On Compassionate Killing and the Abhidhamma’s Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... (paññā). Contrary to axiom 1 it will be suggested that it is cetanā (intention) rather than mūla (the motivational roots) that plays the central role in moral evaluation.6 The second axiom is the basis of the Abhidhamma classification of actions “by root” (CBR), which will be discussed in section fo ...
... (paññā). Contrary to axiom 1 it will be suggested that it is cetanā (intention) rather than mūla (the motivational roots) that plays the central role in moral evaluation.6 The second axiom is the basis of the Abhidhamma classification of actions “by root” (CBR), which will be discussed in section fo ...
Re-Imagining the Buddha
... transforms the objects of experience and unifies them. The four elements of this definition give us the key to how Sangharakshita understands imagination. It should be understood at the outset that image and imagination are not necessarily confined to the visual or its visionary counterpart. All th ...
... transforms the objects of experience and unifies them. The four elements of this definition give us the key to how Sangharakshita understands imagination. It should be understood at the outset that image and imagination are not necessarily confined to the visual or its visionary counterpart. All th ...
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... The Vajrayana states that the Buddha himself had expounded these teachings, 16 years after his enlightenment. But the literature of the Vajrayana is not at all mentioned in either the Pali Canon or the Agamas, the oldest treatises of Buddhism. Hence, one cannot associate this cult with the original ...
... The Vajrayana states that the Buddha himself had expounded these teachings, 16 years after his enlightenment. But the literature of the Vajrayana is not at all mentioned in either the Pali Canon or the Agamas, the oldest treatises of Buddhism. Hence, one cannot associate this cult with the original ...
Masks — Anthropology on the Sinhalese Belief System
... Study Program on Buddhism and Thai Society, Thammasat University. Chatsumarn Kabilsingh introduced me to Suk Soongswang as a potential publisher for this book. On August 21st, 1987, Ven. Phra Maha Banyat Dhammasaro Thero and I visited Mr. Suk at his DK Book office, Bangkok. Since then, a fire disrup ...
... Study Program on Buddhism and Thai Society, Thammasat University. Chatsumarn Kabilsingh introduced me to Suk Soongswang as a potential publisher for this book. On August 21st, 1987, Ven. Phra Maha Banyat Dhammasaro Thero and I visited Mr. Suk at his DK Book office, Bangkok. Since then, a fire disrup ...
KUSHAN ART Kushan art in the north
... The rapid growth of towns in this age went hand in hand with an increasingly vigorous urban culture. This process involved in the first instance the art of building cities. Some settlements, such as Balkh (Bactra), 1 Dilberjin, 2 Termez3 and Dalverzin-tepe (Fig. 1)4 in Bactria, sprang up around an or ...
... The rapid growth of towns in this age went hand in hand with an increasingly vigorous urban culture. This process involved in the first instance the art of building cities. Some settlements, such as Balkh (Bactra), 1 Dilberjin, 2 Termez3 and Dalverzin-tepe (Fig. 1)4 in Bactria, sprang up around an or ...
Rethinking, Protecting and Transmitting the Tangible and
... longer became the mainstream for society. After the Tang Dynasty, lots of new buildings, such as “pavilions, platform and storied belvedere” embodied space in new ways became the inspiration for poetry, painting and the relics of poetry and calligraphy of these Secular art and culture became the mai ...
... longer became the mainstream for society. After the Tang Dynasty, lots of new buildings, such as “pavilions, platform and storied belvedere” embodied space in new ways became the inspiration for poetry, painting and the relics of poetry and calligraphy of these Secular art and culture became the mai ...
PDF - UWA Research Portal
... transformative practices. Both anchor themselves in tradition and both are heavily influenced by global religious pressures. The majority of Mongols visit local temples for ritual efficacy, yet, for many lay Buddhists, the break in the continuity of public institutions during the socialist period an ...
... transformative practices. Both anchor themselves in tradition and both are heavily influenced by global religious pressures. The majority of Mongols visit local temples for ritual efficacy, yet, for many lay Buddhists, the break in the continuity of public institutions during the socialist period an ...
2) Indian Buddhism - Kagyü Pende Gyamtso
... some modern Buddhists, it also consists of laymen and laywomen, the caretakers of the monks, those who have accepted parts of the monastic code but who have not been ordained as monks or nuns. According to the scriptures, The Buddha presented himself as a model and beso ...
... some modern Buddhists, it also consists of laymen and laywomen, the caretakers of the monks, those who have accepted parts of the monastic code but who have not been ordained as monks or nuns. According to the scriptures, The Buddha presented himself as a model and beso ...
Siddhartha Savage: The Importance of Buddhism in Huxley`s Brave
... Huxley’s interest in the spirituality and mysticism of the Far East in general and Buddhism in particular are well-documented. That this “devotee of Oriental mysticism” (Meckier 166) relies on the teachings and stories of the Buddha as a source for much of his work is evident covertly in several of ...
... Huxley’s interest in the spirituality and mysticism of the Far East in general and Buddhism in particular are well-documented. That this “devotee of Oriental mysticism” (Meckier 166) relies on the teachings and stories of the Buddha as a source for much of his work is evident covertly in several of ...
Sarkar on the Buddha`s Four Noble Truths
... own concept of ānanda as a positive approach to life and spirituality. This Sarkarian critique is reminiscent of familiar contemporary criticisms of Buddhism as life- denying and pessimistic. However, such criticisms, including Sarkar’s own, have not remained uncontested by contemporary Buddhists. ...
... own concept of ānanda as a positive approach to life and spirituality. This Sarkarian critique is reminiscent of familiar contemporary criticisms of Buddhism as life- denying and pessimistic. However, such criticisms, including Sarkar’s own, have not remained uncontested by contemporary Buddhists. ...
skillful means - The Dharmafarers
... exposition the desirability of the act or condition prized by his opponent-of the union with God (as in the Tevijja), or of sacrifice (as in the Kūṭadanta), or of social rank (as in the Ambaṭṭha), or of seeing heavenly sights, etc (as in the Mahāli), or of the soul theory (as in the Poṭṭhapāda). He ...
... exposition the desirability of the act or condition prized by his opponent-of the union with God (as in the Tevijja), or of sacrifice (as in the Kūṭadanta), or of social rank (as in the Ambaṭṭha), or of seeing heavenly sights, etc (as in the Mahāli), or of the soul theory (as in the Poṭṭhapāda). He ...
Jennifer Kieser - Missouri Western State University
... Ashoka’s Goal: spread the principles and teachings of Buddhism to countries outside India Missionaries – even his own son and daughter – were sent out to accomplish his goal and build monuments to the Buddha King Ashoka sent missionaries to: Sri Lanka (by Arhat Mahinda, son of Ashoka) Myan ...
... Ashoka’s Goal: spread the principles and teachings of Buddhism to countries outside India Missionaries – even his own son and daughter – were sent out to accomplish his goal and build monuments to the Buddha King Ashoka sent missionaries to: Sri Lanka (by Arhat Mahinda, son of Ashoka) Myan ...
Conflict and Adaptation: Tibetan Perspectives on Nonviolent
... Eightfold Path that leads one to Buddha-hood.3 On the other hand, the accumulation of negative karma leads to undesirable rebirths and suffering. It is therefore advantageous for anyone, regardless of their goals, to act in a positive and peaceful manner. Another key Buddhist doctrine is that of int ...
... Eightfold Path that leads one to Buddha-hood.3 On the other hand, the accumulation of negative karma leads to undesirable rebirths and suffering. It is therefore advantageous for anyone, regardless of their goals, to act in a positive and peaceful manner. Another key Buddhist doctrine is that of int ...
Dona Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... Skt yakṣa) belongs to a class of Indian nature spirits generally benevolent towards human beings (such as depicted in the Ātānāṭiya Sutta, D 3:203, 204). They are among the earliest of deities to be depicted in religious art where they usually appear as colossal in size, slightly pot-bellied but tau ...
... Skt yakṣa) belongs to a class of Indian nature spirits generally benevolent towards human beings (such as depicted in the Ātānāṭiya Sutta, D 3:203, 204). They are among the earliest of deities to be depicted in religious art where they usually appear as colossal in size, slightly pot-bellied but tau ...
PowerPoint - Just be Good
... RECOGNITION of the remarkable personality of the Dalai Lama is a separate issue from Christian assessment of Buddhism. There are strong reasons why Christians should be sceptical of Buddhism, whether Theravada (Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka), Mahayana (China, Japan, Korea), or Vajr ...
... RECOGNITION of the remarkable personality of the Dalai Lama is a separate issue from Christian assessment of Buddhism. There are strong reasons why Christians should be sceptical of Buddhism, whether Theravada (Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka), Mahayana (China, Japan, Korea), or Vajr ...
cjbs 7 four noble truths last
... stands the cessation of dukkha as it really is and understands the path to the cessation of dukkha as it really is. 15. "How does [a learned noble disciple] understand dukkha as it really is? That is, birth is dukkha, old age is dukkha, disease is dukkha, death is dukkha, separation from what is lik ...
... stands the cessation of dukkha as it really is and understands the path to the cessation of dukkha as it really is. 15. "How does [a learned noble disciple] understand dukkha as it really is? That is, birth is dukkha, old age is dukkha, disease is dukkha, death is dukkha, separation from what is lik ...
twofold mystery - Iowa Research Online
... One does not attach to “there is,” nor to “there is not.” Not only does he not attach to attachment, but neither to non-attachment.1 (Cheng Xuanying) Different interactions between Buddhism and Daoism have occurred since Buddhism entered China in the 1st century. Buddhism, as an Indian religion, fir ...
... One does not attach to “there is,” nor to “there is not.” Not only does he not attach to attachment, but neither to non-attachment.1 (Cheng Xuanying) Different interactions between Buddhism and Daoism have occurred since Buddhism entered China in the 1st century. Buddhism, as an Indian religion, fir ...
Navayana Buddhism - Social
... The fourth council was held in Sri Lanka, in the Aloka Cave, in the first century bc. During this time as well, and for the first time, the entire set of Sutras were recorded in the Pali language on palm leaves. This became Theravada's Pali Canon, from which so much of our knowledge of Buddhism stem ...
... The fourth council was held in Sri Lanka, in the Aloka Cave, in the first century bc. During this time as well, and for the first time, the entire set of Sutras were recorded in the Pali language on palm leaves. This became Theravada's Pali Canon, from which so much of our knowledge of Buddhism stem ...
Bahudhātuka-sutta On Women‖s Inabilities Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... possible as possible and knows it according to reality, and sees what is impossible as impossible and knows it according to reality.31 Ānanda, it is not possible that there could be two wheel-turning kings ruling in the world. [However], it is certainly possible that there could be one wheel-turning ...
... possible as possible and knows it according to reality, and sees what is impossible as impossible and knows it according to reality.31 Ānanda, it is not possible that there could be two wheel-turning kings ruling in the world. [However], it is certainly possible that there could be one wheel-turning ...
Buddhism and its relation to women and prostitution in Thai society
... sangha because the monks are not necessarily trained to renounce and withstand worldly ...
... sangha because the monks are not necessarily trained to renounce and withstand worldly ...
A Golden Ring
... scattered in the sense that while doing something we cannot help stopping the rise of judgments and other thoughts. We have lost the ability to act in a pure, 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 judg ...
... scattered in the sense that while doing something we cannot help stopping the rise of judgments and other thoughts. We have lost the ability to act in a pure, 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 judg ...
Buddha name Siddhartha Gautama
... India, when he vowed never to arise until he had found the truth.[35] Kaundinya and four other companions, believing that he had abandoned his search and become undisciplined, left. After a reputed 49 days of meditation, at the age of 35, he is said to have attained Enlightenment.[35][36] According ...
... India, when he vowed never to arise until he had found the truth.[35] Kaundinya and four other companions, believing that he had abandoned his search and become undisciplined, left. After a reputed 49 days of meditation, at the age of 35, he is said to have attained Enlightenment.[35][36] According ...
The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist
... doingso, theimpliedpurposeofthisarticle, inSriLanka,isto "raisequestions place and relevanceofAvalokiteivara the veryutility of the terms among studentsof Buddhismregarding Mahayana ... and Theravada as designatingwhollydistinctivereligio- ...
... doingso, theimpliedpurposeofthisarticle, inSriLanka,isto "raisequestions place and relevanceofAvalokiteivara the veryutility of the terms among studentsof Buddhismregarding Mahayana ... and Theravada as designatingwhollydistinctivereligio- ...
Buddhist art
Buddhist art is the artistic practices that are influenced by Buddhism. It includes art media which depict Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and other entities; notable Buddhist figures, both historical and mythical; narrative scenes from the lives of all of these; mandalas and other graphic aids to practice; as well as physical objects associated with Buddhist practice, such as vajras, bells, stupas and Buddhist temple architecture. Buddhist art originated on the Indian subcontinent following the historical life of Siddhartha Gautama, 6th to 5th century BC, and thereafter evolved by contact with other cultures as it spread throughout Asia and the world.Buddhist art followed believers as the dharma spread, adapted, and evolved in each new host country. It developed to the north through Central Asia and into Eastern Asia to form the Northern branch of Buddhist art, and to the east as far as Southeast Asia to form the Southern branch of Buddhist art. In India, Buddhist art flourished and influenced the development of Hindu art, until Buddhism nearly disappeared in India around the 10th century due in part to the vigorous expansion of Islam alongside Hinduism.