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... B-o-n-g, b-o-n-g. The gong’s deep sound reverberates around the small meditation hall. The timekeeper quietly announces, 'Myth'. The twenty-two women seated around the room do not move. One of the group leaders begins to speak into the silence, explaining that for the next two hours the women are go ...
... B-o-n-g, b-o-n-g. The gong’s deep sound reverberates around the small meditation hall. The timekeeper quietly announces, 'Myth'. The twenty-two women seated around the room do not move. One of the group leaders begins to speak into the silence, explaining that for the next two hours the women are go ...
Buddha`s lists explained
... Sanskrit words. There are some words for which there is no adequate translation and thus, they have remained in the Pali form. In this edition, the Buddhist terms that are not translated are in the Pali form, since this book is primarily written from the Theravada perspective. Some of these words ar ...
... Sanskrit words. There are some words for which there is no adequate translation and thus, they have remained in the Pali form. In this edition, the Buddhist terms that are not translated are in the Pali form, since this book is primarily written from the Theravada perspective. Some of these words ar ...
1 Pu Khwan Khao Worship of Shan in Yunnan
... has a soul, khwan khau, and it has its own spirits and goddesses, who are the sole cause of good and bad harvest. If its spirits and goddesses are dishonoured and dissatisfied, they would go away and there would be no good crop and a family would have to face hardship due to unfortunate shortage of ...
... has a soul, khwan khau, and it has its own spirits and goddesses, who are the sole cause of good and bad harvest. If its spirits and goddesses are dishonoured and dissatisfied, they would go away and there would be no good crop and a family would have to face hardship due to unfortunate shortage of ...
Critical Reflections by Contemporary Buddhist Scholars
... A recalcitrant Buddhist might obj ect, however, that even in its broad s ense, theology connotes prior acceptance of certain religious axioms and ideas, which are the basis for "intellectual reflection, " and that Buddhism needs to be distinguished from other traditions precisely by its fearless abj ...
... A recalcitrant Buddhist might obj ect, however, that even in its broad s ense, theology connotes prior acceptance of certain religious axioms and ideas, which are the basis for "intellectual reflection, " and that Buddhism needs to be distinguished from other traditions precisely by its fearless abj ...
THE LOTUS SŪTRA AND ITS `BODIES`: PHYSICAL BODIES
... scholars find themselves, poses a host of problems. While we cannot hope to resolve these issues here, we should at least explicitly note a few of them. The first concerns language. The Lotus is a Buddhist text and, simply put, while Buddhism does not have an official sacred language (unlike, say, J ...
... scholars find themselves, poses a host of problems. While we cannot hope to resolve these issues here, we should at least explicitly note a few of them. The first concerns language. The Lotus is a Buddhist text and, simply put, while Buddhism does not have an official sacred language (unlike, say, J ...
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 ...
here - Nichiren Shu
... attain perfect enlightenment just as the Buddha. It is not necessary to harbor ill feelings towards the Soka Gakkai, nor towards anyone else for that matter. Maybe everything they taught you was not entirely correct, but their help has nourished you up until today. Maybe they have strayed from the m ...
... attain perfect enlightenment just as the Buddha. It is not necessary to harbor ill feelings towards the Soka Gakkai, nor towards anyone else for that matter. Maybe everything they taught you was not entirely correct, but their help has nourished you up until today. Maybe they have strayed from the m ...
The Origin of Buddhist Meditation
... the early literature is devoid of all historical content. The Mah parinibb na Sutta, for example, is probably in many respects a quite reliable record of the last few months of the Buddha’s life. It is likely that some of the events recorded in it are historically authentic, e.g. the Buddha’s death ...
... the early literature is devoid of all historical content. The Mah parinibb na Sutta, for example, is probably in many respects a quite reliable record of the last few months of the Buddha’s life. It is likely that some of the events recorded in it are historically authentic, e.g. the Buddha’s death ...
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... mental, were deemed to lead to karmic retribution. It was evidently not sufficient to merely abstain from certain deeds, e.g., immoral deeds. No, even the most innocent activities, right down to breathing itself, had to be stopped by those who seriously aspired for liberation. Beside Jainism, th ...
... mental, were deemed to lead to karmic retribution. It was evidently not sufficient to merely abstain from certain deeds, e.g., immoral deeds. No, even the most innocent activities, right down to breathing itself, had to be stopped by those who seriously aspired for liberation. Beside Jainism, th ...
Siddhartha
... uddhism traces its origins back some 2500 years ago to India. It began around 563 B.C. with the birth of an Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama.This prince, who had everything the world could offer, nevertheless gave it all up and went on to become the Buddha, or “the Enlightened One.” What led t ...
... uddhism traces its origins back some 2500 years ago to India. It began around 563 B.C. with the birth of an Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama.This prince, who had everything the world could offer, nevertheless gave it all up and went on to become the Buddha, or “the Enlightened One.” What led t ...
The Ten Pillars of Buddhism
... Perhaps the best-known group of sixteen in Buddhism is that of the sixteen Arhants - mysterious personages who exist from age to age and periodically reinvigorate the Sasana. For many people in the FWBO, however, whether Order members, Mitras, or Friends, the most familiar association of the figure ...
... Perhaps the best-known group of sixteen in Buddhism is that of the sixteen Arhants - mysterious personages who exist from age to age and periodically reinvigorate the Sasana. For many people in the FWBO, however, whether Order members, Mitras, or Friends, the most familiar association of the figure ...
The New Buddhism: The Western Transformation of an Ancient
... By the time this first wave of enthusiasm had died down, residential Zen centers had sprung up in most of the major urban areas of North America, and Zen had firmly established itself as a religious presence in the West. The headwaters of the second stream of the new Buddhism are in the remote Himal ...
... By the time this first wave of enthusiasm had died down, residential Zen centers had sprung up in most of the major urban areas of North America, and Zen had firmly established itself as a religious presence in the West. The headwaters of the second stream of the new Buddhism are in the remote Himal ...
Empty Selves: A Comparative Analysis of Mahayana Buddhism
... Buddhist concepts of karma and rebirth. The Mahayana path involves practitioners following the life of a bodhisattva, one who is concerned not with his/her own personal happiness, but with reducing the suffering of all sentient beings. A pursuit of individual happiness does not factor into the bodhi ...
... Buddhist concepts of karma and rebirth. The Mahayana path involves practitioners following the life of a bodhisattva, one who is concerned not with his/her own personal happiness, but with reducing the suffering of all sentient beings. A pursuit of individual happiness does not factor into the bodhi ...
CHAPTER TWO King Asoka, Asoka`s Dhamma and
... because the Buddha Sakyamuni was born here. 31 He rebuilt the stiipa of Buddha Konagamana fourteen years after he was anointed and he visited, Nigali-sagar, to worship and caused a stone pillar to be set up. 32 Further, recent archaeological surveys in the Indian sub-continent have helped in the ide ...
... because the Buddha Sakyamuni was born here. 31 He rebuilt the stiipa of Buddha Konagamana fourteen years after he was anointed and he visited, Nigali-sagar, to worship and caused a stone pillar to be set up. 32 Further, recent archaeological surveys in the Indian sub-continent have helped in the ide ...
09_chapter 3
... holds worn reins. Doing so, one will inevitably be powerful. Doing the contrary, one cannot avoid failure. Power or crumbling comes progressively.13 Although these words refer to national policy, they reflect no more than a general view. Indeed, as was the situation of Buddhism at the time, the doc ...
... holds worn reins. Doing so, one will inevitably be powerful. Doing the contrary, one cannot avoid failure. Power or crumbling comes progressively.13 Although these words refer to national policy, they reflect no more than a general view. Indeed, as was the situation of Buddhism at the time, the doc ...
The Resistance of the Monks
... played an important role at many critical historical junctures and, in response, the authorities have often cracked down hard. Monks have long been seen as a political and social threat to military rule in particular and, since 1962, successive military governments have gone to great lengths to side ...
... played an important role at many critical historical junctures and, in response, the authorities have often cracked down hard. Monks have long been seen as a political and social threat to military rule in particular and, since 1962, successive military governments have gone to great lengths to side ...
10_chapter 4
... no other documents for accurately checking it up. In any case, we know that when Nhan Tong carafe to cloistering in Yen Tu he realized a second converging point of the two branches Yen Tu and Thang Long (if we can call so) of the Wu Yan Tong sect between the end of the Ly’s reign and the beginning ...
... no other documents for accurately checking it up. In any case, we know that when Nhan Tong carafe to cloistering in Yen Tu he realized a second converging point of the two branches Yen Tu and Thang Long (if we can call so) of the Wu Yan Tong sect between the end of the Ly’s reign and the beginning ...
Buddhism and Suicide The Case of Channa ISSN 1076-9005 Damien Keown
... (S.I.121).6 Becker, too, sees the morality of suicide as turning entirely on motivation, although he highlights the role of the second of the three “roots of evil” (akusalamåla) rather than the first. “There is nothing intrinsically wrong with taking one's own life,” he writes, “if not done in hate, ...
... (S.I.121).6 Becker, too, sees the morality of suicide as turning entirely on motivation, although he highlights the role of the second of the three “roots of evil” (akusalamåla) rather than the first. “There is nothing intrinsically wrong with taking one's own life,” he writes, “if not done in hate, ...
Buddhism From Within.qxd
... sectarian and doctrinal differences and to give readers a useful intuitive introduction, then I will have done my job. Since intuitive understandings are by their very nature subjective, it is not possible to completely separate myself and my own point of view from what has been written here. Theref ...
... sectarian and doctrinal differences and to give readers a useful intuitive introduction, then I will have done my job. Since intuitive understandings are by their very nature subjective, it is not possible to completely separate myself and my own point of view from what has been written here. Theref ...
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.