Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... character of one’s future life depends on the quality of one’s karma. The teaching presupposes a belief in transmigration, repeated births and deaths, through many lives until salvation is won. There is perfect justice since the punishment always fits the crime and retribution will always be achieve ...
... character of one’s future life depends on the quality of one’s karma. The teaching presupposes a belief in transmigration, repeated births and deaths, through many lives until salvation is won. There is perfect justice since the punishment always fits the crime and retribution will always be achieve ...
The Bare-Bones Instructions to “Mindfulness of Breathing”
... These are the preparatory stages of the meditation. It basically means for the meditator to find a quiet place to sit with little or no distractions. Turn off the TV, radio or telephone and find a place that has very few noises which will pull you away from the sitting. For the beginning meditator n ...
... These are the preparatory stages of the meditation. It basically means for the meditator to find a quiet place to sit with little or no distractions. Turn off the TV, radio or telephone and find a place that has very few noises which will pull you away from the sitting. For the beginning meditator n ...
A Blueprint for Buddhist Revolution
... can come together is a point of common weakness: the lack of a deep sense of history or historical consciousness (Derrida 1967, 138). In a recent work Bill Martin (2008) takes up this exchange between Derrida and Lévi-Strauss, arguing with Derrida that despite Buddhism’s positive commitment to indiv ...
... can come together is a point of common weakness: the lack of a deep sense of history or historical consciousness (Derrida 1967, 138). In a recent work Bill Martin (2008) takes up this exchange between Derrida and Lévi-Strauss, arguing with Derrida that despite Buddhism’s positive commitment to indiv ...
(1) Book
... Another Cankam poem Netunalvatai which is traditionally attributed to Nakkirur speaks about pitakam. In this, the poet uses the term pitakam in the sense of basket. This word pitaka is a Buddhist technical term which is seen both in Pali and Sanskrit forms such as Sutta-pitaka, Vinaya-pitaka, Dhamma ...
... Another Cankam poem Netunalvatai which is traditionally attributed to Nakkirur speaks about pitakam. In this, the poet uses the term pitakam in the sense of basket. This word pitaka is a Buddhist technical term which is seen both in Pali and Sanskrit forms such as Sutta-pitaka, Vinaya-pitaka, Dhamma ...
A COMPARISON OF ARISTOTELIAN AND BUDDHIST ETHICS AND
... The initial research proposal was to examine the notion of Aristotle’s ‘virtue ethics’ and to find its place in formal education. The term virtue ethics has come into use in the final decades of the twentieth century with reference to any ethical system for which an agent’s virtuous/vicious characte ...
... The initial research proposal was to examine the notion of Aristotle’s ‘virtue ethics’ and to find its place in formal education. The term virtue ethics has come into use in the final decades of the twentieth century with reference to any ethical system for which an agent’s virtuous/vicious characte ...
The Causes of Relational Suffering and their Cessation according to
... In Theravāda Buddhism, one way to overcome relational suffering between persons—a way easy to understand but difficult to put into practice—is to follow a simple teaching. How do we look at the world in a simple way according to the Buddha so that relational suffering—or any form of suffering—does n ...
... In Theravāda Buddhism, one way to overcome relational suffering between persons—a way easy to understand but difficult to put into practice—is to follow a simple teaching. How do we look at the world in a simple way according to the Buddha so that relational suffering—or any form of suffering—does n ...
Library Catalogue - Dharma Centre of Winnipeg
... If you are viewing this in PDF format, you can self-navigate by using the Book Subject Categories listed below. If you are viewing this as a Word document, you have more search options. To view clickable Subject Categories, go to "View" on the toolbar and click on "Navigation Pane"; a list of Subjec ...
... If you are viewing this in PDF format, you can self-navigate by using the Book Subject Categories listed below. If you are viewing this as a Word document, you have more search options. To view clickable Subject Categories, go to "View" on the toolbar and click on "Navigation Pane"; a list of Subjec ...
gcse religious studies
... Buddhism teaches that discussing the nature of Gods is unhelpful. However Buddhists are taught that they should be tolerant to all faiths and their Gods. Deities trapped within the cycle of samsara (cycle of birth, death and rebirth) in a godly realm. Buddhists believe that belief in a God gives a f ...
... Buddhism teaches that discussing the nature of Gods is unhelpful. However Buddhists are taught that they should be tolerant to all faiths and their Gods. Deities trapped within the cycle of samsara (cycle of birth, death and rebirth) in a godly realm. Buddhists believe that belief in a God gives a f ...
The Lost Empire of the Silk Road The discovery of
... Almost every year towards the end of the nineteenth century a new expedition was launched into Central Asia. The Germans, the Swedes, the English, the French all poured vast sums into the exploration of the lands of Western China, Mongolia and Tibet, driven by the fever of new discoveries, and the d ...
... Almost every year towards the end of the nineteenth century a new expedition was launched into Central Asia. The Germans, the Swedes, the English, the French all poured vast sums into the exploration of the lands of Western China, Mongolia and Tibet, driven by the fever of new discoveries, and the d ...
Buddhist Social Theory?
... self-transformation—yet they are not entirely distinguishable. The spiritual path is usually arduous and painful, because we confront the demons that lurk in the shadows of our minds. Having faith in this process implies, in practice, believing in a particular worldview that encourages and guides ou ...
... self-transformation—yet they are not entirely distinguishable. The spiritual path is usually arduous and painful, because we confront the demons that lurk in the shadows of our minds. Having faith in this process implies, in practice, believing in a particular worldview that encourages and guides ou ...
Global Buddhism
... current widespread curiosity and interest in Buddhist practices and teachings in Western countries. Be it teachings of the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, or other prominent teachers, halls are filled by people flocking to such events. Not surprisingly, during the last two decades, Buddhist groups and ...
... current widespread curiosity and interest in Buddhist practices and teachings in Western countries. Be it teachings of the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, or other prominent teachers, halls are filled by people flocking to such events. Not surprisingly, during the last two decades, Buddhist groups and ...
Quintessential Buddhism - QUINTESSENTIAL TIBETAN BUDDHA
... Buddhism (Pali/Sanskrit: Buddha Dharma) is an ancient, multifaceted, ideological system that originated in the Iron Age Indian subcontinent (c. 1300 B.C.E. – 600 B.C.E.), referred to variously throughout history by one or more of a myriad of concepts—including, but not limited to any of the followin ...
... Buddhism (Pali/Sanskrit: Buddha Dharma) is an ancient, multifaceted, ideological system that originated in the Iron Age Indian subcontinent (c. 1300 B.C.E. – 600 B.C.E.), referred to variously throughout history by one or more of a myriad of concepts—including, but not limited to any of the followin ...
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... The Sthabir said, 'O upasak, please do not act in this way. I have done no wrong to you. Please cherish loving-kindness to me'. The hunter said, 'Having met you in the morning my purpose has ended in failure. I have got no animal of prey in the forest. I would not let you go in this time'. Saying th ...
... The Sthabir said, 'O upasak, please do not act in this way. I have done no wrong to you. Please cherish loving-kindness to me'. The hunter said, 'Having met you in the morning my purpose has ended in failure. I have got no animal of prey in the forest. I would not let you go in this time'. Saying th ...
The Dhammapada - A Buddhist Library
... American. The others invited were Marianne Moore, Isaac Bashevis Singer and his wife, and Robert Phelps. It was at the request of Miss Moore, who wanted to "hear some poetry from India," that I read out from my version of the Dhammapada, a few chapters of which I had in my briefcase. (Luckily, for a ...
... American. The others invited were Marianne Moore, Isaac Bashevis Singer and his wife, and Robert Phelps. It was at the request of Miss Moore, who wanted to "hear some poetry from India," that I read out from my version of the Dhammapada, a few chapters of which I had in my briefcase. (Luckily, for a ...
The Dhammapada
... American. The others invited were Marianne Moore, Isaac Bashevis Singer and his wife, and Robert Phelps. It was at the request of Miss Moore, who wanted to "hear some poetry from India," that I read out from my version of the Dhammapada, a few chapters of which I had in my briefcase. (Luckily, for a ...
... American. The others invited were Marianne Moore, Isaac Bashevis Singer and his wife, and Robert Phelps. It was at the request of Miss Moore, who wanted to "hear some poetry from India," that I read out from my version of the Dhammapada, a few chapters of which I had in my briefcase. (Luckily, for a ...
the complete issue. - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... (13.17), to take ‘pleasure in lodging in secluded hinterlands’ (14.14–15), to ‘always dwell in forests and caves’ (15.1), and to ‘frequent the wilderness and manifold hinterlands’ (16.3).”23 Here is the exhortation to practice in the forest and benefit from its pleasures. But we have seen there is a ...
... (13.17), to take ‘pleasure in lodging in secluded hinterlands’ (14.14–15), to ‘always dwell in forests and caves’ (15.1), and to ‘frequent the wilderness and manifold hinterlands’ (16.3).”23 Here is the exhortation to practice in the forest and benefit from its pleasures. But we have seen there is a ...
Buddhism - A Concise Introduction
... Accordingly, our general rule has been to honor familiar usage rather than attempt to maintain consistency with one language. Exceptions to this rule occur only in Chapters 8 and 18, both on Theravada Buddhism, where out of deference to that tradition’s close connection to Pali we use only Pali term ...
... Accordingly, our general rule has been to honor familiar usage rather than attempt to maintain consistency with one language. Exceptions to this rule occur only in Chapters 8 and 18, both on Theravada Buddhism, where out of deference to that tradition’s close connection to Pali we use only Pali term ...
Introduction to Sakya Monastery
... the United States. From the Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle, Washington, and its precursor (which he co-founded in 1974 with Dezhung Rinpoche), he has taught and preserved Tibetan culture and religion. Because he is also a non-sectarian master within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, he ...
... the United States. From the Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle, Washington, and its precursor (which he co-founded in 1974 with Dezhung Rinpoche), he has taught and preserved Tibetan culture and religion. Because he is also a non-sectarian master within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, he ...
Man Religion Society Governance in Buddhism
... Nirvana. In Buddha's own words in the Ariyapariyesana Sutta, this termination is described as `This is my last birth. I have no more continuance in the life process of bhava'[... ayaṃ antimā jāti natthi'dāni punabbhavo - MN. I. 167]. These two adjacent concepts of bhava and jāti now being clearly pr ...
... Nirvana. In Buddha's own words in the Ariyapariyesana Sutta, this termination is described as `This is my last birth. I have no more continuance in the life process of bhava'[... ayaṃ antimā jāti natthi'dāni punabbhavo - MN. I. 167]. These two adjacent concepts of bhava and jāti now being clearly pr ...
On the Bhikkhunã Ordination Controversy
... course to be taken in relation to her following of 500 Sàkyan women, who had come together with her in quest of higher ordination. In reply to this question, the Buddha promulgated Cv X.2, according to which bhikkhus on their own should give the higher ordination to female candidates. Considering th ...
... course to be taken in relation to her following of 500 Sàkyan women, who had come together with her in quest of higher ordination. In reply to this question, the Buddha promulgated Cv X.2, according to which bhikkhus on their own should give the higher ordination to female candidates. Considering th ...
2) Indian Buddhism - Kagyü Pende Gyamtso
... understands Dharma, and in this regard the Buddha represents the perfect wisdom that sees reality in its true form. Other Mahayana visions of the Buddha see him as the Great Self (mahatman), who alone possesses genuine immortality and eternity. 2° The Dharma: The teachings or la ...
... understands Dharma, and in this regard the Buddha represents the perfect wisdom that sees reality in its true form. Other Mahayana visions of the Buddha see him as the Great Self (mahatman), who alone possesses genuine immortality and eternity. 2° The Dharma: The teachings or la ...
The Specter of Nihilism: On Hegel on Buddhism
... aspects of the whole of reality, including the entire array of historical religions. But Hegel’s dialectical method has been criticized as being speculative and idealistic, and his interpretation of religion has been written off by some as an overly ambitious attempt to force the historical religion ...
... aspects of the whole of reality, including the entire array of historical religions. But Hegel’s dialectical method has been criticized as being speculative and idealistic, and his interpretation of religion has been written off by some as an overly ambitious attempt to force the historical religion ...
Selected Translation of Miao-Yun Part One and Two
... avoid the sin of cultural aggression. My main reason however, was the difficulty I had in accepting certain aspects of Christian thought, such as the promise of eternal life for believers, and eternal fire for un-believers. Human behavior and actions (both in the heart and externally) were not taken ...
... avoid the sin of cultural aggression. My main reason however, was the difficulty I had in accepting certain aspects of Christian thought, such as the promise of eternal life for believers, and eternal fire for un-believers. Human behavior and actions (both in the heart and externally) were not taken ...
Teachings in Chinese Buddhism
... avoid the sin of cultural aggression. My main reason however, was the difficulty I had in accepting certain aspects of Christian thought, such as the promise of eternal life for believers, and eternal fire for un-believers. Human behavior and actions (both in the heart and externally) were not taken ...
... avoid the sin of cultural aggression. My main reason however, was the difficulty I had in accepting certain aspects of Christian thought, such as the promise of eternal life for believers, and eternal fire for un-believers. Human behavior and actions (both in the heart and externally) were not taken ...
The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation
... freedom from suffering. In the process leading to deliverance from suffering, meditation is the means of generating the inner awakening required for liberation. The methods of meditation taught in the Theravada Buddhist tradition are based on the Buddha's own experience, forged by him in the course ...
... freedom from suffering. In the process leading to deliverance from suffering, meditation is the means of generating the inner awakening required for liberation. The methods of meditation taught in the Theravada Buddhist tradition are based on the Buddha's own experience, forged by him in the course ...