Shintō Research in Japan and its Questions and
... for the future are severe, and there is a pervasive sense of pessimism. Unable to shake free of this, the humanities become ensnared in their own trap. In various academic societies in the humanities, all we do is grumble about the lack of vitality and not knowing what to do about it, and we cannot ...
... for the future are severe, and there is a pervasive sense of pessimism. Unable to shake free of this, the humanities become ensnared in their own trap. In various academic societies in the humanities, all we do is grumble about the lack of vitality and not knowing what to do about it, and we cannot ...
the buddha image at amaravati
... a collection of reliefs belonging to what is known as the Amaravati School behind. The evidence so far found reveals sufficient amount to summon the identical development of Buddhist art in Amaravati in which one can find the images of Buddha beginning to appear. In addition, the evidence revealed f ...
... a collection of reliefs belonging to what is known as the Amaravati School behind. The evidence so far found reveals sufficient amount to summon the identical development of Buddhist art in Amaravati in which one can find the images of Buddha beginning to appear. In addition, the evidence revealed f ...
Theories on the Foundation of the Nuns` Order –
... anachronism, then this need not imply that nuns were in existence before Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī went forth. Such a conclusion would not only conflict with the account of the foundation of the order of nuns in the different Vinayas and in several canonical discourses, but also with the listing of emin ...
... anachronism, then this need not imply that nuns were in existence before Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī went forth. Such a conclusion would not only conflict with the account of the foundation of the order of nuns in the different Vinayas and in several canonical discourses, but also with the listing of emin ...
Further Biographies of Nuns
... opportunities for Chinese nuns, I will therefore ask questions like: What were their motives for becoming nuns? What social background did they have? What was their religious practice? Did the nuns teach the dharma? If so, to whom? Did they only teach other nuns, and the laity, or did the nuns also ...
... opportunities for Chinese nuns, I will therefore ask questions like: What were their motives for becoming nuns? What social background did they have? What was their religious practice? Did the nuns teach the dharma? If so, to whom? Did they only teach other nuns, and the laity, or did the nuns also ...
The Buddha`s Stūpa and Image. The Icons of his Immanence and
... After the Buddha’s cremation, his relics were divided into eight shares and distributed among eight rulers, who built stūpas over the received shares of the relics. In addition two more stūpas were erected, one over the vessel or vase (droṇa) used for dividing the relics, and one over the embers.7 T ...
... After the Buddha’s cremation, his relics were divided into eight shares and distributed among eight rulers, who built stūpas over the received shares of the relics. In addition two more stūpas were erected, one over the vessel or vase (droṇa) used for dividing the relics, and one over the embers.7 T ...
samsara - cont`d - Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre
... symbolizes the ultimate fruit of Enlightenment which is the goal. It also reminds that all actions will have their effect. ...
... symbolizes the ultimate fruit of Enlightenment which is the goal. It also reminds that all actions will have their effect. ...
TO THE TEACHER: OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT: To help students
... OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT: To help students grasp the magnitude of impact of Buddhism by showing that Buddhism provided not just a new set of ideas, but also new forms of religious practice, new types of places to worship, and a large body of images of divinities. TEACHING STRATEGIES: To get the most o ...
... OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT: To help students grasp the magnitude of impact of Buddhism by showing that Buddhism provided not just a new set of ideas, but also new forms of religious practice, new types of places to worship, and a large body of images of divinities. TEACHING STRATEGIES: To get the most o ...
"Be a light unto yourself" said Buddha to his disciples who had
... points and is known as the eightfold path. The first point is called right view -- the right way to view the world. Wrong view occurs when we impose our expectations onto things; expectations about how we hope things will be, or about how we are afraid things might be. Right view occurs when we see ...
... points and is known as the eightfold path. The first point is called right view -- the right way to view the world. Wrong view occurs when we impose our expectations onto things; expectations about how we hope things will be, or about how we are afraid things might be. Right view occurs when we see ...
The Life of the Buddha and the Four oble Truths
... There are very many great deeds of the Buddha recorded but these can be summarized into the twelve most important, most famous deeds. The first of these twelve deeds was when the Buddha was teaching in the paradise of Tushita which is a god realm. While the Buddha was teaching there, the memory of h ...
... There are very many great deeds of the Buddha recorded but these can be summarized into the twelve most important, most famous deeds. The first of these twelve deeds was when the Buddha was teaching in the paradise of Tushita which is a god realm. While the Buddha was teaching there, the memory of h ...
The Bahudhātuka-sutta and its Parallels On Women`s Inabilities
... takes the position that only a male is capable of fulfilling such a role. In the early discourses, the locus classicus for this position is the Bahudhātuka-sutta of the Majjhima-nikāya, according to which a woman is incapable of occupying various positions, one of them being that of a Buddha.9 The B ...
... takes the position that only a male is capable of fulfilling such a role. In the early discourses, the locus classicus for this position is the Bahudhātuka-sutta of the Majjhima-nikāya, according to which a woman is incapable of occupying various positions, one of them being that of a Buddha.9 The B ...
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 ...
Buddha as Therapist: Meditations
... after The Buddha’s first teachings as a liberation quest (Buddhism 1.0) and its subsequent developments as a religious movement (Buddhism 2.0) and philosophical inquiry (Buddhism 3.0). The first book of this quadrilogy (Horizons in Buddhist Psychology) came about after a conference and is based on t ...
... after The Buddha’s first teachings as a liberation quest (Buddhism 1.0) and its subsequent developments as a religious movement (Buddhism 2.0) and philosophical inquiry (Buddhism 3.0). The first book of this quadrilogy (Horizons in Buddhist Psychology) came about after a conference and is based on t ...
1.4 Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach B S
... The same problem also faced the Pli commentary, which attempts an explanation by suggesting that on surveying the world the Buddha realized the degree to which people were under the influence of defilements.9 Moreover he wanted Brahm to invite him, since this would cause people in the world to con ...
... The same problem also faced the Pli commentary, which attempts an explanation by suggesting that on surveying the world the Buddha realized the degree to which people were under the influence of defilements.9 Moreover he wanted Brahm to invite him, since this would cause people in the world to con ...
The Buddha`s Last Meditation in the D¥rgha-ågama
... version he then tells the monks that they should make an effort, according to the other he indicates that there should be silence now.25 The main theme underlying these different records of the last words spoken by the Buddha would be that he used his own death as a final illustration of the charact ...
... version he then tells the monks that they should make an effort, according to the other he indicates that there should be silence now.25 The main theme underlying these different records of the last words spoken by the Buddha would be that he used his own death as a final illustration of the charact ...
The Buddha - World Religions eBooks
... be either a great religious teacher, or a mighty king known as a Cakravartin (‘world-ruler’). The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interru ...
... be either a great religious teacher, or a mighty king known as a Cakravartin (‘world-ruler’). The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interru ...
Buddhism - A Concise Introduction
... He was, in short, a man who seemed to have everything: family, “the venerable Gautama is well born on both sides, of pure descent”; fine appearance, “handsome, inspiring trust, gifted with great beauty of complexion, fair in color, fine in presence, stately to behold”; wealth, “he had elephants and ...
... He was, in short, a man who seemed to have everything: family, “the venerable Gautama is well born on both sides, of pure descent”; fine appearance, “handsome, inspiring trust, gifted with great beauty of complexion, fair in color, fine in presence, stately to behold”; wealth, “he had elephants and ...
Download/View PDF - Buddhist Churches of America
... penetrated the true nature of all things and had become Awakened, which thereafter was called Enlightenment. Siddhartha was then 35 years old. From then on, he was referred to as Sakyamuni Buddha, the "Awakened One of the Sakya clan ." ...
... penetrated the true nature of all things and had become Awakened, which thereafter was called Enlightenment. Siddhartha was then 35 years old. From then on, he was referred to as Sakyamuni Buddha, the "Awakened One of the Sakya clan ." ...
Buddha and god - Mischievous Peeps
... IS BUDDHISM (at least in its Mahayana manifestation) atheistic? This is a question which has preoccupied me throughout my 25-year-long study of the Buddha’s teachings and to which the usual answer of ‘yes!’ from most Buddhists has always struck me as highly questionable. In this little book, I attem ...
... IS BUDDHISM (at least in its Mahayana manifestation) atheistic? This is a question which has preoccupied me throughout my 25-year-long study of the Buddha’s teachings and to which the usual answer of ‘yes!’ from most Buddhists has always struck me as highly questionable. In this little book, I attem ...
The Uniqueness of Buddhism
... Upali was one of the chief followers of the Jain master, Mahavira. Because of his intelligence, Upali often appeared in public debates on behalf of the Jains. Upali once had a debate with the Buddha and he was so impressed with His teachings that he asked to be the Enlightened One's follower. ...
... Upali was one of the chief followers of the Jain master, Mahavira. Because of his intelligence, Upali often appeared in public debates on behalf of the Jains. Upali once had a debate with the Buddha and he was so impressed with His teachings that he asked to be the Enlightened One's follower. ...
Northern/Southern Schools
... These traditional lineage charts (and Ch’an history) show that Hui-neng was not the sole heir to Master Hung-jen but that the failed verse-writer Shen-hsiu was also appointed Dharma successor and, along with another successor, Chi-shen (609-702) (J. Shishu Chisen), went on to develop his own lineage ...
... These traditional lineage charts (and Ch’an history) show that Hui-neng was not the sole heir to Master Hung-jen but that the failed verse-writer Shen-hsiu was also appointed Dharma successor and, along with another successor, Chi-shen (609-702) (J. Shishu Chisen), went on to develop his own lineage ...
Buddhist Religious Studies
... He sat down under a Nigrodha tree to rest for a while. Meanwhile Sujata, a daughter of the family of Senani, offered a bowl of sweetened rice to him. Siddhartha ate it with his heart's content. Again he sat down for meditation underneath the tree. He promised, 'Let my whole skin-body (sinew) be drie ...
... He sat down under a Nigrodha tree to rest for a while. Meanwhile Sujata, a daughter of the family of Senani, offered a bowl of sweetened rice to him. Siddhartha ate it with his heart's content. Again he sat down for meditation underneath the tree. He promised, 'Let my whole skin-body (sinew) be drie ...
Chan Master Sheng Yen 1930 – 2009
... together, that makes almost thirty. As for myself, my impact on mainstream Buddhism in the West can be said to be not that successful. But you can’t say it’s a failure, either. Having all of you, as disciples, at least 30 people, makes me quite proud and happy. After over thirty years of teaching Bu ...
... together, that makes almost thirty. As for myself, my impact on mainstream Buddhism in the West can be said to be not that successful. But you can’t say it’s a failure, either. Having all of you, as disciples, at least 30 people, makes me quite proud and happy. After over thirty years of teaching Bu ...
The Opening Of The Eyes
... described as possessing one or more of the three virtues, and they have in fact been revered by many people. The Daishonin, however, focuses on the question of who possesses these three virtues, because only someone endowed with all three is suitable as an object of universal veneration and respect. ...
... described as possessing one or more of the three virtues, and they have in fact been revered by many people. The Daishonin, however, focuses on the question of who possesses these three virtues, because only someone endowed with all three is suitable as an object of universal veneration and respect. ...
Re-Imagining the Buddha
... IMAGINATION IN THE DHARMA LIFE In my article, Revering and Relying upon the Dharma, I set out Sangharakshita's thoughts on the nature of Right View. I tried to show how pratītya-samutpāda is not a theory about reality but a description of the conditioned relationships that we can observe underlying ...
... IMAGINATION IN THE DHARMA LIFE In my article, Revering and Relying upon the Dharma, I set out Sangharakshita's thoughts on the nature of Right View. I tried to show how pratītya-samutpāda is not a theory about reality but a description of the conditioned relationships that we can observe underlying ...
The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist
... ideal in TheravadaBuddhism it (theonlyextantschoolofHTnayana Buddhism), be beneficial to the sources that the may investigate briefly identify withMahayanaBuddhism and the?ravaka-yana with bodhisattva-yana ...
... ideal in TheravadaBuddhism it (theonlyextantschoolofHTnayana Buddhism), be beneficial to the sources that the may investigate briefly identify withMahayanaBuddhism and the?ravaka-yana with bodhisattva-yana ...