Maitreya, the Future Buddha
... "middle path" between asceticism and sensory indulgence, this mendicant gathered about himself a group of devoted followers over the next forty years, founding what was eventually to become one of the great world religions. According to the earliest texts, Gautama taught that his pragmatic method fo ...
... "middle path" between asceticism and sensory indulgence, this mendicant gathered about himself a group of devoted followers over the next forty years, founding what was eventually to become one of the great world religions. According to the earliest texts, Gautama taught that his pragmatic method fo ...
King Asoka and Buddhism
... other reasons too, but we confine ourselves to his role in Buddhist history. Before Aśoka Buddhism had spread through the northern half of India; but it was his patronage which made it a world religion. Aśoka was the grandson and second successor of Candragupta, who founded the Mauryan dynasty and em ...
... other reasons too, but we confine ourselves to his role in Buddhist history. Before Aśoka Buddhism had spread through the northern half of India; but it was his patronage which made it a world religion. Aśoka was the grandson and second successor of Candragupta, who founded the Mauryan dynasty and em ...
King Asoka and Buddhism
... other reasons too, but we confine ourselves to his role in Buddhist history. Before Aśoka Buddhism had spread through the northern half of India; but it was his patronage which made it a world religion. Aśoka was the grandson and second successor of Candragupta, who founded the Mauryan dynasty and em ...
... other reasons too, but we confine ourselves to his role in Buddhist history. Before Aśoka Buddhism had spread through the northern half of India; but it was his patronage which made it a world religion. Aśoka was the grandson and second successor of Candragupta, who founded the Mauryan dynasty and em ...
The Evolution of the Precepts
... essential aspects of the context, and disrupt the logic of the original works. To help bring attention to the editing that has occurred, the normal “…” used for ellipsis is here expanded to “…***…” as the excerpts may leave out entire sentences, paragraphs and sections. References within articles to ...
... essential aspects of the context, and disrupt the logic of the original works. To help bring attention to the editing that has occurred, the normal “…” used for ellipsis is here expanded to “…***…” as the excerpts may leave out entire sentences, paragraphs and sections. References within articles to ...
Hachiman`s Initial Rise to Prominence
... known as Hachiman. Besides the Usa 宇佐, who were probably early chieftains of the region by this name and are briefly mentioned in the Nihon shoki,14 we find another family by the name of Karajima 辛嶋 with strong ties to the Korean peninsula, as well as a family by the name of Ōga 大神 (or Ōmiwa) who we ...
... known as Hachiman. Besides the Usa 宇佐, who were probably early chieftains of the region by this name and are briefly mentioned in the Nihon shoki,14 we find another family by the name of Karajima 辛嶋 with strong ties to the Korean peninsula, as well as a family by the name of Ōga 大神 (or Ōmiwa) who we ...
The Poetic Dhamma of Zao Amat Long`s Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta
... continuity of this tradition and attempts to ensure its continuation. Most of my evidence for this comes from uncovering and cataloguing manuscript collections, mainly in northern Thailand, and from fieldwork interviewing traditional poetry performers, zare, and practitioners, as well as through par ...
... continuity of this tradition and attempts to ensure its continuation. Most of my evidence for this comes from uncovering and cataloguing manuscript collections, mainly in northern Thailand, and from fieldwork interviewing traditional poetry performers, zare, and practitioners, as well as through par ...
- CReaTE - Canterbury Christ Church University
... and their trade have become increasingly commercialised in the last century, the materials they are available in have become progressively varied and often more valuable, demonstrating the wealth of the owner (Richards and Burden, 2000: 39). The vast majority of amulets remain composed of stone, com ...
... and their trade have become increasingly commercialised in the last century, the materials they are available in have become progressively varied and often more valuable, demonstrating the wealth of the owner (Richards and Burden, 2000: 39). The vast majority of amulets remain composed of stone, com ...
A History of Mindfulness
... So we should start by identifying the smallest, simplest units of meaning used to describe satipaṭṭhāna. These are the basic terms and phrases common to all descriptions of satipaṭṭhāna in all the schools. It makes sense to start with the Buddha’s first sermon. This raises an interesting question. T ...
... So we should start by identifying the smallest, simplest units of meaning used to describe satipaṭṭhāna. These are the basic terms and phrases common to all descriptions of satipaṭṭhāna in all the schools. It makes sense to start with the Buddha’s first sermon. This raises an interesting question. T ...
Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism
... study of the internal dynamics of Buddhist thought in general. The significance of this has not been lost on various writers who have approached Buddhism from the context of the dialogue between different religions. Once it becomes clear that religious concepts and rites, even central ones, are not fi ...
... study of the internal dynamics of Buddhist thought in general. The significance of this has not been lost on various writers who have approached Buddhism from the context of the dialogue between different religions. Once it becomes clear that religious concepts and rites, even central ones, are not fi ...
Sunyata 07 - Was Arya Nagarjuna A Mahayanist
... In this Madhyamaka Karika Arya Nagarjuna referred to only Kaccayanagotta Sutta in the Samyukta Nikaya (S.II.1617). ...
... In this Madhyamaka Karika Arya Nagarjuna referred to only Kaccayanagotta Sutta in the Samyukta Nikaya (S.II.1617). ...
Nietzsche and Buddha - Western Political Science Association
... importance of the self. Both thinkers argue that there is no immortal soul or essential self. Both argue that we can infer nothing of philosophical or metaphysical importance from the indispensability of referring in ordinary speech to human beings as if they were selves. The two even agree that fal ...
... importance of the self. Both thinkers argue that there is no immortal soul or essential self. Both argue that we can infer nothing of philosophical or metaphysical importance from the indispensability of referring in ordinary speech to human beings as if they were selves. The two even agree that fal ...
WONHYO - A. Charles Muller
... both in Korea and abroad; the dedicated employees at our committee offices; and all our other participants, who together aimed to meet the lofty standard of the cooperative translation tradition that is a part of our Buddhist heritage. To all these people, I would like to express my profound gratitu ...
... both in Korea and abroad; the dedicated employees at our committee offices; and all our other participants, who together aimed to meet the lofty standard of the cooperative translation tradition that is a part of our Buddhist heritage. To all these people, I would like to express my profound gratitu ...
Now - Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
... freedom and lasting happiness, founding the religion to which Hsing Yun dedicated himself over seventy years ago. That decision to become a Buddhist monk had brought him here, together with an assembly from around the world of different walks of life, different religions, and different schools of Bu ...
... freedom and lasting happiness, founding the religion to which Hsing Yun dedicated himself over seventy years ago. That decision to become a Buddhist monk had brought him here, together with an assembly from around the world of different walks of life, different religions, and different schools of Bu ...
Spiritual Independence - Sgi-Usa
... ogy calls “institutionalization.” It means that once a embodied in Nichiren bureaucracy of ritual and formality is created — in this Buddhism, just as foretold case, around Nichiren Buddhism — “There is the posin the Lotus Sutra. sibility of substantial deviation in values,” according to sociologist ...
... ogy calls “institutionalization.” It means that once a embodied in Nichiren bureaucracy of ritual and formality is created — in this Buddhism, just as foretold case, around Nichiren Buddhism — “There is the posin the Lotus Sutra. sibility of substantial deviation in values,” according to sociologist ...
common buddhist text: guidance and insight from the buddha
... In an ancient tradition, and one that lacks a central authority, it is not surprising that differences developed over time, which applied the Buddha’s insights in a variety of ways. The different traditions developed in India, and then further evolved as Buddhism spread throughout Asia. In Buddhist ...
... In an ancient tradition, and one that lacks a central authority, it is not surprising that differences developed over time, which applied the Buddha’s insights in a variety of ways. The different traditions developed in India, and then further evolved as Buddhism spread throughout Asia. In Buddhist ...
Master Dogen`s Shobogenzo
... English TripiMaka The Buddhist canon is said to contain eighty-four thousand diffierent teachings. I believe that this is because the Buddha’s basic approach was to prescribe a different treatment for every spiritual ailment, much as a doctor prescribes a different medicine for every medical ailment. ...
... English TripiMaka The Buddhist canon is said to contain eighty-four thousand diffierent teachings. I believe that this is because the Buddha’s basic approach was to prescribe a different treatment for every spiritual ailment, much as a doctor prescribes a different medicine for every medical ailment. ...
An Analysis of the Pali Canon
... In the present edition, the basic analysis of the Canon has been left in its original state although some minor corrections had to be made. However, it has been found possible to fully explore the Saṃyutta and Aṅguttara Nikāyas together with three important texts from the Khuddaka Nikāya: Udāna, Iti ...
... In the present edition, the basic analysis of the Canon has been left in its original state although some minor corrections had to be made. However, it has been found possible to fully explore the Saṃyutta and Aṅguttara Nikāyas together with three important texts from the Khuddaka Nikāya: Udāna, Iti ...
Buddhist Meditation: An anthology from the Pali canon
... soon become challenged by looking at a variety of texts from different collections. It becomes clear for instance that from the evidence of the texts the line between samatha, calm meditation and vipassana, insight, was much more fluid in ancient times than is commonly supposed and that the canon co ...
... soon become challenged by looking at a variety of texts from different collections. It becomes clear for instance that from the evidence of the texts the line between samatha, calm meditation and vipassana, insight, was much more fluid in ancient times than is commonly supposed and that the canon co ...
1 1. What are Jizo? Jizo are statues of Buddhist boddhisattvas. Many
... The functions of Jizo have continued since the middle ages and through the Edo period to this day. In conclusion, at least for Kanazawa City, it is incidental that the places Jizo were erected to memorialize the dead or to obtain benefits in this world through the observance of Buddhist teachings we ...
... The functions of Jizo have continued since the middle ages and through the Edo period to this day. In conclusion, at least for Kanazawa City, it is incidental that the places Jizo were erected to memorialize the dead or to obtain benefits in this world through the observance of Buddhist teachings we ...
ppt.
... view, an individual who has broken through (to streamentry), the suffering and stress that is totally ended and extinguished is far greater. That which remains in the state of having at most seven remaining lifetimes is next to nothing: its not a hundredth, a thousandth, a one hundred-thousandth, wh ...
... view, an individual who has broken through (to streamentry), the suffering and stress that is totally ended and extinguished is far greater. That which remains in the state of having at most seven remaining lifetimes is next to nothing: its not a hundredth, a thousandth, a one hundred-thousandth, wh ...
Mount Meru - Just be Good
... What is the one thing that sets Buddhism apart from all other religions? • Blind faith is not only not required, it is discouraged. • Instead, questioning and investigating is encouraged, so that we can make our own informed decisions about the path we want to take for ourselves. ...
... What is the one thing that sets Buddhism apart from all other religions? • Blind faith is not only not required, it is discouraged. • Instead, questioning and investigating is encouraged, so that we can make our own informed decisions about the path we want to take for ourselves. ...
AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE CONCEPT OF DHAMMA AS
... difficulty for both Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, since there is no equivalent term in English that fully covers all its various connotations. This thesis therefore presents an exploration of the early Buddhist concept of the Dhamma, as distinct from its usage elsewhere in the Indian religious ...
... difficulty for both Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, since there is no equivalent term in English that fully covers all its various connotations. This thesis therefore presents an exploration of the early Buddhist concept of the Dhamma, as distinct from its usage elsewhere in the Indian religious ...
Camp Newsletter – Dec 2014
... we would like to highlight that while the other religions worship a God or a Divinity like an Almighty Creator; the Buddhists revere the Buddha out of respect and gratefulness as a Great Teacher, who has shown them the way to free themselves of sorrows and lead them to truth and serenity. It is simi ...
... we would like to highlight that while the other religions worship a God or a Divinity like an Almighty Creator; the Buddhists revere the Buddha out of respect and gratefulness as a Great Teacher, who has shown them the way to free themselves of sorrows and lead them to truth and serenity. It is simi ...
The Seeker`s Glossary of Buddhism
... as the “epitome of Buddhist thought, Buddhist sentiment and Buddhist experience”, the sutra recounts the story of the youth Sudhana, the perennial seeker of the Way, who toward the end of the sutra sought entrance into Maitreya’s Tower – his own SelfNature and Mind. The present Seeker’s Glossary of ...
... as the “epitome of Buddhist thought, Buddhist sentiment and Buddhist experience”, the sutra recounts the story of the youth Sudhana, the perennial seeker of the Way, who toward the end of the sutra sought entrance into Maitreya’s Tower – his own SelfNature and Mind. The present Seeker’s Glossary of ...
Basics of Practice - Nichiren Shoshu Myoshinji
... which people can enjoy happy lives together based on True Buddhism (Kosen-rufu). “Attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime” does not mean changing your human form. Nor does it mean becoming a Buddha when you die, a mistaken view commonly held in other Buddhist denominations. Rather, it means achieving, ...
... which people can enjoy happy lives together based on True Buddhism (Kosen-rufu). “Attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime” does not mean changing your human form. Nor does it mean becoming a Buddha when you die, a mistaken view commonly held in other Buddhist denominations. Rather, it means achieving, ...
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.