this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... . a nominative plural in Conze’s edition, has no obvious relationship to the words around it. It is perhaps this that forces him to use four phrases in English where the Sanskrit has three. There is one more problem that emerges from Conze’s translation of this passage that is incidental, but worth ...
... . a nominative plural in Conze’s edition, has no obvious relationship to the words around it. It is perhaps this that forces him to use four phrases in English where the Sanskrit has three. There is one more problem that emerges from Conze’s translation of this passage that is incidental, but worth ...
Practices and wisdom in Nichiren Buddhism
... I encountered Buddhism and counselling around the same time. While I was an undergraduate university student interested in psychology and counselling, my mother introduced me to an international lay Buddhist organization, the Soka Gakkai International, which belongs to the Japanse school of Buddhism ...
... I encountered Buddhism and counselling around the same time. While I was an undergraduate university student interested in psychology and counselling, my mother introduced me to an international lay Buddhist organization, the Soka Gakkai International, which belongs to the Japanse school of Buddhism ...
Buddhism and its relation to women and prostitution in Thai society
... lacks social concern regarding the sex trade, since it does not speak out in opposition to it. Perhaps this is due to Buddhism's inherent preoccupation with other-worldliness, making one less aware of what is happening in the material world. 2 Issues regarding the introduction of a Bhikkhuni Sangha ...
... lacks social concern regarding the sex trade, since it does not speak out in opposition to it. Perhaps this is due to Buddhism's inherent preoccupation with other-worldliness, making one less aware of what is happening in the material world. 2 Issues regarding the introduction of a Bhikkhuni Sangha ...
the complete issue - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... welcomed and are to be submitted in English and addressed to the Editor, Pacific World, P.O. Box 390460, Mountain View, CA 94039-0460, USA. Acknowledgment: This annual publication is made possible by the donation of Buddha Dharma Kyokai (Society), Inc. of Berkeley, California. ...
... welcomed and are to be submitted in English and addressed to the Editor, Pacific World, P.O. Box 390460, Mountain View, CA 94039-0460, USA. Acknowledgment: This annual publication is made possible by the donation of Buddha Dharma Kyokai (Society), Inc. of Berkeley, California. ...
The Sixfold Purity of an Arahant Chabbisodhana-sutta and its Parallel
... fading away, cessation, tranquillization and calming of any underlying tendency to attachment I attained the knowledge that there is no clinging to anything and that [through] the destruction of the influxes the mind has been liberated. Venerable friends, knowing like this and seeing like this in re ...
... fading away, cessation, tranquillization and calming of any underlying tendency to attachment I attained the knowledge that there is no clinging to anything and that [through] the destruction of the influxes the mind has been liberated. Venerable friends, knowing like this and seeing like this in re ...
BLIAQ Newsletter - Chung Tian Temple
... In 77 years as a monk in Dharma propagation, there was nothing he could not ‘give’ In the Main Hall of Tathagata Building of Foguangshan, Venerable Master Hsing Yun had heartfelt exchanges with devotees from Hong Kong, Kinmen, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and overseas, explaining the origin o ...
... In 77 years as a monk in Dharma propagation, there was nothing he could not ‘give’ In the Main Hall of Tathagata Building of Foguangshan, Venerable Master Hsing Yun had heartfelt exchanges with devotees from Hong Kong, Kinmen, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and overseas, explaining the origin o ...
Surun-Khanda D. Syrtypova
... Identification of Mongolian native authors has begun only recently. Nowadays much is done by modern Mongolian researchers, but there is much more still to be done[ 11]. In 2004 R. Byambaa initiated the multivolume edition of a catalogue of Mongolian contributors to Tibetan Buddhist Literature. As By ...
... Identification of Mongolian native authors has begun only recently. Nowadays much is done by modern Mongolian researchers, but there is much more still to be done[ 11]. In 2004 R. Byambaa initiated the multivolume edition of a catalogue of Mongolian contributors to Tibetan Buddhist Literature. As By ...
PDF - UWA Research Portal
... exposed to non–Buddhist religious discourses (see Chapter Six). Global Buddhist organisations, on the other hand, present Tibetan teachings that have interacted for decades with the expectations of interested Westerners. After high religious teachers left Tibet as refugees in the middle of the twen ...
... exposed to non–Buddhist religious discourses (see Chapter Six). Global Buddhist organisations, on the other hand, present Tibetan teachings that have interacted for decades with the expectations of interested Westerners. After high religious teachers left Tibet as refugees in the middle of the twen ...
The Cultivation of Virtue in Buddhist Ethics Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... skills, habits, and attitudes of mind necessary to be the best agent she can be” (42). Understood in this way, virtue ethics is essentially egoistic or, at best, agent-relative. For the virtue ethicist, the overarching goal to be sought in all we do is our own good, understood as virtuous character. ...
... skills, habits, and attitudes of mind necessary to be the best agent she can be” (42). Understood in this way, virtue ethics is essentially egoistic or, at best, agent-relative. For the virtue ethicist, the overarching goal to be sought in all we do is our own good, understood as virtuous character. ...
A Golden Ring
... our tiny selves above water all the time? It would seem that the whole world is running against our will most of the time if we are self-centered. Our lives are so fragile—what guarantee do we have for our safety and subsistence? Second, as to limitlessness of Buddha’s Enlightenment, I offer the fol ...
... our tiny selves above water all the time? It would seem that the whole world is running against our will most of the time if we are self-centered. Our lives are so fragile—what guarantee do we have for our safety and subsistence? Second, as to limitlessness of Buddha’s Enlightenment, I offer the fol ...
Urban Dharma Newsletters
... shade of which the Master achieved Enlightenment. Monks from Sri Lanka have had an important role in spreading both Theravada and Mahayana throughout South-east Asia. It was in Sri Lanka, in the 1st century AD during the reign of King Vatta Gamini that the Buddhist monks assembled in AlokaVihara and ...
... shade of which the Master achieved Enlightenment. Monks from Sri Lanka have had an important role in spreading both Theravada and Mahayana throughout South-east Asia. It was in Sri Lanka, in the 1st century AD during the reign of King Vatta Gamini that the Buddhist monks assembled in AlokaVihara and ...
An Examination of the Meaning and Difference between Mind and
... Between 221 and the fifth century China was in political turmoil. But,, by the end of' the fifth centur,y Buddhism had begun to catch on,, and in 518 the first great collection of Buddhist scriptures was made. Buddhism enjoyed the greatest popularity during the T'ang dynasty {620-907). For the purpo ...
... Between 221 and the fifth century China was in political turmoil. But,, by the end of' the fifth centur,y Buddhism had begun to catch on,, and in 518 the first great collection of Buddhist scriptures was made. Buddhism enjoyed the greatest popularity during the T'ang dynasty {620-907). For the purpo ...
puñña sukka By Martin T. Adam Religious Studies Program
... problem of correctly situating the principles of Buddhist morality in relation to western ethical theories. Recent debate has focused upon the work of Damien Keown (1992), who has argued for a classification of early Buddhist ethics as a form of virtue ethics importantly similar to the system of Ari ...
... problem of correctly situating the principles of Buddhist morality in relation to western ethical theories. Recent debate has focused upon the work of Damien Keown (1992), who has argued for a classification of early Buddhist ethics as a form of virtue ethics importantly similar to the system of Ari ...
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 ...
Conversion by the Book: Buddhist Print Culture in Early Republican
... 4 Gregory Adam Scott – Conversion by the Book structure, page layout, character set, and related factors, thereby adding an additional layer of historical context behind that of the textual content. The second aspect to print culture, social processes of print, extends this inquiry to the people an ...
... 4 Gregory Adam Scott – Conversion by the Book structure, page layout, character set, and related factors, thereby adding an additional layer of historical context behind that of the textual content. The second aspect to print culture, social processes of print, extends this inquiry to the people an ...
PDF - Open Journal Systems
... Another institution, the Theosophical Society, founded in New York in 1875, came to be important for the spread of Buddhist-related teachings in the Western world, as well as contributing to create a new and positive image of Buddhism in the West. The purpose of theosophy was to find ‘the essence of ...
... Another institution, the Theosophical Society, founded in New York in 1875, came to be important for the spread of Buddhist-related teachings in the Western world, as well as contributing to create a new and positive image of Buddhism in the West. The purpose of theosophy was to find ‘the essence of ...
Buddhism Reconsidered - Digital Commons @ Liberty University
... distance from both Thomism and Liberal theology.. One bleeds Aristotle, the other, Kant. By offering a Classical Protestant criticism, I hope to speal\.: as a protesting Catholic, not as a sectarian Evangelical. Christianity's history stretches back before Lutller and Augustine, even Abraham. Well m ...
... distance from both Thomism and Liberal theology.. One bleeds Aristotle, the other, Kant. By offering a Classical Protestant criticism, I hope to speal\.: as a protesting Catholic, not as a sectarian Evangelical. Christianity's history stretches back before Lutller and Augustine, even Abraham. Well m ...
Buddhist Psychology: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought
... and I slowly found more balance and calm. Thus the second valuable lesson from this time was not only how powerful our emotional life is but also how effective mind training can be. Without a doubt, applying the Buddha’s teachings can bring about a calm and stable mind and see us through potentially ...
... and I slowly found more balance and calm. Thus the second valuable lesson from this time was not only how powerful our emotional life is but also how effective mind training can be. Without a doubt, applying the Buddha’s teachings can bring about a calm and stable mind and see us through potentially ...
OCR Document - Alice Project
... The Alice Project School has responded to the changes brought about by the tourist industry in three ways. First, Valentino's curriculum directly addresses the perceived loss of religious ideas and values through stories and religious texts rooted in the students' Hindu traditions, as well as philos ...
... The Alice Project School has responded to the changes brought about by the tourist industry in three ways. First, Valentino's curriculum directly addresses the perceived loss of religious ideas and values through stories and religious texts rooted in the students' Hindu traditions, as well as philos ...
TO THE TEACHER: OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT: To help students
... WHEN TO TEACH: In a full survey of Chinese history, Buddhism is generally taught when the medieval period is covered. However, a course limited to more modern China could still use this unit since Buddhism remained an important part of Chinese culture into modern times. In a topically-organized cour ...
... WHEN TO TEACH: In a full survey of Chinese history, Buddhism is generally taught when the medieval period is covered. However, a course limited to more modern China could still use this unit since Buddhism remained an important part of Chinese culture into modern times. In a topically-organized cour ...
Buddhism - A Concise Introduction
... and Pali terms like anicca (impermanence) and anatta (noself) are better known than the Sanskrit anitya and anatman. Accordingly, our general rule has been to honor familiar usage rather than attempt to maintain consistency with one language. Exceptions to this rule occur only in Chapters 8 and 18, ...
... and Pali terms like anicca (impermanence) and anatta (noself) are better known than the Sanskrit anitya and anatman. Accordingly, our general rule has been to honor familiar usage rather than attempt to maintain consistency with one language. Exceptions to this rule occur only in Chapters 8 and 18, ...
- SOAS Research Online
... of Brahmin origin.6 In the third century CE, in Persia, the Sassanian dynasty consolidated its power by encouraging a unitary Zoroastrianism and proscribing other religious faiths, apparently including Buddhism. 7 These early episodes echo a general model of religious persecution, resulting from the ...
... of Brahmin origin.6 In the third century CE, in Persia, the Sassanian dynasty consolidated its power by encouraging a unitary Zoroastrianism and proscribing other religious faiths, apparently including Buddhism. 7 These early episodes echo a general model of religious persecution, resulting from the ...
Further Biographies of Nuns
... Buddhist Nuns. Li Jung-hsi (1981) translated the same text, but this translation is less well known than the one done by Tsai, which translated and analyzed the biographies presented by Baochang, whereas Li only gives a translation of Baochang’s text. In the Chinese tradition there are some studies ...
... Buddhist Nuns. Li Jung-hsi (1981) translated the same text, but this translation is less well known than the one done by Tsai, which translated and analyzed the biographies presented by Baochang, whereas Li only gives a translation of Baochang’s text. In the Chinese tradition there are some studies ...
Mahāmaitrī in a Mahāyāna Sūtra in Khotanese ― Continuity and
... for the establishment of rich cultures of meditation or mental cultivation. These had important ramifications for the development of Buddhist meditation practices en route from the Indian and Indianised Buddhist world to China. Chapter three of the Book of Zambasta was probably translated into Khota ...
... for the establishment of rich cultures of meditation or mental cultivation. These had important ramifications for the development of Buddhist meditation practices en route from the Indian and Indianised Buddhist world to China. Chapter three of the Book of Zambasta was probably translated into Khota ...
The Prince and the Monk: Shōtoku Worship in Shinran`s Buddhism
... Revered by generations for his instrumental role in introducing Buddhism to Japan, Prince Shōtoku (circa. 574–622) or Shōtoku Taishi is undoubtedly one of the most illustrious symbols of Japan’s past. His image as the founder of Japanese Buddhism lives on in contemporary literature and popular media ...
... Revered by generations for his instrumental role in introducing Buddhism to Japan, Prince Shōtoku (circa. 574–622) or Shōtoku Taishi is undoubtedly one of the most illustrious symbols of Japan’s past. His image as the founder of Japanese Buddhism lives on in contemporary literature and popular media ...