November 2015 - Triangle Insight Meditation Community
... discourse in the future. This is what the Buddha refers to as "insight into suffering," fully comprehending in that moment the source of our difficulty and then knowing the way out. One sees this formula repeatedly throughout the Buddha's teachings -- that of abandoning and refraining from that whic ...
... discourse in the future. This is what the Buddha refers to as "insight into suffering," fully comprehending in that moment the source of our difficulty and then knowing the way out. One sees this formula repeatedly throughout the Buddha's teachings -- that of abandoning and refraining from that whic ...
Hitech Khadi Padmasambhava: The Lotus Born (2)
... before all the other three sects. "Nyingma" literally means "archaic" because it is the first sect to translate Sanskrit Buddhist scripture into Tibetan, at the beginning of the 14th Buddhist century. The Nyingma Sect has been able to do the good job of keeping and disseminating the early tantra tea ...
... before all the other three sects. "Nyingma" literally means "archaic" because it is the first sect to translate Sanskrit Buddhist scripture into Tibetan, at the beginning of the 14th Buddhist century. The Nyingma Sect has been able to do the good job of keeping and disseminating the early tantra tea ...
The Buddha`s Skillful Means
... (Tatz, 1994, p. 34). Another story from the same text tells how the Buddha in a former life actually murdered a man. His reason was to prevent the man from killing 500 others, and the only way to prevent it was to kill him. The Buddha’s act was motivated solely from compassion-- both for those who w ...
... (Tatz, 1994, p. 34). Another story from the same text tells how the Buddha in a former life actually murdered a man. His reason was to prevent the man from killing 500 others, and the only way to prevent it was to kill him. The Buddha’s act was motivated solely from compassion-- both for those who w ...
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... introduced to Sri Lanka by Aşokan missionaries 100 BCE: Pali canon transcribed in written form 100 CE: Theravāda introduced to Burma and central Thailand 600s CE: Theravāda begins to ...
... introduced to Sri Lanka by Aşokan missionaries 100 BCE: Pali canon transcribed in written form 100 CE: Theravāda introduced to Burma and central Thailand 600s CE: Theravāda begins to ...
The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist
... B.C.E. and fullyincorporated aftertheeighthcentury century ...
... B.C.E. and fullyincorporated aftertheeighthcentury century ...
Buddhism and the race question - UNESDOC
... enlightenmentthat science can offer us by giving as objective an account as possible of the facts of race and racism. In fact,Buddhism would go so far as to say thal il is only by such an informed objective study and not by the propagation of myths that w e can hope to combat racial prejudice. But a ...
... enlightenmentthat science can offer us by giving as objective an account as possible of the facts of race and racism. In fact,Buddhism would go so far as to say thal il is only by such an informed objective study and not by the propagation of myths that w e can hope to combat racial prejudice. But a ...
Contentment, Compassion and Wisdom, a Buddhist Perspective
... that we can help them to attain the state of complete liberation from suffering. b) Wisdom of two no-selves Love, compassion and bodhicitta were about the means. Now let’s look at the aspect of wisdom. We have seen just before, when we were looking at contentment, that the cause was the belief in th ...
... that we can help them to attain the state of complete liberation from suffering. b) Wisdom of two no-selves Love, compassion and bodhicitta were about the means. Now let’s look at the aspect of wisdom. We have seen just before, when we were looking at contentment, that the cause was the belief in th ...
BLIAQ Newsletter - Chung Tian Temple
... countryside to provide reading environment for children. There are also Yunshui Clinics (mobile clinics) going to the countryside to provide free consultation. Foguangshan insists on ‘Never do things not complying with Buddhism’. Building Buddhist holy sites, emphasizing on environmental protection, ...
... countryside to provide reading environment for children. There are also Yunshui Clinics (mobile clinics) going to the countryside to provide free consultation. Foguangshan insists on ‘Never do things not complying with Buddhism’. Building Buddhist holy sites, emphasizing on environmental protection, ...
From Positionality to Relationality: A Buddhist
... dependent co-arising as it occurs in the moment. In doing so, we create notions of entities that we perceive to be existing separately from their arising, having a substantial and permanent inner nature with which “they” then enter a process of interaction with “another” – a similarly substantial an ...
... dependent co-arising as it occurs in the moment. In doing so, we create notions of entities that we perceive to be existing separately from their arising, having a substantial and permanent inner nature with which “they” then enter a process of interaction with “another” – a similarly substantial an ...
Prereadings For Cultivating The Heart-min
... general framework which has within it numerous sub-systems, all of which work together in a manner that inhibits or uproots the types of mental, emotional and behavioural patterns that cause and perpetuate psychological suffering. The eightfold path and it sub-systems also nurtures what is best by c ...
... general framework which has within it numerous sub-systems, all of which work together in a manner that inhibits or uproots the types of mental, emotional and behavioural patterns that cause and perpetuate psychological suffering. The eightfold path and it sub-systems also nurtures what is best by c ...
On Compassionate Killing and the Abhidhamma’s Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... own minds” (Gethin 181).15 As Gethin rightly notes, however, according to the Samantapāsādikā, the third pārājika is “rendered void by [the absence of] full awareness” (176). He confirms that “one must be fully aware of what it is one is doing for certain acts to constitute offenses” (196 n.24), and ...
... own minds” (Gethin 181).15 As Gethin rightly notes, however, according to the Samantapāsādikā, the third pārājika is “rendered void by [the absence of] full awareness” (176). He confirms that “one must be fully aware of what it is one is doing for certain acts to constitute offenses” (196 n.24), and ...
July/August 2012
... handle problems real smooth and was able to let go of it just as easy as I could we have an opportunity at a This state of being, this for myself because of the right moment’s notice to be still, take Buddha nature, calls to us understanding of nothing in this world is in our practice when our perma ...
... handle problems real smooth and was able to let go of it just as easy as I could we have an opportunity at a This state of being, this for myself because of the right moment’s notice to be still, take Buddha nature, calls to us understanding of nothing in this world is in our practice when our perma ...
dhamma texts - International Meditation Centres
... whether I will be quite successful in my attempt. But I am making preparations to give you the best I can.” An extract from the first talk mentioned is given as an addendum to What Buddhism Is. In all these talks, Sayagyi encourages people to make as much effort as possible, without insisting that t ...
... whether I will be quite successful in my attempt. But I am making preparations to give you the best I can.” An extract from the first talk mentioned is given as an addendum to What Buddhism Is. In all these talks, Sayagyi encourages people to make as much effort as possible, without insisting that t ...
essay - GEOCITIES.ws
... and the path to enlightenment. Siddhartha discovers the Four Noble Truths, truths of the nature of life. Building on these truths, he creates a path to understand and conquer the suffering inherent in life. This path is known as the Noble Eightfold Path. Throughout his youth, Siddhartha remained bor ...
... and the path to enlightenment. Siddhartha discovers the Four Noble Truths, truths of the nature of life. Building on these truths, he creates a path to understand and conquer the suffering inherent in life. This path is known as the Noble Eightfold Path. Throughout his youth, Siddhartha remained bor ...
ABSTRACT American Buddhism: A Sociological Perspective Buster
... For similar reasons, surveys of religious organizations in the United States tend to include very few Buddhist organizations. For example, the National Congregations Study (NCS) which surveyed 1,236 religious organizations in the United States included no Buddhist organizations (Chaves 1998). Even t ...
... For similar reasons, surveys of religious organizations in the United States tend to include very few Buddhist organizations. For example, the National Congregations Study (NCS) which surveyed 1,236 religious organizations in the United States included no Buddhist organizations (Chaves 1998). Even t ...
Nietzsche and Buddha - Western Political Science Association
... importance of the self. Both thinkers argue that there is no immortal soul or essential self. Both argue that we can infer nothing of philosophical or metaphysical importance from the indispensability of referring in ordinary speech to human beings as if they were selves. The two even agree that fal ...
... importance of the self. Both thinkers argue that there is no immortal soul or essential self. Both argue that we can infer nothing of philosophical or metaphysical importance from the indispensability of referring in ordinary speech to human beings as if they were selves. The two even agree that fal ...
PDF Preview - Wisdom Publications
... while many modern advances have greatly improved the lives of all Bhutanese, careful attention is being paid to ensure that this progress does not dilute our rich cultural and religious heritage. Having witnessed many of these modern changes myself, I have seen the far-reaching impact, both positive ...
... while many modern advances have greatly improved the lives of all Bhutanese, careful attention is being paid to ensure that this progress does not dilute our rich cultural and religious heritage. Having witnessed many of these modern changes myself, I have seen the far-reaching impact, both positive ...
Shedras in the Dechen - Dechen Buddhist Centres
... Kagyu and Sakya Shedras in the Dechen Community A milestone was reached in December 2007 at the Mikyo Dorje Shedra in Manchester when Lama Jampa completed his teaching on The Supreme Continuity by Maitreya. It marked the conclusion of the entire cycle of Karma-Kagyu works on the extraordinary Extrin ...
... Kagyu and Sakya Shedras in the Dechen Community A milestone was reached in December 2007 at the Mikyo Dorje Shedra in Manchester when Lama Jampa completed his teaching on The Supreme Continuity by Maitreya. It marked the conclusion of the entire cycle of Karma-Kagyu works on the extraordinary Extrin ...
Silk Road Foundation
... privileged to see in situ when in Turfan) [cf. nationalities in Xinjiang have made for Fig. 8]. The selection of artifacts which safeguarding the reunification of the accompany them though is all too slim, and motherland, for enriching the motherland’s some of the material illustrated on the walls c ...
... privileged to see in situ when in Turfan) [cf. nationalities in Xinjiang have made for Fig. 8]. The selection of artifacts which safeguarding the reunification of the accompany them though is all too slim, and motherland, for enriching the motherland’s some of the material illustrated on the walls c ...
The Spirit-possession Cult in the Burmese religion
... other traditions, Islam and Hinduism, mainly among Burmese of Indian origin, and various versions of Christianity, mainly among the minorities, will not be taken into account here. I am only dealing with the debate of whether Burmese Buddhism is composed of one or two religions. Actually, in the Sou ...
... other traditions, Islam and Hinduism, mainly among Burmese of Indian origin, and various versions of Christianity, mainly among the minorities, will not be taken into account here. I am only dealing with the debate of whether Burmese Buddhism is composed of one or two religions. Actually, in the Sou ...
Literal Means and Hidden Meanings: a New Analysis of Skillful Means
... The idea that the doctrine is some kind of a purposeful fiction is one step further from what is sometimes understood by skillful means: the idea that the dharma is designed to serve a purpose. It is based on the explicit idea that what has been said by the Buddha had a different and concealed mean ...
... The idea that the doctrine is some kind of a purposeful fiction is one step further from what is sometimes understood by skillful means: the idea that the dharma is designed to serve a purpose. It is based on the explicit idea that what has been said by the Buddha had a different and concealed mean ...
No Hinayana in Buddhism
... 1) In the historical sense: Pre-Mahayanist schools are called Hinayana. 2) Modern Theravada is confused with Hinayana. 3) The term Hinayana is used for an internal part of the Mahayana/Vajrayana teaching. Let's have a closer look on these three usages. ...
... 1) In the historical sense: Pre-Mahayanist schools are called Hinayana. 2) Modern Theravada is confused with Hinayana. 3) The term Hinayana is used for an internal part of the Mahayana/Vajrayana teaching. Let's have a closer look on these three usages. ...
The Four Noble Truths
... all the great teachers whether Christian or Muslim or Buddhists were very special people. They all had an extremely pure motivation and the purest aspiration to help other beings. When they came to teach other beings, it wasn’t in the way of a military conquest but rather in the form of a teaching t ...
... all the great teachers whether Christian or Muslim or Buddhists were very special people. They all had an extremely pure motivation and the purest aspiration to help other beings. When they came to teach other beings, it wasn’t in the way of a military conquest but rather in the form of a teaching t ...