Chinese challenges to Buddhism
... Up to Dàoshēng‘s time, there was a belief that not all beings have Buddha-nature, that is, they do not have the potential for awakening—a novel view not found in early Buddhism. According to this belief, there were the icchantikā (―those of great desire‖), who on account of their nature, were incapa ...
... Up to Dàoshēng‘s time, there was a belief that not all beings have Buddha-nature, that is, they do not have the potential for awakening—a novel view not found in early Buddhism. According to this belief, there were the icchantikā (―those of great desire‖), who on account of their nature, were incapa ...
The Case of Sudinna: On the Function of
... not allow it. He got up from his seat and, standing in another place, made an oath: “Unless I am able to go forth, I shall not eat again. I will die right here. Of what use is it to go on living?” Thereupon he did not eat for six days.15 His relatives, who had heard about this, all came trying to co ...
... not allow it. He got up from his seat and, standing in another place, made an oath: “Unless I am able to go forth, I shall not eat again. I will die right here. Of what use is it to go on living?” Thereupon he did not eat for six days.15 His relatives, who had heard about this, all came trying to co ...
The Oral Transmission of the Early Buddhist Literature
... some idea about how it was composed and transmitted. This is not a straightforward task. The stratification of literature based on a manuscript tradition is relatively straightforward, for with written documents we can assume an original text that may have been altered for various reasons. But with ...
... some idea about how it was composed and transmitted. This is not a straightforward task. The stratification of literature based on a manuscript tradition is relatively straightforward, for with written documents we can assume an original text that may have been altered for various reasons. But with ...
Full Issue
... In this issue we address the emergence of megachurches as a global phenomenon and their implications as new ecclesial communities for mission. We continue our series of articles on Christian engagement with people of other faiths by looking at Western Buddhism as a new-ish frontier for Christian mis ...
... In this issue we address the emergence of megachurches as a global phenomenon and their implications as new ecclesial communities for mission. We continue our series of articles on Christian engagement with people of other faiths by looking at Western Buddhism as a new-ish frontier for Christian mis ...
The Story of Kisagotami
... Kisagotami was married to a rich young man and a son was born to them. The boy died when he was just a toddler and Kisagotami was stricken with grief. Her family now rejected her because without a son she was no longer important to them. Carrying the dead body of her son, she went about asking for m ...
... Kisagotami was married to a rich young man and a son was born to them. The boy died when he was just a toddler and Kisagotami was stricken with grief. Her family now rejected her because without a son she was no longer important to them. Carrying the dead body of her son, she went about asking for m ...
Co-Existence and Convergence: Confucianism, Taoism and
... many to be a religion. There are many different schools, but only two major branches4: Mahayana (including Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren and Vajrayana, found throughout East Asia) and Theravada (which has a widespread following in Southeast Asia). The basic Buddhist concepts originate from ideas about ca ...
... many to be a religion. There are many different schools, but only two major branches4: Mahayana (including Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren and Vajrayana, found throughout East Asia) and Theravada (which has a widespread following in Southeast Asia). The basic Buddhist concepts originate from ideas about ca ...
409. Heine, Steven
... The Critical Buddhists seek to reverse the view that the 12-fascicle text is secondary to the 75-fascicle text. Hakamaya’s claim is that in the writings of the 75-fascicle text, which embrace a holistic, naturalist perspective, Dõgen was still struggling with hongaku thought and unable to fully over ...
... The Critical Buddhists seek to reverse the view that the 12-fascicle text is secondary to the 75-fascicle text. Hakamaya’s claim is that in the writings of the 75-fascicle text, which embrace a holistic, naturalist perspective, Dõgen was still struggling with hongaku thought and unable to fully over ...
Relational Buddhism: A Psychological Quest for Meaning and
... variegated appearances as a religion and as a philosophy as well as its present manifestation as a psychology. Seeds of psychology can be traced in various passages of the Buddha’s discourses < www.metta.lk >. The Buddha dealt with self (or rather not-self) which is a core subject in psychology. Un ...
... variegated appearances as a religion and as a philosophy as well as its present manifestation as a psychology. Seeds of psychology can be traced in various passages of the Buddha’s discourses < www.metta.lk >. The Buddha dealt with self (or rather not-self) which is a core subject in psychology. Un ...
What, If Anything, Is Mahyna Buddhism? Problems of Definitions and
... aspireto become buddhas."It is clear from this samplethat,at least in our standardsources, the explicit formulationsof the definition and classification of MahayanaBuddhism almost universallycontrast it with "Hinayana." But even if we do not use the term HInayana,which without question is in origin ...
... aspireto become buddhas."It is clear from this samplethat,at least in our standardsources, the explicit formulationsof the definition and classification of MahayanaBuddhism almost universallycontrast it with "Hinayana." But even if we do not use the term HInayana,which without question is in origin ...
The Dharma-ending Age
... uncertain sectarian affiliation: the Ch’ü-t’an-mi chi-kuo ching15 and the Chung pen-ch’i ching.16 All these texts exist only in Chinese translation. In all these sources, the reference to the nuns and the duration of 500 years always occur together,17 leading scholars to surmise “therefore, that the ...
... uncertain sectarian affiliation: the Ch’ü-t’an-mi chi-kuo ching15 and the Chung pen-ch’i ching.16 All these texts exist only in Chinese translation. In all these sources, the reference to the nuns and the duration of 500 years always occur together,17 leading scholars to surmise “therefore, that the ...
Tainted Gender: Sexual Impurity and Women in Kankyo no Tomo
... Women in Buddhism were considered inferior, a view that has existed since Buddhism’s inception in India. Buddhism developed through interactions with the societies to which its institutions belonged and the doctrinal changes reflected the social situations of each period in each region. Recently the ...
... Women in Buddhism were considered inferior, a view that has existed since Buddhism’s inception in India. Buddhism developed through interactions with the societies to which its institutions belonged and the doctrinal changes reflected the social situations of each period in each region. Recently the ...
Six Perfections - The Huntington Archive
... persuade oneself that it is never appropriate to become angry. The Buddhist texts give many examples of this inner debate to be reflected on in order to develop and increase patience. One of the popular examples is that of an angry person hitting you with a stick: When an angry person is hitting yo ...
... persuade oneself that it is never appropriate to become angry. The Buddhist texts give many examples of this inner debate to be reflected on in order to develop and increase patience. One of the popular examples is that of an angry person hitting you with a stick: When an angry person is hitting yo ...
Violence and Nonviolence in Buddhist Animal Ethics Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... killing” (57: 218). In fact, if a person of the right caste status,4 temperament, and knowledge sacrifices an animal in the correct ritually prescribed way, then that animal is actually better off dead than alive, since “[the ritualist] leads himself and those animals to the highest state” (39: 140) ...
... killing” (57: 218). In fact, if a person of the right caste status,4 temperament, and knowledge sacrifices an animal in the correct ritually prescribed way, then that animal is actually better off dead than alive, since “[the ritualist] leads himself and those animals to the highest state” (39: 140) ...
Current Issue - Buddhism in Ottawa
... in the main Hall shortly thereafter. Aside from the first meditation which was an hour, no sitting lasted longer than 3/4 of an hour and each sitting was generally followed by a walking meditation of half an hour outside through the beautiful forest. There were breaks throughout the day for breakfas ...
... in the main Hall shortly thereafter. Aside from the first meditation which was an hour, no sitting lasted longer than 3/4 of an hour and each sitting was generally followed by a walking meditation of half an hour outside through the beautiful forest. There were breaks throughout the day for breakfas ...
Facing the Future
... optimism really was. Indeed, for those who looked deeply enough, the seeds of destruction were already visible right beneath the feet of the proud conquistadors. They could be seen on the home front, in the miserable lives of millions of workers condemned to degrading toil in the factories, mines, a ...
... optimism really was. Indeed, for those who looked deeply enough, the seeds of destruction were already visible right beneath the feet of the proud conquistadors. They could be seen on the home front, in the miserable lives of millions of workers condemned to degrading toil in the factories, mines, a ...
The Great Perfection of Tibetan Buddhism
... which the participant seeks personal salvation or Nirvana through the Four Noble Truths via right action, thought, etc.. Mahayanists consider their own vehicle selfless such that Hinayana is a pejorative term. Thus, it is preferable to differentiate Mahayana as Northern Buddhism (geographically) and ...
... which the participant seeks personal salvation or Nirvana through the Four Noble Truths via right action, thought, etc.. Mahayanists consider their own vehicle selfless such that Hinayana is a pejorative term. Thus, it is preferable to differentiate Mahayana as Northern Buddhism (geographically) and ...
The Sati Journal - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... egolessness and claim to believe that it accurately describes how things are, even if they don’t really understand egolessness and can’t explain it. Yet most of them also expect men and women to be different and to have different life plans and expectations. They seem untroubled by the fact that, ev ...
... egolessness and claim to believe that it accurately describes how things are, even if they don’t really understand egolessness and can’t explain it. Yet most of them also expect men and women to be different and to have different life plans and expectations. They seem untroubled by the fact that, ev ...
The Dhammapada Yamaka Vagga Vivaraṇa
... Each stanza in the Dhammapada was originally uttered by the Buddha in response to the matters that arose in contemporary society. The commentary of the Dhammapada, written by the Ven. Buddhagosa Thera in the fifth century C.E., has preserved all accounts along with exegesis of every verse. Everyone ...
... Each stanza in the Dhammapada was originally uttered by the Buddha in response to the matters that arose in contemporary society. The commentary of the Dhammapada, written by the Ven. Buddhagosa Thera in the fifth century C.E., has preserved all accounts along with exegesis of every verse. Everyone ...
pramāṇakīrtiḥ
... In the following I will attempt to shed some light on these issues with reference to a particular case, namely, the interpretation of the fundamental Buddhist doctrine of Dependent Origination (pratītyasamutpāda) by Prajñākaragupta. Before entering the topic of my investigation, let me briefly outli ...
... In the following I will attempt to shed some light on these issues with reference to a particular case, namely, the interpretation of the fundamental Buddhist doctrine of Dependent Origination (pratītyasamutpāda) by Prajñākaragupta. Before entering the topic of my investigation, let me briefly outli ...
No Hinayana in Buddhism
... who has gone forth from the world. What are the two? That conjoined with the passions and luxury, low (hina), coarse, vulgar, ignoble and harmful.” Here the Buddha clearly denotes the path not to be practised, as hina. Knowing that the sutta style often use strings of synonyms this way, so that they ...
... who has gone forth from the world. What are the two? That conjoined with the passions and luxury, low (hina), coarse, vulgar, ignoble and harmful.” Here the Buddha clearly denotes the path not to be practised, as hina. Knowing that the sutta style often use strings of synonyms this way, so that they ...
(mis)Naming of Venusian Features - Virtual Commons
... Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, or the Medicine Buddha) or a dharma teacher (lama) may choose the appropriate deity for their student based on their personality or psychological needs (Novick, 1999; Powers, 1995). It should be noted that the terms “deity” and “goddess” in Tibetan Buddhism are ...
... Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, or the Medicine Buddha) or a dharma teacher (lama) may choose the appropriate deity for their student based on their personality or psychological needs (Novick, 1999; Powers, 1995). It should be noted that the terms “deity” and “goddess” in Tibetan Buddhism are ...
M1-Buddhism-as-a-Mental-Therapy-Eastern
... is now clear evidence that changes occur in the brain during meditation. This has also come at a time when leading researches are now able to postulate the development and growth of our minds as well as an emerging neuroscientific basis of psychotherapies. There have been many Buddhist Influenced Th ...
... is now clear evidence that changes occur in the brain during meditation. This has also come at a time when leading researches are now able to postulate the development and growth of our minds as well as an emerging neuroscientific basis of psychotherapies. There have been many Buddhist Influenced Th ...
Business and Buddhist Ethics - Center for Ethics of Science and
... expenditure in livelihood moderately, not allowing one’s life to be too austere or too extravagant, so that one’s income is higher than one’s expenditure and there is some left over for saving. Those who can fulfill these four principles will find happiness in their wealth through moderation, which ...
... expenditure in livelihood moderately, not allowing one’s life to be too austere or too extravagant, so that one’s income is higher than one’s expenditure and there is some left over for saving. Those who can fulfill these four principles will find happiness in their wealth through moderation, which ...
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.