Buddhism in America - A Handful of Leaves
... brief sketches of key ideas and historical developments in Buddhist history. Their chief purpose is to orient readers to the basic vocabulary and general geography of Buddhism in Asia, a grasp of which is essential to any understanding of Buddhism in the United States. At various points I draw analo ...
... brief sketches of key ideas and historical developments in Buddhist history. Their chief purpose is to orient readers to the basic vocabulary and general geography of Buddhism in Asia, a grasp of which is essential to any understanding of Buddhism in the United States. At various points I draw analo ...
To Understand Buddha`s Teaching
... The third form is philosophical or academic Buddhism often found as a course in college. This is inappropriate. Why? Buddhist education is a complete university in itself, including all branches of learning. But now it is reduced to merely a philosophical discipline. Regarding it as such, we miss th ...
... The third form is philosophical or academic Buddhism often found as a course in college. This is inappropriate. Why? Buddhist education is a complete university in itself, including all branches of learning. But now it is reduced to merely a philosophical discipline. Regarding it as such, we miss th ...
Untitled - Shambhala Publications
... truths-is the subject of this book. It examines how the doctrine evolved within early Buddhism from efforts to make sense of contradictions within the collected sayings of the Buddha. The two truths, however, came to refer not primarily to statements or language, but to the realities to which statem ...
... truths-is the subject of this book. It examines how the doctrine evolved within early Buddhism from efforts to make sense of contradictions within the collected sayings of the Buddha. The two truths, however, came to refer not primarily to statements or language, but to the realities to which statem ...
The Role of Buddhism in Achieving Gross National Happiness
... happiness will follow like a shadow that never departs". ...
... happiness will follow like a shadow that never departs". ...
Charisma in Buddhism
... is based on available documents about him (all of which were pro duced by his group) and on participation observations. This section was the easiest to write because Yantra, like Ānanda Maṅgala, is rather relatively well documented, that is, as far as this brief study goes. My experience of Siamese ...
... is based on available documents about him (all of which were pro duced by his group) and on participation observations. This section was the easiest to write because Yantra, like Ānanda Maṅgala, is rather relatively well documented, that is, as far as this brief study goes. My experience of Siamese ...
Buddhism in Canada - A Handful of Leaves
... While it is very difficult to determine with much precision the size of what is variously called the non-Asian, white, convert, non-ethnic, or Euro-American Buddhist population, anecdotal evidence suggests that their numbers are significant. Their forms and levels of involvement in Buddhism might be, ...
... While it is very difficult to determine with much precision the size of what is variously called the non-Asian, white, convert, non-ethnic, or Euro-American Buddhist population, anecdotal evidence suggests that their numbers are significant. Their forms and levels of involvement in Buddhism might be, ...
The Sentient Reflexivity of Buddha Nature: Metaphorizing
... into the fully enlightened state. But…this Buddha-nature is not like a seed.”In other words Buddha Nature is not dormant but is rather active and integrally entwined in one’s sentient mode of being, e.g. touching, feeling, thinking, reflecting, and discerning. For the purpose of Buddhist pedagogy i ...
... into the fully enlightened state. But…this Buddha-nature is not like a seed.”In other words Buddha Nature is not dormant but is rather active and integrally entwined in one’s sentient mode of being, e.g. touching, feeling, thinking, reflecting, and discerning. For the purpose of Buddhist pedagogy i ...
Theravada Buddhism And The British Encounter
... and ‘Spirit Religion’, which looked to the outside aid of spirits and deities to cope with the presence of evil, economic hardship and bereavement (Kapferer 1983, 1997; Gombrich and Obeyesekere 1988). Then, there was the ‘nibbanic’ Buddhism of the group of women meditators I joined, characterized by ...
... and ‘Spirit Religion’, which looked to the outside aid of spirits and deities to cope with the presence of evil, economic hardship and bereavement (Kapferer 1983, 1997; Gombrich and Obeyesekere 1988). Then, there was the ‘nibbanic’ Buddhism of the group of women meditators I joined, characterized by ...
Buddhism: The Awakening of Wisdom and Compassion
... he entered Parinirvana, these teachings were formally introduced into China. Before acquiring a good knowledge of Buddhism, we need to understand the terms Buddha, Dharma, Buddhist Dharma, and Buddhist teaching, as they are important to our cultivation. Buddha is a Sanskrit word, meaning “wisdom and ...
... he entered Parinirvana, these teachings were formally introduced into China. Before acquiring a good knowledge of Buddhism, we need to understand the terms Buddha, Dharma, Buddhist Dharma, and Buddhist teaching, as they are important to our cultivation. Buddha is a Sanskrit word, meaning “wisdom and ...
THE TEACHING METHODS OF BUDDHA
... There are no synonyms, only ways of talking. Even the same word in the same context can mean differently to different people. For this reason, according to Buddhist tradition, there are 84,000 Dharma Doors or skilful means through which the unenlightened can open the doors to the Deathless. This is ...
... There are no synonyms, only ways of talking. Even the same word in the same context can mean differently to different people. For this reason, according to Buddhist tradition, there are 84,000 Dharma Doors or skilful means through which the unenlightened can open the doors to the Deathless. This is ...
Dhamma and Abhidhamma
... 1.0 STATUS OF THE ABHIDHAMMA. The first council (Rājagaha) mentions only the Teaching and the Discipline (Dhamma,vinaya), without mentioning any Abhidhamma (Cv 11 = V 2:284-293). Even the word abhidhamma rarely occurs in the Pali Canon, and where it does, it occurs only as abhidhamme, a non-technica ...
... 1.0 STATUS OF THE ABHIDHAMMA. The first council (Rājagaha) mentions only the Teaching and the Discipline (Dhamma,vinaya), without mentioning any Abhidhamma (Cv 11 = V 2:284-293). Even the word abhidhamma rarely occurs in the Pali Canon, and where it does, it occurs only as abhidhamme, a non-technica ...
ekaf emulator
... he Buddha has declared, as recorded in the Anguttara Nikaya that two kinds of individuals are very rare in the world. They are those who volunteer to help others in need (Pubbakari) and those who are grateful (Katavedi). Generally by nature people are not grateful. So it is a noble quality to be cul ...
... he Buddha has declared, as recorded in the Anguttara Nikaya that two kinds of individuals are very rare in the world. They are those who volunteer to help others in need (Pubbakari) and those who are grateful (Katavedi). Generally by nature people are not grateful. So it is a noble quality to be cul ...
The Buddha`s Ancient Path
... found a responsive echo in his own heart. The more he came in contact with the world outside his palace walls, the mere convinced he became that the world was lacking in true happiness. In the silence of that moonlit night (it was the full moon of July) such thoughts as these arose in him: ‘Youth, t ...
... found a responsive echo in his own heart. The more he came in contact with the world outside his palace walls, the mere convinced he became that the world was lacking in true happiness. In the silence of that moonlit night (it was the full moon of July) such thoughts as these arose in him: ‘Youth, t ...
The Skillful Handling of Poison: Bodhicitta and the
... his Introduction to the Practice of Awakening (Bodhicaryāvatāra). I begin by contrasting two images from the first chapter that represent the power of bodhicitta: the fires destroying the universe at the end of time, and the mercury elixir that transmutes base metals into gold. The first of these, I ...
... his Introduction to the Practice of Awakening (Bodhicaryāvatāra). I begin by contrasting two images from the first chapter that represent the power of bodhicitta: the fires destroying the universe at the end of time, and the mercury elixir that transmutes base metals into gold. The first of these, I ...
Buddhism in India - Challenging Brahmanism and Caste
... which themselves vary. Leaving the dental–retroflex distinction ambivalent for the whole series of ‘t’, ‘d’, ‘n’ may thus paradoxically be more accurate for a book that aspires to be read throughout India. I have used the Pali forms for most words. For many place names they are generally the more ac ...
... which themselves vary. Leaving the dental–retroflex distinction ambivalent for the whole series of ‘t’, ‘d’, ‘n’ may thus paradoxically be more accurate for a book that aspires to be read throughout India. I have used the Pali forms for most words. For many place names they are generally the more ac ...
the complete issue. - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... meditation, life in the urban monastery inimical to it.”21 Ascetic practices such as living in the forest were thought to enhance the contemplative life. This again exemplifies the positive side of practicing in the forest; it allows one freedom and unfettered space for practice even if one feels is ...
... meditation, life in the urban monastery inimical to it.”21 Ascetic practices such as living in the forest were thought to enhance the contemplative life. This again exemplifies the positive side of practicing in the forest; it allows one freedom and unfettered space for practice even if one feels is ...
Teaching With Mindfulness - Journal of Curriculum Theorizing
... But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it1 (Indonesia, 1956, p. 39). Reflected by wisdom, morality, and meditation, the Noble Eightfold Path is also understood as the mi ...
... But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it1 (Indonesia, 1956, p. 39). Reflected by wisdom, morality, and meditation, the Noble Eightfold Path is also understood as the mi ...
The Paracultural Imaginary
... post-graduate degrees as well as selling all forms of popular culture. Yet little is known about the communication dynamics behind the diffusion of Buddhist religious/spiritual traditions into the United States. Religion is an underexplored area of intercultural communication studies (Nakayama & Hal ...
... post-graduate degrees as well as selling all forms of popular culture. Yet little is known about the communication dynamics behind the diffusion of Buddhist religious/spiritual traditions into the United States. Religion is an underexplored area of intercultural communication studies (Nakayama & Hal ...
5 Comparison between types of meditation in Theravada Buddhist
... This can be referred to Samadhi meditation in Theravada Buddhism. Guan Ó^ means, "look at (carefully); watch; observe; view; scrutinize". Guan "observation" meditation which is a practice of open acceptance of sensory data, interpreted according to Buddhist doctrine as a form of "insight" or wisdom. ...
... This can be referred to Samadhi meditation in Theravada Buddhism. Guan Ó^ means, "look at (carefully); watch; observe; view; scrutinize". Guan "observation" meditation which is a practice of open acceptance of sensory data, interpreted according to Buddhist doctrine as a form of "insight" or wisdom. ...