Kingship and Religion in Tibet research plan
... Tang China for control over the Silk Road, essentially the heart of the Central Eurasian economy. Scholars have approached Tibetan kingship from a variety of angles, but rarely have they treated it as a topic unto itself such that it can be brought into dialogue with the study of sacred kingship cro ...
... Tang China for control over the Silk Road, essentially the heart of the Central Eurasian economy. Scholars have approached Tibetan kingship from a variety of angles, but rarely have they treated it as a topic unto itself such that it can be brought into dialogue with the study of sacred kingship cro ...
The Edicts of King Asoka - Buddhist Publication Society
... ordered—Everywhere in my domain the Yuktas, the Rajjukas and the Prādeśikas shall go on inspection tours every five years for the purpose of Dhamma instruction and also to conduct other ...
... ordered—Everywhere in my domain the Yuktas, the Rajjukas and the Prādeśikas shall go on inspection tours every five years for the purpose of Dhamma instruction and also to conduct other ...
Practices and wisdom in Nichiren Buddhism
... It was a real and vivid recollection, rather than intuition or realization. It is ...
... It was a real and vivid recollection, rather than intuition or realization. It is ...
The Tower of Power`s Finest Hour: Stupa Construction and
... Stupa veneration enjoyed great popularity under the patronage of early Buddhist rulers such as Ashoka (304–232 B.C.E.) but became particularly prominent near the beginning of the Common Era, when a new religious movement, the Mahāyāna (“Great Vehicle”), began to appear, spreading northwest from In ...
... Stupa veneration enjoyed great popularity under the patronage of early Buddhist rulers such as Ashoka (304–232 B.C.E.) but became particularly prominent near the beginning of the Common Era, when a new religious movement, the Mahāyāna (“Great Vehicle”), began to appear, spreading northwest from In ...
PDF - Open Journal Systems
... Another institution, the Theosophical Society, founded in New York in 1875, came to be important for the spread of Buddhist-related teachings in the Western world, as well as contributing to create a new and positive image of Buddhism in the West. The purpose of theosophy was to find ‘the essence of ...
... Another institution, the Theosophical Society, founded in New York in 1875, came to be important for the spread of Buddhist-related teachings in the Western world, as well as contributing to create a new and positive image of Buddhism in the West. The purpose of theosophy was to find ‘the essence of ...
Beyond Buddhist Apology The Political Use of Buddhism by
... and he realized when he ascended the throne that, if he continued down the path of his forerunners, his rule would probably end as untimely as theirs. In the practical matters of bureaucracy and legislation there was no viable alternative to the traditional Confucian system. Yet Emperor Wu also real ...
... and he realized when he ascended the throne that, if he continued down the path of his forerunners, his rule would probably end as untimely as theirs. In the practical matters of bureaucracy and legislation there was no viable alternative to the traditional Confucian system. Yet Emperor Wu also real ...
Ashoka
... stretched from the parts of the ancient territories of Khorasan, Sistan and Balochistan (unpartitioned) in what is now Afghanistan and possibly eastern Iran, through the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan, to present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of Assam in the east, and as far south as nort ...
... stretched from the parts of the ancient territories of Khorasan, Sistan and Balochistan (unpartitioned) in what is now Afghanistan and possibly eastern Iran, through the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan, to present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of Assam in the east, and as far south as nort ...
Exorcising Luther - University of Canterbury
... Tibetan Buddhism in the West. However it is not enough to simply gloss over the issue by using terms such as ‘Protestant Buddhism’ or ‘Buddhist Modernism.’ One needs to delve into the history of Protestantism, its doctrines regarding individual salvation and how these concepts have affected the deve ...
... Tibetan Buddhism in the West. However it is not enough to simply gloss over the issue by using terms such as ‘Protestant Buddhism’ or ‘Buddhist Modernism.’ One needs to delve into the history of Protestantism, its doctrines regarding individual salvation and how these concepts have affected the deve ...
Buddhist philosophy and practices as applied to unlearning racism
... about applying these techniques to unlearning racism. My hope is that this research will begin to narrow these gaps in the literature by giving voice to individuals throughout the country who are using Buddhist teachings and practices to inform their anti-racism work. As a white Buddhist practitione ...
... about applying these techniques to unlearning racism. My hope is that this research will begin to narrow these gaps in the literature by giving voice to individuals throughout the country who are using Buddhist teachings and practices to inform their anti-racism work. As a white Buddhist practitione ...
Questioning Karma: Buddhism and the Phenomenology of the
... being awakened by and responsive to the suchness of others and things. Without these self -inquiring and reflective processes, persuasion is—or risks becoming—the manipulation of desires and fears, love and hatred. Even if reflection ultimately needs to be transcended in Buddhist awakening, its sign ...
... being awakened by and responsive to the suchness of others and things. Without these self -inquiring and reflective processes, persuasion is—or risks becoming—the manipulation of desires and fears, love and hatred. Even if reflection ultimately needs to be transcended in Buddhist awakening, its sign ...
Insular Buddhist Communities and Attendance Patterns: The True
... independently. One Buddhist group known as the Calgary Pai Yuin Temple (a branch of the True Buddha School organization) has claimed to devote much effort, since its establishment in 1992, to create a harmonized congregation in which Canadians, both Chinese and non-Chinese, can practice together. Th ...
... independently. One Buddhist group known as the Calgary Pai Yuin Temple (a branch of the True Buddha School organization) has claimed to devote much effort, since its establishment in 1992, to create a harmonized congregation in which Canadians, both Chinese and non-Chinese, can practice together. Th ...
The Concept of smṛti in the Yogasūtra: Memory or Mindfulness?
... into modern yoga which has itself become in the last two decades largely secularised and medicalised, viewed as a “healing” practice to relieve stress, instrumental in building up “health and fitness” (De Michelis 2008, 24–26). Furthermore, mindful yoga has become commodified in the global consumer ...
... into modern yoga which has itself become in the last two decades largely secularised and medicalised, viewed as a “healing” practice to relieve stress, instrumental in building up “health and fitness” (De Michelis 2008, 24–26). Furthermore, mindful yoga has become commodified in the global consumer ...
Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka
... found within the Theravada Buddhist tradition that can be effectively used in seeking a viable solution to the problem through reconciliation and transformation of violent elements that endanger peace in Sri Lanka. The current ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka between the majority Sinhalese (represented ...
... found within the Theravada Buddhist tradition that can be effectively used in seeking a viable solution to the problem through reconciliation and transformation of violent elements that endanger peace in Sri Lanka. The current ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka between the majority Sinhalese (represented ...
Zen and systemic therapy
... The Buddhist doctrine traces back to the religion founder Gautama (surname) Siddhartha (proper name) out of the ruling warrior clan of the Shakya in the oligarchic Republic of Shakya in North India, in the border area to today's Nepal. Most sources state 560-480 B.C. as his life data (Zotz 1991, p.1 ...
... The Buddhist doctrine traces back to the religion founder Gautama (surname) Siddhartha (proper name) out of the ruling warrior clan of the Shakya in the oligarchic Republic of Shakya in North India, in the border area to today's Nepal. Most sources state 560-480 B.C. as his life data (Zotz 1991, p.1 ...
Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka
... found within the Theravada Buddhist tradition that can be effectively used in seeking a viable solution to the problem through reconciliation and transformation of violent elements that endanger peace in Sri Lanka. The current ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka between the majority Sinhalese (represented ...
... found within the Theravada Buddhist tradition that can be effectively used in seeking a viable solution to the problem through reconciliation and transformation of violent elements that endanger peace in Sri Lanka. The current ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka between the majority Sinhalese (represented ...
PT Sangha - Audio/Visual Catalog
... explore the origins of aggression and war, explaining that they lie nowhere but within our own hearts and minds. She goes on to explain that the way in which we as individuals respond to challenges in our everyday lives can mean the difference between perpetuating a culture of violence or creating A ...
... explore the origins of aggression and war, explaining that they lie nowhere but within our own hearts and minds. She goes on to explain that the way in which we as individuals respond to challenges in our everyday lives can mean the difference between perpetuating a culture of violence or creating A ...
OCR Document - Alice Project
... The Alice Project School has responded to the changes brought about by the tourist industry in three ways. First, Valentino's curriculum directly addresses the perceived loss of religious ideas and values through stories and religious texts rooted in the students' Hindu traditions, as well as philos ...
... The Alice Project School has responded to the changes brought about by the tourist industry in three ways. First, Valentino's curriculum directly addresses the perceived loss of religious ideas and values through stories and religious texts rooted in the students' Hindu traditions, as well as philos ...
The Buddha`s Stūpa and Image. The Icons of his Immanence and
... two more stūpas were erected, one over the vessel or vase (droṇa) used for dividing the relics, and one over the embers.7 Thus, shortly after the Buddha’s cremation, altogether ten stūpas were built, eight containing proper relics, one containing the droṇa vessel, and one containing the embers. The ...
... two more stūpas were erected, one over the vessel or vase (droṇa) used for dividing the relics, and one over the embers.7 Thus, shortly after the Buddha’s cremation, altogether ten stūpas were built, eight containing proper relics, one containing the droṇa vessel, and one containing the embers. The ...
The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation
... beneath the Bodhi tree, the Buddha enter the four jhanas immediately before direction his mind to the threefold knowledge that issued in his enlightenment (M.i.247-49). Throughout his active career the four jhanas remained "his heavenly dwelling" (D.iii,220) to which he resorted in order to live hap ...
... beneath the Bodhi tree, the Buddha enter the four jhanas immediately before direction his mind to the threefold knowledge that issued in his enlightenment (M.i.247-49). Throughout his active career the four jhanas remained "his heavenly dwelling" (D.iii,220) to which he resorted in order to live hap ...
Creating the body of a fighter and the mind of a pacifist
... no matter the purpose. The ultimate goal was the renunciation of all attachments, and the realization that any particular act is a transitory piece of history. One Buddhist renunciation that the Shaolin monks were notorious for breaking was the consumption of dead flesh. The monks who indulged in su ...
... no matter the purpose. The ultimate goal was the renunciation of all attachments, and the realization that any particular act is a transitory piece of history. One Buddhist renunciation that the Shaolin monks were notorious for breaking was the consumption of dead flesh. The monks who indulged in su ...
The Characteristics of Tibetan-Language Tripitaka and their Values
... (bkav-vgyur) and Tengyur (bstan-vgyur). Kangyur or “Translated Words” consists of works supposed to have been said by the Buddha himself. Tengyur or “Translated Treatises” consists of interpretations and annotated translations of the Buddha’s teachings written by his disciples and Buddhist scholars. ...
... (bkav-vgyur) and Tengyur (bstan-vgyur). Kangyur or “Translated Words” consists of works supposed to have been said by the Buddha himself. Tengyur or “Translated Treatises” consists of interpretations and annotated translations of the Buddha’s teachings written by his disciples and Buddhist scholars. ...
Untitled - Shambhala Publications
... truths-is the subject of this book. It examines how the doctrine evolved within early Buddhism from efforts to make sense of contradictions within the collected sayings of the Buddha. The two truths, however, came to refer not primarily to statements or language, but to the realities to which statem ...
... truths-is the subject of this book. It examines how the doctrine evolved within early Buddhism from efforts to make sense of contradictions within the collected sayings of the Buddha. The two truths, however, came to refer not primarily to statements or language, but to the realities to which statem ...
Buddhism and Suicide The Case of Channa ISSN 1076-9005 Damien Keown
... should, perhaps, point out that suicide first presented itself to us as an intriguing subject of enquiry when we discovered that it appeared to be regarded equivocally within the Canon, that it was both censored and condoned.” The view that suicide is regarded equivocally in the canon goes back at l ...
... should, perhaps, point out that suicide first presented itself to us as an intriguing subject of enquiry when we discovered that it appeared to be regarded equivocally within the Canon, that it was both censored and condoned.” The view that suicide is regarded equivocally in the canon goes back at l ...
Buddhism in America - A Handful of Leaves
... Their chief purpose is to orient readers to the basic vocabulary and general geography of Buddhism in Asia, a grasp of which is essential to any understanding of Buddhism in the United States. At various points I draw analogies to Christianity, not to suggest that Buddhism and Christianity are reduc ...
... Their chief purpose is to orient readers to the basic vocabulary and general geography of Buddhism in Asia, a grasp of which is essential to any understanding of Buddhism in the United States. At various points I draw analogies to Christianity, not to suggest that Buddhism and Christianity are reduc ...