Annual Report `14 (MBS) - maha bodhi society, bengaluru
... Malaysia, Singapore and various other places during the Second World War. He saw the destruction of life and property and misery that the war brought in the lives of people, which led him to turn towards spirituality. He resigned his job and left his home in search of truth and freedom. For some yea ...
... Malaysia, Singapore and various other places during the Second World War. He saw the destruction of life and property and misery that the war brought in the lives of people, which led him to turn towards spirituality. He resigned his job and left his home in search of truth and freedom. For some yea ...
Re-Imagining the Buddha
... Neoplatonism and Alchemy had a powerful influence on many important thinkers over the centuries. And the old folk gods did live on into the last century in beliefs about Robin Goodfellow and the like. In more recent times, C. G. Jung and the analytical psychologists who followed him have taken the r ...
... Neoplatonism and Alchemy had a powerful influence on many important thinkers over the centuries. And the old folk gods did live on into the last century in beliefs about Robin Goodfellow and the like. In more recent times, C. G. Jung and the analytical psychologists who followed him have taken the r ...
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... To end suffering, one must cut off greed and desire which means changing their views toward life and suppress their wants and needs. Buddhists call the state in which all suffering is ended Nirvana. Nirvana is an everlasting state of great joy and peace. The Buddha said, "The extinction of desire is ...
... To end suffering, one must cut off greed and desire which means changing their views toward life and suppress their wants and needs. Buddhists call the state in which all suffering is ended Nirvana. Nirvana is an everlasting state of great joy and peace. The Buddha said, "The extinction of desire is ...
Images of Buddha
... Bodhgaya. It is believed that demons and evil spirits tormented him with nightmares in an attempt to divert him from his goal of becoming an enlightened being free of the sufferings and desires of this transitory world. Siddhartha did achieve enlightenment and was called Buddha (the enlightened one) ...
... Bodhgaya. It is believed that demons and evil spirits tormented him with nightmares in an attempt to divert him from his goal of becoming an enlightened being free of the sufferings and desires of this transitory world. Siddhartha did achieve enlightenment and was called Buddha (the enlightened one) ...
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... wisdom. He urged his fellow travelers not to accept his teachings on faith or authority but to treat them as working hypotheses to be tested in their own real life experiences and to be fi nally discarded or accepted. Yet, paradoxically, the soteriology that he taught (called Dharma) has come to be ...
... wisdom. He urged his fellow travelers not to accept his teachings on faith or authority but to treat them as working hypotheses to be tested in their own real life experiences and to be fi nally discarded or accepted. Yet, paradoxically, the soteriology that he taught (called Dharma) has come to be ...
Kingship and Religion in Tibet research plan
... Tang China for control over the Silk Road, essentially the heart of the Central Eurasian economy. Scholars have approached Tibetan kingship from a variety of angles, but rarely have they treated it as a topic unto itself such that it can be brought into dialogue with the study of sacred kingship cro ...
... Tang China for control over the Silk Road, essentially the heart of the Central Eurasian economy. Scholars have approached Tibetan kingship from a variety of angles, but rarely have they treated it as a topic unto itself such that it can be brought into dialogue with the study of sacred kingship cro ...
Fifth Precept Sangha - Northwest Buddhist Recovery
... If you need to leave the meeting, please feel free to silently leave at any time. If you have any questions, there will be an informal opportunity after the closing dedication. Statement of Anonymity and Confidentiality In order for this group to be a place where we can feel safe to share about our ...
... If you need to leave the meeting, please feel free to silently leave at any time. If you have any questions, there will be an informal opportunity after the closing dedication. Statement of Anonymity and Confidentiality In order for this group to be a place where we can feel safe to share about our ...
Transplanting Buddhism: - Unisa Institutional Repository
... is to explore the tension caused by Buddhism and its interaction with Africa. In so doing, we shall be viewing the past, present and, tentatively, the future of South African Buddhism. This implies that we are looking at what in other religions, most notably Christianity, would be called "mission" o ...
... is to explore the tension caused by Buddhism and its interaction with Africa. In so doing, we shall be viewing the past, present and, tentatively, the future of South African Buddhism. This implies that we are looking at what in other religions, most notably Christianity, would be called "mission" o ...
PT Sangha - Audio/Visual Catalog
... really headed. Along the way, we can experience profound realizations, bliss, mystical states, and personal freedom. But at Audio (CD) some point, if we're lucky, escape is no longer an option, and we realize that our own remarkably resilient personal center is destined for dissolution. Recorded on ...
... really headed. Along the way, we can experience profound realizations, bliss, mystical states, and personal freedom. But at Audio (CD) some point, if we're lucky, escape is no longer an option, and we realize that our own remarkably resilient personal center is destined for dissolution. Recorded on ...
The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist
... is elucidated. In the beginningof this sutta,the six buddhas who preEast& West ceded Gotama are mentionedas well as theirnames,theeons when they Philosophy ...
... is elucidated. In the beginningof this sutta,the six buddhas who preEast& West ceded Gotama are mentionedas well as theirnames,theeons when they Philosophy ...
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... The texts leave no doubt that the early Buddhist sangha was competing with other ascetic communities of its time - in matters of doctrine as well as concerning the dependance on the support of householders. Against this background, it is not surprising that in the Buddhist texts, other ascetic teach ...
... The texts leave no doubt that the early Buddhist sangha was competing with other ascetic communities of its time - in matters of doctrine as well as concerning the dependance on the support of householders. Against this background, it is not surprising that in the Buddhist texts, other ascetic teach ...
Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism
... members of the Sam≥gha. In the paradigmatic story of the Buddha, and other similar stories, we are presented with a view that conversion is a gradual process of realization, whereas in a number of other instances early Buddhists experience a sudden change that is more akin to the Christian idea of c ...
... members of the Sam≥gha. In the paradigmatic story of the Buddha, and other similar stories, we are presented with a view that conversion is a gradual process of realization, whereas in a number of other instances early Buddhists experience a sudden change that is more akin to the Christian idea of c ...
Exorcising Luther - University of Canterbury
... the history of Protestantism, its doctrines regarding individual salvation and how these concepts have affected the development of Western civilisation and religion as a result. Yet at the same time I aim to show that this development has not simply been the result of Western processes but also hist ...
... the history of Protestantism, its doctrines regarding individual salvation and how these concepts have affected the development of Western civilisation and religion as a result. Yet at the same time I aim to show that this development has not simply been the result of Western processes but also hist ...
Wat Intravihan
... katha, inherited from Langka city, and was found in an ancient book by Somdej Toh. The Katha was improved and rewrote by Somdej Toh of Wat Rakhang. The Phra Chinakmanjung Katha is very powerful katha and believed to be the supreme Buddhist spell because the words of this katha invite the magic power ...
... katha, inherited from Langka city, and was found in an ancient book by Somdej Toh. The Katha was improved and rewrote by Somdej Toh of Wat Rakhang. The Phra Chinakmanjung Katha is very powerful katha and believed to be the supreme Buddhist spell because the words of this katha invite the magic power ...
- D-Scholarship@Pitt
... Wang Jing, Mandy Jui-man Wu, Janine Carlock and Stella and Edward Gentile for their support and help during these years. I would like to express my gratitude to the institutions and organizations that supported me in my graduate studies and dissertation research. The Department of Religious Studies ...
... Wang Jing, Mandy Jui-man Wu, Janine Carlock and Stella and Edward Gentile for their support and help during these years. I would like to express my gratitude to the institutions and organizations that supported me in my graduate studies and dissertation research. The Department of Religious Studies ...
Dona Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... hides the right eye-tooth of the Buddha in his turban, but Shakra seeing this, and thinking that Doṇa is incapable of showing suitable honour to the relic, secretly removes it and enshrines it in the Cūḷā,mani Cetiya in Tāvatiṁsa (DA 2:609). A 14th-century hagiographical work, the Dhātu,vaṁsa, elabo ...
... hides the right eye-tooth of the Buddha in his turban, but Shakra seeing this, and thinking that Doṇa is incapable of showing suitable honour to the relic, secretly removes it and enshrines it in the Cūḷā,mani Cetiya in Tāvatiṁsa (DA 2:609). A 14th-century hagiographical work, the Dhātu,vaṁsa, elabo ...
Library Web list - Dec 13
... Dogen's Extensive Record: A Translation of the Eihei Koroku Enlightenment Unfolds: The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Dogen From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment: Refining Your Life The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo ...
... Dogen's Extensive Record: A Translation of the Eihei Koroku Enlightenment Unfolds: The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Dogen From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment: Refining Your Life The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo ...
Ascetic Figures Before and in Early Buddhism: The Emergence of
... important to our understanding of Early Buddhism is the question of the identity of these ascetics. What Buddhism essentially teaches about paccekabuddhas is they achieve the summum bonum of Buddhist experience, enlightenment (bodhi), without contact with the Buddha or his teaching. They are not lik ...
... important to our understanding of Early Buddhism is the question of the identity of these ascetics. What Buddhism essentially teaches about paccekabuddhas is they achieve the summum bonum of Buddhist experience, enlightenment (bodhi), without contact with the Buddha or his teaching. They are not lik ...
10_chapter 4
... to the Lam Te sect on Chuong Tuyen (Fujian, China) came in Vietnam and propagated Buddhism to the state monk Dai Dang and the chief monk Nam Tu. Thus, we can think that the state monk Dai Dang was at the same time the disciple of two people, the state monk Vien Chung in Yen Tu and lay Buddhist Thien ...
... to the Lam Te sect on Chuong Tuyen (Fujian, China) came in Vietnam and propagated Buddhism to the state monk Dai Dang and the chief monk Nam Tu. Thus, we can think that the state monk Dai Dang was at the same time the disciple of two people, the state monk Vien Chung in Yen Tu and lay Buddhist Thien ...
Zen Buddhism and Media - DUO
... The concepts “religion” and “media” are often mentioned together. Although there seems to be few apparent connection between these two concepts, apart from all the news about religiously motivated terror attacks, as well as other often negatively oriented news, these two concepts actually have a lot ...
... The concepts “religion” and “media” are often mentioned together. Although there seems to be few apparent connection between these two concepts, apart from all the news about religiously motivated terror attacks, as well as other often negatively oriented news, these two concepts actually have a lot ...
Right Mindfulness - Triratna-nyc
... mindful means being fully aNenMve to everything as-‐it-‐is, not filtering everything through our subjecMve opinions. Why Mindfulness Is Important It's important to understand Buddhism as a discipline or process rather than as a belief system. The Buddha did n ...
... mindful means being fully aNenMve to everything as-‐it-‐is, not filtering everything through our subjecMve opinions. Why Mindfulness Is Important It's important to understand Buddhism as a discipline or process rather than as a belief system. The Buddha did n ...
Library Web list - Dec 13
... Daily Buddhist Devotions Daily Buddhist Devotions Zen is for Everyone: The Xiao Zhi Guan text The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening The Sutra of Hui-‐Neng: Grand Master of Zen The Record of Tung-‐shan Setting ...
... Daily Buddhist Devotions Daily Buddhist Devotions Zen is for Everyone: The Xiao Zhi Guan text The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening The Sutra of Hui-‐Neng: Grand Master of Zen The Record of Tung-‐shan Setting ...
View in PDF - Nalanda Buddhist Society
... courses have benefited more than 7,800 people throughout the country. Mr. Vijaya in his speech shared about the importance of understanding and propagating the correct doctrine according to the Pāëi Canon. He also emphasised that Buddhist communities need to be focused and determined to cultivate a ...
... courses have benefited more than 7,800 people throughout the country. Mr. Vijaya in his speech shared about the importance of understanding and propagating the correct doctrine according to the Pāëi Canon. He also emphasised that Buddhist communities need to be focused and determined to cultivate a ...
[page 62] TRIPITAKA KOREANA By Dr. Nak Choon Paik (Dr. L
... “Ordered the Crown Prince to receive the Sung edition of the Tripitaka and to place the set in the Kai Kook Sa Temple (覺國寺).” There are numerous references in the history of Koryu about the acquisition of rare works and new translations of the Buddhist scriptures. The most outstanding in the enterpr ...
... “Ordered the Crown Prince to receive the Sung edition of the Tripitaka and to place the set in the Kai Kook Sa Temple (覺國寺).” There are numerous references in the history of Koryu about the acquisition of rare works and new translations of the Buddhist scriptures. The most outstanding in the enterpr ...