The Buddha - World Religions eBooks
... The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interrupted for the child arrived on the way and was born in a delightful grove at a remote spot call ...
... The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interrupted for the child arrived on the way and was born in a delightful grove at a remote spot call ...
Download/View PDF - Buddhist Churches of America
... are called "blind" because although they seem obvious in others and may appear easy to understand, more often than not, people fail to see those qualities in themselves. Thus, the human being is blind to the very cause of suffering. A person's banna are countless, but those that cause the most probl ...
... are called "blind" because although they seem obvious in others and may appear easy to understand, more often than not, people fail to see those qualities in themselves. Thus, the human being is blind to the very cause of suffering. A person's banna are countless, but those that cause the most probl ...
Buddhism in Thailand - Southeast Asia Program
... Thailand. In a series of demonstrations in 1973, 1976 and 1992 pro-democracy activists, most of whom were students, fought against a military dictatorship. In all three cases the military injured and killed a large number of protesters. There have not been formal apologies or prosecutions for the de ...
... Thailand. In a series of demonstrations in 1973, 1976 and 1992 pro-democracy activists, most of whom were students, fought against a military dictatorship. In all three cases the military injured and killed a large number of protesters. There have not been formal apologies or prosecutions for the de ...
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... Buddhism, when these Sutras were translated into Chinese, a cult soon developed around them which would blossom during the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD) into a full fledged sect of Chinese Buddhism, called the Pure Land. This sect has continued to influence Chinese Buddhism to this day, as it has been a ...
... Buddhism, when these Sutras were translated into Chinese, a cult soon developed around them which would blossom during the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD) into a full fledged sect of Chinese Buddhism, called the Pure Land. This sect has continued to influence Chinese Buddhism to this day, as it has been a ...
Filial Piety with a Zen Twist: Universalism
... The ramifijications of the concept of xiào beyond the personal sphere are further illustrated in the above-mentioned Confucian Classic of Family Reverence, which establishes three stages in its application: “This family reverence, then, begins in service to your parents, continues in service to your ...
... The ramifijications of the concept of xiào beyond the personal sphere are further illustrated in the above-mentioned Confucian Classic of Family Reverence, which establishes three stages in its application: “This family reverence, then, begins in service to your parents, continues in service to your ...
March, 2009 - sotozen-net
... over this city, but because there was concern about the amount of fuel needed to return, the second of a new type of bomb was dropped on the city. In other words, the airplane dropped an atomic bomb and left. That town was the port city of Nagasaki. It seems that Nagasaki was not the first-priority ...
... over this city, but because there was concern about the amount of fuel needed to return, the second of a new type of bomb was dropped on the city. In other words, the airplane dropped an atomic bomb and left. That town was the port city of Nagasaki. It seems that Nagasaki was not the first-priority ...
Introduction to the Early Buddhist
... conduct all beings to cessation of sorrow. What the later doctrine teaches is the Mahāyāna or the ‘great vehicle’ which is calculated to transport a larger number of people, the whole community of humanity, over and beyond the sorrow of existence. This new doctrine, as is claimed by its followers, r ...
... conduct all beings to cessation of sorrow. What the later doctrine teaches is the Mahāyāna or the ‘great vehicle’ which is calculated to transport a larger number of people, the whole community of humanity, over and beyond the sorrow of existence. This new doctrine, as is claimed by its followers, r ...
The Great Perfection of Tibetan Buddhism
... Bodhisattva an heroic figure to be emulated, development of the Bodhisattva mindset of universal compassion (Bodhichitta for the seeker of Buddhahood) is required of Mahayana practitioners. Since Dzogchen and Mahamudra31 are considered (at least by most masters) to be part of Vajrayana, the same app ...
... Bodhisattva an heroic figure to be emulated, development of the Bodhisattva mindset of universal compassion (Bodhichitta for the seeker of Buddhahood) is required of Mahayana practitioners. Since Dzogchen and Mahamudra31 are considered (at least by most masters) to be part of Vajrayana, the same app ...
The Impermanent Impulse: Toward a Theory of Nihilism
... that something is commanded (—which naturally does not mean the will is “effected”). That state of tension by virtue of which a force seeks to discharge itself—is not an example of “willing.” (WP: 668) This can be considered as one of the most important discourses of the Nietzschean will to power. B ...
... that something is commanded (—which naturally does not mean the will is “effected”). That state of tension by virtue of which a force seeks to discharge itself—is not an example of “willing.” (WP: 668) This can be considered as one of the most important discourses of the Nietzschean will to power. B ...
Environmental Ethics in Mahayana Buddhism: The Significance of
... ecosystems and mechanisms of evolution. There are also problems with chemical pollution, including heavy metals, agricultural chemicals, food additives, as well as endocrine disrupters. These problems are rooted in two main activities: extraction of naturally occuring materials such as heavy metals, ...
... ecosystems and mechanisms of evolution. There are also problems with chemical pollution, including heavy metals, agricultural chemicals, food additives, as well as endocrine disrupters. These problems are rooted in two main activities: extraction of naturally occuring materials such as heavy metals, ...
Enlightenment in Dogen`s Zen
... "The aristocratic priest Dogen (1200-1253) who left, the Tendai monastery for China and returned to establish the meditative, gradual school of Soto Zen is generally considered the second founder of Japanese Zen" 1 [my emphasis]. In another recent book, which is designed as a college textbook on wor ...
... "The aristocratic priest Dogen (1200-1253) who left, the Tendai monastery for China and returned to establish the meditative, gradual school of Soto Zen is generally considered the second founder of Japanese Zen" 1 [my emphasis]. In another recent book, which is designed as a college textbook on wor ...
Return Tranquility
... a mental problem. If it is a physical problem, another person can solve it, such as a physician or surgeon, by means of drugs or an operation. A psychological problem, on the other hand, the patient or client himself must solve it using his own efforts. Another can only aid the individual through ad ...
... a mental problem. If it is a physical problem, another person can solve it, such as a physician or surgeon, by means of drugs or an operation. A psychological problem, on the other hand, the patient or client himself must solve it using his own efforts. Another can only aid the individual through ad ...
The Faith of a UU Buddhist
... the dominant species on this planet. But this way of engaging the world also has a peculiar side effect-we fall in love with the world that is created by our own perceptions. We desperately want that world to be complete, permanent, and real. But as the Buddha observed, our grasping after permanency ...
... the dominant species on this planet. But this way of engaging the world also has a peculiar side effect-we fall in love with the world that is created by our own perceptions. We desperately want that world to be complete, permanent, and real. But as the Buddha observed, our grasping after permanency ...
The masters go West: A story of Buddhism`s adaptation to new
... Buddhist missionnaries wrote a manual where pre-Buddhist notions such as bloody sacrifices were adapted and transformed into gtor ma, the "offering cakes."2 In Central Tibet, the Samye debate which is said to have taken place at the end of the 8th c. is an illustration of the already internationalis ...
... Buddhist missionnaries wrote a manual where pre-Buddhist notions such as bloody sacrifices were adapted and transformed into gtor ma, the "offering cakes."2 In Central Tibet, the Samye debate which is said to have taken place at the end of the 8th c. is an illustration of the already internationalis ...
12 ESSAYS ON BUDDHISM
... perpetual state of factual existence, to the extent of being real in terms of time and space, or it is only a logical assumption in contrast to what is being rejected, is to be examined in detail elsewhere. At any rate, we may here safely conclude that the Buddhist therefore has no problem in his ow ...
... perpetual state of factual existence, to the extent of being real in terms of time and space, or it is only a logical assumption in contrast to what is being rejected, is to be examined in detail elsewhere. At any rate, we may here safely conclude that the Buddhist therefore has no problem in his ow ...
A Concept of Person in Buddhism
... The Buddha did not give the explicit definition about when personhood starts, but the indirect sources seem to mention that according to Buddhism personhood starts at the first moment of fertilization. It is recorded in the monastic rules that one time a monk committed an abortion for a girl; the Bu ...
... The Buddha did not give the explicit definition about when personhood starts, but the indirect sources seem to mention that according to Buddhism personhood starts at the first moment of fertilization. It is recorded in the monastic rules that one time a monk committed an abortion for a girl; the Bu ...
Buddhism and its Contributions to Culture
... disciples grew in number, it was proposed by King Bimbisara and a follower named Sudatta that a monastery should be built in order to allow practitioners to gather in a common place and practice in a more organized manners. After the Buddha deeply considered and then wholeheartedly agreed with this ...
... disciples grew in number, it was proposed by King Bimbisara and a follower named Sudatta that a monastery should be built in order to allow practitioners to gather in a common place and practice in a more organized manners. After the Buddha deeply considered and then wholeheartedly agreed with this ...
Icono-Conservatism and the Persistence of Śākyamuni
... this first Pala king there are several other allusions to the Vajrayana; he mentions a variety of siddhis and sadhana practices, implying, although not actually stating, that Vajrayana was practiced at the highest level of this first Pala king's realm. The prominence of Vajrayana in Taranatha's acco ...
... this first Pala king there are several other allusions to the Vajrayana; he mentions a variety of siddhis and sadhana practices, implying, although not actually stating, that Vajrayana was practiced at the highest level of this first Pala king's realm. The prominence of Vajrayana in Taranatha's acco ...
Ikeda - Unofficial SGI SWS
... President Ikeda: The “great desire for widespread propagation” is the heart of the Gosho. It is also the spiritual pillar of the Daishonin’s life: “Great desire” refers to the boundless wish arising from the Buddha’s enlightenment. It is the “original desire of life” expressed in the heart of the Bu ...
... President Ikeda: The “great desire for widespread propagation” is the heart of the Gosho. It is also the spiritual pillar of the Daishonin’s life: “Great desire” refers to the boundless wish arising from the Buddha’s enlightenment. It is the “original desire of life” expressed in the heart of the Bu ...
Prajna, translator, Tang dynasty
... is a chapter on dhārani.29 The chapter discusses how the merits from the practice of the dhārani can protect the nation and avoid calamites. It is also a skillful means for saving living beings. Other than that, there seems to be no other esoteric elements inside the sutra. Besides the fact that in ...
... is a chapter on dhārani.29 The chapter discusses how the merits from the practice of the dhārani can protect the nation and avoid calamites. It is also a skillful means for saving living beings. Other than that, there seems to be no other esoteric elements inside the sutra. Besides the fact that in ...
Awareness Place Well-Being Centre - Dharma Resources
... Mind and consciousness are synonymous. Whatever is conscious is aware. We have different types of consciousness. We have visual consciousness, auditory consciousness, a consciousness for each sense, and a mental consciousness, and I am defining all these different consciousness to mean the mind. I a ...
... Mind and consciousness are synonymous. Whatever is conscious is aware. We have different types of consciousness. We have visual consciousness, auditory consciousness, a consciousness for each sense, and a mental consciousness, and I am defining all these different consciousness to mean the mind. I a ...
What is Nirvana - Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
... out. This happened when the Buddha Shakyamuni was meditating in Bodhghaya under the bodhi tree. When we say “Buddha attained enlightenment,” “Buddha attained nirvana,” we are referring to this particular time, the particular period when the Buddha meditated throughout the night and attained nirvana ...
... out. This happened when the Buddha Shakyamuni was meditating in Bodhghaya under the bodhi tree. When we say “Buddha attained enlightenment,” “Buddha attained nirvana,” we are referring to this particular time, the particular period when the Buddha meditated throughout the night and attained nirvana ...
„What is Mahāyāna? And what are Mahāyāna scriptures?“ (Part II)
... knowledge, those new theses, in part themselves polemical, that have put those older pictures to the test, doubted them, attacked them fundamentally, or even entirely destroyed them. Among them there is also the suggestion that „Mahāyāna“ could have been kind of a rebellious or insurgent movement in ...
... knowledge, those new theses, in part themselves polemical, that have put those older pictures to the test, doubted them, attacked them fundamentally, or even entirely destroyed them. Among them there is also the suggestion that „Mahāyāna“ could have been kind of a rebellious or insurgent movement in ...
The "Suicide" Problem in the Pāli Canon
... Pali Canon. T h e topic of suicide has been chosen not only for its intrinsic factual and historical interest but because it spotlights certain key issues in the field of Buddhist ethics and doctrine. In particular, our investigations into this phenomenon may be seen to have a bearing on the doctrin ...
... Pali Canon. T h e topic of suicide has been chosen not only for its intrinsic factual and historical interest but because it spotlights certain key issues in the field of Buddhist ethics and doctrine. In particular, our investigations into this phenomenon may be seen to have a bearing on the doctrin ...
Fukanzazengi, translated by R M Hakuun
... does my practice ever become enlightenment? If they were the same, why would we look for something called enlightenment? What need would there be to practise in order to live with wisdom and compassion? It is important to keep these questions in mind, as they are pointing to the answer. The Dharma-v ...
... does my practice ever become enlightenment? If they were the same, why would we look for something called enlightenment? What need would there be to practise in order to live with wisdom and compassion? It is important to keep these questions in mind, as they are pointing to the answer. The Dharma-v ...