Searching for the Law: Ennin`s Journal as a Key to the Heian
... imperial state apparatus. After the final official embassy to the Tang in the early Heian period, Buddhist travel to the continent continued as one of the primary modes of interaction between Japan and the continent. However, most Buddhologists focus primarily on Buddhist doctrinal and institutional ...
... imperial state apparatus. After the final official embassy to the Tang in the early Heian period, Buddhist travel to the continent continued as one of the primary modes of interaction between Japan and the continent. However, most Buddhologists focus primarily on Buddhist doctrinal and institutional ...
Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism
... quite widely known to students of Buddhism, and on many occasions I have been encouraged to think that my own study of the concept has played some part in this process. Some people prefer to use the Indian word upAya, meaning simply a ‘means’ or a ‘strategem’, whether employed by oneself or by other ...
... quite widely known to students of Buddhism, and on many occasions I have been encouraged to think that my own study of the concept has played some part in this process. Some people prefer to use the Indian word upAya, meaning simply a ‘means’ or a ‘strategem’, whether employed by oneself or by other ...
Development of The Hua-Yen school during the Tang Dynasty
... Several traditions of Buddhist thoughts and practices were witnessed by the Sui and early Tang dynasties that had neither the equivalents nor institutional antecedents in the ‘Western Regions.’ In its own way, each of Hua-yen, Tian-tai, Ching-tu, and Chan was a product of a truly novel interpretatio ...
... Several traditions of Buddhist thoughts and practices were witnessed by the Sui and early Tang dynasties that had neither the equivalents nor institutional antecedents in the ‘Western Regions.’ In its own way, each of Hua-yen, Tian-tai, Ching-tu, and Chan was a product of a truly novel interpretatio ...
Buddhist_Text_Transl..
... Dharma Realm Buddhist Association (DRBA) The Buddhist Text Translation Society is part of DRBA. Formerly known as the Sino-American Buddhist Association, it was founded by Venerable Master Hsuan Hua in 1959. It was established as a state and federally approved non-profit religious and educational co ...
... Dharma Realm Buddhist Association (DRBA) The Buddhist Text Translation Society is part of DRBA. Formerly known as the Sino-American Buddhist Association, it was founded by Venerable Master Hsuan Hua in 1959. It was established as a state and federally approved non-profit religious and educational co ...
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... On 12 May, 1261, the following year, having returned to Kamakura sometime earlier, the Daishonin was arrested by the authorities and sentenced to exile in Ito of Izu Province. (This is called the Izu Exile.) After being pardoned from exile in February 1263, the Daishonin made his way back to Kama ...
... On 12 May, 1261, the following year, having returned to Kamakura sometime earlier, the Daishonin was arrested by the authorities and sentenced to exile in Ito of Izu Province. (This is called the Izu Exile.) After being pardoned from exile in February 1263, the Daishonin made his way back to Kama ...
2015 SGINZ LEVEL ONE EXAM
... Nam-myoho-renge-kyo fourth-century Buddhist scholar and translator Kumarajiva fully grasped the meaning behind the Lotus Sutra’s title and translated it from Sanskrit into Chinese as Miao-falienhua-ching. In Japanese, these Chinese characters are pronounced Myoho-renge-kyo. To Nichiren, this phrase ...
... Nam-myoho-renge-kyo fourth-century Buddhist scholar and translator Kumarajiva fully grasped the meaning behind the Lotus Sutra’s title and translated it from Sanskrit into Chinese as Miao-falienhua-ching. In Japanese, these Chinese characters are pronounced Myoho-renge-kyo. To Nichiren, this phrase ...
The History of the Soka Gakkai - Sgi-Usa
... in prison, awakened to his mission as a leader of kosen-rufu. This profound awakening became the starting point for the Soka Gakkai’s development in the postwar era. After the war, at Makiguchi’s memorial in 1946, Toda expressed his gratitude to his mentor: “In your vast and boundless compassion, yo ...
... in prison, awakened to his mission as a leader of kosen-rufu. This profound awakening became the starting point for the Soka Gakkai’s development in the postwar era. After the war, at Makiguchi’s memorial in 1946, Toda expressed his gratitude to his mentor: “In your vast and boundless compassion, yo ...
1 Glossary Words are listed here according to the language in which
... shitsugo (Jap. 屋号) = a term used in the Rinzai sect. It is the name that a Zen master gives to his disciple when he gives this disciple inkashomei. It signifies that a person has received inkashomei and becomes the name this person uses in formal situations. shugyo (Jap. 修行) = “practice pursued acco ...
... shitsugo (Jap. 屋号) = a term used in the Rinzai sect. It is the name that a Zen master gives to his disciple when he gives this disciple inkashomei. It signifies that a person has received inkashomei and becomes the name this person uses in formal situations. shugyo (Jap. 修行) = “practice pursued acco ...
Ambedkar and Buddhism by Sangharakshita
... a brief account of Ambedkar’s career, described why and how he became a Buddhist, and explained what Buddhism meant to him. Since the work is of a popular rather than a scholarly nature Sanskrit and Pali words have in most cases not been given their diacritical marks and there has been no attempt to ...
... a brief account of Ambedkar’s career, described why and how he became a Buddhist, and explained what Buddhism meant to him. Since the work is of a popular rather than a scholarly nature Sanskrit and Pali words have in most cases not been given their diacritical marks and there has been no attempt to ...
Shankara: A Hindu Revivalist or a Crypto-Buddhist?
... Although Sankara’s time seems far removed from ours, and the differences and similarities between his thought and that of Nagarjuna’s tradition may not seem of great relevance today, there is actually quite a bit at stake in how we view him. We find today a growing interest in Indian traditions of p ...
... Although Sankara’s time seems far removed from ours, and the differences and similarities between his thought and that of Nagarjuna’s tradition may not seem of great relevance today, there is actually quite a bit at stake in how we view him. We find today a growing interest in Indian traditions of p ...
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... view, an individual who has broken through (to streamentry), the suffering and stress that is totally ended and extinguished is far greater. That which remains in the state of having at most seven remaining lifetimes is next to nothing: its not a hundredth, a thousandth, a one hundred-thousandth, wh ...
... view, an individual who has broken through (to streamentry), the suffering and stress that is totally ended and extinguished is far greater. That which remains in the state of having at most seven remaining lifetimes is next to nothing: its not a hundredth, a thousandth, a one hundred-thousandth, wh ...
Buddhist-Christian Dialogue and Action in the
... religio-cultural, and linguistic significance.2 Some scholars have sought to explore the philosophical, doctrinal, and ethical significance of Buddhadåsa’s thought: for example, his inclusive Dhammic universalism is analyzed as logically congruent with the basic principles of Mahayana Buddhism as ex ...
... religio-cultural, and linguistic significance.2 Some scholars have sought to explore the philosophical, doctrinal, and ethical significance of Buddhadåsa’s thought: for example, his inclusive Dhammic universalism is analyzed as logically congruent with the basic principles of Mahayana Buddhism as ex ...
Mahayana Buddhism - The Doctrinal Foundations
... as a medicine for curing quite specific spiritual ills. Mahayanists in particular see adaptation, and perhaps even syncretism, as a virtue in the Dharma, enabling the teachings to be adapted to the needs of hearers, and thereby indicating the wisdom and compassion of the Omniscient Buddha. The import ...
... as a medicine for curing quite specific spiritual ills. Mahayanists in particular see adaptation, and perhaps even syncretism, as a virtue in the Dharma, enabling the teachings to be adapted to the needs of hearers, and thereby indicating the wisdom and compassion of the Omniscient Buddha. The import ...
Understanding Buddhism as `Religion` or `Science` ? Hidden
... I would like to express my gratitude to my parents, who have given me these great opportunities to study and supported me materially during the writing process of my thesis. Without them, this project wouldn’t have been possible. I especially want to thank Lama Karta who expressed his belief in the ...
... I would like to express my gratitude to my parents, who have given me these great opportunities to study and supported me materially during the writing process of my thesis. Without them, this project wouldn’t have been possible. I especially want to thank Lama Karta who expressed his belief in the ...
Camp Newsletter – Dec 2014
... because all of the Buddha’s teachings contain profound philosophies and perspectives pertaining to human life and nature. These views greatly influence mankind in their thoughts and actions. Many Western philosophers regard the Buddha as one of the greatest philosophers of all times. However, if Bud ...
... because all of the Buddha’s teachings contain profound philosophies and perspectives pertaining to human life and nature. These views greatly influence mankind in their thoughts and actions. Many Western philosophers regard the Buddha as one of the greatest philosophers of all times. However, if Bud ...
The Dawn of Abhidharma - Numata Zentrum für Buddhismuskunde
... Ideal, in which I explored what the early discourses have to offer regarding the beginnings of the bodhisattva ideal. In The Dawn of Abhidharma, I similarly explore another development of comparable significance for Buddhist thought: the emergence of the Abhidharma. In the last chapter and the concl ...
... Ideal, in which I explored what the early discourses have to offer regarding the beginnings of the bodhisattva ideal. In The Dawn of Abhidharma, I similarly explore another development of comparable significance for Buddhist thought: the emergence of the Abhidharma. In the last chapter and the concl ...
The Five Precepts - Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
... against consuming intoxicants. Anything taken into the body of either a stimulating, depressive, or consciousness altering nature that can do harm to the spiritual wisdom of human beings is, in actuality, a drug, and using such substances is a violation of the precept against consuming intoxicants. ...
... against consuming intoxicants. Anything taken into the body of either a stimulating, depressive, or consciousness altering nature that can do harm to the spiritual wisdom of human beings is, in actuality, a drug, and using such substances is a violation of the precept against consuming intoxicants. ...
Syncretism in the study of Quanzhen Taoism from essence to
... debate depicted above, the borrowings and interpretations which Quanzhen thinkers engaged in often was characterized by scholars in a pejorative way and this has stuck in most of the English discussions of Quanzhen syncretism to this day. One of the main problems with syncretism as a label within th ...
... debate depicted above, the borrowings and interpretations which Quanzhen thinkers engaged in often was characterized by scholars in a pejorative way and this has stuck in most of the English discussions of Quanzhen syncretism to this day. One of the main problems with syncretism as a label within th ...
The Ajivikas - Rare Book Society of India
... an ancient religious order of the hermits? Are we not justified in presuming that the Ajivika sect sprang originally from a Vanaprastha or Vaikhanasa order of the hermits and gained an independent foothold as the result of its gradual differentiation from ...
... an ancient religious order of the hermits? Are we not justified in presuming that the Ajivika sect sprang originally from a Vanaprastha or Vaikhanasa order of the hermits and gained an independent foothold as the result of its gradual differentiation from ...
An Exploratory Study of a Counselling Framework
... Brazier’s work22. Many psychotherapists have been adopting Buddhist concepts for their practices, for example, Groves and Farmer23, Young-Eisendrath24. Most of the previous works have focused on applying Buddhist teachings as a fragmented manner or a counselling technique such as mindfulness25. In a ...
... Brazier’s work22. Many psychotherapists have been adopting Buddhist concepts for their practices, for example, Groves and Farmer23, Young-Eisendrath24. Most of the previous works have focused on applying Buddhist teachings as a fragmented manner or a counselling technique such as mindfulness25. In a ...
Chapter 1 - Stanford University
... 419). Given the importance that Ambedkar and his followers have assigned to they names they use to refer to themselves, I would like to explain my choices in terminology. There are currently several words used to describe the group of individuals referred to as "Scheduled Castes" by the Indian gover ...
... 419). Given the importance that Ambedkar and his followers have assigned to they names they use to refer to themselves, I would like to explain my choices in terminology. There are currently several words used to describe the group of individuals referred to as "Scheduled Castes" by the Indian gover ...
Cliff Notes: Text and Image at Baodingshan
... tradition in China, and Dr. Henrik Sørenson for pointing out the relatedness of the sutra carvings at Baodingshan to inscribed texts found elsewhere in Sichuan. Grants from the Samuel Kress Foundation, the Asian Cultural Council and the Metropolitan Center for Far Eastern Studies aided me in my rese ...
... tradition in China, and Dr. Henrik Sørenson for pointing out the relatedness of the sutra carvings at Baodingshan to inscribed texts found elsewhere in Sichuan. Grants from the Samuel Kress Foundation, the Asian Cultural Council and the Metropolitan Center for Far Eastern Studies aided me in my rese ...
Tibetan Buddhism and Han Chinese: Superscribing New Meaning
... Tibetan Buddhism, stretching back to the Tang dynasty (618-907) when the Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo married the Chinese princess Wencheng, a devout Buddhist who is believed to have converted him to Buddhism. The patron-priest relationship between different high lamas (such as the Dalai Lamas) and k ...
... Tibetan Buddhism, stretching back to the Tang dynasty (618-907) when the Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo married the Chinese princess Wencheng, a devout Buddhist who is believed to have converted him to Buddhism. The patron-priest relationship between different high lamas (such as the Dalai Lamas) and k ...