Pedagogical Development of Zen Buddhism and Taoism for Taos
... backpacking. The philosophies of Zen Buddhism and Taoism will be briefly brought up while in the classroom and selected introductory readings will be handed out to students as material that can be read while on the trail. These philosophies will provide a unique perspective from a different culture ...
... backpacking. The philosophies of Zen Buddhism and Taoism will be briefly brought up while in the classroom and selected introductory readings will be handed out to students as material that can be read while on the trail. These philosophies will provide a unique perspective from a different culture ...
(1) Book
... to Nakkirur speaks about pitakam. In this, the poet uses the term pitakam in the sense of basket. This word pitaka is a Buddhist technical term which is seen both in Pali and Sanskrit forms such as Sutta-pitaka, Vinaya-pitaka, Dhammapitaka and Tripitaka. Here again it is used in the sense of box or ...
... to Nakkirur speaks about pitakam. In this, the poet uses the term pitakam in the sense of basket. This word pitaka is a Buddhist technical term which is seen both in Pali and Sanskrit forms such as Sutta-pitaka, Vinaya-pitaka, Dhammapitaka and Tripitaka. Here again it is used in the sense of box or ...
Colors of the Robe: Religion, Identity and Difference Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... more responsible) approach would take into account the hard political dynamics of the play of identity and difference while never losing sight of the contingency of the categories invoked by those involved. The second group Abeysekara discusses seeks to locate the “infection” of indigenous cultures ...
... more responsible) approach would take into account the hard political dynamics of the play of identity and difference while never losing sight of the contingency of the categories invoked by those involved. The second group Abeysekara discusses seeks to locate the “infection” of indigenous cultures ...
The Possibility of Buddhist Virtue: A Christian Response
... virtue view of ethics better than a Buddhist one. Increasingly, Christians are adopting a blended approach to ethics, usually holding to a combination of deontological and virtue ethics. 9 This thesis will put the possibility of a Christian virtue ethic to the test. If it turns out that Christianity ...
... virtue view of ethics better than a Buddhist one. Increasingly, Christians are adopting a blended approach to ethics, usually holding to a combination of deontological and virtue ethics. 9 This thesis will put the possibility of a Christian virtue ethic to the test. If it turns out that Christianity ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
Dark and Bright Karma
... 1. A brief history of the concept of dark-and-bright actions The Buddha of the Pāli Nikāyas distinguishes between four kinds of actions: dark (ka.nha) action with dark result, bright action (sukka) with bright result, dark-and-bright (ka.nhasukka) action with bright result, and neither-dark-nor-bri ...
... 1. A brief history of the concept of dark-and-bright actions The Buddha of the Pāli Nikāyas distinguishes between four kinds of actions: dark (ka.nha) action with dark result, bright action (sukka) with bright result, dark-and-bright (ka.nhasukka) action with bright result, and neither-dark-nor-bri ...
On the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious
... academic discussion on the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious mindfulness practice, and, based on various perspectives of the history of Buddhist doctrine and practice, I argue that most of these presentations seem to be inadequately one-sided simplifications and generalisations. I continu ...
... academic discussion on the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious mindfulness practice, and, based on various perspectives of the history of Buddhist doctrine and practice, I argue that most of these presentations seem to be inadequately one-sided simplifications and generalisations. I continu ...
SRI LANKA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST
... course to be taken in relation to her following of 500 Sàkyan women, who had come together with her in quest of higher ordination. In reply to this question, the Buddha promulgated Cv X.2, according to which bhikkhus on their own should give the higher ordination to female candidates. Considering th ...
... course to be taken in relation to her following of 500 Sàkyan women, who had come together with her in quest of higher ordination. In reply to this question, the Buddha promulgated Cv X.2, according to which bhikkhus on their own should give the higher ordination to female candidates. Considering th ...
Volume 7 – No. 1 - Buddhist Discussion Centre
... subsequent understanding, of the relevant literature associated with a topic. The Canon originates from the first Council and authorised Commentaries should ...
... subsequent understanding, of the relevant literature associated with a topic. The Canon originates from the first Council and authorised Commentaries should ...
The Therīgāthā - Buddhist Publication Society
... commitment to spiritual self-culture and the consummation of its admitted goals. Now these goals, as will be evident from our discussion below (Section V), are of course rooted in a soteriological concern—an aspiration for deliverance—which is characteristic of Buddhist religiosity. Yet a final cons ...
... commitment to spiritual self-culture and the consummation of its admitted goals. Now these goals, as will be evident from our discussion below (Section V), are of course rooted in a soteriological concern—an aspiration for deliverance—which is characteristic of Buddhist religiosity. Yet a final cons ...
OCR Document - Alice Project
... The Alice Project School has responded to the changes brought about by the tourist industry in three ways. First, Valentino's curriculum directly addresses the perceived loss of religious ideas and values through stories and religious texts rooted in the students' Hindu traditions, as well as philos ...
... The Alice Project School has responded to the changes brought about by the tourist industry in three ways. First, Valentino's curriculum directly addresses the perceived loss of religious ideas and values through stories and religious texts rooted in the students' Hindu traditions, as well as philos ...
Attā, Nirattā, and Anattā in the early Buddhist literature
... transmigrate and pass away, fall from one state of existence and spring up in another, yet they are (atthi) for ever and ever." [32] Though this translation tallies with the traditional Buddhist explanation, it is difficult to accept it, as it raises some problems. From the legend we have seen that ...
... transmigrate and pass away, fall from one state of existence and spring up in another, yet they are (atthi) for ever and ever." [32] Though this translation tallies with the traditional Buddhist explanation, it is difficult to accept it, as it raises some problems. From the legend we have seen that ...
permissions - poetry of China
... case he would not be awakening others to Zen in themselves, but imposing on them the imprint of his own understanding and teaching. Zen does not tolerate this kind of thing, since this would be incompatible with the true purpose of Zen: awakening a deep ontological awareness, a wisdom intuition (Pr ...
... case he would not be awakening others to Zen in themselves, but imposing on them the imprint of his own understanding and teaching. Zen does not tolerate this kind of thing, since this would be incompatible with the true purpose of Zen: awakening a deep ontological awareness, a wisdom intuition (Pr ...
Document
... interaction between mind, sense organs and their objects gives rise to feelings which are further qualified by perception. 4. Mental Formation: This includes all of the willed actions of the mind. This is the skandha associated with volition and the formation of new karmas. 5. Consciousness: (S. vij ...
... interaction between mind, sense organs and their objects gives rise to feelings which are further qualified by perception. 4. Mental Formation: This includes all of the willed actions of the mind. This is the skandha associated with volition and the formation of new karmas. 5. Consciousness: (S. vij ...
Sati Journal Volume 1 - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... need to study the texts extensively and in depth, always inquiring how we can apply such practices to our lives in the most realistic and beneficial manner. The second major process that we learn from the Buddha is what I have called self-transcendence. Though the Buddha speaks about eliminating unw ...
... need to study the texts extensively and in depth, always inquiring how we can apply such practices to our lives in the most realistic and beneficial manner. The second major process that we learn from the Buddha is what I have called self-transcendence. Though the Buddha speaks about eliminating unw ...
puñña kusala sukka
... correspondence between C and A.6 Nonetheless, we may yet ask whether C might be more precisely explainable in its own terms. Actions and their results are qualified as being “bright” or “dark”; these adjectives are clearly suggestive of positive and negative moral valuations. These words are, moreov ...
... correspondence between C and A.6 Nonetheless, we may yet ask whether C might be more precisely explainable in its own terms. Actions and their results are qualified as being “bright” or “dark”; these adjectives are clearly suggestive of positive and negative moral valuations. These words are, moreov ...
Influences of Previous Psychedelic Drug
... use "spiritual" in conjunction with some particular, historic religion and practice (Buddhism, Christianity or Islam, for example), but I use "transpersonal" in the more general sense of experiences which transcend the boundaries and limitations of the individual ego in a vital way, regardless of th ...
... use "spiritual" in conjunction with some particular, historic religion and practice (Buddhism, Christianity or Islam, for example), but I use "transpersonal" in the more general sense of experiences which transcend the boundaries and limitations of the individual ego in a vital way, regardless of th ...