Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... MN 38: Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhaya Sutta [The Sutta is about correcting a heresy which claims that this same consciousness survives death unchanged. The Buddha states that this consciousness arises and ceases under the principle of Dependent Co-arising and that consciousness which survives death also evolve ...
... MN 38: Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhaya Sutta [The Sutta is about correcting a heresy which claims that this same consciousness survives death unchanged. The Buddha states that this consciousness arises and ceases under the principle of Dependent Co-arising and that consciousness which survives death also evolve ...
Sati Journal Volume 1 - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... moral precepts to such schemes as the five spiritual faculties, the eight path factors, and the six or ten pāramitās. To learn these, we need to study the texts extensively and in depth, always inquiring how we can apply such practices to our lives in the most realistic and beneficial manner. The se ...
... moral precepts to such schemes as the five spiritual faculties, the eight path factors, and the six or ten pāramitās. To learn these, we need to study the texts extensively and in depth, always inquiring how we can apply such practices to our lives in the most realistic and beneficial manner. The se ...
Thirty_Years_of_Buddhist_studies,Conze
... of assistance to Buddhist scholarship. I therefore submit herewith a first selection of these articles to my readers. If there is sufficient demand, in other words if my patient publisher loses no money on this venture, we plan to bring out a second volume, to b$ called Further Buddhist Studies, lat ...
... of assistance to Buddhist scholarship. I therefore submit herewith a first selection of these articles to my readers. If there is sufficient demand, in other words if my patient publisher loses no money on this venture, we plan to bring out a second volume, to b$ called Further Buddhist Studies, lat ...
She Who Laughs Loudest: A Meditation on Zen Humor
... philosophy. It is not an exaggeration to say that in Zen Buddhism laughter can be deemed a more appropriate philosophical practice than, for instance, writing or lecturing—or even thinking” (2010, p. 9). The embodied nature of social relations facilitates an affective transmission, which instructs a ...
... philosophy. It is not an exaggeration to say that in Zen Buddhism laughter can be deemed a more appropriate philosophical practice than, for instance, writing or lecturing—or even thinking” (2010, p. 9). The embodied nature of social relations facilitates an affective transmission, which instructs a ...
BSTC6079 Early Buddhism: a doctrinal exposition
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... Mahāyāna Buddhism for students with no or little background in Buddhist Studies. At the end of the course, students are expected to have acquired sufficient fundamental knowledge on the Mahāyāna tradition, to be able to better understand and appreciate the other more specialized courses on the vario ...
... Mahāyāna Buddhism for students with no or little background in Buddhist Studies. At the end of the course, students are expected to have acquired sufficient fundamental knowledge on the Mahāyāna tradition, to be able to better understand and appreciate the other more specialized courses on the vario ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pāli Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
Buddhism in China and Modern Society: An Introduction Centering
... From his viewpoint, even if it is the teaching or system that was presented by Buddha himself, it also requires adaptation, and changes in accordance to the changing society.14 In the Buddhist teachings recorded in the sutras, there is no abstract doctrine that is universally applicable. This propos ...
... From his viewpoint, even if it is the teaching or system that was presented by Buddha himself, it also requires adaptation, and changes in accordance to the changing society.14 In the Buddhist teachings recorded in the sutras, there is no abstract doctrine that is universally applicable. This propos ...
The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Dīgha Nikāya
... was on this basis that the 250oth anniversary of his passing into final Nibbana was celebrated, as Buddha Jayanti, in the East in 1956-57. He belonged to the Sakya clan dwelling on the edge of the Himalayas, his actual birthplace being a few miles north of the present-day Indian border, in Nepal. Hi ...
... was on this basis that the 250oth anniversary of his passing into final Nibbana was celebrated, as Buddha Jayanti, in the East in 1956-57. He belonged to the Sakya clan dwelling on the edge of the Himalayas, his actual birthplace being a few miles north of the present-day Indian border, in Nepal. Hi ...
THE THREE JEWELS CONT`D - Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre
... are taught to become Bodhisattvas – great beings destined for Buddhahood but delay this goal to help others on the pathway to enlightenment. They seek liberation from suffering for all creatures, thus merits are stored up which warrant one to be a Buddha. Has both monastic and layperson ...
... are taught to become Bodhisattvas – great beings destined for Buddhahood but delay this goal to help others on the pathway to enlightenment. They seek liberation from suffering for all creatures, thus merits are stored up which warrant one to be a Buddha. Has both monastic and layperson ...
Theravada Philosophical Exposition of the Supramundane (Lokuttara)
... and Nibbāna. In brief there are three Lokuttara Dhammas in Buddhism such as the Four Paths (cattāro ariyamaggā), the Four Fruitions (cattāri sāmaññaphalāni), and Nibbāna.10 Wisdom has the specific characteristic of penetrating the true nature of phenomena. It penetrates the particular and general fe ...
... and Nibbāna. In brief there are three Lokuttara Dhammas in Buddhism such as the Four Paths (cattāro ariyamaggā), the Four Fruitions (cattāri sāmaññaphalāni), and Nibbāna.10 Wisdom has the specific characteristic of penetrating the true nature of phenomena. It penetrates the particular and general fe ...
On the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious
... academic discussion on the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious mindfulness practice, and, based on various perspectives of the history of Buddhist doctrine and practice, I argue that most of these presentations seem to be inadequately one-sided simplifications and generalisations. I continu ...
... academic discussion on the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious mindfulness practice, and, based on various perspectives of the history of Buddhist doctrine and practice, I argue that most of these presentations seem to be inadequately one-sided simplifications and generalisations. I continu ...
use of theses - ANU Repository
... Rhys Davids is of the same opinion: "Gautama was born and brought up and lived ...
... Rhys Davids is of the same opinion: "Gautama was born and brought up and lived ...
The Wisdom November 2010 - Leicester Buddhist Vihara
... For Buddhists all over the world, the Full Moon Poya Day in October ( Friday 22nd 2010 signifies a very important occasion-the start of Katina Season. In Sri Lanka, this is also known as the Civara Masaya (Month of the Robe) The Theravada Bhikkus who have received the higher ordination can observe V ...
... For Buddhists all over the world, the Full Moon Poya Day in October ( Friday 22nd 2010 signifies a very important occasion-the start of Katina Season. In Sri Lanka, this is also known as the Civara Masaya (Month of the Robe) The Theravada Bhikkus who have received the higher ordination can observe V ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
... Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Bu ...
On Compassionate Killing and the Abhidhamma’s Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... If, furthermore, events of this kind occurred, it seems odd that neither the Buddha nor the embedded Vinaya commentary (vibhaṅga) make any reference to them. Vinaya judgments set legal precedents, and it would have been important to clarify the facts on which the judgment was based if the Vinaya rep ...
... If, furthermore, events of this kind occurred, it seems odd that neither the Buddha nor the embedded Vinaya commentary (vibhaṅga) make any reference to them. Vinaya judgments set legal precedents, and it would have been important to clarify the facts on which the judgment was based if the Vinaya rep ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in the fifth-century bce. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put forward a new ideal of the holy life, establishing a monastic Order to enable men and ...
... the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in the fifth-century bce. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put forward a new ideal of the holy life, establishing a monastic Order to enable men and ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in the fifth-century bce. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put forward a new ideal of the holy life, establishing a monastic Order to enable men and ...
... the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in the fifth-century bce. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put forward a new ideal of the holy life, establishing a monastic Order to enable men and ...
Buddhist Social Theory?
... nature, there is perhaps no more inspiring myth. It is therefore all the more unfortunate, from a Buddhist perspective at least, that Christianity has so often literalized this myth into history, into the story of God’s only son, who can save us if we believe in him. In place of a path of self-trans ...
... nature, there is perhaps no more inspiring myth. It is therefore all the more unfortunate, from a Buddhist perspective at least, that Christianity has so often literalized this myth into history, into the story of God’s only son, who can save us if we believe in him. In place of a path of self-trans ...
Going Against the Grain: A Historical and - ORCA
... in maintaining Buddhist communal institutions. It can be used as the moral standard and ethical norm for both Buddhist monks and lay people. It has always existed alongside the growth and ramification of Buddhist sects and sectarian schools. Buddhism arose as one of the reformist śramaṇa traditions ...
... in maintaining Buddhist communal institutions. It can be used as the moral standard and ethical norm for both Buddhist monks and lay people. It has always existed alongside the growth and ramification of Buddhist sects and sectarian schools. Buddhism arose as one of the reformist śramaṇa traditions ...
Filial Piety with a Zen Twist: Universalism and Particularism
... Book of Rites, which precedes the introduction of Buddhism into China by several centuries. This text suggests that filial piety was often understood in a twofold way: active dedication during one’s parents’ lifetime, and performance of memorial services after their demise. This behavioral code was ...
... Book of Rites, which precedes the introduction of Buddhism into China by several centuries. This text suggests that filial piety was often understood in a twofold way: active dedication during one’s parents’ lifetime, and performance of memorial services after their demise. This behavioral code was ...
The `Great Chronicle` of a Mythic Past: The
... however, necessitate a more thorough discussion of myth, as it has one of the primary functions in this approach to religion and nationalism. In Chapter 2, I will examine the role of myth in the process of nation building, primarily utilizing the theoretical framework established by Bruce Lincoln. ...
... however, necessitate a more thorough discussion of myth, as it has one of the primary functions in this approach to religion and nationalism. In Chapter 2, I will examine the role of myth in the process of nation building, primarily utilizing the theoretical framework established by Bruce Lincoln. ...
the early buddhist teaching on the theory and practice of moral life
... he Buddhist practice of the moral life, as most of you are aware, begins with Right View (samma ditthi). It draws our attention to the ideational framework through which we perceive the world and its impact on how we conduct ourselves in our individual and social life. For our perspectives on the na ...
... he Buddhist practice of the moral life, as most of you are aware, begins with Right View (samma ditthi). It draws our attention to the ideational framework through which we perceive the world and its impact on how we conduct ourselves in our individual and social life. For our perspectives on the na ...
Eric Sean Nelson, Department of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
... the cultivation of the Eightfold Path. If there is such a path, and if there is awakening, then suffering is the ordinary but not inevitable condition of things. The Buddha’s discourses did not fail to resolve the question of theodicy, since karma was never an answer to the question of how to reconc ...
... the cultivation of the Eightfold Path. If there is such a path, and if there is awakening, then suffering is the ordinary but not inevitable condition of things. The Buddha’s discourses did not fail to resolve the question of theodicy, since karma was never an answer to the question of how to reconc ...