Violence and (Non-)resistance: Ahiṃsā Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... between ethics and religion, belief and faith, and knowledge and experience. I suggest that it is, despite a theoretical ambiguity, also “determinative” insofar as experience itself presents moral agents with unequivocal demands to act, or not act, on the bases of often nonconceptualized processes. ...
... between ethics and religion, belief and faith, and knowledge and experience. I suggest that it is, despite a theoretical ambiguity, also “determinative” insofar as experience itself presents moral agents with unequivocal demands to act, or not act, on the bases of often nonconceptualized processes. ...
goto-jones_zombie mindfulness manifesto
... and mindfulness has grown rapidly, both in society generally and within the academy, transforming it into an issue of social, political and cultural urgency, there has been relatively little serious engagement with these ...
... and mindfulness has grown rapidly, both in society generally and within the academy, transforming it into an issue of social, political and cultural urgency, there has been relatively little serious engagement with these ...
Buddhism and Responses to Disability, Mental Disorders and
... the mental, cognitive or psychological processes. Some techniques of meditation, originating in Asian Buddhism or Hinduism through two or three thousand years, have recently been used in western therapeutic and psychiatric practice (often without reference to any 'religious' content or origins). It ...
... the mental, cognitive or psychological processes. Some techniques of meditation, originating in Asian Buddhism or Hinduism through two or three thousand years, have recently been used in western therapeutic and psychiatric practice (often without reference to any 'religious' content or origins). It ...
print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... political rhetoric has not resulted into large, centralized structures, and it seems that lineal personal affiliation has re-instated itself as the driving force of Tibetan Buddhism(s) rather than ideas of centralized uniformity. Academic discourse, which has long been dominated by the dGe lugs, is ...
... political rhetoric has not resulted into large, centralized structures, and it seems that lineal personal affiliation has re-instated itself as the driving force of Tibetan Buddhism(s) rather than ideas of centralized uniformity. Academic discourse, which has long been dominated by the dGe lugs, is ...
new year`s greeting - Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
... served at Hongwanji, Kyoto, Japan from this coming October 1. With this observance as an opportunity, it is my hope that the Jodo Shinshu teaching will spread to as many as possible. ...
... served at Hongwanji, Kyoto, Japan from this coming October 1. With this observance as an opportunity, it is my hope that the Jodo Shinshu teaching will spread to as many as possible. ...
Newsletter Archives
... Mantrayana, Esoteric Buddhism and the Diamond Vehicle, is an ancient and a highly complicated system of Buddhist philosophy. Vajrayana is one of the three routes taking the follower to enlightenment. The other two include Hinayana and Mahayana. What sets Buddhist Tantrism apart from all the other se ...
... Mantrayana, Esoteric Buddhism and the Diamond Vehicle, is an ancient and a highly complicated system of Buddhist philosophy. Vajrayana is one of the three routes taking the follower to enlightenment. The other two include Hinayana and Mahayana. What sets Buddhist Tantrism apart from all the other se ...
PDF - Open Journal Systems
... Another institution, the Theosophical Society, founded in New York in 1875, came to be important for the spread of Buddhist-related teachings in the Western world, as well as contributing to create a new and positive image of Buddhism in the West. The purpose of theosophy was to find ‘the essence of ...
... Another institution, the Theosophical Society, founded in New York in 1875, came to be important for the spread of Buddhist-related teachings in the Western world, as well as contributing to create a new and positive image of Buddhism in the West. The purpose of theosophy was to find ‘the essence of ...
Shikantaza（Just Sitting） - sotozen-net
... phrase about “sutra reading and recitation of Buddha names” in his Eiheiji Chiji Shingi. This implies that Dogen did not totally exclude other practices in monastic training. Dogen describes the proper relationship between shikantaza and Buddhist sutras as “. . . the practice of sitting zazen is unq ...
... phrase about “sutra reading and recitation of Buddha names” in his Eiheiji Chiji Shingi. This implies that Dogen did not totally exclude other practices in monastic training. Dogen describes the proper relationship between shikantaza and Buddhist sutras as “. . . the practice of sitting zazen is unq ...
Aspects of Early Buddhist Sociological Thought
... write an introduction to Ven. Dr. Pategama Gnanarama’s interesting study on “Aspects of Early Buddhist Sociological Thought.” Sociology is a discipline through which Buddhism could be gainfully looked at. Ven. Dr. Gnanarama, with his erudite knowledge of Buddhism and formal training in Philosophy en ...
... write an introduction to Ven. Dr. Pategama Gnanarama’s interesting study on “Aspects of Early Buddhist Sociological Thought.” Sociology is a discipline through which Buddhism could be gainfully looked at. Ven. Dr. Gnanarama, with his erudite knowledge of Buddhism and formal training in Philosophy en ...
Urban Dharma Newsletters
... and are paying the utmost reverence to this branch of the Bodhi Tree under the shade of which the Master achieved Enlightenment. Monks from Sri Lanka have had an important role in spreading both Theravada and Mahayana throughout South-east Asia. It was in Sri Lanka, in the 1st century AD during the ...
... and are paying the utmost reverence to this branch of the Bodhi Tree under the shade of which the Master achieved Enlightenment. Monks from Sri Lanka have had an important role in spreading both Theravada and Mahayana throughout South-east Asia. It was in Sri Lanka, in the 1st century AD during the ...
use of theses - ANU Repository
... This copy is supplied for purposes of private study and research only. Passages from the thesis may not be copied or closely paraphrased without the written consent of the author. ...
... This copy is supplied for purposes of private study and research only. Passages from the thesis may not be copied or closely paraphrased without the written consent of the author. ...
On the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious
... mainstream as institutionalised approaches in healthcare, education, and other public spheres. The Buddhist roots of MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction (MBSR) and comparable mindfulness-based programmes are widely acknowledged, together with the view of their religious and ideological neutrality. How ...
... mainstream as institutionalised approaches in healthcare, education, and other public spheres. The Buddhist roots of MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction (MBSR) and comparable mindfulness-based programmes are widely acknowledged, together with the view of their religious and ideological neutrality. How ...
here - Harvard Negotiation Law Review
... mindful walking, focused experiences in nature, yoga and other contemplative physical or artistic practices. We also consider various kinds of ritual and ceremony designed to create sacred space and increase insight and awareness . . . to be forms of contemplative practice.46 The Center has used min ...
... mindful walking, focused experiences in nature, yoga and other contemplative physical or artistic practices. We also consider various kinds of ritual and ceremony designed to create sacred space and increase insight and awareness . . . to be forms of contemplative practice.46 The Center has used min ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Department of Philosophy Santa Barbara City College (2008) Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such ca ...
... Department of Philosophy Santa Barbara City College (2008) Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such ca ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Department of Philosophy Santa Barbara City College (2008) Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such ca ...
... Department of Philosophy Santa Barbara City College (2008) Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such ca ...
The Zen of Japanese Nationalism Robert H. Sharf History of
... nativist and imperialist ideology of late nineteenth- and early twentiethcentury Japan. Zen is touted as the very heart of Asian spirituality, the essence of Japanese culture, and the key to the unique qualities of the Japanese race. As Japan experienced a series of stunning military victories in As ...
... nativist and imperialist ideology of late nineteenth- and early twentiethcentury Japan. Zen is touted as the very heart of Asian spirituality, the essence of Japanese culture, and the key to the unique qualities of the Japanese race. As Japan experienced a series of stunning military victories in As ...
Dogen: His Life, Religion, and Poetry
... The Kamakura Era (1185–1333) was marked by the decline of the traditional Tendai Buddhist sect, which was based at Enryakuji Temple situated on Mount Hiei just to the northeast of Kyoto and affiliated with the Fujiwara clan. Tendai was challenged and changed by the onset of a number of innovative, c ...
... The Kamakura Era (1185–1333) was marked by the decline of the traditional Tendai Buddhist sect, which was based at Enryakuji Temple situated on Mount Hiei just to the northeast of Kyoto and affiliated with the Fujiwara clan. Tendai was challenged and changed by the onset of a number of innovative, c ...
(1) Book
... Buddhist,The retrieval and reconstruction of Buddhism in modern India has taken two related yet distinct routes. The first was pioneered by the European orientalists and their Indian followers, from the late eighteenth century and supported by the colonial government. They went about digging up the ...
... Buddhist,The retrieval and reconstruction of Buddhism in modern India has taken two related yet distinct routes. The first was pioneered by the European orientalists and their Indian followers, from the late eighteenth century and supported by the colonial government. They went about digging up the ...
Foundations of Ethics and Practice in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism
... Chinese empire, I will venture to lay it out as best I can with some confidence that it indeed represents a characteristically Chinese way of approaching the relationship of self-power and other-power, human striving and the Buddha’s original vow-power. I will do this by focusing on a particular are ...
... Chinese empire, I will venture to lay it out as best I can with some confidence that it indeed represents a characteristically Chinese way of approaching the relationship of self-power and other-power, human striving and the Buddha’s original vow-power. I will do this by focusing on a particular are ...
BUDDHIST WELL-BEING Christopher W. Gowans Fordham
... of Buddhism is that all things are impermanent, and it is not difficult to see the connection with suffering. On account of impermanence, we may be anxious about losing the good things we possess and about encountering the bad things we have so far managed to avoid. Analyses of this kind are common ...
... of Buddhism is that all things are impermanent, and it is not difficult to see the connection with suffering. On account of impermanence, we may be anxious about losing the good things we possess and about encountering the bad things we have so far managed to avoid. Analyses of this kind are common ...
Filial Piety in Early Buddhism Journal of Buddhist Ethics Guang Xing
... that “although [the practice of filial piety] receives no very definite support from ’early’ textual sources, it is nevertheless a demonstrable fact.”4 Gregory Schopen further pointed out that this practice was popular among lay people as well as monks, among whom, what is more, it was practiced not ...
... that “although [the practice of filial piety] receives no very definite support from ’early’ textual sources, it is nevertheless a demonstrable fact.”4 Gregory Schopen further pointed out that this practice was popular among lay people as well as monks, among whom, what is more, it was practiced not ...
The Art of Living
... used here to enter the Buddha’s teachings. There are four schools in this category (Tian Tai, Shian Shou, Fa Shiang and San Lwun). The practitioners of these schools study and follow the teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni to co rrect their erroneous views, thoughts, and actions. Most people are capable ...
... used here to enter the Buddha’s teachings. There are four schools in this category (Tian Tai, Shian Shou, Fa Shiang and San Lwun). The practitioners of these schools study and follow the teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni to co rrect their erroneous views, thoughts, and actions. Most people are capable ...
Thirty_Years_of_Buddhist_studies,Conze
... commentaries, but on the continuous living tradition of Tibet, Mongolia, China and Japan, in the perhaps not entirely unfounded belief that the mentality of Asiatic Buddhists is probably nearer to that of the Buddha than that of the Protestant Christians of a Europe bursting with imperialistic conce ...
... commentaries, but on the continuous living tradition of Tibet, Mongolia, China and Japan, in the perhaps not entirely unfounded belief that the mentality of Asiatic Buddhists is probably nearer to that of the Buddha than that of the Protestant Christians of a Europe bursting with imperialistic conce ...
Goryeo Buddhist Painting in an Interregional Context
... and local warrior houses with whom the court had long-standing relations. Yet local elites such as theOuchi ^rt, Otomo j^lzl, and So zk families inKyushu and western Japan were so desperate to enter the Tripitaka Trade that they even took on imposter identities, not only assuming the face of the sho ...
... and local warrior houses with whom the court had long-standing relations. Yet local elites such as theOuchi ^rt, Otomo j^lzl, and So zk families inKyushu and western Japan were so desperate to enter the Tripitaka Trade that they even took on imposter identities, not only assuming the face of the sho ...
Dogen: His Life, Religion, and Poetry
... Visitors to Eiheiji gain a sense of Dōgen’s role as founder of a living tradition based on the practice of Buddhist meditation conducted as silent contemplation while sitting in the Eiheiji temple in snow. Photo courtesy of Yoshihide Yoshizu. upright posture known as zazen. Dōgen learned the zazen m ...
... Visitors to Eiheiji gain a sense of Dōgen’s role as founder of a living tradition based on the practice of Buddhist meditation conducted as silent contemplation while sitting in the Eiheiji temple in snow. Photo courtesy of Yoshihide Yoshizu. upright posture known as zazen. Dōgen learned the zazen m ...