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... Zeitzen [in press]), and where Buddhism arranges encounters between different kinds of economies, including Buddhist economic ethics. At this market, you can buy everything that you need for your Tibetan Buddhist practice – as a lay person, nun or monk. It can be a complicated matter, however, to sh ...
... Zeitzen [in press]), and where Buddhism arranges encounters between different kinds of economies, including Buddhist economic ethics. At this market, you can buy everything that you need for your Tibetan Buddhist practice – as a lay person, nun or monk. It can be a complicated matter, however, to sh ...
The Core of Íåkyamuni Buddha`s Teachings and the Distinctive
... who, hit by a poisoned arrow, says it should not be pulled out and rejects treatment before he receives minute information about the nature of the criminal, the material of the lethal weapon, and so on. The Buddha became silent before such metaphysical problems, but in contrast to this he explained ...
... who, hit by a poisoned arrow, says it should not be pulled out and rejects treatment before he receives minute information about the nature of the criminal, the material of the lethal weapon, and so on. The Buddha became silent before such metaphysical problems, but in contrast to this he explained ...
Durkheim, Religion, and Buddhism - TRAN-B-300
... Buddha),to the schism which saw the development of 18 orthodox schools (around140 B.E.): with the Sthaviras schools in Ceylon and Southeast Asia on one side, and the Mahasinghikas in Northern India on the other side (for historical overviews, see Conze 1980 and Kitagawa and Cummings 1989). The ortho ...
... Buddha),to the schism which saw the development of 18 orthodox schools (around140 B.E.): with the Sthaviras schools in Ceylon and Southeast Asia on one side, and the Mahasinghikas in Northern India on the other side (for historical overviews, see Conze 1980 and Kitagawa and Cummings 1989). The ortho ...
History and Gratitude in Theravada Buddhism
... helpfully contrasts the orientations of premodern and postcolonial readings of Buddhist vamsas in terms of “ways of being in the world” versus “ways of seeing the world” (43–45). Thus, following Daniel’s argument, modern approaches to Buddhist histories tend to disregard existential concerns arising ...
... helpfully contrasts the orientations of premodern and postcolonial readings of Buddhist vamsas in terms of “ways of being in the world” versus “ways of seeing the world” (43–45). Thus, following Daniel’s argument, modern approaches to Buddhist histories tend to disregard existential concerns arising ...
A Buddhist`s Reflections on Religious Conversion
... nor priest nor god nor Mara [the personification of death] nor [the supreme god] Brahma can overturn.” The Buddha’s first talk to his five fellow ascetics outlines what have come to be called in English the Four Noble Truths. However much Buddhists around the world may have come to differ from one a ...
... nor priest nor god nor Mara [the personification of death] nor [the supreme god] Brahma can overturn.” The Buddha’s first talk to his five fellow ascetics outlines what have come to be called in English the Four Noble Truths. However much Buddhists around the world may have come to differ from one a ...
Buddhism and Speciesism: on the Misapplication of Western Concepts to Buddhist Beliefs
... is the idea that beings are morally considerable if they possess certain traits. Waldau charges Buddhism with speciesism because it fails to include beings with these characteristics within the moral circle, but he does not show that Buddhism determines the moral worth of beings based on whether or ...
... is the idea that beings are morally considerable if they possess certain traits. Waldau charges Buddhism with speciesism because it fails to include beings with these characteristics within the moral circle, but he does not show that Buddhism determines the moral worth of beings based on whether or ...
Zen Buddhism and Persian Culture, V1
... Chinese character “禅”, however its pronunciation differs. Chinese pronounces it “Chán”, Japanese “Zen”. Japanese pronunciation preserves old Chinese pronunciation. “Zen” retains its etymological original Sanskrit pronunciation dhyāna, which means "meditation". ...
... Chinese character “禅”, however its pronunciation differs. Chinese pronounces it “Chán”, Japanese “Zen”. Japanese pronunciation preserves old Chinese pronunciation. “Zen” retains its etymological original Sanskrit pronunciation dhyāna, which means "meditation". ...
The Early Buddhist Notion of the Middle Path
... (dravya, svabhāva) which was looked upon by the Sarvāstivādins as “ultimate reality” (paramārtha sat).11 When the Mādhyamikas rejected “substance” (svabhāva) as an “ultimate reality,” they were certainly rejecting the Sarvāstivāda conception of dharma.12 It is therefore easy to see that in the eyes ...
... (dravya, svabhāva) which was looked upon by the Sarvāstivādins as “ultimate reality” (paramārtha sat).11 When the Mādhyamikas rejected “substance” (svabhāva) as an “ultimate reality,” they were certainly rejecting the Sarvāstivāda conception of dharma.12 It is therefore easy to see that in the eyes ...
Rotman, Marketing Morality
... for the good of the people but which, unfortunately, contravenes dharma. Meditation, it seems, should be left to monastics.15 The king abolishes taxes, perhaps under a libertarian-like notion of taxation as theft. Yet taxation has a moral and divine importance. As a result of this breach of dharma, ...
... for the good of the people but which, unfortunately, contravenes dharma. Meditation, it seems, should be left to monastics.15 The king abolishes taxes, perhaps under a libertarian-like notion of taxation as theft. Yet taxation has a moral and divine importance. As a result of this breach of dharma, ...
What the Buddha Taught
... Hindrances (nivarana)(1) to the clear understanding of Truth and to spiritual progress (or for that matter to any progress). Doubt, however, is not a 'sin', because there are no articles of faith in Buddhism. In fact there is no 'sin', in Buddhism, as sin is understood in some religions. The root of ...
... Hindrances (nivarana)(1) to the clear understanding of Truth and to spiritual progress (or for that matter to any progress). Doubt, however, is not a 'sin', because there are no articles of faith in Buddhism. In fact there is no 'sin', in Buddhism, as sin is understood in some religions. The root of ...
Consuming Buddhism: the Pursuit of Happiness
... Buddhism has been an important part of Thai religion and culture for hundreds of years. In the past few years the emerging trend in Thailand has been the renewal of interest in Buddhism, particularly among younger generations. People now experience Buddhism through new media including YouTube, Faceb ...
... Buddhism has been an important part of Thai religion and culture for hundreds of years. In the past few years the emerging trend in Thailand has been the renewal of interest in Buddhism, particularly among younger generations. People now experience Buddhism through new media including YouTube, Faceb ...
Gotama Buddha and Religious Pluralism
... conscious of the interminable nature of the conflict, and resolves it by rising to the higher standpoint of criticism. Dialectic was born. To Buddha, then, belongs the honour of having discovered the dialectic long before anything approximating to it was formulated in the West. (Murti, 1960, pp. 40 ...
... conscious of the interminable nature of the conflict, and resolves it by rising to the higher standpoint of criticism. Dialectic was born. To Buddha, then, belongs the honour of having discovered the dialectic long before anything approximating to it was formulated in the West. (Murti, 1960, pp. 40 ...
Racial Diversity in Buddhism in the U.S.
... ‘salutation to the Lotus Sutra’ for health, happiness and enlightenment ). As of 1999, 50,000-150,000 Americans are SGI Buddhists and 25-30% of them are Black or Hispanic. ...
... ‘salutation to the Lotus Sutra’ for health, happiness and enlightenment ). As of 1999, 50,000-150,000 Americans are SGI Buddhists and 25-30% of them are Black or Hispanic. ...
Tibetan Scholastic Education and The Role of Soteriology
... texts are important but contribute little to the kind of intellectual sharpness that the tradition, and Tibetan scholars in general, particularly value. Hence, they are thought to be less important, though their studies take a long time (from four to eight years). The reason for this extended period ...
... texts are important but contribute little to the kind of intellectual sharpness that the tradition, and Tibetan scholars in general, particularly value. Hence, they are thought to be less important, though their studies take a long time (from four to eight years). The reason for this extended period ...
DASABALASRIMITRA ON THE BUDDHOLOGY OF THE SAMMITIYAS
... of the bodhisattva's career - taking twenty incalculable reons plus 100,000 reons- is quite different and, as far as I know, quite unique. The Sarp.mitiyas agree with the V aibh~ikas that the first Buddha served by the bodhisattva Sakyamuni was an 'earlier' or 'former' Sakyamuni. At the very beginni ...
... of the bodhisattva's career - taking twenty incalculable reons plus 100,000 reons- is quite different and, as far as I know, quite unique. The Sarp.mitiyas agree with the V aibh~ikas that the first Buddha served by the bodhisattva Sakyamuni was an 'earlier' or 'former' Sakyamuni. At the very beginni ...
Buddhism in the Russian Republic of Buryatia
... Tsydenov, decided to revive the Buddhist Tantric tradition in Buryatia, and he attracted disciples from different parts of the Soviet Union. Among them were Buryats, Russians, Ukrainians, Jews, and Estonians. They formed the so-called “Sangha of Dandaron.” Dandaron is known for his neoBuddhism, a te ...
... Tsydenov, decided to revive the Buddhist Tantric tradition in Buryatia, and he attracted disciples from different parts of the Soviet Union. Among them were Buryats, Russians, Ukrainians, Jews, and Estonians. They formed the so-called “Sangha of Dandaron.” Dandaron is known for his neoBuddhism, a te ...
BUDDHISM AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
... important to understand that Buddhism as a singular religion—as opposed to several different religious teachings that did not regularly interact with one another—was in large part a creation of the nineteenth century, through the negotiations, appropriations, and impositions between colonizers and ...
... important to understand that Buddhism as a singular religion—as opposed to several different religious teachings that did not regularly interact with one another—was in large part a creation of the nineteenth century, through the negotiations, appropriations, and impositions between colonizers and ...
1 White, WL (2012). Buddhism and addiction recovery: An interview
... prayer—things like loving kindness, which is usually called a meditation but I think it’s a prayer: “May I be happy, may all beings be happy.” Many people incorporate that kind of practice into their formal daily lives. And of course, there are the insights that they have when they’re meditating or ...
... prayer—things like loving kindness, which is usually called a meditation but I think it’s a prayer: “May I be happy, may all beings be happy.” Many people incorporate that kind of practice into their formal daily lives. And of course, there are the insights that they have when they’re meditating or ...
Edwin Arnold - What-Buddha
... therefore, owe their moral and religious ideas to this illustrious prince, whose personality, though imperfectly revealed in the existing sources of information, cannot but appear the highest, gentlest, holiest, and most beneficent, with one exception, in the history of Thought. Discordant in frequ ...
... therefore, owe their moral and religious ideas to this illustrious prince, whose personality, though imperfectly revealed in the existing sources of information, cannot but appear the highest, gentlest, holiest, and most beneficent, with one exception, in the history of Thought. Discordant in frequ ...
12 ESSAYS ON BUDDHISM
... only a logical assumption in contrast to what is being rejected, is to be examined in detail elsewhere. At any rate, we may here safely conclude that the Buddhist therefore has no problem in his own religious context in subscribing to the general definition of salvation as `the saving of the soul', ...
... only a logical assumption in contrast to what is being rejected, is to be examined in detail elsewhere. At any rate, we may here safely conclude that the Buddhist therefore has no problem in his own religious context in subscribing to the general definition of salvation as `the saving of the soul', ...
regulations for the degree of
... provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally 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 ideologie ...
... provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally 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 ideologie ...
No Hinayana in Buddhism
... into English will not be too inaccurate): “Hinayana Buddhism. A good introduction to the traditional Hinayana Buddhism is What the Buddha Taught, Walpola Rahula ... From a present point of view and written by two Westerners trained in the Theravada tradition, is ... Seeking the Heart of Wisdom, by J ...
... into English will not be too inaccurate): “Hinayana Buddhism. A good introduction to the traditional Hinayana Buddhism is What the Buddha Taught, Walpola Rahula ... From a present point of view and written by two Westerners trained in the Theravada tradition, is ... Seeking the Heart of Wisdom, by J ...
Salvation in Buddhism - Digital Commons @ Andrews University
... sense understood by most Westerners. They do not focus on Hell or Heaven as the end of a soteriological choice, but on knowledge (King 2005:149, 153). They believe in reincarnation (Buddhism rebirth) after death. According to this belief, one’s actions or karma allow one to be reborn as a higher or ...
... sense understood by most Westerners. They do not focus on Hell or Heaven as the end of a soteriological choice, but on knowledge (King 2005:149, 153). They believe in reincarnation (Buddhism rebirth) after death. According to this belief, one’s actions or karma allow one to be reborn as a higher or ...
ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 5 1998: 63-73 Publication date: 1 February 1998
... which to learn, no one who is exploited, or alienated, and no oppression to challenge or contest (p. 66). In a note on page 67, he softens this by saying he is taking Buddhist theorizing on human subjectivity . . . to its logical conclusion. However, Rubin's characterization in the main bod ...
... which to learn, no one who is exploited, or alienated, and no oppression to challenge or contest (p. 66). In a note on page 67, he softens this by saying he is taking Buddhist theorizing on human subjectivity . . . to its logical conclusion. However, Rubin's characterization in the main bod ...
ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 5 1998: 170-189 Publication date: 26 June 1998
... keep in mind that the two are linked and one without the other is dangerous. For example, a person who is not wise may cause enormous problems by witlessly attempting to be compassionate, and a person who has penetrating insight without compassion is very dangerous indeed. In order to help one attai ...
... keep in mind that the two are linked and one without the other is dangerous. For example, a person who is not wise may cause enormous problems by witlessly attempting to be compassionate, and a person who has penetrating insight without compassion is very dangerous indeed. In order to help one attai ...