Two Dogmas of Zen Buddhism
... paragraph. Be that as it may, the quotation from Kasulis at the beginning of this paper, namely, “Concepts are samvṛti; they literally ‘cover’ or ‘obstruct’ the way things are actually experienced”8 occurs in the context of his elaboration of the second claim. The example he uses to illustrate the a ...
... paragraph. Be that as it may, the quotation from Kasulis at the beginning of this paper, namely, “Concepts are samvṛti; they literally ‘cover’ or ‘obstruct’ the way things are actually experienced”8 occurs in the context of his elaboration of the second claim. The example he uses to illustrate the a ...
JIABU, Vol. IX, 2016 - International Association of Buddhist
... the last two papers are on the Sinxay Story, perhaps a Jataka tale from Laos, translated by Peter Whittlesey; and the wonderful architecture of Champa, Vietnam is written about by Dr. Arvind Singh - and many pictures of these temples were included into the article so readers who have never been to V ...
... the last two papers are on the Sinxay Story, perhaps a Jataka tale from Laos, translated by Peter Whittlesey; and the wonderful architecture of Champa, Vietnam is written about by Dr. Arvind Singh - and many pictures of these temples were included into the article so readers who have never been to V ...
Transcript of the teachings by Geshe Chonyi
... over time. In this case, it is compassion. This shows we all have the natural potential to generate and to develop our compassion. These two minds - the wisdom directly perceiving emptiness and great compassion - are valid minds based on reality. When we familiarise ourselves with these two minds, n ...
... over time. In this case, it is compassion. This shows we all have the natural potential to generate and to develop our compassion. These two minds - the wisdom directly perceiving emptiness and great compassion - are valid minds based on reality. When we familiarise ourselves with these two minds, n ...
Eric Sean Nelson, Department of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
... that karma binds selves together in relations and networks of interdependence and responsibility. This moral sense of karma is not only a “scholarly” as opposed to a “popular” concern. According to Jonathan S. Walters, the notion of rebirth in Sri Lankan popular Buddhism only deepens one’s sense of ...
... that karma binds selves together in relations and networks of interdependence and responsibility. This moral sense of karma is not only a “scholarly” as opposed to a “popular” concern. According to Jonathan S. Walters, the notion of rebirth in Sri Lankan popular Buddhism only deepens one’s sense of ...
BD Sp12_10_Thinley Norbu Rinpoche
... phenomena, including one’s body, the objective gross elements, whatever arises from these gross elements, and whatever can be perceived. There are many different ways to understand substance within relative truth, since there are infinite relative truths. Nihilism means becoming caught within each ...
... phenomena, including one’s body, the objective gross elements, whatever arises from these gross elements, and whatever can be perceived. There are many different ways to understand substance within relative truth, since there are infinite relative truths. Nihilism means becoming caught within each ...
Buddhism in Noh
... attributed to him, still reveal little about unmistakably Zen doctrine; and the same can be said of Ynmamba, although the play undoubtedly says nothing with which Zen in a broad sense need disagree. Both definitions of the Buddhism of Noh, as Amidism and as Zen, refer to schools of Buddhism which ar ...
... attributed to him, still reveal little about unmistakably Zen doctrine; and the same can be said of Ynmamba, although the play undoubtedly says nothing with which Zen in a broad sense need disagree. Both definitions of the Buddhism of Noh, as Amidism and as Zen, refer to schools of Buddhism which ar ...
buddhism - SGI Canada
... human existence and the means by which they could be overcome. After pursuing various ascetic practices and bringing himself to the verge of starvation, Shakyamuni still had not acquired the awakening he sought. He took some food to regain his strength, then sat down beneath a pipal tree and entered ...
... human existence and the means by which they could be overcome. After pursuing various ascetic practices and bringing himself to the verge of starvation, Shakyamuni still had not acquired the awakening he sought. He took some food to regain his strength, then sat down beneath a pipal tree and entered ...
Buddhism in China and Modern Society: An Introduction Centering
... and the process of grasping the teachings of pure Buddhism12; it is also the process of Buddhism realizing self-reformation and self-purification. He states, “The theory, system, and style (of Buddhism for the Human Realm) have a tendency to constantly change.”13 From his viewpoint, even if it is th ...
... and the process of grasping the teachings of pure Buddhism12; it is also the process of Buddhism realizing self-reformation and self-purification. He states, “The theory, system, and style (of Buddhism for the Human Realm) have a tendency to constantly change.”13 From his viewpoint, even if it is th ...
Pedagogical Development of Zen Buddhism and Taoism for Taos
... the main concept of Taoism that translates to the Way, is in harmony with all things and it is only when people are aligned with nature that they can be in harmony with the Tao. It would seem that there is no better environment to teach these philosophies and their practices than on a backpacking tr ...
... the main concept of Taoism that translates to the Way, is in harmony with all things and it is only when people are aligned with nature that they can be in harmony with the Tao. It would seem that there is no better environment to teach these philosophies and their practices than on a backpacking tr ...
The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Dīgha Nikāya
... The two main reasons for making this translation of some of the oldest Buddhist scriptures are: (1) The spread of Buddhism as a serious way of life in the Western world, and of even more widespread serious interest in it as a subject worthy of close study, and (2) the fact that English is now effect ...
... The two main reasons for making this translation of some of the oldest Buddhist scriptures are: (1) The spread of Buddhism as a serious way of life in the Western world, and of even more widespread serious interest in it as a subject worthy of close study, and (2) the fact that English is now effect ...
Urban Dharma Newsletters
... Arhat Mahinda, the profoundly sapient thera, came to Sri Lanka as bidden by his father, the emperor Asoka (264-267 BC) of India, who was earlier known as Chandasoka (Asoka the wicked), but later, when he renounced armed conquests, he came to be known as Dharmasoka (Asoka the pious). He proclaimed B ...
... Arhat Mahinda, the profoundly sapient thera, came to Sri Lanka as bidden by his father, the emperor Asoka (264-267 BC) of India, who was earlier known as Chandasoka (Asoka the wicked), but later, when he renounced armed conquests, he came to be known as Dharmasoka (Asoka the pious). He proclaimed B ...
Buddhism - Spiritual Awakening Radio
... absolved of sin by having animal sacrifices performed. The common and poor people were unable to afford such opulent sacrificial rituals. But these less fortunate people were engaged in equally delusional paths to liberation. Many practiced physical austerities for the sake of their spiritual well-b ...
... absolved of sin by having animal sacrifices performed. The common and poor people were unable to afford such opulent sacrificial rituals. But these less fortunate people were engaged in equally delusional paths to liberation. Many practiced physical austerities for the sake of their spiritual well-b ...
Contributions to the Study of Popular Buddhism: The Newar
... (Wijayaratna 1989), by performing rituals (Gombrich 1971, 201ff; Lewis 1993b) and providing medical service (Zysk 1991). As preservers and transmitters of the Dharma, the samgha's duty was to attract the Buddhist lay community's merit-making donations by being spiritually worthy (Lamotte 1984); comp ...
... (Wijayaratna 1989), by performing rituals (Gombrich 1971, 201ff; Lewis 1993b) and providing medical service (Zysk 1991). As preservers and transmitters of the Dharma, the samgha's duty was to attract the Buddhist lay community's merit-making donations by being spiritually worthy (Lamotte 1984); comp ...
Buddhist Psychology: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought
... in depth with the so-called method aspect of the mind, which is the subject of the fourth book in this series. The traditional Buddhist understanding of the mind is incredibly profound. In many ways the Western mindsciences are only starting to move toward what has been standard monastery textbook m ...
... in depth with the so-called method aspect of the mind, which is the subject of the fourth book in this series. The traditional Buddhist understanding of the mind is incredibly profound. In many ways the Western mindsciences are only starting to move toward what has been standard monastery textbook m ...
Literal Means and Hidden Meanings: a New Analysis of Skillful Means
... Skillful means is usually used by scholars and Buddhists to denote the following simple idea: the Buddha skillfully adapted his teaching to the level of his audience.^ This very broad and somewhat oversimplified definition tries to incorporate the whole range of Buddhist views on the subject. Howeve ...
... Skillful means is usually used by scholars and Buddhists to denote the following simple idea: the Buddha skillfully adapted his teaching to the level of his audience.^ This very broad and somewhat oversimplified definition tries to incorporate the whole range of Buddhist views on the subject. Howeve ...
The Uniqueness of Buddhism
... Dukkha arises from desire and craving Dukkha can be eliminated The Noble Eightfold Path is the way for our enduring peace and happiness ...
... Dukkha arises from desire and craving Dukkha can be eliminated The Noble Eightfold Path is the way for our enduring peace and happiness ...
NiNi Zhu - Buddhism
... “teaching”). The Buddha departed from traditional Indian thought in not asserting an essential or ultimate reality in things. Moreover, he rejected the existence of the soul as a metaphysical substance, though he recognized the existence of the self as the subject of action in a practical and moral ...
... “teaching”). The Buddha departed from traditional Indian thought in not asserting an essential or ultimate reality in things. Moreover, he rejected the existence of the soul as a metaphysical substance, though he recognized the existence of the self as the subject of action in a practical and moral ...
Development of Yogic Tradition in Buddhism
... and practiced according to the Buddha’s teachings. Buddha himself was a great Yogi, disseminating yogic teachings for forty-five years. History shows that the main foundation upon which Buddha became enlightened was a combination of Hatha Yoga (physical practice) and Rāja Yoga (yoga philosophy). Yog ...
... and practiced according to the Buddha’s teachings. Buddha himself was a great Yogi, disseminating yogic teachings for forty-five years. History shows that the main foundation upon which Buddha became enlightened was a combination of Hatha Yoga (physical practice) and Rāja Yoga (yoga philosophy). Yog ...
Comparing East Asian and Southeast Asian Buddhism: Looking at
... and other archaeological finds; (b) a substantial number of inscriptions in Sanskrit, Pāli, and indigenous languages, some quoting Buddhist texts and some describing donations to early monastic estates; and (c) references to Southeast Asian kingdoms and events in roughly contemporaneous Chinese and ...
... and other archaeological finds; (b) a substantial number of inscriptions in Sanskrit, Pāli, and indigenous languages, some quoting Buddhist texts and some describing donations to early monastic estates; and (c) references to Southeast Asian kingdoms and events in roughly contemporaneous Chinese and ...
Deconstruction, Zen Buddhism and the Ethical
... citizens? But can a nation survive, either in Kant’s time or in the twenty first century, without cooperation with other nations economically, politically, environmentally, or humanistically? The indecidability and double bind that we find in our attempt to answer these questions are the double bin ...
... citizens? But can a nation survive, either in Kant’s time or in the twenty first century, without cooperation with other nations economically, politically, environmentally, or humanistically? The indecidability and double bind that we find in our attempt to answer these questions are the double bin ...
Samsaric existence in Jack Kerouac`s The Dharma Bums and
... Mount Matterhorn in California and lives by himself on Desolation Peak in the Northern Cascades in Washington. Jack Dulouz begins his story from Desolation Peak and later spends a great deal of time in the woods behind Nin's house in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. I am not, however, reading nature as ...
... Mount Matterhorn in California and lives by himself on Desolation Peak in the Northern Cascades in Washington. Jack Dulouz begins his story from Desolation Peak and later spends a great deal of time in the woods behind Nin's house in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. I am not, however, reading nature as ...
Global Buddhism
... The form of Buddhism that evolved during the period of traditional Buddhism did not end with the emergence of revival or modern Buddhism. On the contrary, both forms existed side-by-side, with reformist Buddhists strongly criticizing traditional Buddhist ritualistic practices and views. It should be ...
... The form of Buddhism that evolved during the period of traditional Buddhism did not end with the emergence of revival or modern Buddhism. On the contrary, both forms existed side-by-side, with reformist Buddhists strongly criticizing traditional Buddhist ritualistic practices and views. It should be ...
There is Only One Mindfulness: Why Science and Buddhism Need
... that is distinct from the Mahayana/Vajrayana principle of emptiness (Pāli: suññatā, Sanskrit: śūnyatā). In essence within Mahayana/Vajrayana Buddhism, non-duality is another means of referring to and explicating the concept of emptiness. If a subject-object divide is not imposed on an individual’s m ...
... that is distinct from the Mahayana/Vajrayana principle of emptiness (Pāli: suññatā, Sanskrit: śūnyatā). In essence within Mahayana/Vajrayana Buddhism, non-duality is another means of referring to and explicating the concept of emptiness. If a subject-object divide is not imposed on an individual’s m ...
Mysteries of the World According to Buddhism
... Many thanks to everyone for joining our wonderful event tonight: yet another beneficial meeting of the Fudan Buddhist Study Forum, titled “The Material World in the Eyes of Buddhism.” For everyone in this world, there is not a single day that we do not interact with the material world. However, have ...
... Many thanks to everyone for joining our wonderful event tonight: yet another beneficial meeting of the Fudan Buddhist Study Forum, titled “The Material World in the Eyes of Buddhism.” For everyone in this world, there is not a single day that we do not interact with the material world. However, have ...
whitehill.txt ... JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST ETHICS VOLUME 1: 1994
... movement.[4] These early efforts fell short of a satisfactory ethical development of Western Buddhism, in my opinion, because they failed to include much critical, communal, or practical guidance for would-be Buddhist existentialists (or existentialist Buddhists?) and other Aquarians. Recently, more ...
... movement.[4] These early efforts fell short of a satisfactory ethical development of Western Buddhism, in my opinion, because they failed to include much critical, communal, or practical guidance for would-be Buddhist existentialists (or existentialist Buddhists?) and other Aquarians. Recently, more ...