Forty-Three Years Ago
... Indeed he did, and indeed, I hope, he has. Twenty-three years later I can honestly say that he has changed my life, and in changing it, has helped give it a meaning of which I never dreamt it possible. I am by no means alone. Instructed and inspired by him, first tens, then hundreds, and now thousa ...
... Indeed he did, and indeed, I hope, he has. Twenty-three years later I can honestly say that he has changed my life, and in changing it, has helped give it a meaning of which I never dreamt it possible. I am by no means alone. Instructed and inspired by him, first tens, then hundreds, and now thousa ...
shambhala london 2015
... Post and is the basis for his second book, Walk Like a Buddha: Even if Your Boss Sucks, Your Ex Is Torturing You, and You're Hungover Again. ...
... Post and is the basis for his second book, Walk Like a Buddha: Even if Your Boss Sucks, Your Ex Is Torturing You, and You're Hungover Again. ...
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... (Sakadagamin), who will be reborn only once in this realm, a state attained by diminishing lust, hatred, and illusion, (3) the “nonreturner” (anagamin), who, after death, will be reborn in a higher heaven, where he will become an Arhat, a state attained by overcoming sensuous desire and ill will, i ...
... (Sakadagamin), who will be reborn only once in this realm, a state attained by diminishing lust, hatred, and illusion, (3) the “nonreturner” (anagamin), who, after death, will be reborn in a higher heaven, where he will become an Arhat, a state attained by overcoming sensuous desire and ill will, i ...
Whole-body relics in Chinese Buddhism
... article that for the first time linked the mummy cult with the cult of image and relics. In “NikushinzØ oyobi yuikaizØ no kenkyË 肉身像及遺灰像の研究 ” 11 he addresses a number of important issues concerning Buddhist whole-body relics in China and Japan and tries to explain how the mummy-image came to be wors ...
... article that for the first time linked the mummy cult with the cult of image and relics. In “NikushinzØ oyobi yuikaizØ no kenkyË 肉身像及遺灰像の研究 ” 11 he addresses a number of important issues concerning Buddhist whole-body relics in China and Japan and tries to explain how the mummy-image came to be wors ...
SD 37.8 - The Dharmafarers
... 1.2.1 Economics and ecology. Apart from sleep, most of us spend more of our lives at work and wage-earning than in any other waking activity. Inevitably, the work that we do powerfully moulds us. An important message of the Vāseṭṭha Sutta (M 98 = Sn 3.9),3 for example, is that we are not born high o ...
... 1.2.1 Economics and ecology. Apart from sleep, most of us spend more of our lives at work and wage-earning than in any other waking activity. Inevitably, the work that we do powerfully moulds us. An important message of the Vāseṭṭha Sutta (M 98 = Sn 3.9),3 for example, is that we are not born high o ...
Nietzsche and Buddhism
... meaning a t all? It will require a few centuries before this question can even be heard completely and in its full depth" (GS, 357). After completing Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche stated the problems he was concerned with: What was at stake was the value of morality-and over this I had to come t ...
... meaning a t all? It will require a few centuries before this question can even be heard completely and in its full depth" (GS, 357). After completing Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche stated the problems he was concerned with: What was at stake was the value of morality-and over this I had to come t ...
ANIMAL CRIES AND BUDDHIST MEDITATION: AN APPRAISAL
... with the music that emanates from the five kinds of instruments is next to the happiness one can be experienced by attaining the first jhāna (Th 43, 95). As we pointed out above seven basic notes used in the music of five kinds of instruments are taken reproducing the cries of some wild animals such ...
... with the music that emanates from the five kinds of instruments is next to the happiness one can be experienced by attaining the first jhāna (Th 43, 95). As we pointed out above seven basic notes used in the music of five kinds of instruments are taken reproducing the cries of some wild animals such ...
The Eco-Buddhism of Marie Byles Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... a Buddhist retreat center, and organizing meditation retreats in her own Sydney home. She was also active in the conservation movement in the post-war reconstruction period, as well as urban planning and wilderness management. In the growth-oriented 1950s, Byles deepened her involvement in Buddhism ...
... a Buddhist retreat center, and organizing meditation retreats in her own Sydney home. She was also active in the conservation movement in the post-war reconstruction period, as well as urban planning and wilderness management. In the growth-oriented 1950s, Byles deepened her involvement in Buddhism ...
The Boundaries of Knowledge in Buddhism, Christianity and Science
... very important, including whether the world is eternal or not, whether it is finite or infinite, and whether a Buddha, an Enlightened One, exists after death or not. The Buddha sidesteps these questions, deeming them irrelevant to the ultimate religious goal of liberation from the human condition. S ...
... very important, including whether the world is eternal or not, whether it is finite or infinite, and whether a Buddha, an Enlightened One, exists after death or not. The Buddha sidesteps these questions, deeming them irrelevant to the ultimate religious goal of liberation from the human condition. S ...
Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism
... and other similar stories, we are presented with a view that conversion is a gradual process of realization, whereas in a number of other instances early Buddhists experience a sudden change that is more akin to the Christian idea of conversion. I argue that this paradox is solved if we realize that ...
... and other similar stories, we are presented with a view that conversion is a gradual process of realization, whereas in a number of other instances early Buddhists experience a sudden change that is more akin to the Christian idea of conversion. I argue that this paradox is solved if we realize that ...
The Sixfold Purity of an Arahant Chabbisodhana-sutta and its Parallel
... Venerable friend, the Blessed One has taught five aggregates of clinging, the aggregates of clinging of bodily form, feeling, perception, formations and consciousness.10 Venerable friend, knowing what and seeing what in regard to these five aggregates of clinging have you attained the knowledge that ...
... Venerable friend, the Blessed One has taught five aggregates of clinging, the aggregates of clinging of bodily form, feeling, perception, formations and consciousness.10 Venerable friend, knowing what and seeing what in regard to these five aggregates of clinging have you attained the knowledge that ...
Visualization and Mandala
... of the Buddha" (C: nien-fo ~f~g, J: nenbutsu, Sk: buddhanusmrti), may well have evolved from earlier exercises in which devotees would meditate on the qualities of the Buddha, a form of which is still practiced in Theravadi.n countries today. 11 In any case, scholars of East Asian Pure Land often de ...
... of the Buddha" (C: nien-fo ~f~g, J: nenbutsu, Sk: buddhanusmrti), may well have evolved from earlier exercises in which devotees would meditate on the qualities of the Buddha, a form of which is still practiced in Theravadi.n countries today. 11 In any case, scholars of East Asian Pure Land often de ...
A Buddhist`s Insight 12 Steps of Recovery
... moment we become aware that we somehow slipped up or harmed ...
... moment we become aware that we somehow slipped up or harmed ...
Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way
... In response to this request, the Buddha refers to four requirements which are conducive to happiness in this life: 4) The Need to lead a Balanced Life (samajīvikatā): “One should neither be unduly extravagant nor unduly miserly in one’s living. He should know that his income will stand in excess of ...
... In response to this request, the Buddha refers to four requirements which are conducive to happiness in this life: 4) The Need to lead a Balanced Life (samajīvikatā): “One should neither be unduly extravagant nor unduly miserly in one’s living. He should know that his income will stand in excess of ...
Guide to Jodo Shinshu Teachings and Practices
... Before reaching Magada, he had joined two or three different religious groups. However, these groups were not able to fulfill his search. Thus, he continued the path to enlightenment on his own. He selected a place of practice on the south side of a village called Uruvilva. There, with five of his f ...
... Before reaching Magada, he had joined two or three different religious groups. However, these groups were not able to fulfill his search. Thus, he continued the path to enlightenment on his own. He selected a place of practice on the south side of a village called Uruvilva. There, with five of his f ...
The criteria of the Noble Eightfold Path
... Sammā-saṅkappa should go down to the last part of it; but it never happens. The second, the path has only eight factors. There are no more factors. The path is not complete even if a single factor added or recommended into the eightfold; it should be taken out. Sammā diṭṭhi Now, what is the Sammā d ...
... Sammā-saṅkappa should go down to the last part of it; but it never happens. The second, the path has only eight factors. There are no more factors. The path is not complete even if a single factor added or recommended into the eightfold; it should be taken out. Sammā diṭṭhi Now, what is the Sammā d ...
pdf format - HH the Sakya Trizin
... the Sakya Trizin visiting the U.S.A. and Singapore, as well as touring Europe accompanied by Khöndung Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, while Khöndung Ratna Vajra Rinpoche graced Singapore and Taiwan with the Lamdre teachings and re-teachings respectively, before travelling to Nepal and the Spiti Valley. And no ...
... the Sakya Trizin visiting the U.S.A. and Singapore, as well as touring Europe accompanied by Khöndung Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, while Khöndung Ratna Vajra Rinpoche graced Singapore and Taiwan with the Lamdre teachings and re-teachings respectively, before travelling to Nepal and the Spiti Valley. And no ...
Guru Padmasambhava in Context
... according to the legend, the Tantric teachings were first given), and a southernmost one, which was politically dependent on the Laghman-Kabul-Gardez area. The latter evidence appears to be soundly demonstrated by the ruling presence of TurkiShahi, or Shahi of Kabul, as possible donors of the Brahma ...
... according to the legend, the Tantric teachings were first given), and a southernmost one, which was politically dependent on the Laghman-Kabul-Gardez area. The latter evidence appears to be soundly demonstrated by the ruling presence of TurkiShahi, or Shahi of Kabul, as possible donors of the Brahma ...
Foundations of Ethics and Practice in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism
... Foundations of Ethics and Practice in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism Buddhahood. While Zhili himself may not be proposing anything inconsistent here (since for him nianfo was not an “easy way” at all but a serious practice), the scholar is still confronted by a tradition that, among its various authori ...
... Foundations of Ethics and Practice in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism Buddhahood. While Zhili himself may not be proposing anything inconsistent here (since for him nianfo was not an “easy way” at all but a serious practice), the scholar is still confronted by a tradition that, among its various authori ...
Archaeology of Buddhism in South Asia
... socio-economic development of any country, Asian countries are more fortunate because those countries have more effective cultures rich in age old traditions and indegenous knowledge mostly based on Buddhist philosophy. It is accepted that China and other far eastern countries have achieved their de ...
... socio-economic development of any country, Asian countries are more fortunate because those countries have more effective cultures rich in age old traditions and indegenous knowledge mostly based on Buddhist philosophy. It is accepted that China and other far eastern countries have achieved their de ...
Buddhist philosophy
Buddhist philosophy is the elaboration and explanation of the delivered teachings of the Buddha as found in the Tripitaka and Agama. Its main concern is with explicating the dharmas constituting reality. A recurrent theme is the reification of concepts, and the subsequent return to the Buddhist Middle Way.Early Buddhism avoided speculative thought on metaphysics, phenomenology, ethics, and epistemology, but was based instead on empirical evidence gained by the sense organs (ayatana).Nevertheless, Buddhist scholars have addressed ontological and metaphysical issues subsequently. Particular points of Buddhist philosophy have often been the subject of disputes between different schools of Buddhism. These elaborations and disputes gave rise to various schools in early Buddhism of Abhidhamma, and to the Mahayana traditions and schools of the prajnaparamita, Madhyamaka, buddha-nature and Yogacara.