The Quandary of the Saffron`s Involvement in Politics in Burma
... situation in Burma with foreigners because there are spies everywhere and we never know who they are!” or “we don’t mind talking about politics and economics with you but we might be in trouble if they would over hear our conversation.” That is another sign for us, the foreigners, to avoid discussio ...
... situation in Burma with foreigners because there are spies everywhere and we never know who they are!” or “we don’t mind talking about politics and economics with you but we might be in trouble if they would over hear our conversation.” That is another sign for us, the foreigners, to avoid discussio ...
puñña sukka By Martin T. Adam Religious Studies Program
... comparisons with western traditions. Apparent inconsistencies among the texts can be resolved if one takes careful note of the spiritual status of the moral agents under discussion. The argument is based upon an analysis of a particular conceptual schema found in the Pāli Canon, namely, the tetrad o ...
... comparisons with western traditions. Apparent inconsistencies among the texts can be resolved if one takes careful note of the spiritual status of the moral agents under discussion. The argument is based upon an analysis of a particular conceptual schema found in the Pāli Canon, namely, the tetrad o ...
1 We established the Vajrayana Foundation and Pema Osel Ling in
... Among compounded offerings, the most beneficial is pleasing the lama. From the tantric point of view, making an offering of one drop of sesame oil for a single pore of the lama’s, is better than ...
... Among compounded offerings, the most beneficial is pleasing the lama. From the tantric point of view, making an offering of one drop of sesame oil for a single pore of the lama’s, is better than ...
Buddhism, Confucianism, and Western Conceptions of Personal
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... This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Scholarship at EngagedScholarship@CSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Downtown Review by an authorized administrator of EngagedScholarship@CSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ...
Mysticism – an Impulse for Ritualizing Death
... for their self-loss anymore, as they do within most religious traditions, but rather create their ‘post-self’: their ongoing identity here on earth among their significant others. 8 For the bereaved, this means that through the ‘continuing bonds’ 9 with their loved ones, they do not let them go in a ...
... for their self-loss anymore, as they do within most religious traditions, but rather create their ‘post-self’: their ongoing identity here on earth among their significant others. 8 For the bereaved, this means that through the ‘continuing bonds’ 9 with their loved ones, they do not let them go in a ...
The Transformation of the Monastic Ordination
... founded in 1997 (for details see the commemoration volume Pravrajyā-saṃvara (bhikṣuluye). Lumaṃkā - 2 published by Phaṇīndraratna Vajrācārya). However, the saṃgha of the monastery is largely a theoretical construct devoid of social significance. Accordingly, the initiated boys do not obtain the stat ...
... founded in 1997 (for details see the commemoration volume Pravrajyā-saṃvara (bhikṣuluye). Lumaṃkā - 2 published by Phaṇīndraratna Vajrācārya). However, the saṃgha of the monastery is largely a theoretical construct devoid of social significance. Accordingly, the initiated boys do not obtain the stat ...
Mindfulness, the Factors of Awakening and Reward
... claim to have awakened to the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment in this world…But when I directly knew all this, then I claimed to have awakened. The knowledge and vision arose in me: ‘Unshakeable is the liberation of my mind…’” (AN. III.101 in Bodhi 2005). According to this account, it was not unti ...
... claim to have awakened to the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment in this world…But when I directly knew all this, then I claimed to have awakened. The knowledge and vision arose in me: ‘Unshakeable is the liberation of my mind…’” (AN. III.101 in Bodhi 2005). According to this account, it was not unti ...
What is karma and how does it ripen?
... moment comes, it is a good idea to use one’s life fully to pursue learning and to enjoy simple things in moderation, always remembering that there are many people on this planet who do not have enough to eat and do not have the same opportunities as I have had. Children that I knew who came from mor ...
... moment comes, it is a good idea to use one’s life fully to pursue learning and to enjoy simple things in moderation, always remembering that there are many people on this planet who do not have enough to eat and do not have the same opportunities as I have had. Children that I knew who came from mor ...
Kuroda Toshio - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... the people as expressed in their economic activities and social and private lives, as well as in their reactions to the authorities of the old and the new orders? The crucial element here is found, I believe, in the people’s opposition, both in outlook and in thought, to the ancient thaumaturgic bon ...
... the people as expressed in their economic activities and social and private lives, as well as in their reactions to the authorities of the old and the new orders? The crucial element here is found, I believe, in the people’s opposition, both in outlook and in thought, to the ancient thaumaturgic bon ...
Canonical Jātaka Tales in Comparative Perspective
... III. Jātakas in the Early Discourses For a proper appreciation of the formation of jātakas, of particular interest are those stories that are already found among the early discourses and in the Vinaya, which take us to the beginning stages of jātaka literature.10 In what follows, I survey several ex ...
... III. Jātakas in the Early Discourses For a proper appreciation of the formation of jātakas, of particular interest are those stories that are already found among the early discourses and in the Vinaya, which take us to the beginning stages of jātaka literature.10 In what follows, I survey several ex ...
Practices and wisdom in Nichiren Buddhism
... Nichiren's interpretation. Enlightened nature, also called Buddha nature, is eternal. His enlightenment or his recollection was about impermanence, interconnectedness, all people's enlightened nature, and the eternity of life, repeating itself in the cycle of birth and death. Impermanence means that ...
... Nichiren's interpretation. Enlightened nature, also called Buddha nature, is eternal. His enlightenment or his recollection was about impermanence, interconnectedness, all people's enlightened nature, and the eternity of life, repeating itself in the cycle of birth and death. Impermanence means that ...
The Meaning of Life: Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect
... one among many buddhas of our era. Among them, however, he was the only one to make an open display of twelve particular deeds, including his miraculous birth from his mother’s side. It is said that he was actually enlightened eons ago and emanated a form called a supreme emanation body, appearing t ...
... one among many buddhas of our era. Among them, however, he was the only one to make an open display of twelve particular deeds, including his miraculous birth from his mother’s side. It is said that he was actually enlightened eons ago and emanated a form called a supreme emanation body, appearing t ...
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... right and wrong forms the basis of ethical behavior according to conventional wisdom. In Buddhism as well, to know right from wrong and thus create good karma to bring good rewards can be an important part of the Buddhist code of behavior. W&nhyo however states that to distinguish right and wrong is ...
... right and wrong forms the basis of ethical behavior according to conventional wisdom. In Buddhism as well, to know right from wrong and thus create good karma to bring good rewards can be an important part of the Buddhist code of behavior. W&nhyo however states that to distinguish right and wrong is ...
... one the opportunity to study Dharma. However, since nirvāṇa is thought to be beyond all rebirth, the actions of an arahat, a liberated being, do not and cannot be thought to have the capacity to bring further karmic fruitfulness. Hence karmically fortunate acts-that is, acts which are essentially pu ...
Ikeda - Unofficial SGI SWS
... Giving in to our fundamental darkness means abandoning our own Buddha nature. We know instinctively whether a thing is right or wrong, true or false. But when an “authority” tells us something terribly logical, compelling, supported by powerful factions, we begin to distrust our own wisdom. This is ...
... Giving in to our fundamental darkness means abandoning our own Buddha nature. We know instinctively whether a thing is right or wrong, true or false. But when an “authority” tells us something terribly logical, compelling, supported by powerful factions, we begin to distrust our own wisdom. This is ...
Robert F. RHODES - NCC Center for the Study of Japanese
... Concerning this theory, Tsuji Zennosuke pointed out that a note found in the JØg¨ shØtoku hØØ teisetsu states, “(The Realm of Heavenly Life) is just a heavenly realm.”18 Since Buddhist cosmology clearly distinguishes between a heavenly realm (which is counted as one of the six realms of transmigrati ...
... Concerning this theory, Tsuji Zennosuke pointed out that a note found in the JØg¨ shØtoku hØØ teisetsu states, “(The Realm of Heavenly Life) is just a heavenly realm.”18 Since Buddhist cosmology clearly distinguishes between a heavenly realm (which is counted as one of the six realms of transmigrati ...
Third Karma Kuchen Bio
... Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Lhatrul Pedma Garwang, Drubwang Drodul Pawo Dorje, and many other eminent masters of the time. ...
... Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Lhatrul Pedma Garwang, Drubwang Drodul Pawo Dorje, and many other eminent masters of the time. ...
Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... The method for gaining control of one’s cravings is the practice of the Eightfold Noble Path. The various facets of this path are guidelines. It is not a case that one size fits all. Rather, in the course of Buddhist history it has been widely recognized that individuals vary in their levels of atta ...
... The method for gaining control of one’s cravings is the practice of the Eightfold Noble Path. The various facets of this path are guidelines. It is not a case that one size fits all. Rather, in the course of Buddhist history it has been widely recognized that individuals vary in their levels of atta ...
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.