Wesak and the Re-Creation of Buddhist Tradition
... Lanka, a traditionally Buddhist country, and in North America. The effect of western secularism and pluralism on shaping a sense of collective Buddhist identity has resulted in a more ecumenical form of the Buddhist tradition. Concomitantly, since in the case of both Sri Lanka and North America, Bud ...
... Lanka, a traditionally Buddhist country, and in North America. The effect of western secularism and pluralism on shaping a sense of collective Buddhist identity has resulted in a more ecumenical form of the Buddhist tradition. Concomitantly, since in the case of both Sri Lanka and North America, Bud ...
Book - Jainism in Buddhist Literature Author
... thorough investigation into the historical and traditional records of the two religions, established the fact that Jainism was an earlier and independent religion of India. Although over eighty years have passed since Jacobi's researches, the much-needed comparative study of Jainism and Buddhism ha ...
... thorough investigation into the historical and traditional records of the two religions, established the fact that Jainism was an earlier and independent religion of India. Although over eighty years have passed since Jacobi's researches, the much-needed comparative study of Jainism and Buddhism ha ...
Wat Intravihan
... commonly known as Acharn Toh or Somdej Toh, studied the Buddhist scriptures of the Pali Canon with several Buddhist masters. After becoming a well-known monk, he became the preceptor for Prince Mongkut, who later became King Rama IV. During Rama IV's reign, Somdej Toh was given the ceremonial name P ...
... commonly known as Acharn Toh or Somdej Toh, studied the Buddhist scriptures of the Pali Canon with several Buddhist masters. After becoming a well-known monk, he became the preceptor for Prince Mongkut, who later became King Rama IV. During Rama IV's reign, Somdej Toh was given the ceremonial name P ...
Zen and systemic therapy
... the women. In his statements Gautama made clear from the beginning that for him men and women were equal in their ability of personal and religious development. However he hesitated first to include groups of women into his movement. Today Buddhist men cloisters and Buddhist women cloisters exist, a ...
... the women. In his statements Gautama made clear from the beginning that for him men and women were equal in their ability of personal and religious development. However he hesitated first to include groups of women into his movement. Today Buddhist men cloisters and Buddhist women cloisters exist, a ...
Praying for the Republic
... The completion of this dissertation would have been impossible without the unfailing support of my supervisors, Victor Hori and Robin Yates, to whom I owe my deepest gratitude. Victor Hori’s clear analytical vision has helped steer my ideas into productive directions. His patience and dedication as ...
... The completion of this dissertation would have been impossible without the unfailing support of my supervisors, Victor Hori and Robin Yates, to whom I owe my deepest gratitude. Victor Hori’s clear analytical vision has helped steer my ideas into productive directions. His patience and dedication as ...
To Understand Buddha`s Teaching
... blessings and to conduct memorial services. It is little wonder that people regard Buddhism as a religion. The third form is philosophical or academic Buddhism often found as a course in college. This is inappropriate. Why? Buddhist education is a complete university in itself, including all branche ...
... blessings and to conduct memorial services. It is little wonder that people regard Buddhism as a religion. The third form is philosophical or academic Buddhism often found as a course in college. This is inappropriate. Why? Buddhist education is a complete university in itself, including all branche ...
Buddhist Monastic Discipline
... that, barring the paucity of source material at a particular time, the following considerations contributed in some way or other to the origin and perpetuation of several erroneous theories: (i) An unnecessary attempt to force into one single genealogical tree many institutions of diverse origin. Th ...
... that, barring the paucity of source material at a particular time, the following considerations contributed in some way or other to the origin and perpetuation of several erroneous theories: (i) An unnecessary attempt to force into one single genealogical tree many institutions of diverse origin. Th ...
What the Buddha Taught - Career Account Web Pages
... in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teacher. I have kept as close as I could to the originals, and have ...
... in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teacher. I have kept as close as I could to the originals, and have ...
What the Buddha Taught
... in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teacher. I have kept as close as I could to the originals, and have ...
... in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teacher. I have kept as close as I could to the originals, and have ...
Buddhist Thought: A complete introduction to the Indian tradition
... experiences that are not in some sense reliant on the mind. This mental transformation is almost invariably held to depend upon, and to be brought about finally by, oneself for there can also be no transformation of one’s own mind without on some level one’s own active involvement or participation. ...
... experiences that are not in some sense reliant on the mind. This mental transformation is almost invariably held to depend upon, and to be brought about finally by, oneself for there can also be no transformation of one’s own mind without on some level one’s own active involvement or participation. ...
Buddhist Thought: A complete introduction to the Indian
... experiences that are not in some sense reliant on the mind. This mental transformation is almost invariably held to depend upon, and to be brought about finally by, oneself for there can also be no transformation of one’s own mind without on some level one’s own active involvement or participation. ...
... experiences that are not in some sense reliant on the mind. This mental transformation is almost invariably held to depend upon, and to be brought about finally by, oneself for there can also be no transformation of one’s own mind without on some level one’s own active involvement or participation. ...
Buddhism in India - Challenging Brahmanism and Caste
... society. While Buddhism attracted him as a teaching that was equalitarian, universalist and rationalist, many of its existing expressions made him very uncomfortable. As someone very conscious that he was near death, he knew he would not be around for long to lead the movement, and wanted to provide ...
... society. While Buddhism attracted him as a teaching that was equalitarian, universalist and rationalist, many of its existing expressions made him very uncomfortable. As someone very conscious that he was near death, he knew he would not be around for long to lead the movement, and wanted to provide ...
Buddhism in India
... society. While Buddhism attracted him as a teaching that was equalitarian, universalist and rationalist, many of its existing expressions made him very uncomfortable. As someone very conscious that he was near death, he knew he would not be around for long to lead the movement, and wanted to provide ...
... society. While Buddhism attracted him as a teaching that was equalitarian, universalist and rationalist, many of its existing expressions made him very uncomfortable. As someone very conscious that he was near death, he knew he would not be around for long to lead the movement, and wanted to provide ...
Dhamma Studies - Atammayatarama Buddhist Monastery
... essentially, to be mindful. Sati helps us to see the truth about life, developing our wisdom (Panna, pronounced as Pan-ya). We must have Sati as our foundation for practice, and for gaining wisdom to know and understand the truth about all lives and things according to three universal characteristic ...
... essentially, to be mindful. Sati helps us to see the truth about life, developing our wisdom (Panna, pronounced as Pan-ya). We must have Sati as our foundation for practice, and for gaining wisdom to know and understand the truth about all lives and things according to three universal characteristic ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... Four Noble Truths are important on the path towards the liberation of suffering. Barnhart’s approach, which differs from Keown’s and Goodman’s, is to view Buddhism as one thing, despite the many differences that occur. He sides with Peter Harvey, who thinks that the ethics of Buddhism all head off ...
... Four Noble Truths are important on the path towards the liberation of suffering. Barnhart’s approach, which differs from Keown’s and Goodman’s, is to view Buddhism as one thing, despite the many differences that occur. He sides with Peter Harvey, who thinks that the ethics of Buddhism all head off ...
10 Taking of Refuge
... (wholesome action), which can save one from the danger of rebirth in the woeful plane, then that object or person amounts to ‘sarana’ and thus is worthy of reverence and respect. “On the other hand, if one pays respect or reverence to a certain object or person with the idea that it will save one fr ...
... (wholesome action), which can save one from the danger of rebirth in the woeful plane, then that object or person amounts to ‘sarana’ and thus is worthy of reverence and respect. “On the other hand, if one pays respect or reverence to a certain object or person with the idea that it will save one fr ...
The New Buddhism: The Western Transformation of an Ancient
... roots. Known in the West as Vipassana, this style of practice derives from the Theravadan tradition predominant in the southern parts of Asia, and most scholars would agree that it adheres more strictly to the Buddha’s original teachings than any of the world’s other Buddhist sects. One of the most ...
... roots. Known in the West as Vipassana, this style of practice derives from the Theravadan tradition predominant in the southern parts of Asia, and most scholars would agree that it adheres more strictly to the Buddha’s original teachings than any of the world’s other Buddhist sects. One of the most ...
Buddhist philosophy and practices as applied to unlearning racism
... the 2,500-year-old Buddhist tradition has explored numerous methods of opening the mind and heart and cultivating self-awareness, but there has been relatively little written about applying these techniques to unlearning racism. My hope is that this research will begin to narrow these gaps in the li ...
... the 2,500-year-old Buddhist tradition has explored numerous methods of opening the mind and heart and cultivating self-awareness, but there has been relatively little written about applying these techniques to unlearning racism. My hope is that this research will begin to narrow these gaps in the li ...
goto-jones_zombie mindfulness manifesto
... this diagnosis is that modern citizens have their authentic freedom compromised by being too attached to thinking itself: they spend too much of their time “lost in thought,” ruminating about the past and the future, worrying, dreaming, riddled with anxieties about thi ...
... this diagnosis is that modern citizens have their authentic freedom compromised by being too attached to thinking itself: they spend too much of their time “lost in thought,” ruminating about the past and the future, worrying, dreaming, riddled with anxieties about thi ...
pacific world - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... 元) era (799–800 CE). The biography has been referenced or summarized by modern scholars on several occasions,13 but until now has yet to be fully translated and explicated. It, and another early biography by Hunlunweng (混倫翁; T. 2157, 55.876b29–877a21) which was compiled into the same volume immediat ...
... 元) era (799–800 CE). The biography has been referenced or summarized by modern scholars on several occasions,13 but until now has yet to be fully translated and explicated. It, and another early biography by Hunlunweng (混倫翁; T. 2157, 55.876b29–877a21) which was compiled into the same volume immediat ...
Empty Selves: A Comparative Analysis of Mahayana Buddhism
... the Buddha’s claims at face value. Instead, liberation (synonymous with nirvana and Enlightenment) is attained through an individual’s rational investigation into the nature of the world and his/her own mind. Each Buddhist practitioner is expected to examine the Buddha’s teachings and then determine ...
... the Buddha’s claims at face value. Instead, liberation (synonymous with nirvana and Enlightenment) is attained through an individual’s rational investigation into the nature of the world and his/her own mind. Each Buddhist practitioner is expected to examine the Buddha’s teachings and then determine ...
Images of Buddha
... Bodhgaya. It is believed that demons and evil spirits tormented him with nightmares in an attempt to divert him from his goal of becoming an enlightened being free of the sufferings and desires of this transitory world. Siddhartha did achieve enlightenment and was called Buddha (the enlightened one) ...
... Bodhgaya. It is believed that demons and evil spirits tormented him with nightmares in an attempt to divert him from his goal of becoming an enlightened being free of the sufferings and desires of this transitory world. Siddhartha did achieve enlightenment and was called Buddha (the enlightened one) ...
eBook - Dharma Resources - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See
... traced to the sixteenth century, amid the politics and strife of Western imperialism and colonialism. Originating about 2,500 years ago, Buddhism had first spread from India to the rest of Asia, where it became a major religion in many countries in South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. Although ...
... traced to the sixteenth century, amid the politics and strife of Western imperialism and colonialism. Originating about 2,500 years ago, Buddhism had first spread from India to the rest of Asia, where it became a major religion in many countries in South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. Although ...
The Buddha`s Skillful Means
... All Buddhists would agree that the most important event in Gautama Buddha’s life was his enlightenment experience. As he sat meditating under the Bodhi Tree throughout the night, the Buddha experienced the depth of human suffering (duhkha) and saw that bondage arises from the cyclical nature of atta ...
... All Buddhists would agree that the most important event in Gautama Buddha’s life was his enlightenment experience. As he sat meditating under the Bodhi Tree throughout the night, the Buddha experienced the depth of human suffering (duhkha) and saw that bondage arises from the cyclical nature of atta ...
The Concept of smṛti in the Yogasūtra: Memory or Mindfulness?
... present moment (i.e. observation of mental and physical processes from moment to moment) which the Canonical texts describe mainly through attributes and ...
... present moment (i.e. observation of mental and physical processes from moment to moment) which the Canonical texts describe mainly through attributes and ...