- University of Virginia
... against leaf-shaped mandorlas (see fig. 6.4).2 Sickman writes: There are two basic forms of these steles. One type is a rectangular monolith set up vertically on a low base. The top is generally rounded and sculptured with two, four, or six protecting dragons, their bodies intricately intertwined. T ...
... against leaf-shaped mandorlas (see fig. 6.4).2 Sickman writes: There are two basic forms of these steles. One type is a rectangular monolith set up vertically on a low base. The top is generally rounded and sculptured with two, four, or six protecting dragons, their bodies intricately intertwined. T ...
Going Against the Grain: A Historical and - ORCA
... oneself from the transient world. For the aspiring Buddhist monk or Catholic priest, celibacy appears to be the choice to enter into a new social order and construct a new identity and status. Within the religious sphere, celibacy is one of the most essential features of asceticism/monasticism. This ...
... oneself from the transient world. For the aspiring Buddhist monk or Catholic priest, celibacy appears to be the choice to enter into a new social order and construct a new identity and status. Within the religious sphere, celibacy is one of the most essential features of asceticism/monasticism. This ...
as a PDF
... escape the scope of the Brahma's net. Violation then does not have a reality with substance. Hence, a genuine awareness of the meaning of violation not only includes realization of the mistake made by the act of violation but, more importantly, the emptiness of violation itself. Violation is non-sub ...
... escape the scope of the Brahma's net. Violation then does not have a reality with substance. Hence, a genuine awareness of the meaning of violation not only includes realization of the mistake made by the act of violation but, more importantly, the emptiness of violation itself. Violation is non-sub ...
The Tower of Power`s Finest Hour: Stupa Construction and
... the Buddha praises anyone who worships or constructs stupas—even in the simplest, most playful manner—as having “achieved the Buddha path” (Hurvitz 1976, 38–39). Another similar passage comes in chapter 12, wherein the Buddha declares to his audience that the fantastic stupa to be constructed by Dev ...
... the Buddha praises anyone who worships or constructs stupas—even in the simplest, most playful manner—as having “achieved the Buddha path” (Hurvitz 1976, 38–39). Another similar passage comes in chapter 12, wherein the Buddha declares to his audience that the fantastic stupa to be constructed by Dev ...
modernization, social activism and the lao buddhist sangha1
... positive developments are part and parcel of this deep social change: drug addiction (mostly meta-amphetamine’s), environmental degradation, prostitution, trafficking and migrant labour, plus the increasing spread of HIV/AIDS are marking the late but therefore concentrated arrival of globalized mode ...
... positive developments are part and parcel of this deep social change: drug addiction (mostly meta-amphetamine’s), environmental degradation, prostitution, trafficking and migrant labour, plus the increasing spread of HIV/AIDS are marking the late but therefore concentrated arrival of globalized mode ...
A Western Student`s Meditation Experience Under The Guidance of
... Sayagyi gave a detailed reply to this letter on 25 June 1953: I am glad to hear that you are going into Phala state daily and that you can also come out of it at the moment you desire to do so. The Dukkha — suffering — is the result of the natural tendencies, and it will necessarily be intense if yo ...
... Sayagyi gave a detailed reply to this letter on 25 June 1953: I am glad to hear that you are going into Phala state daily and that you can also come out of it at the moment you desire to do so. The Dukkha — suffering — is the result of the natural tendencies, and it will necessarily be intense if yo ...
Karma, Character, and Consequentialism
... aim of the present enquiry is to determine which of these makes most sense as a theoretical explanation of karma. Despite the lack of research into the question, a consensus of a kind may be found in the dicta of scholars writing throughout the greater part of this century, and the consensus is that ...
... aim of the present enquiry is to determine which of these makes most sense as a theoretical explanation of karma. Despite the lack of research into the question, a consensus of a kind may be found in the dicta of scholars writing throughout the greater part of this century, and the consensus is that ...
Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Sy
... deepen in significance to accord with the practitioner’s emotional, mental, psychological, philosophical, and spiritual capacities. In the Buddhist scriptures each of these numerical lists may be further subdivided into various aspects or components. The six perfections, for example, are each divide ...
... deepen in significance to accord with the practitioner’s emotional, mental, psychological, philosophical, and spiritual capacities. In the Buddhist scriptures each of these numerical lists may be further subdivided into various aspects or components. The six perfections, for example, are each divide ...
Buddhism - A Concise Introduction
... two: Jesus and Buddha. When the people carried their puzzlement to the Buddha himself, the answer he gave provided an identity for his entire message: “Are you a god?” they asked. “No.” “An angel?” “No.” “A saint?” “No.” ...
... two: Jesus and Buddha. When the people carried their puzzlement to the Buddha himself, the answer he gave provided an identity for his entire message: “Are you a god?” they asked. “No.” “An angel?” “No.” “A saint?” “No.” ...
The Different Paths of Buddhism : A Narrative
... The Buddha also did not function as a mediator, reformer, prophet, priest, or theologian, because there was nothing to mediate, no organization to reform, no divinely inspired message to share with others, no organized ritual to perform or duties of office, and no deity upon which to reflect. The Budd ...
... The Buddha also did not function as a mediator, reformer, prophet, priest, or theologian, because there was nothing to mediate, no organization to reform, no divinely inspired message to share with others, no organized ritual to perform or duties of office, and no deity upon which to reflect. The Budd ...
the complete issue. - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... in academic English. After initial conversations with collaborators, I quickly discovered that my original concepts did not resonate with them. The ideas did not translate well into conversational Japanese. Because this is an ethnographic work where I am trying to understand how they experience the ...
... in academic English. After initial conversations with collaborators, I quickly discovered that my original concepts did not resonate with them. The ideas did not translate well into conversational Japanese. Because this is an ethnographic work where I am trying to understand how they experience the ...
PDF - SGI Quarterly Magazine
... Today, the Soka Gakkai International has some 12 million members in 192 countries and territories. From Korea, to Brazil, the USA, Italy and Ghana to India and Nepal, the birthplace of Buddhism, there are now SGI members who embrace this philosophy of individual empowerment and see the impact of the ...
... Today, the Soka Gakkai International has some 12 million members in 192 countries and territories. From Korea, to Brazil, the USA, Italy and Ghana to India and Nepal, the birthplace of Buddhism, there are now SGI members who embrace this philosophy of individual empowerment and see the impact of the ...
Mahasaranagamana
... I take refuge in the Buddha, ... in the Dhamma, and ... in the Samgha: (i) Until I have completed the meditation practice of Purity of Vision based on Sammasana Nana, the knowledge that enables the yogi to have a thorough understanding of the impermanence, the un-satisfactones and the non-self natur ...
... I take refuge in the Buddha, ... in the Dhamma, and ... in the Samgha: (i) Until I have completed the meditation practice of Purity of Vision based on Sammasana Nana, the knowledge that enables the yogi to have a thorough understanding of the impermanence, the un-satisfactones and the non-self natur ...
Sutra of the Medicine Buddha
... the removal of greed, anger and delusion, most other illnesses, however physical their symptoms, are also eventually cured. b) Transference of merit Some of us may ask whether the effect of evil karma can be… changed by repeating the name of Kuan-Yin (Avalokitesvara). This question is tied up with th ...
... the removal of greed, anger and delusion, most other illnesses, however physical their symptoms, are also eventually cured. b) Transference of merit Some of us may ask whether the effect of evil karma can be… changed by repeating the name of Kuan-Yin (Avalokitesvara). This question is tied up with th ...
Special Integration Experiences Required Reading
... protected the bodhi tree, while the great Indian master Atisha, later on as important as Nagarjuna to the Tibetan tradition, also often visited Bodhgaya and indeed attained many realizations there. Of the many places in northern India associated with the Buddha, eight in particular have become speci ...
... protected the bodhi tree, while the great Indian master Atisha, later on as important as Nagarjuna to the Tibetan tradition, also often visited Bodhgaya and indeed attained many realizations there. Of the many places in northern India associated with the Buddha, eight in particular have become speci ...
Kuroda Toshio - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... rises up in rebellion against the rule of a powerful state. Rather, it consisted of a gradual move away from the almost primitive ignorance that pervaded daily life and the activities of economic production; of the acquisition of an active and independent role in the conduct of business; of an overc ...
... rises up in rebellion against the rule of a powerful state. Rather, it consisted of a gradual move away from the almost primitive ignorance that pervaded daily life and the activities of economic production; of the acquisition of an active and independent role in the conduct of business; of an overc ...
Document
... of the three “Tantric” masters of the eighth century. I selected these three individuals because each one composed an essay on dhara∞i following different approaches. Huiyuan represents the emerging Chinese Buddhist intellectual community that mastered Sino-Indian literature, Daoshi embodies the mat ...
... of the three “Tantric” masters of the eighth century. I selected these three individuals because each one composed an essay on dhara∞i following different approaches. Huiyuan represents the emerging Chinese Buddhist intellectual community that mastered Sino-Indian literature, Daoshi embodies the mat ...
The Origin of Buddhist Meditation
... statements attributed to the Buddha are probably authentic. As he puts it: ‘Are jokes ever composed by committees?’9 But it is one thing to establish historical facts and another to identify teachings of the Buddha. Jokes or facts about the Buddha’s death do not establish whether the Buddha taught t ...
... statements attributed to the Buddha are probably authentic. As he puts it: ‘Are jokes ever composed by committees?’9 But it is one thing to establish historical facts and another to identify teachings of the Buddha. Jokes or facts about the Buddha’s death do not establish whether the Buddha taught t ...
Hur, Nam-lin - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... merits (accumulable through rituals and prayers), which was taught as a cure-all solution for human problems, was too superstitious and deceptive (see U and Kim 1968, and Kim Kwangsik 1996, 134–38). In order to foster Confucian virtues grounded in the cultivation of the “rational” mind, Chosŏn leade ...
... merits (accumulable through rituals and prayers), which was taught as a cure-all solution for human problems, was too superstitious and deceptive (see U and Kim 1968, and Kim Kwangsik 1996, 134–38). In order to foster Confucian virtues grounded in the cultivation of the “rational” mind, Chosŏn leade ...
UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA LAWRENCE THE REH
... in adjacent parts of China and Russia. Some studies recognize Vajrayana as a third branch of Buddhism, with a body of teachings attributed to the Indian Siddhas6, while others classify it as being part of Mahayana.7 The present paper will focus on Theravada Buddhism, which is practiced primarily in ...
... in adjacent parts of China and Russia. Some studies recognize Vajrayana as a third branch of Buddhism, with a body of teachings attributed to the Indian Siddhas6, while others classify it as being part of Mahayana.7 The present paper will focus on Theravada Buddhism, which is practiced primarily in ...
Third Karma Kuchen Bio
... Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Lhatrul Pedma Garwang, Drubwang Drodul Pawo Dorje, and many other eminent masters of the time. ...
... Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Lhatrul Pedma Garwang, Drubwang Drodul Pawo Dorje, and many other eminent masters of the time. ...
409. Heine, Steven
... have answered this doubt, experienced at the outset of his career, in his critique of the substantialist tendency referred to in the Shõbõgenzõ as the “Senika heresy,” which maintains the existence of a permanent soul that transcends the life and death of the body. In addition, Dõgen’s doctrines of ...
... have answered this doubt, experienced at the outset of his career, in his critique of the substantialist tendency referred to in the Shõbõgenzõ as the “Senika heresy,” which maintains the existence of a permanent soul that transcends the life and death of the body. In addition, Dõgen’s doctrines of ...
Buddhism and Modernity in Korea
... debate on the identity of Sŏn Buddhism revived the scholastic zeal for Sŏn Buddhism and opened a way for Sŏn revivalism, but in order to fully re-establish the Sŏn tradition, one had to wait for the appearance of a radical practitioner of meditation who could confirm the efficiency and relevance of ...
... debate on the identity of Sŏn Buddhism revived the scholastic zeal for Sŏn Buddhism and opened a way for Sŏn revivalism, but in order to fully re-establish the Sŏn tradition, one had to wait for the appearance of a radical practitioner of meditation who could confirm the efficiency and relevance of ...
An Analysis of The Old Man and the Sea in Christian, Universal and
... eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now definitely and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another b ...
... eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now definitely and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another b ...
A Buddhist View of Happiness
... while at the same time being a universal mystery. We talk a lot about happiness, and yet our definitions of happiness are many and varied. It’s the subject that fuels religion, philosophy, economics, even sports and recreation. But even with all of this, happiness boils down to how each of us as ind ...
... while at the same time being a universal mystery. We talk a lot about happiness, and yet our definitions of happiness are many and varied. It’s the subject that fuels religion, philosophy, economics, even sports and recreation. But even with all of this, happiness boils down to how each of us as ind ...