Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... 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 categorization. Some of the ...
... 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 categorization. Some of the ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... 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 categorization. Some of the ...
... 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 categorization. Some of the ...
5 Comparison between types of meditation in Theravada Buddhist
... present" in the Taoist meditation technique, which both the Shangqing School and Lingbao Schools popularized. It thus means that the mediator, by an act of conscious concentration and focused intention, causes certain energies to be present in certain parts of the body or makes specific deities or s ...
... present" in the Taoist meditation technique, which both the Shangqing School and Lingbao Schools popularized. It thus means that the mediator, by an act of conscious concentration and focused intention, causes certain energies to be present in certain parts of the body or makes specific deities or s ...
Silk Road Foundation
... it should provoke the viewer into thinking long and hard about what he or she is viewing, stimulate a desire to learn more, and present a range of interpretations. In Sweden, a country where a concern over national identity is very much alive, the national historical museum in Stockholm in fact take ...
... it should provoke the viewer into thinking long and hard about what he or she is viewing, stimulate a desire to learn more, and present a range of interpretations. In Sweden, a country where a concern over national identity is very much alive, the national historical museum in Stockholm in fact take ...
Ancient India
... text books of Ancient Indian history by eminent scholars such as R.D. Banerjee, R.C. Majumdar, and K. A. Nilkanth Shastri carry the narrative roughly down to 1206 A. D. Thus the period between 700 A.D to 1200 A. D. is considered as medieval period. During this time, then another of India’s Historic ...
... text books of Ancient Indian history by eminent scholars such as R.D. Banerjee, R.C. Majumdar, and K. A. Nilkanth Shastri carry the narrative roughly down to 1206 A. D. Thus the period between 700 A.D to 1200 A. D. is considered as medieval period. During this time, then another of India’s Historic ...
On the Practice of Buddhist Meditation According to the Pali Nikayas
... be guided in some measure by the later writings we can say a little more. Perhaps the most important of the early Buddhist texts that provide clues to the actual techniques of meditation is the Satipafthana Sutta. Let me say at the outset that I am suggesting that we should read the Satipauhana Sutt ...
... be guided in some measure by the later writings we can say a little more. Perhaps the most important of the early Buddhist texts that provide clues to the actual techniques of meditation is the Satipafthana Sutta. Let me say at the outset that I am suggesting that we should read the Satipauhana Sutt ...
Forty-Three Years Ago
... modern world. It has all been an extraordinarily rich and creative experience, not least because of the extent to which Sangharakshita has allowed us, or rather encouraged us – above all by his example – on the one hand to uncover and honour certain essential principles, and on the other to experime ...
... modern world. It has all been an extraordinarily rich and creative experience, not least because of the extent to which Sangharakshita has allowed us, or rather encouraged us – above all by his example – on the one hand to uncover and honour certain essential principles, and on the other to experime ...
History of Won
... ancient period, Koreans traditionally worshipped the Sun from the beginning of their history. Later, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism were introduced into Korea as a result of easier access to and communication with China. Each religion influenced and shaped Korean spirituality in various periods, ...
... ancient period, Koreans traditionally worshipped the Sun from the beginning of their history. Later, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism were introduced into Korea as a result of easier access to and communication with China. Each religion influenced and shaped Korean spirituality in various periods, ...
Daniel Bouchez - Hal-SHS
... the young hero had brought with him from India to China as his only baggage, and that, in the end, before returning to the West, he bequeathed to his disciple. In a very thorough study, published in 1972,4 Sŏl Sŏnggyŏng demonstrated that the very structure of the Nine Cloud Dream, as shown in the di ...
... the young hero had brought with him from India to China as his only baggage, and that, in the end, before returning to the West, he bequeathed to his disciple. In a very thorough study, published in 1972,4 Sŏl Sŏnggyŏng demonstrated that the very structure of the Nine Cloud Dream, as shown in the di ...
use of theses - ANU Repository
... Rhys Davids is of the same opinion: "Gautama was born and brought up and lived ...
... Rhys Davids is of the same opinion: "Gautama was born and brought up and lived ...
BUDDHIST WELL-BEING Christopher W. Gowans Fordham
... common-sensical. From this perspective, a criterion of adequacy of a theory of well-being is its capacity to explain our intuitions.6 The divide between the subjective and the objective theories is partly based on conflicting philosophical intuitions about the source of value that inform many meta-e ...
... common-sensical. From this perspective, a criterion of adequacy of a theory of well-being is its capacity to explain our intuitions.6 The divide between the subjective and the objective theories is partly based on conflicting philosophical intuitions about the source of value that inform many meta-e ...
the complete PDF
... and on paper, in the classical Pali language and in several Southeast Asian languages such as Burmese, Shan, Tai One of the major activities of Khyentse Collaboration between TBRC and 84000 Khun, Tai Lue, and Mon. FPL’s publishing Foundation is to support organizations remains strong, particularly i ...
... and on paper, in the classical Pali language and in several Southeast Asian languages such as Burmese, Shan, Tai One of the major activities of Khyentse Collaboration between TBRC and 84000 Khun, Tai Lue, and Mon. FPL’s publishing Foundation is to support organizations remains strong, particularly i ...
Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
... ennobling truths are not propositions to believe; they are challenges to act. There is a passage in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in which Alice enters a room to find a bottle marked with the label "Drink Me." The label does not tell Alice what is inside the bottle but tells her what to do with i ...
... ennobling truths are not propositions to believe; they are challenges to act. There is a passage in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in which Alice enters a room to find a bottle marked with the label "Drink Me." The label does not tell Alice what is inside the bottle but tells her what to do with i ...
(1) Book
... Manimekalai as the primary material for this study. The evidences culled from them have been constantly placed in a larger context of the elements of Buddhism and their literary and epigraphical representations. Buddhism in Tamil Nadu was not an isolated phenomenon but an integral part of the main s ...
... Manimekalai as the primary material for this study. The evidences culled from them have been constantly placed in a larger context of the elements of Buddhism and their literary and epigraphical representations. Buddhism in Tamil Nadu was not an isolated phenomenon but an integral part of the main s ...
Northern/Southern Schools
... debate over “gradual” versus “sudden” encompassed the debate over whether cultivation of morality, the performance of good deeds and the avoidance of evil, the study of sutras and the role of upaya, expedient means, have in the attainment of enlightenment. Ch’an denied that these were necessary prec ...
... debate over “gradual” versus “sudden” encompassed the debate over whether cultivation of morality, the performance of good deeds and the avoidance of evil, the study of sutras and the role of upaya, expedient means, have in the attainment of enlightenment. Ch’an denied that these were necessary prec ...
Practices and wisdom in Nichiren Buddhism
... I encountered Buddhism and counselling around the same time. While I was an undergraduate university student interested in psychology and counselling, my mother introduced me to an international lay Buddhist organization, the Soka Gakkai International, which belongs to the Japanse school of Buddhism ...
... I encountered Buddhism and counselling around the same time. While I was an undergraduate university student interested in psychology and counselling, my mother introduced me to an international lay Buddhist organization, the Soka Gakkai International, which belongs to the Japanse school of Buddhism ...
File - ICBI
... several years. It was at this time that he started writing about meditation and Buddhism. He decided it was his calling to be a Dharma communicator; spreading the teachings through the written word. Due to his experience at the Rime Centre, he had the opportunity to study with Buddhist teachers from ...
... several years. It was at this time that he started writing about meditation and Buddhism. He decided it was his calling to be a Dharma communicator; spreading the teachings through the written word. Due to his experience at the Rime Centre, he had the opportunity to study with Buddhist teachers from ...
SRI LANKA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST
... present context two modes of reading Vinaya are of particular importance. One is what I would call a legal reading, the other is a historical-critical reading. A legal reading attempts to understand legal implications, a historical-critical reading attempts to reconstruct history through comparative ...
... present context two modes of reading Vinaya are of particular importance. One is what I would call a legal reading, the other is a historical-critical reading. A legal reading attempts to understand legal implications, a historical-critical reading attempts to reconstruct history through comparative ...
Essentials of Buddhism
... textbook on Buddhism for university and college students. Ven. Gnanarama’s book on Essentials of Buddhism meets this demand very successfully. Ven. Gnanarama, with his long experience in teaching at universities and colleges both in Sri Lanka and abroad, is eminently suitable for this responsible ta ...
... textbook on Buddhism for university and college students. Ven. Gnanarama’s book on Essentials of Buddhism meets this demand very successfully. Ven. Gnanarama, with his long experience in teaching at universities and colleges both in Sri Lanka and abroad, is eminently suitable for this responsible ta ...
BUDDHIST-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE as
... urge for a return ad fontes in Buddhist-Christian dialogue, and to perform an assessment of its founding fathers. They provide important insights for adopting a new approach in interfaith dialogue called comparative theology. I expect that pursuing this double interest, both in Orthodox theology and ...
... urge for a return ad fontes in Buddhist-Christian dialogue, and to perform an assessment of its founding fathers. They provide important insights for adopting a new approach in interfaith dialogue called comparative theology. I expect that pursuing this double interest, both in Orthodox theology and ...
Tantric Poetry of Kukai
... monk, he was ordained at T�daiji in Nara and later spent two years in China (804-6), where he was ordained as a Master of the Shingon (True Word) sect. Returning to Japan, he established Shingon there, and it eventually became the dominant Tantric, or Esoteric, sect. Knkai helped join Shinto traditi ...
... monk, he was ordained at T�daiji in Nara and later spent two years in China (804-6), where he was ordained as a Master of the Shingon (True Word) sect. Returning to Japan, he established Shingon there, and it eventually became the dominant Tantric, or Esoteric, sect. Knkai helped join Shinto traditi ...
Tokharian Buddhism in Kucha - Sino
... SINO-PLATONIC PAPERS is an occasional series dedicated to making available to specialists and the interested public the results of research that, because of its unconventional or controversial nature, might otherwise go unpublished. The editor-in-chief actively encourages younger, not yet well estab ...
... SINO-PLATONIC PAPERS is an occasional series dedicated to making available to specialists and the interested public the results of research that, because of its unconventional or controversial nature, might otherwise go unpublished. The editor-in-chief actively encourages younger, not yet well estab ...
BLIAQ Newsletter - Chung Tian Temple
... In the Main Hall of Tathagata Building of Foguangshan, Venerable Master Hsing Yun had heartfelt exchanges with devotees from Hong Kong, Kinmen, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and overseas, explaining the origin of ‘Devotees Pilgrim Meeting’. It started 77 years ago on this day (Lunar 1st of Feb ...
... In the Main Hall of Tathagata Building of Foguangshan, Venerable Master Hsing Yun had heartfelt exchanges with devotees from Hong Kong, Kinmen, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and overseas, explaining the origin of ‘Devotees Pilgrim Meeting’. It started 77 years ago on this day (Lunar 1st of Feb ...
Buddhism in Canada - A Handful of Leaves
... with the fact that our immigration policies were once rather unapologetically based on race (or, to put it another way, were generated by racism). After World War II, as racism became increasingly discredited, Canadian and American policy makers and cultural leaders rejected these policies as ineffe ...
... with the fact that our immigration policies were once rather unapologetically based on race (or, to put it another way, were generated by racism). After World War II, as racism became increasingly discredited, Canadian and American policy makers and cultural leaders rejected these policies as ineffe ...
The Winning Life - Soka Gakkai International
... The practice of Buddhism as taught by Nichiren Daishonin is a catalyst for experiencing this inner revolution. It provides us with immediate access to the unlimited potential inherent in our lives by which we can live a winning life. It is the promise of Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism that we can att ...
... The practice of Buddhism as taught by Nichiren Daishonin is a catalyst for experiencing this inner revolution. It provides us with immediate access to the unlimited potential inherent in our lives by which we can live a winning life. It is the promise of Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism that we can att ...
Buddhism in Vietnam
Buddhism in Vietnam (Vietnamese: 'đạo Phật or Phật giáo') as practiced by the ethnic Vietnamese is mainly of the Mahayana tradition. Buddhism may have first come to Vietnam as early as the 3rd or 2nd century BC from South Asia or from China in the 1st or 2nd century AD. Vietnamese Buddhism has had a symbiotic relationship with certain elements of Taoism, Chinese spirituality, and the Vietnamese folk religion.