Buddhism In Thailand
... themselves, and others who respect what is good and right over that which is merely convenient, the quarrels between the two groups became more and more bitter. So much so, in fact, that the bhikkhus of the one group would refuse to perform religious rites and functions with those of the other group ...
... themselves, and others who respect what is good and right over that which is merely convenient, the quarrels between the two groups became more and more bitter. So much so, in fact, that the bhikkhus of the one group would refuse to perform religious rites and functions with those of the other group ...
Where Does the Cetanic Break Take Place?
... who delays liberation from saṃsāra to work tirelessly for the sake of all sentient beings (BCA 1:1). The text’s primary purpose, then, is soteriological, focusing on the perfection of the moral character of an individual so that she is able to liberate herself and others from suffering. This process ...
... who delays liberation from saṃsāra to work tirelessly for the sake of all sentient beings (BCA 1:1). The text’s primary purpose, then, is soteriological, focusing on the perfection of the moral character of an individual so that she is able to liberate herself and others from suffering. This process ...
The Impermanent Impulse: Toward a Theory of Nihilism
... declaration of the death of God is the most significant and controversial issue in Western history. Almost every aspect has been influenced by it. Consequently, a human dilemma thus comes into being, as Kulananda rightly puts it, “although we may not mourn God’s passing, perhaps we can see that with ...
... declaration of the death of God is the most significant and controversial issue in Western history. Almost every aspect has been influenced by it. Consequently, a human dilemma thus comes into being, as Kulananda rightly puts it, “although we may not mourn God’s passing, perhaps we can see that with ...
Edwin Arnold - What-Buddha
... therefore, owe their moral and religious ideas to this illustrious prince, whose personality, though imperfectly revealed in the existing sources of information, cannot but appear the highest, gentlest, holiest, and most beneficent, with one exception, in the history of Thought. Discordant in frequ ...
... therefore, owe their moral and religious ideas to this illustrious prince, whose personality, though imperfectly revealed in the existing sources of information, cannot but appear the highest, gentlest, holiest, and most beneficent, with one exception, in the history of Thought. Discordant in frequ ...
Damming the Dhamma: Problems with Bhikkhunãs in the Pali Vinaya
... positing either an early egalitarianism amended by later, less forwardlooking editors,4 or a gradual progression from an inherent sexism, even misogyny, to the development of egalitarianism in Mahàyàna, even Vajrayàna.5 Alternately, studies of the story have attempted to place the story within its ...
... positing either an early egalitarianism amended by later, less forwardlooking editors,4 or a gradual progression from an inherent sexism, even misogyny, to the development of egalitarianism in Mahàyàna, even Vajrayàna.5 Alternately, studies of the story have attempted to place the story within its ...
A brief introduction to Buddhism and the Sakya tradition
... was neither unworldly nor pessimistic, quite the contrary in fact. The discourses contain many passages that show how he expressed his joy and where he gave his disciples excellent advice on worldly matters. One could say that Buddha was a tough realist. He spoke his mind and addressed the problems ...
... was neither unworldly nor pessimistic, quite the contrary in fact. The discourses contain many passages that show how he expressed his joy and where he gave his disciples excellent advice on worldly matters. One could say that Buddha was a tough realist. He spoke his mind and addressed the problems ...
A Blueprint for Buddhist Revolution
... 家) that might one day replace the present capitalistic and materialistic one.3 These experiments in progressive and radical Buddhism are particularly striking given the growing social conservatism from the late Meiji period (Najita 1980, 122),4 as well as the general scepticism with which socialist ...
... 家) that might one day replace the present capitalistic and materialistic one.3 These experiments in progressive and radical Buddhism are particularly striking given the growing social conservatism from the late Meiji period (Najita 1980, 122),4 as well as the general scepticism with which socialist ...
Buddhist Practice as Play: A Virtue Ethical View
... ethics should be seen as depending less on its Aristotelian roots than in Keown’s interpretation. While remaining in debt to Aristotle’s formal notions, virtue ethics has taken many other valuable forms. ...
... ethics should be seen as depending less on its Aristotelian roots than in Keown’s interpretation. While remaining in debt to Aristotle’s formal notions, virtue ethics has taken many other valuable forms. ...
- Nishi Hongwanji L.A.
... Town and Korea Town. When attending the Sunday service at the temple, you may discover that many of the attendees live within a 20 minute radius of the temple. ...
... Town and Korea Town. When attending the Sunday service at the temple, you may discover that many of the attendees live within a 20 minute radius of the temple. ...
Is Buddhism the low fertility religion of Asia?
... In the present day, Theravada Buddhism is widely practiced in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Sri Lanka. For the latter three countries, Theravada Buddhism was closely associated with a national identity and was established as an official religion several hundred years ago (Gellner 2001). Simi ...
... In the present day, Theravada Buddhism is widely practiced in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Sri Lanka. For the latter three countries, Theravada Buddhism was closely associated with a national identity and was established as an official religion several hundred years ago (Gellner 2001). Simi ...
Sanathana Sarathi. - Region 7 Sai Centers
... passive acceptance of suffering and decay, but that this quest was one that required radical and painful action. The final event that seemed to tip the balance towards his yearning for the freedom to explore the ‘noble quest,’ was the birth of his son (Rahula). In frustration, he saw his birth as a ...
... passive acceptance of suffering and decay, but that this quest was one that required radical and painful action. The final event that seemed to tip the balance towards his yearning for the freedom to explore the ‘noble quest,’ was the birth of his son (Rahula). In frustration, he saw his birth as a ...
On conveying and not conveying expertise
... expert may foster an understanding of the subject matter within her or his audience. Accordingly, the paper prompts STS readers to ‘ask how incompleteness can (further) become acknowledged as part of our accounts’ (p. 1). The paper is impressive in its ability to engage afresh with a set of question ...
... expert may foster an understanding of the subject matter within her or his audience. Accordingly, the paper prompts STS readers to ‘ask how incompleteness can (further) become acknowledged as part of our accounts’ (p. 1). The paper is impressive in its ability to engage afresh with a set of question ...
Stupa Explorer - Ancient India
... and rebuilding at the site, judging from stylistic differences among the different sculptures found there. It was built out of limestone with an impressive dome which probably www.ancientindia.co.uk | © The British Museum 2002 ...
... and rebuilding at the site, judging from stylistic differences among the different sculptures found there. It was built out of limestone with an impressive dome which probably www.ancientindia.co.uk | © The British Museum 2002 ...
A Secular Buddhism - Journal of Global Buddhism
... is dukkha. In brief, these five bundles of clinging are dukkha. The First Discourse (Dhammacakkapavatana Sutta)1 I was recently teaching a group of students on a Buddhist studies programme affiliated to a Vipassana meditation centre in England. Since it was the first module of the course, the studen ...
... is dukkha. In brief, these five bundles of clinging are dukkha. The First Discourse (Dhammacakkapavatana Sutta)1 I was recently teaching a group of students on a Buddhist studies programme affiliated to a Vipassana meditation centre in England. Since it was the first module of the course, the studen ...
Buddhism and the Rise of the Written Vernacular in East Asia: The
... theycontain.Indeed, it is extremely rarein non-Buddhist textsof the same age ever to findeven a single unambiguouslyvernacularusage. Nonetheless,it must be pointed out that, as the eminentRussian specialiston MedievalVernacularSinitic,I. S. Gurevich(1985) has shown,even theTun-huang pien-wen can by ...
... theycontain.Indeed, it is extremely rarein non-Buddhist textsof the same age ever to findeven a single unambiguouslyvernacularusage. Nonetheless,it must be pointed out that, as the eminentRussian specialiston MedievalVernacularSinitic,I. S. Gurevich(1985) has shown,even theTun-huang pien-wen can by ...
Buddhism in a Nutshell
... the highest possible state of perfection any person could aspire to, and without the close-fist of a teacher he revealed the only straight path that leads thereto. According to the Teaching of the Buddha anybody may aspire to that supreme state of perfection if he makes the necessary exertion. The B ...
... the highest possible state of perfection any person could aspire to, and without the close-fist of a teacher he revealed the only straight path that leads thereto. According to the Teaching of the Buddha anybody may aspire to that supreme state of perfection if he makes the necessary exertion. The B ...
Did King Ajātasattu Confess to the Buddha, Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... There are some interesting features in this last passage which deserve a brief digression. Firstly, the passage implies that Vaḍḍha, a layman, has a bowl and eats with the bhikkhus. Horner objects to this: “a layman certainly would have had no begging bowl that could have been, literally, turned ups ...
... There are some interesting features in this last passage which deserve a brief digression. Firstly, the passage implies that Vaḍḍha, a layman, has a bowl and eats with the bhikkhus. Horner objects to this: “a layman certainly would have had no begging bowl that could have been, literally, turned ups ...
Name - World History with Miss Bunnell
... Siddhartha observed that his new acquaintance was Buddhism is a world religion that began on the at peace, though he owned nothing. Indian subcontinent, but unlike Hinduism, Buddhism Siddhartha left his palace and lived with Hindu spread to many faraway lands. While Hinduism does gurus as an ascetic ...
... Siddhartha observed that his new acquaintance was Buddhism is a world religion that began on the at peace, though he owned nothing. Indian subcontinent, but unlike Hinduism, Buddhism Siddhartha left his palace and lived with Hindu spread to many faraway lands. While Hinduism does gurus as an ascetic ...
A Field Guide to Socially Engaged Buddhism
... able to answer over the course of our inquiry. Sallie King, who has written much on the subject, gives a clear and eloquent expression of this tension: “is there a form of Buddhism with sufficient unity among its various examples and sufficient difference from other forms of Buddhism to go by the si ...
... able to answer over the course of our inquiry. Sallie King, who has written much on the subject, gives a clear and eloquent expression of this tension: “is there a form of Buddhism with sufficient unity among its various examples and sufficient difference from other forms of Buddhism to go by the si ...
View online - Ghent University Library
... continents in expanse”, as Jonathan Silk has put it, and is commonly labelled as ‘Buddhism’.7 Over the last few decades, this field has drastically changed its methods and spectacles. As a rule, it has excited the interest of an increasing amount of academic disciplines; slowly but surely let go its ...
... continents in expanse”, as Jonathan Silk has put it, and is commonly labelled as ‘Buddhism’.7 Over the last few decades, this field has drastically changed its methods and spectacles. As a rule, it has excited the interest of an increasing amount of academic disciplines; slowly but surely let go its ...
Buddhist Thoughts on Symbiosis—And its Contemporary Implications
... Aramaki also calls “eternal life” by another name, “the eternal collective truth”.10 The fundamental law of the universe (Dharma)—the eternal collective truth to which Shakyamuni awakened was what he manifested in his own life, and walked to spread its message throughout Eastern India until the end ...
... Aramaki also calls “eternal life” by another name, “the eternal collective truth”.10 The fundamental law of the universe (Dharma)—the eternal collective truth to which Shakyamuni awakened was what he manifested in his own life, and walked to spread its message throughout Eastern India until the end ...
Buddhist Studies Semester I to IV
... (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology), MA (Sanskrit) MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology). MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology). MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology) with Dipl ...
... (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology), MA (Sanskrit) MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology). MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology). MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology) with Dipl ...
Mahayana Buddhist Ritual and Ethical Activity in
... persons to actually learn to embody an ultimate source of ethical response that transcends ontological assumptions of modern, secular thought. By experiencing social service as a natural extension of ritual activity, each element of such service symbolically expresses an ultimate source of ethical r ...
... persons to actually learn to embody an ultimate source of ethical response that transcends ontological assumptions of modern, secular thought. By experiencing social service as a natural extension of ritual activity, each element of such service symbolically expresses an ultimate source of ethical r ...
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.