Navayana Buddhism - Social
... The fourth council was held in Sri Lanka, in the Aloka Cave, in the first century bc. During this time as well, and for the first time, the entire set of Sutras were recorded in the Pali language on palm leaves. This became Theravada's Pali Canon, from which so much of our knowledge of Buddhism stem ...
... The fourth council was held in Sri Lanka, in the Aloka Cave, in the first century bc. During this time as well, and for the first time, the entire set of Sutras were recorded in the Pali language on palm leaves. This became Theravada's Pali Canon, from which so much of our knowledge of Buddhism stem ...
dhamma texts - International Meditation Centres
... when he declared to his disciples that this “Burmese Independence Day” was the “Buddha Sāsana Independence Day” and we observed it as one of the special days of the tradition beginning in 1951 when the Vipassanā Association was formed in the office of the Accountant General. One of the first actions ...
... when he declared to his disciples that this “Burmese Independence Day” was the “Buddha Sāsana Independence Day” and we observed it as one of the special days of the tradition beginning in 1951 when the Vipassanā Association was formed in the office of the Accountant General. One of the first actions ...
TRUTH - As given to the Buddha
... nonsense, we find the Truth. The Buddha himself is widely believed to have uttered words to this end: “He who controls his own destiny, despite the gods or other people; and he who has defeated his own vanities and evil: him, do I call a Brahma.” (Again, Brahma meaning the upper-class of mankind.) O ...
... nonsense, we find the Truth. The Buddha himself is widely believed to have uttered words to this end: “He who controls his own destiny, despite the gods or other people; and he who has defeated his own vanities and evil: him, do I call a Brahma.” (Again, Brahma meaning the upper-class of mankind.) O ...
Fundamentals of Buddhism
... traditional attitude. The reason why this kind of perspective study is useful is because when we understand how people of different cultures view a certain thing, we can then begin to see some of the limitation or onesidedness of our own view. In the west, Buddhism has aroused extensive interest and ...
... traditional attitude. The reason why this kind of perspective study is useful is because when we understand how people of different cultures view a certain thing, we can then begin to see some of the limitation or onesidedness of our own view. In the west, Buddhism has aroused extensive interest and ...
Buddha as Therapist: Meditations
... This book is part of a set of four books (all published at Taos Institute Publications) and foundational for Buddhism 4.0 which is a secular Buddhism as a psychology and a method that deals with negative emotions. Psychotherapy is the direction Buddhism is developing toward after The Buddha’s first ...
... This book is part of a set of four books (all published at Taos Institute Publications) and foundational for Buddhism 4.0 which is a secular Buddhism as a psychology and a method that deals with negative emotions. Psychotherapy is the direction Buddhism is developing toward after The Buddha’s first ...
a study on the i-pu-tsung-lun-lun
... little and presently get the condition of ‘past learning’. Then you can enter the assembly; at present your presence is not possible.”26[26] Vasumitra, “I care for the condition of ‘past learning’ as little as for a drop of spittle; my mind seeks only the fruit of Buddha; I do not run after little q ...
... little and presently get the condition of ‘past learning’. Then you can enter the assembly; at present your presence is not possible.”26[26] Vasumitra, “I care for the condition of ‘past learning’ as little as for a drop of spittle; my mind seeks only the fruit of Buddha; I do not run after little q ...
Visualization and Mandala
... Kasir;a practices are merely one group of concentration techniques that use physical objects as supports; one might also mention the meditations on foulness (asubhabhavanii) in which the monk meditates on a corpse 111 one of ten specified stages of decomposition. 9 Once the adept fixes the mental im ...
... Kasir;a practices are merely one group of concentration techniques that use physical objects as supports; one might also mention the meditations on foulness (asubhabhavanii) in which the monk meditates on a corpse 111 one of ten specified stages of decomposition. 9 Once the adept fixes the mental im ...
use of theses - ANU Repository
... of social change in ancient India. 1.3.1 1.3.6: Criticism of the view that early. Buddhism does not concern itself with social, political and legal ideas. 1.4.1 -1.4.4: Some views suggesting that the Buddha based his system on the teaching of the Vedas. 1.5.1 -1.5.2: Impression created in connection ...
... of social change in ancient India. 1.3.1 1.3.6: Criticism of the view that early. Buddhism does not concern itself with social, political and legal ideas. 1.4.1 -1.4.4: Some views suggesting that the Buddha based his system on the teaching of the Vedas. 1.5.1 -1.5.2: Impression created in connection ...
Noble Truths versus Dependent Origination Professor Oliver
... made an illuminating study of the Buddhist Theory of Causality2, to this category. Among those who are supposed to have maintained the position that the Noble Truths (cattāri ariyasaccāni) are the central teaching of the Buddha, without paying any attention to Dependent Origination, are Grimm3 and R ...
... made an illuminating study of the Buddhist Theory of Causality2, to this category. Among those who are supposed to have maintained the position that the Noble Truths (cattāri ariyasaccāni) are the central teaching of the Buddha, without paying any attention to Dependent Origination, are Grimm3 and R ...
The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni, Gautama Buddha. The Ethics of
... fisherman, and Paul was a tentmaker of Tarsus. The founder of the religion was Jesus, son of a Jewish Carpenter of Nazareth. Islam was founded by Mohammed, who was by profession a supervisor of a caravan in service under an Arabian lady of Mecca. The religion of Zendavesta was founded by Zoroaster, ...
... fisherman, and Paul was a tentmaker of Tarsus. The founder of the religion was Jesus, son of a Jewish Carpenter of Nazareth. Islam was founded by Mohammed, who was by profession a supervisor of a caravan in service under an Arabian lady of Mecca. The religion of Zendavesta was founded by Zoroaster, ...
June - Nichiren Shu
... sincerely and propagated the teaching of the Lotus Sutra around the localities of Suruga. The greatest footholds for his propagation were the Jissoji Temple (Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture) and the Shijukuin Temple. Nichiji Shonin, one of the Six Senior Disciples, as well as Nichigen Shonin and Nich ...
... sincerely and propagated the teaching of the Lotus Sutra around the localities of Suruga. The greatest footholds for his propagation were the Jissoji Temple (Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture) and the Shijukuin Temple. Nichiji Shonin, one of the Six Senior Disciples, as well as Nichigen Shonin and Nich ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... religions in a readable form. It is concerned with the beliefs and practices of religions in their social, cultural and historical setting. Authors come from a variety of backgrounds and approach the study of religious beliefs and practices from their different points of view. Some focus mainly on qu ...
... religions in a readable form. It is concerned with the beliefs and practices of religions in their social, cultural and historical setting. Authors come from a variety of backgrounds and approach the study of religious beliefs and practices from their different points of view. Some focus mainly on qu ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... religions in a readable form. It is concerned with the beliefs and practices of religions in their social, cultural and historical setting. Authors come from a variety of backgrounds and approach the study of religious beliefs and practices from their different points of view. Some focus mainly on qu ...
... religions in a readable form. It is concerned with the beliefs and practices of religions in their social, cultural and historical setting. Authors come from a variety of backgrounds and approach the study of religious beliefs and practices from their different points of view. Some focus mainly on qu ...
Kesaputtiya Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... (buddhānaṁ sāmukkaṁsikā desanā), that is to say, suffering (dukkha), its arising, its cessation, and the path. (V 1:16; D 1:148; A 3:184 etc), see SD 9(10d) 3.1.4 There is a very good reason why the progressive talk is not given to the Kālāmas here: they have not been established in faith towards th ...
... (buddhānaṁ sāmukkaṁsikā desanā), that is to say, suffering (dukkha), its arising, its cessation, and the path. (V 1:16; D 1:148; A 3:184 etc), see SD 9(10d) 3.1.4 There is a very good reason why the progressive talk is not given to the Kālāmas here: they have not been established in faith towards th ...
SD 9 - The Dharmafarers
... detail in the Mahā Sudassana Sutta (D 17), which apparently is meant for the laity, as it speaks of the king’s greatness as being due to generosity (dāna), self-control (dama), and self-restraint (saṁyama).3 While the Buddha is residing in the brick house [§2.5] at Nādika, it is said that the yaksha ...
... detail in the Mahā Sudassana Sutta (D 17), which apparently is meant for the laity, as it speaks of the king’s greatness as being due to generosity (dāna), self-control (dama), and self-restraint (saṁyama).3 While the Buddha is residing in the brick house [§2.5] at Nādika, it is said that the yaksha ...
The Pursuit of Perfection - Fisher Digital Publications
... Batchelor, Stephan. After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, ...
... Batchelor, Stephan. After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, ...
Buddhism: The Awakening of Wisdom and Compassion
... in motivation but have not yet reached the same level of enlightenment. The minds of Bodhisattvas are genuine; they remain forever unchanged and are similar to those of Buddhas. Buddhas use the full and perfect true heart. Buddhas represent the highest level of enlightenment, which is the Perfect Co ...
... in motivation but have not yet reached the same level of enlightenment. The minds of Bodhisattvas are genuine; they remain forever unchanged and are similar to those of Buddhas. Buddhas use the full and perfect true heart. Buddhas represent the highest level of enlightenment, which is the Perfect Co ...
A Buddhist View of Happiness
... happiness is not temporary, not hit-and-miss; it is not grounded in purely sensual gratification; it does not deal in extremes. It is constant and all-pervasive, and above all it is that which can be borne with ease. In order to attain this mind-state, according to Buddhist teaching, we must literal ...
... happiness is not temporary, not hit-and-miss; it is not grounded in purely sensual gratification; it does not deal in extremes. It is constant and all-pervasive, and above all it is that which can be borne with ease. In order to attain this mind-state, according to Buddhist teaching, we must literal ...
Insular Buddhist Communities and Attendance Patterns: The True
... independently. One Buddhist group known as the Calgary Pai Yuin Temple (a branch of the True Buddha School organization) has claimed to devote much effort, since its establishment in 1992, to create a harmonized congregation in which Canadians, both Chinese and non-Chinese, can practice together. Th ...
... independently. One Buddhist group known as the Calgary Pai Yuin Temple (a branch of the True Buddha School organization) has claimed to devote much effort, since its establishment in 1992, to create a harmonized congregation in which Canadians, both Chinese and non-Chinese, can practice together. Th ...
THE LOTUS SŪTRA AND ITS `BODIES`: PHYSICAL BODIES
... scholars find themselves, poses a host of problems. While we cannot hope to resolve these issues here, we should at least explicitly note a few of them. The first concerns language. The Lotus is a Buddhist text and, simply put, while Buddhism does not have an official sacred language (unlike, say, J ...
... scholars find themselves, poses a host of problems. While we cannot hope to resolve these issues here, we should at least explicitly note a few of them. The first concerns language. The Lotus is a Buddhist text and, simply put, while Buddhism does not have an official sacred language (unlike, say, J ...
Chapter 4 THE CONCEPT OF FAITH IN MAHĀYĀNA BUDDHISM
... (10) Accepting gold and silver – violated the rule prohibiting monks from receiving gold and silver. Such dasa vatthūni is known as the motive of the theological deviation of Mahāyāna from Theravāda Buddhism. However, according to the Samayabhedo-paracanacakra (Chinese I-pu-tsung lun lun),276 the mo ...
... (10) Accepting gold and silver – violated the rule prohibiting monks from receiving gold and silver. Such dasa vatthūni is known as the motive of the theological deviation of Mahāyāna from Theravāda Buddhism. However, according to the Samayabhedo-paracanacakra (Chinese I-pu-tsung lun lun),276 the mo ...
Aggañña Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... beginning of things (aggañña), and not only that, but what is higher than this.”2 This statement is very significant when we consider the fact that a central concern of the Upaniṣadic thinkers of the Buddha’s time concerns the beginnings, so that the creation stories beginning with “in the beginning ...
... beginning of things (aggañña), and not only that, but what is higher than this.”2 This statement is very significant when we consider the fact that a central concern of the Upaniṣadic thinkers of the Buddha’s time concerns the beginnings, so that the creation stories beginning with “in the beginning ...
Tevijja Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... and spiritual (or soteriological). The first two themes, as noted, have been discussed elsewhere. In fact, of the three these, the third—the spiritual and soteriological theme—is surely the most important, especially in terms of our practice. And it is this spiritual theme that we shall discuss here ...
... and spiritual (or soteriological). The first two themes, as noted, have been discussed elsewhere. In fact, of the three these, the third—the spiritual and soteriological theme—is surely the most important, especially in terms of our practice. And it is this spiritual theme that we shall discuss here ...
The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist
... ideal in TheravadaBuddhism it (theonlyextantschoolofHTnayana Buddhism), be beneficial to the sources that the may investigate briefly identify withMahayanaBuddhism and the?ravaka-yana with bodhisattva-yana ...
... ideal in TheravadaBuddhism it (theonlyextantschoolofHTnayana Buddhism), be beneficial to the sources that the may investigate briefly identify withMahayanaBuddhism and the?ravaka-yana with bodhisattva-yana ...
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.