The Oral Transmission of the Early Buddhist Literature
... In these circumstances, it is clear that an accurate history of early Buddhism depends upon the stratification of the canonical texts. But the Buddhist literature is oral, and before we attempt to stratify it, we must have some idea about how it was composed and transmitted. This is not a straightfo ...
... In these circumstances, it is clear that an accurate history of early Buddhism depends upon the stratification of the canonical texts. But the Buddhist literature is oral, and before we attempt to stratify it, we must have some idea about how it was composed and transmitted. This is not a straightfo ...
How Buddhism Became Chinese
... representing a wide range of Indian Buddhist schools. As the Chinese struggled to master these doctrines, it became evident that, despite the fact that these schools were all supposed to express the One Dharma (Buddha‘s Teaching), their teachings were not homogenous, and were often incompatible, eve ...
... representing a wide range of Indian Buddhist schools. As the Chinese struggled to master these doctrines, it became evident that, despite the fact that these schools were all supposed to express the One Dharma (Buddha‘s Teaching), their teachings were not homogenous, and were often incompatible, eve ...
this PDF file - Religion and Society in Central and
... these people continued to practice Buddhism and joined the first Buddhist group (LT_12, Interview). Thus, the circle of practicing Gelugpa Buddhists increased and a group known as the Dandaron group was formed. At present, there are several students, living and working in Lithuania, whose teachers w ...
... these people continued to practice Buddhism and joined the first Buddhist group (LT_12, Interview). Thus, the circle of practicing Gelugpa Buddhists increased and a group known as the Dandaron group was formed. At present, there are several students, living and working in Lithuania, whose teachers w ...
Translation of Gongyo
... 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 Buddhism today. Twice a day in the ceremony called Gongyo, SGI members rec ...
... 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 Buddhism today. Twice a day in the ceremony called Gongyo, SGI members rec ...
A Brief History of Buddhism in Tibet
... revealed treasures is the socalled “Tibetan Book of the Dead”.5 For instance, the sixteenth century saw the great treasure finder Jätson Nyingpo. Other tertöns normally take consorts, who are of very great assistance, but unusually Jätson Nyingpo was a monk. He revealed the teaching of Könchog C ...
... revealed treasures is the socalled “Tibetan Book of the Dead”.5 For instance, the sixteenth century saw the great treasure finder Jätson Nyingpo. Other tertöns normally take consorts, who are of very great assistance, but unusually Jätson Nyingpo was a monk. He revealed the teaching of Könchog C ...
Rebirth - Unofficial SGI SWS
... All things are either myo or ho, latent or manifest, ku or ke. One of the most central and unchanging features of Mahayana3 Buddhist schools up to our own Nichiren branch of Tien Tai Mahayana are the Three Obvious Truths or Santai: 1. The Truth of Non-Permanence, Ketai, is that all things are in fl ...
... All things are either myo or ho, latent or manifest, ku or ke. One of the most central and unchanging features of Mahayana3 Buddhist schools up to our own Nichiren branch of Tien Tai Mahayana are the Three Obvious Truths or Santai: 1. The Truth of Non-Permanence, Ketai, is that all things are in fl ...
Asian Studies Colloquium Syllabus
... This course studies Buddhist literature and literary aesthetics from South Asia, China, Tibet, and Japan. We will consider several genres including biographies of the Buddha and Buddhist saints, hagiographies, sutras, epics, folk tales, poetry, film, anime, and art. We will explore how literature ma ...
... This course studies Buddhist literature and literary aesthetics from South Asia, China, Tibet, and Japan. We will consider several genres including biographies of the Buddha and Buddhist saints, hagiographies, sutras, epics, folk tales, poetry, film, anime, and art. We will explore how literature ma ...
Zen is not Buddhism - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... hongakumon. Texts devoted to hongaku shisii made their appearance in the late Heian and Kamakura periods and some were attributed to prominent Tendai figures such as Saicho, Genshin, and Ryogen. These texts include the Honri taikiJ shu, attributed to Saicho, which interprets the most important Tenda ...
... hongakumon. Texts devoted to hongaku shisii made their appearance in the late Heian and Kamakura periods and some were attributed to prominent Tendai figures such as Saicho, Genshin, and Ryogen. These texts include the Honri taikiJ shu, attributed to Saicho, which interprets the most important Tenda ...
SGI - Unofficial SGI SWS
... including Judge Christmas Humphries and Madame Blavatsky. But it still numbers only a few score thousand practitioners nationally, including Tibetans, Theravadans, Zen, and other smaller schools. Not much to show for a century of work. SGI has done more for Buddhism in the past 20 years than all the ...
... including Judge Christmas Humphries and Madame Blavatsky. But it still numbers only a few score thousand practitioners nationally, including Tibetans, Theravadans, Zen, and other smaller schools. Not much to show for a century of work. SGI has done more for Buddhism in the past 20 years than all the ...
The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha
... regard, it is helpful to understand that practice periods continue a 2,500-year-old tradition started when Buddha and his students settled down for an extended period of practice during the monsoon season. Reading material There are dozens of English language translations of the Dhammapada, extendin ...
... regard, it is helpful to understand that practice periods continue a 2,500-year-old tradition started when Buddha and his students settled down for an extended period of practice during the monsoon season. Reading material There are dozens of English language translations of the Dhammapada, extendin ...
Including the Theravada and Mahayana Traditions at the Beginning
... (For selected modern applications and interpretations, see the Modern Personal Perspectives on the Dharma List.) The teachers, students, and friends of Bodhi Monastery have suggested these readings; therefore, this is not a complete or impartial selection. This list ...
... (For selected modern applications and interpretations, see the Modern Personal Perspectives on the Dharma List.) The teachers, students, and friends of Bodhi Monastery have suggested these readings; therefore, this is not a complete or impartial selection. This list ...
The Kalpa of Decrease
... Enlightened World-Honored One, who, so as to restore the world to order, meets with a wise ruler like King Sen'yo; and if together they put an end altogether to these acts of "goodness" and commit the great "evil" of censuring, banishing, cutting off alms to or even beheading those people of the eig ...
... Enlightened World-Honored One, who, so as to restore the world to order, meets with a wise ruler like King Sen'yo; and if together they put an end altogether to these acts of "goodness" and commit the great "evil" of censuring, banishing, cutting off alms to or even beheading those people of the eig ...
Bodhisattvas of the Forest and the Formation of the Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā-sūtra
... Although we still lack precise information on the dates and geographical locations of the early bodhisattva groups, as well as details about the individuals who comprised them, Boucher’s study helps us better understand the ideological and social forces involved during this period. It also goes some ...
... Although we still lack precise information on the dates and geographical locations of the early bodhisattva groups, as well as details about the individuals who comprised them, Boucher’s study helps us better understand the ideological and social forces involved during this period. It also goes some ...
Buddhism Glossary - WATA - World Association of Arab Translators
... Awakening) and attaining the Way (attaining Enlightenment). (Note: There are many degrees of Awakening and Enlightenment. Attaining the Enlightenment of the Arhats, Pratyeka Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, etc. is different from attaining Supreme Enlightenment, i.e., Buddhahood ). To experience a Great Awake ...
... Awakening) and attaining the Way (attaining Enlightenment). (Note: There are many degrees of Awakening and Enlightenment. Attaining the Enlightenment of the Arhats, Pratyeka Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, etc. is different from attaining Supreme Enlightenment, i.e., Buddhahood ). To experience a Great Awake ...
Ichibutsu Ryoso (One Buddha Two Founders) - sotozen-net
... Doshin that Soto Zen should have the Three Treasures as its objects of refuge. A third opinion was that chanting namu Shakamuni Butsu would be nothing but an imitation of Pure Land Buddhism and its Gate of Other Power. Another opinion was that, according to the doctrine of Three Bodies (the Trikaya ...
... Doshin that Soto Zen should have the Three Treasures as its objects of refuge. A third opinion was that chanting namu Shakamuni Butsu would be nothing but an imitation of Pure Land Buddhism and its Gate of Other Power. Another opinion was that, according to the doctrine of Three Bodies (the Trikaya ...
An Interpersonal Exploration of Zen Buddhism
... Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia, adjacent to the South China Sea as well as Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. It used to be called the “Indochinese Peninsula” due to its location between India and China. Buddhism was first introduced to Vietnam by Indian monks traveling via sea trade routes, far bef ...
... Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia, adjacent to the South China Sea as well as Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. It used to be called the “Indochinese Peninsula” due to its location between India and China. Buddhism was first introduced to Vietnam by Indian monks traveling via sea trade routes, far bef ...
Eight Chariots and Four Lineages
... twenty-five outstanding disciples among his hundreds of gifted followers. Masters Vimalamitra and Vairocana also taught tantra in that seminal time. The early glory of this tradition lasted for some sixty years, until the hostile (and probably insane) monarch Langdarma destroyed the majority of its ...
... twenty-five outstanding disciples among his hundreds of gifted followers. Masters Vimalamitra and Vairocana also taught tantra in that seminal time. The early glory of this tradition lasted for some sixty years, until the hostile (and probably insane) monarch Langdarma destroyed the majority of its ...
Review Essential Chan Buddhism: The Character and Spirit of Chinese Zen.
... spontaneous and witty qualities, providing deep insight into Chan (also spelled Cha’n) Buddhism. Chan is the Chinese form of Zen and is not well-known in the West as Zen is, but it derives from the traditions of India. It has flourished and continued to develop through many masters and its teachings ...
... spontaneous and witty qualities, providing deep insight into Chan (also spelled Cha’n) Buddhism. Chan is the Chinese form of Zen and is not well-known in the West as Zen is, but it derives from the traditions of India. It has flourished and continued to develop through many masters and its teachings ...
1 DRAWING BELIEFS ABOUT AUTHORITY FROM THE VEDIC
... When we talk about the Authority behind the religious beliefs of the world, I think it is helpful to remember that there is often an unseen depth of wisdom, experience, and tested tradition about which our knowledge may be quite thin. Echoing the Bhagavad Gita, Emerson says of the core god Brahman, ...
... When we talk about the Authority behind the religious beliefs of the world, I think it is helpful to remember that there is often an unseen depth of wisdom, experience, and tested tradition about which our knowledge may be quite thin. Echoing the Bhagavad Gita, Emerson says of the core god Brahman, ...
The Heart Sutra as a Translation
... From the Digital Dictionary of Buddhism: “The five skandhas are a classification of matter and mind into five categories, which are form, feeling, perception, impulse and consciousness. 'Form' (rūpa) is matter in general, the body or materiality. 'Feeling' (vedanā) is receptive or sensory function. ...
... From the Digital Dictionary of Buddhism: “The five skandhas are a classification of matter and mind into five categories, which are form, feeling, perception, impulse and consciousness. 'Form' (rūpa) is matter in general, the body or materiality. 'Feeling' (vedanā) is receptive or sensory function. ...
Faithi in Revolution Tricycle Winter 2008
... their practice in a setting conducive to overcoming deluded impulses and attaining a peaceful state of mind. The problem arises when the practice comes to be seen as an end in itself, rather than a means of entering into the path of wisdom. Nichiren was the first to make the attainment of wisdom thr ...
... their practice in a setting conducive to overcoming deluded impulses and attaining a peaceful state of mind. The problem arises when the practice comes to be seen as an end in itself, rather than a means of entering into the path of wisdom. Nichiren was the first to make the attainment of wisdom thr ...
The Lotus Sutra in Japanese literature: A spring rain
... of the sandalwood of the Ox Head Mountain »6, a perfume given off by the real believer, according to chapter 23 of the LS. b) In chapter 19 of the Genji, called « A Wreath of Cloud », Fujitsubo’s death is described with these words: « While she was speaking, she expired like a candle burning out ». ...
... of the sandalwood of the Ox Head Mountain »6, a perfume given off by the real believer, according to chapter 23 of the LS. b) In chapter 19 of the Genji, called « A Wreath of Cloud », Fujitsubo’s death is described with these words: « While she was speaking, she expired like a candle burning out ». ...
3. True Cause and True Effect
... then the time it would take to expiate each of these instances of evil karma would be incalculable…becoming a Buddha can only be accomplished by carrying out Buddhist practice over countless kalpas….The idea that a we try desperately to eradicate our past negative causes we are simultaneously creati ...
... then the time it would take to expiate each of these instances of evil karma would be incalculable…becoming a Buddha can only be accomplished by carrying out Buddhist practice over countless kalpas….The idea that a we try desperately to eradicate our past negative causes we are simultaneously creati ...
The Influence of Chinese Thought on Obaku Zen Buddhism : Some
... [it] was a central tenet of Chan ( ) [that] the teachings could not be learned from scripture, but had to be handed down from master to student via a process of personal transmission. It was on the concept of this direct personal line back to Śhākyamuni that Chan based its claim to be the one and o ...
... [it] was a central tenet of Chan ( ) [that] the teachings could not be learned from scripture, but had to be handed down from master to student via a process of personal transmission. It was on the concept of this direct personal line back to Śhākyamuni that Chan based its claim to be the one and o ...