Buddhist Diplomacy: History and Status Quo
... Digha-nikaya (DN), Majjhima-nikaya (MN), Samyutta-nikaya (SN), and Avguttara-nikaya (AN), as well as the Chinese translation of the Agamas, including Chang Ahan Jing (largely matching Dighanikaya), Zhong Ahan Jing (largely matching Majjhima-nikaya), Zeng Yi Ahan Jing (largely matching Avguttara-nika ...
... Digha-nikaya (DN), Majjhima-nikaya (MN), Samyutta-nikaya (SN), and Avguttara-nikaya (AN), as well as the Chinese translation of the Agamas, including Chang Ahan Jing (largely matching Dighanikaya), Zhong Ahan Jing (largely matching Majjhima-nikaya), Zeng Yi Ahan Jing (largely matching Avguttara-nika ...
A Vision of Peace in the Lotus Sutra
... this. He appears in the world like a great cloud rising up. With a loud voice he penetrates to all the heavenly and human beings and the asuras of the entire world, like a great cloud spreading over the thousand-millionfold lands.”10 The simile of a great cloud rising is employed to explain the appe ...
... this. He appears in the world like a great cloud rising up. With a loud voice he penetrates to all the heavenly and human beings and the asuras of the entire world, like a great cloud spreading over the thousand-millionfold lands.”10 The simile of a great cloud rising is employed to explain the appe ...
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... “true,” as we’ve seen, means simply, “capable of leading beyond itself, capable of destroying itself, conducive to the move beyond all clinging to fixed views, conducive to ending suffering.” When a metaphysical view is shown to involve contra dictions, it is shown to be a conventional truth rathe ...
... “true,” as we’ve seen, means simply, “capable of leading beyond itself, capable of destroying itself, conducive to the move beyond all clinging to fixed views, conducive to ending suffering.” When a metaphysical view is shown to involve contra dictions, it is shown to be a conventional truth rathe ...
On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the
... in this life and enjoy good fortune in the life to come. But it is not enough that I alone should accept and have faith in your words — we must see to it that others as well are warned of their errors. On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land, WND, 26 Submitted to Hojo Tokiyori ...
... in this life and enjoy good fortune in the life to come. But it is not enough that I alone should accept and have faith in your words — we must see to it that others as well are warned of their errors. On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land, WND, 26 Submitted to Hojo Tokiyori ...
Ashtasahasrika_prajnaparamita
... The main characteristics of the Ashtashasrika prajnaparamita of 1015 are as follows. The use of following lines and colors applied in a blended sequence, to raise the plasticity of the figures marked the works of the early and mid 11th century. By the beginning of the 12th century, quickly applied c ...
... The main characteristics of the Ashtashasrika prajnaparamita of 1015 are as follows. The use of following lines and colors applied in a blended sequence, to raise the plasticity of the figures marked the works of the early and mid 11th century. By the beginning of the 12th century, quickly applied c ...
Toward a More Readable Translation of Tannishô 歎異抄―より
... that phenomenon may be regarded as the working of the universe. Our heartbeat, for example, is a manifestation of this working which is totally out of human control. Recognizing this working and knowing the powerlessness of human efforts is a crucial part of Shin Buddhist teaching. Our human life on ...
... that phenomenon may be regarded as the working of the universe. Our heartbeat, for example, is a manifestation of this working which is totally out of human control. Recognizing this working and knowing the powerlessness of human efforts is a crucial part of Shin Buddhist teaching. Our human life on ...
Two Traditions of Meditation in Ancient India
... Elements that were not part of the teaching of the Buddha but were not rejected either, might find their way in – after or even before the death of the Buddha – without anyone ever noticing, least of all the modern scholar. Perhaps the only hope ever to identify non-authentic elements in the Buddhis ...
... Elements that were not part of the teaching of the Buddha but were not rejected either, might find their way in – after or even before the death of the Buddha – without anyone ever noticing, least of all the modern scholar. Perhaps the only hope ever to identify non-authentic elements in the Buddhis ...
the two traditions of meditation in ancient india
... Elements that were not part of the teaching of the Buddha but were not rejected either, might find their way in – after or even before the death of the Buddha – without anyone ever noticing, least of all the modern scholar. Perhaps the only hope ever to identify non-authentic elements in the Buddhis ...
... Elements that were not part of the teaching of the Buddha but were not rejected either, might find their way in – after or even before the death of the Buddha – without anyone ever noticing, least of all the modern scholar. Perhaps the only hope ever to identify non-authentic elements in the Buddhis ...
Handbook For Mankind
... itself. It is also wrong for people of other religions to come and point at these shameful and disgraceful growths as being Buddhism. It is unjust, because these things are not Buddhism at all; they are excrescences. Those of us interested in furthering Buddhism, whether as a foothold for all peopl ...
... itself. It is also wrong for people of other religions to come and point at these shameful and disgraceful growths as being Buddhism. It is unjust, because these things are not Buddhism at all; they are excrescences. Those of us interested in furthering Buddhism, whether as a foothold for all peopl ...
Where Does the Cetanic Break Take Place?
... It is only direct nonconceptual understanding of the Four Noble Truths and so on that removes the deepest of the negative mental factors (kleśas) like anger and greed that greatly influence action.10 For instance, Buddhists distinguish the intellectual belief that the self exists (satkāyadṛṣṭi) from ...
... It is only direct nonconceptual understanding of the Four Noble Truths and so on that removes the deepest of the negative mental factors (kleśas) like anger and greed that greatly influence action.10 For instance, Buddhists distinguish the intellectual belief that the self exists (satkāyadṛṣṭi) from ...
True Buddhism and village Buddhism in Sri Lanka
... worthy, goals. This is frequently stated in the literature, though I did not recognize it in what my informants said. Since their views derive, as we have seen, in large part from books, and since also this issue is logically linked to that of meditation, I suppose that some elite Buddhists, at leas ...
... worthy, goals. This is frequently stated in the literature, though I did not recognize it in what my informants said. Since their views derive, as we have seen, in large part from books, and since also this issue is logically linked to that of meditation, I suppose that some elite Buddhists, at leas ...
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
... experiencing of that which is unworthy of experiencing — namely evil. Further, it is the non-perception of the conglomerate nature of the aggregates; non-perception of sense-organ and object in their respective and objective natures; non-perception of the emptiness or the relativity of the elements; ...
... experiencing of that which is unworthy of experiencing — namely evil. Further, it is the non-perception of the conglomerate nature of the aggregates; non-perception of sense-organ and object in their respective and objective natures; non-perception of the emptiness or the relativity of the elements; ...
The Buddhist Transformation of Silla Kingship: Buddha as a King
... policy decisions can be mandatory and can have a uniform appeal only if they are based on consensus. This political structure meant that the Silla king was not an absolute ruler of a centralised monarchy, but just primus inter pares, one whose authority was under constant check by the powerful arist ...
... policy decisions can be mandatory and can have a uniform appeal only if they are based on consensus. This political structure meant that the Silla king was not an absolute ruler of a centralised monarchy, but just primus inter pares, one whose authority was under constant check by the powerful arist ...
The following articles by Venerable Ajahn Brahmavamso were taken
... things, to establish a monastery, they would dedicate it to The Sangha of the Four Quarters Present and Yet to Come. The Sangha of the four quarters present and yet to come means ALL properly ordained monks and nuns. This would include all legitimate Buddhist monks and nuns, of all nationalities and ...
... things, to establish a monastery, they would dedicate it to The Sangha of the Four Quarters Present and Yet to Come. The Sangha of the four quarters present and yet to come means ALL properly ordained monks and nuns. This would include all legitimate Buddhist monks and nuns, of all nationalities and ...
The Theology of Mahayana Buddhism. (Concluded.)
... In spite of its great importance in the Buddhist speculative system, however, many grave mistakes and misrepresentations continue to exist in the Western mind, and even in many of the books which purport to expound the Buddhist faith. These various mis- ...
... In spite of its great importance in the Buddhist speculative system, however, many grave mistakes and misrepresentations continue to exist in the Western mind, and even in many of the books which purport to expound the Buddhist faith. These various mis- ...
Thailand`s International Meditation Centers as Sites of Missionization
... religious beliefs. Buddhists in Thailand have recently introduced new strategies, such as creating opportunities for non-Buddhists to participate in a meditation retreat, join a Buddhist community and allowing volunteers to teach English in a temple setting. With this as my topic, this research’s m ...
... religious beliefs. Buddhists in Thailand have recently introduced new strategies, such as creating opportunities for non-Buddhists to participate in a meditation retreat, join a Buddhist community and allowing volunteers to teach English in a temple setting. With this as my topic, this research’s m ...
Arahants and Bodhisattvas
... are unlikely to be free of bias). This is by no means easy. It's much simpler to take either a standpoint of "Nikàya purism" or one of "Mahàyàna elitism" and hold to it without flinching. The problem with these two standpoints, however, is that both are obliged to neglect facts that are discomfortin ...
... are unlikely to be free of bias). This is by no means easy. It's much simpler to take either a standpoint of "Nikàya purism" or one of "Mahàyàna elitism" and hold to it without flinching. The problem with these two standpoints, however, is that both are obliged to neglect facts that are discomfortin ...
Oral Dimensions of Pāli Discourses: Pericopes, other Mnemonic
... the preservation of sacred material, for which free improvisation is inappropriate.15 Moreover, recitation was often undertaken communally by the reciters, which leaves little scope for free improvisation.16 The emphasis on verbatim transmission in the early Buddhist oral tradition can even be detec ...
... the preservation of sacred material, for which free improvisation is inappropriate.15 Moreover, recitation was often undertaken communally by the reciters, which leaves little scope for free improvisation.16 The emphasis on verbatim transmission in the early Buddhist oral tradition can even be detec ...
BUILDING BRIDGES A Tapestry of Faith Program for Youth
... Answer any questions you could not answer from the last workshop. Invite youth to sit in a circle. Light the chalice with these words: We light this chalice in celebration of Unitarian Universalism and the sustaining faiths of all people of the world. May the flame represent the fire of our commitm ...
... Answer any questions you could not answer from the last workshop. Invite youth to sit in a circle. Light the chalice with these words: We light this chalice in celebration of Unitarian Universalism and the sustaining faiths of all people of the world. May the flame represent the fire of our commitm ...
What, If Anything, Is Mahyna Buddhism? Problems of Definitions and
... object of studyexists, which has been labeled "MahayanaBuddhism," and that certainsenses of its definitionand classificationare and have been held by studentsof this object.We may thereforefruitfullybegin by examiningsome of these ideas.1 An apparentlyfundamentalpresuppositionin at least most of the ...
... object of studyexists, which has been labeled "MahayanaBuddhism," and that certainsenses of its definitionand classificationare and have been held by studentsof this object.We may thereforefruitfullybegin by examiningsome of these ideas.1 An apparentlyfundamentalpresuppositionin at least most of the ...
BUILDING BRIDGES A Tapestry of Faith Program for Youth
... For the sake of your guest, keep this conversation within 10 minutes or less. Use newsprint for a "parking lot," a place to record any topics that emerge that the group would like to discuss but which are not pertinent to the immediate discussion. Inform the group that a guest will enter shortly, so ...
... For the sake of your guest, keep this conversation within 10 minutes or less. Use newsprint for a "parking lot," a place to record any topics that emerge that the group would like to discuss but which are not pertinent to the immediate discussion. Inform the group that a guest will enter shortly, so ...
Observations on the Reform of Buddhism in Nepal
... -*We are grateful to Mr. Philip Pierce, M.A., of the Nepal Research Centre in Kathmandu for translating the German text of this contribu tion into English in the autumn of 1986 . - We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the Ven. Theras, Bhikkhus, Anägärikäs and lay members of the Buddhist comm ...
... -*We are grateful to Mr. Philip Pierce, M.A., of the Nepal Research Centre in Kathmandu for translating the German text of this contribu tion into English in the autumn of 1986 . - We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the Ven. Theras, Bhikkhus, Anägärikäs and lay members of the Buddhist comm ...
Human-Centered Buddhism--One that Accords with Dharma
... one must have a solid philosophical understanding of both one’s own school of thought and those of the other schools. For this reason, my lecture notes on the scriptures of the three Mahayana schools are included in the first part of the Miao Yun Collection. They explain clearly the distinctions in ...
... one must have a solid philosophical understanding of both one’s own school of thought and those of the other schools. For this reason, my lecture notes on the scriptures of the three Mahayana schools are included in the first part of the Miao Yun Collection. They explain clearly the distinctions in ...
japan`s modernization and buddhism - Nanzan Institute for Religion
... performed their only social function in holding ceremonies for funerals, commemorations of the dead, urabon ( the Buddhist All Souls’ Day )，etc. As the Buddh:st sects were, on the one hand, subordinate to and protected by the feudal ruler, and on the other hand, justified their existence by holding ...
... performed their only social function in holding ceremonies for funerals, commemorations of the dead, urabon ( the Buddhist All Souls’ Day )，etc. As the Buddh:st sects were, on the one hand, subordinate to and protected by the feudal ruler, and on the other hand, justified their existence by holding ...
This booklet is presented with please to acquire insight knowledge
... The last verse of the enlightened one was “viadhamma sankhara”. All created things are impermanent. What is the first word? ....….…… The meaning of “buddha dhamma” is realizing the truth. It is also called “bodhi”. “Bodhin chuttati chatusu ariya sachchesu nanan” – Bodhi means understanding the four ...
... The last verse of the enlightened one was “viadhamma sankhara”. All created things are impermanent. What is the first word? ....….…… The meaning of “buddha dhamma” is realizing the truth. It is also called “bodhi”. “Bodhin chuttati chatusu ariya sachchesu nanan” – Bodhi means understanding the four ...