Right Concentration - Aryaloka Buddhist Center
... life that one sees the weakness of that logic. Life in prison is fundamentally different for the most part, and one can’t generalize on the basis of experience outside of prison about what “should” go on within the walls. For this volunteer, it became clear that while I can see myself as just the sa ...
... life that one sees the weakness of that logic. Life in prison is fundamentally different for the most part, and one can’t generalize on the basis of experience outside of prison about what “should” go on within the walls. For this volunteer, it became clear that while I can see myself as just the sa ...
“On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime”
... grows to the point where it becomes second nature. That is, we will feel confident that no matter what happens, we can overcome it and even become happier because of it. This process of continuous selfdiscovery and self-improvement is what we call “enlightenment.” It is not a state of perfection to ...
... grows to the point where it becomes second nature. That is, we will feel confident that no matter what happens, we can overcome it and even become happier because of it. This process of continuous selfdiscovery and self-improvement is what we call “enlightenment.” It is not a state of perfection to ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
November/December
... basic beliefs, concepts, and attitude of an individual or group. This definition does not blatantly exclude religious beliefs from basic beliefs and therefore allows the possibility of a combination of the two. Religion on the other hand is defined as, "a personal set or -institutionalized system of ...
... basic beliefs, concepts, and attitude of an individual or group. This definition does not blatantly exclude religious beliefs from basic beliefs and therefore allows the possibility of a combination of the two. Religion on the other hand is defined as, "a personal set or -institutionalized system of ...
March, 2009 - sotozen-net
... also would have no reason to get angry. This means we wouldn’t quarrel. What do you think about this answer? I think it is a very Buddhist answer. The quantity may not be equal, but it’s fair. Please remember this. When you and a friend have something to share by dividing it, I think this is an inte ...
... also would have no reason to get angry. This means we wouldn’t quarrel. What do you think about this answer? I think it is a very Buddhist answer. The quantity may not be equal, but it’s fair. Please remember this. When you and a friend have something to share by dividing it, I think this is an inte ...
Tantric Poetry of Kukai
... complex in Shingon, which is a philosophical, mythological, artistic, and organizational synthesis of many traditions, comparable to the Roman Catholic Church in terms of cultural richness. How did the Shingon synthesis, established by Kiikai and still thriving in Japan, develop from the original te ...
... complex in Shingon, which is a philosophical, mythological, artistic, and organizational synthesis of many traditions, comparable to the Roman Catholic Church in terms of cultural richness. How did the Shingon synthesis, established by Kiikai and still thriving in Japan, develop from the original te ...
BuddhaSasana Home Page Chanting Book
... About Pali text and pronunciation: (adopted from Access-to-Insight, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/misc/chanting/index.html ) In this transcription, Pali diacritical marks are represented using plain ASCII characters according to a convention widely used on the Internet by Pali students and scho ...
... About Pali text and pronunciation: (adopted from Access-to-Insight, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/misc/chanting/index.html ) In this transcription, Pali diacritical marks are represented using plain ASCII characters according to a convention widely used on the Internet by Pali students and scho ...
Full Issue
... and belief, and more interested in ‘practice’. ‘Christians therefore need a “practice” to talk about: disciplines of daily Scripture reading, meditation and prayer, participating in the Eucharist/Lord’s supper’, he concludes. ‘Despite growing biblical, theological, and pragmatic appreciation of the ...
... and belief, and more interested in ‘practice’. ‘Christians therefore need a “practice” to talk about: disciplines of daily Scripture reading, meditation and prayer, participating in the Eucharist/Lord’s supper’, he concludes. ‘Despite growing biblical, theological, and pragmatic appreciation of the ...
Meditation - Denny High School
... Leads to wisdom and the realisation of the ultimate truth of nibbana It uses our intelligence and powers of observation to bring us to a deeper level of understanding Focus’ on the Four Noble Truths Vipassana cultivates a type of understanding that is not based on the senses or consciousness Meditat ...
... Leads to wisdom and the realisation of the ultimate truth of nibbana It uses our intelligence and powers of observation to bring us to a deeper level of understanding Focus’ on the Four Noble Truths Vipassana cultivates a type of understanding that is not based on the senses or consciousness Meditat ...
##common.downloadPdf - The Chinese University of
... The motivations to join the monkhood may vary. Melford Spiro identifies the five main motives for becoming a monk as follows: 1) disgust with the world and its misery; 2) the desire to avoid labour; 3) the wish for an easy life; 4) the desire to achieve the state of nibbana; and 5) the desire to acq ...
... The motivations to join the monkhood may vary. Melford Spiro identifies the five main motives for becoming a monk as follows: 1) disgust with the world and its misery; 2) the desire to avoid labour; 3) the wish for an easy life; 4) the desire to achieve the state of nibbana; and 5) the desire to acq ...
Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns
... fruit as Sukha attained Arahatship and became in turn a great preacher of the Dhamma. Only a small number of nuns are renowned for their skill in teaching, and it is likely that the need to develop the extra paramis to teach the Dhamma made it necessary for Sukha to study under earlier Buddhas for ...
... fruit as Sukha attained Arahatship and became in turn a great preacher of the Dhamma. Only a small number of nuns are renowned for their skill in teaching, and it is likely that the need to develop the extra paramis to teach the Dhamma made it necessary for Sukha to study under earlier Buddhas for ...
Buddhism in China and Modern Society: An Introduction Centering
... and the process of grasping the teachings of pure Buddhism12; it is also the process of Buddhism realizing self-reformation and self-purification. He states, “The theory, system, and style (of Buddhism for the Human Realm) have a tendency to constantly change.”13 From his viewpoint, even if it is th ...
... and the process of grasping the teachings of pure Buddhism12; it is also the process of Buddhism realizing self-reformation and self-purification. He states, “The theory, system, and style (of Buddhism for the Human Realm) have a tendency to constantly change.”13 From his viewpoint, even if it is th ...
Vows and Declarations of Votaries of the Lotus Sutra and
... Nichiren and the Lotus Sutra in our own lifetime with our actions to lead others to enlightenment through the teachings of the Lotus Sutra as Bodhisattvas of the Earth. “Shoju is to be practiced when throughout the entire country only the Lotus Sutra has spread, and when there is not even a single ...
... Nichiren and the Lotus Sutra in our own lifetime with our actions to lead others to enlightenment through the teachings of the Lotus Sutra as Bodhisattvas of the Earth. “Shoju is to be practiced when throughout the entire country only the Lotus Sutra has spread, and when there is not even a single ...
Warriors of Buddhism - Open Journal Systems
... One instance of intra-religious violence in the Tibetan context is the so called Shugden Affair. It is a story about Tibetan Buddhists killing Tibetan Buddhists of the same Tibetan Buddhist School, namely the Gelukpa. In February 1997 three members of the Dalai Lama’s inner circle were brutally murd ...
... One instance of intra-religious violence in the Tibetan context is the so called Shugden Affair. It is a story about Tibetan Buddhists killing Tibetan Buddhists of the same Tibetan Buddhist School, namely the Gelukpa. In February 1997 three members of the Dalai Lama’s inner circle were brutally murd ...
the real birth place of buddha yesterday`s kapilavastu, today`s
... In the month of March 1928 a stone inscription like the one found in the Tarai region was found in Kapileswara, a village then one mile away from Bhubaneswar, the present capital of Orissa State. Now it has become a part of the city of Bhubaneswar, the part called the old town. The Kapileswara plate ...
... In the month of March 1928 a stone inscription like the one found in the Tarai region was found in Kapileswara, a village then one mile away from Bhubaneswar, the present capital of Orissa State. Now it has become a part of the city of Bhubaneswar, the part called the old town. The Kapileswara plate ...
Lect. 10 _9/14/11
... III. D. Eliade’s concepts of sacred and profane space (cosmos vs. chaos) used to link Buddhist wisdom to the cosmos 1. Where is the idea of a cosmic pillar (axis mundi) present? ...
... III. D. Eliade’s concepts of sacred and profane space (cosmos vs. chaos) used to link Buddhist wisdom to the cosmos 1. Where is the idea of a cosmic pillar (axis mundi) present? ...
Filial Piety with a Zen Twist: Universalism and Particularism
... For the purpose of this paper, I shall mostly focus on the Sino-Japanese developments, before returning to wider issues. The Sinitic Interpretation References to filial piety in ancient Chinese sources abound, for instance in the Book of Rites, which precedes the introduction of Buddhism into China ...
... For the purpose of this paper, I shall mostly focus on the Sino-Japanese developments, before returning to wider issues. The Sinitic Interpretation References to filial piety in ancient Chinese sources abound, for instance in the Book of Rites, which precedes the introduction of Buddhism into China ...
Lode Rosseels Gaṇeśa`s Underbelly From Hindu Goblin God to
... complete oversight of the developments and underlying dynamics that led to the unique Japanese interpretation of Gaṇeśa. This method will also illustrate how, why and when the figure of Gaṇeśa underwent several processes of assimilation and reinterpretation that other deities were not subject to. A ...
... complete oversight of the developments and underlying dynamics that led to the unique Japanese interpretation of Gaṇeśa. This method will also illustrate how, why and when the figure of Gaṇeśa underwent several processes of assimilation and reinterpretation that other deities were not subject to. A ...
Why Advertising Should be Banned From Bhutanese Television
... At the heart of Buddhist philosophy are the Four Noble Truths, a practical code for living wisely and well. In these key teachings, the Buddha identifies liberation from desire in particular as the critical pre-requisite to realising our potential for simultaneous contribution and happiness. Simply ...
... At the heart of Buddhist philosophy are the Four Noble Truths, a practical code for living wisely and well. In these key teachings, the Buddha identifies liberation from desire in particular as the critical pre-requisite to realising our potential for simultaneous contribution and happiness. Simply ...
The Unintended Legacy of Hellenism
... personality and his divinity, as recorded in the Pali Canon. How could the Buddha be omniscient when it is said that he only extracted his knowledge from reflection?18 As mentioned earlier, Buddhists held the stupas, housing the Buddha’s relics, in a higher regard than the pictorial representations ...
... personality and his divinity, as recorded in the Pali Canon. How could the Buddha be omniscient when it is said that he only extracted his knowledge from reflection?18 As mentioned earlier, Buddhists held the stupas, housing the Buddha’s relics, in a higher regard than the pictorial representations ...