Glossary of Buddhist Terms - Prison Mindfulness Institute
... Chinese Zen Lineage. Bodhidharma's Buddhist Master, Prajnatara, was the 27th Patriarch of Indian Buddhism. He taught Bodhidharma for many years, gave him Mind Transmission, made him the 28th Patriarch, and gave him the name Bodhidharma. Following the instruction of his Master to transmit Dharma to ...
... Chinese Zen Lineage. Bodhidharma's Buddhist Master, Prajnatara, was the 27th Patriarch of Indian Buddhism. He taught Bodhidharma for many years, gave him Mind Transmission, made him the 28th Patriarch, and gave him the name Bodhidharma. Following the instruction of his Master to transmit Dharma to ...
buddhism
... the basis for the Triratna—the “Three Jewels” of Buddha (the teacher), dharma (the teaching), and sangha (the community)—in which Buddhists have traditionally taken refuge. Suffering, impermanence, and no-self It may be said that the Buddha based his entire teaching on the fact of human suffering. ...
... the basis for the Triratna—the “Three Jewels” of Buddha (the teacher), dharma (the teaching), and sangha (the community)—in which Buddhists have traditionally taken refuge. Suffering, impermanence, and no-self It may be said that the Buddha based his entire teaching on the fact of human suffering. ...
If Intention Is Karma: A New Approach to
... As Collins correctly notes: “[Buddhism] was . . . a cultural ideological project of ongoing collectivities, in which celibacy could only be a minority option . . . in any instance, anywhere, the majority of such collectivities would have been non-ascetic” (58). That being the case, it is not plausib ...
... As Collins correctly notes: “[Buddhism] was . . . a cultural ideological project of ongoing collectivities, in which celibacy could only be a minority option . . . in any instance, anywhere, the majority of such collectivities would have been non-ascetic” (58). That being the case, it is not plausib ...
Buddhism in a Nutshell
... yourselves, the Tathagatas[2] are only teachers." The Buddhas point out the path, and it is left for us to follow that path to obtain our purification. "To depend on others for salvation is negative, but to depend on oneself is positive." Dependence on others means a surrender of one's effort. In ex ...
... yourselves, the Tathagatas[2] are only teachers." The Buddhas point out the path, and it is left for us to follow that path to obtain our purification. "To depend on others for salvation is negative, but to depend on oneself is positive." Dependence on others means a surrender of one's effort. In ex ...
Collectors` Preface - Freer and Sackler Galleries
... 764 and 770 in Nara. The Empress Shøtoku (718–770), acting in accordance with sutras that urged the construction of stupas, ordered the creation of one million miniature pagodas. Ostensibly the pagodas were produced to evoke the presence of the Buddha, thereby assuring the health of the state, which ...
... 764 and 770 in Nara. The Empress Shøtoku (718–770), acting in accordance with sutras that urged the construction of stupas, ordered the creation of one million miniature pagodas. Ostensibly the pagodas were produced to evoke the presence of the Buddha, thereby assuring the health of the state, which ...
Handout
... Asokan inscriptions are engraved in a rock shelter overlooking the Narmada valley, a Minor Rock Edict I (Falk 89–90) and a separate edict (Falk 109–110) that records a visit paid to “this locality” (imam desam) by Asoka when he was crown prince. The staff and stone parasol were found near the larges ...
... Asokan inscriptions are engraved in a rock shelter overlooking the Narmada valley, a Minor Rock Edict I (Falk 89–90) and a separate edict (Falk 109–110) that records a visit paid to “this locality” (imam desam) by Asoka when he was crown prince. The staff and stone parasol were found near the larges ...
The Twelve Deeds of the Buddha
... there was again a specific reason for doing this. It was to counteract various misconceptions we might have had. One misunderstanding was to think that the Buddha was someone who was simply a meditator without any academic education. Another misconception was the idea that he already possessed all t ...
... there was again a specific reason for doing this. It was to counteract various misconceptions we might have had. One misunderstanding was to think that the Buddha was someone who was simply a meditator without any academic education. Another misconception was the idea that he already possessed all t ...
Lesson 16 - Learning About World Religions: Buddhism
... Prince Siddhartha enjoyed a life of luxury in his father’s palaces. This painting shows his wedding ceremony, at left, and his skill at archery, at right. Prince Siddhartha’s father wanted his son to be a great and powerful ruler. The king was worried about the predictions made by the Brahmins. ...
... Prince Siddhartha enjoyed a life of luxury in his father’s palaces. This painting shows his wedding ceremony, at left, and his skill at archery, at right. Prince Siddhartha’s father wanted his son to be a great and powerful ruler. The king was worried about the predictions made by the Brahmins. ...
Getting back to the source with Agon Shu
... aspects of the religion that bears his name in 21-century Japan. Like the vast majority of Japanese Buddhists, the Rev. Seiyu Kiriyama, the Founder and President of Agon Shu, was originally an adherent of what is known as Mahayana (greater vehicle) Buddhism. It became a separate strand of the religi ...
... aspects of the religion that bears his name in 21-century Japan. Like the vast majority of Japanese Buddhists, the Rev. Seiyu Kiriyama, the Founder and President of Agon Shu, was originally an adherent of what is known as Mahayana (greater vehicle) Buddhism. It became a separate strand of the religi ...
Introduction to the Dhammapada - Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara
... occasion, and thus among themselves will exhibit a meaningful development or a set of variations on a theme. But by and large, the logic behind the grouping together of verses into a chapter is merely the concern with a common topic. The twenty-six chapter headings thus function as a kind of rubric ...
... occasion, and thus among themselves will exhibit a meaningful development or a set of variations on a theme. But by and large, the logic behind the grouping together of verses into a chapter is merely the concern with a common topic. The twenty-six chapter headings thus function as a kind of rubric ...
3. Interpretative Examples of Controversial Doctrines in the Buddhist
... The Buddha preaches this sermon first and then followed with the Fourfold Noble Truth, so this teaching deserves to be called the real gradual path in its etymological meaning of the term. This doctrine started with: (1) Talk on charity (dana), (2) talk on morality (sila), (3) talk on heavenly pleas ...
... The Buddha preaches this sermon first and then followed with the Fourfold Noble Truth, so this teaching deserves to be called the real gradual path in its etymological meaning of the term. This doctrine started with: (1) Talk on charity (dana), (2) talk on morality (sila), (3) talk on heavenly pleas ...
A Buddha and his Cousin - University of New Mexico
... the plows, the boy was filled with a profound sadness. Realizing that it is impossible to maintain life without disturbing the lives of others, sometimes even depriving others of their lives, the boy was overcome with grief of the type that Jungian analyst James Hollis calls existential guilt, whic ...
... the plows, the boy was filled with a profound sadness. Realizing that it is impossible to maintain life without disturbing the lives of others, sometimes even depriving others of their lives, the boy was overcome with grief of the type that Jungian analyst James Hollis calls existential guilt, whic ...
Lecture 102: The Archetype of the Divine Healer Friends, In the
... fact, again according to Egyptian myth and legend, who helped the goddess Isis to purify the dismembered body of Osiris. And when Horus, the son, the infant son, of Isis and Osiris was stung by a great black scorpion, it was Thoth in his capacity of Divine Healer who drove out the poison from the b ...
... fact, again according to Egyptian myth and legend, who helped the goddess Isis to purify the dismembered body of Osiris. And when Horus, the son, the infant son, of Isis and Osiris was stung by a great black scorpion, it was Thoth in his capacity of Divine Healer who drove out the poison from the b ...
BUSINESS BUDDHA and the and the
... have come to a far different conclusion. About a year after my daughter’s death, a friend suggested I read a book called The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, by the Vietnamese monk, the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh. This began for me a journey, which continues to this day, into the discoveries and teach ...
... have come to a far different conclusion. About a year after my daughter’s death, a friend suggested I read a book called The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, by the Vietnamese monk, the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh. This began for me a journey, which continues to this day, into the discoveries and teach ...
So where are all those black Buddhists, then?
... year" at a retreat centre is an action that presupposes a comfortable middle-class existence into which one can easily fall back. As another respondent noted, even among South African white Buddhists there is less of a tendency to take out major periods of time for self-development than among their ...
... year" at a retreat centre is an action that presupposes a comfortable middle-class existence into which one can easily fall back. As another respondent noted, even among South African white Buddhists there is less of a tendency to take out major periods of time for self-development than among their ...
Learning the Buddha`s Great Compassion
... endeavors to learn the way of living in accordance with the Buddha’s mind. Amida as Compassionate Means According to the teaching of Buddha, the reason why we continually have suffering (duhkha) in our lives is because we do not see the true reality of life and the universe as it is. The true realit ...
... endeavors to learn the way of living in accordance with the Buddha’s mind. Amida as Compassionate Means According to the teaching of Buddha, the reason why we continually have suffering (duhkha) in our lives is because we do not see the true reality of life and the universe as it is. The true realit ...
the Origins of Mahayana Buddhism
... lished a connection between the stupas and the living Buddha that they had experienced internally, and developed the idea of “Buddha nature” as an internalization of the stupa. In this scenario, contrary to previous theories, stupa worship is not a unique characteristic of Mahayana Buddhism. Stupa w ...
... lished a connection between the stupas and the living Buddha that they had experienced internally, and developed the idea of “Buddha nature” as an internalization of the stupa. In this scenario, contrary to previous theories, stupa worship is not a unique characteristic of Mahayana Buddhism. Stupa w ...
Buddhism
... • He was born around the year 580 BCE in the village of Lumbini in Nepal. He was born into a royal family and for many years lived with in the palace walls away from the sufferings of life; sufferings such as sickness, age, and death. He did not know what they were. • One day, after growing-up, marr ...
... • He was born around the year 580 BCE in the village of Lumbini in Nepal. He was born into a royal family and for many years lived with in the palace walls away from the sufferings of life; sufferings such as sickness, age, and death. He did not know what they were. • One day, after growing-up, marr ...
Buddhism, Medicine, and Health
... When the Buddha was young, he learned the science of medicine.1 He became very knowledgeable about the nature and cure of diseases. According to the sutras, a famous physician named Jivaka further advanced his medical practice and mastered additional skills by learning from the Buddha and following ...
... When the Buddha was young, he learned the science of medicine.1 He became very knowledgeable about the nature and cure of diseases. According to the sutras, a famous physician named Jivaka further advanced his medical practice and mastered additional skills by learning from the Buddha and following ...
Buddhism and the West
... began to experience some of the benefits of these practices. Their minds became calmer and clearer and they felt happier. This was only to be expected. Meditation can be defined, at least provisionally, as the raising of the level of consciousness by working directly on the mind itself, or, alternat ...
... began to experience some of the benefits of these practices. Their minds became calmer and clearer and they felt happier. This was only to be expected. Meditation can be defined, at least provisionally, as the raising of the level of consciousness by working directly on the mind itself, or, alternat ...
Buddhism in a Nutshell
... striving, the Buddha plainly states: "You should exert yourselves, the Tathágatas [2] are only teachers." The Buddhas point out the path, and it is left for us to follow that path to obtain our purification. "To depend on others for salvation is negative, but to depend on oneself is positive." Depen ...
... striving, the Buddha plainly states: "You should exert yourselves, the Tathágatas [2] are only teachers." The Buddhas point out the path, and it is left for us to follow that path to obtain our purification. "To depend on others for salvation is negative, but to depend on oneself is positive." Depen ...
Brief Introduction of Holy Tantra Jin Gang Dhyana Buddhism
... is the practice of benevolence, compassion, non-violence, wisdom, and bodhicitta (determination to attain Buddhahood for the sake of sentient beings). 9. Where did the three transmissions merging to one in the twenties of the twentieth century take place? Ling Jiu Sheng Mi Tian, Peak Fei Lai, Hang Z ...
... is the practice of benevolence, compassion, non-violence, wisdom, and bodhicitta (determination to attain Buddhahood for the sake of sentient beings). 9. Where did the three transmissions merging to one in the twenties of the twentieth century take place? Ling Jiu Sheng Mi Tian, Peak Fei Lai, Hang Z ...
Ameriyana: The Western Vehicle of the Buddha Dharma
... the New World and opened discourse on the legitimacy of the tradition. Two English–language magazines on Buddhism began publication. The Buddhist Ray combined Buddhist themes with popular occult ideas of the day, reminiscent of the Theosophical Society after the conversion of Olcott and Blavatsky. T ...
... the New World and opened discourse on the legitimacy of the tradition. Two English–language magazines on Buddhism began publication. The Buddhist Ray combined Buddhist themes with popular occult ideas of the day, reminiscent of the Theosophical Society after the conversion of Olcott and Blavatsky. T ...
Buddhism and Animal Ethics
... of animals, a realm of hungry ghosts and a hell realm. The realm of animals was regarded to be inferior to that of humans (MN 12, 57, 97); to be reborn as an animal was a mark of moral deficiency. Historical punishments for harming or killing animals were also less severe than for humans. A monk was ...
... of animals, a realm of hungry ghosts and a hell realm. The realm of animals was regarded to be inferior to that of humans (MN 12, 57, 97); to be reborn as an animal was a mark of moral deficiency. Historical punishments for harming or killing animals were also less severe than for humans. A monk was ...
Meditation on the Buddha
... Now turn your thoughts to others and contemplate how much we depend on them for everything we enjoy and know in our lives. Our food, clothing, and everything we use and enjoy come due to their efforts. Similarly, our knowledge, talents, and good qualities have been developed due to the kindness of o ...
... Now turn your thoughts to others and contemplate how much we depend on them for everything we enjoy and know in our lives. Our food, clothing, and everything we use and enjoy come due to their efforts. Similarly, our knowledge, talents, and good qualities have been developed due to the kindness of o ...