautama, 6th to 5th century B.C. reach ...
... This transition is distinctly visible in the Buddhist art of the period. Art of any period is an expression socio religious background existing during that particular period. Buddhist art which originated in the Indian sub continent following life of Siddhartha Gautama, 6th to 5th century B.C. reach ...
A Buddhist View of Happiness
... interconnected with all the other steps), we can see how each one produces its own kind of happiness: 1. Right Understanding. This of course is the understanding of the Buddha’s teachings. These teachings appeal to us on many levels: intellectual, emotional, logical, spiritual. They are very straig ...
... interconnected with all the other steps), we can see how each one produces its own kind of happiness: 1. Right Understanding. This of course is the understanding of the Buddha’s teachings. These teachings appeal to us on many levels: intellectual, emotional, logical, spiritual. They are very straig ...
04 Intro to Buddhist Path_The Five Paths
... Although a person will have an understanding of the concept of the selflessness of the self or of emptiness (sunyata), and be aware that this is necessary to overcome suffering, they will not have direct perception of the selflessness of the self or of emptiness. A person in the Path of Preparation ...
... Although a person will have an understanding of the concept of the selflessness of the self or of emptiness (sunyata), and be aware that this is necessary to overcome suffering, they will not have direct perception of the selflessness of the self or of emptiness. A person in the Path of Preparation ...
The Role of Buddhism in Society and Radical Buddhist
... Radical Buddhist mobilization in post-war Sri Lanka is taking place in an international context where religious groups are gaining a lot of attention in for instance media and by political leaders as well as by researchers. The aim of this thesis was to explore young monks’ perceptions of the role o ...
... Radical Buddhist mobilization in post-war Sri Lanka is taking place in an international context where religious groups are gaining a lot of attention in for instance media and by political leaders as well as by researchers. The aim of this thesis was to explore young monks’ perceptions of the role o ...
The Relocalization of Buddhism in Thailand
... This involves exploring how the teachings and specific hermeneutics of influential Buddhist thinkers like Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu (1906-1993), Phra Payutto (1939- ), and Samana Phothirak (1934- ) are communicated, implemented, interpreted, and adjusted by local monks in order to suit specific local reali ...
... This involves exploring how the teachings and specific hermeneutics of influential Buddhist thinkers like Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu (1906-1993), Phra Payutto (1939- ), and Samana Phothirak (1934- ) are communicated, implemented, interpreted, and adjusted by local monks in order to suit specific local reali ...
Buddhist Studies in Germany and Austria 1971
... where departments of South Asian studies are rare and more oriented towards contemporary studies, and where most scholars of Buddhism are employed by departments of religious studies. This Indo-centrism, however, is balanced by Michael FRIEDRICH's contribution on East Asian Buddhism. 1. Generalia a. ...
... where departments of South Asian studies are rare and more oriented towards contemporary studies, and where most scholars of Buddhism are employed by departments of religious studies. This Indo-centrism, however, is balanced by Michael FRIEDRICH's contribution on East Asian Buddhism. 1. Generalia a. ...
BUSL-NC-Proceedings 2013 - Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka
... was promoted to a full-fledged Buddhist university in 1998 under a special Parliament Act. ...
... was promoted to a full-fledged Buddhist university in 1998 under a special Parliament Act. ...
Mindfulness and Mindlessness in Early Chan
... scholars now approach “simply sitting” as a Japanese innovation, based on Dōgen’s idiosyncratic understanding of the “silent illumination” (mozhao chan 默照禪) teachings he encountered in Song dynasty China. As for Rinzai, the notion that kōans, which developed as a literary genre, could serve as objec ...
... scholars now approach “simply sitting” as a Japanese innovation, based on Dōgen’s idiosyncratic understanding of the “silent illumination” (mozhao chan 默照禪) teachings he encountered in Song dynasty China. As for Rinzai, the notion that kōans, which developed as a literary genre, could serve as objec ...
Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism
... Frauwallner was correct, the author of the Skandhaka would have described events of the distant past. I want to show that the time separating the origins of the Skandhaka from the events that it describes may be considerably shorter than previously assumed. Thus, the historical value of the work is ...
... Frauwallner was correct, the author of the Skandhaka would have described events of the distant past. I want to show that the time separating the origins of the Skandhaka from the events that it describes may be considerably shorter than previously assumed. Thus, the historical value of the work is ...
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 ...
The Spirit-possession Cult in the Burmese religion
... way based on intensive field research. For Burmese, the question of whether we should speak of one or two religions, namely the Buddhist tradition and the spirit cult, remains open. That is to say that the question of wether or not we have to consider the religious field of the Burmese society as a ...
... way based on intensive field research. For Burmese, the question of whether we should speak of one or two religions, namely the Buddhist tradition and the spirit cult, remains open. That is to say that the question of wether or not we have to consider the religious field of the Burmese society as a ...
Meaning without Ego - Journal of Philosophy of Life
... explains, English likes to narrowly define words; Pali centers dukkha in a much broader spectrum of this aspect of the condition human. Dukkha has been explained as suffering, ill, unsatisfactoriness, and lack. But no one of these is a good fit because dukkha involves not only the physical but the m ...
... explains, English likes to narrowly define words; Pali centers dukkha in a much broader spectrum of this aspect of the condition human. Dukkha has been explained as suffering, ill, unsatisfactoriness, and lack. But no one of these is a good fit because dukkha involves not only the physical but the m ...
PDF - Open Journal Systems
... this instability has no permanence (anatta) and how this results in dissatisfaction (dukkha). The purpose of the meditation is to transcend the self conception by seeing through its illusory solidity. It is used in both Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism (Plank 2011: 42). According to Plank, vipassana ...
... this instability has no permanence (anatta) and how this results in dissatisfaction (dukkha). The purpose of the meditation is to transcend the self conception by seeing through its illusory solidity. It is used in both Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism (Plank 2011: 42). According to Plank, vipassana ...
print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... Three caveats need to be registered before proceeding. First, I am suggesting neither that Wallace is the only or best representative of contemporary Tibetan Buddhism in its encounter with the modern world nor that his work is the foremost exemplar of the globalization of Tibetan Buddhism; rather, I ...
... Three caveats need to be registered before proceeding. First, I am suggesting neither that Wallace is the only or best representative of contemporary Tibetan Buddhism in its encounter with the modern world nor that his work is the foremost exemplar of the globalization of Tibetan Buddhism; rather, I ...
Faces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their
... modes, powers, and helpful knowledge, they nourish these qualities in us as we study, practice with, offer devotion to, and emulate them; finally we may discover that we are they. The heart of the bodhisattva is always turned toward other beings. Such a one chooses to place herself in the most difficul ...
... modes, powers, and helpful knowledge, they nourish these qualities in us as we study, practice with, offer devotion to, and emulate them; finally we may discover that we are they. The heart of the bodhisattva is always turned toward other beings. Such a one chooses to place herself in the most difficul ...
twofold mystery - Iowa Research Online
... One does not attach to “there is,” nor to “there is not.” Not only does he not attach to attachment, but neither to non-attachment.1 (Cheng Xuanying) Different interactions between Buddhism and Daoism have occurred since Buddhism entered China in the 1st century. Buddhism, as an Indian religion, fir ...
... One does not attach to “there is,” nor to “there is not.” Not only does he not attach to attachment, but neither to non-attachment.1 (Cheng Xuanying) Different interactions between Buddhism and Daoism have occurred since Buddhism entered China in the 1st century. Buddhism, as an Indian religion, fir ...
An invitation to broaden our definition and
... richness of Mindfulness. This quality first of all can be used for anything – even very useless or damaging purposes. Secondly the skills can be further trained in other ways than using ...
... richness of Mindfulness. This quality first of all can be used for anything – even very useless or damaging purposes. Secondly the skills can be further trained in other ways than using ...
Taming the Monkey Mind
... been performed. In other words, everyday activities should be carried out in a matter-of-fact way, and once finished, be let go.(2) Do not hold on to them – or they will disturb your peace of mind. In fact, the reason you fail to let go of sundry good or bad actions is that your mind has not yet bee ...
... been performed. In other words, everyday activities should be carried out in a matter-of-fact way, and once finished, be let go.(2) Do not hold on to them – or they will disturb your peace of mind. In fact, the reason you fail to let go of sundry good or bad actions is that your mind has not yet bee ...
Colonel Olcott: His Service to Buddhism
... still objection to employing them as domestic servants, even this objection has greatly lessened among many Hindu residents and visitors at Adyar. Colonel Olcott’s work has now affected a larger field, and the very name “depressed classes” is tending to disappear. He assisted them also in becoming a ...
... still objection to employing them as domestic servants, even this objection has greatly lessened among many Hindu residents and visitors at Adyar. Colonel Olcott’s work has now affected a larger field, and the very name “depressed classes” is tending to disappear. He assisted them also in becoming a ...
