Vistor Guide1 - Dharma Center of Oklahoma
... our website yet, please take a look. There is a lot of good basic knowledge about us there: http://www.rkok-dharmacenter.org I don’t know if you are new to Buddhism or if it has been a long time study for you – our group members are women and men who range in age from 4 to 75 years old. Young ones a ...
... our website yet, please take a look. There is a lot of good basic knowledge about us there: http://www.rkok-dharmacenter.org I don’t know if you are new to Buddhism or if it has been a long time study for you – our group members are women and men who range in age from 4 to 75 years old. Young ones a ...
To Save All Beings: Buddhist Environmental ed. Christopher S. Queen, Activism,
... had its own history of start-up, strategizing, attracting interest, and, in some cases,fading enthusiasm.When these groups work with well-established environmental groups, they seem to be more successfulin accomplishing their goals. Some Buddhist environmental activists have been effective in helpin ...
... had its own history of start-up, strategizing, attracting interest, and, in some cases,fading enthusiasm.When these groups work with well-established environmental groups, they seem to be more successfulin accomplishing their goals. Some Buddhist environmental activists have been effective in helpin ...
Conversion to Tibetan Buddhism
... despite my early rationalism, I gravitated towards certain post-Theosophical and New Age lore (e.g. the paintings of Nicholas Roerich), from which I somehow acquired the image of Tibet—conflated, perhaps, with Shambhala—as a magical land which would fulfill my deepest yearnings, if I could only reac ...
... despite my early rationalism, I gravitated towards certain post-Theosophical and New Age lore (e.g. the paintings of Nicholas Roerich), from which I somehow acquired the image of Tibet—conflated, perhaps, with Shambhala—as a magical land which would fulfill my deepest yearnings, if I could only reac ...
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... With your group, review pages 29-36 in Siddhartha and reflect on what we have read so far about the teachings of Buddha. In the space below, make a list of things Siddhartha tells readers about Buddhism: ...
... With your group, review pages 29-36 in Siddhartha and reflect on what we have read so far about the teachings of Buddha. In the space below, make a list of things Siddhartha tells readers about Buddhism: ...
Abide in the Mahayana Mind
... Today I will discuss the importance of “abide in the Mahayana mind while skillfully employing expedient means.” We have advanced from an agricultural society to the space age. Today, every person’s perception, values, and lifestyle differ; therefore, it is not easy to teach and practice Buddhism in ...
... Today I will discuss the importance of “abide in the Mahayana mind while skillfully employing expedient means.” We have advanced from an agricultural society to the space age. Today, every person’s perception, values, and lifestyle differ; therefore, it is not easy to teach and practice Buddhism in ...
Buddhist Historiography in Modern Japanese Intellectual - H-Net
... itivistic probing into temple origins, transcribing faded or systematic framework by which to position (Japanese) manuscripts, and canonizing sutras. Buddhism was based not only on Murakami’s barely tenable positivistic historiography, but also on his interest in If one wishes to argue that the depl ...
... itivistic probing into temple origins, transcribing faded or systematic framework by which to position (Japanese) manuscripts, and canonizing sutras. Buddhism was based not only on Murakami’s barely tenable positivistic historiography, but also on his interest in If one wishes to argue that the depl ...
Newsletters May-Aug 08 - Portobello Buddhist Priory
... after the evening meal and a quick briefing with a last talk on how to carry on your we were left to ourselves. practice at home. On Saturday morning just before 6am a What did this weekend achieve for me? bell rang in the corridor giving us 25mins Far too much to write in this short piece. to get r ...
... after the evening meal and a quick briefing with a last talk on how to carry on your we were left to ourselves. practice at home. On Saturday morning just before 6am a What did this weekend achieve for me? bell rang in the corridor giving us 25mins Far too much to write in this short piece. to get r ...
Modern Shin thought in the otani-ha honganji
... Kiyozawa tried to argue for his position by asserting the difference between shūgi & shūgaku. Objective was not to rattle the leaders of the organization by teaching and publishing critical works on Buddhist thought, including the Pure Land sutras and even the works of Shinran Shūgi 宗義 represe ...
... Kiyozawa tried to argue for his position by asserting the difference between shūgi & shūgaku. Objective was not to rattle the leaders of the organization by teaching and publishing critical works on Buddhist thought, including the Pure Land sutras and even the works of Shinran Shūgi 宗義 represe ...
Buddhism and Sculpture - Fo Guang Shan International Translation
... In the late era of the East Han Dynasty, there was a temple building that housed a bronze statue of the Buddha. This is considered one of the earliest forms of Buddhist sculpture in China. During the East Jin era, Buddha images were the main work of sculptors, and were very popular at the time. Vene ...
... In the late era of the East Han Dynasty, there was a temple building that housed a bronze statue of the Buddha. This is considered one of the earliest forms of Buddhist sculpture in China. During the East Jin era, Buddha images were the main work of sculptors, and were very popular at the time. Vene ...
Reviews
... human personality found in early Buddhist texts. Harvey is thus more concerned with what Buddhist texts tell us the Self is than with what they tell us it is not. Yet this does not mean that Harvey wishes to ally himself with those interpreters of the Buddha who have wanted to argue that the Buddha ...
... human personality found in early Buddhist texts. Harvey is thus more concerned with what Buddhist texts tell us the Self is than with what they tell us it is not. Yet this does not mean that Harvey wishes to ally himself with those interpreters of the Buddha who have wanted to argue that the Buddha ...
sarashina_diary
... begins in the 7th century 8th century sees him elevated to protector of the realm Popular among the aristocracy and commoners in Heian ...
... begins in the 7th century 8th century sees him elevated to protector of the realm Popular among the aristocracy and commoners in Heian ...
The Kalama Sutta: How Free is Freedom of Thought?
... quite a lot of textual evidence showing even liberated senior disciples of the Buddha approaching the Buddha for clarification regarding certain basic issues. They clear their knowledge and obtain clear vision on such issues only after listening to the Buddha’s explanations. Question pertaining to ...
... quite a lot of textual evidence showing even liberated senior disciples of the Buddha approaching the Buddha for clarification regarding certain basic issues. They clear their knowledge and obtain clear vision on such issues only after listening to the Buddha’s explanations. Question pertaining to ...
Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime - Sgi-Usa
... anyone can achieve the state of Buddhahood or enlightenment in this lifetime. Nichiren Buddhism calls this important principle “attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime.” It contrasts with the general belief in Buddhism, set forth in sutras other than the Lotus Sutra, that becoming a Buddha requires co ...
... anyone can achieve the state of Buddhahood or enlightenment in this lifetime. Nichiren Buddhism calls this important principle “attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime.” It contrasts with the general belief in Buddhism, set forth in sutras other than the Lotus Sutra, that becoming a Buddha requires co ...
Buddha`s Word in China
... story as apocryphal. The interesting point in it, however, is the fact that it refers to the explanation of Buddhist scaras. As already remarked, Buddhism was brought to China by missionaries who came there as individuals. They went to China in the first place with the intention of explaining and pr ...
... story as apocryphal. The interesting point in it, however, is the fact that it refers to the explanation of Buddhist scaras. As already remarked, Buddhism was brought to China by missionaries who came there as individuals. They went to China in the first place with the intention of explaining and pr ...
3. True Cause and True Effect
... sanzen, had to be practiced in reality on the crucial doctrine of True Cause found in the second half or Essential Teaching of the Sutra. These views were anathema to established Buddhist schools of his time 2 which were wellconnected with both the Imperial court and the actual seat of government in ...
... sanzen, had to be practiced in reality on the crucial doctrine of True Cause found in the second half or Essential Teaching of the Sutra. These views were anathema to established Buddhist schools of his time 2 which were wellconnected with both the Imperial court and the actual seat of government in ...
The Person in Buddhism: Religious and Artistic Aspects Heinrich
... doctrinal content or events, as well as for the totality of some Buddha figure under some particular aspect. In the context of the Buddha image, symbolic hand posi tions—which in their origin go back to natural gestures and, in the most common forms, to generally used, natural gestures (Saunders 19 ...
... doctrinal content or events, as well as for the totality of some Buddha figure under some particular aspect. In the context of the Buddha image, symbolic hand posi tions—which in their origin go back to natural gestures and, in the most common forms, to generally used, natural gestures (Saunders 19 ...
Winter - nichiren shu
... mission, like a bully who can only win an argument by force. The devil king shot arrows poisoned with the 108 earthly desires, such as the desire to avoid the four sufferings of birth, old age, sickness, and death. However, the arrows were transformed into flower petals, decorating Sakyamuni's seat ...
... mission, like a bully who can only win an argument by force. The devil king shot arrows poisoned with the 108 earthly desires, such as the desire to avoid the four sufferings of birth, old age, sickness, and death. However, the arrows were transformed into flower petals, decorating Sakyamuni's seat ...
What Does It Mean To Be Enlightened?
... germinates and bears its fruits, it will bring pain and suffering either in this life, or if not in this life, then in future lives. In contrast, wholesome states of mind may sometimes be accompanied by present pain, because to develop them we have to go against the current, against the natural grai ...
... germinates and bears its fruits, it will bring pain and suffering either in this life, or if not in this life, then in future lives. In contrast, wholesome states of mind may sometimes be accompanied by present pain, because to develop them we have to go against the current, against the natural grai ...
A Curriculum on Buddhist Psychology and Therapy/Coaching
... teachers’ training is indispensable. This applies to primary education in Buddhist countries as well as to academic training for highly educated teachers in Buddhism. This article focuses on the topics of psychology in Buddhism and Buddhist psychotherapy which are relatively missing in textbooks use ...
... teachers’ training is indispensable. This applies to primary education in Buddhist countries as well as to academic training for highly educated teachers in Buddhism. This article focuses on the topics of psychology in Buddhism and Buddhist psychotherapy which are relatively missing in textbooks use ...
What Is Our Buddhist Practice
... attachments, the Lotus Sutra asserts the ultimate reality of the Buddha nature inherent in all life. It is therefore a teaching which profoundly affirms the realities of daily life, and which naturally encourages an active engagement with others and with the whole of human society. The Lotus Sutra i ...
... attachments, the Lotus Sutra asserts the ultimate reality of the Buddha nature inherent in all life. It is therefore a teaching which profoundly affirms the realities of daily life, and which naturally encourages an active engagement with others and with the whole of human society. The Lotus Sutra i ...
Democratic Kampuchea as a Political Religion: Reexamining
... communism, a complete break from the past had to be accomplished. According to historian David Chandler, the DK totalitarian project was unique. “No other regime tried to go so quickly or so far…the revolution was a courageous, doomed attempt by a group of utopian thinkers to break free from the cap ...
... communism, a complete break from the past had to be accomplished. According to historian David Chandler, the DK totalitarian project was unique. “No other regime tried to go so quickly or so far…the revolution was a courageous, doomed attempt by a group of utopian thinkers to break free from the cap ...
The Buddha`s Four Noble Truths: A Logical Basis for Philosophy The
... set about reaching Nirvana?" As with the rest of his philosophy, the Buddha answered this question through careful empirical observations. In the early days of his life, Siddhartha lived a life of luxury in which all of the sensual pleasures were given to him. Finding this an unsatisfactory state of ...
... set about reaching Nirvana?" As with the rest of his philosophy, the Buddha answered this question through careful empirical observations. In the early days of his life, Siddhartha lived a life of luxury in which all of the sensual pleasures were given to him. Finding this an unsatisfactory state of ...
Chapter One: The Secular Western Context
... The reality is, it doesn’t really matter. The experience itself would have been outside of our conditioned understanding of the concepts of time and space. Symbolically at least, it could be said, that the actual time factor is based directly on the amount of effort made. It seems evident from the s ...
... The reality is, it doesn’t really matter. The experience itself would have been outside of our conditioned understanding of the concepts of time and space. Symbolically at least, it could be said, that the actual time factor is based directly on the amount of effort made. It seems evident from the s ...
File - World Religions
... achieve buddhahood along with other sentient beings; 3. shepherd-like bodhisattva - one who aspires to delay buddhahood until all other sentient beings achieve buddhahood. • Bodhisattvas like Avalokiteśvara and Śāntideva are believed to fall in this category. According to the doctrine of some Tibeta ...
... achieve buddhahood along with other sentient beings; 3. shepherd-like bodhisattva - one who aspires to delay buddhahood until all other sentient beings achieve buddhahood. • Bodhisattvas like Avalokiteśvara and Śāntideva are believed to fall in this category. According to the doctrine of some Tibeta ...
Perception is at the Root of Conflict
... about conflict and human behavior. The topic of consciousness and conflict is a new one that is only beginning to be explored in the field of conflict studies. Cutting edge work is being done using the philosophy of Bernard Lonergan, a philosopher-theologian who developed a methodology of interiorit ...
... about conflict and human behavior. The topic of consciousness and conflict is a new one that is only beginning to be explored in the field of conflict studies. Cutting edge work is being done using the philosophy of Bernard Lonergan, a philosopher-theologian who developed a methodology of interiorit ...
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).