Obstructive or counteractive karma (upapiḍaka
... Intention and the moral quality of actions[ "It is intention that I call karma" (cetanahan bukkhave kammam vadami) The fourth is the Aggregate of Mental Formations (Samkhārakkhandha). In this group are included all volitional activities both good and bad. What is generally known as karma (or kamma) ...
... Intention and the moral quality of actions[ "It is intention that I call karma" (cetanahan bukkhave kammam vadami) The fourth is the Aggregate of Mental Formations (Samkhārakkhandha). In this group are included all volitional activities both good and bad. What is generally known as karma (or kamma) ...
Meditation on the Nature of Mind
... something like “self-creation” based on the law of causality: cause and effect. Nontheistic religions ultimately believe that we ourselves are the creator. Naturally, this creator cannot be the body. The body is important as the basis of mind: for example, the human body is the basis of human mind, ...
... something like “self-creation” based on the law of causality: cause and effect. Nontheistic religions ultimately believe that we ourselves are the creator. Naturally, this creator cannot be the body. The body is important as the basis of mind: for example, the human body is the basis of human mind, ...
faith and renunciation
... or kāmānaṃ nissaraṇaṃ).14 It could, indeed, be a play on words where both meanings are involved. According to Thanissaro (1993, 45), “the Buddha recommends relinquishing attachment to sensuality, not because sensual pleasures are in any way evil, but because the attachment itself is dangerous: both ...
... or kāmānaṃ nissaraṇaṃ).14 It could, indeed, be a play on words where both meanings are involved. According to Thanissaro (1993, 45), “the Buddha recommends relinquishing attachment to sensuality, not because sensual pleasures are in any way evil, but because the attachment itself is dangerous: both ...
Compassion in Schopenhauer and Śāntideva Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Śāntideva also tries to neutralize desire by showing that a man (the perceived audience is male) is prepared to put himself in danger (8:40, 42, 77, 78), risk appearing foolish (8:77), and waste money (8:71, 72, 79) and effort (8:72, 73, 74, 80, 82) to satisfy this desire for what turns out to be so ...
... Śāntideva also tries to neutralize desire by showing that a man (the perceived audience is male) is prepared to put himself in danger (8:40, 42, 77, 78), risk appearing foolish (8:77), and waste money (8:71, 72, 79) and effort (8:72, 73, 74, 80, 82) to satisfy this desire for what turns out to be so ...
Bhāvaviveka`s Syllogism as an Initial Step to Enlightenment
... because the other two works make references to this text. Translated into both Sanskrit8 and Tibetan versions, the MHK is a text consisting of merely verses. Tibetan Buddhists believe that Bhāvaviveka had composed an auto-commentary called the Tj to interpret the verses of the MHK. Only a Tibetan ve ...
... because the other two works make references to this text. Translated into both Sanskrit8 and Tibetan versions, the MHK is a text consisting of merely verses. Tibetan Buddhists believe that Bhāvaviveka had composed an auto-commentary called the Tj to interpret the verses of the MHK. Only a Tibetan ve ...
The Life of the Buddha and the Four oble Truths
... these misconceptions the Buddha worked at becoming a scholar and became very skilled in all different arts. It also shows that it is necessary to receive a full education in the culture in which we are born. We must be fully at one with various positive aspects of our culture to be able to become a ...
... these misconceptions the Buddha worked at becoming a scholar and became very skilled in all different arts. It also shows that it is necessary to receive a full education in the culture in which we are born. We must be fully at one with various positive aspects of our culture to be able to become a ...
A Gandhari Version of the Rhinoceros Sutra
... definition, of pratyeka-buddhas with solitude that they were subsequently, rather than originally, associated with the Rhinoceros Siitra, of which solitude is the central theme and message. This suspicion has been reinforced, in the view of some scholars (Kloppenborg 1974: 11; Wiltshire 1990: 1-2; C ...
... definition, of pratyeka-buddhas with solitude that they were subsequently, rather than originally, associated with the Rhinoceros Siitra, of which solitude is the central theme and message. This suspicion has been reinforced, in the view of some scholars (Kloppenborg 1974: 11; Wiltshire 1990: 1-2; C ...
Acro Dist 5 5.2 24jun01, Job 3
... dle Path, which subsequently became one of the sa lient characteristics of his teaching. Early in the morning on the full moon day of Vesa kha, as he was seated in deep meditation under the Bodhi Tree, unaided and unguided by any supernatural agency but solely relying on his own efforts, the cons ...
... dle Path, which subsequently became one of the sa lient characteristics of his teaching. Early in the morning on the full moon day of Vesa kha, as he was seated in deep meditation under the Bodhi Tree, unaided and unguided by any supernatural agency but solely relying on his own efforts, the cons ...
CHAPTER FIVE THE SOCIAL ETHICS IN BUDDHISM AND TAOISM
... or dissimilar in complying with or spurning the Taoist precepts will affect the types of relationship they may have. Because one side‘s interpersonal behaviour that is carried out toward the other depends upon the target‘s reactions to be realized, the continuation of interpersonal interactions or ...
... or dissimilar in complying with or spurning the Taoist precepts will affect the types of relationship they may have. Because one side‘s interpersonal behaviour that is carried out toward the other depends upon the target‘s reactions to be realized, the continuation of interpersonal interactions or ...
Document
... Early Indian Buddhism tremendously diverse in doctrines and practices Oral canon of authoritative teachings first compiled within a few years of Şakyamuni’s death, but not recorded in writing until 1st century BCE – Tripitaka (“Three Baskets”): Sūtra (discourses of the Buddha) Vinaya (monastic regul ...
... Early Indian Buddhism tremendously diverse in doctrines and practices Oral canon of authoritative teachings first compiled within a few years of Şakyamuni’s death, but not recorded in writing until 1st century BCE – Tripitaka (“Three Baskets”): Sūtra (discourses of the Buddha) Vinaya (monastic regul ...
Protecting Oneself and Others Through Mindfulness – The Acrobat
... seems to be considerable scope for protection of others to benefit oneself. As the Saṃyukta-āgama parallel to the Sedaka-sutta points out, one who protects others gives them "the gift of fearlessness, the gift of non-violation, the gift of harmlessness". Making the 'dāna' preparations required to be ...
... seems to be considerable scope for protection of others to benefit oneself. As the Saṃyukta-āgama parallel to the Sedaka-sutta points out, one who protects others gives them "the gift of fearlessness, the gift of non-violation, the gift of harmlessness". Making the 'dāna' preparations required to be ...
Did the Buddha Speak Pāli?
... indication of the Pāli to the Māgadhī (magadhī bhāsā)) is understandable; because it was there in Māgadha the Buddha ended up most of his time with the king Biṃbisāra, one of the royal patronages of Indian Buddhism. Māgadha was also a stronghold center for Buddhist activities after the death of the ...
... indication of the Pāli to the Māgadhī (magadhī bhāsā)) is understandable; because it was there in Māgadha the Buddha ended up most of his time with the king Biṃbisāra, one of the royal patronages of Indian Buddhism. Māgadha was also a stronghold center for Buddhist activities after the death of the ...
steve odin PEACE AND COMPASSION IN THE MICROCOSMIC
... and Tendai (Chinese: T’ien-t’ai) Buddhist philosophy rooted in the Buddhist scripture known as the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law (Japanese: Myôhô renge kyô), otherwise known as the Lotus Sutra (Japanese: Hoke-kyô). More specifically, this holographic or microcosmic– macrocosmic paradigm is articu ...
... and Tendai (Chinese: T’ien-t’ai) Buddhist philosophy rooted in the Buddhist scripture known as the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law (Japanese: Myôhô renge kyô), otherwise known as the Lotus Sutra (Japanese: Hoke-kyô). More specifically, this holographic or microcosmic– macrocosmic paradigm is articu ...
The Five Precepts - Suffering and Its Causes
... This deductive method the Buddha uses to derive the first four precepts. The fifth precept, abstaining from intoxicants, appears to deal only with my relation to myself, with what I put into my own body. However, because the violation of this precept can lead to the violation of all the other precep ...
... This deductive method the Buddha uses to derive the first four precepts. The fifth precept, abstaining from intoxicants, appears to deal only with my relation to myself, with what I put into my own body. However, because the violation of this precept can lead to the violation of all the other precep ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... which claims that this same consciousness survives death unchanged. The Buddha states that this consciousness arises and ceases under the principle of Dependent Co-arising and that consciousness which survives death also evolves under the same principle.] SN Khandhasaṃyutta: [The Suttas in this se ...
... which claims that this same consciousness survives death unchanged. The Buddha states that this consciousness arises and ceases under the principle of Dependent Co-arising and that consciousness which survives death also evolves under the same principle.] SN Khandhasaṃyutta: [The Suttas in this se ...
First Exam
... What reasons does Huston Smith provide for treating Confucianism as a religion? What additional reasons did Professor Shrader provide in class? Are you convinced? Why? Explicate, and briefly discuss, the impact of Confucianism on China and other parts of Asia. Huston Smith presents three senses in w ...
... What reasons does Huston Smith provide for treating Confucianism as a religion? What additional reasons did Professor Shrader provide in class? Are you convinced? Why? Explicate, and briefly discuss, the impact of Confucianism on China and other parts of Asia. Huston Smith presents three senses in w ...
Ascetic Figures Before and in Early Buddhism: The Emergence of
... Secondly, how ought we to understand the role and function of his teaching and his significance as a mediator if, in principle, beings can achieve the same end by their own efforts? These queries, it must be appreciated, do not take the form of criticisms launched from without the Buddhist tradition ...
... Secondly, how ought we to understand the role and function of his teaching and his significance as a mediator if, in principle, beings can achieve the same end by their own efforts? These queries, it must be appreciated, do not take the form of criticisms launched from without the Buddhist tradition ...
The Bahudhātuka-sutta and its Parallels On Women`s Inabilities
... Ānanda, it is not possible for a person [endowed] with a vision of the truth to follow other recluses and Brahmins and declare: ‘Honorable ones, you see what can be seen and know what can be known.’ [However], it is certainly possible for an ordinary worldling to follow other recluses and Brahmins a ...
... Ānanda, it is not possible for a person [endowed] with a vision of the truth to follow other recluses and Brahmins and declare: ‘Honorable ones, you see what can be seen and know what can be known.’ [However], it is certainly possible for an ordinary worldling to follow other recluses and Brahmins a ...
here - Harvard Negotiation Law Review
... of publications devoted to this topic and in the experience of many who have tried mindfulness meditation. There is a large and growing number of books and publications examining and relating Buddhism to Christianity40 and Judaism.41 These materials suggest the Buddhist tradition can be practiced al ...
... of publications devoted to this topic and in the experience of many who have tried mindfulness meditation. There is a large and growing number of books and publications examining and relating Buddhism to Christianity40 and Judaism.41 These materials suggest the Buddhist tradition can be practiced al ...
classVIIIenglishBoddo
... New textbooks for classes VI to X were developed in accordance with the modification and renewed curriculum and syllabus. These books were first introduced in classes VI and IX in 1996 and those for classes VII and VIII were introduced in 1997. As usual these textbooks are written in Bangla. In comp ...
... New textbooks for classes VI to X were developed in accordance with the modification and renewed curriculum and syllabus. These books were first introduced in classes VI and IX in 1996 and those for classes VII and VIII were introduced in 1997. As usual these textbooks are written in Bangla. In comp ...
Bahudhātuka-sutta On Women‖s Inabilities Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Ānanda, it is not possible for a person [endowed] with a vision of the truth to follow other recluses and Brahmins and declare: ―Honorable ones, you see what can be seen and know what can be known.‖ [However], it is certainly possible for an ordinary worldling to follow other recluses and Brahmins a ...
... Ānanda, it is not possible for a person [endowed] with a vision of the truth to follow other recluses and Brahmins and declare: ―Honorable ones, you see what can be seen and know what can be known.‖ [However], it is certainly possible for an ordinary worldling to follow other recluses and Brahmins a ...
Under the Influence of Buddhism
... pleasures; the other on inner contentment and peace (Dorji 2010). The two are the physical and mental components of happiness, with the mental experience or the inner force playing a more powerful role. A very pleasant environment will make little difference if we are mentally depressed, but inner p ...
... pleasures; the other on inner contentment and peace (Dorji 2010). The two are the physical and mental components of happiness, with the mental experience or the inner force playing a more powerful role. A very pleasant environment will make little difference if we are mentally depressed, but inner p ...
On the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious
... Zen Practice, and in particular yogic traditions, but asserts that ‘all mediation practices used in the SR&RP4 were taught independent of the religious and cultural beliefs associated with them in their countries and traditions of origin’ (Kabat-Zinn 1982, 33). The institutionalisation and applicati ...
... Zen Practice, and in particular yogic traditions, but asserts that ‘all mediation practices used in the SR&RP4 were taught independent of the religious and cultural beliefs associated with them in their countries and traditions of origin’ (Kabat-Zinn 1982, 33). The institutionalisation and applicati ...
wesak-option - Full Moon Meditations
... The origin of suffering is attachment to transient things and the ignorance thereof. Transient things do not only include the physical objects that surround us, but also ideas, and— in a greater sense—all objects of our perception. Ignorance is the lack of understanding of how our mind is attached t ...
... The origin of suffering is attachment to transient things and the ignorance thereof. Transient things do not only include the physical objects that surround us, but also ideas, and— in a greater sense—all objects of our perception. Ignorance is the lack of understanding of how our mind is attached t ...
Global Buddhism
... The form of Buddhism that evolved during the period of traditional Buddhism did not end with the emergence of revival or modern Buddhism. On the contrary, both forms existed side-by-side, with reformist Buddhists strongly criticizing traditional Buddhist ritualistic practices and views. It should be ...
... The form of Buddhism that evolved during the period of traditional Buddhism did not end with the emergence of revival or modern Buddhism. On the contrary, both forms existed side-by-side, with reformist Buddhists strongly criticizing traditional Buddhist ritualistic practices and views. It should be ...