PERSPECTIVE OPEN ACCESS Buddhism in Sarnath
... platform is made up of blue stone, which is about 150-feet long and 7-feet high. There lies now the graceful statue of walking Lord Buddha with whirling hairs. Heavenly signs clearly appear upon him, a clear reflection of divinity (Beal, 1980). Further, Hiuen-tsang in his accounts also describe abou ...
... platform is made up of blue stone, which is about 150-feet long and 7-feet high. There lies now the graceful statue of walking Lord Buddha with whirling hairs. Heavenly signs clearly appear upon him, a clear reflection of divinity (Beal, 1980). Further, Hiuen-tsang in his accounts also describe abou ...
a brtef survey of buddhist ascetic practices - UKM e
... ideals in terms of well-graded stages of spiritual training grew up. Within this structure, those who had "gone forth into the life of homelessness" find a new condition in which ascetic practices are to be carried out. The existence of the settled community also meant that distinctive character of ...
... ideals in terms of well-graded stages of spiritual training grew up. Within this structure, those who had "gone forth into the life of homelessness" find a new condition in which ascetic practices are to be carried out. The existence of the settled community also meant that distinctive character of ...
ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 5 1998: 241-260 Publication date: 26 June 1998
... that he kept in the topknot of his hair until he sees a soldier of great merit. None of these acts is especially skillful. They are clever perhaps, but not especially skillful, at least in the sense of requiring some special skill.7 And, while some of the characters performing these acts are stand-i ...
... that he kept in the topknot of his hair until he sees a soldier of great merit. None of these acts is especially skillful. They are clever perhaps, but not especially skillful, at least in the sense of requiring some special skill.7 And, while some of the characters performing these acts are stand-i ...
03_2015 - Gaden Choling Toronto
... finishing his degree His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama requested Zasep Rinpoche to go to Thailand to study Vipassana meditation techniques of Theravadan monks. For eighteen months he did forest retreats and then was sent to Australia to translate for Lama Thubten Yeshe and Geshe Loden. After three ye ...
... finishing his degree His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama requested Zasep Rinpoche to go to Thailand to study Vipassana meditation techniques of Theravadan monks. For eighteen months he did forest retreats and then was sent to Australia to translate for Lama Thubten Yeshe and Geshe Loden. After three ye ...
ATINER`s Conference Paper Series ARC2014-1094
... universe” to effect interdependence of everything that constitute it. Hence, like Zen Buddhism, everyone has the Buddha nature. Not so, even an insect and a seedling has the Buddha nature. This is “one mind or the mind only”. This can be understood as the mind that is neither identical nor different ...
... universe” to effect interdependence of everything that constitute it. Hence, like Zen Buddhism, everyone has the Buddha nature. Not so, even an insect and a seedling has the Buddha nature. This is “one mind or the mind only”. This can be understood as the mind that is neither identical nor different ...
Dependent Origination Presentation
... • Dependent Origination (pratītyasamutpadā/ paṭiccasmuppāda) is the Buddhist doctrine of causality. • This system of thought maintains that everything has been caused into existence. Nothing has been created ex nihilo. • This is useful in understanding how there can be rebirth without a belief in a ...
... • Dependent Origination (pratītyasamutpadā/ paṭiccasmuppāda) is the Buddhist doctrine of causality. • This system of thought maintains that everything has been caused into existence. Nothing has been created ex nihilo. • This is useful in understanding how there can be rebirth without a belief in a ...
The Dhamma in Spanish-Speaking Countries Alina Morales
... Buddhism in the Spanish-speaking world. It is important to point out that Buddhism is the only religion I know which has an specific precept regarding the protection of all kinds of life. Although this, at the beginning, may seem strange to many people in our societies, I have discovered that over t ...
... Buddhism in the Spanish-speaking world. It is important to point out that Buddhism is the only religion I know which has an specific precept regarding the protection of all kinds of life. Although this, at the beginning, may seem strange to many people in our societies, I have discovered that over t ...
The Taming of the Bull
... (5) The elephant is being led by the rope and the hook, and the monkey follows behind. There is less restlessness now; mainly full awareness is used. (6) Both the animals follow behind and the monk does not have to look back (he focusses his attention continuously on his mind); the rabbit (subtle re ...
... (5) The elephant is being led by the rope and the hook, and the monkey follows behind. There is less restlessness now; mainly full awareness is used. (6) Both the animals follow behind and the monk does not have to look back (he focusses his attention continuously on his mind); the rabbit (subtle re ...
Sutra on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings
... When practicing generosity, we should consider everyone equal. Some people think that they can only practice generosity if they are wealthy. This is not true. Some people who are very wealthy do practice generosity, but many give alms with the aim of gaining merit, profiting, or pleasing others. Peo ...
... When practicing generosity, we should consider everyone equal. Some people think that they can only practice generosity if they are wealthy. This is not true. Some people who are very wealthy do practice generosity, but many give alms with the aim of gaining merit, profiting, or pleasing others. Peo ...
Buddhism and Volunteerism - Fo Guang Shan International
... Buddhist volunteers, like bodhisattvas with a thousand eyes and hands, carry out the good intentions of Buddhas and bodhisattvas, with many deeds that are touching and moving. To volunteer is to offer one’s heart and life, and to give one’s time and energy. Therefore, volunteers are bodhisattvas who ...
... Buddhist volunteers, like bodhisattvas with a thousand eyes and hands, carry out the good intentions of Buddhas and bodhisattvas, with many deeds that are touching and moving. To volunteer is to offer one’s heart and life, and to give one’s time and energy. Therefore, volunteers are bodhisattvas who ...
- Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
... gratitude for encountering the Nembutsu teaching in being guided by the Sutra of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life and the seven masters from India, China, and Japan. Introduction to the Three Pure Land Sutras Tuesday, 7:00-8:30PM Rev. Ryuta Furumoto April 19, 26, May 3, 17, 24 (5 week class: $50) The ...
... gratitude for encountering the Nembutsu teaching in being guided by the Sutra of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life and the seven masters from India, China, and Japan. Introduction to the Three Pure Land Sutras Tuesday, 7:00-8:30PM Rev. Ryuta Furumoto April 19, 26, May 3, 17, 24 (5 week class: $50) The ...
Freeing the Heart and Mind
... the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana schools—is to first establish a basis of sound moral conduct, then to study, contemplate, and meditate. All Buddhist schools begin with the establishment of sound moral conduct. Therefore, the very first thing is to receive the teachings with the right motivati ...
... the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana schools—is to first establish a basis of sound moral conduct, then to study, contemplate, and meditate. All Buddhist schools begin with the establishment of sound moral conduct. Therefore, the very first thing is to receive the teachings with the right motivati ...
Votive Images and Talismans in Buddhist Art
... know where they have been reborn, such grown up person can make images of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, hearing then his name, admiring his image or paying homage to him from one day to seven days continuously without any retreat although the deceased relatives may merit being cast into the evil realms f ...
... know where they have been reborn, such grown up person can make images of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, hearing then his name, admiring his image or paying homage to him from one day to seven days continuously without any retreat although the deceased relatives may merit being cast into the evil realms f ...
Silver Screen Buddha: Buddhism in Asian and Western Film
... For example, the author of the Hagakure writes that he would rather be reborn to serve his master than to reach nirvāṇa, a devotional idea that does not seem related to the Bodhisattva ethic of Zen, that is, postponing enlightenment in order to help another toward attainment. Suh relates the fact th ...
... For example, the author of the Hagakure writes that he would rather be reborn to serve his master than to reach nirvāṇa, a devotional idea that does not seem related to the Bodhisattva ethic of Zen, that is, postponing enlightenment in order to help another toward attainment. Suh relates the fact th ...
Sharon A. Suh Silver Screen Buddha: Buddhism in Asian and
... Suh’s book goes into detail describing movies’ plots and offers rich insights into Buddhist doctrines; for example, the concept of women as “snares of Samsara” is contextualized with the description of the Buddhist practice of visualizing women as corpses to avoid temptations. If a criticism has to ...
... Suh’s book goes into detail describing movies’ plots and offers rich insights into Buddhist doctrines; for example, the concept of women as “snares of Samsara” is contextualized with the description of the Buddhist practice of visualizing women as corpses to avoid temptations. If a criticism has to ...
“On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime”
... states, “What the Buddha has achieved is the rarest and most difficult-to-understand Law. The true entity of all phenomena can only be understood and shared between Buddhas” (The Lotus Sutra, trans. Burton Watson, P. 24). To see this most intimate yet illusive reality of Buddhahood, we need wisdom. ...
... states, “What the Buddha has achieved is the rarest and most difficult-to-understand Law. The true entity of all phenomena can only be understood and shared between Buddhas” (The Lotus Sutra, trans. Burton Watson, P. 24). To see this most intimate yet illusive reality of Buddhahood, we need wisdom. ...
Juana Evink August 29, 2015 Summer Residential Institute Lesson I
... understand, its application grows richer and more profound as the practice grows further. The first noble truth is suffering, a condition that all living beings experience in various forms. The cause of suffering is craving or selfish desire. However, the third noble truth or Nirvana is a state whic ...
... understand, its application grows richer and more profound as the practice grows further. The first noble truth is suffering, a condition that all living beings experience in various forms. The cause of suffering is craving or selfish desire. However, the third noble truth or Nirvana is a state whic ...
Washington Buddhist Vihara Spring 2009
... Buddha identified greed as the root cause of suffering and dissatisfaction in the human race. Buddhism informs us that in order to enjoy the fruits of the earth to the fullest, individuals and nations have to be frugal without giving in to the overabundance of greed deeply rooted in every one of us ...
... Buddha identified greed as the root cause of suffering and dissatisfaction in the human race. Buddhism informs us that in order to enjoy the fruits of the earth to the fullest, individuals and nations have to be frugal without giving in to the overabundance of greed deeply rooted in every one of us ...
Buddhism QCC - Grgafication
... Shortly before his death, the Buddha refused his disciples' request to appoint a successor, telling his followers to work out their own salvation with diligence. At that time Buddhist teachings existed only in oral traditions, and it soon became apparent that a new basis for maintaining the communit ...
... Shortly before his death, the Buddha refused his disciples' request to appoint a successor, telling his followers to work out their own salvation with diligence. At that time Buddhist teachings existed only in oral traditions, and it soon became apparent that a new basis for maintaining the communit ...
Dispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions
... differences between various other versions of the Kangyur as found in the dpe sdur ma5 comparative edition. The few small variations between the versions of the Kangyur change only a word or two of the English translation, and these variations have been noted in footnotes. Completely Dispelling the ...
... differences between various other versions of the Kangyur as found in the dpe sdur ma5 comparative edition. The few small variations between the versions of the Kangyur change only a word or two of the English translation, and these variations have been noted in footnotes. Completely Dispelling the ...
201406 Vesak Edition - Samadhi Buddhist Foundation
... decorations from Sri Lanka hung on strings along the path leading to the hall. Hanging above the entrance was a Raeli Palama (රැළි පාලම). A raeli palama is a large overhanging with buddhist flags patterned on it. Inside the hall, white streamers with buddhist flags in between were suspended from the ...
... decorations from Sri Lanka hung on strings along the path leading to the hall. Hanging above the entrance was a Raeli Palama (රැළි පාලම). A raeli palama is a large overhanging with buddhist flags patterned on it. Inside the hall, white streamers with buddhist flags in between were suspended from the ...
Buddhist Beliefs
... of the Elders”) – possess differing beliefs regarding humanity’s potential for enlightenment, the role of enlightened beings, the nature of the Buddha himself (saint or savior), and the way to escape the cycle of death and rebirth. Mahayana Buddhism is comprised of a diverse group of schools with a ...
... of the Elders”) – possess differing beliefs regarding humanity’s potential for enlightenment, the role of enlightened beings, the nature of the Buddha himself (saint or savior), and the way to escape the cycle of death and rebirth. Mahayana Buddhism is comprised of a diverse group of schools with a ...
Noble Eightfold Path - Threefold Lotus Kwoon
... virtue of abstaining from idle chatter is explained as speaking what is connected with the Dhamma goal of his liberation (by definition this is the process of cessation of that habit energy). In the Abhaya-raja-kumara Sutta, the Buddha explains the virtue of right speech in different scenarios, base ...
... virtue of abstaining from idle chatter is explained as speaking what is connected with the Dhamma goal of his liberation (by definition this is the process of cessation of that habit energy). In the Abhaya-raja-kumara Sutta, the Buddha explains the virtue of right speech in different scenarios, base ...
Emptiness: The Foundations of Buddhist Thought
... overcome the obstacles will grow. Fortunately, we don’t need a profound insight into emptiness to benefit. Just letting go of that sense of concrete reality really helps. Being softer about the consequences when something falls apart helps us so much. By applying ourselves to this subject, there wil ...
... overcome the obstacles will grow. Fortunately, we don’t need a profound insight into emptiness to benefit. Just letting go of that sense of concrete reality really helps. Being softer about the consequences when something falls apart helps us so much. By applying ourselves to this subject, there wil ...
Mandala art
... tombs: there are eight tombs, which symbolises the eight states of consciousness*, which the person must go beyond lotus circle: expresses the open state of devotion, that is necessary to enter the palace ...
... tombs: there are eight tombs, which symbolises the eight states of consciousness*, which the person must go beyond lotus circle: expresses the open state of devotion, that is necessary to enter the palace ...