āgama and aṅga in the early buddhist oral tradition
... one such reference in the Mahāgopālaka-sutta of the Majjhimanikāya, however, three parallels preserved in Chinese translation also mention such elders. Yet they only qualify them as “learned”, without bringing in the other epithets used in the Mahāgopālakasutta and thus also without a counterpart to ...
... one such reference in the Mahāgopālaka-sutta of the Majjhimanikāya, however, three parallels preserved in Chinese translation also mention such elders. Yet they only qualify them as “learned”, without bringing in the other epithets used in the Mahāgopālakasutta and thus also without a counterpart to ...
521. Snodgrass, Judith
... Carus declared in the preface that the book was not intended to popularize Buddhism. It had been written “to set the reader a-thinking about the religious problems of today and become a factor in the formation of the future.” In spite of its title, The Gospel of Buddha was written to propagate Carus ...
... Carus declared in the preface that the book was not intended to popularize Buddhism. It had been written “to set the reader a-thinking about the religious problems of today and become a factor in the formation of the future.” In spite of its title, The Gospel of Buddha was written to propagate Carus ...
No self, no free will, no problem Implications of the Anattalakkhaṇa
... “between” strict determinism and complete freedom from causality (or as he puts it “between seeing a person’s actions as completely rigidly determined, and seeing them as totally and unconditionally free”). But how can this be so? Surely, the two positions are mutually exclusive. And what might it m ...
... “between” strict determinism and complete freedom from causality (or as he puts it “between seeing a person’s actions as completely rigidly determined, and seeing them as totally and unconditionally free”). But how can this be so? Surely, the two positions are mutually exclusive. And what might it m ...
Laymen saints - The Dharmafarers
... Then there is the second, in-between, group (the lotuses bobbing up and down on the water level), hesitating between the true and the false, wavering between good and evil. They would either be saved or be lost, depending on whether or not they hear the Dharma. To mix the metaphors in a helpful way, ...
... Then there is the second, in-between, group (the lotuses bobbing up and down on the water level), hesitating between the true and the false, wavering between good and evil. They would either be saved or be lost, depending on whether or not they hear the Dharma. To mix the metaphors in a helpful way, ...
The Four Noble Truths: A Scientific Perspective
... Four Noble Truths based upon a current scientific understanding of our world. The readers are forewarned that the views expressed here are those of one physical scientist allempting to look into the world of Buddhism. ...
... Four Noble Truths based upon a current scientific understanding of our world. The readers are forewarned that the views expressed here are those of one physical scientist allempting to look into the world of Buddhism. ...
Full-Text PDF
... After many years of asceticism and Vipassana meditation practice (insight meditation [11]), Guatama eventually obtained the spiritual enlightenment he sought and became whom we now know as the Buddha ([9], pp. 7–8). After his enlightenment, the Buddha traveled around the region teaching on his enlig ...
... After many years of asceticism and Vipassana meditation practice (insight meditation [11]), Guatama eventually obtained the spiritual enlightenment he sought and became whom we now know as the Buddha ([9], pp. 7–8). After his enlightenment, the Buddha traveled around the region teaching on his enlig ...
Mahāyāna Buddhism - University of Otago
... 2. Keep an open mind, and respect all contributions from your fellow students. Where you agree or disagree with a posting made by another participant, offer specific reasons for doing so, citing an academic reference in support of your view if possible. 3. Keep your ideas focused on the topics being ...
... 2. Keep an open mind, and respect all contributions from your fellow students. Where you agree or disagree with a posting made by another participant, offer specific reasons for doing so, citing an academic reference in support of your view if possible. 3. Keep your ideas focused on the topics being ...
ZEN BUDDHISM
... have to remain motionless, and go into deep thought, if you fell asleep a Zen master or master’s assistant would whack you with a stick. The goal of this meditation would be to reach enlightenment. Zen was hard, but to those who experienced the flash of enlightenment came inner peace. Do you have wh ...
... have to remain motionless, and go into deep thought, if you fell asleep a Zen master or master’s assistant would whack you with a stick. The goal of this meditation would be to reach enlightenment. Zen was hard, but to those who experienced the flash of enlightenment came inner peace. Do you have wh ...
The Four Noble Truths - Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
... suffering and the afflictive emotions. When talking about Dharma one needs to be able to make distinctions between the usage of the term Dharma as a generic term for the Buddha’s teaching and the realizations based on the practice of the scriptural Dharma and the Dharma Jewel. The Dharma Jewel shou ...
... suffering and the afflictive emotions. When talking about Dharma one needs to be able to make distinctions between the usage of the term Dharma as a generic term for the Buddha’s teaching and the realizations based on the practice of the scriptural Dharma and the Dharma Jewel. The Dharma Jewel shou ...
File - INTERNATIONAL CH`AN BUDDHISM INSTITUTE
... ‘The Buddhist vocabulary is extensive and all terms which were coined either by the Buddha or His enlightened disciples, correspond very well with various stages of spiritual awakening. It is a matter for regret that only a very limited number of these terms has been translated into Western language ...
... ‘The Buddhist vocabulary is extensive and all terms which were coined either by the Buddha or His enlightened disciples, correspond very well with various stages of spiritual awakening. It is a matter for regret that only a very limited number of these terms has been translated into Western language ...
Jeffrey Hopkins. Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism:
... HopkinsÕ book is undoubtedly intended as a response to this martial challenge. Following his exhaustive treatment of the ÒPrologueÓ to the text, Hopkins partitions Tsong kha paÕs text into two sections which are then subdivided into chapters (with their titles as given by Tsong kha pa) and supplemen ...
... HopkinsÕ book is undoubtedly intended as a response to this martial challenge. Following his exhaustive treatment of the ÒPrologueÓ to the text, Hopkins partitions Tsong kha paÕs text into two sections which are then subdivided into chapters (with their titles as given by Tsong kha pa) and supplemen ...
the mandala construction process the mandala construction process
... poured into the water, thus dispersing the healing energies of the mandala throughout the world. ...
... poured into the water, thus dispersing the healing energies of the mandala throughout the world. ...
Chapter 2 INDIAN SOCIETY AT THE TIME OF THE
... ministry of Bindusāra, Khallātaka (Prime Minister) and five hundred other ministers.47 Ultimately, Aśoka became the fittest candidate for the throne. During the first thirteen years of his reign, Aśoka, like Chandragupta and Bindusāra, followed an aggressive policy of expansion of the Mauryan Empire ...
... ministry of Bindusāra, Khallātaka (Prime Minister) and five hundred other ministers.47 Ultimately, Aśoka became the fittest candidate for the throne. During the first thirteen years of his reign, Aśoka, like Chandragupta and Bindusāra, followed an aggressive policy of expansion of the Mauryan Empire ...
Southeast Asian `Indianness`. A Local vs. Trans-regional - Hal-SHS
... belongs to the domain of the religious beliefs. Bridging this divide still leads to controversy; the crucial question being: do the ‘Great Tradition’ and the ‘Little Tradition’ cover mutually exclusive domains? Is there a doctrinal Buddhism or a normative Islam independent from their local variants? ...
... belongs to the domain of the religious beliefs. Bridging this divide still leads to controversy; the crucial question being: do the ‘Great Tradition’ and the ‘Little Tradition’ cover mutually exclusive domains? Is there a doctrinal Buddhism or a normative Islam independent from their local variants? ...
Zen Language in our Time: the case of Pojo Chinul`s
... not contemplate the unimpeded interfusion of all phenomena, you won't be able to enter the perfect virtue of the Buddha's enlightenment'' (Chinul 1207, p. 173). To Chinul, however, the Huayan emphasis on the unobstructed interpenetration of phenomena contains defects of its own in the sense that it ...
... not contemplate the unimpeded interfusion of all phenomena, you won't be able to enter the perfect virtue of the Buddha's enlightenment'' (Chinul 1207, p. 173). To Chinul, however, the Huayan emphasis on the unobstructed interpenetration of phenomena contains defects of its own in the sense that it ...
Chapter 6 - Hodder Plus Home
... 왘 When everyone has heard the story, ask the groups to work together to answer questions about Siddhartha. Ask the class five to ten questions. The group that gets the most questions right wins a prize. ...
... 왘 When everyone has heard the story, ask the groups to work together to answer questions about Siddhartha. Ask the class five to ten questions. The group that gets the most questions right wins a prize. ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... Perception of life and death in Japan When we say that Shintō is the only indigenous religion or belief of ancient Japan, we see that many traditional Japanese beliefs and practices hark back to prehistoric customs, and most of these form the core of Shintō. Most of these local myths, customs and t ...
... Perception of life and death in Japan When we say that Shintō is the only indigenous religion or belief of ancient Japan, we see that many traditional Japanese beliefs and practices hark back to prehistoric customs, and most of these form the core of Shintō. Most of these local myths, customs and t ...
清靜經 Scripture of Clarity and Tranquility Translated by Bruce R
... B : There is no subject in the original Chinese! Presumably, this is referring to Dao C : “returning” is mentioned extensively in the DDJ, and means returning to one’s source, true nature, or original state of pure and unformed potential D : In Buddhism, the six desires are generated by the five sen ...
... B : There is no subject in the original Chinese! Presumably, this is referring to Dao C : “returning” is mentioned extensively in the DDJ, and means returning to one’s source, true nature, or original state of pure and unformed potential D : In Buddhism, the six desires are generated by the five sen ...
Shikantaza（Just Sitting） - sotozen-net
... discard the raft. The zazen of Buddha-ancestors is not like this, but is simply Buddha’s practice. We could say that the situation of Buddha’s house is the one in which the essence, practice, and expounding are one and the same. (Eihei Koroku, vol. 8:11) In other schools zazen is a means to gain enl ...
... discard the raft. The zazen of Buddha-ancestors is not like this, but is simply Buddha’s practice. We could say that the situation of Buddha’s house is the one in which the essence, practice, and expounding are one and the same. (Eihei Koroku, vol. 8:11) In other schools zazen is a means to gain enl ...
NiNi Zhu - Buddhism
... “teaching”). The Buddha departed from traditional Indian thought in not asserting an essential or ultimate reality in things. Moreover, he rejected the existence of the soul as a metaphysical substance, though he recognized the existence of the self as the subject of action in a practical and moral ...
... “teaching”). The Buddha departed from traditional Indian thought in not asserting an essential or ultimate reality in things. Moreover, he rejected the existence of the soul as a metaphysical substance, though he recognized the existence of the self as the subject of action in a practical and moral ...
The timing of Yogācāra resurgence in the Ming dynasty (1368
... gested that “the Way of the sages is already endowed in my nature. Those who directed their search for the principle in objects and phenomena are misled” 聖人之道, 吾性自足, 向之求理於事物者誤 也.19 Wang thought that a deductive and introspective “extension of knowledge” could avoid the pitfalls of becoming inevitabl ...
... gested that “the Way of the sages is already endowed in my nature. Those who directed their search for the principle in objects and phenomena are misled” 聖人之道, 吾性自足, 向之求理於事物者誤 也.19 Wang thought that a deductive and introspective “extension of knowledge” could avoid the pitfalls of becoming inevitabl ...
ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 5 1998: 276-297 Publication date: 26 June 1998
... account for individual moral responsibility across the various stages of karmic life, including rebirth, to eventual nirvana. However, such an account of human life still does not square with Buddhism's rejection of the Ego or atman. Indeed, Keown's version of vi¤¤àõa rather resembles a Vedantic und ...
... account for individual moral responsibility across the various stages of karmic life, including rebirth, to eventual nirvana. However, such an account of human life still does not square with Buddhism's rejection of the Ego or atman. Indeed, Keown's version of vi¤¤àõa rather resembles a Vedantic und ...
Buddhism In a Nutshell - Four Seals of Dharma
... carefree” come to mind. From a Buddhist point of view, meditation is slightly more than that. First, I think we need to talk about the real context of Buddhist meditation. This is referred to as the view, meditation and action; taken together, these constitute quite a skillful way of understanding t ...
... carefree” come to mind. From a Buddhist point of view, meditation is slightly more than that. First, I think we need to talk about the real context of Buddhist meditation. This is referred to as the view, meditation and action; taken together, these constitute quite a skillful way of understanding t ...
Download/View PDF - Buddhist Churches of America
... penetrated the true nature of all things and had become Awakened, which thereafter was called Enlightenment. Siddhartha was then 35 years old. From then on, he was referred to as Sakyamuni Buddha, the "Awakened One of the Sakya clan ." ...
... penetrated the true nature of all things and had become Awakened, which thereafter was called Enlightenment. Siddhartha was then 35 years old. From then on, he was referred to as Sakyamuni Buddha, the "Awakened One of the Sakya clan ." ...
Dharmic Framework - Matthew Appleton
... accompany clients on this journey, rather than interpret and label experience. The poet John Keats described this ability as “being capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without an irritable reaching after fact or reason.” He called this ‘negative capability’ (Pearsall, 1998). Negati ...
... accompany clients on this journey, rather than interpret and label experience. The poet John Keats described this ability as “being capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without an irritable reaching after fact or reason.” He called this ‘negative capability’ (Pearsall, 1998). Negati ...