Washington Buddhist Vihara Spring 2009
... the stock market - some of whom are now under house arrest, languishing in their million dollar condos on the heart of New York - that very media have taken a 180 degree turn and have begun to preach frugality and prudence exposing unpardonable excesses of their one time favorite sponsors. This is a ...
... the stock market - some of whom are now under house arrest, languishing in their million dollar condos on the heart of New York - that very media have taken a 180 degree turn and have begun to preach frugality and prudence exposing unpardonable excesses of their one time favorite sponsors. This is a ...
Chinese Buddhist Studies: Its Character and Established
... inscriptions. They tell us about groups of lay people who provided the funds for the preparation of the stones. In addition, the inscriptions give the number of people involved, sometimes the names, and of great interest, the reason for the activity. In one sense, we can see that the caves and the c ...
... inscriptions. They tell us about groups of lay people who provided the funds for the preparation of the stones. In addition, the inscriptions give the number of people involved, sometimes the names, and of great interest, the reason for the activity. In one sense, we can see that the caves and the c ...
Suggested reading for Buddhism Level 2
... The Wheel of Life, Kulananda (short and pithy) Meeting the Buddhas, Vessantara (fullsome description of 5 Buddhas and much more) The Mandala of the Five Buddhas, Vessantara (edited version of Meeting the Buddhas) Exploring Karma and Rebirth, Nagapriya Module 3: Dharma Truth Teachings Buddha Mind, Sa ...
... The Wheel of Life, Kulananda (short and pithy) Meeting the Buddhas, Vessantara (fullsome description of 5 Buddhas and much more) The Mandala of the Five Buddhas, Vessantara (edited version of Meeting the Buddhas) Exploring Karma and Rebirth, Nagapriya Module 3: Dharma Truth Teachings Buddha Mind, Sa ...
Buddhism Today - One founder, Many Paths The Vesak Plays
... Buddhism Today - One founder, Many Paths On Sunday 27th June at the Monash Uni. Caulfield campus a well- attended forum on the many strands of Buddhism was held. It was very heartening to see such a gathering from disparate cultures and traditions get along so amicably - though it should not have be ...
... Buddhism Today - One founder, Many Paths On Sunday 27th June at the Monash Uni. Caulfield campus a well- attended forum on the many strands of Buddhism was held. It was very heartening to see such a gathering from disparate cultures and traditions get along so amicably - though it should not have be ...
O neness - Bright Dawn
... of the time) Florida! I’m really happy to be a part of the growing Bright Dawn tradition. From the first time I picked up Rev. Gyomay’s book “Everyday Suchness” I realized that this expression of the Dharma is what I was looking for. Even though I technically wasn’t “looking” for something other tha ...
... of the time) Florida! I’m really happy to be a part of the growing Bright Dawn tradition. From the first time I picked up Rev. Gyomay’s book “Everyday Suchness” I realized that this expression of the Dharma is what I was looking for. Even though I technically wasn’t “looking” for something other tha ...
File
... 12. Who were the Untouchables? Why did Untouchables live in separate communities? Untouchables were people who had jobs or ways of life that many Hindus considered lowly or dirty, like removing dead animals, handling garbarge. They had to live in separate communities because they were thought to be ...
... 12. Who were the Untouchables? Why did Untouchables live in separate communities? Untouchables were people who had jobs or ways of life that many Hindus considered lowly or dirty, like removing dead animals, handling garbarge. They had to live in separate communities because they were thought to be ...
File - A World of Religions
... the three fires of greed, delusion and hatred. Nirvana isn’t a heaven, as such, but a state of mind. It is considered to be a state of mind where a person doesn’t experience negative emotions and fears. When a person reaches Nirvana they are liberated from the cycle of rebirth. However, they do not ...
... the three fires of greed, delusion and hatred. Nirvana isn’t a heaven, as such, but a state of mind. It is considered to be a state of mind where a person doesn’t experience negative emotions and fears. When a person reaches Nirvana they are liberated from the cycle of rebirth. However, they do not ...
Buddha: The Perpetual Iconoclast
... principles which underlay the philosophical basis of Zen. The First Principle is inexpressible. This principle means simply that whatever reality or truth may be, it lies beyond our words, logic, and intellectual formulations. It is what I call a healthy agnosticism in recognizing the inability of t ...
... principles which underlay the philosophical basis of Zen. The First Principle is inexpressible. This principle means simply that whatever reality or truth may be, it lies beyond our words, logic, and intellectual formulations. It is what I call a healthy agnosticism in recognizing the inability of t ...
EXPANSION OF BUDDHISM INTO SOUTHEAST ASIA (mainly
... Although such examples tend to emphasize the intellectual approach in the process of conversion to Buddhism, it does not follow that this was the general rule. It must, however, have been an important aspect. The monks who went from door to door begging their daily food (at least, before this practi ...
... Although such examples tend to emphasize the intellectual approach in the process of conversion to Buddhism, it does not follow that this was the general rule. It must, however, have been an important aspect. The monks who went from door to door begging their daily food (at least, before this practi ...
Buddhism
... The “middle way of wisdom and compassion” • A 2500 year old tradition that began in India and spread and diversified throughout the Far East • A philosophy, religion, and spiritual practice followed by more than 300 million people • Based on the teachings of the Buddha ...
... The “middle way of wisdom and compassion” • A 2500 year old tradition that began in India and spread and diversified throughout the Far East • A philosophy, religion, and spiritual practice followed by more than 300 million people • Based on the teachings of the Buddha ...
Vajrayana Buddhism
... To become enlightened, they lay on the ground reciting prayers. Death ritual; when someone is dying, they do phowa meditation to transfer their souls out of the top of their heads. This way, the deceased don’t have to experience certain after death occurrences. ...
... To become enlightened, they lay on the ground reciting prayers. Death ritual; when someone is dying, they do phowa meditation to transfer their souls out of the top of their heads. This way, the deceased don’t have to experience certain after death occurrences. ...
A Buddhist View of Adult Learning in the Workplace
... The third precept admonishes against unwholesome sexual conduct, prohibiting working in slavery, prostitution, pornography, or any type of sexual exploitation. Aside from these obvious trades, it can also be seen as prohibiting sexual harassment in any form and could logically be extended to any tra ...
... The third precept admonishes against unwholesome sexual conduct, prohibiting working in slavery, prostitution, pornography, or any type of sexual exploitation. Aside from these obvious trades, it can also be seen as prohibiting sexual harassment in any form and could logically be extended to any tra ...
Sources of Environmental Quotes
... living beings”. Buddhism inherited ahiṃsā from its land of birth, India, and added some uniquely Buddhist expressions of this universal moral ideal, such as mettā (loving-kindness) and karuṇā (compassion). Compassion toward non-human animals has a high profile in the ancient and foundational Bu ...
... living beings”. Buddhism inherited ahiṃsā from its land of birth, India, and added some uniquely Buddhist expressions of this universal moral ideal, such as mettā (loving-kindness) and karuṇā (compassion). Compassion toward non-human animals has a high profile in the ancient and foundational Bu ...
Chapter 9
... forces in and beyond nature” (Spodek, p. 254). Essentially, religion provides answers to people’s eternal questions about their existence (“Where do we come from?” – “Why are we here?” – “What happens to us when we die?” – “What is our relationship to nature and natural forces?”) and a sense of secu ...
... forces in and beyond nature” (Spodek, p. 254). Essentially, religion provides answers to people’s eternal questions about their existence (“Where do we come from?” – “Why are we here?” – “What happens to us when we die?” – “What is our relationship to nature and natural forces?”) and a sense of secu ...
Why is there philosophy in Buddhism?
... counterparts of salvation, saints, savior figures, heavens, hells, grace, faith and spirituality. Some early interpreters of Buddhism, however, were very much opposed to Christianity, so they went out of their way to avoid speaking of faith and instead spoke of reason, rationality, empiricism, scien ...
... counterparts of salvation, saints, savior figures, heavens, hells, grace, faith and spirituality. Some early interpreters of Buddhism, however, were very much opposed to Christianity, so they went out of their way to avoid speaking of faith and instead spoke of reason, rationality, empiricism, scien ...
Chinese Buddhism
... him some 657 Sanskrit texts. Xuanzang also returned with relics, statues, and Buddhist paraphernalia loaded onto twenty-two horses.[15] With the emperor's support, he set up a large translation bureau in Chang'an (present-day Xi'an), drawing students and collaborators from all over East Asia. He is ...
... him some 657 Sanskrit texts. Xuanzang also returned with relics, statues, and Buddhist paraphernalia loaded onto twenty-two horses.[15] With the emperor's support, he set up a large translation bureau in Chang'an (present-day Xi'an), drawing students and collaborators from all over East Asia. He is ...
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.