eBook - Dharma Resources - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See
... Scientific in Spirit Buddhism never found the need to give new interpretations to its teachings. Newly verified scientific discoveries never contradict the teachings of the Buddha as their spirit and methodologies are scientifically valid. Buddhism’s principles can be maintained under any circumsta ...
... Scientific in Spirit Buddhism never found the need to give new interpretations to its teachings. Newly verified scientific discoveries never contradict the teachings of the Buddha as their spirit and methodologies are scientifically valid. Buddhism’s principles can be maintained under any circumsta ...
Sati Journal Volume 1 - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... happiness and peace. We should undertake this project with a twofold purpose in mind: first, to advance towards our own liberation from suffering, our own attainment of nibbāna; and second, to contribute effectively towards the welfare of others, to show others how to achieve their genuine welfare. ...
... happiness and peace. We should undertake this project with a twofold purpose in mind: first, to advance towards our own liberation from suffering, our own attainment of nibbāna; and second, to contribute effectively towards the welfare of others, to show others how to achieve their genuine welfare. ...
What the Buddha Taught
... convinced that the views of the Buddha were right and those of his master were wrong. So he begged the Buddha to accept him as one of his lay disciples(Upasaka). But the Buddha asked him to reconsider it, and not to be in a hurry, for 'considering carefully is good for well-known men like you'. When ...
... convinced that the views of the Buddha were right and those of his master were wrong. So he begged the Buddha to accept him as one of his lay disciples(Upasaka). But the Buddha asked him to reconsider it, and not to be in a hurry, for 'considering carefully is good for well-known men like you'. When ...
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... This edition of Patriarch’s Vision marks the first anniversary of the founding of the ICBI in the UK. There are eight contributors who have produced eleven distinct articles. Master Cassandra Tribe has kindly agreed to be this edition’s ‘Featured Master’, and has written a very interesting article w ...
... This edition of Patriarch’s Vision marks the first anniversary of the founding of the ICBI in the UK. There are eight contributors who have produced eleven distinct articles. Master Cassandra Tribe has kindly agreed to be this edition’s ‘Featured Master’, and has written a very interesting article w ...
THE TEACHING METHODS OF BUDDHA
... differently to different people. For this reason, according to Buddhist tradition, there are 84,000 Dharma Doors or skilful means through which the unenlightened can open the doors to the Deathless. This is the case as long as we have an ego, and an ego always has an opinion, and every opinion contr ...
... differently to different people. For this reason, according to Buddhist tradition, there are 84,000 Dharma Doors or skilful means through which the unenlightened can open the doors to the Deathless. This is the case as long as we have an ego, and an ego always has an opinion, and every opinion contr ...
Eating Stale Food
... Once upon a time, in a city called Savatthi, there lived a very rich but very stingy Brahmin. He had a young son whom he loved dearly. But such was the extent of his stinginess that he even made with his own hands, the gold ornaments he gave his son, to save some money. ...
... Once upon a time, in a city called Savatthi, there lived a very rich but very stingy Brahmin. He had a young son whom he loved dearly. But such was the extent of his stinginess that he even made with his own hands, the gold ornaments he gave his son, to save some money. ...
Download:Three Methods of Merit Accumulation(PDF file)
... 99% of Tibetan families believe in Buddhism. Almost every family recite the heart mantra of Avalokiteshvara. I could still remember that when I was young, there were many families in my neighbourhood who recited the heart mantra by counting beads in their hands after the super. When I recall my chil ...
... 99% of Tibetan families believe in Buddhism. Almost every family recite the heart mantra of Avalokiteshvara. I could still remember that when I was young, there were many families in my neighbourhood who recited the heart mantra by counting beads in their hands after the super. When I recall my chil ...
here. - Insight Books
... Buddha. Their lives, their works, their legacy Jataka, or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births ...
... Buddha. Their lives, their works, their legacy Jataka, or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births ...
Whole-body relics in Chinese Buddhism
... In 1937 Kosugi Kazuo 小杉 一雄 published a seminal article that for the first time linked the mummy cult with the cult of image and relics. In “NikushinzØ oyobi yuikaizØ no kenkyË 肉身像及遺灰像の研究 ” 11 he addresses a number of important issues concerning Buddhist whole-body relics in China and Japan and tries ...
... In 1937 Kosugi Kazuo 小杉 一雄 published a seminal article that for the first time linked the mummy cult with the cult of image and relics. In “NikushinzØ oyobi yuikaizØ no kenkyË 肉身像及遺灰像の研究 ” 11 he addresses a number of important issues concerning Buddhist whole-body relics in China and Japan and tries ...
An Introduction to True Buddhism - Nichiren Shoshu True Buddhism
... of our day-to-day lives. Shakyamuni Buddha attained this enlightenment after many years of meditation and study. Then, for the next forty-two years, he expounded to his followers the teaching they should practice, so that they could realize for themselves the same enlightenment and liberation that h ...
... of our day-to-day lives. Shakyamuni Buddha attained this enlightenment after many years of meditation and study. Then, for the next forty-two years, he expounded to his followers the teaching they should practice, so that they could realize for themselves the same enlightenment and liberation that h ...
The Iconography of Nepalese Buddhism
... peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, or some devas connected with Buddha legends. However, this is not ...
... peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, or some devas connected with Buddha legends. However, this is not ...
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms
... the full Buddhist orders, his earnest courage, clear intelligence, and strict regulation of his demeanour were conspicuous; and soon after, he undertook his journey to India in search of complete copies of the Vinaya-pitaka. What follows this is merely an account of his travels in India and return ...
... the full Buddhist orders, his earnest courage, clear intelligence, and strict regulation of his demeanour were conspicuous; and soon after, he undertook his journey to India in search of complete copies of the Vinaya-pitaka. What follows this is merely an account of his travels in India and return ...
Let`s Meet at the ak ayava a - Personal Pages
... the encounter in this way: “In the Nidanākathā, the young woman, Sujātā, places the food she intends to feed Śākyamuni in a golden bowl and brings it to him while he is seated under a nyagrodha tree” (109). He then tells us that the Manusmti enjoins making the offerings in “bowls made of precious m ...
... the encounter in this way: “In the Nidanākathā, the young woman, Sujātā, places the food she intends to feed Śākyamuni in a golden bowl and brings it to him while he is seated under a nyagrodha tree” (109). He then tells us that the Manusmti enjoins making the offerings in “bowls made of precious m ...
The Kathāvatthu Niyāma Debates
... imply that the Buddha-to-be must have been a disciple of Kassapa, which would conflict with the concept of a Buddha as self-developed (sayambhu), as one who discovers the path for himself without the aid of a teacher. Buddhaghosa's commentary clarifies the meaning of niydma in this context: "Niydma ...
... imply that the Buddha-to-be must have been a disciple of Kassapa, which would conflict with the concept of a Buddha as self-developed (sayambhu), as one who discovers the path for himself without the aid of a teacher. Buddhaghosa's commentary clarifies the meaning of niydma in this context: "Niydma ...
Development of Yogic Tradition in Buddhism
... and practiced according to the Buddha’s teachings. Buddha himself was a great Yogi, disseminating yogic teachings for forty-five years. History shows that the main foundation upon which Buddha became enlightened was a combination of Hatha Yoga (physical practice) and Rāja Yoga (yoga philosophy). Yog ...
... and practiced according to the Buddha’s teachings. Buddha himself was a great Yogi, disseminating yogic teachings for forty-five years. History shows that the main foundation upon which Buddha became enlightened was a combination of Hatha Yoga (physical practice) and Rāja Yoga (yoga philosophy). Yog ...
The Buddha`s Victory
... all the time. Tradition has therefore set aside these three days in the year – all full moon days – on which we make a special effort to remember and rejoice in the Three Jewels. Thus on the full moon day of May we rejoice in the Buddha jewel, on the full moon day of July we rejoice in the Dhamma je ...
... all the time. Tradition has therefore set aside these three days in the year – all full moon days – on which we make a special effort to remember and rejoice in the Three Jewels. Thus on the full moon day of May we rejoice in the Buddha jewel, on the full moon day of July we rejoice in the Dhamma je ...
No Inner Core
... (aggregates) which give the illusory appearance of an individual. As Sister Vajirà, an Arahant at the time of the Buddha, said: When all constituent parts are there, The designation ‘cart’ is used; Just so, where the five groups exist, Of ‘living being’ do we speak. 19 In conclusion, the Sayadaw U S ...
... (aggregates) which give the illusory appearance of an individual. As Sister Vajirà, an Arahant at the time of the Buddha, said: When all constituent parts are there, The designation ‘cart’ is used; Just so, where the five groups exist, Of ‘living being’ do we speak. 19 In conclusion, the Sayadaw U S ...
Be a Lamp Upon Yourself
... suffering (as in the Four Noble Truths), showing clearly a rational path towards True Happiness (as in the Noble Eightfold Path). ...
... suffering (as in the Four Noble Truths), showing clearly a rational path towards True Happiness (as in the Noble Eightfold Path). ...
Study Tour Journal 2013 - Student Health Services
... and Nepal. The class was composed of five OSU Marion students, three OSU Program 60 students, two instructors, and one staff member. They all signed up for History 2798, Study Tour India. Our journey took us to the world’s largest democracy with over 1.2 billion people. India is also one of the larg ...
... and Nepal. The class was composed of five OSU Marion students, three OSU Program 60 students, two instructors, and one staff member. They all signed up for History 2798, Study Tour India. Our journey took us to the world’s largest democracy with over 1.2 billion people. India is also one of the larg ...
NO INNER CORE - ANATTA BY SAYADAW U SILANANDA
... the illusion of one flame because of the idea and appearance of continuity. The nature of suffering is concealed by changing into different postures. When we are sitting and feel some pain, we change posture and the pain goes away. Actually we are changing postures constantly at every moment of our ...
... the illusion of one flame because of the idea and appearance of continuity. The nature of suffering is concealed by changing into different postures. When we are sitting and feel some pain, we change posture and the pain goes away. Actually we are changing postures constantly at every moment of our ...
Noh Sotoba Komachi
... (Komachi on the Stupa) This play features Ono no Komachi, one of the six great poets of the early Heian Period, also famous for her beauty and her many suitors whose infatuation she allegedly mocked. In the Edo Period, her name became synonymous with a “beautiful woman,” in particular used with regi ...
... (Komachi on the Stupa) This play features Ono no Komachi, one of the six great poets of the early Heian Period, also famous for her beauty and her many suitors whose infatuation she allegedly mocked. In the Edo Period, her name became synonymous with a “beautiful woman,” in particular used with regi ...
Violence and Disruption in Society
... outlines rights and duties for the different social relationships in society. [21] An employer is advised to: assign work according to the strength of the employee; supply food and wages; tend workers in sickness; share with them unusual delicacies; grant them leave. The same Sutta comments on frien ...
... outlines rights and duties for the different social relationships in society. [21] An employer is advised to: assign work according to the strength of the employee; supply food and wages; tend workers in sickness; share with them unusual delicacies; grant them leave. The same Sutta comments on frien ...
The Symbolism of the Early Stūpa
... dome seems therefore to be seen as the outermost and least valuable container of the relics. Indeed, the usual term for the dome of a stupa, both in the Sinhalese tradition and in two first century A.D. Sanskrit texts, translated from their Tibetan versions by Gustav Roth, 0 is kumbha, or pot. The S ...
... dome seems therefore to be seen as the outermost and least valuable container of the relics. Indeed, the usual term for the dome of a stupa, both in the Sinhalese tradition and in two first century A.D. Sanskrit texts, translated from their Tibetan versions by Gustav Roth, 0 is kumbha, or pot. The S ...
Icono-Conservatism and the Persistence of Śākyamuni
... this first Pala king there are several other allusions to the Vajrayana; he mentions a variety of siddhis and sadhana practices, implying, although not actually stating, that Vajrayana was practiced at the highest level of this first Pala king's realm. The prominence of Vajrayana in Taranatha's acco ...
... this first Pala king there are several other allusions to the Vajrayana; he mentions a variety of siddhis and sadhana practices, implying, although not actually stating, that Vajrayana was practiced at the highest level of this first Pala king's realm. The prominence of Vajrayana in Taranatha's acco ...
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.