Faces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their
... archetypes embodying awakened spiritual human qualities and his examples of individuals who personify these aspects. In naming, describing, and illustrating the individual bodhisattvas, his book is an informative and valuable resource.” —Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., author of Goddesses in Everywoman an ...
... archetypes embodying awakened spiritual human qualities and his examples of individuals who personify these aspects. In naming, describing, and illustrating the individual bodhisattvas, his book is an informative and valuable resource.” —Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., author of Goddesses in Everywoman an ...
Buddhism in China and Modern Society: An Introduction Centering
... From his viewpoint, even if it is the teaching or system that was presented by Buddha himself, it also requires adaptation, and changes in accordance to the changing society.14 In the Buddhist teachings recorded in the sutras, there is no abstract doctrine that is universally applicable. This propos ...
... From his viewpoint, even if it is the teaching or system that was presented by Buddha himself, it also requires adaptation, and changes in accordance to the changing society.14 In the Buddhist teachings recorded in the sutras, there is no abstract doctrine that is universally applicable. This propos ...
A Golden Ring
... scattered in the sense that while doing something we cannot help stopping the rise of judgments and other thoughts. We have lost the ability to act in a pure, natural way. For example, we tend to eat only certain foods cooked in certain ways, and while eating; our minds tend to engage in making judg ...
... scattered in the sense that while doing something we cannot help stopping the rise of judgments and other thoughts. We have lost the ability to act in a pure, natural way. For example, we tend to eat only certain foods cooked in certain ways, and while eating; our minds tend to engage in making judg ...
The electronic Journal of East and Central Asian Religions
... One of the areas in the Buddho–Daoist exchange on which I spent much labour was that regarding magical language and spells in particular. On the basis of a previous survey of ritual manuals of both Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism, mainly canonical material, I figured that by concentrating on this major ...
... One of the areas in the Buddho–Daoist exchange on which I spent much labour was that regarding magical language and spells in particular. On the basis of a previous survey of ritual manuals of both Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism, mainly canonical material, I figured that by concentrating on this major ...
Approaching The Great Perfection
... enlightened mind in all sentient beings, and proposes that the realization of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened corre ...
... enlightened mind in all sentient beings, and proposes that the realization of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened corre ...
Zen and Dzogchen: Unifying the Ground and
... obscurations arising in the world of Relative Truth. Thus, Absolute or Ultimate Truth— shunyata—is both origin and aim. While the gradualist path of the Hinayana and the Mahayana uses prajna, the Inner Tantras, and especially the Ati Yoga of Dzogchen, utilize the non-coneptual, nondual innate primor ...
... obscurations arising in the world of Relative Truth. Thus, Absolute or Ultimate Truth— shunyata—is both origin and aim. While the gradualist path of the Hinayana and the Mahayana uses prajna, the Inner Tantras, and especially the Ati Yoga of Dzogchen, utilize the non-coneptual, nondual innate primor ...
Korean Buddhist Taego Order America-Europe Parish
... no form, sound, smell, taste, touch, or objects of mind, no realm of sight, no realm of consciousness. No ignorance, nor extinction of ignorance, no old age and death, nor extinction of them. ...
... no form, sound, smell, taste, touch, or objects of mind, no realm of sight, no realm of consciousness. No ignorance, nor extinction of ignorance, no old age and death, nor extinction of them. ...
File - ICBI
... never convey the smell, texture or taste of an actual apple when being held and subsequently ‘eaten’. The early Ch’an masters, who were very well aware of this paradox, dealt with this matter by radically altering the manner in which language was used. The point of this is to use language in such a ...
... never convey the smell, texture or taste of an actual apple when being held and subsequently ‘eaten’. The early Ch’an masters, who were very well aware of this paradox, dealt with this matter by radically altering the manner in which language was used. The point of this is to use language in such a ...
Clark.19.4.Dec_.08
... manifestation of nature has great significance for ecophilosophy. Contemporary environmental thought has often focused strongly on the problem of anthropocentrism. Yet as Buddhist ethicist Padmasiri DeSilva has noted, anthropocentrism may be looked upon as an “aspect of egocentrism.”11 Anthropocentr ...
... manifestation of nature has great significance for ecophilosophy. Contemporary environmental thought has often focused strongly on the problem of anthropocentrism. Yet as Buddhist ethicist Padmasiri DeSilva has noted, anthropocentrism may be looked upon as an “aspect of egocentrism.”11 Anthropocentr ...
Three Dimensions of Buddhist Studies
... thought, which he maintained is "only a more perfect form of religious thought," (1915/1965: 477) properly supplants the cognitive authority of religion altogether. Thus, for some people science in general and quantum mechanics in particular may indeed be instances of religion, but I would still mai ...
... thought, which he maintained is "only a more perfect form of religious thought," (1915/1965: 477) properly supplants the cognitive authority of religion altogether. Thus, for some people science in general and quantum mechanics in particular may indeed be instances of religion, but I would still mai ...
A Buddhist`s Reflections on Religious Conversion
... problem. In numerous canonical texts, for example, the Buddha is portrayed as dismissing all manner of potentially interesting questions by saying that their answers do not matter. When people ask, for example, about the beginnings of the world, the end of the world, the physical extent of the world ...
... problem. In numerous canonical texts, for example, the Buddha is portrayed as dismissing all manner of potentially interesting questions by saying that their answers do not matter. When people ask, for example, about the beginnings of the world, the end of the world, the physical extent of the world ...
Library Catalogue - Dharma Centre of Winnipeg
... Oriental Books Reprint Corp.: 1978; 1st published by Calcutta University, 1943) Gode, P.K., and C.G. Karve, eds, Prin. V.S. Apte's The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, rev. and enlarged edn., Vol. 1 (Poona: Prasad Prakashan, 1957) Gode, P.K., and C.G. Karve, eds, Prin. V.S. Apte's The Practica ...
... Oriental Books Reprint Corp.: 1978; 1st published by Calcutta University, 1943) Gode, P.K., and C.G. Karve, eds, Prin. V.S. Apte's The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, rev. and enlarged edn., Vol. 1 (Poona: Prasad Prakashan, 1957) Gode, P.K., and C.G. Karve, eds, Prin. V.S. Apte's The Practica ...
The Acceptance and Impact of the Lotus Sutra in Japan
... Gangyo-ji Temple). Many powerful clans also began to erect their own temples. At this time Prince Shotoku was appointed Regent by his aunt, Empress Suiko. It’s thought that Prince Shotoku was the real founder of Buddhism in Japan. Before him Buddhism was worshiped as a means of obtaining material be ...
... Gangyo-ji Temple). Many powerful clans also began to erect their own temples. At this time Prince Shotoku was appointed Regent by his aunt, Empress Suiko. It’s thought that Prince Shotoku was the real founder of Buddhism in Japan. Before him Buddhism was worshiped as a means of obtaining material be ...
Global Buddhism
... lhakang (Tib. Òshrine roomÓ) in which late every afternoon a Buddhist priest ritually honored the bodhisattvas depicted by three gloriously dressed statues. The pagoda not only represented a religious place—it was a religious place, a temple. These religious overtones contrasted strongly with the di ...
... lhakang (Tib. Òshrine roomÓ) in which late every afternoon a Buddhist priest ritually honored the bodhisattvas depicted by three gloriously dressed statues. The pagoda not only represented a religious place—it was a religious place, a temple. These religious overtones contrasted strongly with the di ...
Consuming Buddhism: the Pursuit of Happiness
... of being Thai (Wattanasuwan and Elliott, 1999). ‘Wat’ or temple has become the center of mind for Thai Buddhists. It is mentioned by the Office of National Buddhism (2009) that there are 35,773 temples in Thailand. Moreover, Buddhist temples are the center of Thai communities in foreign countries. F ...
... of being Thai (Wattanasuwan and Elliott, 1999). ‘Wat’ or temple has become the center of mind for Thai Buddhists. It is mentioned by the Office of National Buddhism (2009) that there are 35,773 temples in Thailand. Moreover, Buddhist temples are the center of Thai communities in foreign countries. F ...
japan`s modernization and buddhism - Nanzan Institute for Religion
... of the Emperor who was the ruler of the ancient state. There fore, the Restoration government carried out, on the one hand, reforms aimed at the extinction of the feudal order, but made, on the other hand, not a few anachronistic attempts such as the revival of the ceremonies of the ancient state. ...
... of the Emperor who was the ruler of the ancient state. There fore, the Restoration government carried out, on the one hand, reforms aimed at the extinction of the feudal order, but made, on the other hand, not a few anachronistic attempts such as the revival of the ceremonies of the ancient state. ...
Kuroda Toshio - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... The kenmitsu taisei operated on the level of such mutual identity. What this means, therefore, is that our consideration of this system is specifically an inquiry into the relationship between religion and the state. The primary task of this essay is to reveal the medieval Japanese state’s mystical ...
... The kenmitsu taisei operated on the level of such mutual identity. What this means, therefore, is that our consideration of this system is specifically an inquiry into the relationship between religion and the state. The primary task of this essay is to reveal the medieval Japanese state’s mystical ...
religionofthesamurai
... twenty. There exist the English translation of Larger Sukhavativyuha-sutra, Smaller Sukhavati-vyuha-sutra, Vajracchedika-sutra, Larger Prajna-paramita-hradya-sutra, Smaller Prajna-paramitahrdaya-sutra, by Max M?ller, and Amitayur-dhyana-sutra, by J. Takakusu, in 'Sacred Books of the East,' vol. Xlix ...
... twenty. There exist the English translation of Larger Sukhavativyuha-sutra, Smaller Sukhavati-vyuha-sutra, Vajracchedika-sutra, Larger Prajna-paramita-hradya-sutra, Smaller Prajna-paramitahrdaya-sutra, by Max M?ller, and Amitayur-dhyana-sutra, by J. Takakusu, in 'Sacred Books of the East,' vol. Xlix ...
NiNi Zhu - Buddhism
... presence of a charismatic teacher, by the teachings this leader promulgated, and by a community of adherents that was often made up of renunciant members and lay supporters. In the case of Buddhism, this pattern is reflected in the Triratna—i.e., the “Three Jewels” of Buddha (the teacher), dharma (t ...
... presence of a charismatic teacher, by the teachings this leader promulgated, and by a community of adherents that was often made up of renunciant members and lay supporters. In the case of Buddhism, this pattern is reflected in the Triratna—i.e., the “Three Jewels” of Buddha (the teacher), dharma (t ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... Details for the reading for each class are available on WebCT. Class participation Most classes consist of a lecture, experiential exercises and a tutorial. In order to acquire an experiential as well as intellectual understanding of the subject, students are encouraged to participate as fully as po ...
... Details for the reading for each class are available on WebCT. Class participation Most classes consist of a lecture, experiential exercises and a tutorial. In order to acquire an experiential as well as intellectual understanding of the subject, students are encouraged to participate as fully as po ...
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... Studying Tibetan Buddhism can be like entering a maelstrom of deities, rituals, and scriptures. In a new introduction to the history, the religion, and the philosophy of Tibetan Buddhism, Reginald Ray calms the storm and provides a compass for exploration. A professor and seasoned practitioner, Ray ...
... Studying Tibetan Buddhism can be like entering a maelstrom of deities, rituals, and scriptures. In a new introduction to the history, the religion, and the philosophy of Tibetan Buddhism, Reginald Ray calms the storm and provides a compass for exploration. A professor and seasoned practitioner, Ray ...
Introduction - what is the anthropology of Buddhism about?
... least this consists of two stages, monk and lay, but in practice other levels of attainment are recognized too. Thus, there is spiritual equality of opportunity, but not of result. It is not a question of sheep and goats, but of a large number of gradations, in short of hierarchy. 3. The Language of ...
... least this consists of two stages, monk and lay, but in practice other levels of attainment are recognized too. Thus, there is spiritual equality of opportunity, but not of result. It is not a question of sheep and goats, but of a large number of gradations, in short of hierarchy. 3. The Language of ...
The Uniqueness of Buddhism
... 3. Realistic and Practical Compatible with Modern Science : Among all the major religions of the world, Buddhism does not have any major or significant conflicts with the discoveries of modern science. It does not have any creation myths, nor does it attempt to attribute any natural phenomenon to su ...
... 3. Realistic and Practical Compatible with Modern Science : Among all the major religions of the world, Buddhism does not have any major or significant conflicts with the discoveries of modern science. It does not have any creation myths, nor does it attempt to attribute any natural phenomenon to su ...
Zen
Zen (Chinese: 禪; pinyin: Chán, Middle Chinese: dʑjen) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as Chán. It was strongly influenced by Taoism, and developed as a distinguished Chinese style of Buddhism. From China, Chán spread south to Vietnam, northeast to Korea and east to Japan, where it became known as Japanese Zen.Zen emphasizes rigorous meditation-practice, insight into Buddha-nature, and the personal expression of this insight in daily life, especially for the benefit of others. As such, it deemphasizes mere knowledge of sutras and doctrine and favors direct understanding through zazen and interaction with an accomplished teacher.The teachings of Zen include various sources of Mahāyāna thought, especially Yogācāra, the Tathāgatagarbha Sutras and Huayan, with their emphasis on Buddha-nature, totality, and the Bodhisattva-ideal. The Prajñāpāramitā literature and, to a lesser extent, Madhyamaka have also been influential in the shaping of the ""paradoxical language"" of the Zen-tradition.