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... Buddha to the multitude, for the peace of the world and happiness of all beings. 4. Since that time, Buddhas, bodhisattvas and great masters of the ten directions and the three worlds have carried forward the truth. They have declared that all beings are Buddhas from the very beginning, striving wit ...
... Buddha to the multitude, for the peace of the world and happiness of all beings. 4. Since that time, Buddhas, bodhisattvas and great masters of the ten directions and the three worlds have carried forward the truth. They have declared that all beings are Buddhas from the very beginning, striving wit ...
Vol-55 Dec-2013 - Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia
... Ven. Mahinda said that as a disciple of the late Chief Reverend, he will try his best to serve the BMSM in whatever way he can to continue the legacy of his teacher. For a start, Ven Mahinda said that for 2013, he will be spending his three months Vas at Samadhi Vihara and during this time, he will ...
... Ven. Mahinda said that as a disciple of the late Chief Reverend, he will try his best to serve the BMSM in whatever way he can to continue the legacy of his teacher. For a start, Ven Mahinda said that for 2013, he will be spending his three months Vas at Samadhi Vihara and during this time, he will ...
Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution
... with expensive retreats and initiations catering to over-stressed converts eager to pursue their own enlightenment? Let’s hope not, because Buddhism and the West need each other. Despite its economic and technological dynamism,Western civilization and its globalization are in trouble—which means all ...
... with expensive retreats and initiations catering to over-stressed converts eager to pursue their own enlightenment? Let’s hope not, because Buddhism and the West need each other. Despite its economic and technological dynamism,Western civilization and its globalization are in trouble—which means all ...
Buddhism and Vegetarianism
... be inflicted upon us in the future. Everyone knows that if we eat eight ounces, we have to return half a pound. The principle of causality never changes, so we should not eat meat. Third, all sentient beings were and are our relatives. Therefore, we should save and protect all lives as we treasure ...
... be inflicted upon us in the future. Everyone knows that if we eat eight ounces, we have to return half a pound. The principle of causality never changes, so we should not eat meat. Third, all sentient beings were and are our relatives. Therefore, we should save and protect all lives as we treasure ...
Emptiness: The Foundations of Buddhist Thought
... this subject, there will be profound changes within us, even if it might take some time for them to manifest. I was reminded of the importance of developing an understanding of emptiness at a climate change meeting a short time ago. “The change is upon us” was the message, and those who suffer most ...
... this subject, there will be profound changes within us, even if it might take some time for them to manifest. I was reminded of the importance of developing an understanding of emptiness at a climate change meeting a short time ago. “The change is upon us” was the message, and those who suffer most ...
The Women`s Status in the Pure Land Buddhism
... ancestors'. A myth was built up - that all women were regarded as sinful and the only way to keep them out of mischief was to keep them endlessly occupied with the task of motherhood and domestic duties. The literature also mentions occasional elopements, without the permission of parents. Divorce c ...
... ancestors'. A myth was built up - that all women were regarded as sinful and the only way to keep them out of mischief was to keep them endlessly occupied with the task of motherhood and domestic duties. The literature also mentions occasional elopements, without the permission of parents. Divorce c ...
PDF Preview - Wisdom Publications
... December of 1983, best captures both his wisdom and personality. Since this interview was the front-page article in the premier issue of our journal, it has sentimental value for us as well. ...
... December of 1983, best captures both his wisdom and personality. Since this interview was the front-page article in the premier issue of our journal, it has sentimental value for us as well. ...
The Inspiration of Buddhist "Six Harmonies" to the Corporate Team Building
... Team members are from different departments, different professions, different from past experience, the formed values are many different.Values are the foundation of human behavior, values are different, the behaviour brought about may be different.For example, the different behavior , if not unders ...
... Team members are from different departments, different professions, different from past experience, the formed values are many different.Values are the foundation of human behavior, values are different, the behaviour brought about may be different.For example, the different behavior , if not unders ...
The Meaning of Friendship in Buddhism
... In the feudal system the great virtue is loyalty - loyalty to your feudal superior, that is especially to one’s immediate feudal superior, the one directly above you, the next in the chain up. If you were a great lord it would be the king. If you were a small landowner it would be the local lord, or ...
... In the feudal system the great virtue is loyalty - loyalty to your feudal superior, that is especially to one’s immediate feudal superior, the one directly above you, the next in the chain up. If you were a great lord it would be the king. If you were a small landowner it would be the local lord, or ...
Jainism: the Oldest Living Religion by Dr. Jyoti Prasad Jain
... (see Sacred Books of the East, vols. XXII & XLV [Introductions] in which Jacobi published translations of four Jaina canonical works) p. 6 the sect of Nigan.t.has (=those who have no bonds) was at Buddha’s time already one of long standing . . . it seems probable that Jainism is considerably older t ...
... (see Sacred Books of the East, vols. XXII & XLV [Introductions] in which Jacobi published translations of four Jaina canonical works) p. 6 the sect of Nigan.t.has (=those who have no bonds) was at Buddha’s time already one of long standing . . . it seems probable that Jainism is considerably older t ...
DAWID ROGACZ* Knowledge and Truth in the Thought of Jizang
... subject to the thoughts of Nagarjuna and Aryadeva, because Jizang, who lived between 549 and 623, could not have known the later thinkers. It also concerns Buddhapālita and Bhāvaviveka, because the time needed for the reception of their ideas (especially of the division of Madhyamaka into the Prāsaṅ ...
... subject to the thoughts of Nagarjuna and Aryadeva, because Jizang, who lived between 549 and 623, could not have known the later thinkers. It also concerns Buddhapālita and Bhāvaviveka, because the time needed for the reception of their ideas (especially of the division of Madhyamaka into the Prāsaṅ ...
2012, Autumn - Bodhi Path Buddhist Centers
... Awakening. We began at the beginning, and after an introduction we explored the first point: Train in the Preliminaries. When we went over the definition of the Precious Human Existence, I was struck by just how improbable it is that Buddhism is taking root here, and of how close Serbs are to missin ...
... Awakening. We began at the beginning, and after an introduction we explored the first point: Train in the Preliminaries. When we went over the definition of the Precious Human Existence, I was struck by just how improbable it is that Buddhism is taking root here, and of how close Serbs are to missin ...
Introduction to Ichinen Sanzen
... and allocate the session for each set of study partners to make presentations. Facilitators will need to help the group members choose study partners who will meet between sessions to discuss the session topics and to prepare for presenting at each session. Allocate a set of different partners to pr ...
... and allocate the session for each set of study partners to make presentations. Facilitators will need to help the group members choose study partners who will meet between sessions to discuss the session topics and to prepare for presenting at each session. Allocate a set of different partners to pr ...
Daniel Miracapillo
... nothingness, not attending to the perception of the base of neither-perception-nornon-perception- attends to the signless dependent on the signless concentration of mind [animitto cetosamādhi]. His mind enters into that signless concentration of mind and acquires confidence, steadiness and resolutio ...
... nothingness, not attending to the perception of the base of neither-perception-nornon-perception- attends to the signless dependent on the signless concentration of mind [animitto cetosamādhi]. His mind enters into that signless concentration of mind and acquires confidence, steadiness and resolutio ...
“Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came
... experienced. It is primarily a descriptive discipline and is undertaken in a way that is largely independent of scientific, including causal, explanations and accounts of the nature of experience.3 Jean-Paul Sartre’s philosophical discourse also had an effect on Levinas’ philosophical standing. Sart ...
... experienced. It is primarily a descriptive discipline and is undertaken in a way that is largely independent of scientific, including causal, explanations and accounts of the nature of experience.3 Jean-Paul Sartre’s philosophical discourse also had an effect on Levinas’ philosophical standing. Sart ...
Guang Ming Digest - Guang Ming Temple
... perfect- ion of life. Humanistic Buddhism is Buddhism as needed by humanity, so we put it forth as the original intents of the Buddha so that his teachings can be seen in a new light. Denying biased notions and coming together in Humanistic Buddhism, we allow the Buddha’s ...
... perfect- ion of life. Humanistic Buddhism is Buddhism as needed by humanity, so we put it forth as the original intents of the Buddha so that his teachings can be seen in a new light. Denying biased notions and coming together in Humanistic Buddhism, we allow the Buddha’s ...
Did the Buddha Speak Pāli?
... form of Sanskrit (Horner 194). Thus, KR. Norman, a Cambridge Pāli philologist concludes “it, therefore, seems very likely that the Buddha’s sermons were preached in a non-Sanskritic language” (Norman 2002: 137). This is the mystery for scholars of Pāli studies to determine the actual language of the ...
... form of Sanskrit (Horner 194). Thus, KR. Norman, a Cambridge Pāli philologist concludes “it, therefore, seems very likely that the Buddha’s sermons were preached in a non-Sanskritic language” (Norman 2002: 137). This is the mystery for scholars of Pāli studies to determine the actual language of the ...
The Imperial Law and the Buddhist Law
... poses, let me take a historical overview of how Buddhism took root, not among particular thinkers or a limited ruling elite，but widely among the people of Japan. I believe it is a significant approach to consider the stages through which Buddhism passed in its formation and development in becoming t ...
... poses, let me take a historical overview of how Buddhism took root, not among particular thinkers or a limited ruling elite，but widely among the people of Japan. I believe it is a significant approach to consider the stages through which Buddhism passed in its formation and development in becoming t ...
Rationality and Society
... For example, Azzi and Ehrenberg (1975) and Iannaccone (1990) study church attendance from the angle of religious household production and religious human capital accumulation, respectively. There is also some literature on the implications of Buddhism on economics. The starting point is the criticis ...
... For example, Azzi and Ehrenberg (1975) and Iannaccone (1990) study church attendance from the angle of religious household production and religious human capital accumulation, respectively. There is also some literature on the implications of Buddhism on economics. The starting point is the criticis ...
Bhikkhave Terminology in Early Buddhist Texts Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... bhikkhave and bhikkhavo, with bhikkhave being the most common form.3 Past scholars, such as Bechert, developed theories in relation to the use of the two, i.e. why one form rather than another was used—but today, with our current understanding of oral and manuscript traditions, the most obvious reas ...
... bhikkhave and bhikkhavo, with bhikkhave being the most common form.3 Past scholars, such as Bechert, developed theories in relation to the use of the two, i.e. why one form rather than another was used—but today, with our current understanding of oral and manuscript traditions, the most obvious reas ...