Buddhist Care for the Dying - Buddhist Council of Victoria
... deeds to be done after death in the name of the deceased. These prayers and good deeds, usually gifts to charities and religious organisations, are seen as ways of accumulating good karma - or good causes and conditions – which will benefit the deceased in their future rebirth. The handling of the b ...
... deeds to be done after death in the name of the deceased. These prayers and good deeds, usually gifts to charities and religious organisations, are seen as ways of accumulating good karma - or good causes and conditions – which will benefit the deceased in their future rebirth. The handling of the b ...
Ajahn Buddhadasa and Inter-Religious
... There’s a bit of a pun here. The Thai word ‘raud’ means ‘survival’ but is also used to translate the Christian term ‘salvation.’ ...
... There’s a bit of a pun here. The Thai word ‘raud’ means ‘survival’ but is also used to translate the Christian term ‘salvation.’ ...
Observations on the Reform of Buddhism in Nepal
... Darasa Nevami (ed.), Sahitya suta karmasthanacarya va bauddharsi Mahdprajhaya atmakatha. An Autobiography of Mahapragyan (The First Theravadi Bhikshu of Modern Nepal), Kathmandu 1983* The English preface was published separately as An Autobiography of the Late Buddhist Yogi Mahapragyan, ed. Darasha ...
... Darasa Nevami (ed.), Sahitya suta karmasthanacarya va bauddharsi Mahdprajhaya atmakatha. An Autobiography of Mahapragyan (The First Theravadi Bhikshu of Modern Nepal), Kathmandu 1983* The English preface was published separately as An Autobiography of the Late Buddhist Yogi Mahapragyan, ed. Darasha ...
Durkheim, Religion, and Buddhism - TRAN-B-300
... DURKHEIM'S DEFINITION OF RELIGION As is typical in much of his sociological work, Durkheimbegins Elementary Forms by addressing conceptual issues in the study of religions. Chapter One of Book One is titled "Definition of Religious Phenomena and of Religion." There we find, italicized, Durkheim's co ...
... DURKHEIM'S DEFINITION OF RELIGION As is typical in much of his sociological work, Durkheimbegins Elementary Forms by addressing conceptual issues in the study of religions. Chapter One of Book One is titled "Definition of Religious Phenomena and of Religion." There we find, italicized, Durkheim's co ...
A History of Women in Japanese Buddhism: Nichiren`s Perspectives
... As Masayuki Taira of Osaka University points out, the transition from ancient to medieval times signaled the end of an era in which men and women were regarded as equals and the beginning of an age of religiously-rooted social misogyny. By the Kamakura period (1185–1333), formally ordained nuns were ...
... As Masayuki Taira of Osaka University points out, the transition from ancient to medieval times signaled the end of an era in which men and women were regarded as equals and the beginning of an age of religiously-rooted social misogyny. By the Kamakura period (1185–1333), formally ordained nuns were ...
Buddhism from BuddhaNet
... Buddhism is becoming popular in western countries for a number of reasons, The first good reason is Buddhism has answers to many of the problems in modern materialistic societies. It also includes (for those who are interested) a deep understanding of the human mind (and natural therapies) which pro ...
... Buddhism is becoming popular in western countries for a number of reasons, The first good reason is Buddhism has answers to many of the problems in modern materialistic societies. It also includes (for those who are interested) a deep understanding of the human mind (and natural therapies) which pro ...
Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution
... Dharma that we need. Buddhism needs to take advantage of its encounter with modern/postmodern civilization—offering a greater challenge than Buddhism has ever faced before—to engage in a selfexamination that attempts to distinguish what is vital and still living in its Asian versions from what is un ...
... Dharma that we need. Buddhism needs to take advantage of its encounter with modern/postmodern civilization—offering a greater challenge than Buddhism has ever faced before—to engage in a selfexamination that attempts to distinguish what is vital and still living in its Asian versions from what is un ...
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... After many years of asceticism and Vipassana meditation practice (insight meditation [11]), Guatama eventually obtained the spiritual enlightenment he sought and became whom we now know as the Buddha ([9], pp. 7–8). After his enlightenment, the Buddha traveled around the region teaching on his enlig ...
... After many years of asceticism and Vipassana meditation practice (insight meditation [11]), Guatama eventually obtained the spiritual enlightenment he sought and became whom we now know as the Buddha ([9], pp. 7–8). After his enlightenment, the Buddha traveled around the region teaching on his enlig ...
Buddhism and Non-Violent World: Examining a
... right mindfulness41, and right concentration.42 The upshot of the fourth truth is the synergistic effect of three core angles – ethical conduct (right speech, right action, right livelihood, and right effort), mental discipline (right mindfulness and right concentration), and wisdom (right view and ...
... right mindfulness41, and right concentration.42 The upshot of the fourth truth is the synergistic effect of three core angles – ethical conduct (right speech, right action, right livelihood, and right effort), mental discipline (right mindfulness and right concentration), and wisdom (right view and ...
CHAPTER II BUDDHISM AND TAOISM DURING THE GOLDEN
... religion practiced in much of China for thousands of years, which included ancestor worship and drew heavily upon concepts and beings within Chinese mythology. Chinese folk religion is sometimes seen as a constituent part of Chinese traditional religion, but more often, the two are regarded as synon ...
... religion practiced in much of China for thousands of years, which included ancestor worship and drew heavily upon concepts and beings within Chinese mythology. Chinese folk religion is sometimes seen as a constituent part of Chinese traditional religion, but more often, the two are regarded as synon ...
Tolstoy`s Views of Buddhism
... true religion "according to my conviction there is only one true religion. This true religion of mankind has not yet been revealed completely, but it appears in fragmentary fashion in all needs. ,,3 Tolstoy's positive assessment of Buddhism and other religions depends on the extent to which they emp ...
... true religion "according to my conviction there is only one true religion. This true religion of mankind has not yet been revealed completely, but it appears in fragmentary fashion in all needs. ,,3 Tolstoy's positive assessment of Buddhism and other religions depends on the extent to which they emp ...
The Taste of Freedom
... But we were doing it differently. Our very vision of the Dharma was a new – if radical – synthesis, the creative achievement of a teacher who had immersed himself, somewhat controversially, in not one but all of Buddhism's major strands. And that teacher was himself a problematic figure. He was ord ...
... But we were doing it differently. Our very vision of the Dharma was a new – if radical – synthesis, the creative achievement of a teacher who had immersed himself, somewhat controversially, in not one but all of Buddhism's major strands. And that teacher was himself a problematic figure. He was ord ...
BUDDHISM
... form of Buddhism. In China on July 22, 1999, the PRC authorities outlawed the Falun Gong cult, which incorporates Tai Chi with Buddhist meditation and practices. Popular even among Communists government officials, this Buddhist cult claims over 160 million adherents. Currently Falun Gong is adminis ...
... form of Buddhism. In China on July 22, 1999, the PRC authorities outlawed the Falun Gong cult, which incorporates Tai Chi with Buddhist meditation and practices. Popular even among Communists government officials, this Buddhist cult claims over 160 million adherents. Currently Falun Gong is adminis ...
April
... Even though you may not know the purpose of your life, you can live a “normal” life going through all the motions, such as getting up in the morning and going to work, paying your bills, obeying the law and taking care of your family. There are many in the world who do not have the time to think abo ...
... Even though you may not know the purpose of your life, you can live a “normal” life going through all the motions, such as getting up in the morning and going to work, paying your bills, obeying the law and taking care of your family. There are many in the world who do not have the time to think abo ...
ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 5 1998:120143 Publication date: 1 May 1998
... ing in the West of India for the religious instruction and education of the Neo-Buddhists there. FWBO members founded charities (ÔKaruna TrustÕ and ÔBahuja HitayÕ), cooperatives, and craft businesses for the material help and medical supply of the former untouchables. After Great Britain, most FWBO ...
... ing in the West of India for the religious instruction and education of the Neo-Buddhists there. FWBO members founded charities (ÔKaruna TrustÕ and ÔBahuja HitayÕ), cooperatives, and craft businesses for the material help and medical supply of the former untouchables. After Great Britain, most FWBO ...
Pre-Buddhist Elements in Himalayan Buddhism: The Institution of
... psyche. The ways of thinking of a people are shaped by the milieu, which is made up of various layers of culture. Some of the deepest layers of this milieu are rooted in the Little tradition and are of unknown origin. Hence, when a Great tradition moves on to new regions dominated by a Little tradit ...
... psyche. The ways of thinking of a people are shaped by the milieu, which is made up of various layers of culture. Some of the deepest layers of this milieu are rooted in the Little tradition and are of unknown origin. Hence, when a Great tradition moves on to new regions dominated by a Little tradit ...
Humane Education, A Bridge to Peace (3)
... more elevated in both material and spiritual aspects. Moreover, he discerned East Asia—especially China—as the axis of the process. I profoundly agree with him. The path is uncharted and will not be easy. Nonetheless, the concept of an East-Asian economic sphere or community is being discussed in va ...
... more elevated in both material and spiritual aspects. Moreover, he discerned East Asia—especially China—as the axis of the process. I profoundly agree with him. The path is uncharted and will not be easy. Nonetheless, the concept of an East-Asian economic sphere or community is being discussed in va ...
Buddhist Examination Study Guide Buddhist Examination Study Guide
... (No one is exempt from the Law of Cause and Effect.) ( T ) 33. Manjusri, the bodhisattva of wisdom is usually depicted with a sword in one of his hands which cuts through the darkness of ignorance. ( F ) 34. According to Buddhist scriptures, there is only one world system. (There are numerous world ...
... (No one is exempt from the Law of Cause and Effect.) ( T ) 33. Manjusri, the bodhisattva of wisdom is usually depicted with a sword in one of his hands which cuts through the darkness of ignorance. ( F ) 34. According to Buddhist scriptures, there is only one world system. (There are numerous world ...
Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion
... organizational structures and cultural practices in ways that are missed if we dismiss their ideas as irrelevant. Proponents of the new paradigm tend to stress the significance and importance of religious belief. Stark and Finke (2000: 142) argue that monotheisms are powerful because they alone can ...
... organizational structures and cultural practices in ways that are missed if we dismiss their ideas as irrelevant. Proponents of the new paradigm tend to stress the significance and importance of religious belief. Stark and Finke (2000: 142) argue that monotheisms are powerful because they alone can ...
Title Stupa, Pagoda and Chorten: origin and meaning of Buddhist
... tathagatagarbha: “The Dharmakaya2 of the Tathagata is ……, free from all defilement-store; and accompanied by Buddha natures more numerous than the sands of the Ganges, which are non-discrete, knowing as liberated, and inconceivable. This Dharmakaya of the Tathagata when not free from the store of de ...
... tathagatagarbha: “The Dharmakaya2 of the Tathagata is ……, free from all defilement-store; and accompanied by Buddha natures more numerous than the sands of the Ganges, which are non-discrete, knowing as liberated, and inconceivable. This Dharmakaya of the Tathagata when not free from the store of de ...
The electronic Journal of East and Central Asian Religions
... One of the areas in the Buddho–Daoist exchange on which I spent much labour was that regarding magical language and spells in particular. On the basis of a previous survey of ritual manuals of both Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism, mainly canonical material, I figured that by concentrating on this major ...
... One of the areas in the Buddho–Daoist exchange on which I spent much labour was that regarding magical language and spells in particular. On the basis of a previous survey of ritual manuals of both Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism, mainly canonical material, I figured that by concentrating on this major ...
Title Stupa, Pagoda and Chorten: origin and meaning of Buddhist
... tathagatagarbha: “The Dharmakaya2 of the Tathagata is ……, free from all defilement-store; and accompanied by Buddha natures more numerous than the sands of the Ganges, which are non-discrete, knowing as liberated, and inconceivable. This Dharmakaya of the Tathagata when not free from the store of de ...
... tathagatagarbha: “The Dharmakaya2 of the Tathagata is ……, free from all defilement-store; and accompanied by Buddha natures more numerous than the sands of the Ganges, which are non-discrete, knowing as liberated, and inconceivable. This Dharmakaya of the Tathagata when not free from the store of de ...
ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 5 1998: 63-73 Publication date: 1 February 1998
... gold standard of Buddhist meditative traditions in the West. This is partly due to the genius of Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein who created a simplified system of practice that is true to the original texts, yet which abstracts the practice from its cultural, linguistic, liturgical and monastic ...
... gold standard of Buddhist meditative traditions in the West. This is partly due to the genius of Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein who created a simplified system of practice that is true to the original texts, yet which abstracts the practice from its cultural, linguistic, liturgical and monastic ...
Deepening Psychoanalytic Listening: The Marriage of Buddha and
... equanimity, self-awareness and tolerance of feeling. In training one's capacity to notice ordinarily obscure phenomena—ranging from fleeting somatic sensations to subliminal thoughts, feelings and fantasies, to emergent and inchoate, creative images and insights—meditation offers user-friendly techn ...
... equanimity, self-awareness and tolerance of feeling. In training one's capacity to notice ordinarily obscure phenomena—ranging from fleeting somatic sensations to subliminal thoughts, feelings and fantasies, to emergent and inchoate, creative images and insights—meditation offers user-friendly techn ...
Zen Buddhism and Environmental Ethics Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... fixed ‘realities’ in order to awaken responsiveness to the disclosure and singular event of the thing itself in its thusness. As other recent works have shown, the use of such phenomenological language can be quite fruitful in explicating the experiential tendencies of East Asian Buddhism and correc ...
... fixed ‘realities’ in order to awaken responsiveness to the disclosure and singular event of the thing itself in its thusness. As other recent works have shown, the use of such phenomenological language can be quite fruitful in explicating the experiential tendencies of East Asian Buddhism and correc ...