Identifying Inclusivism in Buddhist Contexts
... suggesting that differences in capabilities and needs may justify the practice of various faiths, at least temporarily, and that other traditions may share some lower-level benefits with Buddhism. Most agree, however, that the Buddha is meant to be seen as confident that Buddhism in the end will app ...
... suggesting that differences in capabilities and needs may justify the practice of various faiths, at least temporarily, and that other traditions may share some lower-level benefits with Buddhism. Most agree, however, that the Buddha is meant to be seen as confident that Buddhism in the end will app ...
Thangka of Bhaishajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha Poster Packet Tibet, 14th century
... is a mandala, which is used as a guide to meditation. A mandala helps believers visualize the universe and their place in it, often in relation to a specific deity found in the center of the image. It is a symmetrical, geometrical form consisting chiefly of circles and squares, and uses four colors: ...
... is a mandala, which is used as a guide to meditation. A mandala helps believers visualize the universe and their place in it, often in relation to a specific deity found in the center of the image. It is a symmetrical, geometrical form consisting chiefly of circles and squares, and uses four colors: ...
Sculpture
... This ornately decorated seated Buddha is made of paper-mache. It has then been lacquered and either painted or gilded and inlayed with colour glass. Lacquer mixed with bone ash can provide moulded decoration for hair, jewellery, and borders on clothing. The lacquer also provides a base for the inlay ...
... This ornately decorated seated Buddha is made of paper-mache. It has then been lacquered and either painted or gilded and inlayed with colour glass. Lacquer mixed with bone ash can provide moulded decoration for hair, jewellery, and borders on clothing. The lacquer also provides a base for the inlay ...
Buddhism in the Russian Republic of Buryatia
... became the head of a local theocratic state based on Buddhist principles. This state included about 13,000 people and lasted a year, until 1920. It is interesting that this state combined a traditional Buddhist model of statehood with European political traditions. For example, the head of the State ...
... became the head of a local theocratic state based on Buddhist principles. This state included about 13,000 people and lasted a year, until 1920. It is interesting that this state combined a traditional Buddhist model of statehood with European political traditions. For example, the head of the State ...
Vol-55 Dec-2013 - Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia
... initiatives and service of BMSM’s founding father, the late Dr K Sri Dhammananda, and past and present BMSM leaders. He added that the award is a timely recognition of BMSM’s more than 50 years of contribution to the Buddhist world, which would not have been possible without the selfless and tireles ...
... initiatives and service of BMSM’s founding father, the late Dr K Sri Dhammananda, and past and present BMSM leaders. He added that the award is a timely recognition of BMSM’s more than 50 years of contribution to the Buddhist world, which would not have been possible without the selfless and tireles ...
Buddhism
... (i.e. the sutras [Sutta Pitika], the monastic rules [Vinaya Pitika] and the ‘higher’ Dharma [Abhidharma Pitika]), texts began to appear that were not a part of the early textual tradition. These texts, taken by the Mahayana to be the ‘word of the Buddha’ (thus giving them legitimacy), are believed ( ...
... (i.e. the sutras [Sutta Pitika], the monastic rules [Vinaya Pitika] and the ‘higher’ Dharma [Abhidharma Pitika]), texts began to appear that were not a part of the early textual tradition. These texts, taken by the Mahayana to be the ‘word of the Buddha’ (thus giving them legitimacy), are believed ( ...
Resource Pack 2 for newcomers to Triratna Centres
... Buddhist meditation includes any method of meditation that has Enlightenment as its ultimate aim. Buddhist meditation practices are designed to provide us with a grounding in certain basic human qualities, to help us to become a happy, healthy human being - a necessary foundation for any deeper spir ...
... Buddhist meditation includes any method of meditation that has Enlightenment as its ultimate aim. Buddhist meditation practices are designed to provide us with a grounding in certain basic human qualities, to help us to become a happy, healthy human being - a necessary foundation for any deeper spir ...
Siddhartha Gautama – The Buddha
... Siddhartha was born near Nepal into the warrior caste. His father was a tribal chief of the powerful Sakya clan. Many accounts call Siddartha Gautama a prince. Historical details about Siddhartha’s life are vague, but legends have been passed down through the centuries about his life. According to l ...
... Siddhartha was born near Nepal into the warrior caste. His father was a tribal chief of the powerful Sakya clan. Many accounts call Siddartha Gautama a prince. Historical details about Siddhartha’s life are vague, but legends have been passed down through the centuries about his life. According to l ...
Nonviolence and Emptiness: Buddha, Gandhi
... Actions have “natures” (svabhāva), albeit transitory, interdependently existing ones. Among the terms that may be correctly and usefully employed to describe them are “pure” or “impure,” “awakened” or “unawakened,” as the case may be. Thus the idea that there exists an objective moral law (dharma) ...
... Actions have “natures” (svabhāva), albeit transitory, interdependently existing ones. Among the terms that may be correctly and usefully employed to describe them are “pure” or “impure,” “awakened” or “unawakened,” as the case may be. Thus the idea that there exists an objective moral law (dharma) ...
Document
... to comprehend everything. Therefore, “The Awakening of Mahayana Faith” points out, Mahayana is the mind of all the living. The awakening of Mahayana faith is to believe in the dharma gate which is based on the mind of all the living. Hence, the profound meaning of taking refuge is to turn towards on ...
... to comprehend everything. Therefore, “The Awakening of Mahayana Faith” points out, Mahayana is the mind of all the living. The awakening of Mahayana faith is to believe in the dharma gate which is based on the mind of all the living. Hence, the profound meaning of taking refuge is to turn towards on ...
Buddhism and its Contributions to Culture
... subordinated to the Sangha in India, a fact equally valid and applicable to the offshoots of the Theravada tradition and of the communities that were inspired by the Mahayanist and Tantric traditions. 4 Sanghas in different countries were never controlled or protected by any centralized organization ...
... subordinated to the Sangha in India, a fact equally valid and applicable to the offshoots of the Theravada tradition and of the communities that were inspired by the Mahayanist and Tantric traditions. 4 Sanghas in different countries were never controlled or protected by any centralized organization ...
Buddhism First Encounter
... would be an illustrious person. At his naming ceremony, priests foretold that his life could go in one of two directions: either he would follow in his father’s footsteps, inheriting his position and becoming a great king, a “world ruler”; or, if he were exposed to the sight of suffering, he would b ...
... would be an illustrious person. At his naming ceremony, priests foretold that his life could go in one of two directions: either he would follow in his father’s footsteps, inheriting his position and becoming a great king, a “world ruler”; or, if he were exposed to the sight of suffering, he would b ...
Charles S. Prebish and Kenneth K. Tanaka, eds. The Faces... America. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998, viii + 370...
... so long to understand the dynamics and importance of the transmission of Buddhism from India to China, or China to Japan (and, more recently, to understand the transmissions from China to Vietnam and Korea), I have Journal of Buddhist Ethics 6 (1999): 194 ...
... so long to understand the dynamics and importance of the transmission of Buddhism from India to China, or China to Japan (and, more recently, to understand the transmissions from China to Vietnam and Korea), I have Journal of Buddhist Ethics 6 (1999): 194 ...
1 Contemporary Buddhism in . . . California In this
... Firstly I have to say, the title of this topic is too broad, because the characteristics of China after culture revolution are too complex, historically speaking, geographically, and also there is the isolated tendency of the Chinese sangha and a lack of a reliable record. Therefore, I would like to ...
... Firstly I have to say, the title of this topic is too broad, because the characteristics of China after culture revolution are too complex, historically speaking, geographically, and also there is the isolated tendency of the Chinese sangha and a lack of a reliable record. Therefore, I would like to ...
The Realm of Akṣobhya: A Missing Piece in the History of Pure
... survived i n Indic-language versions (such as the shorter and longer SukhdvatT vyuha sutras) but also scriptures that were surely composed in India but have been preserved only in Chinese and/or Tibetan translations. 12. The two extant Chinese translations are Taisho no. 313, S f & l f f i H S (tra ...
... survived i n Indic-language versions (such as the shorter and longer SukhdvatT vyuha sutras) but also scriptures that were surely composed in India but have been preserved only in Chinese and/or Tibetan translations. 12. The two extant Chinese translations are Taisho no. 313, S f & l f f i H S (tra ...
regulations for the degree of
... course will first examine how Buddhism has historically adopted itself to suit the needs, customs and mentality of different people in different lands. The class will then explore together the relevancy of Buddhism in our time and how to promote it in light of today’s social, educational, and politi ...
... course will first examine how Buddhism has historically adopted itself to suit the needs, customs and mentality of different people in different lands. The class will then explore together the relevancy of Buddhism in our time and how to promote it in light of today’s social, educational, and politi ...
Current Issue - Buddhism in Ottawa
... In early July, I took a meditation workshop, this one a Buddhist meditation retreat offered by the Ottawa Buddhist Society. There were about 12 of us who signed up for the full 10 days and we met on the Friday evening outside Ottawa at a bird wildlife sanctuary and teaching centre called the MacSkim ...
... In early July, I took a meditation workshop, this one a Buddhist meditation retreat offered by the Ottawa Buddhist Society. There were about 12 of us who signed up for the full 10 days and we met on the Friday evening outside Ottawa at a bird wildlife sanctuary and teaching centre called the MacSkim ...
PROOF COVER SHEET
... legitimacy. The figures discussed here were often able to be ‘ahead of their time’ because they were unusual, marginal, caught between worlds and so freer not only to see possibilities which were being opened up by the forces of social change but also to act on them. Yet, as we know, it took only a ...
... legitimacy. The figures discussed here were often able to be ‘ahead of their time’ because they were unusual, marginal, caught between worlds and so freer not only to see possibilities which were being opened up by the forces of social change but also to act on them. Yet, as we know, it took only a ...
DID THE RESURRECTED CHRIST VISIT ASIA?
... Near the temple of the Buddha with a Thousand Hands is a second shrine, a Monastery dedicated to Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. It is a complex of gardens and waterfalls interspersed with pavilions, buildings, and halls surrounding a central gold-roofed temple. Seated on thrones in the great h ...
... Near the temple of the Buddha with a Thousand Hands is a second shrine, a Monastery dedicated to Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. It is a complex of gardens and waterfalls interspersed with pavilions, buildings, and halls surrounding a central gold-roofed temple. Seated on thrones in the great h ...
Name: Circle Period # 7A / 7B Essay Question: As the ruler of China
... Everyone needs to eat to survive. Eating also brings people pleasure, especially when the food is tasty. This can be a problem for Buddhists, because Buddha taught that if people enjoy worldly good too much, they will become consumed by their desire for more worldly goods. This which cause more suff ...
... Everyone needs to eat to survive. Eating also brings people pleasure, especially when the food is tasty. This can be a problem for Buddhists, because Buddha taught that if people enjoy worldly good too much, they will become consumed by their desire for more worldly goods. This which cause more suff ...
Living Well
... the need to make choices as a route to happiness they should reflect on whether they should consider only their own wishes or the needs of others. They should think about why they do the things they do, both good and bad. This leads to the introduction of the Buddha and his teaching, in particular m ...
... the need to make choices as a route to happiness they should reflect on whether they should consider only their own wishes or the needs of others. They should think about why they do the things they do, both good and bad. This leads to the introduction of the Buddha and his teaching, in particular m ...
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.