A Buddhist Life In America, 1998
... importance today as we see the suffering of so many beings in the face of human greed, hatred and confusion. This book by Joan Halifax tells us about a life that touches both suffering and joy. It is the story of a Western woman's journey to compassion. It is also a book that explores engaged spirit ...
... importance today as we see the suffering of so many beings in the face of human greed, hatred and confusion. This book by Joan Halifax tells us about a life that touches both suffering and joy. It is the story of a Western woman's journey to compassion. It is also a book that explores engaged spirit ...
Buddhist Tourism report
... Southeast Asia through his disciples, Buddhism encompasses diverse and vibrant practices and traditions. ...
... Southeast Asia through his disciples, Buddhism encompasses diverse and vibrant practices and traditions. ...
The Relocalization of Buddhism in Thailand
... majority of Thai people still intent on the path toward modern development. In other words, localism is not a process that involves and appeals to more than a segment of modern Thai society, and thus relocalization is only one of several trends occurring in Thailand today. It is nonetheless importan ...
... majority of Thai people still intent on the path toward modern development. In other words, localism is not a process that involves and appeals to more than a segment of modern Thai society, and thus relocalization is only one of several trends occurring in Thailand today. It is nonetheless importan ...
The Spirit-possession Cult in the Burmese religion
... The later scholars engaged themselves in the task of understanding Burmese Buddhism did not on the whole accept the theoretical frame proposed by Spiro. Nevertheless, the picture drawn by Spiro of the Burmese religion consisting of two separate systems somehow reified canonical Buddhism. This pictur ...
... The later scholars engaged themselves in the task of understanding Burmese Buddhism did not on the whole accept the theoretical frame proposed by Spiro. Nevertheless, the picture drawn by Spiro of the Burmese religion consisting of two separate systems somehow reified canonical Buddhism. This pictur ...
The Transformation of the Monastic Ordination
... Asian Theravāda countries.8 The temporary ordination there also functions as a rite of passage that is undergone before marriage, with particular emphasis placed on the merit (puṇya) generated by the ordination for the parents. However, it is in principle accessible to all male candidates regardless ...
... Asian Theravāda countries.8 The temporary ordination there also functions as a rite of passage that is undergone before marriage, with particular emphasis placed on the merit (puṇya) generated by the ordination for the parents. However, it is in principle accessible to all male candidates regardless ...
Buddhism In Thailand
... the town of Sanchi, in India. It was at first doubtful as to how the missionary bhikkhus would have managed to make themselves understood by the people of the places they landed at or reached. But in the case of the two holy ones who arrived in Thailand that time, it was rather fortunate for them th ...
... the town of Sanchi, in India. It was at first doubtful as to how the missionary bhikkhus would have managed to make themselves understood by the people of the places they landed at or reached. But in the case of the two holy ones who arrived in Thailand that time, it was rather fortunate for them th ...
The Emergence of Buddhist Critical-Constructive Reflection in the
... Often myths of origins were constructed—Shakyamuni Buddha as teacher of Abhidharma, as certifier of Mahayana sutras, as tantric adept, as teacher of Zen, as revealer of Amitabha’s pure realm—so as to make it seem that movements that developed in Buddhist cultures many centuries after Shakyamuni live ...
... Often myths of origins were constructed—Shakyamuni Buddha as teacher of Abhidharma, as certifier of Mahayana sutras, as tantric adept, as teacher of Zen, as revealer of Amitabha’s pure realm—so as to make it seem that movements that developed in Buddhist cultures many centuries after Shakyamuni live ...
Buddhism (World Religions)
... than 10,000 years ago, religion has shaped human history. Today more than half the world’s population practice a major religion or indigenous spiritual tradition. In many 21st-century societies, including the United States, religion still shapes people’s lives and plays a key role in politics and cu ...
... than 10,000 years ago, religion has shaped human history. Today more than half the world’s population practice a major religion or indigenous spiritual tradition. In many 21st-century societies, including the United States, religion still shapes people’s lives and plays a key role in politics and cu ...
2004 Annotated DBQ Rubric: Buddhism in China
... excellent examples and give up, thinking, “I can’t possibly do that.” Encourage them to take it one step at a time, to improve incrementally towards mastery, and eventually they WILL master the subject. Keep in mind that there are six different categories on the Generic DBQ Rubric, with seven possib ...
... excellent examples and give up, thinking, “I can’t possibly do that.” Encourage them to take it one step at a time, to improve incrementally towards mastery, and eventually they WILL master the subject. Keep in mind that there are six different categories on the Generic DBQ Rubric, with seven possib ...
Are there Seventeen Mahàyàna Ethics? ISSN 1076-9005 David W. Chappell
... severely oppressed and restricted for the last five centuries during the Yi Dynasty (1392-1910). In Japan during the Tokugawa period (1600-1867), Buddhism was made an instrument of the state, and only recently has there been strong Japanese Buddhist critique as expressed by such writings as Shoko Wa ...
... severely oppressed and restricted for the last five centuries during the Yi Dynasty (1392-1910). In Japan during the Tokugawa period (1600-1867), Buddhism was made an instrument of the state, and only recently has there been strong Japanese Buddhist critique as expressed by such writings as Shoko Wa ...
Mark scheme B569 Buddhism 1 (Beliefs, Special Days, Divisions
... Examiners should mark according to the AO2 descriptors. Candidates might consider some of the following: Buddhists would obviously disagree with this statement since the main aim of Buddhism is to reach Enlightenment. They might claim that there is good evidence for Enlightenment as the Buddha achie ...
... Examiners should mark according to the AO2 descriptors. Candidates might consider some of the following: Buddhists would obviously disagree with this statement since the main aim of Buddhism is to reach Enlightenment. They might claim that there is good evidence for Enlightenment as the Buddha achie ...
The Accommodation of Korean Folk Religion to the Religious Forms
... the indigenous religion will constitute the center of the new religion, with the missionary religion providing many external or superficial features. On the other hand, when there has been a low degree of syncretism by the missionary religion with the autochthonous cults, the core values of the miss ...
... the indigenous religion will constitute the center of the new religion, with the missionary religion providing many external or superficial features. On the other hand, when there has been a low degree of syncretism by the missionary religion with the autochthonous cults, the core values of the miss ...
Jhāna and Buddhist Scholasticism
... which reveal evidence of early Abhidhamma analysis, such as the description of three types of samddhi, to be discussed below. Vitakka is thinking about something: for example, kdmavitakka translates as "thoughts about love." 10 Vicara, according to the definition given by Rhys Davids and Stede in th ...
... which reveal evidence of early Abhidhamma analysis, such as the description of three types of samddhi, to be discussed below. Vitakka is thinking about something: for example, kdmavitakka translates as "thoughts about love." 10 Vicara, according to the definition given by Rhys Davids and Stede in th ...
Intersubjectivity in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
... within the conceptual framework in which I think of myself and others think of me, it is conventionally valid to assert that I am tall and content. Moreover, Buddhism maintains that conceptual frameworks are not private. They are public and consensual. So the ways in which I perceive and conceive of ...
... within the conceptual framework in which I think of myself and others think of me, it is conventionally valid to assert that I am tall and content. Moreover, Buddhism maintains that conceptual frameworks are not private. They are public and consensual. So the ways in which I perceive and conceive of ...
Buddhism and the Rise of the Written Vernacular in East Asia: The
... can by no meansbe said to represent a pure formof VS, inasmuchas they still containa significantproportionof LS elements.This is probablydue to the natureof the sinographicscriptwhich is so perfectly well suited to LS but rather inimicalto a full representation of any VS language. It should also be ...
... can by no meansbe said to represent a pure formof VS, inasmuchas they still containa significantproportionof LS elements.This is probablydue to the natureof the sinographicscriptwhich is so perfectly well suited to LS but rather inimicalto a full representation of any VS language. It should also be ...
One Foot in the World
... the highest form of satisfaction that a layman can have. Every society has a code of ethics to be followed by its members. According to Buddhism the minimum code of ethics regulating the life of its adherents is the pañcasila, the Five Precepts. If one practices these virtues, one can have the sati ...
... the highest form of satisfaction that a layman can have. Every society has a code of ethics to be followed by its members. According to Buddhism the minimum code of ethics regulating the life of its adherents is the pañcasila, the Five Precepts. If one practices these virtues, one can have the sati ...
Nichiren Shoshu/ Soka Gakkai Buddhism Profile
... The Soka Gakkai began in 1937 as a pedagogical society (initially called Soka Kyooiku Gakkai or Value-Creation Study Society) under the leadership of Tsunesaburoo Makiguchi and his protege, Joosei Toda. They initiated it as a protest against the authoritarian approach of the Japanese Ministry of Edu ...
... The Soka Gakkai began in 1937 as a pedagogical society (initially called Soka Kyooiku Gakkai or Value-Creation Study Society) under the leadership of Tsunesaburoo Makiguchi and his protege, Joosei Toda. They initiated it as a protest against the authoritarian approach of the Japanese Ministry of Edu ...
Facing the Future
... The importance of this guideline is brought home for us by reflection on the transition from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. In the Western world the end of the nineteenth century was a period of fervent optimism, of utopian dreams quickened by an unflinching faith in a ...
... The importance of this guideline is brought home for us by reflection on the transition from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. In the Western world the end of the nineteenth century was a period of fervent optimism, of utopian dreams quickened by an unflinching faith in a ...
Toward a Buddhist Theory of Structural Peace: Lessons
... Structural violence (Galtung, 1969) is a well-established concept in peace and conflict research. It suggests that violence, as a harming, incapacitating effect on the human body, mind, and spirit, exits not only in its direct, physical form, but also in an indirect, structural form. Structural viol ...
... Structural violence (Galtung, 1969) is a well-established concept in peace and conflict research. It suggests that violence, as a harming, incapacitating effect on the human body, mind, and spirit, exits not only in its direct, physical form, but also in an indirect, structural form. Structural viol ...
Concept Paper and Provisional Program
... forward to promote circuits depicting the living Buddhism heritage in the Himalayan and Buddhist Art and Archaeology of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In recognition of the potential of South Asia’s Buddhist heritage to attract pilgrims and non-pilgrims alike, promote universal peac ...
... forward to promote circuits depicting the living Buddhism heritage in the Himalayan and Buddhist Art and Archaeology of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In recognition of the potential of South Asia’s Buddhist heritage to attract pilgrims and non-pilgrims alike, promote universal peac ...
The Ethics of Knowledge and Action in Postmodern Organizations
... with special emphasis on his theory of the identity of knowledge and action. Subsequently, I will discuss his position within the Chan Buddhist tradition. Finally, I will highlight Wang Yangming's relevance for the postmodern organization and indicate how his doctrine might be applied practically in ...
... with special emphasis on his theory of the identity of knowledge and action. Subsequently, I will discuss his position within the Chan Buddhist tradition. Finally, I will highlight Wang Yangming's relevance for the postmodern organization and indicate how his doctrine might be applied practically in ...
The Historical Authenticity of Early Buddhist Literature A Critical
... literary sources – they might or should have done.17 [The Archaeology of Religions] would have been preoccupied not with what small, literate, almost exclusively male and certainly atypical professionalized subgroups wrote, but rather, with what religious people of all segments of a given community ...
... literary sources – they might or should have done.17 [The Archaeology of Religions] would have been preoccupied not with what small, literate, almost exclusively male and certainly atypical professionalized subgroups wrote, but rather, with what religious people of all segments of a given community ...
A-level Religious Studies Resource list Resource list: RSS09
... The number in each reference is the International Standard Book Number (ISBN). Where no ISBN is given, the book may currently be out of print. Most books in print are listed, with their current prices and often with readers’ reviews, in the website http//www.amazon.co.uk Many other relevant titles w ...
... The number in each reference is the International Standard Book Number (ISBN). Where no ISBN is given, the book may currently be out of print. Most books in print are listed, with their current prices and often with readers’ reviews, in the website http//www.amazon.co.uk Many other relevant titles w ...
Speech28072011
... Gautama Buddha. In Chinese, these are known as 經 (pinyin: jīng). Oral transmission of the teachings during the 4 first centuries after Buddha’s death (around 480 BC). Sūtras are most often lengthy, with many repetitions which serve the mnemonic purpose of the audience. Some 600 Mahayana Sutras have ...
... Gautama Buddha. In Chinese, these are known as 經 (pinyin: jīng). Oral transmission of the teachings during the 4 first centuries after Buddha’s death (around 480 BC). Sūtras are most often lengthy, with many repetitions which serve the mnemonic purpose of the audience. Some 600 Mahayana Sutras have ...
Icono-Conservatism and the Persistence of Śākyamuni
... chronology—whose reign was from 775 to 812, is even more explicit. During this period, several Vajrayana dcdryas are said to have been active, including, notably a figure named Krsnacarya who Taranatha says was a great pandita of Cakrasambara, Hevajra, and Yamari (Chimpa and Chattopadhyaya 1970, 268 ...
... chronology—whose reign was from 775 to 812, is even more explicit. During this period, several Vajrayana dcdryas are said to have been active, including, notably a figure named Krsnacarya who Taranatha says was a great pandita of Cakrasambara, Hevajra, and Yamari (Chimpa and Chattopadhyaya 1970, 268 ...
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.