Mahāmaitrī in a Mahāyāna Sūtra in Khotanese ― Continuity and
... rationalistic (though elementary) than emotional character… A change is certainly noticeable when we proceed from Gandhāran to Central Asian art, but it is also probable that some relatively late Gandhāran iconographies foreshadow the ‘Central Asian’ attitude towards the representation of death … [T ...
... rationalistic (though elementary) than emotional character… A change is certainly noticeable when we proceed from Gandhāran to Central Asian art, but it is also probable that some relatively late Gandhāran iconographies foreshadow the ‘Central Asian’ attitude towards the representation of death … [T ...
Pain and its Ending: The Four Noble Truths in the...
... three criteria for a definition of doctrine put forward by Paul Griffiths. As she recognizes, this is not entirely successful—largely because the third criterion is "Being taken by its community to be binding upon its members." Anderson attempts to rescue this, but it is highly doubtful if any form ...
... three criteria for a definition of doctrine put forward by Paul Griffiths. As she recognizes, this is not entirely successful—largely because the third criterion is "Being taken by its community to be binding upon its members." Anderson attempts to rescue this, but it is highly doubtful if any form ...
Temple Book of Chants
... in the future did the Parinamana, I, likewise, am doing the same. May the repentance of all sins, the sharing of all blessings and the merit of pleading to Buddhas all contribute to the achievement of unexcelled wisdom. In all Buddhas past, present, and future, the best among beings, with unfathomab ...
... in the future did the Parinamana, I, likewise, am doing the same. May the repentance of all sins, the sharing of all blessings and the merit of pleading to Buddhas all contribute to the achievement of unexcelled wisdom. In all Buddhas past, present, and future, the best among beings, with unfathomab ...
August - FPMT Losang Dragpa Centre
... Therefore wisdom is equally important in a kind action. Talking about wisdom, there are many types of wisdom: the wisdom realizing impermanence, the wisdom realizing emptiness and so forth. Among all, the most important is the wisdom realizing emptiness. This wisdom realizing emptiness when combined ...
... Therefore wisdom is equally important in a kind action. Talking about wisdom, there are many types of wisdom: the wisdom realizing impermanence, the wisdom realizing emptiness and so forth. Among all, the most important is the wisdom realizing emptiness. This wisdom realizing emptiness when combined ...
The Dhammapada
... in luxury, groomed by his father to be the heir to the throne, in his early manhood he went through a deeply disturbing encounter with the sufferings of life, as a result of which he lost all interest in the pleasures and privileges of rulership. One night, in his twenty-ninth year, he fled the roy ...
... in luxury, groomed by his father to be the heir to the throne, in his early manhood he went through a deeply disturbing encounter with the sufferings of life, as a result of which he lost all interest in the pleasures and privileges of rulership. One night, in his twenty-ninth year, he fled the roy ...
The Three Vehicles of Buddhist Practice
... teachings spread primarily to the “southern” lands of Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Because these teachings were taken to Sri Lanka so early, they are considered to be the earliest teachings of the Buddha. In the third century C.E. a new movement occurred in which many Buddhist shifted the ...
... teachings spread primarily to the “southern” lands of Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Because these teachings were taken to Sri Lanka so early, they are considered to be the earliest teachings of the Buddha. In the third century C.E. a new movement occurred in which many Buddhist shifted the ...
The Theology of Mahayana Buddhism. (Concluded.)
... which seeks to identify the terms Gautama or Sakyamuni and Buddha. It is most essential in an attempt to fully understand the fundamental principles of Buddhism to bear in mind the fact that the word Buddha is not in any sense a proper name and is. in fact, nothing more than a title of religious hon ...
... which seeks to identify the terms Gautama or Sakyamuni and Buddha. It is most essential in an attempt to fully understand the fundamental principles of Buddhism to bear in mind the fact that the word Buddha is not in any sense a proper name and is. in fact, nothing more than a title of religious hon ...
Emptiness: The Foundations of Buddhist Thought
... n Emptiness, the fifth volume in the Foundation of Buddhist Thought series, Geshe Tashi Tsering provides readers with an incredibly welcoming presentation of the central philosophical teaching of Mahayana Buddhism. Emptiness does not imply a nihilistic worldview, but rather the idea that a permanent ...
... n Emptiness, the fifth volume in the Foundation of Buddhist Thought series, Geshe Tashi Tsering provides readers with an incredibly welcoming presentation of the central philosophical teaching of Mahayana Buddhism. Emptiness does not imply a nihilistic worldview, but rather the idea that a permanent ...
PDF sample - Dave`s Lawnscaping
... the heroic, other-regarding, compassionate nature of the ideal Buddhist: not otherworldly, but this-worldly. We do see people who exemplify these qualities – the Dalai Lama is the most famous, but there are many others. And in terms of Buddhist tradition, the inspiration we need already exists: in ...
... the heroic, other-regarding, compassionate nature of the ideal Buddhist: not otherworldly, but this-worldly. We do see people who exemplify these qualities – the Dalai Lama is the most famous, but there are many others. And in terms of Buddhist tradition, the inspiration we need already exists: in ...
Buddhist Prayer - A Buddhist Library
... positive energy, positive conditions. We all need a lot of this. While merit is not the essential point in Buddhism, it is necessary as a supporting condition, without which the full actualization of the path is not possible. The same could be said of devotional practices such as chanting, reflectio ...
... positive energy, positive conditions. We all need a lot of this. While merit is not the essential point in Buddhism, it is necessary as a supporting condition, without which the full actualization of the path is not possible. The same could be said of devotional practices such as chanting, reflectio ...
Prayers for Accomplishment in Meditation
... positive energy, positive conditions. We all need a lot of this. While merit is not the essential point in Buddhism, it is necessary as a supporting condition, without which the full actualization of the path is not possible. The same could be said of devotional practices such as chanting, reflectio ...
... positive energy, positive conditions. We all need a lot of this. While merit is not the essential point in Buddhism, it is necessary as a supporting condition, without which the full actualization of the path is not possible. The same could be said of devotional practices such as chanting, reflectio ...
Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns
... fruit as Sukha attained Arahatship and became in turn a great preacher of the Dhamma. Only a small number of nuns are renowned for their skill in teaching, and it is likely that the need to develop the extra paramis to teach the Dhamma made it necessary for Sukha to study under earlier Buddhas for ...
... fruit as Sukha attained Arahatship and became in turn a great preacher of the Dhamma. Only a small number of nuns are renowned for their skill in teaching, and it is likely that the need to develop the extra paramis to teach the Dhamma made it necessary for Sukha to study under earlier Buddhas for ...
Meditation on the Nature of Mind
... were taught in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies. In early spring, the prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile, Ven. Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, gave a lecture on “The Future of Tibet.” A few weeks later, Pico Iyer and Professor Robert Thurman engaged in a public ...
... were taught in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies. In early spring, the prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile, Ven. Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, gave a lecture on “The Future of Tibet.” A few weeks later, Pico Iyer and Professor Robert Thurman engaged in a public ...
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 ...
A Brief Exposition on the Heart Sutra The Heart Sutra
... Attaching one’s mind to anything or any idea will bring suffering. For example, grasping on the idea that life is miserable makes us suffer from negativism. Grasping on the idea that life is all good makes us suffer from naïveté. Grasping on the idea that “she is my life” makes us suffer when she le ...
... Attaching one’s mind to anything or any idea will bring suffering. For example, grasping on the idea that life is miserable makes us suffer from negativism. Grasping on the idea that life is all good makes us suffer from naïveté. Grasping on the idea that “she is my life” makes us suffer when she le ...
Are There Ethical Implications of Karma?
... the habitual and habituating pattern of suffering, we cannot control the effects and so it can only be a matter of chance that things turn out well. The goal of karmic ethical training is to generate outcomes that escape the samasaric continuity of ironic consequences. Buddhism construes ethics or m ...
... the habitual and habituating pattern of suffering, we cannot control the effects and so it can only be a matter of chance that things turn out well. The goal of karmic ethical training is to generate outcomes that escape the samasaric continuity of ironic consequences. Buddhism construes ethics or m ...
Transcript of the teachings by Geshe Chonyi
... 3. The branch of definite emergence 4. The branch that benefits body and mind 5. The branches that are without afflictive emotions. The source for this classification is Maitreya’s Discrimination between the Centre and the Extremes. The Ornament of the Mahayana Sutras also provides the use of the an ...
... 3. The branch of definite emergence 4. The branch that benefits body and mind 5. The branches that are without afflictive emotions. The source for this classification is Maitreya’s Discrimination between the Centre and the Extremes. The Ornament of the Mahayana Sutras also provides the use of the an ...
Transcript of the teachings by Geshe Chonyi
... We all have compassion. When we see our loved ones or close friends suffering, we find it unbearable and we want to free them from that suffering. The Lamrim mentions that there is not a single sentient being who has not been our loved one in the past. We naturally generate compassion whenever we se ...
... We all have compassion. When we see our loved ones or close friends suffering, we find it unbearable and we want to free them from that suffering. The Lamrim mentions that there is not a single sentient being who has not been our loved one in the past. We naturally generate compassion whenever we se ...
2nd Summative Test Practice Exam 2011
... young children's exaggerated interest in themselves and their own pleasure. C) the inability to perceive things from another person's point of view. D) the inability to realize that things continue to exist even when they are not visible. 13. People are likely to take less time to recognize a woman ...
... young children's exaggerated interest in themselves and their own pleasure. C) the inability to perceive things from another person's point of view. D) the inability to realize that things continue to exist even when they are not visible. 13. People are likely to take less time to recognize a woman ...
Approaching The Great Perfection
... enlightened mind in all sentient beings, and proposes that the realization of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened corre ...
... enlightened mind in all sentient beings, and proposes that the realization of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened corre ...
Chapter 4 THE CONCEPT OF FAITH IN MAHĀYĀNA BUDDHISM
... The first stage is known as the religious movement of Mahāyāna. It was almost complete at the end of first century BCE. Mahāyāna sutras which are also known as Vaipulya sutras introduce religious aspect of Mahāyāna Buddhism. The second stage is known as the doctrinal development of Mahāyāna. It was ...
... The first stage is known as the religious movement of Mahāyāna. It was almost complete at the end of first century BCE. Mahāyāna sutras which are also known as Vaipulya sutras introduce religious aspect of Mahāyāna Buddhism. The second stage is known as the doctrinal development of Mahāyāna. It was ...
The Gohonzon - laureldistrictstudy
... As Nichiren Daishonin says: "As for the characters of the Lotus Sutra [the Gohonzon], a blind person cannot see them at all. A person with the eyes of a common mortal sees them as black in color. Persons in the two vehicles see them as void. Bodhisattvas see various different colors in them, while a ...
... As Nichiren Daishonin says: "As for the characters of the Lotus Sutra [the Gohonzon], a blind person cannot see them at all. A person with the eyes of a common mortal sees them as black in color. Persons in the two vehicles see them as void. Bodhisattvas see various different colors in them, while a ...
What is Nirvana - Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
... may not even notice that we are being intolerant. We may just think we are responding to things the way we should and are morally justified in doing so. This then puts us in an interminable chain of karmic cause and effect. Whether it is good or bad, it is repeated over and over. The Buddhist teachi ...
... may not even notice that we are being intolerant. We may just think we are responding to things the way we should and are morally justified in doing so. This then puts us in an interminable chain of karmic cause and effect. Whether it is good or bad, it is repeated over and over. The Buddhist teachi ...
Slide 1
... The Buddha teaches that all conditioned things are in a state of flux or change, and thus impermanent. The ever changing nature of both mind and matter proves the insubstantiality of life, and the instability of existence. Knowing this, Khema the consort of King Bimbisara avoided going to see the Bu ...
... The Buddha teaches that all conditioned things are in a state of flux or change, and thus impermanent. The ever changing nature of both mind and matter proves the insubstantiality of life, and the instability of existence. Knowing this, Khema the consort of King Bimbisara avoided going to see the Bu ...
“The Gift of Rice”
... In an early Buddhist scripture, Shakyamuni states: “All beings fear before danger, life is dear to all. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill” (The Dhammapada, trans. Juan Mascaro, P. 54). He continues: “He who for the sake of happiness does not hurt others who also want happi ...
... In an early Buddhist scripture, Shakyamuni states: “All beings fear before danger, life is dear to all. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill” (The Dhammapada, trans. Juan Mascaro, P. 54). He continues: “He who for the sake of happiness does not hurt others who also want happi ...