issue #3 - HH the Sakya Trizin
... one cycles and wanders in samsara. Because of attachment and grasping to all the fame and offerings, and the arising of great hearing, reflection, and intellectual comprehension, good experience, siddhis, blessings, and the signs of power, the contrived path is ultimately a stain, the wise do not en ...
... one cycles and wanders in samsara. Because of attachment and grasping to all the fame and offerings, and the arising of great hearing, reflection, and intellectual comprehension, good experience, siddhis, blessings, and the signs of power, the contrived path is ultimately a stain, the wise do not en ...
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... teachings subvert the fundamental staple notions of religions and what their adherents cherish the most: a belief in the existence of god, a permanent soul, and a promise of an everlasting bliss in heaven after death. Instead, he taught impermanence, not-self, and unsatisfactoriness to be the fundam ...
... teachings subvert the fundamental staple notions of religions and what their adherents cherish the most: a belief in the existence of god, a permanent soul, and a promise of an everlasting bliss in heaven after death. Instead, he taught impermanence, not-self, and unsatisfactoriness to be the fundam ...
Behind the Façade of Secret Mantra
... four concentrations and four formless absorptions practiced by either non-Buddhists or bodhisattvas, as set forth in the Buddha’s discourses. Not only do those Secret Mantra views contradict the Liberation Path taught by the Buddha, but they also stand in complete opposition to His instructions with ...
... four concentrations and four formless absorptions practiced by either non-Buddhists or bodhisattvas, as set forth in the Buddha’s discourses. Not only do those Secret Mantra views contradict the Liberation Path taught by the Buddha, but they also stand in complete opposition to His instructions with ...
Camp Newsletter – Dec 2014
... as a philosophy to philosophize – the type of philosophy that is filled with theories which speculate about life; and therefore, it seldom has any effect on the reality of the human life. On the contrary, Buddhism is the philosophy of life (the Way of Life), of change, and of mankind’s transformatio ...
... as a philosophy to philosophize – the type of philosophy that is filled with theories which speculate about life; and therefore, it seldom has any effect on the reality of the human life. On the contrary, Buddhism is the philosophy of life (the Way of Life), of change, and of mankind’s transformatio ...
Teachings from Traditional Lamas
... What is needed instead is something shining like a radiant diamond or the sun, a mind that is pristine at all times. So it is a question of balance, and this way takes maturity. On one side, one should take time to calm down. One watch one’s breath, but only to avoid continuing the events of the day ...
... What is needed instead is something shining like a radiant diamond or the sun, a mind that is pristine at all times. So it is a question of balance, and this way takes maturity. On one side, one should take time to calm down. One watch one’s breath, but only to avoid continuing the events of the day ...
An Analysis of the Pali Canon
... In the present edition, the basic analysis of the Canon has been left in its original state although some minor corrections had to be made. However, it has been found possible to fully explore the Saṃyutta and Aṅguttara Nikāyas together with three important texts from the Khuddaka Nikāya: Udāna, Iti ...
... In the present edition, the basic analysis of the Canon has been left in its original state although some minor corrections had to be made. However, it has been found possible to fully explore the Saṃyutta and Aṅguttara Nikāyas together with three important texts from the Khuddaka Nikāya: Udāna, Iti ...
Ambedkar and Buddhism by Sangharakshita
... The Significance of Ambedkar In the grounds of the parliament building in Delhi stands a statue of a stout, elderly man clad in a business suit and wearing spectacles. The statue is about fifteen feet high, and stands with right foot slightly advanced on the square top of a pedestal of much the same ...
... The Significance of Ambedkar In the grounds of the parliament building in Delhi stands a statue of a stout, elderly man clad in a business suit and wearing spectacles. The statue is about fifteen feet high, and stands with right foot slightly advanced on the square top of a pedestal of much the same ...
Buddhist Monastic Discipline
... placed implicit faith on the earlier translations and built far- ...
... placed implicit faith on the earlier translations and built far- ...
Yoga - MAIMT
... well as those which were first developed within Buddhism. In Hindu literature, the term "yoga" first occurs in the Katha Upanishad, where it refers to control of the senses and the cessation of mental activity leading to a supreme state. Important textual sources for the evolving concept of Yoga are ...
... well as those which were first developed within Buddhism. In Hindu literature, the term "yoga" first occurs in the Katha Upanishad, where it refers to control of the senses and the cessation of mental activity leading to a supreme state. Important textual sources for the evolving concept of Yoga are ...
2015 SGINZ LEVEL ONE EXAM
... others. Both practice and study arise from faith” (WND-1, 386). We cannot genuinely teach others about the greatness of Nichiren Buddhism if we don’t study ourselves. By the same token, study without practice will not lead to real personal growth or social change. Practical Buddhist study—moving for ...
... others. Both practice and study arise from faith” (WND-1, 386). We cannot genuinely teach others about the greatness of Nichiren Buddhism if we don’t study ourselves. By the same token, study without practice will not lead to real personal growth or social change. Practical Buddhist study—moving for ...
OF Master Hongyi`s Last Calligraphic Work - Papyrus
... Chinese calligraphy refers to the principles of writing Chinese characters. It came into being in the first centuries of the Common Era with the emergence of the Chinese literati.5 These individuals were well-known government officials influenced by both Confucian and Taoist traditions, such as Zhon ...
... Chinese calligraphy refers to the principles of writing Chinese characters. It came into being in the first centuries of the Common Era with the emergence of the Chinese literati.5 These individuals were well-known government officials influenced by both Confucian and Taoist traditions, such as Zhon ...
Schism, semiosis and the Soka Gakkai
... The reformatting of gongyo and the realignment of the Soka Gakkai’s doctrine are not coincidental nor independent phenomena; in order for the SGI to survive after the schism these changes were necessary, and it is purpose of the present work to substantiate how and why these changes took place. Peir ...
... The reformatting of gongyo and the realignment of the Soka Gakkai’s doctrine are not coincidental nor independent phenomena; in order for the SGI to survive after the schism these changes were necessary, and it is purpose of the present work to substantiate how and why these changes took place. Peir ...
Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra - REAL-d
... was one method to relate these teachings. Another method was the usage of two terms Faxiangzong and Faxingzong. The term Faxiangzong was created by Fazang to denote the Yogācāra teachings of Xuanzang, while Faxingzong was formulated by Chengguan to include both Tathāgatagarbha and Madhyamaka teachin ...
... was one method to relate these teachings. Another method was the usage of two terms Faxiangzong and Faxingzong. The term Faxiangzong was created by Fazang to denote the Yogācāra teachings of Xuanzang, while Faxingzong was formulated by Chengguan to include both Tathāgatagarbha and Madhyamaka teachin ...
Tathagata Meditation - phaptangmeditation.org
... useless, it only brings more Stupidity, False Hope or Dream. He is, therefore, even inferior to those who have not practiced yet. Practicing aims at understanding Ignorance and dissolving Ignorance. If he cannot dissolve ignorance, he will not be considered to have even one day of practice yet. The ...
... useless, it only brings more Stupidity, False Hope or Dream. He is, therefore, even inferior to those who have not practiced yet. Practicing aims at understanding Ignorance and dissolving Ignorance. If he cannot dissolve ignorance, he will not be considered to have even one day of practice yet. The ...
here as a pdf
... fundamental cause of people’s suffering and set forth the means by which people could eradicate such suffering. On 16 July, 1260, he submitted this treatise to Hojo Tokiyori, the retired regent of the Kamakura military government, who was still effectively the country’s most powerful leader. It w ...
... fundamental cause of people’s suffering and set forth the means by which people could eradicate such suffering. On 16 July, 1260, he submitted this treatise to Hojo Tokiyori, the retired regent of the Kamakura military government, who was still effectively the country’s most powerful leader. It w ...
Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism
... other religious traditions should not be drawn in by those with the competence to do so. The religious culture of India is often regarded as multifaceted and flexible, though individual cults have a firm enough identity, while the style of religious practice in China and elsewhere in East Asia is wide ...
... other religious traditions should not be drawn in by those with the competence to do so. The religious culture of India is often regarded as multifaceted and flexible, though individual cults have a firm enough identity, while the style of religious practice in China and elsewhere in East Asia is wide ...
what, if anything, is mahayana buddhism?
... often basically as follows: First, there is an older portion of monastic Buddhism, usually felt to be conservative, closer to the source, which emphasizes a personal liberation from sam.sāra accessible only to the monk who can devote himself to intensive meditation practice, and so on. This is the ...
... often basically as follows: First, there is an older portion of monastic Buddhism, usually felt to be conservative, closer to the source, which emphasizes a personal liberation from sam.sāra accessible only to the monk who can devote himself to intensive meditation practice, and so on. This is the ...
- Enlighten: Theses
... My thanks first go to Prof. Perry Schmidt-Leukel for agreeing to supervise my research in spite of my initial lack of training in the field of religious studies. Having come from a ‘more practical’ approach to studying poverty and international development, I had not previously studied religion at t ...
... My thanks first go to Prof. Perry Schmidt-Leukel for agreeing to supervise my research in spite of my initial lack of training in the field of religious studies. Having come from a ‘more practical’ approach to studying poverty and international development, I had not previously studied religion at t ...
Miracles and Superhuman Powers in South Asian Buddhist Literature
... In any case, the nature and meaning of the Buddha’s simultaneous immanence and transcendence is a significant topic of discussion for Buddhist philosophers. Despite his remarks about the applicability of the concept of the miracle in a Buddhist context, Foucher raises one of the central questions of ...
... In any case, the nature and meaning of the Buddha’s simultaneous immanence and transcendence is a significant topic of discussion for Buddhist philosophers. Despite his remarks about the applicability of the concept of the miracle in a Buddhist context, Foucher raises one of the central questions of ...
- VU Research Repository
... who work as psychotherapists, and who have an interest in Buddhism. The core research question was: What are the professional and personal experiences and perspectives of psychologists in Australia who are informed by Buddhism in the way they conceptualise, approach, and conduct psychotherapy? Two r ...
... who work as psychotherapists, and who have an interest in Buddhism. The core research question was: What are the professional and personal experiences and perspectives of psychologists in Australia who are informed by Buddhism in the way they conceptualise, approach, and conduct psychotherapy? Two r ...
Placing Nichiren in the Big Picture: Some
... Kuroda Toshio (1926–1993), whose work is too famous to need much discussion here (see DOBBINS 1996). Kuroda conclusively demonstrated that the dominant forms of medieval Japanese Buddhism were not the Kamakura new Buddhist movements, which did not attain signi³cant institutional presence until the l ...
... Kuroda Toshio (1926–1993), whose work is too famous to need much discussion here (see DOBBINS 1996). Kuroda conclusively demonstrated that the dominant forms of medieval Japanese Buddhism were not the Kamakura new Buddhist movements, which did not attain signi³cant institutional presence until the l ...
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
... Other aspects of Buddha's teachings are also of interest. Buddha was rather logical, scientific, and rational in his approach. He did not speak of supernatural phenomena or an afterlife, and he dismissed the possibility of miracles. Buddha taught self-reliance. He had little use for rituals and form ...
... Other aspects of Buddha's teachings are also of interest. Buddha was rather logical, scientific, and rational in his approach. He did not speak of supernatural phenomena or an afterlife, and he dismissed the possibility of miracles. Buddha taught self-reliance. He had little use for rituals and form ...
Buddha`s lists explained
... lists shown in the Table of Contents from his teachings and written in the Pali Canon. There are many different forms of Buddhism, but the common denominator, common theme in all the Buddhist schools are the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Middle Path and the other major lists discussed in this boo ...
... lists shown in the Table of Contents from his teachings and written in the Pali Canon. There are many different forms of Buddhism, but the common denominator, common theme in all the Buddhist schools are the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Middle Path and the other major lists discussed in this boo ...
The Genesis of the Bodhisattva Ideal
... tion,1 a Madhyama-āgama (中阿含經) probably from the Sarvāstivāda tradition,2 a Saṃyukta-āgama (雜阿含經 / T 99) usually associated with the (Mūla-)Sarvāstivāda tradition,3 and a partial Saṃyukta-āgama (別譯雜阿含經 / T 100) whose school affiliation is at present still under discussion.4 Besides these collections ...
... tion,1 a Madhyama-āgama (中阿含經) probably from the Sarvāstivāda tradition,2 a Saṃyukta-āgama (雜阿含經 / T 99) usually associated with the (Mūla-)Sarvāstivāda tradition,3 and a partial Saṃyukta-āgama (別譯雜阿含經 / T 100) whose school affiliation is at present still under discussion.4 Besides these collections ...
The Ajivikas - Rare Book Society of India
... was succeeded in leadership of the sect by Kisa Samkicca. The third leader of the Ajivikas and the greatest exponent of their religio-philosophy in the time of Buddha Gotama was Makkhali Gosala who is often mentioned as the ...
... was succeeded in leadership of the sect by Kisa Samkicca. The third leader of the Ajivikas and the greatest exponent of their religio-philosophy in the time of Buddha Gotama was Makkhali Gosala who is often mentioned as the ...