“I`d rather have Eternal Emptiness”1—Goethe and Buddhism
... Indian poets of the 5th century. This work left major traces, among others, in “Prelude in the theatre” in Faust. In 1829, three years before his death Goethe, talking to Eckermann, finally compared the individual steps in life with one another and called the last, the highest step “quietism;” this ...
... Indian poets of the 5th century. This work left major traces, among others, in “Prelude in the theatre” in Faust. In 1829, three years before his death Goethe, talking to Eckermann, finally compared the individual steps in life with one another and called the last, the highest step “quietism;” this ...
The Dragon Who Never Sleeps
... 4. This acknowledgment and resolve are realized by following the Eightfold Path: Right Views, Right Thinking, Right Speech, Right Conduct, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Recollection, and Right Meditation. Here "Right" means "correct" or "accurate"—in keeping with the reality of impermanence ...
... 4. This acknowledgment and resolve are realized by following the Eightfold Path: Right Views, Right Thinking, Right Speech, Right Conduct, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Recollection, and Right Meditation. Here "Right" means "correct" or "accurate"—in keeping with the reality of impermanence ...
Meditation on the Nature of Mind
... something like “self-creation” based on the law of causality: cause and effect. Nontheistic religions ultimately believe that we ourselves are the creator. Naturally, this creator cannot be the body. The body is important as the basis of mind: for example, the human body is the basis of human mind, ...
... something like “self-creation” based on the law of causality: cause and effect. Nontheistic religions ultimately believe that we ourselves are the creator. Naturally, this creator cannot be the body. The body is important as the basis of mind: for example, the human body is the basis of human mind, ...
Some Basic Concepts in Jodo Shinshu
... that self-power could be abandoned altogether. According to Tao-cho and most of later tradition Enlightenment can be accomplished by Tariki (a spiritual power beyond the known self) alone. Even at this juncture jiriki was seen as a good but limited thing. By the time of Rennyo Shonin (1414 –1499) ji ...
... that self-power could be abandoned altogether. According to Tao-cho and most of later tradition Enlightenment can be accomplished by Tariki (a spiritual power beyond the known self) alone. Even at this juncture jiriki was seen as a good but limited thing. By the time of Rennyo Shonin (1414 –1499) ji ...
Digitization of Sanskrit Buddhist Texts in Nepal
... four other texts from Chinese sources In viewing the above literature it is quite difficult for us to decide which of these texts is original and whether the texts got enlarged or abridged in course of time to suit the varying degrees or capacity of devotees. The traditional view seems to take Satas ...
... four other texts from Chinese sources In viewing the above literature it is quite difficult for us to decide which of these texts is original and whether the texts got enlarged or abridged in course of time to suit the varying degrees or capacity of devotees. The traditional view seems to take Satas ...
If Intention Is Karma: A New Approach to
... positions to follow him into a life of homelessness, and if they were to survive as kings they also could not abstain from using violence to punish criminals or enemies. However, they could still perform wholesome deeds by abstaining from unfair punishments; this is the reason why the Buddha taught ...
... positions to follow him into a life of homelessness, and if they were to survive as kings they also could not abstain from using violence to punish criminals or enemies. However, they could still perform wholesome deeds by abstaining from unfair punishments; this is the reason why the Buddha taught ...
BUDDHISM A Brief Overview of the History of Buddhism Buddhism
... Buddhism was believed to have started in India by Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha was born around the fifth century BCE to a tribal chief of a clan in southern Nepal. According to Buddhist literature, it was prophesied that he would become a king if he stayed at home or a great sage and the savior of ...
... Buddhism was believed to have started in India by Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha was born around the fifth century BCE to a tribal chief of a clan in southern Nepal. According to Buddhist literature, it was prophesied that he would become a king if he stayed at home or a great sage and the savior of ...
Special 20 Anniversary Issue Buddha’s Maritime Nature: A Case Study in
... yielded more board feet of timber than if the forest at Windhorse had been clear-cut four times, and with wood of much higher quality and value. And while the sustainable forestry practices have remained somewhat consistent over the years, the ethic that underlies these practices has changed since t ...
... yielded more board feet of timber than if the forest at Windhorse had been clear-cut four times, and with wood of much higher quality and value. And while the sustainable forestry practices have remained somewhat consistent over the years, the ethic that underlies these practices has changed since t ...
Rev. Dr. David Matsumoto - Buddhist Churches of America
... there is mindfulness of everyday life circumstances. There is, then, a realization of what is important beyond living and dying. Once this realization takes place, one can live a truly fulfilled life in every moment. ...
... there is mindfulness of everyday life circumstances. There is, then, a realization of what is important beyond living and dying. Once this realization takes place, one can live a truly fulfilled life in every moment. ...
High Quality
... nce the capital city of the mightly Shakya clan, it was in Kapilvastu's opulent environs that prince Siddharth (later Lord Buddha) spent most of his early childhood. Kapilvastu was the seat of King Suddhodhana, the father of the Enlightened One. The excavations at the site has been identified with t ...
... nce the capital city of the mightly Shakya clan, it was in Kapilvastu's opulent environs that prince Siddharth (later Lord Buddha) spent most of his early childhood. Kapilvastu was the seat of King Suddhodhana, the father of the Enlightened One. The excavations at the site has been identified with t ...
Western Self, Asian Other: Modernity, Authenticity, and Nostalgia Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... ly connected world. A theoretical approach that subtly or explicitly privileges as more authentic those Buddhisms predating Western contact can distort the way we characterize Buddhists, as changes tend to be framed in terms of decline and loss rather than adaptation or creativity. I would like to b ...
... ly connected world. A theoretical approach that subtly or explicitly privileges as more authentic those Buddhisms predating Western contact can distort the way we characterize Buddhists, as changes tend to be framed in terms of decline and loss rather than adaptation or creativity. I would like to b ...
appreciating buddhist art: part one - siddhartha gautama
... known as Shakyamuni Buddha, Shakya being the name of the royal family he was born into; and ‘muni’ meaning ‘sage’ or ‘the able one’. He lived sometime between the 6th and 4th century BCE in India. Though born a prince, he left behind all his riches and pursued the life of an ascetic. His path later ...
... known as Shakyamuni Buddha, Shakya being the name of the royal family he was born into; and ‘muni’ meaning ‘sage’ or ‘the able one’. He lived sometime between the 6th and 4th century BCE in India. Though born a prince, he left behind all his riches and pursued the life of an ascetic. His path later ...
Buddhist Revival in Vietnam - United Nations Day of Vesak 2017
... been inclusive, impregnated with popular beliefs and practices (comp. p.146). This is perhaps not surprising especially when viewed against the background of the striking diversity of religious expression per se in Vietnam, in particular, the syncretistic movements found in South Vietnam unparallele ...
... been inclusive, impregnated with popular beliefs and practices (comp. p.146). This is perhaps not surprising especially when viewed against the background of the striking diversity of religious expression per se in Vietnam, in particular, the syncretistic movements found in South Vietnam unparallele ...
Buddhist Examination Study Guide Buddhist Examination Study Guide
... ( F ) 55. Intending to do something and actually doing it have the same karmic effect. (simply doing something good without good/wholesome intentions does not result in good karma) ( T ) 56. Buddhism virtually died out in India because it was gradually absorbed by Hinduism. ( T ) 57. By observing th ...
... ( F ) 55. Intending to do something and actually doing it have the same karmic effect. (simply doing something good without good/wholesome intentions does not result in good karma) ( T ) 56. Buddhism virtually died out in India because it was gradually absorbed by Hinduism. ( T ) 57. By observing th ...
sample - Casa Fluminense
... would seem inappropriate to change Tamura’s text to reflect developments of which he was not a part.4 Though Tamura does discuss Tendai thought in this book, it is really about the Lotus Sutra, and very little of what is known about the Lotus Sutra has changed since Tamura wrote it. There are a vari ...
... would seem inappropriate to change Tamura’s text to reflect developments of which he was not a part.4 Though Tamura does discuss Tendai thought in this book, it is really about the Lotus Sutra, and very little of what is known about the Lotus Sutra has changed since Tamura wrote it. There are a vari ...
Sutra on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings
... without self, then human beings, created by the unification of the five skandhas, must also be empty and without self. Human beings are involved in a transformation process from second to second, minute to minute, continually experiencing impermanence in each moment. By looking very deeply into the ...
... without self, then human beings, created by the unification of the five skandhas, must also be empty and without self. Human beings are involved in a transformation process from second to second, minute to minute, continually experiencing impermanence in each moment. By looking very deeply into the ...
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has requested on numerous
... bestow a powerful blessing on the place where it is recited. In general, the recitation of Mahayana sutras is one of the six virtuous practices specifically recommended for purification, and the recitation of this sutra in particular has far-reaching karmic consequences that last for many lifetimes, ...
... bestow a powerful blessing on the place where it is recited. In general, the recitation of Mahayana sutras is one of the six virtuous practices specifically recommended for purification, and the recitation of this sutra in particular has far-reaching karmic consequences that last for many lifetimes, ...
Understanding in Theravada Abhidhamma
... He is often referred to in Buddhism as Shakyamuni Buddha, or "The Awakened One of the Shakya Clan." According to Buddhism, at the time of his awakening he realized complete insight into the cause of suffering, and the steps necessary to eliminate it. These discoveries became known as the "Four Nobl ...
... He is often referred to in Buddhism as Shakyamuni Buddha, or "The Awakened One of the Shakya Clan." According to Buddhism, at the time of his awakening he realized complete insight into the cause of suffering, and the steps necessary to eliminate it. These discoveries became known as the "Four Nobl ...
Copyright Notice
... summarizes the two principle theoretical positions among scholars on engaged Buddhism. One group, like Queen, whom he terms the "modernists," proposes that although there may have been doctrines of sociopolitical relevance latent in early Buddhism, they did not start being developed until Buddhism e ...
... summarizes the two principle theoretical positions among scholars on engaged Buddhism. One group, like Queen, whom he terms the "modernists," proposes that although there may have been doctrines of sociopolitical relevance latent in early Buddhism, they did not start being developed until Buddhism e ...
Buddhist Contribution to Social Welfare in Australia
... summarizes the two principle theoretical positions among scholars on engaged Buddhism. One group, like Queen, whom he terms the "modernists," proposes that although there may have been doctrines of sociopolitical relevance latent in early Buddhism, they did not start being developed until Buddhism e ...
... summarizes the two principle theoretical positions among scholars on engaged Buddhism. One group, like Queen, whom he terms the "modernists," proposes that although there may have been doctrines of sociopolitical relevance latent in early Buddhism, they did not start being developed until Buddhism e ...
The Possibility of Buddhist Virtue: A Christian Response
... Foundational questions of worldviews are always weighty, so it is hard to overestimate the importance of engaging the foundations of a religion, especially a religion as influential as Buddhism. While it has been shown that the discussion in this thesis will be relevant for more than just a few, it ...
... Foundational questions of worldviews are always weighty, so it is hard to overestimate the importance of engaging the foundations of a religion, especially a religion as influential as Buddhism. While it has been shown that the discussion in this thesis will be relevant for more than just a few, it ...
New Books Toni Bernhard.
... language and truth in ancient India, and how the teaching of two truths, first introduced by Nāgārjuna, played itself out as a way of making sense of contradictions within the Pali sutta version of the Buddha’s teachings. The two truths, according to the author, came to refer not primarily to statem ...
... language and truth in ancient India, and how the teaching of two truths, first introduced by Nāgārjuna, played itself out as a way of making sense of contradictions within the Pali sutta version of the Buddha’s teachings. The two truths, according to the author, came to refer not primarily to statem ...
essay - GEOCITIES.ws
... he attempted, from horse-riding to learning of scripture. Curiosity of the world outside of his palace walls led Siddhartha to question and to investigate the behavior of the working class. While touring a village, the prince saw what became known as the Four Encounters. Decrepitude, illness and dea ...
... he attempted, from horse-riding to learning of scripture. Curiosity of the world outside of his palace walls led Siddhartha to question and to investigate the behavior of the working class. While touring a village, the prince saw what became known as the Four Encounters. Decrepitude, illness and dea ...
The Effect of Economic Globalization on the Thai Buddhist Monks
... behavior and economic activity, that are linked in the cause and effect stream. It might be noted chanda is the right action for economics. 1.4) The term 'poverty' is misinterpreted in many ways. There are familiar Buddhist concepts such as contentment (Santutthi) or limited desires (Appicchata). P ...
... behavior and economic activity, that are linked in the cause and effect stream. It might be noted chanda is the right action for economics. 1.4) The term 'poverty' is misinterpreted in many ways. There are familiar Buddhist concepts such as contentment (Santutthi) or limited desires (Appicchata). P ...