Buddhism - Spiritual Awakening Radio
... illusory net of beliefs based on these austerities was on rise, and even Lord Buddha practiced some of these in his early ascetic life. ...
... illusory net of beliefs based on these austerities was on rise, and even Lord Buddha practiced some of these in his early ascetic life. ...
Ethics in accounting: Exploring the relevance of a
... on ethics is useful to raise such challenges. For example, relentless pursuit of ‘more growth, more profit, more consumption’, from the perspective of Buddhist ethics is a result of both cognitive and non-cognitive errors in our conceptualization of good life. The aim of this paper is to explore the ...
... on ethics is useful to raise such challenges. For example, relentless pursuit of ‘more growth, more profit, more consumption’, from the perspective of Buddhist ethics is a result of both cognitive and non-cognitive errors in our conceptualization of good life. The aim of this paper is to explore the ...
File - INTERNATIONAL CH`AN BUDDHISM INSTITUTE
... (an article that features a special ‘colour’ portrait of Xu Yun), and secondly in a story from his autobiography about his 1889 journey to Tibet translated by Adrian ChanWyles, who also provides Part II of his analysis of European philosophical influence in the translation work of Charles Luk (1898- ...
... (an article that features a special ‘colour’ portrait of Xu Yun), and secondly in a story from his autobiography about his 1889 journey to Tibet translated by Adrian ChanWyles, who also provides Part II of his analysis of European philosophical influence in the translation work of Charles Luk (1898- ...
The Berkshire Scholar
... I believe that is the message my mother wants me to understand every time she tells this story: If you start something with a bad beginning or with a mistaken impression, it will be difficult, in some cases impossible, to turn around. Chinese families put a lot of emphasis on educating the next gene ...
... I believe that is the message my mother wants me to understand every time she tells this story: If you start something with a bad beginning or with a mistaken impression, it will be difficult, in some cases impossible, to turn around. Chinese families put a lot of emphasis on educating the next gene ...
JIABU, Vol. IX, 2016 - International Association of Buddhist
... Shih, as he researches the holy-men and their involvement with political leadership within texts from Thai history. From the pages of history, towards influential literature and art: the last two papers are on the Sinxay Story, perhaps a Jataka tale from Laos, translated by Peter Whittlesey; and the ...
... Shih, as he researches the holy-men and their involvement with political leadership within texts from Thai history. From the pages of history, towards influential literature and art: the last two papers are on the Sinxay Story, perhaps a Jataka tale from Laos, translated by Peter Whittlesey; and the ...
When Buddhism was first introduced to Japan in the 6th century, it
... As you may know the Mahayana movement is said to have arisen amongst those who revered a stupa. When holding meetings at a stupa, they chanted sutras, sat in meditation and conversed on the Buddha. Over the years that followed the death of the Buddha they must have reflected deeply upon him. What w ...
... As you may know the Mahayana movement is said to have arisen amongst those who revered a stupa. When holding meetings at a stupa, they chanted sutras, sat in meditation and conversed on the Buddha. Over the years that followed the death of the Buddha they must have reflected deeply upon him. What w ...
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... Even though the Buddha was a wandering ascetic living outside the normal social and political atmospheres of his times, he did come into touch from time to time with contemporary political events. One such event, an intriguing one if I may say so, is recorded in the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (DN II 72–7 ...
... Even though the Buddha was a wandering ascetic living outside the normal social and political atmospheres of his times, he did come into touch from time to time with contemporary political events. One such event, an intriguing one if I may say so, is recorded in the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (DN II 72–7 ...
Bodhisattva Precepts in the Ming Society: Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... and argued for the “mutual complementarity” of, and the “simultaneous adherence” to, both the Mahāyāna and non-Mahāyāna precepts.5 Composition of apocryphal preceptive scriptures was only one indigenous Buddhist strategy to reconcile the imported moral codes with their feasibility in China. Other st ...
... and argued for the “mutual complementarity” of, and the “simultaneous adherence” to, both the Mahāyāna and non-Mahāyāna precepts.5 Composition of apocryphal preceptive scriptures was only one indigenous Buddhist strategy to reconcile the imported moral codes with their feasibility in China. Other st ...
the origin and development of sanskrit literature in sri
... and the groves he donated to the Buddha were at close quarters. There were also water facilities. The selection of the location was primarily due to the fact this area had no human settlements and the area was belted by five high rise rocky mountains: Isagili, Vebhara, Pandava, Vepulla, and Gijjakut ...
... and the groves he donated to the Buddha were at close quarters. There were also water facilities. The selection of the location was primarily due to the fact this area had no human settlements and the area was belted by five high rise rocky mountains: Isagili, Vebhara, Pandava, Vepulla, and Gijjakut ...
The Great Lion`s Roar
... indirectly asks what is wrong with these things. The Buddha responds: “Kassapa, a practiser of self-mortification may do all these things, but if his morality, his heart, and his wisdom are not developed and brought to realisation, then indeed he is still far from being an ascetic or a Brahmin,” (pa ...
... indirectly asks what is wrong with these things. The Buddha responds: “Kassapa, a practiser of self-mortification may do all these things, but if his morality, his heart, and his wisdom are not developed and brought to realisation, then indeed he is still far from being an ascetic or a Brahmin,” (pa ...
Essentials of Buddhism
... hear his words of wisdom.” The king was very much moved by the words of Asita. To him there was glory in the thought of his son as ruler of all India and beyond whereas the life of a hermit was mean, cheap and poor in comparison. The king became thoughtful and took every attempt to make the prince’s ...
... hear his words of wisdom.” The king was very much moved by the words of Asita. To him there was glory in the thought of his son as ruler of all India and beyond whereas the life of a hermit was mean, cheap and poor in comparison. The king became thoughtful and took every attempt to make the prince’s ...
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... Remaining Innovation in the Pristine Form: The Relevance of the Thai Forest Tradition to the Contemporary World ...
... Remaining Innovation in the Pristine Form: The Relevance of the Thai Forest Tradition to the Contemporary World ...
Earlier Buddhist Theories of Free Will: Compatibilism
... the doctrines implicit in both; these texts form what has come to be known as the Pāli Canon. Mahāyāna Buddhism includes variant versions of these, but places greater emphasis on subsequent texts, mostly in Sanskrit, that emerge later on in India beginning with the teachings of Nāgārjuna, an influen ...
... the doctrines implicit in both; these texts form what has come to be known as the Pāli Canon. Mahāyāna Buddhism includes variant versions of these, but places greater emphasis on subsequent texts, mostly in Sanskrit, that emerge later on in India beginning with the teachings of Nāgārjuna, an influen ...
Earlier Buddhist Theories of Free Will: Compatibilism Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... the doctrines implicit in both; these texts form what has come to be known as the Pāli Canon. Mahāyāna Buddhism includes variant versions of these, but places greater emphasis on subsequent texts, mostly in Sanskrit, that emerge later on in India beginning with the teachings of Nāgārjuna, an influen ...
... the doctrines implicit in both; these texts form what has come to be known as the Pāli Canon. Mahāyāna Buddhism includes variant versions of these, but places greater emphasis on subsequent texts, mostly in Sanskrit, that emerge later on in India beginning with the teachings of Nāgārjuna, an influen ...
The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist
... is elucidated. In the beginningof this sutta,the six buddhas who preEast& West ceded Gotama are mentionedas well as theirnames,theeons when they Philosophy ...
... is elucidated. In the beginningof this sutta,the six buddhas who preEast& West ceded Gotama are mentionedas well as theirnames,theeons when they Philosophy ...
the_sixth_ancestor.pps
... in history, named Dao Xuan (596—667) , was founder of the unified “South Mountain” school of Chinese Vinaya Buddhism. He indirectly lent support to this Zen doctrine of being a superior teaching. In Dao Xuan’s famous work “Biographies of Eminent Monks” he said… If someone were to ask, I’d say that t ...
... in history, named Dao Xuan (596—667) , was founder of the unified “South Mountain” school of Chinese Vinaya Buddhism. He indirectly lent support to this Zen doctrine of being a superior teaching. In Dao Xuan’s famous work “Biographies of Eminent Monks” he said… If someone were to ask, I’d say that t ...
buddhist-inspired options: aspects of lay religious life in the lower
... change was by no means irrelevant for certain religious developments, particularly where it concerned imperial support for specific doctrinal interpretations or monks and monasteries, it was less relevant to local religious life throughout the Lower Yangzi region. There are several indications that ...
... change was by no means irrelevant for certain religious developments, particularly where it concerned imperial support for specific doctrinal interpretations or monks and monasteries, it was less relevant to local religious life throughout the Lower Yangzi region. There are several indications that ...
Will the marriage between Pragmatism and Buddhism last?
... enduring classics of the discipline of religious studies. In his discussions of religion, James made a distinction that appeared throughout his writings of this period. In Pragmatism James claimed that in the field of philosophy one can distinguish between two personality types, which he called the ...
... enduring classics of the discipline of religious studies. In his discussions of religion, James made a distinction that appeared throughout his writings of this period. In Pragmatism James claimed that in the field of philosophy one can distinguish between two personality types, which he called the ...
here - New Mandala
... culture” (Burstyn 1999:15). In the context of modern Thai society, boxing and Buddhism do not exist as worlds apart, as their generally stereo-typed images and reputations would suggest. They both belong to the physical, social, and imagined realms, which are fundamental to the making of Thai men’s ...
... culture” (Burstyn 1999:15). In the context of modern Thai society, boxing and Buddhism do not exist as worlds apart, as their generally stereo-typed images and reputations would suggest. They both belong to the physical, social, and imagined realms, which are fundamental to the making of Thai men’s ...
BUDDHISM: SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION
... The empirical reality is submitted to laws, principles, norms, which regulate its existence and behavior, which determine what necessarily must happen and vice versa what necessarily cannot happen when determined causes and conditions occur or do not occur. Thanks to these laws the universe appears ...
... The empirical reality is submitted to laws, principles, norms, which regulate its existence and behavior, which determine what necessarily must happen and vice versa what necessarily cannot happen when determined causes and conditions occur or do not occur. Thanks to these laws the universe appears ...
Arahants and Bodhisattvas
... To briefly characterize these perspectives, I would say that the Nikàyas and âgamas give us a "historical-realistic perspective" on the Buddha, while the Mahàyàna såtras give us a "mythic-metaphysical perspective." By using these terms, I'm not intending to use the Nikàyas to trump the Mahàyàna såtr ...
... To briefly characterize these perspectives, I would say that the Nikàyas and âgamas give us a "historical-realistic perspective" on the Buddha, while the Mahàyàna såtras give us a "mythic-metaphysical perspective." By using these terms, I'm not intending to use the Nikàyas to trump the Mahàyàna såtr ...
strategies of legitimation in buddhist tantrism
... explain them away. David McMahon [1998] has also written on strategies of legitimation in Mahàyàna Buddhism. However, he is mostly concerned with the transition from oral to written texts, a shift which was less important to Tantric Buddhism, since it had already taken place4. ...
... explain them away. David McMahon [1998] has also written on strategies of legitimation in Mahàyàna Buddhism. However, he is mostly concerned with the transition from oral to written texts, a shift which was less important to Tantric Buddhism, since it had already taken place4. ...
A Western Student`s Meditation Experience Under The Guidance of
... student of Sayagyi’s, Mr. Jan van Amersfoort, knew a good deal about Buddhism before coming, and he too was able to make significant progress. Mr. Hislop’s account is also interesting because he was at the International Meditation Centre, Rangoon, when the Venerable Webu Sayādaw came for a visit. Th ...
... student of Sayagyi’s, Mr. Jan van Amersfoort, knew a good deal about Buddhism before coming, and he too was able to make significant progress. Mr. Hislop’s account is also interesting because he was at the International Meditation Centre, Rangoon, when the Venerable Webu Sayādaw came for a visit. Th ...