Buddhism and Sustainability-Related Organisational Practices: A Sri
... The third investigation explores how Sri Lankan sustainability managers make sense of sustainability and how they see themselves as able to enact their private moral positions at work. Interviews with 25 sustainability managers reveals that Buddhist values that shaped managers’ private moral positio ...
... The third investigation explores how Sri Lankan sustainability managers make sense of sustainability and how they see themselves as able to enact their private moral positions at work. Interviews with 25 sustainability managers reveals that Buddhist values that shaped managers’ private moral positio ...
The Buddha
... Nonetheless it is possible to establish a rough relative chronology of sources. Adapting and simplifying a scheme presented by Etienne Lamotte, I would like to suggest that we distinguish three “layers” of tradition, without actually dating any of them. First, there are biographical fragments found ...
... Nonetheless it is possible to establish a rough relative chronology of sources. Adapting and simplifying a scheme presented by Etienne Lamotte, I would like to suggest that we distinguish three “layers” of tradition, without actually dating any of them. First, there are biographical fragments found ...
development of stupa architecture in india
... Stupas were made of clay (Pant 1976:3). Even the original Stupa at Sanchi and Bharhut are said to be made of clay. Archaeological excavations and findings proved that during Ashoka’s reign use of bricks and stone for constructional purpose became popular. But we cannot deny the fact that the predece ...
... Stupas were made of clay (Pant 1976:3). Even the original Stupa at Sanchi and Bharhut are said to be made of clay. Archaeological excavations and findings proved that during Ashoka’s reign use of bricks and stone for constructional purpose became popular. But we cannot deny the fact that the predece ...
Reiki Master Manual
... Why do the symbols vary so much? ............................................................................ 7 ...
... Why do the symbols vary so much? ............................................................................ 7 ...
Kamma at Death and Rebirth
... should not be asked. Neither should the dying person be questioned: “Who do you wish to give the ring to?” or “In which pawn-shop are they kept?” If such questions are raised, then that person is off the straight road to a peaceful death. There is a story of a good-hearted lady who observed sīla, an ...
... should not be asked. Neither should the dying person be questioned: “Who do you wish to give the ring to?” or “In which pawn-shop are they kept?” If such questions are raised, then that person is off the straight road to a peaceful death. There is a story of a good-hearted lady who observed sīla, an ...
The Concept of `Dhamma` in Thai Buddhism: A
... Dhamma is one of the most important and most difficult concepts in Pali Buddhism. Its significance lies in the fact that the term points to both the essence and the goal of Buddhism. Its ambiguity, however, results from the variety of the term's interpretations depending on its contexts. This disser ...
... Dhamma is one of the most important and most difficult concepts in Pali Buddhism. Its significance lies in the fact that the term points to both the essence and the goal of Buddhism. Its ambiguity, however, results from the variety of the term's interpretations depending on its contexts. This disser ...
An Exploration of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism and its Art
... eventually settled in Nepal, India, Bhutan, and many Western countries (Heller, 1999: 221). The first Dharma centre in the West, Kagyu Samye Ling, was established in the United Kingdom in 1967 by two Tibetan lamas; hundreds of Tibetan Buddhist centres have been founded all over the world (Campbell, ...
... eventually settled in Nepal, India, Bhutan, and many Western countries (Heller, 1999: 221). The first Dharma centre in the West, Kagyu Samye Ling, was established in the United Kingdom in 1967 by two Tibetan lamas; hundreds of Tibetan Buddhist centres have been founded all over the world (Campbell, ...
Chapter 1 - Stanford University
... racial differences between the Aryans, who are said to have migrated to India from the Northwest, and the darker indigenous Indians (the Sanskrit word for caste is varna, which means color) (Mendelsohn and Vicziany 7). Today, however, even Roman Catholics in southern India seat themselves according ...
... racial differences between the Aryans, who are said to have migrated to India from the Northwest, and the darker indigenous Indians (the Sanskrit word for caste is varna, which means color) (Mendelsohn and Vicziany 7). Today, however, even Roman Catholics in southern India seat themselves according ...
Hinduism and Buddhism, Volume 2
... opinion fixes his accession at about 78 A.D., some scholars place it earlier and others in the second century A.D.[4] Apart from this, it appears established that the Sukhâvatî−vyûha which is definitely Mahayanist was translated into Chinese between 147 and 186 A.D. We may assume that it was then al ...
... opinion fixes his accession at about 78 A.D., some scholars place it earlier and others in the second century A.D.[4] Apart from this, it appears established that the Sukhâvatî−vyûha which is definitely Mahayanist was translated into Chinese between 147 and 186 A.D. We may assume that it was then al ...
Basics of Practice - Nichiren Shoshu Myoshinji
... of our lives through sincere faith in and practice to the Gohonzon. This highest life condition is called “The Buddha,” “Buddhahood,” or “the Buddha nature.” Another name for it is “Myoho-Renge-Kyo.” Buddhahood is a mighty force that manifests a solution to every kind of suffering. It is a source of ...
... of our lives through sincere faith in and practice to the Gohonzon. This highest life condition is called “The Buddha,” “Buddhahood,” or “the Buddha nature.” Another name for it is “Myoho-Renge-Kyo.” Buddhahood is a mighty force that manifests a solution to every kind of suffering. It is a source of ...
The Zen Experience by Thomas Hoover
... moment. Rationality constrains our mind; intuition releases it. The irony is that the person glimpsing this moment of higher consciousness, this Oneness, encounters the ultimate realization that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an ...
... moment. Rationality constrains our mind; intuition releases it. The irony is that the person glimpsing this moment of higher consciousness, this Oneness, encounters the ultimate realization that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an ...
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... moment. Rationality constrains our mind; intuition releases it. The irony is that the person glimpsing this moment of higher consciousness, this Oneness, encounters the ultimate realization that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an ...
... moment. Rationality constrains our mind; intuition releases it. The irony is that the person glimpsing this moment of higher consciousness, this Oneness, encounters the ultimate realization that there is nothing to realize. The world is still there, unchanged. But the difference is that it is now an ...
Tara and Tibetan Buddhism: The Emergence of the Feminine Divine
... composition. Due to various reasons, my findings lack personal male input—I did not widely interview any male practitioners. Furthermore, I could also have widened my scope and spoken with members of the lay community as well. Additionally, as a budding practitioner myself, naïve in the ways of the ...
... composition. Due to various reasons, my findings lack personal male input—I did not widely interview any male practitioners. Furthermore, I could also have widened my scope and spoken with members of the lay community as well. Additionally, as a budding practitioner myself, naïve in the ways of the ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... of other well-known Japanese Zen teachers who took their teaching to the West, such as Soyen Shaku, Dr Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki and Nyogen Senzaki. Finney has suggested of these teachers that: 'Their efforts were a very conscious response to the decline of Zen Buddhism in Japan.'9 Tworkov supports th ...
... of other well-known Japanese Zen teachers who took their teaching to the West, such as Soyen Shaku, Dr Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki and Nyogen Senzaki. Finney has suggested of these teachers that: 'Their efforts were a very conscious response to the decline of Zen Buddhism in Japan.'9 Tworkov supports th ...
Wesak and the Re-Creation of Buddhist Tradition
... traditions. For buddhists in Sri Lanka the Other is historically represented by the christian colonialists and for those in North America, the Other is embodied in western socializing forces such as individualism and secularism. In both cases, the respective Buddhist communities have had to adapt to ...
... traditions. For buddhists in Sri Lanka the Other is historically represented by the christian colonialists and for those in North America, the Other is embodied in western socializing forces such as individualism and secularism. In both cases, the respective Buddhist communities have had to adapt to ...
The Buddha and His Teachings
... is either nihilism or eternalism. Materialists believe in complete annihilation after death. According to some religions the goal is to be achieved in an after-life, in eternal union either with an Almighty Being or an inexplicable force which, in other words, is one form of eternalism. ...
... is either nihilism or eternalism. Materialists believe in complete annihilation after death. According to some religions the goal is to be achieved in an after-life, in eternal union either with an Almighty Being or an inexplicable force which, in other words, is one form of eternalism. ...
Syncretism in the study of Quanzhen Taoism from essence to
... this ‘syncretism’, this debate about whether or not Quanzhen can be labeled Taoist based upon its explicit incorporation of other schools within its teachings is a common theme amongst scholars of Quanzhen. The attempt to define its identity based upon its actions or teachings amounts basically to v ...
... this ‘syncretism’, this debate about whether or not Quanzhen can be labeled Taoist based upon its explicit incorporation of other schools within its teachings is a common theme amongst scholars of Quanzhen. The attempt to define its identity based upon its actions or teachings amounts basically to v ...
WONHYO - A. Charles Muller
... and they made seminal contributions themselves to Buddhist thought and meditative and ritual techniques. Indeed, because Korea, like the rest of East Asia, used literary Chinese as the lingua franca of learned communication ...
... and they made seminal contributions themselves to Buddhist thought and meditative and ritual techniques. Indeed, because Korea, like the rest of East Asia, used literary Chinese as the lingua franca of learned communication ...
The History of Buddhism in Vietnam
... Situated on the Indochinese Peninsula, Vietnam is a geographical dot amidst two large countries, the two most ancient civilizations of Asia, and probably of the whole world: India and China. Being near two such large countries and ancient civilizations, Vietnam has naturally been influenced by both. ...
... Situated on the Indochinese Peninsula, Vietnam is a geographical dot amidst two large countries, the two most ancient civilizations of Asia, and probably of the whole world: India and China. Being near two such large countries and ancient civilizations, Vietnam has naturally been influenced by both. ...
Buddhist Meditation: An anthology from the Pali canon
... soon become challenged by looking at a variety of texts from different collections. It becomes clear for instance that from the evidence of the texts the line between samatha, calm meditation and vipassana, insight, was much more fluid in ancient times than is commonly supposed and that the canon co ...
... soon become challenged by looking at a variety of texts from different collections. It becomes clear for instance that from the evidence of the texts the line between samatha, calm meditation and vipassana, insight, was much more fluid in ancient times than is commonly supposed and that the canon co ...
The Quintessence of Secret (Esoteric) Buddhism
... Incarnate Body can self-divide into hundred of thousands of appearances. The Bodhisattva can incarnate as insects, worms, saints or devils depending on the required situation, so to save people from ignorance, sorrows and of all kinds of life's pollutions. The following stories illustrate the notion ...
... Incarnate Body can self-divide into hundred of thousands of appearances. The Bodhisattva can incarnate as insects, worms, saints or devils depending on the required situation, so to save people from ignorance, sorrows and of all kinds of life's pollutions. The following stories illustrate the notion ...
An Exploratory Study of a Counselling Framework
... of Buddhist doctrines. This paper employed the contents of Āgama. It is because Āgama is one of the earliest collections of Buddhist texts collated in the fourth century before Christ, and is one of the important canons of Early Buddhism. In addition, it only adopted its Chinese version. Āgama, thus ...
... of Buddhist doctrines. This paper employed the contents of Āgama. It is because Āgama is one of the earliest collections of Buddhist texts collated in the fourth century before Christ, and is one of the important canons of Early Buddhism. In addition, it only adopted its Chinese version. Āgama, thus ...
Cullavagga Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... takes my discussion of SN 16.13 as implying that “the mere existence of an order of bhikkhunīs would help prevent the decline of the Buddha’s teaching.” Yet my point is rather that the bhikkhunīs as one of the four assemblies contribute to preventing decline through their respectful behavior, which ...
... takes my discussion of SN 16.13 as implying that “the mere existence of an order of bhikkhunīs would help prevent the decline of the Buddha’s teaching.” Yet my point is rather that the bhikkhunīs as one of the four assemblies contribute to preventing decline through their respectful behavior, which ...
AN INTIMATE DESTRUCTION
... Body in Surrealism and Georges Bataille, October 2008. The dissertation addresses the influence of Tantric Buddhism on Surrealism and the work of the French writer Georges Bataille. Specifically, it explores the approaches of the two fields to the concepts of desire, death, and the separate self, an ...
... Body in Surrealism and Georges Bataille, October 2008. The dissertation addresses the influence of Tantric Buddhism on Surrealism and the work of the French writer Georges Bataille. Specifically, it explores the approaches of the two fields to the concepts of desire, death, and the separate self, an ...
Kosalan Philosophy dissertation - University of California, Berkeley
... and practices borrowed from Vedic tradition that have been studied by other scholars are examined in light of the task to reformulate and enliven concepts implicit in critique. The chapter suggests that the Kosalan brāhmaṇas, including the Kāṇvas, form the bulk of the audience of brāhmaṇas and munis ...
... and practices borrowed from Vedic tradition that have been studied by other scholars are examined in light of the task to reformulate and enliven concepts implicit in critique. The chapter suggests that the Kosalan brāhmaṇas, including the Kāṇvas, form the bulk of the audience of brāhmaṇas and munis ...