Thus, so the legend runs, The Buddha returns once a year to bless
... World Fellowship of Buddhists (W.F.B.) held in Sri Lanka in 1950, although festivals at this time in the Buddhist world are a centuries-old tradition. The Resolution that was adopted at the World Conference reads as follows: "That this Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, while recording ...
... World Fellowship of Buddhists (W.F.B.) held in Sri Lanka in 1950, although festivals at this time in the Buddhist world are a centuries-old tradition. The Resolution that was adopted at the World Conference reads as follows: "That this Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, while recording ...
The Sacred Writing by Central Asian Buddhist Monks in China (3
... scribes’ nationalities can be ascertained from their family names, since their various surnames represented their geographic origins. Those Buddhist monks and translators might be good with several different kinds of Central Asian languages as well as Chinese. However, what kind of Chinese writing s ...
... scribes’ nationalities can be ascertained from their family names, since their various surnames represented their geographic origins. Those Buddhist monks and translators might be good with several different kinds of Central Asian languages as well as Chinese. However, what kind of Chinese writing s ...
Icono-Conservatism and the Persistence of Śākyamuni
... king, Dharmapala—here I am correcting Taranatha's somewhat confused chronology—whose reign was from 775 to 812, is even more explicit. During this period, several Vajrayana dcdryas are said to have been active, including, notably a figure named Krsnacarya who Taranatha says was a great pandita of Ca ...
... king, Dharmapala—here I am correcting Taranatha's somewhat confused chronology—whose reign was from 775 to 812, is even more explicit. During this period, several Vajrayana dcdryas are said to have been active, including, notably a figure named Krsnacarya who Taranatha says was a great pandita of Ca ...
japan`s modernization and buddhism - Nanzan Institute for Religion
... of the Emperor who was the ruler of the ancient state. There fore, the Restoration government carried out, on the one hand, reforms aimed at the extinction of the feudal order, but made, on the other hand, not a few anachronistic attempts such as the revival of the ceremonies of the ancient state. ...
... of the Emperor who was the ruler of the ancient state. There fore, the Restoration government carried out, on the one hand, reforms aimed at the extinction of the feudal order, but made, on the other hand, not a few anachronistic attempts such as the revival of the ceremonies of the ancient state. ...
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... It is apparent throughout that Strong effectively mar- throughout the text, as Strong consciously avoids favorshals the results of earlier scholarly projects, and makes ing one side of the dichotomy between either early and them accessible to students.[1] Particularly important is late or canonical ...
... It is apparent throughout that Strong effectively mar- throughout the text, as Strong consciously avoids favorshals the results of earlier scholarly projects, and makes ing one side of the dichotomy between either early and them accessible to students.[1] Particularly important is late or canonical ...
The Spirit-possession Cult in the Burmese religion
... However, as a scholar of the Burmese spirit or nat cult, and its main ritual practice of spiritpossession, I am struck by the fact that it remains avoided in these analysis, as if it did not belong to the same religious field. Although passing references to this cult or to some of the figures of th ...
... However, as a scholar of the Burmese spirit or nat cult, and its main ritual practice of spiritpossession, I am struck by the fact that it remains avoided in these analysis, as if it did not belong to the same religious field. Although passing references to this cult or to some of the figures of th ...
Prereadings For Cultivating The Heart-min
... journey on this way. The eight-fold path is called the middle way because it is balanced with moderation and does not incline to extremes of self-indulgence or self-denial. The Buddha’s eight-factored path is a way to balance any cognitive, affective and behavioural imbalances. The eight-fold path i ...
... journey on this way. The eight-fold path is called the middle way because it is balanced with moderation and does not incline to extremes of self-indulgence or self-denial. The Buddha’s eight-factored path is a way to balance any cognitive, affective and behavioural imbalances. The eight-fold path i ...
Gurudharma Mūlasarvāstivāda Tradition Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... training was promulgated by the Buddha at the time when the order of bhikṣuṇīs began. This makes it safe to conclude that the formulation used in these Vinayas is the result of a later development. By contrast, the Mūlasarvāstivāda, Sarvāstivāda, and Saṃmitīya Vinayas, which do not mention the need ...
... training was promulgated by the Buddha at the time when the order of bhikṣuṇīs began. This makes it safe to conclude that the formulation used in these Vinayas is the result of a later development. By contrast, the Mūlasarvāstivāda, Sarvāstivāda, and Saṃmitīya Vinayas, which do not mention the need ...
What, If Anything, Is Mahyna Buddhism? Problems of Definitions and
... much in question, and it is virtually self-evident that communication concerningMahayanaBuddhismoccasions many disagreements. Therefore,the need for the definitionand classificationof Mahayana Buddhism is obvious. But how we should approachsuch definition and classificationis somewhatless plain. For ...
... much in question, and it is virtually self-evident that communication concerningMahayanaBuddhismoccasions many disagreements. Therefore,the need for the definitionand classificationof Mahayana Buddhism is obvious. But how we should approachsuch definition and classificationis somewhatless plain. For ...
Siddhartha * Background Information on the Novel, Buddhism
... Right Seeing (to see and to understand things as they really are) Right Purpose (commitment to ethical and mental self-improvement) Right Speech (to tell the truth, to speak friendly, warm, and gently and to talk only when necessary) Right Action (to act kindly, compassionately, honestly, an ...
... Right Seeing (to see and to understand things as they really are) Right Purpose (commitment to ethical and mental self-improvement) Right Speech (to tell the truth, to speak friendly, warm, and gently and to talk only when necessary) Right Action (to act kindly, compassionately, honestly, an ...
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
... sites as well as contemporary Buddhist rituals demonstrate the influence of Hinayana, Mahayana, and Tantrayana forms of Buddhism, which also incorporated Brahmanical and Hindu elements. It must be kept in mind, furthermore, that the forms of Buddhism and Hinduism that took root in Sri Lanka and in i ...
... sites as well as contemporary Buddhist rituals demonstrate the influence of Hinayana, Mahayana, and Tantrayana forms of Buddhism, which also incorporated Brahmanical and Hindu elements. It must be kept in mind, furthermore, that the forms of Buddhism and Hinduism that took root in Sri Lanka and in i ...
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
... sites as well as contemporary Buddhist rituals demonstrate the influence of Hinayana, Mahayana, and Tantrayana forms of Buddhism, which also incorporated Brahmanical and Hindu elements. It must be kept in mind, furthermore, that the forms of Buddhism and Hinduism that took root in Sri Lanka and in i ...
... sites as well as contemporary Buddhist rituals demonstrate the influence of Hinayana, Mahayana, and Tantrayana forms of Buddhism, which also incorporated Brahmanical and Hindu elements. It must be kept in mind, furthermore, that the forms of Buddhism and Hinduism that took root in Sri Lanka and in i ...
Library Catalogue - Dharma Centre of Winnipeg
... Oriental Books Reprint Corp.: 1978; 1st published by Calcutta University, 1943) Gode, P.K., and C.G. Karve, eds, Prin. V.S. Apte's The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, rev. and enlarged edn., Vol. 1 (Poona: Prasad Prakashan, 1957) Gode, P.K., and C.G. Karve, eds, Prin. V.S. Apte's The Practica ...
... Oriental Books Reprint Corp.: 1978; 1st published by Calcutta University, 1943) Gode, P.K., and C.G. Karve, eds, Prin. V.S. Apte's The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, rev. and enlarged edn., Vol. 1 (Poona: Prasad Prakashan, 1957) Gode, P.K., and C.G. Karve, eds, Prin. V.S. Apte's The Practica ...
The Divinization of the Buddha - Journal of Student Scholarhip
... exist, then to give him offerings would be tantamount to worshiping him as a god. Nagasena argues that gifts to the Buddha generate good karma because the act is valued by the universe, not because the Buddha is rewarding his followers, but Menander would never have asked this question if it had not ...
... exist, then to give him offerings would be tantamount to worshiping him as a god. Nagasena argues that gifts to the Buddha generate good karma because the act is valued by the universe, not because the Buddha is rewarding his followers, but Menander would never have asked this question if it had not ...
HAPPY IS HE WHO HAS OVERCOME HIS EGO
... gained a considerable following, and Buddhism became established as a major religion as well as a philosophy. His teachings were passed down orally from generation to generation by his followers, until the 1st century CE, when they were written down for the first time. Various schools began to appea ...
... gained a considerable following, and Buddhism became established as a major religion as well as a philosophy. His teachings were passed down orally from generation to generation by his followers, until the 1st century CE, when they were written down for the first time. Various schools began to appea ...
The Terracotta Plaques of Pagan: Indian Influence
... in 5th Century CE through north-eastern India, secondly during 7th century CE through religious transformation from Sri Lanka and finally in 10–12 century CE through eastern India. The period between 8th-12th centuries CE in India has been considered as a cradle of encouraging heterodox creeds and ...
... in 5th Century CE through north-eastern India, secondly during 7th century CE through religious transformation from Sri Lanka and finally in 10–12 century CE through eastern India. The period between 8th-12th centuries CE in India has been considered as a cradle of encouraging heterodox creeds and ...
Buddhism (World Religions)
... pproximately 370 million people in the world today are practicing Buddhists, making Buddhism the fourth largest of the world’s religions. However, Buddhism has an influence even greater than the number of its adherents would indicate. From the time that Siddhartha Gautama—known as the Buddha—first p ...
... pproximately 370 million people in the world today are practicing Buddhists, making Buddhism the fourth largest of the world’s religions. However, Buddhism has an influence even greater than the number of its adherents would indicate. From the time that Siddhartha Gautama—known as the Buddha—first p ...
The Mahāsāṃghika and the Tathāgatagarbha
... this theory with the stipulation of prior acceptance that the Tathagatagarbha doctrine has a Mahasamghika origin. If the preceding evidence and reasoning be deemed sufficient for establishing the Mahasamghika association, the the further step of determining the provenance is a rather simple matter. ...
... this theory with the stipulation of prior acceptance that the Tathagatagarbha doctrine has a Mahasamghika origin. If the preceding evidence and reasoning be deemed sufficient for establishing the Mahasamghika association, the the further step of determining the provenance is a rather simple matter. ...
here - Harvard Negotiation Law Review
... The compatibility of Buddhism and mindfulness meditation with other religious traditions is further reflected in the number of publications devoted to this topic and in the experience of many who have tried mindfulness meditation. There is a large and growing number of books and publications examini ...
... The compatibility of Buddhism and mindfulness meditation with other religious traditions is further reflected in the number of publications devoted to this topic and in the experience of many who have tried mindfulness meditation. There is a large and growing number of books and publications examini ...
The Bare-Bones Instructions to “Mindfulness of Breathing”
... These are the preparatory stages of the meditation. It basically means for the meditator to find a quiet place to sit with little or no distractions. Turn off the TV, radio or telephone and find a place that has very few noises which will pull you away from the sitting. For the beginning meditator n ...
... These are the preparatory stages of the meditation. It basically means for the meditator to find a quiet place to sit with little or no distractions. Turn off the TV, radio or telephone and find a place that has very few noises which will pull you away from the sitting. For the beginning meditator n ...
The Erotics of Practice: Objects and Agency in Buddhist Avadaría
... but somehow preordained. Such a doxic view permeates the Divyävadäna, for it presumes throughout that Buddhist cognitive and causal realities are natural laws, not religious creations. This conception of Buddhist teaching and practice is particularly evident in the Divyävadäna s accounts oíprasäda. ...
... but somehow preordained. Such a doxic view permeates the Divyävadäna, for it presumes throughout that Buddhist cognitive and causal realities are natural laws, not religious creations. This conception of Buddhist teaching and practice is particularly evident in the Divyävadäna s accounts oíprasäda. ...
The Value of Buddhist Responses to Issues of Overpopulation
... better or worse, by human culture.”3 With this in mind, it is also a fascinating moment in history both for humankind and the religions of the world with respect to ecology. Thomas Berry, former Director of the Riverdale Center for Religious Research, describes the present historical period as the “ ...
... better or worse, by human culture.”3 With this in mind, it is also a fascinating moment in history both for humankind and the religions of the world with respect to ecology. Thomas Berry, former Director of the Riverdale Center for Religious Research, describes the present historical period as the “ ...
Six Perfections - The Huntington Archive
... generosity in as many ways as possible. Also the fruits, i.e. the merit gained through being generous, should be abandoned. This is called "dedication of merit" and it is a very important part of every practice in Tibetan Buddhism. Dedicating the generosity practice to the enlightenment of all livin ...
... generosity in as many ways as possible. Also the fruits, i.e. the merit gained through being generous, should be abandoned. This is called "dedication of merit" and it is a very important part of every practice in Tibetan Buddhism. Dedicating the generosity practice to the enlightenment of all livin ...
this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... the celestial Brahmā realm reappears and a particular living being, in accordance with its merits, is reborn into this realm. is living being at some point feels lonely and develops a wish for company. In the course of time, other living beings are also reborn in this Brahmā world, in accordance wi ...
... the celestial Brahmā realm reappears and a particular living being, in accordance with its merits, is reborn into this realm. is living being at some point feels lonely and develops a wish for company. In the course of time, other living beings are also reborn in this Brahmā world, in accordance wi ...
Print this article - Journal of Global Buddhism
... Buddhism in Denmark: members, practitioners, sympathizers While Buddhism in the West is said to be booming, this is neither equally true for all countries nor necessarily measurable by traditional membership mappings. Statistics and results from ten years of mapping Buddhism in Denmark2 only show an ...
... Buddhism in Denmark: members, practitioners, sympathizers While Buddhism in the West is said to be booming, this is neither equally true for all countries nor necessarily measurable by traditional membership mappings. Statistics and results from ten years of mapping Buddhism in Denmark2 only show an ...