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... real life experiences and to be fi nally discarded or accepted. Yet, paradoxically, the soteriology that he taught (called Dharma) has come to be known by the people at large for its wisdom, tolerance, compassion, equanimity, and, even, happiness. We were both born in countries where multiple religi ...
... real life experiences and to be fi nally discarded or accepted. Yet, paradoxically, the soteriology that he taught (called Dharma) has come to be known by the people at large for its wisdom, tolerance, compassion, equanimity, and, even, happiness. We were both born in countries where multiple religi ...
Asoka`s Dhamma
... Pillar Edict VII could not be inscribed at other places because of ageing and death of Asoka, assuming Asoka reigned for thirty years or less. It has to be noted that Fourteen Rock Edicts and Two Kalinga Edicts were issued in the years after Asoka's conversion while the Seven Pillar Edicts were issu ...
... Pillar Edict VII could not be inscribed at other places because of ageing and death of Asoka, assuming Asoka reigned for thirty years or less. It has to be noted that Fourteen Rock Edicts and Two Kalinga Edicts were issued in the years after Asoka's conversion while the Seven Pillar Edicts were issu ...
Mindfulness: A Dialogue between Buddhism and Clinical
... we know of as Buddhism began in Northern India 2,500 years ago with the teachings of a man by the name of Siddhartha Gautama. Gautama came to be known as “the Buddha”, meaning “the awakened one”. The Buddha was believed to have achieved final liberation from suffering, or enlightenment, and his teac ...
... we know of as Buddhism began in Northern India 2,500 years ago with the teachings of a man by the name of Siddhartha Gautama. Gautama came to be known as “the Buddha”, meaning “the awakened one”. The Buddha was believed to have achieved final liberation from suffering, or enlightenment, and his teac ...
Tathagata Meditation - phaptangmeditation.org
... negligent and does not eagerly confide oneself and one wrongly divide into three main periods: Dharma-ending, Supreme Period and Final Law Period. When one begins seeking for enlightenment, the time is True Dharma. When Practice is neglected and infrequent, it is the Final Law Period. Nowadays, the ...
... negligent and does not eagerly confide oneself and one wrongly divide into three main periods: Dharma-ending, Supreme Period and Final Law Period. When one begins seeking for enlightenment, the time is True Dharma. When Practice is neglected and infrequent, it is the Final Law Period. Nowadays, the ...
The Concept of `Dhamma` in Thai Buddhism: A
... periods, Vajiranana (1860-1921) and Buddhadasa (1906- ), who, in differing ways, attempt to recover the original teaching of the Buddha's dhamma. The study first describes the range of meanings of the term in the Pali canonical materials, and selected western interpreters, before focusing on its nor ...
... periods, Vajiranana (1860-1921) and Buddhadasa (1906- ), who, in differing ways, attempt to recover the original teaching of the Buddha's dhamma. The study first describes the range of meanings of the term in the Pali canonical materials, and selected western interpreters, before focusing on its nor ...
Buddhism and Sustainability-Related Organisational Practices: A Sri
... Given some individual papers/chapters in this thesis have been accepted for publication there is a switch between New Zealand English and American spelling in different parts of the thesis. i ...
... Given some individual papers/chapters in this thesis have been accepted for publication there is a switch between New Zealand English and American spelling in different parts of the thesis. i ...
Ashoka - Net Texts
... Ashoka defined the main principles of dharma (dhamma) as nonviolence, tolerance of all sects and opinions, obedience to parents, respect for the Brahmans and other religious teachers and priests, liberality towards friends, humane treatment of servants, and generosity towards all. These principles s ...
... Ashoka defined the main principles of dharma (dhamma) as nonviolence, tolerance of all sects and opinions, obedience to parents, respect for the Brahmans and other religious teachers and priests, liberality towards friends, humane treatment of servants, and generosity towards all. These principles s ...
golden sun adepts refuge
... the result of the combined efforts of a number of FPMT teachers and spiritual program coordinators, under the guidance and advice of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of the FPMT. The aim of the Discovering BUDDHISM at Home program is to give participants a solid footing in the practice of Maha ...
... the result of the combined efforts of a number of FPMT teachers and spiritual program coordinators, under the guidance and advice of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of the FPMT. The aim of the Discovering BUDDHISM at Home program is to give participants a solid footing in the practice of Maha ...
The Buddha`s Victory
... the heights of the Vulture's Peak. For his modern day successors, especially those who live in the West, the stock of images is almost bewilderingly rich. With the entire Buddhist tradition at his or her disposal, the contemporary Buddhist cannot even acquire a statuette of the Buddha without having ...
... the heights of the Vulture's Peak. For his modern day successors, especially those who live in the West, the stock of images is almost bewilderingly rich. With the entire Buddhist tradition at his or her disposal, the contemporary Buddhist cannot even acquire a statuette of the Buddha without having ...
The Ten Pillars of Buddhism
... As he spoke, it was clear that Sangharakshita was addressing a far larger audience than that which was present at the time. The relevance of his material extended of course to those Order members, present and future, who could not be there on that occasion. But it reached out further than that, to t ...
... As he spoke, it was clear that Sangharakshita was addressing a far larger audience than that which was present at the time. The relevance of his material extended of course to those Order members, present and future, who could not be there on that occasion. But it reached out further than that, to t ...
here - Nichiren Shu
... China, and all of Nichiren Daishonin's writings. Nichiren Shoshu concentrates its recitation of the Lotus Sutra to solely the 2nd and 16th chapters. It studies mainly these chapters, but also other areas as well, plus the teachings of T'ien T'ai, but its primary import in the area of religious study ...
... China, and all of Nichiren Daishonin's writings. Nichiren Shoshu concentrates its recitation of the Lotus Sutra to solely the 2nd and 16th chapters. It studies mainly these chapters, but also other areas as well, plus the teachings of T'ien T'ai, but its primary import in the area of religious study ...
on pure land buddhism and ch`an/pure land syncretism in medieval
... became the dominant form of Buddhism in China from the end of the Sung down to the present day. This, in brief, is the account repeated in numerous reputable contemporary sources. While few scholars of East Asian Buddhism have explicitly questioned this narrative, many are aware of certain problems, ...
... became the dominant form of Buddhism in China from the end of the Sung down to the present day. This, in brief, is the account repeated in numerous reputable contemporary sources. While few scholars of East Asian Buddhism have explicitly questioned this narrative, many are aware of certain problems, ...
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... leading scholars in this direction are Childers, Burnouf, D’Alwis and few others. ► Childer’s opinion, Nibbana like a state of tranguility and bliss are applicable only to Arhanship. And finally, he claims that the original teaching of the Buddha is that annihilation, and that to suppose that the Bu ...
... leading scholars in this direction are Childers, Burnouf, D’Alwis and few others. ► Childer’s opinion, Nibbana like a state of tranguility and bliss are applicable only to Arhanship. And finally, he claims that the original teaching of the Buddha is that annihilation, and that to suppose that the Bu ...
- VU Research Repository
... who work as psychotherapists, and who have an interest in Buddhism. The core research question was: What are the professional and personal experiences and perspectives of psychologists in Australia who are informed by Buddhism in the way they conceptualise, approach, and conduct psychotherapy? Two r ...
... who work as psychotherapists, and who have an interest in Buddhism. The core research question was: What are the professional and personal experiences and perspectives of psychologists in Australia who are informed by Buddhism in the way they conceptualise, approach, and conduct psychotherapy? Two r ...
Stupas and their consecration in contemporary Kalmykia
... It should be mentioned that up to the present time almost all literature on Kalmykia and the Kalmyks has been written mainly in Russian by Kalmyk and Russian scholars. Thus the first substantial study of the Mongol monasteries was published by Aleksey Pozdneev in 1887; 4 it was republished more than ...
... It should be mentioned that up to the present time almost all literature on Kalmykia and the Kalmyks has been written mainly in Russian by Kalmyk and Russian scholars. Thus the first substantial study of the Mongol monasteries was published by Aleksey Pozdneev in 1887; 4 it was republished more than ...
fulltext
... the 2nd century AD. Fig. 1 shows one of these images. In the centre there is a bodhi-tree (bodhiv¤k∑a), a seat (åsana)2 and the feet or the footprints of the Buddha (buddhapåda).3 These three signs together seem to represent the Buddha without depicting him visibly. This and similar reliefs have oft ...
... the 2nd century AD. Fig. 1 shows one of these images. In the centre there is a bodhi-tree (bodhiv¤k∑a), a seat (åsana)2 and the feet or the footprints of the Buddha (buddhapåda).3 These three signs together seem to represent the Buddha without depicting him visibly. This and similar reliefs have oft ...
SD 9 - The Dharmafarers
... episodes and sections of it are found elsewhere in the Canon [3]. The two discourses following it in the Dīgha— the Mahā Sudassana Sutta (D 17) and the Jana,vasabha Sutta (D 18)—give detailed accounts of related events. The Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta records the Buddha’s reason for choosing Kusinārā, a ...
... episodes and sections of it are found elsewhere in the Canon [3]. The two discourses following it in the Dīgha— the Mahā Sudassana Sutta (D 17) and the Jana,vasabha Sutta (D 18)—give detailed accounts of related events. The Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta records the Buddha’s reason for choosing Kusinārā, a ...
The Iconography of Nepalese Buddhism
... peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, or some devas connected with Buddha legends. However, this is not ...
... peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, or some devas connected with Buddha legends. However, this is not ...
wat-stay proposals for cutural tourism, conservation and
... CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THAILAND’S HISTORIC TEMPLES: THE CASE OF WAT RAKHANGKOSITARAM.THESIS ADVISOR PROF. DR. WILLIAM CHAPMAN, Ph. D AND DR. SUMET JUMSAI, Ph. D: pp ...
... CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THAILAND’S HISTORIC TEMPLES: THE CASE OF WAT RAKHANGKOSITARAM.THESIS ADVISOR PROF. DR. WILLIAM CHAPMAN, Ph. D AND DR. SUMET JUMSAI, Ph. D: pp ...
Buddhist chaplaincy : Buddhist religious care
... and in many other countries. The term pastoral care is also used in certain situations. For Buddhists, the term Buddhist spiritual advisory services or Buddhist religious care services have been suggested. However, the author has been satisfied with the current term ‘chaplaincy’, whi ...
... and in many other countries. The term pastoral care is also used in certain situations. For Buddhists, the term Buddhist spiritual advisory services or Buddhist religious care services have been suggested. However, the author has been satisfied with the current term ‘chaplaincy’, whi ...
The History of Buddhism in Vietnam
... Control (from 1st to 10th Centuries A.D.) Chapter I, “The Introduction of Buddhism into Vietnam: Dates and Routes of Introduction,” argues that Buddhism came directly to Vietnam from Indian traders and missionaries in the 1st or 2nd century A.D., centuries before the massive waves of Buddhist influe ...
... Control (from 1st to 10th Centuries A.D.) Chapter I, “The Introduction of Buddhism into Vietnam: Dates and Routes of Introduction,” argues that Buddhism came directly to Vietnam from Indian traders and missionaries in the 1st or 2nd century A.D., centuries before the massive waves of Buddhist influe ...
Buddhist-Christian Dialogue and Action in the
... developed science and communication technology; the ever-increasing gap between the rich and the poor under the global free-market system; the new forms of ideological conflicts, violence and terrorism; and the threatening environmental crises—people from the different religious communities are aski ...
... developed science and communication technology; the ever-increasing gap between the rich and the poor under the global free-market system; the new forms of ideological conflicts, violence and terrorism; and the threatening environmental crises—people from the different religious communities are aski ...
Attitudes Towards Nuns: Nandakovāda Light of its Parallels Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... so that MN 146 does not report any delighted reaction by the nuns or how they were given leave and then left. T 1442 at T XXIII 792a25 and D ’dul ba, ja 51a4 or Q ’dul ba, nye 49a1 agree with SĀ 276 that the Buddha gave a teaching to the nuns. SHT VI 1226 folio 5Rb-c in Bechert (22) has preserved (s ...
... so that MN 146 does not report any delighted reaction by the nuns or how they were given leave and then left. T 1442 at T XXIII 792a25 and D ’dul ba, ja 51a4 or Q ’dul ba, nye 49a1 agree with SĀ 276 that the Buddha gave a teaching to the nuns. SHT VI 1226 folio 5Rb-c in Bechert (22) has preserved (s ...
Icon - University of Pretoria
... role Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns have played in transforming such prejudice. The afore-mentioned gender bias pertains particularly to the unavailability of full ordination (bhikshuni ordination) for nuns in the Tibetan tradition. The research highlights the specific contribution made by Jetsunma T ...
... role Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns have played in transforming such prejudice. The afore-mentioned gender bias pertains particularly to the unavailability of full ordination (bhikshuni ordination) for nuns in the Tibetan tradition. The research highlights the specific contribution made by Jetsunma T ...
Two Versions of the Mahādeva Tale in the Ekottarika‐āgama
... Tathāgatas as their diamond seat.”18 At that time, Kāśyapa, Śākyamuni Buddha sat there and told me: “Ānanda, I have been seated here in the past: “In this auspicious aeon a king appeared in the world whose name was Mahādeva ... up to ... for eighty-four thousand years he edified [his subjects] by re ...
... Tathāgatas as their diamond seat.”18 At that time, Kāśyapa, Śākyamuni Buddha sat there and told me: “Ānanda, I have been seated here in the past: “In this auspicious aeon a king appeared in the world whose name was Mahādeva ... up to ... for eighty-four thousand years he edified [his subjects] by re ...