SD 9 - The Dharmafarers
... Although the fullest account of the Buddha’s last year in recorded in the Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta (D 16), 2 episodes and sections of it are found elsewhere in the Canon [3]. The two discourses following it in the Dīgha— the Mahā Sudassana Sutta (D 17) and the Jana,vasabha Sutta (D 18)—give detailed a ...
... Although the fullest account of the Buddha’s last year in recorded in the Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta (D 16), 2 episodes and sections of it are found elsewhere in the Canon [3]. The two discourses following it in the Dīgha— the Mahā Sudassana Sutta (D 17) and the Jana,vasabha Sutta (D 18)—give detailed a ...
The Wisdom Teachings of Buddhism with a New
... • Devotion to the Mentor Text (First Verse—p 10): “Through the great bliss state, I myself become the mentor deity. From my luminous body, Light rays shine all around, Massively blessing beings and things, Making the universe pure and fabulous, Perfection in its every quality.” ...
... • Devotion to the Mentor Text (First Verse—p 10): “Through the great bliss state, I myself become the mentor deity. From my luminous body, Light rays shine all around, Massively blessing beings and things, Making the universe pure and fabulous, Perfection in its every quality.” ...
Shikantaza(Just Sitting) - sotozen-net
... discard the raft. The zazen of Buddha-ancestors is not like this, but is simply Buddha’s practice. We could say that the situation of Buddha’s house is the one in which the essence, practice, and expounding are one and the same. (Eihei Koroku, vol. 8:11) In other schools zazen is a means to gain enl ...
... discard the raft. The zazen of Buddha-ancestors is not like this, but is simply Buddha’s practice. We could say that the situation of Buddha’s house is the one in which the essence, practice, and expounding are one and the same. (Eihei Koroku, vol. 8:11) In other schools zazen is a means to gain enl ...
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms
... Sacred Scriptures for nearly eighteen centuries. There are few predecessors in the field of Chinese literature into whose labours translators of the present century can enter. This will be received, I hope, as a sufficient apology for the minuteness and length of some of the notes. A second object i ...
... Sacred Scriptures for nearly eighteen centuries. There are few predecessors in the field of Chinese literature into whose labours translators of the present century can enter. This will be received, I hope, as a sufficient apology for the minuteness and length of some of the notes. A second object i ...
Prayers for Accomplishment in Meditation
... gratitude, humility, patience, generosity, sobriety, and so on. The word Buddhism comes from the Sanskrit root 'Budh' which means 'awake'. The Tibetan word for Buddha is 'San-gye' which means 'completely purified, and fully developed'. What is purified, or removed, is wrong view, and what is fully b ...
... gratitude, humility, patience, generosity, sobriety, and so on. The word Buddhism comes from the Sanskrit root 'Budh' which means 'awake'. The Tibetan word for Buddha is 'San-gye' which means 'completely purified, and fully developed'. What is purified, or removed, is wrong view, and what is fully b ...
Buddhist Prayer - A Buddhist Library
... gratitude, humility, patience, generosity, sobriety, and so on. The word Buddhism comes from the Sanskrit root 'Budh' which means 'awake'. The Tibetan word for Buddha is 'San-gye' which means 'completely purified, and fully developed'. What is purified, or removed, is wrong view, and what is fully b ...
... gratitude, humility, patience, generosity, sobriety, and so on. The word Buddhism comes from the Sanskrit root 'Budh' which means 'awake'. The Tibetan word for Buddha is 'San-gye' which means 'completely purified, and fully developed'. What is purified, or removed, is wrong view, and what is fully b ...
Alex Grey (born November 29, 1953) is an American artist
... (or visionary art) that is sometimes associated with the New Age movement. Grey is a Vajrayana practitioner. His body of work spans a variety of forms including performance art, process art, installation art, sculpture, visionary art, and painting. Grey is a member of the Integral Institute. He is a ...
... (or visionary art) that is sometimes associated with the New Age movement. Grey is a Vajrayana practitioner. His body of work spans a variety of forms including performance art, process art, installation art, sculpture, visionary art, and painting. Grey is a member of the Integral Institute. He is a ...
Isayo Samuddaka Sutta
... sobre and vow never to take strong drinks (surā) again; hence, their name, asura, “no more drink.”6 There is also a wordplay on asura (a + sura), where sura means “god, deva.”7 Hence, the asuras, having fallen from the heavens, that is, being toppled from their position, are known as a-sura, that is ...
... sobre and vow never to take strong drinks (surā) again; hence, their name, asura, “no more drink.”6 There is also a wordplay on asura (a + sura), where sura means “god, deva.”7 Hence, the asuras, having fallen from the heavens, that is, being toppled from their position, are known as a-sura, that is ...
Kamma at Death and Rebirth
... will drop out of the outlet. In the same way out of the multitude of kammas, we cannot tell which one of them will have the chance to produce the next life. We have accumulated so many good and bad kammic actions. Any one has the chance to produce its effect at life‟s end. For any ordinary person, n ...
... will drop out of the outlet. In the same way out of the multitude of kammas, we cannot tell which one of them will have the chance to produce the next life. We have accumulated so many good and bad kammic actions. Any one has the chance to produce its effect at life‟s end. For any ordinary person, n ...
Talk One
... tainted, are impure. This is the highest standard to differentiate good from bad. “Exalted One” is used in this context to remind us that we need to be alert and not careless. As for “request” and “response”, ancient people have used the example of a growing plant to explain “request”. A response w ...
... tainted, are impure. This is the highest standard to differentiate good from bad. “Exalted One” is used in this context to remind us that we need to be alert and not careless. As for “request” and “response”, ancient people have used the example of a growing plant to explain “request”. A response w ...
Analytical Buddhism: The Two
... contributed to by two strands or tiers. One tier is naturally unified consciousness – itself non-illusory. The other tier is grounded in a stream of desire-driven thoughts, emotions and perceptions. The content of these thoughts (and so forth) merge with native consciousness to create the impression ...
... contributed to by two strands or tiers. One tier is naturally unified consciousness – itself non-illusory. The other tier is grounded in a stream of desire-driven thoughts, emotions and perceptions. The content of these thoughts (and so forth) merge with native consciousness to create the impression ...
An Old Inscription from Amarāvatī and the Cult of the Local Monastic
... the erection of the monument." 7 But through the work of Zamindars, zealous treasure seekers, and untrained if well intentioned British civil servants, most of the complex—one of the longest lasting in India—has disappeared. 8 As a consequence, we know next to nothing about the monastic quarters the ...
... the erection of the monument." 7 But through the work of Zamindars, zealous treasure seekers, and untrained if well intentioned British civil servants, most of the complex—one of the longest lasting in India—has disappeared. 8 As a consequence, we know next to nothing about the monastic quarters the ...
Waking up to the Present: Vipassana Meditation and the Body
... practices were included, encompassing many forms of meditation and yoga, the study provides an interesting insight into what Westerners may be experiencing in practicing such techniques after longer periods of time. By only focusing on longtime practitioners, however, little can be said of the init ...
... practices were included, encompassing many forms of meditation and yoga, the study provides an interesting insight into what Westerners may be experiencing in practicing such techniques after longer periods of time. By only focusing on longtime practitioners, however, little can be said of the init ...
Chapter 1 - Princeton University Press
... every single one of such ethical questions. The Aristocles passage is crucially important, highly condensed, and not easy to understand, as attested to by the fact that its basic meaning has been disputed by scholars of Classical philosophy for the past century. It thus requires additional explanati ...
... every single one of such ethical questions. The Aristocles passage is crucially important, highly condensed, and not easy to understand, as attested to by the fact that its basic meaning has been disputed by scholars of Classical philosophy for the past century. It thus requires additional explanati ...
For more information about Nichiren Buddhism and a - Sgi-Usa
... very heart and core of the sutra’s teaching. He added nam to Myohorenge-kyo and set forth the chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the practice to accord one’s life with this Law, which he identified as the law of life itself. Nam comes from the Sanskrit word namas, which was translated in Chinese and ...
... very heart and core of the sutra’s teaching. He added nam to Myohorenge-kyo and set forth the chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the practice to accord one’s life with this Law, which he identified as the law of life itself. Nam comes from the Sanskrit word namas, which was translated in Chinese and ...
Reasoner Reincarnation and Karma
... the death of one life and the beginning of the next life. If karmically charged causal elements can be thought of as connected to a particular physical entity, what happens when that physical entity dies? Do the karmic elements stay attached to an enduring self or soul? Is a special subtle (invisibl ...
... the death of one life and the beginning of the next life. If karmically charged causal elements can be thought of as connected to a particular physical entity, what happens when that physical entity dies? Do the karmic elements stay attached to an enduring self or soul? Is a special subtle (invisibl ...
Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism
... members of the Sam≥gha. In the paradigmatic story of the Buddha, and other similar stories, we are presented with a view that conversion is a gradual process of realization, whereas in a number of other instances early Buddhists experience a sudden change that is more akin to the Christian idea of c ...
... members of the Sam≥gha. In the paradigmatic story of the Buddha, and other similar stories, we are presented with a view that conversion is a gradual process of realization, whereas in a number of other instances early Buddhists experience a sudden change that is more akin to the Christian idea of c ...
Aspects of the Study of the (earlier) Indian Mahāyāna
... concept of mahajñana needs to be taken into consideration in the present context; both terms being derivable from MIA mahaja∞a, a play on both meanings of this word was thus posible. See most recently S. Karashima, ‘Who composed the Lotus Sutra’, ARIRIAB 4 (2000), pp. 171-2; id. ‘Some features of th ...
... concept of mahajñana needs to be taken into consideration in the present context; both terms being derivable from MIA mahaja∞a, a play on both meanings of this word was thus posible. See most recently S. Karashima, ‘Who composed the Lotus Sutra’, ARIRIAB 4 (2000), pp. 171-2; id. ‘Some features of th ...
Book - Jainism in Buddhist Literature Author
... thorough investigation into the historical and traditional records of the two religions, established the fact that Jainism was an earlier and independent religion of India. Although over eighty years have passed since Jacobi's researches, the much-needed comparative study of Jainism and Buddhism ha ...
... thorough investigation into the historical and traditional records of the two religions, established the fact that Jainism was an earlier and independent religion of India. Although over eighty years have passed since Jacobi's researches, the much-needed comparative study of Jainism and Buddhism ha ...
The Religion of the Samurai
... simpler, and the Northern, the later and more developed faith. The former, based mainly on the Pali texts[2] is known as Hinayana[3] (small vehicle), or the inferior doctrine; while the latter, based on the various Sanskrit texts, [4] is known as Mahayana (large [1. The Southern School has its adher ...
... simpler, and the Northern, the later and more developed faith. The former, based mainly on the Pali texts[2] is known as Hinayana[3] (small vehicle), or the inferior doctrine; while the latter, based on the various Sanskrit texts, [4] is known as Mahayana (large [1. The Southern School has its adher ...
CHAPTER TWO King Asoka, Asoka`s Dhamma and
... that he" went to" the Sangha and made a lot of progress. We cannot be sure just what he meant by" going to " the Sangha-the Buddhist tradition. That it meant going and living with monks may be an exaggeration, but in any case it clearly involved getting to know more about. 24 It is clear that the ro ...
... that he" went to" the Sangha and made a lot of progress. We cannot be sure just what he meant by" going to " the Sangha-the Buddhist tradition. That it meant going and living with monks may be an exaggeration, but in any case it clearly involved getting to know more about. 24 It is clear that the ro ...
here - Nichiren Shu
... China, and all of Nichiren Daishonin's writings. Nichiren Shoshu concentrates its recitation of the Lotus Sutra to solely the 2nd and 16th chapters. It studies mainly these chapters, but also other areas as well, plus the teachings of T'ien T'ai, but its primary import in the area of religious study ...
... China, and all of Nichiren Daishonin's writings. Nichiren Shoshu concentrates its recitation of the Lotus Sutra to solely the 2nd and 16th chapters. It studies mainly these chapters, but also other areas as well, plus the teachings of T'ien T'ai, but its primary import in the area of religious study ...
What Buddhists Believe
... Venerable Dhammananda, I hope the Buddhist Summit will develop further and the light of Buddhism will shine over the entire world. This book, written by Venerable Dhammananda mainly from the Theravada perspective, is a good introduction to Buddhism. It explains basic principles of Buddhism in detail ...
... Venerable Dhammananda, I hope the Buddhist Summit will develop further and the light of Buddhism will shine over the entire world. This book, written by Venerable Dhammananda mainly from the Theravada perspective, is a good introduction to Buddhism. It explains basic principles of Buddhism in detail ...
What Buddhists Believe Expanded 4th edition
... Venerable Dhammananda, I hope the Buddhist Summit will develop further and the light of Buddhism will shine over the entire world. This book, written by Venerable Dhammananda mainly from the Theravada perspective, is a good introduction to Buddhism. It explains basic principles of Buddhism in detail ...
... Venerable Dhammananda, I hope the Buddhist Summit will develop further and the light of Buddhism will shine over the entire world. This book, written by Venerable Dhammananda mainly from the Theravada perspective, is a good introduction to Buddhism. It explains basic principles of Buddhism in detail ...
The Life of Nichiren Daishonin - Sgi-Usa
... suffering and set forth the means by which people could eradicate such suffering. On July 16, 1260, he submitted this treatise to Hojo Tokiyori, the retired regent of the Kamakura military government, who was still effectively the country’s most powerful leader. It was the first time that Nichiren r ...
... suffering and set forth the means by which people could eradicate such suffering. On July 16, 1260, he submitted this treatise to Hojo Tokiyori, the retired regent of the Kamakura military government, who was still effectively the country’s most powerful leader. It was the first time that Nichiren r ...