The Sociology of Early Buddhism
... which centre above all on interaction between monks, nuns and the broader society, and the archaeological evidence which somewhat contextualizes this. If used with appropriate sensitivity, the available sources can furnish clues to the actual relationships, in all their permutations, between Buddhis ...
... which centre above all on interaction between monks, nuns and the broader society, and the archaeological evidence which somewhat contextualizes this. If used with appropriate sensitivity, the available sources can furnish clues to the actual relationships, in all their permutations, between Buddhis ...
new year`s greeting - Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
... commitment to hand down the essential teaching of Nembutsu to the generations to come and spread the BuddhaDharma to all. ...
... commitment to hand down the essential teaching of Nembutsu to the generations to come and spread the BuddhaDharma to all. ...
The Different Paths of Buddhism : A Narrative
... duties of office, and no deity upon which to reflect. The Buddha is best understood as a teacher, philosopher, and founder of a major world religion. His teaching was rational in the sense of analyzing the basic problems of life and devising a solution. By systematic reasoning about human existence, h ...
... duties of office, and no deity upon which to reflect. The Buddha is best understood as a teacher, philosopher, and founder of a major world religion. His teaching was rational in the sense of analyzing the basic problems of life and devising a solution. By systematic reasoning about human existence, h ...
How to Prostrate
... long time. And all the while it might be growing… In such a case, why not go at it with hammer and tongs: lock it down where it can’t escape, take very deliberate aim and pound away with a measured cadence until it is softened into a state of useful malleability? Do we have a tool for that? Of cours ...
... long time. And all the while it might be growing… In such a case, why not go at it with hammer and tongs: lock it down where it can’t escape, take very deliberate aim and pound away with a measured cadence until it is softened into a state of useful malleability? Do we have a tool for that? Of cours ...
Comments on the History of Research on Buddhism among Tamils
... Campantar’s polemics against Buddhists and Caiṉas in his Tamil hymns of the seventh century. So, by 1992, Uppsala had two scholars working on Buddhism among Tamils. John Samuel of the Institute of Asian Studies and Peter Schalk of the University of Uppsala were the organizers of the conference. A fe ...
... Campantar’s polemics against Buddhists and Caiṉas in his Tamil hymns of the seventh century. So, by 1992, Uppsala had two scholars working on Buddhism among Tamils. John Samuel of the Institute of Asian Studies and Peter Schalk of the University of Uppsala were the organizers of the conference. A fe ...
Print this article - Journal of Global Buddhism
... conceptions of its dissemination in the West. "Missionary activism" can be defined as the set of acts of religious transmission from one individual to another, or from one group to another, with the goal of spreading beliefs and practices including "missionary strategies," that is, efforts to spread ...
... conceptions of its dissemination in the West. "Missionary activism" can be defined as the set of acts of religious transmission from one individual to another, or from one group to another, with the goal of spreading beliefs and practices including "missionary strategies," that is, efforts to spread ...
Neither the Same nor the Other
... Given the established differences between the Eastern and Western types of near death experiences, are we in a position to conclude the following: first, that the “otherworldly” visions are culture-dependent, and second and per consequentiam, that such visions stem from our present lives, i.e. that ...
... Given the established differences between the Eastern and Western types of near death experiences, are we in a position to conclude the following: first, that the “otherworldly” visions are culture-dependent, and second and per consequentiam, that such visions stem from our present lives, i.e. that ...
(1) Book
... Dhammapitaka and Tripitaka. Here again it is used in the sense of box or basket. From this, we can say that the Buddhist term pitaka was very popular among the Tamil people during this period. There are many Cankam poets whose names are related to Buddhism in some way or other. There are names such ...
... Dhammapitaka and Tripitaka. Here again it is used in the sense of box or basket. From this, we can say that the Buddhist term pitaka was very popular among the Tamil people during this period. There are many Cankam poets whose names are related to Buddhism in some way or other. There are names such ...
Four Noble Truths
... various methods, and no definitions are given.[3] In the Theravada version and the version translated by An Shigao, the Four Noble Truths are given definitions: 1. The Nature of Suffering (or Dukkha): "This is the noble truth of suffering: birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering ...
... various methods, and no definitions are given.[3] In the Theravada version and the version translated by An Shigao, the Four Noble Truths are given definitions: 1. The Nature of Suffering (or Dukkha): "This is the noble truth of suffering: birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering ...
The Influence of Mahayana on Buddhadasa`s Thought Abstract
... Buddhist Universities, and he initiated the first printing of the Pali Tipitaka in Thai script. The public education in Thailand was formerly organized in monasteries. Monasteries performed the function of school, college, and university. The parents who want their children to be the educated in lit ...
... Buddhist Universities, and he initiated the first printing of the Pali Tipitaka in Thai script. The public education in Thailand was formerly organized in monasteries. Monasteries performed the function of school, college, and university. The parents who want their children to be the educated in lit ...
Contributions to the Study of Popular Buddhism: The Newar
... (Wijayaratna 1989), by performing rituals (Gombrich 1971, 201ff; Lewis 1993b) and providing medical service (Zysk 1991). As preservers and transmitters of the Dharma, the samgha's duty was to attract the Buddhist lay community's merit-making donations by being spiritually worthy (Lamotte 1984); comp ...
... (Wijayaratna 1989), by performing rituals (Gombrich 1971, 201ff; Lewis 1993b) and providing medical service (Zysk 1991). As preservers and transmitters of the Dharma, the samgha's duty was to attract the Buddhist lay community's merit-making donations by being spiritually worthy (Lamotte 1984); comp ...
The eye of new awareness WELCOME TO KAGYU MONLAM
... Gyaltsen Rinpoche, which will serve them their entire lives, whether they continue as monastics or pursue higher studies and join the workforce. The boys receive both a secular and non-secular education, including dharma teachings; Tibetan, Nepali and English languages; math; science; and health and ...
... Gyaltsen Rinpoche, which will serve them their entire lives, whether they continue as monastics or pursue higher studies and join the workforce. The boys receive both a secular and non-secular education, including dharma teachings; Tibetan, Nepali and English languages; math; science; and health and ...
The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni, Gautama Buddha. The Ethics of
... heaven after death. The martial spirit could not be kept except by good food, and intoxicating drinks were prohibited since it interferes with the fighting spirit. This is an old doctrine. The ancient Kshatriyas of India promised a heaven to the man who dies fighting in the battlefield. Sree Krishna ...
... heaven after death. The martial spirit could not be kept except by good food, and intoxicating drinks were prohibited since it interferes with the fighting spirit. This is an old doctrine. The ancient Kshatriyas of India promised a heaven to the man who dies fighting in the battlefield. Sree Krishna ...
Two Traditions of Meditation in Ancient India
... These examples should suffice to induce critics, at last, to read this book, rather than presenting their a priori reasons for thinking that the effort made in it cannot possibly lead anywhere. Scholarship should and indeed can only progress by argument, and this implies also: trying to understand s ...
... These examples should suffice to induce critics, at last, to read this book, rather than presenting their a priori reasons for thinking that the effort made in it cannot possibly lead anywhere. Scholarship should and indeed can only progress by argument, and this implies also: trying to understand s ...
the two traditions of meditation in ancient india
... These examples should suffice to induce critics, at last, to read this book, rather than presenting their a priori reasons for thinking that the effort made in it cannot possibly lead anywhere. Scholarship should and indeed can only progress by argument, and this implies also: trying to understand s ...
... These examples should suffice to induce critics, at last, to read this book, rather than presenting their a priori reasons for thinking that the effort made in it cannot possibly lead anywhere. Scholarship should and indeed can only progress by argument, and this implies also: trying to understand s ...
Mohenjo-daro
... left palace in search of reason for human suffering became an ascetic, gained salvation through self-denial sat under Bodhi tree, saw death & rebirth as inevitable 4 Noble Truths + 8 Fold Path organized society of monks, preached until 80 Fig 52 – Queen Maya giving birth Fig 53 – Buddha’s Enlightenm ...
... left palace in search of reason for human suffering became an ascetic, gained salvation through self-denial sat under Bodhi tree, saw death & rebirth as inevitable 4 Noble Truths + 8 Fold Path organized society of monks, preached until 80 Fig 52 – Queen Maya giving birth Fig 53 – Buddha’s Enlightenm ...
Has Xuanzang really been in Mathurå?
... and history of arts, etc. it is certainly impossible to draw final conclusions about the credibility of the records—whether their facts and their information are to be taken as witnesses of objective historicity, as regional traditions or as texts moulded after certain patterns of inner-Buddhist or ...
... and history of arts, etc. it is certainly impossible to draw final conclusions about the credibility of the records—whether their facts and their information are to be taken as witnesses of objective historicity, as regional traditions or as texts moulded after certain patterns of inner-Buddhist or ...
The Main Topics of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Poetry
... sentient beings. When we open ourselves to the other power of Amida's grace through chanting the nembutsu, we open ourselves to the Not-self nature of existence which Shakyamuni discovered in his contemplations.” According to the traditional Shin-Buddhist view, the term ‘egolesness’ is much more sui ...
... sentient beings. When we open ourselves to the other power of Amida's grace through chanting the nembutsu, we open ourselves to the Not-self nature of existence which Shakyamuni discovered in his contemplations.” According to the traditional Shin-Buddhist view, the term ‘egolesness’ is much more sui ...
here - Nichiren Shu
... practice and live it just like the Buddha and Nichiren Daishonin did; and so that we and all those around us can be freed from suffering, become satisfied with life, become happy, and attain perfect enlightenment just as the Buddha. It is not necessary to harbor ill feelings towards the Soka Gakkai, ...
... practice and live it just like the Buddha and Nichiren Daishonin did; and so that we and all those around us can be freed from suffering, become satisfied with life, become happy, and attain perfect enlightenment just as the Buddha. It is not necessary to harbor ill feelings towards the Soka Gakkai, ...
File - Drukpa Mila Center
... The teachings on the Five Elements (i.e., Space, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth) are an essential aspect of the Vajrayana path of Tantric Buddhism. This fact is easily witnessed through the Elements' primordial integration with the Buddha Families themselves. In order to introduce practitioners to thes ...
... The teachings on the Five Elements (i.e., Space, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth) are an essential aspect of the Vajrayana path of Tantric Buddhism. This fact is easily witnessed through the Elements' primordial integration with the Buddha Families themselves. In order to introduce practitioners to thes ...
Document
... scholars argue that Buddhist activism is a product of the late twentieth and early twentyfirst century and “reflects the globalization and hybridization of Asian, European, and American values” (249). Still other scholars question whether Buddhist activism is Buddhist at all. Helen Tworkov, current ...
... scholars argue that Buddhist activism is a product of the late twentieth and early twentyfirst century and “reflects the globalization and hybridization of Asian, European, and American values” (249). Still other scholars question whether Buddhist activism is Buddhist at all. Helen Tworkov, current ...
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
... defined as the complete body of literature. The Mahakavya (great poem) or court epics of the great Indian authors occupy a unique place in the Sanskrit literary tradition. It is a verse genre of the Kavya, the stylized literary work (literature) cultivated in the courts of Indian from the beginning ...
... defined as the complete body of literature. The Mahakavya (great poem) or court epics of the great Indian authors occupy a unique place in the Sanskrit literary tradition. It is a verse genre of the Kavya, the stylized literary work (literature) cultivated in the courts of Indian from the beginning ...
the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw
... conveyed to your destination; and if you merely stand by it, you will be left behind. Those who desire to be liberated from all sufferings should use that vehicle. That is to say they should use knowledge they gained for practical purposes. The most important task for you while you are born into thi ...
... conveyed to your destination; and if you merely stand by it, you will be left behind. Those who desire to be liberated from all sufferings should use that vehicle. That is to say they should use knowledge they gained for practical purposes. The most important task for you while you are born into thi ...
