The Revival of the Bhikkhuni Order and the Decline of the Sasana
... Sa'ghamitt!.25 In Sri Lanka the bhikkhun! order appears to have disappeared at some point around the 11th century during a period of political turmoil that had decimated the entire monastic community.26 Only the bhikkhu order was re-established from Burma.27 Thus, while the bhikkhun! The expression ...
... Sa'ghamitt!.25 In Sri Lanka the bhikkhun! order appears to have disappeared at some point around the 11th century during a period of political turmoil that had decimated the entire monastic community.26 Only the bhikkhu order was re-established from Burma.27 Thus, while the bhikkhun! The expression ...
Buddhism in Noh
... Most Buddhist statements and expressions scattered through the texts of Noh support neither Amidism nor Zen. Moreover there are two particular difficulties with these schools. The first is that while Shinto deities are prominent in Noh, neither Zen nor the Amidist sects are concerned with the Japane ...
... Most Buddhist statements and expressions scattered through the texts of Noh support neither Amidism nor Zen. Moreover there are two particular difficulties with these schools. The first is that while Shinto deities are prominent in Noh, neither Zen nor the Amidist sects are concerned with the Japane ...
Ālayavijñāna: On the Origin and the Early Development of a Central
... necessarily tentative judgments; they can only be justified by arguments too lengthy for a review of this kind. I have given the methodological issues this much space only because they are so important for understanding Schmithausen's enterprise in the work under review. To return to Schmithausen's ...
... necessarily tentative judgments; they can only be justified by arguments too lengthy for a review of this kind. I have given the methodological issues this much space only because they are so important for understanding Schmithausen's enterprise in the work under review. To return to Schmithausen's ...
Foundations of Ethics and Practice in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism
... Foundations of Ethics and Practice in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism Buddhahood. While Zhili himself may not be proposing anything inconsistent here (since for him nianfo was not an “easy way” at all but a serious practice), the scholar is still confronted by a tradition that, among its various authori ...
... Foundations of Ethics and Practice in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism Buddhahood. While Zhili himself may not be proposing anything inconsistent here (since for him nianfo was not an “easy way” at all but a serious practice), the scholar is still confronted by a tradition that, among its various authori ...
as PDF doc - ExEAS - Expanding East Asian Studies
... Note: Though Guanyin told Monkey always to identify themselves and their mission, in their first encounters Monkey fails to do so, resulting in conflict with those she has appointed to help them on the journey. The White Dragon Horse, Pig, and Friar Sand must all be won over by Monkey (by the force ...
... Note: Though Guanyin told Monkey always to identify themselves and their mission, in their first encounters Monkey fails to do so, resulting in conflict with those she has appointed to help them on the journey. The White Dragon Horse, Pig, and Friar Sand must all be won over by Monkey (by the force ...
Chinese Mythology A to Z
... period. (In this broader usage, Shang includes the Shang mentioned in early Chinese writings, once thought to be entirely legendary or mythic. The ruling family’s actual name was Tzu.) The exact myths and religious beliefs of the Shang, along with other Paleolithic human ancestors in China, are lost ...
... period. (In this broader usage, Shang includes the Shang mentioned in early Chinese writings, once thought to be entirely legendary or mythic. The ruling family’s actual name was Tzu.) The exact myths and religious beliefs of the Shang, along with other Paleolithic human ancestors in China, are lost ...
gcse religious studies
... of ideas and beliefs. Buddhism is rich in symbols. Symbols are important because they can aid contemplation. Feelings can be expressed through symbols instead of words. Symbols allow Buddhists to focus their minds on spiritual development. However a lot of worship in Buddhism takes place in the form ...
... of ideas and beliefs. Buddhism is rich in symbols. Symbols are important because they can aid contemplation. Feelings can be expressed through symbols instead of words. Symbols allow Buddhists to focus their minds on spiritual development. However a lot of worship in Buddhism takes place in the form ...
Influences of Previous Psychedelic Drug
... The question of whether psychedelically aided experiences are "spiritual" or "genuinely" mystical always implies some historic tradition, with accompanying theology and vested interests, to judge them by. So we may argue endlessly about how spiritual some psychedelic experiences are, but there is no ...
... The question of whether psychedelically aided experiences are "spiritual" or "genuinely" mystical always implies some historic tradition, with accompanying theology and vested interests, to judge them by. So we may argue endlessly about how spiritual some psychedelic experiences are, but there is no ...
Down This Talk - Three Wheels Temple
... I taught religious philosophy and Buddhism at Japanese universities in Kyoto and Osaka for twenty years. Having retired from the academic world rather earlier than is normal, I returned to my master’s temple to practise Buddhism. After coming to London, however, I find myself once more connected to ...
... I taught religious philosophy and Buddhism at Japanese universities in Kyoto and Osaka for twenty years. Having retired from the academic world rather earlier than is normal, I returned to my master’s temple to practise Buddhism. After coming to London, however, I find myself once more connected to ...
Kuroda Toshio - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... standpoint of their relationship to authority as it was exercised in the actual social order of the medieval period. This relationship provides us with a important key for understanding Japan’s religious history in a relatively objective way, one that is little influenced by the subjective images th ...
... standpoint of their relationship to authority as it was exercised in the actual social order of the medieval period. This relationship provides us with a important key for understanding Japan’s religious history in a relatively objective way, one that is little influenced by the subjective images th ...
Building and Negotiating Religious Identities in A Zen Buddhist
... encouraged to modify themselves into an ideal prototype for the convenience of their modernized audience. Quite often these religions borrow practices from each other because one strategy that succeeds on the marketplace may “work” for others as well. Nagata (1999) identifies religious globalization ...
... encouraged to modify themselves into an ideal prototype for the convenience of their modernized audience. Quite often these religions borrow practices from each other because one strategy that succeeds on the marketplace may “work” for others as well. Nagata (1999) identifies religious globalization ...
Jayarava-Spiral Path
... presence of sati & sampajañña ‘mindfulness & attentiveness’ in this list suggests that we should see them as moral qualities also. These two terms refer to awareness more generally, and the more specific terms could be said to define how sati & sampajañña are put into practice. Sīla is also a generi ...
... presence of sati & sampajañña ‘mindfulness & attentiveness’ in this list suggests that we should see them as moral qualities also. These two terms refer to awareness more generally, and the more specific terms could be said to define how sati & sampajañña are put into practice. Sīla is also a generi ...
ĐẠI THỪA VÀ TIỂU THỪA - BHD GĐPTVN tại Hoa Kỳ
... Here are some brief suggestions and introduction to BY Leaders about general meaning of Mahayana and Hinayana. - The Buddha did not differentiate Hinayana and Mahayana, all his teachings compiled in the first three periods did not mention Hinayana. Hinayana only appears in the first century BC becau ...
... Here are some brief suggestions and introduction to BY Leaders about general meaning of Mahayana and Hinayana. - The Buddha did not differentiate Hinayana and Mahayana, all his teachings compiled in the first three periods did not mention Hinayana. Hinayana only appears in the first century BC becau ...
Tantric Buddhism in India (from c. A.D. 800 to c. A.D. 1200
... own identity distinct from non-tantric Mahāyāna Buddhism primarily in the sphere of means (upāya); means for the tantric practitioner’s own liberation and for the purpose of aiding others to the same liberation as well as in the sphere of more worldly aims. II. Observations on the development of ...
... own identity distinct from non-tantric Mahāyāna Buddhism primarily in the sphere of means (upāya); means for the tantric practitioner’s own liberation and for the purpose of aiding others to the same liberation as well as in the sphere of more worldly aims. II. Observations on the development of ...
the complete issue. - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... and agitation. But upon entering the forest he says: “I dwell without fear, unagitated, confident and unafraid—unconcerned, unruffled, my wants satisfied, with my mind like a wild deer.”22 The forest here embodies freedom from worldly possessions and desires. This is far from a comprehensive look at ...
... and agitation. But upon entering the forest he says: “I dwell without fear, unagitated, confident and unafraid—unconcerned, unruffled, my wants satisfied, with my mind like a wild deer.”22 The forest here embodies freedom from worldly possessions and desires. This is far from a comprehensive look at ...
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... nature of mind. This unabridged translation of the Tibetan Book of the Dead emphasizes the practical advice that the book offers to the living. The insightful commentary by Ch?gyam Trungpa, written in clear, concise language, explains what the text teaches us about human psychology. This book will b ...
... nature of mind. This unabridged translation of the Tibetan Book of the Dead emphasizes the practical advice that the book offers to the living. The insightful commentary by Ch?gyam Trungpa, written in clear, concise language, explains what the text teaches us about human psychology. This book will b ...
Buddhist Empowerment & Life Transformation
... 17. Bitterness in the life should be interpreted as a fair treatment as the client’s belief system as a life philosophy and counseling guide. Suffering in the life, such as scarce resources, is an opportunity to explore the internal strength for potential development both in this life & future life. ...
... 17. Bitterness in the life should be interpreted as a fair treatment as the client’s belief system as a life philosophy and counseling guide. Suffering in the life, such as scarce resources, is an opportunity to explore the internal strength for potential development both in this life & future life. ...
Sati Journal Volume 1 - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... could breed internal conflict, feelings of guilt and unworthiness, and also generate tensions within the family and at the workplace. I think there are reasonable grounds for the belief that during his teaching rounds the Buddha gave many more teachings to his lay disciples than are recorded in the ...
... could breed internal conflict, feelings of guilt and unworthiness, and also generate tensions within the family and at the workplace. I think there are reasonable grounds for the belief that during his teaching rounds the Buddha gave many more teachings to his lay disciples than are recorded in the ...
The Unintended Legacy of Hellenism
... In the Mahavastu (The Great Event), believed to have been compiled anywhere from the second century BCE to the fourth century CE, the Buddha is divinized further: he is apparently not only a divine being but one who seems to exist eternally and transcendentally, electing to stay in the material worl ...
... In the Mahavastu (The Great Event), believed to have been compiled anywhere from the second century BCE to the fourth century CE, the Buddha is divinized further: he is apparently not only a divine being but one who seems to exist eternally and transcendentally, electing to stay in the material worl ...
Introduction to the Early Buddhist
... has remained for us as an object of veneration after his passing away is only his doctrine or at any rate his relics. The school of the Lokottaravādis, which are a special sect of that Hīnayāna, go further and decline to see in the Buddha an ordinary man. For the Buddha is a superhuman being (lokott ...
... has remained for us as an object of veneration after his passing away is only his doctrine or at any rate his relics. The school of the Lokottaravādis, which are a special sect of that Hīnayāna, go further and decline to see in the Buddha an ordinary man. For the Buddha is a superhuman being (lokott ...
Theravada Philosophical Exposition of the Supramundane (Lokuttara)
... sustained, cannot by itself terminate the cycle of rebirths. On the contrary, it may even perpetuate the round. For if any fine-material or immaterial jhāna is held on to with clinging, it will bring about a rebirth in that particular plane of existence corresponding to its own kammic potency, which ...
... sustained, cannot by itself terminate the cycle of rebirths. On the contrary, it may even perpetuate the round. For if any fine-material or immaterial jhāna is held on to with clinging, it will bring about a rebirth in that particular plane of existence corresponding to its own kammic potency, which ...
Human-Centered Buddhism--One that Accords with Dharma
... The processes of Buddhism’s transmission to China in the distant past and its present transmission to the West have striking parallels. The Buddhist scriptures and practices that came gradually into China from India had developed in different historical periods and in different environments. The way ...
... The processes of Buddhism’s transmission to China in the distant past and its present transmission to the West have striking parallels. The Buddhist scriptures and practices that came gradually into China from India had developed in different historical periods and in different environments. The way ...
Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... Nothing in history begins without precedent or in a vacuum. Buddhism is no exception. It arose on the background of the Upanishadic tradition in Indian religion. Upanishadic philosophy was itself a reaction to the VedicBrahmanic religious system of ancient India which revolved around priestly, sacri ...
... Nothing in history begins without precedent or in a vacuum. Buddhism is no exception. It arose on the background of the Upanishadic tradition in Indian religion. Upanishadic philosophy was itself a reaction to the VedicBrahmanic religious system of ancient India which revolved around priestly, sacri ...