BUDDHISM - College of the Holy Cross
... -SOLITUDE – lonely forest dweller “How hard the life of the forest dweller. To rejoice in solitude. Verily the silent groves bear heavily upon the monk who has not yet won fixity of mind” ...
... -SOLITUDE – lonely forest dweller “How hard the life of the forest dweller. To rejoice in solitude. Verily the silent groves bear heavily upon the monk who has not yet won fixity of mind” ...
Buddhism Glossary - WATA - World Association of Arab Translators
... Awakening) and attaining the Way (attaining Enlightenment). (Note: There are many degrees of Awakening and Enlightenment. Attaining the Enlightenment of the Arhats, Pratyeka Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, etc. is different from attaining Supreme Enlightenment, i.e., Buddhahood ). To experience a Great Awake ...
... Awakening) and attaining the Way (attaining Enlightenment). (Note: There are many degrees of Awakening and Enlightenment. Attaining the Enlightenment of the Arhats, Pratyeka Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, etc. is different from attaining Supreme Enlightenment, i.e., Buddhahood ). To experience a Great Awake ...
1.4 Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach B S
... according to which the Buddha renounced his life principle and thereby set an end to his teaching activities because his attendant Ānanda had failed to request him to stay alive, even though that would have been possible.19 The point that emerges from these two passages is that the quality of the Bu ...
... according to which the Buddha renounced his life principle and thereby set an end to his teaching activities because his attendant Ānanda had failed to request him to stay alive, even though that would have been possible.19 The point that emerges from these two passages is that the quality of the Bu ...
Suttas as History: Four Approaches to the "Sermon on the Noble
... while simultaneously all but ignoring them (except in the classroom), I curiously parallel the practices of the "medieval" Buddhists whom I study. But like those of them who continued to draw on suttas in liturgical contexts or commentarialtraditions,I feel that there should be something more to the ...
... while simultaneously all but ignoring them (except in the classroom), I curiously parallel the practices of the "medieval" Buddhists whom I study. But like those of them who continued to draw on suttas in liturgical contexts or commentarialtraditions,I feel that there should be something more to the ...
Glossary of Buddhist Terms - Prison Mindfulness Institute
... Buddhist practice, resulting in the distinct religion known today as Tibetan Buddhism. Brahma: Great One. An inhabitant of the non-sensual heavens of form or formlessness. One of the three major deities of Hinduism, along with Vishnu and Shiva. Adopted as one of the protective deities of Buddhism. B ...
... Buddhist practice, resulting in the distinct religion known today as Tibetan Buddhism. Brahma: Great One. An inhabitant of the non-sensual heavens of form or formlessness. One of the three major deities of Hinduism, along with Vishnu and Shiva. Adopted as one of the protective deities of Buddhism. B ...
THE THREE JEWELS CONT`D - Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre
... merits are stored up which warrant one to be a Buddha. Has both monastic and layperson ...
... merits are stored up which warrant one to be a Buddha. Has both monastic and layperson ...
wat-stay proposals for cutural tourism, conservation and
... Thai people. Local travelers were able to take shelter and stay overnight in the ubiquitous wat throughout the country. However, in modern day Thailand where various types of accommodation from large resort hotels to guesthouses or homestays are now commonplace, the role of Thai temples for providin ...
... Thai people. Local travelers were able to take shelter and stay overnight in the ubiquitous wat throughout the country. However, in modern day Thailand where various types of accommodation from large resort hotels to guesthouses or homestays are now commonplace, the role of Thai temples for providin ...
Beyond-the-Tipitaka - Ancient Buddhist Texts
... scholar-monks in Sri Lanka and southern India began to amass a body of secondary literature: commentaries on the Tipiṭaka itself, historical chronicles, textbooks, Pāḷi grammars, articles by learned scholars of the past, and so on. Most of these texts were written in Sinhala, the language of Sri Lan ...
... scholar-monks in Sri Lanka and southern India began to amass a body of secondary literature: commentaries on the Tipiṭaka itself, historical chronicles, textbooks, Pāḷi grammars, articles by learned scholars of the past, and so on. Most of these texts were written in Sinhala, the language of Sri Lan ...
The Dharma-ending Age
... (buddhnubuddha), those last disciples of various names, of various clans, of various births, who had gone forth from various families, the holy life too disappeared. It is as if, Sāriputta, various flowers lying loose on a piece of wood are scattered about and blown about by the wind. (V 3:8) On th ...
... (buddhnubuddha), those last disciples of various names, of various clans, of various births, who had gone forth from various families, the holy life too disappeared. It is as if, Sāriputta, various flowers lying loose on a piece of wood are scattered about and blown about by the wind. (V 3:8) On th ...
When Buddhism was first introduced to Japan in the 6th century, it
... "Sambhoga-kaya," the Body of Recompense. Amida Buddha is such a Buddha of Sambhoga-kaya, because he is a Buddha who attained Buddhahood as a result of a long period of self-discipline, based on his original prayers when still a bodhisattva. Amida Buddha is thus a Buddha of Dharma-kaya in its manifes ...
... "Sambhoga-kaya," the Body of Recompense. Amida Buddha is such a Buddha of Sambhoga-kaya, because he is a Buddha who attained Buddhahood as a result of a long period of self-discipline, based on his original prayers when still a bodhisattva. Amida Buddha is thus a Buddha of Dharma-kaya in its manifes ...
The First Enlightened Word
... Buddha, seated on the universal plateau. Sarnath, of the four holy places associated with Buddha’s life, is pre-eminent, as he became a saint here with thoughts transcending the ordinary to the pure and supernatural word. Dharma Chakra Pravartana or the Turning of the Wheel of Law is how history has ...
... Buddha, seated on the universal plateau. Sarnath, of the four holy places associated with Buddha’s life, is pre-eminent, as he became a saint here with thoughts transcending the ordinary to the pure and supernatural word. Dharma Chakra Pravartana or the Turning of the Wheel of Law is how history has ...
Buddhism
... discuss the idea that Buddhism encourages everyone to seek their own route to happiness and liberation. Happiness and liberation do not depend on the existence or otherwise of God or gods reflect on the composition, content and care of the scriptures use pictures, posters or videos to introduce chil ...
... discuss the idea that Buddhism encourages everyone to seek their own route to happiness and liberation. Happiness and liberation do not depend on the existence or otherwise of God or gods reflect on the composition, content and care of the scriptures use pictures, posters or videos to introduce chil ...
The Meaning of Friendship in Buddhism
... wasn’t at all like that. Sons and daughters who were conspicuous examples of filial piety could even be officially honoured by the government. They might be rewarded or recognised with a title, or given a large piece of land, or an archway named after them might be erected. They were so pious and re ...
... wasn’t at all like that. Sons and daughters who were conspicuous examples of filial piety could even be officially honoured by the government. They might be rewarded or recognised with a title, or given a large piece of land, or an archway named after them might be erected. They were so pious and re ...
Program
... After early breakfast, drive to Sravasti. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel. Later proceed for the sight seeing visit Sravasti (Sahet-Mahet) capital of the ancient kingdom of Kosala, an active centre for Buddhism. Overnight at hotel. Saravasti- This was one of the largest cities in India at the tim ...
... After early breakfast, drive to Sravasti. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel. Later proceed for the sight seeing visit Sravasti (Sahet-Mahet) capital of the ancient kingdom of Kosala, an active centre for Buddhism. Overnight at hotel. Saravasti- This was one of the largest cities in India at the tim ...
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has requested on numerous
... students at FPMT centers recite a certain Mahayana sutra called the Sanghata Sutra. The recitation of this sutra yields enormous benefits for all those who hear or recite it, and has been recommended by Rinpoche specifically in order to generate the merit that will be needed to bring to completion t ...
... students at FPMT centers recite a certain Mahayana sutra called the Sanghata Sutra. The recitation of this sutra yields enormous benefits for all those who hear or recite it, and has been recommended by Rinpoche specifically in order to generate the merit that will be needed to bring to completion t ...
The Unintended Legacy of Hellenism
... In the first and second century CE, the first images of an anthropomorphic Buddha emerged from the region of Gandhara in the northern Indian subcontinent that later served as the foundation for subsequent representations of the Buddha. This marked a significant shift in the perception of the Buddha, ...
... In the first and second century CE, the first images of an anthropomorphic Buddha emerged from the region of Gandhara in the northern Indian subcontinent that later served as the foundation for subsequent representations of the Buddha. This marked a significant shift in the perception of the Buddha, ...
Reflections July 2013 - Buddhist Sangha of Bucks County
... can also trigger a catharsis, a therapeutic release from anxiety, tension or fear, or lift one out of depression. The Buddha occasionally used it to this end. At one time, King Ajātasattu went to visit the Buddha and asked him if he could tell him one advantage of the continued on next page ...
... can also trigger a catharsis, a therapeutic release from anxiety, tension or fear, or lift one out of depression. The Buddha occasionally used it to this end. At one time, King Ajātasattu went to visit the Buddha and asked him if he could tell him one advantage of the continued on next page ...
Literal Means and Hidden Meanings: a New Analysis of Skillful Means
... phases: the third (in the Vimalaklrtinirdesa Sutra), in which skillful means becomes explicitly a part of the bodhisattva's development, and the forth, in which controversial actions performed by advanced bodhisattvas are explained as skillful means and are granted entry into normative ethics.^'* T ...
... phases: the third (in the Vimalaklrtinirdesa Sutra), in which skillful means becomes explicitly a part of the bodhisattva's development, and the forth, in which controversial actions performed by advanced bodhisattvas are explained as skillful means and are granted entry into normative ethics.^'* T ...
buddhism - Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre
... ‘The Buddha’ includes the historical Buddha and all those who have been awakened from the sleep of ignorance. ...
... ‘The Buddha’ includes the historical Buddha and all those who have been awakened from the sleep of ignorance. ...
Introduction to the Early Buddhist
... Hīnayāna or the ‘inferior vehicle’ which does not suffice [4] to conduct all beings to cessation of sorrow. What the later doctrine teaches is the Mahāyāna or the ‘great vehicle’ which is calculated to transport a larger number of people, the whole community of humanity, over and beyond the sorrow o ...
... Hīnayāna or the ‘inferior vehicle’ which does not suffice [4] to conduct all beings to cessation of sorrow. What the later doctrine teaches is the Mahāyāna or the ‘great vehicle’ which is calculated to transport a larger number of people, the whole community of humanity, over and beyond the sorrow o ...
An introduction to the origin of Buddhist Stupa
... pagoda was King Ukkalā(pa) during the time lifetime of the Buddha, where the seven out of eight hair relics were enshrined after the return of Tapussa and Bhalikā to their country. ...
... pagoda was King Ukkalā(pa) during the time lifetime of the Buddha, where the seven out of eight hair relics were enshrined after the return of Tapussa and Bhalikā to their country. ...
Title Stupa, Pagoda and Chorten: origin and meaning of Buddhist
... after his death should be cremated and the relics distributed with stupas constructed upon them. An account of the Buddha’s burial was recorded by the fourteenth century Buddhist scholar and master, Buton4, in his History of Buddhism (Stein, 2013). ...
... after his death should be cremated and the relics distributed with stupas constructed upon them. An account of the Buddha’s burial was recorded by the fourteenth century Buddhist scholar and master, Buton4, in his History of Buddhism (Stein, 2013). ...
Title Stupa, Pagoda and Chorten: origin and meaning of Buddhist
... after his death should be cremated and the relics distributed with stupas constructed upon them. An account of the Buddha’s burial was recorded by the fourteenth century Buddhist scholar and master, Buton4, in his History of Buddhism (Stein, 2013). ...
... after his death should be cremated and the relics distributed with stupas constructed upon them. An account of the Buddha’s burial was recorded by the fourteenth century Buddhist scholar and master, Buton4, in his History of Buddhism (Stein, 2013). ...
ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 5 1998: 241-260 Publication date: 26 June 1998
... that he kept in the topknot of his hair until he sees a soldier of great merit. None of these acts is especially skillful. They are clever perhaps, but not especially skillful, at least in the sense of requiring some special skill.7 And, while some of the characters performing these acts are stand-i ...
... that he kept in the topknot of his hair until he sees a soldier of great merit. None of these acts is especially skillful. They are clever perhaps, but not especially skillful, at least in the sense of requiring some special skill.7 And, while some of the characters performing these acts are stand-i ...
mahayana buddhism - The Ecclesbourne School Online
... The Bodhisattva is seen as embodying both wisdom (prajna) and compassion (karuna). Both complement each other. Mahayana sees the Bodhisattva as the true Middle Way using both wisdom and compassion. The way up (following wisdom) is enlightenment whereas the way down (following compassion) is by not l ...
... The Bodhisattva is seen as embodying both wisdom (prajna) and compassion (karuna). Both complement each other. Mahayana sees the Bodhisattva as the true Middle Way using both wisdom and compassion. The way up (following wisdom) is enlightenment whereas the way down (following compassion) is by not l ...
Wat Phra Kaew
Wat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว, rtgs: Wat Phra Kaeo, IPA: [wát pʰráʔ kɛ̂ːw], Pronunciation, English: Temple of the Emerald Buddha; full official name Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, Thai: วัดพระศรีรัตนศาสดาราม, IPA: [wát pʰráʔ sǐː rát.ta.náʔ sàːt.sa.daː.raːm]) is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple (wat) in Thailand. The Emerald Buddha housed in the temple is a potent religio-political symbol and the palladium (protective image) of Thai society. It is located in Phra Nakhon District, the historic centre of Bangkok, within the precincts of the Grand Palace.The main building is the central phra ubosot, which houses the statue of the Emerald Buddha. According to legend, this Buddha image originated in India where the sage Nagasena prophesized that the Emerald Buddha would bring ""prosperity and pre-eminence to each country in which it resides"", the Emerald Buddha deified in the Wat Phra Kaew is therefore deeply revered and venerated in Thailand as the protector of the country. Historical records however dates its finding to Chiang Rai in the 15th century where, after it was relocated a number of times, it was finally taken to Thailand in the 18th century. It was enshrined in Bangkok at the Wat Phra Kaew temple in 1782 during the reign of Phutthayotfa Chulalok, King Rama I (1782–1809). This marked the beginning of the Chakri Dynasty of Thailand, whose present sovereign is Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama IX. The Emerald Buddha, a dark green statue, is in a standing form, about 66 centimetres (26 in) tall, carved from a single jade stone (""emerald"" in Thai means deep green colour and not the specific stone). It is carved in the meditating posture in the style of the Lanna school of the northern Thailand. Except for the Thai King and, in his stead, the Crown Prince, no other persons are allowed to touch the statue. The King changes the cloak around the statue three times a year, corresponding to the summer, winter, and rainy seasons, an important ritual performed to usher good fortune to the country during each season.