SFU Forschungsbulletin
... entirely subjective, inner experience beyond conditioned instruments (including language) that may be employed to capture it. Enlightenment (the better translation of bodhi is “awakening”) is a concept that points to the experience of an ultimate (and unconditioned) reality – nibbāna (Sanskrit nirvā ...
... entirely subjective, inner experience beyond conditioned instruments (including language) that may be employed to capture it. Enlightenment (the better translation of bodhi is “awakening”) is a concept that points to the experience of an ultimate (and unconditioned) reality – nibbāna (Sanskrit nirvā ...
Shakespeare, Buddha, and King Lear Journal of Buddhist Ethics Melvin Sterne
... awareness, spontaneous wakefulness—dawns momentarily for everyone at the moment of death." Das suggests that right-living and cultivating awareness will aid a person in comprehending and benefiting from this moment. He argues that, "Anybody who is sufficiently aware can merge consciously with this t ...
... awareness, spontaneous wakefulness—dawns momentarily for everyone at the moment of death." Das suggests that right-living and cultivating awareness will aid a person in comprehending and benefiting from this moment. He argues that, "Anybody who is sufficiently aware can merge consciously with this t ...
Recent Buddhist Theories of Free Will: Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and Beyond
... within Western philosophy. On the other hand, Western philosophers who wish to explore what Buddhists think about free will might be significantly unfamiliar with basic Buddhist ideas such as Dharma, dependent origination, and the twelve-linked chain, or classic examples such as the chariot and its ...
... within Western philosophy. On the other hand, Western philosophers who wish to explore what Buddhists think about free will might be significantly unfamiliar with basic Buddhist ideas such as Dharma, dependent origination, and the twelve-linked chain, or classic examples such as the chariot and its ...
Biographies of Conference Participants
... Buddhist philosophy for three years and received a GesheAcharya degree in 1972. At the end of 1973 he joined the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, as librarian and research assistant, where his main responsibility was to supervise cataloguing and to evolve a proper classification sy ...
... Buddhist philosophy for three years and received a GesheAcharya degree in 1972. At the end of 1973 he joined the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, as librarian and research assistant, where his main responsibility was to supervise cataloguing and to evolve a proper classification sy ...
Faxian`s Biography and His Contributions to Asian Buddhist Culture
... 266–421 CE), again came into popular consciousness. To most ordinary people, the name Faxian is very strange and many are interested to know: 1) What was the life of Faxian like? 2) How did Faxian create the bond of Buddhism between Sri Lanka and China? 3) What were Faxian’s contributions to Asian B ...
... 266–421 CE), again came into popular consciousness. To most ordinary people, the name Faxian is very strange and many are interested to know: 1) What was the life of Faxian like? 2) How did Faxian create the bond of Buddhism between Sri Lanka and China? 3) What were Faxian’s contributions to Asian B ...
Current Issue - Buddhism in Ottawa
... Slips of paper during the day. We also could schedule private meetings with him to talk about our reflections. Ajahn Sona's talks were both erudite and full of engaging, often very funny, stories to illustrate his points. His topics Ranged widely, from loving-kindness to the five hindrances, to the ...
... Slips of paper during the day. We also could schedule private meetings with him to talk about our reflections. Ajahn Sona's talks were both erudite and full of engaging, often very funny, stories to illustrate his points. His topics Ranged widely, from loving-kindness to the five hindrances, to the ...
Brahmanism, Buddhism and Hinduism
... ancient India; of these 100 belong to Jainism, 200 to Brāhmaṇism and the remaining to Buddhism. These three-fourths of ancient Indian rock-cut architecture or the unequalled masterpieces of Buddhist paintings at Ajantā cannot have been due to a heresy. In all fields of the culture and civilization o ...
... ancient India; of these 100 belong to Jainism, 200 to Brāhmaṇism and the remaining to Buddhism. These three-fourths of ancient Indian rock-cut architecture or the unequalled masterpieces of Buddhist paintings at Ajantā cannot have been due to a heresy. In all fields of the culture and civilization o ...
Tradition and Change: Two Buddhisms in the Bible
... At the outset of this project, my primary focus was concerned with immigrant Burmese Theravada Buddhism and any changes that may have occurred in that tradition as a result of its relocation to the southern region of the United States. However, the American interest in Buddhism is hard to ignore. W ...
... At the outset of this project, my primary focus was concerned with immigrant Burmese Theravada Buddhism and any changes that may have occurred in that tradition as a result of its relocation to the southern region of the United States. However, the American interest in Buddhism is hard to ignore. W ...
First Exam
... What reasons does Huston Smith provide for treating Confucianism as a religion? What additional reasons did Professor Shrader provide in class? Are you convinced? Why? Explicate, and briefly discuss, the impact of Confucianism on China and other parts of Asia. Huston Smith presents three senses in w ...
... What reasons does Huston Smith provide for treating Confucianism as a religion? What additional reasons did Professor Shrader provide in class? Are you convinced? Why? Explicate, and briefly discuss, the impact of Confucianism on China and other parts of Asia. Huston Smith presents three senses in w ...
Socio-Cultural Aspects of Theravāda Buddhism in Nepal
... Buddhists. Religious syncretism has become so much a part of the Newar way of life that in many cases it is quite difficult to distinguish between the followers of the two major religions. They have existed side by side for ages and one can find few instances of religious bigotry in the long history ...
... Buddhists. Religious syncretism has become so much a part of the Newar way of life that in many cases it is quite difficult to distinguish between the followers of the two major religions. They have existed side by side for ages and one can find few instances of religious bigotry in the long history ...
Confucianism, Buddhism& Taoism
... Was born around 551 B.C. In what is now the Shantung Province ...
... Was born around 551 B.C. In what is now the Shantung Province ...
Man Religion Society Governance in Buddhism
... contemplated by me over a period of nearly two decades. They reflect the way I think, the way I handle Buddhist teachings and the way I look at the accuracy or otherwise of what others say about Buddhism. And what people at large do with these teachings. The International Buddhist Research and Infor ...
... contemplated by me over a period of nearly two decades. They reflect the way I think, the way I handle Buddhist teachings and the way I look at the accuracy or otherwise of what others say about Buddhism. And what people at large do with these teachings. The International Buddhist Research and Infor ...
Lay Ritual in the Early Buddhist Art of India
... these activities relate to core beliefs in Buddhism. The term worship necessarily carries with it connotations of deification of the object of veneration even ...
... these activities relate to core beliefs in Buddhism. The term worship necessarily carries with it connotations of deification of the object of veneration even ...
Tiro,ku a Sutta
... While almost all of the beings of four of the five realms have some sort of ―realm‖ or common spatial location, apparently only the pretas do not have such a realm. In fact, they can appear in any form, subhuman, human or divine, but invariably with some marked degree of suffering. [1.1] The early P ...
... While almost all of the beings of four of the five realms have some sort of ―realm‖ or common spatial location, apparently only the pretas do not have such a realm. In fact, they can appear in any form, subhuman, human or divine, but invariably with some marked degree of suffering. [1.1] The early P ...
what is shinto - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... customs, rituals and what not of Shinto, becoming as it were a Japanese Onyodo, and acquired a position as a sort of offshoot of Shinto. At the same time，however, there is evi dence that in many cases Shinto itself was transformed into a form of Onyodo. For example，Chinese customs were added to the ...
... customs, rituals and what not of Shinto, becoming as it were a Japanese Onyodo, and acquired a position as a sort of offshoot of Shinto. At the same time，however, there is evi dence that in many cases Shinto itself was transformed into a form of Onyodo. For example，Chinese customs were added to the ...
wheel of dharma - Buddhist Churches of America
... But, most importantly, I’ve learned how to be myself and be proud of who I am The past 18 years of our lives have been filled with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows And now it’s time to finally close the curtain on this show, because every chapter must end as a new one begins Everyone must ...
... But, most importantly, I’ve learned how to be myself and be proud of who I am The past 18 years of our lives have been filled with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows And now it’s time to finally close the curtain on this show, because every chapter must end as a new one begins Everyone must ...
ppt.
... identify with Hinayana, is to become an Arahant while that of the Mahayana is to become a Bodhisattva and finally to attain the state of a Buddha. It must be stated that this is incorrect. This idea was spread by some early Orientalists at a time when Buddhist studies were beginning in the West, a ...
... identify with Hinayana, is to become an Arahant while that of the Mahayana is to become a Bodhisattva and finally to attain the state of a Buddha. It must be stated that this is incorrect. This idea was spread by some early Orientalists at a time when Buddhist studies were beginning in the West, a ...
Brahmanism, Buddhism and Hinduism
... emphasis and closer study of Hindu sacred lore by a more recent and very eminent writer, namely Mahámahopádhyáya Dr. Pandurang Váman Kane, it will be convenient to examine this view after setting out the observations and arguments of Dr Kane. This scholar has written a chapter on the Causes of the D ...
... emphasis and closer study of Hindu sacred lore by a more recent and very eminent writer, namely Mahámahopádhyáya Dr. Pandurang Váman Kane, it will be convenient to examine this view after setting out the observations and arguments of Dr Kane. This scholar has written a chapter on the Causes of the D ...
The Mongolian Big Dipper Sūtra
... work was important among the Mongols, and thus has led us to neglect what this worship among the Mongols tells us about Mongolian Buddhism and the process by which new ideas and practices cross both religious and cultural boundaries. Regarding the first issue, the importance of the Mongolian text an ...
... work was important among the Mongols, and thus has led us to neglect what this worship among the Mongols tells us about Mongolian Buddhism and the process by which new ideas and practices cross both religious and cultural boundaries. Regarding the first issue, the importance of the Mongolian text an ...
Ambedkar studies at Heidelberg - von Maren Bellwinkel
... 394) as well as the implementation of constitutional safeguards for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Conrad 1995: 419) through so-called reservation of seats in politics, education and administration. His political role, especially the social movement initiated by him, has been subject to ...
... 394) as well as the implementation of constitutional safeguards for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Conrad 1995: 419) through so-called reservation of seats in politics, education and administration. His political role, especially the social movement initiated by him, has been subject to ...
The Individual Psychology of Tibetan Buddhism
... problems himself. I don't believe that I can solve his problems by simply talking to him a little. That might make him feel a bit better, but it's very transient relief. The root of his problems reaches deep into his mind; as long as it's there, changing circumstances will cause more problems to eme ...
... problems himself. I don't believe that I can solve his problems by simply talking to him a little. That might make him feel a bit better, but it's very transient relief. The root of his problems reaches deep into his mind; as long as it's there, changing circumstances will cause more problems to eme ...
Tokharian Buddhism in Kucha - Sino
... SINO-PLATONIC PAPERS is an occasional series dedicated to making available to specialists and the interested public the results of research that, because of its unconventional or controversial nature, might otherwise go unpublished. The editor-in-chief actively encourages younger, not yet well estab ...
... SINO-PLATONIC PAPERS is an occasional series dedicated to making available to specialists and the interested public the results of research that, because of its unconventional or controversial nature, might otherwise go unpublished. The editor-in-chief actively encourages younger, not yet well estab ...
traces of gandhāran buddhism - Institut für Indologie und Tibetologie
... The manuscripts presented here is a selection from the Buddhist Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection that have so far been analysed. They give us a glimpse of the genres of literature that were important for the Buddhist community of the area. The original nature of the collection is, however, unce ...
... The manuscripts presented here is a selection from the Buddhist Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection that have so far been analysed. They give us a glimpse of the genres of literature that were important for the Buddhist community of the area. The original nature of the collection is, however, unce ...
Are There Ethical Implications of Karma?
... There are at least two obstacles to understanding the working relationship between ethics and karma: (1) we tend to reduce ethics to either restraint or obedience; and (2) we tend to take the full signi cance of ethical training for granted. What Brannigan has called ―the tyrannies of space and time ...
... There are at least two obstacles to understanding the working relationship between ethics and karma: (1) we tend to reduce ethics to either restraint or obedience; and (2) we tend to take the full signi cance of ethical training for granted. What Brannigan has called ―the tyrannies of space and time ...
Traces of Gandhāran Buddhism: An Exhibition of Ancient Buddhist
... The manuscripts presented here is a selection from the Buddhist Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection that have so far been analysed. They give us a glimpse of the genres of literature that were important for the Buddhist community of the area. The original nature of the collection is, however, unce ...
... The manuscripts presented here is a selection from the Buddhist Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection that have so far been analysed. They give us a glimpse of the genres of literature that were important for the Buddhist community of the area. The original nature of the collection is, however, unce ...