Jainism: the Oldest Living Religion by Dr. Jyoti Prasad Jain
... also a powerful rival of the latter and that at the period of Mahāvira and even before it, Jainism had been for some time a firmly established religion, and also that Mahāvira did only reform it and reorganize the order of the ascetics. (see Sacred Books of the East, vols. XXII & XLV [Introductions] ...
... also a powerful rival of the latter and that at the period of Mahāvira and even before it, Jainism had been for some time a firmly established religion, and also that Mahāvira did only reform it and reorganize the order of the ascetics. (see Sacred Books of the East, vols. XXII & XLV [Introductions] ...
Spring 2011 - Rangjung Yeshe Institute
... type of course that may appeal to many international We are pleased to welcome three visiting instructors to students. Foundations of Buddhism, taught by our RYI this coming academic year: Dr. John Dunne (Emory senior instructors, Joanne Larson and Hilary Herdman, University), Dr. Karin Meyers (Univ ...
... type of course that may appeal to many international We are pleased to welcome three visiting instructors to students. Foundations of Buddhism, taught by our RYI this coming academic year: Dr. John Dunne (Emory senior instructors, Joanne Larson and Hilary Herdman, University), Dr. Karin Meyers (Univ ...
TILAKKHANA OR THE LIFE`S WAY
... asserts that since God is identified as the first cause (all others being "created" by God) there is no need to explain the existence of God. Buddhism does not agree with this position and considers it as another instance of sophistry ("eel-wriggling") to which theists resort to sustain their absurd ...
... asserts that since God is identified as the first cause (all others being "created" by God) there is no need to explain the existence of God. Buddhism does not agree with this position and considers it as another instance of sophistry ("eel-wriggling") to which theists resort to sustain their absurd ...
Reviews
... toral thesis, The Concept of the Person in Pàli Buddhist Litera ture, submitted to the University of Lancaster in 1981. Two of the fourteen chapters (on developing a Self without boundaries and the nature of the Tathàgata) have been previously published as articles, while material from another ...
... toral thesis, The Concept of the Person in Pàli Buddhist Litera ture, submitted to the University of Lancaster in 1981. Two of the fourteen chapters (on developing a Self without boundaries and the nature of the Tathàgata) have been previously published as articles, while material from another ...
Buddhism in Ireland: the inner life of world-systems
... Catholic and Protestant contexts, among clerics and in secular literature; by the early modern period, contemporary eyewitness accounts were available not only to the wealthy but also in pirated or serial editions, while the Alexander material in particular may have been used in hedge schools. As Br ...
... Catholic and Protestant contexts, among clerics and in secular literature; by the early modern period, contemporary eyewitness accounts were available not only to the wealthy but also in pirated or serial editions, while the Alexander material in particular may have been used in hedge schools. As Br ...
December 2nd, 2003 lecture notes as a ppt file
... • Arguably, the purpose of these stories is to ‘show’ that the Buddha tasted completely of both indulgence and asceticism before choosing a ‘middle way’ between these perceived extremes (Koller, Asian Philosophies, pp.153-55). • What is the Middle Way of Siddhartha? • Using meditation to quiet his m ...
... • Arguably, the purpose of these stories is to ‘show’ that the Buddha tasted completely of both indulgence and asceticism before choosing a ‘middle way’ between these perceived extremes (Koller, Asian Philosophies, pp.153-55). • What is the Middle Way of Siddhartha? • Using meditation to quiet his m ...
Ancient India
... dissatisfied with that religion was ____________________ Gautama. Born in northern India into the _______________________ caste, Siddhartha was a prince who grew up in luxury. He did not struggle, but fel ...
... dissatisfied with that religion was ____________________ Gautama. Born in northern India into the _______________________ caste, Siddhartha was a prince who grew up in luxury. He did not struggle, but fel ...
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES 5AAT2901 Buddhist Ethics
... Śāntideva, and to tell us something about the content and structure of the book. You would then look in detail at all the different motivations for ethical conduct and different means of encouragement used by Śāntideva. To be able to discuss some of the text in closer detail, citing individual verse ...
... Śāntideva, and to tell us something about the content and structure of the book. You would then look in detail at all the different motivations for ethical conduct and different means of encouragement used by Śāntideva. To be able to discuss some of the text in closer detail, citing individual verse ...
Extending the Hand of Fellowship
... as a Buddhist world really exists. Instead we have a number of sectarian Buddhist worlds which are divided one from another along doctrinal and other lines and which have – to revert to my previous metaphor – in some cases diverged so widely from the parent trunk that they have difficulty seeing the ...
... as a Buddhist world really exists. Instead we have a number of sectarian Buddhist worlds which are divided one from another along doctrinal and other lines and which have – to revert to my previous metaphor – in some cases diverged so widely from the parent trunk that they have difficulty seeing the ...
recent writing on the anthropology of Buddhism in Sri Lanka
... descent to the Buddha himself; the island's monasteries and temples, many of them controlling large areas of productive land, were in the hands of an odd group of semi-monks known as ganninanse, who administered monastic property but had lost both the tradition of ordination and the commitment to ce ...
... descent to the Buddha himself; the island's monasteries and temples, many of them controlling large areas of productive land, were in the hands of an odd group of semi-monks known as ganninanse, who administered monastic property but had lost both the tradition of ordination and the commitment to ce ...
Buddhism in Noh Drama
... thousand years after the Final Emancipation is called the prevailing period of Saddarama , the second thousand years is considered as the prevailing period of Prathirupa Dharma. Ten thousand years after the second period is considered as the final period of prevailing of Dhamma. According to Chinese ...
... thousand years after the Final Emancipation is called the prevailing period of Saddarama , the second thousand years is considered as the prevailing period of Prathirupa Dharma. Ten thousand years after the second period is considered as the final period of prevailing of Dhamma. According to Chinese ...
Buddha.
... was based on birth, not a person’s actions. •Buddha believed a person should be judged by their actions, not their birth. •Buddha died in 483, when he was 80 years old. ...
... was based on birth, not a person’s actions. •Buddha believed a person should be judged by their actions, not their birth. •Buddha died in 483, when he was 80 years old. ...
Major Characteristics of Mahayana Buddhism
... Pure Land (Jingtu / Jd 淨土). Based on vow of Amitabha Buddha (in the Pure Land Stras) to cause anyone who called on his name (faithfully) to be reborn into a Western Paradise or Pure Land, where they would live in the company of Amitabha for a very long time, and then be reborn one final time as ...
... Pure Land (Jingtu / Jd 淨土). Based on vow of Amitabha Buddha (in the Pure Land Stras) to cause anyone who called on his name (faithfully) to be reborn into a Western Paradise or Pure Land, where they would live in the company of Amitabha for a very long time, and then be reborn one final time as ...
stages on the spiritual path: a buddhist perspective
... The following quotation, from the Introduction to the translation of a Tibetan text, Mind in Buddhist Psychology, further illustrates the character of the five Buddhist stages or phases in their context as Buddhist approaches to developmental ...
... The following quotation, from the Introduction to the translation of a Tibetan text, Mind in Buddhist Psychology, further illustrates the character of the five Buddhist stages or phases in their context as Buddhist approaches to developmental ...
Introduction to Buddhist Traditions
... in North America. We will examine the roots of Buddhist traditions in India, their spread and translation into other cultural contexts, and their interaction with other cultural movements and expressions. Learning Outcomes: It is my hope that by the end of the course students will: 1. Recognize that ...
... in North America. We will examine the roots of Buddhist traditions in India, their spread and translation into other cultural contexts, and their interaction with other cultural movements and expressions. Learning Outcomes: It is my hope that by the end of the course students will: 1. Recognize that ...
vision for the center - Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center
... Insight appear in him yoked evenly together…”so that one can fully see and understand the complete Buddha Dhamma. Many Buddhists agree that it is truly time for an American Sangha using English for the primary teaching language to arise and move forward to help preserve Buddhism. This has been broug ...
... Insight appear in him yoked evenly together…”so that one can fully see and understand the complete Buddha Dhamma. Many Buddhists agree that it is truly time for an American Sangha using English for the primary teaching language to arise and move forward to help preserve Buddhism. This has been broug ...
Why is there philosophy in Buddhism?
... One of the most eloquent spokesmen in favor of the enterprise of comparative philosophy is a remarkable figure named Jitendra Nath Mohanty (born 1928). Mohanty was born into a traditional Brahman family in the Indian state of Bengal. As a Brahman child he learned Sanskrit as a young child and spent ...
... One of the most eloquent spokesmen in favor of the enterprise of comparative philosophy is a remarkable figure named Jitendra Nath Mohanty (born 1928). Mohanty was born into a traditional Brahman family in the Indian state of Bengal. As a Brahman child he learned Sanskrit as a young child and spent ...
Religious Studies Review, No. 02
... Mantrayana was the sect of Buddhism; it was born in India in the 4 th century. The monks of this sect thought highly of the mystical religious rites in particular the rite of receiving sacred water. They based on the power of deities and used magic words to enlighten everybody. They read Usnisavijay ...
... Mantrayana was the sect of Buddhism; it was born in India in the 4 th century. The monks of this sect thought highly of the mystical religious rites in particular the rite of receiving sacred water. They based on the power of deities and used magic words to enlighten everybody. They read Usnisavijay ...
Jōdo Shū: Pure Land Buddhism
... welcomes devotees with one of nine hand gestures (mudra) that determines the level into which they will be reborn in the next world (see diagram). This Amida Buddha’s gesture, gebon jōshō (the third lowest of nine classes), was deemed the most appropriate level for the common Japanese citizen, and t ...
... welcomes devotees with one of nine hand gestures (mudra) that determines the level into which they will be reborn in the next world (see diagram). This Amida Buddha’s gesture, gebon jōshō (the third lowest of nine classes), was deemed the most appropriate level for the common Japanese citizen, and t ...
Science through Buddhist Eyes
... become meaningless if they were not “reintegrated with meditational practice,” as they are “spiritual documents, and the spirit alone can fathom them.” The aim of the teacher, and by extension the text, was more to form than to inform — to stimulate the student to take up a practice of spiritual eng ...
... become meaningless if they were not “reintegrated with meditational practice,” as they are “spiritual documents, and the spirit alone can fathom them.” The aim of the teacher, and by extension the text, was more to form than to inform — to stimulate the student to take up a practice of spiritual eng ...
Buddhism and Music - Fo Guang Shan International Translation
... text, then you will have to rush through a long section of text, while only singing a few notes. For this reason, we have translated the sutras into Chinese and do not make use of Sanskrit melodies.” In the absence of traditional hymns, monastics later adapted classical folk songs, along with pieces ...
... text, then you will have to rush through a long section of text, while only singing a few notes. For this reason, we have translated the sutras into Chinese and do not make use of Sanskrit melodies.” In the absence of traditional hymns, monastics later adapted classical folk songs, along with pieces ...
Buddhism – Science and Medicine
... true at the same time? This is the basis of my research on Chinese Medicine. Some years ago I had a discussion with a pharmacologist. I was impressed by him, but finally he said: “But you must concede: There is only one truth.” It is the way of our culture to exclude alternatives by our notion of tr ...
... true at the same time? This is the basis of my research on Chinese Medicine. Some years ago I had a discussion with a pharmacologist. I was impressed by him, but finally he said: “But you must concede: There is only one truth.” It is the way of our culture to exclude alternatives by our notion of tr ...
Reviews
... complex commentarial debate, demonstrating the challenges and philosophical as well as philological choices involved in choosing English translations for such complex and contested Sanskrit or Tibetan terms. This discussion is rich in examples and in philosophical insight, and should be read by anyo ...
... complex commentarial debate, demonstrating the challenges and philosophical as well as philological choices involved in choosing English translations for such complex and contested Sanskrit or Tibetan terms. This discussion is rich in examples and in philosophical insight, and should be read by anyo ...