The Six Bardos: A Vajrayana Buddhist Perspective on Death and
... • Sidpa bardo (srid pa bar do): is the sixth bardo of becoming or transmigration. This bardo endures until the inner-breath commences in the new transmigrating form determined by the "karmic seeds" within the storehouse consciousness. ...
... • Sidpa bardo (srid pa bar do): is the sixth bardo of becoming or transmigration. This bardo endures until the inner-breath commences in the new transmigrating form determined by the "karmic seeds" within the storehouse consciousness. ...
Insight Meditation Society
... Website: www.dharma.org Printed in Canada on recycled paper using soy-based inks ...
... Website: www.dharma.org Printed in Canada on recycled paper using soy-based inks ...
The Yogin & the Madman: Reading the Biographical
... Guy Philippart notes (1994), it is not the personas of the saints, or the world in which they have lived, or the cults that developed around their memory, that is at the center of the study of hagiographic traditions. Rather, it is the texts themselves, their narratives, their internal dynamics, and ...
... Guy Philippart notes (1994), it is not the personas of the saints, or the world in which they have lived, or the cults that developed around their memory, that is at the center of the study of hagiographic traditions. Rather, it is the texts themselves, their narratives, their internal dynamics, and ...
Wonhyo - Charles Muller
... fifth and sixth centuries, to the extent that it had even influenced the interpretations of Yogācāra doctrine that came to be promoted in East Asia during this period. The new translations of Yogācāra texts produced by Xuanzang and his colleagues brought with them a powerful challenge to the underst ...
... fifth and sixth centuries, to the extent that it had even influenced the interpretations of Yogācāra doctrine that came to be promoted in East Asia during this period. The new translations of Yogācāra texts produced by Xuanzang and his colleagues brought with them a powerful challenge to the underst ...
Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge
... This book is copyright under the Berne Convention. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, or review, as per mitted under the Copyright Act, i<)56, no portion may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Inquiries should be addressed to th ...
... This book is copyright under the Berne Convention. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, or review, as per mitted under the Copyright Act, i<)56, no portion may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Inquiries should be addressed to th ...
pacific world - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... 元) era (799–800 CE). The biography has been referenced or summarized by modern scholars on several occasions,13 but until now has yet to be fully translated and explicated. It, and another early biography by Hunlunweng (混倫翁; T. 2157, 55.876b29–877a21) which was compiled into the same volume immediat ...
... 元) era (799–800 CE). The biography has been referenced or summarized by modern scholars on several occasions,13 but until now has yet to be fully translated and explicated. It, and another early biography by Hunlunweng (混倫翁; T. 2157, 55.876b29–877a21) which was compiled into the same volume immediat ...
golden sun adepts refuge
... Zopa Rinpoche none of the benefit you receive by following this program would have been possible. To Lama Zopa’s guru and FPMT’s founder, Lama Thubten Yeshe, no words could possibly capture the brilliance you brought to this world. You were a visionary and manager-without-equal in the means of energ ...
... Zopa Rinpoche none of the benefit you receive by following this program would have been possible. To Lama Zopa’s guru and FPMT’s founder, Lama Thubten Yeshe, no words could possibly capture the brilliance you brought to this world. You were a visionary and manager-without-equal in the means of energ ...
Asoka`s Dhamma
... Indicarum: Volume I, London 1925). This ensures that I do not read my own meaning into any word of Asoka. For the same reason I use already done English translation ofPali/Sanskrit texts. II ...
... Indicarum: Volume I, London 1925). This ensures that I do not read my own meaning into any word of Asoka. For the same reason I use already done English translation ofPali/Sanskrit texts. II ...
The Tulku System in Tibetan Buddhism
... secondly, to follow a scientific methodology in reviewing evidence and scriptures related to the research topic. Through a comprehensive study of historical accounts, core Buddhist texts and hagiographic literature, this study has found that while the basic Buddhist doctrines allow the possibility f ...
... secondly, to follow a scientific methodology in reviewing evidence and scriptures related to the research topic. Through a comprehensive study of historical accounts, core Buddhist texts and hagiographic literature, this study has found that while the basic Buddhist doctrines allow the possibility f ...
Wesak and the Re-Creation of Buddhist Tradition
... from the Latin root, idem, the word “identity”, meaning “the same”, actually has two meanings. The first, as the Latin root indicates, refers to the idea of “absolute sameness”. The second definition, cited in Peter Jenkin’s book, Social Identity, “is a concept of distinctiveness which presumes cons ...
... from the Latin root, idem, the word “identity”, meaning “the same”, actually has two meanings. The first, as the Latin root indicates, refers to the idea of “absolute sameness”. The second definition, cited in Peter Jenkin’s book, Social Identity, “is a concept of distinctiveness which presumes cons ...
Kosalan Philosophy dissertation - University of California, Berkeley
... Taittirīya Saṃhitā Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā Kāṇva Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā Vādhūla Sūtra Viṣṇu Purāṇa Yajurveda ...
... Taittirīya Saṃhitā Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā Kāṇva Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā Vādhūla Sūtra Viṣṇu Purāṇa Yajurveda ...
1 Pu Khwan Khao Worship of Shan in Yunnan
... But what is totally different is the result of the fight. In the story of Baka Brahma, we can strongly say that the Buddha defeats Baka Brahma, since Baka Brahma corrects his wrong view and then becomes a Buddhist, whereas in the myth of Pu Khwan Khao, the Buddha ‘recognizes’ the merit of Pu Khwan K ...
... But what is totally different is the result of the fight. In the story of Baka Brahma, we can strongly say that the Buddha defeats Baka Brahma, since Baka Brahma corrects his wrong view and then becomes a Buddhist, whereas in the myth of Pu Khwan Khao, the Buddha ‘recognizes’ the merit of Pu Khwan K ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... Alrar? Bowing? One could be forgi ven for rhinking this is a group of goddess~worshippers or new age therap ists. In fact, these women are attending a women's sesshin, or retreat, organised by the Sydney Zen Centre. Bur how is it that Japanese Zen Buddhism, with its patriarchal, monastic hierarchy a ...
... Alrar? Bowing? One could be forgi ven for rhinking this is a group of goddess~worshippers or new age therap ists. In fact, these women are attending a women's sesshin, or retreat, organised by the Sydney Zen Centre. Bur how is it that Japanese Zen Buddhism, with its patriarchal, monastic hierarchy a ...
Awaken to the Buddha Within
... enlightenment and in doing so became an example of what we, too, can achieve: We have within each of us our true nature, our own Buddha-nature, that is waiting to be fully awakened. Once, the Buddha was asked if he was a god. The Buddha replied that, no, he was not a god. Then was he an angel? No. A ...
... enlightenment and in doing so became an example of what we, too, can achieve: We have within each of us our true nature, our own Buddha-nature, that is waiting to be fully awakened. Once, the Buddha was asked if he was a god. The Buddha replied that, no, he was not a god. Then was he an angel? No. A ...
The Path of Awakening here.
... records we have of the Buddha’s teachings. As we search these scriptures, we will discover ourselves amidst their stories, teachings and practices, and even take a first step towards spiritual awakening. This series will also help you learn and master the Pali Canon: to locate suttas, teachings and ...
... records we have of the Buddha’s teachings. As we search these scriptures, we will discover ourselves amidst their stories, teachings and practices, and even take a first step towards spiritual awakening. This series will also help you learn and master the Pali Canon: to locate suttas, teachings and ...
Transplanting Buddhism: - Unisa Institutional Repository
... While it is an undeniable historical fact that Buddhism has spread far beyond India, adapting to local circumstances and spawning new variations in the process, the process by means of which it did so is obscure. Recent scholarship has shown that to impute a sense of"mission" to Buddhism is to emplo ...
... While it is an undeniable historical fact that Buddhism has spread far beyond India, adapting to local circumstances and spawning new variations in the process, the process by means of which it did so is obscure. Recent scholarship has shown that to impute a sense of"mission" to Buddhism is to emplo ...
Praying for the Republic
... Buddhist academies react to religious and secular issues compared to those who were not? This dissertation project seeks to answer some, if not all, of these questions. It is a study of the emergence and impact of modern educational institutions in Chinese Buddhism. Focusing on identity formation, I ...
... Buddhist academies react to religious and secular issues compared to those who were not? This dissertation project seeks to answer some, if not all, of these questions. It is a study of the emergence and impact of modern educational institutions in Chinese Buddhism. Focusing on identity formation, I ...
Buddhism A Very Short Introduction - Damien Keown
... complex subject, and we should be wary of generalizations made on the basis of familiarity with any single part. In particular, statements which begin 'Buddhists believe . . .' or 'Buddhism teaches . . .' must be treated with circumspection. We need to qualify them by asking which Buddhists are bein ...
... complex subject, and we should be wary of generalizations made on the basis of familiarity with any single part. In particular, statements which begin 'Buddhists believe . . .' or 'Buddhism teaches . . .' must be treated with circumspection. We need to qualify them by asking which Buddhists are bein ...
Buddhist Monastic Discipline
... Preface to the Second Edition discipline could normally be achieved only by the monk who gave all his time to the task.'1 Nevertheless, it is our belief that the subject has not received the attention it deserves. The present work attempts to assess the role of the monk in the religion which is the ...
... Preface to the Second Edition discipline could normally be achieved only by the monk who gave all his time to the task.'1 Nevertheless, it is our belief that the subject has not received the attention it deserves. The present work attempts to assess the role of the monk in the religion which is the ...
The Development of the Tathāgatagarbha in the Early Mahāyāna
... (Lkt.), Ghana-vyūha-sūtra, almost of them were translated into Chinese. In this thesis, I will try to explore the origin of the tathāgatagarbha and to verify whether it is the teaching of the Buddha. My study will base on the tathāgatagarbha literature extant in Chinese translation. The tathāgatagar ...
... (Lkt.), Ghana-vyūha-sūtra, almost of them were translated into Chinese. In this thesis, I will try to explore the origin of the tathāgatagarbha and to verify whether it is the teaching of the Buddha. My study will base on the tathāgatagarbha literature extant in Chinese translation. The tathāgatagar ...
Conversion by the Book: Buddhist Print Culture in Early Republican
... Scriptural publishing and texts had long occupied a place of importance in Chinese Buddhism, but they assumed a new prominence and role through Yang's lifetime and into the Republican period, when an entire array of activities surrounding Buddhist texts, from their collection and editing through to ...
... Scriptural publishing and texts had long occupied a place of importance in Chinese Buddhism, but they assumed a new prominence and role through Yang's lifetime and into the Republican period, when an entire array of activities surrounding Buddhist texts, from their collection and editing through to ...
Knowing and Living the Truth
... broader in English and closer to the sense in which this notion is used in Buddhist practice, that’s the word that will be used in this article.) Developing the Best in Yourself Of course, these qualities of enlightened people are present to some degree in us all. Even without being – or even aspiri ...
... broader in English and closer to the sense in which this notion is used in Buddhist practice, that’s the word that will be used in this article.) Developing the Best in Yourself Of course, these qualities of enlightened people are present to some degree in us all. Even without being – or even aspiri ...
Taming the Monkey Mind
... If the mind is agitated and the breath uneven, something is bothering you, or reciting the Buddha’s name either aloud or in a low voice is inconvenient, you should just move your lips, practicing silent recitation (Diamond Recitation). With this method, the number of recitations does not matter; the ...
... If the mind is agitated and the breath uneven, something is bothering you, or reciting the Buddha’s name either aloud or in a low voice is inconvenient, you should just move your lips, practicing silent recitation (Diamond Recitation). With this method, the number of recitations does not matter; the ...
Mahayana Buddhism - The Doctrinal Foundations
... as a medicine for curing quite specific spiritual ills. Mahayanists in particular see adaptation, and perhaps even syncretism, as a virtue in the Dharma, enabling the teachings to be adapted to the needs of hearers, and thereby indicating the wisdom and compassion of the Omniscient Buddha. The import ...
... as a medicine for curing quite specific spiritual ills. Mahayanists in particular see adaptation, and perhaps even syncretism, as a virtue in the Dharma, enabling the teachings to be adapted to the needs of hearers, and thereby indicating the wisdom and compassion of the Omniscient Buddha. The import ...
Buddhist Meditation: An anthology from the Pali canon
... Some words, such as kamma, dhamma and nibbana, have now passed into common English usage in their Sanskrit form. The word dhamma is, however, particularly tricky. In some contexts it means the teaching of the Buddha. In others, it applies more generally to things as they are: in the fourth foundatio ...
... Some words, such as kamma, dhamma and nibbana, have now passed into common English usage in their Sanskrit form. The word dhamma is, however, particularly tricky. In some contexts it means the teaching of the Buddha. In others, it applies more generally to things as they are: in the fourth foundatio ...