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Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way
... know that his income will stand in excess of his expenditure, but not his expenses in excess of his income. Just as the goldsmith knows on holding up a balance that by so much it has dipped down, by so much it has tilted up; even so a householder, knowing his income and expenses leads a balanced lif ...
... know that his income will stand in excess of his expenditure, but not his expenses in excess of his income. Just as the goldsmith knows on holding up a balance that by so much it has dipped down, by so much it has tilted up; even so a householder, knowing his income and expenses leads a balanced lif ...
Syncretism in the study of Quanzhen Taoism from essence to
... implying that a good tradition stays static as the founders created it. However, I follow scholars such as Jonathan Walters in the view that there is no ‘essential’ Taoism, Buddhism, or Confucianism to grasp onto. All of the traditions in China are part of long and complicated discourses involving c ...
... implying that a good tradition stays static as the founders created it. However, I follow scholars such as Jonathan Walters in the view that there is no ‘essential’ Taoism, Buddhism, or Confucianism to grasp onto. All of the traditions in China are part of long and complicated discourses involving c ...
eBook - Dharma Resources - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See
... stands today reads, “One should not honour only one’s religion and condemn the religion of others, but one should honour others’ religion for this or that reason. In so doing, one helps one’s own religion to grow and renders service to the religions of others too. In acting otherwise, one digs the g ...
... stands today reads, “One should not honour only one’s religion and condemn the religion of others, but one should honour others’ religion for this or that reason. In so doing, one helps one’s own religion to grow and renders service to the religions of others too. In acting otherwise, one digs the g ...
Visualization and Mandala
... Kasir;a practices are merely one group of concentration techniques that use physical objects as supports; one might also mention the meditations on foulness (asubhabhavanii) in which the monk meditates on a corpse 111 one of ten specified stages of decomposition. 9 Once the adept fixes the mental im ...
... Kasir;a practices are merely one group of concentration techniques that use physical objects as supports; one might also mention the meditations on foulness (asubhabhavanii) in which the monk meditates on a corpse 111 one of ten specified stages of decomposition. 9 Once the adept fixes the mental im ...
Kesaputtiya Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... teachings” handed down directly from guru to chela. Examples from our own times would be a “whispered” tradition. Broadly speaking, this also includes what we have heard and read. More broadly, it implies some kind of lineage that authenticate itself with knowledge shared ony amongst initiates. ...
... teachings” handed down directly from guru to chela. Examples from our own times would be a “whispered” tradition. Broadly speaking, this also includes what we have heard and read. More broadly, it implies some kind of lineage that authenticate itself with knowledge shared ony amongst initiates. ...
How to Prostrate
... still are, prohibited from growing their own food, storing their own provisions or cooking their own meals. Instead, every morning they would make their day's meal out of whatever was freely given to them by lay supporters. Whether it was rich food or coarse food, delicious or awful tasting it was t ...
... still are, prohibited from growing their own food, storing their own provisions or cooking their own meals. Instead, every morning they would make their day's meal out of whatever was freely given to them by lay supporters. Whether it was rich food or coarse food, delicious or awful tasting it was t ...
searchable pdf - The Hume Society
... with Buddhist philosophical views. The link to Buddhism comes through the Jesuit scholars at the Royal College of La Flèche. Hume lived in La Flèche from 1735–1737 and wrote the Treatise there. In particular, Charles François Dolu was a Jesuit missionary who lived at the Royal College in La Flèche f ...
... with Buddhist philosophical views. The link to Buddhism comes through the Jesuit scholars at the Royal College of La Flèche. Hume lived in La Flèche from 1735–1737 and wrote the Treatise there. In particular, Charles François Dolu was a Jesuit missionary who lived at the Royal College in La Flèche f ...
faith in buddhism - ELTE Távol
... to our students. Gábor Kósa, associate professor at the Department of Chinese Studies at ELTE, visited Otani University in 2009 and 2011, and gave lectures entitled Buddhist Terminology in Chinese Manichaean Texts and Some Buddhist Iconographical Features of the Chinese Manichaean Paintings Found in ...
... to our students. Gábor Kósa, associate professor at the Department of Chinese Studies at ELTE, visited Otani University in 2009 and 2011, and gave lectures entitled Buddhist Terminology in Chinese Manichaean Texts and Some Buddhist Iconographical Features of the Chinese Manichaean Paintings Found in ...
Ikeda - Unofficial SGI SWS
... instinctively whether a thing is right or wrong, true or false. But when an “authority” tells us something terribly logical, compelling, supported by powerful factions, we begin to distrust our own wisdom. This is why Nichiren talks about the role of priests as evil friends (akushishiki), and why he ...
... instinctively whether a thing is right or wrong, true or false. But when an “authority” tells us something terribly logical, compelling, supported by powerful factions, we begin to distrust our own wisdom. This is why Nichiren talks about the role of priests as evil friends (akushishiki), and why he ...
Gotami-apadana
... Following that existence, she was reborn into a “slaves’ village” (Verse 110), and, ...
... Following that existence, she was reborn into a “slaves’ village” (Verse 110), and, ...
PDF - World Wide Journals
... the king opened seven of the eight Stūpas that had been built after the Buddha’s death and redistributed the relics all over India, depositing them in 84,000 Dharma Stūpas (dharmarakika).The present Stūpas at Kusinagara, Vaisali, Bharhut, Sanci, Amaravathi, and Sopara can be assumed to have resulted ...
... the king opened seven of the eight Stūpas that had been built after the Buddha’s death and redistributed the relics all over India, depositing them in 84,000 Dharma Stūpas (dharmarakika).The present Stūpas at Kusinagara, Vaisali, Bharhut, Sanci, Amaravathi, and Sopara can be assumed to have resulted ...
Images of Buddha
... available and legend has it that Siddhartha had no further need of teachers after only a few lessons (essentially, he had learned all they could teach him).Throughout his childhood and adolescence, Siddhartha spent a great deal of time in quiet contemplation and in the company of animals and nature. ...
... available and legend has it that Siddhartha had no further need of teachers after only a few lessons (essentially, he had learned all they could teach him).Throughout his childhood and adolescence, Siddhartha spent a great deal of time in quiet contemplation and in the company of animals and nature. ...
Wat Intravihan
... every time he was invited to important events, to bless a new home, or during a simple lunch invitation. Before giving out one of his Somdej, Somdej Toh would give his blessings and tell the person accepting the Phra Somdej that this amulet would bless them with happiness and prosperity. Somdej Toh ...
... every time he was invited to important events, to bless a new home, or during a simple lunch invitation. Before giving out one of his Somdej, Somdej Toh would give his blessings and tell the person accepting the Phra Somdej that this amulet would bless them with happiness and prosperity. Somdej Toh ...
Volume 7 – No. 1 - Buddhist Discussion Centre
... subsequent understanding, of the relevant literature associated with a topic. The Canon originates from the first Council and authorised Commentaries should ...
... subsequent understanding, of the relevant literature associated with a topic. The Canon originates from the first Council and authorised Commentaries should ...
Ashé Journal 3.1
... reasonable investigation to its assertions.” (Crowley, 1906, pg. 245) Crowley begins his scientific examination of Buddhism with the Four Noble Truths. The first truth is that existence is sorrow. Crowley claims that the same truth is stated by Huxley in Evolution and Ethics, and that Huxley also st ...
... reasonable investigation to its assertions.” (Crowley, 1906, pg. 245) Crowley begins his scientific examination of Buddhism with the Four Noble Truths. The first truth is that existence is sorrow. Crowley claims that the same truth is stated by Huxley in Evolution and Ethics, and that Huxley also st ...
Right Mindfulness - Triratna-nyc
... seventh in importance. Each part of the path supports the other seven parts, and so they should be thought of as connected in a circle or woven into a web rather than stacked as if in an order of progression. Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh says that Right ...
... seventh in importance. Each part of the path supports the other seven parts, and so they should be thought of as connected in a circle or woven into a web rather than stacked as if in an order of progression. Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh says that Right ...
Religious lmagery at the Khmer Pagoda of Canada: The
... media, this thesis examines the significance and rneaning of the Khmer Temple and its religious imagery for members of the Cambodian Buddhist community. This research study involved formal and informal interviews, participant observation as well as a review of literature related to Khmer and Buddhis ...
... media, this thesis examines the significance and rneaning of the Khmer Temple and its religious imagery for members of the Cambodian Buddhist community. This research study involved formal and informal interviews, participant observation as well as a review of literature related to Khmer and Buddhis ...
contribution of this dissertation
... The primary texts used by the Zen masters interviewed for this purpose were the Mumonkan (Huikai, 1228/1977) and the Hekiganroku (Yuanwu, 1125/1977). To understand the psychology of Zen familiarity with these texts is essential. Four of the Zen masters interviewed were members of the Rinzai sect of ...
... The primary texts used by the Zen masters interviewed for this purpose were the Mumonkan (Huikai, 1228/1977) and the Hekiganroku (Yuanwu, 1125/1977). To understand the psychology of Zen familiarity with these texts is essential. Four of the Zen masters interviewed were members of the Rinzai sect of ...
Minnan Eisai and Hirado - The Introduction of - NAOSITE
... compiled in 547. In this entry it is mentioned that Bodhidharma was the third son of an Indian King but more precise information concerning his life before coming to China is lacking. Concerning the Zen school of Buddhism he propagated, known in China as ‘Chan’, the same can be said. It is not clear ...
... compiled in 547. In this entry it is mentioned that Bodhidharma was the third son of an Indian King but more precise information concerning his life before coming to China is lacking. Concerning the Zen school of Buddhism he propagated, known in China as ‘Chan’, the same can be said. It is not clear ...
Paper Title (use style: paper title)
... The devas in Buddhism refer to many different types of non-human beings who share the godlike characteristics and live a longer and happier life than human. According to Dirghagama-sutra, Agganna Suttanta, Aggabbasuttam, and Sutra of the Great Conflagration, during the Vivartakalpa restarts the proc ...
... The devas in Buddhism refer to many different types of non-human beings who share the godlike characteristics and live a longer and happier life than human. According to Dirghagama-sutra, Agganna Suttanta, Aggabbasuttam, and Sutra of the Great Conflagration, during the Vivartakalpa restarts the proc ...
Buddhism, Diplomacy, and Trade The Realignment
... and the anonymous readers for the Asian Interactions and Comparison Series. My colleagues at the History Department of Baruch College, especially the Chairs Stanley Buder, Myrna Chase, and Cynthia Whittaker, have given all the institutional support I have needed to complete this book. Similarly, the ...
... and the anonymous readers for the Asian Interactions and Comparison Series. My colleagues at the History Department of Baruch College, especially the Chairs Stanley Buder, Myrna Chase, and Cynthia Whittaker, have given all the institutional support I have needed to complete this book. Similarly, the ...
Library Web list - Dec 13
... The Fish King: A Story About the Power of Goodness A Friend to All: A Story About Kindness Heart of Gold: A Story About Generosity The Hunter and the Quail: A Story About Working Together The King Who ...
... The Fish King: A Story About the Power of Goodness A Friend to All: A Story About Kindness Heart of Gold: A Story About Generosity The Hunter and the Quail: A Story About Working Together The King Who ...
Library Web list - Dec 13
... The Art of Mindful Living: Tape 2 Nhat Hanh, Thich The Art of Mindful Living: Tape 1 Nhat Hanh, Thich The Art of Mindful Living: Disk 2 Nhat Hanh, Thich The Art of Mindful Living: Disk 1 Nhat Hanh, Thich ...
... The Art of Mindful Living: Tape 2 Nhat Hanh, Thich The Art of Mindful Living: Tape 1 Nhat Hanh, Thich The Art of Mindful Living: Disk 2 Nhat Hanh, Thich The Art of Mindful Living: Disk 1 Nhat Hanh, Thich ...