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... teams of scholars, both indigenous and foreign, who translated Sanskrit texts into Chinese. Through this there evolved a highly standardized vocabulary. This is quite valuable to us, since many of the Sanskrit originals have been lost, but the reliability of Chinese versions makes it possible to rec ...
... teams of scholars, both indigenous and foreign, who translated Sanskrit texts into Chinese. Through this there evolved a highly standardized vocabulary. This is quite valuable to us, since many of the Sanskrit originals have been lost, but the reliability of Chinese versions makes it possible to rec ...
Mala Prayer Beads
... a traditional tool used to count the number of times a mantra is recited, breaths while meditating, counting prostrations, or the repetitions of a buddha's name. These mantras can be recited for different purposes linked to working with mind. Mala beads are like other forms of prayer beads used in v ...
... a traditional tool used to count the number of times a mantra is recited, breaths while meditating, counting prostrations, or the repetitions of a buddha's name. These mantras can be recited for different purposes linked to working with mind. Mala beads are like other forms of prayer beads used in v ...
The Means (6)
... can choose to take one or several of the Five Precepts. These are the basic moral guidelines that underpin the Buddhist way of life. Here’s the ‘negative’ version (‘positive’ on p.130): Do not take life Do not take what is not given Do not distort fact Refrain from misuse of the senses ...
... can choose to take one or several of the Five Precepts. These are the basic moral guidelines that underpin the Buddhist way of life. Here’s the ‘negative’ version (‘positive’ on p.130): Do not take life Do not take what is not given Do not distort fact Refrain from misuse of the senses ...
People and Ideas on the Move, 2000 B.C.–250 B.C.
... easily available to them in the mountains of Anatolia. Knowledge of iron technology traveled widely with the Hittites—in both their trade and conquests. Despite its military might, the powerful Hittite empire fell quite suddenly around the year 1190 B.C. As part of a great wave of invasions, tribes ...
... easily available to them in the mountains of Anatolia. Knowledge of iron technology traveled widely with the Hittites—in both their trade and conquests. Despite its military might, the powerful Hittite empire fell quite suddenly around the year 1190 B.C. As part of a great wave of invasions, tribes ...
Handout
... Buddhist women were active participants in the construction of early Buddhism in India. Nuns and laywomen were among the sponsors of monuments, monasteries, and statues of the Buddha across India, and a collection of verses attributed to nuns is among the earliest documents of female literature in ...
... Buddhist women were active participants in the construction of early Buddhism in India. Nuns and laywomen were among the sponsors of monuments, monasteries, and statues of the Buddha across India, and a collection of verses attributed to nuns is among the earliest documents of female literature in ...
A Secular Buddhism
... The kind of Buddhism sought out by Jane and others on the basis of their practice of mindfulness may have little if anything to do with Buddhism as it is traditionally understood and presented. By “traditional Buddhism” I mean any school or doctrinal system that operates within the soteriological wo ...
... The kind of Buddhism sought out by Jane and others on the basis of their practice of mindfulness may have little if anything to do with Buddhism as it is traditionally understood and presented. By “traditional Buddhism” I mean any school or doctrinal system that operates within the soteriological wo ...
An introduction to the origin of Buddhist Stupa
... Burmese it is a separate planet. Moreover, Ketu is believed the king of all planets. As in many other languages, the Burmese name the seven days of their week after the seven planets, but Burmese astrology recognizes an eight day week, with Wednesday being divided into two days; until 6 p.m. it is W ...
... Burmese it is a separate planet. Moreover, Ketu is believed the king of all planets. As in many other languages, the Burmese name the seven days of their week after the seven planets, but Burmese astrology recognizes an eight day week, with Wednesday being divided into two days; until 6 p.m. it is W ...
Buddhism for the “Spiritual But Not Religious”
... religion—the litany is long and depressing—but most continue to yearn for something more than a life of materialism, for something that gives deeper meaning and happiness, for something they describe as “spiritual.” About a third of the religiously unaffiliated describe themselves as atheists. But t ...
... religion—the litany is long and depressing—but most continue to yearn for something more than a life of materialism, for something that gives deeper meaning and happiness, for something they describe as “spiritual.” About a third of the religiously unaffiliated describe themselves as atheists. But t ...
1.4 Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach B S
... reply to Mra the Buddha explained that his condition of inner freedom was independent of whether he taught or not.18 The other passage is from the Mahparinibbna Sutta, according to which the Buddha renounced his life principle and thereby set an end to his teaching activities because his attendan ...
... reply to Mra the Buddha explained that his condition of inner freedom was independent of whether he taught or not.18 The other passage is from the Mahparinibbna Sutta, according to which the Buddha renounced his life principle and thereby set an end to his teaching activities because his attendan ...
recent writing on the anthropology of Buddhism in Sri Lanka
... leaving behind a sense of puzzlement (still evident among many outside observers) over what exactly the sangha is for. The third was the encounter with Christianity (although this had been going on in various forms since the arrival of the Portuguese) and Victorian modes of proselytization, of which ...
... leaving behind a sense of puzzlement (still evident among many outside observers) over what exactly the sangha is for. The third was the encounter with Christianity (although this had been going on in various forms since the arrival of the Portuguese) and Victorian modes of proselytization, of which ...
Swastika
... in particular a mark made on people and things as a goodluck wish. Although the word ‘swastika’ is from Sanskrit, the symbol itself is not of Indian origin. Adopted by the Nazis, it is important to note that the Nazi hooked cross is the only swastika-like symbol that does not fall into this auspicio ...
... in particular a mark made on people and things as a goodluck wish. Although the word ‘swastika’ is from Sanskrit, the symbol itself is not of Indian origin. Adopted by the Nazis, it is important to note that the Nazi hooked cross is the only swastika-like symbol that does not fall into this auspicio ...
chapter-5 the comparative study between hinduism and buddhism
... One would begin, for example, by remarking that the Vedic doctrine is neither pantheistic nor polytheistic, nor a worship of the powers of Nature except in the sense that Natura Naturans est-Deus and all her powers but the names of God’s acts; that karma is not “fate” except in the orthodox sense o ...
... One would begin, for example, by remarking that the Vedic doctrine is neither pantheistic nor polytheistic, nor a worship of the powers of Nature except in the sense that Natura Naturans est-Deus and all her powers but the names of God’s acts; that karma is not “fate” except in the orthodox sense o ...
nibbana update nov 2011
... On your piece of paper write something on from one of your columns and then pass it back, forward or to the side . These papers will be shuffled and then people at random will be asked to read out the information on the piece of paper. ...
... On your piece of paper write something on from one of your columns and then pass it back, forward or to the side . These papers will be shuffled and then people at random will be asked to read out the information on the piece of paper. ...
An Introduction to True Buddhism - Nichiren Shoshu True Buddhism
... of the inevitable cycles of birth, old age, sickness, and death. In searching for the means to alleviate that suffering, he realized, through his religious practices, that life is impermanent and subject to change, yet at the core of existence is something eternal and immutable: the eternal law of l ...
... of the inevitable cycles of birth, old age, sickness, and death. In searching for the means to alleviate that suffering, he realized, through his religious practices, that life is impermanent and subject to change, yet at the core of existence is something eternal and immutable: the eternal law of l ...
On the Bhikkhunã Ordination Controversy
... In sum, the traditional belief that the Theravàda Vinaya does not enable a reviving of an extinct bhikkhunã order seems to be based on a reading of the relevant rules without sufficient consideration of their narrative background. If studied in their narrative context, it becomes clear that an extin ...
... In sum, the traditional belief that the Theravàda Vinaya does not enable a reviving of an extinct bhikkhunã order seems to be based on a reading of the relevant rules without sufficient consideration of their narrative background. If studied in their narrative context, it becomes clear that an extin ...
Siddhartha * Background Information on the Novel, Buddhism
... The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism 2. Desire Causes Suffering: The reasons for suffering are desire, passion, ardor, pursuit of wealth and prestige, striving for fame and popularity, or in short: craving and clinging. Because the objects of our attachment are transient, their loss is inevitable, thu ...
... The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism 2. Desire Causes Suffering: The reasons for suffering are desire, passion, ardor, pursuit of wealth and prestige, striving for fame and popularity, or in short: craving and clinging. Because the objects of our attachment are transient, their loss is inevitable, thu ...
Mūlapariyāya Sutta
... Orthodox Theravāda Buddhists read the Nikāyas through Buddhaghosa, which means that for them, what the Buddha means in any given text is what Buddhaghosa, and those who follow him, say he means. Nyanaponika Thera would be a good modern example. But there are degrees of orthodoxy, and some contempora ...
... Orthodox Theravāda Buddhists read the Nikāyas through Buddhaghosa, which means that for them, what the Buddha means in any given text is what Buddhaghosa, and those who follow him, say he means. Nyanaponika Thera would be a good modern example. But there are degrees of orthodoxy, and some contempora ...
Origins of research methodology, Buddhism and the Four Noble Truths
... Buddha’s endeavor was ‘to search’ and search for the ‘truth’. One might rightly think that the Buddha cannot be considered a ‘researcher’ in the modern definition of the term, and he, like Socrates of the same period (Armstrong, 2007), was seeking knowledge through contemplation and observation7. Th ...
... Buddha’s endeavor was ‘to search’ and search for the ‘truth’. One might rightly think that the Buddha cannot be considered a ‘researcher’ in the modern definition of the term, and he, like Socrates of the same period (Armstrong, 2007), was seeking knowledge through contemplation and observation7. Th ...
Analysis of Various Methods of Mediation In Buddhist Schools
... attention upon that buddha (samādhi). 17 This may be done vocally or mentally, and with or without the use of Buddhist prayer beads. Those who practice this method often commit to a fixed set of repetitions per day, often from 50,000 to over 500,000. According to tradition, the second patriarch of t ...
... attention upon that buddha (samādhi). 17 This may be done vocally or mentally, and with or without the use of Buddhist prayer beads. Those who practice this method often commit to a fixed set of repetitions per day, often from 50,000 to over 500,000. According to tradition, the second patriarch of t ...
Various aspects towards decline of buddhism in ancient Maharashtra
... I nt ernational Journal of Applied Research 2015; 1(2): 13-15 ...
... I nt ernational Journal of Applied Research 2015; 1(2): 13-15 ...
The centrality of experience in the teachings of early Buddhism
... self but of what fuels one’s continuity, I found the ‘corrected’ interpretation if anything conceptually more difficult to grasp and actually less in harmony with other Buddhist teachings than the earlier interpretation. The corrected interpretation7 of the doctrine states that what you need to unde ...
... self but of what fuels one’s continuity, I found the ‘corrected’ interpretation if anything conceptually more difficult to grasp and actually less in harmony with other Buddhist teachings than the earlier interpretation. The corrected interpretation7 of the doctrine states that what you need to unde ...
Karma and Justice: Buddhist Perspectives on Said Nursi`s Views on
... opposed to the infidel, cp. 16:76. It is quite relevant that in Islam ‘adl also figures under the 99 names of God, linked with al-Ḥakam, the judge/arbitrator. In the Qur‘ān, God as the Light (anNūr) is justice (cf. 24:35 - 40 and 2:256 –257). Injustice is accordingly denoted as darkness (ṭhulumāt) a ...
... opposed to the infidel, cp. 16:76. It is quite relevant that in Islam ‘adl also figures under the 99 names of God, linked with al-Ḥakam, the judge/arbitrator. In the Qur‘ān, God as the Light (anNūr) is justice (cf. 24:35 - 40 and 2:256 –257). Injustice is accordingly denoted as darkness (ṭhulumāt) a ...
Read article - Dickinson Blogs
... The language of the texts communicates the experience of liberation poetically, using imagery of human relationships, the body, and the natural environment, as well as a specific technical vocabulary that elucidates the experience of liberation. The weight given to certain technical terms in the The ...
... The language of the texts communicates the experience of liberation poetically, using imagery of human relationships, the body, and the natural environment, as well as a specific technical vocabulary that elucidates the experience of liberation. The weight given to certain technical terms in the The ...
Buddhism Apologetics
... “On the journey, he saw an old man, ‘an aged man, as bent as a roof gable, decrepit, leaning on a staff…’. On a second journey, he saw ‘a sick man, suffering and very ill.’ On a third journey, he saw a funeral procession. Each time, Gautama’s charioteer said to him that this was just the way life wa ...
... “On the journey, he saw an old man, ‘an aged man, as bent as a roof gable, decrepit, leaning on a staff…’. On a second journey, he saw ‘a sick man, suffering and very ill.’ On a third journey, he saw a funeral procession. Each time, Gautama’s charioteer said to him that this was just the way life wa ...
The Buddha`s Fire Miracles Anālayo . 5(11): 9–42. © 5 Bhikkhu
... fits the present narrative context. The Sakkapañha-sutta and its parallels continue with Sakka asking Pañcasikha to approach the Buddha on his behalf and request an audience. This narrative element needs to be read in the light of his earlier unsuccessful attempt to visit the Buddha. This previous a ...
... fits the present narrative context. The Sakkapañha-sutta and its parallels continue with Sakka asking Pañcasikha to approach the Buddha on his behalf and request an audience. This narrative element needs to be read in the light of his earlier unsuccessful attempt to visit the Buddha. This previous a ...