Silk Road Foundation
... Yangguan (the “southern” gate at the end of the Great Wall) to discover that instead of the dusty little one-room “museum” that was there 10 years before, a huge complex, apparently created by private enterprise, has arisen phoenix-like at the edge of the desert [Figs. 1, 2]. It includes a reconstru ...
... Yangguan (the “southern” gate at the end of the Great Wall) to discover that instead of the dusty little one-room “museum” that was there 10 years before, a huge complex, apparently created by private enterprise, has arisen phoenix-like at the edge of the desert [Figs. 1, 2]. It includes a reconstru ...
The Impermanent Impulse: Toward a Theory of Nihilism
... meaningless, then your statement that “all things are void” must be void too. Furthermore, if Nietzsche or anyone insists that his/her own statement is valid because it reveals the Truth of all things, then there arises the following discordance: “some things are void, and some other things, non-voi ...
... meaningless, then your statement that “all things are void” must be void too. Furthermore, if Nietzsche or anyone insists that his/her own statement is valid because it reveals the Truth of all things, then there arises the following discordance: “some things are void, and some other things, non-voi ...
XIV Dalai Lama combined effort
... This became a form of ‘theocracy’ where the principles of government and its religion are uniform. It did not become an extreme autocratic form; however, it rested on Buddhist principles in the way and life of those in the Sangha modelling democracy. His Holiness became a pillar of strength for the ...
... This became a form of ‘theocracy’ where the principles of government and its religion are uniform. It did not become an extreme autocratic form; however, it rested on Buddhist principles in the way and life of those in the Sangha modelling democracy. His Holiness became a pillar of strength for the ...
print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... 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 traditions with modern science as but one aspect of the encounter between ancient Buddhism and the contemporary global cont ...
... 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 traditions with modern science as but one aspect of the encounter between ancient Buddhism and the contemporary global cont ...
Archaeology of Buddhism in South Asia
... Association for Regional Cooperation, SAARC Secretariat, and on my own on the occasion of the publication of the volume of abstracts for the SAARC International Conference on Archaeology of Buddhism: Recent discoveries in South Asia. SAARC is a region where various cultures and religions has been co ...
... Association for Regional Cooperation, SAARC Secretariat, and on my own on the occasion of the publication of the volume of abstracts for the SAARC International Conference on Archaeology of Buddhism: Recent discoveries in South Asia. SAARC is a region where various cultures and religions has been co ...
The Unintended Legacy of Hellenism
... Among the most familiar images of the Buddha today, there are several visual features that seem to transcend civilizations, forming an unspoken, almost universal rule for Buddhist iconography. However, it is not difficult to recognize the culturally distinct styles that evolved over many centuries. ...
... Among the most familiar images of the Buddha today, there are several visual features that seem to transcend civilizations, forming an unspoken, almost universal rule for Buddhist iconography. However, it is not difficult to recognize the culturally distinct styles that evolved over many centuries. ...
Bahudhātuka-sutta On Women‖s Inabilities Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... incapable of occupying various positions, one of them being that of a Buddha.9 The Bahudhātuka-sutta has several parallels which show some variations in their presentation of these impossibilities. Of particular significance is a Madhyama-āgama parallel which does not mention any inability of women ...
... incapable of occupying various positions, one of them being that of a Buddha.9 The Bahudhātuka-sutta has several parallels which show some variations in their presentation of these impossibilities. Of particular significance is a Madhyama-āgama parallel which does not mention any inability of women ...
use of theses - ANU Repository
... Rhys Davids is of the same opinion: "Gautama was born and brought up and lived ...
... Rhys Davids is of the same opinion: "Gautama was born and brought up and lived ...
A Distant Mirror. Articulating Indic Ideas in Sixth and Seventh
... The aim of the present paper is to analyze the interpretations of Sentences [1] and [2] provided by the Chinese commentators to see how they approached the logical problems involved in these sentences. The focus will be placed on commentaries from the early Tang period, written by three direct disci ...
... The aim of the present paper is to analyze the interpretations of Sentences [1] and [2] provided by the Chinese commentators to see how they approached the logical problems involved in these sentences. The focus will be placed on commentaries from the early Tang period, written by three direct disci ...
Development of Yogic Tradition in Buddhism
... arrive at a realistic understanding of Yoga techniques in Buddhism. Georg Feuerstein, a world-renown scholar and a yoga master, has written an extensive work on the history, literature, philosophy and practice of Yoga, called The Yoga Tradition. This book is a historical preservation of the Yogic tr ...
... arrive at a realistic understanding of Yoga techniques in Buddhism. Georg Feuerstein, a world-renown scholar and a yoga master, has written an extensive work on the history, literature, philosophy and practice of Yoga, called The Yoga Tradition. This book is a historical preservation of the Yogic tr ...
Historical Timeline
... The Karmapa receives refugee status from the Indian government, and assumes residence at Gyuto Monastery. He continues his monastic education under the tutelage of the main teachers of the Kagyu lineage such as HE Situ Rinpoche, HE Gyaltsab Rinpoche and Ven. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, as well as the ...
... The Karmapa receives refugee status from the Indian government, and assumes residence at Gyuto Monastery. He continues his monastic education under the tutelage of the main teachers of the Kagyu lineage such as HE Situ Rinpoche, HE Gyaltsab Rinpoche and Ven. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, as well as the ...
Is Colorado Buddhism Green? - Digital Commons @ DU
... For a few decades now, more and more attention has been drawn to our growing environmental crisis. Buddhist scholars and environmentalists alike have debated the possible solutions for the crisis and have being searching for a principle of living a “green” lifestyle. Religious beliefs and practices ...
... For a few decades now, more and more attention has been drawn to our growing environmental crisis. Buddhist scholars and environmentalists alike have debated the possible solutions for the crisis and have being searching for a principle of living a “green” lifestyle. Religious beliefs and practices ...
2nd-Annual-IBD-2012_short
... China’s bhikkhuni lineage has continued to the present day in an unbroken upasampada (ordination) lineage. This lineage eventually spread to Taiwan, Korea, and Vietnam. ...
... China’s bhikkhuni lineage has continued to the present day in an unbroken upasampada (ordination) lineage. This lineage eventually spread to Taiwan, Korea, and Vietnam. ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... and appreciate the other more specialized courses on the various specific historical and doctrinal aspects within the vast tradition of the Mahāyāna, and indeed within the whole spectrum of the courses offered by CBS. In keeping with this aim, its contents are chiefly focused on the historical and d ...
... and appreciate the other more specialized courses on the various specific historical and doctrinal aspects within the vast tradition of the Mahāyāna, and indeed within the whole spectrum of the courses offered by CBS. In keeping with this aim, its contents are chiefly focused on the historical and d ...
Siddhartha * Background Information on the Novel, Buddhism
... • Possibly the oldest religion in the world. •The concept of “perfection” can be related to the idea of reincarnation, which according to Hinduism is a series of births and deaths. ...
... • Possibly the oldest religion in the world. •The concept of “perfection” can be related to the idea of reincarnation, which according to Hinduism is a series of births and deaths. ...
wheel of dharma - Buddhist Churches of America
... some voices saying that we should send the Wheel of Dharma to members by e-mail. I oppose the idea of not sending this written paper to members and friends in the old style, via “snail mail.” In fact, I would like to see more written materials for people. I actually would like to see a twenty-some p ...
... some voices saying that we should send the Wheel of Dharma to members by e-mail. I oppose the idea of not sending this written paper to members and friends in the old style, via “snail mail.” In fact, I would like to see more written materials for people. I actually would like to see a twenty-some p ...
409. Heine, Steven
... The Critical Buddhists seek to reverse the view that the 12-fascicle text is secondary to the 75-fascicle text. Hakamaya’s claim is that in the writings of the 75-fascicle text, which embrace a holistic, naturalist perspective, Dõgen was still struggling with hongaku thought and unable to fully over ...
... The Critical Buddhists seek to reverse the view that the 12-fascicle text is secondary to the 75-fascicle text. Hakamaya’s claim is that in the writings of the 75-fascicle text, which embrace a holistic, naturalist perspective, Dõgen was still struggling with hongaku thought and unable to fully over ...
carrying Buddhism
... flowing and individual characteristics while the piece-mold method produces more angular and heavy characteristics, and indeed these are found when comparing a Gandharan image with one from China. Strahan elaborates these differences in her two articles. She then continues in her study to demonstrat ...
... flowing and individual characteristics while the piece-mold method produces more angular and heavy characteristics, and indeed these are found when comparing a Gandharan image with one from China. Strahan elaborates these differences in her two articles. She then continues in her study to demonstrat ...
Vows and Declarations of Votaries of the Lotus Sutra and
... “Shoju is to be practiced when throughout the entire country only the Lotus Sutra has spread, and when there is not even a single misguided teacher expounding erroneous doctrines…. But the time for shakubuku is very different from this. It is a time when many different sutras and teachings spring up ...
... “Shoju is to be practiced when throughout the entire country only the Lotus Sutra has spread, and when there is not even a single misguided teacher expounding erroneous doctrines…. But the time for shakubuku is very different from this. It is a time when many different sutras and teachings spring up ...
Ichibutsu Ryoso (One Buddha Two Founders) - sotozen-net
... Doshin that Soto Zen should have the Three Treasures as its objects of refuge. A third opinion was that chanting namu Shakamuni Butsu would be nothing but an imitation of Pure Land Buddhism and its Gate of Other Power. Another opinion was that, according to the doctrine of Three Bodies (the Trikaya ...
... Doshin that Soto Zen should have the Three Treasures as its objects of refuge. A third opinion was that chanting namu Shakamuni Butsu would be nothing but an imitation of Pure Land Buddhism and its Gate of Other Power. Another opinion was that, according to the doctrine of Three Bodies (the Trikaya ...