buddhism and the making of democracy in cambodia
... if the election is free and fair, a country cannot be called democratic unless: political rights and civil liberties are free and open; accountable government is elected; the representative of the media and their accessibility to different social groups and points of views are promoted; the public a ...
... if the election is free and fair, a country cannot be called democratic unless: political rights and civil liberties are free and open; accountable government is elected; the representative of the media and their accessibility to different social groups and points of views are promoted; the public a ...
Introduction - what is the anthropology of Buddhism about?
... often within the same monastery and sharing the same monastic discipline, with those who did not accept the new Mahayana scriptures, until north Indian Buddhism was destroyed by the Muslims between the eleventh and the thirteenth centuries. By that time the Mahayana had long since been taken up in C ...
... often within the same monastery and sharing the same monastic discipline, with those who did not accept the new Mahayana scriptures, until north Indian Buddhism was destroyed by the Muslims between the eleventh and the thirteenth centuries. By that time the Mahayana had long since been taken up in C ...
be lamps unto yourselves - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San
... Buddha teaches us that possession can become obsession. We yearn for permanence, but we can’t get it. Permanence isn’t attainable. So, the heart of Buddha’s wisdom says: “Desire for what will not be attained ends in frustration, therefore to avoid frustration, avoid desiring what will not be attaine ...
... Buddha teaches us that possession can become obsession. We yearn for permanence, but we can’t get it. Permanence isn’t attainable. So, the heart of Buddha’s wisdom says: “Desire for what will not be attained ends in frustration, therefore to avoid frustration, avoid desiring what will not be attaine ...
Buddhist Revival in Vietnam - United Nations Day of Vesak 2017
... bhikhuni Thich Nu Huynh Lien, as “…an eminent bhikhuni of the 20th century, who lived for the development of Buddhism, for the movement of women’s liberation, and for peace and freedom in Vietnam” (p. 245). Thich Nu Lien is reputed to be the first nun of this order, having become ordained in 1947, a ...
... bhikhuni Thich Nu Huynh Lien, as “…an eminent bhikhuni of the 20th century, who lived for the development of Buddhism, for the movement of women’s liberation, and for peace and freedom in Vietnam” (p. 245). Thich Nu Lien is reputed to be the first nun of this order, having become ordained in 1947, a ...
Dark and Bright Karma
... extinct Dharmaguptaka school and a number of scholastic texts related to the Yogācāra school of Mahāyāna Buddhism. ...
... extinct Dharmaguptaka school and a number of scholastic texts related to the Yogācāra school of Mahāyāna Buddhism. ...
Zen is not Buddhism - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... What, you might ask, does this debate have to to do with the contemporary study of religion and our understanding of Buddhism in Japan? Just this: we are in the midst of a very provocative "rethinking" of Japanese Buddhism by some prominent Buddhist scholars and thinkers who claim that Ch'an/Zen, th ...
... What, you might ask, does this debate have to to do with the contemporary study of religion and our understanding of Buddhism in Japan? Just this: we are in the midst of a very provocative "rethinking" of Japanese Buddhism by some prominent Buddhist scholars and thinkers who claim that Ch'an/Zen, th ...
Alan Wallace`s Buddhist Teachers
... H. H. the Dalai Lama, from whom he received the five Buddhist lay vows, full ordination as a Buddhist monk, the Bodhisattva vows of aspiring to and venturing towards enlightenment, the oral transmission and commentary on the Heart of Wisdom Sutra, Nagarjuna’s treatise The Precious Garland, the oral ...
... H. H. the Dalai Lama, from whom he received the five Buddhist lay vows, full ordination as a Buddhist monk, the Bodhisattva vows of aspiring to and venturing towards enlightenment, the oral transmission and commentary on the Heart of Wisdom Sutra, Nagarjuna’s treatise The Precious Garland, the oral ...
The Ten Worlds - Sgi-Usa
... The idea of the six paths originates with the ancient Indian worldview that envisions six broad realms within which all living beings transmigrate through the repeated cycle of death and rebirth. Buddhism adopted this view. The four noble worlds indicate levels or states beyond the six paths that ar ...
... The idea of the six paths originates with the ancient Indian worldview that envisions six broad realms within which all living beings transmigrate through the repeated cycle of death and rebirth. Buddhism adopted this view. The four noble worlds indicate levels or states beyond the six paths that ar ...
Buddhism as a `living tradition`
... the traditional or essential teachings and practices to Westerners. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, for example, has been described as being ‘extremely concerned about how to present dharma without distorting or diluting it, yet in a way that would be relevant to the modern world’ (Fremantle in Midal, 200 ...
... the traditional or essential teachings and practices to Westerners. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, for example, has been described as being ‘extremely concerned about how to present dharma without distorting or diluting it, yet in a way that would be relevant to the modern world’ (Fremantle in Midal, 200 ...
Religious Belief in a Buddhist Merchant Community，Nepal
... tions of these faiths, and to the neglect of an important field of information for scholars interested in the comparative study of religious belief Buddhism, as a refuge of intellectual freedom, has nurtured and enriched the civilizations of Asia. Over the centuries its teachers have artic ulated m ...
... tions of these faiths, and to the neglect of an important field of information for scholars interested in the comparative study of religious belief Buddhism, as a refuge of intellectual freedom, has nurtured and enriched the civilizations of Asia. Over the centuries its teachers have artic ulated m ...
A Study of Kalaha Vivada Sutta - International Scientific Academy of
... liberation) without basis of life's fuel remaining. Knowing that these (theorists) rely on (mere opinions for their statements) a sage investigates that upon which they rely. Having understood and being free (from theories) he will not dispute with anyone. The wise do not enter into any existence." ...
... liberation) without basis of life's fuel remaining. Knowing that these (theorists) rely on (mere opinions for their statements) a sage investigates that upon which they rely. Having understood and being free (from theories) he will not dispute with anyone. The wise do not enter into any existence." ...
appreciating buddhist art: part one - siddhartha gautama
... Stone sculpture of Buddha entering nirvana collected in Indonesia; PRIMITIVE ID# ...
... Stone sculpture of Buddha entering nirvana collected in Indonesia; PRIMITIVE ID# ...
ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 5 1998: 63-73 Publication date: 1 February 1998
... spiritual development preceded by emotional distress and behavioral aberration that was never explicitly addressed by psychological intervention. Spirituality in this case does not follow in lock-step upon emotional development. Finally, Rubin is critical of those he terms Orientocentrics who see ...
... spiritual development preceded by emotional distress and behavioral aberration that was never explicitly addressed by psychological intervention. Spirituality in this case does not follow in lock-step upon emotional development. Finally, Rubin is critical of those he terms Orientocentrics who see ...
An Examination of Taoist and Buddhist Perspectives on
... circles (Lopez, 1998). Both sutras offer great emotional comfort to Chinese converts, so much so that the chanting of both scriptures have become part of Chinese funeral rituals. It is quite common that the deceased’s family hire Buddhist nuns to chant the Diamond Sutra or the Heart Sutra at a tradi ...
... circles (Lopez, 1998). Both sutras offer great emotional comfort to Chinese converts, so much so that the chanting of both scriptures have become part of Chinese funeral rituals. It is quite common that the deceased’s family hire Buddhist nuns to chant the Diamond Sutra or the Heart Sutra at a tradi ...
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... of them outstanding, were and are being sold in the antiquity markets. The exodus of Tibetan monks since 1959 enormously increased our knowledge of Buddhist doctrines and monastic customs for, as pointed out by so many scholars, Tibetan buddhism is the direct heir of Kashmiri and Gangetic buddhism. ...
... of them outstanding, were and are being sold in the antiquity markets. The exodus of Tibetan monks since 1959 enormously increased our knowledge of Buddhist doctrines and monastic customs for, as pointed out by so many scholars, Tibetan buddhism is the direct heir of Kashmiri and Gangetic buddhism. ...
Mahayana Buddhism
... (Perfection of Wisdom). The Lotus Sutra helps to explain the Mahayana view of Buddhist revelation through its rendition of one of the Buddha's sermons. In a parable, the Buddha shows how he grants provisional revelations appropriate to the limited faculties of particular beings, until finally they a ...
... (Perfection of Wisdom). The Lotus Sutra helps to explain the Mahayana view of Buddhist revelation through its rendition of one of the Buddha's sermons. In a parable, the Buddha shows how he grants provisional revelations appropriate to the limited faculties of particular beings, until finally they a ...
The Mandala of Chenrezig
... painting were taught by Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha (Fully Awakened One), in the sixth century BCE in India. This tradition has been preserved over the past 2,500 years in an unbroken transmission from master to disciple down to the present day. The mandala (mahn-DAH-la), meaning “house” or “p ...
... painting were taught by Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha (Fully Awakened One), in the sixth century BCE in India. This tradition has been preserved over the past 2,500 years in an unbroken transmission from master to disciple down to the present day. The mandala (mahn-DAH-la), meaning “house” or “p ...
A Buddha and his Cousin - University of New Mexico
... the plows, the boy was filled with a profound sadness. Realizing that it is impossible to maintain life without disturbing the lives of others, sometimes even depriving others of their lives, the boy was overcome with grief of the type that Jungian analyst James Hollis calls existential guilt, whic ...
... the plows, the boy was filled with a profound sadness. Realizing that it is impossible to maintain life without disturbing the lives of others, sometimes even depriving others of their lives, the boy was overcome with grief of the type that Jungian analyst James Hollis calls existential guilt, whic ...
Gurudharma Mūlasarvāstivāda Tradition Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... bhikṣuṇīs came into existence. Thus the formulation of the gurudharma concerning bhikṣuṇī ordination in the Dharmaguptaka, Mahīśāsaka, and Theravāda Vinayas results in an internal inconsistency, as it implies that the probationary training was promulgated by the Buddha at the time when the order of ...
... bhikṣuṇīs came into existence. Thus the formulation of the gurudharma concerning bhikṣuṇī ordination in the Dharmaguptaka, Mahīśāsaka, and Theravāda Vinayas results in an internal inconsistency, as it implies that the probationary training was promulgated by the Buddha at the time when the order of ...
Ln 12a Buddhism
... deprived. Seeing as how clinging to things (that were necessarily impermanent) was one of the primary causes of dukkha, he cautioned against excessive attachment. At the same time, he recognized a recurring and more general type of existential unease and anxiety (aniccha) that arises from the very t ...
... deprived. Seeing as how clinging to things (that were necessarily impermanent) was one of the primary causes of dukkha, he cautioned against excessive attachment. At the same time, he recognized a recurring and more general type of existential unease and anxiety (aniccha) that arises from the very t ...
Department of 1 LMU Drive, Suite 3700 Theological Studies Los
... Conference on Pure Land Buddhism in Dialogue with Christian Theology, Loyola Marymount University, September, 2001. “Interreligious Dialogue as a Resource for Ecumenical Dialogue.” National Workshop on Christian Unity, San Diego, May, 2001. “The Effort on the Part of Organized Religious Groups to Fo ...
... Conference on Pure Land Buddhism in Dialogue with Christian Theology, Loyola Marymount University, September, 2001. “Interreligious Dialogue as a Resource for Ecumenical Dialogue.” National Workshop on Christian Unity, San Diego, May, 2001. “The Effort on the Part of Organized Religious Groups to Fo ...
The Terracotta Plaques of Pagan: Indian Influence
... Taik to store them. The conquest of Thāṭon in 1057 CE made direct contact of Myanmar with India and overseas through Sri Lanka (Hall 1998: 16). The writing of Pali canons started during the first century B.C. in Sri Lanka and its excerpts reached Myanmar in several parts. It was only during 11th cen ...
... Taik to store them. The conquest of Thāṭon in 1057 CE made direct contact of Myanmar with India and overseas through Sri Lanka (Hall 1998: 16). The writing of Pali canons started during the first century B.C. in Sri Lanka and its excerpts reached Myanmar in several parts. It was only during 11th cen ...