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... terms "Mahayana" and "Hinayana" may sound unfamiliar to most of our readers, perhaps even to those who have devoted some time to the study of Buddhism. They have hitherto been ...
... terms "Mahayana" and "Hinayana" may sound unfamiliar to most of our readers, perhaps even to those who have devoted some time to the study of Buddhism. They have hitherto been ...
Charisma in Buddhism
... One of the main characteristics of a cult is its leader’s charisma. In this case, I was also concerned at the lack of continuity of Buddhist work in the two countries, where I work. For reasons which I have discussed in the main text, Buddhism, History and Society, Malay sians and Singaporeans have ...
... One of the main characteristics of a cult is its leader’s charisma. In this case, I was also concerned at the lack of continuity of Buddhist work in the two countries, where I work. For reasons which I have discussed in the main text, Buddhism, History and Society, Malay sians and Singaporeans have ...
The future cakravartin-maitreyan soteriology in early China
... makes an assessment of the Cakkavattisīhanāda-sutta and suggests that “A cakkavatti [cakravartin] king, the only kind who can stem humanity’s downward spiral, must be as enlightened about cause and effect as a Buddha.”18 Indeed, in Three Worlds According to King Ruang, it is explicitly stated that “ ...
... makes an assessment of the Cakkavattisīhanāda-sutta and suggests that “A cakkavatti [cakravartin] king, the only kind who can stem humanity’s downward spiral, must be as enlightened about cause and effect as a Buddha.”18 Indeed, in Three Worlds According to King Ruang, it is explicitly stated that “ ...
Handbook For Mankind
... lay people at all. But nowadays it has become an affair involving ceremony, fun and games, loud laughter and money seeking. It is just a picnic and is devoid of all the desirable results originally intended. This sort of thing is a tumour which has developed in Buddhism and thrived. The tumour takes ...
... lay people at all. But nowadays it has become an affair involving ceremony, fun and games, loud laughter and money seeking. It is just a picnic and is devoid of all the desirable results originally intended. This sort of thing is a tumour which has developed in Buddhism and thrived. The tumour takes ...
Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism
... of early Jainism. The most characteristic trait of early Jainism is that it teaches a way of asceticism in which suppression of all activity is central, especially in its more advanced stages. Abstaining from all activity has the obvious consequence that there will be no new deeds leading to karmic ...
... of early Jainism. The most characteristic trait of early Jainism is that it teaches a way of asceticism in which suppression of all activity is central, especially in its more advanced stages. Abstaining from all activity has the obvious consequence that there will be no new deeds leading to karmic ...
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
... scholars construct the Buddhist monk as a rational renouncer who singlemindedly walks the Buddha’s path toward enlightenment (nibbana). They either ignore or are oblivious to the multiple roles played by the monk, not just in the present day, but also throughout Buddhist history. The word, monk, is ...
... scholars construct the Buddhist monk as a rational renouncer who singlemindedly walks the Buddha’s path toward enlightenment (nibbana). They either ignore or are oblivious to the multiple roles played by the monk, not just in the present day, but also throughout Buddhist history. The word, monk, is ...
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
... scholars construct the Buddhist monk as a rational renouncer who singlemindedly walks the Buddha’s path toward enlightenment (nibbana). They either ignore or are oblivious to the multiple roles played by the monk, not just in the present day, but also throughout Buddhist history. The word, monk, is ...
... scholars construct the Buddhist monk as a rational renouncer who singlemindedly walks the Buddha’s path toward enlightenment (nibbana). They either ignore or are oblivious to the multiple roles played by the monk, not just in the present day, but also throughout Buddhist history. The word, monk, is ...
Buddhist Monastic Discipline
... down chronologically through the centuries. Here is Monier Williams attempting to see Buddhism in relation to Brahmanism: `We perceive again the close connexion between Brahmanism and Buddhism; for clearly the Brahmacārī and Sannyāsī of the one became the Srāmaṇera or junior monk, and Sramaṇa or sen ...
... down chronologically through the centuries. Here is Monier Williams attempting to see Buddhism in relation to Brahmanism: `We perceive again the close connexion between Brahmanism and Buddhism; for clearly the Brahmacārī and Sannyāsī of the one became the Srāmaṇera or junior monk, and Sramaṇa or sen ...
Courtesans and Tantric Consorts
... Buddhism never had a central authority that dictated belief and practice. This just never developed, and within a few years of the Buddha’s demise Buddhism split into different schools, though these managed to coexist rather well. Due to the success of its missionary activities, quite soon Buddhism ...
... Buddhism never had a central authority that dictated belief and practice. This just never developed, and within a few years of the Buddha’s demise Buddhism split into different schools, though these managed to coexist rather well. Due to the success of its missionary activities, quite soon Buddhism ...
An Old Inscription from Amarāvatī and the Cult of the Local Monastic
... very little about any secondary structures at the site. We do know that there were a number of mortuary stupas clustered around the main stupa. Burgess, in 1882, referred to two of these, in one of which he found "a small chatti [a type of p o t ] . . . a n d a quantity of calcined bones." A similar ...
... very little about any secondary structures at the site. We do know that there were a number of mortuary stupas clustered around the main stupa. Burgess, in 1882, referred to two of these, in one of which he found "a small chatti [a type of p o t ] . . . a n d a quantity of calcined bones." A similar ...
Mahasaranagamana
... raga) and ill-will (byapada). A sakadagami is a Once-returner, who will achieve the end of dukkha after returning to the human world only once. Anagami Magga eliminates sensual attachment and ill-will completely. An Anagami is a Non-returner. Having completely destroyed all the fetters which lead to ...
... raga) and ill-will (byapada). A sakadagami is a Once-returner, who will achieve the end of dukkha after returning to the human world only once. Anagami Magga eliminates sensual attachment and ill-will completely. An Anagami is a Non-returner. Having completely destroyed all the fetters which lead to ...
THE TREATISE ON THE ELUCIDATION OF THE KNOWABLE THE
... to Sa-skya and remained there until 1268. He then went back to the capital and there devised the quadratic alphabet for Mongolian in 1269. In 1270 he was appointed Dishi (“Imperial Preceptor”), the head of the Buddhist church. In 1275 he again returned to Tibet, accompanied partway by Zhenjin (1243– ...
... to Sa-skya and remained there until 1268. He then went back to the capital and there devised the quadratic alphabet for Mongolian in 1269. In 1270 he was appointed Dishi (“Imperial Preceptor”), the head of the Buddhist church. In 1275 he again returned to Tibet, accompanied partway by Zhenjin (1243– ...
Deva (Buddhism) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... Devas vs. gods Although the word deva is generally translated "god" (or, very occasionally, "angel") in English, Buddhist devas differ from the "gods" and "angels" of most religions past and present in many important ways. ...
... Devas vs. gods Although the word deva is generally translated "god" (or, very occasionally, "angel") in English, Buddhist devas differ from the "gods" and "angels" of most religions past and present in many important ways. ...
Religious lmagery at the Khmer Pagoda of Canada: The
... South Vietnam. The social and artistic influence of this Empire extended throughout the entire South and Southeast Asian region, and its accomplishments have often been compared to those of ancient Greece or Egypt. This is the same artistic and cultural ...
... South Vietnam. The social and artistic influence of this Empire extended throughout the entire South and Southeast Asian region, and its accomplishments have often been compared to those of ancient Greece or Egypt. This is the same artistic and cultural ...
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... brahmanized when this claim comes to be accepted. Until that time the region concerned is not brahmanical territory. The passages considered suggest that the region east of the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā was not considered brahmanical territory at the time of Patañjali. This does not ...
... brahmanized when this claim comes to be accepted. Until that time the region concerned is not brahmanical territory. The passages considered suggest that the region east of the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā was not considered brahmanical territory at the time of Patañjali. This does not ...
Developing Thai Society with a Thorough Knowledge and
... long been interested in The Three Planes, which is a very important piece of literary work, but have not given it due attention. The reason is that I have other aspects of work on Buddhism and have been occupied with them. I recall having read about The Three Planes some ten years ago from a book en ...
... long been interested in The Three Planes, which is a very important piece of literary work, but have not given it due attention. The reason is that I have other aspects of work on Buddhism and have been occupied with them. I recall having read about The Three Planes some ten years ago from a book en ...
The Symbolism of the Early Stūpa
... T h e most obvious component of the stupa is the solid dome, resting on the base. Its function is to house the precious relics within (the Burmese say that the presence of relics gives a stupa a "heart"). The relics are kept in a relic-chamber, usually somewhere on the central axis of the dome. In t ...
... T h e most obvious component of the stupa is the solid dome, resting on the base. Its function is to house the precious relics within (the Burmese say that the presence of relics gives a stupa a "heart"). The relics are kept in a relic-chamber, usually somewhere on the central axis of the dome. In t ...
Faces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their
... “Greater Vehicle” Buddhism, the movement that developed in India to promote universal liberation of all beings, with the bodhisattva or enlightening being as its ideal. In many different schools and cultural forms, this became and remains the Buddhism of Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and Vie ...
... “Greater Vehicle” Buddhism, the movement that developed in India to promote universal liberation of all beings, with the bodhisattva or enlightening being as its ideal. In many different schools and cultural forms, this became and remains the Buddhism of Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and Vie ...
Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... At the age of twenty-nine, Gautama was suddenly shaken out of his worldly complacency by the sight of people suffering from old age, sickness and death. This aroused within him a desire to renounce and abandon the world. On seeing a serene mendicant, he resolved to become a monk. While the tradition ...
... At the age of twenty-nine, Gautama was suddenly shaken out of his worldly complacency by the sight of people suffering from old age, sickness and death. This aroused within him a desire to renounce and abandon the world. On seeing a serene mendicant, he resolved to become a monk. While the tradition ...
SD 37.8 - The Dharmafarers
... 1.1 TERMINOLOGY. Let us begin by examining, progressively, some key words related to right livelihood (RL). The Buddhist term sīla is usually translated as “moral virtue,” which can be taken either in a theoretical or philosophical sense as ethics, or in a practical sense, as moral ethics or proper ...
... 1.1 TERMINOLOGY. Let us begin by examining, progressively, some key words related to right livelihood (RL). The Buddhist term sīla is usually translated as “moral virtue,” which can be taken either in a theoretical or philosophical sense as ethics, or in a practical sense, as moral ethics or proper ...
the complete issue. - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... but also does not produce complete heterogeneity. In the forest tradition this kind of hybrid formation is apparent where there is a mixing of ideas of the forest as challenging and also peaceful. Both of these ideas are established in the Pāli canon, as this article details, but find more overt exp ...
... but also does not produce complete heterogeneity. In the forest tradition this kind of hybrid formation is apparent where there is a mixing of ideas of the forest as challenging and also peaceful. Both of these ideas are established in the Pāli canon, as this article details, but find more overt exp ...
Awaken to the Buddha Within
... us our true nature, our own Buddha-nature, that is waiting to be fully awakened. Once, the Buddha was asked if he was a god. The Buddha replied that, no, he was not a god. Then was he an angel? No. A spirit? No. Then what was he? The Buddha replied that he was awakened. Since the Buddha, by his own ...
... us our true nature, our own Buddha-nature, that is waiting to be fully awakened. Once, the Buddha was asked if he was a god. The Buddha replied that, no, he was not a god. Then was he an angel? No. A spirit? No. Then what was he? The Buddha replied that he was awakened. Since the Buddha, by his own ...
Recent Buddhist Theories of Free Will: Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and Beyond
... within Western philosophy. On the other hand, Western philosophers who wish to explore what Buddhists think about free will might be significantly unfamiliar with basic Buddhist ideas such as Dharma, dependent origination, and the twelve-linked chain, or classic examples such as the chariot and its ...
... within Western philosophy. On the other hand, Western philosophers who wish to explore what Buddhists think about free will might be significantly unfamiliar with basic Buddhist ideas such as Dharma, dependent origination, and the twelve-linked chain, or classic examples such as the chariot and its ...
Samadhi - The Dharmafarers
... distracted from our main meditation or when we fall from concentration. And fourthly, these methods, when properly executed, lead on to samadhi, dhyana, and even insight wisdom.45 2.1.2 How to direct the mind to samadhi. The purpose of directed cultivation (paidhya bhāvanā) is clearly that of over ...
... distracted from our main meditation or when we fall from concentration. And fourthly, these methods, when properly executed, lead on to samadhi, dhyana, and even insight wisdom.45 2.1.2 How to direct the mind to samadhi. The purpose of directed cultivation (paidhya bhāvanā) is clearly that of over ...
Living Buddha, Living Christ
... example and teaching they could hope for similar enlightenment. But the majority of Christian church leaders rejected such teaching not only for the “blasphemy” of inviting each disciple to identify with Christ Himself but also for teaching what could prove confusing or destabilizing to many church ...
... example and teaching they could hope for similar enlightenment. But the majority of Christian church leaders rejected such teaching not only for the “blasphemy” of inviting each disciple to identify with Christ Himself but also for teaching what could prove confusing or destabilizing to many church ...
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.