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CHAPTER II BUDDHISM AND TAOISM DURING THE GOLDEN
... lonely and contemplative life, was in stark contrast with the Brahminical ideal of an active and ritually punctuated life. Traditional Vedic belief held that a man is born with an obligation to study the Vedas, to procreate and rear male offspring and perform sacrifices. Only in his later life he ma ...
... lonely and contemplative life, was in stark contrast with the Brahminical ideal of an active and ritually punctuated life. Traditional Vedic belief held that a man is born with an obligation to study the Vedas, to procreate and rear male offspring and perform sacrifices. Only in his later life he ma ...
Understanding in Theravada Abhidhamma
... It is important to stress that, despite modern Theravada teachings to the contrary (often a sop to skeptical Western pupils), he was never seen as being merely human. For instance, he is often described as having the thirty-two major and eighty minor marks or signs of a mahāpuruṣa, "superman"; the B ...
... It is important to stress that, despite modern Theravada teachings to the contrary (often a sop to skeptical Western pupils), he was never seen as being merely human. For instance, he is often described as having the thirty-two major and eighty minor marks or signs of a mahāpuruṣa, "superman"; the B ...
R. Kloppenborg The role of the Buddhist monk in development
... humanism, be it the Marxian aim of material integration, Rousseau's option of social integration or Asoka's endeavour of moral integration, . . . are inherent in the Samodaya philosophy practised by US,for ours is an attempt to bring about total human integration. The philosophy that influenced us m ...
... humanism, be it the Marxian aim of material integration, Rousseau's option of social integration or Asoka's endeavour of moral integration, . . . are inherent in the Samodaya philosophy practised by US,for ours is an attempt to bring about total human integration. The philosophy that influenced us m ...
The birth of the Sage
... From His 35th year, the date of His Enlightenment, the Buddha's successful ministry lasted 45 years. When He attained His 80th year the Buddha had an attack of dysentery and lay down on a couch with its head to the north between twin saltrees in the Sala Grove of Kusinara State. Men, higher and lowe ...
... From His 35th year, the date of His Enlightenment, the Buddha's successful ministry lasted 45 years. When He attained His 80th year the Buddha had an attack of dysentery and lay down on a couch with its head to the north between twin saltrees in the Sala Grove of Kusinara State. Men, higher and lowe ...
Essence of Zen.vp
... though it was warm, mystical, and ethically permissive. In one class they would be told to think; in another, to use their intuition. One speaker would sternly exhort them to rely on their own efforts for salvation; immediately afterwards, perhaps, another would invite them to rely solely on the com ...
... though it was warm, mystical, and ethically permissive. In one class they would be told to think; in another, to use their intuition. One speaker would sternly exhort them to rely on their own efforts for salvation; immediately afterwards, perhaps, another would invite them to rely solely on the com ...
European Buddhist Traditions Laurence Cox, National University of
... As this story shows, even within Europe Buddhist traditions tend to derive some degree of legitimacy from Asian origins and authenticity. Origin claims of various kinds are regularly drawn on across Buddhism to legitimise particular traditions, relating present-day traditions to the Buddha or other ...
... As this story shows, even within Europe Buddhist traditions tend to derive some degree of legitimacy from Asian origins and authenticity. Origin claims of various kinds are regularly drawn on across Buddhism to legitimise particular traditions, relating present-day traditions to the Buddha or other ...
Deepening Psychoanalytic Listening: The Marriage of Buddha and
... psychoanalysis, my remarks are applicable, with the appropriate changes, to other schools of psychotherapeutic thought. Coltart (1992) claims that the practice of paying attention is the same whether taught by a Buddhist meditation master or an experienced analyst. But they are actually very differe ...
... psychoanalysis, my remarks are applicable, with the appropriate changes, to other schools of psychotherapeutic thought. Coltart (1992) claims that the practice of paying attention is the same whether taught by a Buddhist meditation master or an experienced analyst. But they are actually very differe ...
Around 2500 years ago, a man lived who became a great teacher
... The Buddhist belief in reincarnation is not found in the twelve step programs, but the Buddhist way of dealing with the cycle of birth and death takes place in this life time, which is where the twelve step programs also apply their efforts. The Mahayana belief in a higher power makes it closer to t ...
... The Buddhist belief in reincarnation is not found in the twelve step programs, but the Buddhist way of dealing with the cycle of birth and death takes place in this life time, which is where the twelve step programs also apply their efforts. The Mahayana belief in a higher power makes it closer to t ...
“The Gift of Rice”
... ignored or even denied by our own delusions. The English word religion is related to the Latin verb religare — “to tie back” or “to unite.” As this etymology suggests, the fundamental meaning of religion lies in the act and experience of unification with something from which we are alienated. The Da ...
... ignored or even denied by our own delusions. The English word religion is related to the Latin verb religare — “to tie back” or “to unite.” As this etymology suggests, the fundamental meaning of religion lies in the act and experience of unification with something from which we are alienated. The Da ...
Buddhist Concepts: The Gohonzon
... that anyone can believe in and activate his or her Buddha nature. Just having the Gohonzon, however, will not ensure this. Both faith and practice are essential to unlocking our powerful Buddha nature. Nichiren says: “This Gohonzon also is found only in the two characters for faith. This is what the ...
... that anyone can believe in and activate his or her Buddha nature. Just having the Gohonzon, however, will not ensure this. Both faith and practice are essential to unlocking our powerful Buddha nature. Nichiren says: “This Gohonzon also is found only in the two characters for faith. This is what the ...
present situation of indonesian buddhism: in memory of bhikkhu
... first conference of Perbuddhi was held at Vihara Buddha Gaya. In May 1959, Ashin Jinarakkhita invited Narada Mahathera and 6 Bhikkhus from Sri Lanka, Mahasi Sayadaw Mahathera from Burma, 3 Bhikkhus from Thailand and 2 Bhikkhus from Cambodia.ll In the afternoon of the 21st of the month, these 14 Ther ...
... first conference of Perbuddhi was held at Vihara Buddha Gaya. In May 1959, Ashin Jinarakkhita invited Narada Mahathera and 6 Bhikkhus from Sri Lanka, Mahasi Sayadaw Mahathera from Burma, 3 Bhikkhus from Thailand and 2 Bhikkhus from Cambodia.ll In the afternoon of the 21st of the month, these 14 Ther ...
Meditation & Buddhism Programme
... The talk will be based on a theme drawn from Vaddhaka’s book The Buddha On Wall Street, which will be released during April. At the heart of modern capitalism are values that are incompatible with Buddhist values. Capitalism promotes greed and selfishness. Buddhism promotes generosity and altruism. ...
... The talk will be based on a theme drawn from Vaddhaka’s book The Buddha On Wall Street, which will be released during April. At the heart of modern capitalism are values that are incompatible with Buddhist values. Capitalism promotes greed and selfishness. Buddhism promotes generosity and altruism. ...
Buddhism and Modernity
... and Confucianism to render technical terms in Buddhist Sanskrit. The combination of multiple translators, a pre-existing philosophical vocabulary or set of vocabularies that more apparently than really overlapped Sanskrit vocabulary in semantic range, the haphazard order in which texts arrived in Ch ...
... and Confucianism to render technical terms in Buddhist Sanskrit. The combination of multiple translators, a pre-existing philosophical vocabulary or set of vocabularies that more apparently than really overlapped Sanskrit vocabulary in semantic range, the haphazard order in which texts arrived in Ch ...
buddhism - World Religions eBooks
... it remains correct and workable today, although some additional problems can now be noted, as we shall shortly see. If we define a Buddhist as someone who says “I am a Buddhist,” when questioned about their most important pursuit, we not only abandon our attachment to ritual formulas like the three ...
... it remains correct and workable today, although some additional problems can now be noted, as we shall shortly see. If we define a Buddhist as someone who says “I am a Buddhist,” when questioned about their most important pursuit, we not only abandon our attachment to ritual formulas like the three ...
A Secular Buddhism
... to mindfulness as a medical treatment. On every Buddhist meditation course I lead these days, there will usually be one or two participants who have been drawn to the retreat because they want to deepen their practice of “secular mindfulness” (as it is now being called) in a setting that provides a ...
... to mindfulness as a medical treatment. On every Buddhist meditation course I lead these days, there will usually be one or two participants who have been drawn to the retreat because they want to deepen their practice of “secular mindfulness” (as it is now being called) in a setting that provides a ...
Wisdom In The Eigh
... Truths and tested them against their experience • Buddhists who want to follow the way will be following it based on informed confidence in the soundness of the teachings rather than just blind faith ...
... Truths and tested them against their experience • Buddhists who want to follow the way will be following it based on informed confidence in the soundness of the teachings rather than just blind faith ...
Sati Journal Volume 1 - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... interest in Buddhism on many levels, but one of the factors that has persistently hindered the healthy growth of the Dhamma has been the sharp divide between scholars and practitioners. The gap that separates these two communities is sometimes so wide that it seems as if they inhabit different world ...
... interest in Buddhism on many levels, but one of the factors that has persistently hindered the healthy growth of the Dhamma has been the sharp divide between scholars and practitioners. The gap that separates these two communities is sometimes so wide that it seems as if they inhabit different world ...
Self-Acceptance in Buddhism and Psychotherapy
... of existence (e.g., gods, humans, animals—even plants in some Hindu schools, although most Buddhist and Hindu schools consider that rebirth and/or reincarnation involve only levels of existence for “conscious/sentient beings”), depending on the moral quality of the previous life’s actions. In Buddhi ...
... of existence (e.g., gods, humans, animals—even plants in some Hindu schools, although most Buddhist and Hindu schools consider that rebirth and/or reincarnation involve only levels of existence for “conscious/sentient beings”), depending on the moral quality of the previous life’s actions. In Buddhi ...
A Secular Buddhism - Journal of Global Buddhism
... enrolled. One young woman, “Jane,” recounted how she had gone to her doctor to seek treatment for the pain produced by the scars left by severe burns. The doctor referred her to a pain clinic in London that offered her two choices: a series of steroid injections, or an eight-week course in mindfulne ...
... enrolled. One young woman, “Jane,” recounted how she had gone to her doctor to seek treatment for the pain produced by the scars left by severe burns. The doctor referred her to a pain clinic in London that offered her two choices: a series of steroid injections, or an eight-week course in mindfulne ...
di l¥c Buddha
... 2. All existence is formed differently due to different causes and supporting factors. The Law of Causality engages in every single element being formed. 3. The Law of Causality is a true principle. Buddha was just a person who cited it. ...
... 2. All existence is formed differently due to different causes and supporting factors. The Law of Causality engages in every single element being formed. 3. The Law of Causality is a true principle. Buddha was just a person who cited it. ...
1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION: MAKTAB, MADRASA
... the Avesta by heart. Thereupon, he began studying the temporal subjects of history, literature and philosophy and subsequently went on to master the skills of horse riding, archery, javelin throwing and chawgān (polo). This was followed by music, for which he learned to play the lute, the drum and ...
... the Avesta by heart. Thereupon, he began studying the temporal subjects of history, literature and philosophy and subsequently went on to master the skills of horse riding, archery, javelin throwing and chawgān (polo). This was followed by music, for which he learned to play the lute, the drum and ...
Brahmanism, Buddhism and Hinduism
... V. Early Brāhmaṇical Ideals Contrasted with Early Buddhist Ideals....................................17 VI. Pre-history of Śramaṇism.....................................................................................................25 VII. Concluding Remarks......................................... ...
... V. Early Brāhmaṇical Ideals Contrasted with Early Buddhist Ideals....................................17 VI. Pre-history of Śramaṇism.....................................................................................................25 VII. Concluding Remarks......................................... ...
Part 12 - SGI-UK
... by the great Indian translator, Kumarajiva, who translated it from Sanskrit into classical Chinese in the fifth century of the common era.2 But the syllables are also more than just the sutra’s title. As Nichiren Daishonin wrote: ‘Our contemporaries think of the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo on ...
... by the great Indian translator, Kumarajiva, who translated it from Sanskrit into classical Chinese in the fifth century of the common era.2 But the syllables are also more than just the sutra’s title. As Nichiren Daishonin wrote: ‘Our contemporaries think of the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo on ...
Brahmanism, Buddhism and Hinduism
... V. Early Bráhmaóical Ideals Contrasted with Early Buddhist Ideals .....................................20 VI. Pre-history of Øramaóism ...
... V. Early Bráhmaóical Ideals Contrasted with Early Buddhist Ideals .....................................20 VI. Pre-history of Øramaóism ...