Buddhist Thought: A complete introduction to the Indian
... experiences that are not in some sense reliant on the mind. This mental transformation is almost invariably held to depend upon, and to be brought about finally by, oneself for there can also be no transformation of one’s own mind without on some level one’s own active involvement or participation. ...
... experiences that are not in some sense reliant on the mind. This mental transformation is almost invariably held to depend upon, and to be brought about finally by, oneself for there can also be no transformation of one’s own mind without on some level one’s own active involvement or participation. ...
Buddhist Thought: A complete introduction to the Indian tradition
... experiences that are not in some sense reliant on the mind. This mental transformation is almost invariably held to depend upon, and to be brought about finally by, oneself for there can also be no transformation of one’s own mind without on some level one’s own active involvement or participation. ...
... experiences that are not in some sense reliant on the mind. This mental transformation is almost invariably held to depend upon, and to be brought about finally by, oneself for there can also be no transformation of one’s own mind without on some level one’s own active involvement or participation. ...
Tokharian Buddhism in Kucha - Sino
... Beginning with issue no. 171, Sino-Platonic Papers has been published electronically on the Web at www.sino-platonic.org. Issues 1–170, however, will continue to be sold as paper copies until our stock runs out, after which they too will be made available on the Web. Please note: When the editor goe ...
... Beginning with issue no. 171, Sino-Platonic Papers has been published electronically on the Web at www.sino-platonic.org. Issues 1–170, however, will continue to be sold as paper copies until our stock runs out, after which they too will be made available on the Web. Please note: When the editor goe ...
Aspects of the Study of the (earlier) Indian Mahāyāna
... narrower than ‘Sravakayana’, and strictly speaking it would apply to doctrines antithetical to the Bodhisattvayana (regardless of where these doctrines might be found). At all events, the fact remains that usage has varied through the enormous and (synchronically and diachronically) various literary ...
... narrower than ‘Sravakayana’, and strictly speaking it would apply to doctrines antithetical to the Bodhisattvayana (regardless of where these doctrines might be found). At all events, the fact remains that usage has varied through the enormous and (synchronically and diachronically) various literary ...
sarkar and the buddha`s four noble truths
... unsatisfactoriness (Pali: dukkha) in life (and in death and rebirth). Gotama asserts that all sentient experience (even the highly refined states of meditative consciousness known as jhanas), and correspondingly, the entire world, is marked with unsatisfactoriness. This existential dukkha is a resul ...
... unsatisfactoriness (Pali: dukkha) in life (and in death and rebirth). Gotama asserts that all sentient experience (even the highly refined states of meditative consciousness known as jhanas), and correspondingly, the entire world, is marked with unsatisfactoriness. This existential dukkha is a resul ...
Buddhist Teachings
... Vajrayana is the use of subtle vital energies to transform the mind. The gross mind is neutralized and the subtle mind “rides” on the clear light of bliss. This inner light is considered the only aspect of existence that is eternal. Once uncovered, one is said to be capable of attaining Buddha-hood. ...
... Vajrayana is the use of subtle vital energies to transform the mind. The gross mind is neutralized and the subtle mind “rides” on the clear light of bliss. This inner light is considered the only aspect of existence that is eternal. Once uncovered, one is said to be capable of attaining Buddha-hood. ...
Buddhism From Within.qxd
... capture what it is pointing to, maybe that is just as well. At least this way readers will not be tempted to conclude that by the end of the book they know all about Buddhism. On the other hand, if the book has done its job, it should leave you with a reasonably good sense, or intuitive feel, for Bu ...
... capture what it is pointing to, maybe that is just as well. At least this way readers will not be tempted to conclude that by the end of the book they know all about Buddhism. On the other hand, if the book has done its job, it should leave you with a reasonably good sense, or intuitive feel, for Bu ...
Buddha as Therapist: Meditations
... 3.0). The first book of this quadrilogy (Horizons in Buddhist Psychology) came about after a conference and is based on the content of eight symposia held in Göteborg, Sweden, in 2005 at a joint conference of the International Conference of Cognitive Therapy and the Society of Constructivism in the ...
... 3.0). The first book of this quadrilogy (Horizons in Buddhist Psychology) came about after a conference and is based on the content of eight symposia held in Göteborg, Sweden, in 2005 at a joint conference of the International Conference of Cognitive Therapy and the Society of Constructivism in the ...
Jayarava-Spiral Path
... texts (traditional commentaries and sub-commentaries), but no attempt to catalogue or describe these has been made.15 We also find a mention in the Visuddhimagga (Vism i.32).16 Some texts list the meditation upanisās but go no further than samādhi: ...
... texts (traditional commentaries and sub-commentaries), but no attempt to catalogue or describe these has been made.15 We also find a mention in the Visuddhimagga (Vism i.32).16 Some texts list the meditation upanisās but go no further than samādhi: ...
Buddhist Concepts in the Practice of Psychotherapy: A Qualitative
... multicultural world. At this epoch of human development, mental health professionals are now more than ever integrating theoretical concepts and beliefs from a wide range of disparate cultural and ideological sources. For mental health professionals, one of the great intellectual developments of our ...
... multicultural world. At this epoch of human development, mental health professionals are now more than ever integrating theoretical concepts and beliefs from a wide range of disparate cultural and ideological sources. For mental health professionals, one of the great intellectual developments of our ...
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... Arhat (S): Tibetan: dra bcom pa. "Foe destroyer." A person who has destroyed his or her delusions and attained liberation from cyclic existence. The Arhat represents the Theravada ideal, one who has experienced the cessation of suffering by extinguishing all passions and desires and is thus free of ...
... Arhat (S): Tibetan: dra bcom pa. "Foe destroyer." A person who has destroyed his or her delusions and attained liberation from cyclic existence. The Arhat represents the Theravada ideal, one who has experienced the cessation of suffering by extinguishing all passions and desires and is thus free of ...
Dark and Bright Karma
... 1. A brief history of the concept of dark-and-bright actions The Buddha of the Pāli Nikāyas distinguishes between four kinds of actions: dark (ka.nha) action with dark result, bright action (sukka) with bright result, dark-and-bright (ka.nhasukka) action with bright result, and neither-dark-nor-bri ...
... 1. A brief history of the concept of dark-and-bright actions The Buddha of the Pāli Nikāyas distinguishes between four kinds of actions: dark (ka.nha) action with dark result, bright action (sukka) with bright result, dark-and-bright (ka.nhasukka) action with bright result, and neither-dark-nor-bri ...
Paper - VII - History of Buddhism and Jainism upto 1000 A.D.
... council. To verify their authenticity, time and again, six historical Thervada Councils were held. Oral teachings of the Buddha, popularly known as Theravada teachings, were made available to the people in their spoken language. The Pali literature, like an ocean, is most voluminous and detailed. Th ...
... council. To verify their authenticity, time and again, six historical Thervada Councils were held. Oral teachings of the Buddha, popularly known as Theravada teachings, were made available to the people in their spoken language. The Pali literature, like an ocean, is most voluminous and detailed. Th ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in order to show how the polarization of intellectual thought into spiritualist and materialist ideologies gave rise to Buddhism. The following themes will be an integral part ...
... known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in order to show how the polarization of intellectual thought into spiritualist and materialist ideologies gave rise to Buddhism. The following themes will be an integral part ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in order to show how the polarization of intellectual thought into spiritualist and materialist ideologies gave rise to Buddhism. The following themes will be an integral part ...
... known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in order to show how the polarization of intellectual thought into spiritualist and materialist ideologies gave rise to Buddhism. The following themes will be an integral part ...
SRI LANKA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST
... course to be taken in relation to her following of 500 Sàkyan women, who had come together with her in quest of higher ordination. In reply to this question, the Buddha promulgated Cv X.2, according to which bhikkhus on their own should give the higher ordination to female candidates. Considering th ...
... course to be taken in relation to her following of 500 Sàkyan women, who had come together with her in quest of higher ordination. In reply to this question, the Buddha promulgated Cv X.2, according to which bhikkhus on their own should give the higher ordination to female candidates. Considering th ...
08_chapter 3
... A Bodhisattva meditates on these three characteristics, but not to such an extent as to attain Arhataship, for to do this would be deviating from his goal. It is by this wisdom that realizes intuitive truth which are beyond discrimination between existence and non- existence, Nirvana and rebirth, e ...
... A Bodhisattva meditates on these three characteristics, but not to such an extent as to attain Arhataship, for to do this would be deviating from his goal. It is by this wisdom that realizes intuitive truth which are beyond discrimination between existence and non- existence, Nirvana and rebirth, e ...
The Opening Of The Eyes
... indicated in the Daishonin's opening lines: "There are three categories of people that all human beings should respect. They are the sovereign, the teacher, and the parent. There are three types of doctrines that are to be studied. They are Confucianism, Brahmanism, and Buddhism"(The Writings of Nic ...
... indicated in the Daishonin's opening lines: "There are three categories of people that all human beings should respect. They are the sovereign, the teacher, and the parent. There are three types of doctrines that are to be studied. They are Confucianism, Brahmanism, and Buddhism"(The Writings of Nic ...
Library Catalogue - Dharma Centre of Winnipeg
... If you are viewing this in PDF format, you can self-navigate by using the Book Subject Categories listed below. If you are viewing this as a Word document, you have more search options. To view clickable Subject Categories, go to "View" on the toolbar and click on "Navigation Pane"; a list of Subjec ...
... If you are viewing this in PDF format, you can self-navigate by using the Book Subject Categories listed below. If you are viewing this as a Word document, you have more search options. To view clickable Subject Categories, go to "View" on the toolbar and click on "Navigation Pane"; a list of Subjec ...
The Twelve Links of Interdependent Origination
... find that mind is devoid of any entity at all. We cannot find any color or any shape for it, nor can we find any place where mind rests. In fact, this thing we call “mind” is nothing whatsoever and is found nowhere. Mind is empty by its very essence. After the emptiness of mind is established, the V ...
... find that mind is devoid of any entity at all. We cannot find any color or any shape for it, nor can we find any place where mind rests. In fact, this thing we call “mind” is nothing whatsoever and is found nowhere. Mind is empty by its very essence. After the emptiness of mind is established, the V ...
The Criteria of Goodness in the P¯ ali Nik¯
... actually displaying nirvanic virtues or virtues characteristic of the Buddhist ideal of sainthood. Actions not displaying nirvanic virtues, such as observing the precepts out of craving for a proximate goal, participate in the good because they are instrumental for attaining the highest good of nirv ...
... actually displaying nirvanic virtues or virtues characteristic of the Buddhist ideal of sainthood. Actions not displaying nirvanic virtues, such as observing the precepts out of craving for a proximate goal, participate in the good because they are instrumental for attaining the highest good of nirv ...
permissions - poetry of China
... sovereign entity. The ancients would say, however, that simply realizing genuine self-nature is not enough. The realization must be upheld and sustained with long practice if it is to avoid becoming a mere intellectual understanding. [Zen's Chinese Heritage] 1e By our conventional understanding, the ...
... sovereign entity. The ancients would say, however, that simply realizing genuine self-nature is not enough. The realization must be upheld and sustained with long practice if it is to avoid becoming a mere intellectual understanding. [Zen's Chinese Heritage] 1e By our conventional understanding, the ...
Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... highest state of spiritual development--the ultimate state known as Nirvana—a term which means the total cessation of desire. This state is inconceivable. In the context of ordinary living, the craving to which the Buddha refers is more on the order of lust or thirst. It is these desires or drives t ...
... highest state of spiritual development--the ultimate state known as Nirvana—a term which means the total cessation of desire. This state is inconceivable. In the context of ordinary living, the craving to which the Buddha refers is more on the order of lust or thirst. It is these desires or drives t ...
Going Against the Grain: A Historical and - ORCA
... asceticism must be undertaken for its own sake, rather than for any concrete purpose.12 For the last essential element, he explains: “This is not to say that ascetics must renounce the pursuit of all goals in their practices. However, their behaviour is not normally directed toward any immediate ben ...
... asceticism must be undertaken for its own sake, rather than for any concrete purpose.12 For the last essential element, he explains: “This is not to say that ascetics must renounce the pursuit of all goals in their practices. However, their behaviour is not normally directed toward any immediate ben ...
Empty Selves: A Comparative Analysis of Mahayana Buddhism
... the Buddha’s claims at face value. Instead, liberation (synonymous with nirvana and Enlightenment) is attained through an individual’s rational investigation into the nature of the world and his/her own mind. Each Buddhist practitioner is expected to examine the Buddha’s teachings and then determine ...
... the Buddha’s claims at face value. Instead, liberation (synonymous with nirvana and Enlightenment) is attained through an individual’s rational investigation into the nature of the world and his/her own mind. Each Buddhist practitioner is expected to examine the Buddha’s teachings and then determine ...