Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... twenty-nine, the tradition depicts the young Gautama as living a life of utter luxury and ease. At the age of twenty-nine, Gautama was suddenly shaken out of his worldly complacency by the sight of people suffering from old age, sickness and death. This aroused within him a desire to renounce and ab ...
... twenty-nine, the tradition depicts the young Gautama as living a life of utter luxury and ease. At the age of twenty-nine, Gautama was suddenly shaken out of his worldly complacency by the sight of people suffering from old age, sickness and death. This aroused within him a desire to renounce and ab ...
the real birth place of buddha yesterday`s kapilavastu, today`s
... In the month of March 1928 a stone inscription like the one found in the Tarai region was found in Kapileswara, a village then one mile away from Bhubaneswar, the present capital of Orissa State. Now it has become a part of the city of Bhubaneswar, the part called the old town. The Kapileswara plate ...
... In the month of March 1928 a stone inscription like the one found in the Tarai region was found in Kapileswara, a village then one mile away from Bhubaneswar, the present capital of Orissa State. Now it has become a part of the city of Bhubaneswar, the part called the old town. The Kapileswara plate ...
Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia
... residences for monks who, cut off from the dust and din of society and all its entrapments, collectively pursued an ideal cenobitic lifestyle. Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia is a timely contribution to the ongoing attempts to understand a central facet of Buddhist religious practice, and will be ...
... residences for monks who, cut off from the dust and din of society and all its entrapments, collectively pursued an ideal cenobitic lifestyle. Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia is a timely contribution to the ongoing attempts to understand a central facet of Buddhist religious practice, and will be ...
Changing Buddhist Practice in Burma
... mortal existence of a human is due to Karma (Spiro 1992: 75). In Burmese Buddhism, Karma explains the schematic order of beings and rebirth. In other words, Karma is the accumulated merits and virtues which operate at any order of beings. The higher Karma a being accumulated in the past, the higher ...
... mortal existence of a human is due to Karma (Spiro 1992: 75). In Burmese Buddhism, Karma explains the schematic order of beings and rebirth. In other words, Karma is the accumulated merits and virtues which operate at any order of beings. The higher Karma a being accumulated in the past, the higher ...
Eating Practices and Attitudes among American Buddhists: An
... the eating motivations and behaviors within the diverse community of American Buddhists. I speculate that the most interesting potential Buddhism and ecology may have, rather than its theoretical connections, is the capacity it may have to spur ecological action and sensitivity among its adherents i ...
... the eating motivations and behaviors within the diverse community of American Buddhists. I speculate that the most interesting potential Buddhism and ecology may have, rather than its theoretical connections, is the capacity it may have to spur ecological action and sensitivity among its adherents i ...
gcse religious studies
... rich family, surrounded by comfort and luxury. He was so protected that he was never allowed leave the palace grounds. He married young and had a son. Siddhartha was not happy behind the walls of the palace and one day he decided to escape. There he was shocked by what he saw. Outside the palace wal ...
... rich family, surrounded by comfort and luxury. He was so protected that he was never allowed leave the palace grounds. He married young and had a son. Siddhartha was not happy behind the walls of the palace and one day he decided to escape. There he was shocked by what he saw. Outside the palace wal ...
Empty Subject Terms in Buddhist Logic: Digna¯ga and his Chinese
... Dignāga in his later career simply adopted a more rigid attitude towards this issue and no longer admitting negative existential propositions with empty subject terms. In any case, in Dharmakı̄rti’s commentary this passage was developed into the principle of conceptual subjects. Therein the imagine ...
... Dignāga in his later career simply adopted a more rigid attitude towards this issue and no longer admitting negative existential propositions with empty subject terms. In any case, in Dharmakı̄rti’s commentary this passage was developed into the principle of conceptual subjects. Therein the imagine ...
Influences of Previous Psychedelic Drug
... tradition, with accompanying theology and vested interests, to judge them by. So we may argue endlessly about how spiritual some psychedelic experiences are, but there is no doubt that they can be genuine transpersonal experiences. The examples presented later as part of the findings of the present ...
... tradition, with accompanying theology and vested interests, to judge them by. So we may argue endlessly about how spiritual some psychedelic experiences are, but there is no doubt that they can be genuine transpersonal experiences. The examples presented later as part of the findings of the present ...
Buddhism - A Concise Introduction
... usage rather than attempt to maintain consistency with one language. Exceptions to this rule occur only in Chapters 8 and 18, both on Theravada Buddhism, where out of deference to that tradition’s close connection to Pali we use only Pali terms. Second, with the exception of terms like karma and nir ...
... usage rather than attempt to maintain consistency with one language. Exceptions to this rule occur only in Chapters 8 and 18, both on Theravada Buddhism, where out of deference to that tradition’s close connection to Pali we use only Pali terms. Second, with the exception of terms like karma and nir ...
Yury Khokhlov: The Xi Xia Legacy in Sino-Tibetan Art
... Tangut, Chinese and Tibetan. The majority of the population was bilingual, speaking both Tangut and Chinese; the Tibetan language was also widely used and learning Tibetan was compulsory for Buddhist monks.[6] The Tangut language belongs to Tibeto-Burman family. A script, devised by the order of the ...
... Tangut, Chinese and Tibetan. The majority of the population was bilingual, speaking both Tangut and Chinese; the Tibetan language was also widely used and learning Tibetan was compulsory for Buddhist monks.[6] The Tangut language belongs to Tibeto-Burman family. A script, devised by the order of the ...
Is South AsiaŁs Buddhist Leader the Gyalwang Drukpa an
... reconstructive dialectics of negative identity” (Jun 2014), to custom-fit the ecofeminism articulated by theologian Rosemary Radford Reuther (of which more will be said below). The extent to which the Gyalwang Drukpa is determined to behave like an ecofeminist is significant for Vajrayāna Tibetan Bu ...
... reconstructive dialectics of negative identity” (Jun 2014), to custom-fit the ecofeminism articulated by theologian Rosemary Radford Reuther (of which more will be said below). The extent to which the Gyalwang Drukpa is determined to behave like an ecofeminist is significant for Vajrayāna Tibetan Bu ...
The Dynamic Practices of Luangpor Teean A Thai
... completely. After a while all the young scorpions returned to their mother's back, and Por Teean used a stick to carry them away to a safe place. At this point, his mind was carried away by a flood of emotions and thought, but eventually he returned to his practice, taking note of the body's movemen ...
... completely. After a while all the young scorpions returned to their mother's back, and Por Teean used a stick to carry them away to a safe place. At this point, his mind was carried away by a flood of emotions and thought, but eventually he returned to his practice, taking note of the body's movemen ...
Human-Centered Buddhism--One that Accords with Dharma
... gradually into China from India had developed in different historical periods and in different environments. The ways in which the ancient Chinese made sense of the bewildering array of Buddhist doctrines that had developed over hundreds of years in India and adapted them to their own circumstances ...
... gradually into China from India had developed in different historical periods and in different environments. The ways in which the ancient Chinese made sense of the bewildering array of Buddhist doctrines that had developed over hundreds of years in India and adapted them to their own circumstances ...
Buddhism and Western Psychology
... 1974; Snelling, 1999). The Buddha clearly did not want to establish a religion. And the Buddha's community was educational, not religious; the members were prohibited from involvement in religious practices and were not to compete with the Brahmin priests. Similarly, the Buddha avoided philosophizin ...
... 1974; Snelling, 1999). The Buddha clearly did not want to establish a religion. And the Buddha's community was educational, not religious; the members were prohibited from involvement in religious practices and were not to compete with the Brahmin priests. Similarly, the Buddha avoided philosophizin ...
PDF - SGI Quarterly Magazine
... human suffering. The founder of Buddhism, Gautama, also known as Shakyamuni, born on the Indian subcontinent around 400 BCE, perceived that suffering is an inevitable part of life and was motivated to find a way to free people from it. Shakyamuni’s teachings were passed down through the oral traditi ...
... human suffering. The founder of Buddhism, Gautama, also known as Shakyamuni, born on the Indian subcontinent around 400 BCE, perceived that suffering is an inevitable part of life and was motivated to find a way to free people from it. Shakyamuni’s teachings were passed down through the oral traditi ...
Great Disciples of the Buddha
... in the West oceans of ink have been expended on books dealing with the Buddha and his Teaching, the first two Jewels of Buddhism, the coverage given to the third Jewel, the Sangha, has been far from adequate. Even the meaning of the word “sangha” has been a matter of dispute, while for those without ...
... in the West oceans of ink have been expended on books dealing with the Buddha and his Teaching, the first two Jewels of Buddhism, the coverage given to the third Jewel, the Sangha, has been far from adequate. Even the meaning of the word “sangha” has been a matter of dispute, while for those without ...
A Comparison of Buddhist Philosophy with Western Codes of Ethics
... philosophical outlook has to say is very relevant. It is also relevant to consider the philosophical outlook of other major world religions. ...
... philosophical outlook has to say is very relevant. It is also relevant to consider the philosophical outlook of other major world religions. ...
Thus, so the legend runs, The Buddha returns once a year to bless
... Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Vesak (Sinhalese) is the most holy time in the Buddhist calendar. In Indian Mahayana Buddhist traditions, the holiday is known by its Sanskrit equivalent, Vaisakha. Due to the leap year in the lunar calendar, Vesak is celebrated on both May 1 and 31 in 2007 (varies accordin ...
... Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Vesak (Sinhalese) is the most holy time in the Buddhist calendar. In Indian Mahayana Buddhist traditions, the holiday is known by its Sanskrit equivalent, Vaisakha. Due to the leap year in the lunar calendar, Vesak is celebrated on both May 1 and 31 in 2007 (varies accordin ...
Pain and its Ending: The Four Noble Truths in the...
... Truths" (pp. 108-30). Too many accounts of the Buddhism of the P!li Canon have neglected or glossed over the abhidhamma material. By contrast, Carol Anderson offers an intelligent and useful survey of the materials relating to the truths found in the Abhidhamma-pi"aka. She comments, "In all of the p ...
... Truths" (pp. 108-30). Too many accounts of the Buddhism of the P!li Canon have neglected or glossed over the abhidhamma material. By contrast, Carol Anderson offers an intelligent and useful survey of the materials relating to the truths found in the Abhidhamma-pi"aka. She comments, "In all of the p ...
Traditionalist Representations of Buddhism
... the shift toward spiritualized individual interiority, and the culture of individualized therapeutic self-improvement, reminiscent of late Romanticism. Part of the artificial idealized past constructed by the Traditionalists involves the retrograde projection of this therapeutic individualized inter ...
... the shift toward spiritualized individual interiority, and the culture of individualized therapeutic self-improvement, reminiscent of late Romanticism. Part of the artificial idealized past constructed by the Traditionalists involves the retrograde projection of this therapeutic individualized inter ...