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 ...
orthodox chinese buddhism
... already been told in many other places, here we will provide only a brief biographical sketch, after which we will explain the historical background of this book and the process by and assumptions under which it has been translated into English. Born in a rural area near Shanghai on 22 January 93 ...
... already been told in many other places, here we will provide only a brief biographical sketch, after which we will explain the historical background of this book and the process by and assumptions under which it has been translated into English. Born in a rural area near Shanghai on 22 January 93 ...
Macho Buddhism: Gender and Sexualities in the Diamond Way
... fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especially in the more traditionalist and conservative groups.’ 26 Nydahl also ...
... fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especially in the more traditionalist and conservative groups.’ 26 Nydahl also ...
Buddha`s Word - Transforming Tibetan and Buddhist Book Culture
... Stanzas explicitly conveys the idea that the teachings are the teacher, emphasising the merit accumulated by reproducing and distributing the text. ‘The Tathāgata [Buddha] is your teacher, Ānanda. You have ministered to me, Ānanda, with friendly acts of body, acts of speech, acts of mind. Therefore ...
... Stanzas explicitly conveys the idea that the teachings are the teacher, emphasising the merit accumulated by reproducing and distributing the text. ‘The Tathāgata [Buddha] is your teacher, Ānanda. You have ministered to me, Ānanda, with friendly acts of body, acts of speech, acts of mind. Therefore ...
What the Buddha Taught
... Buddha. Writing the book I have had the ancient texts running in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teac ...
... Buddha. Writing the book I have had the ancient texts running in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teac ...
What the Buddha Taught - Career Account Web Pages
... Buddha. Writing the book I have had the ancient texts running in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teac ...
... Buddha. Writing the book I have had the ancient texts running in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teac ...
BSTC6079 Early Buddhism: a doctrinal exposition
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
1. the only buddhayana
... supreme, believe that by strictly observing a specific precept they will become a Buddha, and that they do not need to liberate themselves from within. The root delusions are desire, anger, ignorance, deluded pride, and deluded doubt. Practitioners who fully eradicate the false views and attitudes a ...
... supreme, believe that by strictly observing a specific precept they will become a Buddha, and that they do not need to liberate themselves from within. The root delusions are desire, anger, ignorance, deluded pride, and deluded doubt. Practitioners who fully eradicate the false views and attitudes a ...
Let`s Meet at the ak ayava a - Personal Pages
... householder’s dharma. The details of performance described there are not innovative, but new concerns have arisen around the performance of the śrāddha. Two stand out as important for this paper. First is the explicit concern over the benefit derived by the performance of the rite. The older ritual ...
... householder’s dharma. The details of performance described there are not innovative, but new concerns have arisen around the performance of the śrāddha. Two stand out as important for this paper. First is the explicit concern over the benefit derived by the performance of the rite. The older ritual ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
Dark and Bright Karma
... 1. A brief history of the concept of dark-and-bright actions The Buddha of the Pāli Nikāyas distinguishes between four kinds of actions: dark (ka.nha) action with dark result, bright action (sukka) with bright result, dark-and-bright (ka.nhasukka) action with bright result, and neither-dark-nor-bri ...
... 1. A brief history of the concept of dark-and-bright actions The Buddha of the Pāli Nikāyas distinguishes between four kinds of actions: dark (ka.nha) action with dark result, bright action (sukka) with bright result, dark-and-bright (ka.nhasukka) action with bright result, and neither-dark-nor-bri ...
Colors of the Robe: Religion, Identity and Difference Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... to steer between, and yet his work is indebted to the ideals of both types of scholarship. Even a cursory read of Abeysekara’s book shows his sensitivity to the constructed nature of forms of knowledge as well as to the dangers posed by such forms when taken to be normative. It is a third group, how ...
... to steer between, and yet his work is indebted to the ideals of both types of scholarship. Even a cursory read of Abeysekara’s book shows his sensitivity to the constructed nature of forms of knowledge as well as to the dangers posed by such forms when taken to be normative. It is a third group, how ...
To Understand Buddha`s Teaching
... The second form is religious Buddhism. Although originally not a religion, it has become one in the past few hundred years. Today, it is difficult to deny this. Why? The external form of Buddhism today is indeed that of a religion. It is no longer the education that was provided by a university that ...
... The second form is religious Buddhism. Although originally not a religion, it has become one in the past few hundred years. Today, it is difficult to deny this. Why? The external form of Buddhism today is indeed that of a religion. It is no longer the education that was provided by a university that ...
BLIAQ Newsletter - Chung Tian Temple
... In 77 years as a monk in Dharma propagation, there was nothing he could not ‘give’ In the Main Hall of Tathagata Building of Foguangshan, Venerable Master Hsing Yun had heartfelt exchanges with devotees from Hong Kong, Kinmen, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and overseas, explaining the origin o ...
... In 77 years as a monk in Dharma propagation, there was nothing he could not ‘give’ In the Main Hall of Tathagata Building of Foguangshan, Venerable Master Hsing Yun had heartfelt exchanges with devotees from Hong Kong, Kinmen, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and overseas, explaining the origin o ...
here - Harvard Negotiation Law Review
... observe, watch and examine their mental phenomena, and to refrain from criticizing or discriminating. “You are . . . a scientist. . . . Thus *115 you become detached and free, so that you may see things as they are.”21 Buddhist teachings similarly place high value on verifying religious experience t ...
... observe, watch and examine their mental phenomena, and to refrain from criticizing or discriminating. “You are . . . a scientist. . . . Thus *115 you become detached and free, so that you may see things as they are.”21 Buddhist teachings similarly place high value on verifying religious experience t ...
"Be a light unto yourself" said Buddha to his disciples who had
... state. Eventually a small sliver of doubt occurs. Have we really made it? At first we are able to smooth over the question, but eventually the doubt begins to occur more and more frequently and soon we begin to struggle to regain our supreme confidence. As soon as we begin to struggle, we fall back ...
... state. Eventually a small sliver of doubt occurs. Have we really made it? At first we are able to smooth over the question, but eventually the doubt begins to occur more and more frequently and soon we begin to struggle to regain our supreme confidence. As soon as we begin to struggle, we fall back ...
The Tower of Power`s Finest Hour: Stupa Construction and
... Stupa veneration enjoyed great popularity under the patronage of early Buddhist rulers such as Ashoka (304–232 B.C.E.) but became particularly prominent near the beginning of the Common Era, when a new religious movement, the Mahāyāna (“Great Vehicle”), began to appear, spreading northwest from In ...
... Stupa veneration enjoyed great popularity under the patronage of early Buddhist rulers such as Ashoka (304–232 B.C.E.) but became particularly prominent near the beginning of the Common Era, when a new religious movement, the Mahāyāna (“Great Vehicle”), began to appear, spreading northwest from In ...
BUSL-NC-Proceedings 2013 - Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka
... BUSL-NC-2013 Programme was definitely not a cakewalk for us as our team had to fight with the time and many other debacles from the very outset. Team work, diligence, patience, unity in diversity are some of the key elements that we need to apply when it comes to an event of this nature. The task as ...
... BUSL-NC-2013 Programme was definitely not a cakewalk for us as our team had to fight with the time and many other debacles from the very outset. Team work, diligence, patience, unity in diversity are some of the key elements that we need to apply when it comes to an event of this nature. The task as ...
Buddhism in Noh
... was Mt. Hiei; and to these should perhaps be added the older Kegon (Huayen) and Hossb (Yogacara) schools based respectively at Tbdaiji and Kbfukuji temples in Nara. In principle these schools disagreed sharply on one doctrinal issue or another, and political rivalry among them could be ...
... was Mt. Hiei; and to these should perhaps be added the older Kegon (Huayen) and Hossb (Yogacara) schools based respectively at Tbdaiji and Kbfukuji temples in Nara. In principle these schools disagreed sharply on one doctrinal issue or another, and political rivalry among them could be ...
Re-Imagining the Buddha
... transforms the objects of experience and unifies them. The four elements of this definition give us the key to how Sangharakshita understands imagination. It should be understood at the outset that image and imagination are not necessarily confined to the visual or its visionary counterpart. All th ...
... transforms the objects of experience and unifies them. The four elements of this definition give us the key to how Sangharakshita understands imagination. It should be understood at the outset that image and imagination are not necessarily confined to the visual or its visionary counterpart. All th ...
The Beatnik Buddhist: The Monk of American Pop
... philosophical concepts (including Buddhist ones) into their philosophy. Most research on Kerouac acknowledges that he related the Buddhism of these missionary and intellectual circles to the mainstream American populace. In other words, the portrait most research paints is that Kerouac was a link be ...
... philosophical concepts (including Buddhist ones) into their philosophy. Most research on Kerouac acknowledges that he related the Buddhism of these missionary and intellectual circles to the mainstream American populace. In other words, the portrait most research paints is that Kerouac was a link be ...
Newsletter Archives
... that sex should be recognized as a sacred act which is capable of elevating its participants to a more sublime spiritual state of being and not merely a physical act. The concept of Neotantra is much like the original Tantra, except that it does not follow some of the tenets of the latter. For examp ...
... that sex should be recognized as a sacred act which is capable of elevating its participants to a more sublime spiritual state of being and not merely a physical act. The concept of Neotantra is much like the original Tantra, except that it does not follow some of the tenets of the latter. For examp ...
The Opening Of The Eyes
... The True Sovereign, Teacher, and Parent, and the True Causality of Attaining Buddhahood The main theme running throughout "The Opening of the Eyes" is that of the three virtues. 1 This is clearly indicated in the Daishonin's opening lines: "There are three categories of people that all human beings ...
... The True Sovereign, Teacher, and Parent, and the True Causality of Attaining Buddhahood The main theme running throughout "The Opening of the Eyes" is that of the three virtues. 1 This is clearly indicated in the Daishonin's opening lines: "There are three categories of people that all human beings ...
Enlightenment in Dogen`s Zen
... because to see something as a mode of something else is to deny real, substantial differences between the two and to affirm a single reality that manifests or is expressed in various ways. In both the Tan ching and Shobogenzo, samadhi-meditation is the way or form that prajna takes. Stated another w ...
... because to see something as a mode of something else is to deny real, substantial differences between the two and to affirm a single reality that manifests or is expressed in various ways. In both the Tan ching and Shobogenzo, samadhi-meditation is the way or form that prajna takes. Stated another w ...