Zen and systemic therapy
... culture tends to be more practically and less speculatively oriented than Indian culture, which reflects itself in the alignment of Zen on practical life experience: "What’s the use of talking about a musical masterpiece? What counts, is, that one performs it." (Nhat Hanh 1997, p.135). Eisai (1141-1 ...
... culture tends to be more practically and less speculatively oriented than Indian culture, which reflects itself in the alignment of Zen on practical life experience: "What’s the use of talking about a musical masterpiece? What counts, is, that one performs it." (Nhat Hanh 1997, p.135). Eisai (1141-1 ...
Two Buddhisms Further Considered
... Some scholars modify or refine the basic two Buddhisms typology, or adopt it with caveats. Peter Gregory (2001) assigns only provisional value to the two Buddhisms approach. Gregory, who finds the field of American Buddhist studies hampered by a ‘still primitive level of sophistication’ in such matt ...
... Some scholars modify or refine the basic two Buddhisms typology, or adopt it with caveats. Peter Gregory (2001) assigns only provisional value to the two Buddhisms approach. Gregory, who finds the field of American Buddhist studies hampered by a ‘still primitive level of sophistication’ in such matt ...
Document
... scholars argue that Buddhist activism is a product of the late twentieth and early twentyfirst century and “reflects the globalization and hybridization of Asian, European, and American values” (249). Still other scholars question whether Buddhist activism is Buddhist at all. Helen Tworkov, current ...
... scholars argue that Buddhist activism is a product of the late twentieth and early twentyfirst century and “reflects the globalization and hybridization of Asian, European, and American values” (249). Still other scholars question whether Buddhist activism is Buddhist at all. Helen Tworkov, current ...
Moore Post Canonical Buddhist Political Thought
... Buddhists’ understanding of what Buddhism says about politics and very influential on other Southeast Asian versions of Buddhism, but has no obvious relevance to Buddhists in Tibet or Japan, who in turn have their own texts and traditions. Off the cuff, it seems as if one would have to investigate t ...
... Buddhists’ understanding of what Buddhism says about politics and very influential on other Southeast Asian versions of Buddhism, but has no obvious relevance to Buddhists in Tibet or Japan, who in turn have their own texts and traditions. Off the cuff, it seems as if one would have to investigate t ...
Tolstoy`s Views of Buddhism
... about Buddhism made by characters in his novels and a Buddhist view of the world appears in his later work, particularly "Master and Man" and The Death of Ivan II'ich. Tolstoy's life of the Buddha "The Life and Teachi.ng of Siddartha Gautama called the Buddha, the Most Perfect One,,11 which he edit ...
... about Buddhism made by characters in his novels and a Buddhist view of the world appears in his later work, particularly "Master and Man" and The Death of Ivan II'ich. Tolstoy's life of the Buddha "The Life and Teachi.ng of Siddartha Gautama called the Buddha, the Most Perfect One,,11 which he edit ...
Zen Language in our Time: the case of Pojo Chinul`s
... school teaches that ``Mind is Buddha'' the Huayan school emphasizes ``the contemplation of the unimpeded interpenetration of all phenomena.'' This is exactly what a Huayan lecturer tried to teach Chinul, as described in the ``Preface'' to the HwaoÆmnon choÆryo ï´ÖÀ (Excerpts from the exposition of ...
... school teaches that ``Mind is Buddha'' the Huayan school emphasizes ``the contemplation of the unimpeded interpenetration of all phenomena.'' This is exactly what a Huayan lecturer tried to teach Chinul, as described in the ``Preface'' to the HwaoÆmnon choÆryo ï´ÖÀ (Excerpts from the exposition of ...
Com-Rosary of Views-HHDLr - International Kalachakra Network
... Garland of Views, the earliest is by Rongzom Pandita who was close to being a contemporary of the great Indian master Atisha so it has nearly been a thousand years since the time of Rongzom. He was a great scholar and his commentary is one of the earliest. Subsequently over a long period of time, it ...
... Garland of Views, the earliest is by Rongzom Pandita who was close to being a contemporary of the great Indian master Atisha so it has nearly been a thousand years since the time of Rongzom. He was a great scholar and his commentary is one of the earliest. Subsequently over a long period of time, it ...
JBE Research Article ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 4 1997:1-74
... cannot a priori be excluded either that Buddhism, or rather certain facets of Buddhism, may somehow be co-responsible for the situation. In fact, among Buddhists as well as Buddhologists there seems to be considerable disagreement with regard to whether Buddhism does or does not favour an ecological ...
... cannot a priori be excluded either that Buddhism, or rather certain facets of Buddhism, may somehow be co-responsible for the situation. In fact, among Buddhists as well as Buddhologists there seems to be considerable disagreement with regard to whether Buddhism does or does not favour an ecological ...
The electronic Journal of East and Central Asian Religions
... they could not pass it over. However, the idea of a secret language associated with the divine was of course an invention of their own based on a misperception and misreading of the Buddhist spells. The attractiveness of divine sounds and language was simply so great that they felt compelled to crea ...
... they could not pass it over. However, the idea of a secret language associated with the divine was of course an invention of their own based on a misperception and misreading of the Buddhist spells. The attractiveness of divine sounds and language was simply so great that they felt compelled to crea ...
Four Noble Truths
... However, the Sanskrit and Pali words satya and sacca, respectively, mean both "truth" and "real" or "actual thing." With that in mind, one scholar argues[2] that the four noble truths are not asserted in the way they just have been above, as propositional truths or creeds. Instead, they can be seen ...
... However, the Sanskrit and Pali words satya and sacca, respectively, mean both "truth" and "real" or "actual thing." With that in mind, one scholar argues[2] that the four noble truths are not asserted in the way they just have been above, as propositional truths or creeds. Instead, they can be seen ...
Buddhist Teachings
... Vajrayana is the use of subtle vital energies to transform the mind. The gross mind is neutralized and the subtle mind “rides” on the clear light of bliss. This inner light is considered the only aspect of existence that is eternal. Once uncovered, one is said to be capable of attaining Buddha-hood. ...
... Vajrayana is the use of subtle vital energies to transform the mind. The gross mind is neutralized and the subtle mind “rides” on the clear light of bliss. This inner light is considered the only aspect of existence that is eternal. Once uncovered, one is said to be capable of attaining Buddha-hood. ...
Confucianism, Buddhism& Taoism
... China configured the Confucianism religion, so that it would serve everyone. China still holds a great importance for the Five Constant Relationships. With each passing year people listen more and more to there elders. ...
... China configured the Confucianism religion, so that it would serve everyone. China still holds a great importance for the Five Constant Relationships. With each passing year people listen more and more to there elders. ...
Dharma American Wars Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. Students and other members of the University of the West community with a history of military service during Vietnam and other earlier conflicts, by contrast, seem to have “dropped their faith in the military-industrial complex” upon their return home (Fisher.) Tho ...
... invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. Students and other members of the University of the West community with a history of military service during Vietnam and other earlier conflicts, by contrast, seem to have “dropped their faith in the military-industrial complex” upon their return home (Fisher.) Tho ...
the_sixth_ancestor.pps
... If someone were to ask, I’d say that the Zen practiced and promoted [during Bodhidharma’s time] was the true appearance of Buddha’s teaching. Yet now, at this later time [about 125 years later], the threads of those arguments are no longer spoken of. Now we are in what is called the “Dharma-ending a ...
... If someone were to ask, I’d say that the Zen practiced and promoted [during Bodhidharma’s time] was the true appearance of Buddha’s teaching. Yet now, at this later time [about 125 years later], the threads of those arguments are no longer spoken of. Now we are in what is called the “Dharma-ending a ...
Chapter VII The Parable of a Magic City - Nichiren
... the four truths, three times.” Now we will learn the proof of the four truths in this chapter. That is what it meant with the turning the wheel of the teaching of the four truths three times. 1. 苦諦：All existence is full of sufferings such as birth, disease, old age, death, separation from loved ones ...
... the four truths, three times.” Now we will learn the proof of the four truths in this chapter. That is what it meant with the turning the wheel of the teaching of the four truths three times. 1. 苦諦：All existence is full of sufferings such as birth, disease, old age, death, separation from loved ones ...
Compassion in Buddhist Psychology
... intimacy not only through insight into their condition but also through recognition of the ultimately undivided nature of all that exists. According to Mahayana teachings, not only are phenomena found to be impermanent and beyond reification into “me” or “mine” (as in Theravada), but upon further in ...
... intimacy not only through insight into their condition but also through recognition of the ultimately undivided nature of all that exists. According to Mahayana teachings, not only are phenomena found to be impermanent and beyond reification into “me” or “mine” (as in Theravada), but upon further in ...
409. Heine, Steven
... relevance of Buddhist thought for a variety of social discrimination issues affecting their own university, its af³liation with the Sõtõ sect, and Japanese society as a whole. These issues include the granting of Buddhist initiation names (kaimyõ we) to the deceased based on their social rank, a pra ...
... relevance of Buddhist thought for a variety of social discrimination issues affecting their own university, its af³liation with the Sõtõ sect, and Japanese society as a whole. These issues include the granting of Buddhist initiation names (kaimyõ we) to the deceased based on their social rank, a pra ...
An Examination of the Meaning and Difference between Mind and
... aim is to understand the truth, whether with the help of a teacher or by ...
... aim is to understand the truth, whether with the help of a teacher or by ...
Vol-55 Dec-2013 - Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia
... Ven. Mahinda said that as a disciple of the late Chief Reverend, he will try his best to serve the BMSM in whatever way he can to continue the legacy of his teacher. For a start, Ven Mahinda said that for 2013, he will be spending his three months Vas at Samadhi Vihara and during this time, he will ...
... Ven. Mahinda said that as a disciple of the late Chief Reverend, he will try his best to serve the BMSM in whatever way he can to continue the legacy of his teacher. For a start, Ven Mahinda said that for 2013, he will be spending his three months Vas at Samadhi Vihara and during this time, he will ...
Read article - Dickinson Blogs
... fluence of Western sociopolitical thought (modernist-reformist/re-creationist). To this extent, figures identified as forerunners of an engaged ethic proffered by Christopher Queen and Sallie B. King (1996:20) include the American, Colonel Henry Steel Olcott, who arrived in Ceylon in 1880, and his p ...
... fluence of Western sociopolitical thought (modernist-reformist/re-creationist). To this extent, figures identified as forerunners of an engaged ethic proffered by Christopher Queen and Sallie B. King (1996:20) include the American, Colonel Henry Steel Olcott, who arrived in Ceylon in 1880, and his p ...
The Emergence of Buddhist Critical-Constructive Reflection in the
... Often myths of origins were constructed—Shakyamuni Buddha as teacher of Abhidharma, as certifier of Mahayana sutras, as tantric adept, as teacher of Zen, as revealer of Amitabha’s pure realm—so as to make it seem that movements that developed in Buddhist cultures many centuries after Shakyamuni live ...
... Often myths of origins were constructed—Shakyamuni Buddha as teacher of Abhidharma, as certifier of Mahayana sutras, as tantric adept, as teacher of Zen, as revealer of Amitabha’s pure realm—so as to make it seem that movements that developed in Buddhist cultures many centuries after Shakyamuni live ...
Jhāna and Buddhist Scholasticism
... which reveal evidence of early Abhidhamma analysis, such as the description of three types of samddhi, to be discussed below. Vitakka is thinking about something: for example, kdmavitakka translates as "thoughts about love." 10 Vicara, according to the definition given by Rhys Davids and Stede in th ...
... which reveal evidence of early Abhidhamma analysis, such as the description of three types of samddhi, to be discussed below. Vitakka is thinking about something: for example, kdmavitakka translates as "thoughts about love." 10 Vicara, according to the definition given by Rhys Davids and Stede in th ...
Northern/Southern Schools
... These traditional lineage charts (and Ch’an history) show that Hui-neng was not the sole heir to Master Hung-jen but that the failed verse-writer Shen-hsiu was also appointed Dharma successor and, along with another successor, Chi-shen (609-702) (J. Shishu Chisen), went on to develop his own lineage ...
... These traditional lineage charts (and Ch’an history) show that Hui-neng was not the sole heir to Master Hung-jen but that the failed verse-writer Shen-hsiu was also appointed Dharma successor and, along with another successor, Chi-shen (609-702) (J. Shishu Chisen), went on to develop his own lineage ...
print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... First, I am suggesting neither that Wallace is the only or best representative of contemporary Tibetan Buddhism in its encounter with the modern world nor that his work is the foremost exemplar of the globalization of Tibetan Buddhism; rather, I want to look at Wallace's bridging of Tibetan traditio ...
... First, I am suggesting neither that Wallace is the only or best representative of contemporary Tibetan Buddhism in its encounter with the modern world nor that his work is the foremost exemplar of the globalization of Tibetan Buddhism; rather, I want to look at Wallace's bridging of Tibetan traditio ...