The Great Nalanda - Past and Present
... learning for about eight hundred years (from 5th century to 13th century A. D.). At the very beginning it was a monastic institution accommodating thousands of travelling monks coming from different regions. During their stay at Nalanda monastery the Buddha’s Dhamma and Vinaya based on ‘Pariyatti’ a ...
... learning for about eight hundred years (from 5th century to 13th century A. D.). At the very beginning it was a monastic institution accommodating thousands of travelling monks coming from different regions. During their stay at Nalanda monastery the Buddha’s Dhamma and Vinaya based on ‘Pariyatti’ a ...
Buddhist Meditation - Sungai Long Buddhist Society
... clear. Mediators will not suffer or feel pain as long as they are in the fourth jhana. They have reached a profound level of acceptance with the way things are. But, once the meditator gets off the cushion, leaves the zendo, gets into his or her car and go's on the freeway... Anger, hatred, and del ...
... clear. Mediators will not suffer or feel pain as long as they are in the fourth jhana. They have reached a profound level of acceptance with the way things are. But, once the meditator gets off the cushion, leaves the zendo, gets into his or her car and go's on the freeway... Anger, hatred, and del ...
Tian-tai Metaphysics vs. Hua-yan Metaphysics
... relies on the world to generate its cognitive content. At the same time, the world relies on the mind’s cognition to contain all dharmas. According to Zhi-yi, neither the mind nor dharmas have the power to arise spontaneously on their own. Since each one is the conditions for the other’s arising, ea ...
... relies on the world to generate its cognitive content. At the same time, the world relies on the mind’s cognition to contain all dharmas. According to Zhi-yi, neither the mind nor dharmas have the power to arise spontaneously on their own. Since each one is the conditions for the other’s arising, ea ...
Is South AsiaŁs Buddhist Leader the Gyalwang Drukpa an
... Ackermann discusses her feminist perspective in her paper Liberation and Practical Theology (Ackermann 1983). There she mentions that “feminist theology…endeavors to challenge the church to recognize the distortion of the Christian message created by the church’s patriarchal socialization, and to re ...
... Ackermann discusses her feminist perspective in her paper Liberation and Practical Theology (Ackermann 1983). There she mentions that “feminist theology…endeavors to challenge the church to recognize the distortion of the Christian message created by the church’s patriarchal socialization, and to re ...
use of theses - ANU Repository
... Rhys Davids is of the same opinion: "Gautama was born and brought up and lived ...
... Rhys Davids is of the same opinion: "Gautama was born and brought up and lived ...
... according to the canonical and abhidharmic views cited above, go beyond puṇya. But if so, in what way could he also be understood to build up infinite masses of `merit' and then "dedicate it completely to the ripening of beings"? In other words, if an enlightened being is not supposed to have any ca ...
Chinese Ceremonial Music in Mahayana Buddhism in Southern
... The Chinese people in Thailand were keen on trading, while the native Thai people were farmers and gardeners. Chinese people did not conduct business only in Southern Thailand, but also with mainland China. They constantly expanded their business in the area. It is possible that, when the “Chamber o ...
... The Chinese people in Thailand were keen on trading, while the native Thai people were farmers and gardeners. Chinese people did not conduct business only in Southern Thailand, but also with mainland China. They constantly expanded their business in the area. It is possible that, when the “Chamber o ...
By Ajahn Jayasaro - Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
... long-standing need. There have been others in the past who have begun and then finally abandoned such a project. This book finally succeeds in remedying an important lack. Ajahn Jayasaro has written this book in the form of questions and answers, making it interesting and not overly-academic in tone ...
... long-standing need. There have been others in the past who have begun and then finally abandoned such a project. This book finally succeeds in remedying an important lack. Ajahn Jayasaro has written this book in the form of questions and answers, making it interesting and not overly-academic in tone ...
From Buddhism to Transcendentalism, the Beginning of an
... nature. Also, a democracy is not about leading or following others. It is about being confident and working alongside of one another. Democracy is about understanding and communicating with one another. This is the source of the social reform Emerson and other transcendentalist were calling for. BUD ...
... nature. Also, a democracy is not about leading or following others. It is about being confident and working alongside of one another. Democracy is about understanding and communicating with one another. This is the source of the social reform Emerson and other transcendentalist were calling for. BUD ...
Paper Title: The Mystery of Meaning (Bohm and Buddhism) Author
... are both revealing the one unbroken whole of reality, as it were from different sides (rather as two different two-dimensional views of an object may reveal the single whole object as it is in three dimensions). He likens their relationship to that of magnetic poles: though conceptually separated, ...
... are both revealing the one unbroken whole of reality, as it were from different sides (rather as two different two-dimensional views of an object may reveal the single whole object as it is in three dimensions). He likens their relationship to that of magnetic poles: though conceptually separated, ...
Tara Mahayana Buddhist Centre - Forms
... The books used for the study programmes are published by Tharpa Publications, a notfor-profit corporation that is part of the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (charity number 1015054). All profits from Tharpa Publications are transferred to the International Temples Proje ...
... The books used for the study programmes are published by Tharpa Publications, a notfor-profit corporation that is part of the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (charity number 1015054). All profits from Tharpa Publications are transferred to the International Temples Proje ...
Praying for the Republic
... memoir shows, they also shared a dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs within the traditional Buddhist establishment, which they considered rigid, corrupt, and lacking in vitality. They therefore considered a thorough reform necessary to ensure the survival of their religion in the new r ...
... memoir shows, they also shared a dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs within the traditional Buddhist establishment, which they considered rigid, corrupt, and lacking in vitality. They therefore considered a thorough reform necessary to ensure the survival of their religion in the new r ...
Macho Buddhism: Gender and Sexualities in the Diamond Way
... fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especially in the more traditionalist and conservative groups.’ 26 Nydahl also ...
... fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especially in the more traditionalist and conservative groups.’ 26 Nydahl also ...
asianpoliticalthoughtsyllabus14-03-2016
... of different schools of political thought (that may include non-Asian bodies of ideas put in conversation with the Asian ones), authors or texts regarding some particular aspect. There are thus two possible approaches: either selecting a specific issue and considering how the stances from different ...
... of different schools of political thought (that may include non-Asian bodies of ideas put in conversation with the Asian ones), authors or texts regarding some particular aspect. There are thus two possible approaches: either selecting a specific issue and considering how the stances from different ...
History of Won
... religion brought by a new sage. It was at this time that Sotaesan with his great vow came again through the endless kalpas to this world. After Sotaesan's physical death, Master Chŏngsan wrote this epitaph in memory of Sotaesan, "As the four seasons keep rotating and the sun and the moon alternate a ...
... religion brought by a new sage. It was at this time that Sotaesan with his great vow came again through the endless kalpas to this world. After Sotaesan's physical death, Master Chŏngsan wrote this epitaph in memory of Sotaesan, "As the four seasons keep rotating and the sun and the moon alternate a ...
Clark.19.4.Dec_.08
... written of such consciousness, the awakened state central to Buddhist practice, as “wild mind,” by which he means mind that is permitted to act freely and spontaneously, exhibiting the complexity, diversity, creativity, and anarchic order that wild nature manifests in all of its expressions.10 Beyon ...
... written of such consciousness, the awakened state central to Buddhist practice, as “wild mind,” by which he means mind that is permitted to act freely and spontaneously, exhibiting the complexity, diversity, creativity, and anarchic order that wild nature manifests in all of its expressions.10 Beyon ...
Damming the Dhamma: Problems with Bhikkhunãs in the Pali Vinaya
... longevity of brahmacariya under Buddhas of the past was determined by their introduction of the Pàñimokkha or failure to do so. The Suttavibhaïga, therefore, is contextualized within the cosmic dimensions of Buddhas of the past. Each individual rule in both sections is also placed in the context of ...
... longevity of brahmacariya under Buddhas of the past was determined by their introduction of the Pàñimokkha or failure to do so. The Suttavibhaïga, therefore, is contextualized within the cosmic dimensions of Buddhas of the past. Each individual rule in both sections is also placed in the context of ...
Forty-Three Years Ago
... modern world. It has all been an extraordinarily rich and creative experience, not least because of the extent to which Sangharakshita has allowed us, or rather encouraged us – above all by his example – on the one hand to uncover and honour certain essential principles, and on the other to experime ...
... modern world. It has all been an extraordinarily rich and creative experience, not least because of the extent to which Sangharakshita has allowed us, or rather encouraged us – above all by his example – on the one hand to uncover and honour certain essential principles, and on the other to experime ...
Going Against the Grain: A Historical and - ORCA
... Dutt, Sukumar Dutt and Gregory Schopen. The topic is often mentioned in books and articles on early Buddhist history, but I have not found research devoted specifically to these subjects with an in-depth analysis of the growth and impact of the practice of celibacy in Buddhist traditions. I hypothes ...
... Dutt, Sukumar Dutt and Gregory Schopen. The topic is often mentioned in books and articles on early Buddhist history, but I have not found research devoted specifically to these subjects with an in-depth analysis of the growth and impact of the practice of celibacy in Buddhist traditions. I hypothes ...
Three Philosophies and One Reality
... although I could not understand it, I had the feeling that the book might contain important and valuable things. This was the start of what was to become forty years of study. And when at last I could understand the meaning of the Shobogenzo, it also became clear to me why I had found it so difficul ...
... although I could not understand it, I had the feeling that the book might contain important and valuable things. This was the start of what was to become forty years of study. And when at last I could understand the meaning of the Shobogenzo, it also became clear to me why I had found it so difficul ...
Three Philosophies and One Reality
... it, I had the feeling that the book might contain important and valuable things. This was the start of what was to become forty years of study. And when at last I could understand the meaning of the Shobogenzo, it also became clear to me why I had found it so difficult for so long. The book itself i ...
... it, I had the feeling that the book might contain important and valuable things. This was the start of what was to become forty years of study. And when at last I could understand the meaning of the Shobogenzo, it also became clear to me why I had found it so difficult for so long. The book itself i ...
The Terracotta Plaques of Pagan: Indian Influence
... Since its inception Buddhist art aimed to make the Buddhist disciples well aware with the life and teachings of Buddha. The Buddhist followers had a belief that the attainment of Buddhahood was not an outcome of a single birth but was a successive effort and practice of ten pāramitās in his previous ...
... Since its inception Buddhist art aimed to make the Buddhist disciples well aware with the life and teachings of Buddha. The Buddhist followers had a belief that the attainment of Buddhahood was not an outcome of a single birth but was a successive effort and practice of ten pāramitās in his previous ...
Buddhist Hard Determinism: No Self, No Free Will, No Responsibility
... Reductionism at first makes more sense than common sense realism. On further analysis, however, reductionism is revealed to have its own difficulties. Although Siderits focuses on more subtle examples of such difficulties, I will illustrate the difficulties of reductionism by way of examples that st ...
... Reductionism at first makes more sense than common sense realism. On further analysis, however, reductionism is revealed to have its own difficulties. Although Siderits focuses on more subtle examples of such difficulties, I will illustrate the difficulties of reductionism by way of examples that st ...