Swe Swe Mon - Conflict Management in Buddhism
... conflicts by engaging in contention with beings of incompatible positions. With regard to the Aggañña Sutta,1 the peacefulness on this earth in the very beginning was broken by a dispute over the delicious edible earth. The tendency towards conflict in the human psyche which started then has becom ...
... conflicts by engaging in contention with beings of incompatible positions. With regard to the Aggañña Sutta,1 the peacefulness on this earth in the very beginning was broken by a dispute over the delicious edible earth. The tendency towards conflict in the human psyche which started then has becom ...
Mūlapariyāya Sutta
... consistent with Visuddhimagga. He did all this for the elders of the Mahāvihāra, an ancient and powerful monastic centre in Anurādhapura, the capital of Sri Lanka. Buddhaghosa’s commentary to Majjhima Nikāya is Papañcasūdanī. The subcommentary (ṭīka) was written in the 6th century by Bhadantācariya ...
... consistent with Visuddhimagga. He did all this for the elders of the Mahāvihāra, an ancient and powerful monastic centre in Anurādhapura, the capital of Sri Lanka. Buddhaghosa’s commentary to Majjhima Nikāya is Papañcasūdanī. The subcommentary (ṭīka) was written in the 6th century by Bhadantācariya ...
The Sacred Writing by Central Asian Buddhist Monks in China (3
... Bactrian culture. Buddhism was popular at the end of the first century BCE. It is probable that the Buddhist scriptures were orally transmitted into Chinese by missionaries during that time. ...
... Bactrian culture. Buddhism was popular at the end of the first century BCE. It is probable that the Buddhist scriptures were orally transmitted into Chinese by missionaries during that time. ...
Co-Existence and Convergence: Confucianism, Taoism and
... along with people. Employing a wealth of quotations and elegant phrasing, its observations explain profound truths in simple terms and provide great ideas for contemplation. This book takes Chinese philosophy from metaphysics into everyday life. In the 400 or so years following its first appearance, ...
... along with people. Employing a wealth of quotations and elegant phrasing, its observations explain profound truths in simple terms and provide great ideas for contemplation. This book takes Chinese philosophy from metaphysics into everyday life. In the 400 or so years following its first appearance, ...
April
... Even though you may not know the purpose of your life, you can live a “normal” life going through all the motions, such as getting up in the morning and going to work, paying your bills, obeying the law and taking care of your family. There are many in the world who do not have the time to think abo ...
... Even though you may not know the purpose of your life, you can live a “normal” life going through all the motions, such as getting up in the morning and going to work, paying your bills, obeying the law and taking care of your family. There are many in the world who do not have the time to think abo ...
File
... Siddhartha Gautama, ca. 563-483 B.C.E. Encountered age, sickness, death, then monastic life Abandoned comfortable life to become a monk ...
... Siddhartha Gautama, ca. 563-483 B.C.E. Encountered age, sickness, death, then monastic life Abandoned comfortable life to become a monk ...
去る天平宝字七年（763）十二月二十日、神社の東に井あり
... [Editor’s note: People of the area regard snakes as the Yato no kami, or the deities of the valley. They say that the kami has a snake body and horns on the head. They believe that, if one should look back at the kami while running away from it, he will be cursed and left without any offspring, brin ...
... [Editor’s note: People of the area regard snakes as the Yato no kami, or the deities of the valley. They say that the kami has a snake body and horns on the head. They believe that, if one should look back at the kami while running away from it, he will be cursed and left without any offspring, brin ...
2010 - Mikaela Campbell
... “According to the Buddha, true satisfaction cannot be found in satisfying the desires of a "self" viewed as separate from everything else; true satisfaction can be found in each moment if life is viewed from the perspective of „no-self.‟” Overcoming the senses enables a Buddhist pilgrim to recognize ...
... “According to the Buddha, true satisfaction cannot be found in satisfying the desires of a "self" viewed as separate from everything else; true satisfaction can be found in each moment if life is viewed from the perspective of „no-self.‟” Overcoming the senses enables a Buddhist pilgrim to recognize ...
Wu Ch`eng-en`s Monkey as an Allegory for Buddhism
... the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as does the Buddhist expert Pannyavaro. According to Pannyavaro, Guanyin is a Bodhisattva who helps people reach enlightenment due to her compassion for others. In the story, the pilgrims meet with Kuan-yin several times; Kuan-yin intervenes whenever the pilgrims seem ...
... the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as does the Buddhist expert Pannyavaro. According to Pannyavaro, Guanyin is a Bodhisattva who helps people reach enlightenment due to her compassion for others. In the story, the pilgrims meet with Kuan-yin several times; Kuan-yin intervenes whenever the pilgrims seem ...
the real birth place of buddha yesterday`s kapilavastu, today`s
... In the month of March 1928 a stone inscription like the one found in the Tarai region was found in Kapileswara, a village then one mile away from Bhubaneswar, the present capital of Orissa State. Now it has become a part of the city of Bhubaneswar, the part called the old town. The Kapileswara plate ...
... In the month of March 1928 a stone inscription like the one found in the Tarai region was found in Kapileswara, a village then one mile away from Bhubaneswar, the present capital of Orissa State. Now it has become a part of the city of Bhubaneswar, the part called the old town. The Kapileswara plate ...
Thailand`s International Meditation Centers as Sites of Missionization
... meals, monastics’ schedules vary. Novices carry out duties like sweeping the floors, cleaning, and preparing offerings for the Buddha statue. More senior monks often conduct ceremonies away from the temple or for visitors to the monastery and have other ...
... meals, monastics’ schedules vary. Novices carry out duties like sweeping the floors, cleaning, and preparing offerings for the Buddha statue. More senior monks often conduct ceremonies away from the temple or for visitors to the monastery and have other ...
The Buddhist Concept of the Human Being
... by believers of monotheistic religions. In addition, because their lives are actively engaged with the ultimate Law of the cosmos, they do not lose sight of their fundamental subjectivity. By maintaining steadfast faith in the Law, Buddhist mentors and disciples keep their passion as practitioners f ...
... by believers of monotheistic religions. In addition, because their lives are actively engaged with the ultimate Law of the cosmos, they do not lose sight of their fundamental subjectivity. By maintaining steadfast faith in the Law, Buddhist mentors and disciples keep their passion as practitioners f ...
The Origin and Evolution of Book Printing in China (4)
... The Tripitaka contains systematically collated Buddhist sutras and treatises. These have been the reliable sources for the authentic Dharma teaching since the Buddha; they are the home of wisdom. Thus, the importance and profound influence of the Tripitaka is indescribable. The editing of the Tripit ...
... The Tripitaka contains systematically collated Buddhist sutras and treatises. These have been the reliable sources for the authentic Dharma teaching since the Buddha; they are the home of wisdom. Thus, the importance and profound influence of the Tripitaka is indescribable. The editing of the Tripit ...
Part 19 - SGI-UK
... We have seen that practice has two aspects: for oneself and for others. In fact, faith and study also can be seen as having the same aspects. In terms of faith, if it means that we develop the confidence that our own lives have the wonderful potential of the Buddha state then it should also mean tha ...
... We have seen that practice has two aspects: for oneself and for others. In fact, faith and study also can be seen as having the same aspects. In terms of faith, if it means that we develop the confidence that our own lives have the wonderful potential of the Buddha state then it should also mean tha ...
Theravāda Buddhism and John Dewey’s Metaethics Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... proceeding exclusively from end to means” (42). Because every end we may pursue, once it is brought about, has its own effects, it must also be viewed as a potential means to other ends. This agrees with common sense, which considers it foolish to pursue an end without giving any thought to its cons ...
... proceeding exclusively from end to means” (42). Because every end we may pursue, once it is brought about, has its own effects, it must also be viewed as a potential means to other ends. This agrees with common sense, which considers it foolish to pursue an end without giving any thought to its cons ...
essay - GEOCITIES.ws
... suffering. Asceticism followed the two Brahmanic teachers on Siddhartha's path. After practicing asceticism until near-death, Siddhartha realized that this way of life also created no solution to suffering. In actuality, Siddhartha nearly died, only being saved by a compassionate woman, who saved h ...
... suffering. Asceticism followed the two Brahmanic teachers on Siddhartha's path. After practicing asceticism until near-death, Siddhartha realized that this way of life also created no solution to suffering. In actuality, Siddhartha nearly died, only being saved by a compassionate woman, who saved h ...
The electronic Journal of East and Central Asian Religions
... One of the areas in the Buddho–Daoist exchange on which I spent much labour was that regarding magical language and spells in particular. On the basis of a previous survey of ritual manuals of both Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism, mainly canonical material, I figured that by concentrating on this major ...
... One of the areas in the Buddho–Daoist exchange on which I spent much labour was that regarding magical language and spells in particular. On the basis of a previous survey of ritual manuals of both Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism, mainly canonical material, I figured that by concentrating on this major ...
Are there Seventeen Mahàyàna Ethics? ISSN 1076-9005 David W. Chappell
... The task of analyzing the lists of rules and quasi-rules from these 200 texts becomes even more staggering if each list must be placed within its framework of understanding and practice before it can be adequately compared. A promising reduction of this task is made by Ono who proposes that many of ...
... The task of analyzing the lists of rules and quasi-rules from these 200 texts becomes even more staggering if each list must be placed within its framework of understanding and practice before it can be adequately compared. A promising reduction of this task is made by Ono who proposes that many of ...
Learning the Buddha`s Great Compassion
... existence under the law of causation. The true reality is called ‘Oneness’ or ‘Suchness’ (or ‘Emptiness’ in Mahayana Buddhism). Foolish beings like us, however, are incapable of awakening to the ultimate reality, which is colorless and formless, unless the working of this reality is manifested, taki ...
... existence under the law of causation. The true reality is called ‘Oneness’ or ‘Suchness’ (or ‘Emptiness’ in Mahayana Buddhism). Foolish beings like us, however, are incapable of awakening to the ultimate reality, which is colorless and formless, unless the working of this reality is manifested, taki ...
Redalyc.Japanese Buddhism in the 16th century. Letters of the
... given by Jorge Álvares. This report was the first source about Japan and Japanese Buddhism by a European eyewitness13. In April 1549 Francis Xavier left Goa with two companions, the Spanish father Cosme de Torres and the Spanish brother Juan Fernandez, as well as with the converted Anjirô and his se ...
... given by Jorge Álvares. This report was the first source about Japan and Japanese Buddhism by a European eyewitness13. In April 1549 Francis Xavier left Goa with two companions, the Spanish father Cosme de Torres and the Spanish brother Juan Fernandez, as well as with the converted Anjirô and his se ...
Book Dzyan Res. Rep. 4 6.5 - Eastern Tradition Research Institute
... terms. But it does not necessarily follow that the Mahatmas were themselves followers of the schools from which the terms were taken. E.g., “We are not Adwaitees [followers of the Hindu school of advaita or non-dual Vedånta], but our teaching respecting the one life is identical with that of the Adw ...
... terms. But it does not necessarily follow that the Mahatmas were themselves followers of the schools from which the terms were taken. E.g., “We are not Adwaitees [followers of the Hindu school of advaita or non-dual Vedånta], but our teaching respecting the one life is identical with that of the Adw ...
Buddhism
... “In this sense, the twelve components of interdependent origination present a picture of samsara with its causes and its effects. There would be no point in painting this picture of samsara if we did not intend to use it to change our situation, to get out of the round of birth and death. Recognizin ...
... “In this sense, the twelve components of interdependent origination present a picture of samsara with its causes and its effects. There would be no point in painting this picture of samsara if we did not intend to use it to change our situation, to get out of the round of birth and death. Recognizin ...
Rationality and Society
... believe in God, since there is no benefit from doing so. Smith (1991) provides an excellent introduction to all main religions in the world. The confines of this paper prevent a detailed description of each religion. Rather, we divide religions into two categories and explore the essence of each cat ...
... believe in God, since there is no benefit from doing so. Smith (1991) provides an excellent introduction to all main religions in the world. The confines of this paper prevent a detailed description of each religion. Rather, we divide religions into two categories and explore the essence of each cat ...
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).