Buddhism
... b. Nirvana is the ultimate reality c. pain can be forgotten by letting go of worldly cares d. all of the above ...
... b. Nirvana is the ultimate reality c. pain can be forgotten by letting go of worldly cares d. all of the above ...
Critical Psychology in Sri Lanka
... teacher who could show him the way to freedom from all suffering. He followed the teachers who claimed to have found perfect release but was not satisfied with the results. At last, with much struggle and experience, he discovered for himself the way by which he attained full Enlightenment (Buddhaho ...
... teacher who could show him the way to freedom from all suffering. He followed the teachers who claimed to have found perfect release but was not satisfied with the results. At last, with much struggle and experience, he discovered for himself the way by which he attained full Enlightenment (Buddhaho ...
Dr Paramabandhu Groves
... Reasons for adapting / modifying 12 steps: 1. Seeking further spiritual support / sustenance 2. Rekindled earlier or complemented concomitant interest in Buddhism 3. Deeper levels of attachment to addiction not being addressed 4. Language off-putting or applied in dogmatic way 5. Group experienced a ...
... Reasons for adapting / modifying 12 steps: 1. Seeking further spiritual support / sustenance 2. Rekindled earlier or complemented concomitant interest in Buddhism 3. Deeper levels of attachment to addiction not being addressed 4. Language off-putting or applied in dogmatic way 5. Group experienced a ...
Buddhist Historiography in Modern Japanese Intellectual - H-Net
... already betrays a sense of categorical schizophrenia and the Meiji period onward. But, as Klautau notes, Mumuddled thought on the part of those who have so care- rakami was less concerned with unifying Buddhism per lessly used them, the author’s first figure of inquiry, se and more concerned with pr ...
... already betrays a sense of categorical schizophrenia and the Meiji period onward. But, as Klautau notes, Mumuddled thought on the part of those who have so care- rakami was less concerned with unifying Buddhism per lessly used them, the author’s first figure of inquiry, se and more concerned with pr ...
chapter - i origin and development of buddhist logic
... against this attitude. Numerous religious sects arose in middle Gangetic plains since that time. Among them Buddhism and Jainism were more attracted by those marginalized people, because of the style of simple puritan ascetic life .The teachings of Buddha have helped them to be awakened with the sp ...
... against this attitude. Numerous religious sects arose in middle Gangetic plains since that time. Among them Buddhism and Jainism were more attracted by those marginalized people, because of the style of simple puritan ascetic life .The teachings of Buddha have helped them to be awakened with the sp ...
The Origin of Buddhist Meditation by Alexander Wynne
... even if we agree with Wynne’s conclusion that the Buddha really did study under the two teachers, it does not follow that he did not practise austerities as well and in minimising this aspect of the traditional account Wynne surely fails to provide a balanced account of the religious influences to w ...
... even if we agree with Wynne’s conclusion that the Buddha really did study under the two teachers, it does not follow that he did not practise austerities as well and in minimising this aspect of the traditional account Wynne surely fails to provide a balanced account of the religious influences to w ...
The Central Grotto in Xiaonanhai and the Buddhist Concept of
... due in large part to the influence of Seng Chou (480−560), a monk whose legendary meditation accomplishments had a profound influence on Chinese Buddhist history as a whole. The inscription on the gate is thought to have been carved soon after Seng Chou’s death. In a previous article entitled “Shōn ...
... due in large part to the influence of Seng Chou (480−560), a monk whose legendary meditation accomplishments had a profound influence on Chinese Buddhist history as a whole. The inscription on the gate is thought to have been carved soon after Seng Chou’s death. In a previous article entitled “Shōn ...
Buddhism and Animal Ethics
... arguments from the context of early Indian Buddhism that aim to justify its extension to animals. These arguments appeal to the capacity and desire not to suffer, the virtue of compassion, as well as Buddhist views on the nature of self, karma, and reincarnation. This article also considers how vers ...
... arguments from the context of early Indian Buddhism that aim to justify its extension to animals. These arguments appeal to the capacity and desire not to suffer, the virtue of compassion, as well as Buddhist views on the nature of self, karma, and reincarnation. This article also considers how vers ...
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... a doctrine of expedient means for easy preaching. It’s not the ultimate doctrine. If we continue to invite people from other religion to preach doctrine to the general Buddhists, though it seems to help understanding other religion and promote inter-religion peace. Yet, after all, it violates the pu ...
... a doctrine of expedient means for easy preaching. It’s not the ultimate doctrine. If we continue to invite people from other religion to preach doctrine to the general Buddhists, though it seems to help understanding other religion and promote inter-religion peace. Yet, after all, it violates the pu ...
Buddhist Care for the Dying - Buddhist Council of Victoria
... A Buddhist perspective is significantly different. The principal concerns are spiritual – that a suitable atmosphere may allow the person to die in peace, that appropriate prayers are said, and that qualified religious help is sought and provided. In Buddhism those who have died are seen to still ha ...
... A Buddhist perspective is significantly different. The principal concerns are spiritual – that a suitable atmosphere may allow the person to die in peace, that appropriate prayers are said, and that qualified religious help is sought and provided. In Buddhism those who have died are seen to still ha ...
BUDDHIST FILIAL PIETY: MITIGATING CONFUCIAN DUTY AND
... concerned about competing loyalties of women and the ability such women had to manipulate their husbands. In some areas of China, this fear of the power of women was translated into fear of women’s reproductive power. Emily Ahern suggests in “The Power and Pollution of Chinese Women” that at least i ...
... concerned about competing loyalties of women and the ability such women had to manipulate their husbands. In some areas of China, this fear of the power of women was translated into fear of women’s reproductive power. Emily Ahern suggests in “The Power and Pollution of Chinese Women” that at least i ...
The Role of Deterrence in Buddhist Peace-building Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Cakkavatti is, so to speak, the secular counterpart of the Buddha, if the use of the term “secular” is not anachronistic in the context of ancient India. The Buddha and the Cakkavatti represent the “two wheels of Dhamma,” one supreme in religious matters and the other in the political sphere. The tw ...
... Cakkavatti is, so to speak, the secular counterpart of the Buddha, if the use of the term “secular” is not anachronistic in the context of ancient India. The Buddha and the Cakkavatti represent the “two wheels of Dhamma,” one supreme in religious matters and the other in the political sphere. The tw ...
Early Neo-Confucian View of Chinese Buddhism
... The Ch' eng Brothers and Chu Hsi, who are sometimes designated in the thesis under the name of the Sung philosophers or even of the Ch' eng Chu school when the three are in agreement, attacked the Chinese Buddhism of their time on three main grounds: ...
... The Ch' eng Brothers and Chu Hsi, who are sometimes designated in the thesis under the name of the Sung philosophers or even of the Ch' eng Chu school when the three are in agreement, attacked the Chinese Buddhism of their time on three main grounds: ...
Read article - Dickinson Blogs
... Blackstone acknowledges that the verses of both the Therigatha and Theragatha are highly conventionalized, with verses and images being used and reused, and a deliberately limited vocabulary of technical terms employed to characterize the experience of liberation. In her opinion the conventionalizat ...
... Blackstone acknowledges that the verses of both the Therigatha and Theragatha are highly conventionalized, with verses and images being used and reused, and a deliberately limited vocabulary of technical terms employed to characterize the experience of liberation. In her opinion the conventionalizat ...
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... plagiarism will meet with the severest penalties. Every person's education is the product of his or her own intellectual effort and participation in a process of critical exchange. Amherst cannot educate those who are unwilling to submit their own work and ideas to critical assessment. Nor can it to ...
... plagiarism will meet with the severest penalties. Every person's education is the product of his or her own intellectual effort and participation in a process of critical exchange. Amherst cannot educate those who are unwilling to submit their own work and ideas to critical assessment. Nor can it to ...
Buddhism and its Spread Along the Silk Road
... Buddhism Introduced to China from the Silk Road It is not certain when Buddhism reached China, but with the Silk Road opened in the second century BC, missionaries and pilgrims began to travel between China, Central Asia and India. The record described that Chang Ch'ien, on his return from Ta-hsia ...
... Buddhism Introduced to China from the Silk Road It is not certain when Buddhism reached China, but with the Silk Road opened in the second century BC, missionaries and pilgrims began to travel between China, Central Asia and India. The record described that Chang Ch'ien, on his return from Ta-hsia ...
Introducing a Buddhist Shrine
... beautiful painting of a Buddha or bodhisattva figure, which again reminds us of the Buddha’s enlightenment. Painting the thangka can be an act of devotion for the artist Candles – represents the light of understanding which Buddhist teachings can provide in helping us to understand life Flowers – As ...
... beautiful painting of a Buddha or bodhisattva figure, which again reminds us of the Buddha’s enlightenment. Painting the thangka can be an act of devotion for the artist Candles – represents the light of understanding which Buddhist teachings can provide in helping us to understand life Flowers – As ...
The Heart Sutra as a Translation
... we’re talking about Avalokitesvara, we should keep in mind that the line could just as well be translated as, “saves us from all suffering and distress.” This line does not occur in most early versions of the sutra and may be a later addition. ...
... we’re talking about Avalokitesvara, we should keep in mind that the line could just as well be translated as, “saves us from all suffering and distress.” This line does not occur in most early versions of the sutra and may be a later addition. ...
Land Route or Sea Route? - Sino
... *). The geographic locations of King Ying of Chu, Ze Rong, and Xiang Kai Jill§' (Late Han) were not far away from the place where Daoism originated. Therefore, Buddhism was practiced in the area together with Huanglao Daoism C~~:it!~) and Huanglao practices (.~Z*).7 The scope of the historical texts ...
... *). The geographic locations of King Ying of Chu, Ze Rong, and Xiang Kai Jill§' (Late Han) were not far away from the place where Daoism originated. Therefore, Buddhism was practiced in the area together with Huanglao Daoism C~~:it!~) and Huanglao practices (.~Z*).7 The scope of the historical texts ...
A Concept of Person in Buddhism
... because the man has the whole five aggregates. This line of argument is applied to the case of person in coma state or in any deeply unconscious state. Euthanasia given to person in such a state is viewed by Buddhism not different from killing conscious person. In conclusion, if that thing is proved ...
... because the man has the whole five aggregates. This line of argument is applied to the case of person in coma state or in any deeply unconscious state. Euthanasia given to person in such a state is viewed by Buddhism not different from killing conscious person. In conclusion, if that thing is proved ...
Victor van Bijlert PhD Department of Religious Studies, The VU
... antiquarian scholastic pedantry. I think Tagore perfectly understood what the motivation behind the Buddhist message must have been, if it had to be spread over vast areas of Asia. Tagore’s sources of information on Buddhist texts were limited but they sufficed for him to get the main drift of the B ...
... antiquarian scholastic pedantry. I think Tagore perfectly understood what the motivation behind the Buddhist message must have been, if it had to be spread over vast areas of Asia. Tagore’s sources of information on Buddhist texts were limited but they sufficed for him to get the main drift of the B ...
Chinese challenges to Buddhism
... brought back from India by Fǎxiǎn 法顯 (c337-c422). So this view was accepted by the text-based Chinese Buddhists of that time. Dàoshēng‘s times were noted for the meeting of Buddhist and Daoist traditions: it was the heyday of the ―concept-matching‖ (géyì 格義), where difficult Buddhist terms were tran ...
... brought back from India by Fǎxiǎn 法顯 (c337-c422). So this view was accepted by the text-based Chinese Buddhists of that time. Dàoshēng‘s times were noted for the meeting of Buddhist and Daoist traditions: it was the heyday of the ―concept-matching‖ (géyì 格義), where difficult Buddhist terms were tran ...
The History of Buddhism
... He resolves to meditate, in moderate comfort, until he saw the light of truth. One evening he sat under a pipal tree at Buddh Gaya, a village in Bihar. By dawn he was literally buddha, an 'enlightened one'. The Buddha spent the remainder of his life journeying about India, teaching others what he ha ...
... He resolves to meditate, in moderate comfort, until he saw the light of truth. One evening he sat under a pipal tree at Buddh Gaya, a village in Bihar. By dawn he was literally buddha, an 'enlightened one'. The Buddha spent the remainder of his life journeying about India, teaching others what he ha ...
Japanese Buddhism and the Meiji Restoration
... to set the modern face of Buddhism in Japan within a historical and philosophical context. ...
... to set the modern face of Buddhism in Japan within a historical and philosophical context. ...