The Seeker`s Glossary of Buddhism
... Buddhism, which first appeared a year ago. The text is a compendium of excerpts and quotations from some 350 works by monks, nuns, professors, scholars and other laypersons from nine different countries, in their own words or in translation. The editors have merely organized the material, adding a f ...
... Buddhism, which first appeared a year ago. The text is a compendium of excerpts and quotations from some 350 works by monks, nuns, professors, scholars and other laypersons from nine different countries, in their own words or in translation. The editors have merely organized the material, adding a f ...
Development of The Hua-Yen school during the Tang Dynasty
... not necessarily make our task easy. Our topic is still limited by a number of increasingly narrowly focused questions. To what extent were the conceptual innovations of the patriarchs (especially the first two) the response of a Chinese mind to an Indian tradition? Further, to what extent were the r ...
... not necessarily make our task easy. Our topic is still limited by a number of increasingly narrowly focused questions. To what extent were the conceptual innovations of the patriarchs (especially the first two) the response of a Chinese mind to an Indian tradition? Further, to what extent were the r ...
mindfulness
... Events , 異 記. That record described astrological events that pertained to India and occurred both when the Buddha was born and when he entered nirvana. This period of time was the Zhou Dynasty in China. Thus Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth is placed at about 1024 BCE, in the twenty-sixth year of the reign ...
... Events , 異 記. That record described astrological events that pertained to India and occurred both when the Buddha was born and when he entered nirvana. This period of time was the Zhou Dynasty in China. Thus Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth is placed at about 1024 BCE, in the twenty-sixth year of the reign ...
How Mindfulness Becomes Mindlessness – A Hermeneutical
... a treatment of diet, herbs and relaxation is prescribed as a means of rebalancing the body’s liquids. In India during the time of Buddha, the Buddha himself expressed a similar view.1 The Great Physician, as Buddha is sometimes called, prescribed meditation as the royal road to optimal health. With ...
... a treatment of diet, herbs and relaxation is prescribed as a means of rebalancing the body’s liquids. In India during the time of Buddha, the Buddha himself expressed a similar view.1 The Great Physician, as Buddha is sometimes called, prescribed meditation as the royal road to optimal health. With ...
Buddhism and Sustainability-Related Organisational Practices: A Sri
... Given some individual papers/chapters in this thesis have been accepted for publication there is a switch between New Zealand English and American spelling in different parts of the thesis. i ...
... Given some individual papers/chapters in this thesis have been accepted for publication there is a switch between New Zealand English and American spelling in different parts of the thesis. i ...
Wonhyo - Charles Muller
... Daoist style, most notably as seen in the Daode jing (道德經). This mode, especially prevalent in the prolegomena of his works, serves mainly to vividly express and praise the attributes of the Dharma, the Great Vehicle, awakening, and so forth. Such language is powerful in its ability to describe some ...
... Daoist style, most notably as seen in the Daode jing (道德經). This mode, especially prevalent in the prolegomena of his works, serves mainly to vividly express and praise the attributes of the Dharma, the Great Vehicle, awakening, and so forth. Such language is powerful in its ability to describe some ...
Reiki Master Manual
... There is a great deal of discussion in traditional and non‐traditional Reiki circles as to who should have the Third Degree. In traditional thinking, the Master Degree should be given only to people willing and able to dedicate their lives to Reiki. The candidate would be screened ...
... There is a great deal of discussion in traditional and non‐traditional Reiki circles as to who should have the Third Degree. In traditional thinking, the Master Degree should be given only to people willing and able to dedicate their lives to Reiki. The candidate would be screened ...
The History of Buddhism in Vietnam
... and founded, with the help of two others, The Truc Lam Ch’an sect, ending the preceding two Ch’an sects. At the end of the twelfth century, the Buddhist monastic establishment had begun to fall into corruption, breaking the Precepts both surreptitiously and publicly. This chapter provides many trans ...
... and founded, with the help of two others, The Truc Lam Ch’an sect, ending the preceding two Ch’an sects. At the end of the twelfth century, the Buddhist monastic establishment had begun to fall into corruption, breaking the Precepts both surreptitiously and publicly. This chapter provides many trans ...
common buddhist text: guidance and insight from the buddha
... 2 The age and influence of Buddhism The history of Buddhism spans around 2,500 years from its origin in India with Siddhattha Gotama,1 through its spread to most parts of Asia and, in the twentieth and twenty first centuries, to the West. Professor Richard Gombrich of Oxford University holds that th ...
... 2 The age and influence of Buddhism The history of Buddhism spans around 2,500 years from its origin in India with Siddhattha Gotama,1 through its spread to most parts of Asia and, in the twentieth and twenty first centuries, to the West. Professor Richard Gombrich of Oxford University holds that th ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... terms. For example, Barkan’s study of ethnicity in American society provides a number of conflicting definitions of assimilation. Barkan concludes that the term 'has not been clearly and consistently articulated as a dynamic, complex process shaped by numerous variables and applicable to the experie ...
... terms. For example, Barkan’s study of ethnicity in American society provides a number of conflicting definitions of assimilation. Barkan concludes that the term 'has not been clearly and consistently articulated as a dynamic, complex process shaped by numerous variables and applicable to the experie ...
Wesak and the Re-Creation of Buddhist Tradition
... 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 definition, cited in Peter Jenkin’s book, Social Identity, “is a concept of distinctiveness which presumes cons ...
... 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 definition, cited in Peter Jenkin’s book, Social Identity, “is a concept of distinctiveness which presumes cons ...
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 ...
2015 SGINZ LEVEL ONE EXAM
... idea that ignorance and the Dharma nature are a single entity” (OTT, 4). Myoho, then, expresses both the enlightened nature of a Buddha and the deluded nature of an ordinary person, and the fact that they are essentially one. While most Buddhist schools see a huge difference between a Buddha and an ...
... idea that ignorance and the Dharma nature are a single entity” (OTT, 4). Myoho, then, expresses both the enlightened nature of a Buddha and the deluded nature of an ordinary person, and the fact that they are essentially one. While most Buddhist schools see a huge difference between a Buddha and an ...
Placing Nichiren in the Big Picture: Some
... Kuroda Toshio (1926–1993), whose work is too famous to need much discussion here (see DOBBINS 1996). Kuroda conclusively demonstrated that the dominant forms of medieval Japanese Buddhism were not the Kamakura new Buddhist movements, which did not attain signi³cant institutional presence until the l ...
... Kuroda Toshio (1926–1993), whose work is too famous to need much discussion here (see DOBBINS 1996). Kuroda conclusively demonstrated that the dominant forms of medieval Japanese Buddhism were not the Kamakura new Buddhist movements, which did not attain signi³cant institutional presence until the l ...
Maitreya Images in Asian Buddhist Fine Arts - Harvard
... like to concentrate on the following specific questions: How does the Maitreya cult come into being? What is the evolution of the Maitreya cult? What is the future of this cult? 2.1. Hypotheses of the establishment of Maitreya cult in the history of Buddhism As we have just mentioned above, if the s ...
... like to concentrate on the following specific questions: How does the Maitreya cult come into being? What is the evolution of the Maitreya cult? What is the future of this cult? 2.1. Hypotheses of the establishment of Maitreya cult in the history of Buddhism As we have just mentioned above, if the s ...
Guide to Jodo Shinshu Teachings and Practices
... Siddhartha traveled along the Ganges River towards the southeast of India to a kingdom called Magada. Before reaching Magada, he had joined two or three different religious groups. However, these groups were not able to fulfill his search. Thus, he continued the path to enlightenment on his own. He ...
... Siddhartha traveled along the Ganges River towards the southeast of India to a kingdom called Magada. Before reaching Magada, he had joined two or three different religious groups. However, these groups were not able to fulfill his search. Thus, he continued the path to enlightenment on his own. He ...
1 Glossary Words are listed here according to the language in which
... (Skt. mano-vijnana, Jap. 意識 ishiki), that perceive and discriminate between objects. samadhi (Skt., Jap 定 joo, 三昧 sammai, or 等持 toji) = it has several different meanings according to the Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary. “(1) The mental state where the mind is concentrated upon one object and do ...
... (Skt. mano-vijnana, Jap. 意識 ishiki), that perceive and discriminate between objects. samadhi (Skt., Jap 定 joo, 三昧 sammai, or 等持 toji) = it has several different meanings according to the Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary. “(1) The mental state where the mind is concentrated upon one object and do ...
1. the only buddhayana
... eight major Mahayana Schools and two minor Hinayana ones. The former includes the Cha'n (Zen), Pureland, Tantra, Lu School (Vinaya sect), Tein-Tai (the sect founded by Chih-i (538-597) taking the Lotus Sutra as the real interpretation of Mahayana Buddhism), Hua-Yuen (A sect based on the Avatamsaka S ...
... eight major Mahayana Schools and two minor Hinayana ones. The former includes the Cha'n (Zen), Pureland, Tantra, Lu School (Vinaya sect), Tein-Tai (the sect founded by Chih-i (538-597) taking the Lotus Sutra as the real interpretation of Mahayana Buddhism), Hua-Yuen (A sect based on the Avatamsaka S ...
Prince Shōtoku`s Commentary on the Śrīmālā-sūtra
... this regard because it distinguishes the “conditioned” from the “unconditioned” forms of these truths. The four conditioned truths are the realm of the disciples, self-enlightened ones, and arhats, while the unconditioned truths are understood only by the Buddha and bodhisattvas of high spiritual at ...
... this regard because it distinguishes the “conditioned” from the “unconditioned” forms of these truths. The four conditioned truths are the realm of the disciples, self-enlightened ones, and arhats, while the unconditioned truths are understood only by the Buddha and bodhisattvas of high spiritual at ...
save - Dl4a.org
... area comprising China, Japan, Korea, and Annam it appears as a layer superimposed on Chinese culture, yet not a mere veneer. In these regions Chinese ethics, literature and art form the major part of intellectual life and have an outward and visible sign in the Chinese written characters which have ...
... area comprising China, Japan, Korea, and Annam it appears as a layer superimposed on Chinese culture, yet not a mere veneer. In these regions Chinese ethics, literature and art form the major part of intellectual life and have an outward and visible sign in the Chinese written characters which have ...
An Exploratory Study of a Counselling Framework
... fundamental and nuclear Buddhist teachings. It has been elaborated from various levels, angles, sects and schools of thought in Buddhism. This paper adopts the interpretation from Āgama, which is the cornerstone and suitable for explaining the theories of Early Buddhism. Āgama is a collection of Bud ...
... fundamental and nuclear Buddhist teachings. It has been elaborated from various levels, angles, sects and schools of thought in Buddhism. This paper adopts the interpretation from Āgama, which is the cornerstone and suitable for explaining the theories of Early Buddhism. Āgama is a collection of Bud ...
CHAPTER TWO King Asoka, Asoka`s Dhamma and
... that he" went to" the Sangha and made a lot of progress. We cannot be sure just what he meant by" going to " the Sangha-the Buddhist tradition. That it meant going and living with monks may be an exaggeration, but in any case it clearly involved getting to know more about. 24 It is clear that the ro ...
... that he" went to" the Sangha and made a lot of progress. We cannot be sure just what he meant by" going to " the Sangha-the Buddhist tradition. That it meant going and living with monks may be an exaggeration, but in any case it clearly involved getting to know more about. 24 It is clear that the ro ...
OF Master Hongyi`s Last Calligraphic Work - Papyrus
... a calligrapher is often considered as his masterpiece according to two standards: its technique and its moral content. Furthermore, few of the last works by great calligraphers have survived. Scarcity makes these works even more valuable. Bei xin jiao ji (“悲欣交集”) is Hongyi’s last calligraphic work, ...
... a calligrapher is often considered as his masterpiece according to two standards: its technique and its moral content. Furthermore, few of the last works by great calligraphers have survived. Scarcity makes these works even more valuable. Bei xin jiao ji (“悲欣交集”) is Hongyi’s last calligraphic work, ...
Hinduism and Buddhism, Volume 1
... form the major part of intellectual life and have an outward and visible sign in the Chinese written characters which have not been ousted by an Indian alphabet[3]. But in all, especially in Japan, the influence of Buddhism has been profound and penetrating. None of these lands can be justly describ ...
... form the major part of intellectual life and have an outward and visible sign in the Chinese written characters which have not been ousted by an Indian alphabet[3]. But in all, especially in Japan, the influence of Buddhism has been profound and penetrating. None of these lands can be justly describ ...
Book - Jainism in Buddhist Literature Author
... historians, such as Elphinston to propound the view that Jainism was no more than an offshoot or school of Buddhism which had very wide ramifications in Asia and a much greater circle of followers in ancient India itself. This opinion, however, underwent a radical change, when scholars like Jacobi a ...
... historians, such as Elphinston to propound the view that Jainism was no more than an offshoot or school of Buddhism which had very wide ramifications in Asia and a much greater circle of followers in ancient India itself. This opinion, however, underwent a radical change, when scholars like Jacobi a ...