EXPLORATIONS - The Center for Southeast Asian Studies
... Southeast Asian studies. The scholarship contained in these pages covers a variety of pertinent regional issues. Buddhism and war, buffalo theft, and seventeenth-century cross-cultural contact with Japan are all addressed. These pages also contain a newly translated Indonesian poem, as well as photo ...
... Southeast Asian studies. The scholarship contained in these pages covers a variety of pertinent regional issues. Buddhism and war, buffalo theft, and seventeenth-century cross-cultural contact with Japan are all addressed. These pages also contain a newly translated Indonesian poem, as well as photo ...
M ASTER OF ARTS IN BUDDHIST STUDIES
... papers of the Department’s Semester II and IV shall be open to students of other Department and students of the Department of Buddhist Studies shall have the freedom to choose papers from other departments offered by them for this purpose. a. The Department will establish linkage with other departme ...
... papers of the Department’s Semester II and IV shall be open to students of other Department and students of the Department of Buddhist Studies shall have the freedom to choose papers from other departments offered by them for this purpose. a. The Department will establish linkage with other departme ...
Was Lushan Huiyuan a Pure Land Buddhist?
... Huiyuan 盧山慧遠 334-416) wrote a letter to the Kuchean monk-translator Kumārajīva (Ch: Jiumoloushi 鳩摩羅什), then residing in the northern capital of Chang’an 長安. Huiyuan had heard that Kumārajīva was considering leaving China to return west, and so he wanted to write to him on “several tens of” doctrina ...
... Huiyuan 盧山慧遠 334-416) wrote a letter to the Kuchean monk-translator Kumārajīva (Ch: Jiumoloushi 鳩摩羅什), then residing in the northern capital of Chang’an 長安. Huiyuan had heard that Kumārajīva was considering leaving China to return west, and so he wanted to write to him on “several tens of” doctrina ...
Fifth Precept Sangha - Northwest Buddhist Recovery
... With the aspiration to build community and to get to know each other, we start each week by introducing ourselves. There is no need to identify yourself by anything other than your name. In the spirit of this intention, I will start by introducing myself as _______ … and I wish you all a very good e ...
... With the aspiration to build community and to get to know each other, we start each week by introducing ourselves. There is no need to identify yourself by anything other than your name. In the spirit of this intention, I will start by introducing myself as _______ … and I wish you all a very good e ...
Sutra of the Medicine Buddha
... of this Buddha, although it may be missing from some statues. 4 The Medicine Buddha should be distinguished from Aksobya Buddha (whose Pure Land is also in the East) 5 xi ...
... of this Buddha, although it may be missing from some statues. 4 The Medicine Buddha should be distinguished from Aksobya Buddha (whose Pure Land is also in the East) 5 xi ...
laotian hill tribes - Welcome to Muang Lao new website
... which minorities descend are increasingly turning into unofficial transit zones where communities, brought from the higher elevations, quickly lose their tangible culture as they undergo reconditioning into the mainstream culture. Though no longer tattooed for easy identification, or pressed into co ...
... which minorities descend are increasingly turning into unofficial transit zones where communities, brought from the higher elevations, quickly lose their tangible culture as they undergo reconditioning into the mainstream culture. Though no longer tattooed for easy identification, or pressed into co ...
Attitudes Towards Nuns: Nandakovāda Light of its Parallels Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... the Buddha: “Blessed One, the elders have been taking turns in giving instructions to the nuns until Nandaka‖s turn has come, yet Nandaka does not wish to give instructions.” 4. At that time, the Blessed One said to Nandaka: “You should give instructions to the nuns, you should teach the Dharma to t ...
... the Buddha: “Blessed One, the elders have been taking turns in giving instructions to the nuns until Nandaka‖s turn has come, yet Nandaka does not wish to give instructions.” 4. At that time, the Blessed One said to Nandaka: “You should give instructions to the nuns, you should teach the Dharma to t ...
samsara - cont`d - Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre
... Prostrating before an image of the Buddha or members of the Sangha expresses deep veneration. This also helps to overcome egoistic feelings (pride) to become more ready to listen to the Teaching of the Buddha. ...
... Prostrating before an image of the Buddha or members of the Sangha expresses deep veneration. This also helps to overcome egoistic feelings (pride) to become more ready to listen to the Teaching of the Buddha. ...
Images of Buddha
... The prince lived a pampered and carefree childhood within the palace walls. He received the finest education available and legend has it that Siddhartha had no further need of teachers after only a few lessons (essentially, he had learned all they could teach him).Throughout his childhood and adoles ...
... The prince lived a pampered and carefree childhood within the palace walls. He received the finest education available and legend has it that Siddhartha had no further need of teachers after only a few lessons (essentially, he had learned all they could teach him).Throughout his childhood and adoles ...
The Four Noble Truths
... empires have come and gone by the hundreds. One may wonder why those teachings spread so widely and why they are still around today. The reason is that these teachers had a very pure motivation to help others from the very beginning. They were true, pure paths that could lead to happiness. The Buddh ...
... empires have come and gone by the hundreds. One may wonder why those teachings spread so widely and why they are still around today. The reason is that these teachers had a very pure motivation to help others from the very beginning. They were true, pure paths that could lead to happiness. The Buddh ...
gcse religious studies
... -Part-taking in meditation. -Decorating an image of Buddha with flowers. -Sitting in silence and listening. -Parts of the sacred text may be recited. -Observing festivals within Buddhism. -Burning of incense. -Bowls of water and vases of flowers. -Following the eightfold path. -Puja offerings (expre ...
... -Part-taking in meditation. -Decorating an image of Buddha with flowers. -Sitting in silence and listening. -Parts of the sacred text may be recited. -Observing festivals within Buddhism. -Burning of incense. -Bowls of water and vases of flowers. -Following the eightfold path. -Puja offerings (expre ...
Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah
... women’s section of the monastery to guide her through the forest paths and to translate. Beside them sit three or four other nuns, elder sisters from the nuns’ section who decided to take the opportunity to come over as well to ask advice from Luang Por about an issue in the women’s community and to ...
... women’s section of the monastery to guide her through the forest paths and to translate. Beside them sit three or four other nuns, elder sisters from the nuns’ section who decided to take the opportunity to come over as well to ask advice from Luang Por about an issue in the women’s community and to ...
Construction Of A sand Mandala By The Tibetan Monks Of
... The Sand Mandala is a Tibetan Buddhist tradition involving the creation and destruction of mandalas made from colored sand. A sand mandala is ritualistically destroyed once it has been completed and its accompanying ceremonies and viewing are finished to symbolize the Buddhist doctrinal belief in t ...
... The Sand Mandala is a Tibetan Buddhist tradition involving the creation and destruction of mandalas made from colored sand. A sand mandala is ritualistically destroyed once it has been completed and its accompanying ceremonies and viewing are finished to symbolize the Buddhist doctrinal belief in t ...
The Teachings of Vimalakirti - Minnesota Zen Meditation Center
... unrecognized by passersby. By contrast, events in Mahayana Sutras take place in both historical and mythical realities, as in this Sutra. While Vimalakirti is depicted as an old man li ...
... unrecognized by passersby. By contrast, events in Mahayana Sutras take place in both historical and mythical realities, as in this Sutra. While Vimalakirti is depicted as an old man li ...
Phra That Phanom, its related historic buildings and associated
... believed to be a living and practicing meditation under the River. The invocation is therefore to pay respect to him and to invite him to come to the Temple to continue giving his protection to the Phra That Phanom Stupa. The tradition is participated by the leaders of the communities of Nakorn Phan ...
... believed to be a living and practicing meditation under the River. The invocation is therefore to pay respect to him and to invite him to come to the Temple to continue giving his protection to the Phra That Phanom Stupa. The tradition is participated by the leaders of the communities of Nakorn Phan ...
Navayana Buddhism - Social
... culture of the time ranked women far below men in importance, and at first it seemed that permitting women to enter the community would weaken it. But the Buddha relented, and his aunt and wife became the first Buddhist nuns. The Buddha said that it didn’t matter what a person’s status in the world ...
... culture of the time ranked women far below men in importance, and at first it seemed that permitting women to enter the community would weaken it. But the Buddha relented, and his aunt and wife became the first Buddhist nuns. The Buddha said that it didn’t matter what a person’s status in the world ...
the origin and development of sanskrit literature in sri
... nibbana seven days ago. That is how I got this mandarva flower”. Some of the Bhikkhus who were not free from lust stretched out their arms and wept, and they fell down and rolled back and forth. The others who had realized that formations are impermanent, kept themselves calm. But there was one sitt ...
... nibbana seven days ago. That is how I got this mandarva flower”. Some of the Bhikkhus who were not free from lust stretched out their arms and wept, and they fell down and rolled back and forth. The others who had realized that formations are impermanent, kept themselves calm. But there was one sitt ...
The Buddha - JBE Online Books
... “Buddha” is not a personal name, but a Sanskrit word meaning “one who has awakened” or “one who has woken up.” In Buddhism, it is a title given to those enlightened individuals who have fully attained the goal of the religious life. In addition to “the Buddha,” such individuals may also be referred ...
... “Buddha” is not a personal name, but a Sanskrit word meaning “one who has awakened” or “one who has woken up.” In Buddhism, it is a title given to those enlightened individuals who have fully attained the goal of the religious life. In addition to “the Buddha,” such individuals may also be referred ...
Buddhist Religious Studies
... For improving the existing quality of Primary Education in Bangladesh, National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) in collaboration with PEDP-2 initiated an extensive program for development of curriculum and teaching learning materials in 2002. In the light of this program the curriculum, textboo ...
... For improving the existing quality of Primary Education in Bangladesh, National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) in collaboration with PEDP-2 initiated an extensive program for development of curriculum and teaching learning materials in 2002. In the light of this program the curriculum, textboo ...
Bhikkhuni
A bhikkhunī (Pali) or bhikṣuṇī (Sanskrit) is a fully ordained female monastic in Buddhism. Male monastics are called bhikkhus. Both bhikkhunis and bhikkhus live by the Vinaya, a set of rules. Until recently, the lineages of female monastics only remained in Mahayana Buddhism and thus are prevalent in countries such as Korea, Vietnam, China, and Taiwan but a few women have taken the full monastic vows in the Theravada and Vajrayana schools over the last decade.In Buddhism, women are as capable of reaching nirvana as men. According to Buddhist scriptures, the order of bhikkhunis was first created by the Buddha at the specific request of his aunt and foster-mother Mahapajapati Gotami, who became the first ordained bhikkhuni. A famous work of the early Buddhist schools is the Therigatha, a collection of poems by elder nuns about enlightenment that was preserved in the Pāli Canon.Bhikkhunis are required to take extra vows, the Eight Garudhammas, and are subordinate to and reliant upon the bhikkhu order. In places where the bhikkhuni lineage was historically missing or has died out, due to hardship, alternative forms of renunciation have developed. In Tibetan Buddhism, women officially take the vows of śrāmaṇerīs (novitiates); Theravadin woman may choose to take an informal and limited set of vows similar to the historical vows of the sāmaṇerī, like the maechi of Thailand and thilashin or Burma.