Vistor Guide1 - Dharma Center of Oklahoma
... individually at home, and also with a group. The group practice is one you can experience with Sangha at the Dharma Center. For this practice we use the chant book (Kyoten), which contains passages reflecting the key concepts of the Lotus Sutra. These passages are preceded by an invocation and the T ...
... individually at home, and also with a group. The group practice is one you can experience with Sangha at the Dharma Center. For this practice we use the chant book (Kyoten), which contains passages reflecting the key concepts of the Lotus Sutra. These passages are preceded by an invocation and the T ...
Buddhist Thoughts on Symbiosis—And its Contemporary Implications
... words, it is a search for the “cosmos within” using the shallow consciousness of the self as a starting point. By submerging oneself into the deeper consciousnesses, one undergoes a process of self-reflection, first reflecting on one’s own past experiences. On deeper levels, the self is transcended ...
... words, it is a search for the “cosmos within” using the shallow consciousness of the self as a starting point. By submerging oneself into the deeper consciousnesses, one undergoes a process of self-reflection, first reflecting on one’s own past experiences. On deeper levels, the self is transcended ...
DID THE RESURRECTED CHRIST VISIT ASIA?
... Near the temple of the Buddha with a Thousand Hands is a second shrine, a Monastery dedicated to Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. It is a complex of gardens and waterfalls interspersed with pavilions, buildings, and halls surrounding a central gold-roofed temple. Seated on thrones in the great h ...
... Near the temple of the Buddha with a Thousand Hands is a second shrine, a Monastery dedicated to Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. It is a complex of gardens and waterfalls interspersed with pavilions, buildings, and halls surrounding a central gold-roofed temple. Seated on thrones in the great h ...
English - Seattle Buddhist Temple
... again be reflecting on those who have made our life possible through their love and dedicated service. Later in the month on June 26 we will honor our deceased bishops and rinban; and, of course, don’t forget Father’s Day on June 19. We will be exercising our memory continually throughout the month. ...
... again be reflecting on those who have made our life possible through their love and dedicated service. Later in the month on June 26 we will honor our deceased bishops and rinban; and, of course, don’t forget Father’s Day on June 19. We will be exercising our memory continually throughout the month. ...
Slide 1
... Enlightenment. Discarding both extremes of luxurious living and self mortification, the Bodhisatta (= awakened one) Prince chooses the Middle Path of moderation based on the practice of virtue (sila), concentration of the mind (samadhi), and the intensive analysis of all psychophysical phenomena tha ...
... Enlightenment. Discarding both extremes of luxurious living and self mortification, the Bodhisatta (= awakened one) Prince chooses the Middle Path of moderation based on the practice of virtue (sila), concentration of the mind (samadhi), and the intensive analysis of all psychophysical phenomena tha ...
BUDDHISM
... century and is likely to increase into the 21st century. The interlacing of Buddhism and Christianity seems to be a growing fashion at the folk religion level. The clouding of differences between Buddhism and Christianity can only be clarified as we clearly understand the principles and precepts fou ...
... century and is likely to increase into the 21st century. The interlacing of Buddhism and Christianity seems to be a growing fashion at the folk religion level. The clouding of differences between Buddhism and Christianity can only be clarified as we clearly understand the principles and precepts fou ...
di l¥c Buddha
... temporarily been positioned at Van Phuoc Pagoda before, was officially established at Bao Quoc Pagoda. It was under the direction of a monk named Tri Do, along with the Tay Thien Buddhist School, for Central Vietnam, but also for the whole nation. In 1944, it was moved to "Dai Tong Lam Kim Son". The ...
... temporarily been positioned at Van Phuoc Pagoda before, was officially established at Bao Quoc Pagoda. It was under the direction of a monk named Tri Do, along with the Tay Thien Buddhist School, for Central Vietnam, but also for the whole nation. In 1944, it was moved to "Dai Tong Lam Kim Son". The ...
The Bodhi and the Cross: Icons of the Two Spirit-Odysseys
... achieved is of a meta-historical and transcendental nature. A matter of poignancy here is that both Gnosis and Agapé elements coalesce in a great synthesis and reciprocity. Enlightenment is fundamentally “Gnosis” but the enlightened Buddha also becomes an icon of compassion and kindness that filled ...
... achieved is of a meta-historical and transcendental nature. A matter of poignancy here is that both Gnosis and Agapé elements coalesce in a great synthesis and reciprocity. Enlightenment is fundamentally “Gnosis” but the enlightened Buddha also becomes an icon of compassion and kindness that filled ...
Intersubjectivity in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
... and others are inextricably related to the community of language-users and thinkers with whom I share a common conceptual framework. We view ourselves, others and the world around us by way of shared ideas, without which the world as we perceive it and conceive of it would not exist. Thus, our very ...
... and others are inextricably related to the community of language-users and thinkers with whom I share a common conceptual framework. We view ourselves, others and the world around us by way of shared ideas, without which the world as we perceive it and conceive of it would not exist. Thus, our very ...
Transmission of Indian Buddhist Thought In East Asian Historiography
... the eastern end of the Silk Road, and they became the last of the Buddhists of the Silk Road.10 The end of the first millennium CE marked the decline of Chinese power in Central Asia and growth of Mongolian and Turkic influence. This led to promotion of Islam and decline of Buddhism. Eventually, Bud ...
... the eastern end of the Silk Road, and they became the last of the Buddhists of the Silk Road.10 The end of the first millennium CE marked the decline of Chinese power in Central Asia and growth of Mongolian and Turkic influence. This led to promotion of Islam and decline of Buddhism. Eventually, Bud ...
Buddhist Magazine - Hilda Jayewardenaramaya Buddhist Monastery
... moment. In this practice, particular object is not necessary. This is a deliberate and detached observation of what is happening within us and around us in the present moment. All of our conscious experiences involve some level of awareness of sense objects. But we do not keep that awareness for lon ...
... moment. In this practice, particular object is not necessary. This is a deliberate and detached observation of what is happening within us and around us in the present moment. All of our conscious experiences involve some level of awareness of sense objects. But we do not keep that awareness for lon ...
Slide 1
... Built more than 1400 years ago, this temple is unique not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements. ...
... Built more than 1400 years ago, this temple is unique not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements. ...
What is Existential-Phenomenology
... In this sense, Husserl is, in part, indebted to Franz Brentano's "Act psychology," which held that all mental acts are characterized by "intentionality." Consciousness as an act, that is, is always positing a world; in other words, it is always "of" or "about" something. Following Brentano, Husserl ...
... In this sense, Husserl is, in part, indebted to Franz Brentano's "Act psychology," which held that all mental acts are characterized by "intentionality." Consciousness as an act, that is, is always positing a world; in other words, it is always "of" or "about" something. Following Brentano, Husserl ...
respect for the buddha
... on this issue. Some, specially those who are in constant contact with persons of other religions have tended to develop the thinking further. They have worked in the direction of understanding the salvific role of these religions themselves in the plan of God in Jesus Christ. This has had an impact ...
... on this issue. Some, specially those who are in constant contact with persons of other religions have tended to develop the thinking further. They have worked in the direction of understanding the salvific role of these religions themselves in the plan of God in Jesus Christ. This has had an impact ...
1 David R. Loy: Healing Ecology As a complex religious
... insecure, because inherently ungrounded. It can never secure itself, because there is nothing that could be secured. The self is more like a process, or a function. The problem with processes, however, is that they are always temporal, necessarily impermanent—but we don’t want to be impermanent, som ...
... insecure, because inherently ungrounded. It can never secure itself, because there is nothing that could be secured. The self is more like a process, or a function. The problem with processes, however, is that they are always temporal, necessarily impermanent—but we don’t want to be impermanent, som ...
A Critical Analysis of Brian Victoria`s Perspectives on Modern
... accomplish your duty. Exhausting the power of your body and mind, calmly find joy in living the eternal duty.”18 Victoria strongly questions the moral responsibility of Japan’s wartime Zen leaders who in his view did everything in their power to transform not only soldiers, but also civilians as wel ...
... accomplish your duty. Exhausting the power of your body and mind, calmly find joy in living the eternal duty.”18 Victoria strongly questions the moral responsibility of Japan’s wartime Zen leaders who in his view did everything in their power to transform not only soldiers, but also civilians as wel ...
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... much as I can, knowing that I am an outsider, that I am a Westerner learning about an immigrant and refugee community of which I would never truly know what their life experiences were and are. I was not a researcher or academic, I was a student, a student of Buddhism and a student of their culture. ...
... much as I can, knowing that I am an outsider, that I am a Westerner learning about an immigrant and refugee community of which I would never truly know what their life experiences were and are. I was not a researcher or academic, I was a student, a student of Buddhism and a student of their culture. ...
Buddhism Across AsiA
... genres, ritual items, geographical knowledge, technologies and scientific ideas. The cultural, political, and social lives of numerous people living right across Asia were transformed through these transmissions. The world-views, belief systems, and even self-perceptions of settled societies, nomadi ...
... genres, ritual items, geographical knowledge, technologies and scientific ideas. The cultural, political, and social lives of numerous people living right across Asia were transformed through these transmissions. The world-views, belief systems, and even self-perceptions of settled societies, nomadi ...
buddhism and science
... thing, but rather a series of moments, where each succeeding moment is similar to the previous moment, thus giving the false impression of a substance that lasts at least for a certain amount of time. This false impression is only a conventional truth. In reality, each being is not a substance, but ...
... thing, but rather a series of moments, where each succeeding moment is similar to the previous moment, thus giving the false impression of a substance that lasts at least for a certain amount of time. This false impression is only a conventional truth. In reality, each being is not a substance, but ...
Book Dzyan Res. Rep. 4 6.5 - Eastern Tradition Research Institute
... themselves followers of the schools from which the terms were taken. E.g., “We are not Adwaitees [followers of the Hindu school of advaita or non-dual Vedånta], but our teaching respecting the one life is identical with that of the Adwaitee with regard to Parabrahm.”9 So also, from their use of para ...
... themselves followers of the schools from which the terms were taken. E.g., “We are not Adwaitees [followers of the Hindu school of advaita or non-dual Vedånta], but our teaching respecting the one life is identical with that of the Adwaitee with regard to Parabrahm.”9 So also, from their use of para ...
Part 19 - SGI-UK
... We have seen that practice has two aspects: for oneself and for others. In fact, faith and study also can be seen as having the same aspects. In terms of faith, if it means that we develop the confidence that our own lives have the wonderful potential of the Buddha state then it should also mean tha ...
... We have seen that practice has two aspects: for oneself and for others. In fact, faith and study also can be seen as having the same aspects. In terms of faith, if it means that we develop the confidence that our own lives have the wonderful potential of the Buddha state then it should also mean tha ...
The Heart Sutra as a Translation
... means “to cross over to the other shore,” “to save sentient beings,” “to achieve perfection.” Because we’re talking about Avalokitesvara, we should keep in mind that the line could just as well be translated as, “saves us from all suffering and distress.” This line does not occur in most early versi ...
... means “to cross over to the other shore,” “to save sentient beings,” “to achieve perfection.” Because we’re talking about Avalokitesvara, we should keep in mind that the line could just as well be translated as, “saves us from all suffering and distress.” This line does not occur in most early versi ...