What is Sangha?
... the wrong side of the bed. We need to recognize that this emotional turmoil is not permanent, that it will pass, like clouds in the sky--and then patiently let it go by. We shouldn't add fuel to the fire. If an irritable person says something annoying, we should remain patient and maintain respect. ...
... the wrong side of the bed. We need to recognize that this emotional turmoil is not permanent, that it will pass, like clouds in the sky--and then patiently let it go by. We shouldn't add fuel to the fire. If an irritable person says something annoying, we should remain patient and maintain respect. ...
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... flourished. Mahayana Buddhism—which teaches the existence of universal, timeless buddhas, holds up the bodhisattva ideal of compassion, and promises the possibility of salvation for all sentient beings—had first entered Japan in the sixth century via China and Korea, whereupon it quickly attracted p ...
... flourished. Mahayana Buddhism—which teaches the existence of universal, timeless buddhas, holds up the bodhisattva ideal of compassion, and promises the possibility of salvation for all sentient beings—had first entered Japan in the sixth century via China and Korea, whereupon it quickly attracted p ...
An Introduction to the Tradition of Serene Reflection
... throughout the world, the teaching of the “not-born” has been developed and amplified. You will often find it referred to in these pages by a number of religious terms, e.g., Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, the Lord of the House, the Eternal, and the Cosmic Buddha. Next, Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett explain ...
... throughout the world, the teaching of the “not-born” has been developed and amplified. You will often find it referred to in these pages by a number of religious terms, e.g., Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, the Lord of the House, the Eternal, and the Cosmic Buddha. Next, Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett explain ...
She Who Laughs Loudest: A Meditation on Zen Humor
... philosophy. It is not an exaggeration to say that in Zen Buddhism laughter can be deemed a more appropriate philosophical practice than, for instance, writing or lecturing—or even thinking” (2010, p. 9). The embodied nature of social relations facilitates an affective transmission, which instructs a ...
... philosophy. It is not an exaggeration to say that in Zen Buddhism laughter can be deemed a more appropriate philosophical practice than, for instance, writing or lecturing—or even thinking” (2010, p. 9). The embodied nature of social relations facilitates an affective transmission, which instructs a ...
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 ...
Merit Quiz (Office document, 1039kB)
... • Pattanumodāna is rejoicing in the merit of others. • Merit can be gained through witnessing the meritorious deeds of others. If an individual witnesses a good deed and is pleasantly struck by the generosity of the act they too will receive merit. • It is customary at the end of Buddhist ceremonie ...
... • Pattanumodāna is rejoicing in the merit of others. • Merit can be gained through witnessing the meritorious deeds of others. If an individual witnesses a good deed and is pleasantly struck by the generosity of the act they too will receive merit. • It is customary at the end of Buddhist ceremonie ...
(CBS Library 2011 Library) Page: 1 `The Eastern Buddhist: New
... Cleary, TF, The Flower Ornament Scripture : A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra. 3 vols (Boulder [New York]: Shambhala Publications ; Distributed in the U.S. by Random House, 1985). Cole, WO, and PS Sambhi, The Sikhs : Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, Library of Beliefs and Practices (London ...
... Cleary, TF, The Flower Ornament Scripture : A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra. 3 vols (Boulder [New York]: Shambhala Publications ; Distributed in the U.S. by Random House, 1985). Cole, WO, and PS Sambhi, The Sikhs : Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, Library of Beliefs and Practices (London ...
How to Address Kings: BuddHist Letters to indiAn ruLers
... addressed to Indian kings. The correspondence with kings finally picks up again in the late 10th century with Jitāri’s letter, whose addressee has been tentatively identified as Mahīpāla I (10th–11th c.). Atiśa’s letter, addressed to Niryapāla / Nayapāla, dates to the mid-11th century.13 Mitrayogin’ ...
... addressed to Indian kings. The correspondence with kings finally picks up again in the late 10th century with Jitāri’s letter, whose addressee has been tentatively identified as Mahīpāla I (10th–11th c.). Atiśa’s letter, addressed to Niryapāla / Nayapāla, dates to the mid-11th century.13 Mitrayogin’ ...
The Concept of Goddesses in Buddhist Tantra Traditions
... language of Caryāgeeti and Caryāpada which were written by some of the Siddhachāryas was not Sanskrit but the local vernacular. Their teachings also had a great influence on established monastic universities such as Nālandā and Vikramśilā. During this period, tantric Buddhism also made its advent in ...
... language of Caryāgeeti and Caryāpada which were written by some of the Siddhachāryas was not Sanskrit but the local vernacular. Their teachings also had a great influence on established monastic universities such as Nālandā and Vikramśilā. During this period, tantric Buddhism also made its advent in ...
Buddhism and Vegetarianism
... it is a rare occasion to get together, so they enthusiastically have a chicken specifically killed for us. If we eat this meat, we then create evil karma. If we refuse to eat meat, this chicken would not have died because of us. Based on compassion, not only we ourselves do not kill, but also we do ...
... it is a rare occasion to get together, so they enthusiastically have a chicken specifically killed for us. If we eat this meat, we then create evil karma. If we refuse to eat meat, this chicken would not have died because of us. Based on compassion, not only we ourselves do not kill, but also we do ...
THE LIVING MESSAGE OF THE DHAMMAPADA by Bhikkhu Bodhi
... while in others he discourages disciples from aspiring for heaven and praises the one who takes no delight in celestial joys. Often the Buddha enjoins works of merit, yet elsewhere in the work he enjoins his disciples to go beyond both merit and demerit. To make sense out of such contrary statements ...
... while in others he discourages disciples from aspiring for heaven and praises the one who takes no delight in celestial joys. Often the Buddha enjoins works of merit, yet elsewhere in the work he enjoins his disciples to go beyond both merit and demerit. To make sense out of such contrary statements ...
What Buddhism Taught Cognitive Science about Self, Mind
... Drawing on Barbour’s work, José Cabezón (2003) suggests another typology of relations between Buddhism and science. His typology distinguishes between three categories: Conflict/ambivalence; Identity/similarity; and Complementarity. The identity/similarity category overlaps with Payne’s category of ...
... Drawing on Barbour’s work, José Cabezón (2003) suggests another typology of relations between Buddhism and science. His typology distinguishes between three categories: Conflict/ambivalence; Identity/similarity; and Complementarity. The identity/similarity category overlaps with Payne’s category of ...
Gautama Buddha
... been gathered from these traditional sources. In modern times there has been an attempt to form a secular understanding of Siddhārtha Gautama's life by omitting the traditional supernatural elements of his early biographies. The ancient Indians were generally unconcerned with chronologies, being mor ...
... been gathered from these traditional sources. In modern times there has been an attempt to form a secular understanding of Siddhārtha Gautama's life by omitting the traditional supernatural elements of his early biographies. The ancient Indians were generally unconcerned with chronologies, being mor ...
Hindu and Buddhist Art () - Asian Art Museum | Education
... land beyond the Indus, a river in present-day Pakistan. By the early nineteenth century the term had entered popular English usage to describe the predominant religious traditions of South Asia, and it is now used by Hindus themselves. Hindu beliefs and practices are enormously diverse, varying over ...
... land beyond the Indus, a river in present-day Pakistan. By the early nineteenth century the term had entered popular English usage to describe the predominant religious traditions of South Asia, and it is now used by Hindus themselves. Hindu beliefs and practices are enormously diverse, varying over ...
Buddha name Siddhartha Gautama
... India, when he vowed never to arise until he had found the truth.[35] Kaundinya and four other companions, believing that he had abandoned his search and become undisciplined, left. After a reputed 49 days of meditation, at the age of 35, he is said to have attained Enlightenment.[35][36] According ...
... India, when he vowed never to arise until he had found the truth.[35] Kaundinya and four other companions, believing that he had abandoned his search and become undisciplined, left. After a reputed 49 days of meditation, at the age of 35, he is said to have attained Enlightenment.[35][36] According ...
e lotus Journal of the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Issue No. 35
... read out loud from the chanting leaflet that we use. For example at the beginning of the series of Bhante’s talks we read the First Noble Truth from Dhammacakka- ppavattana Sutta, “This is the Noble Truth of suffering. Birth is suffering; aging is suffering; sickness is suffering; death is suffering ...
... read out loud from the chanting leaflet that we use. For example at the beginning of the series of Bhante’s talks we read the First Noble Truth from Dhammacakka- ppavattana Sutta, “This is the Noble Truth of suffering. Birth is suffering; aging is suffering; sickness is suffering; death is suffering ...
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 ...
Chapter VII The Parable of a Magic City - Nichiren
... of the light brightened whole universe in the ten directions. Thus, gods, heavenly kings, people and even non-human beings wondered: “Why are our palaces illumined more brightly than ever? Let us find the place from where this light has come. Did a god of great virtue or a Buddha appear somewhere in ...
... of the light brightened whole universe in the ten directions. Thus, gods, heavenly kings, people and even non-human beings wondered: “Why are our palaces illumined more brightly than ever? Let us find the place from where this light has come. Did a god of great virtue or a Buddha appear somewhere in ...
Ethics in accounting: Exploring the relevance of a
... discussions on ethics in business and in accounting. Thirdly, given the global nature of modern business and accounting affairs, an appreciation of differences in the social and moral beliefs of different people is critical for moving towards harmonious perspectives on ethics. Finally, the Buddhist ...
... discussions on ethics in business and in accounting. Thirdly, given the global nature of modern business and accounting affairs, an appreciation of differences in the social and moral beliefs of different people is critical for moving towards harmonious perspectives on ethics. Finally, the Buddhist ...
Only a Fool Becomes a King: Buddhist Stances on Punishment
... behavior. The old textbooks on jurisprudence, the dharmasūtras and dharmaśāstras, the composition of which began in the last centuries before the Common Era and clearly bear the imprints of a brahmanically dominated society, prescribe a wide variety of such punishments.1 Among them we find, just to ...
... behavior. The old textbooks on jurisprudence, the dharmasūtras and dharmaśāstras, the composition of which began in the last centuries before the Common Era and clearly bear the imprints of a brahmanically dominated society, prescribe a wide variety of such punishments.1 Among them we find, just to ...
here - New Mandala
... culture” (Burstyn 1999:15). In the context of modern Thai society, boxing and Buddhism do not exist as worlds apart, as their generally stereo-typed images and reputations would suggest. They both belong to the physical, social, and imagined realms, which are fundamental to the making of Thai men’s ...
... culture” (Burstyn 1999:15). In the context of modern Thai society, boxing and Buddhism do not exist as worlds apart, as their generally stereo-typed images and reputations would suggest. They both belong to the physical, social, and imagined realms, which are fundamental to the making of Thai men’s ...
Relational Buddhism: A Psychological Quest for Meaning and
... life on the planet. This Buddhist variant of Positive Psychology is based on the ubiquitous principle of Dependent Origination which accommodates “the negative” by discarding the positive versus negative values’ dichotomy as a pseudo issue. Balancing the Yin-andYang Buddhist Psychology offers a scop ...
... life on the planet. This Buddhist variant of Positive Psychology is based on the ubiquitous principle of Dependent Origination which accommodates “the negative” by discarding the positive versus negative values’ dichotomy as a pseudo issue. Balancing the Yin-andYang Buddhist Psychology offers a scop ...
Locating the Transnational in Cambodia`s Dhammayātrā
... regime. Bob Maat, a Jesuit brother who had been working in the camps since 1980, attended the ASEAN-sponsored Jakarta peace talks that had convened the four Cambodian factions. 2 There he met Maha Ghosananda and an entourage of monks who presented themselves as an "army of peace." Maat recalls that ...
... regime. Bob Maat, a Jesuit brother who had been working in the camps since 1980, attended the ASEAN-sponsored Jakarta peace talks that had convened the four Cambodian factions. 2 There he met Maha Ghosananda and an entourage of monks who presented themselves as an "army of peace." Maat recalls that ...
blood and bodhisattvas - College of the Holy Cross
... worship of Bungadya, it is neccessary to know the myth told to explain the origins of his annual procession. The essential story presented below is Npically offered by Hindu and Buddhist Newars, as well as non-Newar devotees. ...
... worship of Bungadya, it is neccessary to know the myth told to explain the origins of his annual procession. The essential story presented below is Npically offered by Hindu and Buddhist Newars, as well as non-Newar devotees. ...
BBB 5 Seeing the Buddha 1
... The Commentaries say that the Bodhi tree sprang up on the same day as the Bodhisattva was born (DA 2:425; J 1:54, 6:489; BA 131, 276, 298). After his Enlightenment, he spent a whole week in front of it, standing with unblinking eyes, gazing at it in gratitude. A shrine was later erected on the spot, ...
... The Commentaries say that the Bodhi tree sprang up on the same day as the Bodhisattva was born (DA 2:425; J 1:54, 6:489; BA 131, 276, 298). After his Enlightenment, he spent a whole week in front of it, standing with unblinking eyes, gazing at it in gratitude. A shrine was later erected on the spot, ...
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).