Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism
... thousands whose names I do not know. As examples, however, I should like to thank my teacher at Cambridge, Maurice Wiles, who suggested I went to Japan to see what I would find, Raymond Hammer who helped me to put the suggestion into effect, and Carmen Blacker who conveyed in advance that Japanese Bu ...
... thousands whose names I do not know. As examples, however, I should like to thank my teacher at Cambridge, Maurice Wiles, who suggested I went to Japan to see what I would find, Raymond Hammer who helped me to put the suggestion into effect, and Carmen Blacker who conveyed in advance that Japanese Bu ...
AN INTIMATE DESTRUCTION
... INTRODUCTION: ‘FRÈRES SIAMOIS’ Only yesterday, East and West were for Rudyard Kipling nothing but twins, and twins who would never meet. The genius of Europe – its evil genius? – was to weld them together, and now we have siamese twins. - Sylvain Lévi 3 In April of 1925, readers of La Révolution Sur ...
... INTRODUCTION: ‘FRÈRES SIAMOIS’ Only yesterday, East and West were for Rudyard Kipling nothing but twins, and twins who would never meet. The genius of Europe – its evil genius? – was to weld them together, and now we have siamese twins. - Sylvain Lévi 3 In April of 1925, readers of La Révolution Sur ...
The Evolution of the Precepts
... teachings); the course of training for the disciples was not made known, the Patimokkha was not established. After the disappearance of these Enlightened Ones, these Blessed Ones, after the disappearance of the disciples enlightened under those Enlightened Ones, those last disciples of various names ...
... teachings); the course of training for the disciples was not made known, the Patimokkha was not established. After the disappearance of these Enlightened Ones, these Blessed Ones, after the disappearance of the disciples enlightened under those Enlightened Ones, those last disciples of various names ...
Life in Samsara: Torment, Torture and Tolerance in Buddhist Hell
... Images of hell are essential in Buddhism because they are a means to show suffering. Not only are they visual aids, but also serve as a unifying tool. The didactic use of images is to create a communal hell for the viewers. The interpretation through representation of hell through images and lit ...
... Images of hell are essential in Buddhism because they are a means to show suffering. Not only are they visual aids, but also serve as a unifying tool. The didactic use of images is to create a communal hell for the viewers. The interpretation through representation of hell through images and lit ...
common buddhist text: guidance and insight from the buddha
... 3 Buddhism as containing different ways of exploring its unifying themes In an ancient tradition, and one that lacks a central authority, it is not surprising that differences developed over time, which applied the Buddha’s insights in a variety of ways. The different traditions developed in India, ...
... 3 Buddhism as containing different ways of exploring its unifying themes In an ancient tradition, and one that lacks a central authority, it is not surprising that differences developed over time, which applied the Buddha’s insights in a variety of ways. The different traditions developed in India, ...
Helen J. Baroni: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen
... arts and practices, the ancient religious beliefs that formed them remain largely unfamiliar to those in the West. In the Western vocabulary, the word zen has taken on a broad array of meanings. The philosophy of Zen is often recast to Westerners as a freedom from social norms and ordinary religious ...
... arts and practices, the ancient religious beliefs that formed them remain largely unfamiliar to those in the West. In the Western vocabulary, the word zen has taken on a broad array of meanings. The philosophy of Zen is often recast to Westerners as a freedom from social norms and ordinary religious ...
The History of the Soka Gakkai - Sgi-Usa
... about life, patriotism, the emperor and the meaning of Nam-myohorenge-kyo. Toda’s answers were to the point, logical and without pretense, expressing a powerful conviction. How succinctly he answers! Ikeda thought. There is no confusion in him. I think I can believe and follow this man.5 Ikeda respe ...
... about life, patriotism, the emperor and the meaning of Nam-myohorenge-kyo. Toda’s answers were to the point, logical and without pretense, expressing a powerful conviction. How succinctly he answers! Ikeda thought. There is no confusion in him. I think I can believe and follow this man.5 Ikeda respe ...
AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE CONCEPT OF DHAMMA AS
... 1.1 Background and Significance of the Problem The present thesis will consist of an analytical study of the concept of Dhamma as natural law as it appears in the Pali canonical, and post-canonical, sources.1 Dhamma is a profound term, creating difficulty for both Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, ...
... 1.1 Background and Significance of the Problem The present thesis will consist of an analytical study of the concept of Dhamma as natural law as it appears in the Pali canonical, and post-canonical, sources.1 Dhamma is a profound term, creating difficulty for both Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, ...
Buddhist Meditation: An anthology from the Pali canon
... kinds of meditations described in the Pali canon and a broad introduction to their traditional context and practice. It is intended for two sorts of readers, though some may fit into both categories. A number of people who practise Theravada meditation in the West are surprised to find very little t ...
... kinds of meditations described in the Pali canon and a broad introduction to their traditional context and practice. It is intended for two sorts of readers, though some may fit into both categories. A number of people who practise Theravada meditation in the West are surprised to find very little t ...
Development of The Hua-Yen school during the Tang Dynasty
... work is threefold. Firstly, we have made an attempt to clarify the extent and the nature of the contributions made by various patriarchs to the development of this important East Asian tradition of Buddhism. Secondly, by taking the various patriarchs (especially the first five) as examples thereof, ...
... work is threefold. Firstly, we have made an attempt to clarify the extent and the nature of the contributions made by various patriarchs to the development of this important East Asian tradition of Buddhism. Secondly, by taking the various patriarchs (especially the first five) as examples thereof, ...
Balkwill, Final Draft copy - MacSphere
... emperor’s son, Xiaowendi 孝文帝 (r. 471–499 CE), whom she herself established as a child emperor and ruled behind as Empress Dowager, having also murdered that child’s mother. In total, Empress Dowager Feng ruled the Northern Wei for most of her life, doing so behind three of the most influential of th ...
... emperor’s son, Xiaowendi 孝文帝 (r. 471–499 CE), whom she herself established as a child emperor and ruled behind as Empress Dowager, having also murdered that child’s mother. In total, Empress Dowager Feng ruled the Northern Wei for most of her life, doing so behind three of the most influential of th ...
development of stupa architecture in india
... 2. Funeral Stupa erected over the relics of mortal Buddha or over his disciples. 3. Stupa for commemorative Buddha. Satapatha Brahmana mentions of raising a mound on the burial ground after cremation. The burial mound for the Devata should be square in shape. In the Jaina and Brahmanical texts in so ...
... 2. Funeral Stupa erected over the relics of mortal Buddha or over his disciples. 3. Stupa for commemorative Buddha. Satapatha Brahmana mentions of raising a mound on the burial ground after cremation. The burial mound for the Devata should be square in shape. In the Jaina and Brahmanical texts in so ...
Mount Meru - Just be Good
... The criteria for acceptance or rejection • Observe, analyze and test it out for yourself. • Does it agree with reason? • Will it lead to harm or good for yourself and others? • Will it lead to suffering or happiness for yourself and others? • Will a wise person praise or disapprove of it? ...
... The criteria for acceptance or rejection • Observe, analyze and test it out for yourself. • Does it agree with reason? • Will it lead to harm or good for yourself and others? • Will it lead to suffering or happiness for yourself and others? • Will a wise person praise or disapprove of it? ...
Buddha`s lists explained
... revere these lists as the essential elements of the teachings. But the Buddha was not really that interested in forming a sectarian religion. His teachings can be applied to members of any or no religion. This Dhamma (Dharma) book is written in plain English with little use of the ancient Pali or Sa ...
... revere these lists as the essential elements of the teachings. But the Buddha was not really that interested in forming a sectarian religion. His teachings can be applied to members of any or no religion. This Dhamma (Dharma) book is written in plain English with little use of the ancient Pali or Sa ...
The Concept of `Dhamma` in Thai Buddhism: A
... R eproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ...
... R eproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ...
here as a pdf
... This spurred the Daishonin to write eleven letters of remonstration to top government officials, including the regent Hojo Tokimune, and the heads of major Buddhist temples in Kamakura. In the letters, he stated that the impending danger of an invasion was just as he had predicted in his treatise ...
... This spurred the Daishonin to write eleven letters of remonstration to top government officials, including the regent Hojo Tokimune, and the heads of major Buddhist temples in Kamakura. In the letters, he stated that the impending danger of an invasion was just as he had predicted in his treatise ...
preface - Metta.lk
... 'asau lokah'( yonder world) which is the heaven. Loka itself sometimes means the heaven while in other passages several different kinds of worlds. But from the Buddhist point of view, world means not merely this manifesting material phenomena but also this fathom long body of human beings with Consc ...
... 'asau lokah'( yonder world) which is the heaven. Loka itself sometimes means the heaven while in other passages several different kinds of worlds. But from the Buddhist point of view, world means not merely this manifesting material phenomena but also this fathom long body of human beings with Consc ...
An Analysis of the Pali Canon
... however, been completely revised as a consequence of the vast output of books on the subject that have come on to the market over the past few decades. Indeed, it was originally intended to make this an exhaustive section of Pali works in the English language, past and present. A number of anthologi ...
... however, been completely revised as a consequence of the vast output of books on the subject that have come on to the market over the past few decades. Indeed, it was originally intended to make this an exhaustive section of Pali works in the English language, past and present. A number of anthologi ...
The Buddha`s Victory
... all the time. Tradition has therefore set aside these three days in the year – all full moon days – on which we make a special effort to remember and rejoice in the Three Jewels. Thus on the full moon day of May we rejoice in the Buddha jewel, on the full moon day of July we rejoice in the Dhamma je ...
... all the time. Tradition has therefore set aside these three days in the year – all full moon days – on which we make a special effort to remember and rejoice in the Three Jewels. Thus on the full moon day of May we rejoice in the Buddha jewel, on the full moon day of July we rejoice in the Dhamma je ...
The Five Precepts - Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
... to this kind of erroneous view, we suffer from a wrong, or ignorant view. When we have a wrong view, we are in a worse situation than breaking a precept. Breaking a precept is a transgression against the Buddhist precepts, which represents an error in our behavior that can be corrected through repe ...
... to this kind of erroneous view, we suffer from a wrong, or ignorant view. When we have a wrong view, we are in a worse situation than breaking a precept. Breaking a precept is a transgression against the Buddhist precepts, which represents an error in our behavior that can be corrected through repe ...
1 Glossary Words are listed here according to the language in which
... behavior and ethical rules. 4. Manifestation of reality, of the general state of affairs; thing, phenomenon. 5. Mental content, object of thought, idea – a reflection of a thing in the human mind. 6. Term for the so-called factors of existence, which the Hinayana considers as building blocks of the ...
... behavior and ethical rules. 4. Manifestation of reality, of the general state of affairs; thing, phenomenon. 5. Mental content, object of thought, idea – a reflection of a thing in the human mind. 6. Term for the so-called factors of existence, which the Hinayana considers as building blocks of the ...
There is a legend the Buddha was once handed a flower and asked
... logic, reason. Its precepts can be taught. Intuitive knowledge, however, is different. It lurks embedded in our consciousness, beyond words. Unlike rational thought, intuition cannot be "taught" or even turned on. In fact, it is impossible to find or manipulate this intuitive consciousness using our ...
... logic, reason. Its precepts can be taught. Intuitive knowledge, however, is different. It lurks embedded in our consciousness, beyond words. Unlike rational thought, intuition cannot be "taught" or even turned on. In fact, it is impossible to find or manipulate this intuitive consciousness using our ...