Siddhartha
... that he would grow up to be a Chakravarta, or a “Wheel Turner.”This meant that he would become a very important person. But would that person be a king or a religious leader? What the sages told Shuddhodana next was what he did not want to hear. They talked about Four Sights that would cause young S ...
... that he would grow up to be a Chakravarta, or a “Wheel Turner.”This meant that he would become a very important person. But would that person be a king or a religious leader? What the sages told Shuddhodana next was what he did not want to hear. They talked about Four Sights that would cause young S ...
THE TREATISE ON THE ELUCIDATION OF THE KNOWABLE THE
... end of the fourth chapter but no text title is mentioned. Another source seems to have been the PañcaviµΩatisåhasrikå[prajñåpåramitå-s¥tra] (Moheboreboluomijing), Taishø Vol. 8, No. 223. Esoteric terms or ideas do not occur, except perhaps the four wisdoms (see note 66). This is noteworthy in a time ...
... end of the fourth chapter but no text title is mentioned. Another source seems to have been the PañcaviµΩatisåhasrikå[prajñåpåramitå-s¥tra] (Moheboreboluomijing), Taishø Vol. 8, No. 223. Esoteric terms or ideas do not occur, except perhaps the four wisdoms (see note 66). This is noteworthy in a time ...
The New Buddhism: The Western Transformation of an Ancient
... as a kind of intellectual talisman and challenge to the existing view of things. The next two decades saw something of a “Zen boom” when, for the first time, significant numbers of Westerners began actual Buddhist practice. By the time this first wave of enthusiasm had died down, residential Zen cen ...
... as a kind of intellectual talisman and challenge to the existing view of things. The next two decades saw something of a “Zen boom” when, for the first time, significant numbers of Westerners began actual Buddhist practice. By the time this first wave of enthusiasm had died down, residential Zen cen ...
13_chapte 6
... preferred course of action. In Taoism, they include precepts such as: “Always create fields of blessedness,” or “Always be careful where you take lodging,” as well as detailed instructions on how to behave in certain situations such as “When walking with others, always let them go first.” Admonition ...
... preferred course of action. In Taoism, they include precepts such as: “Always create fields of blessedness,” or “Always be careful where you take lodging,” as well as detailed instructions on how to behave in certain situations such as “When walking with others, always let them go first.” Admonition ...
save - Dl4a.org
... importance of Buddhism depends largely on its foreign conquests, the forms which it assumed in its new territories can be understood only by reference to the religious condition of India at the periods when successive missions were despatched. This book then is an attempt to give a sketch of Indian ...
... importance of Buddhism depends largely on its foreign conquests, the forms which it assumed in its new territories can be understood only by reference to the religious condition of India at the periods when successive missions were despatched. This book then is an attempt to give a sketch of Indian ...
an introduction to hisamatsu shin`ichi`s religious thought
... manner of exercising powers absolutely their own, float up and down on waves, themselves being solitarily emancipated and free from dependence, and cause waves of great compassion for those who are drowned so as to incite them to swim for themselves according to their abilities. As will quickly be i ...
... manner of exercising powers absolutely their own, float up and down on waves, themselves being solitarily emancipated and free from dependence, and cause waves of great compassion for those who are drowned so as to incite them to swim for themselves according to their abilities. As will quickly be i ...
The Buddha`s Ancient Path
... In his wanderings he finally reached Uruvela, by the river Neranjara at Gaya. He was attracted by its quiet and dense groves and the clear waters of the river. Finding that this was a suitable place to continue his quest for enlightenment, he decided to stay. Five other ascetics who admired his dete ...
... In his wanderings he finally reached Uruvela, by the river Neranjara at Gaya. He was attracted by its quiet and dense groves and the clear waters of the river. Finding that this was a suitable place to continue his quest for enlightenment, he decided to stay. Five other ascetics who admired his dete ...
Buddhism in America - A Handful of Leaves
... geography of Buddhism in Asia, a grasp of which is essential to any understanding of Buddhism in the United States. At various points I draw analogies to Christianity, not to suggest that Buddhism and Christianity are reducible to each other, but as aids to the reader. Chapter outlines major devel ...
... geography of Buddhism in Asia, a grasp of which is essential to any understanding of Buddhism in the United States. At various points I draw analogies to Christianity, not to suggest that Buddhism and Christianity are reducible to each other, but as aids to the reader. Chapter outlines major devel ...
Fall 2006 - Sakya Monastery
... Kang Tsao during the teaching from Chapje Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro in Kham, Eastern Tibet in 1953. Lama Kang Tsao at that time had also received many teachings from H.H.J.D. Sakya. Lama Kang Tsao was a Nyingma and nonsectarian, fully ordained Chinese monk and lineage holder of a Chinese Zen tra ...
... Kang Tsao during the teaching from Chapje Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro in Kham, Eastern Tibet in 1953. Lama Kang Tsao at that time had also received many teachings from H.H.J.D. Sakya. Lama Kang Tsao was a Nyingma and nonsectarian, fully ordained Chinese monk and lineage holder of a Chinese Zen tra ...
Guide to Jodo Shinshu Teachings and Practices
... Siddhartha traveled along the Ganges River towards the southeast of India to a kingdom called Magada. Before reaching Magada, he had joined two or three different religious groups. However, these groups were not able to fulfill his search. Thus, he continued the path to enlightenment on his own. He ...
... Siddhartha traveled along the Ganges River towards the southeast of India to a kingdom called Magada. Before reaching Magada, he had joined two or three different religious groups. However, these groups were not able to fulfill his search. Thus, he continued the path to enlightenment on his own. He ...
Stupas and their consecration in contemporary Kalmykia
... Summary………………………………………………………………………………………..106 ...
... Summary………………………………………………………………………………………..106 ...
Shambhala - Akamai.net
... more music into their lives. While there are many songbooks available, as well as serious books on music education and philosophy, this book offers a wonderful range of information and material in one place--the games, songs, and philosophy are all here. Everything you need to get singing--including ...
... more music into their lives. While there are many songbooks available, as well as serious books on music education and philosophy, this book offers a wonderful range of information and material in one place--the games, songs, and philosophy are all here. Everything you need to get singing--including ...
For more information about Nichiren Buddhism and a - Sgi-Usa
... very heart and core of the sutra’s teaching. He added nam to Myohorenge-kyo and set forth the chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the practice to accord one’s life with this Law, which he identified as the law of life itself. Nam comes from the Sanskrit word namas, which was translated in Chinese and ...
... very heart and core of the sutra’s teaching. He added nam to Myohorenge-kyo and set forth the chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the practice to accord one’s life with this Law, which he identified as the law of life itself. Nam comes from the Sanskrit word namas, which was translated in Chinese and ...
SD 37.8 - The Dharmafarers
... 1.2.1 Economics and ecology. Apart from sleep, most of us spend more of our lives at work and wage-earning than in any other waking activity. Inevitably, the work that we do powerfully moulds us. An important message of the Vāseṭṭha Sutta (M 98 = Sn 3.9),3 for example, is that we are not born high o ...
... 1.2.1 Economics and ecology. Apart from sleep, most of us spend more of our lives at work and wage-earning than in any other waking activity. Inevitably, the work that we do powerfully moulds us. An important message of the Vāseṭṭha Sutta (M 98 = Sn 3.9),3 for example, is that we are not born high o ...
1 Pu Khwan Khao Worship of Shan in Yunnan
... In the myth of Pu Khwan Khao and the Buddha, the key words said by Pu Khwan Khao are ‘rice’, ‘food’, ‘life’, ‘alive’, or ‘survive’, while these words are rarely or cannot be found from the Buddha. This surely means something. Rice, food, life, survival is the basic need of human beings. The indigeno ...
... In the myth of Pu Khwan Khao and the Buddha, the key words said by Pu Khwan Khao are ‘rice’, ‘food’, ‘life’, ‘alive’, or ‘survive’, while these words are rarely or cannot be found from the Buddha. This surely means something. Rice, food, life, survival is the basic need of human beings. The indigeno ...
Placing Nichiren in the “Big Picture”
... Zen, Pure Land, and Nichiren— had their institutional beginnings. Indeed,for many years, the study of Kamakura Buddhism was largely equivalent to the study of sectarian origins. The last two decades, how ever, have seen a dramatic methodological shift, which in turn has affected scholarly readings ...
... Zen, Pure Land, and Nichiren— had their institutional beginnings. Indeed,for many years, the study of Kamakura Buddhism was largely equivalent to the study of sectarian origins. The last two decades, how ever, have seen a dramatic methodological shift, which in turn has affected scholarly readings ...
First Steps - SGI South Africa
... which divides people or disre- wicked being. gards their humanity. ...
... which divides people or disre- wicked being. gards their humanity. ...
Mindfulness: A Dialogue between Buddhism and Clinical
... Experiential avoidance of private experiences is usually unworkable because private experiences often relate to a person’s history (e.g., a memory) and deliberate attempts to avoid a private experience are likely to bring about memories of that experience (e.g., thinking “don’t get anxious” reminds ...
... Experiential avoidance of private experiences is usually unworkable because private experiences often relate to a person’s history (e.g., a memory) and deliberate attempts to avoid a private experience are likely to bring about memories of that experience (e.g., thinking “don’t get anxious” reminds ...
Kingship and Religion in Tibet research plan
... Tibetan Chronicle and related documents, including funerary texts, divination manuals, and administrative records. Combining philological rigor with impeccably chosen source material, and working with a highly qualified Tibetan informant, Yonten Gyatso, Macdonald presented a coherent picture of the ...
... Tibetan Chronicle and related documents, including funerary texts, divination manuals, and administrative records. Combining philological rigor with impeccably chosen source material, and working with a highly qualified Tibetan informant, Yonten Gyatso, Macdonald presented a coherent picture of the ...
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
... defined as the complete body of literature. The Mahakavya (great poem) or court epics of the great Indian authors occupy a unique place in the Sanskrit literary tradition. It is a verse genre of the Kavya, the stylized literary work (literature) cultivated in the courts of Indian from the beginning ...
... defined as the complete body of literature. The Mahakavya (great poem) or court epics of the great Indian authors occupy a unique place in the Sanskrit literary tradition. It is a verse genre of the Kavya, the stylized literary work (literature) cultivated in the courts of Indian from the beginning ...
Hinduism and Buddhism, Volume 1
... India from their history within it, for although the importance of Buddhism depends largely on its foreign conquests, the forms which it assumed in its new territories can be understood only by reference to the religious condition of India at the periods when successive missions were despatched. Thi ...
... India from their history within it, for although the importance of Buddhism depends largely on its foreign conquests, the forms which it assumed in its new territories can be understood only by reference to the religious condition of India at the periods when successive missions were despatched. Thi ...
Away from the Abyss
... within Western academia. We will delve into the philosophy of Borges himself in chapter four, the wide variety of works and references that influenced his writing, and his views on translation. This will include parallel and divergent philosophical traditions from the Western tradition, including no ...
... within Western academia. We will delve into the philosophy of Borges himself in chapter four, the wide variety of works and references that influenced his writing, and his views on translation. This will include parallel and divergent philosophical traditions from the Western tradition, including no ...
golden sun adepts refuge
... amongst helpers is the most kind and compassionate Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of the FPMT and helmsman who tirelessly guides all beings to their goal of greater and greater happiness, liberation from samsara, and ultimate enlightenment. Without Lama Zopa Rinpoche none of the benefit you ...
... amongst helpers is the most kind and compassionate Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of the FPMT and helmsman who tirelessly guides all beings to their goal of greater and greater happiness, liberation from samsara, and ultimate enlightenment. Without Lama Zopa Rinpoche none of the benefit you ...
Annual Report `14 (MBS) - maha bodhi society, bengaluru
... We are saddened by the demise of Venerable Dr. Acharya Buddharakkhita who founded the Maha Bodhi Society in Bangalore in 1956. He passed away peacefully on September 23, 2013. Late Venerable Dr. Acharya Buddharakkhita, FounderPresident of Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore and its branches and sister org ...
... We are saddened by the demise of Venerable Dr. Acharya Buddharakkhita who founded the Maha Bodhi Society in Bangalore in 1956. He passed away peacefully on September 23, 2013. Late Venerable Dr. Acharya Buddharakkhita, FounderPresident of Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore and its branches and sister org ...