Lokāyata and Its Derivatives in the Sad-dharma-puṇḍarīka
... note 4; see also 438, note 1), equating them with the Cārvākas who appeared much later. D.D. Shastri (1981: 19) too glosses lokāyata as cārvākaśāstra although Moggalāna mentions nothing of this sort. The fact is that in the Pali commentaries and dictionaries, lokāyataṃ is always glossed as vitaṇḍasa ...
... note 4; see also 438, note 1), equating them with the Cārvākas who appeared much later. D.D. Shastri (1981: 19) too glosses lokāyata as cārvākaśāstra although Moggalāna mentions nothing of this sort. The fact is that in the Pali commentaries and dictionaries, lokāyataṃ is always glossed as vitaṇḍasa ...
1 White, WL (2012). Buddhism and addiction recovery: An interview
... who do not want to abandon their intellect at the door of the church or temple. Bill White: You’ve mentioned meditation and mindfulness. Are there other practices drawn from Buddhism that serve as a daily recovery maintenance function for people in recovery? Kevin Griffin: Yes, certainly in terms of ...
... who do not want to abandon their intellect at the door of the church or temple. Bill White: You’ve mentioned meditation and mindfulness. Are there other practices drawn from Buddhism that serve as a daily recovery maintenance function for people in recovery? Kevin Griffin: Yes, certainly in terms of ...
BBB 3 How Buddhism was discovered
... Buddha was staying at the foot of the Rjyatana tree, and that they should go and make some offerings to him for their own welfare and happiness. They took some rice cake and honey to the Buddha. The Vinaya account relates that when the Buddha had nothing to receive the food with, the Four Guardian ...
... Buddha was staying at the foot of the Rjyatana tree, and that they should go and make some offerings to him for their own welfare and happiness. They took some rice cake and honey to the Buddha. The Vinaya account relates that when the Buddha had nothing to receive the food with, the Four Guardian ...
The Revival ofthe Theravada Nun Order in Thailand
... In an on-going debate in Thai society about the possibility of reviving the Theravada order of nuns (bhikkhllfll), a multitude of quite diverging opinions and arguments both for and against the revival of the ordination lineage of the bhlkkhuni-order has been brought forward. Amongst these are: West ...
... In an on-going debate in Thai society about the possibility of reviving the Theravada order of nuns (bhikkhllfll), a multitude of quite diverging opinions and arguments both for and against the revival of the ordination lineage of the bhlkkhuni-order has been brought forward. Amongst these are: West ...
Did The Buddha Teach SP?
... arhants are said to have convened in the capital of Māgadha a few months after the Buddha’s death to recite and begin the conservation of his teachings. Although it appears plausible that the teachings were divided into sutta and vinaya at that time, few scholars today accept the canonical claim th ...
... arhants are said to have convened in the capital of Māgadha a few months after the Buddha’s death to recite and begin the conservation of his teachings. Although it appears plausible that the teachings were divided into sutta and vinaya at that time, few scholars today accept the canonical claim th ...
Bhikkhave Terminology in Early Buddhist Texts Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... terms function as indicators that the address or the detail of the teaching is solely for monks. The term bhikkhave should be considered instead to be a form of—what we are calling—an idiomatic plural vocative; that is, a vocative that is intended to capture a broader audience than is implied by the ...
... terms function as indicators that the address or the detail of the teaching is solely for monks. The term bhikkhave should be considered instead to be a form of—what we are calling—an idiomatic plural vocative; that is, a vocative that is intended to capture a broader audience than is implied by the ...
Mūlapariyāya Sutta
... consistent with Visuddhimagga. He did all this for the elders of the Mahāvihāra, an ancient and powerful monastic centre in Anurādhapura, the capital of Sri Lanka. Buddhaghosa’s commentary to Majjhima Nikāya is Papañcasūdanī. The subcommentary (ṭīka) was written in the 6th century by Bhadantācariya ...
... consistent with Visuddhimagga. He did all this for the elders of the Mahāvihāra, an ancient and powerful monastic centre in Anurādhapura, the capital of Sri Lanka. Buddhaghosa’s commentary to Majjhima Nikāya is Papañcasūdanī. The subcommentary (ṭīka) was written in the 6th century by Bhadantācariya ...
The Revival of the Bhikkhuni Order and the Decline of the Sasana
... Sa'ghamitt!.25 In Sri Lanka the bhikkhun! order appears to have disappeared at some point around the 11th century during a period of political turmoil that had decimated the entire monastic community.26 Only the bhikkhu order was re-established from Burma.27 Thus, while the bhikkhun! The expression ...
... Sa'ghamitt!.25 In Sri Lanka the bhikkhun! order appears to have disappeared at some point around the 11th century during a period of political turmoil that had decimated the entire monastic community.26 Only the bhikkhu order was re-established from Burma.27 Thus, while the bhikkhun! The expression ...
Moore Post Canonical Buddhist Political Thought
... the end of the early period Buddhism had already divided into several sects and had begun to develop substantial regional differences. Over the next 2,000 years Buddhism divided into three main sects: Theravada, Mahāyāna, and Vajrayāna. It also developed into numerous local variants as it mixed with ...
... the end of the early period Buddhism had already divided into several sects and had begun to develop substantial regional differences. Over the next 2,000 years Buddhism divided into three main sects: Theravada, Mahāyāna, and Vajrayāna. It also developed into numerous local variants as it mixed with ...
here. - Insight Books
... Translations from the Pali Canon The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha A new translation of the Majjhima Nikaya. Hardback. Tr. M Walshe (Previously ‘Thus have I heard’). Excellent new translation of the Digha Nikaya Long Discourses of including such major discourses as the Maha-Satipatthana Sut ...
... Translations from the Pali Canon The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha A new translation of the Majjhima Nikaya. Hardback. Tr. M Walshe (Previously ‘Thus have I heard’). Excellent new translation of the Digha Nikaya Long Discourses of including such major discourses as the Maha-Satipatthana Sut ...
The Buddha`s Four Noble Truths: A Logical Basis for Philosophy The
... The First Noble Truth, the Truth of Dukkha, is based on Buddha's observation that all people in the world are in a state of dukkha. Dukkha, which translates literally as 'suffering' from the Pali, does not mean pain or distress as the word 'suffer' usually implies. Instead it is used to convey the i ...
... The First Noble Truth, the Truth of Dukkha, is based on Buddha's observation that all people in the world are in a state of dukkha. Dukkha, which translates literally as 'suffering' from the Pali, does not mean pain or distress as the word 'suffer' usually implies. Instead it is used to convey the i ...
On the Practice of Buddhist Meditation According to the Pali Nikayas
... sonal instruction of a teacher. Thus the reason why the earlier texts fail to re veal very m u c h about just how to practice meditation is n o t because they are uninterested in such matters, or think they are unimportant, but rather pre cisely the opposite: they are too important to write down, ...
... sonal instruction of a teacher. Thus the reason why the earlier texts fail to re veal very m u c h about just how to practice meditation is n o t because they are uninterested in such matters, or think they are unimportant, but rather pre cisely the opposite: they are too important to write down, ...
MN 141 study guide
... The Buddha’s first sermon is considered his most important because it “set rolling the Wheel of the Dhamma” (SN 56.11). This sermon is referred to four times in MN 141, twice by the Buddha and twice by Sariputta. Most of MN 141 contains Sariputta’s explanation or analysis (vibhanga) of the Four Nobl ...
... The Buddha’s first sermon is considered his most important because it “set rolling the Wheel of the Dhamma” (SN 56.11). This sermon is referred to four times in MN 141, twice by the Buddha and twice by Sariputta. Most of MN 141 contains Sariputta’s explanation or analysis (vibhanga) of the Four Nobl ...
this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... cherishes a striking recollection of the ascetic philosopher Pyrrhon who substantiated scepticism in more “corporeal” (σωματικὼτερον) and “physically manifest” (ἐπιφανὲστερον) ways than those so called “Pyrrhonians” who followed after him (Outlines of Pyrrhonism 1.7). His serenity and calming presen ...
... cherishes a striking recollection of the ascetic philosopher Pyrrhon who substantiated scepticism in more “corporeal” (σωματικὼτερον) and “physically manifest” (ἐπιφανὲστερον) ways than those so called “Pyrrhonians” who followed after him (Outlines of Pyrrhonism 1.7). His serenity and calming presen ...
Understanding in Theravada Abhidhamma
... in the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta he states that he could live for an aeon were he asked to do so. The ancient Indians were generally unconcerned with chronologies, being more focused on philosophy. Buddhist texts reflect this tendency, providing a clearer picture of what Gautama may have taught than of ...
... in the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta he states that he could live for an aeon were he asked to do so. The ancient Indians were generally unconcerned with chronologies, being more focused on philosophy. Buddhist texts reflect this tendency, providing a clearer picture of what Gautama may have taught than of ...
Source Book - RimeShedra.NYC
... 1. Buddhist Ethics, by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, Trs. Int’l Trs. Comm. Founded by the V.V. Kalu Rinpoche: a) The Commitments of Awakening Mind, pp. 165-171 b) The Training Common to Both Traditions, pp. 193-199 ...
... 1. Buddhist Ethics, by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, Trs. Int’l Trs. Comm. Founded by the V.V. Kalu Rinpoche: a) The Commitments of Awakening Mind, pp. 165-171 b) The Training Common to Both Traditions, pp. 193-199 ...
Niyāmas of Modern Western Interpretations of Theravāda Buddhist Doctrine
... in the suttas, which everywhere show a scientific habit of mind (48, 71, 103). She goes as far as to say that Dhamma as natural law represents the culmination of the Western quest for truth: But how had it been with us, if in olden time some prophet had arisen, who had seen, in a vision of universal ...
... in the suttas, which everywhere show a scientific habit of mind (48, 71, 103). She goes as far as to say that Dhamma as natural law represents the culmination of the Western quest for truth: But how had it been with us, if in olden time some prophet had arisen, who had seen, in a vision of universal ...
SFU Forschungsbulletin
... hūti Gautama. Enlightenment cannot be attained in the present era of this earth. This has “prevented” Jainism from the necessity to prove attainments that are considered to accompany (or constitute) enlightenment, such as, in the case of Jainism, full omniscience (which still cannot be captured by f ...
... hūti Gautama. Enlightenment cannot be attained in the present era of this earth. This has “prevented” Jainism from the necessity to prove attainments that are considered to accompany (or constitute) enlightenment, such as, in the case of Jainism, full omniscience (which still cannot be captured by f ...
Buddhism in Bengal: A Brief Survey - Bangladesh e
... and digging tanks and wells and, most importantly, convening quinquennial Buddhist convocations. Harsavardhana is believedto have established his supremacy over Gauda (northwestern Bengal) after defeating Sasanka or after Sasanka’s death. But there is no evidence that Harsavardhana ever ruled Banga ...
... and digging tanks and wells and, most importantly, convening quinquennial Buddhist convocations. Harsavardhana is believedto have established his supremacy over Gauda (northwestern Bengal) after defeating Sasanka or after Sasanka’s death. But there is no evidence that Harsavardhana ever ruled Banga ...
Religion - Chakma - Bangladesh Sociological Society
... eventually wiped out from Bengal for several reasons, the most important ones being the withdrawal of royal support, the revival of Brahmanism and the Turkish Muslim invasion. Fourth, Buddhism in much later times made a resurgence in the eastern part of Bengal in what is now independent Bangladesh. ...
... eventually wiped out from Bengal for several reasons, the most important ones being the withdrawal of royal support, the revival of Brahmanism and the Turkish Muslim invasion. Fourth, Buddhism in much later times made a resurgence in the eastern part of Bengal in what is now independent Bangladesh. ...
Tibetan Buddhism in the West
... Pandita, Milarepa, Tsongkhapa, right on into the twentieth century—it's worked! With that success, it is possible to conclude that since it worked for the Tibetans, we Westerners must take their tradition, the pure teachings, exactly as they were taught in Tibet, and introduce it in Los Angeles or N ...
... Pandita, Milarepa, Tsongkhapa, right on into the twentieth century—it's worked! With that success, it is possible to conclude that since it worked for the Tibetans, we Westerners must take their tradition, the pure teachings, exactly as they were taught in Tibet, and introduce it in Los Angeles or N ...
Ethics of the Theravada - ProfPremasiri.com, Home of Professor
... fresh challenges to the moral agent in the contemporary global context. Basic Tenets of Buddhist Ethics The claim of the Theravada school, which in the history of the expansion of Buddhism took root in South East Asian countries such as Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand, is that it is the school that h ...
... fresh challenges to the moral agent in the contemporary global context. Basic Tenets of Buddhist Ethics The claim of the Theravada school, which in the history of the expansion of Buddhism took root in South East Asian countries such as Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand, is that it is the school that h ...
Gandharan Buddhist sculpture
... 2 The concept of the bodhisattva developed in Buddhist philosophy during the first century AD. A bodhisattva is defined as one who has attained Enlightenment but instead of becoming a Buddha elects to remain on earth and help others on their path to Enlightenment. 3 The details of the Buddha Shaky ...
... 2 The concept of the bodhisattva developed in Buddhist philosophy during the first century AD. A bodhisattva is defined as one who has attained Enlightenment but instead of becoming a Buddha elects to remain on earth and help others on their path to Enlightenment. 3 The details of the Buddha Shaky ...
What is the purpose of life? What do Buddhists say?
... 2. Find out what are the 4 Noble Truths and create a poster to show, including your opinions. See Appendix 5 3. Find out what the Eight Fold Path is by using Appendix 6 Can students add examples of their own? Explain activity with circles/wheels. Dharma wheels = oldest Buddhist symbol. Dharma = teac ...
... 2. Find out what are the 4 Noble Truths and create a poster to show, including your opinions. See Appendix 5 3. Find out what the Eight Fold Path is by using Appendix 6 Can students add examples of their own? Explain activity with circles/wheels. Dharma wheels = oldest Buddhist symbol. Dharma = teac ...
Socio-Cultural Aspects of Theravāda Buddhism in Nepal
... Buddhists. Religious syncretism has become so much a part of the Newar way of life that in many cases it is quite difficult to distinguish between the followers of the two major religions. They have existed side by side for ages and one can find few instances of religious bigotry in the long history ...
... Buddhists. Religious syncretism has become so much a part of the Newar way of life that in many cases it is quite difficult to distinguish between the followers of the two major religions. They have existed side by side for ages and one can find few instances of religious bigotry in the long history ...