The Evolution and Philosophy of Tantric
... meaning of the word “Sahaja” is that which is inborn or which originates with the birth or origination of any entity (Sahajayate iti Sahaja). The word “Sahaja” literally means that which accompanies with birth and manifests itself as the primitive and natural propensities in man. The path that helps ...
... meaning of the word “Sahaja” is that which is inborn or which originates with the birth or origination of any entity (Sahajayate iti Sahaja). The word “Sahaja” literally means that which accompanies with birth and manifests itself as the primitive and natural propensities in man. The path that helps ...
Lin-chi and the True Man Without Rank
... farther and farther away; if you don’t seek him, then he’s right there before your eyes, his wondrous voice resounding in your ears. If a man has no faith [in this], he’ll waste his entire life.” (Discourse XVIII) Again, to search for true self is to deny its very presence — right here, right now — ...
... farther and farther away; if you don’t seek him, then he’s right there before your eyes, his wondrous voice resounding in your ears. If a man has no faith [in this], he’ll waste his entire life.” (Discourse XVIII) Again, to search for true self is to deny its very presence — right here, right now — ...
Mar/April
... fundamental quality is separate from ourselves. They believe goodness comes from some external divine source. However the truth is that these qualities are available to us in every moment. In Buddhism this fundamental quality is called "Buddha-nature." Buddha-nature is our potential for enlightenmen ...
... fundamental quality is separate from ourselves. They believe goodness comes from some external divine source. However the truth is that these qualities are available to us in every moment. In Buddhism this fundamental quality is called "Buddha-nature." Buddha-nature is our potential for enlightenmen ...
Buddhism and Social Harmony – A Study of
... Programme and Activities of Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre: MIMC run programmes and activities at two levels. At the primary level they run various welfare and development programmes for the local inhabitants of the region like school for both boys and girls, old age home, home for disabl ...
... Programme and Activities of Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre: MIMC run programmes and activities at two levels. At the primary level they run various welfare and development programmes for the local inhabitants of the region like school for both boys and girls, old age home, home for disabl ...
Introduction to Buddhist Traditions
... in North America. We will examine the roots of Buddhist traditions in India, their spread and translation into other cultural contexts, and their interaction with other cultural movements and expressions. Learning Outcomes: It is my hope that by the end of the course students will: 1. Recognize that ...
... in North America. We will examine the roots of Buddhist traditions in India, their spread and translation into other cultural contexts, and their interaction with other cultural movements and expressions. Learning Outcomes: It is my hope that by the end of the course students will: 1. Recognize that ...
A Buddha and his Cousin - University of New Mexico
... reflect on the events that served as major turning points. It is not my aim to retell that whole story here but rather to touch on a few episodes within it that have a particular relevance to myself and, I think, to many people living now in Western culture. By looking at these episodes I hope at le ...
... reflect on the events that served as major turning points. It is not my aim to retell that whole story here but rather to touch on a few episodes within it that have a particular relevance to myself and, I think, to many people living now in Western culture. By looking at these episodes I hope at le ...
The Pragmatic Buddhist - Center for Pragmatic Buddhism
... by way of another and they are marked by that path. 3. The wise person does not acknowledge purification that comes from another; for this one does not cling to what is seen or heard or to morality or good works and neither to good nor evil. This person leaves behind what had been grasped and builds ...
... by way of another and they are marked by that path. 3. The wise person does not acknowledge purification that comes from another; for this one does not cling to what is seen or heard or to morality or good works and neither to good nor evil. This person leaves behind what had been grasped and builds ...
Examination of Misunderstanding – 6
... According to the Mahavagga of the Vinaya Piìaka, Yasa first attained the stage of stream entrance (sotapatti), then attained arahantship as a layman. Question (6): What do all these records mean? Answer (6): It means that the possibility of an attainment of arahantship by a lay person is directly s ...
... According to the Mahavagga of the Vinaya Piìaka, Yasa first attained the stage of stream entrance (sotapatti), then attained arahantship as a layman. Question (6): What do all these records mean? Answer (6): It means that the possibility of an attainment of arahantship by a lay person is directly s ...
1 Application of Buddhist Teachings in Modern Life: The
... precepts, comprises the foundational component of Buddhism. The precepts were spoken by the Buddha at the beginning of his teaching life, and he elaborated on them as situations arose that required further moral guidelines. They are part of the two-fold formula — dharma-vinaya — that the Buddha reco ...
... precepts, comprises the foundational component of Buddhism. The precepts were spoken by the Buddha at the beginning of his teaching life, and he elaborated on them as situations arose that required further moral guidelines. They are part of the two-fold formula — dharma-vinaya — that the Buddha reco ...
chenga choipa - West Kameng District
... Tenzing Gaon where devotees from different region and corner attends for getting blessings but due to migration of Monks from Tenzing Gaon, the same was discontinued. For the World Peace and for the welfare of the sentient being, Chenga Choipa puja is offered on the 15th day of the month Dawa Dangpu ...
... Tenzing Gaon where devotees from different region and corner attends for getting blessings but due to migration of Monks from Tenzing Gaon, the same was discontinued. For the World Peace and for the welfare of the sentient being, Chenga Choipa puja is offered on the 15th day of the month Dawa Dangpu ...
Wiltshire KS3- The Buddha Asks Why is There Suffering
... This unit will either be the first of 4 units of work on Buddhism or 2 units of work on Buddhism. The main focus should be on the Ultimate Question ‘The Buddha asks why is there suffering?’ rather than getting bogged down in the biographical details of the life of the Buddha. An overview is all lear ...
... This unit will either be the first of 4 units of work on Buddhism or 2 units of work on Buddhism. The main focus should be on the Ultimate Question ‘The Buddha asks why is there suffering?’ rather than getting bogged down in the biographical details of the life of the Buddha. An overview is all lear ...
Buddhist Healthcare Principles for Spiritual Carers
... The most common image used by Buddhists is an image of the Buddha himself. The image of the Buddha seated in meditation is universal across Buddhist traditions. Other common images include that of a ...
... The most common image used by Buddhists is an image of the Buddha himself. The image of the Buddha seated in meditation is universal across Buddhist traditions. Other common images include that of a ...
Collectors` Preface - Freer and Sackler Galleries
... in accordance with sutras that urged the construction of stupas, ordered the creation of one million miniature pagodas. Ostensibly the pagodas were produced to evoke the presence of the Buddha, thereby assuring the health of the state, which had been shaken by an attempted rebellion organized by the ...
... in accordance with sutras that urged the construction of stupas, ordered the creation of one million miniature pagodas. Ostensibly the pagodas were produced to evoke the presence of the Buddha, thereby assuring the health of the state, which had been shaken by an attempted rebellion organized by the ...
53. Competing Conceptions of the Self in Kantian and Buddhist
... taking seriously the distinctness and separateness of persons. Kantian ethics emphasizes the distinct dignity of persons, founded on autonomy of the will, thus setting humanity apart from the rest of nature. So here is our core question: without these types of Kantian foundations, what is the justif ...
... taking seriously the distinctness and separateness of persons. Kantian ethics emphasizes the distinct dignity of persons, founded on autonomy of the will, thus setting humanity apart from the rest of nature. So here is our core question: without these types of Kantian foundations, what is the justif ...
MD April 2011 Study Material - Sgi-Usa
... and others – that is, doing activities for kosen-rufu – is the way to polish our lives and achieve a state of absolute happiness. This is the Daishonin’s teaching. “Through their efforts to practice in accord with the Daishonin’s words, Soka Gakkai members have developed firm confidence that, though ...
... and others – that is, doing activities for kosen-rufu – is the way to polish our lives and achieve a state of absolute happiness. This is the Daishonin’s teaching. “Through their efforts to practice in accord with the Daishonin’s words, Soka Gakkai members have developed firm confidence that, though ...
YMBA Colombo syllabus
... 13. Six Theravada Buddhist Councils and first writing of The Tipikata The 10 perfec Dhamma Classes are conducted every Sunday from 9:30am to 12:00 noon as follows: ...
... 13. Six Theravada Buddhist Councils and first writing of The Tipikata The 10 perfec Dhamma Classes are conducted every Sunday from 9:30am to 12:00 noon as follows: ...
Buddhist Councils
... meditations in the form of instructive discourses delivered to both the Sangha and the laity although most of the sermons were intended mainly for the benefit of Bhikkhus. The third collection, Abhidhamma pitaka, is the higher teaching of the Buddha, describing the ultimate realities in the Universe ...
... meditations in the form of instructive discourses delivered to both the Sangha and the laity although most of the sermons were intended mainly for the benefit of Bhikkhus. The third collection, Abhidhamma pitaka, is the higher teaching of the Buddha, describing the ultimate realities in the Universe ...
Meditation - Enlighten Me Designs
... Buddhist Meditation Shamatha is often translated as calm abiding or peacefulness; the development of tranquility. Vipashyana is clear seeing or special insight, and involves intuitive cognition of suffering, impermanence, and egolessness. Samadhi is concentration or one-pointed meditation. It ...
... Buddhist Meditation Shamatha is often translated as calm abiding or peacefulness; the development of tranquility. Vipashyana is clear seeing or special insight, and involves intuitive cognition of suffering, impermanence, and egolessness. Samadhi is concentration or one-pointed meditation. It ...
The Theology of Mahayana Buddhism. (Concluded.)
... expanding the idea and giving parables and allegories supporting it. In In this connection another point of interest comes up. Hinayana and the early stages of Mahayana, when Buddhas were considered few and far between, ...
... expanding the idea and giving parables and allegories supporting it. In In this connection another point of interest comes up. Hinayana and the early stages of Mahayana, when Buddhas were considered few and far between, ...
Buddhism
... the historical person Shakyamuni was replaced by a description of a cosmic Buddha who became the embodiment of Truth. About 200 years after these new texts appeared, this trend was systematized and began a new movement within Buddhism, called Mahayana, the Greater Vehicle, as its teaching became the ...
... the historical person Shakyamuni was replaced by a description of a cosmic Buddha who became the embodiment of Truth. About 200 years after these new texts appeared, this trend was systematized and began a new movement within Buddhism, called Mahayana, the Greater Vehicle, as its teaching became the ...
The Dhammapada Yamaka Vagga Vivaraṇa
... deals with a different subject, which pays attention to one of the aspects of human life. Utterances contained in the Dhammapada are accepted to be presented by the Buddha out of great compassion towards human beings. The Buddha expected his teachings to bring forth the highest happiness, which is u ...
... deals with a different subject, which pays attention to one of the aspects of human life. Utterances contained in the Dhammapada are accepted to be presented by the Buddha out of great compassion towards human beings. The Buddha expected his teachings to bring forth the highest happiness, which is u ...
Essence of the Heart Sutra: The Dalai Lama`s Heart of Wisdom
... chanted, studied, and meditated upon by those aspiring to attain what Mahayana Buddhism describes as the perfection of wisdom. Even today, the chanting of this sutra can be heard in Tibetan monasteries, where it is recited in the characteristically deep overtone voice, in Japanese Zen temples, where ...
... chanted, studied, and meditated upon by those aspiring to attain what Mahayana Buddhism describes as the perfection of wisdom. Even today, the chanting of this sutra can be heard in Tibetan monasteries, where it is recited in the characteristically deep overtone voice, in Japanese Zen temples, where ...
Buddhism Basics Questions
... The Four Noble Truths are a contingency plan for dealing with the suffering humanity faces -- suffering of a physical kind, or of a mental nature. The First Truth identifies the presence of suffering. The Second Truth, on the other hand, seeks to determine the cause of suffering. In Buddhism, desire ...
... The Four Noble Truths are a contingency plan for dealing with the suffering humanity faces -- suffering of a physical kind, or of a mental nature. The First Truth identifies the presence of suffering. The Second Truth, on the other hand, seeks to determine the cause of suffering. In Buddhism, desire ...
The Centrality of Buddhism and Education in Developing Gross
... advertising, said to be the biggest industry in the world, firstly to sell their products and secondly to finance their programmes. Advertisers promise an immediate and attractive happiness through what they are trying to sell, appealing directly to the senses and the ego, and trying to by pass the ...
... advertising, said to be the biggest industry in the world, firstly to sell their products and secondly to finance their programmes. Advertisers promise an immediate and attractive happiness through what they are trying to sell, appealing directly to the senses and the ego, and trying to by pass the ...