TRUTH - As given to the Buddha
... For instance, the Buddha never spoke regarding past or future lives. However, he did not deny them either. (You will learn about this truth later in this book: a truth that exactly matches Jewish, Christian, and Muslim beliefs.) Many Buddhists took this basic, and untaught, facet of life (which the ...
... For instance, the Buddha never spoke regarding past or future lives. However, he did not deny them either. (You will learn about this truth later in this book: a truth that exactly matches Jewish, Christian, and Muslim beliefs.) Many Buddhists took this basic, and untaught, facet of life (which the ...
The Words of the Lotus Sutra in Nichiren`s Thought
... wisdom; by this name should you receive and keep it. Why? Subhūti, the perfection of wisdom expounded by the Buddha is not the perfection of wisdom. Subhūti, what do you think? Are there teachings expounded by the Tathāgata, or not?’ Subhūti replied to the Buddha, ‘Lord, the Tathāgata does not expou ...
... wisdom; by this name should you receive and keep it. Why? Subhūti, the perfection of wisdom expounded by the Buddha is not the perfection of wisdom. Subhūti, what do you think? Are there teachings expounded by the Tathāgata, or not?’ Subhūti replied to the Buddha, ‘Lord, the Tathāgata does not expou ...
Buddhism: The Awakening of Wisdom and Compassion
... Chapter Three The Five Forms of Buddhism Today Currently, there are at least five forms of Buddhism. The first form is the traditional Buddhism I have just discussed. It is the education of the Buddha’s teachings. This original form is rarely seen today. The other four forms are deviations of this ...
... Chapter Three The Five Forms of Buddhism Today Currently, there are at least five forms of Buddhism. The first form is the traditional Buddhism I have just discussed. It is the education of the Buddha’s teachings. This original form is rarely seen today. The other four forms are deviations of this ...
Kesaputtiya Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... Incl revelations and prophecies. In the Buddha’s time (and earlier), this refers to an aural/oral tradition, “secret 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. Mor ...
... Incl revelations and prophecies. In the Buddha’s time (and earlier), this refers to an aural/oral tradition, “secret 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. Mor ...
The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni, Gautama Buddha. The Ethics of
... The religion of the Jews was a purely fighting religion with Jehovah as the commander-in Chief of the Judaic forces. All the wars were carried on by the people of Judah under the command of Jehovah. All the tactics of the military dictator were adopted by Jehovah. When he could not manage the Jews H ...
... The religion of the Jews was a purely fighting religion with Jehovah as the commander-in Chief of the Judaic forces. All the wars were carried on by the people of Judah under the command of Jehovah. All the tactics of the military dictator were adopted by Jehovah. When he could not manage the Jews H ...
Chapter 4 THE CONCEPT OF FAITH IN MAHĀYĀNA BUDDHISM
... See T. R. V. Murti, The Central Philosophy of Buddhism (London: Allen & Unwin, 1960) ...
... See T. R. V. Murti, The Central Philosophy of Buddhism (London: Allen & Unwin, 1960) ...
Buddhism in Myanmar
... also from the Deccan in the southeast. In migrating to these areas, they had also brought their own culture and religion with them. Initially, the contact between the Hindu traders and the Mon peasants must have been limited. However, the Indian settlements, their culture and traditions, were eventu ...
... also from the Deccan in the southeast. In migrating to these areas, they had also brought their own culture and religion with them. Initially, the contact between the Hindu traders and the Mon peasants must have been limited. However, the Indian settlements, their culture and traditions, were eventu ...
Investigation Report on Buddhist Ceremony Music in
... has horrifying appearance with hair-thin throat. When Ananda1 was practicing meditation, he ran into the faceburning hungry ghost transformed by Arya Avalokiteshvara, telling him that the ghost himself would face the end of his existence as a ghost and fall into the world of hungry ghosts, appearing ...
... has horrifying appearance with hair-thin throat. When Ananda1 was practicing meditation, he ran into the faceburning hungry ghost transformed by Arya Avalokiteshvara, telling him that the ghost himself would face the end of his existence as a ghost and fall into the world of hungry ghosts, appearing ...
Taming the Monkey Mind
... Special mention is due to Upasaka Thieu Chuu, who through his own vernacular translation of this commentary more than half a century ago, clarified many difficult passages and transcendental points of Dharma. Without their invaluable contributions, this book would not have been possible. ...
... Special mention is due to Upasaka Thieu Chuu, who through his own vernacular translation of this commentary more than half a century ago, clarified many difficult passages and transcendental points of Dharma. Without their invaluable contributions, this book would not have been possible. ...
To Understand Buddha`s Teaching
... today. The other four forms are deviations of this one. The second form is religious Buddhism. Although originally not a religion, it has become one in the past few hundred years. Today, it is difficult to deny this. Why? The external form of Buddhism today is indeed that of a religion. It is no lo ...
... today. The other four forms are deviations of this one. The second form is religious Buddhism. Although originally not a religion, it has become one in the past few hundred years. Today, it is difficult to deny this. Why? The external form of Buddhism today is indeed that of a religion. It is no lo ...
THE LOTUS SŪTRA AND ITS `BODIES`: PHYSICAL BODIES
... scholars find themselves, poses a host of problems. While we cannot hope to resolve these issues here, we should at least explicitly note a few of them. The first concerns language. The Lotus is a Buddhist text and, simply put, while Buddhism does not have an official sacred language (unlike, say, J ...
... scholars find themselves, poses a host of problems. While we cannot hope to resolve these issues here, we should at least explicitly note a few of them. The first concerns language. The Lotus is a Buddhist text and, simply put, while Buddhism does not have an official sacred language (unlike, say, J ...
Aggañña Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... 2.3.3 bhassara is a celestial world, the highest of the 2nd-dhyana form worlds, populated by luminous beings who live on zest (pīti) and emanate lightning-like radiance. When the physical universe devolves or “contracts” (savaṭṭati) due to “fire,” it destroys the whole physical or sense-world univ ...
... 2.3.3 bhassara is a celestial world, the highest of the 2nd-dhyana form worlds, populated by luminous beings who live on zest (pīti) and emanate lightning-like radiance. When the physical universe devolves or “contracts” (savaṭṭati) due to “fire,” it destroys the whole physical or sense-world univ ...
Ascetic Figures Before and in Early Buddhism: The Emergence of
... important to our understanding of Early Buddhism is the question of the identity of these ascetics. What Buddhism essentially teaches about paccekabuddhas is they achieve the summum bonum of Buddhist experience, enlightenment (bodhi), without contact with the Buddha or his teaching. They are not lik ...
... important to our understanding of Early Buddhism is the question of the identity of these ascetics. What Buddhism essentially teaches about paccekabuddhas is they achieve the summum bonum of Buddhist experience, enlightenment (bodhi), without contact with the Buddha or his teaching. They are not lik ...
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 ...
To Understand Buddha`s Teaching
... The second form is religious Buddhism. Although originally not a religion, it has become one in the past few hundred years. Today, it is difficult to deny this. Why? The external form of Buddhism today is indeed that of a religion. It is no longer the education that was provided by a university that ...
... The second form is religious Buddhism. Although originally not a religion, it has become one in the past few hundred years. Today, it is difficult to deny this. Why? The external form of Buddhism today is indeed that of a religion. It is no longer the education that was provided by a university that ...
The Four Realities True for Noble Ones: Ariyasacca Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... are termed) ariyasaccas. Accordingly it is stated [(SN V 435)]: “In this world, with its devas, Māra, and Brahmā, in this generation with its ascetics and brahmins, the In CSCD, the last two sentences Ariyā imāni paṭivijjhanti, tasmā ariyasaccānī ti vuccanti (“The noble ones penetrate them; therefor ...
... are termed) ariyasaccas. Accordingly it is stated [(SN V 435)]: “In this world, with its devas, Māra, and Brahmā, in this generation with its ascetics and brahmins, the In CSCD, the last two sentences Ariyā imāni paṭivijjhanti, tasmā ariyasaccānī ti vuccanti (“The noble ones penetrate them; therefor ...
Tevijja Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... “doors,” which are opened, as it were, by our regarding each of them as being “(mentally) constructed [mind-made], intentionally formed. 8 What is constructed and intentionally formed is impermanent, subject to ending.”9 1.4.1.2 Note that the 4 divine abodes are listed amongst the 11 bases of medita ...
... “doors,” which are opened, as it were, by our regarding each of them as being “(mentally) constructed [mind-made], intentionally formed. 8 What is constructed and intentionally formed is impermanent, subject to ending.”9 1.4.1.2 Note that the 4 divine abodes are listed amongst the 11 bases of medita ...
Canonical Jātaka Tales in Comparative Perspective
... version of the Rāmāyaṇa (summarized in Stutterheim 1925: 66-80) does not take the form of a jātaka. In a Japanese version, Rāma is identified with the bodhisattva, cf. Hara 1980/1989: 335. A Khotanese version (ed. and trsl. Bailey 1940: 376 and 571) is ambivalent since, though it probably does ident ...
... version of the Rāmāyaṇa (summarized in Stutterheim 1925: 66-80) does not take the form of a jātaka. In a Japanese version, Rāma is identified with the bodhisattva, cf. Hara 1980/1989: 335. A Khotanese version (ed. and trsl. Bailey 1940: 376 and 571) is ambivalent since, though it probably does ident ...
Mahayana Buddhism
... but the stream of Buddhism, which received its impetus from Emperor Asoka, flowed quietly without heing affected by the political changes. During the Maurya period, the early and historical Buddhism became divided into eighteen or more sects, on account of their different views about the interpretat ...
... but the stream of Buddhism, which received its impetus from Emperor Asoka, flowed quietly without heing affected by the political changes. During the Maurya period, the early and historical Buddhism became divided into eighteen or more sects, on account of their different views about the interpretat ...
The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist
... the DTghaNikiya,the Buddhaforetells ofthefuture when"an Exalted One namedMetteyya[Skt:Maitreya], Arahant,FullyAwakened[i.e., sammdsambuddha], aboundingin wisdomand goodness,happy,with oftheworlds,unsurpassed as a guideto mortals knowledge willingto be a teacher for and and Exalted a led, men, One, B ...
... the DTghaNikiya,the Buddhaforetells ofthefuture when"an Exalted One namedMetteyya[Skt:Maitreya], Arahant,FullyAwakened[i.e., sammdsambuddha], aboundingin wisdomand goodness,happy,with oftheworlds,unsurpassed as a guideto mortals knowledge willingto be a teacher for and and Exalted a led, men, One, B ...
faith and renunciation
... examples just observed it is not the final, liberating insight, but it is the first blossoming of the faculty of knowing and seeing. Yet, saddhā is not only a beginner’s requisite, but it is also a quality of a Buddha. It is obvious in the Lakkhaṇasutta, where saddhā is one of the marks (lakkhaṇas) ...
... examples just observed it is not the final, liberating insight, but it is the first blossoming of the faculty of knowing and seeing. Yet, saddhā is not only a beginner’s requisite, but it is also a quality of a Buddha. It is obvious in the Lakkhaṇasutta, where saddhā is one of the marks (lakkhaṇas) ...
1 Pu Khwan Khao Worship of Shan in Yunnan
... which was the first meal after the extreme self-torture of fasting. It is apparent that after consuming this honeyed-rice, the Buddha’s body was recovered. Then he sat down for the contemplation, he found the middle path and attained Awakening at the end of the Vesakh night. However, I will not appr ...
... which was the first meal after the extreme self-torture of fasting. It is apparent that after consuming this honeyed-rice, the Buddha’s body was recovered. Then he sat down for the contemplation, he found the middle path and attained Awakening at the end of the Vesakh night. However, I will not appr ...
The Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts
... We pay special attention to the historical situation of India in the period after the Buddha as revealed through inscriptions, monuments, and writings by Indians and Greeks. Within a few decades of the Buddha, under the reign of the Nandas, the political situation completely changed, from the divers ...
... We pay special attention to the historical situation of India in the period after the Buddha as revealed through inscriptions, monuments, and writings by Indians and Greeks. Within a few decades of the Buddha, under the reign of the Nandas, the political situation completely changed, from the divers ...
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
... other ornate works are also attributed to Asvaghosa and the works are – Sraddhotpadasastra, Vajrasuci, and Sutralamkara etc. But it is a conjecture due to the absence of any solid proof. So, in respect of the authorship of these works controversy arises. The world-renowned Buddhacarita of Asvaghosa ...
... other ornate works are also attributed to Asvaghosa and the works are – Sraddhotpadasastra, Vajrasuci, and Sutralamkara etc. But it is a conjecture due to the absence of any solid proof. So, in respect of the authorship of these works controversy arises. The world-renowned Buddhacarita of Asvaghosa ...
Lay Buddhist Practice - Buddhist Publication Society
... teaching. This is more a problem for Buddhists who have never been to any Buddhist country and who have had to acquire all their knowledge about the Dhamma from books. One hears people like this say, “I am a Buddhist but what should I practise?” It is not enough to answer this question with more or ...
... teaching. This is more a problem for Buddhists who have never been to any Buddhist country and who have had to acquire all their knowledge about the Dhamma from books. One hears people like this say, “I am a Buddhist but what should I practise?” It is not enough to answer this question with more or ...
Relics associated with Buddha
After his death, Buddha was cremated and the ashes divided among his disciples. Originally his ashes were to go only to the Sakya clan to which Buddha belonged; however, seven royal families demanded the body relics. To avoid fighting, a monk divided the relics into ten portions, eight from the body relics, one from the ashes of Buddha's cremation pyre and one from the bucket used to divide the relics. After The Buddha's Parinibbāna, his relics were enshrined and worshipped in stupas by the royals of eight countries.1. To Ajatasattu, king of Magadha2. To the Licchavis of Vesali3. To the Sakyas of Kapilavastu4. To the Bulis of Allakappa5. To the Koliyas of Ramagrama6. To the brahmin of Vethadipa7. To the Mallas of Pava8. To the Mallas of KusinaraWhen the Chinese pilgrims Fa-hien and Hiuen Tsang visited India centuries later, they reported most of these sites were in ruin. In some versions of the legend of King Ashoka, when he began his journey to collect the relics he still believed them to be held in the original eight stupas.The Lokapannatti (11th/12th century) tells the story of King Ajatashatru of Magadha who gathered the Buddha's relics and hid them in an underground stupa. The Buddha's relics were protected by spirit-powered mechanical robots (bhuta vahana yanta) from the kingdom of Roma visaya until they were disarmed by King Ashoka. The Ashokavadana narrates how Ashoka redistributed Buddha's relics across 84,000 stupas, with the distribution of the relics and construction of the stupas performed by Yakshas.The Mahaparinirvana sutra says that of the Buddha's four eye teeth (canines), one was worshipped in Indra's Heaven, the second in the city of Ghandara, the third in Kalinga, and the fourth in Ramagrama by the king of the Nagas. Annually in Sri Lanka and China, tooth relics would be paraded through the streets. In the past relics have had the legal right to own property; and the destruction of stupas containing relics was a capital crime viewed as murder of a living person. A southeast Asian tradition says that after his parinirvana the gods distributed the Buddha's 800,000 body and 900,000 head hairs throughout the universe. In Theravada according to the 5th century Buddhaghosa possessing relics was one of the criteria in Theravada for what constituted a proper monastery. The adventures of many relics are said to have been foretold by Buddha, as they spread the dharma and gave legitimacy to rulers.It is said all the Buddhas relics will one day gather at the Bodhi tree where he attained enlightenment and will than form his body sitting cross legged and performing the twin miracle. It is said the disappearance of the relics at this point will signal the coming of Maitreya Buddha. In the Nandimitravadana translated by Xuanzang it is said that the Buddha's relics will be brought to parinirvana by sixteen great arhats and enshrined in a great stupa. That stupa will than be worshipped until it sinks into the earth down to the golden wheel underlying the universe. The relics are not destroyed by fire in this version but placed in a final reliquary deep within the earth, perhaps to appear again.Previous incarnations of the Buddha also left relics; in the Buddhavamsa it mentions that the, Sobhita, Paduma, Sumedha, Atthadassi, Phussa, Vessabhu, and Kanagamana buddhas have had their relics dispersed.