Siddhartha Savage: The Importance of Buddhism in Huxley`s Brave
... Huxley’s interest in the spirituality and mysticism of the Far East in general and Buddhism in particular are well-documented. That this “devotee of Oriental mysticism” (Meckier 166) relies on the teachings and stories of the Buddha as a source for much of his work is evident covertly in several of ...
... Huxley’s interest in the spirituality and mysticism of the Far East in general and Buddhism in particular are well-documented. That this “devotee of Oriental mysticism” (Meckier 166) relies on the teachings and stories of the Buddha as a source for much of his work is evident covertly in several of ...
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
... Another discourse (Maha Cunda Bojjhanga Sutta) of the three mentioned above reveals that once, when the Buddha himself was ill, the Venerable Maha Cunda recited the bojjhangas, factors of enlightenment, and the Buddha's grievous illness vanished.[4] Man's mind tremendously and profoundly influences ...
... Another discourse (Maha Cunda Bojjhanga Sutta) of the three mentioned above reveals that once, when the Buddha himself was ill, the Venerable Maha Cunda recited the bojjhangas, factors of enlightenment, and the Buddha's grievous illness vanished.[4] Man's mind tremendously and profoundly influences ...
Buddhism in Noh
... of faith in the Lotus Sutra, and of elements of esoteric Buddhism (ntikkyb 'B B).By the Kamakura period Amida had been widely adored for centuries in Japan, both at Court and among the common people. Calling Amida's name was a practice anyone might do. There were communities of Amida devotees associ ...
... of faith in the Lotus Sutra, and of elements of esoteric Buddhism (ntikkyb 'B B).By the Kamakura period Amida had been widely adored for centuries in Japan, both at Court and among the common people. Calling Amida's name was a practice anyone might do. There were communities of Amida devotees associ ...
What Does it Mean to do the Right Thing?
... nectedness.5 Such awareness, he explains, may lead to ethical behavior that complies with the Golden Rule.6 In this Commentary, I wish to follow this perspective, and to add a complimentary layer that may assist in clarifying why, and in what way, the cultivation of mindfulness and wisdom as underst ...
... nectedness.5 Such awareness, he explains, may lead to ethical behavior that complies with the Golden Rule.6 In this Commentary, I wish to follow this perspective, and to add a complimentary layer that may assist in clarifying why, and in what way, the cultivation of mindfulness and wisdom as underst ...
EXPLORATIONS - The Center for Southeast Asian Studies
... shoguns who came after him felt the need to more explicitly end the pretense of Japanese subordination to China. Efforts to achieve this took many forms, and included both ritual and practical diplomatic activities as well as military and cultural expansion. Hideyoshi sought to conquer Korea, Taiwan ...
... shoguns who came after him felt the need to more explicitly end the pretense of Japanese subordination to China. Efforts to achieve this took many forms, and included both ritual and practical diplomatic activities as well as military and cultural expansion. Hideyoshi sought to conquer Korea, Taiwan ...
Introduction - Gatwick Airport Chaplaincy
... with distinct traditions they remained collegial, so that even in Nichiren Daishonin’s time it was possible to study sutras in several locations. The role of temples changed over time and by the end of the Kamakura era (1185) they had become militarized, often with their own armies of warrior monks. ...
... with distinct traditions they remained collegial, so that even in Nichiren Daishonin’s time it was possible to study sutras in several locations. The role of temples changed over time and by the end of the Kamakura era (1185) they had become militarized, often with their own armies of warrior monks. ...
Durkheim, Religion, and Buddhism - TRAN-B-300
... DURKHEIM'S DEFINITION OF RELIGION As is typical in much of his sociological work, Durkheimbegins Elementary Forms by addressing conceptual issues in the study of religions. Chapter One of Book One is titled "Definition of Religious Phenomena and of Religion." There we find, italicized, Durkheim's co ...
... DURKHEIM'S DEFINITION OF RELIGION As is typical in much of his sociological work, Durkheimbegins Elementary Forms by addressing conceptual issues in the study of religions. Chapter One of Book One is titled "Definition of Religious Phenomena and of Religion." There we find, italicized, Durkheim's co ...
Re-Imagining the Buddha
... influenced his vision in this respect.10 Coleridge was concerned to understand the creative process, of which he had had such powerful experience, and to rescue it from the mechanistic and deterministic psychology then developing. Imagination, to him, could not be captured by such reductive theories ...
... influenced his vision in this respect.10 Coleridge was concerned to understand the creative process, of which he had had such powerful experience, and to rescue it from the mechanistic and deterministic psychology then developing. Imagination, to him, could not be captured by such reductive theories ...
A COMPARISON OF ARISTOTELIAN AND BUDDHIST ETHICS AND
... which I am most familiar – the Abrahamic religions – might mean the analysis would not have far to go, as all three religions are similar to Aristotle, insofar as they are grounded on a dualist metaphysics; this is the view that both material and immaterial (mental and spiritual) realities exist. Th ...
... which I am most familiar – the Abrahamic religions – might mean the analysis would not have far to go, as all three religions are similar to Aristotle, insofar as they are grounded on a dualist metaphysics; this is the view that both material and immaterial (mental and spiritual) realities exist. Th ...
Tara Mahayana Buddhist Centre - Forms
... We considered the following related sub-principles together: • sub-principle 2b (the opportunity to benefit must not be unreasonably restricted by ability to pay any fees charged); and • sub-principle 2c (people in poverty must not be excluded from the opportunity to benefit) Taken together, these ...
... We considered the following related sub-principles together: • sub-principle 2b (the opportunity to benefit must not be unreasonably restricted by ability to pay any fees charged); and • sub-principle 2c (people in poverty must not be excluded from the opportunity to benefit) Taken together, these ...
Self-Acceptance in Buddhism and Psychotherapy
... respect to the other realms. Karma is the force that maintains the entire (vicious) cycle of samsara and conditioning, generated by our actions (e.g., what one does, thinks, and/or says), and perpetuating our unfulfilling habitual conditioning; although ultimately, the strongest cause of karma and n ...
... respect to the other realms. Karma is the force that maintains the entire (vicious) cycle of samsara and conditioning, generated by our actions (e.g., what one does, thinks, and/or says), and perpetuating our unfulfilling habitual conditioning; although ultimately, the strongest cause of karma and n ...
Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach
... some scholars argue, is that Brahmā has to request the Buddha to teach because the Buddha is inclined towards not teaching the Dharma. The Majjhima Commentary on the Ariya Pariyesanā Sutta stanzas raises the question why, when the Bodhisattva had long ago made an aspiration to reach Buddhahood in or ...
... some scholars argue, is that Brahmā has to request the Buddha to teach because the Buddha is inclined towards not teaching the Dharma. The Majjhima Commentary on the Ariya Pariyesanā Sutta stanzas raises the question why, when the Bodhisattva had long ago made an aspiration to reach Buddhahood in or ...
The Possibility of Buddhist Virtue: A Christian Response
... ventured outside the palace walls. There he was faced with illness, old age, and death. As a result, the Buddha became a renunciate; he gave up his royal lifestyle and began searching for a way to bring an end to suffering. In his search, the Buddha tried all the available philosophies and religions ...
... ventured outside the palace walls. There he was faced with illness, old age, and death. As a result, the Buddha became a renunciate; he gave up his royal lifestyle and began searching for a way to bring an end to suffering. In his search, the Buddha tried all the available philosophies and religions ...
Changing Buddhist Practice in Burma
... Burma speaks more than 125 different indigenous languages and they live in different parts of the country.5 Burma is known to people around the world as the land of pagodas; its landscape is abundant with pagodas, monasteries, and shrines, and the religio-social daily life incorporates many monks, n ...
... Burma speaks more than 125 different indigenous languages and they live in different parts of the country.5 Burma is known to people around the world as the land of pagodas; its landscape is abundant with pagodas, monasteries, and shrines, and the religio-social daily life incorporates many monks, n ...
Sarkar on the Buddha`s Four Noble Truths
... sources, it is possible to assert the doctrine of the Four Noble Truths as central to the Buddhist tradition as a whole. Seen in this light, it is of academic interest to explore what Sarkar says about this central Buddhist doctrine and his interpretation of the Buddha and his teachings. From the B ...
... sources, it is possible to assert the doctrine of the Four Noble Truths as central to the Buddhist tradition as a whole. Seen in this light, it is of academic interest to explore what Sarkar says about this central Buddhist doctrine and his interpretation of the Buddha and his teachings. From the B ...
The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist
... ideal is further developed and associatedwithnumerousconcepts.These developments (which includetheconceptofa bodhisattva "into vow)maybe saidto introduce TheravadaBuddhismwhatin Mahayanastudieshas been called 'the ...
... ideal is further developed and associatedwithnumerousconcepts.These developments (which includetheconceptofa bodhisattva "into vow)maybe saidto introduce TheravadaBuddhismwhatin Mahayanastudieshas been called 'the ...
A Buddhist Life In America, 1998
... The Wit Lectures at Harvard Divinity School are an exploration of living a spiritual life in the contemporary world, a subject of great importance today as we see the suffering of so many beings in the face of human greed, hatred and confusion. This book by Joan Halifax tells us about a life that to ...
... The Wit Lectures at Harvard Divinity School are an exploration of living a spiritual life in the contemporary world, a subject of great importance today as we see the suffering of so many beings in the face of human greed, hatred and confusion. This book by Joan Halifax tells us about a life that to ...
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms
... narrative like that of Fa-hien than by reading didactic descriptions and argumentative books. Such has been my own experience. The books which I have consulted for these notes have been many, besides Chinese works. My principal help has been the full and masterly handbook of Eitel, mentioned already ...
... narrative like that of Fa-hien than by reading didactic descriptions and argumentative books. Such has been my own experience. The books which I have consulted for these notes have been many, besides Chinese works. My principal help has been the full and masterly handbook of Eitel, mentioned already ...
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.