„What is Mahāyāna? And what are Mahāyāna scriptures?“ (Part II)
... oriented way of reading epigraphical and traditional texts, during the last few decennia a large range of doubts has been cast on older pictures and models of what Mah āyāna is. There have especially been objections against several of them originating from early 20th century Japanese descriptions th ...
... oriented way of reading epigraphical and traditional texts, during the last few decennia a large range of doubts has been cast on older pictures and models of what Mah āyāna is. There have especially been objections against several of them originating from early 20th century Japanese descriptions th ...
Global Buddhism
... during the evenings. Strolling on, in front of the Sri Lankan pavilion a huge Buddha statue stretched up to the roof. However, one of the most discussed and admired national pavilions was the Bhutanese pagoda, enthusiastically portrayed as Òa jewel of the Himalaya.Ó Bhutan was represented by a tradi ...
... during the evenings. Strolling on, in front of the Sri Lankan pavilion a huge Buddha statue stretched up to the roof. However, one of the most discussed and admired national pavilions was the Bhutanese pagoda, enthusiastically portrayed as Òa jewel of the Himalaya.Ó Bhutan was represented by a tradi ...
CONTENTS What is Buddhism? The Four Noble Truths The
... be practiced, and above all to be realized (by one’s intuitive wisdom); immediate realization is it’s ultimate goal. As such the Dhamma is compared to a raft which is meant for the sole purpose of escaping from the ocean of birth and death (Samsara).” (Narada, Buddhism in a Nutshell) “This sublime D ...
... be practiced, and above all to be realized (by one’s intuitive wisdom); immediate realization is it’s ultimate goal. As such the Dhamma is compared to a raft which is meant for the sole purpose of escaping from the ocean of birth and death (Samsara).” (Narada, Buddhism in a Nutshell) “This sublime D ...
Consuming Buddhism: the Pursuit of Happiness
... Thailand. Moreover, Buddhist temples are the center of Thai communities in foreign countries. For many Thais, experiencing or connecting with Buddhism often occurs through consuming the sacred material objects or religious goods. These sacred objects are highly personal and accessible to a large num ...
... Thailand. Moreover, Buddhist temples are the center of Thai communities in foreign countries. For many Thais, experiencing or connecting with Buddhism often occurs through consuming the sacred material objects or religious goods. These sacred objects are highly personal and accessible to a large num ...
2013, Volume 22, Number 1 - Sakyadhita International Association
... Of course, most of us would prefer a 25-year-old body, but few would choose to return to our 25-year-old mind! So instead of dreading the approach of old age, despite the unavoidable loss of physical and mental flexibility, we can welcome this new stage of life and explore its potential. We have a c ...
... Of course, most of us would prefer a 25-year-old body, but few would choose to return to our 25-year-old mind! So instead of dreading the approach of old age, despite the unavoidable loss of physical and mental flexibility, we can welcome this new stage of life and explore its potential. We have a c ...
Buddhism
... The third of the trainings was wisdom - a product of the first two trainings. It represented the highest stage of spiritual cultivation and progress. The laity, due to lack of skill in meditation, were not expected to reach the same depth of wisdom as monks or nuns, but could work towards a good reb ...
... The third of the trainings was wisdom - a product of the first two trainings. It represented the highest stage of spiritual cultivation and progress. The laity, due to lack of skill in meditation, were not expected to reach the same depth of wisdom as monks or nuns, but could work towards a good reb ...
Filial Piety with a Zen Twist: Universalism
... 5 Makeham (1994: 100). Emphasis in Makeham’s text. ...
... 5 Makeham (1994: 100). Emphasis in Makeham’s text. ...
An Interpersonal Exploration of Zen Buddhism
... interpretation of what Zen Buddhism exists as. This personal experience with Zen Buddhism, rather than the objective fact of ‘being Buddhist,’ may result in a wide variety of conceptions of what it means to exist as a Buddhist, as well as practice Zen Buddhism. Therefore, looking at the experiential ...
... interpretation of what Zen Buddhism exists as. This personal experience with Zen Buddhism, rather than the objective fact of ‘being Buddhist,’ may result in a wide variety of conceptions of what it means to exist as a Buddhist, as well as practice Zen Buddhism. Therefore, looking at the experiential ...
Print this article - Journal of Global Buddhism
... radar of digital either-or markers. For instance, many practitioners of Vipassanā or Zen, so-called secular Buddhists, or people who are deeply inspired by Buddhism as ‘a way of life’ or as ‘a spiritual path’ would not necessarily call themselves Buddhists. What Coleman says about the USA also appli ...
... radar of digital either-or markers. For instance, many practitioners of Vipassanā or Zen, so-called secular Buddhists, or people who are deeply inspired by Buddhism as ‘a way of life’ or as ‘a spiritual path’ would not necessarily call themselves Buddhists. What Coleman says about the USA also appli ...
Lode Rosseels Gaṇeśa`s Underbelly From Hindu Goblin God to
... original version, which was compiled by Vyāsa around 350 CE. It does however describe the same vināyakas that were mentioned in the Vedas, and associates them with other demons such as bhūtas (deceased spirits) and rākṣasas (man-eaters) that were also part of Śiva’s gaṇas.11 There is however an eigh ...
... original version, which was compiled by Vyāsa around 350 CE. It does however describe the same vināyakas that were mentioned in the Vedas, and associates them with other demons such as bhūtas (deceased spirits) and rākṣasas (man-eaters) that were also part of Śiva’s gaṇas.11 There is however an eigh ...
BUDDHISM: SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION
... The empirical reality is submitted to laws, principles, norms, which regulate its existence and behavior, which determine what necessarily must happen and vice versa what necessarily cannot happen when determined causes and conditions occur or do not occur. Thanks to these laws the universe appears ...
... The empirical reality is submitted to laws, principles, norms, which regulate its existence and behavior, which determine what necessarily must happen and vice versa what necessarily cannot happen when determined causes and conditions occur or do not occur. Thanks to these laws the universe appears ...
DOC - Mr. Dowling
... S__d__h__r__ha Gautama, a p__in__e who lived at the foothills of the H__m__l__y__s about ________ years ago. Siddhartha was raised in such l__xu__y that he was not allowed to see anything u__p__e__s__nt or d__s__u__b__ng. When Siddhartha did encounter s__f__e__i__g and d__a__h, he began a spiritual ...
... S__d__h__r__ha Gautama, a p__in__e who lived at the foothills of the H__m__l__y__s about ________ years ago. Siddhartha was raised in such l__xu__y that he was not allowed to see anything u__p__e__s__nt or d__s__u__b__ng. When Siddhartha did encounter s__f__e__i__g and d__a__h, he began a spiritual ...
Name: Date - Mr. Dowling
... S__d__h__r__ha Gautama, a p__in__e who lived at the foothills of the H__m__l__y__s about ________ years ago. Siddhartha was raised in such l__xu__y that he was not allowed to see anything u__p__e__s__nt or d__s__u__b__ng. When Siddhartha did encounter s__f__e__i__g and d__a__h, he began a spiritual ...
... S__d__h__r__ha Gautama, a p__in__e who lived at the foothills of the H__m__l__y__s about ________ years ago. Siddhartha was raised in such l__xu__y that he was not allowed to see anything u__p__e__s__nt or d__s__u__b__ng. When Siddhartha did encounter s__f__e__i__g and d__a__h, he began a spiritual ...
Lesson 08 – The Five Precepts
... 6) Instead of just refraining from harsh speech, try to be considerate of others’ feelings. 7) Instead of just refraining from frivolous talk, try to be circumspect about what we want to say and speak only what is beneficial. 8) Instead of just refraining from ingesting intoxicants, try to be always ...
... 6) Instead of just refraining from harsh speech, try to be considerate of others’ feelings. 7) Instead of just refraining from frivolous talk, try to be circumspect about what we want to say and speak only what is beneficial. 8) Instead of just refraining from ingesting intoxicants, try to be always ...
Tibetan Buddhism in the (Post)modern World
... whoever is interested in reading these Buddhist scriptures can attain these readings from the public. The Tantric path, on the other hand, is orally transmitted from the guru to the disciples. Therefore, the teachings of Tantra are also called “secret mantra” (Gyatso, 2003). The word “secret” is mis ...
... whoever is interested in reading these Buddhist scriptures can attain these readings from the public. The Tantric path, on the other hand, is orally transmitted from the guru to the disciples. Therefore, the teachings of Tantra are also called “secret mantra” (Gyatso, 2003). The word “secret” is mis ...
Title Stupa, Pagoda and Chorten: origin and meaning of Buddhist
... More than 2500 years ago, after the passing way of the Buddha in Kushinagar, his body was cremated and the ashes were treated as holy relics 1. People from the clan of Papaka came to Kushingar and said, “This Teacher has been beloved to us for a long time. Since he passed away near your village, you ...
... More than 2500 years ago, after the passing way of the Buddha in Kushinagar, his body was cremated and the ashes were treated as holy relics 1. People from the clan of Papaka came to Kushingar and said, “This Teacher has been beloved to us for a long time. Since he passed away near your village, you ...
Title Stupa, Pagoda and Chorten: origin and meaning of Buddhist
... More than 2500 years ago, after the passing way of the Buddha in Kushinagar, his body was cremated and the ashes were treated as holy relics 1. People from the clan of Papaka came to Kushingar and said, “This Teacher has been beloved to us for a long time. Since he passed away near your village, you ...
... More than 2500 years ago, after the passing way of the Buddha in Kushinagar, his body was cremated and the ashes were treated as holy relics 1. People from the clan of Papaka came to Kushingar and said, “This Teacher has been beloved to us for a long time. Since he passed away near your village, you ...
True Buddhism and village Buddhism in Sri Lanka
... "By books and by people" . . . Gombrich characterizes the people who disparage village Buddhism as "the English-educated Sinhalese". I would describe my own observations in slightly different, though consistent, terms. Those who most regularly and predictably told me that village Buddhism is not tru ...
... "By books and by people" . . . Gombrich characterizes the people who disparage village Buddhism as "the English-educated Sinhalese". I would describe my own observations in slightly different, though consistent, terms. Those who most regularly and predictably told me that village Buddhism is not tru ...
June - Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
... enlightened. Today, the Buddha in my mind tells me to perceive Buddha-nature within each individual because everybody is of spiritually equal worth. He also asks me to empathize with Mexican immigrants. It’s easier to suffer than to see them suffer. Because I am connected with them, I’m in some way ...
... enlightened. Today, the Buddha in my mind tells me to perceive Buddha-nature within each individual because everybody is of spiritually equal worth. He also asks me to empathize with Mexican immigrants. It’s easier to suffer than to see them suffer. Because I am connected with them, I’m in some way ...
Two Buddhisms Further Considered
... American Buddhisms can be shelved, only to be brought out from time to time to gauge how issues articulated in a founding era are progressing’ (2002, 118). As Seager and others point out, Buddhism’s founding era in some Asian societies lasted several centuries — thus, it is still early in the West. ...
... American Buddhisms can be shelved, only to be brought out from time to time to gauge how issues articulated in a founding era are progressing’ (2002, 118). As Seager and others point out, Buddhism’s founding era in some Asian societies lasted several centuries — thus, it is still early in the West. ...
ATINER`s Conference Paper Series ARC2014-1094
... More than 2500 years ago, after the passing way of the Buddha in Kushinagar, his body was cremated and the ashes were treated as holy relics 1. People from the clan of Papaka came to Kushingar and said, “This Teacher has been beloved to us for a long time. Since he passed away near your village, you ...
... More than 2500 years ago, after the passing way of the Buddha in Kushinagar, his body was cremated and the ashes were treated as holy relics 1. People from the clan of Papaka came to Kushingar and said, “This Teacher has been beloved to us for a long time. Since he passed away near your village, you ...
12 ESSAYS ON BUDDHISM
... the soul', which to him would mean no more and no less than the liberation or emancipation of the individual being from the `turmoil of the life process' or samsâra in which he is caught up. Coming next to the idea of `the deliverance from sin,' it has already been indicated that the Buddhist seeks ...
... the soul', which to him would mean no more and no less than the liberation or emancipation of the individual being from the `turmoil of the life process' or samsâra in which he is caught up. Coming next to the idea of `the deliverance from sin,' it has already been indicated that the Buddhist seeks ...
Chapter 2 INDIAN SOCIETY AT THE TIME OF THE
... ministry of Bindusāra, Khallātaka (Prime Minister) and five hundred other ministers.47 Ultimately, Aśoka became the fittest candidate for the throne. During the first thirteen years of his reign, Aśoka, like Chandragupta and Bindusāra, followed an aggressive policy of expansion of the Mauryan Empire ...
... ministry of Bindusāra, Khallātaka (Prime Minister) and five hundred other ministers.47 Ultimately, Aśoka became the fittest candidate for the throne. During the first thirteen years of his reign, Aśoka, like Chandragupta and Bindusāra, followed an aggressive policy of expansion of the Mauryan Empire ...
Buddhism First Encounter
... ways. We must rely on the basic trustworthiness of both the oral traditions and the many written texts that pass on his teachings. The written teachings that have come down to us are in a number of languages, all of which differ from the language (apparently a variation of Magadhi) spoken by the Bud ...
... ways. We must rely on the basic trustworthiness of both the oral traditions and the many written texts that pass on his teachings. The written teachings that have come down to us are in a number of languages, all of which differ from the language (apparently a variation of Magadhi) spoken by the Bud ...