Maitreya, the Future Buddha
... "middle path" between asceticism and sensory indulgence, this mendicant gathered about himself a group of devoted followers over the next forty years, founding what was eventually to become one of the great world religions. According to the earliest texts, Gautama taught that his pragmatic method fo ...
... "middle path" between asceticism and sensory indulgence, this mendicant gathered about himself a group of devoted followers over the next forty years, founding what was eventually to become one of the great world religions. According to the earliest texts, Gautama taught that his pragmatic method fo ...
BUDDHIST IMAGERY IN THE WORK OF PAUL GAUGUIN: THE
... to establish himself elsewhere in order to try and earn acclaim for his work. This led to the artist’s short working periods in Brittany, Martinique, and Arles - all before 1888 experiences which would influence his stylistic development. The frequent periods of travel reveal that Gauguin had a reoc ...
... to establish himself elsewhere in order to try and earn acclaim for his work. This led to the artist’s short working periods in Brittany, Martinique, and Arles - all before 1888 experiences which would influence his stylistic development. The frequent periods of travel reveal that Gauguin had a reoc ...
Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism: The Doctrinal History of Nirvana
... In the AbhidharmakoUabhALya, the exposition offered by the early canon is often described as contingent (AbhiprAyika),1 in contrast to the definitive (lAkLaOika) exposition of the abhidharma. One of the problems concerning the truth of the origin of the suffering, the second noble truth, is, as asked ...
... In the AbhidharmakoUabhALya, the exposition offered by the early canon is often described as contingent (AbhiprAyika),1 in contrast to the definitive (lAkLaOika) exposition of the abhidharma. One of the problems concerning the truth of the origin of the suffering, the second noble truth, is, as asked ...
Hachiman`s Initial Rise to Prominence
... A history of Hachimanism must begin with the fact that, not withstanding his later importance, this deity cannot be found in either of Japan’s earliest mytho-historical chronicles, the Kojiki (712) and Nihon shoki (720). This indicates that in the early eighth century Hachiman cannot have been more ...
... A history of Hachimanism must begin with the fact that, not withstanding his later importance, this deity cannot be found in either of Japan’s earliest mytho-historical chronicles, the Kojiki (712) and Nihon shoki (720). This indicates that in the early eighth century Hachiman cannot have been more ...
Keizan Study
... compiled detailed instructions for every aspect of Zen monastic life. His most influential contribution was his detailed instructions on how the abbotship of his monasteries should be rotated among several lines of succession so as to ensure united support and avoid schisms. This method of rotating ...
... compiled detailed instructions for every aspect of Zen monastic life. His most influential contribution was his detailed instructions on how the abbotship of his monasteries should be rotated among several lines of succession so as to ensure united support and avoid schisms. This method of rotating ...
King Asoka and Buddhism
... other reasons too, but we confine ourselves to his role in Buddhist history. Before Aśoka Buddhism had spread through the northern half of India; but it was his patronage which made it a world religion. Aśoka was the grandson and second successor of Candragupta, who founded the Mauryan dynasty and em ...
... other reasons too, but we confine ourselves to his role in Buddhist history. Before Aśoka Buddhism had spread through the northern half of India; but it was his patronage which made it a world religion. Aśoka was the grandson and second successor of Candragupta, who founded the Mauryan dynasty and em ...
King Asoka and Buddhism
... other reasons too, but we confine ourselves to his role in Buddhist history. Before Aśoka Buddhism had spread through the northern half of India; but it was his patronage which made it a world religion. Aśoka was the grandson and second successor of Candragupta, who founded the Mauryan dynasty and em ...
... other reasons too, but we confine ourselves to his role in Buddhist history. Before Aśoka Buddhism had spread through the northern half of India; but it was his patronage which made it a world religion. Aśoka was the grandson and second successor of Candragupta, who founded the Mauryan dynasty and em ...
The Poetic Dhamma of Zao Amat Long`s Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta
... study of Theravada have so far found elsewhere in its manuscript traditions. I then take the investigation of the place of lik long in Shan Buddhist practice further by providing an annotated translation of a lik long used for teaching meditation, a subject of training that we have come to associate ...
... study of Theravada have so far found elsewhere in its manuscript traditions. I then take the investigation of the place of lik long in Shan Buddhist practice further by providing an annotated translation of a lik long used for teaching meditation, a subject of training that we have come to associate ...
Volition: An Introduction of the Law of Kamma
... that jealousy, they are reborn in the four woeful states. But if they are reborn as human beings, they have few or no friends. Those who are not jealous are reborn as devas, or if they are reborn as human beings, they have many good friends. We can say, according to the law of kamma, that those who ...
... that jealousy, they are reborn in the four woeful states. But if they are reborn as human beings, they have few or no friends. Those who are not jealous are reborn as devas, or if they are reborn as human beings, they have many good friends. We can say, according to the law of kamma, that those who ...
- CReaTE - Canterbury Christ Church University
... focusing predominantly on Thai Buddhist amulets; and the transformation process amulets have undergone physically and socially in the last two millennia. The word “amulet” will be used to include the definitions and characteristics allocated to amulets (unless otherwise specified). This term will in ...
... focusing predominantly on Thai Buddhist amulets; and the transformation process amulets have undergone physically and socially in the last two millennia. The word “amulet” will be used to include the definitions and characteristics allocated to amulets (unless otherwise specified). This term will in ...
Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra - REAL-d
... was one method to relate these teachings. Another method was the usage of two terms Faxiangzong and Faxingzong. The term Faxiangzong was created by Fazang to denote the Yogācāra teachings of Xuanzang, while Faxingzong was formulated by Chengguan to include both Tathāgatagarbha and Madhyamaka teachin ...
... was one method to relate these teachings. Another method was the usage of two terms Faxiangzong and Faxingzong. The term Faxiangzong was created by Fazang to denote the Yogācāra teachings of Xuanzang, while Faxingzong was formulated by Chengguan to include both Tathāgatagarbha and Madhyamaka teachin ...
EXPOSITION OF THE SUTRA OF BRAHMA S NET
... tradition, which has heretofore not garnered the recognition it deserves. Together with international propagation efforts, Korean traditional temple experiences, and the temple-stay program, the English translation of the ...
... tradition, which has heretofore not garnered the recognition it deserves. Together with international propagation efforts, Korean traditional temple experiences, and the temple-stay program, the English translation of the ...
Tara and Tibetan Buddhism: The Emergence of the Feminine Divine
... manifested on earth by a mountain in Southern India. (Bokar Rinpoche, 19-21) At this point, I wish to, again, make mention of how widely diverse the stories surrounding Tara are. While, through my research, I have found the Wisdom Moon story to be generally accepted, I did come across a different tw ...
... manifested on earth by a mountain in Southern India. (Bokar Rinpoche, 19-21) At this point, I wish to, again, make mention of how widely diverse the stories surrounding Tara are. While, through my research, I have found the Wisdom Moon story to be generally accepted, I did come across a different tw ...
Helen J. Baroni: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen
... Many rules govern the appropriate conduct of life within the monastery community. Life in the monastery may be described as a series of ritual acts, from bathing oneself in the morning to laying out one’s bedding in the evening. New monks and nuns must learn to behave properly, to chant the Buddhist ...
... Many rules govern the appropriate conduct of life within the monastery community. Life in the monastery may be described as a series of ritual acts, from bathing oneself in the morning to laying out one’s bedding in the evening. New monks and nuns must learn to behave properly, to chant the Buddhist ...
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... Ascetics because they used to take care of him for awhile6 and were the most likely to succeed in using his teachings and witnessing His enlightenment. The Five Ascetics did not believe that the Buddha attained enlightenment at first. They thought He had given up His goal. But, the Buddha reminded t ...
... Ascetics because they used to take care of him for awhile6 and were the most likely to succeed in using his teachings and witnessing His enlightenment. The Five Ascetics did not believe that the Buddha attained enlightenment at first. They thought He had given up His goal. But, the Buddha reminded t ...
Now - Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
... seek refuge on the island of Taiwan. From this migration came a series of events which would forever change the course of Buddhism. IV. Crossing the Sea to Taiwan Hsing Yun spent his last night in China on the road. Earlier that evening, he had traveled to Qixia Monastery for Master Zhikai’s advice ...
... seek refuge on the island of Taiwan. From this migration came a series of events which would forever change the course of Buddhism. IV. Crossing the Sea to Taiwan Hsing Yun spent his last night in China on the road. Earlier that evening, he had traveled to Qixia Monastery for Master Zhikai’s advice ...
Schism, semiosis and the Soka Gakkai
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
Tathagata Meditation - phaptangmeditation.org
... that is not the attested Tathagata Meditation but only the Bodhisattva one. If it is the Arahants, Solitary Enlightened One, Praøtyeka, Sraøvaka, ordinary man or a heretic who practices this Tathagata Meditation Sutra and preaches it to the disciples by strictly following the main ideas will attain ...
... that is not the attested Tathagata Meditation but only the Bodhisattva one. If it is the Arahants, Solitary Enlightened One, Praøtyeka, Sraøvaka, ordinary man or a heretic who practices this Tathagata Meditation Sutra and preaches it to the disciples by strictly following the main ideas will attain ...
The Evolution of the Precepts
... Vessabhu was a Blessed One, the holy life did not last long…***… “Sariputta, the Blessed One Kakusandha, the Blessed One Konagamana, and the Blessed One Kassapa were diligent in preaching Dhamma in detail to the disciples; they had much of the Suttas, Geyyas, Veyyakaranas, Gathas, Udanas, Itivuttaka ...
... Vessabhu was a Blessed One, the holy life did not last long…***… “Sariputta, the Blessed One Kakusandha, the Blessed One Konagamana, and the Blessed One Kassapa were diligent in preaching Dhamma in detail to the disciples; they had much of the Suttas, Geyyas, Veyyakaranas, Gathas, Udanas, Itivuttaka ...
Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra
... has gained so far in his study. They are no doubt short of being quite satisfactory from a strictly scholarly point of view, but the author's earnest wish is to open the way, if he could so hope, for further study and more thoroughgoing investigation of the text. Mahayana Buddhism is just beginning ...
... has gained so far in his study. They are no doubt short of being quite satisfactory from a strictly scholarly point of view, but the author's earnest wish is to open the way, if he could so hope, for further study and more thoroughgoing investigation of the text. Mahayana Buddhism is just beginning ...
Aspects of the Study of the (earlier) Indian Mahāyāna
... narrower than ‘Sravakayana’, and strictly speaking it would apply to doctrines antithetical to the Bodhisattvayana (regardless of where these doctrines might be found). At all events, the fact remains that usage has varied through the enormous and (synchronically and diachronically) various literary ...
... narrower than ‘Sravakayana’, and strictly speaking it would apply to doctrines antithetical to the Bodhisattvayana (regardless of where these doctrines might be found). At all events, the fact remains that usage has varied through the enormous and (synchronically and diachronically) various literary ...
medidas del tiempo - Fernando Galindo Soria
... In Hinduism (cf. Hindu Time Cycles), it is equal to 4.32 billion years, a "day of Brahma" or one thousand mahayugas,[4] measuring the duration of the world. Each kalpa is divided into 14 manvantara periods, each lasting 71 yuga cycles (306,720,000 years). Preceding the first and following each manva ...
... In Hinduism (cf. Hindu Time Cycles), it is equal to 4.32 billion years, a "day of Brahma" or one thousand mahayugas,[4] measuring the duration of the world. Each kalpa is divided into 14 manvantara periods, each lasting 71 yuga cycles (306,720,000 years). Preceding the first and following each manva ...
Behind the Façade of Secret Mantra
... four concentrations and four formless absorptions practiced by either non-Buddhists or bodhisattvas, as set forth in the Buddha’s discourses. Not only do those Secret Mantra views contradict the Liberation Path taught by the Buddha, but they also stand in complete opposition to His instructions with ...
... four concentrations and four formless absorptions practiced by either non-Buddhists or bodhisattvas, as set forth in the Buddha’s discourses. Not only do those Secret Mantra views contradict the Liberation Path taught by the Buddha, but they also stand in complete opposition to His instructions with ...
Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge
... This book is copyright under the Berne Convention. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, or review, as per mitted under the Copyright Act, i<)56, no portion may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Inquiries should be addressed to th ...
... This book is copyright under the Berne Convention. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, or review, as per mitted under the Copyright Act, i<)56, no portion may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Inquiries should be addressed to th ...
The Prabang Myths: The Sacred Narratives and their Cultural Meaning
... On the other hand, Claude Lévi-Strausspointed out that in interpreting and reading mythical texts, the reader must think beyond what is presented in the written text.4 That is, one must analyze the complex elements of the language used because such language employs special expressions that cannot be ...
... On the other hand, Claude Lévi-Strausspointed out that in interpreting and reading mythical texts, the reader must think beyond what is presented in the written text.4 That is, one must analyze the complex elements of the language used because such language employs special expressions that cannot be ...
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.