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... in a state of brightly alert attention that is free of thoughts, directed to no object, and to no particular content.'4 In contrast, Rinzai Zen emphasises the meditation technique of koan practice. Koans are paradoxical questions, phrases or stories that cannot be solved using intellectual reasoning ...
... in a state of brightly alert attention that is free of thoughts, directed to no object, and to no particular content.'4 In contrast, Rinzai Zen emphasises the meditation technique of koan practice. Koans are paradoxical questions, phrases or stories that cannot be solved using intellectual reasoning ...
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... the second is marked by the rise of the Maháyána; the third by that of the Tantra and Ch’an. This brings us to about ad 1000. After that Buddhism no longer renewed itself, but just persisted, and the last 1,000 years can be taken together as the fourth period. Geographically, first period Buddhism r ...
... the second is marked by the rise of the Maháyána; the third by that of the Tantra and Ch’an. This brings us to about ad 1000. After that Buddhism no longer renewed itself, but just persisted, and the last 1,000 years can be taken together as the fourth period. Geographically, first period Buddhism r ...
āgama and aṅga in the early buddhist oral tradition
... a Saṃyukta-āgama with discourses that share a common topic, and an Ekottarika-āgama that follows an incremental numerical principle from Ones to Elevens (earlier perhaps only reaching up to Tens).16 The accounts of the first saṅgīti in the Mahāsāṅghika and Mahīśāsaka Vinayas adopt the above sequence ...
... a Saṃyukta-āgama with discourses that share a common topic, and an Ekottarika-āgama that follows an incremental numerical principle from Ones to Elevens (earlier perhaps only reaching up to Tens).16 The accounts of the first saṅgīti in the Mahāsāṅghika and Mahīśāsaka Vinayas adopt the above sequence ...
The Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan Buddhism
... strengths. However, I have personally studied these traditions, and also learned from other schools of Chan Buddhism in Korea, Japan and Vietnam. I have incorporated what I have learned into my own Chan teachings. Here are some examples of this. When a Chan practitioner cannot derive power from the ...
... strengths. However, I have personally studied these traditions, and also learned from other schools of Chan Buddhism in Korea, Japan and Vietnam. I have incorporated what I have learned into my own Chan teachings. Here are some examples of this. When a Chan practitioner cannot derive power from the ...
THE BAILIN BUDDHIST TEMPLE: THRIVING UNDER
... In late dynastic, or pre-modern, China, Buddhism became a religion very much detached from the world. The teachings focused on sufferings in the world and how to become free from these sufferings through chanting, rituals, and secluded meditation or ‘sitting still’ (zuo chan or da zuo). Most of the te ...
... In late dynastic, or pre-modern, China, Buddhism became a religion very much detached from the world. The teachings focused on sufferings in the world and how to become free from these sufferings through chanting, rituals, and secluded meditation or ‘sitting still’ (zuo chan or da zuo). Most of the te ...
The Emerging Role of Buddhism in Clinical Psychology: Toward
... (iii) Buddhism’s orientation as more of a philosophical and practice-based system relative to some religions in which a greater emphasis is placed on worship and dogma (Shonin, Van Gordon & Griffiths, 2013a); (iv) similarities between Buddhism and established therapeutic modes such as cognitive– beh ...
... (iii) Buddhism’s orientation as more of a philosophical and practice-based system relative to some religions in which a greater emphasis is placed on worship and dogma (Shonin, Van Gordon & Griffiths, 2013a); (iv) similarities between Buddhism and established therapeutic modes such as cognitive– beh ...
5 Comparison between types of meditation in Theravada Buddhist
... method. The method of meditation given in chapter four makes it clear that the method of meditation in Taoist religion has undergone changes due to the influence of teachings likes the Chinese Buddhism Confucianism etc and due to various requirements of the society. Other than the above-mentioned me ...
... method. The method of meditation given in chapter four makes it clear that the method of meditation in Taoist religion has undergone changes due to the influence of teachings likes the Chinese Buddhism Confucianism etc and due to various requirements of the society. Other than the above-mentioned me ...
Luangpor Teean whom I knew, but never met.
... Dharma did not die with him! His practicing method also looked quite peculiar, yet logical and persuasive for anyone to try out. With careful consideration, it appears that Luangpor Teean’s technique is a way to awaken one’s Mindfulness through observation of one’s own movement, not contradictory to ...
... Dharma did not die with him! His practicing method also looked quite peculiar, yet logical and persuasive for anyone to try out. With careful consideration, it appears that Luangpor Teean’s technique is a way to awaken one’s Mindfulness through observation of one’s own movement, not contradictory to ...
When Buddhism was first introduced to Japan in the 6th century, it
... movement whereby those that gathered at his stupa sought to return to the Buddha. Although the Buddha's physical body (rupa-kaya) had long passed away, the truth (dharma) he taught still remained, working within his indirect disciples. People thought, in Mahayana Buddhism, that the essence or the tr ...
... movement whereby those that gathered at his stupa sought to return to the Buddha. Although the Buddha's physical body (rupa-kaya) had long passed away, the truth (dharma) he taught still remained, working within his indirect disciples. People thought, in Mahayana Buddhism, that the essence or the tr ...
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... of the “haughty” sravakas and pratyekabuddhas.8 Although the sutra embraces various Dharmas as forms of some all-encompassing and ultimate vehicle, the ekayana, the Lotus clearly grades these various buddha-vehicles into better and worse,9 and it’s not so clear that this distinction relates merely t ...
... of the “haughty” sravakas and pratyekabuddhas.8 Although the sutra embraces various Dharmas as forms of some all-encompassing and ultimate vehicle, the ekayana, the Lotus clearly grades these various buddha-vehicles into better and worse,9 and it’s not so clear that this distinction relates merely t ...
regulations for the degree of
... The course contents include the following: Pali phonetics, parts of speech, different nouns and their declension, different verbs and their conjugation, participles and their function, absolutives, sandhi, syntax and classification of sentences. The second semester is mainly devoted to the understan ...
... The course contents include the following: Pali phonetics, parts of speech, different nouns and their declension, different verbs and their conjugation, participles and their function, absolutives, sandhi, syntax and classification of sentences. The second semester is mainly devoted to the understan ...
Is Colorado Buddhism Green? - Digital Commons @ DU
... Tibetan Buddhism emphasizes meditation and contemplation, which are indispensible for the truly American Buddhist consciousness. One of the great contributions of Buddhism to North American is teaching practical methods of meditation. In order to seek out Buddhist ecological attitudes, my research c ...
... Tibetan Buddhism emphasizes meditation and contemplation, which are indispensible for the truly American Buddhist consciousness. One of the great contributions of Buddhism to North American is teaching practical methods of meditation. In order to seek out Buddhist ecological attitudes, my research c ...
WESTERN BUDDHIST MOTIVATIONS FOR VEGETARIANISM
... Whereas meat culture condones and even promotes misuse of other beings, vegetarianism is based in ethical consideration of others. Through developing self-restraint and awareness of human impact, vegetarians raise important concerns that can contribute to human ethical development in a morally compl ...
... Whereas meat culture condones and even promotes misuse of other beings, vegetarianism is based in ethical consideration of others. Through developing self-restraint and awareness of human impact, vegetarians raise important concerns that can contribute to human ethical development in a morally compl ...
The Lotus Sutra as the Core of Japanese Buddhism
... was born into a temple family of the Nichiren sect in Nagasaki, and I have devoted my academic life to the study of the Nichiren Buddhist faith. In my twenties, having read through the entirety of Nichiren’s writings, I resolved—perhaps one could say I made a vow—to read all of the works that Nichir ...
... was born into a temple family of the Nichiren sect in Nagasaki, and I have devoted my academic life to the study of the Nichiren Buddhist faith. In my twenties, having read through the entirety of Nichiren’s writings, I resolved—perhaps one could say I made a vow—to read all of the works that Nichir ...
On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the
... was going through transition and upheaval, and the horrors of conflict and war were an ever-present reality. To Shakyamuni’s penetrating gaze, it was clear that the underlying cause of the conflict was attachment to distinctions, to ethnic, national and other differences. In the early years of this ...
... was going through transition and upheaval, and the horrors of conflict and war were an ever-present reality. To Shakyamuni’s penetrating gaze, it was clear that the underlying cause of the conflict was attachment to distinctions, to ethnic, national and other differences. In the early years of this ...
Translation of Gongyo
... Two and a half thousand years ago, towards the end of his life, the Buddha Shakyamuni expounded the Lotus Sutra. Centuries later, it was the starting and ending point for all Nichiren Daishonin’s teachings, and remains the profound foundation for the practice and study of Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhi ...
... Two and a half thousand years ago, towards the end of his life, the Buddha Shakyamuni expounded the Lotus Sutra. Centuries later, it was the starting and ending point for all Nichiren Daishonin’s teachings, and remains the profound foundation for the practice and study of Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhi ...
A Field Guide to Socially Engaged Buddhism
... world,” which contrasts sharply with the Mahayana ideal of the bodhisattva, “one who vows not only to achieve enlightenment for himself but to assist all others to do likewise.”[6, p. 6] This context is crucial for Watson, because the sutra clearly takes the arhat as a critical target, criticizing e ...
... world,” which contrasts sharply with the Mahayana ideal of the bodhisattva, “one who vows not only to achieve enlightenment for himself but to assist all others to do likewise.”[6, p. 6] This context is crucial for Watson, because the sutra clearly takes the arhat as a critical target, criticizing e ...
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... to whether he was a follower of the Buddha. Indeed, the Major Discourse with Sakuludayin is set in Rajagaha, and describes that Sakuludayin was part of a large group of wandering ascetics, (many of whom were well known), which had gathered in the area to loudly discuss many trivial matters. Sakuluda ...
... to whether he was a follower of the Buddha. Indeed, the Major Discourse with Sakuludayin is set in Rajagaha, and describes that Sakuludayin was part of a large group of wandering ascetics, (many of whom were well known), which had gathered in the area to loudly discuss many trivial matters. Sakuluda ...
Reinventing Female Identity: A Brief History of Korean Buddhist Nuns*
... equals the history of monks. With a long history of 1,600 years, Korean nuns stand out in the history of world religion. The established theory holds that when the monks’ order was formed upon the transmission of Buddhism to Korea, a nuns’ order was established at almost the same time. It is a well ...
... equals the history of monks. With a long history of 1,600 years, Korean nuns stand out in the history of world religion. The established theory holds that when the monks’ order was formed upon the transmission of Buddhism to Korea, a nuns’ order was established at almost the same time. It is a well ...
Buddhist Meditation and Depth Psychology
... and pain, good and evil, time and space, life and death have no meaning to us apart from our awareness of them or thoughts about them. Whether God exists or does not exist, whether existence is primarily spiritual or primarily material, whether we live for a few decades or live forever -- all these ...
... and pain, good and evil, time and space, life and death have no meaning to us apart from our awareness of them or thoughts about them. Whether God exists or does not exist, whether existence is primarily spiritual or primarily material, whether we live for a few decades or live forever -- all these ...
Buddhism - A Concise Introduction
... Then Gautama shaved his head and, “clothed in ragged raiment,” plunged into the forest in search of enlightenment. Six years followed, during which his full energies were concentrated toward this end. “How hard to live the life of the lonely forest dweller, to rejoice in solitude. Verily, the silent ...
... Then Gautama shaved his head and, “clothed in ragged raiment,” plunged into the forest in search of enlightenment. Six years followed, during which his full energies were concentrated toward this end. “How hard to live the life of the lonely forest dweller, to rejoice in solitude. Verily, the silent ...
Word - John Provost, PhD
... to the very nature of reality. “Buddhist theoretical expression is concerned with the meaning of the Buddha, how consciousness is transformed, and karma. Above all it is psychological in point of departure, for it is concerned with the analysis of human perception and experience” (MPMF, p. 123.) “Bu ...
... to the very nature of reality. “Buddhist theoretical expression is concerned with the meaning of the Buddha, how consciousness is transformed, and karma. Above all it is psychological in point of departure, for it is concerned with the analysis of human perception and experience” (MPMF, p. 123.) “Bu ...
On the relationship between mindfulness and Buddhism (hint: It`s
... Most everyone agrees that the contemporary mindfulness movement has done away with large components of the Buddhist tradition. What is being debated is whether some essential pieces were lost in this “apparent watering-down of mindfulness” (Preface, p. viii), and whether they need to be reintroduced ...
... Most everyone agrees that the contemporary mindfulness movement has done away with large components of the Buddhist tradition. What is being debated is whether some essential pieces were lost in this “apparent watering-down of mindfulness” (Preface, p. viii), and whether they need to be reintroduced ...
BUDDHISM A Brief Overview of the History of Buddhism Buddhism
... Former AHA Executive Director and director of the United Coalition of Reason, Fred Edwords has written prolifically about the principles of humanism. In What Is Humanism? he concluded: ―So, with modern humanism one finds a lifestance or worldview that is in tune with modern knowledge; is inspiring, ...
... Former AHA Executive Director and director of the United Coalition of Reason, Fred Edwords has written prolifically about the principles of humanism. In What Is Humanism? he concluded: ―So, with modern humanism one finds a lifestance or worldview that is in tune with modern knowledge; is inspiring, ...
An Introduction to True Buddhism - Nichiren Shoshu True Buddhism
... Animality, Anger, Tranquillity or Humanity, Rapture, Learning, Realization, Bodhisattva (compassion, service to others), and Buddhahood. The causes we make are conceived in our minds. Our bodies move to give these ideas a form, such as our homes, human relationships, our communities, cities, nations ...
... Animality, Anger, Tranquillity or Humanity, Rapture, Learning, Realization, Bodhisattva (compassion, service to others), and Buddhahood. The causes we make are conceived in our minds. Our bodies move to give these ideas a form, such as our homes, human relationships, our communities, cities, nations ...
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.