Aggañña Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... good act through body, speech or mind, its karmic accountability works on him all the same [§§5-6]. Of all the beings who have risen above karma, the foremost (agga) are the arhats [§7]. The Buddha goes on to speak of the supremacy of social order and justice (dhamma), so that the Sakyas and king Pa ...
... good act through body, speech or mind, its karmic accountability works on him all the same [§§5-6]. Of all the beings who have risen above karma, the foremost (agga) are the arhats [§7]. The Buddha goes on to speak of the supremacy of social order and justice (dhamma), so that the Sakyas and king Pa ...
Bullets - Fulford School : VLE
... father and family. It must be remembered that there were great expectations upon him to carry out the responsibilities of his father, family and tribe. Nevertheless, Siddharta was not going to let anything stop him finding the truths of life. He spent 6 years as a hermit, having shaved his head and ...
... father and family. It must be remembered that there were great expectations upon him to carry out the responsibilities of his father, family and tribe. Nevertheless, Siddharta was not going to let anything stop him finding the truths of life. He spent 6 years as a hermit, having shaved his head and ...
The Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts
... dedication to create and sustain this literature. It must have been produced ...
... dedication to create and sustain this literature. It must have been produced ...
Gautama Buddha
... The primary sources for the life of Siddhārtha Gautama are in a variety of different and sometimes conflicting traditional biographies. These include the Buddhacarita, Lalitavistara Sūtra, Mahāvastu, and the Nidānakathā.[9] Of these, the Buddhacarita is the earliest full biography, an epic poem writ ...
... The primary sources for the life of Siddhārtha Gautama are in a variety of different and sometimes conflicting traditional biographies. These include the Buddhacarita, Lalitavistara Sūtra, Mahāvastu, and the Nidānakathā.[9] Of these, the Buddhacarita is the earliest full biography, an epic poem writ ...
Buddha name Siddhartha Gautama
... Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from ancient India on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.[1] In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha (P. sammāsambuddha, S. samyaksaṃbuddha) of our age, "Buddha" meaning "awakened one" or "the enlightened one." [note 1] The ...
... Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from ancient India on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.[1] In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha (P. sammāsambuddha, S. samyaksaṃbuddha) of our age, "Buddha" meaning "awakened one" or "the enlightened one." [note 1] The ...
Buddhist Studies Semester I to IV
... MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology), MA (Sanskrit) MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology). MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology). MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture ...
... MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology), MA (Sanskrit) MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology). MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology). MA (Buddhist Studies) /MA (Ancient Indian History Culture ...
Nothing Higher Than the Truth: Modern Theosophy, Buddhism, and
... institutions. Modern theosophy is a constellation of ideas, but when regarded more generally, it represents a greater trend towards a universalized world religious ideal that was non-institutional, liberal, and more radically individual. I consider also how this more global trend also became a kind ...
... institutions. Modern theosophy is a constellation of ideas, but when regarded more generally, it represents a greater trend towards a universalized world religious ideal that was non-institutional, liberal, and more radically individual. I consider also how this more global trend also became a kind ...
M ASTER OF ARTS IN BUDDHIST STUDIES
... To prepare Buddhologists who would excel in knowledge, orientation, and application of Buddhist thought of peace and non-violence with high ethical standards and social relevance. Preamble Keeping pace with the disciplinary advances, the programme would address learning about ethical, psychological, ...
... To prepare Buddhologists who would excel in knowledge, orientation, and application of Buddhist thought of peace and non-violence with high ethical standards and social relevance. Preamble Keeping pace with the disciplinary advances, the programme would address learning about ethical, psychological, ...
Commentaries On The Vedas, The Upanishads And The Bhagavad
... master (who conducts meditation for the United Nations), and his very words provide us with direct spiritual inspiration/enlightenment. ...
... master (who conducts meditation for the United Nations), and his very words provide us with direct spiritual inspiration/enlightenment. ...
alms round - Singapore
... for alms, is part of a monk's daily duty. From the four Sekhiya rules and the verse quoted above, a monk should observe the practice of receiving food with the alms bowl thus further emphasizing the importance of monks carrying out the observance of receiving food with the alms bowl. The mode of alm ...
... for alms, is part of a monk's daily duty. From the four Sekhiya rules and the verse quoted above, a monk should observe the practice of receiving food with the alms bowl thus further emphasizing the importance of monks carrying out the observance of receiving food with the alms bowl. The mode of alm ...
... are not the cause of future consequences (vipāka-hetu) (ABK 2: 57 in Hayes 1994: 24, 25, 33). Because such a person generates no more karma, once his present karma is used or burnt up he is liberated from the cycle of rebirth. In this way, only people who lack wisdom, the so-called "foolish masses" ...
Saṃyukta-āgama and the Potential of the Ten Courses of Action
... and condition for] being reborn in hell after the breaking up of the body at death." The Brahmin householders said to the Buddha: "What is the cause and condition for beings to attain rebirth in heaven after the breaking up of the body at death?" The Buddha told the Brahmin householders: "Undertakin ...
... and condition for] being reborn in hell after the breaking up of the body at death." The Brahmin householders said to the Buddha: "What is the cause and condition for beings to attain rebirth in heaven after the breaking up of the body at death?" The Buddha told the Brahmin householders: "Undertakin ...
Attā, Nirattā, and Anattā in the early Buddhist literature
... Upaniṣadic Brahman-Ātman or with some other non-buddhist concepts ever tried to clearly enunciate what this attā is. Any such suggestion without first defining the concept of attā is bound to be methodologically unscientific and unconvincing. To arrive at a more objective conclusion the following ap ...
... Upaniṣadic Brahman-Ātman or with some other non-buddhist concepts ever tried to clearly enunciate what this attā is. Any such suggestion without first defining the concept of attā is bound to be methodologically unscientific and unconvincing. To arrive at a more objective conclusion the following ap ...
The Great Nalanda - Past and Present
... learning for about eight hundred years (from 5th century to 13th century A. D.). At the very beginning it was a monastic institution accommodating thousands of travelling monks coming from different regions. During their stay at Nalanda monastery the Buddha’s Dhamma and Vinaya based on ‘Pariyatti’ a ...
... learning for about eight hundred years (from 5th century to 13th century A. D.). At the very beginning it was a monastic institution accommodating thousands of travelling monks coming from different regions. During their stay at Nalanda monastery the Buddha’s Dhamma and Vinaya based on ‘Pariyatti’ a ...
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... catholic church, did not exist in what we know of early Buddhism. Instead of a church, one is tempted to say, early Buddhism possessed the sangha, the monastic community. Basic religious functions the church fulfils in Christianity seem to be fulfilled by the sangha: as a member of this group, one f ...
... catholic church, did not exist in what we know of early Buddhism. Instead of a church, one is tempted to say, early Buddhism possessed the sangha, the monastic community. Basic religious functions the church fulfils in Christianity seem to be fulfilled by the sangha: as a member of this group, one f ...
Suttas as History: Four Approaches to the "Sermon on the Noble
... tradition,the bulk of the seventeen thousand-oddsuttasin the Tipitakahave become increasingly irrelevantto historiansworking in the field. As one of those historians, and despite my wholeheartedsupportfor attempts at recovering a postcanonical TheravadaBuddhist history, I find this fact unsettling. ...
... tradition,the bulk of the seventeen thousand-oddsuttasin the Tipitakahave become increasingly irrelevantto historiansworking in the field. As one of those historians, and despite my wholeheartedsupportfor attempts at recovering a postcanonical TheravadaBuddhist history, I find this fact unsettling. ...
NCERT_12_Themes in Indian History-part 1
... We must recognise that, given space, time and freedom, children generate new knowledge by engaging with the information passed on to them by adults. Treating the prescribed textbook as the sole basis of examination is one of the key reasons why other resources and sites of learning are ignored. Incu ...
... We must recognise that, given space, time and freedom, children generate new knowledge by engaging with the information passed on to them by adults. Treating the prescribed textbook as the sole basis of examination is one of the key reasons why other resources and sites of learning are ignored. Incu ...
Buddhist Empowerment & Life Transformation
... sorrow and attain immortality. This ideal state can be reached by engaging in self-realization goal for transforming the current life into higher quality of being through samsara. ...
... sorrow and attain immortality. This ideal state can be reached by engaging in self-realization goal for transforming the current life into higher quality of being through samsara. ...
409. Heine, Steven
... The Critical Buddhists seek to reverse the view that the 12-fascicle text is secondary to the 75-fascicle text. Hakamaya’s claim is that in the writings of the 75-fascicle text, which embrace a holistic, naturalist perspective, Dõgen was still struggling with hongaku thought and unable to fully over ...
... The Critical Buddhists seek to reverse the view that the 12-fascicle text is secondary to the 75-fascicle text. Hakamaya’s claim is that in the writings of the 75-fascicle text, which embrace a holistic, naturalist perspective, Dõgen was still struggling with hongaku thought and unable to fully over ...
Karma - The Path to Awakening
... wealthy people who are dishonest or selfish, or very kind people who have bad things happen to them or who die young. Seeing this, we may certainly wonder about the Law of Karma. Our largest obstacle to understanding or even believing in karma may be the factor of time. Most often, the results of ou ...
... wealthy people who are dishonest or selfish, or very kind people who have bad things happen to them or who die young. Seeing this, we may certainly wonder about the Law of Karma. Our largest obstacle to understanding or even believing in karma may be the factor of time. Most often, the results of ou ...
Global Religious Traditions, 1760-1922
... An Historical Account of the Embassy to the Emperor of China: Undertaken by Order of the King of Great Staunton, George; Sir; 1737-1801. Britain; Including the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants; and Preceded by an Account of the Causes of the Embassy and Voyage to China An Historical and Archae ...
... An Historical Account of the Embassy to the Emperor of China: Undertaken by Order of the King of Great Staunton, George; Sir; 1737-1801. Britain; Including the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants; and Preceded by an Account of the Causes of the Embassy and Voyage to China An Historical and Archae ...
Karma - Prison Mindfulness Institute
... It is essential to understand karma as a foundation for our behavior, for our dharma practice, and for the quality of our lives as a whole. The Sanskrit word karma means action. This refers to intentional physical, verbal, or mental actions. Karma is directly related to our intention or motivation w ...
... It is essential to understand karma as a foundation for our behavior, for our dharma practice, and for the quality of our lives as a whole. The Sanskrit word karma means action. This refers to intentional physical, verbal, or mental actions. Karma is directly related to our intention or motivation w ...
The Buddha and Omniscience
... once went begging but did not receive any alms food at all.10 Another such dilemma comes up in the Milindapañha, namely the question why the Buddha, if he was omniscient, nevertheless ordained Devadatta and thereby did not prevent him from creating a schism in the Sa∫gha, an act of considerable cons ...
... once went begging but did not receive any alms food at all.10 Another such dilemma comes up in the Milindapañha, namely the question why the Buddha, if he was omniscient, nevertheless ordained Devadatta and thereby did not prevent him from creating a schism in the Sa∫gha, an act of considerable cons ...
the buddha - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... study materials and teachers available. Ultimately, it is my wish that the study of these teachings be not solely an academic exercise, but rather that they be investigated, reflected upon, meditated with and put into practice within one’s life with the intention of assisting all living beings to aw ...
... study materials and teachers available. Ultimately, it is my wish that the study of these teachings be not solely an academic exercise, but rather that they be investigated, reflected upon, meditated with and put into practice within one’s life with the intention of assisting all living beings to aw ...
Book - Jainism in Buddhist Literature Author
... thorough investigation into the historical and traditional records of the two religions, established the fact that Jainism was an earlier and independent religion of India. Although over eighty years have passed since Jacobi's researches, the much-needed comparative study of Jainism and Buddhism ha ...
... thorough investigation into the historical and traditional records of the two religions, established the fact that Jainism was an earlier and independent religion of India. Although over eighty years have passed since Jacobi's researches, the much-needed comparative study of Jainism and Buddhism ha ...