Prince Shōtoku`s Commentary on the Śrīmālā-sūtra
... of the three vehicles—the bodhisattva, pratyekabuddha, and śrāvaka. The Shōmangyō gisho also refers to the ekayāna in contrast to the two vehicles; some of these references point to the paths of the pratyekabuddha and śrāvaka, while others refer to pratyekabuddhas and arhats. The term ekayāna is als ...
... of the three vehicles—the bodhisattva, pratyekabuddha, and śrāvaka. The Shōmangyō gisho also refers to the ekayāna in contrast to the two vehicles; some of these references point to the paths of the pratyekabuddha and śrāvaka, while others refer to pratyekabuddhas and arhats. The term ekayāna is als ...
Miracles and Superhuman Powers in South Asian Buddhist Literature
... Now, it is questionable whether Buddhist discourse ever developed a concept equivalent to what we might call natural law. The so-called law of karma is one often cited candidate, but there are others that need to be mentioned, like “dependent origination” (pratītyasamutpāda) and “the nature of thing ...
... Now, it is questionable whether Buddhist discourse ever developed a concept equivalent to what we might call natural law. The so-called law of karma is one often cited candidate, but there are others that need to be mentioned, like “dependent origination” (pratītyasamutpāda) and “the nature of thing ...
Guide to the Bodhisattva`s Way of Life
... should equip ourselves with mindfulness and awareness when we use modern facilities. Otherwise, we may start to use those facilities to study and propagate the Dharma, but end up being sunk into an abyss without any self-control. That is a real pity! Today, I am going to introduce how popular the Bo ...
... should equip ourselves with mindfulness and awareness when we use modern facilities. Otherwise, we may start to use those facilities to study and propagate the Dharma, but end up being sunk into an abyss without any self-control. That is a real pity! Today, I am going to introduce how popular the Bo ...
Schism, semiosis and the Soka Gakkai
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
The Seeker`s Glossary of Buddhism
... Buddhism, which first appeared a year ago. The text is a compendium of excerpts and quotations from some 350 works by monks, nuns, professors, scholars and other laypersons from nine different countries, in their own words or in translation. The editors have merely organized the material, adding a f ...
... Buddhism, which first appeared a year ago. The text is a compendium of excerpts and quotations from some 350 works by monks, nuns, professors, scholars and other laypersons from nine different countries, in their own words or in translation. The editors have merely organized the material, adding a f ...
save - Dl4a.org
... In the countries mentioned Indian influence has been dominant until the present day, or at least until the advent of Islam. In another large area comprising China, Japan, Korea, and Annam it appears as a layer superimposed on Chinese culture, yet not a mere veneer. In these regions Chinese ethics, l ...
... In the countries mentioned Indian influence has been dominant until the present day, or at least until the advent of Islam. In another large area comprising China, Japan, Korea, and Annam it appears as a layer superimposed on Chinese culture, yet not a mere veneer. In these regions Chinese ethics, l ...
Chapter 1 - Princeton University Press
... metaphysical position, on account of which they conclude that Pyrrho could not be the founder of Pyrrhonism. This idea has been much criticized,15 mainly because the ancient testimonies overwhelmingly say that the concern of Pyrrho is purely with ethics, and many modern scholars agree.16 The very fi ...
... metaphysical position, on account of which they conclude that Pyrrho could not be the founder of Pyrrhonism. This idea has been much criticized,15 mainly because the ancient testimonies overwhelmingly say that the concern of Pyrrho is purely with ethics, and many modern scholars agree.16 The very fi ...
Buddha`s lists explained
... Dr. David N. Snyder was born in Germany to American parents stationed there from the U.S. Army. He has lived in or visited several countries. His exposure to other cultures piqued his interest in philosophy and religion from an early age. He read the scriptures of every major religion by the age of ...
... Dr. David N. Snyder was born in Germany to American parents stationed there from the U.S. Army. He has lived in or visited several countries. His exposure to other cultures piqued his interest in philosophy and religion from an early age. He read the scriptures of every major religion by the age of ...
Conversion by the Book: Buddhist Print Culture in Early Republican
... anyone, Chün-fang Yü deserves credit for whatever accomplishments I have been able to achieve in the past seven years. Her kindness, wisdom, patience, and insight have been an inspiration and a source of strength both for me and, I trust, for her other students. During my graduate work at Columbia I ...
... anyone, Chün-fang Yü deserves credit for whatever accomplishments I have been able to achieve in the past seven years. Her kindness, wisdom, patience, and insight have been an inspiration and a source of strength both for me and, I trust, for her other students. During my graduate work at Columbia I ...
Basics of Practice - Nichiren Shoshu Myoshinji
... For those who have recently joined Nichiren Shoshu and are taking their first steps in faith, it is most important to have a clear understanding of the purpose of faith. The following analogy may serve to illustrate. Suppose there are two people reading the same book. One person strives to learn all ...
... For those who have recently joined Nichiren Shoshu and are taking their first steps in faith, it is most important to have a clear understanding of the purpose of faith. The following analogy may serve to illustrate. Suppose there are two people reading the same book. One person strives to learn all ...
The Genesis of the Bodhisattva Ideal
... Buddhism has enjoyed a prominent place in the study of Asian religious ideas at Hamburg University for almost 100 years, ever since the birth of Buddhist Studies in Germany. We are proud that our program is housed in one of the pioneering academic institutions in Europe at which the study of Buddhis ...
... Buddhism has enjoyed a prominent place in the study of Asian religious ideas at Hamburg University for almost 100 years, ever since the birth of Buddhist Studies in Germany. We are proud that our program is housed in one of the pioneering academic institutions in Europe at which the study of Buddhis ...
Hinduism and Buddhism, Volume 1
... But what are Hinduism and Buddhism? What do they teach about gods and men and the destinies of the soul? What ideals do they hold up and is their teaching of value or at least of interest for Europe? I will not at once answer these questions by general statements, because such names as Hinduism and ...
... But what are Hinduism and Buddhism? What do they teach about gods and men and the destinies of the soul? What ideals do they hold up and is their teaching of value or at least of interest for Europe? I will not at once answer these questions by general statements, because such names as Hinduism and ...
Gautama Buddha was born in Helabima
... different tribes are not extraordinary, miraculous demons or ghosts. They are not Vaddhas3 either. Especially, the people who lived in Deva Hela in the ancient times were real human beings who possessed with the knowledge of science, knowledge of technologies, intelligences and advanced knowledge of ...
... different tribes are not extraordinary, miraculous demons or ghosts. They are not Vaddhas3 either. Especially, the people who lived in Deva Hela in the ancient times were real human beings who possessed with the knowledge of science, knowledge of technologies, intelligences and advanced knowledge of ...
2015 SGINZ LEVEL ONE EXAM
... Lotus Sutra that leads all people to Buddhahood, and we ordinary human beings are in no way different or separate from one another. To chant Myoho-renge-kyo with this realization is to inherit the ultimate Law of life and death” (WND-1, 216). He also writes, “Myo represents death, and ho, life” (WND ...
... Lotus Sutra that leads all people to Buddhahood, and we ordinary human beings are in no way different or separate from one another. To chant Myoho-renge-kyo with this realization is to inherit the ultimate Law of life and death” (WND-1, 216). He also writes, “Myo represents death, and ho, life” (WND ...
Development of The Hua-Yen school during the Tang Dynasty
... China, especially during the Tang and pre-Tang period. The purpose of this research work is threefold. Firstly, we have made an attempt to clarify the extent and the nature of the contributions made by various patriarchs to the development of this important East Asian tradition of Buddhism. Secondly ...
... China, especially during the Tang and pre-Tang period. The purpose of this research work is threefold. Firstly, we have made an attempt to clarify the extent and the nature of the contributions made by various patriarchs to the development of this important East Asian tradition of Buddhism. Secondly ...
The History of Buddhism in Vietnam
... paralyzing controls. At the same time, the Le tolerated and sometimes favored Buddhism at the popular level because of the religion’s stabilizing benefits. The author summarizes and critiques three ‘Confucian’ scholars who wrote Buddhist works: Nguyen Trai, who wrote beautiful poetry; Luong The Vinh ...
... paralyzing controls. At the same time, the Le tolerated and sometimes favored Buddhism at the popular level because of the religion’s stabilizing benefits. The author summarizes and critiques three ‘Confucian’ scholars who wrote Buddhist works: Nguyen Trai, who wrote beautiful poetry; Luong The Vinh ...
The Ten Pillars of Buddhism
... immaturity to maturity. The sixteenth birthday therefore has, for Indian tradition, something of the significance that the twenty-first birthday has in the West, the five-year difference between them no doubt being attributable to the fact that in Europe and North America human beings mature later t ...
... immaturity to maturity. The sixteenth birthday therefore has, for Indian tradition, something of the significance that the twenty-first birthday has in the West, the five-year difference between them no doubt being attributable to the fact that in Europe and North America human beings mature later t ...
Buddhist Monastic Discipline
... and students of Buddhism in general, specially those who have missed seeing my work in the earlier edition and those who I believe are not adequately familiar with the original Vinaya texts in their Pali version. Mention must be made of Venerable Mettavihari of Denmark and Venerable Pamburana Sangha ...
... and students of Buddhism in general, specially those who have missed seeing my work in the earlier edition and those who I believe are not adequately familiar with the original Vinaya texts in their Pali version. Mention must be made of Venerable Mettavihari of Denmark and Venerable Pamburana Sangha ...
Cliff Notes: Text and Image at Baodingshan
... that I had previously learned about Buddhist art in China. This was no honeycombed cliff of Buddha images; rather, it appeared as a cohesive whole, a well-thought out mile and a half of hillside carving reminiscent of the earlier individual cave programs of Dunhuang, Yungang, and Longmen. Baodingsha ...
... that I had previously learned about Buddhist art in China. This was no honeycombed cliff of Buddha images; rather, it appeared as a cohesive whole, a well-thought out mile and a half of hillside carving reminiscent of the earlier individual cave programs of Dunhuang, Yungang, and Longmen. Baodingsha ...
Mahayana Buddhism - The Doctrinal Foundations
... to quote the scriptures, ‘this complete mass of frustration, suffering’ (Pali: dukkha). Such, as far as we can now tell, was the principal religious project of the Buddhist virtuoso monk at the time of the Buddha and in the early centuries after his death. As time went on, so those monks engaged in ...
... to quote the scriptures, ‘this complete mass of frustration, suffering’ (Pali: dukkha). Such, as far as we can now tell, was the principal religious project of the Buddhist virtuoso monk at the time of the Buddha and in the early centuries after his death. As time went on, so those monks engaged in ...
mindfulness
... that pertained to India and occurred both when the Buddha was born and when he entered nirvana. This period of time was the Zhou Dynasty in China. Thus Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth is placed at about 1024 BCE, in the twenty-sixth year of the reign of King Zhao, 昭 王 (1052-1001 BCE) of the Zhou Dynasty t ...
... that pertained to India and occurred both when the Buddha was born and when he entered nirvana. This period of time was the Zhou Dynasty in China. Thus Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth is placed at about 1024 BCE, in the twenty-sixth year of the reign of King Zhao, 昭 王 (1052-1001 BCE) of the Zhou Dynasty t ...
here as a pdf
... earlier, the Daishonin was arrested by the authorities and sentenced to exile in Ito of Izu Province. (This is called the Izu Exile.) After being pardoned from exile in February 1263, the Daishonin made his way back to Kamakura. In 1264, he returned to his home province of Awa to visit his ailin ...
... earlier, the Daishonin was arrested by the authorities and sentenced to exile in Ito of Izu Province. (This is called the Izu Exile.) After being pardoned from exile in February 1263, the Daishonin made his way back to Kamakura. In 1264, he returned to his home province of Awa to visit his ailin ...
Ambedkar and Buddhism by Sangharakshita
... Bombay Legislative Assembly, pressed for the abolition of agricultural serfdom, defended the right of industrial workers to strike, advocated the promotion of birth control, and addressed meetings and conferences all over the Bombay Presidency. In 1939 World War II broke out in Europe and the fact ...
... Bombay Legislative Assembly, pressed for the abolition of agricultural serfdom, defended the right of industrial workers to strike, advocated the promotion of birth control, and addressed meetings and conferences all over the Bombay Presidency. In 1939 World War II broke out in Europe and the fact ...
cheng xuanying`s conception of the sage in the zhuangzi
... seems to make no distinction between them throughout his commentary. Despite Cheng's vision for harmonizing the sage epithets, I will explore a few examples where we can I detect Cheng' s dissat~sfaction with certain passages of the Zhuangzi. ...
... seems to make no distinction between them throughout his commentary. Despite Cheng's vision for harmonizing the sage epithets, I will explore a few examples where we can I detect Cheng' s dissat~sfaction with certain passages of the Zhuangzi. ...
- VU Research Repository
... Bringing Buddhist Wisdom and Compassion to Psychotherapy is no more than 100,000 words in length, exclusive of tables, figures, appendices, references and footnotes. This thesis contains no material that has been submitted previously, in whole or in part, for the award of any other academic degree o ...
... Bringing Buddhist Wisdom and Compassion to Psychotherapy is no more than 100,000 words in length, exclusive of tables, figures, appendices, references and footnotes. This thesis contains no material that has been submitted previously, in whole or in part, for the award of any other academic degree o ...