Suttas as History: Four Approaches to the "Sermon on the Noble
... while simultaneously all but ignoring them (except in the classroom), I curiously parallel the practices of the "medieval" Buddhists whom I study. But like those of them who continued to draw on suttas in liturgical contexts or commentarialtraditions,I feel that there should be something more to the ...
... while simultaneously all but ignoring them (except in the classroom), I curiously parallel the practices of the "medieval" Buddhists whom I study. But like those of them who continued to draw on suttas in liturgical contexts or commentarialtraditions,I feel that there should be something more to the ...
Selected Translation of Miao-Yun Part One and Two
... following the Buddha and feel confident that it is essential to follow the Buddha’s teaching, then we will tread a true path and learn the essence of Buddhism rather than being side-tracked or practising incorrectly. What is the purpose of human existence in this world? What is its meaning? We have ...
... following the Buddha and feel confident that it is essential to follow the Buddha’s teaching, then we will tread a true path and learn the essence of Buddhism rather than being side-tracked or practising incorrectly. What is the purpose of human existence in this world? What is its meaning? We have ...
Teachings in Chinese Buddhism
... following the Buddha and feel confident that it is essential to follow the Buddha’s teaching, then we will tread a true path and learn the essence of Buddhism rather than being side-tracked or practising incorrectly. What is the purpose of human existence in this world? What is its meaning? We have ...
... following the Buddha and feel confident that it is essential to follow the Buddha’s teaching, then we will tread a true path and learn the essence of Buddhism rather than being side-tracked or practising incorrectly. What is the purpose of human existence in this world? What is its meaning? We have ...
Images of Buddha
... The prince lived a pampered and carefree childhood within the palace walls. He received the finest education available and legend has it that Siddhartha had no further need of teachers after only a few lessons (essentially, he had learned all they could teach him).Throughout his childhood and adoles ...
... The prince lived a pampered and carefree childhood within the palace walls. He received the finest education available and legend has it that Siddhartha had no further need of teachers after only a few lessons (essentially, he had learned all they could teach him).Throughout his childhood and adoles ...
To Understand Buddha`s Teaching
... Second, is "enlightenment of self and others", a state in which one helps others to reach enlightenment after achieving his or her own. Bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism have attained this level. Third is "Perfect Complete Enlightenment", a state in which one reaches perfection in both enlightenment ...
... Second, is "enlightenment of self and others", a state in which one helps others to reach enlightenment after achieving his or her own. Bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism have attained this level. Third is "Perfect Complete Enlightenment", a state in which one reaches perfection in both enlightenment ...
Compassion in Schopenhauer and Śāntideva Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... physical difference between self and other.7 Because it does not occur automatically on this realization, it has to be cultivated separately. This cultivation is central to BCA chapter eight. To give a brief summary of this section: Śāntideva concentrates on our strong attachment to the physical for ...
... physical difference between self and other.7 Because it does not occur automatically on this realization, it has to be cultivated separately. This cultivation is central to BCA chapter eight. To give a brief summary of this section: Śāntideva concentrates on our strong attachment to the physical for ...
ekaf emulator
... turn, whether it be great or small, done by one being to another. The Buddha as mentioned in the Anguttara Nikaya has described gratitude as a characteristic of a virtuous man (Sappurisa) and the absence of this virtue as a characteristic of a ignoble man (Asappurisa). Ingratitude is also mentioned ...
... turn, whether it be great or small, done by one being to another. The Buddha as mentioned in the Anguttara Nikaya has described gratitude as a characteristic of a virtuous man (Sappurisa) and the absence of this virtue as a characteristic of a ignoble man (Asappurisa). Ingratitude is also mentioned ...
The Life of the Buddha and the Four oble Truths
... The Life of the Buddha and the Four Noble Truths these misconceptions the Buddha worked at becoming a scholar and became very skilled in all different arts. It also shows that it is necessary to receive a full education in the culture in which we are born. We must be fully at one with various posit ...
... The Life of the Buddha and the Four Noble Truths these misconceptions the Buddha worked at becoming a scholar and became very skilled in all different arts. It also shows that it is necessary to receive a full education in the culture in which we are born. We must be fully at one with various posit ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
the complete issue. - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... interest in theory was not for the theory itself but for what theory can help us to see. Jim’s first publications were indeed, a bit offbeat. “Japan’s ‘Laughing Mushrooms,’” published in Economic Botany in 1972, explored an odd tale from the eleventh-century Konjaku monogatari (今昔物語 集) about waraita ...
... interest in theory was not for the theory itself but for what theory can help us to see. Jim’s first publications were indeed, a bit offbeat. “Japan’s ‘Laughing Mushrooms,’” published in Economic Botany in 1972, explored an odd tale from the eleventh-century Konjaku monogatari (今昔物語 集) about waraita ...
Ascetic Figures Before and in Early Buddhism: The Emergence of
... important to our understanding of Early Buddhism is the question of the identity of these ascetics. What Buddhism essentially teaches about paccekabuddhas is they achieve the summum bonum of Buddhist experience, enlightenment (bodhi), without contact with the Buddha or his teaching. They are not lik ...
... important to our understanding of Early Buddhism is the question of the identity of these ascetics. What Buddhism essentially teaches about paccekabuddhas is they achieve the summum bonum of Buddhist experience, enlightenment (bodhi), without contact with the Buddha or his teaching. They are not lik ...
The Skillful Handling of Poison: Bodhicitta and the
... his Introduction to the Practice of Awakening (Bodhicaryāvatāra). I begin by contrasting two images from the first chapter that represent the power of bodhicitta: the fires destroying the universe at the end of time, and the mercury elixir that transmutes base metals into gold. The first of these, I ...
... his Introduction to the Practice of Awakening (Bodhicaryāvatāra). I begin by contrasting two images from the first chapter that represent the power of bodhicitta: the fires destroying the universe at the end of time, and the mercury elixir that transmutes base metals into gold. The first of these, I ...
Gautama Buddha
... 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 Noble Tr ...
... 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 Noble Tr ...
Transcending Ego: Distinguishing Consciousness from Wisdom
... function of the alaya consciousness. Penfield, a Canadian neurologist working with epileptics has presented evidence that we store every sensory impression we experience in the brain. Rangjung Dorje citing the Chittamatrins goes much further than this and says that the alaya consciousness stores imp ...
... function of the alaya consciousness. Penfield, a Canadian neurologist working with epileptics has presented evidence that we store every sensory impression we experience in the brain. Rangjung Dorje citing the Chittamatrins goes much further than this and says that the alaya consciousness stores imp ...
Building and Negotiating Religious Identities in A Zen Buddhist
... modernity and economic materialism. This is a paradox I wish to explore further in this dissertation. Religious practices—rituals, activities, and even doctrines of different religions are encouraged to modify themselves into an ideal prototype for the convenience of their modernized audience. Quite ...
... modernity and economic materialism. This is a paradox I wish to explore further in this dissertation. Religious practices—rituals, activities, and even doctrines of different religions are encouraged to modify themselves into an ideal prototype for the convenience of their modernized audience. Quite ...
A History of Indian Buddhism: From Śākyamuni to Early Mahāyāna
... essay short bibliographical comments for each chapter consisting of notes about both primary and secondary sources the reader might consult for additional information or other views. For additional references, the reader should refer to Frank Reynolds' Guide to the Buddhist Religion for English-lang ...
... essay short bibliographical comments for each chapter consisting of notes about both primary and secondary sources the reader might consult for additional information or other views. For additional references, the reader should refer to Frank Reynolds' Guide to the Buddhist Religion for English-lang ...
History of Indian Buddhism From Sakyamuni to Early Mahayana
... essay short bibliographical comments for each chapter consisting of notes about both primary and secondary sources the reader might consult for additional information or other views. For additional references, the reader should refer to Frank Reynolds' Guide to the Buddhist Religion for English-lang ...
... essay short bibliographical comments for each chapter consisting of notes about both primary and secondary sources the reader might consult for additional information or other views. For additional references, the reader should refer to Frank Reynolds' Guide to the Buddhist Religion for English-lang ...
orthodox chinese buddhism
... Buddhism which prevailed in Taiwanese society at that time and which had long been prevalent among ordinary Chinese laypeople, my efforts were directed at explaining and clarifying what Buddhism really is. All together, writing this book required slightly over one year’s time. My original intention w ...
... Buddhism which prevailed in Taiwanese society at that time and which had long been prevalent among ordinary Chinese laypeople, my efforts were directed at explaining and clarifying what Buddhism really is. All together, writing this book required slightly over one year’s time. My original intention w ...
twofold mystery - Iowa Research Online
... One does not attach to “there is,” nor to “there is not.” Not only does he not attach to attachment, but neither to non-attachment.1 (Cheng Xuanying) Different interactions between Buddhism and Daoism have occurred since Buddhism entered China in the 1st century. Buddhism, as an Indian religion, fir ...
... One does not attach to “there is,” nor to “there is not.” Not only does he not attach to attachment, but neither to non-attachment.1 (Cheng Xuanying) Different interactions between Buddhism and Daoism have occurred since Buddhism entered China in the 1st century. Buddhism, as an Indian religion, fir ...
Forty-Three Years Ago
... from the Order. What I discovered that autumn was that one of the bhikkhus taking part in my ordination had rendered himself so liable, as at least some members of the ordaining chapter were aware. He had been guilty of a breach of the training-rule prohibiting intentional sexual intercourse, and in ...
... from the Order. What I discovered that autumn was that one of the bhikkhus taking part in my ordination had rendered himself so liable, as at least some members of the ordaining chapter were aware. He had been guilty of a breach of the training-rule prohibiting intentional sexual intercourse, and in ...
The Revival of the Bhikkhuni Order and the Decline of the Sasana
... later and equally ambivalent reference from Java.” To provide one example, an inscription in Tin (151f) refers to a female who participated in a paritta ceremony, who elsewhere is qualified to be a “venerable” and who might have been the head of a monas- ...
... later and equally ambivalent reference from Java.” To provide one example, an inscription in Tin (151f) refers to a female who participated in a paritta ceremony, who elsewhere is qualified to be a “venerable” and who might have been the head of a monas- ...
Teaching With Mindfulness - Journal of Curriculum Theorizing
... involves (Bodhi, 1998). The Four Noble Truths encapsulate the principles of living and suffering; the Noble Eightfold Path gives direction, the doctrine and discipline relationship between the two, which is the Dhamma/Dharma (Bodhi, 1998). Mindfulness in the Noble Eightfold Path is different from co ...
... involves (Bodhi, 1998). The Four Noble Truths encapsulate the principles of living and suffering; the Noble Eightfold Path gives direction, the doctrine and discipline relationship between the two, which is the Dhamma/Dharma (Bodhi, 1998). Mindfulness in the Noble Eightfold Path is different from co ...
Acro Dist 5 5.2 24jun01, Job 3
... Buddha. My mind is undisturbed whether people treat me with respect or disrespect, but it is not courteous for others to call one who looks equally with a kind heart upon all living beings, by his fa miliar name; Buddhas bring salvation to the world and so they ought to be treated with respect.’ Th ...
... Buddha. My mind is undisturbed whether people treat me with respect or disrespect, but it is not courteous for others to call one who looks equally with a kind heart upon all living beings, by his fa miliar name; Buddhas bring salvation to the world and so they ought to be treated with respect.’ Th ...