Vol-55 Dec-2013 - Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia
... knowledge, grounded on character building, moral development and spiritual advancement. ...
... knowledge, grounded on character building, moral development and spiritual advancement. ...
Religious Belief in a Buddhist Merchant Community，Nepal
... tions of these faiths, and to the neglect of an important field of information for scholars interested in the comparative study of religious belief Buddhism, as a refuge of intellectual freedom, has nurtured and enriched the civilizations of Asia. Over the centuries its teachers have artic ulated m ...
... tions of these faiths, and to the neglect of an important field of information for scholars interested in the comparative study of religious belief Buddhism, as a refuge of intellectual freedom, has nurtured and enriched the civilizations of Asia. Over the centuries its teachers have artic ulated m ...
Lecture 95: The Universal Perspective of Mahayana Buddhism
... unless one understands the whole. Strictly speaking, a piecemeal understanding is impossible. It's impossible, for instance, to take up one particular teaching, one particular doctrine, understand that fully and completely, without reference to the total Dharma, and then pass on, as it were, to the ...
... unless one understands the whole. Strictly speaking, a piecemeal understanding is impossible. It's impossible, for instance, to take up one particular teaching, one particular doctrine, understand that fully and completely, without reference to the total Dharma, and then pass on, as it were, to the ...
Buddhism
... • ‘Hinayana’ and Mahayana monks and nuns lived together in the same monasteries for the initial centuries of Mahayana Buddhism’s development (Asian Philosophies, p.139). • We can only assume that such a living arrangement facilitated cross-fertilization among the emerging traditions. ...
... • ‘Hinayana’ and Mahayana monks and nuns lived together in the same monasteries for the initial centuries of Mahayana Buddhism’s development (Asian Philosophies, p.139). • We can only assume that such a living arrangement facilitated cross-fertilization among the emerging traditions. ...
The Concepts of Truth and Meaning in the Buddhist Scriptures
... his own scriptures (ruined the teachings); for (did not the Buddha himself) extensively teach the Cittamatra views as the third wheel for the purpose of leading the disciples who have tendencies (rigs) toward the Cittamatra? 20 Se rva rje mtshun-pa's point is this: to mis-interpret (whether deliber ...
... his own scriptures (ruined the teachings); for (did not the Buddha himself) extensively teach the Cittamatra views as the third wheel for the purpose of leading the disciples who have tendencies (rigs) toward the Cittamatra? 20 Se rva rje mtshun-pa's point is this: to mis-interpret (whether deliber ...
Lec. 2.4 The Tantrayana or Vajrayana Tradition
... Vajrayana Buddhism & Death Reflections on Death II. The time of death is uncertain (i.e., unpredictable). A. Life in general is short; moreover, the young and healthy may die before the old and infirm. B. There are few causes of life, many of death, and the former can easily turn into the latter. C. ...
... Vajrayana Buddhism & Death Reflections on Death II. The time of death is uncertain (i.e., unpredictable). A. Life in general is short; moreover, the young and healthy may die before the old and infirm. B. There are few causes of life, many of death, and the former can easily turn into the latter. C. ...
Introduction To Buddhism Films to watch: The Tibetan Lama The
... Lotus grows in water, but is also separate from the water The flower is rooted in the muck of the earth, but rises through the water to above the surface, with rising above the world The Moon Enlightenment is representative of enlightenment, and the Buddha is often depicted as pointing to the moon o ...
... Lotus grows in water, but is also separate from the water The flower is rooted in the muck of the earth, but rises through the water to above the surface, with rising above the world The Moon Enlightenment is representative of enlightenment, and the Buddha is often depicted as pointing to the moon o ...
M ASTER OF ARTS IN BUDDHIST STUDIES
... Semester-IV shall have to opt for one course taught at the M.A. level in the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences. The Departm ent of Buddhist Studies shall identify like-minded departments in the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences where students of both Semester-II and Semester-IV shall be able ...
... Semester-IV shall have to opt for one course taught at the M.A. level in the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences. The Departm ent of Buddhist Studies shall identify like-minded departments in the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences where students of both Semester-II and Semester-IV shall be able ...
Filial Piety with a Zen Twist: Universalism and Particularism
... For the purpose of this paper, I shall mostly focus on the Sino-Japanese developments, before returning to wider issues. The Sinitic Interpretation References to filial piety in ancient Chinese sources abound, for instance in the Book of Rites, which precedes the introduction of Buddhism into China ...
... For the purpose of this paper, I shall mostly focus on the Sino-Japanese developments, before returning to wider issues. The Sinitic Interpretation References to filial piety in ancient Chinese sources abound, for instance in the Book of Rites, which precedes the introduction of Buddhism into China ...
B. R. Ambedkar and Buddhism in India
... claimed that Swami Achhutanand wanted to get the Dalit(s) back into the Arya Samaj fold. Medharthi’s book was dedicated to Dr Ambedkar, whom he addresses as the “fearless leader of the youth”. The book bore a radical title but had a less radical content. In his criticism of the caste system, Medhart ...
... claimed that Swami Achhutanand wanted to get the Dalit(s) back into the Arya Samaj fold. Medharthi’s book was dedicated to Dr Ambedkar, whom he addresses as the “fearless leader of the youth”. The book bore a radical title but had a less radical content. In his criticism of the caste system, Medhart ...
Representations of Buddhism in Ondaatje`s Anil`s - Purdue e-Pubs
... nate deeply within Buddhist iconography" (24). As far as he is concerned, this can mean only one thing: "When all the significant actants in a story about Sri Lanka are Sinhala, when in addition all the place names noticed by the text when it sees the National Atlas of Sri Lanka are Sinhala ones" (3 ...
... nate deeply within Buddhist iconography" (24). As far as he is concerned, this can mean only one thing: "When all the significant actants in a story about Sri Lanka are Sinhala, when in addition all the place names noticed by the text when it sees the National Atlas of Sri Lanka are Sinhala ones" (3 ...
Chapter Two THE BUDDHIST CONCEPT OF LIBERATION IN THE
... called Sākyamuni, himself claimed to have expounded the old path of previous Buddhas”.96 But this view has been rejected by many scholars on the ground that the Buddha claims to have followed old path of the Buddha-s is nothing but a simple case of trans-historicity that confronts every powerful rel ...
... called Sākyamuni, himself claimed to have expounded the old path of previous Buddhas”.96 But this view has been rejected by many scholars on the ground that the Buddha claims to have followed old path of the Buddha-s is nothing but a simple case of trans-historicity that confronts every powerful rel ...
Rotman, Marketing Morality
... In more than a quarter of the stories in the Divyāvadāna, there are strikingly similar accounts of caravans of merchants bringing their goods to the seashore, loading them on ships, and setting off overseas to make their fortunes.3 Certain images appear again and again: the caravan leader deciding t ...
... In more than a quarter of the stories in the Divyāvadāna, there are strikingly similar accounts of caravans of merchants bringing their goods to the seashore, loading them on ships, and setting off overseas to make their fortunes.3 Certain images appear again and again: the caravan leader deciding t ...
Early Buddhism and the Urban Revolution
... has been assumed, as it is based on a long tradition of faithful text-transmission with little possibility of interpolation or extrapolation. T h e references were then grouped in terms of places associated with each reference, and the places were categorised as cities and towns (nagara),market-town ...
... has been assumed, as it is based on a long tradition of faithful text-transmission with little possibility of interpolation or extrapolation. T h e references were then grouped in terms of places associated with each reference, and the places were categorised as cities and towns (nagara),market-town ...
A Buddhist`s Reflections on Religious Conversion
... allowing that all these feelings of personal identity do have some foundation. There is a reality to them. They are not entirely ungrounded fantasies. In the technical language of Buddhism, these intuitions of personal identity are conventional truths (sammati-sacca). It would be impossible to funct ...
... allowing that all these feelings of personal identity do have some foundation. There is a reality to them. They are not entirely ungrounded fantasies. In the technical language of Buddhism, these intuitions of personal identity are conventional truths (sammati-sacca). It would be impossible to funct ...
PDF Preview - Wisdom Publications
... being used by various Zen communities in the United States and Europe. The translation used here is claimed to be based on Kumarajiva’s Chinese translation from the early fifth century. It is used by the Kwan Um school of Zen, where I did my own formal Zen training. I am most at home in chanting thi ...
... being used by various Zen communities in the United States and Europe. The translation used here is claimed to be based on Kumarajiva’s Chinese translation from the early fifth century. It is used by the Kwan Um school of Zen, where I did my own formal Zen training. I am most at home in chanting thi ...
Buddhist Philosophical Traditions
... from entrapment in mental conditioning points to the way that Buddhist thinkers, starting with the earliest period, conceptualized the fundamental cause of suffering. According to the general account, Sākyamuni Buddha understood suffering to have its root cause in mental dysfunction, and this insig ...
... from entrapment in mental conditioning points to the way that Buddhist thinkers, starting with the earliest period, conceptualized the fundamental cause of suffering. According to the general account, Sākyamuni Buddha understood suffering to have its root cause in mental dysfunction, and this insig ...
Samsara, Karma, and Self-Enlightenment: A Buddhist Perspective
... rewards. What is the reason for the injustice that exists among human beings? Either this injustice of mankind has a reason, or it is basically unintended. No sensible individual would consider ascribing this unevenness, this imbalance, and this differing qualities to visually impaired chance or una ...
... rewards. What is the reason for the injustice that exists among human beings? Either this injustice of mankind has a reason, or it is basically unintended. No sensible individual would consider ascribing this unevenness, this imbalance, and this differing qualities to visually impaired chance or una ...
Buddhist Diplomacy: History and Status Quo
... Deer Park in Isipatana, where he first taught Dharma to the group of five ascetics who attended to him when he was resolute in exertion. This is the Buddha’s first Sermon, or the first Turning of the Wheels of Dharma, as is termed by some later Buddhist schools such as Yogacara. The time was more th ...
... Deer Park in Isipatana, where he first taught Dharma to the group of five ascetics who attended to him when he was resolute in exertion. This is the Buddha’s first Sermon, or the first Turning of the Wheels of Dharma, as is termed by some later Buddhist schools such as Yogacara. The time was more th ...
Moore Post Canonical Buddhist Political Thought
... in the texts of Early or Canonical Buddhism, especially the Nikāya collections and the Vinaya texts governing monastic life, since those texts are viewed as authentic and authoritative by all modern sects of Buddhism.1 In this paper I turn to investigate Buddhist normative political theorizing after ...
... in the texts of Early or Canonical Buddhism, especially the Nikāya collections and the Vinaya texts governing monastic life, since those texts are viewed as authentic and authoritative by all modern sects of Buddhism.1 In this paper I turn to investigate Buddhist normative political theorizing after ...
BuddhaNet eBooks PDF File List with Description Web page: www
... Greek king, Milinda, who plays the 'Devil's Advocate' and a Buddhist sage, Nagasena. The topics covered include most of the questions commonly asked by Westerners. This abridgment provides a concise presentation of this masterpiece of Buddhist literature. The introduction outlines the historical bac ...
... Greek king, Milinda, who plays the 'Devil's Advocate' and a Buddhist sage, Nagasena. The topics covered include most of the questions commonly asked by Westerners. This abridgment provides a concise presentation of this masterpiece of Buddhist literature. The introduction outlines the historical bac ...
BERKELEY BUDDHIST TEMPLE June 2016 Web Edition
... "In no small part because the snowpack is melting so fast." "Why are you always such a gloomy Gus? Look how much better off we are than we were last year." "Talk about a low bar! Our reservoir was a little more than a quarter full, and there just wasn't any snowpack. Like, nothing. Bare rock. I see ...
... "In no small part because the snowpack is melting so fast." "Why are you always such a gloomy Gus? Look how much better off we are than we were last year." "Talk about a low bar! Our reservoir was a little more than a quarter full, and there just wasn't any snowpack. Like, nothing. Bare rock. I see ...
A Distant Mirror. Articulating Indic Ideas in Sixth and Seventh
... in order to clarify the meaning of these notoriously difficult texts. Needless to say, Chinese monks had no training in formal logic whatsoever. Their most reliable clues as to the interpretation of Sentences [1] and [2] was a rather random selection of Chinese translations of Indian works dealing w ...
... in order to clarify the meaning of these notoriously difficult texts. Needless to say, Chinese monks had no training in formal logic whatsoever. Their most reliable clues as to the interpretation of Sentences [1] and [2] was a rather random selection of Chinese translations of Indian works dealing w ...
Predictions of Women to Buddhahood in Middle-Period Literature Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... how they work for the continued maintenance and renewal of the narrator’s own ideological discourse and authority. The narratives taken up here are literary articulations of the Buddhist path. Primarily, they serve a pedagogical function. They inculcate moral and soteriological agency towards the at ...
... how they work for the continued maintenance and renewal of the narrator’s own ideological discourse and authority. The narratives taken up here are literary articulations of the Buddhist path. Primarily, they serve a pedagogical function. They inculcate moral and soteriological agency towards the at ...
this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... taught anything meaningful by foreign cultures” because “they were so insular, so self-contained, that they had no real knowledge of foreign languages and no wish at all to learn them.” He maintains that though the Greeks didn’t have translation schools they learned foreign languages on a need-to-kn ...
... taught anything meaningful by foreign cultures” because “they were so insular, so self-contained, that they had no real knowledge of foreign languages and no wish at all to learn them.” He maintains that though the Greeks didn’t have translation schools they learned foreign languages on a need-to-kn ...