The Dynamic Practices of Luangpor Teean A Thai
... energy and wealth to teaching people. In a short time he built two meditation centers in Buhom, as well as centers in a nearby village. Since he felt a responsibility to teach what he called the Dhamma of "an instant" to as wide a circle as possible, after two years and eight months as a lay teache ...
... energy and wealth to teaching people. In a short time he built two meditation centers in Buhom, as well as centers in a nearby village. Since he felt a responsibility to teach what he called the Dhamma of "an instant" to as wide a circle as possible, after two years and eight months as a lay teache ...
The Three Vehicles of Buddhist Practice
... appropriate for the level he or she was at. Because of that, one finds that on the conventional level2 each student received some benefit from what Buddha taught. On the ultimate level, one finds all of the Buddha’s teachings have the same goal. When one analyzes the Buddha’s teachings on the relati ...
... appropriate for the level he or she was at. Because of that, one finds that on the conventional level2 each student received some benefit from what Buddha taught. On the ultimate level, one finds all of the Buddha’s teachings have the same goal. When one analyzes the Buddha’s teachings on the relati ...
Noh Sotoba Komachi
... This play features Ono no Komachi, one of the six great poets of the early Heian Period, also famous for her beauty and her many suitors whose infatuation she allegedly mocked. In the Edo Period, her name became synonymous with a “beautiful woman,” in particular used with regional names to indicate ...
... This play features Ono no Komachi, one of the six great poets of the early Heian Period, also famous for her beauty and her many suitors whose infatuation she allegedly mocked. In the Edo Period, her name became synonymous with a “beautiful woman,” in particular used with regional names to indicate ...
Three Stages of Practice - im TTC
... many methods to attain enlightenment; one can practice Sutrayana according to one’s abilities or one can practice Tantrayana in reliance upon the four Tantras. Even though a specific practice is fitting for one person, this does not mean it is fitting for everyone. An adept needs to choose the pract ...
... many methods to attain enlightenment; one can practice Sutrayana according to one’s abilities or one can practice Tantrayana in reliance upon the four Tantras. Even though a specific practice is fitting for one person, this does not mean it is fitting for everyone. An adept needs to choose the pract ...
JBE Research Article Two Notions of Poverty in the Pàli Canon
... less attractive life but also the propensity to commit a wider variety of evil acts of an increasingly serious nature. The end result is ...
... less attractive life but also the propensity to commit a wider variety of evil acts of an increasingly serious nature. The end result is ...
Nothing Higher Than the Truth: Modern Theosophy, Buddhism, and
... (1888). Her second book especially provided an enduring synthesis of western esotericism and various elements of Eastern religions, primarily Vedantic Hinduism and Buddhism, filtered through orientalist discourse. The book was published on the Society’s own printing press, acquired after the two fou ...
... (1888). Her second book especially provided an enduring synthesis of western esotericism and various elements of Eastern religions, primarily Vedantic Hinduism and Buddhism, filtered through orientalist discourse. The book was published on the Society’s own printing press, acquired after the two fou ...
The Emergence of Buddhist Critical-Constructive Reflection in the
... European and American cultures. As new methods in historical and cultural analysis emerged, old ways of understanding world religions from a confessional Christian standpoint, and Christianity itself, came under new critical scrutiny. There arose a fresh interest in non-Christian religions as equall ...
... European and American cultures. As new methods in historical and cultural analysis emerged, old ways of understanding world religions from a confessional Christian standpoint, and Christianity itself, came under new critical scrutiny. There arose a fresh interest in non-Christian religions as equall ...
A comparative analysis of causality in Buddhism and African
... beingness. The Buddha simply denied the idea of accidental occurrence as much as he denied the idea of externalism. Thus, his idea of causation was described as a Middle way, the way between absolute being and absolute non-being. What this means is that objects in the world, especially human beings ...
... beingness. The Buddha simply denied the idea of accidental occurrence as much as he denied the idea of externalism. Thus, his idea of causation was described as a Middle way, the way between absolute being and absolute non-being. What this means is that objects in the world, especially human beings ...
Are There Ethical Implications of Karma?
... the habitual and habituating pattern of suffering, we cannot control the effects and so it can only be a matter of chance that things turn out well. The goal of karmic ethical training is to generate outcomes that escape the samasaric continuity of ironic consequences. Buddhism construes ethics or m ...
... the habitual and habituating pattern of suffering, we cannot control the effects and so it can only be a matter of chance that things turn out well. The goal of karmic ethical training is to generate outcomes that escape the samasaric continuity of ironic consequences. Buddhism construes ethics or m ...
whitehill.txt ... JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST ETHICS VOLUME 1: 1994
... of Buddhist philosophy in a Western ethical milieu dominated by demands for human rights and individual autonomy.[7] Assuming the under-developed condition of the domain of Buddhist ethics in Western context, I now address at length my second, more tentative conjecture on the future prospect of West ...
... of Buddhist philosophy in a Western ethical milieu dominated by demands for human rights and individual autonomy.[7] Assuming the under-developed condition of the domain of Buddhist ethics in Western context, I now address at length my second, more tentative conjecture on the future prospect of West ...
Reconfiguring Buddhism as a Religion
... and his colleagues, and the people associated with so-called Shin Bukkyō movement. I do not intend to argue that Nakanishi is more important than these people in the history of Japanese Buddhism. However, I try to provide an explanation for Nakanishi’s arguments and reconsider them in the context of ...
... and his colleagues, and the people associated with so-called Shin Bukkyō movement. I do not intend to argue that Nakanishi is more important than these people in the history of Japanese Buddhism. However, I try to provide an explanation for Nakanishi’s arguments and reconsider them in the context of ...
Introduction to Library Catalog and databases
... ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials is an essential tool ...
... ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials is an essential tool ...
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 ...
Religious Factors Historically Affecting Premodern - S
... the early Korean kingdoms. In consideration of related Confucian studies, a number of Western and Eastern thinkers began to study Confucius and Confucianism in the twentieth century, and they also evaluated the impact of Confucianism on the Western and the Eastern worlds. For instance, H. C. Creel ( ...
... the early Korean kingdoms. In consideration of related Confucian studies, a number of Western and Eastern thinkers began to study Confucius and Confucianism in the twentieth century, and they also evaluated the impact of Confucianism on the Western and the Eastern worlds. For instance, H. C. Creel ( ...
Dhamma Studies - Atammayatarama Buddhist Monastery
... the world." will be described for helping begin the way for those who interested in studying the Buddha’s teachings (Dhamma). Sati as a verb translates as to be aware, to be fully present in the moment, to be attentive to the present, or essentially, to be mindful. Sati helps us to see the truth abo ...
... the world." will be described for helping begin the way for those who interested in studying the Buddha’s teachings (Dhamma). Sati as a verb translates as to be aware, to be fully present in the moment, to be attentive to the present, or essentially, to be mindful. Sati helps us to see the truth abo ...
Newsletter Archives
... It is believed that tantrism originated in the early centuries CE and gradually developed into an actual pantheon by the end of the Gupta period. It has deeply influenced the Hindu Buddhist, Jain and Sikh religions as well. The spread of Buddhism to East Asia and Southeast Asia gave rise to the intr ...
... It is believed that tantrism originated in the early centuries CE and gradually developed into an actual pantheon by the end of the Gupta period. It has deeply influenced the Hindu Buddhist, Jain and Sikh religions as well. The spread of Buddhism to East Asia and Southeast Asia gave rise to the intr ...
The Tree of Enlightenment
... understanding how people of different times and cultures view a particular phenomenon can begin to show us the limitations of our own particular perspective. Buddhism has awakened considerable interest in the West, and there are many persons who enjoy positions of some note in western society who ar ...
... understanding how people of different times and cultures view a particular phenomenon can begin to show us the limitations of our own particular perspective. Buddhism has awakened considerable interest in the West, and there are many persons who enjoy positions of some note in western society who ar ...
Puṇya Everyday Religion, Material Culture, and Avenues Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... populations. There is not sufficient space here to describe, analyze, and discuss with necessary nuance the similarities and differences between these two traditions among the Newars. Given this constraint, I must underline three points about Hinduism and Buddhism. First, being Buddhist or Hindu is ...
... populations. There is not sufficient space here to describe, analyze, and discuss with necessary nuance the similarities and differences between these two traditions among the Newars. Given this constraint, I must underline three points about Hinduism and Buddhism. First, being Buddhist or Hindu is ...
The Other Side of Zen - Princeton University Press
... Japan. Furthermore, both popular and academic writing about all three major Japanese Zen schools—Sôtô, Rinzai, Ôbaku—presented Zen as a unique tradition, set apart from other Japanese Buddhist and non-Buddhist religious traditions. In the case of the Sôtô Zen school, the subject of this book, such s ...
... Japan. Furthermore, both popular and academic writing about all three major Japanese Zen schools—Sôtô, Rinzai, Ôbaku—presented Zen as a unique tradition, set apart from other Japanese Buddhist and non-Buddhist religious traditions. In the case of the Sôtô Zen school, the subject of this book, such s ...
Merit Presentation
... • Merit can only be generated if the individual wants to help others. Positive acts that are motivated by selfishness and desire will not produce merit. • Although it appears that merit can be transferred this is not the case. Technically nothing is given away, merit is only ‘given’ when the intend ...
... • Merit can only be generated if the individual wants to help others. Positive acts that are motivated by selfishness and desire will not produce merit. • Although it appears that merit can be transferred this is not the case. Technically nothing is given away, merit is only ‘given’ when the intend ...
Tradition and Change: Two Buddhisms in the Bible
... Burmese Theravada Buddhism and any changes that may have occurred in that tradition as a result of its relocation to the southern region of the United States. However, the American interest in Buddhism is hard to ignore. While conducting textual research on Buddhism in America and in the American So ...
... Burmese Theravada Buddhism and any changes that may have occurred in that tradition as a result of its relocation to the southern region of the United States. However, the American interest in Buddhism is hard to ignore. While conducting textual research on Buddhism in America and in the American So ...