Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism: The Doctrinal History of Nirvana
... dharmas can be the cause and thus the truth of the origin. Why then does the Blessed one say that only thirst (tKLOA) is the truth of the origin and not others?’2 In some sEtras it is only thirst (tKLOA),3 while in some other sEtras it is action (karma), desire (tKLOA) and ignorance (avidyA).4 Altho ...
... dharmas can be the cause and thus the truth of the origin. Why then does the Blessed one say that only thirst (tKLOA) is the truth of the origin and not others?’2 In some sEtras it is only thirst (tKLOA),3 while in some other sEtras it is action (karma), desire (tKLOA) and ignorance (avidyA).4 Altho ...
Dharmacorner Buddhist Library Booklist
... Detachment and Compassion in Early Buddhism-ElizabethJHarris - PDF Dhamma in Cambodia Recommended! - PDF Dhamma Without Rebirth? Bhikkhu Bodhi- PDF Dhammapada Stories, translated by Daw Mya Tin. Dhammapada – Treasury Of Truth – Ven.Weragoda Sarada Thero - *PDF Dhyana By Chih-i, The Buddha of the Mid ...
... Detachment and Compassion in Early Buddhism-ElizabethJHarris - PDF Dhamma in Cambodia Recommended! - PDF Dhamma Without Rebirth? Bhikkhu Bodhi- PDF Dhammapada Stories, translated by Daw Mya Tin. Dhammapada – Treasury Of Truth – Ven.Weragoda Sarada Thero - *PDF Dhyana By Chih-i, The Buddha of the Mid ...
Maitreya, the Future Buddha
... gathered about himself a group of devoted followers over the next forty years, founding what was eventually to become one of the great world religions. According to the earliest texts, Gautama taught that his pragmatic method for spiritual cultivation was open to anyone and that there were others wh ...
... gathered about himself a group of devoted followers over the next forty years, founding what was eventually to become one of the great world religions. According to the earliest texts, Gautama taught that his pragmatic method for spiritual cultivation was open to anyone and that there were others wh ...
BUDDHIST IMAGERY IN THE WORK OF PAUL GAUGUIN: THE
... Robert reports the first recording of the word “Nirvana” which is believed to be the earliest explanations of Buddhism. In the article, Burnouf discussed the importance of the term Nirvana and its associations with Buddhism. These teachings and ideas on Buddhism were translated into French in the 18 ...
... Robert reports the first recording of the word “Nirvana” which is believed to be the earliest explanations of Buddhism. In the article, Burnouf discussed the importance of the term Nirvana and its associations with Buddhism. These teachings and ideas on Buddhism were translated into French in the 18 ...
ABSTRACT SIMPSON, EMILY PATRICIA. Religious Turmoil: The
... …any attempt to understand Kerouac’s approach to writing must take into account his deeply religious temperament. A framework larger than tone, style, and point-of-view must be used to comprehend the works of writers like Blake, Whitman, Yeats who are also prophets. (326) While some scholars hav ...
... …any attempt to understand Kerouac’s approach to writing must take into account his deeply religious temperament. A framework larger than tone, style, and point-of-view must be used to comprehend the works of writers like Blake, Whitman, Yeats who are also prophets. (326) While some scholars hav ...
Reaffirming Our Right to Happiness
... because before Nichiren Daishonin, they were “hidden in the depths” of the Lotus Sutra. The Daishonin revealed and clarified them for all humanity so that all people could attain Buddhahood equally in the Latter Day of the Law. When we have faith in the Dai-Gohonzon [“the secret Law”] and chant daim ...
... because before Nichiren Daishonin, they were “hidden in the depths” of the Lotus Sutra. The Daishonin revealed and clarified them for all humanity so that all people could attain Buddhahood equally in the Latter Day of the Law. When we have faith in the Dai-Gohonzon [“the secret Law”] and chant daim ...
King Asoka and Buddhism
... Buddhism / Indian History / Asian Studies King Aśoka and Buddhism King Aśoka, the third monarch of the Mauryan dynasty in the third century B.C., was the first ruler of a unified India and one of the greatest political figures of all time. After he embraced the teachings of the Buddha, he transformed ...
... Buddhism / Indian History / Asian Studies King Aśoka and Buddhism King Aśoka, the third monarch of the Mauryan dynasty in the third century B.C., was the first ruler of a unified India and one of the greatest political figures of all time. After he embraced the teachings of the Buddha, he transformed ...
King Asoka and Buddhism
... Buddhism / Indian History / Asian Studies King Aśoka and Buddhism King Aśoka, the third monarch of the Mauryan dynasty in the third century B.C., was the first ruler of a unified India and one of the greatest political figures of all time. After he embraced the teachings of the Buddha, he transformed ...
... Buddhism / Indian History / Asian Studies King Aśoka and Buddhism King Aśoka, the third monarch of the Mauryan dynasty in the third century B.C., was the first ruler of a unified India and one of the greatest political figures of all time. After he embraced the teachings of the Buddha, he transformed ...
The Poetic Dhamma of Zao Amat Long`s Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta
... the organisers of Burma Studies Conference at Northern Illionois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 2008, the ASEASUK-British Academy grants to Shan Buddhism at the Borderlines project, 2009, the organisers of the International Conference on Shan Studies, Chulalongkorn, Bangkok, 2009, the MacArther Foun ...
... the organisers of Burma Studies Conference at Northern Illionois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 2008, the ASEASUK-British Academy grants to Shan Buddhism at the Borderlines project, 2009, the organisers of the International Conference on Shan Studies, Chulalongkorn, Bangkok, 2009, the MacArther Foun ...
Hachiman`s Initial Rise to Prominence
... A history of Hachimanism must begin with the fact that, not withstanding his later importance, this deity cannot be found in either of Japan’s earliest mytho-historical chronicles, the Kojiki (712) and Nihon shoki (720). This indicates that in the early eighth century Hachiman cannot have been more ...
... A history of Hachimanism must begin with the fact that, not withstanding his later importance, this deity cannot be found in either of Japan’s earliest mytho-historical chronicles, the Kojiki (712) and Nihon shoki (720). This indicates that in the early eighth century Hachiman cannot have been more ...
Keizan Study
... Sōjiji and its affiliates began effecting the rapid growth and transformation of Sōtō Zen into an institution consisting primarily of local temples that service the religious needs of laypeople who themselves do not practice Zen. It is also true, however, that Keizan was a man of his times. In addit ...
... Sōjiji and its affiliates began effecting the rapid growth and transformation of Sōtō Zen into an institution consisting primarily of local temples that service the religious needs of laypeople who themselves do not practice Zen. It is also true, however, that Keizan was a man of his times. In addit ...
SAK YANT: THE TRANSITION FROM INDIC YANTRAS TO THAI
... the fact that tattoos are placed on skin—an inherently ephemeral material—there are variations in the practice of Sak Yant in different parts of Thailand and Southeast Asia. Nevertheless, there are a few facts that are evident, including the source of Sak Yant concepts and designs from Indic yantras ...
... the fact that tattoos are placed on skin—an inherently ephemeral material—there are variations in the practice of Sak Yant in different parts of Thailand and Southeast Asia. Nevertheless, there are a few facts that are evident, including the source of Sak Yant concepts and designs from Indic yantras ...
Volition: An Introduction of the Law of Kamma
... uge. Deeds divide beings in lowness and excellence.” Buddha gave this very short answer, but Subha did not understand. So Buddha elaborated upon the law of kamma. Some beings like to kill other beings and get in the habit of killing. After death, these people are reborn in four lower, woeful states ...
... uge. Deeds divide beings in lowness and excellence.” Buddha gave this very short answer, but Subha did not understand. So Buddha elaborated upon the law of kamma. Some beings like to kill other beings and get in the habit of killing. After death, these people are reborn in four lower, woeful states ...
The mandalas of Tibetan Buddhism and western psychotherapy
... spontaneous creation of the mandala by his patients was a visual symbol that depicted the current state of their psyche, in addition to their psyche's work toward individuation, as evidenced in his text Mandala Symbolism. Many well-know psychoanalysts and art therapists have followed in the footstep ...
... spontaneous creation of the mandala by his patients was a visual symbol that depicted the current state of their psyche, in addition to their psyche's work toward individuation, as evidenced in his text Mandala Symbolism. Many well-know psychoanalysts and art therapists have followed in the footstep ...
Tathagata Meditation - phaptangmeditation.org
... criticism during this lost believes time. If there are those who at the Final Law Period pessimistly look at life and initiate the mind to practice, when they succeed, they are aware that all the given periods are the same, we all have Buddhist nature and True Dharma. As one’s mind becomes unsettle ...
... criticism during this lost believes time. If there are those who at the Final Law Period pessimistly look at life and initiate the mind to practice, when they succeed, they are aware that all the given periods are the same, we all have Buddhist nature and True Dharma. As one’s mind becomes unsettle ...
A Study of Sukkhavipassaka in Pāli Buddhism
... enthusiasm towards the research of the Pāli language and Buddhism, but also from his own charming personality as a mentor. I feel so blessed to have had the chance to learn from him, partly because my research would not have been possible without his encouragement and generous help from the very beg ...
... enthusiasm towards the research of the Pāli language and Buddhism, but also from his own charming personality as a mentor. I feel so blessed to have had the chance to learn from him, partly because my research would not have been possible without his encouragement and generous help from the very beg ...
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... long lost to Theravada Buddhism. The method is not detailed in the Tipitaka, but is simply a meditation technique for practicing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthāna), which makes sense of the phrase contemplating “body in body, feelings in feelings, mind in mind, and mental objects in ...
... long lost to Theravada Buddhism. The method is not detailed in the Tipitaka, but is simply a meditation technique for practicing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthāna), which makes sense of the phrase contemplating “body in body, feelings in feelings, mind in mind, and mental objects in ...
1 Glossary Words are listed here according to the language in which
... karma (Skt., Jap. 業 go) = The Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary defines karma as, “A deed which is produced by the action of the mind. … that which is produced by the mind, body, or mouth (i.e., words), and which will produce an effect in the future” (1999, p. 84). It also states that, “In common ...
... karma (Skt., Jap. 業 go) = The Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary defines karma as, “A deed which is produced by the action of the mind. … that which is produced by the mind, body, or mouth (i.e., words), and which will produce an effect in the future” (1999, p. 84). It also states that, “In common ...
Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra - REAL-d
... was one method to relate these teachings. Another method was the usage of two terms Faxiangzong and Faxingzong. The term Faxiangzong was created by Fazang to denote the Yogācāra teachings of Xuanzang, while Faxingzong was formulated by Chengguan to include both Tathāgatagarbha and Madhyamaka teachin ...
... was one method to relate these teachings. Another method was the usage of two terms Faxiangzong and Faxingzong. The term Faxiangzong was created by Fazang to denote the Yogācāra teachings of Xuanzang, while Faxingzong was formulated by Chengguan to include both Tathāgatagarbha and Madhyamaka teachin ...
Nor is it clear to me, as people are born and die
... opposition to the existing state, at a moment of danger. Because this particular utopian image comes bound together with a sense that exile is the only situation from within which it is possible to enact that utopia—because, in other words, it comes with a prescription for exile—these philosophers a ...
... opposition to the existing state, at a moment of danger. Because this particular utopian image comes bound together with a sense that exile is the only situation from within which it is possible to enact that utopia—because, in other words, it comes with a prescription for exile—these philosophers a ...
- CReaTE - Canterbury Christ Church University
... areas, with a divide consistently present between individuals, and, in the case of Southeast Asia, between the varying schools of Buddhist thought. Although there are examples of scriptures and texts such as the Parittas and Jinapañjara Gārthā supporting the use of amulets, or at least their apotrop ...
... areas, with a divide consistently present between individuals, and, in the case of Southeast Asia, between the varying schools of Buddhist thought. Although there are examples of scriptures and texts such as the Parittas and Jinapañjara Gārthā supporting the use of amulets, or at least their apotrop ...
Helen J. Baroni: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen
... In the one hundred years since Zen Buddhism was introduced to the West, many of its traditions have become a part of our culture. When I tell people that I study Zen, they often tell me about their familiarity with Zen arts such as haiku poetry, martial arts, or flower arranging. At the same time, m ...
... In the one hundred years since Zen Buddhism was introduced to the West, many of its traditions have become a part of our culture. When I tell people that I study Zen, they often tell me about their familiarity with Zen arts such as haiku poetry, martial arts, or flower arranging. At the same time, m ...
Tara and Tibetan Buddhism: The Emergence of the Feminine Divine
... In the form, color, and appearance of Tara, we can find great symbolism and meaning, especially in light of the deeds through which she is so well known. There are, in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, many manifestations that Tara can take, as exemplified in her twenty-one forms, the eight Taras who ...
... In the form, color, and appearance of Tara, we can find great symbolism and meaning, especially in light of the deeds through which she is so well known. There are, in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, many manifestations that Tara can take, as exemplified in her twenty-one forms, the eight Taras who ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... B-o-n-g, b-o-n-g. The gong’s deep sound reverberates around the small meditation hall. The timekeeper quietly announces, 'Myth'. The twenty-two women seated around the room do not move. One of the group leaders begins to speak into the silence, explaining that for the next two hours the women are go ...
... B-o-n-g, b-o-n-g. The gong’s deep sound reverberates around the small meditation hall. The timekeeper quietly announces, 'Myth'. The twenty-two women seated around the room do not move. One of the group leaders begins to speak into the silence, explaining that for the next two hours the women are go ...
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... its inception in 1998. This course now fi nds an established place as an MBA elective in the institution’s streamlined MBA curriculum. Marques embarked upon a new focus in life after ending a rewarding career in business venturing in Suriname. Her interest in “spiritual practices at work,” in the se ...
... its inception in 1998. This course now fi nds an established place as an MBA elective in the institution’s streamlined MBA curriculum. Marques embarked upon a new focus in life after ending a rewarding career in business venturing in Suriname. Her interest in “spiritual practices at work,” in the se ...