The Edicts of King Asoka
... system was reformed in order to make it more fair, less harsh and less open to abuse, while those sentenced to death were given a stay of execution to prepare appeals and regular amnesties were given to prisoners. State resources were used for useful public works like the importation and cultivation ...
... system was reformed in order to make it more fair, less harsh and less open to abuse, while those sentenced to death were given a stay of execution to prepare appeals and regular amnesties were given to prisoners. State resources were used for useful public works like the importation and cultivation ...
BUDDHIST MONASTIC LIFE
... the world, and has certainly been the most widespread, both geographically and culturally. The traditional dates for the Buddha given in Western scholarship are c.566-486 B.C.1: the order he founded has existed for two and a half thousand years. Although by the medieval period the Buddhist monastic ...
... the world, and has certainly been the most widespread, both geographically and culturally. The traditional dates for the Buddha given in Western scholarship are c.566-486 B.C.1: the order he founded has existed for two and a half thousand years. Although by the medieval period the Buddhist monastic ...
Decline and Fall of Buddhism
... Neither of them started it, and their interests in interpreting it differently, if at all they did as claimed, had arisen out of political needs of the time. Those interested may see writings of Raosaheb Kasbe against this thinking. For our purpose, "Hindutwa" of any and all types have certain cardi ...
... Neither of them started it, and their interests in interpreting it differently, if at all they did as claimed, had arisen out of political needs of the time. Those interested may see writings of Raosaheb Kasbe against this thinking. For our purpose, "Hindutwa" of any and all types have certain cardi ...
Three Creative Encounters: Tibetan Buddhist Tradition
... repeating claims to an exceptional transmission of Tibetan Buddhism and instead begin to dissect how this professed singularity functions as our training allows us. My work departs from previous studies in its focus not on the popular phenomena of Buddhist sympathizers, nor on the appropriation and ...
... repeating claims to an exceptional transmission of Tibetan Buddhism and instead begin to dissect how this professed singularity functions as our training allows us. My work departs from previous studies in its focus not on the popular phenomena of Buddhist sympathizers, nor on the appropriation and ...
The Development of the Tathāgatagarbha in the Early Mahāyāna
... (Lkt.), Ghana-vyūha-sūtra, almost of them were translated into Chinese. In this thesis, I will try to explore the origin of the tathāgatagarbha and to verify whether it is the teaching of the Buddha. My study will base on the tathāgatagarbha literature extant in Chinese translation. The tathāgatagar ...
... (Lkt.), Ghana-vyūha-sūtra, almost of them were translated into Chinese. In this thesis, I will try to explore the origin of the tathāgatagarbha and to verify whether it is the teaching of the Buddha. My study will base on the tathāgatagarbha literature extant in Chinese translation. The tathāgatagar ...
Introduction
... through [the section on the contemplation of] the objects of [mistaken] views.9 Thus the Dharma-wheel ceased turning, and he did not expound on the latter sections.10 Yet in drawing water from a stream one seeks its source, and scenting a fragrance one traces its origin.11 The Ta chih tu lun says, ...
... through [the section on the contemplation of] the objects of [mistaken] views.9 Thus the Dharma-wheel ceased turning, and he did not expound on the latter sections.10 Yet in drawing water from a stream one seeks its source, and scenting a fragrance one traces its origin.11 The Ta chih tu lun says, ...
The Buddha - World Religions eBooks
... The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interrupted for the child arrived on the way and was born in a delightful grove at a remote spot call ...
... The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interrupted for the child arrived on the way and was born in a delightful grove at a remote spot call ...
Zen and Japanese Militarism
... t o Buddhism there IS nothing that can be called a 'Just war' - which IS only a false term coined and put into c i rcu l at i o n to justify and excuse h atred, c ru e l ty, violence, and massacre ( 84) . A s this thesIs will demonstrate, the Buddhist movement i n question did In fact approve of bot ...
... t o Buddhism there IS nothing that can be called a 'Just war' - which IS only a false term coined and put into c i rcu l at i o n to justify and excuse h atred, c ru e l ty, violence, and massacre ( 84) . A s this thesIs will demonstrate, the Buddhist movement i n question did In fact approve of bot ...
Dogen: His Life, Religion, and Poetry
... Visitors to Eiheiji gain a sense of Dōgen’s role as founder of a living tradition based on the practice of Buddhist meditation conducted as silent contemplation while sitting in the Eiheiji Temple in snow. Photo courtesy of Yoshihide Yoshizu. upright posture known as zazen. Dōgen learned the zazen m ...
... Visitors to Eiheiji gain a sense of Dōgen’s role as founder of a living tradition based on the practice of Buddhist meditation conducted as silent contemplation while sitting in the Eiheiji Temple in snow. Photo courtesy of Yoshihide Yoshizu. upright posture known as zazen. Dōgen learned the zazen m ...
The Buddha - JBE Online Books
... at his conception M�y�, the Buddha’s mother, dreamt that a white baby elephant had entered her side. This was a very auspicious symbol suggesting that this was no ordinary child. Soothsayers were consulted as to the dream and confirmed that the child would be either a great religious teacher, or a ...
... at his conception M�y�, the Buddha’s mother, dreamt that a white baby elephant had entered her side. This was a very auspicious symbol suggesting that this was no ordinary child. Soothsayers were consulted as to the dream and confirmed that the child would be either a great religious teacher, or a ...
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
... defined as the complete body of literature. The Mahakavya (great poem) or court epics of the great Indian authors occupy a unique place in the Sanskrit literary tradition. It is a verse genre of the Kavya, the stylized literary work (literature) cultivated in the courts of Indian from the beginning ...
... defined as the complete body of literature. The Mahakavya (great poem) or court epics of the great Indian authors occupy a unique place in the Sanskrit literary tradition. It is a verse genre of the Kavya, the stylized literary work (literature) cultivated in the courts of Indian from the beginning ...
The Genesis of the Bodhisattva Ideal
... Buddhism has enjoyed a prominent place in the study of Asian religious ideas at Hamburg University for almost 100 years, ever since the birth of Buddhist Studies in Germany. We are proud that our program is housed in one of the pioneering academic institutions in Europe at which the study of Buddhis ...
... Buddhism has enjoyed a prominent place in the study of Asian religious ideas at Hamburg University for almost 100 years, ever since the birth of Buddhist Studies in Germany. We are proud that our program is housed in one of the pioneering academic institutions in Europe at which the study of Buddhis ...
To Understand Buddha`s Teaching
... Buddhism was born in Northern India. He lived seventy-nine years and dedicated forty-nine of them to teaching. In 67 AD, one thousand years after he entered Nirvana, these teachings were formally introduced into China. Prior to acquiring a good knowledge of Buddhism, we need to understand the terms ...
... Buddhism was born in Northern India. He lived seventy-nine years and dedicated forty-nine of them to teaching. In 67 AD, one thousand years after he entered Nirvana, these teachings were formally introduced into China. Prior to acquiring a good knowledge of Buddhism, we need to understand the terms ...
Zen Buddhism and Media - DUO
... venue in Grønland, a district in the eastern part of Oslo. Due to the lack of other reliable sources, the information given on RZC’s webpage will constitutes my main source on the history of RZC.13 Since I am addressing the contemporary practice of this community, and the focus is on how the Interne ...
... venue in Grønland, a district in the eastern part of Oslo. Due to the lack of other reliable sources, the information given on RZC’s webpage will constitutes my main source on the history of RZC.13 Since I am addressing the contemporary practice of this community, and the focus is on how the Interne ...
Buddhist Trail in Ladakh
... of the Lamaist Buddhism that is followed in Ladakh. Gompas had their origin in the spartan, rock-cut viharas (‘dwellings’) that monks inhabited during the early stages of Buddhism. Buddhist texts specified that, ideally, a monastery should be set on a hill with a waterbody nearby and not too far fro ...
... of the Lamaist Buddhism that is followed in Ladakh. Gompas had their origin in the spartan, rock-cut viharas (‘dwellings’) that monks inhabited during the early stages of Buddhism. Buddhist texts specified that, ideally, a monastery should be set on a hill with a waterbody nearby and not too far fro ...
Ālayavijñāna: On the Origin and the Early Development of a Central
... The first volume of Schmithausen's work (241 pages) contains his text; the second (475 pages) contains his notes (1495 of them), bibliographies, and other critical apparatus. T h e relative size of these two volumes shows the author's interest in supplying complete documentation for every point he m ...
... The first volume of Schmithausen's work (241 pages) contains his text; the second (475 pages) contains his notes (1495 of them), bibliographies, and other critical apparatus. T h e relative size of these two volumes shows the author's interest in supplying complete documentation for every point he m ...
Dogen: His Life, Religion, and Poetry
... philosopher in Japanese history and one of the foremost exponents in the overall development of Buddhist thought. Leading thinkers in Japan, such as Nishida Kitarō, Tanabe Hajime, and Nishitani Keji, have interpreted Dōgen’s complex Chinese-Japanese texts. Dōgen’s works are also often compared to th ...
... philosopher in Japanese history and one of the foremost exponents in the overall development of Buddhist thought. Leading thinkers in Japan, such as Nishida Kitarō, Tanabe Hajime, and Nishitani Keji, have interpreted Dōgen’s complex Chinese-Japanese texts. Dōgen’s works are also often compared to th ...
INTEGRATION OF ENDOGENOUS - Association for Global New
... village communities, urban groups, national populations and humanity as a whole. We are all living on one planet and are commonly subjected to the limitations imposed by non-renewable resources, ecological balances, climatic and temperature changes, environmental factors, psychological and social de ...
... village communities, urban groups, national populations and humanity as a whole. We are all living on one planet and are commonly subjected to the limitations imposed by non-renewable resources, ecological balances, climatic and temperature changes, environmental factors, psychological and social de ...
The Uses of Max Weber: Legitimation and Amnesia in Buddhology
... Brahman claims, till then often confined to the law books, to be enforced and put into practice (ROI: 125). He understood how priests were the bearers of Hinduism throughout South Asia (ibid.: 153). All these are themes which have received attention in recent years, but this has not led to any notic ...
... Brahman claims, till then often confined to the law books, to be enforced and put into practice (ROI: 125). He understood how priests were the bearers of Hinduism throughout South Asia (ibid.: 153). All these are themes which have received attention in recent years, but this has not led to any notic ...
The influence of Buddhism on accounting in
... uncomfortable with the latter (i.e. why does the common era have to start from that particular year? I do not feel I share any common ground with this choice). We are stuck with a way of sorting out years in a linear chronological order, to change the words does not change anything, like it or not, ...
... uncomfortable with the latter (i.e. why does the common era have to start from that particular year? I do not feel I share any common ground with this choice). We are stuck with a way of sorting out years in a linear chronological order, to change the words does not change anything, like it or not, ...
Asoka`s Dhamma
... Bairat (Bhabru) Edict which is dated between 22nd and 24th regnal years by some Scholars (Sen, Asoka's Edicts). The point for notice is that the contents of the Fourteen Rock Edicts and those of the Seven Pillar Edicts are essentially the same so far as Dhamma is concerned. Asoka was steady and sure ...
... Bairat (Bhabru) Edict which is dated between 22nd and 24th regnal years by some Scholars (Sen, Asoka's Edicts). The point for notice is that the contents of the Fourteen Rock Edicts and those of the Seven Pillar Edicts are essentially the same so far as Dhamma is concerned. Asoka was steady and sure ...
Ashoka - Net Texts
... heights, as far as ancient Rome and Egypt. He made Buddhism his state religion around 260 BC, and propagated it and preached it within his domain and worldwide from about 250 BC. Emperor Ashoka undoubtedly has to be credited with the first serious attempt to develop a Buddhist policy. ...
... heights, as far as ancient Rome and Egypt. He made Buddhism his state religion around 260 BC, and propagated it and preached it within his domain and worldwide from about 250 BC. Emperor Ashoka undoubtedly has to be credited with the first serious attempt to develop a Buddhist policy. ...