The Mahāsāṃghika and the Tathāgatagarbha
... No. 49 'There is no intermediate state {antardbhava).'' Bareau, p. 68, points out the usual explanation that this concerns the interval some Buddhist sects place between the moment of death and the moment of birth, and adds that the Mahasamghika argumentation on this point is unknown. 'Lion's Roar', ...
... No. 49 'There is no intermediate state {antardbhava).'' Bareau, p. 68, points out the usual explanation that this concerns the interval some Buddhist sects place between the moment of death and the moment of birth, and adds that the Mahasamghika argumentation on this point is unknown. 'Lion's Roar', ...
Korean Buddhist Taego Order America-Europe Parish
... No suffering, no cause of suffering, no cease from suffering, no path to lead out of suffering, no knowledge, no attainment, no realization, for there is nothing to attain. The Bodhisattva holds on to nothing but Pranjaparamita, therefore the mind is clear of any delusive hindrance. Without hindran ...
... No suffering, no cause of suffering, no cease from suffering, no path to lead out of suffering, no knowledge, no attainment, no realization, for there is nothing to attain. The Bodhisattva holds on to nothing but Pranjaparamita, therefore the mind is clear of any delusive hindrance. Without hindran ...
Problems in Reconstructing the Social History of Buddhism in Orissa
... the ancient period. The Purusha Sukta of the Rig Veda tells us that Brahmans were born from the mouth of Brahma, Kshatriyas from His chest, Vaishyas from His thigh and Sudras from His feet.5 This is the first known reference to caste system in India. In the subsequent centuries, caste crystallized i ...
... the ancient period. The Purusha Sukta of the Rig Veda tells us that Brahmans were born from the mouth of Brahma, Kshatriyas from His chest, Vaishyas from His thigh and Sudras from His feet.5 This is the first known reference to caste system in India. In the subsequent centuries, caste crystallized i ...
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 ...
Religious Values and the Measurement of Poverty: A Buddhist
... poverty in the material sense but also the happiness attained by man by the elimination of poverty in the spiritual sense. The Buddha speaks of four kinds of happiness attainable by persons who lead a household life, namely the happiness of possessing enough material resources (atthi sukha); the hap ...
... poverty in the material sense but also the happiness attained by man by the elimination of poverty in the spiritual sense. The Buddha speaks of four kinds of happiness attainable by persons who lead a household life, namely the happiness of possessing enough material resources (atthi sukha); the hap ...
A Mahayana View on Buddhism and Animals
... blood. Therefore let the Bodhisattva refrain from eating animal flesh. In order to guard the minds of all people, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva whose nature is holy and who wishes to avoid unnecessary criticism of the Buddha Dharma, refrain from eating animal flesh. For instance, Mahamati, there are ...
... blood. Therefore let the Bodhisattva refrain from eating animal flesh. In order to guard the minds of all people, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva whose nature is holy and who wishes to avoid unnecessary criticism of the Buddha Dharma, refrain from eating animal flesh. For instance, Mahamati, there are ...
Parinirvana Day Celebration
... Open to all who know the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana practices. If you have never been before then you are more than welcome to come along and see what a puja is all about. February’s puja will be dedicated to Green Tara and led by Mike. ...
... Open to all who know the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana practices. If you have never been before then you are more than welcome to come along and see what a puja is all about. February’s puja will be dedicated to Green Tara and led by Mike. ...
Buddhist paritta (Pirit) chants for mental and physical well being
... The unraveling of the perceptual, physiological, and neuroanatomical basis of the interaction between rhythm and movement has been, and continues to be, a fascinating endeavor with important ramifications for the study of brain function, sensory perception, motor behavior, and mental well-being. Thi ...
... The unraveling of the perceptual, physiological, and neuroanatomical basis of the interaction between rhythm and movement has been, and continues to be, a fascinating endeavor with important ramifications for the study of brain function, sensory perception, motor behavior, and mental well-being. Thi ...
Eight Chariots and Four Lineages
... equal aspects of a non-dual fusion. Were this not the case, they could not merit their name ...
... equal aspects of a non-dual fusion. Were this not the case, they could not merit their name ...
„What is Mahāyāna? And what are Mahāyāna scriptures?“ (Part II)
... the idea that whatever is not Mahāyāna could be correctly termed „Hinayāna“, thinking that this would be essentially the same as the Theravada school and the whole of South Asian Buddhism altogether. In this way, centuries of an extraordinarily multifaceted, multi-branched, and inhomogeneous history ...
... the idea that whatever is not Mahāyāna could be correctly termed „Hinayāna“, thinking that this would be essentially the same as the Theravada school and the whole of South Asian Buddhism altogether. In this way, centuries of an extraordinarily multifaceted, multi-branched, and inhomogeneous history ...
Suggested reading for Buddhism Level 2
... The History of my Going for Refuge, Sangharakshita Human Enlightenment, Sangharakshita Module 2: Symbolic Dharma The Buddhist Vision, Subhuti (full account covering all themes of the module) The Wheel of Life, Kulananda (short and pithy) Meeting the Buddhas, Vessantara (fullsome description of 5 Bud ...
... The History of my Going for Refuge, Sangharakshita Human Enlightenment, Sangharakshita Module 2: Symbolic Dharma The Buddhist Vision, Subhuti (full account covering all themes of the module) The Wheel of Life, Kulananda (short and pithy) Meeting the Buddhas, Vessantara (fullsome description of 5 Bud ...
Japanese Buddhism and the Meiji Restoration
... image of what Buddhism is about. There are many different points of view, from the intellectual romanticism of D. T. Suzuki, through the “nothingness” theories of Kitaro Nishida, to entirely academic interpretations of Buddhism based on Master Någårjuna’s M‡lamadhyamakakårikå, which came through Chi ...
... image of what Buddhism is about. There are many different points of view, from the intellectual romanticism of D. T. Suzuki, through the “nothingness” theories of Kitaro Nishida, to entirely academic interpretations of Buddhism based on Master Någårjuna’s M‡lamadhyamakakårikå, which came through Chi ...
The Buddhist Concept of Heaven and Hell
... realms . They are known as Brahmas in the sixteen kind of Brahma realms. They have reduced craving towards worldly sense pleasures to a certain degree and experience more calmness which they have developed during their previous existence specially through meditation. Although this existence is also ...
... realms . They are known as Brahmas in the sixteen kind of Brahma realms. They have reduced craving towards worldly sense pleasures to a certain degree and experience more calmness which they have developed during their previous existence specially through meditation. Although this existence is also ...
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... important purposes in many of these movements, they generally required fewer and less elaborate images for worship than the traditional Buddhist sects, and thus afforded more opportunities for people of all social classes to participate. Many of the movements were focused on the worship of Amida, th ...
... important purposes in many of these movements, they generally required fewer and less elaborate images for worship than the traditional Buddhist sects, and thus afforded more opportunities for people of all social classes to participate. Many of the movements were focused on the worship of Amida, th ...
The Buddhist Tradition
... Nirvana is impossible to explain in ordinary terms “because human language is too poor to express the real nature of the Absolute Truth or Ultimate Reality which is Nirvana.”3 Buddhists believe that upon death, an enlightened person does not experience rebirth within samsara. What occurs in such cas ...
... Nirvana is impossible to explain in ordinary terms “because human language is too poor to express the real nature of the Absolute Truth or Ultimate Reality which is Nirvana.”3 Buddhists believe that upon death, an enlightened person does not experience rebirth within samsara. What occurs in such cas ...
Buddhism - PhilosophicalAdvisor.com
... Siddhartha Gautama (563 BC - 483 BC) was born in ancient India (in tiny Lumbini which is now in Nepal, bordering India), a prince whose teachings resulted in the philosophy or religion of Buddhism. A ‘Buddha’ is an enlightened person whose teachings reveal the nature and path of salvation … Bu ...
... Siddhartha Gautama (563 BC - 483 BC) was born in ancient India (in tiny Lumbini which is now in Nepal, bordering India), a prince whose teachings resulted in the philosophy or religion of Buddhism. A ‘Buddha’ is an enlightened person whose teachings reveal the nature and path of salvation … Bu ...
NO INNER CORE - ANATTA BY SAYADAW U SILANANDA
... could be regarded as a self existing, real ego-entity soul or any other abiding substance. “ In The Truth of Anatta, Dc G.P Malalasekera states that Attâ is “self, as a subtle metaphysical entity soul.”’ These definitions also cover a wide range of meanings of the term Attâ and of the usual translat ...
... could be regarded as a self existing, real ego-entity soul or any other abiding substance. “ In The Truth of Anatta, Dc G.P Malalasekera states that Attâ is “self, as a subtle metaphysical entity soul.”’ These definitions also cover a wide range of meanings of the term Attâ and of the usual translat ...
Filial Piety with a Zen Twist: Universalism and Particularism
... When examining such ancient examples, it is crucial to remember that both the concept and the practices associated with filial piety were not monolithic: they constantly shifted with their sociohistorical context. This is illustrated by the emergence of controversies surrounding filial piety, which ...
... When examining such ancient examples, it is crucial to remember that both the concept and the practices associated with filial piety were not monolithic: they constantly shifted with their sociohistorical context. This is illustrated by the emergence of controversies surrounding filial piety, which ...
Mysticism (P.1) - biblestudying.net
... iii. The supposed original documents can be written by people who were first, second, or third-hand witnesses to the events, or who were more than two generations or even five hundred years removed from the actual persons or events that they are describing. 8. Views that Cannot Be Used as Criteria t ...
... iii. The supposed original documents can be written by people who were first, second, or third-hand witnesses to the events, or who were more than two generations or even five hundred years removed from the actual persons or events that they are describing. 8. Views that Cannot Be Used as Criteria t ...
Study Guide for MN 28 The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the
... supporting condition. Therefore, without the supporting condition the suffering would not exist. The teaching of dependent origination implies that it is possible to become free of suffering by removing the causal conditions for it. According to the first noble truth it is clinging to the aggregates ...
... supporting condition. Therefore, without the supporting condition the suffering would not exist. The teaching of dependent origination implies that it is possible to become free of suffering by removing the causal conditions for it. According to the first noble truth it is clinging to the aggregates ...
No Inner Core
... soul, while leaving intact a psychological entity such as an ego or self, then we are also mistaken. The resolution of this dilemma lies in the fact that we must deal with two levels of reality simultaneously, the ultimate level and the conventional level. In the absolute sense, the anattà doctrine ...
... soul, while leaving intact a psychological entity such as an ego or self, then we are also mistaken. The resolution of this dilemma lies in the fact that we must deal with two levels of reality simultaneously, the ultimate level and the conventional level. In the absolute sense, the anattà doctrine ...
Introduction to Buddha-Dharma and Sōtō Zen Practice
... Shobogenzo Zuimonki: Sayings of Eihei Dogen Zenji – Shohaku Okumura Transmission of Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Keizan Zenji – Thomas Cleary Record of Transmitting the Light: Zen Master Keizan’s Denkoroku – Francis Cook Women of the Way: Discovering 2,500 Years of Buddhist Wisdom – Sal ...
... Shobogenzo Zuimonki: Sayings of Eihei Dogen Zenji – Shohaku Okumura Transmission of Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Keizan Zenji – Thomas Cleary Record of Transmitting the Light: Zen Master Keizan’s Denkoroku – Francis Cook Women of the Way: Discovering 2,500 Years of Buddhist Wisdom – Sal ...
The Awakening Mind - Suffering and Its Causes
... Those of us with a logical disposition can see how compassion is the only choice and thus learn to develop the intuitive, loving side of our natures; those of us whose minds naturally go toward love and compassion learn to see that the simple wish for people to be happy is pretty woolly unless reinf ...
... Those of us with a logical disposition can see how compassion is the only choice and thus learn to develop the intuitive, loving side of our natures; those of us whose minds naturally go toward love and compassion learn to see that the simple wish for people to be happy is pretty woolly unless reinf ...
Essentials of Buddhism
... One. Truly, O king; I think your son will become a Buddha. But now I am old. I shall not live to see the glory of your son’s achievements nor shall I hear his words of wisdom.” The king was very much moved by the words of Asita. To him there was glory in the thought of his son as ruler of all India ...
... One. Truly, O king; I think your son will become a Buddha. But now I am old. I shall not live to see the glory of your son’s achievements nor shall I hear his words of wisdom.” The king was very much moved by the words of Asita. To him there was glory in the thought of his son as ruler of all India ...
On Being a Sangha Counsellor.
... ceremonial scarf of respect (kata, kha-btags) or to make some other small offering, many Tibetan disciples have never spoken privately with any of their mentors other than those in whose houses they might live. From a Tibetan point of view, asking about personal meditation practice, even from a lama ...
... ceremonial scarf of respect (kata, kha-btags) or to make some other small offering, many Tibetan disciples have never spoken privately with any of their mentors other than those in whose houses they might live. From a Tibetan point of view, asking about personal meditation practice, even from a lama ...