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 ...
Avataṃsaka Sūtra
... • According to the doctrine of Three Vehicles • Doctrine of Two Vehicles and Doctrine of Bodhisattva Vehicle are both supramundane teachings. • But, the doctrine of Bodhisattva Vehicle is praised as the supreme among supramundane teachings. Because a bodhisattva works to help other sentient beings ...
... • According to the doctrine of Three Vehicles • Doctrine of Two Vehicles and Doctrine of Bodhisattva Vehicle are both supramundane teachings. • But, the doctrine of Bodhisattva Vehicle is praised as the supreme among supramundane teachings. Because a bodhisattva works to help other sentient beings ...
The Buddha’s Past Life as a Princess Ekottarika-āgama Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... arguably the earliest strata of jātaka tales attested in Buddhist literature, in order to provide a background for evaluating the Ekottarika-āgama discourse that reports a past life of the Buddha as a woman. Besides noting indications for the early development and significance of the jātaka genre th ...
... arguably the earliest strata of jātaka tales attested in Buddhist literature, in order to provide a background for evaluating the Ekottarika-āgama discourse that reports a past life of the Buddha as a woman. Besides noting indications for the early development and significance of the jātaka genre th ...
Read article - Dickinson Blogs
... traditional forms. This has been widely claimed by Buddhists like Thich Nhat Hanh, who referred to socially engaged Buddhism in his 2003 Scottish tour, saying “all Buddhism is engaged.” He even dismisses the term he coined in 1963 as a misnomer, as Yarnall (2003:290) points out, “Engaged Buddhism is ...
... traditional forms. This has been widely claimed by Buddhists like Thich Nhat Hanh, who referred to socially engaged Buddhism in his 2003 Scottish tour, saying “all Buddhism is engaged.” He even dismisses the term he coined in 1963 as a misnomer, as Yarnall (2003:290) points out, “Engaged Buddhism is ...
Two Buddhisms Further Considered
... typology, advocating a category break between long-established (‘old-line’) and recently arrived ethnic-Asian Buddhist populations, with converts as the third category. However, despite its convenience, simplicity, and ‘a good deal of explanatory power’ (Seager 2002, 116), even this typology has onl ...
... typology, advocating a category break between long-established (‘old-line’) and recently arrived ethnic-Asian Buddhist populations, with converts as the third category. However, despite its convenience, simplicity, and ‘a good deal of explanatory power’ (Seager 2002, 116), even this typology has onl ...
1 FABIO RAMBELLI LECTURE 7 TRANSMISSION OF THE
... relations) and, more directly, of the impact of Zen modernist ideas propounded for example by D.T. Suzuki.1 In fact, esoteric Buddhist monks received a specialized training (most often, in a collective setting) in a number of philosophical issues and ritual matters. When the training in a particula ...
... relations) and, more directly, of the impact of Zen modernist ideas propounded for example by D.T. Suzuki.1 In fact, esoteric Buddhist monks received a specialized training (most often, in a collective setting) in a number of philosophical issues and ritual matters. When the training in a particula ...
A Field Guide to Socially Engaged Buddhism
... a Buddhism of social engagement look like? These are each questions we would ideally be able to answer over the course of our inquiry. Sallie King, who has written much on the subject, gives a clear and eloquent expression of this tension: “is there a form of Buddhism with sufficient unity among it ...
... a Buddhism of social engagement look like? These are each questions we would ideally be able to answer over the course of our inquiry. Sallie King, who has written much on the subject, gives a clear and eloquent expression of this tension: “is there a form of Buddhism with sufficient unity among it ...
Tolstoy`s Views of Buddhism
... religion which conforms to common sense and reason. Tolstoy describes the true life to which the Buddha aimed as razumnaia ("reasonable") and quotes the Buddha's words to his disciples "Your reason and the truth which I have taught you will be your teachers after I depart. ,,'2 There are no supernat ...
... religion which conforms to common sense and reason. Tolstoy describes the true life to which the Buddha aimed as razumnaia ("reasonable") and quotes the Buddha's words to his disciples "Your reason and the truth which I have taught you will be your teachers after I depart. ,,'2 There are no supernat ...
Buddhist Diplomacy: History and Status Quo
... the war, more than 100,000 people were killed.20 The bloody battle prompted him to devote his life to non-violence and to “feel a strong inclination towards the Dhamma, a love for the Dhamma and for instruction in Dhamma”, as is recorded in the Edicts of King Asoka.21 Under the patronage of the empe ...
... the war, more than 100,000 people were killed.20 The bloody battle prompted him to devote his life to non-violence and to “feel a strong inclination towards the Dhamma, a love for the Dhamma and for instruction in Dhamma”, as is recorded in the Edicts of King Asoka.21 Under the patronage of the empe ...
521. Snodgrass, Judith
... to restructure Christianity around a new conception of the nature of self, a psychological and scientific conception that he described in his book The Soul of Man (1890). He founded The Open Court, a weekly journal, with the intention of propagating these ideas. As the masthead of the journal tells ...
... to restructure Christianity around a new conception of the nature of self, a psychological and scientific conception that he described in his book The Soul of Man (1890). He founded The Open Court, a weekly journal, with the intention of propagating these ideas. As the masthead of the journal tells ...
Buddha name Siddhartha Gautama
... 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.[35] Kaundinya and four other companions, believing that he had abandoned his search and become undisciplined, left. After a reputed 49 days of meditation, at the age of 35, he ...
... 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.[35] Kaundinya and four other companions, believing that he had abandoned his search and become undisciplined, left. After a reputed 49 days of meditation, at the age of 35, he ...
The Buddha and Omniscience
... about the future, however, is feasible only if the future is predetermined. Though a few particular events can be foretold with certainty, and a few others with a high degree of probability, much of the future is still undetermined at present and will take place according to a continuously changing ...
... about the future, however, is feasible only if the future is predetermined. Though a few particular events can be foretold with certainty, and a few others with a high degree of probability, much of the future is still undetermined at present and will take place according to a continuously changing ...
Bullets - Fulford School : VLE
... The news that Siddharta wanted to leave the palace was a matter of great sorrow for his father and family. It must be remembered that there were great expectations upon him to carry out the responsibilities of his father, family and tribe. Nevertheless, Siddharta was not going to let anything stop h ...
... The news that Siddharta wanted to leave the palace was a matter of great sorrow for his father and family. It must be remembered that there were great expectations upon him to carry out the responsibilities of his father, family and tribe. Nevertheless, Siddharta was not going to let anything stop h ...
Essentials of Buddhism
... One. Truly, O king; I think your son will become a Buddha. But now I am old. I shall not live to see the glory of your son’s achievements nor shall I hear his words of wisdom.” The king was very much moved by the words of Asita. To him there was glory in the thought of his son as ruler of all India ...
... One. Truly, O king; I think your son will become a Buddha. But now I am old. I shall not live to see the glory of your son’s achievements nor shall I hear his words of wisdom.” The king was very much moved by the words of Asita. To him there was glory in the thought of his son as ruler of all India ...
Quintessential Buddhism - QUINTESSENTIAL TIBETAN BUDDHA
... Why is it that a Buddhist on his/her path is to relinquish (cut off the head of whatever we meet) any vows & ideas about things, including ideas about Buddhism and Buddhist teachings? ...
... Why is it that a Buddhist on his/her path is to relinquish (cut off the head of whatever we meet) any vows & ideas about things, including ideas about Buddhism and Buddhist teachings? ...
The Four Noble Truths: The Essence of Buddhism
... We should have a joyful, optimistic, and positive outlook on life. We should not constantly talk about suffering, walk around with knitted eyebrows and sad expressions, and be consumed by depression and misery. However, after hearing the Four Noble Truths, some people may wonder: If we should seek j ...
... We should have a joyful, optimistic, and positive outlook on life. We should not constantly talk about suffering, walk around with knitted eyebrows and sad expressions, and be consumed by depression and misery. However, after hearing the Four Noble Truths, some people may wonder: If we should seek j ...
Janussoni Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... 2.4 Early Buddhism accepts the notion of preta (P peta), the departed, but they are regarded as members of a realm of suffering beings (peta,yoni, petti,visaya, pitti,visaya).9 In this sutta, we can notice a hint of the early brahmanical conception of preta. The notion of the suffering peta becomes ...
... 2.4 Early Buddhism accepts the notion of preta (P peta), the departed, but they are regarded as members of a realm of suffering beings (peta,yoni, petti,visaya, pitti,visaya).9 In this sutta, we can notice a hint of the early brahmanical conception of preta. The notion of the suffering peta becomes ...
Leaving a Guru – Discriminating bad from good Gurus
... »The defining characteristics of the student who relies upon the teacher« Aryadeva states in his Four Hundred Stanzas (Catuh-sataka): »It is said that one who is nonpartisan, intelligent, and diligent Is a vessel for listening to the teachings. The good qualities of the instructor do not appear othe ...
... »The defining characteristics of the student who relies upon the teacher« Aryadeva states in his Four Hundred Stanzas (Catuh-sataka): »It is said that one who is nonpartisan, intelligent, and diligent Is a vessel for listening to the teachings. The good qualities of the instructor do not appear othe ...
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... himself and ate him up. Nothing was left. The Sthabir having come back to his senses, saw the happenings. He threw a dry branch of the tree to the dogs. Then the dogs thought that they had eaten up their master. They fled away to the forest. The Sthabir became repentant. He began to think whether th ...
... himself and ate him up. Nothing was left. The Sthabir having come back to his senses, saw the happenings. He threw a dry branch of the tree to the dogs. Then the dogs thought that they had eaten up their master. They fled away to the forest. The Sthabir became repentant. He began to think whether th ...
The Gohonzon - laureldistrictstudy
... As Nichiren Daishonin says: "As for the characters of the Lotus Sutra [the Gohonzon], a blind person cannot see them at all. A person with the eyes of a common mortal sees them as black in color. Persons in the two vehicles see them as void. Bodhisattvas see various different colors in them, while a ...
... As Nichiren Daishonin says: "As for the characters of the Lotus Sutra [the Gohonzon], a blind person cannot see them at all. A person with the eyes of a common mortal sees them as black in color. Persons in the two vehicles see them as void. Bodhisattvas see various different colors in them, while a ...
Down This Talk - Three Wheels Temple
... only a few of his closest disciples. Divided into 16 sections, it elucidates Amida’s Original Prayer which specifically chooses the practice of the nembutsu as the right practice for all human beings. It centres around the idea of faith found in Zendo’s Exposition of the Sutra of Meditation. In 1201 ...
... only a few of his closest disciples. Divided into 16 sections, it elucidates Amida’s Original Prayer which specifically chooses the practice of the nembutsu as the right practice for all human beings. It centres around the idea of faith found in Zendo’s Exposition of the Sutra of Meditation. In 1201 ...
The Unintended Legacy of Hellenism
... beings.10 Although yaksas and nagas were deified and enjoyed extended lifetimes, only the Buddha managed to successfully escape the cycle of life and death. This increasing desire to differentiate the Buddha from other deities, even if it was manifested in the active refusal to depict him in human f ...
... beings.10 Although yaksas and nagas were deified and enjoyed extended lifetimes, only the Buddha managed to successfully escape the cycle of life and death. This increasing desire to differentiate the Buddha from other deities, even if it was manifested in the active refusal to depict him in human f ...
What is Nirvana - Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
... here, I am only trying to highlight the funny side of it, in a manner of speaking. These people think that just being a good person is the important thing to do as a Buddhist. That it is sufficient. Nirvana as Extinction To seek nirvana is a completely different thing. To seek nirvana we not only tr ...
... here, I am only trying to highlight the funny side of it, in a manner of speaking. These people think that just being a good person is the important thing to do as a Buddhist. That it is sufficient. Nirvana as Extinction To seek nirvana is a completely different thing. To seek nirvana we not only tr ...
Mysteries of the World According to Buddhism
... native writer, or an overseas writer. Once I start, I forget to eat or sleep and become completely wrapped up in the book. The other thing I enjoy is to try my best to help others as much as I can within my small capacity, when causes and conditions call me. For attendees here today, when you have ...
... native writer, or an overseas writer. Once I start, I forget to eat or sleep and become completely wrapped up in the book. The other thing I enjoy is to try my best to help others as much as I can within my small capacity, when causes and conditions call me. For attendees here today, when you have ...
Return Tranquility
... desires and actions begin with the thoughts we think. Thought precedes one’s experience (mano pubbangama dhamma). Modern cognitive psychologists have now begun to realize this. This means, “As we think, so we feel, as we feel, so we act, as we act, so we reap the results of our actions.” Our destiny ...
... desires and actions begin with the thoughts we think. Thought precedes one’s experience (mano pubbangama dhamma). Modern cognitive psychologists have now begun to realize this. This means, “As we think, so we feel, as we feel, so we act, as we act, so we reap the results of our actions.” Our destiny ...