Western Buddhist Motivations for Vegetarianism, 9(3): 385-411. Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion,
... In this section I review the primary reasons usually cited as foundational to Buddhist vegetarianism. Different themes derive from the major historical developments in Buddhism-the Theravada traditions of southeast Asia, the Mahayana schools of northern China, Japan, and Korea, and the Yajrayana lin ...
... In this section I review the primary reasons usually cited as foundational to Buddhist vegetarianism. Different themes derive from the major historical developments in Buddhism-the Theravada traditions of southeast Asia, the Mahayana schools of northern China, Japan, and Korea, and the Yajrayana lin ...
Construction Of A sand Mandala By The Tibetan Monks Of
... ceremonies and viewing are finished to symbolize the Buddhist doctrinal belief in the transitory nature of material life. From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, it ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. In Tibetan this art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor, which literally means "m ...
... ceremonies and viewing are finished to symbolize the Buddhist doctrinal belief in the transitory nature of material life. From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, it ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. In Tibetan this art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor, which literally means "m ...
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... functions the church fulfils in Christianity seem to be fulfilled by the sangha: as a member of this group, one follows the ideal path to salvation, and it is the task of the community to preserve and hand over the teaching of the Buddha (the dhamma) to following generations. It seems obvious that t ...
... functions the church fulfils in Christianity seem to be fulfilled by the sangha: as a member of this group, one follows the ideal path to salvation, and it is the task of the community to preserve and hand over the teaching of the Buddha (the dhamma) to following generations. It seems obvious that t ...
whitehill.txt ... JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST ETHICS VOLUME 1: 1994
... scholarly consideration by interested philosophers and ethicists, Buddhist or not. The two hypotheses can also be viewed by Western Buddhists as recommendations on the future course of their Buddhist practices and communities. The first hypothesis and recommendation is that Buddhism must begin to de ...
... scholarly consideration by interested philosophers and ethicists, Buddhist or not. The two hypotheses can also be viewed by Western Buddhists as recommendations on the future course of their Buddhist practices and communities. The first hypothesis and recommendation is that Buddhism must begin to de ...
gcse religious studies
... Founding story: Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama around 2,500 years ago. Siddhartha was born into a rich family, surrounded by comfort and luxury. He was so protected that he was never allowed leave the palace grounds. He married young and had a son. Siddhartha was not happy behind the wal ...
... Founding story: Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama around 2,500 years ago. Siddhartha was born into a rich family, surrounded by comfort and luxury. He was so protected that he was never allowed leave the palace grounds. He married young and had a son. Siddhartha was not happy behind the wal ...
WESTERN BUDDHIST MOTIVATIONS FOR VEGETARIANISM
... Central to Buddhist morality from the earliest teachings is the concept and practice of non-harming, ahimsa—a primary foundation for ethical vegetarianism. Early Buddhists in India were strongly influenced by the Jain emphasis on non-harming; in its broadest sense nonharming means “the absence of the ...
... Central to Buddhist morality from the earliest teachings is the concept and practice of non-harming, ahimsa—a primary foundation for ethical vegetarianism. Early Buddhists in India were strongly influenced by the Jain emphasis on non-harming; in its broadest sense nonharming means “the absence of the ...
On Compassionate Killing and the Abhidhamma’s Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... reference to them. Vinaya judgments set legal precedents, and it would have been important to clarify the facts on which the judgment was based if the Vinaya report required qualification in the way the commentators suggest. There must also be some doubt, on the commentarial account, as to whether t ...
... reference to them. Vinaya judgments set legal precedents, and it would have been important to clarify the facts on which the judgment was based if the Vinaya report required qualification in the way the commentators suggest. There must also be some doubt, on the commentarial account, as to whether t ...
The Buddhist Transformation of Silla Kingship: Buddha as a King
... commencing from T’ai-tsu Tao Wu-ti.21 Silla’s own tradition of kingship was compatible with such a “caesaro-papal”22 tradition of Buddhist kingship in North China. Rulers of Silla once assumed the role of “shaman kings,” as is demonstrated both by the primitive title for Silla king ch’ach’aung, mean ...
... commencing from T’ai-tsu Tao Wu-ti.21 Silla’s own tradition of kingship was compatible with such a “caesaro-papal”22 tradition of Buddhist kingship in North China. Rulers of Silla once assumed the role of “shaman kings,” as is demonstrated both by the primitive title for Silla king ch’ach’aung, mean ...
Theories on the Foundation of the Nuns` Order –
... without thereby necessarily intending that at the time of the Dakkhiavibhaga-sutta she was still observing only the five precepts. Besides, the monastic rules appear to have come into existence only in a gradual manner, being laid down as and when occasion demanded.26 Depending on how early Mahāpr ...
... without thereby necessarily intending that at the time of the Dakkhiavibhaga-sutta she was still observing only the five precepts. Besides, the monastic rules appear to have come into existence only in a gradual manner, being laid down as and when occasion demanded.26 Depending on how early Mahāpr ...
The Concept of Goddesses in Buddhist Tantra Traditions
... language of Caryāgeeti and Caryāpada which were written by some of the Siddhachāryas was not Sanskrit but the local vernacular. Their teachings also had a great influence on established monastic universities such as Nālandā and Vikramśilā. During this period, tantric Buddhism also made its advent in ...
... language of Caryāgeeti and Caryāpada which were written by some of the Siddhachāryas was not Sanskrit but the local vernacular. Their teachings also had a great influence on established monastic universities such as Nālandā and Vikramśilā. During this period, tantric Buddhism also made its advent in ...
Read article - Dickinson Blogs
... by the unprecedented Buddhist support for the “stop the war” campaign in the United Kingdom over the Iraq war. Western Buddhist identity is not only about situating individuals and groups in theoretical frameworks within the Western sociology of religion and investigating the nature of the individua ...
... by the unprecedented Buddhist support for the “stop the war” campaign in the United Kingdom over the Iraq war. Western Buddhist identity is not only about situating individuals and groups in theoretical frameworks within the Western sociology of religion and investigating the nature of the individua ...
Stages of the Path: Stream Entry and Beyond
... concerned with vision and understanding in the sense of seeing through false views and false approaches rather than with actual ethical purity, which is what one aspires to develop as one weakens and then eradicates craving and hatred and, in this way, finally establishes freedom (from attachment) a ...
... concerned with vision and understanding in the sense of seeing through false views and false approaches rather than with actual ethical purity, which is what one aspires to develop as one weakens and then eradicates craving and hatred and, in this way, finally establishes freedom (from attachment) a ...
the sociology of early buddhism - Assets
... austere he was, the better. Here, though, three points must be considered. The first is that the scriptures themselves are not univocal; they contain evidence capable of supporting discrepant interpretations of the Buddhist teaching. On the one hand, it can be seen as the sort of private, inwardlook ...
... austere he was, the better. Here, though, three points must be considered. The first is that the scriptures themselves are not univocal; they contain evidence capable of supporting discrepant interpretations of the Buddhist teaching. On the one hand, it can be seen as the sort of private, inwardlook ...
Agon Shu unites Buddhist traditions in Fire Rites
... Mahayana Buddhism spread from India to China, the Korean Peninsula and finally Japan. And Tibetan Buddhism was transmitted from India to Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia and Bhutan. Tibetan Buddhism is mainly based on the Tantric Buddhism of latestage Mahayana Buddhism. But Tibetan Buddhism also has elements ...
... Mahayana Buddhism spread from India to China, the Korean Peninsula and finally Japan. And Tibetan Buddhism was transmitted from India to Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia and Bhutan. Tibetan Buddhism is mainly based on the Tantric Buddhism of latestage Mahayana Buddhism. But Tibetan Buddhism also has elements ...
Global Buddhism
... during the evenings. Strolling on, in front of the Sri Lankan pavilion a huge Buddha statue stretched up to the roof. However, one of the most discussed and admired national pavilions was the Bhutanese pagoda, enthusiastically portrayed as Òa jewel of the Himalaya.Ó Bhutan was represented by a tradi ...
... during the evenings. Strolling on, in front of the Sri Lankan pavilion a huge Buddha statue stretched up to the roof. However, one of the most discussed and admired national pavilions was the Bhutanese pagoda, enthusiastically portrayed as Òa jewel of the Himalaya.Ó Bhutan was represented by a tradi ...
(CBS Library 2011 Library) Page: 1 `The Eastern Buddhist: New
... Candrakirti, and J Hopkins, Analysis of Going and Coming : The Second Chapter of Candrakirti's Clear Words, a Commentary on Nagarjuna's Treatise on the Middle Way. 1st rev.ed. edn (Dharmsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1976), pp. 28. Candrakīrti, JWd Jong, Candrakirti, and Nāgārjuna, Cin ...
... Candrakirti, and J Hopkins, Analysis of Going and Coming : The Second Chapter of Candrakirti's Clear Words, a Commentary on Nagarjuna's Treatise on the Middle Way. 1st rev.ed. edn (Dharmsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1976), pp. 28. Candrakīrti, JWd Jong, Candrakirti, and Nāgārjuna, Cin ...
The Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts
... These are questions of tremendous spiritual and historical interest, about which there is a range of opinions that often appear to be irreconcilable. Traditionalists insist that the texts were “spoken by the Buddha” in the most literal of senses, while sceptics assert that we cannot know anything ab ...
... These are questions of tremendous spiritual and historical interest, about which there is a range of opinions that often appear to be irreconcilable. Traditionalists insist that the texts were “spoken by the Buddha” in the most literal of senses, while sceptics assert that we cannot know anything ab ...
Introduction to Zen Reading List
... Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen – Kazuaki Tanahashi, etc. Enlightenment Unfolds: The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Dogen – Kazuaki Tanahashi, etc. Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditation (teachings of Dogen) – Kazuaki Tanahashi, etc. Shobogenzo Zuimonki: Sayings of Eihei Dogen ...
... Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen – Kazuaki Tanahashi, etc. Enlightenment Unfolds: The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Dogen – Kazuaki Tanahashi, etc. Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditation (teachings of Dogen) – Kazuaki Tanahashi, etc. Shobogenzo Zuimonki: Sayings of Eihei Dogen ...
Buddhist Tourism report
... foreign exchange earner growing at CAGR of 13 percent. With a contribution of 6.6 percent towards India's GDP and 7.7 percent towards total employment, India's Travel, Tourism and Hospitality industry has the potential to induce sustainable development at the grassroots and become the backbone of ou ...
... foreign exchange earner growing at CAGR of 13 percent. With a contribution of 6.6 percent towards India's GDP and 7.7 percent towards total employment, India's Travel, Tourism and Hospitality industry has the potential to induce sustainable development at the grassroots and become the backbone of ou ...
Archaeology of Buddhism in South Asia
... socio-economic development of any country, Asian countries are more fortunate because those countries have more effective cultures rich in age old traditions and indegenous knowledge mostly based on Buddhist philosophy. It is accepted that China and other far eastern countries have achieved their de ...
... socio-economic development of any country, Asian countries are more fortunate because those countries have more effective cultures rich in age old traditions and indegenous knowledge mostly based on Buddhist philosophy. It is accepted that China and other far eastern countries have achieved their de ...
1 FABIO RAMBELLI LECTURE 7 TRANSMISSION OF THE
... relations) and, more directly, of the impact of Zen modernist ideas propounded for example by D.T. Suzuki.1 In fact, esoteric Buddhist monks received a specialized training (most often, in a collective setting) in a number of philosophical issues and ritual matters. When the training in a particula ...
... relations) and, more directly, of the impact of Zen modernist ideas propounded for example by D.T. Suzuki.1 In fact, esoteric Buddhist monks received a specialized training (most often, in a collective setting) in a number of philosophical issues and ritual matters. When the training in a particula ...
Lay Ritual in the Early Buddhist Art of India
... monastic community through acts of generosity is certainly part of this effort, but there are many other means by which members of the laity work toward achieving their religious goals. Some of these ways are similar, even identical, to the practices of monastics. But in this essay the focus is on t ...
... monastic community through acts of generosity is certainly part of this effort, but there are many other means by which members of the laity work toward achieving their religious goals. Some of these ways are similar, even identical, to the practices of monastics. But in this essay the focus is on t ...
Bullets - Fulford School : VLE
... uniquely spiritual country.' We have to look to India to learn more about the origin of Buddhism. The story goes that Siddhartha Gautama was born in Northern India, in Nepal about 2,500 years ago. According to Cush, 'The period within which the Buddha lived seems to have been a time of religious uph ...
... uniquely spiritual country.' We have to look to India to learn more about the origin of Buddhism. The story goes that Siddhartha Gautama was born in Northern India, in Nepal about 2,500 years ago. According to Cush, 'The period within which the Buddha lived seems to have been a time of religious uph ...
A Buddhist Monk`s Journeys to Heaven and Hell
... compassion, sympathetic joy, and relational equanimity. This essay also highlights recent social psychological studies which corroborate some of the essence of The Borobudur’s spirit. In effect, a fact-finding field trip to The Borobudur might boil down to accomplishing “aha” uphill, emptiness at th ...
... compassion, sympathetic joy, and relational equanimity. This essay also highlights recent social psychological studies which corroborate some of the essence of The Borobudur’s spirit. In effect, a fact-finding field trip to The Borobudur might boil down to accomplishing “aha” uphill, emptiness at th ...
2014 - Khyentse Foundation
... and the 16th century.” Professor Dalton says, “This event has become a wonderful tradition that allows the Buddhist Studies community of the Bay Area— academics and practitioners alike—to come together, learn, and celebrate. It is a true testament to the positive activities of the Khyentse Foundatio ...
... and the 16th century.” Professor Dalton says, “This event has become a wonderful tradition that allows the Buddhist Studies community of the Bay Area— academics and practitioners alike—to come together, learn, and celebrate. It is a true testament to the positive activities of the Khyentse Foundatio ...