The Ajivikas - Rare Book Society of India
... an ancient religious order of the hermits? Are we not justified in presuming that the Ajivika sect sprang originally from a Vanaprastha or Vaikhanasa order of the hermits and gained an independent foothold as the result of its gradual differentiation from ...
... an ancient religious order of the hermits? Are we not justified in presuming that the Ajivika sect sprang originally from a Vanaprastha or Vaikhanasa order of the hermits and gained an independent foothold as the result of its gradual differentiation from ...
The New Buddhism: The Western Transformation of an Ancient
... woke up and saw things as they are. His goal was not to teach a new creed or new way of life but to help those who gathered around him to see the truth for themselves. The Buddha was, in other words, not a Buddhist. It was the institutional structures and traditions that grew up around Siddartha Gau ...
... woke up and saw things as they are. His goal was not to teach a new creed or new way of life but to help those who gathered around him to see the truth for themselves. The Buddha was, in other words, not a Buddhist. It was the institutional structures and traditions that grew up around Siddartha Gau ...
Master Dogen`s Shobogenzo
... On behalf of the Publication Committee, I am happy to present this contribution to the BDK English Tripiṭaka Series. The initial translation and editing of the Buddhist scripture found here were performed under the direction of the Editorial Committee in Tokyo, Japan, chaired by Professor Sengaku Ma ...
... On behalf of the Publication Committee, I am happy to present this contribution to the BDK English Tripiṭaka Series. The initial translation and editing of the Buddhist scripture found here were performed under the direction of the Editorial Committee in Tokyo, Japan, chaired by Professor Sengaku Ma ...
We have pleasure in presenting Thich Nhat Hanh`s extensive book
... desire and anger. All are equally difficult to control but, in one instant of anger, lives can be ruined, and our spiritual development can be destroyed. It is one of the most powerful emotions and one of the most difficult to change. Thich Nhat Hanh offers a fresh perspective on taking care of our ...
... desire and anger. All are equally difficult to control but, in one instant of anger, lives can be ruined, and our spiritual development can be destroyed. It is one of the most powerful emotions and one of the most difficult to change. Thich Nhat Hanh offers a fresh perspective on taking care of our ...
Shankara: A Hindu Revivalist or a Crypto-Buddhist?
... expounded a new idealist system of monistic philosophy known as Advaita Vedanta or absolute non-dualism. Damodaran says, “The Advaita of Shankara was certainly not a mere restatement or exposition of the doctrines of the Upanishads, the Gita and the Brahma Sutra. He revised some of the old concepts, ...
... expounded a new idealist system of monistic philosophy known as Advaita Vedanta or absolute non-dualism. Damodaran says, “The Advaita of Shankara was certainly not a mere restatement or exposition of the doctrines of the Upanishads, the Gita and the Brahma Sutra. He revised some of the old concepts, ...
Sett13ing in Motion the Dharma Wheel Talks on the Four Noble
... Surely, you are thinking, there must be some kind of happiness in life, and indeed, there are many occasions in life of joy and happiness. The Buddha himself did not deny these states of joy and happiness, but when he spoke of impermanence as suffering he had in mind the very subtle way impermanence ...
... Surely, you are thinking, there must be some kind of happiness in life, and indeed, there are many occasions in life of joy and happiness. The Buddha himself did not deny these states of joy and happiness, but when he spoke of impermanence as suffering he had in mind the very subtle way impermanence ...
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... After this course, students will have a clear idea of the path to enlightenment, especially its three main components: renunciation, bodhichitta and the right view of emptiness. They will understand the progressive, step‐like structure of the lam‐rim, its origin in the teachings of Guru Shakyamuni ...
... After this course, students will have a clear idea of the path to enlightenment, especially its three main components: renunciation, bodhichitta and the right view of emptiness. They will understand the progressive, step‐like structure of the lam‐rim, its origin in the teachings of Guru Shakyamuni ...
Cullavagga Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Theravāda monastics, the Pāli Vinaya in the form it has been handed down is the central frame of reference, not whatever we believe really happened in ancient India two and a half millennia ago.5 In my previous paper “On the Bhikkhunī Ordination Controversy” I briefly discussed the difference betwee ...
... Theravāda monastics, the Pāli Vinaya in the form it has been handed down is the central frame of reference, not whatever we believe really happened in ancient India two and a half millennia ago.5 In my previous paper “On the Bhikkhunī Ordination Controversy” I briefly discussed the difference betwee ...
The History of the Soka Gakkai - Sgi-Usa
... with the mission to spread the sutra’s teaching in the Latter Day of the Law, the impure age after Shakyamuni Buddha’s passing that corresponds with the present. On November 18, 1944, Makiguchi died of malnutrition in the Tokyo Detention House at age seventy-three. His death coincides with the anniv ...
... with the mission to spread the sutra’s teaching in the Latter Day of the Law, the impure age after Shakyamuni Buddha’s passing that corresponds with the present. On November 18, 1944, Makiguchi died of malnutrition in the Tokyo Detention House at age seventy-three. His death coincides with the anniv ...
Behind the Façade of Secret Mantra
... contain the Buddha’s discourses, as they are just a compilation of texts composed by the patriarchs over a long period of time and their contents consist of non-Buddhist teachings. How could anyone realize the Buddha Dharma by relying on a guru rather than on the Exoteric Buddhist scriptures, and by ...
... contain the Buddha’s discourses, as they are just a compilation of texts composed by the patriarchs over a long period of time and their contents consist of non-Buddhist teachings. How could anyone realize the Buddha Dharma by relying on a guru rather than on the Exoteric Buddhist scriptures, and by ...
Chapter 1 - Princeton University Press
... “thing, concrete reality” listed in the LSJ entry does not in fact refer to “concrete physical things” at all, as one should expect, but only to abstract “subjects” or “objects”. As I note in Appendix A, the English in LSJ is sometimes peculiar, probably because it was first published in the mid-ni ...
... “thing, concrete reality” listed in the LSJ entry does not in fact refer to “concrete physical things” at all, as one should expect, but only to abstract “subjects” or “objects”. As I note in Appendix A, the English in LSJ is sometimes peculiar, probably because it was first published in the mid-ni ...
Nietzsche and Buddha - Western Political Science Association
... both the Buddha and Nietzsche appear to argue that no one has any direct experience of such a self, and that the idea that such a thing exists is an inference from other ideas and experiences. Second, there is what I’ll call the persistent self, which is the self understood as an ongoing psychologi ...
... both the Buddha and Nietzsche appear to argue that no one has any direct experience of such a self, and that the idea that such a thing exists is an inference from other ideas and experiences. Second, there is what I’ll call the persistent self, which is the self understood as an ongoing psychologi ...
- D-Scholarship@Pitt
... Chilson who introduced me to scholarship on Japanese Myōkōnin den and challenged me to address issues in my dissertation that I hope will appeal to a wider audience than students of Chinese Buddhism. I also want to thank Professor Adam Shear for encouraging me to look beyond the discipline of Buddh ...
... Chilson who introduced me to scholarship on Japanese Myōkōnin den and challenged me to address issues in my dissertation that I hope will appeal to a wider audience than students of Chinese Buddhism. I also want to thank Professor Adam Shear for encouraging me to look beyond the discipline of Buddh ...
The Noble Eightfold Path and Its Factors Explained
... in former lives. One who is reborn into a wealthy family becomes the owner of the riches there, so that all his possessions are due to his past kamma. Here there is an analogy with vegetative growth. It is usually said that the growth and form of plants depends on the seed. But according to the Abhi ...
... in former lives. One who is reborn into a wealthy family becomes the owner of the riches there, so that all his possessions are due to his past kamma. Here there is an analogy with vegetative growth. It is usually said that the growth and form of plants depends on the seed. But according to the Abhi ...
Untitled - Shambhala Publications
... what he calls spiritual materialism. The universal tendency, he shows, is to see spirituality as a process of self-improvement-the impulse to develop and refine the ego when the ego is, by nature, essentially empty. "The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use," he said, "even spirit ...
... what he calls spiritual materialism. The universal tendency, he shows, is to see spirituality as a process of self-improvement-the impulse to develop and refine the ego when the ego is, by nature, essentially empty. "The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use," he said, "even spirit ...
Ambedkar and Buddhism by Sangharakshita
... The Significance of Ambedkar In the grounds of the parliament building in Delhi stands a statue of a stout, elderly man clad in a business suit and wearing spectacles. The statue is about fifteen feet high, and stands with right foot slightly advanced on the square top of a pedestal of much the same ...
... The Significance of Ambedkar In the grounds of the parliament building in Delhi stands a statue of a stout, elderly man clad in a business suit and wearing spectacles. The statue is about fifteen feet high, and stands with right foot slightly advanced on the square top of a pedestal of much the same ...
Early Happiness Policy as a Government Mission of Bhutan
... Palden Drukpa Buddhist tradition. He is hailed as the one and only “precious jewel” of the Drukpa lineage (Dorji 2008a). Because of his background in the Drukpa lineage he is an authentic vessel for the dissemination of its teachings. The Buddha’s teachings maintain their power independently of how ...
... Palden Drukpa Buddhist tradition. He is hailed as the one and only “precious jewel” of the Drukpa lineage (Dorji 2008a). Because of his background in the Drukpa lineage he is an authentic vessel for the dissemination of its teachings. The Buddha’s teachings maintain their power independently of how ...
Buddhism in America - A Handful of Leaves
... In an effort to sweep many disparate parts into a reasonably coherent whole, I have emphasized large-scale developments such as immigration, exile, conversion, and schism that have structured the introduction of Buddhism to this country. This has required that I include pertinent historical backgrou ...
... In an effort to sweep many disparate parts into a reasonably coherent whole, I have emphasized large-scale developments such as immigration, exile, conversion, and schism that have structured the introduction of Buddhism to this country. This has required that I include pertinent historical backgrou ...
The Dawn of Abhidharma - Numata Zentrum für Buddhismuskunde
... ideas at the University of Hamburg for almost 100 years, ever since the birth of Buddhist Studies in Germany. We are proud that our programme is housed in one of the pioneering academic institutions in Europe at which the study of Buddhism has become a core subject for students focusing on the relig ...
... ideas at the University of Hamburg for almost 100 years, ever since the birth of Buddhist Studies in Germany. We are proud that our programme is housed in one of the pioneering academic institutions in Europe at which the study of Buddhism has become a core subject for students focusing on the relig ...
The Five Precepts - Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
... as little to do as possible with the karma of killing. The Buddhist precept against killing can be divided into minor misdeeds, impersonal deeds, and grave offenses. The precept of refraining from killing means to refrain from the grave offense of parajika, killing human beings. This precept is usua ...
... as little to do as possible with the karma of killing. The Buddhist precept against killing can be divided into minor misdeeds, impersonal deeds, and grave offenses. The precept of refraining from killing means to refrain from the grave offense of parajika, killing human beings. This precept is usua ...
A History of Mindfulness
... So we should start by identifying the smallest, simplest units of meaning used to describe satipaṭṭhāna. These are the basic terms and phrases common to all descriptions of satipaṭṭhāna in all the schools. It makes sense to start with the Buddha’s first sermon. This raises an interesting question. T ...
... So we should start by identifying the smallest, simplest units of meaning used to describe satipaṭṭhāna. These are the basic terms and phrases common to all descriptions of satipaṭṭhāna in all the schools. It makes sense to start with the Buddha’s first sermon. This raises an interesting question. T ...
Buddhist Monastic Discipline
... Pali studies when later scholars who followed in their wake placed implicit faith on the earlier translations and built far- ...
... Pali studies when later scholars who followed in their wake placed implicit faith on the earlier translations and built far- ...
EXPOSITION OF THE SUTRA OF BRAHMA S NET
... of the Buddhist tradition, the Buddhist canon or “Three Baskets” (Tripit. aka), was compiled in a group recitation where the oral rehearsal of the scriptures was corrected and confirmed by the collective wisdom of all the senior ...
... of the Buddhist tradition, the Buddhist canon or “Three Baskets” (Tripit. aka), was compiled in a group recitation where the oral rehearsal of the scriptures was corrected and confirmed by the collective wisdom of all the senior ...
The Six Bardos: A Vajrayana Buddhist Perspective on Death and
... • Sidpa bardo (srid pa bar do): is the sixth bardo of becoming or transmigration. This bardo endures until the inner-breath commences in the new transmigrating form determined by the "karmic seeds" within the storehouse consciousness. ...
... • Sidpa bardo (srid pa bar do): is the sixth bardo of becoming or transmigration. This bardo endures until the inner-breath commences in the new transmigrating form determined by the "karmic seeds" within the storehouse consciousness. ...
Published Materials Available
... Meditation 101 is an introductory course on basic Buddhist meditation techniques for complete beginners. It teaches basic Buddhist meditations that can be used by anyone to create more peace and happiness in daily life. Meditation 101 is presented in five sessions and covers these basic Buddhist m ...
... Meditation 101 is an introductory course on basic Buddhist meditation techniques for complete beginners. It teaches basic Buddhist meditations that can be used by anyone to create more peace and happiness in daily life. Meditation 101 is presented in five sessions and covers these basic Buddhist m ...