Sabba Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... While science is based mainly of second and third-hand measurements, the Buddha‟s teaching is a first person discourse. In Western culture, when something is said to be “subjective” means that it is based merely on one‟s own ideas and opinions (that is, inside of oneself) and therefore should not be ...
... While science is based mainly of second and third-hand measurements, the Buddha‟s teaching is a first person discourse. In Western culture, when something is said to be “subjective” means that it is based merely on one‟s own ideas and opinions (that is, inside of oneself) and therefore should not be ...
The Historical Authenticity of Early Buddhist Literature A Critical
... consulting the evidence of the Pāli canon for the word padhāna or the Buddhist Sanskrit evidence for the word pradhāna/prahāa, we would have no idea what the term signified for the two monks, and why they used it. The texts, then, are our most important source, even if their historical worth is not ...
... consulting the evidence of the Pāli canon for the word padhāna or the Buddhist Sanskrit evidence for the word pradhāna/prahāa, we would have no idea what the term signified for the two monks, and why they used it. The texts, then, are our most important source, even if their historical worth is not ...
Eric Sean Nelson, Department of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
... that karma binds selves together in relations and networks of interdependence and responsibility. This moral sense of karma is not only a “scholarly” as opposed to a “popular” concern. According to Jonathan S. Walters, the notion of rebirth in Sri Lankan popular Buddhism only deepens one’s sense of ...
... that karma binds selves together in relations and networks of interdependence and responsibility. This moral sense of karma is not only a “scholarly” as opposed to a “popular” concern. According to Jonathan S. Walters, the notion of rebirth in Sri Lankan popular Buddhism only deepens one’s sense of ...
Buddhism and the earth : environmental thought in early Buddhist
... Buddhism, we have seen that central to both the ancient wisdom of the Buddha and the modern approach of Arne Naess, that of a ...
... Buddhism, we have seen that central to both the ancient wisdom of the Buddha and the modern approach of Arne Naess, that of a ...
Moore Post Canonical Buddhist Political Thought
... In other recent work I have looked at whether normative political theorizing can be found in the texts of Early or Canonical Buddhism, especially the Nikāya collections and the Vinaya texts governing monastic life, since those texts are viewed as authentic and authoritative by all modern sects of Bu ...
... In other recent work I have looked at whether normative political theorizing can be found in the texts of Early or Canonical Buddhism, especially the Nikāya collections and the Vinaya texts governing monastic life, since those texts are viewed as authentic and authoritative by all modern sects of Bu ...
pramāṇakīrtiḥ
... autonomous, or must it rely on the superior insight of the Buddha and the eternal truths as formulated in the Buddhist sacred writings? Can the entire Buddhist doctrine be logically or rationally demonstrated, or does one have to accept some parts of it on blind faith? Should Buddhist logic be used ...
... autonomous, or must it rely on the superior insight of the Buddha and the eternal truths as formulated in the Buddhist sacred writings? Can the entire Buddhist doctrine be logically or rationally demonstrated, or does one have to accept some parts of it on blind faith? Should Buddhist logic be used ...
Buddhism and Modernity
... canon into Tibetan was the decision to create a regimented system of translation, through which the classical Tibetan language came into existence as a vehicle expressly designed to translate Sanskrit. Translations were accomplished by teams of eminent scholars responsible to an imperial translation ...
... canon into Tibetan was the decision to create a regimented system of translation, through which the classical Tibetan language came into existence as a vehicle expressly designed to translate Sanskrit. Translations were accomplished by teams of eminent scholars responsible to an imperial translation ...
THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE SELF: HOW EASTERN THOUGHT
... debate to those who are far more qualified to explore such things. For the purposes of this paper, the inclusion of dukkha, as part of The Four Noble Truths, is logical for exploring how Buddhism relates to Western Psychology, but we will return to dukkha in a moment. We will first explore the Buddh ...
... debate to those who are far more qualified to explore such things. For the purposes of this paper, the inclusion of dukkha, as part of The Four Noble Truths, is logical for exploring how Buddhism relates to Western Psychology, but we will return to dukkha in a moment. We will first explore the Buddh ...
Tevijja Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... 1.1.2 It is interesting that the early Buddhist texts (the Nikāyas) do not at all mention the well-known neuter “Brahman,” the summum bonum of the Upanishads. In its place, we find the masculine brahmā (perhaps the only Pali masculine noun with a feminine -ā ending) and the adjective brahma (meaning ...
... 1.1.2 It is interesting that the early Buddhist texts (the Nikāyas) do not at all mention the well-known neuter “Brahman,” the summum bonum of the Upanishads. In its place, we find the masculine brahmā (perhaps the only Pali masculine noun with a feminine -ā ending) and the adjective brahma (meaning ...
Sutra on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings
... feel satisfied with few possessions” also practice generosity? It is by living simply. Almost everyone who spends his or her life serving and helping others, sacrificing themselves for the sake of humanity, lives simply. If they live their lives worrying about making money and gaining merit, how can ...
... feel satisfied with few possessions” also practice generosity? It is by living simply. Almost everyone who spends his or her life serving and helping others, sacrificing themselves for the sake of humanity, lives simply. If they live their lives worrying about making money and gaining merit, how can ...
A Buddhist Monk`s Journeys to Heaven and Hell
... stupas (domes of more than 3m in height), 504 Buddha-statues in lotus sitting posture (conspicuously, no reclining or standing statues), and 1460 story-telling bas relief panels. The name “Borobudur” is seemingly derived from the Sanskrit “vihara” , meaning sanctuary and pronounced in Javanese as “b ...
... stupas (domes of more than 3m in height), 504 Buddha-statues in lotus sitting posture (conspicuously, no reclining or standing statues), and 1460 story-telling bas relief panels. The name “Borobudur” is seemingly derived from the Sanskrit “vihara” , meaning sanctuary and pronounced in Javanese as “b ...
Nikāya Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... definition right and of necessity beneficial to the agent, violation of which is by definition wrong and of necessity harmful. Modern writers often demythologize the law of karma as expressing likely “ordinary” (e.g., social and psychological) effects of action on the agent. While such demythologiza ...
... definition right and of necessity beneficial to the agent, violation of which is by definition wrong and of necessity harmful. Modern writers often demythologize the law of karma as expressing likely “ordinary” (e.g., social and psychological) effects of action on the agent. While such demythologiza ...
Two Nichiren Texts
... While the Nembutsu school, which emphasized the practice of worshiping Amitåbha Buddha, had been established long before his time, Hønen was the first Nembutsu priest to disregard the Lotus Sutra in his writings and teaching. Equally galling to Nichiren was the fact that Nembutsu devotionalism was ex ...
... While the Nembutsu school, which emphasized the practice of worshiping Amitåbha Buddha, had been established long before his time, Hønen was the first Nembutsu priest to disregard the Lotus Sutra in his writings and teaching. Equally galling to Nichiren was the fact that Nembutsu devotionalism was ex ...
Consuming Buddhism: the Pursuit of Happiness
... Baker, 2007). The distribution of popular religious goods has been an integral part of Buddhist culture in Thailand since the 19th century. With the development of production and technology, more religious products are now available than ever before. However, it is accepted that consuming religious ...
... Baker, 2007). The distribution of popular religious goods has been an integral part of Buddhist culture in Thailand since the 19th century. With the development of production and technology, more religious products are now available than ever before. However, it is accepted that consuming religious ...
Saṃyukta-āgama and the Potential of the Ten Courses of Action
... not recorded in its Saṃyukta-āgama parallel. 27 Descriptions of the Buddha's fame and of the behavior of visitors are standard pericopes in the discourses found in the Pāli Nikāyas and in the Chinese Āgamas, hence these differences between the Sāleyyaka-sutta and its Saṃyukta-āgama parallel merely s ...
... not recorded in its Saṃyukta-āgama parallel. 27 Descriptions of the Buddha's fame and of the behavior of visitors are standard pericopes in the discourses found in the Pāli Nikāyas and in the Chinese Āgamas, hence these differences between the Sāleyyaka-sutta and its Saṃyukta-āgama parallel merely s ...
Ksitigrabha sutra - Khyentse Foundation
... Attainment of Merits of Ksitigrabha Bodhisattva Chapter Ten The Comparison of Merits for Alms-giving At that time, the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, under the super-natural power of Sakyamuni Buddha, rose from his seat and knelt down with clasped hands, saying to Him, “Honored of the World, I can see tha ...
... Attainment of Merits of Ksitigrabha Bodhisattva Chapter Ten The Comparison of Merits for Alms-giving At that time, the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, under the super-natural power of Sakyamuni Buddha, rose from his seat and knelt down with clasped hands, saying to Him, “Honored of the World, I can see tha ...
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, ...
1 FABIO RAMBELLI LECTURE 7 TRANSMISSION OF THE
... poetry collections and the Ise monogatari (waka kanjø), performing arts (Nø, music), professional tools and crafts, and so forth.3 The attainment of secret knowledge transmitted through initiation rituals was a soteriological goal, since it was equivalent to the attainment of salvation (becoming a ...
... poetry collections and the Ise monogatari (waka kanjø), performing arts (Nø, music), professional tools and crafts, and so forth.3 The attainment of secret knowledge transmitted through initiation rituals was a soteriological goal, since it was equivalent to the attainment of salvation (becoming a ...
CHAPTER FIVE THE SOCIAL ETHICS IN BUDDHISM AND TAOISM
... deeper, shared unity with the larger world. ...
... deeper, shared unity with the larger world. ...
Buddha as Therapist: Meditations
... This book is part of a set of four books (all published at Taos Institute Publications) and foundational for Buddhism 4.0 which is a secular Buddhism as a psychology and a method that deals with negative emotions. Psychotherapy is the direction Buddhism is developing toward after The Buddha’s first ...
... This book is part of a set of four books (all published at Taos Institute Publications) and foundational for Buddhism 4.0 which is a secular Buddhism as a psychology and a method that deals with negative emotions. Psychotherapy is the direction Buddhism is developing toward after The Buddha’s first ...
The Four Realities True for Noble Ones: Ariyasacca Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... meanings in different contexts. Many words have several meanings within their semantic range, but context and usage indicates the difference between these. (“Ariyasaccas” 207) Of course, we need not doubt that the Buddha must have known what he was talking about, and his listeners, what they were li ...
... meanings in different contexts. Many words have several meanings within their semantic range, but context and usage indicates the difference between these. (“Ariyasaccas” 207) Of course, we need not doubt that the Buddha must have known what he was talking about, and his listeners, what they were li ...
Ullambana Service - Ti-Sarana Buddhist Association
... some departed beings. Instead burningfrom elaborate members devotees are encouraged to offered offer Dna parpar-take in the transference of merit to all departed beings. The Tirokudda Sutta will be recited after the Evening departed elaborate offerings, members and devotees are encouraged to offer ...
... some departed beings. Instead burningfrom elaborate members devotees are encouraged to offered offer Dna parpar-take in the transference of merit to all departed beings. The Tirokudda Sutta will be recited after the Evening departed elaborate offerings, members and devotees are encouraged to offer ...
The Words of the Lotus Sutra in Nichiren`s Thought
... wisdom; by this name should you receive and keep it. Why? Subhūti, the perfection of wisdom expounded by the Buddha is not the perfection of wisdom. Subhūti, what do you think? Are there teachings expounded by the Tathāgata, or not?’ Subhūti replied to the Buddha, ‘Lord, the Tathāgata does not expou ...
... wisdom; by this name should you receive and keep it. Why? Subhūti, the perfection of wisdom expounded by the Buddha is not the perfection of wisdom. Subhūti, what do you think? Are there teachings expounded by the Tathāgata, or not?’ Subhūti replied to the Buddha, ‘Lord, the Tathāgata does not expou ...
Jeffrey Hopkins. Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism:
... kha pa over Buddhist philosophy and hermeneutics. At the conclusion of the book, the readerÕs imagination is left sparked with questions. One feels that Cittamàtra is fertile ground for further investigation, and wonders particularly how other interpretation lineages such as the Sa skya or rNying ma ...
... kha pa over Buddhist philosophy and hermeneutics. At the conclusion of the book, the readerÕs imagination is left sparked with questions. One feels that Cittamàtra is fertile ground for further investigation, and wonders particularly how other interpretation lineages such as the Sa skya or rNying ma ...
regulations for the degree of
... This course will be mainly based on the Pali Sutta Pitaka and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. The course will begin with a description of the religious and intellectual milieu in which Buddhism originated and the nature o ...
... This course will be mainly based on the Pali Sutta Pitaka and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. The course will begin with a description of the religious and intellectual milieu in which Buddhism originated and the nature o ...