Understanding in Theravada Abhidhamma
... in the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta he states that he could live for an aeon were he asked to do so. The ancient Indians were generally unconcerned with chronologies, being more focused on philosophy. Buddhist texts reflect this tendency, providing a clearer picture of what Gautama may have taught than of ...
... in the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta he states that he could live for an aeon were he asked to do so. The ancient Indians were generally unconcerned with chronologies, being more focused on philosophy. Buddhist texts reflect this tendency, providing a clearer picture of what Gautama may have taught than of ...
Buddhism in Noh
... deduced from what we learn of his religious life. This is because a monk from almost anywhere could be doing almost any of the practices then common. Therefore the following summary will be about modes of faith or practice, but not about sects. The Buddhism of Noh is composed of devotion to Amida (A ...
... deduced from what we learn of his religious life. This is because a monk from almost anywhere could be doing almost any of the practices then common. Therefore the following summary will be about modes of faith or practice, but not about sects. The Buddhism of Noh is composed of devotion to Amida (A ...
PDF - UWA Research Portal
... Asral NGO without whom I could not have carried out my research. My boundless gratitude to Zorigt Ganbold, whose weekly Buddhist classes were always a pleasure and whose friendship warmed even the coldest of winter days. Many thanks to Baasansuren Enkhtungalag for being a great friend and a very pat ...
... Asral NGO without whom I could not have carried out my research. My boundless gratitude to Zorigt Ganbold, whose weekly Buddhist classes were always a pleasure and whose friendship warmed even the coldest of winter days. Many thanks to Baasansuren Enkhtungalag for being a great friend and a very pat ...
What Does it Mean to do the Right Thing?
... In this Commentary, I wish to follow this perspective, and to add a complimentary layer that may assist in clarifying why, and in what way, the cultivation of mindfulness and wisdom as understood within the Buddhist worldview can promote ethical conduct. As mindfulness is a Buddhist concept that is ...
... In this Commentary, I wish to follow this perspective, and to add a complimentary layer that may assist in clarifying why, and in what way, the cultivation of mindfulness and wisdom as understood within the Buddhist worldview can promote ethical conduct. As mindfulness is a Buddhist concept that is ...
Two Traditions of Meditation in Ancient India
... the latter. I shall briefly discuss some examples, all of them taken from the main body of the book: 1. The Mahåparinirvåˆa SËtra, in its various recensions, records a discussion of the Buddha with someone called Putkasa (in Sanskrit) or Pukkusa (in Påli). The Buddha here boasts that once, in a viol ...
... the latter. I shall briefly discuss some examples, all of them taken from the main body of the book: 1. The Mahåparinirvåˆa SËtra, in its various recensions, records a discussion of the Buddha with someone called Putkasa (in Sanskrit) or Pukkusa (in Påli). The Buddha here boasts that once, in a viol ...
the two traditions of meditation in ancient india
... the latter. I shall briefly discuss some examples, all of them taken from the main body of the book: 1. The Mahåparinirvåˆa SËtra, in its various recensions, records a discussion of the Buddha with someone called Putkasa (in Sanskrit) or Pukkusa (in Påli). The Buddha here boasts that once, in a viol ...
... the latter. I shall briefly discuss some examples, all of them taken from the main body of the book: 1. The Mahåparinirvåˆa SËtra, in its various recensions, records a discussion of the Buddha with someone called Putkasa (in Sanskrit) or Pukkusa (in Påli). The Buddha here boasts that once, in a viol ...
Faxian`s Biography and His Contributions to Asian Buddhist Culture
... 5. Translation of Buddhist Scriptures and the Later Life of Faxian Faxian spent the rest of his life translating or editing the scriptures he had collected. However, there is no relevant record of this in the English versions of “Record of Buddhist Kingdoms”. According to the Chinese literature (Shi ...
... 5. Translation of Buddhist Scriptures and the Later Life of Faxian Faxian spent the rest of his life translating or editing the scriptures he had collected. However, there is no relevant record of this in the English versions of “Record of Buddhist Kingdoms”. According to the Chinese literature (Shi ...
On the naturalization of karma and rebirth | SpringerLink
... karma is relevant to the evaluation of a certain action as ‘good’ or ‘bad’, we may also wish to ask whether such an evaluation is a natural fact or event? Furthermore, is the pursuit of a naturalized concept of karma in Buddhism an attempt to define ethical terms by way of appealing to natural terms ...
... karma is relevant to the evaluation of a certain action as ‘good’ or ‘bad’, we may also wish to ask whether such an evaluation is a natural fact or event? Furthermore, is the pursuit of a naturalized concept of karma in Buddhism an attempt to define ethical terms by way of appealing to natural terms ...
Course Handbook for 2015-2016 Office hours
... This course focuses on the archaeological sources for studying the history and development of Buddhism, whilst taking into account the problems and tensions between text and material-based frameworks of analysis. It tracks the early origins of Buddhism in the Gangetic valley of India during the mid ...
... This course focuses on the archaeological sources for studying the history and development of Buddhism, whilst taking into account the problems and tensions between text and material-based frameworks of analysis. It tracks the early origins of Buddhism in the Gangetic valley of India during the mid ...
Suttas as History: Four Approaches to the "Sermon on the Noble
... biography; NQ is relied on implicitly and explicitly in all reconstructions of the Buddha biography from later canonical times to the present, both by Buddhists and by scholars. ...
... biography; NQ is relied on implicitly and explicitly in all reconstructions of the Buddha biography from later canonical times to the present, both by Buddhists and by scholars. ...
King Asoka as a Role Model of Buddhist Leadership
... republic, and Bollywood portraited him in a US$1.9m movie production in 2001 which was shown at Venice Film Festival. H. G. Wells once wrote, “[a]midst the tens of thousands of names of monarchs that crowd the columns of history, their majesties and graciousnesses and serenities and royal highnesses ...
... republic, and Bollywood portraited him in a US$1.9m movie production in 2001 which was shown at Venice Film Festival. H. G. Wells once wrote, “[a]midst the tens of thousands of names of monarchs that crowd the columns of history, their majesties and graciousnesses and serenities and royal highnesses ...
Macho Buddhism: Gender and Sexualities in the Diamond Way
... fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especially in the more traditionalist and conservative groups.’ 26 Nydahl also ...
... fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especially in the more traditionalist and conservative groups.’ 26 Nydahl also ...
... an arahat, a liberated being, do not and cannot be thought to have the capacity to bring further karmic fruitfulness. Hence karmically fortunate acts-that is, acts which are essentially pure but still marred by traces of impurity (the kleśas or āsravas)-will tend to lead to happiness and to pleasant ...
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
... sites as well as contemporary Buddhist rituals demonstrate the influence of Hinayana, Mahayana, and Tantrayana forms of Buddhism, which also incorporated Brahmanical and Hindu elements. It must be kept in mind, furthermore, that the forms of Buddhism and Hinduism that took root in Sri Lanka and in i ...
... sites as well as contemporary Buddhist rituals demonstrate the influence of Hinayana, Mahayana, and Tantrayana forms of Buddhism, which also incorporated Brahmanical and Hindu elements. It must be kept in mind, furthermore, that the forms of Buddhism and Hinduism that took root in Sri Lanka and in i ...
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
... sites as well as contemporary Buddhist rituals demonstrate the influence of Hinayana, Mahayana, and Tantrayana forms of Buddhism, which also incorporated Brahmanical and Hindu elements. It must be kept in mind, furthermore, that the forms of Buddhism and Hinduism that took root in Sri Lanka and in i ...
... sites as well as contemporary Buddhist rituals demonstrate the influence of Hinayana, Mahayana, and Tantrayana forms of Buddhism, which also incorporated Brahmanical and Hindu elements. It must be kept in mind, furthermore, that the forms of Buddhism and Hinduism that took root in Sri Lanka and in i ...
Politics of Higher Ordination, Buddhist Monastic Identitiy, and
... new ordination was the monastic fraternities' ordination of monastic candidates on the basis of caste. He maintains that caste in the monastic community is against the Buddha's teaching. In supporting his view, he cites the Paharada Sutta in the Buddhist canon where the Buddha compares his doctrine ...
... new ordination was the monastic fraternities' ordination of monastic candidates on the basis of caste. He maintains that caste in the monastic community is against the Buddha's teaching. In supporting his view, he cites the Paharada Sutta in the Buddhist canon where the Buddha compares his doctrine ...
here - Harvard Negotiation Law Review
... teachers of Buddhism who taught mindfulness meditation from the Buddhist tradition to individuals with a variety of religious orientations. The Law Program endorses and uses mindfulness meditation in part because lawyers who participate in its law retreats can practice it without making a commitment ...
... teachers of Buddhism who taught mindfulness meditation from the Buddhist tradition to individuals with a variety of religious orientations. The Law Program endorses and uses mindfulness meditation in part because lawyers who participate in its law retreats can practice it without making a commitment ...
The Great Nalanda - Past and Present
... The Nalanda Mahavihara (ancient Nalanda University) had been a great seat of 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 st ...
... The Nalanda Mahavihara (ancient Nalanda University) had been a great seat of 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 st ...
The Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts
... in the Buddhist traditions, as well as the lack of direct manuscript or archaeological evidence for the life of the Buddha, are real and important considerations, which should raise questions for any serious inquirer as to what the historical foundations for the Buddhist religion really are. However ...
... in the Buddhist traditions, as well as the lack of direct manuscript or archaeological evidence for the life of the Buddha, are real and important considerations, which should raise questions for any serious inquirer as to what the historical foundations for the Buddhist religion really are. However ...
Fo Guang Shan Buddhism and Ethical Conversations
... The term “ethics” has a wide variety of meanings in ordinary and technical usage, and for this reason it is necessary to say a little about what I mean when I use the term. First, to address the question of scope, for the purposes of this paper, when I use the term “ethics” I am using it in the broa ...
... The term “ethics” has a wide variety of meanings in ordinary and technical usage, and for this reason it is necessary to say a little about what I mean when I use the term. First, to address the question of scope, for the purposes of this paper, when I use the term “ethics” I am using it in the broa ...
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... loose towards the monk with an indication to attack him (monk). The Sthabir said, 'O upasak, please do not act in this way. I have done no wrong to you. Please cherish loving-kindness to me'. The hunter said, 'Having met you in the morning my purpose has ended in failure. I have got no animal of pre ...
... loose towards the monk with an indication to attack him (monk). The Sthabir said, 'O upasak, please do not act in this way. I have done no wrong to you. Please cherish loving-kindness to me'. The hunter said, 'Having met you in the morning my purpose has ended in failure. I have got no animal of pre ...
The Beatnik Buddhist: The Monk of American Pop
... koan-like fashion, in paragraph sixty-five, he says that his experience was the first teaching from the golden eternity, followed by paragraph sixty-six, wherein he says that the second teaching is that there was no first.8 To Kerouac’s dismay, although he regarded these three works as his most impo ...
... koan-like fashion, in paragraph sixty-five, he says that his experience was the first teaching from the golden eternity, followed by paragraph sixty-six, wherein he says that the second teaching is that there was no first.8 To Kerouac’s dismay, although he regarded these three works as his most impo ...
astract - University of West Florida
... In mainstream academia in the United States, Buddhism is perceived as being religion and/or philosophy, and is generally taught in those departments. Hence, academic psychologists often perceive Buddhism as being irrelevant or inappropriate, and thus miss out on a powerful psychology. There is nothi ...
... In mainstream academia in the United States, Buddhism is perceived as being religion and/or philosophy, and is generally taught in those departments. Hence, academic psychologists often perceive Buddhism as being irrelevant or inappropriate, and thus miss out on a powerful psychology. There is nothi ...
Buddhism and Western Psychology
... In mainstream academia in the United States, Buddhism is perceived as being religion and/or philosophy, and is generally taught in those departments. Hence, academic psychologists often perceive Buddhism as being irrelevant or inappropriate, and thus miss out on a powerful psychology. There is nothi ...
... In mainstream academia in the United States, Buddhism is perceived as being religion and/or philosophy, and is generally taught in those departments. Hence, academic psychologists often perceive Buddhism as being irrelevant or inappropriate, and thus miss out on a powerful psychology. There is nothi ...
laotian hill tribes - Welcome to Muang Lao new website
... material wealth in itself, though no less sought for, is not an end in itself but it is only a means to assist us to reach our true potential either for ourselves or for others. In another word, Buddhists are no less assiduous in making lives better but they do it with non-attachment. They understan ...
... material wealth in itself, though no less sought for, is not an end in itself but it is only a means to assist us to reach our true potential either for ourselves or for others. In another word, Buddhists are no less assiduous in making lives better but they do it with non-attachment. They understan ...