The Buddha - World Religions eBooks
... be either a great religious teacher, or a mighty king known as a Cakravartin (‘world-ruler’). The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interru ...
... be either a great religious teacher, or a mighty king known as a Cakravartin (‘world-ruler’). The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interru ...
Paper - VII - History of Buddhism and Jainism upto 1000 A.D.
... council. To verify their authenticity, time and again, six historical Thervada Councils were held. Oral teachings of the Buddha, popularly known as Theravada teachings, were made available to the people in their spoken language. The Pali literature, like an ocean, is most voluminous and detailed. Th ...
... council. To verify their authenticity, time and again, six historical Thervada Councils were held. Oral teachings of the Buddha, popularly known as Theravada teachings, were made available to the people in their spoken language. The Pali literature, like an ocean, is most voluminous and detailed. Th ...
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... pebbles, and shoals of fish swimming about or motionless. With regard to (all these methods) many of my disciples live with the achievement of knowledge, and having reached what is beyond. (Sakyamuni Buddha: Major Discourse with Sakuludayin) As to our Sect, its teaching consists in the direct self-c ...
... pebbles, and shoals of fish swimming about or motionless. With regard to (all these methods) many of my disciples live with the achievement of knowledge, and having reached what is beyond. (Sakyamuni Buddha: Major Discourse with Sakuludayin) As to our Sect, its teaching consists in the direct self-c ...
Archaeological Discovery and Examination of the Money
... mainly existed in the lower reach of Yangtze River during the 3rd to 4th centuries CE (Wu of the Three-Kingdoms Period to the Western Jin Dynasty). On the upper part of this type of celadon wares, sculptures such as architecture, human, beast and bird figures were usually attached or embossed as dec ...
... mainly existed in the lower reach of Yangtze River during the 3rd to 4th centuries CE (Wu of the Three-Kingdoms Period to the Western Jin Dynasty). On the upper part of this type of celadon wares, sculptures such as architecture, human, beast and bird figures were usually attached or embossed as dec ...
Saṃyukta-āgama and the Potential of the Ten Courses of Action
... it gives a full treatment of the favorable report about the recluse Gotama heard by the Brahmins of Sālā that motivated them to visit the Buddha. 24 The Chinese version simply mentions that the Brahmins had come to know about the Buddha's presence and so went to pay him a visit. 25 The Pāli version ...
... it gives a full treatment of the favorable report about the recluse Gotama heard by the Brahmins of Sālā that motivated them to visit the Buddha. 24 The Chinese version simply mentions that the Brahmins had come to know about the Buddha's presence and so went to pay him a visit. 25 The Pāli version ...
Temple Book of Chants
... and canopies, as such the most exquisite ornament and adornment with all of these, I now make offerings to all Tathagatas. The most exquisite clothes and the most exquisite incenses, powdered incense, burning incense, lights and candles, each of which heaps as high as the Sumeru Mountains with all o ...
... and canopies, as such the most exquisite ornament and adornment with all of these, I now make offerings to all Tathagatas. The most exquisite clothes and the most exquisite incenses, powdered incense, burning incense, lights and candles, each of which heaps as high as the Sumeru Mountains with all o ...
Introduction to Buddha-Dharma and Sōtō Zen Practice
... The Heart of Dogen’s Shobogenzo – Norman Waddell and Masao Abe 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 Wom ...
... The Heart of Dogen’s Shobogenzo – Norman Waddell and Masao Abe 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 Wom ...
Janussoni Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... 2.4 Early Buddhism accepts the notion of preta (P peta), the departed, but they are regarded as members of a realm of suffering beings (peta,yoni, petti,visaya, pitti,visaya).9 In this sutta, we can notice a hint of the early brahmanical conception of preta. The notion of the suffering peta becomes ...
... 2.4 Early Buddhism accepts the notion of preta (P peta), the departed, but they are regarded as members of a realm of suffering beings (peta,yoni, petti,visaya, pitti,visaya).9 In this sutta, we can notice a hint of the early brahmanical conception of preta. The notion of the suffering peta becomes ...
Precepts Guideline Manual
... Nekkhamma is a Pāli word generally translated as "renunciation" while also conveying more specifically "giving up the world and leading a holy life" or "freedom from lust, craving and desires." In Buddhism's Noble Eightfold Path, nekkhamma is the second practice associated with "Right Intention". In ...
... Nekkhamma is a Pāli word generally translated as "renunciation" while also conveying more specifically "giving up the world and leading a holy life" or "freedom from lust, craving and desires." In Buddhism's Noble Eightfold Path, nekkhamma is the second practice associated with "Right Intention". In ...
March, 2009 - sotozen-net
... cannot be seen, can or cannot be studied, exist or do not exist, can or cannot be understood. I think it is nearly impossible to study and understand all of these conditions. Nevertheless, I think that at least we can become aware of the conditions in our own lives. This includes all of you, of cour ...
... cannot be seen, can or cannot be studied, exist or do not exist, can or cannot be understood. I think it is nearly impossible to study and understand all of these conditions. Nevertheless, I think that at least we can become aware of the conditions in our own lives. This includes all of you, of cour ...
Confucianism, Buddhism& Taoism
... Mahayana: The Great Way Claim that they represent the true line of succession, from the Buddha. That Buddha reached Nirvana and returned to teach others how to reach it as well. They believe that there is defiantly, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, to help them through life. Bodhisattvas: A person tha ...
... Mahayana: The Great Way Claim that they represent the true line of succession, from the Buddha. That Buddha reached Nirvana and returned to teach others how to reach it as well. They believe that there is defiantly, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, to help them through life. Bodhisattvas: A person tha ...
No Hinayana in Buddhism
... 2) As an example of confusing Hinayana with Theravada, I will quote from the Bibliography of Jane Hope (Jane Hope studied with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.), Buddha for beginners, printed in 1995 (I only have the Norwegian version available, so I hope my retranslation back into English will not be too ...
... 2) As an example of confusing Hinayana with Theravada, I will quote from the Bibliography of Jane Hope (Jane Hope studied with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.), Buddha for beginners, printed in 1995 (I only have the Norwegian version available, so I hope my retranslation back into English will not be too ...
Moral Crossroads: Contemplating Formal and Informal Economy
... understanding advocated by the Buddha is quite astonishing. This freedom is necessary because, according to [the] Buddha, man’s emancipation depends on his own realization of truth (p. 3). The Buddha was not a “close-fisted” teacher and constantly reminded his audience that there was nothing metaphy ...
... understanding advocated by the Buddha is quite astonishing. This freedom is necessary because, according to [the] Buddha, man’s emancipation depends on his own realization of truth (p. 3). The Buddha was not a “close-fisted” teacher and constantly reminded his audience that there was nothing metaphy ...
A Buddhist View of Happiness
... economics, even sports and recreation. But even with all of this, happiness boils down to how each of us as individuals perceives it. In its over 2500 year run, the Buddhist tradition has had a lot to say about happiness. But interestingly enough, the Buddha’s first teaching was about the fact that ...
... economics, even sports and recreation. But even with all of this, happiness boils down to how each of us as individuals perceives it. In its over 2500 year run, the Buddhist tradition has had a lot to say about happiness. But interestingly enough, the Buddha’s first teaching was about the fact that ...
INSPIRED SPEECH IN EARLY MAHAYANA BUDDHISM I
... formula of his sfftra recitation the arhats,deeply moved, say, 'With our own eyes we have beheld the World Honoured One [Bhagavat]; now we hear his words'.l~ H a v i n g recited all of the sfftras, t~nanda says (according to the same account), 'All of this dharma that I have retained in my memory is ...
... formula of his sfftra recitation the arhats,deeply moved, say, 'With our own eyes we have beheld the World Honoured One [Bhagavat]; now we hear his words'.l~ H a v i n g recited all of the sfftras, t~nanda says (according to the same account), 'All of this dharma that I have retained in my memory is ...
are buddhists idol - worshippers
... gain their salvation through the intercession of a third party and these are the very people who -pass caustic remarks inferring that Buddhists are idolaters and are praying to the image of a man who was dead and gone. A person’s physical body may disintegrate and dissolve into the four elements bu ...
... gain their salvation through the intercession of a third party and these are the very people who -pass caustic remarks inferring that Buddhists are idolaters and are praying to the image of a man who was dead and gone. A person’s physical body may disintegrate and dissolve into the four elements bu ...
Understanding in Theravada Abhidhamma
... He is often referred to in Buddhism as Shakyamuni Buddha, or "The Awakened One of the Shakya Clan." According to Buddhism, at the time of his awakening he realized complete insight into the cause of suffering, and the steps necessary to eliminate it. These discoveries became known as the "Four Nobl ...
... He is often referred to in Buddhism as Shakyamuni Buddha, or "The Awakened One of the Shakya Clan." According to Buddhism, at the time of his awakening he realized complete insight into the cause of suffering, and the steps necessary to eliminate it. These discoveries became known as the "Four Nobl ...
Theravāda Buddhism`s Meditations on Death and the Symbolism of
... the long-term sense, they defined death as the cutting off of the life faculty (jivitindriya) spanning a single lifetime, that is, one rebirth (Visuddhimagga [Vism.] 229; Nettipakarana [N.] 29). However, in the short-term sense, and according to ultimate truth, they said that death does not occur si ...
... the long-term sense, they defined death as the cutting off of the life faculty (jivitindriya) spanning a single lifetime, that is, one rebirth (Visuddhimagga [Vism.] 229; Nettipakarana [N.] 29). However, in the short-term sense, and according to ultimate truth, they said that death does not occur si ...
Aggañña Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... and also the first two realms of the form worlds, that is, up to bhassara.12 [§10.3] 2.3.4 A stable period lasting a very long time (a quarter of a world-cycle) follows, which is best understood as a “big crunch.” Simply put, there is no universe then, and as such no life or existence as we know it ...
... and also the first two realms of the form worlds, that is, up to bhassara.12 [§10.3] 2.3.4 A stable period lasting a very long time (a quarter of a world-cycle) follows, which is best understood as a “big crunch.” Simply put, there is no universe then, and as such no life or existence as we know it ...
Introduction to Buddhism - Tushita Meditation Centre
... Acquired ignorance: learned theories or beliefs from our culture. Innate ignorance—spontaneous, not learned, like when things are going wrong, we blame other people, even if we haven’t learned to, just naturally. Because of this fundamental confusion, we have afflictive emotions. The definition ...
... Acquired ignorance: learned theories or beliefs from our culture. Innate ignorance—spontaneous, not learned, like when things are going wrong, we blame other people, even if we haven’t learned to, just naturally. Because of this fundamental confusion, we have afflictive emotions. The definition ...
Buddhist Thoughts on Symbiosis—And its Contemporary Implications
... we and all other living things on this earth currently face, and find clues to how we can create a world of peace and sustainable development. Shakyamuni demonstrated that enlightenment can be reached by practicing penetrating meditation. Meditation allows submersion from the superficial layers of c ...
... we and all other living things on this earth currently face, and find clues to how we can create a world of peace and sustainable development. Shakyamuni demonstrated that enlightenment can be reached by practicing penetrating meditation. Meditation allows submersion from the superficial layers of c ...
Buddhist Meditation - Sungai Long Buddhist Society
... Mental purification... There are three path factors in the second category of meditation: Right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. Right effort in meditation doesn't have anything to do with the body. It's not about going to 24-hour fitness or Gold's gym. Right effort is to sit quie ...
... Mental purification... There are three path factors in the second category of meditation: Right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. Right effort in meditation doesn't have anything to do with the body. It's not about going to 24-hour fitness or Gold's gym. Right effort is to sit quie ...
Buddha name Siddhartha Gautama
... "The Enlightened One"). He is often referred to in Buddhism as Shakyamuni Buddha, or "The Awakened One of the Shakya Clan." According to Buddhism, at the time of his awakening he realized complete insight into the cause of suffering, and the steps necessary to eliminate it. These discoveries became ...
... "The Enlightened One"). He is often referred to in Buddhism as Shakyamuni Buddha, or "The Awakened One of the Shakya Clan." According to Buddhism, at the time of his awakening he realized complete insight into the cause of suffering, and the steps necessary to eliminate it. These discoveries became ...
Four Noble Truths
The Four Noble Truths (Sanskrit: catvāri āryasatyāni; Pali: cattāri ariyasaccāni) are ""the truths of the Noble Ones,"" which express the basic orientation of Buddhism: this worldly existence is fundamentally unsatisfactory, but there is a path to liberation from repeated worldly existence. The truths are as follows: The Truth of Dukkha is that all conditional phenomena and experiences are not ultimately satisfying; The Truth of the Origin of Dukkha is that craving for and clinging to what is pleasurable and aversion to what is not pleasurable result in becoming, rebirth, dissatisfaction, and redeath; The Truth of the Cessation of Dukkha is that putting an end to this craving and clinging also means that rebirth, dissatisfaction, and redeath can no longer arise; The Truth of the Path Of Liberation from Dukkha is that by following the Noble Eightfold Path—namely, behaving decently, cultivating discipline, and practicing mindfulness and meditation—an end can be put to craving, to clinging, to becoming, to rebirth, to dissatisfaction, and to redeath.The four truths provide a useful conceptual framework for making sense of Buddhist thought, which has to be personally understood or ""experienced."" Many Buddhist teachers present them as the essence of Buddhist teachings, though this importance developed over time, substituting older notions of what constitutes prajna, or ""liberating insight.""In the sutras the four truths have both a symbolic and a propositional function. They represent the awakening and liberation of the Buddha, but also the possibility of liberation for all sentient beings, describing how release from craving is to be reached.