buddhist-inspired options: aspects of lay religious life in the lower
... change was by no means irrelevant for certain religious developments, particularly where it concerned imperial support for specific doctrinal interpretations or monks and monasteries, it was less relevant to local religious life throughout the Lower Yangzi region. There are several indications that ...
... change was by no means irrelevant for certain religious developments, particularly where it concerned imperial support for specific doctrinal interpretations or monks and monasteries, it was less relevant to local religious life throughout the Lower Yangzi region. There are several indications that ...
Going Against the Grain: A Historical and - ORCA
... Mahāyāna attempted to denigrate the monastic life. However, as Mahāyāna evolved fully, it became strongly critical of the arhat ideal of the Śrāvakayāna. With the development of the new teaching of upāya ‘skill in means’, Mahāyāna undertook the greatest degree of doctrinal adaptation, which may be s ...
... Mahāyāna attempted to denigrate the monastic life. However, as Mahāyāna evolved fully, it became strongly critical of the arhat ideal of the Śrāvakayāna. With the development of the new teaching of upāya ‘skill in means’, Mahāyāna undertook the greatest degree of doctrinal adaptation, which may be s ...
Eating Practices and Attitudes among American Buddhists: An
... I found that while this is an interesting and worthy pursuit, it is impossible to generalize the eating motivations and behaviors within the diverse community of American Buddhists. I speculate that the most interesting potential Buddhism and ecology may have, rather than its theoretical connections ...
... I found that while this is an interesting and worthy pursuit, it is impossible to generalize the eating motivations and behaviors within the diverse community of American Buddhists. I speculate that the most interesting potential Buddhism and ecology may have, rather than its theoretical connections ...
JBE Research Article Good or Skilful? Kusala in Canon and Commentary ISSN 1076-9005
... type of consciousness i.e. that connected with knowledge. This will in part account for the inclusion of Òproduced by skillÓ as a meaning of kusala. However, it must also have been embedded in his source material;22 here, as elsewhere, the Abhidhamma commentary preserves material for us in a less di ...
... type of consciousness i.e. that connected with knowledge. This will in part account for the inclusion of Òproduced by skillÓ as a meaning of kusala. However, it must also have been embedded in his source material;22 here, as elsewhere, the Abhidhamma commentary preserves material for us in a less di ...
2004 Annotated DBQ Rubric: Buddhism in China
... offerings to Buddha. The Emperor should not participate in the procession; Buddhism should not be allowed to .delude the masses.” POV: leading Confucian scholar who sees Buddhism as evil, antiConfucian, and illegal (“does not conform to our laws”). As a Confucian scholar, his position and livelihood ...
... offerings to Buddha. The Emperor should not participate in the procession; Buddhism should not be allowed to .delude the masses.” POV: leading Confucian scholar who sees Buddhism as evil, antiConfucian, and illegal (“does not conform to our laws”). As a Confucian scholar, his position and livelihood ...
BUSL-NC-Proceedings 2013 - Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka
... BUSL-NC-2013 Programme was definitely not a cakewalk for us as our team had to fight with the time and many other debacles from the very outset. Team work, diligence, patience, unity in diversity are some of the key elements that we need to apply when it comes to an event of this nature. The task as ...
... BUSL-NC-2013 Programme was definitely not a cakewalk for us as our team had to fight with the time and many other debacles from the very outset. Team work, diligence, patience, unity in diversity are some of the key elements that we need to apply when it comes to an event of this nature. The task as ...
What, If Anything, Is Mahyna Buddhism? Problems of Definitions and
... Among the writingsof the Chinese traveller-monksFaxian,Xuanzang andYijing,9thatof Yijing,the Recordof BuddhistPractices, dating from 691, is the only one which makes a point of carefullydefining its terminology.This makes it, for us, probablythe most important of the availableaccounts. Yijing's cruc ...
... Among the writingsof the Chinese traveller-monksFaxian,Xuanzang andYijing,9thatof Yijing,the Recordof BuddhistPractices, dating from 691, is the only one which makes a point of carefullydefining its terminology.This makes it, for us, probablythe most important of the availableaccounts. Yijing's cruc ...
Recent Buddhist Theories of Free Will: Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and Beyond
... within Western philosophy. On the other hand, Western philosophers who wish to explore what Buddhists think about free will might be significantly unfamiliar with basic Buddhist ideas such as Dharma, dependent origination, and the twelve-linked chain, or classic examples such as the chariot and its ...
... within Western philosophy. On the other hand, Western philosophers who wish to explore what Buddhists think about free will might be significantly unfamiliar with basic Buddhist ideas such as Dharma, dependent origination, and the twelve-linked chain, or classic examples such as the chariot and its ...
Where Does the Cetanic Break Take Place?
... response. Giving up the simultaneity of judgment component results in varieties of distraction or self-deception. If I believe in the moment of action that my response is for the best, then the action is not a case of akrasia, even if before and immediately after the action I believe otherwise. Like ...
... response. Giving up the simultaneity of judgment component results in varieties of distraction or self-deception. If I believe in the moment of action that my response is for the best, then the action is not a case of akrasia, even if before and immediately after the action I believe otherwise. Like ...
Bodhisattva Precepts in the Ming Society: Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... dynasty (960-1279), and were accentuated in the Ming (1368-1643). Riding on these trends, it was only natural that the apocryphal Bodhisattva precepts that were so much tailored to Confucian ethical norms found a much greater popular basis at the same time. This paper also takes a cultural comparati ...
... dynasty (960-1279), and were accentuated in the Ming (1368-1643). Riding on these trends, it was only natural that the apocryphal Bodhisattva precepts that were so much tailored to Confucian ethical norms found a much greater popular basis at the same time. This paper also takes a cultural comparati ...
SRI LANKA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST
... Having become a bhikkhunã through the acceptance of the eight garudhammas, Mahàpajàpatã Gotamã then approached the Buddha with the following question: "Venerable sir, how should I proceed in relation to those Sàkyan women?"6 She was asking about the proper course to be taken in relation to her follo ...
... Having become a bhikkhunã through the acceptance of the eight garudhammas, Mahàpajàpatã Gotamã then approached the Buddha with the following question: "Venerable sir, how should I proceed in relation to those Sàkyan women?"6 She was asking about the proper course to be taken in relation to her follo ...
UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA LAWRENCE THE REH
... Buddhist scholars say on social justice. As sources from Buddhist scriptures the study will mainly rely on the teaching of Buddha from the Dhamma. The historical Buddha called the religion he founded Dhamma-vinaya (the doctrine and discipline). For providing a social structure supportive of the prac ...
... Buddhist scholars say on social justice. As sources from Buddhist scriptures the study will mainly rely on the teaching of Buddha from the Dhamma. The historical Buddha called the religion he founded Dhamma-vinaya (the doctrine and discipline). For providing a social structure supportive of the prac ...
Essentials of Buddhism
... hear his words of wisdom.” The king was very much moved by the words of Asita. To him there was glory in the thought of his son as ruler of all India and beyond whereas the life of a hermit was mean, cheap and poor in comparison. The king became thoughtful and took every attempt to make the prince’s ...
... hear his words of wisdom.” The king was very much moved by the words of Asita. To him there was glory in the thought of his son as ruler of all India and beyond whereas the life of a hermit was mean, cheap and poor in comparison. The king became thoughtful and took every attempt to make the prince’s ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... (Foundation Course) Lecturer Prof. Y. Karunadasa Tel: 3917-5076 Email: [email protected] Schedule: 1st Semester; Monday 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Class Venue: CPD-LG.18, LG/F, Centennial Campus Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) a ...
... (Foundation Course) Lecturer Prof. Y. Karunadasa Tel: 3917-5076 Email: [email protected] Schedule: 1st Semester; Monday 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Class Venue: CPD-LG.18, LG/F, Centennial Campus Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) a ...
View online - Ghent University Library
... ordained Buddhist community or Saṃgha (Skt., P. saṅgha); while passing it on from teacher to pupil came to be seen, within certain strands, as “proof of spiritual lineage”.5 It would seem that Buddhist monastics gave due consideration to their distinctive appearance from a very early date, and watch ...
... ordained Buddhist community or Saṃgha (Skt., P. saṅgha); while passing it on from teacher to pupil came to be seen, within certain strands, as “proof of spiritual lineage”.5 It would seem that Buddhist monastics gave due consideration to their distinctive appearance from a very early date, and watch ...
carrying Buddhism
... The sixth century in South and Southeast Asia appears to be a period of several major cultural and artistic changes. The period needs to be bracketed by the proceeding fifth and the following seventh centuries as the dating of the various shifts and innovative creations can rarely be dated precisely ...
... The sixth century in South and Southeast Asia appears to be a period of several major cultural and artistic changes. The period needs to be bracketed by the proceeding fifth and the following seventh centuries as the dating of the various shifts and innovative creations can rarely be dated precisely ...
Reconfiguring Buddhism as a Religion
... In July 1892, he was dismissed from the Bungaku-ryō. (Kōsaka 1937b: 28) He reminisces that he got into bad terms with Fujishima Ryō’on 藤島了穏, the housemaster (ryōchō 寮長) of the Bungaku-ryō, for some reason. This caused antagonism between the students supporting him and those supporting Fujishima. As ...
... In July 1892, he was dismissed from the Bungaku-ryō. (Kōsaka 1937b: 28) He reminisces that he got into bad terms with Fujishima Ryō’on 藤島了穏, the housemaster (ryōchō 寮長) of the Bungaku-ryō, for some reason. This caused antagonism between the students supporting him and those supporting Fujishima. As ...
Under the Influence of Buddhism
... According to the Dalai Lama (2001), “the purpose of spiritual practice is to fulfill our desire for happiness” (p.30). Buddhism indeed has much to say about happiness. Sogyal Rimpoche, a renowned Buddhist teacher, states there are two kinds of happiness: one based on material comfort and pleasures; ...
... According to the Dalai Lama (2001), “the purpose of spiritual practice is to fulfill our desire for happiness” (p.30). Buddhism indeed has much to say about happiness. Sogyal Rimpoche, a renowned Buddhist teacher, states there are two kinds of happiness: one based on material comfort and pleasures; ...
Buddhism (World Religions)
... now dropped down to around 600, it represents the revival by popular demand of half a dozen in the 1950s to several hunthe Mongolian faith in Buddhism. dred today. The Buddha’s dharma has stood the test of time. It is practical, for it provides specific action and stresses individual effort. The Bud ...
... now dropped down to around 600, it represents the revival by popular demand of half a dozen in the 1950s to several hunthe Mongolian faith in Buddhism. dred today. The Buddha’s dharma has stood the test of time. It is practical, for it provides specific action and stresses individual effort. The Bud ...
Dalit Buddhist movement
The Dalit Buddhist movement (dubbed as Navayana by certain Ambedkerites) is a 19th and 20th-century Buddhist revival movement in India. It received its most substantial impetus from B. R. Ambedkar's call for the conversion of Dalits to Buddhism, in 1956, to escape a caste-based society that considered them to be the lowest in the hierarchy. Ambedkar saw Buddhism as a means to end the caste system in India.