The Main Topics of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Poetry
... that the basic definition of anātman is that the five aggregates that constitute a sentient being lack any essence, or anything permanent. Śākyamuni Buddha explained in the Anatta-lakkhana Sutta that, “"Form, ... feeling, ... perception, ... [mental] fabrications, ... consciousness is not self.” Jap ...
... that the basic definition of anātman is that the five aggregates that constitute a sentient being lack any essence, or anything permanent. Śākyamuni Buddha explained in the Anatta-lakkhana Sutta that, “"Form, ... feeling, ... perception, ... [mental] fabrications, ... consciousness is not self.” Jap ...
mudra - WordPress.com
... shown made with the left hand by a revered figure devoted to human salvation from greed, anger and delusion. • The Varada mudra can be made with the arm crooked and the palm offered slightly turned up or in the case of the arm facing down the palm presented with the fingers ...
... shown made with the left hand by a revered figure devoted to human salvation from greed, anger and delusion. • The Varada mudra can be made with the arm crooked and the palm offered slightly turned up or in the case of the arm facing down the palm presented with the fingers ...
THE BUDDHA SAID THAT BUDDHA SAID SO: A TRANSLATION
... found several Sanskrit Buddhist texts in Nepal and subsequently distributed them to his colleagues in the first half of the nineteenth century.4 Hodgson sometimes consulted with practitioners regarding the contents of these texts, but most scholars after him seem to have abandoned this practice in ...
... found several Sanskrit Buddhist texts in Nepal and subsequently distributed them to his colleagues in the first half of the nineteenth century.4 Hodgson sometimes consulted with practitioners regarding the contents of these texts, but most scholars after him seem to have abandoned this practice in ...
the complete issue - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... its transformation critically different from those already under consideration in cognitive science. For the theoretical systems of Buddhist psychology to engage contemporary thought, it is necessary to find an approach to the working of mind that is congruent, i.e., one which has a similar scope of ...
... its transformation critically different from those already under consideration in cognitive science. For the theoretical systems of Buddhist psychology to engage contemporary thought, it is necessary to find an approach to the working of mind that is congruent, i.e., one which has a similar scope of ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
The Therīgāthā - Buddhist Publication Society
... when viewed against the background of the relevant commentarial clarification) indeed reveal fascinatingly distinctive feminine perspectives, the likes of which are rarely seen elsewhere in Pāli canonical contexts. That the Buddhist spiritual exertions depicted here are those of women tends, to be s ...
... when viewed against the background of the relevant commentarial clarification) indeed reveal fascinatingly distinctive feminine perspectives, the likes of which are rarely seen elsewhere in Pāli canonical contexts. That the Buddhist spiritual exertions depicted here are those of women tends, to be s ...
Download:Three Methods of Merit Accumulation(PDF file)
... Dignified Mahayana Sutra of Treasured Kingdom, (this sutra was translated in the Song Dynasty in China). In this sutra, it elaborates mainly on the merit of the name and the mantra of Avalokiteshvara. The Lord Longchenpa said that: “even if one were to only hear the title of this sutra, one would no ...
... Dignified Mahayana Sutra of Treasured Kingdom, (this sutra was translated in the Song Dynasty in China). In this sutra, it elaborates mainly on the merit of the name and the mantra of Avalokiteshvara. The Lord Longchenpa said that: “even if one were to only hear the title of this sutra, one would no ...
noid-Abstract - The Journal of Novel Applied Sciences
... Early in the shadow of the sacred texts of Buddhism should be recognized. The original texts were passed two characteristics: first, purely practical perspective ÷ to have the salvation of the human suffering involved, and nirvana is the opposite of human suffering and the achievement of Nirvana th ...
... Early in the shadow of the sacred texts of Buddhism should be recognized. The original texts were passed two characteristics: first, purely practical perspective ÷ to have the salvation of the human suffering involved, and nirvana is the opposite of human suffering and the achievement of Nirvana th ...
The Origin of Buddhist Meditation
... literature must be chronologically stratified. But it is not clear how even the oldest stratum in the early texts could be attributed to the Buddha, should it be identified to some degree of satisfaction. For there appear to be no criteria, internal (e.g. a text whose authenticity is obvious) or ext ...
... literature must be chronologically stratified. But it is not clear how even the oldest stratum in the early texts could be attributed to the Buddha, should it be identified to some degree of satisfaction. For there appear to be no criteria, internal (e.g. a text whose authenticity is obvious) or ext ...
Gotami-apadana
... Walters argues that “Gotami’s Story” “addresses itself to Buddhist women, from nuns striving for nirvana here and now to laywomen and goddesses for whom the goal remains more remote” (116). He contends that Gotami is “the female counterpart of the Buddha, the founder and leader of the nuns’ order wh ...
... Walters argues that “Gotami’s Story” “addresses itself to Buddhist women, from nuns striving for nirvana here and now to laywomen and goddesses for whom the goal remains more remote” (116). He contends that Gotami is “the female counterpart of the Buddha, the founder and leader of the nuns’ order wh ...
On the naturalization of karma and rebirth | SpringerLink
... The idea of non-self (anātman) or the non-existence of self may sound counterintuitive to some, and it may seem even more bizarre that such a phenomenon can be reborn. For if there is no self, who or what is the entity that is reborn? Is rebirth consistent with the Buddhist theory of no self?25 This ...
... The idea of non-self (anātman) or the non-existence of self may sound counterintuitive to some, and it may seem even more bizarre that such a phenomenon can be reborn. For if there is no self, who or what is the entity that is reborn? Is rebirth consistent with the Buddhist theory of no self?25 This ...
Tokharian Buddhism in Kucha - Sino
... SINO-PLATONIC PAPERS is an occasional series dedicated to making available to specialists and the interested public the results of research that, because of its unconventional or controversial nature, might otherwise go unpublished. The editor-in-chief actively encourages younger, not yet well estab ...
... SINO-PLATONIC PAPERS is an occasional series dedicated to making available to specialists and the interested public the results of research that, because of its unconventional or controversial nature, might otherwise go unpublished. The editor-in-chief actively encourages younger, not yet well estab ...
The Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan Buddhism
... forms of Buddhism, (3) Chinese Buddhism, which is also referred to as the “Buddhism of the Han people,” and (4) the Chan tradition within Chinese Buddhism. Moreover, I also spoke on the convergence of DDM Chan Buddhism with the modern world, making DDM Chan Buddhism a mainstay in mainstream global B ...
... forms of Buddhism, (3) Chinese Buddhism, which is also referred to as the “Buddhism of the Han people,” and (4) the Chan tradition within Chinese Buddhism. Moreover, I also spoke on the convergence of DDM Chan Buddhism with the modern world, making DDM Chan Buddhism a mainstay in mainstream global B ...
1 - VTechWorks
... TsongkhaPa arrived at Drigung, a five day journey2 from Lhasa, where he met the head lama of Drigung Kargyud monastery, Chenga Chokyi Gyalpo. This great lama was his first teacher (of Kargyud sect of Buddhism in Tibet) after leaving his original master of Nyingma (Kyabje Dondub Rinchen) who tutored ...
... TsongkhaPa arrived at Drigung, a five day journey2 from Lhasa, where he met the head lama of Drigung Kargyud monastery, Chenga Chokyi Gyalpo. This great lama was his first teacher (of Kargyud sect of Buddhism in Tibet) after leaving his original master of Nyingma (Kyabje Dondub Rinchen) who tutored ...
Laymen saints - The Dharmafarers
... audience since they have good roots, that is, enjoying the fruit of their past good karma. They are those with very little dust or do dust in their eyes, with keen faculties, with good qualities, easy to teach, seeing blame and fear in the otherworld. This too may refer to the rich field, especially ...
... audience since they have good roots, that is, enjoying the fruit of their past good karma. They are those with very little dust or do dust in their eyes, with keen faculties, with good qualities, easy to teach, seeing blame and fear in the otherworld. This too may refer to the rich field, especially ...
Transcending Ego: Distinguishing Consciousness from Wisdom
... nature and when we feel that we possess a mind, this mind is merely a continuity of an everchanging stream. This means the mind for Buddhists is not a permanent self in the Hindu sense or a soul in the Christian sense. This consciousness does not only store these impressions from many lifetimes, but ...
... nature and when we feel that we possess a mind, this mind is merely a continuity of an everchanging stream. This means the mind for Buddhists is not a permanent self in the Hindu sense or a soul in the Christian sense. This consciousness does not only store these impressions from many lifetimes, but ...
From Positionality to Relationality: A Buddhist
... in which separate entities arise, entities that through a process of abstraction we grasp as having characteristics of continuous separate substances. Seeing entities as continuous, separate substances is an abstraction that results from observing a situation from an external perspective and from ig ...
... in which separate entities arise, entities that through a process of abstraction we grasp as having characteristics of continuous separate substances. Seeing entities as continuous, separate substances is an abstraction that results from observing a situation from an external perspective and from ig ...
The Lotus Sutra as the Core of Japanese Buddhism
... Buddha-nature and can become buddhas. Tokuitsu says that this resembles the position of Fabao (n.d.), a disciple of the Chinese scholar and Tripiṭaka Master Xuanzang 玄奘 (602–664), as set forth in Fabao’s Yisheng foxing jiujing lun 一乗 仏性究竟論 (Treatise on the one-vehicle Buddha-nature as ultimate; on e ...
... Buddha-nature and can become buddhas. Tokuitsu says that this resembles the position of Fabao (n.d.), a disciple of the Chinese scholar and Tripiṭaka Master Xuanzang 玄奘 (602–664), as set forth in Fabao’s Yisheng foxing jiujing lun 一乗 仏性究竟論 (Treatise on the one-vehicle Buddha-nature as ultimate; on e ...
5 Comparison between types of meditation in Theravada Buddhist
... When considering the above facts regarding the techniques of two meditations the Anapanasathi and three Dan Tian share the same techniques and both meditations concentrate on the person’s breath. In other words, the meditation object for both meditations is the practitioner’s own breath. However, th ...
... When considering the above facts regarding the techniques of two meditations the Anapanasathi and three Dan Tian share the same techniques and both meditations concentrate on the person’s breath. In other words, the meditation object for both meditations is the practitioner’s own breath. However, th ...
Buddhist Concepts in the Practice of Psychotherapy: A Qualitative
... variety of beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha, which translates in Pali/Sanskrit to "the awakened one." Most scholars believe that the Buddha lived and taught in what is today India and Nepal, sometime between the 6th and ...
... variety of beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha, which translates in Pali/Sanskrit to "the awakened one." Most scholars believe that the Buddha lived and taught in what is today India and Nepal, sometime between the 6th and ...
contribution of this dissertation
... such as Daruma, the many forms and variations that the practice of Zen has had throughout its history. Americans often tend to think of Zen in terms of having only one form. Yanagida has been influential in demonstrating this is not true. There are several books that I relied on to understand the me ...
... such as Daruma, the many forms and variations that the practice of Zen has had throughout its history. Americans often tend to think of Zen in terms of having only one form. Yanagida has been influential in demonstrating this is not true. There are several books that I relied on to understand the me ...
Protecting Oneself and Others Through Mindfulness – The Acrobat
... In other words, mindfulness makes one aware of what is happening in the mind. It is based on such recognition that something can be done about the arising of unwholesome reactions or the presence of detrimental states of mind. Unless recognition through mindfulness is established, greed, anger and d ...
... In other words, mindfulness makes one aware of what is happening in the mind. It is based on such recognition that something can be done about the arising of unwholesome reactions or the presence of detrimental states of mind. Unless recognition through mindfulness is established, greed, anger and d ...
faith and renunciation
... impermanence of the five aggregates (khandhas); impermanence of experience, concepts, thoughts and craving related to the five aggregates; impermanence of the six elements (dhātus).10 This fact may look like an oxymoron, but it is indeed a clear evidence of the osmosis between confidence and knowled ...
... impermanence of the five aggregates (khandhas); impermanence of experience, concepts, thoughts and craving related to the five aggregates; impermanence of the six elements (dhātus).10 This fact may look like an oxymoron, but it is indeed a clear evidence of the osmosis between confidence and knowled ...