Lay Buddhist Practice - Buddhist Publication Society
... is displayed in the place of honour. In the shrine room this will be on the highest part of a shrine. If on a special shelf (often carved and decorated with colour and gold), then that shelf is usually high on the wall and has nothing above it. The fact that one places the symbol of one’s Teacher in ...
... is displayed in the place of honour. In the shrine room this will be on the highest part of a shrine. If on a special shelf (often carved and decorated with colour and gold), then that shelf is usually high on the wall and has nothing above it. The fact that one places the symbol of one’s Teacher in ...
BuddhistPractice13
... conditioned by human mind, it necessarily ceases. It is the nature of all caused and conditioned phenomena. It is indeed difficult, but not impossible. Furthermore, the more people work together, the more an effective result can be obtained. This is also the nature of the causally conditioned world. ...
... conditioned by human mind, it necessarily ceases. It is the nature of all caused and conditioned phenomena. It is indeed difficult, but not impossible. Furthermore, the more people work together, the more an effective result can be obtained. This is also the nature of the causally conditioned world. ...
Introduction
... B. Stevenson and Neal Donner, The Great Calming and Contemplation: A Study and Annotated Translation of the First Chapter of Chih-i’s Mo-ho chih-kuan, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1993, p. 99 [hereafter “Stevenson, Mo-ho chih-kuan”]). See also Neal Arvid Donner, “The Great Calming and Conte ...
... B. Stevenson and Neal Donner, The Great Calming and Contemplation: A Study and Annotated Translation of the First Chapter of Chih-i’s Mo-ho chih-kuan, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1993, p. 99 [hereafter “Stevenson, Mo-ho chih-kuan”]). See also Neal Arvid Donner, “The Great Calming and Conte ...
Four Noble Truths
... èWe formally accept the Buddha’s education and set our goals by Taking the Three Refuges; they are within ourselves. – Buddha – Awakening – Dharma – Proper understanding – Sangha – Purity, clarity, & harmony ...
... èWe formally accept the Buddha’s education and set our goals by Taking the Three Refuges; they are within ourselves. – Buddha – Awakening – Dharma – Proper understanding – Sangha – Purity, clarity, & harmony ...
“The Gift of Rice”
... the Samyutta-nikaya, trans. Rhys Davids, pp. 101-02), tells of the importance of cherishing life, both our own and others. King Pasenadi was with Queen Mallika on the terrace of his palace in Kosala. Expecting a confession of love for himself from the woman who had benefited so much from him, the ki ...
... the Samyutta-nikaya, trans. Rhys Davids, pp. 101-02), tells of the importance of cherishing life, both our own and others. King Pasenadi was with Queen Mallika on the terrace of his palace in Kosala. Expecting a confession of love for himself from the woman who had benefited so much from him, the ki ...
Earlier Buddhist Theories of Free Will: Compatibilism
... with indeterminism,14 Mahāyānists are more likely to argue for incompatibilism between free will and determinism than Theravādins. Conceivably, for each doctrinally distinct kind of Buddhism, there may well be a distinct theory of free will. ...
... with indeterminism,14 Mahāyānists are more likely to argue for incompatibilism between free will and determinism than Theravādins. Conceivably, for each doctrinally distinct kind of Buddhism, there may well be a distinct theory of free will. ...
The Buddhist Tradition
... human existence is part of an ongoing cycle of multiple lifetimes (samsara) the circumstances of which are governed by one’s deeds or actions (karma). Death is an inevitable part of existence and subsequent rebirth reflects the outcome of one’s karmic dispositions, which may occur at the human or an ...
... human existence is part of an ongoing cycle of multiple lifetimes (samsara) the circumstances of which are governed by one’s deeds or actions (karma). Death is an inevitable part of existence and subsequent rebirth reflects the outcome of one’s karmic dispositions, which may occur at the human or an ...
2012, Autumn - Bodhi Path Buddhist Centers
... questions for himself, and one could argue this difficult decision brought much pain and strain upon his young wife and fledgling infant son – and that we all owe her gratitude for supporting him anyway. Theirs is a story well worth reading in any authentic account of the life of the Buddha. After y ...
... questions for himself, and one could argue this difficult decision brought much pain and strain upon his young wife and fledgling infant son – and that we all owe her gratitude for supporting him anyway. Theirs is a story well worth reading in any authentic account of the life of the Buddha. After y ...
The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist
... when"an Exalted One namedMetteyya[Skt:Maitreya], Arahant,FullyAwakened[i.e., sammdsambuddha], aboundingin wisdomand goodness,happy,with oftheworlds,unsurpassed as a guideto mortals knowledge willingto be a teacher for and and Exalted a led, men, One, Buddha,evenas I gods am now,"willarise.29 buddham ...
... when"an Exalted One namedMetteyya[Skt:Maitreya], Arahant,FullyAwakened[i.e., sammdsambuddha], aboundingin wisdomand goodness,happy,with oftheworlds,unsurpassed as a guideto mortals knowledge willingto be a teacher for and and Exalted a led, men, One, Buddha,evenas I gods am now,"willarise.29 buddham ...
Phra That Phanom, its related historic buildings and associated
... monuments to be later excavated by British officers and archaeologists. The seeds of Buddha's teachings, however, were sown and blossomed wide and far, especially in the Mekong River Basin, as tangibly testified by a wealth of sacred stupas in the area. The splendid architecture of the Phra That Pha ...
... monuments to be later excavated by British officers and archaeologists. The seeds of Buddha's teachings, however, were sown and blossomed wide and far, especially in the Mekong River Basin, as tangibly testified by a wealth of sacred stupas in the area. The splendid architecture of the Phra That Pha ...
digitising_skt_buddhist_texts
... Although the introduction of Mahayana sutras into Kathmandu valley cannot be definitely ascertained presumably from the available sources some of these Mahayana sutras, which had attained great popularity in Nepalese Buddhism, had appeared as early as 4th century A.D. ...
... Although the introduction of Mahayana sutras into Kathmandu valley cannot be definitely ascertained presumably from the available sources some of these Mahayana sutras, which had attained great popularity in Nepalese Buddhism, had appeared as early as 4th century A.D. ...
faith and renunciation
... only a beginner’s requisite, but it is also a quality of a Buddha. It is obvious in the Lakkhaṇasutta, where saddhā is one of the marks (lakkhaṇas) of a Buddha, together with morality (sīla), learning (suta), renunciation (cāga), wisdom (paññā or buddhī) and others. These are not momentary condition ...
... only a beginner’s requisite, but it is also a quality of a Buddha. It is obvious in the Lakkhaṇasutta, where saddhā is one of the marks (lakkhaṇas) of a Buddha, together with morality (sīla), learning (suta), renunciation (cāga), wisdom (paññā or buddhī) and others. These are not momentary condition ...
Rev. Dr. David Matsumoto - Buddhist Churches of America
... A gathering at the Alta Mesa Memorial Cemetery in Palo Alto by a few Issei (Japanese immigrants) initiated the discussion of establishing a Buddhist and cultural center for the Japanese immigrants. The first gathering to host a religious event was held at a commercial laundry site owned by a Nikkei ...
... A gathering at the Alta Mesa Memorial Cemetery in Palo Alto by a few Issei (Japanese immigrants) initiated the discussion of establishing a Buddhist and cultural center for the Japanese immigrants. The first gathering to host a religious event was held at a commercial laundry site owned by a Nikkei ...
X - Buddhist Publication Society
... sensual human world, he will do so not more than once, because craving, aversion, and delusion, though not completely eliminated, have become exceedingly attenuated. The third stage is that of the never-returner. This type of ariyan, besides having succeeded in giving up the defilements to the exte ...
... sensual human world, he will do so not more than once, because craving, aversion, and delusion, though not completely eliminated, have become exceedingly attenuated. The third stage is that of the never-returner. This type of ariyan, besides having succeeded in giving up the defilements to the exte ...
the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw
... It did not take long before the reputation of Mahasi Sayadaw as an able teacher of insight meditation (Vipassana) had spread throughout the Shwebo-Sagaing region and attracted the attention of a prominent and very devout Buddhist laymen, Sir U Thwin, who was regarded as Burma's Elder Statesman. It w ...
... It did not take long before the reputation of Mahasi Sayadaw as an able teacher of insight meditation (Vipassana) had spread throughout the Shwebo-Sagaing region and attracted the attention of a prominent and very devout Buddhist laymen, Sir U Thwin, who was regarded as Burma's Elder Statesman. It w ...
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... people. They do not necessarily appear as scholars, mediators or Tulkus. However, die to their inner spiritual attainments and the transmissions they have received in their past lives, at the appropriate times, they suddenly start discovering mystical Ters without the need of any apparent training. ...
... people. They do not necessarily appear as scholars, mediators or Tulkus. However, die to their inner spiritual attainments and the transmissions they have received in their past lives, at the appropriate times, they suddenly start discovering mystical Ters without the need of any apparent training. ...
Earlier Buddhist Theories of Free Will: Compatibilism Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... with indeterminism,14 Mahāyānists are more likely to argue for incompatibilism between free will and determinism than Theravādins. Conceivably, for each doctrinally distinct kind of Buddhism, there may well be a distinct theory of free will. ...
... with indeterminism,14 Mahāyānists are more likely to argue for incompatibilism between free will and determinism than Theravādins. Conceivably, for each doctrinally distinct kind of Buddhism, there may well be a distinct theory of free will. ...
What is Sangha?
... the wrong side of the bed. We need to recognize that this emotional turmoil is not permanent, that it will pass, like clouds in the sky--and then patiently let it go by. We shouldn't add fuel to the fire. If an irritable person says something annoying, we should remain patient and maintain respect. ...
... the wrong side of the bed. We need to recognize that this emotional turmoil is not permanent, that it will pass, like clouds in the sky--and then patiently let it go by. We shouldn't add fuel to the fire. If an irritable person says something annoying, we should remain patient and maintain respect. ...
Ethics of the Theravada - ProfPremasiri.com, Home of Professor
... free from such distinctions as good and evil, pleasantness and unpleasantness, purity and impurity and so on When one reaches this state of culture, distinctive ideas will be absolutely abolished. . . . He has reached the mental condition where there is not consciousness of moral, aesthetical or log ...
... free from such distinctions as good and evil, pleasantness and unpleasantness, purity and impurity and so on When one reaches this state of culture, distinctive ideas will be absolutely abolished. . . . He has reached the mental condition where there is not consciousness of moral, aesthetical or log ...
The Causes of Relational Suffering and their Cessation according to
... cling to a dear one. Our outlook to all—self, loved one, one toward whom we are neutral, and an “enemy”—should be the same: that of loving kindness that is non-clinging. In this way relational suffering will not arise for us. Avoiding Relational Suffering: The Teaching Made Simple In Theravāda Budd ...
... cling to a dear one. Our outlook to all—self, loved one, one toward whom we are neutral, and an “enemy”—should be the same: that of loving kindness that is non-clinging. In this way relational suffering will not arise for us. Avoiding Relational Suffering: The Teaching Made Simple In Theravāda Budd ...
The Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts
... by its founder, or even that it was invented ad hoc by redactors, is to lose sight of the distinction between editing and composing. So when we say that the texts were “spoken by the Buddha”, we mean it in this non-literal sense. Clarifying the exact nature and degree of the editorial influences on ...
... by its founder, or even that it was invented ad hoc by redactors, is to lose sight of the distinction between editing and composing. So when we say that the texts were “spoken by the Buddha”, we mean it in this non-literal sense. Clarifying the exact nature and degree of the editorial influences on ...
The Uniqueness of Buddhism
... 3. Realistic and Practical Compatible with Modern Science : Among all the major religions of the world, Buddhism does not have any major or significant conflicts with the discoveries of modern science. It does not have any creation myths, nor does it attempt to attribute any natural phenomenon to su ...
... 3. Realistic and Practical Compatible with Modern Science : Among all the major religions of the world, Buddhism does not have any major or significant conflicts with the discoveries of modern science. It does not have any creation myths, nor does it attempt to attribute any natural phenomenon to su ...
Re-Imagining the Buddha
... influenced his vision in this respect.10 Coleridge was concerned to understand the creative process, of which he had had such powerful experience, and to rescue it from the mechanistic and deterministic psychology then developing. Imagination, to him, could not be captured by such reductive theories ...
... influenced his vision in this respect.10 Coleridge was concerned to understand the creative process, of which he had had such powerful experience, and to rescue it from the mechanistic and deterministic psychology then developing. Imagination, to him, could not be captured by such reductive theories ...
Introduction to Buddhism in America Today
... As guidelines for virtue and ethical behavior, the Buddha formulated precepts for us to follow. For lay people, there are five basic guidelines. These are 1) to abstain from killing, 2) to abstain from stealing, 3) to abstain from sexual misconduct, 4) to abstain from lying, and 5) to abstain from ...
... As guidelines for virtue and ethical behavior, the Buddha formulated precepts for us to follow. For lay people, there are five basic guidelines. These are 1) to abstain from killing, 2) to abstain from stealing, 3) to abstain from sexual misconduct, 4) to abstain from lying, and 5) to abstain from ...
Sample Chapter 4 - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... with sensuality and fear. But Siddhartha resisted all temptation. During one entire night, as he sat meditating under a full moon, Siddhartha entered increasingly profound states of awareness. Legend says that he saw his past lives, fathomed the laws of karma that govern everyone, and finally achiev ...
... with sensuality and fear. But Siddhartha resisted all temptation. During one entire night, as he sat meditating under a full moon, Siddhartha entered increasingly profound states of awareness. Legend says that he saw his past lives, fathomed the laws of karma that govern everyone, and finally achiev ...
Gautama Buddha
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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.