Buddhist Practice as Play: A Virtue Ethical View
... My concern is not to which ethical theory Buddhist ethics “belongs” according to this or that text or body of texts. I think this can never be definitively established as if it were a matter of fact, because it is not. It is a hermeneutical matter, and as such there is more than just one way to look ...
... My concern is not to which ethical theory Buddhist ethics “belongs” according to this or that text or body of texts. I think this can never be definitively established as if it were a matter of fact, because it is not. It is a hermeneutical matter, and as such there is more than just one way to look ...
Joseph M. KITAGAWA Paradigm change in Japanese Buddhism
... the organizing power behind the sch o la r-o ffic ia ls and gave fu ll expression to th e ir interests, ideas, and ideals" (Balazs 1964, p. 7). W ith the de fa c to canonization o f the Five Classics, which provided the basics fo r the tra in in g o f the s c h o la r-o ffic ia ls , moral norms fo r ...
... the organizing power behind the sch o la r-o ffic ia ls and gave fu ll expression to th e ir interests, ideas, and ideals" (Balazs 1964, p. 7). W ith the de fa c to canonization o f the Five Classics, which provided the basics fo r the tra in in g o f the s c h o la r-o ffic ia ls , moral norms fo r ...
Sunday Services Open to All
... of your acts is nothing short of full awakening and that each service you render completely fulfills your bodhisattva vow to liberate all beings. 10. Stop seeking holiness, for the Way of Buddha is no other than ordinary everyday life. Honor all beings, for Buddhas and bodhisattvas are no other than ...
... of your acts is nothing short of full awakening and that each service you render completely fulfills your bodhisattva vow to liberate all beings. 10. Stop seeking holiness, for the Way of Buddha is no other than ordinary everyday life. Honor all beings, for Buddhas and bodhisattvas are no other than ...
The Fundamentals of Buddhism- BSMG Mtg. 09 14 16
... were permanent because we want these things to last (at least during our lifetime). When we truly understand impermanence, the less we cling to outcomes and expectations. That doesn’t mean its suddenly easy when we lose a job, or a loved one, it just means that the recovery from suffering will go mo ...
... were permanent because we want these things to last (at least during our lifetime). When we truly understand impermanence, the less we cling to outcomes and expectations. That doesn’t mean its suddenly easy when we lose a job, or a loved one, it just means that the recovery from suffering will go mo ...
Composition of the Early Sri Lankan Community
... While I was a student at the University of Cambridge from 1949 to 1951, I lived in the midst of a host of renowned theologians like Canon Raven and Rev. Bouquet. While teaching Buddhism at the University of Toronto in Canada from 1969 to 1972, I was cross-appointed to the Department of Theology. Pro ...
... While I was a student at the University of Cambridge from 1949 to 1951, I lived in the midst of a host of renowned theologians like Canon Raven and Rev. Bouquet. While teaching Buddhism at the University of Toronto in Canada from 1969 to 1972, I was cross-appointed to the Department of Theology. Pro ...
Buddhist Councils
... paving the way to ultimate liberation through meditation. The most wonderful thing about all these massive instructions, both in theory and practical aspects, is that it can be verified at any time by any able person who will steadfastly practise with Nibbana as the ultimate goal and realises the Tr ...
... paving the way to ultimate liberation through meditation. The most wonderful thing about all these massive instructions, both in theory and practical aspects, is that it can be verified at any time by any able person who will steadfastly practise with Nibbana as the ultimate goal and realises the Tr ...
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... pebbles, and shoals of fish swimming about or motionless. With regard to (all these methods) many of my disciples live with the achievement of knowledge, and having reached what is beyond. (Sakyamuni Buddha: Major Discourse with Sakuludayin) As to our Sect, its teaching consists in the direct self-c ...
... pebbles, and shoals of fish swimming about or motionless. With regard to (all these methods) many of my disciples live with the achievement of knowledge, and having reached what is beyond. (Sakyamuni Buddha: Major Discourse with Sakuludayin) As to our Sect, its teaching consists in the direct self-c ...
Wisdom In The Eigh
... Truths and tested them against their experience • Buddhists who want to follow the way will be following it based on informed confidence in the soundness of the teachings rather than just blind faith ...
... Truths and tested them against their experience • Buddhists who want to follow the way will be following it based on informed confidence in the soundness of the teachings rather than just blind faith ...
Buddhist Impact on Chinese Language
... Chinese characters were retained while others were changed completely. However there is a close relationship between the meanings of newly created words and the original meaning of each Chinese character. This means that in translation of Buddhist scriptures, the original meanings of Chinese charact ...
... Chinese characters were retained while others were changed completely. However there is a close relationship between the meanings of newly created words and the original meaning of each Chinese character. This means that in translation of Buddhist scriptures, the original meanings of Chinese charact ...
Early Neo-Confucian View of Chinese Buddhism
... for China, it meant the triumph of orthodoxy, which for the second time since the Hans, proved its vitality by assimilating major elements of rival ideologies, initially the Yin-Yang conception of history, then the Buddhist and Taoist metaphysics and spirituality, while still preserving the essence ...
... for China, it meant the triumph of orthodoxy, which for the second time since the Hans, proved its vitality by assimilating major elements of rival ideologies, initially the Yin-Yang conception of history, then the Buddhist and Taoist metaphysics and spirituality, while still preserving the essence ...
The Erotics of Practice: Objects and Agency in Buddhist Avadaría
... translated as "faith," "graciousness," and "serene joy." Unlike the emotions that Lutz's informants describe, the arousal oí prasäda is not a result of being weak or irrational but, rather, a product of the overriding power that certain external objects exert on individuals. Further, the ac1 This be ...
... translated as "faith," "graciousness," and "serene joy." Unlike the emotions that Lutz's informants describe, the arousal oí prasäda is not a result of being weak or irrational but, rather, a product of the overriding power that certain external objects exert on individuals. Further, the ac1 This be ...
The Contribution of Buddhist Scholars toward the Friendship of
... one inheritance, already handed down for 64 generations. Based on this “Nihon nendaiki,” Yang Yi wrote the “Riben zhuan (the Record of Japan)”, which was a succession of “Songshi Ribenzhuan (the Record of Japan in the Chronology of Song)” compiled during the Yuan dynasty. Eisai (1141–1215), the firs ...
... one inheritance, already handed down for 64 generations. Based on this “Nihon nendaiki,” Yang Yi wrote the “Riben zhuan (the Record of Japan)”, which was a succession of “Songshi Ribenzhuan (the Record of Japan in the Chronology of Song)” compiled during the Yuan dynasty. Eisai (1141–1215), the firs ...
What Buddhism Taught Cognitive Science about Self, Mind
... can be misleading. A statement like «the views of self in contemporary Western discourses in philosophy and science do no seem inimical to that of Buddhism» (Watson, 1999: 37) may be true but is logically weak. It means that on the face of it, scientists would not object to the image of illusory, di ...
... can be misleading. A statement like «the views of self in contemporary Western discourses in philosophy and science do no seem inimical to that of Buddhism» (Watson, 1999: 37) may be true but is logically weak. It means that on the face of it, scientists would not object to the image of illusory, di ...
BUDDHISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN TRADITIONAL VIETNAM by
... In particular, this study also facilitates the much desired inter-religion dialogue, especially Buddhist-Christian dialogue. Because of the human rights position of Buddhism, including its ideas on respect for life (no killing, no wars of religion), on equality (all living creatures are equals and p ...
... In particular, this study also facilitates the much desired inter-religion dialogue, especially Buddhist-Christian dialogue. Because of the human rights position of Buddhism, including its ideas on respect for life (no killing, no wars of religion), on equality (all living creatures are equals and p ...
Speaking of the Ineffable, East and West
... pre-date Buddhism. Note how the questioner just assumes this framework, and the Buddha accepts it. Now to continue the story. The Buddha, you will note, refused to assent to any of the possibilities. Why? In some of the sūtras he goes on to say that it is a waste of time worrying about such things. ...
... pre-date Buddhism. Note how the questioner just assumes this framework, and the Buddha accepts it. Now to continue the story. The Buddha, you will note, refused to assent to any of the possibilities. Why? In some of the sūtras he goes on to say that it is a waste of time worrying about such things. ...
Multiple Meanings of Buddhist Self
... ries we discover that self-immolation, rather than being an aberrant or deviant practice that was rejected by the Buddhist tradition, may actually be understood to offer a bodily path to attain awakening and ultimately buddhahood. While this path took rather a different form than those soteriologies ...
... ries we discover that self-immolation, rather than being an aberrant or deviant practice that was rejected by the Buddhist tradition, may actually be understood to offer a bodily path to attain awakening and ultimately buddhahood. While this path took rather a different form than those soteriologies ...
Who are the Buddhist Deities
... upon othe rs who worship Buddhist Deities 1 or practice Samadha (concentrationmeditation), arguing that Deities could not help an individual to gain liberation. It is well known facts, that some Buddhists have been worshipping Deities, since the time of king Anawratha, for a better mundane life and ...
... upon othe rs who worship Buddhist Deities 1 or practice Samadha (concentrationmeditation), arguing that Deities could not help an individual to gain liberation. It is well known facts, that some Buddhists have been worshipping Deities, since the time of king Anawratha, for a better mundane life and ...
wheel of dharma - Buddhist Churches of America
... was born in Hawaii and studied at Kansai Gaidai University and Chuo Bukkyo Gakuin: The Jodo Shinshu teaching shows us our self-centeredness and the way to be liberated from it. All people are innately self-centered; hence the teaching is for all people in the world. I wish to share the Jodo Shinshu ...
... was born in Hawaii and studied at Kansai Gaidai University and Chuo Bukkyo Gakuin: The Jodo Shinshu teaching shows us our self-centeredness and the way to be liberated from it. All people are innately self-centered; hence the teaching is for all people in the world. I wish to share the Jodo Shinshu ...
China`s Buddhist diplomacy
... that Buddhism was flourishing as never before, thus hoping to convince neighbouring Buddhist countries that China was not an alien country. This practice had ended by the start of the Cultural Revolution. The current Beijing government’s aim of engaging with Buddhism, as described by Wang Zuoan, dir ...
... that Buddhism was flourishing as never before, thus hoping to convince neighbouring Buddhist countries that China was not an alien country. This practice had ended by the start of the Cultural Revolution. The current Beijing government’s aim of engaging with Buddhism, as described by Wang Zuoan, dir ...
The Universal Use of Symbols for Teaching
... Despite the mystery and intrigue of a Dan Brown novel, not all symbols were created to hide information only for a selected few who could understand them. They have been used throughout time by religions and philosophies, both East and West, dualistic and holistic, to convey intellectual concepts ...
... Despite the mystery and intrigue of a Dan Brown novel, not all symbols were created to hide information only for a selected few who could understand them. They have been used throughout time by religions and philosophies, both East and West, dualistic and holistic, to convey intellectual concepts ...