The Buddha`s Skillful Means
... irrational thinking. But from a "skillful means" perspective it expresses an ability to respond to the various forms of suffering the Buddha encounted on a daily basis. The point of all those stories in which the Buddha supposedly lies or contradicts himself is not to condone those activites, any mo ...
... irrational thinking. But from a "skillful means" perspective it expresses an ability to respond to the various forms of suffering the Buddha encounted on a daily basis. The point of all those stories in which the Buddha supposedly lies or contradicts himself is not to condone those activites, any mo ...
The Sati Journal - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... Therīgāthā, the collection of verses attributed to seventy nuns who were ordained at the time of the Buddha. In this essay, Bhikkhu Anālayo examines the tale of a young nun named Subhā and a young man’s attempt to seduce her, applying his knowledge of a similar tale from the Chinese Āgamas to exami ...
... Therīgāthā, the collection of verses attributed to seventy nuns who were ordained at the time of the Buddha. In this essay, Bhikkhu Anālayo examines the tale of a young nun named Subhā and a young man’s attempt to seduce her, applying his knowledge of a similar tale from the Chinese Āgamas to exami ...
Hur, Nam-lin - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... populace and, at the same time, Buddhist ritual practice was indiscriminately carried out. Han said that Buddhism should be a religion for salvation with solemn purposes for all people and society. But, unfortunately, in his view, Korean Buddhism was far removed from this purpose. The problem, as Ha ...
... populace and, at the same time, Buddhist ritual practice was indiscriminately carried out. Han said that Buddhism should be a religion for salvation with solemn purposes for all people and society. But, unfortunately, in his view, Korean Buddhism was far removed from this purpose. The problem, as Ha ...
Understanding in Theravada Abhidhamma
... Following this incident, Gautama was famously seated under a pipal tree—now known as the Bodhi tree—in Bodh Gaya, India, when he vowed never to arise until he had found the truth.[45] Kaundinya and four other companions, believing that he had abandoned his search and become undisciplined, left. Afte ...
... Following this incident, Gautama was famously seated under a pipal tree—now known as the Bodhi tree—in Bodh Gaya, India, when he vowed never to arise until he had found the truth.[45] Kaundinya and four other companions, believing that he had abandoned his search and become undisciplined, left. Afte ...
this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... Can one imagine a conference of papers on Christianity in which no one talked about Jesus? Or a conference of that size on Islam in which Mohammed was passed over in silence? So why is the study of Buddhism in this mess? I am well aware that some people object to taking the Buddha as a historica ...
... Can one imagine a conference of papers on Christianity in which no one talked about Jesus? Or a conference of that size on Islam in which Mohammed was passed over in silence? So why is the study of Buddhism in this mess? I am well aware that some people object to taking the Buddha as a historica ...
Was the Buddha Omniscient?
... The Milindapañha (Questions of King Milinda) - a post-canonical Pāli work that deals with many puzzling questions about the Buddha’s life and teaching - seems to justify this interpretation. Nāgasena, a Buddhist monk, points out to the king that, The omniscience of the Blessed One was dependent on ...
... The Milindapañha (Questions of King Milinda) - a post-canonical Pāli work that deals with many puzzling questions about the Buddha’s life and teaching - seems to justify this interpretation. Nāgasena, a Buddhist monk, points out to the king that, The omniscience of the Blessed One was dependent on ...
A Buddhist Monk`s Journeys to Heaven and Hell
... and statues, although this is not as clearly visible, but it also has nine circumambulating corridors of more than 5km long. These corridors are flanked on the left-hand and right-hand side by bas reliefs which are each one meter in height and two meters in width.5 Roughly half of the approximately ...
... and statues, although this is not as clearly visible, but it also has nine circumambulating corridors of more than 5km long. These corridors are flanked on the left-hand and right-hand side by bas reliefs which are each one meter in height and two meters in width.5 Roughly half of the approximately ...
File - INTERNATIONAL CH`AN BUDDHISM INSTITUTE
... alcohol is consumed the judgement is impaired and this can lead to the breaking of the other precepts. Not killing, not stealing, and not engaging in sexual misconduct are great and important vows, whilst not lying regulates speech. Drinking alcohol leads to uncontrolled speech, and the possibility ...
... alcohol is consumed the judgement is impaired and this can lead to the breaking of the other precepts. Not killing, not stealing, and not engaging in sexual misconduct are great and important vows, whilst not lying regulates speech. Drinking alcohol leads to uncontrolled speech, and the possibility ...
PDF - Chan Meditation Center
... liberation of the mind. If we were in prison, our bodies would be confined, and they would be liberated after we were released. However, for a Buddhist practitioner, liberation of the mind transcends liberation of the body; if we had no vexations and no attachments, we would be free even if we were ...
... liberation of the mind. If we were in prison, our bodies would be confined, and they would be liberated after we were released. However, for a Buddhist practitioner, liberation of the mind transcends liberation of the body; if we had no vexations and no attachments, we would be free even if we were ...
Toward a More Readable Translation of Tannishô 歎異抄―より
... “Grand Design” is the translation of “gan,” which is often translated as the “Vow.” In this version, the word “Vow” is avoided because it is also a personified expression. The standard story is that Amida has made a Vow to save everybody unconditionally, but personifying the story in this way reduce ...
... “Grand Design” is the translation of “gan,” which is often translated as the “Vow.” In this version, the word “Vow” is avoided because it is also a personified expression. The standard story is that Amida has made a Vow to save everybody unconditionally, but personifying the story in this way reduce ...
Winning Life An - Soka Gakkai International
... daily lives and help them overcome their struggles, they cannot become happy by practicing it. Today, many religions lack the ability to truly empower people to change. In Buddhism, faith is based on experience. Nichiren Buddhism emphasizes obtaining “actual proof” of the teaching’s power. Faith beg ...
... daily lives and help them overcome their struggles, they cannot become happy by practicing it. Today, many religions lack the ability to truly empower people to change. In Buddhism, faith is based on experience. Nichiren Buddhism emphasizes obtaining “actual proof” of the teaching’s power. Faith beg ...
Aspects of Early Buddhist Sociological Thought
... Health as the Most Precious Asset........................................................... 48 Introduction of Monasticism & Health problems............................ 49 Medicine as One of the Four Requisites of Monkhood................ 52 Physical Fitness and Health.............................. ...
... Health as the Most Precious Asset........................................................... 48 Introduction of Monasticism & Health problems............................ 49 Medicine as One of the Four Requisites of Monkhood................ 52 Physical Fitness and Health.............................. ...
Transcript of the teachings by Geshe Chonyi
... We all have compassion. When we see our loved ones or close friends suffering, we find it unbearable and we want to free them from that suffering. The Lamrim mentions that there is not a single sentient being who has not been our loved one in the past. We naturally generate compassion whenever we se ...
... We all have compassion. When we see our loved ones or close friends suffering, we find it unbearable and we want to free them from that suffering. The Lamrim mentions that there is not a single sentient being who has not been our loved one in the past. We naturally generate compassion whenever we se ...
Lesson 14 – The Four Sublime Abodes
... materialistic working environment, we are subjected to unjust criticism and abuses. Most people are perturbed when affected by such favorable or unfavorable states. One is elated when praised, depressed when blamed. True equanimity, however, should be able to meet all these severe tests and to regen ...
... materialistic working environment, we are subjected to unjust criticism and abuses. Most people are perturbed when affected by such favorable or unfavorable states. One is elated when praised, depressed when blamed. True equanimity, however, should be able to meet all these severe tests and to regen ...
Chapter 8: Nichikan: Restorer of the Fuji School
... previous high priests who had been influenced by Yobo-ji. By the time Nichikan became high priest, some four hundred years after the Daishonin’s passing, Nichiren schools had distorted his teachings and promulgated various misinterpretations. Through the Six-volume Writings, Nichikan reestablished t ...
... previous high priests who had been influenced by Yobo-ji. By the time Nichikan became high priest, some four hundred years after the Daishonin’s passing, Nichiren schools had distorted his teachings and promulgated various misinterpretations. Through the Six-volume Writings, Nichikan reestablished t ...
Temple Book of Chants
... incense, burning incense, lights and candles, each of which heaps as high as the Sumeru Mountains with all of these, I now make offerings to all Tathagatas. I, with a broad, deep, extraordinary, understanding mind, firmly believe in all Buddhas in the past, present and future, and, with all the powe ...
... incense, burning incense, lights and candles, each of which heaps as high as the Sumeru Mountains with all of these, I now make offerings to all Tathagatas. I, with a broad, deep, extraordinary, understanding mind, firmly believe in all Buddhas in the past, present and future, and, with all the powe ...
Seeds of Compassion - Salt Lake Buddhist Temple
... space. She wasn’t very welcoming and ran back to her usual area in the house. Snickers and Chibi wanted to see what this new creature was, so they chased Baby Blue behind the Obutsudan. Baby then leaped from behind the Obutsudan to my desk, which had my porcelain figures of Super Heroes on it. One c ...
... space. She wasn’t very welcoming and ran back to her usual area in the house. Snickers and Chibi wanted to see what this new creature was, so they chased Baby Blue behind the Obutsudan. Baby then leaped from behind the Obutsudan to my desk, which had my porcelain figures of Super Heroes on it. One c ...
did the dhamma die with the buddha?
... the Paali Canon is an accurate representation of the Buddha’s teachings, that it accurately portrays life in the time of the Buddha, and that it is a relatively complete description of the both. The texts upon which Masefield bases his argument were not written down for some hundreds of years after ...
... the Paali Canon is an accurate representation of the Buddha’s teachings, that it accurately portrays life in the time of the Buddha, and that it is a relatively complete description of the both. The texts upon which Masefield bases his argument were not written down for some hundreds of years after ...
Symbolism in Asian Statues of the Buddha
... aspirations of achieving moksha or liberation from samsara. The first step in this new direction was to chop off his handsome, long locks of hair.4 The shearing of this symbol of power was a drastic divorce from a life of delicacy to an existence of difficult deprivation and meditation. Legend state ...
... aspirations of achieving moksha or liberation from samsara. The first step in this new direction was to chop off his handsome, long locks of hair.4 The shearing of this symbol of power was a drastic divorce from a life of delicacy to an existence of difficult deprivation and meditation. Legend state ...
Print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... whole world, he proposed meetings for Buddhists all over the world. He's the first person to say, in order to standardize and integrate Buddhism, we should spread Buddhism to Europe and America. (11) Taixu, in addition to being the inspiration for several leading ...
... whole world, he proposed meetings for Buddhists all over the world. He's the first person to say, in order to standardize and integrate Buddhism, we should spread Buddhism to Europe and America. (11) Taixu, in addition to being the inspiration for several leading ...
Navayana Buddhism - Social
... hand and asked the earth to be his witness. Siddhartha, now the Buddha, remained seated under the tree – which we call the bodhi tree – for many days longer. It seemed to him that this knowledge he had gained was far too difficult to communicate to others. Legend has it that Brahma, king of the gods ...
... hand and asked the earth to be his witness. Siddhartha, now the Buddha, remained seated under the tree – which we call the bodhi tree – for many days longer. It seemed to him that this knowledge he had gained was far too difficult to communicate to others. Legend has it that Brahma, king of the gods ...
Paper - VII - History of Buddhism and Jainism upto 1000 A.D.
... As far as the teaching of the Buddha is concerned, it was well preserved through oral tradition, till it was put to writing in the fourth council. To verify their authenticity, time and again, six historical Thervada Councils were held. Oral teachings of the Buddha, popularly known as Theravada teac ...
... As far as the teaching of the Buddha is concerned, it was well preserved through oral tradition, till it was put to writing in the fourth council. To verify their authenticity, time and again, six historical Thervada Councils were held. Oral teachings of the Buddha, popularly known as Theravada teac ...
Good Question, Good Answer - ndc-lnh
... sects. Perhaps the difference between Buddhism and some other religions is that the various schools have generally been very tolerant and friendly towards each other. QUESTION: You certainly think highly of Buddhism. I suppose you believe it is the only true religion and that all the others are fal ...
... sects. Perhaps the difference between Buddhism and some other religions is that the various schools have generally been very tolerant and friendly towards each other. QUESTION: You certainly think highly of Buddhism. I suppose you believe it is the only true religion and that all the others are fal ...
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
... the follower blind faith. At the very outset the skeptic will be pleased to hear of its call for investigation. Buddhism from beginning to end is open to all those who have eyes to see and minds to understand. The Buddha never endeavored to wring out of his followers blind and submissive faith in hi ...
... the follower blind faith. At the very outset the skeptic will be pleased to hear of its call for investigation. Buddhism from beginning to end is open to all those who have eyes to see and minds to understand. The Buddha never endeavored to wring out of his followers blind and submissive faith in hi ...
The eye of new awareness WELCOME TO KAGYU MONLAM
... Rigpe Dorje. Although this nation, this country and its people have strong roots in Buddhism, there is nevertheless a continuous need for support and effort to maintain this development and activity of the Buddha dharma, and I see all of the activities of Drupon Rinpoche as a reflection of what is r ...
... Rigpe Dorje. Although this nation, this country and its people have strong roots in Buddhism, there is nevertheless a continuous need for support and effort to maintain this development and activity of the Buddha dharma, and I see all of the activities of Drupon Rinpoche as a reflection of what is r ...