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Foundations of Ethics and Practice in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism
... Chinese history are far from uniform,6 so that this dilemma does not arise in all authorities. For example, in the earliest versions of Pure Land practice to be found in China, the kinds of practice found in the Pratyutpanna-samādhi-sūtra, or in the “constantly-walking meditation” (changxing sanmei, ...
... Chinese history are far from uniform,6 so that this dilemma does not arise in all authorities. For example, in the earliest versions of Pure Land practice to be found in China, the kinds of practice found in the Pratyutpanna-samādhi-sūtra, or in the “constantly-walking meditation” (changxing sanmei, ...
Transcript of the teachings by Geshe Chonyi
... effortlessly, without any difficulty at all. Until we become a buddha, whatever we do for sentient beings will be difficult. It is useful for those of us who consider ourselves Buddhists to think why our kind Guru Shakyamuni Buddha possesses the power to spontaneously accomplish the welfare of senti ...
... effortlessly, without any difficulty at all. Until we become a buddha, whatever we do for sentient beings will be difficult. It is useful for those of us who consider ourselves Buddhists to think why our kind Guru Shakyamuni Buddha possesses the power to spontaneously accomplish the welfare of senti ...
The Transformation of the Monastic Ordination
... The bare chuyegu ordains the candidates into the saṃgha of the monastery to which they belong by patrilineal descent. It thereby transforms them into Buddhist specialists who continue to be distinguished from common laymen by their full membership in a monastic saṃgha even after they have disrobed. ...
... The bare chuyegu ordains the candidates into the saṃgha of the monastery to which they belong by patrilineal descent. It thereby transforms them into Buddhist specialists who continue to be distinguished from common laymen by their full membership in a monastic saṃgha even after they have disrobed. ...
Buddhism (World Religions)
... Correctly following the Eightfold Path brings one in time to nirvana, a term that is difficult to define. Buddhists have said that it cannot be described in words. It is not the heaven of Christianity or Islam. In Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language, nirvana means “blowing out” (as a flame is blow ...
... Correctly following the Eightfold Path brings one in time to nirvana, a term that is difficult to define. Buddhists have said that it cannot be described in words. It is not the heaven of Christianity or Islam. In Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language, nirvana means “blowing out” (as a flame is blow ...
eBook - Dharma Resources - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See
... 1933 (cited in Pittman 2001, 167). A prominent Chinese Buddhist reformer whose legacy is seen in the practices of modern Chinese Buddhism today, Taixu regarded Buddhism as “the only religion which does not contradict science,” and considered this as one of the three aspects that characterized his “B ...
... 1933 (cited in Pittman 2001, 167). A prominent Chinese Buddhist reformer whose legacy is seen in the practices of modern Chinese Buddhism today, Taixu regarded Buddhism as “the only religion which does not contradict science,” and considered this as one of the three aspects that characterized his “B ...
A COMPARISON OF ARISTOTELIAN AND BUDDHIST ETHICS AND
... Two other points are relevant to this sketch of the social malaise at work in present day Britain. Firstly, the reach of powerful vested interests is not confined only to the very young. There has been a recent “massification”5 through the cult of celebrities across contemporary culture from sport a ...
... Two other points are relevant to this sketch of the social malaise at work in present day Britain. Firstly, the reach of powerful vested interests is not confined only to the very young. There has been a recent “massification”5 through the cult of celebrities across contemporary culture from sport a ...
Jayarava-Spiral Path
... The doctrine of paṭicca-samuppāda, or dependent arising, lies at the heart of all Buddhist thought and practice. The variety of applications of this doctrine can be divided into two major categories with titles drawn from the Theravāda commentarial text Nettipakaraṇa. The first category models being ...
... The doctrine of paṭicca-samuppāda, or dependent arising, lies at the heart of all Buddhist thought and practice. The variety of applications of this doctrine can be divided into two major categories with titles drawn from the Theravāda commentarial text Nettipakaraṇa. The first category models being ...
The Doctrinal Transformation of 20th Century
... referred to as the Kārikā). In this work, Nāgārjuna explicates emptiness in three distinct, yet related ways. In the first distinction, he defines emptiness as the negation of svabhāva (self-nature). According to Nāgārjuna, individual entities do not possess a separate, independent existence— ...
... referred to as the Kārikā). In this work, Nāgārjuna explicates emptiness in three distinct, yet related ways. In the first distinction, he defines emptiness as the negation of svabhāva (self-nature). According to Nāgārjuna, individual entities do not possess a separate, independent existence— ...
Mahayana Buddhism
... a third, though they take recourse to many forms of exposition to suit the different classes of beings whose mental inclinations and mental developments vary On account of their appearance in the world at a time when there are one or more of the five shortcomings (ka�ii)'as) due to the Kalpa (time) ...
... a third, though they take recourse to many forms of exposition to suit the different classes of beings whose mental inclinations and mental developments vary On account of their appearance in the world at a time when there are one or more of the five shortcomings (ka�ii)'as) due to the Kalpa (time) ...
Sett13ing in Motion the Dharma Wheel Talks on the Four Noble
... causes. The Buddha further explained the need to go beyond just understanding the Four Noble Truths, and putting that knowledge into practice. For example, knowing the origins of suffering, we need to abandon the kinds of actions that cause the accumulation of suffering. One has a firm conviction th ...
... causes. The Buddha further explained the need to go beyond just understanding the Four Noble Truths, and putting that knowledge into practice. For example, knowing the origins of suffering, we need to abandon the kinds of actions that cause the accumulation of suffering. One has a firm conviction th ...
Buddhism - Spiritual Awakening Radio
... absolved of sin by having animal sacrifices performed. The common and poor people were unable to afford such opulent sacrificial rituals. But these less fortunate people were engaged in equally delusional paths to liberation. Many practiced physical austerities for the sake of their spiritual well-b ...
... absolved of sin by having animal sacrifices performed. The common and poor people were unable to afford such opulent sacrificial rituals. But these less fortunate people were engaged in equally delusional paths to liberation. Many practiced physical austerities for the sake of their spiritual well-b ...
Samsaric existence in Jack Kerouac`s The Dharma Bums and
... Due to his treatment of characters in the modern world, Jack Kerouac's novels continue to be widely read and studied. His most popular work, On the Road (1957), attempts to create a sense of identity through the wanderings of Dean Moriarty and Sal Paradise as they crisscross the country. This attemp ...
... Due to his treatment of characters in the modern world, Jack Kerouac's novels continue to be widely read and studied. His most popular work, On the Road (1957), attempts to create a sense of identity through the wanderings of Dean Moriarty and Sal Paradise as they crisscross the country. This attemp ...
Title: Wisdom, Compassion, and Zen Social Ethics: the Case... Sŏngch’ŏl, and Minjung Buddhism in Korea
... 實存性) and essentiality (Kor. ponjilsŏng 本質性) of the self-nature (Kor. chasŏng 自性). Characterizing Chinul's Buddhism as "metaphysics of the self-mind [Kor. chasim 自心],"(2) Kim defines the meaning of awakening in Chinul as follows: "As the mind becomes calm in the process of its acceptance of the self ...
... 實存性) and essentiality (Kor. ponjilsŏng 本質性) of the self-nature (Kor. chasŏng 自性). Characterizing Chinul's Buddhism as "metaphysics of the self-mind [Kor. chasim 自心],"(2) Kim defines the meaning of awakening in Chinul as follows: "As the mind becomes calm in the process of its acceptance of the self ...
Buddhist Psychology: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought
... to us from the great masters is such that you might find this book a little academic. Believe me when I say, however, that this is a manual for living and is meant to be used as such. If you challenge what you read at every opportunity, analyzing and investigating from the point of view of your own ...
... to us from the great masters is such that you might find this book a little academic. Believe me when I say, however, that this is a manual for living and is meant to be used as such. If you challenge what you read at every opportunity, analyzing and investigating from the point of view of your own ...
Empty Subject Terms in Buddhist Logic: Digna¯ga and his Chinese
... were equally important for the dGe lugs pas, the dominant school in Tibetan Buddhism, the handling of empty terms was an urgent matter, since the concept of emptiness is itself usually expressed in a proposition with an empty subject term: ‘‘intrinsic nature does not exist.’’ The Tibetan approach to ...
... were equally important for the dGe lugs pas, the dominant school in Tibetan Buddhism, the handling of empty terms was an urgent matter, since the concept of emptiness is itself usually expressed in a proposition with an empty subject term: ‘‘intrinsic nature does not exist.’’ The Tibetan approach to ...
Buddhist Studies in Germany and Austria 1971
... mar, metrics, astronomy, medicine), Mahayanasutras, kavya and drama. It is thus an extremely important tool for the study of the phraseology of Buddhist Sanskrit as used in the canonical texts of the Sarvastivada school.8 Most of the canonical texts found in Turfan belong to that school. The diction ...
... mar, metrics, astronomy, medicine), Mahayanasutras, kavya and drama. It is thus an extremely important tool for the study of the phraseology of Buddhist Sanskrit as used in the canonical texts of the Sarvastivada school.8 Most of the canonical texts found in Turfan belong to that school. The diction ...
Buddhism From Within.qxd
... final word on anything. And, since one of the interesting things about Buddhism is that it recognizes that no words can completely capture what it is pointing to, maybe that is just as well. At least this way readers will not be tempted to conclude that by the end of the book they know all about Bud ...
... final word on anything. And, since one of the interesting things about Buddhism is that it recognizes that no words can completely capture what it is pointing to, maybe that is just as well. At least this way readers will not be tempted to conclude that by the end of the book they know all about Bud ...
M ASTER OF ARTS IN BUDDHIST STUDIES
... application of Buddhist thought of peace and non-violence with high ethical standards and social relevance. Preamble Keeping pace with the disciplinary advances, the programme would address learning about ethical, psychological, historical, philosophical, economic, trans-national, cultural, and ling ...
... application of Buddhist thought of peace and non-violence with high ethical standards and social relevance. Preamble Keeping pace with the disciplinary advances, the programme would address learning about ethical, psychological, historical, philosophical, economic, trans-national, cultural, and ling ...
JIABU, Vol. IX, 2016 - International Association of Buddhist
... beginning from nothing. We have an extensive catalog of conference publications and journals which should be explored within the various classrooms in Buddhist Studies, across all of the universities in our association. Professors are encouraged to use these articles as conversation-pieces to push t ...
... beginning from nothing. We have an extensive catalog of conference publications and journals which should be explored within the various classrooms in Buddhist Studies, across all of the universities in our association. Professors are encouraged to use these articles as conversation-pieces to push t ...
Man Religion Society Governance in Buddhism
... and Caesarean deliveries, to most people around us birth is a matter of very little concern. Cloning takes us even a stage further. But the scientists themselves in their passing remarks drive us to take a second look at the phenomenon of birth in its entirety. It may be accepted without serious cha ...
... and Caesarean deliveries, to most people around us birth is a matter of very little concern. Cloning takes us even a stage further. But the scientists themselves in their passing remarks drive us to take a second look at the phenomenon of birth in its entirety. It may be accepted without serious cha ...