Talismanic Writing in Chinese Buddhism
... There is an increasingly large body of material on these topics, but see, among others, Theodor H. Gaster, “Amulets and Talismans,” in Hidden Truths: Magic Alchemy and the Occult, ed. Lawrence E. Sullivan (New York: Macmillan, 1987), 145–47; and Don C. Skemer, Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the M ...
... There is an increasingly large body of material on these topics, but see, among others, Theodor H. Gaster, “Amulets and Talismans,” in Hidden Truths: Magic Alchemy and the Occult, ed. Lawrence E. Sullivan (New York: Macmillan, 1987), 145–47; and Don C. Skemer, Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the M ...
MSalam L02 (final) - Amitabha Buddhist Centre
... of emptiness. As mentioned earlier, as the bodhisattva progresses through the different levels of the Mahayana path of preparation, the appearance of duality gradually subsides. When the appearance of duality has completely subsided, the bodhisattva achieves the path of seeing perceiving emptiness d ...
... of emptiness. As mentioned earlier, as the bodhisattva progresses through the different levels of the Mahayana path of preparation, the appearance of duality gradually subsides. When the appearance of duality has completely subsided, the bodhisattva achieves the path of seeing perceiving emptiness d ...
Behind the Façade of Secret Mantra
... eighth consciousness - the Tathāgatagarbha. Therefore, they have invented the method of visualizing drops in the central channel. Through this, they have attempted to dupe followers by counterfeiting the Tathāgatagarbha (the ālayavijñāna set forth by the Buddha) with these drops and by pretending th ...
... eighth consciousness - the Tathāgatagarbha. Therefore, they have invented the method of visualizing drops in the central channel. Through this, they have attempted to dupe followers by counterfeiting the Tathāgatagarbha (the ālayavijñāna set forth by the Buddha) with these drops and by pretending th ...
Reasoner Reincarnation and Karma
... Belief in reincarnation is historically and culturally widespread. Belief in karma also surfaces in a wide range of times and places. While karma and reincarnation are often automatically associated with each other, belief in reincarnation is not always accompanied by belief in karma, and they are s ...
... Belief in reincarnation is historically and culturally widespread. Belief in karma also surfaces in a wide range of times and places. While karma and reincarnation are often automatically associated with each other, belief in reincarnation is not always accompanied by belief in karma, and they are s ...
Can Compassionate Practice Also Be Good Legal Practice
... consider the stories of the fifteen participants in this project, it is important to sketch out some broader descriptive parameters about Buddhists in the United States. There has been a Buddhist presence in America since at least the mid-i 800s. 5 From its inception, Buddhism in America has had two ...
... consider the stories of the fifteen participants in this project, it is important to sketch out some broader descriptive parameters about Buddhists in the United States. There has been a Buddhist presence in America since at least the mid-i 800s. 5 From its inception, Buddhism in America has had two ...
Development of The Hua-Yen school during the Tang Dynasty
... biographical information about the Hua-yen School of Buddhism. Several traditions of Buddhist thoughts and practices were witnessed by the Sui and early Tang dynasties that had neither the equivalents nor institutional antecedents in the ‘Western Regions.’ In its own way, each of Hua-yen, Tian-tai, ...
... biographical information about the Hua-yen School of Buddhism. Several traditions of Buddhist thoughts and practices were witnessed by the Sui and early Tang dynasties that had neither the equivalents nor institutional antecedents in the ‘Western Regions.’ In its own way, each of Hua-yen, Tian-tai, ...
his sacred biography, meditation practice and influence
... commander of Thai Lanna] (Nonthaburi: Than Bua Kaeo Press, 2000); Siwa Ronachit, Phra Khruba Sriwichai (Bangkok: Phirap Press, 1994); Saithan Sratthatham, Khruba Sriwichai phu chai det [Khruba Sriwichai who is resolute], 2nd ed. (Bangkok: Ban Lan Tham, 2006); Phra Anan Phutthathammo, Prawati khong P ...
... commander of Thai Lanna] (Nonthaburi: Than Bua Kaeo Press, 2000); Siwa Ronachit, Phra Khruba Sriwichai (Bangkok: Phirap Press, 1994); Saithan Sratthatham, Khruba Sriwichai phu chai det [Khruba Sriwichai who is resolute], 2nd ed. (Bangkok: Ban Lan Tham, 2006); Phra Anan Phutthathammo, Prawati khong P ...
Untitled - Shambhala Publications
... Appearance And Reality The Two Truths In The Four Buddhist Tenet Systems Guy Newland Markup Tag(s): ...
... Appearance And Reality The Two Truths In The Four Buddhist Tenet Systems Guy Newland Markup Tag(s): ...
Helen J. Baroni: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen
... Zen masters say that Zen practitioners do not depend on written words to teach or grasp the Zen teachings. This means that reading and interpreting the Buddhist scriptures will not lead to enlightenment. As one Chinese master said, the scriptures are like a road map—while the map can show you where ...
... Zen masters say that Zen practitioners do not depend on written words to teach or grasp the Zen teachings. This means that reading and interpreting the Buddhist scriptures will not lead to enlightenment. As one Chinese master said, the scriptures are like a road map—while the map can show you where ...
Kamma at Death and Rebirth
... person‟s own unwholesome kamma of the present life or a past life. So because of destructive kamma, death could occur in an accident: being killed in a car or a plane crash, or in a shipwreck, in a storm under a falling tree. A person could get murdered or he could take his own life. By some means ...
... person‟s own unwholesome kamma of the present life or a past life. So because of destructive kamma, death could occur in an accident: being killed in a car or a plane crash, or in a shipwreck, in a storm under a falling tree. A person could get murdered or he could take his own life. By some means ...
Waking up to the Present: Vipassana Meditation and the Body
... Amidst the growth of Buddhism within the United States, interest in meditation has been rising rapidly. The prevalence of meditation among all adults who use alternative and complementary forms of medicine rose from 7.6% to 9.4% between 2002 and 2007 (Barnes, Bloom, & Nahin, 2008) in addition to the ...
... Amidst the growth of Buddhism within the United States, interest in meditation has been rising rapidly. The prevalence of meditation among all adults who use alternative and complementary forms of medicine rose from 7.6% to 9.4% between 2002 and 2007 (Barnes, Bloom, & Nahin, 2008) in addition to the ...
The influence of Buddhism on accounting in
... unique environment in which it operated. So, the monastic accounts are a new ‘window’ enabling us to see a period of history: people and society – how they lived and how their lives revolved around the monasteries. Being constructive, monastery accounting as an integral part of the movement of Buddh ...
... unique environment in which it operated. So, the monastic accounts are a new ‘window’ enabling us to see a period of history: people and society – how they lived and how their lives revolved around the monasteries. Being constructive, monastery accounting as an integral part of the movement of Buddh ...
Aquinas and Dōgen on Poverty and the Religious Life
... tradition. The alternate term “capital sins” partially derives from Aquinas’s understanding; he viewed them as capital vices which were “at the head” (cf. the Latin word caput, “head”) of other vices, and IIaIIae 118.7 confirms that he regarded covetousness as one of them. In the course of his discu ...
... tradition. The alternate term “capital sins” partially derives from Aquinas’s understanding; he viewed them as capital vices which were “at the head” (cf. the Latin word caput, “head”) of other vices, and IIaIIae 118.7 confirms that he regarded covetousness as one of them. In the course of his discu ...
Maitreya Images in Asian Buddhist Fine Arts - Harvard
... into one of the three largest religions in the world. Moreover, as the Saviour, Maitreya becames a popular global cult. 2.3. The Maitreya cult in the contemporary era The Maitreya cult has left its imprint on the development of Buddhism over its 2000-year history. In terms of material culture, the M ...
... into one of the three largest religions in the world. Moreover, as the Saviour, Maitreya becames a popular global cult. 2.3. The Maitreya cult in the contemporary era The Maitreya cult has left its imprint on the development of Buddhism over its 2000-year history. In terms of material culture, the M ...
Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge
... from the Vedic period onwards. His fully connected account sheds new light, not only on the problems of the earlier period which have engaged the attention of scholars during the past forty years, but also on those of the later developments. Moreover, with regard to the present day conflict of metap ...
... from the Vedic period onwards. His fully connected account sheds new light, not only on the problems of the earlier period which have engaged the attention of scholars during the past forty years, but also on those of the later developments. Moreover, with regard to the present day conflict of metap ...
Two Versions of the Mahādeva Tale in the Ekottarika‐āgama
... forth to train in the path to leave these many troubles behind.’22 “At that time King Mahādeva said to his first[born], the crown prince by the name of Dīrghāyu: ‘Dear, do you know that on my head a white hair has appeared? My intention is to shave off my beard and hair, put on the three Dharma robe ...
... forth to train in the path to leave these many troubles behind.’22 “At that time King Mahādeva said to his first[born], the crown prince by the name of Dīrghāyu: ‘Dear, do you know that on my head a white hair has appeared? My intention is to shave off my beard and hair, put on the three Dharma robe ...
Wonhyo - Charles Muller
... discourse of East Asia for several centuries. As is well documented, the Tathāgatagarbha (Buddha-nature) tradition had taken strong hold in various forms in East Asia during the fifth and sixth centuries, to the extent that it had even influenced the interpretations of Yogācāra doctrine that came to ...
... discourse of East Asia for several centuries. As is well documented, the Tathāgatagarbha (Buddha-nature) tradition had taken strong hold in various forms in East Asia during the fifth and sixth centuries, to the extent that it had even influenced the interpretations of Yogācāra doctrine that came to ...
The Yogin & the Madman: Reading the Biographical
... yogin’s life” (122). Tsangnyön’s goal was not merely to reshape the life story of the yogin, but rather to “redefine the entire biographical tradition, creating a canonical standard” (132). Thus, some of the alterations implemented by Tsangnyön seem to have been aimed explicitly to drape the narrati ...
... yogin’s life” (122). Tsangnyön’s goal was not merely to reshape the life story of the yogin, but rather to “redefine the entire biographical tradition, creating a canonical standard” (132). Thus, some of the alterations implemented by Tsangnyön seem to have been aimed explicitly to drape the narrati ...
The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya: Visual
... training, my personal discipline, and, of course, my lineage. And for you, from your American point of view, you have managed to cut through the spiritual materialism and [been] able to … study with me.”16 In other words, Trungpa Rinpoche described that he was able to realize his inherent buddha-nat ...
... training, my personal discipline, and, of course, my lineage. And for you, from your American point of view, you have managed to cut through the spiritual materialism and [been] able to … study with me.”16 In other words, Trungpa Rinpoche described that he was able to realize his inherent buddha-nat ...
The Noble Eightfold Path and Its Factors Explained
... sciences. It would be enough just to worship God. But in fact that is not the case, for like Buddhists, Christians and Muslims also make the three kinds of kamma and caused by it they acquire worldly gain. It is not God but the three kinds of kamma which have given them these things. Similarly, we c ...
... sciences. It would be enough just to worship God. But in fact that is not the case, for like Buddhists, Christians and Muslims also make the three kinds of kamma and caused by it they acquire worldly gain. It is not God but the three kinds of kamma which have given them these things. Similarly, we c ...
Knowing and Living the Truth
... What is Wisdom? Wisdom in General The dictionary describes wisdom as the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment. Pertinent synonyms include: sagacity, sense, common sense, astuteness, judiciousness, and prudence. The opposite of wisdom is not stupidity, but foolishness. Many very ...
... What is Wisdom? Wisdom in General The dictionary describes wisdom as the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment. Pertinent synonyms include: sagacity, sense, common sense, astuteness, judiciousness, and prudence. The opposite of wisdom is not stupidity, but foolishness. Many very ...