Buddhist Religious Studies
... and Textbook Board (NCTB) in collaboration with PEDP-2 initiated an extensive program for development of curriculum and teaching learning materials in 2002. In the light of this program the curriculum, textbooks and other teaching learning materials of Primary levels have been prepared, revised and ...
... and Textbook Board (NCTB) in collaboration with PEDP-2 initiated an extensive program for development of curriculum and teaching learning materials in 2002. In the light of this program the curriculum, textbooks and other teaching learning materials of Primary levels have been prepared, revised and ...
True Buddhism and village Buddhism in Sri Lanka
... village informants, both laymen and clergy, did speak of these monks not with veneration but with withering contempt. The mildest comment, which I heard from several people was: "They say they spend their time in meditation, but how do we know what they get up to at night?" The most usual charge aga ...
... village informants, both laymen and clergy, did speak of these monks not with veneration but with withering contempt. The mildest comment, which I heard from several people was: "They say they spend their time in meditation, but how do we know what they get up to at night?" The most usual charge aga ...
Mindfulness and Mindlessness in Early Chan
... the forest? Good friends, some people teach men to sit viewing the mind and viewing clarity, not moving and not activating [the mind], and to this they devote their efforts. Deluded people do not realize that this is wrong, cling to this doctrine, and become confused. There are many such people. Tho ...
... the forest? Good friends, some people teach men to sit viewing the mind and viewing clarity, not moving and not activating [the mind], and to this they devote their efforts. Deluded people do not realize that this is wrong, cling to this doctrine, and become confused. There are many such people. Tho ...
whole text as a pdf
... taking sides is a Zen-derived non-dual philosophy in which subject and object, cause and effect are considered not-different. Critics of this view argue that it leaves no place for ethical judgments. Much more could be said on this subject, but I will simply note here that Glassman’s version of Budd ...
... taking sides is a Zen-derived non-dual philosophy in which subject and object, cause and effect are considered not-different. Critics of this view argue that it leaves no place for ethical judgments. Much more could be said on this subject, but I will simply note here that Glassman’s version of Budd ...
04 Intro to Buddhist Path_The Five Paths
... Accumulation requires that a person possess a Bodhicitta mind (loving-kindness and compassion for all living beings). The Path of Preparation According to the Buddhist point of view, suffering is due to a lack of understanding of reality (ignorance). A person is identified as being on the Path of Pr ...
... Accumulation requires that a person possess a Bodhicitta mind (loving-kindness and compassion for all living beings). The Path of Preparation According to the Buddhist point of view, suffering is due to a lack of understanding of reality (ignorance). A person is identified as being on the Path of Pr ...
What the Buddha Taught
... in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teacher. I have kept as close as I could to the originals, and have ...
... in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teacher. I have kept as close as I could to the originals, and have ...
THE LOTUS SŪTRA AND ITS `BODIES`: PHYSICAL BODIES
... scholars find themselves, poses a host of problems. While we cannot hope to resolve these issues here, we should at least explicitly note a few of them. The first concerns language. The Lotus is a Buddhist text and, simply put, while Buddhism does not have an official sacred language (unlike, say, J ...
... scholars find themselves, poses a host of problems. While we cannot hope to resolve these issues here, we should at least explicitly note a few of them. The first concerns language. The Lotus is a Buddhist text and, simply put, while Buddhism does not have an official sacred language (unlike, say, J ...
What the Buddha Taught - Career Account Web Pages
... in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teacher. I have kept as close as I could to the originals, and have ...
... in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teacher. I have kept as close as I could to the originals, and have ...
Self-Acceptance in Buddhism and Psychotherapy
... Samsara (“continuous flow”), or the great round of becoming (“cyclic existence”), refers to the cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth, which is basically seen as a cycle of suffering and dissatisfaction. Buddhism cosmology assumes various levels of existence. As related to the samsara cycle, Budd ...
... Samsara (“continuous flow”), or the great round of becoming (“cyclic existence”), refers to the cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth, which is basically seen as a cycle of suffering and dissatisfaction. Buddhism cosmology assumes various levels of existence. As related to the samsara cycle, Budd ...
here - Nichiren Shu
... other Nikko temples. The other Nikko temples felt that Taisekiji was straying and starting to create its own form of Nichiren Buddhism that had never been taught either by Nikko Shonin or by Nichiren Daishonin. This new Taisekiji trend was followed with an insistence on exclusiveness, saying that on ...
... other Nikko temples. The other Nikko temples felt that Taisekiji was straying and starting to create its own form of Nichiren Buddhism that had never been taught either by Nikko Shonin or by Nichiren Daishonin. This new Taisekiji trend was followed with an insistence on exclusiveness, saying that on ...
THE BUDDHA SAID THAT BUDDHA SAID SO: A TRANSLATION
... found several Sanskrit Buddhist texts in Nepal and subsequently distributed them to his colleagues in the first half of the nineteenth century.4 Hodgson sometimes consulted with practitioners regarding the contents of these texts, but most scholars after him seem to have abandoned this practice in ...
... found several Sanskrit Buddhist texts in Nepal and subsequently distributed them to his colleagues in the first half of the nineteenth century.4 Hodgson sometimes consulted with practitioners regarding the contents of these texts, but most scholars after him seem to have abandoned this practice in ...
FROM BUDDHA`S LIPS TO FREUD`S EARS: A
... themselves instead of thinking of the larger group first and viewed their survival and their possible salvation separately from one another (Safran, 10). The belief that emerged from this individualistic way of thinking was called Eternalism, or self‐ immortality. Eternalism is the view that the s ...
... themselves instead of thinking of the larger group first and viewed their survival and their possible salvation separately from one another (Safran, 10). The belief that emerged from this individualistic way of thinking was called Eternalism, or self‐ immortality. Eternalism is the view that the s ...
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 ...
Pain and its Ending: The Four Noble Truths in the...
... of arising should be abandoned, because what is meant is the truth that arising, that is, craving, should be abandoned. The word sacca, however, means equally "reality" or "what is really there." For later Buddhist thinkers, craving is something that is a reality; that really existing thing (sacca) ...
... of arising should be abandoned, because what is meant is the truth that arising, that is, craving, should be abandoned. The word sacca, however, means equally "reality" or "what is really there." For later Buddhist thinkers, craving is something that is a reality; that really existing thing (sacca) ...
Compass of Zen - Kansas Zen Center
... This course was first developed for Dharma Teachers in Training, to prepare them to become full Dharma Teachers. It has been adapted to include people who have taken 5 precepts or have had an introductory course in Zen practice. Each lesson consists of assigned readings and focused homework. Class c ...
... This course was first developed for Dharma Teachers in Training, to prepare them to become full Dharma Teachers. It has been adapted to include people who have taken 5 precepts or have had an introductory course in Zen practice. Each lesson consists of assigned readings and focused homework. Class c ...
The Buddhist Transformation of Silla Kingship: Buddha as a King
... the Buddha, he argued that “he was not paying homage to the Emperor, he was merely worshipping the Buddha.”20 The same historical text also records that in A.D. 454 the Wei emperor Kao-tsu issued an imperial edict to cast Buddhist statues in the likeness of the five present and past emperors commenc ...
... the Buddha, he argued that “he was not paying homage to the Emperor, he was merely worshipping the Buddha.”20 The same historical text also records that in A.D. 454 the Wei emperor Kao-tsu issued an imperial edict to cast Buddhist statues in the likeness of the five present and past emperors commenc ...
Yeshe Tsogyal: Symbol of Female Enlightenment, Empowerment
... Since phenomena are not created, therefore, Mother Prajñāpāramitā should not be taken literally as a being who gives birth to a progeny. Rather, she is the symbolic ‘mother’, i.e. without whom; there would be no buddhas and bodhisattvas because without wisdom realizing emptiness, it is not possible ...
... Since phenomena are not created, therefore, Mother Prajñāpāramitā should not be taken literally as a being who gives birth to a progeny. Rather, she is the symbolic ‘mother’, i.e. without whom; there would be no buddhas and bodhisattvas because without wisdom realizing emptiness, it is not possible ...
A Survey Of The Paths Of Tibetan Buddhism
... techniques for bringing about a betterment within this life or attaining a favourable rebirth in the future as a human or god. Such a system highlights the importance of maintaining good behaviour. By performing good deeds and refraining from negative actions we can lead righteous lives and be able ...
... techniques for bringing about a betterment within this life or attaining a favourable rebirth in the future as a human or god. Such a system highlights the importance of maintaining good behaviour. By performing good deeds and refraining from negative actions we can lead righteous lives and be able ...
CHAPTER FIVE THE SOCIAL ETHICS IN BUDDHISM AND TAOISM
... commitment to support and to cherish. The world is a society of beings who depend utterly upon one another. We can grow neither materially nor spiritually unless we are committed to one another. The function of all social bonds is to provide a life-path both as a realistic discipline and as an oppor ...
... commitment to support and to cherish. The world is a society of beings who depend utterly upon one another. We can grow neither materially nor spiritually unless we are committed to one another. The function of all social bonds is to provide a life-path both as a realistic discipline and as an oppor ...
bussho notes
... deng lu [T.51:276c15].) Some manuscripts of our text give Nanquan’s version. Presumably, Dōgen wants to contrast the change implied by “initially arising being” with the constancy (jō 常) of the “usual mind.” “Living beings are hard conveniently to meet” (shujō kaiben nanbō 衆生快便難逢): A tentative trans ...
... deng lu [T.51:276c15].) Some manuscripts of our text give Nanquan’s version. Presumably, Dōgen wants to contrast the change implied by “initially arising being” with the constancy (jō 常) of the “usual mind.” “Living beings are hard conveniently to meet” (shujō kaiben nanbō 衆生快便難逢): A tentative trans ...
Zen Language in our Time: the case of Pojo Chinul`s
... Buddha and sentient beings is still palpable, and the necessity of providing a means to close the gap becomes urgent. A claim can be made that this gap, at least in the pre-enlightenment period, widens because of the Zen Buddhist rejection of language and theorization. The rejection of theorization ...
... Buddha and sentient beings is still palpable, and the necessity of providing a means to close the gap becomes urgent. A claim can be made that this gap, at least in the pre-enlightenment period, widens because of the Zen Buddhist rejection of language and theorization. The rejection of theorization ...
Theravāda Buddhism and John Dewey’s Metaethics Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... ing, during a discussion of the NBA playoffs, that Europe is a continent— this must be viewed as the exception. It thus becomes clear that the sentence “stealing is wrong,” when viewed in its proper context, refers to some past or present affair (for example, the other person’s having stolen somethi ...
... ing, during a discussion of the NBA playoffs, that Europe is a continent— this must be viewed as the exception. It thus becomes clear that the sentence “stealing is wrong,” when viewed in its proper context, refers to some past or present affair (for example, the other person’s having stolen somethi ...
Buddhism Reconsidered - Digital Commons @ Liberty University
... criticize his justification for logic (ch.2), and his attempt to justify causality by the use of his epistemology (ch.3). The Buddha's goal of ending suffering (which we will criticize in chapter 4) even effects what he accepts as knowledge. What we are about to consider is very important. Buddhism ...
... criticize his justification for logic (ch.2), and his attempt to justify causality by the use of his epistemology (ch.3). The Buddha's goal of ending suffering (which we will criticize in chapter 4) even effects what he accepts as knowledge. What we are about to consider is very important. Buddhism ...
A Buddhist Reflection on Suffering in Ashes of Time
... important Mahayana Buddhist text in East Asia. The text says that movement (wave) is not the nature of water and the wet nature of water remains despite the influence of wind; that is, if the wind stops, the movement also stops. It goes on to say that tranquil and waving waters were originally not s ...
... important Mahayana Buddhist text in East Asia. The text says that movement (wave) is not the nature of water and the wet nature of water remains despite the influence of wind; that is, if the wind stops, the movement also stops. It goes on to say that tranquil and waving waters were originally not s ...
Images of Buddha
... Buddhist art serves to remind, reinforce, and support the beliefs of the religion. It ranges from images of divinities and objects, to humble teachers and compassionate Buddhas, to multi-headed, ferocious deities, to mysterious objects and images.The ultimate goal of a Buddhist is to transcend this ...
... Buddhist art serves to remind, reinforce, and support the beliefs of the religion. It ranges from images of divinities and objects, to humble teachers and compassionate Buddhas, to multi-headed, ferocious deities, to mysterious objects and images.The ultimate goal of a Buddhist is to transcend this ...