Western Self, Asian Other: Modernity, Authenticity, and Nostalgia Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... ly connected world. A theoretical approach that subtly or explicitly privileges as more authentic those Buddhisms predating Western contact can distort the way we characterize Buddhists, as changes tend to be framed in terms of decline and loss rather than adaptation or creativity. I would like to b ...
... ly connected world. A theoretical approach that subtly or explicitly privileges as more authentic those Buddhisms predating Western contact can distort the way we characterize Buddhists, as changes tend to be framed in terms of decline and loss rather than adaptation or creativity. I would like to b ...
Insight Meditation Society
... a few years ago to better understand contributing factors and to fully address them. We are clear that, if people of color feel IMS is just like many other predominantly white institutions in the country, then it cannot be a true spiritual refuge. In that case, we would be failing in our mission. Th ...
... a few years ago to better understand contributing factors and to fully address them. We are clear that, if people of color feel IMS is just like many other predominantly white institutions in the country, then it cannot be a true spiritual refuge. In that case, we would be failing in our mission. Th ...
Buddhism and Western Psychology
... truth and usefulness of the teachings (Khantipalo, 1992; Nyanaponika, 1986; Rahula, 1974; Snelling, 1999). The Buddha clearly did not want to establish a religion. And the Buddha's community was educational, not religious; the members were prohibited from involvement in religious practices and were ...
... truth and usefulness of the teachings (Khantipalo, 1992; Nyanaponika, 1986; Rahula, 1974; Snelling, 1999). The Buddha clearly did not want to establish a religion. And the Buddha's community was educational, not religious; the members were prohibited from involvement in religious practices and were ...
astract - University of West Florida
... truth and usefulness of the teachings (Khantipalo, 1992; Nyanaponika, 1986; Rahula, 1974; Snelling, 1999). The Buddha clearly did not want to establish a religion. And the Buddha's community was educational, not religious; the members were prohibited from involvement in religious practices and were ...
... truth and usefulness of the teachings (Khantipalo, 1992; Nyanaponika, 1986; Rahula, 1974; Snelling, 1999). The Buddha clearly did not want to establish a religion. And the Buddha's community was educational, not religious; the members were prohibited from involvement in religious practices and were ...
Sati Journal Volume 1 - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... could breed internal conflict, feelings of guilt and unworthiness, and also generate tensions within the family and at the workplace. I think there are reasonable grounds for the belief that during his teaching rounds the Buddha gave many more teachings to his lay disciples than are recorded in the ...
... could breed internal conflict, feelings of guilt and unworthiness, and also generate tensions within the family and at the workplace. I think there are reasonable grounds for the belief that during his teaching rounds the Buddha gave many more teachings to his lay disciples than are recorded in the ...
The Winning Life - sgi
... In the sixty years since this Buddhism has been widely accessible through the efforts of the Soka Gakkai worldwide, millions have chanted about every conceivable problem and goal, from the most dire health and financial crises to the most urgent matters of the heart. We also regularly chant for the ...
... In the sixty years since this Buddhism has been widely accessible through the efforts of the Soka Gakkai worldwide, millions have chanted about every conceivable problem and goal, from the most dire health and financial crises to the most urgent matters of the heart. We also regularly chant for the ...
A Secular Buddhism - Journal of Global Buddhism
... mindfulness may have little if anything to do with Buddhism as it is traditionally understood and presented. By “traditional Buddhism” I mean any school or doctrinal system that operates within the soteriological worldview of ancient India. Whether “Hinayana” or “Mahayana” in orientation, all such f ...
... mindfulness may have little if anything to do with Buddhism as it is traditionally understood and presented. By “traditional Buddhism” I mean any school or doctrinal system that operates within the soteriological worldview of ancient India. Whether “Hinayana” or “Mahayana” in orientation, all such f ...
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 ...
By Ajahn Jayasaro - Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
... 21. But isn’t Buddhism all about suffering? 22. Is it correct that Buddhism teaches us to give up all desires? 23. What does it mean to “let go”? 24. How does one become a Buddhist? 25. What are defilements? 26. Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? 27. Are there any Buddhist ...
... 21. But isn’t Buddhism all about suffering? 22. Is it correct that Buddhism teaches us to give up all desires? 23. What does it mean to “let go”? 24. How does one become a Buddhist? 25. What are defilements? 26. Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? 27. Are there any Buddhist ...
„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 ...
Navayana Buddhism - Social
... "the great sangha." They would eventually evolve into the Mahayana tradition of northern Asia. The traditionalists, now referred to as Sthaviravada or "way of the elders" (or, in Pali, Theravada), developed a complex set of philosophical ideas beyond those elucidated by Buddha. These were collected ...
... "the great sangha." They would eventually evolve into the Mahayana tradition of northern Asia. The traditionalists, now referred to as Sthaviravada or "way of the elders" (or, in Pali, Theravada), developed a complex set of philosophical ideas beyond those elucidated by Buddha. These were collected ...
A Blueprint for Buddhist Revolution
... literary forms. Within this broader wave, the movement most closely connected to Buddhism was the Muga-ai or Selfless Love society, founded by former Shin priest Itō Shōshin 伊藤証信 (1876–1963), whose mission was to promote and engage in compassionate action towards the poor and oppressed. Another figu ...
... literary forms. Within this broader wave, the movement most closely connected to Buddhism was the Muga-ai or Selfless Love society, founded by former Shin priest Itō Shōshin 伊藤証信 (1876–1963), whose mission was to promote and engage in compassionate action towards the poor and oppressed. Another figu ...
On the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious
... concept, yet comparisons between ‘traditional Buddhist’ mindfulness practice and contemporary manifestations are important for his overall arguments concerning historical change within Buddhism. For Wilson, ‘traditional’ mindfulness is ‘an early type of meditation that likely traces back to the hist ...
... concept, yet comparisons between ‘traditional Buddhist’ mindfulness practice and contemporary manifestations are important for his overall arguments concerning historical change within Buddhism. For Wilson, ‘traditional’ mindfulness is ‘an early type of meditation that likely traces back to the hist ...
whitehill.txt ... JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST ETHICS VOLUME 1: 1994
... scholarly consideration by interested philosophers and ethicists, Buddhist or not. The two hypotheses can also be viewed by Western Buddhists as recommendations on the future course of their Buddhist practices and communities. The first hypothesis and recommendation is that Buddhism must begin to de ...
... scholarly consideration by interested philosophers and ethicists, Buddhist or not. The two hypotheses can also be viewed by Western Buddhists as recommendations on the future course of their Buddhist practices and communities. The first hypothesis and recommendation is that Buddhism must begin to de ...
1. Purpose and Aims - Unofficial SGI SWS
... Vow. (Or in my case, our HQ BHAG.) So study is not about acquiring and producing knowledge. It must be lived, we must struggle to put it into practice by awakening to it, enjoying it, and sharing it. ...
... Vow. (Or in my case, our HQ BHAG.) So study is not about acquiring and producing knowledge. It must be lived, we must struggle to put it into practice by awakening to it, enjoying it, and sharing it. ...
Insight Meditation in the United States: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit
... Among the various and varied Buddhist meditative disciplines taught in the United States. Insight Meditation, or vipassana, has been, since the early 1980s, one of the fastest growing in popularity. To a great extent this can be attributed to the practice being offered independent of much of its tra ...
... Among the various and varied Buddhist meditative disciplines taught in the United States. Insight Meditation, or vipassana, has been, since the early 1980s, one of the fastest growing in popularity. To a great extent this can be attributed to the practice being offered independent of much of its tra ...
1 Glossary Words are listed here according to the language in which
... shitsugo (Jap. 屋号) = a term used in the Rinzai sect. It is the name that a Zen master gives to his disciple when he gives this disciple inkashomei. It signifies that a person has received inkashomei and becomes the name this person uses in formal situations. shugyo (Jap. 修行) = “practice pursued acco ...
... shitsugo (Jap. 屋号) = a term used in the Rinzai sect. It is the name that a Zen master gives to his disciple when he gives this disciple inkashomei. It signifies that a person has received inkashomei and becomes the name this person uses in formal situations. shugyo (Jap. 修行) = “practice pursued acco ...
Confucianism, Buddhism& Taoism
... The conscious mind has to get out of the way of its own light. For one to perfect the wu wei lifestyle. A lifestyle above excess and tension. As in Buddhism ...
... The conscious mind has to get out of the way of its own light. For one to perfect the wu wei lifestyle. A lifestyle above excess and tension. As in Buddhism ...
PDF - Chan Meditation Center
... limited and transient. Until one has attained buddhahood, there is no true freedom of the body; one will experience birth and death. Thus, supernatural powers are not enough to lead one to liberation. When one’s perceptions are based on greed, anger, ignorance, pride, suspicion, and so on, the world ...
... limited and transient. Until one has attained buddhahood, there is no true freedom of the body; one will experience birth and death. Thus, supernatural powers are not enough to lead one to liberation. When one’s perceptions are based on greed, anger, ignorance, pride, suspicion, and so on, the world ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
Building and Negotiating Religious Identities in A Zen Buddhist
... modernity and economic materialism. This is a paradox I wish to explore further in this dissertation. Religious practices—rituals, activities, and even doctrines of different religions are encouraged to modify themselves into an ideal prototype for the convenience of their modernized audience. Quite ...
... modernity and economic materialism. This is a paradox I wish to explore further in this dissertation. Religious practices—rituals, activities, and even doctrines of different religions are encouraged to modify themselves into an ideal prototype for the convenience of their modernized audience. Quite ...
Jhāna and Buddhist Scholasticism
... have been content to accept the attempts of earlier commentators to reconcile evident contradictions, or have simply ignored them. Instead of explaining away textual discrepancies, however, a more productive line of inquiry would be to examine them critically for any light they may shed on the evolu ...
... have been content to accept the attempts of earlier commentators to reconcile evident contradictions, or have simply ignored them. Instead of explaining away textual discrepancies, however, a more productive line of inquiry would be to examine them critically for any light they may shed on the evolu ...
THE FOUR ASSEMBLIES AND THERAVA.DA BUDDHISM 104). 1
... this situation, the Buddha is on record for authorizing the giving of ordination to female candidates by bhikkhus on their own, that is, without the collaboration of an order of bhikkhunis (Vin II 257). The Vinaya continues with two more regulations that were promulgated after an order of bhikkhunis ...
... this situation, the Buddha is on record for authorizing the giving of ordination to female candidates by bhikkhus on their own, that is, without the collaboration of an order of bhikkhunis (Vin II 257). The Vinaya continues with two more regulations that were promulgated after an order of bhikkhunis ...
Prereadings For Cultivating The Heart-min
... Psychological flexibility, a goal of ACT (Hayes et al, 1999) is another example. With ACT psychological flexibility refers to being fully aware of, and in contact with the present moment. It also involves changing behaviours that do not serve our chosen valued directions and/or persisting in those t ...
... Psychological flexibility, a goal of ACT (Hayes et al, 1999) is another example. With ACT psychological flexibility refers to being fully aware of, and in contact with the present moment. It also involves changing behaviours that do not serve our chosen valued directions and/or persisting in those t ...
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.