Images of Buddha
... Many Buddhist sculptors were craftsmen employed by religious institutions, most notably temples and monasteries. In most instances, these craftsmen remained anonymous. Sources such as local and temple chronicles, devotional books and inscriptions yield little or no information about the sculptors.Th ...
... Many Buddhist sculptors were craftsmen employed by religious institutions, most notably temples and monasteries. In most instances, these craftsmen remained anonymous. Sources such as local and temple chronicles, devotional books and inscriptions yield little or no information about the sculptors.Th ...
ABSTRACT American Buddhism: A Sociological Perspective Buster
... Buddhists reporting to be Asian and 11 of those 16 having been raised in Buddhism. One of the few exceptions on providing surveys in Asian languages is the New Immigrant Survey (NIS) which allowed respondents to choose the language in which their survey was conducted. The difficulty with this surve ...
... Buddhists reporting to be Asian and 11 of those 16 having been raised in Buddhism. One of the few exceptions on providing surveys in Asian languages is the New Immigrant Survey (NIS) which allowed respondents to choose the language in which their survey was conducted. The difficulty with this surve ...
Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach
... 2.3.1 The Buddha’s “inner conflict”? Some modern scholars regard the story of the Brahmā Sahampati‘s entreaty to the Buddha to teach the Dharma for the benefit of the world as “a symbolic and psychological description of the Buddha’s inner conflict.”7 The implication here, some scholars argue, is th ...
... 2.3.1 The Buddha’s “inner conflict”? Some modern scholars regard the story of the Brahmā Sahampati‘s entreaty to the Buddha to teach the Dharma for the benefit of the world as “a symbolic and psychological description of the Buddha’s inner conflict.”7 The implication here, some scholars argue, is th ...
The Buddha - World Religions eBooks
... The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interrupted for the child arrived on the way and was born in a delightful grove at a remote spot call ...
... The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interrupted for the child arrived on the way and was born in a delightful grove at a remote spot call ...
Buddhist Nuns: Between Past and Present
... were doubts about the validity, the Sanghakarman would be questionable. If the validity of ordinations is called into question, the legitimation of the Sangha is endangered” (Bechert 1993:54). Although it is unsure at what time exactly the several vinayas started to operate as separate legal codices ...
... were doubts about the validity, the Sanghakarman would be questionable. If the validity of ordinations is called into question, the legitimation of the Sangha is endangered” (Bechert 1993:54). Although it is unsure at what time exactly the several vinayas started to operate as separate legal codices ...
Annual Report `14 (MBS) - maha bodhi society, bengaluru
... Anagarika Dhammapala, Maha Upasika Mrs. B. Moonasinghe, which was offered by the Maharaja of Mysore for the purpose of building a Buddhist center in Bangalore. Thus the Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore was founded in 1956. Since then he has been active in conducting weekly discourses on Buddhism, writi ...
... Anagarika Dhammapala, Maha Upasika Mrs. B. Moonasinghe, which was offered by the Maharaja of Mysore for the purpose of building a Buddhist center in Bangalore. Thus the Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore was founded in 1956. Since then he has been active in conducting weekly discourses on Buddhism, writi ...
Buddhism and Responses to Disability, Mental Disorders and
... into the historical or modern Asian sections, and see what kind of materials are listed there. Some might like to take the 'Organised Shorter Visit' They might like to read the Introduction later. The whole Introduction and Bibliography assumes some awareness of Buddhism and its breadth, depth and d ...
... into the historical or modern Asian sections, and see what kind of materials are listed there. Some might like to take the 'Organised Shorter Visit' They might like to read the Introduction later. The whole Introduction and Bibliography assumes some awareness of Buddhism and its breadth, depth and d ...
The Iconography of Nepalese Buddhism
... peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, or some devas connected with Buddha legends. However, this is not ...
... peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, or some devas connected with Buddha legends. However, this is not ...
the complete issue. - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... of merging with the natural world that aids awakening. In his recent book, The Making of Buddhist Modernism, David McMahan points to a change in the meaning of the forest as Buddhism developed. He states that the reverence for nature is not apparent in the Pāli canon, which he finds ambivalent towar ...
... of merging with the natural world that aids awakening. In his recent book, The Making of Buddhist Modernism, David McMahan points to a change in the meaning of the forest as Buddhism developed. He states that the reverence for nature is not apparent in the Pāli canon, which he finds ambivalent towar ...
Untitled - UO Libraries
... these two features, among some others, being considered to be characteristic of Mahayanism. when the so-called Mahayanism gained It is possible that of Perfection (Paramita), ...
... these two features, among some others, being considered to be characteristic of Mahayanism. when the so-called Mahayanism gained It is possible that of Perfection (Paramita), ...
Justice and the Khmer Rouge: concepts of just
... re-emergent Cambodia, and the interplay between these two epistemologies of ‘justice’. ...
... re-emergent Cambodia, and the interplay between these two epistemologies of ‘justice’. ...
10 Taking of Refuge
... because of their inherent suffering, but also because escape therefrom is extremely difficult. A fortunate rebirth depends on the performance of meritorious actions. Beings in the woeful states have very little opportunity to acquire merit, so the tendency is to be reborn again and again in such sta ...
... because of their inherent suffering, but also because escape therefrom is extremely difficult. A fortunate rebirth depends on the performance of meritorious actions. Beings in the woeful states have very little opportunity to acquire merit, so the tendency is to be reborn again and again in such sta ...
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
... soils already enriched by various indigenous belief systems from the Sinhalese, Burmese, Tai,2 Lao, and Khmer peoples. We must reject the notion that there existed in mainland Southeast Asia any kind of Theravada Pali “orthodoxy”; this is an ahistorical projection, first constructed by monks of the ...
... soils already enriched by various indigenous belief systems from the Sinhalese, Burmese, Tai,2 Lao, and Khmer peoples. We must reject the notion that there existed in mainland Southeast Asia any kind of Theravada Pali “orthodoxy”; this is an ahistorical projection, first constructed by monks of the ...
bussho notes
... indicating phenomena that arise as a result of deluded thoughts. Given the apparent distinction, above, between “conditioned being” and “deluded being,” one is tempted to parse the expression “deluded or conditioned origination.” “Of its own accord” (hōni 法 爾 ): A loose translation of a term indicat ...
... indicating phenomena that arise as a result of deluded thoughts. Given the apparent distinction, above, between “conditioned being” and “deluded being,” one is tempted to parse the expression “deluded or conditioned origination.” “Of its own accord” (hōni 法 爾 ): A loose translation of a term indicat ...
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
... soils already enriched by various indigenous belief systems from the Sinhalese, Burmese, Tai,2 Lao, and Khmer peoples. We must reject the notion that there existed in mainland Southeast Asia any kind of Theravada Pali “orthodoxy”; this is an ahistorical projection, first constructed by monks of the ...
... soils already enriched by various indigenous belief systems from the Sinhalese, Burmese, Tai,2 Lao, and Khmer peoples. We must reject the notion that there existed in mainland Southeast Asia any kind of Theravada Pali “orthodoxy”; this is an ahistorical projection, first constructed by monks of the ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... the works I particularly have in mind; in brackets after each are the numbers of the chapters which most heavily rely on them. Walpola Rahula: What the Buddha taught (3) Walpola Rahula: History of Buddhism in Ceylon: The Anuradhapura ...
... the works I particularly have in mind; in brackets after each are the numbers of the chapters which most heavily rely on them. Walpola Rahula: What the Buddha taught (3) Walpola Rahula: History of Buddhism in Ceylon: The Anuradhapura ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... the works I particularly have in mind; in brackets after each are the numbers of the chapters which most heavily rely on them. Walpola Rahula: What the Buddha taught (3) Walpola Rahula: History of Buddhism in Ceylon: The Anuradhapura ...
... the works I particularly have in mind; in brackets after each are the numbers of the chapters which most heavily rely on them. Walpola Rahula: What the Buddha taught (3) Walpola Rahula: History of Buddhism in Ceylon: The Anuradhapura ...
Zhuan Falun (Volume II)
... People had to figure out everything for themselves. Human beings are in delusion and don’t know anything. It’s just very hard for them to gain insight into things. What Buddha Shakyamuni left to man during his lifetime was primarily the monastic precepts. When Buddha Shakyamuni eventually approache ...
... People had to figure out everything for themselves. Human beings are in delusion and don’t know anything. It’s just very hard for them to gain insight into things. What Buddha Shakyamuni left to man during his lifetime was primarily the monastic precepts. When Buddha Shakyamuni eventually approache ...
Introduction
... countless eons [in previous lives, received prophecy of his future Buddhahood, and was born as a human being in this world]. Then in six years [of ascetic discipline in this life as Š„kyamuni] he overcame [mistaken] views (d£¤¦i) and defeated M„ra17 by raising a single ³nger [while meditating under ...
... countless eons [in previous lives, received prophecy of his future Buddhahood, and was born as a human being in this world]. Then in six years [of ascetic discipline in this life as Š„kyamuni] he overcame [mistaken] views (d£¤¦i) and defeated M„ra17 by raising a single ³nger [while meditating under ...
contribution of this dissertation
... such as Daruma, the many forms and variations that the practice of Zen has had throughout its history. Americans often tend to think of Zen in terms of having only one form. Yanagida has been influential in demonstrating this is not true. There are several books that I relied on to understand the me ...
... such as Daruma, the many forms and variations that the practice of Zen has had throughout its history. Americans often tend to think of Zen in terms of having only one form. Yanagida has been influential in demonstrating this is not true. There are several books that I relied on to understand the me ...
Guru Padmasambhava in Context
... Indus regions is convincing. The number of these devices found also suggests that they might not have been merely used for occasional production, but instead were an ample part of the agricultural or cropping economy of some areas of the Swat valley. This fact is also supported by a relevant witness ...
... Indus regions is convincing. The number of these devices found also suggests that they might not have been merely used for occasional production, but instead were an ample part of the agricultural or cropping economy of some areas of the Swat valley. This fact is also supported by a relevant witness ...
Colors of the Robe: Religion, Identity and Difference Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... to steer between, and yet his work is indebted to the ideals of both types of scholarship. Even a cursory read of Abeysekara’s book shows his sensitivity to the constructed nature of forms of knowledge as well as to the dangers posed by such forms when taken to be normative. It is a third group, how ...
... to steer between, and yet his work is indebted to the ideals of both types of scholarship. Even a cursory read of Abeysekara’s book shows his sensitivity to the constructed nature of forms of knowledge as well as to the dangers posed by such forms when taken to be normative. It is a third group, how ...
orthodox chinese buddhism
... We have translated the title as Orthodox Chinese Buddhism because on one hand the book does focus on Chinese Buddhism, meaning here the Buddhism of the Chinese-speaking world both in China and in ethnic Chinese communities around the globe. On the other hand, the Chinese term zhengxin in the book’s ...
... We have translated the title as Orthodox Chinese Buddhism because on one hand the book does focus on Chinese Buddhism, meaning here the Buddhism of the Chinese-speaking world both in China and in ethnic Chinese communities around the globe. On the other hand, the Chinese term zhengxin in the book’s ...
Justice and the Khmer Rouge
... re-emergent Cambodia, and the interplay between these two epistemologies of ‘justice’. ...
... re-emergent Cambodia, and the interplay between these two epistemologies of ‘justice’. ...
The Discourse on the “Land of Kami” (Shinkoku) in Medieval Japan
... understanding of the country’s situation. I believe that the dominant classes had to emphasize the governmental order and the authority of the “Japanese state” (Nipponkoku 曰本国) and consciously create a con cept of state because of the particular nature of their domination. Although the shinkoku dis ...
... understanding of the country’s situation. I believe that the dominant classes had to emphasize the governmental order and the authority of the “Japanese state” (Nipponkoku 曰本国) and consciously create a con cept of state because of the particular nature of their domination. Although the shinkoku dis ...