the complete issue - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... have been many studies of the relation between Buddhist psychology and various psychotherapeutic theories (Freudian, Jungian, cognitive-behavioral, etc.), it is arguably the case that Buddhist psychology is not therapeutic in the sense that these approaches are. Most importantly, Buddhist psychology ...
... have been many studies of the relation between Buddhist psychology and various psychotherapeutic theories (Freudian, Jungian, cognitive-behavioral, etc.), it is arguably the case that Buddhist psychology is not therapeutic in the sense that these approaches are. Most importantly, Buddhist psychology ...
Ikeda - Unofficial SGI SWS
... President Ikeda: The “great desire for widespread propagation” is the heart of the Gosho. It is also the spiritual pillar of the Daishonin’s life: “Great desire” refers to the boundless wish arising from the Buddha’s enlightenment. It is the “original desire of life” expressed in the heart of the Bu ...
... President Ikeda: The “great desire for widespread propagation” is the heart of the Gosho. It is also the spiritual pillar of the Daishonin’s life: “Great desire” refers to the boundless wish arising from the Buddha’s enlightenment. It is the “original desire of life” expressed in the heart of the Bu ...
Buddhist Thought: A complete introduction to the Indian tradition
... experiences that are not in some sense reliant on the mind. This mental transformation is almost invariably held to depend upon, and to be brought about finally by, oneself for there can also be no transformation of one’s own mind without on some level one’s own active involvement or participation. ...
... experiences that are not in some sense reliant on the mind. This mental transformation is almost invariably held to depend upon, and to be brought about finally by, oneself for there can also be no transformation of one’s own mind without on some level one’s own active involvement or participation. ...
Buddhist Thought: A complete introduction to the Indian
... experiences that are not in some sense reliant on the mind. This mental transformation is almost invariably held to depend upon, and to be brought about finally by, oneself for there can also be no transformation of one’s own mind without on some level one’s own active involvement or participation. ...
... experiences that are not in some sense reliant on the mind. This mental transformation is almost invariably held to depend upon, and to be brought about finally by, oneself for there can also be no transformation of one’s own mind without on some level one’s own active involvement or participation. ...
Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah
... out before he started speaking. This was an extremely important principle, he felt, as the job of the teacher was to get out of the way and to let the Dhamma arise according to the needs of the moment—“If it’s not alive to the present, it’s not Dhamma,” he would say. Once he invited the young Ajahn ...
... out before he started speaking. This was an extremely important principle, he felt, as the job of the teacher was to get out of the way and to let the Dhamma arise according to the needs of the moment—“If it’s not alive to the present, it’s not Dhamma,” he would say. Once he invited the young Ajahn ...
The Tower of Power`s Finest Hour: Stupa Construction and
... northwest from India into Central Asia and eastward into China. From China, Mahāyāna Buddhism spread to Korea, Japan, and Vietnam—areas where it still dominates today.5 From the beginning, the Mahāyāna movement was critical of the early Buddhist emphasis on monks and their personal spiritual dev ...
... northwest from India into Central Asia and eastward into China. From China, Mahāyāna Buddhism spread to Korea, Japan, and Vietnam—areas where it still dominates today.5 From the beginning, the Mahāyāna movement was critical of the early Buddhist emphasis on monks and their personal spiritual dev ...
The Different Paths of Buddhism : A Narrative
... the hardships of ordinary life, Buddhists have been able to find humor. In a commentary to the text of the Dhammapada, a story is told about some old monks who became friends with an old woman, the wife of a former member of their group. When the old woman died, the monks were inconsolable. In order ...
... the hardships of ordinary life, Buddhists have been able to find humor. In a commentary to the text of the Dhammapada, a story is told about some old monks who became friends with an old woman, the wife of a former member of their group. When the old woman died, the monks were inconsolable. In order ...
The Buddha and His Teachings
... A casual visitor to a Buddhist country, who enters a Buddhist temple for the first time, might get the wrong impression that Buddhism is confined to rites and ceremonies and is a superstitious religion which countenances worship of images and trees. Buddhism, being tolerant, does not totally denounc ...
... A casual visitor to a Buddhist country, who enters a Buddhist temple for the first time, might get the wrong impression that Buddhism is confined to rites and ceremonies and is a superstitious religion which countenances worship of images and trees. Buddhism, being tolerant, does not totally denounc ...
1. the only buddhayana
... supreme, believe that by strictly observing a specific precept they will become a Buddha, and that they do not need to liberate themselves from within. The root delusions are desire, anger, ignorance, deluded pride, and deluded doubt. Practitioners who fully eradicate the false views and attitudes a ...
... supreme, believe that by strictly observing a specific precept they will become a Buddha, and that they do not need to liberate themselves from within. The root delusions are desire, anger, ignorance, deluded pride, and deluded doubt. Practitioners who fully eradicate the false views and attitudes a ...
The Revival of the Bhikkhuni Order and the Decline of the Sasana
... order with an overall decline of the Dharma or the Buddha’s dispensation is not only that it attributes to the Buddha a prediction that has not come true, but also that it stands in direct opposition to the passages surveyed above, which clearly see the bhikkhun!s as an integral part of the Buddha’s ...
... order with an overall decline of the Dharma or the Buddha’s dispensation is not only that it attributes to the Buddha a prediction that has not come true, but also that it stands in direct opposition to the passages surveyed above, which clearly see the bhikkhun!s as an integral part of the Buddha’s ...
Annual Report `14 (MBS) - maha bodhi society, bengaluru
... Bangalore and its sister organizations and being desirous of expressing their heartfelt gratitude, Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore along with its upasakas and upasikas organized for a merit sharing ceremony in the name of late Venerable Dr. Acharya Buddharakkhita. This ceremony was held on October 6, ...
... Bangalore and its sister organizations and being desirous of expressing their heartfelt gratitude, Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore along with its upasakas and upasikas organized for a merit sharing ceremony in the name of late Venerable Dr. Acharya Buddharakkhita. This ceremony was held on October 6, ...
What Buddhists Believe Expanded 4th edition
... invited to become the chief incumbent of the Buddhist Temple in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. He immediately recognized the enormous potential that existed for the propagation of the Dharma among the Chinese in the country. He embarked on a teaching and writing career which has now spanned half a centu ...
... invited to become the chief incumbent of the Buddhist Temple in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. He immediately recognized the enormous potential that existed for the propagation of the Dharma among the Chinese in the country. He embarked on a teaching and writing career which has now spanned half a centu ...
What Buddhists Believe
... invited to become the chief incumbent of the Buddhist Temple in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. He immediately recognized the enormous potential that existed for the propagation of the Dharma among the Chinese in the country. He embarked on a teaching and writing career which has now spanned half a centu ...
... invited to become the chief incumbent of the Buddhist Temple in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. He immediately recognized the enormous potential that existed for the propagation of the Dharma among the Chinese in the country. He embarked on a teaching and writing career which has now spanned half a centu ...
fulltext
... the 2nd century AD. Fig. 1 shows one of these images. In the centre there is a bodhi-tree (bodhiv¤k∑a), a seat (åsana)2 and the feet or the footprints of the Buddha (buddhapåda).3 These three signs together seem to represent the Buddha without depicting him visibly. This and similar reliefs have oft ...
... the 2nd century AD. Fig. 1 shows one of these images. In the centre there is a bodhi-tree (bodhiv¤k∑a), a seat (åsana)2 and the feet or the footprints of the Buddha (buddhapåda).3 These three signs together seem to represent the Buddha without depicting him visibly. This and similar reliefs have oft ...
preface - Metta.lk
... 'asau lokah'( yonder world) which is the heaven. Loka itself sometimes means the heaven while in other passages several different kinds of worlds. But from the Buddhist point of view, world means not merely this manifesting material phenomena but also this fathom long body of human beings with Consc ...
... 'asau lokah'( yonder world) which is the heaven. Loka itself sometimes means the heaven while in other passages several different kinds of worlds. But from the Buddhist point of view, world means not merely this manifesting material phenomena but also this fathom long body of human beings with Consc ...
The Prabang Myths: The Sacred Narratives and their Cultural Meaning
... simultaneously accepting the new concepts introduced through Buddhism. Transformational processes occurred when symbolic representations of the sky spirits were re-imagined as Buddhist deities. The traditional practice of building spirit houses to connect people with spirits was paralleled and overl ...
... simultaneously accepting the new concepts introduced through Buddhism. Transformational processes occurred when symbolic representations of the sky spirits were re-imagined as Buddhist deities. The traditional practice of building spirit houses to connect people with spirits was paralleled and overl ...
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... over influenced by modern high technology and materialism, while adults are attached to the competitive world for survival. People are so focused on the here and now that they tend to discount religious considerations and thoughts of the next life. This is especially noteworthy in Thailand as our cu ...
... over influenced by modern high technology and materialism, while adults are attached to the competitive world for survival. People are so focused on the here and now that they tend to discount religious considerations and thoughts of the next life. This is especially noteworthy in Thailand as our cu ...
Chinese Ceremonial Music in Mahayana Buddhism in Southern
... The Chinese people in Thailand were keen on trading, while the native Thai people were farmers and gardeners. Chinese people did not conduct business only in Southern Thailand, but also with mainland China. They constantly expanded their business in the area. It is possible that, when the “Chamber o ...
... The Chinese people in Thailand were keen on trading, while the native Thai people were farmers and gardeners. Chinese people did not conduct business only in Southern Thailand, but also with mainland China. They constantly expanded their business in the area. It is possible that, when the “Chamber o ...
Guide to Jodo Shinshu Teachings and Practices
... Left by himself, Siddhartha sat under a large asvattha tree and entered into the last forms of practice. At dawn, he attained enlightenment and became a Buddha. He was 35 years old. Today in Japan, this day is celebrated on December 8 as Bodhi Day. The village of Urevela later became known as Bodh G ...
... Left by himself, Siddhartha sat under a large asvattha tree and entered into the last forms of practice. At dawn, he attained enlightenment and became a Buddha. He was 35 years old. Today in Japan, this day is celebrated on December 8 as Bodhi Day. The village of Urevela later became known as Bodh G ...
The Sociology of Early Buddhism
... interaction of the Buddhist Order with society, as one side of the problem, and the implications of Buddhist teachings for social behaviour, as the other side of the problem. On the basis of this line of scholarship certain adumbrated positions have come to be taken as orthodoxy and have subsequentl ...
... interaction of the Buddhist Order with society, as one side of the problem, and the implications of Buddhist teachings for social behaviour, as the other side of the problem. On the basis of this line of scholarship certain adumbrated positions have come to be taken as orthodoxy and have subsequentl ...
(1) Book
... nature of life forms the basic tenet of Buddhism. According to the Mahayana Buddhist text Gandavyaha “every dharma is like phantom; all the living beings are like dream; all the earthly objects are like magic”. It is not known why the important Buddhist centre in Tamil Nadu is called by the name Kan ...
... nature of life forms the basic tenet of Buddhism. According to the Mahayana Buddhist text Gandavyaha “every dharma is like phantom; all the living beings are like dream; all the earthly objects are like magic”. It is not known why the important Buddhist centre in Tamil Nadu is called by the name Kan ...
PALI TIPITAKA CHANTING : Oral Tradition of Theravada Buddhism
... Theravada school which encompasses scripts of Sinhalese, Burmese, Thai, Cambodian, Tuatham of Laos. And it is noteworthy that ninety nine percent of Pali literature is published. On the other hand, as Sanskrit remained the main language in North India since the Gupta period of 1st century B.C. to th ...
... Theravada school which encompasses scripts of Sinhalese, Burmese, Thai, Cambodian, Tuatham of Laos. And it is noteworthy that ninety nine percent of Pali literature is published. On the other hand, as Sanskrit remained the main language in North India since the Gupta period of 1st century B.C. to th ...
Further Biographies of Nuns
... This thesis is a study of ‘Further Biographies of Nuns’ compiled by Master Zhenhua1 in the 1940s. There exists only one more biography of Chinese Buddhist nuns in addition to ‘Further Biographies of Nuns,’ the ‘Biography of Buddhist Nuns’ compiled by Master Baochang,2 making Zhenhua’s compilation al ...
... This thesis is a study of ‘Further Biographies of Nuns’ compiled by Master Zhenhua1 in the 1940s. There exists only one more biography of Chinese Buddhist nuns in addition to ‘Further Biographies of Nuns,’ the ‘Biography of Buddhist Nuns’ compiled by Master Baochang,2 making Zhenhua’s compilation al ...
The Main Topics of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Poetry
... indifference to the pursuits of longevity. Thus Issa said in what is considered his death poem: What matter if I live on – a tortoise lives a hundred times as long. Impermanence thus is viewed in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism from many different angles and with various subtle meanings. It’s the sad fa ...
... indifference to the pursuits of longevity. Thus Issa said in what is considered his death poem: What matter if I live on – a tortoise lives a hundred times as long. Impermanence thus is viewed in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism from many different angles and with various subtle meanings. It’s the sad fa ...
"Be a light unto yourself" said Buddha to his disciples who had
... ourselves, there are times when it is downright miserable. Things may be fine with us, at the moment, but, if we look around, we see other people in the most appalling condition, children starving, terrorism, hatred, wars, intolerance, people being tortured and we get a sort of queasy feeling whenev ...
... ourselves, there are times when it is downright miserable. Things may be fine with us, at the moment, but, if we look around, we see other people in the most appalling condition, children starving, terrorism, hatred, wars, intolerance, people being tortured and we get a sort of queasy feeling whenev ...
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.