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 ...
Bhikkhunī Sāsana Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... bhikkhu order was re-established from Burma.27 Thus, while the bhikkhunī The expression used to refer to their higher ordination is just pabbajiṃsu, cf. Oldenberg (88,17+19), Dīp 16.38f. This usage appears to be similar to a general tendency in the early texts to use the expression pabbajjā as an um ...
... bhikkhu order was re-established from Burma.27 Thus, while the bhikkhunī The expression used to refer to their higher ordination is just pabbajiṃsu, cf. Oldenberg (88,17+19), Dīp 16.38f. This usage appears to be similar to a general tendency in the early texts to use the expression pabbajjā as an um ...
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 ...
Ancient India
... text books of Ancient Indian history by eminent scholars such as R.D. Banerjee, R.C. Majumdar, and K. A. Nilkanth Shastri carry the narrative roughly down to 1206 A. D. Thus the period between 700 A.D to 1200 A. D. is considered as medieval period. During this time, then another of India’s Historic ...
... text books of Ancient Indian history by eminent scholars such as R.D. Banerjee, R.C. Majumdar, and K. A. Nilkanth Shastri carry the narrative roughly down to 1206 A. D. Thus the period between 700 A.D to 1200 A. D. is considered as medieval period. During this time, then another of India’s Historic ...
The Forerunner of All Things: Buddhaghosa on Mind, Intention, and Agency
... there is some discussion of mind, it is not at all the focus of the book. The subtitle, “Buddhaghosa on Mind, Intention and Agency,” suggests a study of the great fifth-century Theravādin commentator, Buddhaghosa, but again he is not the focus of this book. He is more like the special guest, or pref ...
... there is some discussion of mind, it is not at all the focus of the book. The subtitle, “Buddhaghosa on Mind, Intention and Agency,” suggests a study of the great fifth-century Theravādin commentator, Buddhaghosa, but again he is not the focus of this book. He is more like the special guest, or pref ...
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... to whether he was a follower of the Buddha. Indeed, the Major Discourse with Sakuludayin is set in Rajagaha, and describes that Sakuludayin was part of a large group of wandering ascetics, (many of whom were well known), which had gathered in the area to loudly discuss many trivial matters. Sakuluda ...
... to whether he was a follower of the Buddha. Indeed, the Major Discourse with Sakuludayin is set in Rajagaha, and describes that Sakuludayin was part of a large group of wandering ascetics, (many of whom were well known), which had gathered in the area to loudly discuss many trivial matters. Sakuluda ...
sample - Casa Fluminense
... very little of what is known about the Lotus Sutra has changed since Tamura wrote it. There are a variety of opinions on certain matters related to the history of the Sutra, such as why the Sanskrit originals of the Lotus from which Chinese translations were made have never been found, some of which ...
... very little of what is known about the Lotus Sutra has changed since Tamura wrote it. There are a variety of opinions on certain matters related to the history of the Sutra, such as why the Sanskrit originals of the Lotus from which Chinese translations were made have never been found, some of which ...
Eating Practices and Attitudes among American Buddhists: An
... Ecology. Buddhism, with its classic philosophies of interconnection and compassion, has provided its followers with the ability to perceive the liberation of all sentient beings. This liberation is classically understood as freedom from karma and so, the cessation of all suffering. Ethics that have ...
... Ecology. Buddhism, with its classic philosophies of interconnection and compassion, has provided its followers with the ability to perceive the liberation of all sentient beings. This liberation is classically understood as freedom from karma and so, the cessation of all suffering. Ethics that have ...
traces of gandhāran buddhism - Institut für Indologie und Tibetologie
... The manuscripts presented here is a selection from the Buddhist Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection that have so far been analysed. They give us a glimpse of the genres of literature that were important for the Buddhist community of the area. The original nature of the collection is, however, unce ...
... The manuscripts presented here is a selection from the Buddhist Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection that have so far been analysed. They give us a glimpse of the genres of literature that were important for the Buddhist community of the area. The original nature of the collection is, however, unce ...
Traces of Gandhāran Buddhism: An Exhibition of Ancient Buddhist
... The manuscripts presented here is a selection from the Buddhist Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection that have so far been analysed. They give us a glimpse of the genres of literature that were important for the Buddhist community of the area. The original nature of the collection is, however, unce ...
... The manuscripts presented here is a selection from the Buddhist Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection that have so far been analysed. They give us a glimpse of the genres of literature that were important for the Buddhist community of the area. The original nature of the collection is, however, unce ...
Essentials of Buddhism
... hear his words of wisdom.” The king was very much moved by the words of Asita. To him there was glory in the thought of his son as ruler of all India and beyond whereas the life of a hermit was mean, cheap and poor in comparison. The king became thoughtful and took every attempt to make the prince’s ...
... hear his words of wisdom.” The king was very much moved by the words of Asita. To him there was glory in the thought of his son as ruler of all India and beyond whereas the life of a hermit was mean, cheap and poor in comparison. The king became thoughtful and took every attempt to make the prince’s ...
puñña kusala sukka
... of common Indian karma theory. It refers to the potency of actions to produce positive and negative future experiences for the agent. Here the two are translated as “karmically meritorious” (or “merit”) and “karmically detrimental” (or “demerit”) respectively. Karmically meritorious actions are of m ...
... of common Indian karma theory. It refers to the potency of actions to produce positive and negative future experiences for the agent. Here the two are translated as “karmically meritorious” (or “merit”) and “karmically detrimental” (or “demerit”) respectively. Karmically meritorious actions are of m ...
Lay Buddhist Practice - Buddhist Publication Society
... hindrance. Of course, if the student can gain the help of some well learned and practised Buddhists he will understand Dhamma more quickly and thoroughly. He will also be able to practise more easily. For it is a great difficulty, even if one has a good acquaintance with the Suttas (the Discourses o ...
... hindrance. Of course, if the student can gain the help of some well learned and practised Buddhists he will understand Dhamma more quickly and thoroughly. He will also be able to practise more easily. For it is a great difficulty, even if one has a good acquaintance with the Suttas (the Discourses o ...
Return Tranquility
... a mental problem. If it is a physical problem, another person can solve it, such as a physician or surgeon, by means of drugs or an operation. A psychological problem, on the other hand, the patient or client himself must solve it using his own efforts. Another can only aid the individual through ad ...
... a mental problem. If it is a physical problem, another person can solve it, such as a physician or surgeon, by means of drugs or an operation. A psychological problem, on the other hand, the patient or client himself must solve it using his own efforts. Another can only aid the individual through ad ...
“I`d rather have Eternal Emptiness”1—Goethe and Buddhism
... which God embraces a sinful person. The conclusion of this poem— which in my opinion is written in revolutionary words—is “temptation comes from above,” that is, not from below as we all believe. Also, Goethe dealt with the topic of Baghavadgita, the great work of Indian poetry, which he learned of ...
... which God embraces a sinful person. The conclusion of this poem— which in my opinion is written in revolutionary words—is “temptation comes from above,” that is, not from below as we all believe. Also, Goethe dealt with the topic of Baghavadgita, the great work of Indian poetry, which he learned of ...
Aspects of Early Buddhist Sociological Thought
... are looked at from the perspective of medicine. What do Buddhist teachings say on illness and health? Health for example, is referred to as the greatest gain in life. There is much that Buddhist anthropology and sociology could gain from Buddhist thought. The social aspects of the community of monks ...
... are looked at from the perspective of medicine. What do Buddhist teachings say on illness and health? Health for example, is referred to as the greatest gain in life. There is much that Buddhist anthropology and sociology could gain from Buddhist thought. The social aspects of the community of monks ...
Buddhist Studies in Germany and Austria 1971
... where departments of South Asian studies are rare and more oriented towards contemporary studies, and where most scholars of Buddhism are employed by departments of religious studies. This Indo-centrism, however, is balanced by Michael FRIEDRICH's contribution on East Asian Buddhism. 1. Generalia a. ...
... where departments of South Asian studies are rare and more oriented towards contemporary studies, and where most scholars of Buddhism are employed by departments of religious studies. This Indo-centrism, however, is balanced by Michael FRIEDRICH's contribution on East Asian Buddhism. 1. Generalia a. ...
Dark and Bright Karma
... (killing someone to protect Buddhism or to prevent him or her from killing many others); 2) actions motivated by a combination of wholesome and unwholesome roots (for instance, donating alms to the monastic community out of generosity but with craving for prosperity or a heavenly rebirth); 3) intri ...
... (killing someone to protect Buddhism or to prevent him or her from killing many others); 2) actions motivated by a combination of wholesome and unwholesome roots (for instance, donating alms to the monastic community out of generosity but with craving for prosperity or a heavenly rebirth); 3) intri ...
Edwin Arnold - What-Buddha
... Thought. Discordant in frequent particulars, and sorely overlaid by corruptions, inventions, and misconceptions, the Buddhistical works yet agree in the one point of recording nothing—no single act or word—which mars the perfect purity and tenderness of this Indian teacher, who united the truest pri ...
... Thought. Discordant in frequent particulars, and sorely overlaid by corruptions, inventions, and misconceptions, the Buddhistical works yet agree in the one point of recording nothing—no single act or word—which mars the perfect purity and tenderness of this Indian teacher, who united the truest pri ...
Buddhist Hard Determinism: No Self, No Free Will, No Responsibility
... that although the self-presupposing notion of a responsible agent makes sense on the pragmatic or conventional level, determinism is a doctrine that makes sense on the level of ultimate reality, in which case the two prima facie incompatible ideas are “compatible,” but only by virtue of being elemen ...
... that although the self-presupposing notion of a responsible agent makes sense on the pragmatic or conventional level, determinism is a doctrine that makes sense on the level of ultimate reality, in which case the two prima facie incompatible ideas are “compatible,” but only by virtue of being elemen ...
EXPLORATIONS - The Center for Southeast Asian Studies
... until about 1600, and lacked any single central authority powerful enough to take any action on this front; the problem was exacerbated by the Ming ban on trade with Japan, which caused countless otherwise lawabiding and peaceful traders to become labeled as wakō, i.e. as criminals, simply on accoun ...
... until about 1600, and lacked any single central authority powerful enough to take any action on this front; the problem was exacerbated by the Ming ban on trade with Japan, which caused countless otherwise lawabiding and peaceful traders to become labeled as wakō, i.e. as criminals, simply on accoun ...
Bodhisattva Precepts in the Ming Society: Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... popular basis at the same time. This paper also takes a cultural comparativist perspective and analyzes the propagation of the same apocryphal precepts in Japan, which could also be explained by comparable conditions in political and technological infrastructure. Apocryphal scriptures played a cruci ...
... popular basis at the same time. This paper also takes a cultural comparativist perspective and analyzes the propagation of the same apocryphal precepts in Japan, which could also be explained by comparable conditions in political and technological infrastructure. Apocryphal scriptures played a cruci ...
Thus, so the legend runs, The Buddha returns once a year to bless
... Water is poured over the shoulders of the Buddha and serves as a reminder to purify the mind from greed, hatred and ignorance. Chinese Buddhists incorporate elements of their country's culture into their religious celebrations like the traditional dancing dragons. Gifts are taken to an altar to be o ...
... Water is poured over the shoulders of the Buddha and serves as a reminder to purify the mind from greed, hatred and ignorance. Chinese Buddhists incorporate elements of their country's culture into their religious celebrations like the traditional dancing dragons. Gifts are taken to an altar to be o ...
There is Only One Mindfulness: Why Science and Buddhism Need
... suffering (Van Gordon, Shonin, Griffiths, and Singh, 2014a). As noted by Monteiro et al., all Buddhist traditions acknowledge the importance of the Noble Eightfold Path. The reason for this is simple; the Noble Eightfold Path is a fundamental teaching that is repeatedly referred to and featured in t ...
... suffering (Van Gordon, Shonin, Griffiths, and Singh, 2014a). As noted by Monteiro et al., all Buddhist traditions acknowledge the importance of the Noble Eightfold Path. The reason for this is simple; the Noble Eightfold Path is a fundamental teaching that is repeatedly referred to and featured in t ...