Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
... Other aspects of Buddha's teachings are also of interest. Buddha was rather logical, scientific, and rational in his approach. He did not speak of supernatural phenomena or an afterlife, and he dismissed the possibility of miracles. Buddha taught self-reliance. He had little use for rituals and form ...
... Other aspects of Buddha's teachings are also of interest. Buddha was rather logical, scientific, and rational in his approach. He did not speak of supernatural phenomena or an afterlife, and he dismissed the possibility of miracles. Buddha taught self-reliance. He had little use for rituals and form ...
THE SUTRA OF FORTY-TWO CHAPTERS
... “It is difficult to have power and not abuse it. “It is difficult to face situations with a detached mind. “It is difficult to master vast areas of knowledge. “It is difficult to extinguish self- conceit. “It is difficult not to belittle those who are unlearned. “It is difficult for the mind to act ...
... “It is difficult to have power and not abuse it. “It is difficult to face situations with a detached mind. “It is difficult to master vast areas of knowledge. “It is difficult to extinguish self- conceit. “It is difficult not to belittle those who are unlearned. “It is difficult for the mind to act ...
The Paracultural Imaginary
... In terms of the overall domain of religion/spirituality and its relationship to communication, to date, several communication scholars have written on this topic — Bhawuk’s (2003) case studies on creativity in Indian spiritual traditions, Cheong’s (Cheong, Huang, & Poon, 2011; Cheong & Poon, 2009) ...
... In terms of the overall domain of religion/spirituality and its relationship to communication, to date, several communication scholars have written on this topic — Bhawuk’s (2003) case studies on creativity in Indian spiritual traditions, Cheong’s (Cheong, Huang, & Poon, 2011; Cheong & Poon, 2009) ...
Enlightenment in Dogen`s Zen
... enlightenment (bodhi-pak$a).li "When a single sense faculty returns to its source, the whole six sense faculties are liberated" (a quotation from the Suramgama Sutra).1* A second Chinese development is a corollary of the point made above, and supports it. If the goal is a certain quality of consciou ...
... enlightenment (bodhi-pak$a).li "When a single sense faculty returns to its source, the whole six sense faculties are liberated" (a quotation from the Suramgama Sutra).1* A second Chinese development is a corollary of the point made above, and supports it. If the goal is a certain quality of consciou ...
British Buddhism: Teachings, Practice and Development
... David Kay (2004: 3) has referred to ‘the increasing diversification of the British Buddhist landscape’. The comments from these four practitioners and academics suggest a series of challenging and loosely related questions about Buddhism in Britain, its character and adaptation, its authority source ...
... David Kay (2004: 3) has referred to ‘the increasing diversification of the British Buddhist landscape’. The comments from these four practitioners and academics suggest a series of challenging and loosely related questions about Buddhism in Britain, its character and adaptation, its authority source ...
Unmasking Buddhism
... various cultures over the centuries to reach the modern Western world. In fact, this Buddhism is a relatively recent invention, the result of a series of reforms in various Asian countries and of increased contact with the West. It has developed in response to colonization, the requirement to modern ...
... various cultures over the centuries to reach the modern Western world. In fact, this Buddhism is a relatively recent invention, the result of a series of reforms in various Asian countries and of increased contact with the West. It has developed in response to colonization, the requirement to modern ...
Untitled - Terebess
... various cultures over the centuries to reach the modern Western world. In fact, this Buddhism is a relatively recent invention, the result of a series of reforms in various Asian countries and of increased contact with the West. It has developed in response to colonization, the requirement to modern ...
... various cultures over the centuries to reach the modern Western world. In fact, this Buddhism is a relatively recent invention, the result of a series of reforms in various Asian countries and of increased contact with the West. It has developed in response to colonization, the requirement to modern ...
print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... inseparable union of wisdom/emptiness/space (female) and bliss/compassion (male). During the Tibetan assimilation of late Indian Buddhism, the tradition of the unconventional, non-monastic yogi-practitioner clashed with the establishment of a monastic society. Geoffrey Samuel has described this proc ...
... inseparable union of wisdom/emptiness/space (female) and bliss/compassion (male). During the Tibetan assimilation of late Indian Buddhism, the tradition of the unconventional, non-monastic yogi-practitioner clashed with the establishment of a monastic society. Geoffrey Samuel has described this proc ...
Deep Transmission, and of What?
... Americans set out from the Western world on spiritual journeys to Asia, seeking out legendary masters ...
... Americans set out from the Western world on spiritual journeys to Asia, seeking out legendary masters ...
To Understand Buddha`s Teaching
... the Five Poisons of greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance and doubt. They remain mired in all the troubles of human relationships and are swayed by personal feelings. In other words they are human. If a person has severed greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance, doubt and afflictions, the Buddha will acknow ...
... the Five Poisons of greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance and doubt. They remain mired in all the troubles of human relationships and are swayed by personal feelings. In other words they are human. If a person has severed greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance, doubt and afflictions, the Buddha will acknow ...
Chapter 4 THE CONCEPT OF FAITH IN MAHĀYĀNA BUDDHISM
... to the development of Buddhism and Buddhist logic. In this way, the movement of Mahāyāna Buddhism lasted for more than eight centuries. 269 The root of Mahāyāha Buddhism is found in its deviation from Sthaviravāda or Theravāda Buddhism. The Buddha had discussed lots of social, moral, and political p ...
... to the development of Buddhism and Buddhist logic. In this way, the movement of Mahāyāna Buddhism lasted for more than eight centuries. 269 The root of Mahāyāha Buddhism is found in its deviation from Sthaviravāda or Theravāda Buddhism. The Buddha had discussed lots of social, moral, and political p ...
Buddhism: The Awakening of Wisdom and Compassion
... forty-nine of them to teaching. In 67 AD, one thousand years after he entered Parinirvana, these teachings were formally introduced into China. Before acquiring a good knowledge of Buddhism, we need to understand the terms Buddha, Dharma, Buddhist Dharma, and Buddhist teaching, as they are important ...
... forty-nine of them to teaching. In 67 AD, one thousand years after he entered Parinirvana, these teachings were formally introduced into China. Before acquiring a good knowledge of Buddhism, we need to understand the terms Buddha, Dharma, Buddhist Dharma, and Buddhist teaching, as they are important ...
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
... should take into account not only its highest ideals and varied practices, but also its seeming contradictions. For example, rituals designed specifically for the benefit of the soul of the deceased seem to undermine the central Theravada doctrine of VcViiV or not-self/not-soul. The student of Thera ...
... should take into account not only its highest ideals and varied practices, but also its seeming contradictions. For example, rituals designed specifically for the benefit of the soul of the deceased seem to undermine the central Theravada doctrine of VcViiV or not-self/not-soul. The student of Thera ...
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
... should take into account not only its highest ideals and varied practices, but also its seeming contradictions. For example, rituals designed specifically for the benefit of the soul of the deceased seem to undermine the central Theravada doctrine of VcViiV or not-self/not-soul. The student of Thera ...
... should take into account not only its highest ideals and varied practices, but also its seeming contradictions. For example, rituals designed specifically for the benefit of the soul of the deceased seem to undermine the central Theravada doctrine of VcViiV or not-self/not-soul. The student of Thera ...
tathāgatagarbha, emptiness, and monism
... tathāgatagarbha is identified with emptiness (“The wisdom of the tathāgatagarbha is nothing but the Tathāgata's wisdom of emptiness”3), on the other hand this emptiness, which for Nāgārjuna and more so for Candrakīrti was a “non-affirming negation,” is redefined in terms of affirmative predications ...
... tathāgatagarbha is identified with emptiness (“The wisdom of the tathāgatagarbha is nothing but the Tathāgata's wisdom of emptiness”3), on the other hand this emptiness, which for Nāgārjuna and more so for Candrakīrti was a “non-affirming negation,” is redefined in terms of affirmative predications ...
Siddhartha
... cause young Siddhartha to give up a life of worldly pleasures for one of religious privation. “What are these Four Sights?” asked the king. The sages replied:“They are an old man, a sick man, a dead man, and a monk.” Now because Siddhartha was a baby, he had yet to see any of the four things mention ...
... cause young Siddhartha to give up a life of worldly pleasures for one of religious privation. “What are these Four Sights?” asked the king. The sages replied:“They are an old man, a sick man, a dead man, and a monk.” Now because Siddhartha was a baby, he had yet to see any of the four things mention ...
The Concept of smṛti in the Yogasūtra: Memory or Mindfulness?
... vocabulary, usually as a synonym for awareness of the posture, and sometimes also of sensations, feelings and mental states that arise when one is in a yogic posture. Although Buddhist and Yogic traditions have regarded themselves throughout their histories as spiritual paths, each providing complet ...
... vocabulary, usually as a synonym for awareness of the posture, and sometimes also of sensations, feelings and mental states that arise when one is in a yogic posture. Although Buddhist and Yogic traditions have regarded themselves throughout their histories as spiritual paths, each providing complet ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... Four Noble Truths are important on the path towards the liberation of suffering. Barnhart’s approach, which differs from Keown’s and Goodman’s, is to view Buddhism as one thing, despite the many differences that occur. He sides with Peter Harvey, who thinks that the ethics of Buddhism all head off ...
... Four Noble Truths are important on the path towards the liberation of suffering. Barnhart’s approach, which differs from Keown’s and Goodman’s, is to view Buddhism as one thing, despite the many differences that occur. He sides with Peter Harvey, who thinks that the ethics of Buddhism all head off ...
Sutra of the Medicine Buddha
... name, a person’s mind changes from greed, anger and delusion to selflessness, compassion and wisdom, a change in his negative pattern of thinking is realized and his negaxiii ...
... name, a person’s mind changes from greed, anger and delusion to selflessness, compassion and wisdom, a change in his negative pattern of thinking is realized and his negaxiii ...
Bhikkhunī Sāsana Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... order and the Dharma in general survived far beyond the period of five hundred years, what eventually did fall into decline was the bhikkhunī order in India and Sri Lanka, even though it took well over five hundred years for that to happen. The problem of associating the very existence of the bhikkh ...
... order and the Dharma in general survived far beyond the period of five hundred years, what eventually did fall into decline was the bhikkhunī order in India and Sri Lanka, even though it took well over five hundred years for that to happen. The problem of associating the very existence of the bhikkh ...
Siddhartha Savage: The Importance of Buddhism in Huxley`s Brave
... of Nand Pandy), including Jerome Meckier, author of hundreds of thousands of words on Huxley and roundly accepted Huxley authority, has made mention, let alone done a comprehensive study, of the potentially important elements of Buddhism in Huxley’s most influential, popular, and studied novel, Brav ...
... of Nand Pandy), including Jerome Meckier, author of hundreds of thousands of words on Huxley and roundly accepted Huxley authority, has made mention, let alone done a comprehensive study, of the potentially important elements of Buddhism in Huxley’s most influential, popular, and studied novel, Brav ...
Critical Reflections by Contemporary Buddhist Scholars
... that nirva1)a or buddhahood transcends the range of thought. Finally, our recalcitrant Buddhist might object that there is not and never has been any such thing as "Buddhist theology" for the simple reason that the term is an imported one, with no precise equivalent in any Asian B uddhist language, ...
... that nirva1)a or buddhahood transcends the range of thought. Finally, our recalcitrant Buddhist might object that there is not and never has been any such thing as "Buddhist theology" for the simple reason that the term is an imported one, with no precise equivalent in any Asian B uddhist language, ...
Aggañña Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... known in the Buddha’s time has been done. It would be interesting to read such a work along the lines of Collins’ analysis of the Sutta in the light of the Vinaya [7.1]. 3.2 The Aggañña Sutta, as a socio-cosmic aetiology or “parable of origins” (Collins 1993a:314, 318), has parallels in the Brahma,j ...
... known in the Buddha’s time has been done. It would be interesting to read such a work along the lines of Collins’ analysis of the Sutta in the light of the Vinaya [7.1]. 3.2 The Aggañña Sutta, as a socio-cosmic aetiology or “parable of origins” (Collins 1993a:314, 318), has parallels in the Brahma,j ...
THE TEACHING METHODS OF BUDDHA
... The Sadhi,nirmocana Śūtra elaborates on the three wisdoms, thus: Through a wisdom arisen from [hearing] the doctrine, Bodhisattvas base themselves upon the words [of the sutras], take the text literally, and do not yet understand the intention… Through a wisdom arisen from thinking, Bodhisattvas do ...
... The Sadhi,nirmocana Śūtra elaborates on the three wisdoms, thus: Through a wisdom arisen from [hearing] the doctrine, Bodhisattvas base themselves upon the words [of the sutras], take the text literally, and do not yet understand the intention… Through a wisdom arisen from thinking, Bodhisattvas do ...