Nothing Higher Than the Truth: Modern Theosophy, Buddhism, and
... romantic poetry and comparative philology of the colonial period. The relocation of its international headquarters to Madras, India, in 1878 had profound and unpredictable consequences that reflect diverse cosmopolitan and modernizing trends. While it has been acknowledged that this spiritually orie ...
... romantic poetry and comparative philology of the colonial period. The relocation of its international headquarters to Madras, India, in 1878 had profound and unpredictable consequences that reflect diverse cosmopolitan and modernizing trends. While it has been acknowledged that this spiritually orie ...
Guru Padmasambhava in Context
... Down to the later general decay of Buddhism, except for the unique image of a goddess and even an image of Siva, there are not many traces of a great diffusion of Hinduism in Swāt, a fact confirmed by the Chinese travelers; Hsüan-tsang speaks of ten deva (Hindu) temples, but a very important Saiva ...
... Down to the later general decay of Buddhism, except for the unique image of a goddess and even an image of Siva, there are not many traces of a great diffusion of Hinduism in Swāt, a fact confirmed by the Chinese travelers; Hsüan-tsang speaks of ten deva (Hindu) temples, but a very important Saiva ...
UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA LAWRENCE THE REH
... proportionate and equitable distribution of the wealth of a nation among the different groups and regions of its society. Social justice demands a balancing of wealth between stronger and weaker sectors of a society. Social justice also imposes obligations upon nations in their mutual relations. It ...
... proportionate and equitable distribution of the wealth of a nation among the different groups and regions of its society. Social justice demands a balancing of wealth between stronger and weaker sectors of a society. Social justice also imposes obligations upon nations in their mutual relations. It ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... When a modern Buddhist takes refuge in the Sangha he is thinking primarily of monks. In Theravāda Buddhist countries – Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand are the main ones – most villages contain monasteries housing at least one monk, a man with shaven head wearing yellow robes. However, the term Sangha ...
... When a modern Buddhist takes refuge in the Sangha he is thinking primarily of monks. In Theravāda Buddhist countries – Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand are the main ones – most villages contain monasteries housing at least one monk, a man with shaven head wearing yellow robes. However, the term Sangha ...
Pedagogical Development of Zen Buddhism and Taoism for Taos
... from http://irs.sagepub.com/content/26/3/175 This article discusses and analyzes the six stages of group formation and development among nine women trekking in the Himalayas over a nineteen-day expedition. The six stages include: group formation, getting-to-know-you-stage, group comfort, group satur ...
... from http://irs.sagepub.com/content/26/3/175 This article discusses and analyzes the six stages of group formation and development among nine women trekking in the Himalayas over a nineteen-day expedition. The six stages include: group formation, getting-to-know-you-stage, group comfort, group satur ...
Self-Defense in Asian Religions
... ideal state was of middle size, and was protected by men who did not spend all their time in the military. “To govern a state of middle size,” the ruler should, among other things, “mobilize the people only at the right times.”13 The advice about mobilization suggests that the state is not to be pro ...
... ideal state was of middle size, and was protected by men who did not spend all their time in the military. “To govern a state of middle size,” the ruler should, among other things, “mobilize the people only at the right times.”13 The advice about mobilization suggests that the state is not to be pro ...
TO THE TEACHER: OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT: To help students
... WHEN TO TEACH: In a full survey of Chinese history, Buddhism is generally taught when the medieval period is covered. However, a course limited to more modern China could still use this unit since Buddhism remained an important part of Chinese culture into modern times. In a topically-organized cour ...
... WHEN TO TEACH: In a full survey of Chinese history, Buddhism is generally taught when the medieval period is covered. However, a course limited to more modern China could still use this unit since Buddhism remained an important part of Chinese culture into modern times. In a topically-organized cour ...
Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... no exception. It arose on the background of the Upanishadic tradition in Indian religion. Upanishadic philosophy was itself a reaction to the VedicBrahmanic religious system of ancient India which revolved around priestly, sacrificial beliefs and practices. The Upanishadic sages, while holding to th ...
... no exception. It arose on the background of the Upanishadic tradition in Indian religion. Upanishadic philosophy was itself a reaction to the VedicBrahmanic religious system of ancient India which revolved around priestly, sacrificial beliefs and practices. The Upanishadic sages, while holding to th ...
Politics of Higher Ordination, Buddhist Monastic Identitiy, and
... Sumangala recalled for me his own higher ordination examination to which he had gone well-prepared, accompanied by his teacher and a large retinue of lay Buddhists from Dambulla. Sumangala says that during the examination the monks did not test his skills of memorization by asking him to recite even ...
... Sumangala recalled for me his own higher ordination examination to which he had gone well-prepared, accompanied by his teacher and a large retinue of lay Buddhists from Dambulla. Sumangala says that during the examination the monks did not test his skills of memorization by asking him to recite even ...
Mahayana Buddhism
... that the Truth was too deep and subtle to be comprehended by Sravakas and why the terse sayings of Buddhas were also unintelHgible to them. At the repeated request of Sariputra, Buddha agreed to explain the real aim of the Tathagatas only to those who had implict faith in him and not to those who we ...
... that the Truth was too deep and subtle to be comprehended by Sravakas and why the terse sayings of Buddhas were also unintelHgible to them. At the repeated request of Sariputra, Buddha agreed to explain the real aim of the Tathagatas only to those who had implict faith in him and not to those who we ...
Buddhism in Noh
... monk in a Noh play may say he is from Mt. KGya, but this does not necessarily make him more of an esoteric practitioner than if he came from elsewhere. Esotericism flavors Noh so thoroughly that few specific instances of its presence stand out. One finds a clear intuition that all things, animate or ...
... monk in a Noh play may say he is from Mt. KGya, but this does not necessarily make him more of an esoteric practitioner than if he came from elsewhere. Esotericism flavors Noh so thoroughly that few specific instances of its presence stand out. One finds a clear intuition that all things, animate or ...
BSTC6079 Early Buddhism: a doctrinal exposition
... Email: [email protected] Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical ...
... Email: [email protected] Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... Email: [email protected] Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical ...
... Email: [email protected] Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical ...
The Beatnik Buddhist: The Monk of American Pop
... philosophical concepts (including Buddhist ones) into their philosophy. Most research on Kerouac acknowledges that he related the Buddhism of these missionary and intellectual circles to the mainstream American populace. In other words, the portrait most research paints is that Kerouac was a link be ...
... philosophical concepts (including Buddhist ones) into their philosophy. Most research on Kerouac acknowledges that he related the Buddhism of these missionary and intellectual circles to the mainstream American populace. In other words, the portrait most research paints is that Kerouac was a link be ...
Buddhist Nuns: Between Past and Present
... images of narrative literature and the reality of daily life of Buddhist nuns. In fact, as shown by G. Schopen (1997:72–85), all members of the monastic community, including monks, nuns and probationers, are frequently represented by early Buddhist texts as fairly wealthy people, without any anti-fe ...
... images of narrative literature and the reality of daily life of Buddhist nuns. In fact, as shown by G. Schopen (1997:72–85), all members of the monastic community, including monks, nuns and probationers, are frequently represented by early Buddhist texts as fairly wealthy people, without any anti-fe ...
Buddhist Social Theory?
... self-transformation—yet they are not entirely distinguishable. The spiritual path is usually arduous and painful, because we confront the demons that lurk in the shadows of our minds. Having faith in this process implies, in practice, believing in a particular worldview that encourages and guides ou ...
... self-transformation—yet they are not entirely distinguishable. The spiritual path is usually arduous and painful, because we confront the demons that lurk in the shadows of our minds. Having faith in this process implies, in practice, believing in a particular worldview that encourages and guides ou ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... MN 38: Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhaya Sutta [The Sutta is about correcting a heresy which claims that this same consciousness survives death unchanged. The Buddha states that this consciousness arises and ceases under the principle of Dependent Co-arising and that consciousness which survives death also evolve ...
... MN 38: Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhaya Sutta [The Sutta is about correcting a heresy which claims that this same consciousness survives death unchanged. The Buddha states that this consciousness arises and ceases under the principle of Dependent Co-arising and that consciousness which survives death also evolve ...
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 ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... Centre of Buddhist Studies The University of Hong Kong Master of Buddhist Studies Course Outline 2014-2015 (Course details laid out in this course outline is only for reference. the version provided by the teachers in class for confirmation.) ...
... Centre of Buddhist Studies The University of Hong Kong Master of Buddhist Studies Course Outline 2014-2015 (Course details laid out in this course outline is only for reference. the version provided by the teachers in class for confirmation.) ...