Tibetan Buddhism and Han Chinese: Superscribing New Meaning
... complete in due time. I especially appreciate all her help, considering the many other responsibilities she has as a mother and in her own career path, the latter of which she has willingly adjusted so that this project could be completed. I would also like to thank our wonderful son, Joseph, who is ...
... complete in due time. I especially appreciate all her help, considering the many other responsibilities she has as a mother and in her own career path, the latter of which she has willingly adjusted so that this project could be completed. I would also like to thank our wonderful son, Joseph, who is ...
Gautama Buddha was born in Helabima
... Dhamma were recorded in Tripitaka, a very long period of four hundred years or more, our Sinhala Bhikkus were able to take them from one generation to the other based on an unbroken oral tradition. If someone claims that Gautama Buddha preached his sacred Buddha Dhamma in India, it should be proved ...
... Dhamma were recorded in Tripitaka, a very long period of four hundred years or more, our Sinhala Bhikkus were able to take them from one generation to the other based on an unbroken oral tradition. If someone claims that Gautama Buddha preached his sacred Buddha Dhamma in India, it should be proved ...
The History of the Soka Gakkai - Sgi-Usa
... about life, patriotism, the emperor and the meaning of Nam-myohorenge-kyo. Toda’s answers were to the point, logical and without pretense, expressing a powerful conviction. How succinctly he answers! Ikeda thought. There is no confusion in him. I think I can believe and follow this man.5 Ikeda respe ...
... about life, patriotism, the emperor and the meaning of Nam-myohorenge-kyo. Toda’s answers were to the point, logical and without pretense, expressing a powerful conviction. How succinctly he answers! Ikeda thought. There is no confusion in him. I think I can believe and follow this man.5 Ikeda respe ...
An Exploratory Study of a Counselling Framework
... fluency, the excerpts were shown only the sources of data in the form of in-text footnotes. Regarding Buddhist scriptures, there is an ocean of material in which interpretation varies from different versions or schools of thought. Using Buddhist teachings from only source will keep the consistent un ...
... fluency, the excerpts were shown only the sources of data in the form of in-text footnotes. Regarding Buddhist scriptures, there is an ocean of material in which interpretation varies from different versions or schools of thought. Using Buddhist teachings from only source will keep the consistent un ...
An Exploration of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism and its Art
... and by the British officials who served in Tibet between 1904 and 1947 (McKay, 2001: 67-89). In the early twentieth century, the British sent military and diplomatic missions to Tibet and then brought back a considerable number of art objects and photographs, which laid the foundation of ‘a pivotal ...
... and by the British officials who served in Tibet between 1904 and 1947 (McKay, 2001: 67-89). In the early twentieth century, the British sent military and diplomatic missions to Tibet and then brought back a considerable number of art objects and photographs, which laid the foundation of ‘a pivotal ...
Hinduism and Buddhism, Volume 2
... Bodhisattvas and read Mahayana Sutras are called Mahayanists, while those who do not do this are called Hinayanists." In other words, the Mahayanists have scriptures of their own, not included in the Hinayanist Canon and adore superhuman beings in the stage of existence immediately below Buddhahood ...
... Bodhisattvas and read Mahayana Sutras are called Mahayanists, while those who do not do this are called Hinayanists." In other words, the Mahayanists have scriptures of their own, not included in the Hinayanist Canon and adore superhuman beings in the stage of existence immediately below Buddhahood ...
the pdf - Open Collections
... This dissertation explores the ways in which Chinese Buddhists in the Six Dynasties (220-589 C.E.) understood and treated Buddhist stūpas. These objects of worship were significant to Buddhism in India, thus frequently appearing in Chinese Buddhist scriptures, which Chinese Buddhists believed to hav ...
... This dissertation explores the ways in which Chinese Buddhists in the Six Dynasties (220-589 C.E.) understood and treated Buddhist stūpas. These objects of worship were significant to Buddhism in India, thus frequently appearing in Chinese Buddhist scriptures, which Chinese Buddhists believed to hav ...
BUDDHIST MONASTIC LIFE
... of religious mendicants in ancient India; Buddhist texts call such a group a gana, and each had its ganacariya, "group teacher" or "leader." It might have been the Buddha's slightly older contemporary Mahavira, the founder of Jainism, who was the first to convert such a group into a monastic Communi ...
... of religious mendicants in ancient India; Buddhist texts call such a group a gana, and each had its ganacariya, "group teacher" or "leader." It might have been the Buddha's slightly older contemporary Mahavira, the founder of Jainism, who was the first to convert such a group into a monastic Communi ...
The Dawn of Abhidharma - Numata Zentrum für Buddhismuskunde
... Ideal, in which I explored what the early discourses have to offer regarding the beginnings of the bodhisattva ideal. In The Dawn of Abhidharma, I similarly explore another development of comparable significance for Buddhist thought: the emergence of the Abhidharma. In the last chapter and the concl ...
... Ideal, in which I explored what the early discourses have to offer regarding the beginnings of the bodhisattva ideal. In The Dawn of Abhidharma, I similarly explore another development of comparable significance for Buddhist thought: the emergence of the Abhidharma. In the last chapter and the concl ...
Understanding Buddhism as `Religion` or `Science` ? Hidden
... keep it, we don’t want to mix science with religion.”. One example of how delicate this subject is, was the yearly congress of neuroscience where the Dalai Lama was invited to give a talk about meditation and the influences this has on the mind. The organisers of the congress had foreseen some probl ...
... keep it, we don’t want to mix science with religion.”. One example of how delicate this subject is, was the yearly congress of neuroscience where the Dalai Lama was invited to give a talk about meditation and the influences this has on the mind. The organisers of the congress had foreseen some probl ...
A STUDY OF THERAVĀDA BUDDHISM IN VIETNAM
... people of Champa as they combined well with several ancient traditional faiths. That is why Mahāyāna has been easily received. Theravāda Buddhism was not. As we can see from this, Theravāda Buddhism was present in the early period in Vietnam. Of course, at that time Vietnam was not called Vietnam as ...
... people of Champa as they combined well with several ancient traditional faiths. That is why Mahāyāna has been easily received. Theravāda Buddhism was not. As we can see from this, Theravāda Buddhism was present in the early period in Vietnam. Of course, at that time Vietnam was not called Vietnam as ...
The Ajivikas - Rare Book Society of India
... and cannot therefore be accepted en bloc. As a canonical commentary (Viyahapannatti, Vyakhya-prajnapti), the Bhagavatl-sutra must be taken as later in point of date than some of the Arigas, e.g., Ayaramga, Suyagadamga ...
... and cannot therefore be accepted en bloc. As a canonical commentary (Viyahapannatti, Vyakhya-prajnapti), the Bhagavatl-sutra must be taken as later in point of date than some of the Arigas, e.g., Ayaramga, Suyagadamga ...
AN INTIMATE DESTRUCTION
... INTRODUCTION: ‘FRÈRES SIAMOIS’ Only yesterday, East and West were for Rudyard Kipling nothing but twins, and twins who would never meet. The genius of Europe – its evil genius? – was to weld them together, and now we have siamese twins. - Sylvain Lévi 3 In April of 1925, readers of La Révolution Sur ...
... INTRODUCTION: ‘FRÈRES SIAMOIS’ Only yesterday, East and West were for Rudyard Kipling nothing but twins, and twins who would never meet. The genius of Europe – its evil genius? – was to weld them together, and now we have siamese twins. - Sylvain Lévi 3 In April of 1925, readers of La Révolution Sur ...
"Texts memorized, texts performed: a reconsideration of the role of
... monastics had to make with the laity who were, as it were, unable to comprehend the profound doctrines of the Buddha and who found the harsh and inflexible doctrine of karma too overwhelming12. She writes (1981:23), for instance, that “according to the theory of karma, in Buddhism the burden of resp ...
... monastics had to make with the laity who were, as it were, unable to comprehend the profound doctrines of the Buddha and who found the harsh and inflexible doctrine of karma too overwhelming12. She writes (1981:23), for instance, that “according to the theory of karma, in Buddhism the burden of resp ...
Buddhist-Christian Dialogue and Action in the
... praxis, expressed in these works, has been the subject of a wide range of scholarly research. Earlier comprehensive researches on Buddhadåsa were focused on his new hermeneutic of rationalization, demythologization, and deculturation of the Buddhist doctrines, analyzing its interaction with the West ...
... praxis, expressed in these works, has been the subject of a wide range of scholarly research. Earlier comprehensive researches on Buddhadåsa were focused on his new hermeneutic of rationalization, demythologization, and deculturation of the Buddhist doctrines, analyzing its interaction with the West ...
The Five Precepts - Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
... body and a clear mind. The Five Precepts and Beyond After undertaking and observing the five precepts, should we then try undertaking some other Buddhist precepts? Observing the five precepts is a lifetime undertaking, and not something one does for only twenty-four hours. The five precepts can be u ...
... body and a clear mind. The Five Precepts and Beyond After undertaking and observing the five precepts, should we then try undertaking some other Buddhist precepts? Observing the five precepts is a lifetime undertaking, and not something one does for only twenty-four hours. The five precepts can be u ...
cheng xuanying`s conception of the sage in the zhuangzi
... to the Zhuangzi), nanned Cheng Xuanying, in his historical context, namely the early to mid-seventh century.: First, I will explore the work modem scholars like Livia Kohn, Robert Sharf, and FriFderike Assandri and their attempts to relate Cheng Xuanying and his commentaries to la "school" or intell ...
... to the Zhuangzi), nanned Cheng Xuanying, in his historical context, namely the early to mid-seventh century.: First, I will explore the work modem scholars like Livia Kohn, Robert Sharf, and FriFderike Assandri and their attempts to relate Cheng Xuanying and his commentaries to la "school" or intell ...
Buddhist Monastic Discipline
... bhayaṃ ikkhatī'ti bhikkhu.1 This is by no means born of ignorance of etymology. Commentarial tradition is equally conversant with the definition bhikkhatī'ti bhikkhu.2 And there are numerous other definitions of bhikkhu. 3 This commentarial trend is much more evident in the numerous definitions that ...
... bhayaṃ ikkhatī'ti bhikkhu.1 This is by no means born of ignorance of etymology. Commentarial tradition is equally conversant with the definition bhikkhatī'ti bhikkhu.2 And there are numerous other definitions of bhikkhu. 3 This commentarial trend is much more evident in the numerous definitions that ...
Bhutan - studylib.net
... In pre-modern times, there were three broad classes: the monastic community, headed by nobles; administrative and civil servants who ran the government; and farmers, the largest class, living in self-sufficient villages. In more modern times, society was organized around extended family units, and ...
... In pre-modern times, there were three broad classes: the monastic community, headed by nobles; administrative and civil servants who ran the government; and farmers, the largest class, living in self-sufficient villages. In more modern times, society was organized around extended family units, and ...
Mahayana Buddhism - The Doctrinal Foundations
... to quote the scriptures, ‘this complete mass of frustration, suffering’ (Pali: dukkha). Such, as far as we can now tell, was the principal religious project of the Buddhist virtuoso monk at the time of the Buddha and in the early centuries after his death. As time went on, so those monks engaged in ...
... to quote the scriptures, ‘this complete mass of frustration, suffering’ (Pali: dukkha). Such, as far as we can now tell, was the principal religious project of the Buddhist virtuoso monk at the time of the Buddha and in the early centuries after his death. As time went on, so those monks engaged in ...
Wonhyo - Charles Muller
... whole. At the same time, while fully investigating all the disputes and pending issues that appeared between schools and their scriptures and treatises – as well as differences in current trends of thought – Wonhyo used the discussion of these variant positions to establish his own position.11 Wonhy ...
... whole. At the same time, while fully investigating all the disputes and pending issues that appeared between schools and their scriptures and treatises – as well as differences in current trends of thought – Wonhyo used the discussion of these variant positions to establish his own position.11 Wonhy ...
Schism, semiosis and the Soka Gakkai
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
Cullavagga Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... living Theravāda tradition(s). For legal purposes affecting present-day Theravāda monastics, the Pāli Vinaya in the form it has been handed down is the central frame of reference, not whatever we believe really happened in ancient India two and a half millennia ago.5 In my previous paper “On the Bhi ...
... living Theravāda tradition(s). For legal purposes affecting present-day Theravāda monastics, the Pāli Vinaya in the form it has been handed down is the central frame of reference, not whatever we believe really happened in ancient India two and a half millennia ago.5 In my previous paper “On the Bhi ...
Mission Atlas Project
... In pre-modern times, there were three broad classes: the monastic community, headed by nobles; administrative and civil servants who ran the government; and farmers, the largest class, living in self-sufficient villages. In more modern times, society was organized around extended family units, and a ...
... In pre-modern times, there were three broad classes: the monastic community, headed by nobles; administrative and civil servants who ran the government; and farmers, the largest class, living in self-sufficient villages. In more modern times, society was organized around extended family units, and a ...
History of Buddhism in India
Buddhism is a world religion, which arose in and around the ancient Kingdom of Magadha (now in Bihar, India), and is based on the teachings of Siddhārtha Gautama who was deemed a ""Buddha"" (""Awakened One""). Buddhism spread outside of Magadha starting in the Buddha's lifetime.With the reign of the Buddhist Mauryan Emperor Ashoka, the Buddhist community split into two branches: the Mahāsāṃghika and the Sthaviravāda, each of which spread throughout India and split into numerous sub-sects. In modern times, two major branches of Buddhism exist: the Theravāda in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, and the Mahāyāna throughout the Himalayas and East Asia.The practice of Buddhism as a distinct and organized religion lost influence after the Gupta reign (c.7th century CE), and declined from the land of its origin in around 13th century, but not without leaving a significant impact. Buddhist practice is most common and Buddhism remains a major presence in the Himalayan areas such as Sikkim, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, the Darjeeling hills in West Bengal, and the Lahaul and Spiti areas of upper Himachal Pradesh. Buddhism has been reemerging in India since the past century, due to its adoption by many Indian intellectuals, the migration of Buddhist Tibetan exiles, and the mass conversion of hundreds of thousands of Hindu Dalits. According to the 2001 census, Buddhists make up 0.8% of India's population, or 7.95 million individuals.