Escaping the Inescapable: Changes in Buddhist Karma Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... found only in Manusmṛti (12.10f), which is much later than the period being considered. Amongst all the Indo-European speakers, and all the peoples of South Asia, only Zoroastrians and Buddhists appear to be concerned with the morality of body, speech and mind. Explaining this similarity is difficul ...
... found only in Manusmṛti (12.10f), which is much later than the period being considered. Amongst all the Indo-European speakers, and all the peoples of South Asia, only Zoroastrians and Buddhists appear to be concerned with the morality of body, speech and mind. Explaining this similarity is difficul ...
buddhism - Discovery Education
... accepted the doctrine of reincarnation. He saw this cycle of rebirth as a source of human suffering. He saw that all is suffering. Birth is suffering, death is suffering, life itself is suffering. The end of this suffering then was “Nirvana,” that is, escape from rebirth. To be sure, Nirvana could n ...
... accepted the doctrine of reincarnation. He saw this cycle of rebirth as a source of human suffering. He saw that all is suffering. Birth is suffering, death is suffering, life itself is suffering. The end of this suffering then was “Nirvana,” that is, escape from rebirth. To be sure, Nirvana could n ...
Chapter VII The Parable of a Magic City - Nichiren
... suffer much. We usually suffer when we cannot get what we want, but some people do not care even though he or she could not get what they wanted. Thus, the amount of our sufferings depends on our attachment to various things. That is why we must take care of our mind in Buddhism. 2. 集諦:We now know t ...
... suffer much. We usually suffer when we cannot get what we want, but some people do not care even though he or she could not get what they wanted. Thus, the amount of our sufferings depends on our attachment to various things. That is why we must take care of our mind in Buddhism. 2. 集諦:We now know t ...
Buddhism and Animal Ethics
... principle or virtue at the time of the Buddha. It was shared by the Brahmanical traditions and was the center-piece of Jain thought. In the Buddhist context, it is explicated as the prescription neither to kill nor harm others. What is the scope of ‘others’ to whom this precept applies? Some claim t ...
... principle or virtue at the time of the Buddha. It was shared by the Brahmanical traditions and was the center-piece of Jain thought. In the Buddhist context, it is explicated as the prescription neither to kill nor harm others. What is the scope of ‘others’ to whom this precept applies? Some claim t ...
a brtef survey of buddhist ascetic practices - UKM e
... needle, and handkerchief20. They may also have, through the contributions made to the community, more valuable articles, like a carpet or a coverlet, but they must be previously disfigured in one form or another21. c) Residence With regard to residence, the Dkuianga clearly outlines what must be con ...
... needle, and handkerchief20. They may also have, through the contributions made to the community, more valuable articles, like a carpet or a coverlet, but they must be previously disfigured in one form or another21. c) Residence With regard to residence, the Dkuianga clearly outlines what must be con ...
35 Comparative Reflections on Buddhist Political Thought: Aśoka
... There is an important common element in Engaged Buddhism, Humanistic Buddhism, and many variations of Western Buddhism. In contrast to monastic Buddhism, these Buddhist teachings are addressed explicitly to lay Buddhists, and indeed to all people. This is one of the elements that distinguish what I ...
... There is an important common element in Engaged Buddhism, Humanistic Buddhism, and many variations of Western Buddhism. In contrast to monastic Buddhism, these Buddhist teachings are addressed explicitly to lay Buddhists, and indeed to all people. This is one of the elements that distinguish what I ...
Six Perfections - The Huntington Archive
... living beings is said to increase ones perfection of generosity. There are many things that can be given away: Material things, positive energy, protection, friendship, advice, and one's body. The idea of giving away one's body has resulted in many fantastic and strange parables about selfsacrificin ...
... living beings is said to increase ones perfection of generosity. There are many things that can be given away: Material things, positive energy, protection, friendship, advice, and one's body. The idea of giving away one's body has resulted in many fantastic and strange parables about selfsacrificin ...
Arahant Mahinda- Redactor of Buddhapūjāva in Sinhala Buddhism
... relation to their etymological, doctrinal and practical, spiritual and psychological dimensions. Thus, this section bear significance we have not come across from any former work inquiring into aspects of rite of Buddhapūjāva. The text he uses a version from Tangalla region in southern Sri Lanka und ...
... relation to their etymological, doctrinal and practical, spiritual and psychological dimensions. Thus, this section bear significance we have not come across from any former work inquiring into aspects of rite of Buddhapūjāva. The text he uses a version from Tangalla region in southern Sri Lanka und ...
Various aspects towards decline of buddhism in ancient Maharashtra
... the limits of accuracy. After reading literary references and study of archeological evidence researcher got some ideas about the causes of the gradual disappearance of Buddhism in ancient Maharashtra. These causes may be assisted to the disappearance of Buddhism from Maharashtra. These are opinions ...
... the limits of accuracy. After reading literary references and study of archeological evidence researcher got some ideas about the causes of the gradual disappearance of Buddhism in ancient Maharashtra. These causes may be assisted to the disappearance of Buddhism from Maharashtra. These are opinions ...
1 Kindness and Compassion as means to Nirvana in Early
... the history of a faith community or the interpretation of their sacred texts can legitimately raise two quite different kinds of questions. We can ask what their history or their texts mean to them , and use their responses as our data – though it is often too readily assumed that those responses wi ...
... the history of a faith community or the interpretation of their sacred texts can legitimately raise two quite different kinds of questions. We can ask what their history or their texts mean to them , and use their responses as our data – though it is often too readily assumed that those responses wi ...
Buddhist Care for the Dying - Buddhist Council of Victoria
... A Buddhist perspective is significantly different. The principal concerns are spiritual – that a suitable atmosphere may allow the person to die in peace, that appropriate prayers are said, and that qualified religious help is sought and provided. In Buddhism those who have died are seen to still ha ...
... A Buddhist perspective is significantly different. The principal concerns are spiritual – that a suitable atmosphere may allow the person to die in peace, that appropriate prayers are said, and that qualified religious help is sought and provided. In Buddhism those who have died are seen to still ha ...
Engaged Buddhism and Deep Ecology: Beyond the Science
... Prince Gautama then wandered the hillsides of India as an austere ascetic in search of explanations for the suffering he saw in the world. It was only during an intense session of meditation that Siddhartha achieved nirvana and became the Buddha, however.2 At this moment of deep reflection, under a ...
... Prince Gautama then wandered the hillsides of India as an austere ascetic in search of explanations for the suffering he saw in the world. It was only during an intense session of meditation that Siddhartha achieved nirvana and became the Buddha, however.2 At this moment of deep reflection, under a ...
A Study of Kalaha Vivada Sutta - International Scientific Academy of
... HERE are many different categories of social conflicts observable at present in the world. They can be varied from personal or family level to wars between nations. Whatever the category of conflict, it is important to identify the root causes of it so as to take any preventive measures to avoid suc ...
... HERE are many different categories of social conflicts observable at present in the world. They can be varied from personal or family level to wars between nations. Whatever the category of conflict, it is important to identify the root causes of it so as to take any preventive measures to avoid suc ...
ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 5 1998: 63-73 Publication date: 1 February 1998
... lowing psychological maturation. He suggests that Ramana is an instance of spiritual development preceded by emotional distress and behavioral aberration that was never explicitly addressed by psychological intervention. Spirituality in this case does not follow in lock-step upon emotional developme ...
... lowing psychological maturation. He suggests that Ramana is an instance of spiritual development preceded by emotional distress and behavioral aberration that was never explicitly addressed by psychological intervention. Spirituality in this case does not follow in lock-step upon emotional developme ...
A Buddhist-Communist Manifesto
... for survival and security, as competition becomes a force to struggle against. However, Buddhism sees competition as non-freedom. By giving freedom to the economic system, man becomes a slave to it. Marxism and Buddhism concur that man is not born free and cannot attain freedom in a Capitalist socie ...
... for survival and security, as competition becomes a force to struggle against. However, Buddhism sees competition as non-freedom. By giving freedom to the economic system, man becomes a slave to it. Marxism and Buddhism concur that man is not born free and cannot attain freedom in a Capitalist socie ...
Two Truths and Method
... problems in which we are interested, sharing enough common ground for us to understand what they have to say, and contributing enough that is new that we have some reason to listen to it. They invite us to inhabit a new philosophical horizon, different enough from our own to set new questions, and n ...
... problems in which we are interested, sharing enough common ground for us to understand what they have to say, and contributing enough that is new that we have some reason to listen to it. They invite us to inhabit a new philosophical horizon, different enough from our own to set new questions, and n ...
Glossary of Buddhist Terms - Prison Mindfulness Institute
... dedicated to awakening so one may better assist the awakening of others; or that one‟s merit is simply dedicated to the ending of suffering and the awakening of all living beings. Deity: See Yidam. Dependent Origination: The principal that nothing exists independently, but comes into existence only ...
... dedicated to awakening so one may better assist the awakening of others; or that one‟s merit is simply dedicated to the ending of suffering and the awakening of all living beings. Deity: See Yidam. Dependent Origination: The principal that nothing exists independently, but comes into existence only ...
BBB 3 How Buddhism was discovered
... Buddha was staying at the foot of the Rjyatana tree, and that they should go and make some offerings to him for their own welfare and happiness. They took some rice cake and honey to the Buddha. The Vinaya account relates that when the Buddha had nothing to receive the food with, the Four Guardian ...
... Buddha was staying at the foot of the Rjyatana tree, and that they should go and make some offerings to him for their own welfare and happiness. They took some rice cake and honey to the Buddha. The Vinaya account relates that when the Buddha had nothing to receive the food with, the Four Guardian ...
Source Book - RimeShedra.NYC
... 1. Buddhist Ethics, by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, Trs. Int’l Trs. Comm. Founded by the V.V. Kalu Rinpoche: a) The Commitments of Awakening Mind, pp. 165-171 b) The Training Common to Both Traditions, pp. 193-199 ...
... 1. Buddhist Ethics, by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, Trs. Int’l Trs. Comm. Founded by the V.V. Kalu Rinpoche: a) The Commitments of Awakening Mind, pp. 165-171 b) The Training Common to Both Traditions, pp. 193-199 ...
BuddhaNet eBooks PDF File List with Description Web page: www
... This is the standard Morning and Evening Chanting Book, with Protective Discourses, commonly chanted in many Theravadin temples and monasteries. The text is in both Pali and English. (402 KB) A Pali Word A Day — Mahindarama Sunday Pali School. A selection of Pali words for daily reflection. This boo ...
... This is the standard Morning and Evening Chanting Book, with Protective Discourses, commonly chanted in many Theravadin temples and monasteries. The text is in both Pali and English. (402 KB) A Pali Word A Day — Mahindarama Sunday Pali School. A selection of Pali words for daily reflection. This boo ...
this PDF file - Universität Heidelberg
... thus defined. This teaching has been scrutinized more than once, and, given the fact that, according to Jainism, karman is a material substance, it has been supposed to reflect “primitive conceptions”18. On the other hand it has also been remarked that the Jaina theory is not totally isolated: “The ...
... thus defined. This teaching has been scrutinized more than once, and, given the fact that, according to Jainism, karman is a material substance, it has been supposed to reflect “primitive conceptions”18. On the other hand it has also been remarked that the Jaina theory is not totally isolated: “The ...
Is There Room for `Grace` in Buddhism?
... The above quotation is plainly couched in the language of transcendence; any Christian or Muslim could have used these same words when referring to God and the world. This transcendence is propounded by the sûtra as providing real grounds for human hope. What it does not do, however, is to define th ...
... The above quotation is plainly couched in the language of transcendence; any Christian or Muslim could have used these same words when referring to God and the world. This transcendence is propounded by the sûtra as providing real grounds for human hope. What it does not do, however, is to define th ...
THE IMPACT OF THE BUDDHIST DOCTRINE OF KARMA ON THE
... and merchants. There was also a supposition that Buddhism might enter China in 200 C.E. when Buddhist scriptures were widely translated into Chinese and made known to the people.12 Of all the three assumptions, the one which indicates that Buddhism probably came to China in 200 B.C.E. sounds most s ...
... and merchants. There was also a supposition that Buddhism might enter China in 200 C.E. when Buddhist scriptures were widely translated into Chinese and made known to the people.12 Of all the three assumptions, the one which indicates that Buddhism probably came to China in 200 B.C.E. sounds most s ...