THE ESSENCE OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM
... Bodhicitta is like this. First, you have to understand your own ego problems—craving, desire, anger, impatience; your own situation, your inability to cope, your own disasters—within yourself and feel compassion for yourself. Because of the situation you’re in, start by becoming the object of your o ...
... Bodhicitta is like this. First, you have to understand your own ego problems—craving, desire, anger, impatience; your own situation, your inability to cope, your own disasters—within yourself and feel compassion for yourself. Because of the situation you’re in, start by becoming the object of your o ...
Sunyata 07 - Was Arya Nagarjuna A Mahayanist
... Nikaya. He further says that “Nagarjuna was claimed by the Mahayanists as their own, but his real position would seem to have been not to take sides in a provocative controversy hardly conducive to progress on the way. He perhaps hoped to reunite the schools, old and new, in a single Buddhist doct ...
... Nikaya. He further says that “Nagarjuna was claimed by the Mahayanists as their own, but his real position would seem to have been not to take sides in a provocative controversy hardly conducive to progress on the way. He perhaps hoped to reunite the schools, old and new, in a single Buddhist doct ...
- SOAS Research Online
... of Brahmin origin.6 In the third century CE, in Persia, the Sassanian dynasty consolidated its power by encouraging a unitary Zoroastrianism and proscribing other religious faiths, apparently including Buddhism. 7 These early episodes echo a general model of religious persecution, resulting from the ...
... of Brahmin origin.6 In the third century CE, in Persia, the Sassanian dynasty consolidated its power by encouraging a unitary Zoroastrianism and proscribing other religious faiths, apparently including Buddhism. 7 These early episodes echo a general model of religious persecution, resulting from the ...
Teachings from Traditional Lamas
... possible to recognize that four unique, rare and precious opportunities have come together in this existence. First, is the chance to meet Buddha’s teaching - to have been born at a time and place where one can receive his methods. They enable one to not just get older, but also wiser. Using such sk ...
... possible to recognize that four unique, rare and precious opportunities have come together in this existence. First, is the chance to meet Buddha’s teaching - to have been born at a time and place where one can receive his methods. They enable one to not just get older, but also wiser. Using such sk ...
low-res pdf not print-ready - Research portal
... real life experiences and to be fi nally discarded or accepted. Yet, paradoxically, the soteriology that he taught (called Dharma) has come to be known by the people at large for its wisdom, tolerance, compassion, equanimity, and, even, happiness. We were both born in countries where multiple religi ...
... real life experiences and to be fi nally discarded or accepted. Yet, paradoxically, the soteriology that he taught (called Dharma) has come to be known by the people at large for its wisdom, tolerance, compassion, equanimity, and, even, happiness. We were both born in countries where multiple religi ...
Fabio Rambelli - NCC Center for the Study of Japanese Religions
... 現世利益) and ultimately leads them to salvation. Taniguchi emphasizes family practice and writes about the beauty of a family united in front of the butsudan.8 According to him, practices conducive to the formation of such religious habitus include, for example, formal, stereotypical formulae of greeti ...
... 現世利益) and ultimately leads them to salvation. Taniguchi emphasizes family practice and writes about the beauty of a family united in front of the butsudan.8 According to him, practices conducive to the formation of such religious habitus include, for example, formal, stereotypical formulae of greeti ...
AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE CONCEPT OF DHAMMA AS
... concept of Dhamma as natural law as it appears in the Pali canonical, and post-canonical, sources.1 Dhamma is a profound term, creating difficulty for both Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, since there is no equivalent term in English that fully covers all its various connotations. This thesis ther ...
... concept of Dhamma as natural law as it appears in the Pali canonical, and post-canonical, sources.1 Dhamma is a profound term, creating difficulty for both Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, since there is no equivalent term in English that fully covers all its various connotations. This thesis ther ...
Chapter 1 - Stanford University
... change of topic. I began to read books and articles by theologians who referred to themselves as “Dalit Christians,” and through them I discovered Ambedkar and the Dalit Buddhists. I eventually traveled to India, but instead of visiting Sri Lanka I divided my time for independent study between the B ...
... change of topic. I began to read books and articles by theologians who referred to themselves as “Dalit Christians,” and through them I discovered Ambedkar and the Dalit Buddhists. I eventually traveled to India, but instead of visiting Sri Lanka I divided my time for independent study between the B ...
searchable pdf - The Hume Society
... only by Louis Le Grand in Paris. It had an extensive library, with 40,000 volumes. Descartes was an alumnus.9 There are only four letters from Hume’s three years in France and only one from La Flèche, plus a slightly later letter referring to his time there.10 Hume always described his time at La Fl ...
... only by Louis Le Grand in Paris. It had an extensive library, with 40,000 volumes. Descartes was an alumnus.9 There are only four letters from Hume’s three years in France and only one from La Flèche, plus a slightly later letter referring to his time there.10 Hume always described his time at La Fl ...
The Tulku System in Tibetan Buddhism
... secondly, to follow a scientific methodology in reviewing evidence and scriptures related to the research topic. Through a comprehensive study of historical accounts, core Buddhist texts and hagiographic literature, this study has found that while the basic Buddhist doctrines allow the possibility f ...
... secondly, to follow a scientific methodology in reviewing evidence and scriptures related to the research topic. Through a comprehensive study of historical accounts, core Buddhist texts and hagiographic literature, this study has found that while the basic Buddhist doctrines allow the possibility f ...
WONHYO - A. Charles Muller
... currently roils the world financial system, or repeated natural disasters. Buddhism has always taught that the world is inherently unstable and its teachings are rooted in the perception of the three marks that govern ...
... currently roils the world financial system, or repeated natural disasters. Buddhism has always taught that the world is inherently unstable and its teachings are rooted in the perception of the three marks that govern ...
Ruppert , Brian - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... that the regalia are purely products of a native ^hmto erase traditions of Buddha-^^mz identification (honji suijaku 本 地 _迹 or shinbutsu shugo 神仏習合) ,which had an indispensable role in the production of royal charisma. It is well-known that the jewel (yasakani [no] 饥以ノ〈 坂瓊勾玉) is one of the three so- ...
... that the regalia are purely products of a native ^hmto erase traditions of Buddha-^^mz identification (honji suijaku 本 地 _迹 or shinbutsu shugo 神仏習合) ,which had an indispensable role in the production of royal charisma. It is well-known that the jewel (yasakani [no] 饥以ノ〈 坂瓊勾玉) is one of the three so- ...
The Quintessence of Secret (Esoteric) Buddhism
... in the place of sentient beings, or to give out their merits to enlighten them if it is possible to do so. They would go through difficulties for the sake of humanity in their Incarnate Body. The Incarnate Body can self-divide into hundred of thousands of appearances. The Bodhisattva can incarnate a ...
... in the place of sentient beings, or to give out their merits to enlighten them if it is possible to do so. They would go through difficulties for the sake of humanity in their Incarnate Body. The Incarnate Body can self-divide into hundred of thousands of appearances. The Bodhisattva can incarnate a ...
Understanding Buddhism as `Religion` or `Science` ? Hidden
... about our own culture and which are, as such, limiting as concepts for the study of another culture. We will be guided in this by Ingold, an anthropologist who points out some of the typical Western cultural aspects, which we take for granted, in the theories of the social sciences. These theories a ...
... about our own culture and which are, as such, limiting as concepts for the study of another culture. We will be guided in this by Ingold, an anthropologist who points out some of the typical Western cultural aspects, which we take for granted, in the theories of the social sciences. These theories a ...
A History of Mindfulness
... So we should start by identifying the smallest, simplest units of meaning used to describe satipaṭṭhāna. These are the basic terms and phrases common to all descriptions of satipaṭṭhāna in all the schools. It makes sense to start with the Buddha’s first sermon. This raises an interesting question. T ...
... So we should start by identifying the smallest, simplest units of meaning used to describe satipaṭṭhāna. These are the basic terms and phrases common to all descriptions of satipaṭṭhāna in all the schools. It makes sense to start with the Buddha’s first sermon. This raises an interesting question. T ...
An Old Inscription from Amarāvatī and the Cult of the Local Monastic
... although it has not entirely disappeared—is very much attenuated, and dative functions have been taken over by an already elastic conception of the genitive. Given these linguistic realities, nagasenasa khudacetiya..., for example, can be understood at least on one level in two ways: "the small ceti ...
... although it has not entirely disappeared—is very much attenuated, and dative functions have been taken over by an already elastic conception of the genitive. Given these linguistic realities, nagasenasa khudacetiya..., for example, can be understood at least on one level in two ways: "the small ceti ...
Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way
... Yet, “what the Buddha calls true happiness, others call it suffering. What others call suffering, the Buddha calls it true happiness”. It is in this context that the Buddha says: “There are some divines (brahmanas) and philosophers (samanas), who call the day the night and the night the day. I say ...
... Yet, “what the Buddha calls true happiness, others call it suffering. What others call suffering, the Buddha calls it true happiness”. It is in this context that the Buddha says: “There are some divines (brahmanas) and philosophers (samanas), who call the day the night and the night the day. I say ...
“Negative Side” of DT Suzuki`s Relationship to War
... dhism, unlike Japanese Christianity, had failed to serve the needs of the state during the Sino-Japanese War, it is hardly surprising that Suzuki did not refer to this war in his work, for it would only have served to underscore institutional Buddhism’s inadequacies. However, during Japan’s next war ...
... dhism, unlike Japanese Christianity, had failed to serve the needs of the state during the Sino-Japanese War, it is hardly surprising that Suzuki did not refer to this war in his work, for it would only have served to underscore institutional Buddhism’s inadequacies. However, during Japan’s next war ...
- Enlighten: Theses
... PhD Dissertation, University of Glasgow, Department of Religious Studies and Theology ...
... PhD Dissertation, University of Glasgow, Department of Religious Studies and Theology ...
Kosalan Philosophy dissertation - University of California, Berkeley
... munis, including Vedic ones. The Kāṇva Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa and the Suttanipāta are compilations which contain layers from different time periods. Despite comprising earlier material, the final redactions of both texts occurred during the Śuṅga dynasty in the second or first century BCE. This suggest ...
... munis, including Vedic ones. The Kāṇva Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa and the Suttanipāta are compilations which contain layers from different time periods. Despite comprising earlier material, the final redactions of both texts occurred during the Śuṅga dynasty in the second or first century BCE. This suggest ...
Surun-Khanda D. Syrtypova
... 1) Written documents - doctrinal, canonical texts (sūtra, tantra, sādhana, lo rgyus, bstod pa, cho ga, gser skyems, etc.) that were used by priests and adepts. The large numbers of ritual texts spread among the population shows the extent of adaption of the Buddhist cult in the region of study. The ...
... 1) Written documents - doctrinal, canonical texts (sūtra, tantra, sādhana, lo rgyus, bstod pa, cho ga, gser skyems, etc.) that were used by priests and adepts. The large numbers of ritual texts spread among the population shows the extent of adaption of the Buddhist cult in the region of study. The ...