Indigenizing Deities: The Budai Maitreya and the Group of Eighteen
... There are several Indian scriptural references to the cloth bag. According to these texts, the Buddha once told his disciples that they should have with them a cloth bag about one chi 尺 (33 cm) square, in which to carry a begging bowl. This bag would not only make the bowl easier to carry, but it wo ...
... There are several Indian scriptural references to the cloth bag. According to these texts, the Buddha once told his disciples that they should have with them a cloth bag about one chi 尺 (33 cm) square, in which to carry a begging bowl. This bag would not only make the bowl easier to carry, but it wo ...
BEHAVE HOW to T
... Drawing on literary and ethical forms of analysis as well as historical, Hansen not only accounts for this historical rise of modernist values but also introduces readers to modernist worldviews through careful translations of sermons, ritual manuals, ethics compendia, and vernacular folktales. ...
... Drawing on literary and ethical forms of analysis as well as historical, Hansen not only accounts for this historical rise of modernist values but also introduces readers to modernist worldviews through careful translations of sermons, ritual manuals, ethics compendia, and vernacular folktales. ...
Two Nichiren Texts
... While the Nembutsu school, which emphasized the practice of worshiping Amitåbha Buddha, had been established long before his time, Hønen was the first Nembutsu priest to disregard the Lotus Sutra in his writings and teaching. Equally galling to Nichiren was the fact that Nembutsu devotionalism was ex ...
... While the Nembutsu school, which emphasized the practice of worshiping Amitåbha Buddha, had been established long before his time, Hønen was the first Nembutsu priest to disregard the Lotus Sutra in his writings and teaching. Equally galling to Nichiren was the fact that Nembutsu devotionalism was ex ...
EVERYONE NEEDS VINAYA: REFLECTION S ON BUDDHIST
... Vinaya is a term well known in Buddhist countries as the discipline or extensive set of rules that monks follow, or are supposed to follow. As with many aspects of mainstream Buddhism, this common sense understanding is neither wrong nor sufficient. It forgets important perspectives found in the Bud ...
... Vinaya is a term well known in Buddhist countries as the discipline or extensive set of rules that monks follow, or are supposed to follow. As with many aspects of mainstream Buddhism, this common sense understanding is neither wrong nor sufficient. It forgets important perspectives found in the Bud ...
Chapter One
... this he employed as an expedient means to make distinctions. Shakyamuni Buddha, further, continues that good men, if there are living beings who come to him, he employs his Buddha eye to observe their faith and to see if their other faculties are keen or dull, and then depending upon how receptive t ...
... this he employed as an expedient means to make distinctions. Shakyamuni Buddha, further, continues that good men, if there are living beings who come to him, he employs his Buddha eye to observe their faith and to see if their other faculties are keen or dull, and then depending upon how receptive t ...
Yeshe Tsogyal: Symbol of Female Enlightenment, Empowerment
... Sexuality, and Gender. (Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1992), p. 26. ...
... Sexuality, and Gender. (Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1992), p. 26. ...
Wesak and the Re-Creation of Buddhist Tradition
... their collective identities. Buddhist identity becomes an issue precisely because of this cultural contact, or confrontation, involving divergent languages, cultures, religions, festivals, etc. Thus Wesak becomes a central ritual medium through which communication takes place between Buddhists and t ...
... their collective identities. Buddhist identity becomes an issue precisely because of this cultural contact, or confrontation, involving divergent languages, cultures, religions, festivals, etc. Thus Wesak becomes a central ritual medium through which communication takes place between Buddhists and t ...
Conversion by the Book: Buddhist Print Culture in Early Republican
... Citations will include complete bibliographic information for the first footnote, and a shortened form thereafter. Any commonly-used alternate or style names will be given at the first instance of a personal name. Traditional Chinese characters will be used in all cases, even when the original sourc ...
... Citations will include complete bibliographic information for the first footnote, and a shortened form thereafter. Any commonly-used alternate or style names will be given at the first instance of a personal name. Traditional Chinese characters will be used in all cases, even when the original sourc ...
Buddhist Trail in Ladakh
... During this period, Ladakhi culture and traditions were heavily influenced by their Tibetan neighbours. In 1470, King Lhachen Bhagan of Basgo, a distant cousin of the then ruling king of Ladakh, founded the powerful Namgyal dynasty, ...
... During this period, Ladakhi culture and traditions were heavily influenced by their Tibetan neighbours. In 1470, King Lhachen Bhagan of Basgo, a distant cousin of the then ruling king of Ladakh, founded the powerful Namgyal dynasty, ...
Word of the Buddha
... While it may well serve as a first introduction for the beginner, its chief aim is to give the reader who is already more or less acquainted with the fundamental ideas of Buddhism, a clear, concise and authentic summary of its various doctrines, within the framework of the all-embracing ‘Four Noble ...
... While it may well serve as a first introduction for the beginner, its chief aim is to give the reader who is already more or less acquainted with the fundamental ideas of Buddhism, a clear, concise and authentic summary of its various doctrines, within the framework of the all-embracing ‘Four Noble ...
- SOAS Research Online
... As the above instances illustrate, Buddhism was persecuted many times across different cultures from its inception until modern times, although it is often unclear whether and when it was attacked as Buddhism or as a ‘religion’ among others. Nevertheless, two important factors of the persecutions, t ...
... As the above instances illustrate, Buddhism was persecuted many times across different cultures from its inception until modern times, although it is often unclear whether and when it was attacked as Buddhism or as a ‘religion’ among others. Nevertheless, two important factors of the persecutions, t ...
Reflections on Martha Nussbaum’s Work on Compassion from a Buddhist Perspective
... This paper grew out of a concern with the current debate between care and justice,i which reflects an image of self that is either autonomous, independent, primarily engaged in pursuing "his" self-interest, living in competition with other individuals, invested with rights and freedoms only limited ...
... This paper grew out of a concern with the current debate between care and justice,i which reflects an image of self that is either autonomous, independent, primarily engaged in pursuing "his" self-interest, living in competition with other individuals, invested with rights and freedoms only limited ...
The Three Vehicles of Buddhist Practice
... Burma, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Because these teachings were taken to Sri Lanka so early, they are considered to be the earliest teachings of the Buddha. In the third century C.E. a new movement occurred in which many Buddhist shifted their attention from the Vinaya, which concerned the strict discipl ...
... Burma, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Because these teachings were taken to Sri Lanka so early, they are considered to be the earliest teachings of the Buddha. In the third century C.E. a new movement occurred in which many Buddhist shifted their attention from the Vinaya, which concerned the strict discipl ...
contribution of this dissertation
... understanding of the Abhidhamma provides a way to understand what Buddhist psychology writings in the West are referring to. There is a tendency in the West to group the various psychologies of Buddhism together and to not understand their differences. This will be discussed in more depth relative t ...
... understanding of the Abhidhamma provides a way to understand what Buddhist psychology writings in the West are referring to. There is a tendency in the West to group the various psychologies of Buddhism together and to not understand their differences. This will be discussed in more depth relative t ...
the comparative study between buddhism and christanity on peace
... open and hidden violence in societies. Pope John Paul II speaks here of “structures of sin” as obstacle for authentic development. Where can we find solutions for these miserable situations? Perhaps, religions may provide us with a crucial key for finding an answer and a way towards a better underst ...
... open and hidden violence in societies. Pope John Paul II speaks here of “structures of sin” as obstacle for authentic development. Where can we find solutions for these miserable situations? Perhaps, religions may provide us with a crucial key for finding an answer and a way towards a better underst ...
Introduction - Nichiren Buddhism Library
... To strengthen their position, the samurai rapidly grouped together or placed themselves in the service of one of the more powerful local clans. Soon they came to constitute a new class of professional warriors, leaving the actual cultivation of their estates to the peasants under their direction and ...
... To strengthen their position, the samurai rapidly grouped together or placed themselves in the service of one of the more powerful local clans. Soon they came to constitute a new class of professional warriors, leaving the actual cultivation of their estates to the peasants under their direction and ...
The Meaning of Life: Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect
... one among many buddhas of our era. Among them, however, he was the only one to make an open display of twelve particular deeds, including his miraculous birth from his mother’s side. It is said that he was actually enlightened eons ago and emanated a form called a supreme emanation body, appearing t ...
... one among many buddhas of our era. Among them, however, he was the only one to make an open display of twelve particular deeds, including his miraculous birth from his mother’s side. It is said that he was actually enlightened eons ago and emanated a form called a supreme emanation body, appearing t ...
From Positionality to Relationality: A Buddhist
... approach offers a critique of the category of the “self” as a fixed entity. It views conflict as a clash between competing narratives that the parties have constructed regarding their situation. It proposes that people live their lives according to stories rather than according to inner drives or in ...
... approach offers a critique of the category of the “self” as a fixed entity. It views conflict as a clash between competing narratives that the parties have constructed regarding their situation. It proposes that people live their lives according to stories rather than according to inner drives or in ...
Mohenjo-daro
... adheres to original teachings of Buddha did not allow images of Buddha adopted by Ashoka as state religion (Mauryan) now in Indonesia and other southern countries Fig 18 – edict pillar erected by Ashoka ...
... adheres to original teachings of Buddha did not allow images of Buddha adopted by Ashoka as state religion (Mauryan) now in Indonesia and other southern countries Fig 18 – edict pillar erected by Ashoka ...
his sacred biography, meditation practice and influence
... Buddha and is based on the vinaya (discipline) rules. Rank in the Administrative hierarchy is determined by the King, the government, and its administration. The Popular hierarchy contains monks who may not have official rank, but are held in high regard by the general public because of their spirit ...
... Buddha and is based on the vinaya (discipline) rules. Rank in the Administrative hierarchy is determined by the King, the government, and its administration. The Popular hierarchy contains monks who may not have official rank, but are held in high regard by the general public because of their spirit ...
Greco-Buddhism
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Greco-Buddhism, sometimes spelled Graeco-Buddhism, refers to the cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and Buddhism, which developed between the 4th century BCE and the 5th century CE in Bactria and the Indian subcontinent, corresponding to the territories of modern day Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan. It was a cultural consequence of a long chain of interactions begun by Greek forays into India from the time of Alexander the Great, carried further by the establishment of the Indo-Greek Kingdom and extended during the flourishing of the Hellenized Kushan Empire. Greco-Buddhism influenced the artistic, and perhaps the spiritual development of Buddhism, particularly Mahayana Buddhism. Buddhism was then adopted in Central and Northeastern Asia from the 1st century CE, ultimately spreading to China, Korea, Japan, Philippines, Siberia, and Vietnam.