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... There is a wide-spread belief, particularly in the West, that the ideal of the Theravada, which they conveniently identify with Hinayana, is to become an Arahant while that of the Mahayana is to become a Bodhisattva and finally to attain the state of a Buddha. It must be stated that this is incorr ...
... There is a wide-spread belief, particularly in the West, that the ideal of the Theravada, which they conveniently identify with Hinayana, is to become an Arahant while that of the Mahayana is to become a Bodhisattva and finally to attain the state of a Buddha. It must be stated that this is incorr ...
President Toda said - Unofficial SGI SWS
... greatly, and to a dense forest where those who become lost can never find their way out. In this way, he taught people the fearfulness of, and tried to cause them to renounce, earthly desires. Simply renouncing earthly desires, however, does not amount to attaining the enlightenment of the Buddha. T ...
... greatly, and to a dense forest where those who become lost can never find their way out. In this way, he taught people the fearfulness of, and tried to cause them to renounce, earthly desires. Simply renouncing earthly desires, however, does not amount to attaining the enlightenment of the Buddha. T ...
The Awakening Mind - Suffering and Its Causes
... definite steps that must be taken. These have been formalized over the centuries by Indian and Tibetan Buddhist masters into two main methods, with a third that is an amalgamation of both. They lead us to a mind that is imbued with a strong sense of love and compassion for all other living beings, a ...
... definite steps that must be taken. These have been formalized over the centuries by Indian and Tibetan Buddhist masters into two main methods, with a third that is an amalgamation of both. They lead us to a mind that is imbued with a strong sense of love and compassion for all other living beings, a ...
Theravada Vs Mahayana
... Several hundred years after Gotama Buddha's death, the Sanghas became divided. This was because the original Teaching - determined by a council of Buddhist monks that catered only to those who renounced the world and spent their time in meditation. Another group of monks recognized the need for a ne ...
... Several hundred years after Gotama Buddha's death, the Sanghas became divided. This was because the original Teaching - determined by a council of Buddhist monks that catered only to those who renounced the world and spent their time in meditation. Another group of monks recognized the need for a ne ...
Buddhist Studies at SCZC
... Buddhist Studies at Santa Cruz Zen Center From the beginning, the Zen tradition has been known as a “separate transmission outside the scriptures, pointing directly to the human mind.” However, the Zen ancestors were thoroughly steeped in the traditional teachings that guide people to awakening from ...
... Buddhist Studies at Santa Cruz Zen Center From the beginning, the Zen tradition has been known as a “separate transmission outside the scriptures, pointing directly to the human mind.” However, the Zen ancestors were thoroughly steeped in the traditional teachings that guide people to awakening from ...
Chan Buddhism
... One Dharma/two types of people Distance in physical terms, “ten-thousands and eight thousands of li [from here to the Pure Land] are the ten evils and eight heterodoxies within the body.” Two types of people: ...
... One Dharma/two types of people Distance in physical terms, “ten-thousands and eight thousands of li [from here to the Pure Land] are the ten evils and eight heterodoxies within the body.” Two types of people: ...
Introduction - Gatwick Airport Chaplaincy
... with distinct traditions they remained collegial, so that even in Nichiren Daishonin’s time it was possible to study sutras in several locations. The role of temples changed over time and by the end of the Kamakura era (1185) they had become militarized, often with their own armies of warrior monks. ...
... with distinct traditions they remained collegial, so that even in Nichiren Daishonin’s time it was possible to study sutras in several locations. The role of temples changed over time and by the end of the Kamakura era (1185) they had become militarized, often with their own armies of warrior monks. ...
Rethinking Ziolkowski`s “Landscape of the Soul:” A Mahayana
... this quote often overlooked is ‘may.’ True, it very well could be interpreted in this manner, but it may also be interpreted in numerous ways. Since this enlightenment is immersed within the concepts of totality and simultaneity, categorizing it under any religious or philosophical system immediate ...
... this quote often overlooked is ‘may.’ True, it very well could be interpreted in this manner, but it may also be interpreted in numerous ways. Since this enlightenment is immersed within the concepts of totality and simultaneity, categorizing it under any religious or philosophical system immediate ...
Meditation - Denny High School
... It is a way of keeping his presence on one’s mind and continually asking for his protection and help Through this process one is said to come to embody the ultimate reality that is beyond words It does not have to be performed in a formal setting, it can be done at any time of the day even when work ...
... It is a way of keeping his presence on one’s mind and continually asking for his protection and help Through this process one is said to come to embody the ultimate reality that is beyond words It does not have to be performed in a formal setting, it can be done at any time of the day even when work ...
Abide in the Mahayana Mind
... a buddha for three minutes. If you can maintain this for ten minutes, you will be like a buddha for ten minutes. This pure and lucid mind is our true self. To abide constantly in this pure mind is to “abide in the Mahayana Mind.” But in our present society, if we only talk about the above principle, ...
... a buddha for three minutes. If you can maintain this for ten minutes, you will be like a buddha for ten minutes. This pure and lucid mind is our true self. To abide constantly in this pure mind is to “abide in the Mahayana Mind.” But in our present society, if we only talk about the above principle, ...
Royal Attributes of the Nirmānakaya Śākyamuni
... traders, and śūdra agriculturists. The first two classes are noble and the last two are low. The Buddha is never born in a class other than the first two. Having appeared in a troubled age when the warriors were most honored, the Buddha preferred to be born in this class." Here the kṣatriyas are men ...
... traders, and śūdra agriculturists. The first two classes are noble and the last two are low. The Buddha is never born in a class other than the first two. Having appeared in a troubled age when the warriors were most honored, the Buddha preferred to be born in this class." Here the kṣatriyas are men ...
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 ...
What, If Anything, Is Mahyna Buddhism? Problems of Definitions and
... Among the writingsof the Chinese traveller-monksFaxian,Xuanzang andYijing,9thatof Yijing,the Recordof BuddhistPractices, dating from 691, is the only one which makes a point of carefullydefining its terminology.This makes it, for us, probablythe most important of the availableaccounts. Yijing's cruc ...
... Among the writingsof the Chinese traveller-monksFaxian,Xuanzang andYijing,9thatof Yijing,the Recordof BuddhistPractices, dating from 691, is the only one which makes a point of carefullydefining its terminology.This makes it, for us, probablythe most important of the availableaccounts. Yijing's cruc ...
New Religious Groups - Oriental Institute, Oxford
... • the teachers transmitted this lore in incomplete form to earn money • served to heighten sense of threat and need for defence by means of this ...
... • the teachers transmitted this lore in incomplete form to earn money • served to heighten sense of threat and need for defence by means of this ...
SGI - Unofficial SGI SWS
... “The Lotus Sutra reads, “The true aspect of all phenomena [can only be understood and shared between Buddhas. This reality consists of the appearance, nature . . . and] their consistency from beginning to end.” Here Nichiren refers to the Ten Factors in the Hoben or Expedient Means chapter of the Lo ...
... “The Lotus Sutra reads, “The true aspect of all phenomena [can only be understood and shared between Buddhas. This reality consists of the appearance, nature . . . and] their consistency from beginning to end.” Here Nichiren refers to the Ten Factors in the Hoben or Expedient Means chapter of the Lo ...
basic teachings of the buddha
... BUDDHA: Buddha is a title, not the name of a person. It literally means "to wake" and become enlightened. There have been Buddha's before Siddhartha Gautama, and there will be Buddha's after. It is a term that denotes a person who has attained supreme truth and wisdom. DHARMA: Literally meaning "the ...
... BUDDHA: Buddha is a title, not the name of a person. It literally means "to wake" and become enlightened. There have been Buddha's before Siddhartha Gautama, and there will be Buddha's after. It is a term that denotes a person who has attained supreme truth and wisdom. DHARMA: Literally meaning "the ...
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 ...
Natural Law in the Buddhist Tradition, The
... Deeds are bad when they go against the general welfare of the community. By this it is meant that bad deeds are always ego-centered; they grow out of selfishness, they tend to sacrifice the general welfare to the interest of the individual. Good deeds, on the other hand, grow straight out of the com ...
... Deeds are bad when they go against the general welfare of the community. By this it is meant that bad deeds are always ego-centered; they grow out of selfishness, they tend to sacrifice the general welfare to the interest of the individual. Good deeds, on the other hand, grow straight out of the com ...
The Kalpa of Decrease
... T'ien-t'ai states, "Life at each moment is endowed with the Ten Worlds." Chang-an states: "The Buddha regarded his doctrine as the ultimate reason [for his advent]. How could it ever be easy to understand?" Miao-lo adds that "this is the ultimate revelation of the final and supreme truth." The Lotus ...
... T'ien-t'ai states, "Life at each moment is endowed with the Ten Worlds." Chang-an states: "The Buddha regarded his doctrine as the ultimate reason [for his advent]. How could it ever be easy to understand?" Miao-lo adds that "this is the ultimate revelation of the final and supreme truth." The Lotus ...
Hinayana and Mahayana
... I went to Ajantaexpecting that art historianSheilaWeinerwas correctwhen she wrote, "Ajantaoccupies a unique position in the historyof Indianart because it is the only extant site of such grandeur which ... extends in time from the early Hfnaydnaaniconic phase through the Mahayanaperiod.... It is in ...
... I went to Ajantaexpecting that art historianSheilaWeinerwas correctwhen she wrote, "Ajantaoccupies a unique position in the historyof Indianart because it is the only extant site of such grandeur which ... extends in time from the early Hfnaydnaaniconic phase through the Mahayanaperiod.... It is in ...
The Concepts of Truth and Meaning in the Buddhist Scriptures
... the tradition mean when it says that the Buddha's word is true, and does asserting that it is true (in the sense with which the tradition uses the word true) preclude all possibility of its being fallacious? This latter position, that it is logically impossible for the Buddha's word to be false, is, ...
... the tradition mean when it says that the Buddha's word is true, and does asserting that it is true (in the sense with which the tradition uses the word true) preclude all possibility of its being fallacious? This latter position, that it is logically impossible for the Buddha's word to be false, is, ...
Sutra on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings
... which explain meditation – correct sitting and controlling the breath, such as The Satipatthana Sutra and The Maha Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra. We have to follow the teaching of these sutras and practice them in an intelligent way, choosing the methods, ...
... which explain meditation – correct sitting and controlling the breath, such as The Satipatthana Sutra and The Maha Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra. We have to follow the teaching of these sutras and practice them in an intelligent way, choosing the methods, ...
The Teachings of Vimalakirti - Minnesota Zen Meditation Center
... The Dehistorization of Buddhism. As recorded in the Pali Canon, the Buddha and his disciples lived in an historical context bounded by space and time. They walked through towns and cities, ofte ...
... The Dehistorization of Buddhism. As recorded in the Pali Canon, the Buddha and his disciples lived in an historical context bounded by space and time. They walked through towns and cities, ofte ...
The Questions of the Nāga King Sāgara
... This sūtra is also included in the Chinese Buddhist canon (T. 599).5 Both the Tibetan and Chinese versions of the sūtra are very similar in their brevity, meaning and story line, although there are a few minor differences between them.6 A twelfthcentury fragment containing this sūtra in the Tangut, ...
... This sūtra is also included in the Chinese Buddhist canon (T. 599).5 Both the Tibetan and Chinese versions of the sūtra are very similar in their brevity, meaning and story line, although there are a few minor differences between them.6 A twelfthcentury fragment containing this sūtra in the Tangut, ...
Prayer on Mount Hiei - Asia for Educators
... enlightenment, first set up the Precepts (Pratimoksa): to be filial to one’s parents, teacher(s), members of the Buddhist community, and the Three Treasures. Filial obedience is the way by which one attains the Way. … ...
... enlightenment, first set up the Precepts (Pratimoksa): to be filial to one’s parents, teacher(s), members of the Buddhist community, and the Three Treasures. Filial obedience is the way by which one attains the Way. … ...