Cross-Cultural Transmission of Buddhist Texts
... fundamental issues: from which version of the text will she translate (for in most cases, even when the text has been preserved only in a single language, these are multiple), and for what audience is the translation intended? Not all such decisions, however, are made consciously, much less clearly ...
... fundamental issues: from which version of the text will she translate (for in most cases, even when the text has been preserved only in a single language, these are multiple), and for what audience is the translation intended? Not all such decisions, however, are made consciously, much less clearly ...
„What is Mahāyāna? And what are Mahāyāna scriptures?“ (Part II)
... strength into the unfolding of bodhicitta and aiming at “becoming a Buddha”, while others may think that it might best be marked by a resolution of the bodhisattva to immolate himself in favour of any creature in need. Also part of the older picture was the idea that whatever is not Mahāyāna could b ...
... strength into the unfolding of bodhicitta and aiming at “becoming a Buddha”, while others may think that it might best be marked by a resolution of the bodhisattva to immolate himself in favour of any creature in need. Also part of the older picture was the idea that whatever is not Mahāyāna could b ...
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... “Southern” Buddhism because of its association with Southeast Asia, and to Mahayana as “Northern” Buddhism because of its northward migration from India into China, Tibet, Japan, and Korea (Bullitt). Pali is the language of the Theravada, most likely spoken in central India during the Buddha’s lifet ...
... “Southern” Buddhism because of its association with Southeast Asia, and to Mahayana as “Northern” Buddhism because of its northward migration from India into China, Tibet, Japan, and Korea (Bullitt). Pali is the language of the Theravada, most likely spoken in central India during the Buddha’s lifet ...
Pre-Buddhist Elements in Himalayan Buddhism: The Institution of
... religion failed to make a clear distinction between mi-chos, the religion of men, or folk religion, and lha-chos, the religion of the gods or organised and developed religion. Thus to a large extent the pre-Buddhist Tibetan religion was shamanistic and folkish. It did not develop a literate traditio ...
... religion failed to make a clear distinction between mi-chos, the religion of men, or folk religion, and lha-chos, the religion of the gods or organised and developed religion. Thus to a large extent the pre-Buddhist Tibetan religion was shamanistic and folkish. It did not develop a literate traditio ...
1 Kindness and Compassion as means to Nirvana in Early
... people should be allowed to describe their own beliefs and values rather than have those beliefs and values ascribed to them. This very proper view has however led to some muddled thinking. The ideas and practices of living informants are generally the subject matter of the social sciences, which a ...
... people should be allowed to describe their own beliefs and values rather than have those beliefs and values ascribed to them. This very proper view has however led to some muddled thinking. The ideas and practices of living informants are generally the subject matter of the social sciences, which a ...
The Means (6)
... confess publicly to the community that is supporting them (as they are clearly not a good role model or bring good kamma). The senior monks give punishments according to the Buddha’s teachings. ...
... confess publicly to the community that is supporting them (as they are clearly not a good role model or bring good kamma). The senior monks give punishments according to the Buddha’s teachings. ...
The Relevance of Morality: How Buddhism Sees It Professor
... The question arises because of the following reasons: a) The presence of many religions with different moral teachings. b) The theory of Moral Relativism which says that what is morally good and bad changes from time to time, and from place to place. c) Moral Authoritarianism which says that all mo ...
... The question arises because of the following reasons: a) The presence of many religions with different moral teachings. b) The theory of Moral Relativism which says that what is morally good and bad changes from time to time, and from place to place. c) Moral Authoritarianism which says that all mo ...
Unit G586 - Buddhism - Scheme of work and lesson plan
... Sutra. They could then research the answers, with one student later taking on the role of a Buddhist, and being hot-seated by the others. ...
... Sutra. They could then research the answers, with one student later taking on the role of a Buddhist, and being hot-seated by the others. ...
Print this article - Journal of Global Buddhism
... A Swedish university survey showed that respondents ranked Buddhism second after Christianity, and summing up his own interviews, David Thurfjell concluded that “Buddhism is a religion that few Swedes wholeheartedly belong to, but many sympathize or partly identify with” (Thurfjell 2015: 160). In a ...
... A Swedish university survey showed that respondents ranked Buddhism second after Christianity, and summing up his own interviews, David Thurfjell concluded that “Buddhism is a religion that few Swedes wholeheartedly belong to, but many sympathize or partly identify with” (Thurfjell 2015: 160). In a ...
Ashtasahasrika_prajnaparamita
... Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita of 1015 (Perfection of wisdom in 8000 verses) ...
... Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita of 1015 (Perfection of wisdom in 8000 verses) ...
Monks, Nuns and Lay People-Bhikshus, Bhikshunis, and Upasakas
... G Beesley & the Dechen Community ...
... G Beesley & the Dechen Community ...
Midnight Dharma: Diamond Way Buddhism on the Air
... more than 12 years. He said that the idea of Buddhist programme had been born when he had lived two years abroad and he had been in contact with dharma only with the help of internet. For that reason he suggested this format in the Prague centre of the Society of diamond way and after an agreement i ...
... more than 12 years. He said that the idea of Buddhist programme had been born when he had lived two years abroad and he had been in contact with dharma only with the help of internet. For that reason he suggested this format in the Prague centre of the Society of diamond way and after an agreement i ...
Three Jewels
... discovered the path all by himself and taught it to others . O Arhats, on the other hand, attain Nibbana due in part to the Buddha's teachings. O Theravadins take refuge in the historical Buddha, Siddartha Gotama, but also recognise the existence of other such Buddha's in the past and future. ...
... discovered the path all by himself and taught it to others . O Arhats, on the other hand, attain Nibbana due in part to the Buddha's teachings. O Theravadins take refuge in the historical Buddha, Siddartha Gotama, but also recognise the existence of other such Buddha's in the past and future. ...
Buddhist Examination Study Guide Buddhist Examination Study Guide
... (No one is exempt from the Law of Cause and Effect.) ( T ) 33. Manjusri, the bodhisattva of wisdom is usually depicted with a sword in one of his hands which cuts through the darkness of ignorance. ( F ) 34. According to Buddhist scriptures, there is only one world system. (There are numerous world ...
... (No one is exempt from the Law of Cause and Effect.) ( T ) 33. Manjusri, the bodhisattva of wisdom is usually depicted with a sword in one of his hands which cuts through the darkness of ignorance. ( F ) 34. According to Buddhist scriptures, there is only one world system. (There are numerous world ...
Introduction to Buddhism
... off his descent into Nirvana (Nothingness) long enough to teach "a few others" how to achieve the same thing. Buddha looked round, sniffed contemptuously and replied that this filth could never grasp his secret. The divinity urged him repeatedly and finally Buddha recalled some of those he had encou ...
... off his descent into Nirvana (Nothingness) long enough to teach "a few others" how to achieve the same thing. Buddha looked round, sniffed contemptuously and replied that this filth could never grasp his secret. The divinity urged him repeatedly and finally Buddha recalled some of those he had encou ...
NiNi Zhu - Buddhism
... the 7th buddha, according to another he is the 25th, and according to yet another he is the 4th. The next buddha, Maitreya, will appear after Shakyamuni's teachings and relics have disappeared from the world. Sites associated with the Buddha's life became important pilgrimage places, and regions tha ...
... the 7th buddha, according to another he is the 25th, and according to yet another he is the 4th. The next buddha, Maitreya, will appear after Shakyamuni's teachings and relics have disappeared from the world. Sites associated with the Buddha's life became important pilgrimage places, and regions tha ...
The Question of Vegetarianism and Diet in Pāli Buddhism
... that such actions will lead to suffering both for the individual acted upon—the victim—and for the aggressor (SN 12.41 578).6 Violence is rejected so strongly that it seems to include even killing in self-defence. For example, in the Saṃyutta-nikāya the Buddha endorses Puṇṇa’s pacifistic attitude to ...
... that such actions will lead to suffering both for the individual acted upon—the victim—and for the aggressor (SN 12.41 578).6 Violence is rejected so strongly that it seems to include even killing in self-defence. For example, in the Saṃyutta-nikāya the Buddha endorses Puṇṇa’s pacifistic attitude to ...
Read article - Dickinson Blogs
... The modernists’ claim to a pristine Buddhism of a premodern era, associated with the purity of the teachings of the Buddha, does not fit easily with the debate surrounding the early Indian Buddhist evolution. As Bailey and Mabbett (2003:34) suggest, there was no pristine form, in that the urbanizati ...
... The modernists’ claim to a pristine Buddhism of a premodern era, associated with the purity of the teachings of the Buddha, does not fit easily with the debate surrounding the early Indian Buddhist evolution. As Bailey and Mabbett (2003:34) suggest, there was no pristine form, in that the urbanizati ...
Niyāmas of Modern Western Interpretations of Theravāda Buddhist Doctrine
... But how had it been with us, if in olden time some prophet had arisen, who had seen, in a vision of universal natural law, not a philosophic theory only, nor a scientific induction, but a saving Truth, a Religion . . . . (101) The Dhamma of the Buddha is, in Mrs. Rhys Davids’s view, such a “vision o ...
... But how had it been with us, if in olden time some prophet had arisen, who had seen, in a vision of universal natural law, not a philosophic theory only, nor a scientific induction, but a saving Truth, a Religion . . . . (101) The Dhamma of the Buddha is, in Mrs. Rhys Davids’s view, such a “vision o ...
work GentleV AprJune06 - Jamyang Buddhist Centre
... signed up for our egroup (do it now!) we are repeating this extract here: “The second point I want to say in this article is about the programme here at Jamyang. The Tuesday and Wednesday classes that I do at Jamyang, relatively, are going OK as is the Lamrim Chenmo course. But I would like to see s ...
... signed up for our egroup (do it now!) we are repeating this extract here: “The second point I want to say in this article is about the programme here at Jamyang. The Tuesday and Wednesday classes that I do at Jamyang, relatively, are going OK as is the Lamrim Chenmo course. But I would like to see s ...
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.