Modern Buddhist Conjunctures in Myanmar: Cultural Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... renunciants. To counter this argument, Schober argues that since “Buddhist conceptions and practices are intimately tied to conceptions of political power in social, economic, and political realm[s],” Buddhist monastics and laity act both politically and religiously in public (11–20). Thus, Buddhist ...
... renunciants. To counter this argument, Schober argues that since “Buddhist conceptions and practices are intimately tied to conceptions of political power in social, economic, and political realm[s],” Buddhist monastics and laity act both politically and religiously in public (11–20). Thus, Buddhist ...
Faith Guides for Higher Education: A Guide to Buddhism
... as belonging to a religious community; and the issue of religion is rarely out of the news, often being discussed in relation to highly-charged controversy and emotion. There is often a lack of understanding as to what a religion is, and what it means to be a member (or not) of a specific faith grou ...
... as belonging to a religious community; and the issue of religion is rarely out of the news, often being discussed in relation to highly-charged controversy and emotion. There is often a lack of understanding as to what a religion is, and what it means to be a member (or not) of a specific faith grou ...
If Intention Is Karma: A New Approach to
... passage cited above does not mean that military killing is justified by the Buddha. It is the same with the case of another commander—the one “who carries on top of his bow a strainer for filtering drinking water in order to prevent minute animals from being killed” (Schmithausen 53). I cannot see a ...
... passage cited above does not mean that military killing is justified by the Buddha. It is the same with the case of another commander—the one “who carries on top of his bow a strainer for filtering drinking water in order to prevent minute animals from being killed” (Schmithausen 53). I cannot see a ...
work as an opportunity
... the workers have seen a gradual broadening and deepening range of workas-practice methods. The early years, when Windhorse was starting to establish itself, were characterised by generosity and commitment. The founding fathers (and mothers) wanted to make money for Bhante Sangharakshita and the FWBO ...
... the workers have seen a gradual broadening and deepening range of workas-practice methods. The early years, when Windhorse was starting to establish itself, were characterised by generosity and commitment. The founding fathers (and mothers) wanted to make money for Bhante Sangharakshita and the FWBO ...
The Four Noble Truths
... Thus, the happiness that arises from them will also disappear along with them. If we are not controlled by our desires and distracted by selfishness and ego, life is peaceful and happy. 3. The truth of cessation: It is the extinction of suffering, the extinction of the causes that lead to suffering. ...
... Thus, the happiness that arises from them will also disappear along with them. If we are not controlled by our desires and distracted by selfishness and ego, life is peaceful and happy. 3. The truth of cessation: It is the extinction of suffering, the extinction of the causes that lead to suffering. ...
basic structures of buddhism - Indiana University Bloomington
... those who do not share the Buddhist belief in reincarnation, nirvana looks very much like death. While all of us have bad days, few would respond by undertaking years of rigorous self-denial leading to personal extinction. Therefore, those who followed the Buddha realized early on that to enlarge th ...
... those who do not share the Buddhist belief in reincarnation, nirvana looks very much like death. While all of us have bad days, few would respond by undertaking years of rigorous self-denial leading to personal extinction. Therefore, those who followed the Buddha realized early on that to enlarge th ...
Three Jewels
... refuge, that's not the refuge, having gone to which, you gain release from all suffering and stress. O But when, having gone for refuge to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha, you see with right discernment the four Noble Truths — stress, the cause of stress, the transcending of stress, and the Noble Eig ...
... refuge, that's not the refuge, having gone to which, you gain release from all suffering and stress. O But when, having gone for refuge to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha, you see with right discernment the four Noble Truths — stress, the cause of stress, the transcending of stress, and the Noble Eig ...
There is Only One Mindfulness: Why Science and Buddhism Need
... awareness [Kang and Whittingham 2010], nonjudgemental awareness, detached observation [KabatZinn 1982]) Despite these various interpretations and descriptions of mindfulness by scholars, researchers, and Buddhist teachers, we argue that, in actual fact, the Buddha taught only one type of mindfulness ...
... awareness [Kang and Whittingham 2010], nonjudgemental awareness, detached observation [KabatZinn 1982]) Despite these various interpretations and descriptions of mindfulness by scholars, researchers, and Buddhist teachers, we argue that, in actual fact, the Buddha taught only one type of mindfulness ...
Karma/Kamma: Teachings on Action and its Consequences
... Length Discourses. It emphasizes that actions have consequences. What we do with our body, speech and mind directly effects what we experience. The ability to follow the path of practice is contingent on this idea, i.e., how we act affects how we move along a path of liberation. What happens to us i ...
... Length Discourses. It emphasizes that actions have consequences. What we do with our body, speech and mind directly effects what we experience. The ability to follow the path of practice is contingent on this idea, i.e., how we act affects how we move along a path of liberation. What happens to us i ...
The Dhamma in Spanish-Speaking Countries Alina Morales
... within the different groups belonging to a same tradition. Some years ago Venerable Bhikkhu Nandisena provided me with some reading material. Then I learned about one subtle difference, which has not been mentioned in this paper, that some type of citta (consciousness), one of the ultimate realities ...
... within the different groups belonging to a same tradition. Some years ago Venerable Bhikkhu Nandisena provided me with some reading material. Then I learned about one subtle difference, which has not been mentioned in this paper, that some type of citta (consciousness), one of the ultimate realities ...
Did the Buddha Believe in Karma and Rebirth?
... read:8 "The Buddhist doctrine of salvation ... seems firmly bound to the concept that one must continuously be reborn and die. If there is no rebirth, then one needs no path to salvation, because an end to suffering comes at death." Why did VETTER change his mind? VETTER has come to attach particula ...
... read:8 "The Buddhist doctrine of salvation ... seems firmly bound to the concept that one must continuously be reborn and die. If there is no rebirth, then one needs no path to salvation, because an end to suffering comes at death." Why did VETTER change his mind? VETTER has come to attach particula ...
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
... disciples on his death bed is this: "Transient are all component things. Work out your deliverance with heedfulness!" (vaya-dhamma sankhara, appamadena sampadetha).[7] And the last words of the Venerable Sariputta, the foremost disciple of the Buddha, who predeceased the Master, were this: "Strive o ...
... disciples on his death bed is this: "Transient are all component things. Work out your deliverance with heedfulness!" (vaya-dhamma sankhara, appamadena sampadetha).[7] And the last words of the Venerable Sariputta, the foremost disciple of the Buddha, who predeceased the Master, were this: "Strive o ...
a brtef survey of buddhist ascetic practices - UKM e
... the precept that enjoins the practice of chastity (celibacy) is the third in order. It goes without saying that the true ascetic is free from all forms of carnal indulgences. In other words there must be complete annihilation of sexual impulses. Among the practices forbidden in the 227 rules of the ...
... the precept that enjoins the practice of chastity (celibacy) is the third in order. It goes without saying that the true ascetic is free from all forms of carnal indulgences. In other words there must be complete annihilation of sexual impulses. Among the practices forbidden in the 227 rules of the ...
The Great Compassion: Buddhism and Animal Rights Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... eating flesh may bring new converts into their ranks, but they misrepresent Buddhist moral teachings. Phelps quotes the works of Joseph Goldstein and Lama Surya Das and respectfully notes that they appeal to a Western world that is in the habit of eating flesh, but fail to teach Buddhist compassion. ...
... eating flesh may bring new converts into their ranks, but they misrepresent Buddhist moral teachings. Phelps quotes the works of Joseph Goldstein and Lama Surya Das and respectfully notes that they appeal to a Western world that is in the habit of eating flesh, but fail to teach Buddhist compassion. ...
Buddhism and the Mode of Having vs. Being Erich Fromm 2009a
... pleasure (in our language: if his dominant mode of existence is the having mode), he will necessarily be unhappy. He will be driven by ever-increasing greed, never be satisfied, be the slave of his desires. If, however, he can rid himself - even if only to some extent - of his greed, if he can overc ...
... pleasure (in our language: if his dominant mode of existence is the having mode), he will necessarily be unhappy. He will be driven by ever-increasing greed, never be satisfied, be the slave of his desires. If, however, he can rid himself - even if only to some extent - of his greed, if he can overc ...
The Oral Transmission of the Early Buddhist Literature
... In these circumstances, it is clear that an accurate history of early Buddhism depends upon the stratification of the canonical texts. But the Buddhist literature is oral, and before we attempt to stratify it, we must have some idea about how it was composed and transmitted. This is not a straightfo ...
... In these circumstances, it is clear that an accurate history of early Buddhism depends upon the stratification of the canonical texts. But the Buddhist literature is oral, and before we attempt to stratify it, we must have some idea about how it was composed and transmitted. This is not a straightfo ...
X - Buddhist Publication Society
... sensuality, of which some traces remain. But an ariyan at the third stage, a never-returner, has succeeded in giving it up completely, so that not a trace remains. The defilement, called ill will, which includes all feelings of anger or resentment, was washed out to a large extent by the once-return ...
... sensuality, of which some traces remain. But an ariyan at the third stage, a never-returner, has succeeded in giving it up completely, so that not a trace remains. The defilement, called ill will, which includes all feelings of anger or resentment, was washed out to a large extent by the once-return ...
An Analysis of The Old Man and the Sea in Christian, Universal and
... man’s defeat is permanent and inevitable like death. He was considered as the unluckiest fisherman. He is alone and isolated. His only friend is the boy who is later taken away to another lucky boat by his parents. He is very old and poor. He can survive by the food from the boy. Even though he has ...
... man’s defeat is permanent and inevitable like death. He was considered as the unluckiest fisherman. He is alone and isolated. His only friend is the boy who is later taken away to another lucky boat by his parents. He is very old and poor. He can survive by the food from the boy. Even though he has ...
Perception is at the Root of Conflict
... feelings of threat. There is no particular theory of conflict according to Buddhism, but there are certain discourses in the Pali canon in which the Buddha does explain conflict and its causes. I will focus on two, both from the Digha Nikaya (DN), or the Long Discourses, translated by Thānissaro Bhi ...
... feelings of threat. There is no particular theory of conflict according to Buddhism, but there are certain discourses in the Pali canon in which the Buddha does explain conflict and its causes. I will focus on two, both from the Digha Nikaya (DN), or the Long Discourses, translated by Thānissaro Bhi ...
Arahant Mahinda- Redactor of Buddhapūjāva in Sinhala Buddhism
... not commonly used nowadays. For instance, instruction before going for refuge in the process of rite in Pali lingua for the devotees- yamahaṃ vadāmi taṃ vadetha (Repeat what I say) fall in an old tradition of the rite. Another example is the fact that the monks do not join with lay devotees in chant ...
... not commonly used nowadays. For instance, instruction before going for refuge in the process of rite in Pali lingua for the devotees- yamahaṃ vadāmi taṃ vadetha (Repeat what I say) fall in an old tradition of the rite. Another example is the fact that the monks do not join with lay devotees in chant ...
The Buddha - Paramitha Buddhist Vihara
... Anyone who is keen in knowing Dhamma should investigate these elements by reading Buddhist texts and listening to Dhamma talks. Unlike ten years ago, Internet is the best place to find any topic on Buddhism. Right throughout Australia there are Buddhist temples. Anyone keen on knowing Dhamma will ha ...
... Anyone who is keen in knowing Dhamma should investigate these elements by reading Buddhist texts and listening to Dhamma talks. Unlike ten years ago, Internet is the best place to find any topic on Buddhism. Right throughout Australia there are Buddhist temples. Anyone keen on knowing Dhamma will ha ...
Anicca and Anatta
... “Why do you assume a ‘person’? Mara, you have adopted a wrong speculative view. This is only a heap of processes. There is no person to be found here.” “Just as the word ‘chariot” refers to an assemblage of parts, so, ‘person’ is a convention used when the aggregates are present.” (Holder, p. 87). ...
... “Why do you assume a ‘person’? Mara, you have adopted a wrong speculative view. This is only a heap of processes. There is no person to be found here.” “Just as the word ‘chariot” refers to an assemblage of parts, so, ‘person’ is a convention used when the aggregates are present.” (Holder, p. 87). ...
BuddhismAniccaAnatta
... “Why do you assume a ‘person’? Mara, you have adopted a wrong speculative view. This is only a heap of processes. There is no person to be found here.” “Just as the word ‘chariot” refers to an assemblage of parts, so, ‘person’ is a convention used when the aggregates are present.” (Holder, p. 87). ...
... “Why do you assume a ‘person’? Mara, you have adopted a wrong speculative view. This is only a heap of processes. There is no person to be found here.” “Just as the word ‘chariot” refers to an assemblage of parts, so, ‘person’ is a convention used when the aggregates are present.” (Holder, p. 87). ...
Noble Eightfold Path
The Noble Eightfold Path (Pali: ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, Sanskrit: āryāṣṭāṅgamārga) is one of the principal teachings of Śrāvakayāna. It is used to develop insight into the true nature of phenomena (or reality) and to eradicate greed, hatred, and delusion. The Noble Eightfold Path is the fourth of the Buddha's Four Noble Truths; the first element of the Noble Eightfold Path is, in turn, an understanding of the Four Noble Truths. It is also known as the Middle Path or Middle Way. Its goal is Arhatship. The Noble Eightfold Path is contrasted with the Bodhisattva path of Mahayana which culminates in Buddhahood.All eight elements of the Path begin with the word ""right,"" which translates the word samyañc (in Sanskrit) or sammā (in Pāli). These denote completion, togetherness, and coherence, and can also suggest the senses of ""perfect"" or ""ideal."" 'Samma' is also translated as ""wholesome,"" ""wise"" and ""skillful.""In Buddhist symbolism, the Noble Eightfold Path is often represented by means of the dharma wheel (dharmachakra), whose eight spokes represent the eight elements of the path.