A Golden Ring
... natural way. For example, we tend to eat only certain foods cooked in certain ways, and while eating; our minds tend to engage in making judgments and other thoughts that have nothing to do with our eating. In order to carry on our daily lives with ease, concentration and clearness of mind, it is im ...
... natural way. For example, we tend to eat only certain foods cooked in certain ways, and while eating; our minds tend to engage in making judgments and other thoughts that have nothing to do with our eating. In order to carry on our daily lives with ease, concentration and clearness of mind, it is im ...
Essence of Zen.vp
... Buddhism, despite their immense diversity, have a great deal of ground in common, so that to experience the truth of any one of them is to some extent at least to grasp the inner meaning and significance of all the others. All are concerned, ultimately, with the attainment of Enlightenment. Having ...
... Buddhism, despite their immense diversity, have a great deal of ground in common, so that to experience the truth of any one of them is to some extent at least to grasp the inner meaning and significance of all the others. All are concerned, ultimately, with the attainment of Enlightenment. Having ...
Introduction
... countless eons [in previous lives, received prophecy of his future Buddhahood, and was born as a human being in this world]. Then in six years [of ascetic discipline in this life as Š„kyamuni] he overcame [mistaken] views (d£¤¦i) and defeated M„ra17 by raising a single ³nger [while meditating under ...
... countless eons [in previous lives, received prophecy of his future Buddhahood, and was born as a human being in this world]. Then in six years [of ascetic discipline in this life as Š„kyamuni] he overcame [mistaken] views (d£¤¦i) and defeated M„ra17 by raising a single ³nger [while meditating under ...
Images of Buddha
... a partner, discuss why you think the colors used would encourage mediation.What feelings do the colors evoke in you? Please write two main ideas from your discussion. ...
... a partner, discuss why you think the colors used would encourage mediation.What feelings do the colors evoke in you? Please write two main ideas from your discussion. ...
PURE-LAND ZEN ZEN PURE-LAND
... But why do we have to purify the mind and seek deliverance? It is because in the wasteland of Birth and Death, subject to the three poisons of greed, anger and delusion, we all undergo suffering – the ultimate suffering being, of course, death. Echoing this conclusion, a well-known American professo ...
... But why do we have to purify the mind and seek deliverance? It is because in the wasteland of Birth and Death, subject to the three poisons of greed, anger and delusion, we all undergo suffering – the ultimate suffering being, of course, death. Echoing this conclusion, a well-known American professo ...
the complete issue - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... comprised four presentations, given by Richard K. Payne, Institute of Buddhist Studies; B. Alan Wallace, Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Consciousness, Santa Barbara; Eleanor Rosch, University of California, Berkeley; and Steven A. Tainer, Institute for World Religions and the Kira Inst ...
... comprised four presentations, given by Richard K. Payne, Institute of Buddhist Studies; B. Alan Wallace, Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Consciousness, Santa Barbara; Eleanor Rosch, University of California, Berkeley; and Steven A. Tainer, Institute for World Religions and the Kira Inst ...
Volition: An Introduction of the Law of Kamma
... back to the Buddha to argue with him. The Buddha asked him whether or not there were some riches not disclosed by his father, and Subha replied that, indeed, a great deal of money was missing and had not been disclosed by his father. Buddha told him to feed the dog late at night near bedtime and the ...
... back to the Buddha to argue with him. The Buddha asked him whether or not there were some riches not disclosed by his father, and Subha replied that, indeed, a great deal of money was missing and had not been disclosed by his father. Buddha told him to feed the dog late at night near bedtime and the ...
The Four Realities True for Noble Ones: Ariyasacca Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... iti that signals the end of the quotation comes only after these two sentences in the Vism text. It can only mean that they are part of the SN or any other text that Buddhaghosa was citing; and 2) without the last two sentences, the whole quotation would have failed to achieve Buddhaghosa’s purpose ...
... iti that signals the end of the quotation comes only after these two sentences in the Vism text. It can only mean that they are part of the SN or any other text that Buddhaghosa was citing; and 2) without the last two sentences, the whole quotation would have failed to achieve Buddhaghosa’s purpose ...
Mindfulness Contextualised. The Buddhist tradition
... reiterating one of the simplest formulations - the threefold way of ethics, concentration and wisdom. Mindfulness is key to all three stages. We can explore the implications for teaching MBIs by looking at each of these three stages. According to Kabat-Zinn, ethics is implicit in MBIs. Instructors ...
... reiterating one of the simplest formulations - the threefold way of ethics, concentration and wisdom. Mindfulness is key to all three stages. We can explore the implications for teaching MBIs by looking at each of these three stages. According to Kabat-Zinn, ethics is implicit in MBIs. Instructors ...
Handbook For Mankind
... places an ordination is regarded as an opportunity for collecting money, for which job there are always people on hand to help. It is one way of getting rich. Even this they call Buddhism! And anyone who goes and criticizes this is considered to be ignorant of Buddhism or opposed to it. Another exam ...
... places an ordination is regarded as an opportunity for collecting money, for which job there are always people on hand to help. It is one way of getting rich. Even this they call Buddhism! And anyone who goes and criticizes this is considered to be ignorant of Buddhism or opposed to it. Another exam ...
ekaf emulator
... due to just one unfortunate incident. At such times there is a tendency to think only of the deficiencies of the friend forgetting the numerous good wholesome deeds of his over a long period of time. Remembering the good deeds of others in the past would enable us to overcome any ill will that arise ...
... due to just one unfortunate incident. At such times there is a tendency to think only of the deficiencies of the friend forgetting the numerous good wholesome deeds of his over a long period of time. Remembering the good deeds of others in the past would enable us to overcome any ill will that arise ...
SRI LANKA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST
... Mahàpajàpatã Gotamã had accepted to undertake this and the other garudhammas and thereby became a bhikkhunã. Since she was only a single bhikkhunã, she was unable to follow the sixth garudhamma. There were no other bhikkhunãs to form the minimum quorum required for higher ordination. Because it was ...
... Mahàpajàpatã Gotamã had accepted to undertake this and the other garudhammas and thereby became a bhikkhunã. Since she was only a single bhikkhunã, she was unable to follow the sixth garudhamma. There were no other bhikkhunãs to form the minimum quorum required for higher ordination. Because it was ...
May - FPMT Losang Dragpa Centre
... descend into this world to continually turn the wheel of Dharma. When these 1000 Buddhas were Bodhisattvas, the bodhisattva who was to become Shakyamuni Buddha prayed to descend into our world at the time when the average lifespan of humans would be 100 years and we are the objects of Shaykamuni Bud ...
... descend into this world to continually turn the wheel of Dharma. When these 1000 Buddhas were Bodhisattvas, the bodhisattva who was to become Shakyamuni Buddha prayed to descend into our world at the time when the average lifespan of humans would be 100 years and we are the objects of Shaykamuni Bud ...
Good Question, Good Answer - ndc-lnh
... sects. Perhaps the difference between Buddhism and some other religions is that the various schools have generally been very tolerant and friendly towards each other. QUESTION: You certainly think highly of Buddhism. I suppose you believe it is the only true religion and that all the others are fal ...
... sects. Perhaps the difference between Buddhism and some other religions is that the various schools have generally been very tolerant and friendly towards each other. QUESTION: You certainly think highly of Buddhism. I suppose you believe it is the only true religion and that all the others are fal ...
Early Buddhist Discourses
... other sources.2 The canon was preserved only in oral form until the first century B.C.E., when it was first committed to writing in Sri Lanka. According to the Theravāda tradition, the Pāli Canon was settled at the First Council held by the Buddha’s monastic disciples in Rājagaha, immediately aft ...
... other sources.2 The canon was preserved only in oral form until the first century B.C.E., when it was first committed to writing in Sri Lanka. According to the Theravāda tradition, the Pāli Canon was settled at the First Council held by the Buddha’s monastic disciples in Rājagaha, immediately aft ...
Earlier Buddhist Theories of Free Will: Compatibilism
... will” and “determinism” as compatible is unclear. If, moreover, as Michael Barnhart claims,11 a “blissful maintenance of contradiction” is often embraced within Asian philosophy, it follows that we cannot assume that anyone maintaining two beliefs has a belief about their compatibility, much less an ...
... will” and “determinism” as compatible is unclear. If, moreover, as Michael Barnhart claims,11 a “blissful maintenance of contradiction” is often embraced within Asian philosophy, it follows that we cannot assume that anyone maintaining two beliefs has a belief about their compatibility, much less an ...
Eric Sean Nelson, Department of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
... that karma binds selves together in relations and networks of interdependence and responsibility. This moral sense of karma is not only a “scholarly” as opposed to a “popular” concern. According to Jonathan S. Walters, the notion of rebirth in Sri Lankan popular Buddhism only deepens one’s sense of ...
... that karma binds selves together in relations and networks of interdependence and responsibility. This moral sense of karma is not only a “scholarly” as opposed to a “popular” concern. According to Jonathan S. Walters, the notion of rebirth in Sri Lankan popular Buddhism only deepens one’s sense of ...
Is There a Soul? - The Dharmafarers
... Jainism, too, taught some kind of soul, which was seen as the individual ―life principle‖ (jīva). The Buddha rejected all these views, for the simple reason that they were false and fabricated, and were of no use in the spiritual quest.3 1.1.2 The Buddha’s rejection of attā. The Indian term for ―sou ...
... Jainism, too, taught some kind of soul, which was seen as the individual ―life principle‖ (jīva). The Buddha rejected all these views, for the simple reason that they were false and fabricated, and were of no use in the spiritual quest.3 1.1.2 The Buddha’s rejection of attā. The Indian term for ―sou ...
Earlier Buddhist Theories of Free Will: Compatibilism Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... will” and “determinism” as compatible is unclear. If, moreover, as Michael Barnhart claims,11 a “blissful maintenance of contradiction” is often embraced within Asian philosophy, it follows that we cannot assume that anyone maintaining two beliefs has a belief about their compatibility, much less an ...
... will” and “determinism” as compatible is unclear. If, moreover, as Michael Barnhart claims,11 a “blissful maintenance of contradiction” is often embraced within Asian philosophy, it follows that we cannot assume that anyone maintaining two beliefs has a belief about their compatibility, much less an ...
the early buddhist teaching on the theory and practice of moral life
... of self-mortification as a means to salvation. On the other hand, the self- theory of ucchedavada veers towards the opposite extreme, that is, sensual indulgence, what Buddhism calls kamasukhallikanuyoga.15 As ucchedavada believes in the identity of the self and the physical body, it sees no reason ...
... of self-mortification as a means to salvation. On the other hand, the self- theory of ucchedavada veers towards the opposite extreme, that is, sensual indulgence, what Buddhism calls kamasukhallikanuyoga.15 As ucchedavada believes in the identity of the self and the physical body, it sees no reason ...
Oral Dimensions of Pāli Discourses: Pericopes, other Mnemonic
... innovation and improvisation from the performer, whose task is to present the main elements of a tale in such a way as to best entertain the audience. This type of oral literature is thus freely re-created every time it is told.14 In contrast, the purpose of the early Buddhist oral tradition was the ...
... innovation and improvisation from the performer, whose task is to present the main elements of a tale in such a way as to best entertain the audience. This type of oral literature is thus freely re-created every time it is told.14 In contrast, the purpose of the early Buddhist oral tradition was the ...