2015 SGINZ LEVEL ONE EXAM
... writings in our lives, take them to heart and truly internalize them. A member once said to second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda that though she found lectures on the Daishonin’s writings very moving, by the time she got home, she had forgotten what was said. Mr. Toda replied with a reassuring sm ...
... writings in our lives, take them to heart and truly internalize them. A member once said to second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda that though she found lectures on the Daishonin’s writings very moving, by the time she got home, she had forgotten what was said. Mr. Toda replied with a reassuring sm ...
Buddhist chaplaincy : Buddhist religious care
... and in many other countries. The term pastoral care is also used in certain situations. For Buddhists, the term Buddhist spiritual advisory services or Buddhist religious care services have been suggested. However, the author has been satisfied with the current term ‘chaplaincy’, whi ...
... and in many other countries. The term pastoral care is also used in certain situations. For Buddhists, the term Buddhist spiritual advisory services or Buddhist religious care services have been suggested. However, the author has been satisfied with the current term ‘chaplaincy’, whi ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Santa Barbara City College (2008) Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the ...
... Santa Barbara City College (2008) Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Santa Barbara City College (2008) Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the ...
... Santa Barbara City College (2008) Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the ...
Empty Selves: A Comparative Analysis of Mahayana Buddhism
... the Buddha’s claims at face value. Instead, liberation (synonymous with nirvana and Enlightenment) is attained through an individual’s rational investigation into the nature of the world and his/her own mind. Each Buddhist practitioner is expected to examine the Buddha’s teachings and then determine ...
... the Buddha’s claims at face value. Instead, liberation (synonymous with nirvana and Enlightenment) is attained through an individual’s rational investigation into the nature of the world and his/her own mind. Each Buddhist practitioner is expected to examine the Buddha’s teachings and then determine ...
Transcending Ego: Distinguishing Consciousness from Wisdom
... nature and when we feel that we possess a mind, this mind is merely a continuity of an everchanging stream. This means the mind for Buddhists is not a permanent self in the Hindu sense or a soul in the Christian sense. This consciousness does not only store these impressions from many lifetimes, but ...
... nature and when we feel that we possess a mind, this mind is merely a continuity of an everchanging stream. This means the mind for Buddhists is not a permanent self in the Hindu sense or a soul in the Christian sense. This consciousness does not only store these impressions from many lifetimes, but ...
Chapter 1 - Princeton University Press
... metaphysical position, on account of which they conclude that Pyrrho could not be the founder of Pyrrhonism. This idea has been much criticized,15 mainly because the ancient testimonies overwhelmingly say that the concern of Pyrrho is purely with ethics, and many modern scholars agree.16 The very fi ...
... metaphysical position, on account of which they conclude that Pyrrho could not be the founder of Pyrrhonism. This idea has been much criticized,15 mainly because the ancient testimonies overwhelmingly say that the concern of Pyrrho is purely with ethics, and many modern scholars agree.16 The very fi ...
sarkar and the buddha`s four noble truths
... alternative approach to cosmological and soteriological finality based on his id iosyncratic reading of Gotama. Third, Sarkar made repeated claims that Buddhist and Hindu tantra share identical features and goals, and that it was artificial and false to distinguish them from each other. If this is i ...
... alternative approach to cosmological and soteriological finality based on his id iosyncratic reading of Gotama. Third, Sarkar made repeated claims that Buddhist and Hindu tantra share identical features and goals, and that it was artificial and false to distinguish them from each other. If this is i ...
development of stupa architecture in india
... Satapatha Brahmana mentions of raising a mound on the burial ground after cremation. The burial mound for the Devata should be square in shape. In the Jaina and Brahmanical texts in some places Stupa is termed as chaitya. In the Vedic, Post Vedic, Epics, Jaina and Buddhist literatures refers to the ...
... Satapatha Brahmana mentions of raising a mound on the burial ground after cremation. The burial mound for the Devata should be square in shape. In the Jaina and Brahmanical texts in some places Stupa is termed as chaitya. In the Vedic, Post Vedic, Epics, Jaina and Buddhist literatures refers to the ...
On the naturalization of karma and rebirth | SpringerLink
... We seem to have no choice but to turn to religion when faced with questions such as: Why was I born into this world? What is my purpose on earth? And what happens after death? In the Christian and Muslim framework, belief in God or Allah is what determines whether people will end up in hell or enjoy ...
... We seem to have no choice but to turn to religion when faced with questions such as: Why was I born into this world? What is my purpose on earth? And what happens after death? In the Christian and Muslim framework, belief in God or Allah is what determines whether people will end up in hell or enjoy ...
Stupas and their consecration in contemporary Kalmykia
... texts installed, analyses the importance of these Tibetan texts for Kalmyk Buddhism, and describes the process of their installation. The final chapter presents the description and analysis of the major consecration rituals that accompany the construction of a stupa in Kalmykia. It should be mention ...
... texts installed, analyses the importance of these Tibetan texts for Kalmyk Buddhism, and describes the process of their installation. The final chapter presents the description and analysis of the major consecration rituals that accompany the construction of a stupa in Kalmykia. It should be mention ...
The Life of Nichiren Daishonin - Sgi-Usa
... suffering and set forth the means by which people could eradicate such suffering. On July 16, 1260, he submitted this treatise to Hojo Tokiyori, the retired regent of the Kamakura military government, who was still effectively the country’s most powerful leader. It was the first time that Nichiren r ...
... suffering and set forth the means by which people could eradicate such suffering. On July 16, 1260, he submitted this treatise to Hojo Tokiyori, the retired regent of the Kamakura military government, who was still effectively the country’s most powerful leader. It was the first time that Nichiren r ...
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
... For ideas regarding many bodies of the Buddha, including dhammakāya, as developed in the Theravāda tradition in the south and southeast asian countries, see Frank E Reynolds, "The Several Bodies of the Buddha: Reflections on a Neglected Aspect of Theravāda Tradition," History of Religion 16 (1976): ...
... For ideas regarding many bodies of the Buddha, including dhammakāya, as developed in the Theravāda tradition in the south and southeast asian countries, see Frank E Reynolds, "The Several Bodies of the Buddha: Reflections on a Neglected Aspect of Theravāda Tradition," History of Religion 16 (1976): ...
Isayo Samuddaka Sutta
... The Saṁyutta Commentary explains that the devas (here meaning the Tāvatiṁsa gods) and the asuras are constantly at war. Here the battles occur on the ocean shore, beside the submarine dwelling of the asuras. Most of the time, the asuras are defeated, but occasionally the devas, under Shakra, are rou ...
... The Saṁyutta Commentary explains that the devas (here meaning the Tāvatiṁsa gods) and the asuras are constantly at war. Here the battles occur on the ocean shore, beside the submarine dwelling of the asuras. Most of the time, the asuras are defeated, but occasionally the devas, under Shakra, are rou ...
British Buddhism: Teachings, Practice and Development
... David Kay (2004: 3) has referred to ‘the increasing diversification of the British Buddhist landscape’. The comments from these four practitioners and academics suggest a series of challenging and loosely related questions about Buddhism in Britain, its character and adaptation, its authority source ...
... David Kay (2004: 3) has referred to ‘the increasing diversification of the British Buddhist landscape’. The comments from these four practitioners and academics suggest a series of challenging and loosely related questions about Buddhism in Britain, its character and adaptation, its authority source ...
print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... as a protector or Mahākāla.6 Nydahl is apparently a charismatic figure, both personally and as a teacher. Nydahl's activities, however, have attracted criticism, rendering him a controversial figure in contemporary Buddhism. At this point, it is worth noting that Nydahl, both in his books and public ...
... as a protector or Mahākāla.6 Nydahl is apparently a charismatic figure, both personally and as a teacher. Nydahl's activities, however, have attracted criticism, rendering him a controversial figure in contemporary Buddhism. At this point, it is worth noting that Nydahl, both in his books and public ...
BUDDHIST MONASTIC LIFE
... the order he founded has existed for two and a half thousand years. Although by the medieval period the Buddhist monastic order had all but disappeared from India, by that time it had been established in almost every other part of Asia. During the centuries following the Buddha's death various diffe ...
... the order he founded has existed for two and a half thousand years. Although by the medieval period the Buddhist monastic order had all but disappeared from India, by that time it had been established in almost every other part of Asia. During the centuries following the Buddha's death various diffe ...
The Role of Buddhism in Achieving Gross National Happiness
... and practical ways. The practice of Buddhism employs innumerable skilful means for attaining complete enlightenment and ultimate happiness. This presents itself as the most challenging goal and also illustrates why Gross National Happiness cannot be achieved unless Buddhist philosophy is fully incor ...
... and practical ways. The practice of Buddhism employs innumerable skilful means for attaining complete enlightenment and ultimate happiness. This presents itself as the most challenging goal and also illustrates why Gross National Happiness cannot be achieved unless Buddhist philosophy is fully incor ...
the role of diamond sutra in the vietnamese buddhist practice
... all around the country of Vietnam both in the private collection of many Buddhist temples or in public libraries of the government. Particularly in Haùn-Noâm Institute’s library there are sixteen different editions of the sutra preserved in book form, rubbed from woodblock prints. As I already menti ...
... all around the country of Vietnam both in the private collection of many Buddhist temples or in public libraries of the government. Particularly in Haùn-Noâm Institute’s library there are sixteen different editions of the sutra preserved in book form, rubbed from woodblock prints. As I already menti ...
THE TREATISE ON THE ELUCIDATION OF THE KNOWABLE THE
... 390–470?) certainly were an inspiration to ’Phags-pa. Both brothers are of crucial importance for the study of the Sarvåstivåda (Sautråntika) school and of Mahayana scholasticism. Very few texts are mentioned by name. The Abhidharmasamuccaya (Dashengepidamojilun), Taishø Vol. 31, No. 1605, is mentio ...
... 390–470?) certainly were an inspiration to ’Phags-pa. Both brothers are of crucial importance for the study of the Sarvåstivåda (Sautråntika) school and of Mahayana scholasticism. Very few texts are mentioned by name. The Abhidharmasamuccaya (Dashengepidamojilun), Taishø Vol. 31, No. 1605, is mentio ...
Aspects of the Study of the (earlier) Indian Mahāyāna
... narrower than ‘Sravakayana’, and strictly speaking it would apply to doctrines antithetical to the Bodhisattvayana (regardless of where these doctrines might be found). At all events, the fact remains that usage has varied through the enormous and (synchronically and diachronically) various literary ...
... narrower than ‘Sravakayana’, and strictly speaking it would apply to doctrines antithetical to the Bodhisattvayana (regardless of where these doctrines might be found). At all events, the fact remains that usage has varied through the enormous and (synchronically and diachronically) various literary ...
Cullavagga Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... An example to illustrate this point is the finding by Schlingloff that at times, instead of the rule being formulated in response to a certain event, the narrative event appears to have been formulated in reṬhānissaro “On Ordaining” (16) seems to have difficulties to appreciate that a text can be re ...
... An example to illustrate this point is the finding by Schlingloff that at times, instead of the rule being formulated in response to a certain event, the narrative event appears to have been formulated in reṬhānissaro “On Ordaining” (16) seems to have difficulties to appreciate that a text can be re ...
The Seeker`s Glossary of Buddhism
... This is a revised and expanded edition of The Seeker’s Glossary of Buddhism, which first appeared a year ago. The text is a compendium of excerpts and quotations from some 350 works by monks, nuns, professors, scholars and other laypersons from nine different countries, in their own words or in tran ...
... This is a revised and expanded edition of The Seeker’s Glossary of Buddhism, which first appeared a year ago. The text is a compendium of excerpts and quotations from some 350 works by monks, nuns, professors, scholars and other laypersons from nine different countries, in their own words or in tran ...
Two Versions of the Mahādeva Tale in the Ekottarika‐āgama
... the divine messenger has come, it is the proper time to go forth.’ “Now I have already tasted human happiness, I shall now strive for merits by which one rises to the heavens, shaving off my beard and hair, putting on the three Dharma robes and out of firm faith go forth to train in the path for lea ...
... the divine messenger has come, it is the proper time to go forth.’ “Now I have already tasted human happiness, I shall now strive for merits by which one rises to the heavens, shaving off my beard and hair, putting on the three Dharma robes and out of firm faith go forth to train in the path for lea ...
