Sanchi
... Northern gateway, Sanchi, India. Photograph by Claude & Masako Sanchi is a complex of monasteries, stupas and, temples dating from the 3rd century BC to the 11th century AD. Although there is no known link to the Buddha, the relics of his two chief disciples, Sariputra and Mogallayana, together with ...
... Northern gateway, Sanchi, India. Photograph by Claude & Masako Sanchi is a complex of monasteries, stupas and, temples dating from the 3rd century BC to the 11th century AD. Although there is no known link to the Buddha, the relics of his two chief disciples, Sariputra and Mogallayana, together with ...
Root of the Bodhi Tree: The Four Noble Truths and the Noble
... (sila); meditation training and mindfulness training, (Samadhi) and wisdom and love training (prajna). These three trainings are the tripod-like bases that support all the Buddhist practices on the path of enlightened living. Principles training or sila (literally: cooling) includes self-discipline, ...
... (sila); meditation training and mindfulness training, (Samadhi) and wisdom and love training (prajna). These three trainings are the tripod-like bases that support all the Buddhist practices on the path of enlightened living. Principles training or sila (literally: cooling) includes self-discipline, ...
Buddhist Influence on the Neo-Confucian Concept of the Sage
... Please note: When the editor goes on an expedition or research trip, all operations (including filling orders) may temporarily cease for up to two or three months at a time. In such circumstances, those who wish to purchase various issues of SPP are requested to wait patiently until he returns. If i ...
... Please note: When the editor goes on an expedition or research trip, all operations (including filling orders) may temporarily cease for up to two or three months at a time. In such circumstances, those who wish to purchase various issues of SPP are requested to wait patiently until he returns. If i ...
Alan Wallace`s Buddhist Teachers
... full ordination as a Buddhist monk, the Bodhisattva vows of aspiring to and venturing towards enlightenment, the oral transmission and commentary on the Heart of Wisdom Sutra, Nagarjuna’s treatise The Precious Garland, the oral transmission and explanation of Longchen Rabjam’s Ease and Relaxation in ...
... full ordination as a Buddhist monk, the Bodhisattva vows of aspiring to and venturing towards enlightenment, the oral transmission and commentary on the Heart of Wisdom Sutra, Nagarjuna’s treatise The Precious Garland, the oral transmission and explanation of Longchen Rabjam’s Ease and Relaxation in ...
Brahman - TeacherWeb
... Upon becoming the Enlightened One (the Buddha), formulated the Four Noble Truths -Life has suffering. -Selfish desire is the cause of suffering. -Suffering can end. -Follow the Noble Eightfold Path (eight actions to help eliminate suffering) Nirvana is the elimination of suffering -The identity i ...
... Upon becoming the Enlightened One (the Buddha), formulated the Four Noble Truths -Life has suffering. -Selfish desire is the cause of suffering. -Suffering can end. -Follow the Noble Eightfold Path (eight actions to help eliminate suffering) Nirvana is the elimination of suffering -The identity i ...
Niguma_ Lady of Illusion - Sarah Harding
... too.12 These biographies tell the story of those parents’ first child, Shrījñāna, and how they had to perform special supplications for a male child after her birth. We also have the name of Nāropa’s wife, Vimalā or Vimalādīpī (Dri med pa or Dri med sgron ma), with whom he parted to pursue his spiri ...
... too.12 These biographies tell the story of those parents’ first child, Shrījñāna, and how they had to perform special supplications for a male child after her birth. We also have the name of Nāropa’s wife, Vimalā or Vimalādīpī (Dri med pa or Dri med sgron ma), with whom he parted to pursue his spiri ...
The Xixia Avatamsaka Sutra
... of the youth Sudhana 善財童子, who undertakes a pilgrimage in 52 stages and 53 visits at the behest of the bodhisattva Manjushri 文殊師利. This Sutra as been from early times regarded as the most important text of the Buddhist canon because it is said to have been written by the Buddha himself after he has ...
... of the youth Sudhana 善財童子, who undertakes a pilgrimage in 52 stages and 53 visits at the behest of the bodhisattva Manjushri 文殊師利. This Sutra as been from early times regarded as the most important text of the Buddhist canon because it is said to have been written by the Buddha himself after he has ...
Part 12 - SGI-UK
... and celebrate our potential, then our attitude will be a hopeful and optimistic one. I sometimes think that the best chanting we do is when we are first shown how to do it – perhaps someone has handed us a card with ‘Nam-myoho-renge-kyo’ on it and we are trying for the ...
... and celebrate our potential, then our attitude will be a hopeful and optimistic one. I sometimes think that the best chanting we do is when we are first shown how to do it – perhaps someone has handed us a card with ‘Nam-myoho-renge-kyo’ on it and we are trying for the ...
Bodhisattvas of the Forest and the Formation of the Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā-sūtra
... for it was in this period that a revitalized, theistic Brahminism was patronized by the Guptas. For a long time prior to this Brahminism had been relatively marginalized, or at least not privileged, in the north: apart from the short-lived Śuṅga dynasty, post-Mauryan northern India was dominated by ...
... for it was in this period that a revitalized, theistic Brahminism was patronized by the Guptas. For a long time prior to this Brahminism had been relatively marginalized, or at least not privileged, in the north: apart from the short-lived Śuṅga dynasty, post-Mauryan northern India was dominated by ...
Development of Zen Buddhism in China
... of a fairly large number of such small manuals of yoga or dhyana practice in addition to the detailed descriptions of dhyana and samadhi contained in the four Agamas (Nikayas) of which complete Chinese translations were made during the years ...
... of a fairly large number of such small manuals of yoga or dhyana practice in addition to the detailed descriptions of dhyana and samadhi contained in the four Agamas (Nikayas) of which complete Chinese translations were made during the years ...
Buddhism
... The rise of the Mahayana Traditions • The celestial beings of Mahayana Buddhism are believed to hold powers that can benefit beings trapped in samsaric existence (Asian Philosophies, p.142). • Indeed, under Mahayana Buddhism, the characteristics of a Buddha are magnified beyond what was attributed ...
... The rise of the Mahayana Traditions • The celestial beings of Mahayana Buddhism are believed to hold powers that can benefit beings trapped in samsaric existence (Asian Philosophies, p.142). • Indeed, under Mahayana Buddhism, the characteristics of a Buddha are magnified beyond what was attributed ...
Samsara and the Organization - Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
... also develops the feeling of desire and secures its recollection in the mind. Recollection is the ability of the mind to return to any object, and forms part of the memory. Concentration is the ability of the mind to remain focused on any object. Intelligence is the ability to examine an object and ...
... also develops the feeling of desire and secures its recollection in the mind. Recollection is the ability of the mind to return to any object, and forms part of the memory. Concentration is the ability of the mind to remain focused on any object. Intelligence is the ability to examine an object and ...
Buddhism Mobile
... Picture of Mom’s dream and an explanation as to why it is important. Dad as a king, and describe where he ruled. Picture of what mom and dad did to encourage Siddhartha to become a king. Picture of two old men and how they influenced Siddhartha. Picture of Buddha and the year he was born. ...
... Picture of Mom’s dream and an explanation as to why it is important. Dad as a king, and describe where he ruled. Picture of what mom and dad did to encourage Siddhartha to become a king. Picture of two old men and how they influenced Siddhartha. Picture of Buddha and the year he was born. ...
Symbolism in Asian Statues of the Buddha
... Contemplation is the conduit through which the Buddha achieved Nirvana, and it is the position that is still used for meditation. The Buddha, as an example to all, is shown meditating as a guide for the followers. It is interesting to note that although the yogic meditation position is highly symbol ...
... Contemplation is the conduit through which the Buddha achieved Nirvana, and it is the position that is still used for meditation. The Buddha, as an example to all, is shown meditating as a guide for the followers. It is interesting to note that although the yogic meditation position is highly symbol ...
Chinese Buddhist Religious Disputation
... it spread during a period of particularly intense political instability and ideological turmoil. Confucianism had become the state orthodoxy under the reign of the emperor Han Wudi, c. 140 B.C.E. But with the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E. and the splitting of the empire into warring kingdoms C ...
... it spread during a period of particularly intense political instability and ideological turmoil. Confucianism had become the state orthodoxy under the reign of the emperor Han Wudi, c. 140 B.C.E. But with the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E. and the splitting of the empire into warring kingdoms C ...
A Secular Buddhism
... operates within the soteriological worldview of ancient India. Whether “Hīnayāna” or “Mahāyāna” in orientation, all such forms of Buddhism regard the ultimate goal of their practice to be the attainment of nibbāna, that is the complete cessation of the craving (tanhā) that drives the relentless cycl ...
... operates within the soteriological worldview of ancient India. Whether “Hīnayāna” or “Mahāyāna” in orientation, all such forms of Buddhism regard the ultimate goal of their practice to be the attainment of nibbāna, that is the complete cessation of the craving (tanhā) that drives the relentless cycl ...
November/December 2013
... newsletter for a little over a year now and have always wanted to contribute, so in its small part, I hope this contribution is helpful. I have been studying Buddhism for just over a year and have found that when practicing this path, it must be whole hearted. To practice is to practice. To study is ...
... newsletter for a little over a year now and have always wanted to contribute, so in its small part, I hope this contribution is helpful. I have been studying Buddhism for just over a year and have found that when practicing this path, it must be whole hearted. To practice is to practice. To study is ...
Was the Buddha Omniscient?
... combustion engine? While, for sure, it is impossible to prove that the Buddha could not have known such things it seems unreasonable to suggest that he may have done since there is absolutely no evidence to support this claim. After all, why would he? Moreover, what, anyway would be the value of suc ...
... combustion engine? While, for sure, it is impossible to prove that the Buddha could not have known such things it seems unreasonable to suggest that he may have done since there is absolutely no evidence to support this claim. After all, why would he? Moreover, what, anyway would be the value of suc ...
PDF format - Princeton University Press
... evolved through the early, Mahayana, and Tantric periods.3 The most ancient phases of Buddhism are not preserved in the historical record. Not until around the third century b.c.e. is early Buddhism evinced in archaeological sources. The same century saw the beginning of a textual canonization proce ...
... evolved through the early, Mahayana, and Tantric periods.3 The most ancient phases of Buddhism are not preserved in the historical record. Not until around the third century b.c.e. is early Buddhism evinced in archaeological sources. The same century saw the beginning of a textual canonization proce ...
Tibetan Buddhism in the West
... theories need to come into dialog with Western worldviews? This is something relatively few Tibetan lamas are doing to any significant extent - drawing the presentation of Buddhist views, meditation, and way of life into dialog with Western scientific, religious, and philosophical views, values, way ...
... theories need to come into dialog with Western worldviews? This is something relatively few Tibetan lamas are doing to any significant extent - drawing the presentation of Buddhist views, meditation, and way of life into dialog with Western scientific, religious, and philosophical views, values, way ...
“Statement of Intellectual Responsibility” (below
... intellectual responsibility to submit work that is not one's own or otherwise to subvert the conditions under which academic work is performed by oneself or by others. C. Reflection papers (15% of your total grade): Nearly every week you will submit a 300-350 word (about a page or a page and a half) ...
... intellectual responsibility to submit work that is not one's own or otherwise to subvert the conditions under which academic work is performed by oneself or by others. C. Reflection papers (15% of your total grade): Nearly every week you will submit a 300-350 word (about a page or a page and a half) ...
Buddhist Concepts: The Gohonzon
... the human potential—the grandeur of the Buddha nature within all people (see “On the Treasure Tower,” WND-1, 299). Next, the sutra describes the Ceremony in the Air—a vast assembly of Buddhas, bodhisattvas and beings of every description, gathering from all corners of the cosmos. The Buddha employs ...
... the human potential—the grandeur of the Buddha nature within all people (see “On the Treasure Tower,” WND-1, 299). Next, the sutra describes the Ceremony in the Air—a vast assembly of Buddhas, bodhisattvas and beings of every description, gathering from all corners of the cosmos. The Buddha employs ...
Including the Theravada and Mahayana Traditions at the Beginning
... A BASIC BUDDHIST READING LIST FROM BODHI MONASTERY ...
... A BASIC BUDDHIST READING LIST FROM BODHI MONASTERY ...
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.