Kuroda Toshio - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... standpoint of their relationship to authority as it was exercised in the actual social order of the medieval period. This relationship provides us with a important key for understanding Japan’s religious history in a relatively objective way, one that is little influenced by the subjective images th ...
... standpoint of their relationship to authority as it was exercised in the actual social order of the medieval period. This relationship provides us with a important key for understanding Japan’s religious history in a relatively objective way, one that is little influenced by the subjective images th ...
patriarch ` svision
... her human husband, the sage Kasyapa. This parentage bestowed upon the off-spring an interesting and distinct physicality, together with immense wisdom. The Naga is not only wise, but is also a shape-shifting entity that can change its physical appearance at will, from any kind of snake into any huma ...
... her human husband, the sage Kasyapa. This parentage bestowed upon the off-spring an interesting and distinct physicality, together with immense wisdom. The Naga is not only wise, but is also a shape-shifting entity that can change its physical appearance at will, from any kind of snake into any huma ...
Buddhism in Noh
... fierce. It is not that the identity of a monk's home temple made no difference. However the "school" affiliation of a figure in Noh cannot usually be deduced from what we learn of his religious life. This is because a monk from almost anywhere could be doing almost any of the practices then common. ...
... fierce. It is not that the identity of a monk's home temple made no difference. However the "school" affiliation of a figure in Noh cannot usually be deduced from what we learn of his religious life. This is because a monk from almost anywhere could be doing almost any of the practices then common. ...
Buddhist and jain Art.p65
... Buddhism have been influenced by Indian culture since their emergence. The philosophical and ideological principles of Jainism and Buddhism have a great impact on Indic religious settings. These religions had established a new tradition based on ethical and moral way of life, which not only influenc ...
... Buddhism have been influenced by Indian culture since their emergence. The philosophical and ideological principles of Jainism and Buddhism have a great impact on Indic religious settings. These religions had established a new tradition based on ethical and moral way of life, which not only influenc ...
Right Concentration - Aryaloka Buddhist Center
... could suggest that the class engage in other activities such as meditating together, doing a puja, or sharing a potluck dinner.” The Council also voted to offer space for dance and language classes offered by the local Laotian community. These classes will not interfere with center activities. Visit ...
... could suggest that the class engage in other activities such as meditating together, doing a puja, or sharing a potluck dinner.” The Council also voted to offer space for dance and language classes offered by the local Laotian community. These classes will not interfere with center activities. Visit ...
wheel of dharma - Buddhist Churches of America
... The Buddhist Churches of America (BCA) Southern District Ministers’ Association has recently produced a number of informative brochures on topics relating to Buddhism and Jodo Shinshu. Multiple copies of each brochure have been delivered to all BCA temples, to be made available to the sangha, visito ...
... The Buddhist Churches of America (BCA) Southern District Ministers’ Association has recently produced a number of informative brochures on topics relating to Buddhism and Jodo Shinshu. Multiple copies of each brochure have been delivered to all BCA temples, to be made available to the sangha, visito ...
Winning Life An - Soka Gakkai International
... “assiduous practice”). Practice for others consists of action based on compassion to help give others the means to make fundamental improvements in their lives, similar to what we are undergoing through our own engagement with Nichiren Daishonin’s teachings. The development of our compassion through ...
... “assiduous practice”). Practice for others consists of action based on compassion to help give others the means to make fundamental improvements in their lives, similar to what we are undergoing through our own engagement with Nichiren Daishonin’s teachings. The development of our compassion through ...
Fo Guang Shan Buddhism and Ethical Conversations
... Fo Guang Shan Fo Guang Shan is one of a number of Buddhist organizations that have emerged in Taiwan since the end of martial law in the 1980s. Originally founded in the 1950s and 1960s as a publishing business, and later a single temple, by its leader, Master Hsing Yun, Fo Guang Shan rapidly expand ...
... Fo Guang Shan Fo Guang Shan is one of a number of Buddhist organizations that have emerged in Taiwan since the end of martial law in the 1980s. Originally founded in the 1950s and 1960s as a publishing business, and later a single temple, by its leader, Master Hsing Yun, Fo Guang Shan rapidly expand ...
Environmental Ethics in Mahayana Buddhism: The Significance of
... N today’s world we face a range of environmental problems, such as global warming, ozone layer depletion, deforestation, and a reduction in biodiversity. The problems caused by a reduction in biodiversity are regarded as some of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. This is because a reduct ...
... N today’s world we face a range of environmental problems, such as global warming, ozone layer depletion, deforestation, and a reduction in biodiversity. The problems caused by a reduction in biodiversity are regarded as some of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. This is because a reduct ...
By Ajahn Jayasaro - Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
... would be good for them to understand. He also deals in the book with subjects that people tend to misunderstand and others in which important and useful aspects are often overlooked. Thus, Ajahn Jayasaro has chosen suitable topics, ones in which he answers the needs of people interested in Buddhism, ...
... would be good for them to understand. He also deals in the book with subjects that people tend to misunderstand and others in which important and useful aspects are often overlooked. Thus, Ajahn Jayasaro has chosen suitable topics, ones in which he answers the needs of people interested in Buddhism, ...
The Individual Psychology of Tibetan Buddhism
... to lamasery life, although the initial transition by no means appears easy. Their routine is more physically and emotionally challenging from the start. And in all the interviews conducted, no Lama had ever encountered a student who quit the Tibetan Buddhist life after entering the lamasery. After h ...
... to lamasery life, although the initial transition by no means appears easy. Their routine is more physically and emotionally challenging from the start. And in all the interviews conducted, no Lama had ever encountered a student who quit the Tibetan Buddhist life after entering the lamasery. After h ...
Sutra on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings
... which explain meditation – correct sitting and controlling the breath, such as The Satipatthana Sutra and The Maha Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra. We have to follow the teaching of these sutras and practice them in an intelligent way, choosing the methods, ...
... which explain meditation – correct sitting and controlling the breath, such as The Satipatthana Sutra and The Maha Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra. We have to follow the teaching of these sutras and practice them in an intelligent way, choosing the methods, ...
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... Pye carefully enumerates. Pye feels that this chapter is key to understanding the sutra as a whole, and he decouples it from its traditional exegetical pairing with chapter fifteen on the grounds that this other chapter was added at a much later date.12 Pye explains that chapter two begins with a l ...
... Pye carefully enumerates. Pye feels that this chapter is key to understanding the sutra as a whole, and he decouples it from its traditional exegetical pairing with chapter fifteen on the grounds that this other chapter was added at a much later date.12 Pye explains that chapter two begins with a l ...
Reconfiguring Buddhism as a Religion
... is observed that both were highly regarded by the writers and readers of Hansei-kai zasshi. As indicated by previous authors, Inoue’s writings were epoch-making in the history of Buddhist apologetics in modern Japan because he drew from modern scientific knowledge and, above all, Western philosophy ...
... is observed that both were highly regarded by the writers and readers of Hansei-kai zasshi. As indicated by previous authors, Inoue’s writings were epoch-making in the history of Buddhist apologetics in modern Japan because he drew from modern scientific knowledge and, above all, Western philosophy ...
Can things reach the dead?
... is rarely discussed among the Lao themselves, more orthodox Buddhist monks and some lay people see these practices as “folk Buddhism” and deny the transferability of the object itself. Instead, they argue, it is only the merit (boun, Pali: punna) from this karmically skilful act of generosity that i ...
... is rarely discussed among the Lao themselves, more orthodox Buddhist monks and some lay people see these practices as “folk Buddhism” and deny the transferability of the object itself. Instead, they argue, it is only the merit (boun, Pali: punna) from this karmically skilful act of generosity that i ...
PT Sangha - Audio/Visual Catalog
... fear, or dissatisfaction, to name a few. He emphasized that suffering is workable, that Audio (CD) we can engage with our suffering in such a way as to be freed from it. He described five faculties that we need to develop to do so: confidence (faith), effort, mindfulness, concentration, and discernm ...
... fear, or dissatisfaction, to name a few. He emphasized that suffering is workable, that Audio (CD) we can engage with our suffering in such a way as to be freed from it. He described five faculties that we need to develop to do so: confidence (faith), effort, mindfulness, concentration, and discernm ...
Lode Rosseels Gaṇeśa`s Underbelly From Hindu Goblin God to
... explains the lack of research on this topic, as there is a significant shortage of information. Most literature on Gaṇeśa is very subjective and contains information pertaining to a single geographical or temporal domain. Several of these works are also outdated and provide incomplete information. B ...
... explains the lack of research on this topic, as there is a significant shortage of information. Most literature on Gaṇeśa is very subjective and contains information pertaining to a single geographical or temporal domain. Several of these works are also outdated and provide incomplete information. B ...
A Buddhist Reflection on Suffering in Ashes of Time
... (wave) is not the nature of water and the wet nature of water remains despite the influence of wind; that is, if the wind stops, the movement also stops. It goes on to say that tranquil and waving waters were originally not separable; they are intrinsically the same because both have wet natures and ...
... (wave) is not the nature of water and the wet nature of water remains despite the influence of wind; that is, if the wind stops, the movement also stops. It goes on to say that tranquil and waving waters were originally not separable; they are intrinsically the same because both have wet natures and ...
1. Purpose and Aims - Unofficial SGI SWS
... conduct study meetings based on this material. The way meetings are held can be flexible based on the circumstances of each locale. A meeting can be organized as a monthly meeting at the community center replacing a new members meeting, or it can be held at the district level for entire membership a ...
... conduct study meetings based on this material. The way meetings are held can be flexible based on the circumstances of each locale. A meeting can be organized as a monthly meeting at the community center replacing a new members meeting, or it can be held at the district level for entire membership a ...
PDF Preview - Wisdom Publications
... country was first inhabited during the Neolithic Period between 1,500 and 2,000 b.c. Historians have speculated that the Manas River, which cuts through the country, was used during this time as an immigration route from India to Tibet. Important events chronicled in early Bhutanese history center l ...
... country was first inhabited during the Neolithic Period between 1,500 and 2,000 b.c. Historians have speculated that the Manas River, which cuts through the country, was used during this time as an immigration route from India to Tibet. Important events chronicled in early Bhutanese history center l ...
The Great Perfection of Tibetan Buddhism
... course, Southern Buddhists may deny the legitimacy of some Northern Buddhist scriptures, and some Northern Buddhists may deny the legitimacy of Tibetan Tantras (vs. the Buddha’s well-known Sutras—a different form of discourse). Furthermore, some Tibetans claim legitimacy for discovered ancient texts ...
... course, Southern Buddhists may deny the legitimacy of some Northern Buddhist scriptures, and some Northern Buddhists may deny the legitimacy of Tibetan Tantras (vs. the Buddha’s well-known Sutras—a different form of discourse). Furthermore, some Tibetans claim legitimacy for discovered ancient texts ...
Under the Influence of Buddhism
... recognises that happiness ought to be realised as a collective goal; it cannot be left as an individual goal: “GNH stresses collective happiness to be addressed directly through public policies in which happiness is an explicit criterion in projects and programmes” (Thinley 2005, p.7). If a governme ...
... recognises that happiness ought to be realised as a collective goal; it cannot be left as an individual goal: “GNH stresses collective happiness to be addressed directly through public policies in which happiness is an explicit criterion in projects and programmes” (Thinley 2005, p.7). If a governme ...
(CBS Library 2011 Library) Page: 1 `The Eastern Buddhist: New
... Chapters from the 'Prasannapadā' of Candrakīrti ; Translated from the Sanskrit by Mervyn Sprung in Collaboration with T.R.V. Murti and U.S. Vyas (London: Routledge and K Paul, 1979), pp. xvi,283p. Chalmers, R, Buddha's Teachings: Being the Sutta-Nipāta or DiscourseCollection, Harvard Oriental Series ...
... Chapters from the 'Prasannapadā' of Candrakīrti ; Translated from the Sanskrit by Mervyn Sprung in Collaboration with T.R.V. Murti and U.S. Vyas (London: Routledge and K Paul, 1979), pp. xvi,283p. Chalmers, R, Buddha's Teachings: Being the Sutta-Nipāta or DiscourseCollection, Harvard Oriental Series ...
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.