Mindfulness and the Four Noble Truths
... of the teaching were the five aesthetics (the Buddha’s first disciples). However, a frequently overlooked observation concerning the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta is that the sutta also records that the earth-dwelling devas were recipients of this teaching. The inclusion within the audience of two ver ...
... of the teaching were the five aesthetics (the Buddha’s first disciples). However, a frequently overlooked observation concerning the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta is that the sutta also records that the earth-dwelling devas were recipients of this teaching. The inclusion within the audience of two ver ...
Sati Journal Volume 1 - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... could breed internal conflict, feelings of guilt and unworthiness, and also generate tensions within the family and at the workplace. I think there are reasonable grounds for the belief that during his teaching rounds the Buddha gave many more teachings to his lay disciples than are recorded in the ...
... could breed internal conflict, feelings of guilt and unworthiness, and also generate tensions within the family and at the workplace. I think there are reasonable grounds for the belief that during his teaching rounds the Buddha gave many more teachings to his lay disciples than are recorded in the ...
Explaining Tantra in Tibetan Buddhism at Shuchi-in
... “As I said yesterday,” he began, “the awakening mind of bodhichitta is the main cause of Buddhahood. If you have bodhichitta, you will achieve Buddhahood. In the Heart Sutra it says that the Buddhas of the past, present and future rely on wisdom to become fully enlightened. If you have an understan ...
... “As I said yesterday,” he began, “the awakening mind of bodhichitta is the main cause of Buddhahood. If you have bodhichitta, you will achieve Buddhahood. In the Heart Sutra it says that the Buddhas of the past, present and future rely on wisdom to become fully enlightened. If you have an understan ...
Six Perfections - The Huntington Archive
... "The 37 practices of Bodhisattvas" say that one should make the six transcendent perfections one's habits. If happiness is sought it is necessary to transform the way of thinking, feeling, and acting. All actions of body, speech, and mind must conjoin with the six perfections and this means to becom ...
... "The 37 practices of Bodhisattvas" say that one should make the six transcendent perfections one's habits. If happiness is sought it is necessary to transform the way of thinking, feeling, and acting. All actions of body, speech, and mind must conjoin with the six perfections and this means to becom ...
strategies of legitimation in buddhist tantrism
... written texts, a shift which was less important to Tantric Buddhism, since it had already taken place4. ...
... written texts, a shift which was less important to Tantric Buddhism, since it had already taken place4. ...
Faithi in Revolution Tricycle Winter 2008
... good marriage, even world peace. Nevertheless, from a purely traditional point of view, it would seem a violation of basic Buddhist doctrine to chant for the satisfaction of earthly desires rather than striving to overcome them. Isn’t this a contradiction? If you think that the purpose of religion i ...
... good marriage, even world peace. Nevertheless, from a purely traditional point of view, it would seem a violation of basic Buddhist doctrine to chant for the satisfaction of earthly desires rather than striving to overcome them. Isn’t this a contradiction? If you think that the purpose of religion i ...
BUDDHIST FILIAL PIETY: MITIGATING CONFUCIAN DUTY AND
... Cole further relies on the Blood Bowl Sutra,24 a text held in common by both Buddhism and Daoism to support his main contention that Buddhism attempted to resolve female issues more readily than the Confucian tradition. The Blood Bowl Sutra does indeed ask the son to help his mother ascend out of a ...
... Cole further relies on the Blood Bowl Sutra,24 a text held in common by both Buddhism and Daoism to support his main contention that Buddhism attempted to resolve female issues more readily than the Confucian tradition. The Blood Bowl Sutra does indeed ask the son to help his mother ascend out of a ...
The Core of Íåkyamuni Buddha`s Teachings and the Distinctive
... We can thus assume the following circumstances in the background of such new thoughts. At that time, there was a fluctuation of the traditional culture and a desire for a new cultural ideal, brought about by the cultural exchange between India and the Greco-Roman world. Under such a trend of the tim ...
... We can thus assume the following circumstances in the background of such new thoughts. At that time, there was a fluctuation of the traditional culture and a desire for a new cultural ideal, brought about by the cultural exchange between India and the Greco-Roman world. Under such a trend of the tim ...
A Comparative Reading into the Early Buddhist and Lockean
... The Buddhism preserved in Pali Nikaya texts and Chinese Agamas is known as early Buddhism. And it is accepted as the closest form to the teachings of the Buddha. Some Buddhist scholars versed in Pali Buddhism have concluded that epistemologically early Buddhism is a form of empiricism. This claim ha ...
... The Buddhism preserved in Pali Nikaya texts and Chinese Agamas is known as early Buddhism. And it is accepted as the closest form to the teachings of the Buddha. Some Buddhist scholars versed in Pali Buddhism have concluded that epistemologically early Buddhism is a form of empiricism. This claim ha ...
The Value of Buddhist Responses to Issues of Overpopulation
... traditions is a rich one. As former Director of the Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions Lawrence E. Sullivan observes, “Religion distinguishes the human species from all others, just as human presence on earth distinguishes the ecology of our planet from other places in the kn ...
... traditions is a rich one. As former Director of the Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions Lawrence E. Sullivan observes, “Religion distinguishes the human species from all others, just as human presence on earth distinguishes the ecology of our planet from other places in the kn ...
Fathering Your Father: The Zen of Fabrication in Tang Buddhism
... dharma preached by the historical Buddha. Not surprisingly, after his death Guanding was added into this lineage by his disciples even though Zhiyue (543–616) was Zhiyi’s chosen successor. Thus we see two important characteristics of Chan genealogy being established in the Sui: the linking of a Chin ...
... dharma preached by the historical Buddha. Not surprisingly, after his death Guanding was added into this lineage by his disciples even though Zhiyue (543–616) was Zhiyi’s chosen successor. Thus we see two important characteristics of Chan genealogy being established in the Sui: the linking of a Chin ...
- University of Virginia
... images and symbols—flourished only for a short period during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Considering the enduring history of Chinese steles, which have been in use from the first century c.e. until modern times, the phenomenon of Buddhist steles represents just a brief interlude. Yet this e ...
... images and symbols—flourished only for a short period during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Considering the enduring history of Chinese steles, which have been in use from the first century c.e. until modern times, the phenomenon of Buddhist steles represents just a brief interlude. Yet this e ...
M ASTER OF ARTS IN BUDDHIST STUDIES
... in each paper but has not secured the minimum marks to pass in aggregate may reappear in any of the paper/s of his choice in the concerned semester in order to be able to secure the minimum marks prescribed to pass the semester in aggregate. No student shall be allowed to avail himself/herself of m ...
... in each paper but has not secured the minimum marks to pass in aggregate may reappear in any of the paper/s of his choice in the concerned semester in order to be able to secure the minimum marks prescribed to pass the semester in aggregate. No student shall be allowed to avail himself/herself of m ...
Ethics in accounting: Exploring the relevance of a
... therefore must be explored so that these too represent and contribute to discussions on ethics in business and in accounting. Thirdly, given the global nature of modern business and accounting affairs, an appreciation of differences in the social and moral beliefs of different people is critical for ...
... therefore must be explored so that these too represent and contribute to discussions on ethics in business and in accounting. Thirdly, given the global nature of modern business and accounting affairs, an appreciation of differences in the social and moral beliefs of different people is critical for ...
BUDDHIST BELIEF:
... 5) Anchor ourselves in meditative concentration: If we anchor our identity in wealth, we may lose our minds when our money is lost. If we anchor our identity in love, we will worry when there is uncertainty in our relationships. If we anchor our identity in friends, afflictions can arise when our fr ...
... 5) Anchor ourselves in meditative concentration: If we anchor our identity in wealth, we may lose our minds when our money is lost. If we anchor our identity in love, we will worry when there is uncertainty in our relationships. If we anchor our identity in friends, afflictions can arise when our fr ...
Brahmanism, Buddhism and Hinduism
... setting out the observations and arguments of Dr Kane. This scholar has written a chapter on the Causes of the Disappearance of Buddhism from India in the concluding part of a work which deals with the history of “ancient and medieval religious and civil law in India” based entirely on the Bráhmaóic ...
... setting out the observations and arguments of Dr Kane. This scholar has written a chapter on the Causes of the Disappearance of Buddhism from India in the concluding part of a work which deals with the history of “ancient and medieval religious and civil law in India” based entirely on the Bráhmaóic ...
Unity of Faiths - Buddhism
... Mahayana tradition, and is also known as the Patron Saint of Tibet. Avalokiteshvara is represented with one thousand eyes that see the pain in all quarters of the universe and one thousand arms that reach out to all corners of the universe to extend his help. His primary mantra is the mantra of comp ...
... Mahayana tradition, and is also known as the Patron Saint of Tibet. Avalokiteshvara is represented with one thousand eyes that see the pain in all quarters of the universe and one thousand arms that reach out to all corners of the universe to extend his help. His primary mantra is the mantra of comp ...
modernization, social activism and the lao buddhist sangha1
... Buddhism in this period. The traditional role of the monks as educators was meant to be put to the service of the revolution. Buddhism was assigned a decisive role in the production of hegemony and paradoxically, it was at the same time an active agent of this process while also being itself reshape ...
... Buddhism in this period. The traditional role of the monks as educators was meant to be put to the service of the revolution. Buddhism was assigned a decisive role in the production of hegemony and paradoxically, it was at the same time an active agent of this process while also being itself reshape ...
whitehill.txt ... JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST ETHICS VOLUME 1: 1994
... Buddhist or not. The two hypotheses can also be viewed by Western Buddhists as recommendations on the future course of their Buddhist practices and communities. The first hypothesis and recommendation is that Buddhism must begin to demonstrate a far clearer //moral form// and a more sophisticated, a ...
... Buddhist or not. The two hypotheses can also be viewed by Western Buddhists as recommendations on the future course of their Buddhist practices and communities. The first hypothesis and recommendation is that Buddhism must begin to demonstrate a far clearer //moral form// and a more sophisticated, a ...
Comments on the History of Research on Buddhism among Tamils
... to have an international seminar on Tamil Buddhist studies. Peter Schalk, who did his doctoral thesis in 1972 on Siṃhala Buddhism, began to feel that he needed to study Tamil culture, and if possible, Tamil Buddhism to understand certain aspects of Siṃhala Buddhism. He developed a link program betwe ...
... to have an international seminar on Tamil Buddhist studies. Peter Schalk, who did his doctoral thesis in 1972 on Siṃhala Buddhism, began to feel that he needed to study Tamil culture, and if possible, Tamil Buddhism to understand certain aspects of Siṃhala Buddhism. He developed a link program betwe ...
Book review: John S. Strong, Relics of the Buddha. Buddhisms: A
... water, and burial, correspond exactly to the four methods of disposing of dead bodies that were used in the Indian world. Thus the attempted destruction of the relic was meant as a symbolic funeral for it, but one which was of course “doomed to failure since the relic, by its very nature, has alread ...
... water, and burial, correspond exactly to the four methods of disposing of dead bodies that were used in the Indian world. Thus the attempted destruction of the relic was meant as a symbolic funeral for it, but one which was of course “doomed to failure since the relic, by its very nature, has alread ...
Chapter 4 THE CONCEPT OF FAITH IN MAHĀYĀNA BUDDHISM
... Sthaviravāda or Theravāda Buddhism. The Buddha had discussed lots of social, moral, and political problems through his sermons. The Buddha’s teachings were not being written but they were kept alive in the form of oral transmission. When the Buddha was alive, if any dispute among the monks regarding ...
... Sthaviravāda or Theravāda Buddhism. The Buddha had discussed lots of social, moral, and political problems through his sermons. The Buddha’s teachings were not being written but they were kept alive in the form of oral transmission. When the Buddha was alive, if any dispute among the monks regarding ...
Gotama Buddha - Founder of Buddhism
... Gotama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism. He lived around 2,500 years ago in India. He gained the title Buddha, meaning ‘the awakened one’, when he became enlightened at the age of 35. For the next 45 years he taught the Noble Eightfold Path to enlightenment and the end of all suffering. The wheel ...
... Gotama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism. He lived around 2,500 years ago in India. He gained the title Buddha, meaning ‘the awakened one’, when he became enlightened at the age of 35. For the next 45 years he taught the Noble Eightfold Path to enlightenment and the end of all suffering. The wheel ...
