Maitreya, the Future Buddha
... gathered about himself a group of devoted followers over the next forty years, founding what was eventually to become one of the great world religions. According to the earliest texts, Gautama taught that his pragmatic method for spiritual cultivation was open to anyone and that there were others wh ...
... gathered about himself a group of devoted followers over the next forty years, founding what was eventually to become one of the great world religions. According to the earliest texts, Gautama taught that his pragmatic method for spiritual cultivation was open to anyone and that there were others wh ...
THE CONCEPT OF THE BUDDHA, Its evolution from
... Mahayana sEtras, particularly Yogacara works.4 Besides outlining the importance of the concept of the saNbhogakAya, he dedicates a section of his article to a discussion of its origin. Takeuchi asserts that the saNbhogakAya is closely connected with the bodhisattva ideal. Its key aspect is the vow t ...
... Mahayana sEtras, particularly Yogacara works.4 Besides outlining the importance of the concept of the saNbhogakAya, he dedicates a section of his article to a discussion of its origin. Takeuchi asserts that the saNbhogakAya is closely connected with the bodhisattva ideal. Its key aspect is the vow t ...
The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth
... register (a, b, or c), if necessary, e.g., Wuzong yuan, Z no. 1279, 65: 102–11. Some sources are tracked through the “CBETA Chinese Electronic Tripitaka Collection” (CD-ROM) released by the Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (CBETA) in February 2006. Citations from the Zhonghua dazang jing ...
... register (a, b, or c), if necessary, e.g., Wuzong yuan, Z no. 1279, 65: 102–11. Some sources are tracked through the “CBETA Chinese Electronic Tripitaka Collection” (CD-ROM) released by the Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (CBETA) in February 2006. Citations from the Zhonghua dazang jing ...
Keizan Study
... KEIZAN (1264–1325), more fully Keizan Jōkin, was the founding abbot of the Sōjiji Zen monastery. Since the late nineteenth century, he has officially been designated, along with Dōgen (1200–1253), as one of the two founding patriarchs of the Japanese Sōtō Zen school. Born in 1264 (not 1268 as previo ...
... KEIZAN (1264–1325), more fully Keizan Jōkin, was the founding abbot of the Sōjiji Zen monastery. Since the late nineteenth century, he has officially been designated, along with Dōgen (1200–1253), as one of the two founding patriarchs of the Japanese Sōtō Zen school. Born in 1264 (not 1268 as previo ...
The Development of Kaji Kito in Nichiren Shu Buddhism
... Since Siddhartha Gautama became the historical Buddha and first introduced Buddhism to the world over 2500 years ago, its spread from India and adaptation into different countries and cultures have led to its development and differences in interpretation of the religion. The major branches of Buddhi ...
... Since Siddhartha Gautama became the historical Buddha and first introduced Buddhism to the world over 2500 years ago, its spread from India and adaptation into different countries and cultures have led to its development and differences in interpretation of the religion. The major branches of Buddhi ...
ChamchoyP - Open Research Exeter (ORE)
... I proceed to examine the efficacy of trance-possession ritual by focusing on the Parn Yak chanting ritual and rituals in sak yant, the spiritual tattoo tradition, as the two examples. Through the interdisciplinary study as mentioned above, these rituals are investigated and interpreted through sever ...
... I proceed to examine the efficacy of trance-possession ritual by focusing on the Parn Yak chanting ritual and rituals in sak yant, the spiritual tattoo tradition, as the two examples. Through the interdisciplinary study as mentioned above, these rituals are investigated and interpreted through sever ...
Schopenhauer between Fre - UQ eSpace
... as the “enjoyment of the beautiful”, with a more lasting positive experience of someone who has “conquered her inner nature”. Liberation is given the attributes of a “pure knowing being” and “undimmed mirror of the world”, but otherwise it is described only negatively, as liberation from “distress”, ...
... as the “enjoyment of the beautiful”, with a more lasting positive experience of someone who has “conquered her inner nature”. Liberation is given the attributes of a “pure knowing being” and “undimmed mirror of the world”, but otherwise it is described only negatively, as liberation from “distress”, ...
The Buddha and His Teachings
... Many valuable books have been written by Eastern and Western scholars, Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, to present the life and teachings of the Buddha to those who are interested in Buddhism. Amongst them one of the most popular works is still The Light of Asia by Sir Edwin Arnold. Many Western t ...
... Many valuable books have been written by Eastern and Western scholars, Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, to present the life and teachings of the Buddha to those who are interested in Buddhism. Amongst them one of the most popular works is still The Light of Asia by Sir Edwin Arnold. Many Western t ...
Searching for the Law: Ennin`s Journal as a Key to the Heian
... I would like to thank my dissertation advisors, Susan Blakeley Klein, Michael Fuller, and Anne Walthall for their support and encouragement. Each graciously contributed their advice and expertise to a project that has probably ranged farther afield than a dissertation should. I am grateful to Susan ...
... I would like to thank my dissertation advisors, Susan Blakeley Klein, Michael Fuller, and Anne Walthall for their support and encouragement. Each graciously contributed their advice and expertise to a project that has probably ranged farther afield than a dissertation should. I am grateful to Susan ...
The Buddha
... of Buddhists. We may know very little about the “Buddha of history,” but we know a great deal about the “Buddha of story,” and the purpose of this book is to present the life of this Buddha of story. The study of this lifestory commenced in earnest, in the West, in the first half of the nineteenth c ...
... of Buddhists. We may know very little about the “Buddha of history,” but we know a great deal about the “Buddha of story,” and the purpose of this book is to present the life of this Buddha of story. The study of this lifestory commenced in earnest, in the West, in the first half of the nineteenth c ...
Dharmacorner Buddhist Library Booklist
... Introduction to Vipassana Meditation. Sayadaw U Silananda- PDF Investigation For Insight By Susan Elbaum Jootla- PDF Is Buddhism A Religion? Ajahn Sumedho– Microsoft Word Is Buddhism a Religion? Dorothy Figen- PDF Is death really frightening? Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda Mahathera– Microsoft Word Is ...
... Introduction to Vipassana Meditation. Sayadaw U Silananda- PDF Investigation For Insight By Susan Elbaum Jootla- PDF Is Buddhism A Religion? Ajahn Sumedho– Microsoft Word Is Buddhism a Religion? Dorothy Figen- PDF Is death really frightening? Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda Mahathera– Microsoft Word Is ...
The Evolution of the Precepts
... authority of the Buddha, the vinaya also dictates strict guidelines governing how the order maintains its legitimacy and perpetuates its existence. 5. On the Vinaya (Thanissaro) From Buddhist Monastic Code by Bhikku Thanissaro: "Now, Ananda, if it occurs to any of you — 'The teaching has lost its au ...
... authority of the Buddha, the vinaya also dictates strict guidelines governing how the order maintains its legitimacy and perpetuates its existence. 5. On the Vinaya (Thanissaro) From Buddhist Monastic Code by Bhikku Thanissaro: "Now, Ananda, if it occurs to any of you — 'The teaching has lost its au ...
Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism
... have been encouraged to think that my own study of the concept has played some part in this process. Some people prefer to use the Indian word upAya, meaning simply a ‘means’ or a ‘strategem’, whether employed by oneself or by others. Others prefer the longer expression ‘skilfulness in means’, which ...
... have been encouraged to think that my own study of the concept has played some part in this process. Some people prefer to use the Indian word upAya, meaning simply a ‘means’ or a ‘strategem’, whether employed by oneself or by others. Others prefer the longer expression ‘skilfulness in means’, which ...
Kosalan Philosophy dissertation - University of California, Berkeley
... or first century BCE. This suggests a local response to a significant shift of power from the east back to the Madhyadeśa, which upheld a more orthodox Vedism than Yājñavalkya’s in Kosala-Videha. Chapter three reevaluates the relationship between the Brāhmaṇas—here meaning both the genre of Vedic li ...
... or first century BCE. This suggests a local response to a significant shift of power from the east back to the Madhyadeśa, which upheld a more orthodox Vedism than Yājñavalkya’s in Kosala-Videha. Chapter three reevaluates the relationship between the Brāhmaṇas—here meaning both the genre of Vedic li ...
The Quintessence of Secret (Esoteric) Buddhism
... religious rules, as they are normally accustomed to. Practitioners of other sects are encouraged to live by the precepts of their religion. Everyone will gradually experience many supernatural principles, depending on the individual’s extent of religious commitment and devotion. 10. This Yantra is s ...
... religious rules, as they are normally accustomed to. Practitioners of other sects are encouraged to live by the precepts of their religion. Everyone will gradually experience many supernatural principles, depending on the individual’s extent of religious commitment and devotion. 10. This Yantra is s ...
Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism: The Doctrinal History of Nirvana
... and leave little trace. Unless its contextual as well as historical features are fully understood, it could be almost impossible to clarify correctly what a certain metaphorical explanation in the sEtra meant. Moreover, the attitude of the abhidharmic masters towards the early canon tended to pay ‘t ...
... and leave little trace. Unless its contextual as well as historical features are fully understood, it could be almost impossible to clarify correctly what a certain metaphorical explanation in the sEtra meant. Moreover, the attitude of the abhidharmic masters towards the early canon tended to pay ‘t ...
SAK YANT: THE TRANSITION FROM INDIC YANTRAS TO THAI
... ABSTRACT Officially, Thailand is dominated by the state-sponsored Theravada Buddhist tradition, which has essentially been practiced in Thailand since 1902 when the sangha bureaucracy was established. However, within the last couple of decades a hybrid form of Thai Buddhism has emerged. The contempo ...
... ABSTRACT Officially, Thailand is dominated by the state-sponsored Theravada Buddhist tradition, which has essentially been practiced in Thailand since 1902 when the sangha bureaucracy was established. However, within the last couple of decades a hybrid form of Thai Buddhism has emerged. The contempo ...
- CReaTE - Canterbury Christ Church University
... actually be classified into three main categories: Bodily relics (such as those named above), contact relics (for example: utensils the Buddha may have used, such as his staff or clothing), and Dharma relics (texts embodying the Buddha). Bodily relics cause the most misunderstanding in relation to ...
... actually be classified into three main categories: Bodily relics (such as those named above), contact relics (for example: utensils the Buddha may have used, such as his staff or clothing), and Dharma relics (texts embodying the Buddha). Bodily relics cause the most misunderstanding in relation to ...
The Seeker`s Glossary of Buddhism
... Buddhism, which first appeared a year ago. The text is a compendium of excerpts and quotations from some 350 works by monks, nuns, professors, scholars and other laypersons from nine different countries, in their own words or in translation. The editors have merely organized the material, adding a f ...
... Buddhism, which first appeared a year ago. The text is a compendium of excerpts and quotations from some 350 works by monks, nuns, professors, scholars and other laypersons from nine different countries, in their own words or in translation. The editors have merely organized the material, adding a f ...
Two Nichiren Texts
... time, Hønen was the first Nembutsu priest to disregard the Lotus Sutra in his writings and teaching. Equally galling to Nichiren was the fact that Nembutsu devotionalism was extremely popular, attracting many commoners as well as members of the samurai class. The practice of worshiping Amitåbha was n ...
... time, Hønen was the first Nembutsu priest to disregard the Lotus Sutra in his writings and teaching. Equally galling to Nichiren was the fact that Nembutsu devotionalism was extremely popular, attracting many commoners as well as members of the samurai class. The practice of worshiping Amitåbha was n ...
1 Glossary Words are listed here according to the language in which
... shitsugo (Jap. 屋号) = a term used in the Rinzai sect. It is the name that a Zen master gives to his disciple when he gives this disciple inkashomei. It signifies that a person has received inkashomei and becomes the name this person uses in formal situations. shugyo (Jap. 修行) = “practice pursued acco ...
... shitsugo (Jap. 屋号) = a term used in the Rinzai sect. It is the name that a Zen master gives to his disciple when he gives this disciple inkashomei. It signifies that a person has received inkashomei and becomes the name this person uses in formal situations. shugyo (Jap. 修行) = “practice pursued acco ...
Helen J. Baroni: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen
... community of followers and disciples, including pre-Hindu monks and nuns, as well as laypeople. This community was responsible for propagating Siddharta’s teachings after his death. In the centuries that followed, several forms of Buddhism took shape in India. The two largest of these schools of Bud ...
... community of followers and disciples, including pre-Hindu monks and nuns, as well as laypeople. This community was responsible for propagating Siddharta’s teachings after his death. In the centuries that followed, several forms of Buddhism took shape in India. The two largest of these schools of Bud ...
Mindfulness in Schools
... The objective of this paper is to explore the adult mindfulness landscape, secular and Buddhist, in order to inform an approach to the teaching of mindfulness in secondary schools. The Introduction explains the background to the project and the significant overlap between secular and Buddhist practi ...
... The objective of this paper is to explore the adult mindfulness landscape, secular and Buddhist, in order to inform an approach to the teaching of mindfulness in secondary schools. The Introduction explains the background to the project and the significant overlap between secular and Buddhist practi ...
Schism, semiosis and the Soka Gakkai
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
... The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the Nichiren Shoshu have always had a complex relationship. Formed in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai was from its inception an independent lay-Buddhist organization. For 60 years, they maintained an uneasy partnership with ...
Aspects of the Study of the (earlier) Indian Mahāyāna
... the chief. Prajñaparamita is the mother (mat®, Tib. yum) or genetrix of the bodhisattva and buddha (jinajanani, etc.). The contextual position of the Mahayana The question arises as to how, in the Buddhist traditions, the expressions Mahayana ‘Great Vehicle’, Sravakayana ‘Vehicle of the Auditor’ and ...
... the chief. Prajñaparamita is the mother (mat®, Tib. yum) or genetrix of the bodhisattva and buddha (jinajanani, etc.). The contextual position of the Mahayana The question arises as to how, in the Buddhist traditions, the expressions Mahayana ‘Great Vehicle’, Sravakayana ‘Vehicle of the Auditor’ and ...