The Bare-Bones Instructions to “Mindfulness of Breathing”
... These are the preparatory stages of the meditation. It basically means for the meditator to find a quiet place to sit with little or no distractions. Turn off the TV, radio or telephone and find a place that has very few noises which will pull you away from the sitting. For the beginning meditator n ...
... These are the preparatory stages of the meditation. It basically means for the meditator to find a quiet place to sit with little or no distractions. Turn off the TV, radio or telephone and find a place that has very few noises which will pull you away from the sitting. For the beginning meditator n ...
the_sixth_ancestor.pps
... If someone were to ask, I’d say that the Zen practiced and promoted [during Bodhidharma’s time] was the true appearance of Buddha’s teaching. Yet now, at this later time [about 125 years later], the threads of those arguments are no longer spoken of. Now we are in what is called the “Dharma-ending a ...
... If someone were to ask, I’d say that the Zen practiced and promoted [during Bodhidharma’s time] was the true appearance of Buddha’s teaching. Yet now, at this later time [about 125 years later], the threads of those arguments are no longer spoken of. Now we are in what is called the “Dharma-ending a ...
ONE
... usually eighteen are counted. Most of these sects had their own Canon. Nearly all of them are lost to us, either because they were never written down, or because the depredations of time have destroyed the written record. Only those are left which after the collapse of Buddhism in India about ad 120 ...
... usually eighteen are counted. Most of these sects had their own Canon. Nearly all of them are lost to us, either because they were never written down, or because the depredations of time have destroyed the written record. Only those are left which after the collapse of Buddhism in India about ad 120 ...
Stages of the Path: Stream Entry and Beyond
... Whatever evil deed he commits, either by his body, speech or thought, he is incapable of concealing it. For it has been said that such an act is impossible for one who has seen the Path. This precious jewel is in the Sangha. By this truth may there be peace! 2 Much of this will already be very fami ...
... Whatever evil deed he commits, either by his body, speech or thought, he is incapable of concealing it. For it has been said that such an act is impossible for one who has seen the Path. This precious jewel is in the Sangha. By this truth may there be peace! 2 Much of this will already be very fami ...
The Forerunner of All Things: Buddhaghosa on Mind, Intention, and Agency
... with that of others. Buddhist ethical discourse does not, therefore, concern or encourage the moral autonomy of a sovereign rational agent, or assess morality in those terms. Although this seems a very reasonable interpretation, Heim’s engagement with Western philosophical ethics amounts mostly to p ...
... with that of others. Buddhist ethical discourse does not, therefore, concern or encourage the moral autonomy of a sovereign rational agent, or assess morality in those terms. Although this seems a very reasonable interpretation, Heim’s engagement with Western philosophical ethics amounts mostly to p ...
On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the
... to raise any uncertainties that they might have about the Buddhist Law (Dharma) or its practice, so that they would not find themselves regretting unasked questions after his passing. Up until his last moment, Shakyamuni actively sought out dialogue, and the drama of his final voyage from beginning ...
... to raise any uncertainties that they might have about the Buddhist Law (Dharma) or its practice, so that they would not find themselves regretting unasked questions after his passing. Up until his last moment, Shakyamuni actively sought out dialogue, and the drama of his final voyage from beginning ...
A Buddhist Monk`s Journeys to Heaven and Hell
... stupas (domes of more than 3m in height), 504 Buddha-statues in lotus sitting posture (conspicuously, no reclining or standing statues), and 1460 story-telling bas relief panels. The name “Borobudur” is seemingly derived from the Sanskrit “vihara” , meaning sanctuary and pronounced in Javanese as “b ...
... stupas (domes of more than 3m in height), 504 Buddha-statues in lotus sitting posture (conspicuously, no reclining or standing statues), and 1460 story-telling bas relief panels. The name “Borobudur” is seemingly derived from the Sanskrit “vihara” , meaning sanctuary and pronounced in Javanese as “b ...
Has Xuanzang really been in Mathurå?
... and history of arts, etc. it is certainly impossible to draw final conclusions about the credibility of the records—whether their facts and their information are to be taken as witnesses of objective historicity, as regional traditions or as texts moulded after certain patterns of inner-Buddhist or ...
... and history of arts, etc. it is certainly impossible to draw final conclusions about the credibility of the records—whether their facts and their information are to be taken as witnesses of objective historicity, as regional traditions or as texts moulded after certain patterns of inner-Buddhist or ...
Acro Dist 5 5.2 24jun01, Job 3
... Buddha. My mind is undisturbed whether people treat me with respect or disrespect, but it is not courteous for others to call one who looks equally with a kind heart upon all living beings, by his fa miliar name; Buddhas bring salvation to the world and so they ought to be treated with respect.’ Th ...
... Buddha. My mind is undisturbed whether people treat me with respect or disrespect, but it is not courteous for others to call one who looks equally with a kind heart upon all living beings, by his fa miliar name; Buddhas bring salvation to the world and so they ought to be treated with respect.’ Th ...
The development and use of the Eight Precepts for lay practitioners
... ‘Eight Precepts with Right Livelihood as the Eighth’ now gaining popularity as a lifetime commitment among Western Theravāda Buddhists. (Further information is given later.) Abhidhamma Pitaka The Dhammasaṅgan ı̄ is described by the Pali Text Society (2002), in its List of Issues, as ‘the first v ...
... ‘Eight Precepts with Right Livelihood as the Eighth’ now gaining popularity as a lifetime commitment among Western Theravāda Buddhists. (Further information is given later.) Abhidhamma Pitaka The Dhammasaṅgan ı̄ is described by the Pali Text Society (2002), in its List of Issues, as ‘the first v ...
What is Nirvana - Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
... have to think about it twice. But to do something good, we have to really try hard. It is hard to be compassionate, it is hard to be understanding, it is hard to be tolerant and it is hard to be patient. To be impatient is not difficult, and we may not even notice that we are being intolerant. We ma ...
... have to think about it twice. But to do something good, we have to really try hard. It is hard to be compassionate, it is hard to be understanding, it is hard to be tolerant and it is hard to be patient. To be impatient is not difficult, and we may not even notice that we are being intolerant. We ma ...
3 - Kelowna Buddhist Temple
... As you enjoy your summer holidays, what do you think you can do to remember and grow in the Buddha’s teaching? In the last Dharma School session, the kids had some great ideas. They included things like reading parts of Sensei’s book, reciting the Eightfold Path or the Golden Chain, taking some time ...
... As you enjoy your summer holidays, what do you think you can do to remember and grow in the Buddha’s teaching? In the last Dharma School session, the kids had some great ideas. They included things like reading parts of Sensei’s book, reciting the Eightfold Path or the Golden Chain, taking some time ...
Chapter 7: Creative Buddhas and Pure Lands in Renaissance Tibet
... The central nexus of the Seminal Heart tradition of the Great Perfection is a model of gnostic creation portraying body, mind and world as articulated and sustained by a variety of Buddhas operating from within and without the human self. At the level of being and its matrix, an exclusively gnostic ...
... The central nexus of the Seminal Heart tradition of the Great Perfection is a model of gnostic creation portraying body, mind and world as articulated and sustained by a variety of Buddhas operating from within and without the human self. At the level of being and its matrix, an exclusively gnostic ...
Confucianism, Buddhism& Taoism
... Was born around 551 B.C. In what is now the Shantung Province ...
... Was born around 551 B.C. In what is now the Shantung Province ...
“Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came
... other beings from his or her scope on existence. This is where Levinas’ philosophy comes to a decided break from phenomenology and existentialism, realizing that there is more to existence than such narrow minded views on a personal existence based on egoism. In 1961, Levinas wrote his acclaimed boo ...
... other beings from his or her scope on existence. This is where Levinas’ philosophy comes to a decided break from phenomenology and existentialism, realizing that there is more to existence than such narrow minded views on a personal existence based on egoism. In 1961, Levinas wrote his acclaimed boo ...
Good Question, Good Answer - ndc-lnh
... must have worried and hesitated for a long time before he finally left. But he had a choice between dedicating himself to his family or dedicating himself to the world. In the end, his great compassion made him give himself to the whole world, and the whole world still benefits from his sacrifice. T ...
... must have worried and hesitated for a long time before he finally left. But he had a choice between dedicating himself to his family or dedicating himself to the world. In the end, his great compassion made him give himself to the whole world, and the whole world still benefits from his sacrifice. T ...
The Five Precepts - Suffering and Its Causes
... without stopping, by such action I could never stop the slaughter of animals or ensure that war would come to an end. But when I adopt for myself the precept to abstain from the destruction of life, then by reason of the precept I do not intentionally destroy the life of any living being. Thus any o ...
... without stopping, by such action I could never stop the slaughter of animals or ensure that war would come to an end. But when I adopt for myself the precept to abstain from the destruction of life, then by reason of the precept I do not intentionally destroy the life of any living being. Thus any o ...
Tantric Poetry of Kukai
... is one of the most profoundly influential figures in Buddhism, widely revered as Japan's greatest saint. A precocious scholar and wandering monk, he was ordained at T�daiji in Nara and later spent two years in China (804-6), where he was ordained as a Master of the Shingon (True Word) sect. Returnin ...
... is one of the most profoundly influential figures in Buddhism, widely revered as Japan's greatest saint. A precocious scholar and wandering monk, he was ordained at T�daiji in Nara and later spent two years in China (804-6), where he was ordained as a Master of the Shingon (True Word) sect. Returnin ...
- St. Anselm`s Abbey
... preserving his teaching to the very best of their ability. This they did at three important councils, the first of them held within a year of the Buddha's parinirvana. It is said that here one of his followers related when and why the Buddha had determined each of the rules of the monastic order, w ...
... preserving his teaching to the very best of their ability. This they did at three important councils, the first of them held within a year of the Buddha's parinirvana. It is said that here one of his followers related when and why the Buddha had determined each of the rules of the monastic order, w ...
Buddhism and the earth : environmental thought in early Buddhist
... sorrow, lannentation, dejection and despair are dukkha. Contact with unpleasant things is dukkha, not getting what one wishes is dukkha. In short, the fives skandhas of grasping are dukkha." (Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, 274) ...
... sorrow, lannentation, dejection and despair are dukkha. Contact with unpleasant things is dukkha, not getting what one wishes is dukkha. In short, the fives skandhas of grasping are dukkha." (Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, 274) ...
1 Pu Khwan Khao Worship of Shan in Yunnan
... might think of the Madhupayasa, or the honeyed-rice offered to the Bodhisatta by Sujata, which was the first meal after the extreme self-torture of fasting. It is apparent that after consuming this honeyed-rice, the Buddha’s body was recovered. Then he sat down for the contemplation, he found the mi ...
... might think of the Madhupayasa, or the honeyed-rice offered to the Bodhisatta by Sujata, which was the first meal after the extreme self-torture of fasting. It is apparent that after consuming this honeyed-rice, the Buddha’s body was recovered. Then he sat down for the contemplation, he found the mi ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... the Dhamma and the Sangha. They begin any ritual or religious ceremony by saying three times that they ‘take refuge’ in these Three Jewels, which are therefore also called the Three Refuges. Indeed, the taking of the Refuges is what defines a Buddhist. When they take refuge in the Buddha, Buddhists a ...
... the Dhamma and the Sangha. They begin any ritual or religious ceremony by saying three times that they ‘take refuge’ in these Three Jewels, which are therefore also called the Three Refuges. Indeed, the taking of the Refuges is what defines a Buddhist. When they take refuge in the Buddha, Buddhists a ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... the Dhamma and the Sangha. They begin any ritual or religious ceremony by saying three times that they ‘take refuge’ in these Three Jewels, which are therefore also called the Three Refuges. Indeed, the taking of the Refuges is what defines a Buddhist. When they take refuge in the Buddha, Buddhists a ...
... the Dhamma and the Sangha. They begin any ritual or religious ceremony by saying three times that they ‘take refuge’ in these Three Jewels, which are therefore also called the Three Refuges. Indeed, the taking of the Refuges is what defines a Buddhist. When they take refuge in the Buddha, Buddhists a ...
SRI LANKA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST
... present context two modes of reading Vinaya are of particular importance. One is what I would call a legal reading, the other is a historical-critical reading. A legal reading attempts to understand legal implications, a historical-critical reading attempts to reconstruct history through comparative ...
... present context two modes of reading Vinaya are of particular importance. One is what I would call a legal reading, the other is a historical-critical reading. A legal reading attempts to understand legal implications, a historical-critical reading attempts to reconstruct history through comparative ...
How to Prostrate
... always awkward: highly deliberate and contrived. This is true for any skill we wish to acquire. Take playing the piano, for instance. First one struggles to hammer out Chopsticks progressing by stages until one can comfortably manage Chopin. But there the similarity ends. Our aspiring pianist may no ...
... always awkward: highly deliberate and contrived. This is true for any skill we wish to acquire. Take playing the piano, for instance. First one struggles to hammer out Chopsticks progressing by stages until one can comfortably manage Chopin. But there the similarity ends. Our aspiring pianist may no ...
Gautama Buddha
Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni, or simply the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in northeastern India sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE.The word Buddha means ""awakened one"" or ""the enlightened one"". ""Buddha"" is also used as a title for the first awakened being in a Yuga era. In most Buddhist traditions, Siddhartha Gautama is regarded as the Supreme Buddha (Pali sammāsambuddha, Sanskrit samyaksaṃbuddha) of the present age. Gautama taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and the severe asceticism found in the śramaṇa movement common in his region. He later taught throughout regions of eastern India such as Magadha and Kosala.Gautama is the primary figure in Buddhism and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition and first committed to writing about 400 years later.