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Rebirth - Unofficial SGI SWS
... knew the losing demon would seek revenge and kill him, but he thought that he would be killed anyway and had nothing to lose by telling the truth. The second demon was infuriated by the decision and tore one of the man’s arms off, but the first demon replaced it with one of the corpse’s arms. The se ...
... knew the losing demon would seek revenge and kill him, but he thought that he would be killed anyway and had nothing to lose by telling the truth. The second demon was infuriated by the decision and tore one of the man’s arms off, but the first demon replaced it with one of the corpse’s arms. The se ...
Rotman, Marketing Morality
... In more than a quarter of the stories in the Divyāvadāna, there are strikingly similar accounts of caravans of merchants bringing their goods to the seashore, loading them on ships, and setting off overseas to make their fortunes.3 Certain images appear again and again: the caravan leader deciding t ...
... In more than a quarter of the stories in the Divyāvadāna, there are strikingly similar accounts of caravans of merchants bringing their goods to the seashore, loading them on ships, and setting off overseas to make their fortunes.3 Certain images appear again and again: the caravan leader deciding t ...
Buddhism
... Born at Lumbini, at the border of India and Nepal Was a Hindu, but he became disenchanted with this way of thought because he did not feel that it dealt practically with what he saw as the ultimate human disease: the desire for life. His goal was to end the suffering of human beings. ...
... Born at Lumbini, at the border of India and Nepal Was a Hindu, but he became disenchanted with this way of thought because he did not feel that it dealt practically with what he saw as the ultimate human disease: the desire for life. His goal was to end the suffering of human beings. ...
The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Dīgha Nikāya
... light-skinned Aryans, who looked down on those of darker hue they found there. In the context of Buddhism, where this racial and aristocratic term (literally 'noble') is applied to the nobility of the spirit, we shall use the form Ariyan, based on Pali. The Brahmins were the guardians of the religio ...
... light-skinned Aryans, who looked down on those of darker hue they found there. In the context of Buddhism, where this racial and aristocratic term (literally 'noble') is applied to the nobility of the spirit, we shall use the form Ariyan, based on Pali. The Brahmins were the guardians of the religio ...
Buddhist Magazine - Hilda Jayewardenaramaya Buddhist Monastery
... mental endeavor, in our day-to-day living, to remove unwholesome mental states, which hinder peace and clarity of mind and to develop wholesome mental states. This is the beginning of deconditioning the ordinary mind and pushing it to a higher level of spiritual evolution. This is to be practiced wh ...
... mental endeavor, in our day-to-day living, to remove unwholesome mental states, which hinder peace and clarity of mind and to develop wholesome mental states. This is the beginning of deconditioning the ordinary mind and pushing it to a higher level of spiritual evolution. This is to be practiced wh ...
The Concept of Self as Expressed in Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa
... Chapter 12 of Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra as follows: "O good man! "Self" means "Tathagatagarbha" [Buddha-Womb, Buddha-Embryo, Buddha-Nature]. Every being has Buddha-Nature. This is the Self. Such Self has, from the very beginning, been under cover of innumerable defilements” (101). Equating tathāgatagarb ...
... Chapter 12 of Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra as follows: "O good man! "Self" means "Tathagatagarbha" [Buddha-Womb, Buddha-Embryo, Buddha-Nature]. Every being has Buddha-Nature. This is the Self. Such Self has, from the very beginning, been under cover of innumerable defilements” (101). Equating tathāgatagarb ...
Mar/April
... a practical purpose but should be considered separately from the spiritual essence of Dharma Transmission that happens through spiritual labor. Maintaining Lineage A follower of the Buddha Way may ask, how do we know if we have received the true Dharma? The true teachings of the Buddha? As we discus ...
... a practical purpose but should be considered separately from the spiritual essence of Dharma Transmission that happens through spiritual labor. Maintaining Lineage A follower of the Buddha Way may ask, how do we know if we have received the true Dharma? The true teachings of the Buddha? As we discus ...
The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering
... rules of discipline, "seeing danger in the slightest fault." One time, when a monk approached the Buddha and asked for the training in brief, the Buddha told him: "First establish yourself in the starting point of wholesome states, that is, in purified moral discipline and in right view. Then, when ...
... rules of discipline, "seeing danger in the slightest fault." One time, when a monk approached the Buddha and asked for the training in brief, the Buddha told him: "First establish yourself in the starting point of wholesome states, that is, in purified moral discipline and in right view. Then, when ...
Examination of Misunderstanding – 6
... No. Becoming the monastic one may be very useful. However, it seems most sensible to conclude that “renunciation of worldly life” may be very useful, but not “essential” for the attainment of enlightenment. Question (2): Which lay followers attained the highest level of enlightenment, called arahant ...
... No. Becoming the monastic one may be very useful. However, it seems most sensible to conclude that “renunciation of worldly life” may be very useful, but not “essential” for the attainment of enlightenment. Question (2): Which lay followers attained the highest level of enlightenment, called arahant ...
DHAMMA LISTS The Four Noble Truths 1. Dukkha exists
... Consists of 152 suttas, including the Sabbasava Sutta (All the Taints/Fermentations-MN 2), Culakammavibhanga Sutta (Shorter Exposition of Kamma-MN 135), the Anapanasati Sutta (Mindfulness of Breathing-MN118), Kayagatasati Sutta (Mindfulness of the Body-MN119), Satipatthana Sutta (Foundations of Mind ...
... Consists of 152 suttas, including the Sabbasava Sutta (All the Taints/Fermentations-MN 2), Culakammavibhanga Sutta (Shorter Exposition of Kamma-MN 135), the Anapanasati Sutta (Mindfulness of Breathing-MN118), Kayagatasati Sutta (Mindfulness of the Body-MN119), Satipatthana Sutta (Foundations of Mind ...
the meaning of conversion in buddhism
... embodiment of the highest conceivable state achievable by human beings. It means that after possibly surveying and comparing all of the great spiritual teachers throughout history, whilst maybe fully appreciating each and every one of them, you nevertheless come to the conclusion that all of their v ...
... embodiment of the highest conceivable state achievable by human beings. It means that after possibly surveying and comparing all of the great spiritual teachers throughout history, whilst maybe fully appreciating each and every one of them, you nevertheless come to the conclusion that all of their v ...
YEAR 6 Unit A2 – The Buddhist Community
... In his search for enlightenment, following his original life of wealth as Prince Siddattha Gotama, the Buddha (Enlightened One) experienced life as an ascetic. He found that in both cases he caused unsatisfactoriness or suffering to himself and to others. His teaching emphasises the suffering caused ...
... In his search for enlightenment, following his original life of wealth as Prince Siddattha Gotama, the Buddha (Enlightened One) experienced life as an ascetic. He found that in both cases he caused unsatisfactoriness or suffering to himself and to others. His teaching emphasises the suffering caused ...
Mimesis, Violence, and Socially Engaged Buddhism: Overture to a
... While the Christian assumptions and context of Girard's mimetic theory differ radically from either ancient or contemporary forms of Buddhism, there are, nonetheless, a number of similarities that suggest a conversation may be fruitful. Both Girard and the Buddhist tradition see our usual self-aware ...
... While the Christian assumptions and context of Girard's mimetic theory differ radically from either ancient or contemporary forms of Buddhism, there are, nonetheless, a number of similarities that suggest a conversation may be fruitful. Both Girard and the Buddhist tradition see our usual self-aware ...
Mahayana Buddhism
... (Perfection of Wisdom). The Lotus Sutra helps to explain the Mahayana view of Buddhist revelation through its rendition of one of the Buddha's sermons. In a parable, the Buddha shows how he grants provisional revelations appropriate to the limited faculties of particular beings, until finally they a ...
... (Perfection of Wisdom). The Lotus Sutra helps to explain the Mahayana view of Buddhist revelation through its rendition of one of the Buddha's sermons. In a parable, the Buddha shows how he grants provisional revelations appropriate to the limited faculties of particular beings, until finally they a ...
Blue Jean Buddha: Voices of Young Buddhists
... family struggles to social activism, from failure and success to reawakened passion for the world, these tales are full of dharma learning. ...
... family struggles to social activism, from failure and success to reawakened passion for the world, these tales are full of dharma learning. ...
the Role of Cataphatic, Apophatic and Aesthetic
... processes, conditionally co-arising, not as substantial essences. His truth is founded on experiential basis: purified sense experience plus meditative knowledge, with the addition of reasonable inferences from these two. The Buddha teaches how to see ‘things as they are’ – bhūta - or better, ‘thin ...
... processes, conditionally co-arising, not as substantial essences. His truth is founded on experiential basis: purified sense experience plus meditative knowledge, with the addition of reasonable inferences from these two. The Buddha teaches how to see ‘things as they are’ – bhūta - or better, ‘thin ...
About Buddhism
... In ancient China, scholars called the plum flower, the orchid, bamboo, and the chrysanthemum the "four gentlemen." Indeed, these four gentlemen have their own unique characteristics: the plum flower--braving snow and frost with nobility and faith; the orchid--magnificence and splendor with delicate ...
... In ancient China, scholars called the plum flower, the orchid, bamboo, and the chrysanthemum the "four gentlemen." Indeed, these four gentlemen have their own unique characteristics: the plum flower--braving snow and frost with nobility and faith; the orchid--magnificence and splendor with delicate ...
buddhism - Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre
... They were written in Pali, and is a very large book. The three baskets are Vinaya Pitaka – (containing rules for monks) Sutta Pitaka (teachings/Dhamma) Abhidhamma Pitaka (explains the Sutta) ...
... They were written in Pali, and is a very large book. The three baskets are Vinaya Pitaka – (containing rules for monks) Sutta Pitaka (teachings/Dhamma) Abhidhamma Pitaka (explains the Sutta) ...
BUDDHIST LITERARY CULTURES ASLC 31/REL 71 Professors
... Office Hours: Wed. 3-5 or by appointment Webster 106 ...
... Office Hours: Wed. 3-5 or by appointment Webster 106 ...
The following articles by Venerable Ajahn Brahmavamso were taken
... Buddhist monk and nun. The Vinaya was established by the Buddha himself and is now preserved in written form, both in the ancient Indian languages and in English translation. With so many new people having come into the Society in the last few years, many of our members and friends know very little ...
... Buddhist monk and nun. The Vinaya was established by the Buddha himself and is now preserved in written form, both in the ancient Indian languages and in English translation. With so many new people having come into the Society in the last few years, many of our members and friends know very little ...
Kadampa Temple for World Peace - Manjushri Kadampa Meditation
... tower. The vast wheel inside the tower contains precious scriptures symbolizing the teachings of Buddha spreading throughout the world. Buddha’s teachings are said to be like a precious wheel because, wherever they spread, the people in that area have the opportunity to control their minds by puttin ...
... tower. The vast wheel inside the tower contains precious scriptures symbolizing the teachings of Buddha spreading throughout the world. Buddha’s teachings are said to be like a precious wheel because, wherever they spread, the people in that area have the opportunity to control their minds by puttin ...
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... experience during a period of aloneness. Conventionally, we view the first three as positive and as cause for happiness and we view the second three as negative and as cause for unhappiness. But when viewed from a place of mindfulness and investigation, these mental states can also be seen simply as ...
... experience during a period of aloneness. Conventionally, we view the first three as positive and as cause for happiness and we view the second three as negative and as cause for unhappiness. But when viewed from a place of mindfulness and investigation, these mental states can also be seen simply as ...
Lecture 95: The Universal Perspective of Mahayana Buddhism
... we've seen that 'Mahayana' means 'great way' or 'great vehicle', but what do the other terms mean? 'Hinayana' means 'little way', and 'Vajrayana means 'diamond way' or 'adamantine way'. Now at present we are not concerned with the Vajrayana, the diamond way or the adamantine way. We're concerned on ...
... we've seen that 'Mahayana' means 'great way' or 'great vehicle', but what do the other terms mean? 'Hinayana' means 'little way', and 'Vajrayana means 'diamond way' or 'adamantine way'. Now at present we are not concerned with the Vajrayana, the diamond way or the adamantine way. We're concerned on ...
chapter - i origin and development of buddhist logic
... of eighty in 483.B.C. at Ku¿¢nagara or Kasia near Ghorakpur. His death happened between two Sal trees. Thus some similarities between his birth, ...
... of eighty in 483.B.C. at Ku¿¢nagara or Kasia near Ghorakpur. His death happened between two Sal trees. Thus some similarities between his birth, ...
Vajrapani
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Vajrapāni (Sanskrit: ""Vajra in [his] hand"") is one of the earliest-appearing bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism. He is the protector and guide of Gautama Buddha and rose to symbolize the Buddha's power. Vajrapāni is also known as Vajrasattva. The Golden Light Sutra titles him ""great general of the yakshas"".Vajrapāni is extensively represented in Buddhist iconography as one of the three protective deities surrounding the Buddha. Each of them symbolizes one of the Buddha's virtues: Mañjuśrī manifests all the Buddhas' wisdom, Avalokiteśvara manifests all the Buddhas' compassion and Vajrapāni manifests all the Buddhas' power as well as the power of all five tathāgatas.Vajrapāni is one of the earliest Dharmapalas and the only Buddhist deity to be mentioned in the Pāli Canon as well as worshiped in the Shaolin Monastery, in Tibetan Buddhism and in Pure Land Buddhism (where he is known as Mahasthamaprapta and forms a triad with Amitābha and Avalokiteśvara). Manifestations of Vajrapāni can also be found in many Buddhist temples in Japan as Dharma protectors called Nio. Vajrapāni is also associated with Acala, who is venerated as Fudo-Myō in Japan, where he is serenaded as the holder of the vajra.