oriental perspective - Philosophy of Human Person
... Text/Scriptures: Vedas [Sanskrit `knowledge’]- include the 1. Brahmanas = prose commentaries of the Vedas concerned with the interpretation of the sacrificial liturgy. 2. Upanishads (to sit near)= Sacred Sanskrit Text that represents the basic tenets of Hindu thought. It contains speculative ideas a ...
... Text/Scriptures: Vedas [Sanskrit `knowledge’]- include the 1. Brahmanas = prose commentaries of the Vedas concerned with the interpretation of the sacrificial liturgy. 2. Upanishads (to sit near)= Sacred Sanskrit Text that represents the basic tenets of Hindu thought. It contains speculative ideas a ...
BuddhistEthics
... 3) To undertake the training to avoid sensual misconduct. This precept is often mistranslated or misinterpreted as relating only to sexual misconduct but it covers any overindulgence in any sensual pleasure such as gluttony as well as misconduct of a sexual nature. 4) To undertake the training to re ...
... 3) To undertake the training to avoid sensual misconduct. This precept is often mistranslated or misinterpreted as relating only to sexual misconduct but it covers any overindulgence in any sensual pleasure such as gluttony as well as misconduct of a sexual nature. 4) To undertake the training to re ...
ABC of Early Buddhist Teachings
... very big role in generating diverse strands of Buddhist thinking, and therefore of ...
... very big role in generating diverse strands of Buddhist thinking, and therefore of ...
The last meal of Buddha
... deathbed, between the 2 Sal trees. It is located 24 km (14 miles) away from Chunda’s house, based on the driving distance measured from the current historical landmark of those locations, which was basically the distance the Buddha walked on his last day. We can also calculate the Buddha’s normal wa ...
... deathbed, between the 2 Sal trees. It is located 24 km (14 miles) away from Chunda’s house, based on the driving distance measured from the current historical landmark of those locations, which was basically the distance the Buddha walked on his last day. We can also calculate the Buddha’s normal wa ...
From preta to hungry ghost
... as a human. Karma, then, is the basis for all early Buddhist notions of the afterlife. The pretas (P peta) are not regarded as potentially dangerous beings, stuck in the liminal haunt between human and pitṛ. Early Buddhism does not teach any pitṛ (ancestor) state. The term peta (anglicized as “preta ...
... as a human. Karma, then, is the basis for all early Buddhist notions of the afterlife. The pretas (P peta) are not regarded as potentially dangerous beings, stuck in the liminal haunt between human and pitṛ. Early Buddhism does not teach any pitṛ (ancestor) state. The term peta (anglicized as “preta ...
The Basic Elements of the Buddha Dhamma
... external savior. This is the Buddhist concept of liberation or redemption. Thus we are compelled to believe that Siddhartha, in this birth as son of Suddhodana, was gifted with many intellectual and spiritual qualities well above the average. Nevertheless, there was nothing here that one would call ...
... external savior. This is the Buddhist concept of liberation or redemption. Thus we are compelled to believe that Siddhartha, in this birth as son of Suddhodana, was gifted with many intellectual and spiritual qualities well above the average. Nevertheless, there was nothing here that one would call ...
1 Hero of The World - Unofficial SGI SWS
... you propagate it, devils will arise without fail. Were it not for these, there would be no way of knowing that this is the true teaching. This does not mean traditional devils with little red horns and pitchforks. It means influences in our lives which can emerge with devastating effect. This is not ...
... you propagate it, devils will arise without fail. Were it not for these, there would be no way of knowing that this is the true teaching. This does not mean traditional devils with little red horns and pitchforks. It means influences in our lives which can emerge with devastating effect. This is not ...
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... Arhat as the ideal (currently most popular in Southeast Asia) Mahayana Buddhism -- Those schools which take the Boddhisattva as the ideal (the major form of Buddhism in China, Korea, and Japan) ...
... Arhat as the ideal (currently most popular in Southeast Asia) Mahayana Buddhism -- Those schools which take the Boddhisattva as the ideal (the major form of Buddhism in China, Korea, and Japan) ...
Faithi in Revolution Tricycle Winter 2008
... their practice in a setting conducive to overcoming deluded impulses and attaining a peaceful state of mind. The problem arises when the practice comes to be seen as an end in itself, rather than a means of entering into the path of wisdom. Nichiren was the first to make the attainment of wisdom thr ...
... their practice in a setting conducive to overcoming deluded impulses and attaining a peaceful state of mind. The problem arises when the practice comes to be seen as an end in itself, rather than a means of entering into the path of wisdom. Nichiren was the first to make the attainment of wisdom thr ...
Myosetsuji News Sept_14
... otic. Buddhism is like the body and society like the shadow. When the body is twisted, so is the shadow. (Gosho, p. 1469) This passage explains that if we look at society in the view of the Buddhist teachings, we can see that the relationship between Buddhism and secular Law is just like a body and ...
... otic. Buddhism is like the body and society like the shadow. When the body is twisted, so is the shadow. (Gosho, p. 1469) This passage explains that if we look at society in the view of the Buddhist teachings, we can see that the relationship between Buddhism and secular Law is just like a body and ...
Mahayana Tradition
... and Hinayana monks, who sometimes shared same monasteries Continued flourishing of some of the older Buddhist schools long after the emergence of Mahayana Peaceful co-existence between the two groups ...
... and Hinayana monks, who sometimes shared same monasteries Continued flourishing of some of the older Buddhist schools long after the emergence of Mahayana Peaceful co-existence between the two groups ...
Buddhism - National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
... Buddhism teaches that one should not take a life, and it is a delusion to think that suffering will end with suicide. We suffer because we are deluded about the true nature of ourselves, our life, and our inner connectedness with all living beings and the world at large. When someone attempts suicid ...
... Buddhism teaches that one should not take a life, and it is a delusion to think that suffering will end with suicide. We suffer because we are deluded about the true nature of ourselves, our life, and our inner connectedness with all living beings and the world at large. When someone attempts suicid ...
Unit 3b: Foundational Beliefs--Buddhism
... bliss (Pure Land or Western Paradise). Amitabha (ahmee-TAH-bah) Buddha, as a Bodhisattva, created a paradise state. Entrance into this heavenly existence (Pure Land) is by means of Amitabha alone. As a result of invoking or chanting the namu amida butsu (praise and homage to Amitabha Buddha), practi ...
... bliss (Pure Land or Western Paradise). Amitabha (ahmee-TAH-bah) Buddha, as a Bodhisattva, created a paradise state. Entrance into this heavenly existence (Pure Land) is by means of Amitabha alone. As a result of invoking or chanting the namu amida butsu (praise and homage to Amitabha Buddha), practi ...
History of Buddhism
... down beneath a tree to meditate. By morning (or some say six months later!) he had attained Nirvana (Enlightenment), which is a state of liberation and freedom from suffering. This provided Siddhartha with both the true answers to the causes of suffering and permanent release from it. Now the Buddha ...
... down beneath a tree to meditate. By morning (or some say six months later!) he had attained Nirvana (Enlightenment), which is a state of liberation and freedom from suffering. This provided Siddhartha with both the true answers to the causes of suffering and permanent release from it. Now the Buddha ...
Some Basic Concepts in Jodo Shinshu
... A dozen or so ideas, practices and images are central to living as a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist. Without trying to define these exhaustively I will discuss some of them below. 1. Amida Buddha – The Buddha of inconceivably great Wisdom-Light and Endless Life. Amida is seen by many these days as a concept ...
... A dozen or so ideas, practices and images are central to living as a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist. Without trying to define these exhaustively I will discuss some of them below. 1. Amida Buddha – The Buddha of inconceivably great Wisdom-Light and Endless Life. Amida is seen by many these days as a concept ...
Buddhism
... • The third is that suffering can be overcome, and true happiness attained • If we stop craving useless things, and live each day at a time (not living in the future) we will be happy and free. ...
... • The third is that suffering can be overcome, and true happiness attained • If we stop craving useless things, and live each day at a time (not living in the future) we will be happy and free. ...
Confucius (Kong Fuzi), 551
... Do you notice a pattern? Those in power must take care of those who are weaker. Those who are weaker must respect and obey those who are in power. Those who are equal should treat each other equally. The primary and most important relationship is between parent and child. Children who understand the ...
... Do you notice a pattern? Those in power must take care of those who are weaker. Those who are weaker must respect and obey those who are in power. Those who are equal should treat each other equally. The primary and most important relationship is between parent and child. Children who understand the ...
Chapter One: The Secular Western Context
... institutions and often not even them. This goes totally against what the Buddha communicated within his teachings and the symbolism of his own life story. Although the lead up to this breakthrough realization experience will be different for each person, the end result will always be the same. It is ...
... institutions and often not even them. This goes totally against what the Buddha communicated within his teachings and the symbolism of his own life story. Although the lead up to this breakthrough realization experience will be different for each person, the end result will always be the same. It is ...
BUDDHISM - College of the Holy Cross
... The Third Noble Truth: SUFFERING CAN BE ELIMINATED • Because suffering is caused… • BY EXTINGUISHING THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING, SUFFERING CAN BE EXTINGUISHED (nirvana = “extinguished”p253) – As we have seen, we assume that in addition to bodily and mental activity there is an “i”, a self – It is to th ...
... The Third Noble Truth: SUFFERING CAN BE ELIMINATED • Because suffering is caused… • BY EXTINGUISHING THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING, SUFFERING CAN BE EXTINGUISHED (nirvana = “extinguished”p253) – As we have seen, we assume that in addition to bodily and mental activity there is an “i”, a self – It is to th ...
Eastern philosophies
... Mahayana Buddhism: felt Theravada Buddhists were doing too little. They set the ultimate goal as becoming a bodhisattva (one who will attain enlightenment via perfection of wisdom and compassion) • Through lifetimes of building wisdom and compassion to reach enlightenment, nearing that final lifetim ...
... Mahayana Buddhism: felt Theravada Buddhists were doing too little. They set the ultimate goal as becoming a bodhisattva (one who will attain enlightenment via perfection of wisdom and compassion) • Through lifetimes of building wisdom and compassion to reach enlightenment, nearing that final lifetim ...
Buddhist Art and Architecture
... distinct concepts and different purposes. The individual representations range from the socalled Cosmic Mandalas, which transmit the ancient knowledge of the development of the universe and the world-systems which represents a high point among Mandalas dedicated to meditation; to the Mandalas of the ...
... distinct concepts and different purposes. The individual representations range from the socalled Cosmic Mandalas, which transmit the ancient knowledge of the development of the universe and the world-systems which represents a high point among Mandalas dedicated to meditation; to the Mandalas of the ...
President Toda said - Unofficial SGI SWS
... the light of the Buddha nature, to flames that consume one's body and mind, to poison that harms one greatly, and to a dense forest where those who become lost can never find their way out. In this way, he taught people the fearfulness of, and tried to cause them to renounce, earthly desires. Simply ...
... the light of the Buddha nature, to flames that consume one's body and mind, to poison that harms one greatly, and to a dense forest where those who become lost can never find their way out. In this way, he taught people the fearfulness of, and tried to cause them to renounce, earthly desires. Simply ...
Buddhism - Parkway C-2
... schools used Sanskrit for their scriptural language. Although individual texts are extant, no complete canon has survived in Sanskrit. In contrast, the full canon of the Theravadins survives in Pali, which was apparently a popular dialect during the Buddha's life. The Buddhist canon is known as the ...
... schools used Sanskrit for their scriptural language. Although individual texts are extant, no complete canon has survived in Sanskrit. In contrast, the full canon of the Theravadins survives in Pali, which was apparently a popular dialect during the Buddha's life. The Buddhist canon is known as the ...
Reviews
... speaking falsehood, intoxication, untimely eating, shows of dance, song and music, adorning the body, high beds and large beds, and accepting gold and silver were equated by Buddhaghosa and other Pàli commentators with the category of abhisamàcàrika sãla. These sikkhàpadas articulate basic expectati ...
... speaking falsehood, intoxication, untimely eating, shows of dance, song and music, adorning the body, high beds and large beds, and accepting gold and silver were equated by Buddhaghosa and other Pàli commentators with the category of abhisamàcàrika sãla. These sikkhàpadas articulate basic expectati ...
Buddhism Buddhism - Parkway C-2
... schools used Sanskrit for their scriptural language. Although individual texts are extant, no complete canon has survived in Sanskrit. In contrast, the full canon of the Theravadins survives in Pali, which was apparently a popular dialect during the Buddha's life. The Buddhist canon is known as the ...
... schools used Sanskrit for their scriptural language. Although individual texts are extant, no complete canon has survived in Sanskrit. In contrast, the full canon of the Theravadins survives in Pali, which was apparently a popular dialect during the Buddha's life. The Buddhist canon is known as the ...