Contentment, Compassion and Wisdom, a Buddhist Perspective
... And now, let’s talk about the Contentment itself. What is the definition of contentment? In order to understand what contentment means, we have to understand what its opposite is. We have to understand its essence and also what practice we need to do, if we want to develop contentment. In order to ...
... And now, let’s talk about the Contentment itself. What is the definition of contentment? In order to understand what contentment means, we have to understand what its opposite is. We have to understand its essence and also what practice we need to do, if we want to develop contentment. In order to ...
Jhāna and Buddhist Scholasticism
... of these terms is therefore crucial to an understanding of what is entailed in that transition. Let us, therefore, look first at what light the textual description of second jhdna may shed on the meaning of vitakka and vicara. T h e importance of the elimination of vitakka and vicara for the attainm ...
... of these terms is therefore crucial to an understanding of what is entailed in that transition. Let us, therefore, look first at what light the textual description of second jhdna may shed on the meaning of vitakka and vicara. T h e importance of the elimination of vitakka and vicara for the attainm ...
Sutra of the Medicine Buddha
... tive karma changes for the good. “The drifting life is cast aside for one of spiritual dedication” (John Blofeld). With the removal of greed, anger and delusion, most other illnesses, however physical their symptoms, are also eventually cured. b) Transference of merit Some of us may ask whether the ...
... tive karma changes for the good. “The drifting life is cast aside for one of spiritual dedication” (John Blofeld). With the removal of greed, anger and delusion, most other illnesses, however physical their symptoms, are also eventually cured. b) Transference of merit Some of us may ask whether the ...
vi death ad rebirth
... 5. Objects Presented to the Mind before Death To the dying man is presented a Kamma, Kamma imitta or Gati imitta. By Kamma is meant some action of his, whether good or bad. The most powerful are Weighty Kamma. If this is absent, he may recollect the action done immediately before death called Deat ...
... 5. Objects Presented to the Mind before Death To the dying man is presented a Kamma, Kamma imitta or Gati imitta. By Kamma is meant some action of his, whether good or bad. The most powerful are Weighty Kamma. If this is absent, he may recollect the action done immediately before death called Deat ...
Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach
... were to fail to understand the profound and sublime truth he had realized. 13 The same becomes even more evident in the Theravāda Vinaya, according to which a single request by Brahmā was not sufficient to overcome the Buddha‘s disinclination to teach. According to this account, Brahmā Sahampati had ...
... were to fail to understand the profound and sublime truth he had realized. 13 The same becomes even more evident in the Theravāda Vinaya, according to which a single request by Brahmā was not sufficient to overcome the Buddha‘s disinclination to teach. According to this account, Brahmā Sahampati had ...
The Buddha`s Ancient Path
... Applying himself to the ‘Mindfulness on in-and-out Breathing’ (ana + apana sati), the meditation he had developed in his childhood, 8 the Budhisatta entered upon and dwelt in the first meditative absorbtion (jhana skt. dhyana, 9 a term difficult to translate). By gradual stages he entered upon and ...
... Applying himself to the ‘Mindfulness on in-and-out Breathing’ (ana + apana sati), the meditation he had developed in his childhood, 8 the Budhisatta entered upon and dwelt in the first meditative absorbtion (jhana skt. dhyana, 9 a term difficult to translate). By gradual stages he entered upon and ...
Dhamma Studies - Atammayatarama Buddhist Monastery
... the world." will be described for helping begin the way for those who interested in studying the Buddha’s teachings (Dhamma). Sati as a verb translates as to be aware, to be fully present in the moment, to be attentive to the present, or essentially, to be mindful. Sati helps us to see the truth abo ...
... the world." will be described for helping begin the way for those who interested in studying the Buddha’s teachings (Dhamma). Sati as a verb translates as to be aware, to be fully present in the moment, to be attentive to the present, or essentially, to be mindful. Sati helps us to see the truth abo ...
Introduction to the Early Buddhist
... conduct all beings to cessation of sorrow. What the later doctrine teaches is the Mahāyāna or the ‘great vehicle’ which is calculated to transport a larger number of people, the whole community of humanity, over and beyond the sorrow of existence. This new doctrine, as is claimed by its followers, r ...
... conduct all beings to cessation of sorrow. What the later doctrine teaches is the Mahāyāna or the ‘great vehicle’ which is calculated to transport a larger number of people, the whole community of humanity, over and beyond the sorrow of existence. This new doctrine, as is claimed by its followers, r ...
The Gohonzon - laureldistrictstudy
... the two vehicles see them as void. Bodhisattvas see various different colors in them, while a person whose seeds of Buddhahood have reached full maturity see them as Buddhas. So the sutra states: 'If one can uphold this [sutra], he will be upholding the Buddha's body"' (The Major Writings of Nichire ...
... the two vehicles see them as void. Bodhisattvas see various different colors in them, while a person whose seeds of Buddhahood have reached full maturity see them as Buddhas. So the sutra states: 'If one can uphold this [sutra], he will be upholding the Buddha's body"' (The Major Writings of Nichire ...
May - FPMT Losang Dragpa Centre
... Shakyamuni is the founder of Buddhism in this world. It is said His teachings will last for 5,000 years of which more than 2500 of these years have passed. We cannot stop the passage of time but we van and should know that we are all so fortunate to have met Buddhism and have benefited so much from B ...
... Shakyamuni is the founder of Buddhism in this world. It is said His teachings will last for 5,000 years of which more than 2500 of these years have passed. We cannot stop the passage of time but we van and should know that we are all so fortunate to have met Buddhism and have benefited so much from B ...
Download/View PDF - Buddhist Churches of America
... personalities and conditions of the people with whom he came into contact in order to teach effectively. Those who looked up to him as a teacher crossed all social strata and the boundaries of all kingdoms, and a tremendous following developed. In his later years, Sakyamuni Buddha was quoted as sayi ...
... personalities and conditions of the people with whom he came into contact in order to teach effectively. Those who looked up to him as a teacher crossed all social strata and the boundaries of all kingdoms, and a tremendous following developed. In his later years, Sakyamuni Buddha was quoted as sayi ...
patriarch ` svision
... mind. This is a method of ‘direct’ perception whereby the dichotomy of subject-object is radically and permanently altered so that dualism is cut-off at its root. This is not the end of the mind, as it continues to exist and function whilst in the enlightened state, but it does signify a very import ...
... mind. This is a method of ‘direct’ perception whereby the dichotomy of subject-object is radically and permanently altered so that dualism is cut-off at its root. This is not the end of the mind, as it continues to exist and function whilst in the enlightened state, but it does signify a very import ...
Mount Meru - Just be Good
... What is the one thing that sets Buddhism apart from all other religions? • Blind faith is not only not required, it is discouraged. • Instead, questioning and investigating is encouraged, so that we can make our own informed decisions about the path we want to take for ourselves. ...
... What is the one thing that sets Buddhism apart from all other religions? • Blind faith is not only not required, it is discouraged. • Instead, questioning and investigating is encouraged, so that we can make our own informed decisions about the path we want to take for ourselves. ...
sample - Casa Fluminense
... appraisal of Tendai thought, particularly of “original enlightenment thought.”2 In this introduction too, Tamura claimed that Buddhist philosophy reached its zenith with Tendai original enlightenment thought. He was, in fact, an advocate of this way of thinking, not only as a way of thinking within ...
... appraisal of Tendai thought, particularly of “original enlightenment thought.”2 In this introduction too, Tamura claimed that Buddhist philosophy reached its zenith with Tendai original enlightenment thought. He was, in fact, an advocate of this way of thinking, not only as a way of thinking within ...
1.4 Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach B S
... obliged to teach. So why does he decide to teach the Dharma? Let us first look at some important comments by Analayo: To understand the Buddha’s reasoning after his awakening, two other passages could be brought in. One of these passages occurs in the Brahmanimantaika Sutta, where in reply to Mra ...
... obliged to teach. So why does he decide to teach the Dharma? Let us first look at some important comments by Analayo: To understand the Buddha’s reasoning after his awakening, two other passages could be brought in. One of these passages occurs in the Brahmanimantaika Sutta, where in reply to Mra ...
Oral Dimensions of Pāli Discourses: Pericopes, other Mnemonic
... at one time",1 followed by noting the whereabouts of the Buddha at the time of the particular event or teaching recorded in the discourse. The opening "I have heard" quite explicitly draws attention to the oral nature of what is to follow.2 According to the traditional account, these words were spok ...
... at one time",1 followed by noting the whereabouts of the Buddha at the time of the particular event or teaching recorded in the discourse. The opening "I have heard" quite explicitly draws attention to the oral nature of what is to follow.2 According to the traditional account, these words were spok ...
reincarnation - BHD Trung Ương GĐPTVN tại Hoa Kỳ
... During the revolving cycle of birth and death, from one life to another life, karma always plays a major role. However, in the rebirth (reincarnation), death-proximate karma is the most important condition directly affects the reincarnation. Death-proximate karma is a result of aggregation during th ...
... During the revolving cycle of birth and death, from one life to another life, karma always plays a major role. However, in the rebirth (reincarnation), death-proximate karma is the most important condition directly affects the reincarnation. Death-proximate karma is a result of aggregation during th ...
10 Taking of Refuge
... lives. The real danger is the suffering, existence after existence, of birth, ageing, death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief and despair. Besides this intrinsic suffering, there is also suffering due to change and suffering due to the conditioned nature of existence. No relief can be found anywhere ...
... lives. The real danger is the suffering, existence after existence, of birth, ageing, death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief and despair. Besides this intrinsic suffering, there is also suffering due to change and suffering due to the conditioned nature of existence. No relief can be found anywhere ...
Did the Buddha Speak Pāli?
... Indeed, it might seem unnecessary to argue Rhys Davids’s conclusion. Because Kapilavatthu, one of the republican states in the Kosala’s kingdom, was not only the birth place of the Buddha but also the place where he was educated and learned science and arts. It was the centre of his primary educatio ...
... Indeed, it might seem unnecessary to argue Rhys Davids’s conclusion. Because Kapilavatthu, one of the republican states in the Kosala’s kingdom, was not only the birth place of the Buddha but also the place where he was educated and learned science and arts. It was the centre of his primary educatio ...
The Buddha`s Stūpa and Image. The Icons of his Immanence and
... In one of his instructive discourses the Buddha makes the following statement, which he addresses to his disciples: “The body of the Tathāgata continues to exist even though the roots productive of a new existence have been eradicated. As long as his body survives, so long the gods and men can see h ...
... In one of his instructive discourses the Buddha makes the following statement, which he addresses to his disciples: “The body of the Tathāgata continues to exist even though the roots productive of a new existence have been eradicated. As long as his body survives, so long the gods and men can see h ...
Bhikkhave Terminology in Early Buddhist Texts Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... 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 reason for the two ways of declining the plural vocative is simply that t ...
... 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 reason for the two ways of declining the plural vocative is simply that t ...
twofold mystery - Iowa Research Online
... One does not attach to “there is,” nor to “there is not.” Not only does he not attach to attachment, but neither to non-attachment.1 (Cheng Xuanying) Different interactions between Buddhism and Daoism have occurred since Buddhism entered China in the 1st century. Buddhism, as an Indian religion, fir ...
... One does not attach to “there is,” nor to “there is not.” Not only does he not attach to attachment, but neither to non-attachment.1 (Cheng Xuanying) Different interactions between Buddhism and Daoism have occurred since Buddhism entered China in the 1st century. Buddhism, as an Indian religion, fir ...
THE TREATISE ON THE ELUCIDATION OF THE KNOWABLE THE
... minimize the use of explanatory notes of the kind that are indispensable in academic texts, so that the attention of general readers will not be unduly distracted from the primary text. Also, a glossary of selected terms is appended to aid in understanding the text. To my great regret, however, Dr. ...
... minimize the use of explanatory notes of the kind that are indispensable in academic texts, so that the attention of general readers will not be unduly distracted from the primary text. Also, a glossary of selected terms is appended to aid in understanding the text. To my great regret, however, Dr. ...
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.