The Taste of Freedom
... involved, perhaps, a thousand people at its periphery, and a couple of hundred at its core. There were public Dharma centres in London, Glasgow, Brighton, Manchester, and Norwich in the UK, and burgeoning outposts in Finland and New Zealand, all run by members of the Order. It was also becoming incr ...
... involved, perhaps, a thousand people at its periphery, and a couple of hundred at its core. There were public Dharma centres in London, Glasgow, Brighton, Manchester, and Norwich in the UK, and burgeoning outposts in Finland and New Zealand, all run by members of the Order. It was also becoming incr ...
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? ...
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 ...
strategies of legitimation in buddhist tantrism
... explain them away. David McMahon [1998] has also written on strategies of legitimation in Mahàyàna Buddhism. However, he is mostly concerned with the transition from oral to written texts, a shift which was less important to Tantric Buddhism, since it had already taken place4. ...
... explain them away. David McMahon [1998] has also written on strategies of legitimation in Mahàyàna Buddhism. However, he is mostly concerned with the transition from oral to written texts, a shift which was less important to Tantric Buddhism, since it had already taken place4. ...
Hur, Nam-lin - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... well-being of lay people. In contrast, conservative Buddhists charge that lay Buddhists are preoccupied with egoistic interests and desires such as power, money, social success, or health, thereby posing the danger of transforming the splendid tradition of Korean Buddhism into a religious tool for s ...
... well-being of lay people. In contrast, conservative Buddhists charge that lay Buddhists are preoccupied with egoistic interests and desires such as power, money, social success, or health, thereby posing the danger of transforming the splendid tradition of Korean Buddhism into a religious tool for s ...
Escaping the Inescapable: Changes in Buddhist Karma Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Magadha is a way of explaining the known facts. And there is some sparse evidence that such a migration may have taken place. As described above, karma is most importantly a post-mortem judgment on the ethicality of this life. In the case of Ajātasattu, his fate was rebirth in hell. The concept of h ...
... Magadha is a way of explaining the known facts. And there is some sparse evidence that such a migration may have taken place. As described above, karma is most importantly a post-mortem judgment on the ethicality of this life. In the case of Ajātasattu, his fate was rebirth in hell. The concept of h ...
Agon Shu unites Buddhist traditions in Fire Rites
... the Agon Shu Buddhist Associ- The third element is the comation. Take Paul Mitchell, for munity of believers and its example. The British native leaders, called the sangha. drew lots of attention with his Agon Shu is a sangha led by yamabushi mountain priest Kiriyama. Agon Shu prides itself on costu ...
... the Agon Shu Buddhist Associ- The third element is the comation. Take Paul Mitchell, for munity of believers and its example. The British native leaders, called the sangha. drew lots of attention with his Agon Shu is a sangha led by yamabushi mountain priest Kiriyama. Agon Shu prides itself on costu ...
Observations on the Reform of Buddhism in Nepal
... -*We are grateful to Mr. Philip Pierce, M.A., of the Nepal Research Centre in Kathmandu for translating the German text of this contribu tion into English in the autumn of 1986 . - We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the Ven. Theras, Bhikkhus, Anägärikäs and lay members of the Buddhist comm ...
... -*We are grateful to Mr. Philip Pierce, M.A., of the Nepal Research Centre in Kathmandu for translating the German text of this contribu tion into English in the autumn of 1986 . - We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the Ven. Theras, Bhikkhus, Anägärikäs and lay members of the Buddhist comm ...
The Lorax Wears Saffron: Toward a Buddhist Environmentalism Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... with much nonanthropocentric environmental ethics in Europe and North America. That is, human failure to acknowledge non-human beings as morally considerable allows them to pursue courses of action harmful to other species and whole ecosystems. However, other Buddhist thinkers believe that such uses ...
... with much nonanthropocentric environmental ethics in Europe and North America. That is, human failure to acknowledge non-human beings as morally considerable allows them to pursue courses of action harmful to other species and whole ecosystems. However, other Buddhist thinkers believe that such uses ...
An Interpersonal Exploration of Zen Buddhism
... interpretation of what Zen Buddhism exists as. This personal experience with Zen Buddhism, rather than the objective fact of ‘being Buddhist,’ may result in a wide variety of conceptions of what it means to exist as a Buddhist, as well as practice Zen Buddhism. Therefore, looking at the experiential ...
... interpretation of what Zen Buddhism exists as. This personal experience with Zen Buddhism, rather than the objective fact of ‘being Buddhist,’ may result in a wide variety of conceptions of what it means to exist as a Buddhist, as well as practice Zen Buddhism. Therefore, looking at the experiential ...
CHAPTER II BUDDHISM AND TAOISM DURING THE GOLDEN
... Mahāvīra and Gautama Buddha were leaders of their Samaṇa orders. According to Jain literature and the Buddhist Pāḷi Canon, there were also some other Samaṇa leaders at that time. 6 Thus, in Mahāparinibbāna Sutta7 a SamaÓa named Subhadda mentions: ―The leaders in religious life who are heads of compa ...
... Mahāvīra and Gautama Buddha were leaders of their Samaṇa orders. According to Jain literature and the Buddhist Pāḷi Canon, there were also some other Samaṇa leaders at that time. 6 Thus, in Mahāparinibbāna Sutta7 a SamaÓa named Subhadda mentions: ―The leaders in religious life who are heads of compa ...
Siddhartha
... • Elements of both Hindu and Buddhist thought are present and it is useful to make distinctions between them when the sources of the novel are discussed. ...
... • Elements of both Hindu and Buddhist thought are present and it is useful to make distinctions between them when the sources of the novel are discussed. ...
Indian Scholar
... the animal skin. In this he was a follower of the teachings of the incarnate Saint Sri Adi Shankaracharya. I have shown as per the correct form of jati Varnashram, the same person can practice all Jati Varnas as per his qualities and abilities. We will now see this in the conduct of Lord Hanuman. As ...
... the animal skin. In this he was a follower of the teachings of the incarnate Saint Sri Adi Shankaracharya. I have shown as per the correct form of jati Varnashram, the same person can practice all Jati Varnas as per his qualities and abilities. We will now see this in the conduct of Lord Hanuman. As ...
English - Seattle Buddhist Temple
... discussion about the Dana paramita and what kinds of things the students could give which did not cost money. The students then had fun making the Hanamatsuri centerpieces. We talked about Earth day and did some word searches related to it. We read the book Yoko to emphasize the Northwest district t ...
... discussion about the Dana paramita and what kinds of things the students could give which did not cost money. The students then had fun making the Hanamatsuri centerpieces. We talked about Earth day and did some word searches related to it. We read the book Yoko to emphasize the Northwest district t ...
Buddhism and Modernity in Korea
... were hoping to exploit this opportunity to regain the dignity of Buddhism in Korean society. This hope was also charged with the urgent need to renovate the religion so as to prove that the Buddhism, which had a 1,500-year history in Korea, was still relevant in the modern world. The dual task of Ko ...
... were hoping to exploit this opportunity to regain the dignity of Buddhism in Korean society. This hope was also charged with the urgent need to renovate the religion so as to prove that the Buddhism, which had a 1,500-year history in Korea, was still relevant in the modern world. The dual task of Ko ...
On the relationship between mindfulness and Buddhism (hint: It`s
... First, as with most writings in the field of mindfulness psychology, this collection of essays is still largely biased towards Theravadan Buddhism, from which most of the “core Buddhist teachings” presented in Part I (Chapters 2 to 7) are taken. Only three chapters (Chapters 8, 9, and 12) address mi ...
... First, as with most writings in the field of mindfulness psychology, this collection of essays is still largely biased towards Theravadan Buddhism, from which most of the “core Buddhist teachings” presented in Part I (Chapters 2 to 7) are taken. Only three chapters (Chapters 8, 9, and 12) address mi ...
View - Visakha Vidyalaya
... our alma mater for “the explicit purpose of imparting education to Buddhist girls”. I feel it is appropriate to pen a few words on a theme related to the practice and principles of Buddhism, in this issue of the Newsletter which is being released in the month of Vesak, as we celebrate the Sambudhath ...
... our alma mater for “the explicit purpose of imparting education to Buddhist girls”. I feel it is appropriate to pen a few words on a theme related to the practice and principles of Buddhism, in this issue of the Newsletter which is being released in the month of Vesak, as we celebrate the Sambudhath ...
Buddhist and jain Art.p65
... and ideological principles of Jainism and Buddhism have a great impact on Indic religious settings. These religions had established a new tradition based on ethical and moral way of life, which not only influenced a great mass of the contemporary society but have also left an immense impact on the I ...
... and ideological principles of Jainism and Buddhism have a great impact on Indic religious settings. These religions had established a new tradition based on ethical and moral way of life, which not only influenced a great mass of the contemporary society but have also left an immense impact on the I ...
Full Issue
... gospel but also to be sensitive to the fact that, in certain contexts, smaller community-based churches may be the ideal’, he concludes. ‘It was in the 1960s that Buddhism rapidly expanded into the West’, writes Hugh Kemp (adjunct lecturer in missiology at St John’s College, Auckland, New Zealand). ...
... gospel but also to be sensitive to the fact that, in certain contexts, smaller community-based churches may be the ideal’, he concludes. ‘It was in the 1960s that Buddhism rapidly expanded into the West’, writes Hugh Kemp (adjunct lecturer in missiology at St John’s College, Auckland, New Zealand). ...
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.