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eBook - Dharma Resources - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See
... to Therav da Buddhist interpretations of the physical world: the first essay compares Einstein’s quantum theory, notion of escape velocity and black holes and views on energy for expanding universe, with the Buddhist concepts of matter, dynamic flux, and double truth drawn from the Abhidhamma; the s ...
... to Therav da Buddhist interpretations of the physical world: the first essay compares Einstein’s quantum theory, notion of escape velocity and black holes and views on energy for expanding universe, with the Buddhist concepts of matter, dynamic flux, and double truth drawn from the Abhidhamma; the s ...
Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach
... Buddha consented. 14 Similarly the Mahāvastu reports that Brahma at first convinced Sakka, the king of gods, to request the Buddha to teach, a request which did not meet with success, followed by trying the same himself, again without success.15 This evident disinclination to teach does not seem to ...
... Buddha consented. 14 Similarly the Mahāvastu reports that Brahma at first convinced Sakka, the king of gods, to request the Buddha to teach, a request which did not meet with success, followed by trying the same himself, again without success.15 This evident disinclination to teach does not seem to ...
Dharma Essays
... Zen or other tradition. It is essentially the experience of nonduality. Perhaps we may distinguish the views as logical in contrast to mystical. I reflected in myself that while many people may not easily experience nonduality, they can understand the logical basis of Emptiness and through re ...
... Zen or other tradition. It is essentially the experience of nonduality. Perhaps we may distinguish the views as logical in contrast to mystical. I reflected in myself that while many people may not easily experience nonduality, they can understand the logical basis of Emptiness and through re ...
View online - Ghent University Library
... It would seem that Buddhist monastics gave due consideration to their distinctive appearance from a very early date, and watched with perennial vigilance over the boundaries of their visual identity.6 ‘Buddhist Studies’ is––or better: has become––a vast field of interdisciplinary scholarship that fo ...
... It would seem that Buddhist monastics gave due consideration to their distinctive appearance from a very early date, and watched with perennial vigilance over the boundaries of their visual identity.6 ‘Buddhist Studies’ is––or better: has become––a vast field of interdisciplinary scholarship that fo ...
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 found in a traditional way place where ...
... 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 found in a traditional way place where ...
Jayarava-Spiral Path
... form of conditionality is the sequence of twelve nidānas.3 The second category, called lokuttara, ‘beyond the world’,4 models the process and dynamics of liberation from those same cycles. Applications of the second category are also referred to as the “Spiral Path” after the coinage of Sangharakshi ...
... form of conditionality is the sequence of twelve nidānas.3 The second category, called lokuttara, ‘beyond the world’,4 models the process and dynamics of liberation from those same cycles. Applications of the second category are also referred to as the “Spiral Path” after the coinage of Sangharakshi ...
Ascetic Figures Before and in Early Buddhism: The Emergence of
... from the mainstream of tradition, it raises important issues in respect of the import and status of that tradition. In the first place it raises questions with regard to the alleged uniqueness of the Buddha himself if he is not the only being imputed to have achieved enlightenment entirely by his ow ...
... from the mainstream of tradition, it raises important issues in respect of the import and status of that tradition. In the first place it raises questions with regard to the alleged uniqueness of the Buddha himself if he is not the only being imputed to have achieved enlightenment entirely by his ow ...
The Iconography of Nepalese Buddhism
... peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, or some devas connected with Buddha legends. However, this is not ...
... peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, or some devas connected with Buddha legends. However, this is not ...
Transfer of Buddhism Across Central Asian Networks
... clearly further down the pillar: And when for the Tibetan subjects from the nobles downwards, the gate leading to liberation is never obstructed and the faithful have been led towards liberation, from those among them who are capable there shall always be appointed abbots to carry on the teachings o ...
... clearly further down the pillar: And when for the Tibetan subjects from the nobles downwards, the gate leading to liberation is never obstructed and the faithful have been led towards liberation, from those among them who are capable there shall always be appointed abbots to carry on the teachings o ...
Bahudhātuka-sutta On Women‖s Inabilities Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Bahudhātuka-sutta of the Majjhima-nikāya, according to which a woman is incapable of occupying various positions, one of them being that of a Buddha.9 The Bahudhātuka-sutta has several parallels which show some variations in their presentation of these impossibilities. Of particular significance is ...
... Bahudhātuka-sutta of the Majjhima-nikāya, according to which a woman is incapable of occupying various positions, one of them being that of a Buddha.9 The Bahudhātuka-sutta has several parallels which show some variations in their presentation of these impossibilities. Of particular significance is ...
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 ...
The Pursuit of Perfection - Fisher Digital Publications
... the cow to give milk, of the sun to radiate sunshine, and of the river to flow. For humans, this means that dharma is the need for the essence of service and the interconnectedness of all life. The notion of Dharma as duty can be found in India's ancient legal and religious texts. In Hindu philosoph ...
... the cow to give milk, of the sun to radiate sunshine, and of the river to flow. For humans, this means that dharma is the need for the essence of service and the interconnectedness of all life. The notion of Dharma as duty can be found in India's ancient legal and religious texts. In Hindu philosoph ...
The Bahudhātuka-sutta and its Parallels On Women`s Inabilities
... Bahudhātuka-sutta of the Majjhima-nikāya, according to which a woman is incapable of occupying various positions, one of them being that of a Buddha.9 The Bahudhātuka-sutta has several parallels which show some variations in their presentation of these impossibilities. Of particular significance is ...
... Bahudhātuka-sutta of the Majjhima-nikāya, according to which a woman is incapable of occupying various positions, one of them being that of a Buddha.9 The Bahudhātuka-sutta has several parallels which show some variations in their presentation of these impossibilities. Of particular significance is ...
Going Against the Grain: A Historical and - ORCA
... philosophies throughout history in strengthening an individual’s will and his deeper spiritual powers. When the term asceticism is used in a religious context, it may be defined as a system of spiritual practices of the denial of physical or psychological desires that is designed to encourage interi ...
... philosophies throughout history in strengthening an individual’s will and his deeper spiritual powers. When the term asceticism is used in a religious context, it may be defined as a system of spiritual practices of the denial of physical or psychological desires that is designed to encourage interi ...
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 ...
Ikeda - Unofficial SGI SWS
... terribly logical, compelling, supported by powerful factions, we begin to distrust our own wisdom. This is why Nichiren talks about the role of priests as evil friends (akushishiki), and why he explains the 5 comparisons as something dynamic, like a mountain to climb or slide down. Let’s try to put ...
... terribly logical, compelling, supported by powerful factions, we begin to distrust our own wisdom. This is why Nichiren talks about the role of priests as evil friends (akushishiki), and why he explains the 5 comparisons as something dynamic, like a mountain to climb or slide down. Let’s try to put ...
Buddhism and the race question - UNESDOC
... following exhortation: ‘If anyone’,says the Buddha, ‘wereto speak ill of me, my doctrine or my Order of Monks, do not bear any ill-willtowards him,be upset or perturbed at hearl, for if you were to be so, it would only cause you harm. If on the other hand anyone were to speak well of me, my doctrine ...
... following exhortation: ‘If anyone’,says the Buddha, ‘wereto speak ill of me, my doctrine or my Order of Monks, do not bear any ill-willtowards him,be upset or perturbed at hearl, for if you were to be so, it would only cause you harm. If on the other hand anyone were to speak well of me, my doctrine ...
Modern Buddhism Volume 3 Prayers for Daily Practice
... of my purified white indestructible drop. I am embracing Vajravarahi, the nature of my purified red indestructible drop. I am surrounded by the Heroes and Heroines of the five wheels, who are the nature of my purified subtle body – the channels and drops. I reside in the mandala, the celestial mansi ...
... of my purified white indestructible drop. I am embracing Vajravarahi, the nature of my purified red indestructible drop. I am surrounded by the Heroes and Heroines of the five wheels, who are the nature of my purified subtle body – the channels and drops. I reside in the mandala, the celestial mansi ...
bussho notes
... indicating phenomena that arise as a result of deluded thoughts. Given the apparent distinction, above, between “conditioned being” and “deluded being,” one is tempted to parse the expression “deluded or conditioned origination.” “Of its own accord” (hōni 法 爾 ): A loose translation of a term indicat ...
... indicating phenomena that arise as a result of deluded thoughts. Given the apparent distinction, above, between “conditioned being” and “deluded being,” one is tempted to parse the expression “deluded or conditioned origination.” “Of its own accord” (hōni 法 爾 ): A loose translation of a term indicat ...
The Six Paramitas - Chan Meditation Center
... Samantabhadra, Bodhisattva of Great Actions and Great Functions; Avalokitesvara, Bodhisattva of Compassion; and Ksitigarbha, Bodhisattva of Great Vows. These great bodhisattvas vowed to help sentient beings reach liberation before attaining their own buddhahood. Therefore, if we must make a distinc ...
... Samantabhadra, Bodhisattva of Great Actions and Great Functions; Avalokitesvara, Bodhisattva of Compassion; and Ksitigarbha, Bodhisattva of Great Vows. These great bodhisattvas vowed to help sentient beings reach liberation before attaining their own buddhahood. Therefore, if we must make a distinc ...
Download/View PDF - Buddhist Churches of America
... penetrated the true nature of all things and had become Awakened, which thereafter was called Enlightenment. Siddhartha was then 35 years old. From then on, he was referred to as Sakyamuni Buddha, the "Awakened One of the Sakya clan ." ...
... penetrated the true nature of all things and had become Awakened, which thereafter was called Enlightenment. Siddhartha was then 35 years old. From then on, he was referred to as Sakyamuni Buddha, the "Awakened One of the Sakya clan ." ...
Buddhist Religious Studies
... For improving the existing quality of Primary Education in Bangladesh, National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) in collaboration with PEDP-2 initiated an extensive program for development of curriculum and teaching learning materials in 2002. In the light of this program the curriculum, textboo ...
... For improving the existing quality of Primary Education in Bangladesh, National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) in collaboration with PEDP-2 initiated an extensive program for development of curriculum and teaching learning materials in 2002. In the light of this program the curriculum, textboo ...
The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan
... simply as a way of internalizing and reinforcing the teachings, while others, such as Gen Nyi-ma, understand debate to be also a mode of inquiry into the scholastic tradition. Dreyfus reports that many scholars, once they have mastered the rules, speak of an “exhilarating sense of openness that deba ...
... simply as a way of internalizing and reinforcing the teachings, while others, such as Gen Nyi-ma, understand debate to be also a mode of inquiry into the scholastic tradition. Dreyfus reports that many scholars, once they have mastered the rules, speak of an “exhilarating sense of openness that deba ...
traces of gandhāran buddhism - Institut für Indologie und Tibetologie
... A certain effort has been made with regard to establishing the origin and the Buddhist school from which the material stem. Regrettably most of the information available about the physical origin is quite scanty, and any archaeological survey has up until now been difficult. One probable place of or ...
... A certain effort has been made with regard to establishing the origin and the Buddhist school from which the material stem. Regrettably most of the information available about the physical origin is quite scanty, and any archaeological survey has up until now been difficult. One probable place of or ...
Traces of Gandhāran Buddhism: An Exhibition of Ancient Buddhist
... A certain effort has been made with regard to establishing the origin and the Buddhist school from which the material stem. Regrettably most of the information available about the physical origin is quite scanty, and any archaeological survey has up until now been difficult. One probable place of or ...
... A certain effort has been made with regard to establishing the origin and the Buddhist school from which the material stem. Regrettably most of the information available about the physical origin is quite scanty, and any archaeological survey has up until now been difficult. One probable place of or ...