Autumn Edition - Buddhist Society Victoria
... Committee members: Please note that portfolios have not been finalized as the Committee and Bhante Jag are presently sorting out sub-committee structures and divisions of responsibility. This task has become essential because of the new responsibilities and tasks involved in the establishment of the ...
... Committee members: Please note that portfolios have not been finalized as the Committee and Bhante Jag are presently sorting out sub-committee structures and divisions of responsibility. This task has become essential because of the new responsibilities and tasks involved in the establishment of the ...
Insight Meditation in the United States: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit
... is having the most significant impact on Buddhism and on all contemporary spiritual life is the understanding and practice of Western psychology. Many serious students and teachers of the spiritual path in the West have found it necessary or useful to turn to psychotherapy for help in their spiritua ...
... is having the most significant impact on Buddhism and on all contemporary spiritual life is the understanding and practice of Western psychology. Many serious students and teachers of the spiritual path in the West have found it necessary or useful to turn to psychotherapy for help in their spiritua ...
Wat Intravihan
... poetry to reflect the beauty of Buddhism, and most famous for making the Phra Somdej amulets. Somdej Toh became an abbot of Wat Rakhang Kositaram and was promoted to the title of Somdej Phra Bhuddhacharn. Somdej Toh was highly intellectual and great in performing sermons. He is considered to be the ...
... poetry to reflect the beauty of Buddhism, and most famous for making the Phra Somdej amulets. Somdej Toh became an abbot of Wat Rakhang Kositaram and was promoted to the title of Somdej Phra Bhuddhacharn. Somdej Toh was highly intellectual and great in performing sermons. He is considered to be the ...
his sacred biography, meditation practice and influence
... commander of Thai Lanna] (Nonthaburi: Than Bua Kaeo Press, 2000); Siwa Ronachit, Phra Khruba Sriwichai (Bangkok: Phirap Press, 1994); Saithan Sratthatham, Khruba Sriwichai phu chai det [Khruba Sriwichai who is resolute], 2nd ed. (Bangkok: Ban Lan Tham, 2006); Phra Anan Phutthathammo, Prawati khong P ...
... commander of Thai Lanna] (Nonthaburi: Than Bua Kaeo Press, 2000); Siwa Ronachit, Phra Khruba Sriwichai (Bangkok: Phirap Press, 1994); Saithan Sratthatham, Khruba Sriwichai phu chai det [Khruba Sriwichai who is resolute], 2nd ed. (Bangkok: Ban Lan Tham, 2006); Phra Anan Phutthathammo, Prawati khong P ...
Wesak and the Re-Creation of Buddhist Tradition
... from the Latin root, idem, the word “identity”, meaning “the same”, actually has two meanings. The first, as the Latin root indicates, refers to the idea of “absolute sameness”. The second definition, cited in Peter Jenkin’s book, Social Identity, “is a concept of distinctiveness which presumes cons ...
... from the Latin root, idem, the word “identity”, meaning “the same”, actually has two meanings. The first, as the Latin root indicates, refers to the idea of “absolute sameness”. The second definition, cited in Peter Jenkin’s book, Social Identity, “is a concept of distinctiveness which presumes cons ...
Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge
... in the early part of the Questions of King Milinda which have a very modern ring, and might almost have been written in Cambridge in the 1920*5'.3 Aldous Huxley was of the opinion that Early Buddhism for the most part respected the principle of vérification and confined its statements to verifiable ...
... in the early part of the Questions of King Milinda which have a very modern ring, and might almost have been written in Cambridge in the 1920*5'.3 Aldous Huxley was of the opinion that Early Buddhism for the most part respected the principle of vérification and confined its statements to verifiable ...
Buddhism A Very Short Introduction - Damien Keown
... 'Buddhism teaches . . .' must be treated with circumspection. We need to qualify them by asking which Buddhists are being referred to, which tradition of Buddhism they follow, which school or sect they belong to, and so forth, before these statements can be of much value. Some scholars would go furt ...
... 'Buddhism teaches . . .' must be treated with circumspection. We need to qualify them by asking which Buddhists are being referred to, which tradition of Buddhism they follow, which school or sect they belong to, and so forth, before these statements can be of much value. Some scholars would go furt ...
Kosalan Philosophy dissertation - University of California, Berkeley
... early Buddhist philosophical frameworks. Part B shows how the agnihotrabrāhmaṇa of the Kāṇvas relates to other Vedic schools’ agnihotrabrāhmaṇas and identifies their particular contribution. The results of this comparison justify the exclusive focus on the Kāṇva School in Kosala in this dissertation ...
... early Buddhist philosophical frameworks. Part B shows how the agnihotrabrāhmaṇa of the Kāṇvas relates to other Vedic schools’ agnihotrabrāhmaṇas and identifies their particular contribution. The results of this comparison justify the exclusive focus on the Kāṇva School in Kosala in this dissertation ...
Camp Newsletter – Dec 2014
... because all of the Buddha’s teachings contain profound philosophies and perspectives pertaining to human life and nature. These views greatly influence mankind in their thoughts and actions. Many Western philosophers regard the Buddha as one of the greatest philosophers of all times. However, if Bud ...
... because all of the Buddha’s teachings contain profound philosophies and perspectives pertaining to human life and nature. These views greatly influence mankind in their thoughts and actions. Many Western philosophers regard the Buddha as one of the greatest philosophers of all times. However, if Bud ...
Two Versions of the Mahādeva Tale in the Ekottarika‐āgama
... for merits by which one rises to the heavens, shaving off my beard and hair, putting on the three Dharma robes and out of firm faith go forth to train in the path for leaving behind these many troubles.’ “At that time King Dīrghāyu said to his first[born], the crown prince by the name of Sudarśana:2 ...
... for merits by which one rises to the heavens, shaving off my beard and hair, putting on the three Dharma robes and out of firm faith go forth to train in the path for leaving behind these many troubles.’ “At that time King Dīrghāyu said to his first[born], the crown prince by the name of Sudarśana:2 ...
Cullavagga Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... takes my discussion of SN 16.13 as implying that “the mere existence of an order of bhikkhunīs would help prevent the decline of the Buddha’s teaching.” Yet my point is rather that the bhikkhunīs as one of the four assemblies contribute to preventing decline through their respectful behavior, which ...
... takes my discussion of SN 16.13 as implying that “the mere existence of an order of bhikkhunīs would help prevent the decline of the Buddha’s teaching.” Yet my point is rather that the bhikkhunīs as one of the four assemblies contribute to preventing decline through their respectful behavior, which ...
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
... Elements of this Indian religion are also present in Siddhartha. Hinduism is not as dogmatic as Christianity, or even as Buddhism. One important -perhaps the most important - aspect of Hinduism is the concept of the Search or Quest for Truth. Whereas the Buddhist and the Christian each has a specifi ...
... Elements of this Indian religion are also present in Siddhartha. Hinduism is not as dogmatic as Christianity, or even as Buddhism. One important -perhaps the most important - aspect of Hinduism is the concept of the Search or Quest for Truth. Whereas the Buddhist and the Christian each has a specifi ...
13_chapte 6
... for taints became manifest in the Saṃgha. When the basis for taints became manifest in the Saṃgha, the Buddha made known the training rule for disciples in order to ward off those things that are the basis for taints.7 The Bhaddāli Sutta shows how the once accepted monastic tradition which had also ...
... for taints became manifest in the Saṃgha. When the basis for taints became manifest in the Saṃgha, the Buddha made known the training rule for disciples in order to ward off those things that are the basis for taints.7 The Bhaddāli Sutta shows how the once accepted monastic tradition which had also ...
religionofthesamurai
... that holy scriptures are declared to be 'no more than waste[FN#9] paper by religionists, as done by Zen masters. [FN#9] Lin Tsi Luh (Rin-zai-roku). Fourthly, Buddhist as well as non-Buddhist religions regard, without exception, their founders as superhuman beings, but the practisers of Zen hold the ...
... that holy scriptures are declared to be 'no more than waste[FN#9] paper by religionists, as done by Zen masters. [FN#9] Lin Tsi Luh (Rin-zai-roku). Fourthly, Buddhist as well as non-Buddhist religions regard, without exception, their founders as superhuman beings, but the practisers of Zen hold the ...
Placing Nichiren in the Big Picture: Some
... exclusive nenbutsu was launched from this kenmitsu standpoint. Nichiren saw himself as a successor to Myõe gˆ and others of the established Buddhist schools who had written critiques of Hõnen’s Senchakushð *ãT (Shugo kokka ron !D³BÇ, STN 1: 90) and, contra Hõnen’s exclusive nenbutsu doctrine, still ...
... exclusive nenbutsu was launched from this kenmitsu standpoint. Nichiren saw himself as a successor to Myõe gˆ and others of the established Buddhist schools who had written critiques of Hõnen’s Senchakushð *ãT (Shugo kokka ron !D³BÇ, STN 1: 90) and, contra Hõnen’s exclusive nenbutsu doctrine, still ...
Nietzsche and Buddha - Western Political Science Association
... Buddha argues that letting go of one’s sense of being a self will lead one to become less egocentric, less likely to do harm to others, and more likely to be willing to create peaceful means of coexistence. Conversely, he argues that holding onto the conception of being a self is one of the primary ...
... Buddha argues that letting go of one’s sense of being a self will lead one to become less egocentric, less likely to do harm to others, and more likely to be willing to create peaceful means of coexistence. Conversely, he argues that holding onto the conception of being a self is one of the primary ...
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
... south and southeast asian countries, see Frank E Reynolds, "The Several Bodies of the Buddha: Reflections on a Neglected Aspect of Theravāda Tradition," History of Religion 16 (1976): 374-389. Herein, the author interestingly points out the use of the term dhammakāya within the developed Theravāda t ...
... south and southeast asian countries, see Frank E Reynolds, "The Several Bodies of the Buddha: Reflections on a Neglected Aspect of Theravāda Tradition," History of Religion 16 (1976): 374-389. Herein, the author interestingly points out the use of the term dhammakāya within the developed Theravāda t ...
The Buddha and His Teachings
... scholars but students who wish to understand the life of the Buddha and His fundamental teachings. The original edition of this book first appeared in 1942. The second one, a revised and enlarged edition with many additions and modifications, was published in Saigon in 1964 with voluntary contributi ...
... scholars but students who wish to understand the life of the Buddha and His fundamental teachings. The original edition of this book first appeared in 1942. The second one, a revised and enlarged edition with many additions and modifications, was published in Saigon in 1964 with voluntary contributi ...
View in PDF - Nalanda Buddhist Society
... Susãla, the yogis practised Ānāpānasati (mindfulness on breathing) with diligence. Ayya Susãla reminded everyone to breathe naturally, as excessive effort may create tension and cause restlessness. Given that the breath is the only object in Ānāpānasati meditation, the yogis were encouraged to free ...
... Susãla, the yogis practised Ānāpānasati (mindfulness on breathing) with diligence. Ayya Susãla reminded everyone to breathe naturally, as excessive effort may create tension and cause restlessness. Given that the breath is the only object in Ānāpānasati meditation, the yogis were encouraged to free ...
PURE-LAND ZEN ZEN PURE-LAND
... But why do we have to purify the mind and seek deliverance? It is because in the wasteland of Birth and Death, subject to the three poisons of greed, anger and delusion, we all undergo suffering – the ultimate suffering being, of course, death. Echoing this conclusion, a well-known American professo ...
... But why do we have to purify the mind and seek deliverance? It is because in the wasteland of Birth and Death, subject to the three poisons of greed, anger and delusion, we all undergo suffering – the ultimate suffering being, of course, death. Echoing this conclusion, a well-known American professo ...
low-res pdf not print-ready - Research portal
... adherents cherish the most: a belief in the existence of god, a permanent soul, and a promise of an everlasting bliss in heaven after death. Instead, he taught impermanence, not-self, and unsatisfactoriness to be the fundamental nature of conditioned existence. He taught that the root of unwholesome ...
... adherents cherish the most: a belief in the existence of god, a permanent soul, and a promise of an everlasting bliss in heaven after death. Instead, he taught impermanence, not-self, and unsatisfactoriness to be the fundamental nature of conditioned existence. He taught that the root of unwholesome ...
Ruppert , Brian - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... that the regalia are purely products of a native ^hmto erase traditions of Buddha-^^mz identification (honji suijaku 本 地 _迹 or shinbutsu shugo 神仏習合) ,which had an indispensable role in the production of royal charisma. It is well-known that the jewel (yasakani [no] 饥以ノ〈 坂瓊勾玉) is one of the three so- ...
... that the regalia are purely products of a native ^hmto erase traditions of Buddha-^^mz identification (honji suijaku 本 地 _迹 or shinbutsu shugo 神仏習合) ,which had an indispensable role in the production of royal charisma. It is well-known that the jewel (yasakani [no] 饥以ノ〈 坂瓊勾玉) is one of the three so- ...
Could David Hume Have Known about Buddhism?
... only by Louis Le Grand in Paris. It had an extensive library, with 40,000 volumes. Descartes was an alumnus.9 There are only four letters from Hume’s three years in France and only one from La Flèche, plus a slightly later letter referring to his time there.10 Hume always described his time at La Fl ...
... only by Louis Le Grand in Paris. It had an extensive library, with 40,000 volumes. Descartes was an alumnus.9 There are only four letters from Hume’s three years in France and only one from La Flèche, plus a slightly later letter referring to his time there.10 Hume always described his time at La Fl ...
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.