Nietzsche and Buddhism
... reduced to this question. Wherever he looked-science, asceticism, truth, God-he saw moral valuations that attempted to come to terms with the meaning of human existence (WP, 301). A number of questions grew out of this basic orientation: How can nihilism be overcome? What are the conditions for a he ...
... reduced to this question. Wherever he looked-science, asceticism, truth, God-he saw moral valuations that attempted to come to terms with the meaning of human existence (WP, 301). A number of questions grew out of this basic orientation: How can nihilism be overcome? What are the conditions for a he ...
geshe rabten rinpoche - Dorje Shugden and Dalai Lama
... Lhasa. I admired them very much. I also occasionally visited the large monastery in our region; and when I watched the monks debating, I was again filled with admiration. When I was about fifteen years old I began to notice how simple, pure and efficient their lives were. I also saw how my own home ...
... Lhasa. I admired them very much. I also occasionally visited the large monastery in our region; and when I watched the monks debating, I was again filled with admiration. When I was about fifteen years old I began to notice how simple, pure and efficient their lives were. I also saw how my own home ...
Buddhist Women and Social Justice - Ideals
... toward nuns than they do toward monks, and would probably be surprised, even incredulous, if this was pointed out. When Buddhist nuns notice these inequalities, they generally ignore them, since it may be awkward or appear self-serving to point them out. Gendered behaviors are so common that many pe ...
... toward nuns than they do toward monks, and would probably be surprised, even incredulous, if this was pointed out. When Buddhist nuns notice these inequalities, they generally ignore them, since it may be awkward or appear self-serving to point them out. Gendered behaviors are so common that many pe ...
The History of Buddhism in Vietnam
... Situated on the Indochinese Peninsula, Vietnam is a geographical dot amidst two large countries, the two most ancient civilizations of Asia, and probably of the whole world: India and China. Being near two such large countries and ancient civilizations, Vietnam has naturally been influenced by both. ...
... Situated on the Indochinese Peninsula, Vietnam is a geographical dot amidst two large countries, the two most ancient civilizations of Asia, and probably of the whole world: India and China. Being near two such large countries and ancient civilizations, Vietnam has naturally been influenced by both. ...
Stupas and their consecration in contemporary Kalmykia
... AD. The oldest written sources that include information on the West Mongols date to the 13th – 14th centuries. The most widely studied sources are two historical works. The first one is the Secret History of the Mongols compiled in 1240. 11 The second major source is Compendium of Histories written ...
... AD. The oldest written sources that include information on the West Mongols date to the 13th – 14th centuries. The most widely studied sources are two historical works. The first one is the Secret History of the Mongols compiled in 1240. 11 The second major source is Compendium of Histories written ...
Could David Hume Have Known about Buddhism?
... fervor and ethnographic openness. Dolu fled Siam to Pondicherry after the revolution with Bouchet, the missionary who had lived in the Siamese monastery, and they worked closely together. Once in India, Bouchet became an observer and recorder of Hindu religion and culture, as well as the superior of ...
... fervor and ethnographic openness. Dolu fled Siam to Pondicherry after the revolution with Bouchet, the missionary who had lived in the Siamese monastery, and they worked closely together. Once in India, Bouchet became an observer and recorder of Hindu religion and culture, as well as the superior of ...
Rasa - Piazza
... ākhyāyikā) --From Michael Hahn, “The Buddhist Contribution to the Indian Belles Lettres” (455–471) ...
... ākhyāyikā) --From Michael Hahn, “The Buddhist Contribution to the Indian Belles Lettres” (455–471) ...
Icon - University of Pretoria
... This thesis investigates the nature of gender bias in Tibetan Buddhism and the specific role Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns have played in transforming such prejudice. The afore-mentioned gender bias pertains particularly to the unavailability of full ordination (bhikshuni ordination) for nuns in the ...
... This thesis investigates the nature of gender bias in Tibetan Buddhism and the specific role Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns have played in transforming such prejudice. The afore-mentioned gender bias pertains particularly to the unavailability of full ordination (bhikshuni ordination) for nuns in the ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... Zen Centre. Bur how is it that Japanese Zen Buddhism, with its patriarchal, monastic hierarchy and emphasis on harsh discipline, is now being practised by a group of women in the Australi an bush, with a psychotherapeutic slant involving Greek myth ology? Since the arriva l of Buddhists in Australia ...
... Zen Centre. Bur how is it that Japanese Zen Buddhism, with its patriarchal, monastic hierarchy and emphasis on harsh discipline, is now being practised by a group of women in the Australi an bush, with a psychotherapeutic slant involving Greek myth ology? Since the arriva l of Buddhists in Australia ...
The Yogin & the Madman: Reading the Biographical
... compendia or the standard version centuries later” (81). Significantly, the primary function of these proto-narratives was to promote the legitimacy of the transmission lineage and to reaffirm its unbroken succession of teachers and disciples, and, Quintman notes, the detailed account of an individu ...
... compendia or the standard version centuries later” (81). Significantly, the primary function of these proto-narratives was to promote the legitimacy of the transmission lineage and to reaffirm its unbroken succession of teachers and disciples, and, Quintman notes, the detailed account of an individu ...
on pure land buddhism and ch`an/pure land syncretism in medieval
... of the Japanese cleric HÙnen 法然 (1133-1212). 17 T.1958: 47.14b11-18. 18 The Ching-t’u lun is also known as the Wang-sheng lun 往生論 (T.1524). 19 Virtually nothing is known of Hui-ch’ung, although Mochizuki ShinkÙ attempts to identify him as the monk Tao-ch’ung 道寵, a disciple of Bodhiruci (Mochizuki 19 ...
... of the Japanese cleric HÙnen 法然 (1133-1212). 17 T.1958: 47.14b11-18. 18 The Ching-t’u lun is also known as the Wang-sheng lun 往生論 (T.1524). 19 Virtually nothing is known of Hui-ch’ung, although Mochizuki ShinkÙ attempts to identify him as the monk Tao-ch’ung 道寵, a disciple of Bodhiruci (Mochizuki 19 ...
SD 37.8 - The Dharmafarers
... Right livelihood (sammā ājīva) (RL), then, is essentially how we, as followers of the Buddha’s teaching, whether monastic or lay, or those who claim to be Buddhist, should support ourselves. In short, it is Buddhist economics at its best. Etymologically, economics comes from the Greek, oikos, “house ...
... Right livelihood (sammā ājīva) (RL), then, is essentially how we, as followers of the Buddha’s teaching, whether monastic or lay, or those who claim to be Buddhist, should support ourselves. In short, it is Buddhist economics at its best. Etymologically, economics comes from the Greek, oikos, “house ...
noid-Abstract - The Journal of Novel Applied Sciences
... Early in the shadow of the sacred texts of Buddhism should be recognized. The original texts were passed two characteristics: first, purely practical perspective ÷ to have the salvation of the human suffering involved, and nirvana is the opposite of human suffering and the achievement of Nirvana th ...
... Early in the shadow of the sacred texts of Buddhism should be recognized. The original texts were passed two characteristics: first, purely practical perspective ÷ to have the salvation of the human suffering involved, and nirvana is the opposite of human suffering and the achievement of Nirvana th ...
5 Comparison between types of meditation in Theravada Buddhist
... This can be referred to Samadhi meditation in Theravada Buddhism. Guan Ó^ means, "look at (carefully); watch; observe; view; scrutinize". Guan "observation" meditation which is a practice of open acceptance of sensory data, interpreted according to Buddhist doctrine as a form of "insight" or wisdom. ...
... This can be referred to Samadhi meditation in Theravada Buddhism. Guan Ó^ means, "look at (carefully); watch; observe; view; scrutinize". Guan "observation" meditation which is a practice of open acceptance of sensory data, interpreted according to Buddhist doctrine as a form of "insight" or wisdom. ...
Special Series: Dialogues on Eastern Wisdom (2)
... Ji: As you say, the purpose of religion is to address the concerns of the people. I am in complete agreement. As further illustration of the Buddha’s position on language, the Fourfold Vinaya, volume 52, includes the following story. There was once a disciple of Brahman origins named Yongmeng or YËm ...
... Ji: As you say, the purpose of religion is to address the concerns of the people. I am in complete agreement. As further illustration of the Buddha’s position on language, the Fourfold Vinaya, volume 52, includes the following story. There was once a disciple of Brahman origins named Yongmeng or YËm ...
Cullen Interview on Types of Buddhism
... IM: That’s why we’re all talking together today—to facilitate communication and understanding. Mindfulness in the modern world needs language that can serve those interested in the depth and beauty of the lineage as well as those who simply seek relief from the dukkha of stress and the myriad manife ...
... IM: That’s why we’re all talking together today—to facilitate communication and understanding. Mindfulness in the modern world needs language that can serve those interested in the depth and beauty of the lineage as well as those who simply seek relief from the dukkha of stress and the myriad manife ...
The Eco-Buddhism of Marie Byles Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... now required. She noted that there had been immense forests and jungles in the Buddha’s day, but these had now been lost (Lotus). In the past, desertification had affected small areas of land, she said, but the destruction was now worldwide (“Our Attitude”). Byles argued that the Buddha’s teachings ...
... now required. She noted that there had been immense forests and jungles in the Buddha’s day, but these had now been lost (Lotus). In the past, desertification had affected small areas of land, she said, but the destruction was now worldwide (“Our Attitude”). Byles argued that the Buddha’s teachings ...
The Main Topics of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Poetry
... indifference to the pursuits of longevity. Thus Issa said in what is considered his death poem: What matter if I live on – a tortoise lives a hundred times as long. Impermanence thus is viewed in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism from many different angles and with various subtle meanings. It’s the sad fa ...
... indifference to the pursuits of longevity. Thus Issa said in what is considered his death poem: What matter if I live on – a tortoise lives a hundred times as long. Impermanence thus is viewed in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism from many different angles and with various subtle meanings. It’s the sad fa ...
Transplanting Buddhism: - Unisa Institutional Repository
... is to explore the tension caused by Buddhism and its interaction with Africa. In so doing, we shall be viewing the past, present and, tentatively, the future of South African Buddhism. This implies that we are looking at what in other religions, most notably Christianity, would be called "mission" o ...
... is to explore the tension caused by Buddhism and its interaction with Africa. In so doing, we shall be viewing the past, present and, tentatively, the future of South African Buddhism. This implies that we are looking at what in other religions, most notably Christianity, would be called "mission" o ...
Alex Grey (born November 29, 1953) is an American artist
... [edit] Vajrayana textual tradition Harunaga Isaacson, a leading scholar of Vajrayana Buddhism, remarks: "though we do not know precisely at present just how many Indian tantric Buddhist texts survive today in the language in which they were written, their number is certainly over one thousand five h ...
... [edit] Vajrayana textual tradition Harunaga Isaacson, a leading scholar of Vajrayana Buddhism, remarks: "though we do not know precisely at present just how many Indian tantric Buddhist texts survive today in the language in which they were written, their number is certainly over one thousand five h ...
Buddhism A Very Short Introduction - Damien Keown
... The first lesson the story of the blind men teaches us, then, is that Buddhism is a large and complex subject, and we should be wary of generalizations made on the basis of familiarity with any single part. In particular, statements which begin 'Buddhists believe . . .' or 'Buddhism teaches . . .' m ...
... The first lesson the story of the blind men teaches us, then, is that Buddhism is a large and complex subject, and we should be wary of generalizations made on the basis of familiarity with any single part. In particular, statements which begin 'Buddhists believe . . .' or 'Buddhism teaches . . .' m ...
The Tulku System in Tibetan Buddhism
... secondly, to follow a scientific methodology in reviewing evidence and scriptures related to the research topic. Through a comprehensive study of historical accounts, core Buddhist texts and hagiographic literature, this study has found that while the basic Buddhist doctrines allow the possibility f ...
... secondly, to follow a scientific methodology in reviewing evidence and scriptures related to the research topic. Through a comprehensive study of historical accounts, core Buddhist texts and hagiographic literature, this study has found that while the basic Buddhist doctrines allow the possibility f ...
The Buddha`s Skillful Means
... It is easy to think that what the Buddha taught after his enlightenment was the “truth” of that experience, and that his goal as a teacher was to help others arrive at that same conclusion. It is also easy to think that if enlightenment consists in discovering certain truths about the world then we ...
... It is easy to think that what the Buddha taught after his enlightenment was the “truth” of that experience, and that his goal as a teacher was to help others arrive at that same conclusion. It is also easy to think that if enlightenment consists in discovering certain truths about the world then we ...