The Conqueror`s cage
... and the Tantra-influenced magical Buddhism of spells and amulets. Vaitulyavādā or Vaipulyavāda is the technical name for Mahāyāna in traditional Sinhalese works. Mahāyāna, especially of the popular magical type, was an integral part of Sri Lankan Buddhism for over a thousand years, from the time it ...
... and the Tantra-influenced magical Buddhism of spells and amulets. Vaitulyavādā or Vaipulyavāda is the technical name for Mahāyāna in traditional Sinhalese works. Mahāyāna, especially of the popular magical type, was an integral part of Sri Lankan Buddhism for over a thousand years, from the time it ...
Lewis, "Getting the Foundations Right When Teaching Asian Religions
... On the left side are the virtuosi, an elite who have complete commitment and lifestyle to the highest religious ideals. Examples include the Tibetan Buddhist nun doing a three-year cave meditation retreat or the Hindu renunciant or Daoist monk who has turned the remainder of life into a religious pi ...
... On the left side are the virtuosi, an elite who have complete commitment and lifestyle to the highest religious ideals. Examples include the Tibetan Buddhist nun doing a three-year cave meditation retreat or the Hindu renunciant or Daoist monk who has turned the remainder of life into a religious pi ...
07_chapter 1
... But the monks of Vaisali did not accept the verdict o f the elders. They arranged another council of their own and many monks and followers attended in the council. They called this gathering the Mahasamgit (great recital). In the history of Buddhism this followers came to be known as the Mahasamgit ...
... But the monks of Vaisali did not accept the verdict o f the elders. They arranged another council of their own and many monks and followers attended in the council. They called this gathering the Mahasamgit (great recital). In the history of Buddhism this followers came to be known as the Mahasamgit ...
V. Syllabus
... South and Southeast Asia from the last centuries of the 1st millennium BCE up to today. In postcolonial modern times, Buddhism in this large region has undergone a number of very significant and quite fascinating changes on many fronts, and has produced major new movements and reforms. This course w ...
... South and Southeast Asia from the last centuries of the 1st millennium BCE up to today. In postcolonial modern times, Buddhism in this large region has undergone a number of very significant and quite fascinating changes on many fronts, and has produced major new movements and reforms. This course w ...
2017 Course Syallbus (First Semester) - The Buddha
... Course Title: Buddhist Psychotherapy Contents: Buddhist concept of the individual and the related world with reference to the analyses of aggregates, elements, faculties, senses and four great elements, analysis of personality types based on internal and external facts, causes and conditions that in ...
... Course Title: Buddhist Psychotherapy Contents: Buddhist concept of the individual and the related world with reference to the analyses of aggregates, elements, faculties, senses and four great elements, analysis of personality types based on internal and external facts, causes and conditions that in ...
Reviews
... literalism, the practice of seizing upon differences in terminology as marking real distinctions; the other was debates among the monks. Gombrich envisions a contest being waged in the early Sangha between monks who advocated meditation as the most effective means to attain Nibbàna and those who fav ...
... literalism, the practice of seizing upon differences in terminology as marking real distinctions; the other was debates among the monks. Gombrich envisions a contest being waged in the early Sangha between monks who advocated meditation as the most effective means to attain Nibbàna and those who fav ...
Reviews
... thirteen volumes of this series have been published; the fourteenth is in preparation. Generally speaking, it is evident that almost all of the volumes contain highly valuable materials and documents on the development of Buddhism in Germany to the present time. The heterogeneous character of the se ...
... thirteen volumes of this series have been published; the fourteenth is in preparation. Generally speaking, it is evident that almost all of the volumes contain highly valuable materials and documents on the development of Buddhism in Germany to the present time. The heterogeneous character of the se ...
The Meaning of “Zen”
... defect.8 In a word, Mo-ho-yen considers the root of all evil to lie in “conceptions” or “conceptualizing.” The sense of the above quote is that transmigration in samsara is the result of conceptualizing, and that to become a Buddha one must be liberated from this conceptualizing. Moho-yen is not alo ...
... defect.8 In a word, Mo-ho-yen considers the root of all evil to lie in “conceptions” or “conceptualizing.” The sense of the above quote is that transmigration in samsara is the result of conceptualizing, and that to become a Buddha one must be liberated from this conceptualizing. Moho-yen is not alo ...
Syllabus - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THERAVĀDA BUDDHIST TRADITIONS Instructor: Dr. Natalie Quli Email: [email protected] Room & Time: JSC 130, Tuesdays 9:40–12:30 Office hours: Thursdays 9–12, by appointment This course will survey the traditions of Buddhism commonly referred to as Theravāda, with refere ...
... INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THERAVĀDA BUDDHIST TRADITIONS Instructor: Dr. Natalie Quli Email: [email protected] Room & Time: JSC 130, Tuesdays 9:40–12:30 Office hours: Thursdays 9–12, by appointment This course will survey the traditions of Buddhism commonly referred to as Theravāda, with refere ...
Natural Buddhism, supernatural Buddhism
... question or reject such beliefs, but we need to accept them as they really are: simply, views and beliefs. They are passing or recurring mental states. We simply let them come, and let them go. Furthermore, if we carefully study the earliest surviving texts of Indian Buddhism, we will discover that ...
... question or reject such beliefs, but we need to accept them as they really are: simply, views and beliefs. They are passing or recurring mental states. We simply let them come, and let them go. Furthermore, if we carefully study the earliest surviving texts of Indian Buddhism, we will discover that ...
Buddhism, Aristocracy, and Alien Rulers
... Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism)— lengthen life is desirable via alchemy, etc. •KIS—Henry David Thoreau of Asia •Anti-hubris—tallest tree in woods ...
... Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism)— lengthen life is desirable via alchemy, etc. •KIS—Henry David Thoreau of Asia •Anti-hubris—tallest tree in woods ...
The Means - meldrumacademy.co.uk
... Qualities that make up the ‘buddha-nature’ / truth of reality. 3. Sambhoga-Kaya (Enjoyment Body) – e.g. Bodhisattvas ...
... Qualities that make up the ‘buddha-nature’ / truth of reality. 3. Sambhoga-Kaya (Enjoyment Body) – e.g. Bodhisattvas ...
Faith Equals Daily Life - Sgi-Usa
... have made in previous lives. Karma is a Sanskrit word that means “action.” It explains the workings of cause and effect that span the boundaries of life and death. Our actions of thought, speech and behavior are like seeds that become implanted in our lives. These causes can remain dormant as “laten ...
... have made in previous lives. Karma is a Sanskrit word that means “action.” It explains the workings of cause and effect that span the boundaries of life and death. Our actions of thought, speech and behavior are like seeds that become implanted in our lives. These causes can remain dormant as “laten ...
A Hermeneutical Study of the Avatamsaka Sutra
... in common with their non-religious counterparts. This is because Buddhism itself does not sit into several “categories” of religion, at least according to a Western methodology of the philosophy of religion. Scholars point to the fact that the early Theravada school placed emphasis on the Dhamma as ...
... in common with their non-religious counterparts. This is because Buddhism itself does not sit into several “categories” of religion, at least according to a Western methodology of the philosophy of religion. Scholars point to the fact that the early Theravada school placed emphasis on the Dhamma as ...
basic structures of buddhism - Indiana University Bloomington
... religious traditions, and monastic sects. There are literally dozens of very different versions of Buddhism in East Asian history and in the world today (although, oddly, Buddhism died out in its native India at a rather early date). In our class on Buddhism, we will only deal with the most widely s ...
... religious traditions, and monastic sects. There are literally dozens of very different versions of Buddhism in East Asian history and in the world today (although, oddly, Buddhism died out in its native India at a rather early date). In our class on Buddhism, we will only deal with the most widely s ...
2017 Dharma Day Buddhist Exam Study Guide American Buddhist
... of the Five Percepts and Ten Wholesome Deeds. 10. One of the main causes for the decline of Chinese Buddhism was its over-emphasis on suffering, emptiness, and impermanence. 11. The four stages of generosity are the giving of money, the giving of labor, the giving of language and the ...
... of the Five Percepts and Ten Wholesome Deeds. 10. One of the main causes for the decline of Chinese Buddhism was its over-emphasis on suffering, emptiness, and impermanence. 11. The four stages of generosity are the giving of money, the giving of labor, the giving of language and the ...
Buddha`s apprentices - Wisdom Publications
... compare themselves against the stories. Perhaps it is helpful to recognize that most of the contributors in this anthology, while young, are not beginners and have been invested in Buddhist practice for a number of years. In some ways, these writers do not represent those young people who are presen ...
... compare themselves against the stories. Perhaps it is helpful to recognize that most of the contributors in this anthology, while young, are not beginners and have been invested in Buddhist practice for a number of years. In some ways, these writers do not represent those young people who are presen ...
Buddhism - History with Halkuff
... became well known for Siddhartha realized what Buddhists luxury. Palace gardeners his teaching. He taught his now call the Four Noble Truths: picked flowers soon after they followers to seek balance in 1. There will always be suffering in blossomed so the young prince their lives. The path to life. ...
... became well known for Siddhartha realized what Buddhists luxury. Palace gardeners his teaching. He taught his now call the Four Noble Truths: picked flowers soon after they followers to seek balance in 1. There will always be suffering in blossomed so the young prince their lives. The path to life. ...
Chapter One: INTRODUCTION - International Buddhist College
... The above description clearly suggests, among other things, that from the very beginning, prajñā is of paramount importance for Buddhism. The foregoing remarks suggest that for a proper understanding and a proper perspective of development in Buddhist thought, an in-depth study of the doctrinal ...
... The above description clearly suggests, among other things, that from the very beginning, prajñā is of paramount importance for Buddhism. The foregoing remarks suggest that for a proper understanding and a proper perspective of development in Buddhist thought, an in-depth study of the doctrinal ...
Religions Preparation File - San-shin
... This openness means that there are few theological quarrels between Hindu sects. “There are many different paths on the mountain, but they all lead to the Summit”. ...
... This openness means that there are few theological quarrels between Hindu sects. “There are many different paths on the mountain, but they all lead to the Summit”. ...
Preparation Readings - San-shin
... This openness means that there are few theological quarrels between Hindu sects. “There are many different paths on the mountain, but they all lead to the Summit”. ...
... This openness means that there are few theological quarrels between Hindu sects. “There are many different paths on the mountain, but they all lead to the Summit”. ...
File
... Right Behavior—all are one. Show compassion for all sentient beings. Right Livelihood—follow truth. ‘The hand of the dyer is stained by the dye in which it works.’ Right Effort—escape misery only by steadfast preservations of the way; moral exertion. Self-Competitor at own pace. Right Mindfulness—ig ...
... Right Behavior—all are one. Show compassion for all sentient beings. Right Livelihood—follow truth. ‘The hand of the dyer is stained by the dye in which it works.’ Right Effort—escape misery only by steadfast preservations of the way; moral exertion. Self-Competitor at own pace. Right Mindfulness—ig ...
paper in Microsoft Word format, "Palapathwala"
... was introduced by Cicero and then developed by St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas and later by both Catholic and Protestant scholars. Many Western Christians and leaders have used it again to justify the invasion of Iraq. Then, in the tradition of eliminating tyrants, we witnessed the ki ...
... was introduced by Cicero and then developed by St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas and later by both Catholic and Protestant scholars. Many Western Christians and leaders have used it again to justify the invasion of Iraq. Then, in the tradition of eliminating tyrants, we witnessed the ki ...