Bhikkhunī Sāsana Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... hundred years, what eventually did fall into decline was the bhikkhunī order in India and Sri Lanka, even though it took well over five hundred years for that to happen. The problem of associating the very existence of the bhikkhunī order with an overall decline of the Dharma or the Buddha’s dispens ...
... hundred years, what eventually did fall into decline was the bhikkhunī order in India and Sri Lanka, even though it took well over five hundred years for that to happen. The problem of associating the very existence of the bhikkhunī order with an overall decline of the Dharma or the Buddha’s dispens ...
THE TEACHING METHODS OF BUDDHA
... 1:140 f.; DhA 4:188 f.; Miln 349). Those words spoken by the Buddha on such an occasion are known as “Light Verses” or “Holographic Stanzas” (obhāsa,gāthā, SnA 16, 265). On one occasion, to subdue the pride of the Śākyas, the Buddha projected a jewelled walk (ratanacankamaa) in mid-air and then wal ...
... 1:140 f.; DhA 4:188 f.; Miln 349). Those words spoken by the Buddha on such an occasion are known as “Light Verses” or “Holographic Stanzas” (obhāsa,gāthā, SnA 16, 265). On one occasion, to subdue the pride of the Śākyas, the Buddha projected a jewelled walk (ratanacankamaa) in mid-air and then wal ...
Thirty_Years_of_Buddhist_studies,Conze
... a pure Buddhism, are convinced that Buddhism is as much the work of the Buddhists as of the Buddha himself, and find the entire wealth and the true face of this religion in the manifoldness of its aspects, and the multiplicity of its sects or schools." While the "Older Anglo-German school1' has died ...
... a pure Buddhism, are convinced that Buddhism is as much the work of the Buddhists as of the Buddha himself, and find the entire wealth and the true face of this religion in the manifoldness of its aspects, and the multiplicity of its sects or schools." While the "Older Anglo-German school1' has died ...
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... Vehicle”), which referred disparagingly to the other schools as the Hinayana, (the “Lesser Vehicle”). Theravada is the longest surviving school of the non-Mahayana group, and to avoid enduring negative connotations it is now more common to refer to Theravada as “Southern” Buddhism because of its ass ...
... Vehicle”), which referred disparagingly to the other schools as the Hinayana, (the “Lesser Vehicle”). Theravada is the longest surviving school of the non-Mahayana group, and to avoid enduring negative connotations it is now more common to refer to Theravada as “Southern” Buddhism because of its ass ...
View online - Ghent University Library
... length. There are longer lists of eight, thirteen and even eighteen requisites, perhaps indeed “reflecting the increasing needs of a large and mainly sedentary monastic community”. However, a “list of four such requisites is commonly found in the Vinaya literature” (a body of texts regulating the li ...
... length. There are longer lists of eight, thirteen and even eighteen requisites, perhaps indeed “reflecting the increasing needs of a large and mainly sedentary monastic community”. However, a “list of four such requisites is commonly found in the Vinaya literature” (a body of texts regulating the li ...
Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach
... were to fail to understand the profound and sublime truth he had realized. 13 The same becomes even more evident in the Theravāda Vinaya, according to which a single request by Brahmā was not sufficient to overcome the Buddha‘s disinclination to teach. According to this account, Brahmā Sahampati had ...
... were to fail to understand the profound and sublime truth he had realized. 13 The same becomes even more evident in the Theravāda Vinaya, according to which a single request by Brahmā was not sufficient to overcome the Buddha‘s disinclination to teach. According to this account, Brahmā Sahampati had ...
SRI LANKA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST
... present context two modes of reading Vinaya are of particular importance. One is what I would call a legal reading, the other is a historical-critical reading. A legal reading attempts to understand legal implications, a historical-critical reading attempts to reconstruct history through comparative ...
... present context two modes of reading Vinaya are of particular importance. One is what I would call a legal reading, the other is a historical-critical reading. A legal reading attempts to understand legal implications, a historical-critical reading attempts to reconstruct history through comparative ...
this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... Let me amplify this. In the Preface to my book I argue “that we can know far more about the Buddha than it is fashionable among scholars to admit, and that his thought has a greater coherence than is usually recognized.” In fact, I argue that he “was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers o ...
... Let me amplify this. In the Preface to my book I argue “that we can know far more about the Buddha than it is fashionable among scholars to admit, and that his thought has a greater coherence than is usually recognized.” In fact, I argue that he “was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers o ...
samsara - cont`d - Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre
... SYMBOLS CONT’D The Lotus Flower The root of this flower grows in muddy water, but the petals rise up out of the water and opens towards the sun. It symbolizes the growth of ...
... SYMBOLS CONT’D The Lotus Flower The root of this flower grows in muddy water, but the petals rise up out of the water and opens towards the sun. It symbolizes the growth of ...
The Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan Buddhism
... Systematizing both Chan practices of huatou (“critical phrase”) and mozhao (“silent illumination”), I devised a “gradual” approach within the “sudden” path of Chan practice. They are now effective and practical methods for practitioners of different spiritual capacities. I mapped out four general s ...
... Systematizing both Chan practices of huatou (“critical phrase”) and mozhao (“silent illumination”), I devised a “gradual” approach within the “sudden” path of Chan practice. They are now effective and practical methods for practitioners of different spiritual capacities. I mapped out four general s ...
Compassion in Buddhist Psychology
... and helps bring out this potential in others, while cruel, malicious and envious states of mind do the opposite. In Buddhist meditation systems, compassion is also closely connected with love, sympathetic joy, and equanimity—called the “four immeasurable attitudes”—as bases for powerful meditative i ...
... and helps bring out this potential in others, while cruel, malicious and envious states of mind do the opposite. In Buddhist meditation systems, compassion is also closely connected with love, sympathetic joy, and equanimity—called the “four immeasurable attitudes”—as bases for powerful meditative i ...
The Sati Journal - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... Joan Halifax, and Christina Feldman, put their efforts into teaching and building community practice centers. Happily, these women have inspired many others, both women and men. A new generation of women, full of enthusiasm for Dharma study and practice, enjoys opportunities that will ensure the con ...
... Joan Halifax, and Christina Feldman, put their efforts into teaching and building community practice centers. Happily, these women have inspired many others, both women and men. A new generation of women, full of enthusiasm for Dharma study and practice, enjoys opportunities that will ensure the con ...
Dharma and Abhidharma
... respectively, but rejected these states since they did not lead him to the desired end. This story does not appear to be historical and was inteded as a denouncement of these two states, and consequently of the 4 årËpya. In another study (Bronkhorst, 1986: § 7.2) it has been argued that these states ...
... respectively, but rejected these states since they did not lead him to the desired end. This story does not appear to be historical and was inteded as a denouncement of these two states, and consequently of the 4 årËpya. In another study (Bronkhorst, 1986: § 7.2) it has been argued that these states ...
tathāgatagarbha, emptiness, and monism
... The tathāgatagarbha doctrine is one of the most significant Buddhist doctrines to have come under the scrutiny of scholars in recent times.2 One of the more interesting aspects of this doctrine is that it focuses attention on the nature of the Buddhist “absolute” or highest truth in such a way as to ...
... The tathāgatagarbha doctrine is one of the most significant Buddhist doctrines to have come under the scrutiny of scholars in recent times.2 One of the more interesting aspects of this doctrine is that it focuses attention on the nature of the Buddhist “absolute” or highest truth in such a way as to ...
Buddhism: The Awakening of Wisdom and Compassion
... forty-nine of them to teaching. In 67 AD, one thousand years after he entered Parinirvana, these teachings were formally introduced into China. Before acquiring a good knowledge of Buddhism, we need to understand the terms Buddha, Dharma, Buddhist Dharma, and Buddhist teaching, as they are important ...
... forty-nine of them to teaching. In 67 AD, one thousand years after he entered Parinirvana, these teachings were formally introduced into China. Before acquiring a good knowledge of Buddhism, we need to understand the terms Buddha, Dharma, Buddhist Dharma, and Buddhist teaching, as they are important ...
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 tantric mysticism of tibet - Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia
... progress in conjuring so vast a transformation is not easy and not to be accomplished by liturgies and sacred formulas. Here, as everywhere, Mind is the King. Who, without adamantine strength of will, can attain Liberation in this very life? The whole of the adept’s being, experience, and environmen ...
... progress in conjuring so vast a transformation is not easy and not to be accomplished by liturgies and sacred formulas. Here, as everywhere, Mind is the King. Who, without adamantine strength of will, can attain Liberation in this very life? The whole of the adept’s being, experience, and environmen ...
Aspects of Early Buddhist Sociological Thought
... 1. Towards a Definition of Early Buddhism Etymological Definitions of Religion........................................................... 3 Historical Definitions of Religion.................................................................. 3 Psychological Definitions of Religion................... ...
... 1. Towards a Definition of Early Buddhism Etymological Definitions of Religion........................................................... 3 Historical Definitions of Religion.................................................................. 3 Psychological Definitions of Religion................... ...
Buddhist Teachings
... •The Four Noble Truths •The Eight-Fold Path •The Three Jewels •The spread of Buddhism www.OneWorldInsight.com ...
... •The Four Noble Truths •The Eight-Fold Path •The Three Jewels •The spread of Buddhism www.OneWorldInsight.com ...
Mahayana
Mahāyāna (Sanskrit: महायान mahāyāna, literally the ""Great Vehicle"") is one of two (or three, under some classifications) main existing branches of Buddhism and a term for classification of Buddhist philosophies and practice. The Buddhist tradition of Vajrayana is sometimes classified as a part of Mahayana Buddhism, but some scholars may consider it as a different branch altogether.According to the teachings of Mahāyāna traditions, ""Mahāyāna"" also refers to the path of the Bodhisattva seeking complete enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings, also called ""Bodhisattvayāna"", or the ""Bodhisattva Vehicle"". A bodhisattva who has accomplished this goal is called a samyaksaṃbuddha, or ""fully enlightened Buddha"". A samyaksaṃbuddha can establish the Dharma and lead disciples to enlightenment. Mahayana Buddhists teach that enlightenment can be attained in a single lifetime, and this can be accomplished even by a layperson.The Mahāyāna tradition is the largest major tradition of Buddhism existing today, with 53.2% of practitioners, compared to 35.8% for Theravāda and 5.7% for Vajrayāna in 2010.In the course of its history, Mahāyāna Buddhism spread from India to various other Asian countries such as Bangladesh, China, Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bhutan, Malaysia, and Mongolia. Major traditions of Mahāyāna Buddhism today include Zen, Chinese Chán, Pure Land, Tiantai, and Nichiren. It may also include the Vajrayāna Buddhist traditions of Shingon, Tendai and Tibetan Buddhism, which add esoteric teachings to the Mahāyāna tradition.