... essential because it is through "good karma" that one is reborn as a human and in a situation which will allow one the opportunity to study Dharma. However, since nirvāṇa is thought to be beyond all rebirth, the actions of an arahat, a liberated being, do not and cannot be thought to have the capac ...
What the Buddha Taught
... Buddha. Writing the book I have had the ancient texts running in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teac ...
... Buddha. Writing the book I have had the ancient texts running in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teac ...
What the Buddha Taught - Career Account Web Pages
... Buddha. Writing the book I have had the ancient texts running in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teac ...
... Buddha. Writing the book I have had the ancient texts running in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teac ...
The electronic Journal of East and Central Asian Religions
... One of the areas in the Buddho–Daoist exchange on which I spent much labour was that regarding magical language and spells in particular. On the basis of a previous survey of ritual manuals of both Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism, mainly canonical material, I figured that by concentrating on this major ...
... One of the areas in the Buddho–Daoist exchange on which I spent much labour was that regarding magical language and spells in particular. On the basis of a previous survey of ritual manuals of both Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism, mainly canonical material, I figured that by concentrating on this major ...
What the Buddha Thought, by Richard Gombrich. London: Equinox
... the notion that one’s mental state when acting makes any difference. In early Jainism, all action, because it inevitably involves injury to the living beings that fill every square inch of space, is bad. For the Buddha, however, it is from intention that thought, speech, and bodily action derive the ...
... the notion that one’s mental state when acting makes any difference. In early Jainism, all action, because it inevitably involves injury to the living beings that fill every square inch of space, is bad. For the Buddha, however, it is from intention that thought, speech, and bodily action derive the ...
Lesson 14 – The Four Sublime Abodes
... materialistic working environment, we are subjected to unjust criticism and abuses. Most people are perturbed when affected by such favorable or unfavorable states. One is elated when praised, depressed when blamed. True equanimity, however, should be able to meet all these severe tests and to regen ...
... materialistic working environment, we are subjected to unjust criticism and abuses. Most people are perturbed when affected by such favorable or unfavorable states. One is elated when praised, depressed when blamed. True equanimity, however, should be able to meet all these severe tests and to regen ...
Urban Dharma Newsletters
... merchant of Vidisa, who bore him two children. One was Mahendra (Mahinda) and the other was Sanghamitra (Sangamitta), both of whom entered the holy order of a bhikku and bhikkuni in fulfilment of the wish of their father Asoka. Mahinda entered the order at the age of 26 years, and elevated his spiri ...
... merchant of Vidisa, who bore him two children. One was Mahendra (Mahinda) and the other was Sanghamitra (Sangamitta), both of whom entered the holy order of a bhikku and bhikkuni in fulfilment of the wish of their father Asoka. Mahinda entered the order at the age of 26 years, and elevated his spiri ...
Emptiness and Eight Fold Path - OpenSIUC
... suffer so. Desire and attachment to things, ideas, and people is the source of our suffering. That is the basis of the First and Second Noble Truths. The Third Noble Truth was that there is a way to extinguish suffering and that is done by following the Eight Fold Path, the last of the Four Noble Tr ...
... suffer so. Desire and attachment to things, ideas, and people is the source of our suffering. That is the basis of the First and Second Noble Truths. The Third Noble Truth was that there is a way to extinguish suffering and that is done by following the Eight Fold Path, the last of the Four Noble Tr ...
JBE Research Article ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 4 1997:1-74
... by declaring some to be original, authentic or true, while others are regarded as later or even as deviations. But in the absence of a commonly recognized stratification of the earlier portions of the canonical texts, what is considered original or true Buddhism is easily influenced by the interpret ...
... by declaring some to be original, authentic or true, while others are regarded as later or even as deviations. But in the absence of a commonly recognized stratification of the earlier portions of the canonical texts, what is considered original or true Buddhism is easily influenced by the interpret ...
Arahants and Bodhisattvas
... used exclusively for the Buddha: perfectly enlightened one, knower of the world, unsurpassed trainer of persons to be tamed, teacher of devas and humans, the Blessed One. Note that of these five, two (unsurpassed trainer of persons to be tamed, teacher of devas and humans) explicitly refer to the Bu ...
... used exclusively for the Buddha: perfectly enlightened one, knower of the world, unsurpassed trainer of persons to be tamed, teacher of devas and humans, the Blessed One. Note that of these five, two (unsurpassed trainer of persons to be tamed, teacher of devas and humans) explicitly refer to the Bu ...
print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... Three caveats need to be registered before proceeding. First, I am suggesting neither that Wallace is the only or best representative of contemporary Tibetan Buddhism in its encounter with the modern world nor that his work is the foremost exemplar of the globalization of Tibetan Buddhism; rather, I ...
... Three caveats need to be registered before proceeding. First, I am suggesting neither that Wallace is the only or best representative of contemporary Tibetan Buddhism in its encounter with the modern world nor that his work is the foremost exemplar of the globalization of Tibetan Buddhism; rather, I ...
Buddhist Diplomacy: History and Status Quo
... proposal. Forbearance is the Buddha’s teaching. It is not right that strife should come from sharing the best of men’s remains. Let’s all be joined in harmony and peace, in friendship sharing out portions eight: Let stupas far and wide be put up, that all may see—and gain in faith!” He then divided ...
... proposal. Forbearance is the Buddha’s teaching. It is not right that strife should come from sharing the best of men’s remains. Let’s all be joined in harmony and peace, in friendship sharing out portions eight: Let stupas far and wide be put up, that all may see—and gain in faith!” He then divided ...
vi death ad rebirth
... To the dying man is presented a Kamma, Kamma imitta or Gati imitta. By Kamma is meant some action of his, whether good or bad. The most powerful are Weighty Kamma. If this is absent, he may recollect the action done immediately before death called Death Proximate Kamma. If this is also absent, a H ...
... To the dying man is presented a Kamma, Kamma imitta or Gati imitta. By Kamma is meant some action of his, whether good or bad. The most powerful are Weighty Kamma. If this is absent, he may recollect the action done immediately before death called Death Proximate Kamma. If this is also absent, a H ...
Good Question, Good Answer
... and stating general natural laws, a branch of such knowledge, anything that can be studied exactly.’ There are aspects of Buddhism that would not fit into this definition but the central teachings of Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths, most certainly would. Suffering, the First Noble Truth, is an exper ...
... and stating general natural laws, a branch of such knowledge, anything that can be studied exactly.’ There are aspects of Buddhism that would not fit into this definition but the central teachings of Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths, most certainly would. Suffering, the First Noble Truth, is an exper ...
Colonel Olcott: His Service to Buddhism
... of twenty musicians played Indian and foreign airs—among the latter the American national hymn and the scene was altogether beautiful. Far above the palms, the azure, tropical, starstudded sky looked down on us. “Inside the library building, tables and walls were covered with exhibits of indigenous ...
... of twenty musicians played Indian and foreign airs—among the latter the American national hymn and the scene was altogether beautiful. Far above the palms, the azure, tropical, starstudded sky looked down on us. “Inside the library building, tables and walls were covered with exhibits of indigenous ...
A Buddhist Monk`s Journeys to Heaven and Hell
... stupas (domes of more than 3m in height), 504 Buddha-statues in lotus sitting posture (conspicuously, no reclining or standing statues), and 1460 story-telling bas relief panels. The name “Borobudur” is seemingly derived from the Sanskrit “vihara” , meaning sanctuary and pronounced in Javanese as “b ...
... stupas (domes of more than 3m in height), 504 Buddha-statues in lotus sitting posture (conspicuously, no reclining or standing statues), and 1460 story-telling bas relief panels. The name “Borobudur” is seemingly derived from the Sanskrit “vihara” , meaning sanctuary and pronounced in Javanese as “b ...
Buddhist Social Theory?
... original teachings not only deny a creator God and the salvific value of rituals such as sacrifices, they also emphasize the constructed nature of both the self and the world. For Buddhism there are no self-existing things, since everything, including you and me, interpenetrates (interpermeates) eve ...
... original teachings not only deny a creator God and the salvific value of rituals such as sacrifices, they also emphasize the constructed nature of both the self and the world. For Buddhism there are no self-existing things, since everything, including you and me, interpenetrates (interpermeates) eve ...
Global Buddhism
... Canonical or early Buddhism is the Buddhism reflected in the Pàli Canon and may be taken to refer to the form of Buddhist tradition developing up to the time of A÷oka (third century B.C.E.). Traditional or historical Buddhism started with the reign of A÷oka and lasted until the beginning of revival ...
... Canonical or early Buddhism is the Buddhism reflected in the Pàli Canon and may be taken to refer to the form of Buddhist tradition developing up to the time of A÷oka (third century B.C.E.). Traditional or historical Buddhism started with the reign of A÷oka and lasted until the beginning of revival ...
Socio-Cultural Aspects of Theravāda Buddhism in Nepal
... society to which it owes its genesis and spreads to other lands and cultures falls under the second pattern. The great religions of the world—Buddhism, Christianity and Islam—owe their "greatness" to the fact that they followed this pattern when they spread far and wide in different societies and cu ...
... society to which it owes its genesis and spreads to other lands and cultures falls under the second pattern. The great religions of the world—Buddhism, Christianity and Islam—owe their "greatness" to the fact that they followed this pattern when they spread far and wide in different societies and cu ...
the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw
... conveyed to your destination; and if you merely stand by it, you will be left behind. Those who desire to be liberated from all sufferings should use that vehicle. That is to say they should use knowledge they gained for practical purposes. The most important task for you while you are born into thi ...
... conveyed to your destination; and if you merely stand by it, you will be left behind. Those who desire to be liberated from all sufferings should use that vehicle. That is to say they should use knowledge they gained for practical purposes. The most important task for you while you are born into thi ...
Eric Sean Nelson, Department of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
... things it no longer addresses or is addressed by the phenomena themselves. Unable to hear the other, untouched and unmoved by the event of the world, its passion advances from the naiveté of an unquestioning to the isolation of an unquestionable attachment. One of the virtues of Buddhism—or at least ...
... things it no longer addresses or is addressed by the phenomena themselves. Unable to hear the other, untouched and unmoved by the event of the world, its passion advances from the naiveté of an unquestioning to the isolation of an unquestionable attachment. One of the virtues of Buddhism—or at least ...
The Teachings of Vimalakirti - Minnesota Zen Meditation Center
... The Sutra was most likely written down for the first time in India between the 1st century BCE and the 1st century CE (with ca. 100 CE most frequently mentioned), making it one of the ...
... The Sutra was most likely written down for the first time in India between the 1st century BCE and the 1st century CE (with ca. 100 CE most frequently mentioned), making it one of the ...
Precepts Guideline Manual
... through the cycle of successive lives? Peace, love and happiness form the basis for the true meaning of human life. Therefore, in order to make our lives meaningful and enriching we must discover peace, love and happiness in our everyday lives. The purpose of human life is to realize that all beings ...
... through the cycle of successive lives? Peace, love and happiness form the basis for the true meaning of human life. Therefore, in order to make our lives meaningful and enriching we must discover peace, love and happiness in our everyday lives. The purpose of human life is to realize that all beings ...
Approaching The Great Perfection
... enlightened mind in all sentient beings, and proposes that the realization of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened corre ...
... enlightened mind in all sentient beings, and proposes that the realization of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened corre ...
Two Buddhisms Further Considered
... Buddhist presence in the West. Two types of Buddhists pursue substantively different perspectives and practices of Buddhism — ethnic Asians born into a Buddhist cultural heritage, and non-Asian converts to Buddhism. Critical reflection on this two Buddhisms dichotomy dates only to the early 1990s, b ...
... Buddhist presence in the West. Two types of Buddhists pursue substantively different perspectives and practices of Buddhism — ethnic Asians born into a Buddhist cultural heritage, and non-Asian converts to Buddhism. Critical reflection on this two Buddhisms dichotomy dates only to the early 1990s, b ...