Buddhism in India - Challenging Brahmanism and Caste
... both regional and social variations. For example, in modern Marathi, the ‘pani-loni’ words won a certain fame in the context of the non-Brahman movement: Brahmans pronounce a retroflex ‘n’; non-Brahmans a dental ‘n’ (though today some overcompensate and use the retroflex too extensively, where the ‘ ...
... both regional and social variations. For example, in modern Marathi, the ‘pani-loni’ words won a certain fame in the context of the non-Brahman movement: Brahmans pronounce a retroflex ‘n’; non-Brahmans a dental ‘n’ (though today some overcompensate and use the retroflex too extensively, where the ‘ ...
Buddhism in India
... both regional and social variations. For example, in modern Marathi, the ‘pani-loni’ words won a certain fame in the context of the non-Brahman movement: Brahmans pronounce a retroflex ‘n’; non-Brahmans a dental ‘n’ (though today some overcompensate and use the retroflex too extensively, where the ‘ ...
... both regional and social variations. For example, in modern Marathi, the ‘pani-loni’ words won a certain fame in the context of the non-Brahman movement: Brahmans pronounce a retroflex ‘n’; non-Brahmans a dental ‘n’ (though today some overcompensate and use the retroflex too extensively, where the ‘ ...
2) Indian Buddhism - Kagyü Pende Gyamtso
... some modern Buddhists, it also consists of laymen and laywomen, the caretakers of the monks, those who have accepted parts of the monastic code but who have not been ordained as monks or nuns. According to the scriptures, The Buddha presented himself as a model and beso ...
... some modern Buddhists, it also consists of laymen and laywomen, the caretakers of the monks, those who have accepted parts of the monastic code but who have not been ordained as monks or nuns. According to the scriptures, The Buddha presented himself as a model and beso ...
Dokument in Tabellen
... Japanese Zen masters participated, before and during World War II, in emperorworship and their government's military propaganda. Distorting Buddha's teaching as some have done is a fault that only the apology published in 1992 by the Sotoshu can help to pardon. What lessons are to be learned from th ...
... Japanese Zen masters participated, before and during World War II, in emperorworship and their government's military propaganda. Distorting Buddha's teaching as some have done is a fault that only the apology published in 1992 by the Sotoshu can help to pardon. What lessons are to be learned from th ...
The Chinese Buddhist Ritual Field
... complex, remunerative, and controversial activities in Chinese Buddhism. This article lays out the contours of the contemporary Chinese Buddhist “ritual field,” focusing on rituals called “Dharma assemblies” (fahui ) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Based on a selection of announcements and ...
... complex, remunerative, and controversial activities in Chinese Buddhism. This article lays out the contours of the contemporary Chinese Buddhist “ritual field,” focusing on rituals called “Dharma assemblies” (fahui ) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Based on a selection of announcements and ...
Buddhism, Confucianism, and Western Conceptions of Personal
... When seeking to understand an agent’s autonomy, many theorists begin by pursuing autonomy in accordance to self-governance and/or self-determinism, as well as other forms of self-identification.3 The Buddhist principle of anatman, on the other hand, is usually translated as “no-self”.4 In fact, the ...
... When seeking to understand an agent’s autonomy, many theorists begin by pursuing autonomy in accordance to self-governance and/or self-determinism, as well as other forms of self-identification.3 The Buddhist principle of anatman, on the other hand, is usually translated as “no-self”.4 In fact, the ...
buddhism - SGI Canada
... vehicle for this journey, while the teachings provide the map. The destination is the development and fulfillment of our humanity, for this is what “Buddha” means. A Buddha is not a transcendental being who floats above the world and its problems. Instead, to be a Buddha means to be a fully develope ...
... vehicle for this journey, while the teachings provide the map. The destination is the development and fulfillment of our humanity, for this is what “Buddha” means. A Buddha is not a transcendental being who floats above the world and its problems. Instead, to be a Buddha means to be a fully develope ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... usually begin with a concentration practice such as counting or watching the breath. Generally, Soto Zen then emphasises the meditative practice of shikantaza, which involves 'resting in a state of brightly alert attention that is free of thoughts, directed to no object, and to no particular content ...
... usually begin with a concentration practice such as counting or watching the breath. Generally, Soto Zen then emphasises the meditative practice of shikantaza, which involves 'resting in a state of brightly alert attention that is free of thoughts, directed to no object, and to no particular content ...
Charisma in Buddhism
... Sadly we could not include any photographs in this maiden edi tion. We are likely to include photographs and any relevant new materials in future editions if they are available, especially from my readers. This is one way to preserve such valuable materials for future gen erations. Perhaps other s ...
... Sadly we could not include any photographs in this maiden edi tion. We are likely to include photographs and any relevant new materials in future editions if they are available, especially from my readers. This is one way to preserve such valuable materials for future gen erations. Perhaps other s ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... Sangha. This institution not only consists of those who have decided to devote their lives to striving for Enlightenment; it also preserves the memory of the Buddha’s Teaching. Thus, in a metaphor central to Buddhism, the Buddha is the great physician, the Dhamma is the remedy he prescribes, the San ...
... Sangha. This institution not only consists of those who have decided to devote their lives to striving for Enlightenment; it also preserves the memory of the Buddha’s Teaching. Thus, in a metaphor central to Buddhism, the Buddha is the great physician, the Dhamma is the remedy he prescribes, the San ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... Sangha. This institution not only consists of those who have decided to devote their lives to striving for Enlightenment; it also preserves the memory of the Buddha’s Teaching. Thus, in a metaphor central to Buddhism, the Buddha is the great physician, the Dhamma is the remedy he prescribes, the San ...
... Sangha. This institution not only consists of those who have decided to devote their lives to striving for Enlightenment; it also preserves the memory of the Buddha’s Teaching. Thus, in a metaphor central to Buddhism, the Buddha is the great physician, the Dhamma is the remedy he prescribes, the San ...
A Golden Ring
... scattered in the sense that while doing something we cannot help stopping the rise of judgments and other thoughts. We have lost the ability to act in a pure, natural way. For example, we tend to eat only certain foods cooked in certain ways, and while eating; our minds tend to engage in making judg ...
... scattered in the sense that while doing something we cannot help stopping the rise of judgments and other thoughts. We have lost the ability to act in a pure, natural way. For example, we tend to eat only certain foods cooked in certain ways, and while eating; our minds tend to engage in making judg ...
Praying for the Republic
... 3) Young monks at the foxueyuan shared certain ideals about their monastic identity. For example, they were almost univocally critical of the traditional practice of monks performing funeral rites for a living. Furthermore, as a substantial portion of Zhenhua’s memoir shows, they also shared a diss ...
... 3) Young monks at the foxueyuan shared certain ideals about their monastic identity. For example, they were almost univocally critical of the traditional practice of monks performing funeral rites for a living. Furthermore, as a substantial portion of Zhenhua’s memoir shows, they also shared a diss ...
The Uses of Max Weber: Legitimation and Amnesia in Buddhology
... historians have explained the proliferation of high Hindu cults and rituals sponsored by Hinduizing kings, whether in the subcontinent or in Southeast Asia (what Geertz called ‘the theatre state’), as driven by the need for legitimation. Weber is here rejected in the name of a relationship between c ...
... historians have explained the proliferation of high Hindu cults and rituals sponsored by Hinduizing kings, whether in the subcontinent or in Southeast Asia (what Geertz called ‘the theatre state’), as driven by the need for legitimation. Weber is here rejected in the name of a relationship between c ...
The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist
... ideal in TheravadaBuddhism it (theonlyextantschoolofHTnayana Buddhism), be beneficial to the sources that the may investigate briefly identify withMahayanaBuddhism and the?ravaka-yana with bodhisattva-yana ...
... ideal in TheravadaBuddhism it (theonlyextantschoolofHTnayana Buddhism), be beneficial to the sources that the may investigate briefly identify withMahayanaBuddhism and the?ravaka-yana with bodhisattva-yana ...
Nietzsche and Buddhism
... simply our way of organizing our perceptions; hence, there are many truths and no truth. Here perspectivism and nihilism come very close to each other. In the pages that follow, I will use nihilism according to its more common philosophic meaning, unless otherwise indicated. As a result, I do not fe ...
... simply our way of organizing our perceptions; hence, there are many truths and no truth. Here perspectivism and nihilism come very close to each other. In the pages that follow, I will use nihilism according to its more common philosophic meaning, unless otherwise indicated. As a result, I do not fe ...
Exorcising Luther - University of Canterbury
... had their own individual relationships with God that did not require ritual or priests. They could separate their daily life from their religious life which again was something that confused me. People appeared to be less bound together as a community and more in search of their own salvation. Like ...
... had their own individual relationships with God that did not require ritual or priests. They could separate their daily life from their religious life which again was something that confused me. People appeared to be less bound together as a community and more in search of their own salvation. Like ...
The Great Nalanda - Past and Present
... The Nalanda Mahavihara (ancient Nalanda University) had been a great seat of learning for about eight hundred years (from 5th century to 13th century A. D.). At the very beginning it was a monastic institution accommodating thousands of travelling monks coming from different regions. During their st ...
... The Nalanda Mahavihara (ancient Nalanda University) had been a great seat of learning for about eight hundred years (from 5th century to 13th century A. D.). At the very beginning it was a monastic institution accommodating thousands of travelling monks coming from different regions. During their st ...
The Specter of Nihilism: On Hegel on Buddhism
... Sciences, Part III: Philosophy of Mind, which comprises only eight paragraphs in the 1830 edition; the Lectures on the History of Philosophy, which discusses Chinese and Indian philosophy, but does not address Buddhism; the Philosophy of History, which comments on various historical religions; and h ...
... Sciences, Part III: Philosophy of Mind, which comprises only eight paragraphs in the 1830 edition; the Lectures on the History of Philosophy, which discusses Chinese and Indian philosophy, but does not address Buddhism; the Philosophy of History, which comments on various historical religions; and h ...
TO THE TEACHER: OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT: To help students
... practices? Did anyone in the class find himself or herself more attracted to the art than the practices? WHEN TO TEACH: In a full survey of Chinese history, Buddhism is generally taught when the medieval period is covered. However, a course limited to more modern China could still use this unit sinc ...
... practices? Did anyone in the class find himself or herself more attracted to the art than the practices? WHEN TO TEACH: In a full survey of Chinese history, Buddhism is generally taught when the medieval period is covered. However, a course limited to more modern China could still use this unit sinc ...
shambhala london 2015
... Wisdom for a generation in crisis: Career expectations for young people today are different than those for previous generations. The path from college to a rewarding job is far less certain. It's people in this situation that Lodro addresses with wisdom for looking at work in new ways. For Buddhists ...
... Wisdom for a generation in crisis: Career expectations for young people today are different than those for previous generations. The path from college to a rewarding job is far less certain. It's people in this situation that Lodro addresses with wisdom for looking at work in new ways. For Buddhists ...
The Opening Of The Eyes
... indicated in the Daishonin's opening lines: "There are three categories of people that all human beings should respect. They are the sovereign, the teacher, and the parent. There are three types of doctrines that are to be studied. They are Confucianism, Brahmanism, and Buddhism"(The Writings of Nic ...
... indicated in the Daishonin's opening lines: "There are three categories of people that all human beings should respect. They are the sovereign, the teacher, and the parent. There are three types of doctrines that are to be studied. They are Confucianism, Brahmanism, and Buddhism"(The Writings of Nic ...
Three Philosophies and One Reality
... When I was eighteen, I found a book called the Shobogenzo. It was written in the thirteenth century by the founder of the sect of Buddhism in Japan which is based on the practice of Zazen. His name is Master Dogen. I found the Shobogenzo almost impossible to read at that time, and I was amazed that ...
... When I was eighteen, I found a book called the Shobogenzo. It was written in the thirteenth century by the founder of the sect of Buddhism in Japan which is based on the practice of Zazen. His name is Master Dogen. I found the Shobogenzo almost impossible to read at that time, and I was amazed that ...
Three Philosophies and One Reality
... A concrete example of an idealist is a person who is always suffering from the frustration of being unable to reach his ideals. A materialist suffers from being unable to find any meaning in his life beyond the pleasures of the senses. We can say that the idealist would do well to study the world a ...
... A concrete example of an idealist is a person who is always suffering from the frustration of being unable to reach his ideals. A materialist suffers from being unable to find any meaning in his life beyond the pleasures of the senses. We can say that the idealist would do well to study the world a ...
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.