Camp Newsletter – Dec 2014
... You may say that Buddhism is a philosophical doctrine because all of the Buddha’s teachings contain profound philosophies and perspectives pertaining to human life and nature. These views greatly influence mankind in their thoughts and actions. Many Western philosophers regard the Buddha as one of t ...
... You may say that Buddhism is a philosophical doctrine because all of the Buddha’s teachings contain profound philosophies and perspectives pertaining to human life and nature. These views greatly influence mankind in their thoughts and actions. Many Western philosophers regard the Buddha as one of t ...
The Skillful Handling of Poison: Bodhicitta and the
... What is Bodhicitta? It is easy to give a rough pass at what Śāntideva means by bodhicitta in the BCA. It is the thought or intention (citta) to attain the full awakening (bodhi) of an enlightened Buddha in order to most effectively liberate all sentient beings from saṃsāra.11 Performing this task ...
... What is Bodhicitta? It is easy to give a rough pass at what Śāntideva means by bodhicitta in the BCA. It is the thought or intention (citta) to attain the full awakening (bodhi) of an enlightened Buddha in order to most effectively liberate all sentient beings from saṃsāra.11 Performing this task ...
tathāgatagarbha, emptiness, and monism
... Though pratītyasamutpāda is clearly put forth as a universal principle of sorts, two things are relevant to a discussion of pratītyasamutpāda and its development through śūnyatā to tathāgatagarbha: First, although pratītyasamutpāda is an all-embracing principle, it is never equated with the phenomen ...
... Though pratītyasamutpāda is clearly put forth as a universal principle of sorts, two things are relevant to a discussion of pratītyasamutpāda and its development through śūnyatā to tathāgatagarbha: First, although pratītyasamutpāda is an all-embracing principle, it is never equated with the phenomen ...
Fabio Rambelli - NCC Center for the Study of Japanese Religions
... is placed, seems to indicate an attempt to separate it from the pollution of profane everyday life. (Hirayama 1949: 50) Still, normative statements such as the ones I have presented thus far are in direct contradiction with popularly held beliefs according to which the purchase of a new butsudan whe ...
... is placed, seems to indicate an attempt to separate it from the pollution of profane everyday life. (Hirayama 1949: 50) Still, normative statements such as the ones I have presented thus far are in direct contradiction with popularly held beliefs according to which the purchase of a new butsudan whe ...
Early Zarathushtrîanism and Early Buddhism: A Comparative Study
... the head god were incompatible with Zarathushtra's ethics. Zarathushtra's religion was also characterized by an anti-sacrificial emphasis. Zarathushtra was particularly concemed with the perpetration of cattle sacrifice and the rite of Soma, 24 which as it will be expounded served only the purpose o ...
... the head god were incompatible with Zarathushtra's ethics. Zarathushtra's religion was also characterized by an anti-sacrificial emphasis. Zarathushtra was particularly concemed with the perpetration of cattle sacrifice and the rite of Soma, 24 which as it will be expounded served only the purpose o ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... usually begin with a concentration practice such as counting or watching the breath. Generally, Soto Zen then emphasises the meditative practice of shikantaza, which involves 'resting in a state of brightly alert attention that is free of thoughts, directed to no object, and to no particular content ...
... usually begin with a concentration practice such as counting or watching the breath. Generally, Soto Zen then emphasises the meditative practice of shikantaza, which involves 'resting in a state of brightly alert attention that is free of thoughts, directed to no object, and to no particular content ...
Aspects of the Study of the (earlier) Indian Mahāyāna
... sharply defined in relation to each other. In practice, they have sometimes been used with a virtually identical reference in so far as the two may denote the same thing: the way of the Arhat. But even on the level of the old canon it would be possible to distinguish between what is (broadly speakin ...
... sharply defined in relation to each other. In practice, they have sometimes been used with a virtually identical reference in so far as the two may denote the same thing: the way of the Arhat. But even on the level of the old canon it would be possible to distinguish between what is (broadly speakin ...
Hinduism and Buddhism, Volume 1
... two religions. I hope that the reader will forgive me if in doing so I repeat much that is to be found in the body of this work. One general observation about India may be made at the outset. Here more than in any other country the national mind finds its favourite occupation and full expression in ...
... two religions. I hope that the reader will forgive me if in doing so I repeat much that is to be found in the body of this work. One general observation about India may be made at the outset. Here more than in any other country the national mind finds its favourite occupation and full expression in ...
Placing Nichiren in the “Big Picture”
... Some assessment of current interpretations and alternative suegestions will also be offered. Medieval concepts of Japan, however, represents an area where the importance of Nichiren has yet to be fully recognized, and this final section of the article suggests the potential contribution to be made b ...
... Some assessment of current interpretations and alternative suegestions will also be offered. Medieval concepts of Japan, however, represents an area where the importance of Nichiren has yet to be fully recognized, and this final section of the article suggests the potential contribution to be made b ...
GCSE Religious Studies
... Opinion supported by two developed reasons with reference to religion. Evidence of reasoned consideration of two different points of view, showing informed insights and knowledge and understanding of religion. A well-argued response, with evidence of reasoned consideration of two different points of ...
... Opinion supported by two developed reasons with reference to religion. Evidence of reasoned consideration of two different points of view, showing informed insights and knowledge and understanding of religion. A well-argued response, with evidence of reasoned consideration of two different points of ...
golden sun adepts refuge
... A program such as this could of course not come about without the inspiration, dedicated effort, and time of many beings. Foremost amongst helpers is the most kind and compassionate Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of the FPMT and helmsman who tirelessly guides all beings to their goal of grea ...
... A program such as this could of course not come about without the inspiration, dedicated effort, and time of many beings. Foremost amongst helpers is the most kind and compassionate Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of the FPMT and helmsman who tirelessly guides all beings to their goal of grea ...
Can Compassionate Practice Also Be Good Legal
... broader descriptive parameters about Buddhists in the United States. There has been a Buddhist presence in America since at least the mid-1800s.5 From its inception, Buddhism in America has had two fairly independent elucidations – (1) Buddhism as known and practiced by immigrants from countries in ...
... broader descriptive parameters about Buddhists in the United States. There has been a Buddhist presence in America since at least the mid-1800s.5 From its inception, Buddhism in America has had two fairly independent elucidations – (1) Buddhism as known and practiced by immigrants from countries in ...
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... wisdom. He urged his fellow travelers not to accept his teachings on faith or authority but to treat them as working hypotheses to be tested in their own real life experiences and to be fi nally discarded or accepted. Yet, paradoxically, the soteriology that he taught (called Dharma) has come to be ...
... wisdom. He urged his fellow travelers not to accept his teachings on faith or authority but to treat them as working hypotheses to be tested in their own real life experiences and to be fi nally discarded or accepted. Yet, paradoxically, the soteriology that he taught (called Dharma) has come to be ...
Can Compassionate Practice Also Be Good Legal Practice
... broader descriptive parameters about Buddhists in the United States. There has been a Buddhist presence in America since at least the mid-i 800s. 5 From its inception, Buddhism in America has had two fairly independent elucidations - (1) Buddhism as known and practiced by immigrants from countries i ...
... broader descriptive parameters about Buddhists in the United States. There has been a Buddhist presence in America since at least the mid-i 800s. 5 From its inception, Buddhism in America has had two fairly independent elucidations - (1) Buddhism as known and practiced by immigrants from countries i ...
- D-Scholarship@Pitt
... Interestingly, the Shan nüren zhuan became a source of inspiration for Yan Zehuan (d.u.), a Daoist woman who compiled a guidebook for female Daoist adepts in the late nineteenth century. 7 The life stories of Buddhist laywomen continue to guide today’s Chinese Buddhists in their religious cultivati ...
... Interestingly, the Shan nüren zhuan became a source of inspiration for Yan Zehuan (d.u.), a Daoist woman who compiled a guidebook for female Daoist adepts in the late nineteenth century. 7 The life stories of Buddhist laywomen continue to guide today’s Chinese Buddhists in their religious cultivati ...
For more information about Nichiren Buddhism and a - Sgi-Usa
... To Nichiren, this phrase signified something far beyond being simply the title of a Buddhist text. It was the principle, or Law, at the very heart and core of the sutra’s teaching. He added nam to Myohorenge-kyo and set forth the chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the practice to accord one’s life ...
... To Nichiren, this phrase signified something far beyond being simply the title of a Buddhist text. It was the principle, or Law, at the very heart and core of the sutra’s teaching. He added nam to Myohorenge-kyo and set forth the chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the practice to accord one’s life ...
Untouchability, the Dead Cow and the Brahmin
... was not eaten and therefore came within the prohibition. His statement is simply absurd for the cow was an animal which was very much eaten by all classes. It is quite unnecessary to resort, as does Prof. Mookerji, to a forced construction of the Edict and to make Asoka prohibit the slaughter of the ...
... was not eaten and therefore came within the prohibition. His statement is simply absurd for the cow was an animal which was very much eaten by all classes. It is quite unnecessary to resort, as does Prof. Mookerji, to a forced construction of the Edict and to make Asoka prohibit the slaughter of the ...
Wesak and the Re-Creation of Buddhist Tradition
... It is through the process of identifying things that we come to understand the world we live in. Derived from the Latin root, idem, the word “identity”, meaning “the same”, actually has two meanings. The first, as the Latin root indicates, refers to the idea of “absolute sameness”. The second defini ...
... It is through the process of identifying things that we come to understand the world we live in. Derived from the Latin root, idem, the word “identity”, meaning “the same”, actually has two meanings. The first, as the Latin root indicates, refers to the idea of “absolute sameness”. The second defini ...
Conversion by the Book: Buddhist Print Culture in Early Republican
... 4 Gregory Adam Scott – Conversion by the Book structure, page layout, character set, and related factors, thereby adding an additional layer of historical context behind that of the textual content. The second aspect to print culture, social processes of print, extends this inquiry to the people an ...
... 4 Gregory Adam Scott – Conversion by the Book structure, page layout, character set, and related factors, thereby adding an additional layer of historical context behind that of the textual content. The second aspect to print culture, social processes of print, extends this inquiry to the people an ...
The Eco-Buddhism of Marie Byles Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... or reduce the self to zero. Becoming selfless was a goal she noted was common to Buddhism, other religions, and Gandhi (Journey). She observed that some Buddhists accepted anattā but did not act selflessly (“Anattā in Practical Living”). She stressed however that one should do so because of the cons ...
... or reduce the self to zero. Becoming selfless was a goal she noted was common to Buddhism, other religions, and Gandhi (Journey). She observed that some Buddhists accepted anattā but did not act selflessly (“Anattā in Practical Living”). She stressed however that one should do so because of the cons ...
Teachings in Chinese Buddhism
... give the translations to some local expert on the translation of Buddhist texts into English, such as Mr. Xu Yang Zhu or Mr. Guo Zhong Shen etc., to get their opinion. They had suggested that the translations should be further smoothed by Western authors well versed in the literature. The language u ...
... give the translations to some local expert on the translation of Buddhist texts into English, such as Mr. Xu Yang Zhu or Mr. Guo Zhong Shen etc., to get their opinion. They had suggested that the translations should be further smoothed by Western authors well versed in the literature. The language u ...
Selected Translation of Miao-Yun Part One and Two
... give the translations to some local expert on the translation of Buddhist texts into English, such as Mr. Xu Yang Zhu or Mr. Guo Zhong Shen etc., to get their opinion. They had suggested that the translations should be further smoothed by Western authors well versed in the literature. The language u ...
... give the translations to some local expert on the translation of Buddhist texts into English, such as Mr. Xu Yang Zhu or Mr. Guo Zhong Shen etc., to get their opinion. They had suggested that the translations should be further smoothed by Western authors well versed in the literature. The language u ...
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.