the tantric mysticism of tibet - Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia
... mysticism, it affords precise techniques for attaining that wisdom whereby man’s ego is negated and he enters into the bliss of Liberation (Nirvāza). For more than a thousand years, these techniques — developed at Nālandā monastic university in India at the time of the Roman occupation of Britain — ...
... mysticism, it affords precise techniques for attaining that wisdom whereby man’s ego is negated and he enters into the bliss of Liberation (Nirvāza). For more than a thousand years, these techniques — developed at Nālandā monastic university in India at the time of the Roman occupation of Britain — ...
Macho Buddhism: Gender and Sexualities in the Diamond Way
... in Tibetan Buddhist groups25 and Geoffrey Samuel aptly summarizes: ‘In fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especial ...
... in Tibetan Buddhist groups25 and Geoffrey Samuel aptly summarizes: ‘In fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especial ...
The Case of Sudinna: On the Function of
... the five sense pleasures are harmful for virtue. Their happiness is like lightning, causing sadness and pain that lasts a long time. For this I would never give up cultivating the holy life.” Like this he sternly replied three times. The parents said again: “Although you are our son, through disobey ...
... the five sense pleasures are harmful for virtue. Their happiness is like lightning, causing sadness and pain that lasts a long time. For this I would never give up cultivating the holy life.” Like this he sternly replied three times. The parents said again: “Although you are our son, through disobey ...
Stages of the Path: Stream Entry and Beyond
... qualify? How could that be measured or attained? This appeared to be nothing other than an example of scholastic foolishness, but the scheme was not easy to dismiss because it is asserted as a very real category in the Pali Canon and commentaries. Moreover, there is an apparent contradiction within ...
... qualify? How could that be measured or attained? This appeared to be nothing other than an example of scholastic foolishness, but the scheme was not easy to dismiss because it is asserted as a very real category in the Pali Canon and commentaries. Moreover, there is an apparent contradiction within ...
The Sentient Reflexivity of Buddha Nature: Metaphorizing
... Nature works is the primary method of the Buddha’s teachings concerning the innate, identical quality found in himself and his disciples. This has been a consistent pedagogy of among Dharma teachers. In the Aristotelian sense, metaphorization generates intuitive perception of the similar in the diss ...
... Nature works is the primary method of the Buddha’s teachings concerning the innate, identical quality found in himself and his disciples. This has been a consistent pedagogy of among Dharma teachers. In the Aristotelian sense, metaphorization generates intuitive perception of the similar in the diss ...
Nietzsche and Buddhism
... European philosophy, owing his chief influences to the men cited above? There are now two main schools of thought about this. Walter Kaufmann and others feel that Nietzsche's aims were positively oreinted and that, therefore, labelling Nietsche a nihilist overlooks the centrality of his doctrines of ...
... European philosophy, owing his chief influences to the men cited above? There are now two main schools of thought about this. Walter Kaufmann and others feel that Nietzsche's aims were positively oreinted and that, therefore, labelling Nietsche a nihilist overlooks the centrality of his doctrines of ...
did the dhamma die with the buddha?
... back of DRBP, people attained right-view, only after hearing the Dhamma from the Buddha – hence they are know as saavaka – the hearers. This is where Masefield’s discourse starts to come unstuck, because there are two extremely well known cases where it was not the Buddha who gave the discourse, but ...
... back of DRBP, people attained right-view, only after hearing the Dhamma from the Buddha – hence they are know as saavaka – the hearers. This is where Masefield’s discourse starts to come unstuck, because there are two extremely well known cases where it was not the Buddha who gave the discourse, but ...
2) Indian Buddhism - Kagyü Pende Gyamtso
... Hinayana, referring to Theravada and various extinct Indian schools, is sometimes used, but is often considered derogatory, and the World Federation of Buddhists recommends it be avoided. Buddhism continues to attract followers worldwide and is considered a major world rel ...
... Hinayana, referring to Theravada and various extinct Indian schools, is sometimes used, but is often considered derogatory, and the World Federation of Buddhists recommends it be avoided. Buddhism continues to attract followers worldwide and is considered a major world rel ...
this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... Let me amplify this. In the Preface to my book I argue “that we can know far more about the Buddha than it is fashionable among scholars to admit, and that his thought has a greater coherence than is usually recognized.” In fact, I argue that he “was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers o ...
... Let me amplify this. In the Preface to my book I argue “that we can know far more about the Buddha than it is fashionable among scholars to admit, and that his thought has a greater coherence than is usually recognized.” In fact, I argue that he “was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers o ...
Download/View PDF - Buddhist Churches of America
... In this historic discourse by Sakyamuni Buddha, referred to as "Setting the Wheel of the Dharma in Motion," the "Three Treasures of the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha" were complete. The Dharma refers to the truth that Enlightenment brings forth , and the Sangha, to the disciples who gathered ar ...
... In this historic discourse by Sakyamuni Buddha, referred to as "Setting the Wheel of the Dharma in Motion," the "Three Treasures of the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha" were complete. The Dharma refers to the truth that Enlightenment brings forth , and the Sangha, to the disciples who gathered ar ...
The Main Topics of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Poetry
... The Main Topics of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Poetry The striking difference with almost all other Buddhist lineages in the world, excluding Zen, lies in the fact that in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism the significant importance is given to the explanation of the path and the spiritual realization pre ...
... The Main Topics of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Poetry The striking difference with almost all other Buddhist lineages in the world, excluding Zen, lies in the fact that in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism the significant importance is given to the explanation of the path and the spiritual realization pre ...
The Buddha and Omniscience
... English term omniscience derives from the Latin words omnis, “all”, and scientia, “knowledge”. In the thought world of the early discourses, such omniscience denotes the ability to continuously and uninterruptedly have complete and infinite knowledge regarding any event,1 such as is attributed by th ...
... English term omniscience derives from the Latin words omnis, “all”, and scientia, “knowledge”. In the thought world of the early discourses, such omniscience denotes the ability to continuously and uninterruptedly have complete and infinite knowledge regarding any event,1 such as is attributed by th ...
The Three Vehicles of Buddhist Practice
... immediately jumped to the conclusion that the Theravada teachings, because they left India first were the “true Buddhist teachings,” and that the Mahayana teachings, which came later were “invented” in Northern India. They furthermore concluded that the Vajrayana teachings because they resembled Ind ...
... immediately jumped to the conclusion that the Theravada teachings, because they left India first were the “true Buddhist teachings,” and that the Mahayana teachings, which came later were “invented” in Northern India. They furthermore concluded that the Vajrayana teachings because they resembled Ind ...
The Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts
... many of the arguments made by foundational scholars still hold good, and that they have sometimes been unfairly neglected or dismissed. The very longevity of these ideas suggests that they may still be pertinent long after more fashionable contemporary notions have been forgotten. Inevitably, differ ...
... many of the arguments made by foundational scholars still hold good, and that they have sometimes been unfairly neglected or dismissed. The very longevity of these ideas suggests that they may still be pertinent long after more fashionable contemporary notions have been forgotten. Inevitably, differ ...
Practices and wisdom in Nichiren Buddhism
... stressing the importance of the Lotus sutra, he realized that by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo out loud, we can tap into our Buddha nature. This meditative practice can help people cultivate positive human qualities such as joy, confidence, and wisdom. Nichiren was concerned about happiness of ordina ...
... stressing the importance of the Lotus sutra, he realized that by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo out loud, we can tap into our Buddha nature. This meditative practice can help people cultivate positive human qualities such as joy, confidence, and wisdom. Nichiren was concerned about happiness of ordina ...
PDF - SGI Quarterly Magazine
... “Transcending religious dogma, Nichiren stands out among historical figures of Japan for his sincerity, his intellect and the human warmth that comes across in many of his writings.” Nichiren was subjected to continuous persecution by the authorities. There is a common perception that religious pers ...
... “Transcending religious dogma, Nichiren stands out among historical figures of Japan for his sincerity, his intellect and the human warmth that comes across in many of his writings.” Nichiren was subjected to continuous persecution by the authorities. There is a common perception that religious pers ...
eBook - Dharma Resources - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See
... So commented Venerable Master Taixu 太虚 (1897-1947) in 1933 (cited in Pittman 2001, 167). A prominent Chinese Buddhist reformer whose legacy is seen in the practices of modern Chinese Buddhism today, Taixu regarded Buddhism as “the only religion which does not contradict science,” and considered this ...
... So commented Venerable Master Taixu 太虚 (1897-1947) in 1933 (cited in Pittman 2001, 167). A prominent Chinese Buddhist reformer whose legacy is seen in the practices of modern Chinese Buddhism today, Taixu regarded Buddhism as “the only religion which does not contradict science,” and considered this ...
Zen and systemic therapy
... example by means of meditation and body exercises. This school is today particularly common in Southeast Asia. In the Mahayana the students try to include all beings into their self realization (Bodhisattva ideal). The reality of the world as an inseparable whole is stated this way. The Mahayana dir ...
... example by means of meditation and body exercises. This school is today particularly common in Southeast Asia. In the Mahayana the students try to include all beings into their self realization (Bodhisattva ideal). The reality of the world as an inseparable whole is stated this way. The Mahayana dir ...
use of theses - ANU Repository
... product of social change in ancient India, it is also clear that it responded to the needs of the people at a time when ...
... product of social change in ancient India, it is also clear that it responded to the needs of the people at a time when ...
buddhist view in compassion
... and generate Bodhi mind because of compassion, and attain Buddhahood based on the Bodhi mind (Bodhicitta). Compassion is the main criteria for practicing Bodhisattva path. ...
... and generate Bodhi mind because of compassion, and attain Buddhahood based on the Bodhi mind (Bodhicitta). Compassion is the main criteria for practicing Bodhisattva path. ...
Dharma Essays
... teachings and practice of the Four Noble Truths. It was after the lifetime of the Buddha that teachers more often that not began with ignorance, to help prove why there is birth and death. Ignorance became a kind of first cause, even though the Buddha always taught that no first cause can be found. ...
... teachings and practice of the Four Noble Truths. It was after the lifetime of the Buddha that teachers more often that not began with ignorance, to help prove why there is birth and death. Ignorance became a kind of first cause, even though the Buddha always taught that no first cause can be found. ...
Symbolism in Asian Statues of the Buddha
... Because the Buddha remained on earth as a Bodhisattva, he is limited to a human body. Yet because of his enlightened status, he is also beyond mere human posing. In Asian statues of the Buddha, the hands signify a higher spiritual meaning. Among the various ways to depict the hands of the Buddha, th ...
... Because the Buddha remained on earth as a Bodhisattva, he is limited to a human body. Yet because of his enlightened status, he is also beyond mere human posing. In Asian statues of the Buddha, the hands signify a higher spiritual meaning. Among the various ways to depict the hands of the Buddha, th ...
Yeshe Tsogyal: Symbol of Female Enlightenment, Empowerment
... Also referred to as ‘penetrating insight’. Since phenomena are not created, therefore, Mother Prajñāpāramitā should not be taken literally as a being who gives birth to a progeny. Rather, she is the symbolic ‘mother’, i.e. without whom; there would be no buddhas and bodhisattvas because without wisd ...
... Also referred to as ‘penetrating insight’. Since phenomena are not created, therefore, Mother Prajñāpāramitā should not be taken literally as a being who gives birth to a progeny. Rather, she is the symbolic ‘mother’, i.e. without whom; there would be no buddhas and bodhisattvas because without wisd ...
The Four Noble Truths: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought
... And I wanted to make it as accessible and relevant as possible. Today vastly more books on Buddhism are available than even ten or fifteen years ago, but many are either translations of great texts and therefore quite traditional in style, or else they are written by Western scholars and hence acade ...
... And I wanted to make it as accessible and relevant as possible. Today vastly more books on Buddhism are available than even ten or fifteen years ago, but many are either translations of great texts and therefore quite traditional in style, or else they are written by Western scholars and hence acade ...
the complete issue. - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... involving interaction with the dead are common. The role and dynamics of these rituals in helping Japanese Buddhist women integrate loss into their lives is the focus of this study. The rhythms and contours of the grieving and healing process are examined within the context of their worldviews and c ...
... involving interaction with the dead are common. The role and dynamics of these rituals in helping Japanese Buddhist women integrate loss into their lives is the focus of this study. The rhythms and contours of the grieving and healing process are examined within the context of their worldviews and c ...