Toward a More Readable Translation of Tannishô 歎異抄―より
... necessary to make such a big deal about the conditions after death. The reality is that the major concern of most religions in the world is what might happen after death. Many radical or extreme activities are triggered by beliefs regarding the afterlife. Because of the similarity of the terms “enli ...
... necessary to make such a big deal about the conditions after death. The reality is that the major concern of most religions in the world is what might happen after death. Many radical or extreme activities are triggered by beliefs regarding the afterlife. Because of the similarity of the terms “enli ...
x. five precepts (pancasila)
... 3. Precepts are Indispensable in Moral Training There are some who argue that since moral training is one's own responsibility, it is enough simply to have good intentions and let oneself be guided by one's sense of what is right or wrong. Having a set of rules of conduct is at best superfluous and ...
... 3. Precepts are Indispensable in Moral Training There are some who argue that since moral training is one's own responsibility, it is enough simply to have good intentions and let oneself be guided by one's sense of what is right or wrong. Having a set of rules of conduct is at best superfluous and ...
Two Traditions of Meditation in Ancient India
... requirement is added that the early Buddhist texts have to be interpreted in the light of the later tradition.3 It would be unfair to those who uphold position (i) to put too much emphasis on the parallelism with the unfortunate history of Biblical studies. We must assume that they look upon their p ...
... requirement is added that the early Buddhist texts have to be interpreted in the light of the later tradition.3 It would be unfair to those who uphold position (i) to put too much emphasis on the parallelism with the unfortunate history of Biblical studies. We must assume that they look upon their p ...
the two traditions of meditation in ancient india
... requirement is added that the early Buddhist texts have to be interpreted in the light of the later tradition.3 It would be unfair to those who uphold position (i) to put too much emphasis on the parallelism with the unfortunate history of Biblical studies. We must assume that they look upon their p ...
... requirement is added that the early Buddhist texts have to be interpreted in the light of the later tradition.3 It would be unfair to those who uphold position (i) to put too much emphasis on the parallelism with the unfortunate history of Biblical studies. We must assume that they look upon their p ...
Karmic Calculations: The Social Implications of Karmic Causality in
... society collectively degenerates; immorality reigns, and lifespans decrease steadily until people only live to be ten years old. Generalized karma of this type eliminates the boundaries and individual magnitudes of karmic consequences. It is instead an amorphous force that stirs the process of becom ...
... society collectively degenerates; immorality reigns, and lifespans decrease steadily until people only live to be ten years old. Generalized karma of this type eliminates the boundaries and individual magnitudes of karmic consequences. It is instead an amorphous force that stirs the process of becom ...
Was Lushan Huiyuan a Pure Land Buddhist?
... H. Robinson translated only four of the eighteen sections (numbers 12 to 15) of the work in his Early Madhyamika in India and China, taking those that were most relevant to the topic of his book. Having pointed this out, I confess that it is not my intention to provide a full analysis of all the se ...
... H. Robinson translated only four of the eighteen sections (numbers 12 to 15) of the work in his Early Madhyamika in India and China, taking those that were most relevant to the topic of his book. Having pointed this out, I confess that it is not my intention to provide a full analysis of all the se ...
mahavira and his philosophy of life
... Mahavira was a contemporary of Buddha, and he stands as the 24th Tirthankara whose preachings fully breathe the spirit of what I have called Eastern stream of thought in India. All that Mahavira and his predecessors have preached goes under the name of Jainism to-day, but that should not come in th ...
... Mahavira was a contemporary of Buddha, and he stands as the 24th Tirthankara whose preachings fully breathe the spirit of what I have called Eastern stream of thought in India. All that Mahavira and his predecessors have preached goes under the name of Jainism to-day, but that should not come in th ...
Right Speech - Aryaloka Buddhist Center
... staying mindful of one’s direction in life, and staying true to one’s intentions and inspirations. We studied a small portion of Sangharakshita’s book, Living with Awareness, spent lots of time practicing together and sharing our personal stories and in general opened up to each other in ways that a ...
... staying mindful of one’s direction in life, and staying true to one’s intentions and inspirations. We studied a small portion of Sangharakshita’s book, Living with Awareness, spent lots of time practicing together and sharing our personal stories and in general opened up to each other in ways that a ...
Saṃyukta-āgama and the Potential of the Ten Courses of Action
... essentials of the teaching, 9 often enough they show interesting variations, which help to provide a complementary or even corrective perspective on the information offered in a Pāli discourse. 10 A first look at the standard reference work for locating such parallels, Chizen Akanuma's Comparative C ...
... essentials of the teaching, 9 often enough they show interesting variations, which help to provide a complementary or even corrective perspective on the information offered in a Pāli discourse. 10 A first look at the standard reference work for locating such parallels, Chizen Akanuma's Comparative C ...
From Buddhism to Transcendentalism, the Beginning of an
... consisting of matter or energy. This distinction is significant to the transcendental movement, because many of its ideologies are based on the concept of idealism. This was not a religious movement, but a spiritual one. There were some aspects of what Emerson calls “religious sentiment” within it, ...
... consisting of matter or energy. This distinction is significant to the transcendental movement, because many of its ideologies are based on the concept of idealism. This was not a religious movement, but a spiritual one. There were some aspects of what Emerson calls “religious sentiment” within it, ...
maitreya
... respect, revere, and examine the Dharma. By means of the Dharma as your leader, you should guard the right Dharma. "Again, by means of the Dharma you should instruct your women; again by means of the Dharma you should guard, look after, instruct, and admonish the crown prince, the ministers, the man ...
... respect, revere, and examine the Dharma. By means of the Dharma as your leader, you should guard the right Dharma. "Again, by means of the Dharma you should instruct your women; again by means of the Dharma you should guard, look after, instruct, and admonish the crown prince, the ministers, the man ...
Emptiness: The Foundations of Buddhist Thought
... uncaused, even though, were we to logically investigate it, of course they are not. From that, all attachment and aversion arise. Understanding emptiness is not, therefore, a philosopher’s plaything, but a vital tool to overcome suffering. It’s not something that will happen immediately. In fact, fo ...
... uncaused, even though, were we to logically investigate it, of course they are not. From that, all attachment and aversion arise. Understanding emptiness is not, therefore, a philosopher’s plaything, but a vital tool to overcome suffering. It’s not something that will happen immediately. In fact, fo ...
Macho Buddhism: Gender and Sexualities in the Diamond Way
... fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especially in the more traditionalist and conservative groups.’ 26 Nydahl also ...
... fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especially in the more traditionalist and conservative groups.’ 26 Nydahl also ...
"Be a light unto yourself" said Buddha to his disciples who had
... mental processes and events. We see that our "higher self" is speculative at best and imaginary to begin with. We have invented the idea to secure ourselves, to cement our relationship, once again. Because of this we feel uneasy and anxious, even at the best of times. It is only when we completely a ...
... mental processes and events. We see that our "higher self" is speculative at best and imaginary to begin with. We have invented the idea to secure ourselves, to cement our relationship, once again. Because of this we feel uneasy and anxious, even at the best of times. It is only when we completely a ...
Buddhist Meditation and Depth Psychology
... seclusion or monastic life, though in some who undertake the practice, the desire and need for these may grow. [2] Lest the reader suspect that some peculiarity of the "Western mind" precludes Occidentals from the successful practice of meditation, we should note also the words of Rear Admiral E.H. ...
... seclusion or monastic life, though in some who undertake the practice, the desire and need for these may grow. [2] Lest the reader suspect that some peculiarity of the "Western mind" precludes Occidentals from the successful practice of meditation, we should note also the words of Rear Admiral E.H. ...
THE PSYCHOANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE
... Prepared to accompany Theories of Personality (5th ed.) by Susan C. Cloninger (2008), published by Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. ...
... Prepared to accompany Theories of Personality (5th ed.) by Susan C. Cloninger (2008), published by Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. ...
Thirty_Years_of_Buddhist_studies,Conze
... franco-Belgian school have now been universally adopted by all scholars working in this field, whatever the country they May live in. This is the basic change which has taken place in the last twenty years. At present we are concerned only with the first period of Buddhist history, its first five hu ...
... franco-Belgian school have now been universally adopted by all scholars working in this field, whatever the country they May live in. This is the basic change which has taken place in the last twenty years. At present we are concerned only with the first period of Buddhist history, its first five hu ...
On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the
... they would not find themselves regretting unasked questions after his passing. Up until his last moment, Shakyamuni actively sought out dialogue, and the drama of his final voyage from beginning to end is illuminated by the light of language, skillfully wielded by one who was truly a “master of word ...
... they would not find themselves regretting unasked questions after his passing. Up until his last moment, Shakyamuni actively sought out dialogue, and the drama of his final voyage from beginning to end is illuminated by the light of language, skillfully wielded by one who was truly a “master of word ...
Influences of Previous Psychedelic Drug
... Personal Example:The Five Perfections I shall give one personal example of such influence. A key concept in Tibetan Buddhism is the Five Perfections. As I currently understand it, this refers to striving toward taking a special attitude toward a teaching situation in order to understand the teaching ...
... Personal Example:The Five Perfections I shall give one personal example of such influence. A key concept in Tibetan Buddhism is the Five Perfections. As I currently understand it, this refers to striving toward taking a special attitude toward a teaching situation in order to understand the teaching ...
samsara - cont`d - Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre
... The realm of man is considered the highest realm of rebirth, and so one of relative advantage. In this realm one has the ability to seek and enjoy pleasure and happiness. The experience is equally grounded in difficulty and hardship. ...
... The realm of man is considered the highest realm of rebirth, and so one of relative advantage. In this realm one has the ability to seek and enjoy pleasure and happiness. The experience is equally grounded in difficulty and hardship. ...
JBE Research Article Good or Skilful? Kusala in Canon and Commentary ISSN 1076-9005
... or wise.32 In fact there is no clear dividing line between the two, just as there is no fixed line to be drawn between mundane cleverness and various kinds of superior understanding, whether in terms of understanding Buddhist theory or that involved in developing insight. A few passages concerned wi ...
... or wise.32 In fact there is no clear dividing line between the two, just as there is no fixed line to be drawn between mundane cleverness and various kinds of superior understanding, whether in terms of understanding Buddhist theory or that involved in developing insight. A few passages concerned wi ...
A comparative analysis of causality in Buddhism and African
... method of Buddhism was basically agonistic (146). This however does not take away the fact that the Buddha in particular, was objective and critical in his method of analyzing the cause of suffering and any other phenomena whatsoever. The Buddha deviated from the theological, magical and animistic w ...
... method of Buddhism was basically agonistic (146). This however does not take away the fact that the Buddha in particular, was objective and critical in his method of analyzing the cause of suffering and any other phenomena whatsoever. The Buddha deviated from the theological, magical and animistic w ...
BUDDHIST-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE as
... Orthodox theologians even fewer. In fact I am aware of just one Romanian Orthodox theologian, Nicolae Achimescu, who actually engaged in an academic dialogue with Buddhism, which resulted in a PhD thesis with the University of Tübingen.2 Given the rich resources of Orthodoxy, it is a pity that it is ...
... Orthodox theologians even fewer. In fact I am aware of just one Romanian Orthodox theologian, Nicolae Achimescu, who actually engaged in an academic dialogue with Buddhism, which resulted in a PhD thesis with the University of Tübingen.2 Given the rich resources of Orthodoxy, it is a pity that it is ...
Mother Teresa and the Bodhisattva Ideal: A - Purdue e-Pubs
... you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me” (Matthew 19:21). Monks and nuns of the Catholic monastic orders renounce a life of marriage and family to serve God through a life of poverty, chastity and obedience. A similar notion of renunciation applies to the lifestyle of the bhikkhus and ...
... you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me” (Matthew 19:21). Monks and nuns of the Catholic monastic orders renounce a life of marriage and family to serve God through a life of poverty, chastity and obedience. A similar notion of renunciation applies to the lifestyle of the bhikkhus and ...
What did Siddhartha realise when he became enlightened?
... Siddhartha left the aesthetics and began to follow the ‘Middle Way’, a life between luxury and self-denial. He sat beneath a fig (Bodhi) tree and decided that he would not move until he had reached enlightenment. Whilst meditating he struggled against Mara, eventually overcoming him. He avoided temp ...
... Siddhartha left the aesthetics and began to follow the ‘Middle Way’, a life between luxury and self-denial. He sat beneath a fig (Bodhi) tree and decided that he would not move until he had reached enlightenment. Whilst meditating he struggled against Mara, eventually overcoming him. He avoided temp ...
Buddhism in Myanmar
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Buddhism in Myanmar is predominantly of the Theravada tradition, practised by 89% of the country's population It is the most religious Buddhist country in terms of the proportion of monks in the population and proportion of income spent on religion. Adherents are most likely found among the dominant Bamar people, Shan, Rakhine, Mon, Karen, Zo, and Chinese who are well integrated into Burmese society. Monks, collectively known as the sangha, are venerated members of Burmese society. Among many ethnic groups in Myanmar, including the Bamar and Shan, Theravada Buddhism is practiced in conjunction with nat worship, which involves the placation of spirits who can intercede in worldly affairs.With regard to the daily routines of Buddhists in Myanmar, there are two most popular practices: merit-making and vipassanā. The weizza path is the least popular; it is an esoteric form somewhat linked to Buddhist aspiration that involves the occult. Merit-making is the most common path undertaken by Burmese Buddhists. This path involves the observance of the Five Precepts and accumulation of good merit through charity and good deeds (dana) in order to obtain a favorable rebirth. The vipassana path, which has gained ground since the early 1900s, is a form of insight meditation believed to lead to enlightenment. The weizza path, is an esoteric system of occult practices (such as recitation of spells, samatha and alchemy) and believed to lead to life as a weizza (also spelt weikza), a semi-immortal and supernatural being who awaits the appearance of the future Buddha, Maitreya (Arimeitaya).