Buddhist Meditation - Sungai Long Buddhist Society
... Mental purification... There are three path factors in the second category of meditation: Right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. Right effort in meditation doesn't have anything to do with the body. It's not about going to 24-hour fitness or Gold's gym. Right effort is to sit quie ...
... Mental purification... There are three path factors in the second category of meditation: Right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. Right effort in meditation doesn't have anything to do with the body. It's not about going to 24-hour fitness or Gold's gym. Right effort is to sit quie ...
What the Buddha Taught
... kingdom and became an ascetic in search of his solution. For six years the ascetic Gotama wandered about the valley of Ganges, meeting famous religious teachers, studying and following their systems and methods, and submitting himself to rigorous ascetic practices. They did not satisfy him. So he ab ...
... kingdom and became an ascetic in search of his solution. For six years the ascetic Gotama wandered about the valley of Ganges, meeting famous religious teachers, studying and following their systems and methods, and submitting himself to rigorous ascetic practices. They did not satisfy him. So he ab ...
Project information Buddhafabrik
... Nydahl´s founded meditation centres in Germany and neighbouring countries come together for an intensive exchange with Lama Ole. Even though the roots of this intensive weekend meeting are to be found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the event is streamed worldwide today. Guidelines that are lai ...
... Nydahl´s founded meditation centres in Germany and neighbouring countries come together for an intensive exchange with Lama Ole. Even though the roots of this intensive weekend meeting are to be found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the event is streamed worldwide today. Guidelines that are lai ...
Oral Dimensions of Pāli Discourses: Pericopes, other Mnemonic
... a discourse. An example is the pericope that describes how the Buddha or a monk gets ready to beg alms. Since food has to be taken before noon, such preparations are usually made in the early morning, so that this pericope describes how "in the morning" the Buddha or a monk dresses and takes his bow ...
... a discourse. An example is the pericope that describes how the Buddha or a monk gets ready to beg alms. Since food has to be taken before noon, such preparations are usually made in the early morning, so that this pericope describes how "in the morning" the Buddha or a monk dresses and takes his bow ...
Week One: The story of the Historical Buddha and its symbolic
... West, no matter how underpaid and overworked we may think we are. The Buddha reflected as to why he was so knocked sideways by the sight of an old person, a sick person and a dead person and came to the conclusion that in his pampered lifestyle all he was doing was avoiding what is inevitable by try ...
... West, no matter how underpaid and overworked we may think we are. The Buddha reflected as to why he was so knocked sideways by the sight of an old person, a sick person and a dead person and came to the conclusion that in his pampered lifestyle all he was doing was avoiding what is inevitable by try ...
mudra - WordPress.com
... preaching. It was also used in China during the Wei and Sui eras of the 4th and 7th centuries. ...
... preaching. It was also used in China during the Wei and Sui eras of the 4th and 7th centuries. ...
Return Tranquility
... to have said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” A perfect example of a person who not only examined his life, but also performed a drastic change in his life was Prince Siddhatta Gotama. He was born in an extremely wealthy royal family, was brought up in the lap of ultimate luxury, and enjo ...
... to have said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” A perfect example of a person who not only examined his life, but also performed a drastic change in his life was Prince Siddhatta Gotama. He was born in an extremely wealthy royal family, was brought up in the lap of ultimate luxury, and enjo ...
Buddhist Pilgrimage
... He passed into Mahaparinibbana, the Buddha advised pious disciples to visit four places that may be for their inspiration after He was gone. They are Lumbini, where He was born; Buddhagaya, where He attained Supreme Enlightenment; Deer Park in Sarnath, where He preached the First Sermon; and Kusinar ...
... He passed into Mahaparinibbana, the Buddha advised pious disciples to visit four places that may be for their inspiration after He was gone. They are Lumbini, where He was born; Buddhagaya, where He attained Supreme Enlightenment; Deer Park in Sarnath, where He preached the First Sermon; and Kusinar ...
Speech28072011
... Wood block printing probably began in China in the 7th century. An official document from December 29, 835 contains a mention of the existence of printing. it was Buddhism that played the strongest role in influencing writing and, in particular, printing. During the Sui Dynasty (581-618 AD), Buddhis ...
... Wood block printing probably began in China in the 7th century. An official document from December 29, 835 contains a mention of the existence of printing. it was Buddhism that played the strongest role in influencing writing and, in particular, printing. During the Sui Dynasty (581-618 AD), Buddhis ...
Monks, Nuns and Lay People-Bhikshus, Bhikshunis, and Upasakas
... Throughout the centuries there has always been a strong relationship between the lay and monastic sangha. However, the nature of this relationship was different in different parts of the Buddhist world. Now that Buddhism has reached the West it has changed again and it continues to do so. Buddhism i ...
... Throughout the centuries there has always been a strong relationship between the lay and monastic sangha. However, the nature of this relationship was different in different parts of the Buddhist world. Now that Buddhism has reached the West it has changed again and it continues to do so. Buddhism i ...
The Lost Empire of the Silk Road The discovery of
... young son; he was soon to inherit the throne of his father and become king. One day, shaken by what he had seen of the world; beggars, sick children, old age, death, he announced to his shocked family that he was going to find out if there was something more to life than the simple passage from birt ...
... young son; he was soon to inherit the throne of his father and become king. One day, shaken by what he had seen of the world; beggars, sick children, old age, death, he announced to his shocked family that he was going to find out if there was something more to life than the simple passage from birt ...
Emptiness: The Foundations of Buddhist Thought
... path, and within this path is right view. Even though we can interpret right view in many different ways, inferring many levels of subtlety, within Mahayana Buddhism it is generally agreed that the most profound level of right view is the understanding of selflessness or emptiness. It is also agreed ...
... path, and within this path is right view. Even though we can interpret right view in many different ways, inferring many levels of subtlety, within Mahayana Buddhism it is generally agreed that the most profound level of right view is the understanding of selflessness or emptiness. It is also agreed ...
Week 2 Mantras - YoWangdu Tibetan Culture
... Although there are various Buddhas – such as Maitreya, the Future Buddha, or Amitabha, the Pure Land Buddha – it is the Buddha Shakyamuni that we mean when we say “the Buddha.” Shakyamuni Buddha was, historically, a spiritual master who lived and taught in modern day India and Nepal in either the 6t ...
... Although there are various Buddhas – such as Maitreya, the Future Buddha, or Amitabha, the Pure Land Buddha – it is the Buddha Shakyamuni that we mean when we say “the Buddha.” Shakyamuni Buddha was, historically, a spiritual master who lived and taught in modern day India and Nepal in either the 6t ...
eBook - Dharma Resources - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See
... In the course of their work, many psychologists have found, as the pioneering work of Dr. Carl G. Jung (founder of Analytic Psychology—a pioneer of an aspect of modern psychology) has shown, we are closer to the Buddha than we think. To read a little Buddhism is to realise that the Buddhists knew, m ...
... In the course of their work, many psychologists have found, as the pioneering work of Dr. Carl G. Jung (founder of Analytic Psychology—a pioneer of an aspect of modern psychology) has shown, we are closer to the Buddha than we think. To read a little Buddhism is to realise that the Buddhists knew, m ...
Vol-55 Dec-2013 - Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia
... knowledge of the human condition. Human beings are capable of thinking, and capable of being trained and educated. In other words, human beings have the capacity to develop their potential to be good, noble, and dignified. Through learning and training, human beings can be transformed from being mer ...
... knowledge of the human condition. Human beings are capable of thinking, and capable of being trained and educated. In other words, human beings have the capacity to develop their potential to be good, noble, and dignified. Through learning and training, human beings can be transformed from being mer ...
THE FOUR ASSEMBLIES AND THERAVA.DA BUDDHISM 104). 1
... Pali discourses consider the four assemblies to be of fundamental importance for the thriving of the Buddha's dispensation, the siisana. Their coming into being is seen as an integral aspect of the Buddha's mission and forms a distinctive mark of the Buddhist tradition. This in turn implies that an ...
... Pali discourses consider the four assemblies to be of fundamental importance for the thriving of the Buddha's dispensation, the siisana. Their coming into being is seen as an integral aspect of the Buddha's mission and forms a distinctive mark of the Buddhist tradition. This in turn implies that an ...
mahavira and his philosophy of life
... Mahavira was a contemporary of Buddha, and he stands as the 24th Tirthankara whose preachings fully breathe the spirit of what I have called Eastern stream of thought in India. All that Mahavira and his predecessors have preached goes under the name of Jainism to-day, but that should not come in th ...
... Mahavira was a contemporary of Buddha, and he stands as the 24th Tirthankara whose preachings fully breathe the spirit of what I have called Eastern stream of thought in India. All that Mahavira and his predecessors have preached goes under the name of Jainism to-day, but that should not come in th ...
Buddhism 1 - Beliefs, special days, divisions and
... Widely varying metaphysical concepts, for example that some Buddhists are clearly atheist whilst others accept the existence, if not the absolute nature of a variety of deities. Some clearly believe in life after death in a very real sense whilst others do not, believing that only kamma or karmic se ...
... Widely varying metaphysical concepts, for example that some Buddhists are clearly atheist whilst others accept the existence, if not the absolute nature of a variety of deities. Some clearly believe in life after death in a very real sense whilst others do not, believing that only kamma or karmic se ...
SFU Forschungsbulletin
... as mindfulness, that may lead to enlightenment, one may wish that also from the Buddhist perspective the possibility of attaining enlightenment (Pali bodhi) is rejected altogether. However, Jaina practice and metaphysics differ from the Buddha’s psychological ethical approach to liberation. The main ...
... as mindfulness, that may lead to enlightenment, one may wish that also from the Buddhist perspective the possibility of attaining enlightenment (Pali bodhi) is rejected altogether. However, Jaina practice and metaphysics differ from the Buddha’s psychological ethical approach to liberation. The main ...
No Inner Core
... and all other terms denoting ‘ego-entity,’ is to be considered as a merely conventional term (vohàra-vacana), not possessing any reality value.” 18 All of the various conceptions of psychology and religion regarding a self or soul of any kind were in13 ...
... and all other terms denoting ‘ego-entity,’ is to be considered as a merely conventional term (vohàra-vacana), not possessing any reality value.” 18 All of the various conceptions of psychology and religion regarding a self or soul of any kind were in13 ...
Identifying Inclusivism in Buddhist Contexts
... suggesting that differences in capabilities and needs may justify the practice of various faiths, at least temporarily, and that other traditions may share some lower-level benefits with Buddhism. Most agree, however, that the Buddha is meant to be seen as confident that Buddhism in the end will app ...
... suggesting that differences in capabilities and needs may justify the practice of various faiths, at least temporarily, and that other traditions may share some lower-level benefits with Buddhism. Most agree, however, that the Buddha is meant to be seen as confident that Buddhism in the end will app ...
Reviews
... and the poetic flights of the Pure Land scriptures. He shows Shan-tao as an accomplished painter and poet himself, and offers evidence showing that the story of Shan-tao committing suicide to hasten his entry into the Pure Land was a later fabrication (Pas claims it was one of Shan-taoÕs disciples t ...
... and the poetic flights of the Pure Land scriptures. He shows Shan-tao as an accomplished painter and poet himself, and offers evidence showing that the story of Shan-tao committing suicide to hasten his entry into the Pure Land was a later fabrication (Pas claims it was one of Shan-taoÕs disciples t ...
The First Saṅgīti and Theravāda Monasticism Bhikkhu Anālayo
... The danger of mistaking the means of moral conduct for being the goal comes up for explicit comment in the Mahāsāropama-sutta and its Ekottarika-āgama parallel. According to both versions, to mistake accomplishment in virtue, sīla, as the goal would be comparable to a person who mistakes the bark or ...
... The danger of mistaking the means of moral conduct for being the goal comes up for explicit comment in the Mahāsāropama-sutta and its Ekottarika-āgama parallel. According to both versions, to mistake accomplishment in virtue, sīla, as the goal would be comparable to a person who mistakes the bark or ...
Be a Lamp Upon Yourself
... the Asian an Western world to introduce the Buddha's message of peace. One of his scripts engraved in stone on the Ashoka Pillars, which still stands today in India reads, "One should not honor only one's religion and condemn the religion of others, but one should honor others' religion for this or ...
... the Asian an Western world to introduce the Buddha's message of peace. One of his scripts engraved in stone on the Ashoka Pillars, which still stands today in India reads, "One should not honor only one's religion and condemn the religion of others, but one should honor others' religion for this or ...
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.