Suffering in the mystical traditions of Buddhism and Christianity
... for dialogue. However, also in this regard one is confronted with the bewildering variety of interpretations of mysticism in 1.As will become clear throughout my study, I refer to those two ‘caricature-figures’ of Buddhist wisdom and Christian sanctity in order to call into question the apparently u ...
... for dialogue. However, also in this regard one is confronted with the bewildering variety of interpretations of mysticism in 1.As will become clear throughout my study, I refer to those two ‘caricature-figures’ of Buddhist wisdom and Christian sanctity in order to call into question the apparently u ...
Religion as Non-religion: The Place of Chinese Temples in Phuket
... for laypeople is simply to select one religion on their ID cards. In addition, such selfdeclaration of one’s religion does not require details of one’s affiliation or allegiance to any sect or denomination. In other words, the exact number of Theravada and Mahayana lay followers among Buddhists is n ...
... for laypeople is simply to select one religion on their ID cards. In addition, such selfdeclaration of one’s religion does not require details of one’s affiliation or allegiance to any sect or denomination. In other words, the exact number of Theravada and Mahayana lay followers among Buddhists is n ...
What is Sangha?
... That is why, traditionally, the sangha practices together. The benefit of group sangha activity arises not only from our sitting on meditation cushions, but from everything else we do--as long as we are not self-focused, but rather cut through self-clinging by working for the benefit of others. By i ...
... That is why, traditionally, the sangha practices together. The benefit of group sangha activity arises not only from our sitting on meditation cushions, but from everything else we do--as long as we are not self-focused, but rather cut through self-clinging by working for the benefit of others. By i ...
Bodhisattva Precepts in the Ming Society: Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... the entire country a realistic goal. Restriction in temple construction, in number of ordination ceremonies and of ordained clergies allowed within a time period was among the most regulated aspects of institutional Buddhism and Taoism.22 A whole bureaucracy was created manned by “monk-officials” (s ...
... the entire country a realistic goal. Restriction in temple construction, in number of ordination ceremonies and of ordained clergies allowed within a time period was among the most regulated aspects of institutional Buddhism and Taoism.22 A whole bureaucracy was created manned by “monk-officials” (s ...
Ashtasahasrika_prajnaparamita
... Stylistic features: The main characteristics of the Ashtashasrika prajnaparamita of 1015 are as follows. The use of following lines and colors applied in a blended sequence, to raise the plasticity of the figures marked the works of the early and mid 11th century. By the beginning of the 12th centur ...
... Stylistic features: The main characteristics of the Ashtashasrika prajnaparamita of 1015 are as follows. The use of following lines and colors applied in a blended sequence, to raise the plasticity of the figures marked the works of the early and mid 11th century. By the beginning of the 12th centur ...
Buddhist Practice as Play: A Virtue Ethical View
... one way to look at it. As Goethe notes with the words I quoted above, the truth of a certain interpretation is not determined by whether or not it corresponds to the “facts” but by whether it is fruitful. My purpose is to show that a virtue ethical interpretation of Buddhist ethics is possible and t ...
... one way to look at it. As Goethe notes with the words I quoted above, the truth of a certain interpretation is not determined by whether or not it corresponds to the “facts” but by whether it is fruitful. My purpose is to show that a virtue ethical interpretation of Buddhist ethics is possible and t ...
BSTC6079 Early Buddhism: a doctrinal exposition
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
Introduction - Gatwick Airport Chaplaincy
... occupation with a ritual role to pray for peace and prosperity for the state and imperial court, which sponsored it. Monasteries were originally non-sectarian repositories of knowledge more like universities than places dedicated to the exclusive practice of a particular school or faith. Although te ...
... occupation with a ritual role to pray for peace and prosperity for the state and imperial court, which sponsored it. Monasteries were originally non-sectarian repositories of knowledge more like universities than places dedicated to the exclusive practice of a particular school or faith. Although te ...
A Long and Winding Road: Soto Zen Training in America
... lay members and priests, and they are invited to serve at the abbot’s right hand. This is the point where one begins to teach, giving one’s first formal dharma talks, and encountering fellow students in shuso hossen – a ceremony where the shuso’s understanding is challenged by questions from other s ...
... lay members and priests, and they are invited to serve at the abbot’s right hand. This is the point where one begins to teach, giving one’s first formal dharma talks, and encountering fellow students in shuso hossen – a ceremony where the shuso’s understanding is challenged by questions from other s ...
File - INTERNATIONAL CH`AN BUDDHISM INSTITUTE
... The third edition of the eJournal of the International Ch’an Buddhism Institute – Patriarch’s Vision – has 12 contributors and 13 articles, each originating from within a diverse range of Buddhistic philosophy and meditational derived subjects. Ch’an Master Ru Xiang is this edition’s featured teache ...
... The third edition of the eJournal of the International Ch’an Buddhism Institute – Patriarch’s Vision – has 12 contributors and 13 articles, each originating from within a diverse range of Buddhistic philosophy and meditational derived subjects. Ch’an Master Ru Xiang is this edition’s featured teache ...
Seeds of Compassion - Salt Lake Buddhist Temple
... Obutsudan to my desk, which had my porcelain figures of Super Heroes on it. One cat and two little dogs killed Supergirl and Captain America. It seems that these little creatures were more dangerous than any super villain Supergirl or Captain America had encountered, more dangerous than Kryptonite. ...
... Obutsudan to my desk, which had my porcelain figures of Super Heroes on it. One cat and two little dogs killed Supergirl and Captain America. It seems that these little creatures were more dangerous than any super villain Supergirl or Captain America had encountered, more dangerous than Kryptonite. ...
Perceiving the Link between Cognitive Science and Buddhism
... Buddhism is founded upon the Buddha-Dharma, Gautama Buddha’s teachings concerning the cultivation of wisdom (Wallace & Shaprio, 2006) and the dissolution of dukkha, the sense of unsatisfactoriness which humans are prone to associate with unpleasant feelings, change, and unreliability (Teasdale & Cha ...
... Buddhism is founded upon the Buddha-Dharma, Gautama Buddha’s teachings concerning the cultivation of wisdom (Wallace & Shaprio, 2006) and the dissolution of dukkha, the sense of unsatisfactoriness which humans are prone to associate with unpleasant feelings, change, and unreliability (Teasdale & Cha ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... Australia, which is vira l for international comparative smdies with Buddhism in other countries. As scholars begin to write about 'Western Buddhism', this book argues that it would be more useful to identify whether there arc overridi ng themes that are common to Western countries, rather than assu ...
... Australia, which is vira l for international comparative smdies with Buddhism in other countries. As scholars begin to write about 'Western Buddhism', this book argues that it would be more useful to identify whether there arc overridi ng themes that are common to Western countries, rather than assu ...
contribution of this dissertation
... … More than any other school, Zen stresses the prime importance of the enlightenment experience and the uselessness of ritual religious practices and intellectual analysis of doctrine for the attainment of liberation (enlightenment). (1991, p. 260) It is the experience of this practice of Zen that I ...
... … More than any other school, Zen stresses the prime importance of the enlightenment experience and the uselessness of ritual religious practices and intellectual analysis of doctrine for the attainment of liberation (enlightenment). (1991, p. 260) It is the experience of this practice of Zen that I ...
Indian Scholar
... as per BG 9.32 “taking refuge in me, they also, O son of Pritha, who might be of inferior birth, as well as women, Vaishyas and Sudras, even they attain the supreme goal.” Women are present in all Jatis thus Jatis are interchangeable as per the requirement. It is widely accepted during the Vedic per ...
... as per BG 9.32 “taking refuge in me, they also, O son of Pritha, who might be of inferior birth, as well as women, Vaishyas and Sudras, even they attain the supreme goal.” Women are present in all Jatis thus Jatis are interchangeable as per the requirement. It is widely accepted during the Vedic per ...
- University of Virginia
... during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Considering the enduring history of Chinese steles, which have been in use from the first century c.e. until modern times, the phenomenon of Buddhist steles represents just a brief interlude. Yet this episode offers important insights into the role Buddhis ...
... during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Considering the enduring history of Chinese steles, which have been in use from the first century c.e. until modern times, the phenomenon of Buddhist steles represents just a brief interlude. Yet this episode offers important insights into the role Buddhis ...
Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... generally placed by scholars in 563 B.C. at a town called Lumbini which is located in the region of Nepal. The traditional story relates a mythic tale that his mother Maya miraculously gave birth from her right side as the result of a dream of being impregnated by a great white elephant. The new-bor ...
... generally placed by scholars in 563 B.C. at a town called Lumbini which is located in the region of Nepal. The traditional story relates a mythic tale that his mother Maya miraculously gave birth from her right side as the result of a dream of being impregnated by a great white elephant. The new-bor ...
Urban Dharma Newsletters
... Sri Lanka and savagely persecuted Buddhism as did the Dutch who followed them. When the British won control at the beginning of the 19th century Buddhism was well into decline, a situation that encouraged the English missionaries that then began to flood the island. But against all expectations the ...
... Sri Lanka and savagely persecuted Buddhism as did the Dutch who followed them. When the British won control at the beginning of the 19th century Buddhism was well into decline, a situation that encouraged the English missionaries that then began to flood the island. But against all expectations the ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
BUSL-NC-Proceedings 2013 - Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka
... the field of Buddhism and other relevant research fields. The work of this conference is anchored on the collective efforts of all the academic and nonacademic staff members. As the joint secretaries of the organizing committee, it is our bounded duty to place on records our sincere appreciation to ...
... the field of Buddhism and other relevant research fields. The work of this conference is anchored on the collective efforts of all the academic and nonacademic staff members. As the joint secretaries of the organizing committee, it is our bounded duty to place on records our sincere appreciation to ...
From Buddhism to Transcendentalism, the Beginning of an
... This was not a religious movement, but a spiritual one. There were some aspects of what Emerson calls “religious sentiment” within it, but it is in no way a form or institution of religion. Emerson defined “religious sentiment” as an experience one has that results in a spiritual or emotional connec ...
... This was not a religious movement, but a spiritual one. There were some aspects of what Emerson calls “religious sentiment” within it, but it is in no way a form or institution of religion. Emerson defined “religious sentiment” as an experience one has that results in a spiritual or emotional connec ...
this PDF file
... To support these statements, many passages can be found in the Pali canon, the oldest completely preserved canon of early Buddhism. Especially the vinaya, the voluminous lawbook for bhikkhus and bhikkhunis (which are often rendered 'monks' and 'nuns'), gives the impression that the sangha is a well- ...
... To support these statements, many passages can be found in the Pali canon, the oldest completely preserved canon of early Buddhism. Especially the vinaya, the voluminous lawbook for bhikkhus and bhikkhunis (which are often rendered 'monks' and 'nuns'), gives the impression that the sangha is a well- ...
Man Religion Society Governance in Buddhism
... contemplated by me over a period of nearly two decades. They reflect the way I think, the way I handle Buddhist teachings and the way I look at the accuracy or otherwise of what others say about Buddhism. And what people at large do with these teachings. The International Buddhist Research and Infor ...
... contemplated by me over a period of nearly two decades. They reflect the way I think, the way I handle Buddhist teachings and the way I look at the accuracy or otherwise of what others say about Buddhism. And what people at large do with these teachings. The International Buddhist Research and Infor ...
Self-Defense in Asian Religions
... considered mutually exclusive. A person would not say “I am an Islamic Christian.” There are some very small cross-over groups, such as Jews for Jesus, but such groups are tiny exceptions to the overwhelming number of followers of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam, who believe that a follower of one o ...
... considered mutually exclusive. A person would not say “I am an Islamic Christian.” There are some very small cross-over groups, such as Jews for Jesus, but such groups are tiny exceptions to the overwhelming number of followers of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam, who believe that a follower of one o ...
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.