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 ...
Early Neo-Confucian View of Chinese Buddhism
... year later, the psychological effect on both the public and the. sangha was shattering, and although it is perhaps rash to claim that one year's suppression was the start of the Buddhist decline in China, it still seems true to assert the existence of a strong anti-Buddhist ...
... year later, the psychological effect on both the public and the. sangha was shattering, and although it is perhaps rash to claim that one year's suppression was the start of the Buddhist decline in China, it still seems true to assert the existence of a strong anti-Buddhist ...
Precepts Guideline Manual
... relationship to non-human beings and the physical environment? Is there an individual self that survives through the cycle of successive lives? Peace, love and happiness form the basis for the true meaning of human life. Therefore, in order to make our lives meaningful and enriching we must discover ...
... relationship to non-human beings and the physical environment? Is there an individual self that survives through the cycle of successive lives? Peace, love and happiness form the basis for the true meaning of human life. Therefore, in order to make our lives meaningful and enriching we must discover ...
Buddhism in a Nutshell
... the highest possible state of perfection any person could aspire to, and without the close-fist of a teacher he revealed the only straight path that leads thereto. According to the Teaching of the Buddha anybody may aspire to that supreme state of perfection if he makes the necessary exertion. The B ...
... the highest possible state of perfection any person could aspire to, and without the close-fist of a teacher he revealed the only straight path that leads thereto. According to the Teaching of the Buddha anybody may aspire to that supreme state of perfection if he makes the necessary exertion. The B ...
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... He also quotes an inscription from the 10th Century king of Sri Lanka, Mahinda IV (956972 CE), who had the words inscribed "none but the bodhisattvas will become kings of a prosperous Lanka," ...
... He also quotes an inscription from the 10th Century king of Sri Lanka, Mahinda IV (956972 CE), who had the words inscribed "none but the bodhisattvas will become kings of a prosperous Lanka," ...
Shakespeare, Buddha, and King Lear Journal of Buddhist Ethics Melvin Sterne
... the inverse of Buddhist principles, not the application. Still, this illumination, in black and white, could prove useful. Bamber suggests ways in which Buddhist concepts may be used to analyze literature. In a Buddhist critique of Walt Whitman she writes, "reading as a Buddhist I find in Whitman ma ...
... the inverse of Buddhist principles, not the application. Still, this illumination, in black and white, could prove useful. Bamber suggests ways in which Buddhist concepts may be used to analyze literature. In a Buddhist critique of Walt Whitman she writes, "reading as a Buddhist I find in Whitman ma ...
SRI LANKA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST
... course to be taken in relation to her following of 500 Sàkyan women, who had come together with her in quest of higher ordination. In reply to this question, the Buddha promulgated Cv X.2, according to which bhikkhus on their own should give the higher ordination to female candidates. Considering th ...
... course to be taken in relation to her following of 500 Sàkyan women, who had come together with her in quest of higher ordination. In reply to this question, the Buddha promulgated Cv X.2, according to which bhikkhus on their own should give the higher ordination to female candidates. Considering th ...
Guang Ming Digest - Guang Ming Temple
... In 1949, amid the turbulence of civil war, the Venerable Master accompanied many mainland Chinese as they left the mainland China for Taiwan. He first served them as part of the medical corps. ...
... In 1949, amid the turbulence of civil war, the Venerable Master accompanied many mainland Chinese as they left the mainland China for Taiwan. He first served them as part of the medical corps. ...
Buddhism In Thailand
... We learn from historical facts that shortly after the Buddha’s passing away there was what could be called a bad omen for those who were well-wishers of Buddhism. The tears of his mourners had not yet dried when a follower of the devoted Elder Kassapa, an old bhikkhu called Subhadda, suddenly surpri ...
... We learn from historical facts that shortly after the Buddha’s passing away there was what could be called a bad omen for those who were well-wishers of Buddhism. The tears of his mourners had not yet dried when a follower of the devoted Elder Kassapa, an old bhikkhu called Subhadda, suddenly surpri ...
409. Heine, Steven
... name of universal, nondiscriminating compassion, such problematic viewpoints as the demand for societal harmony (wa É) over individuality and a tacit compliance with militarism. These attitudes are in turn supported politically by totalitarian and nationalist ideologies as well as intellectually by ...
... name of universal, nondiscriminating compassion, such problematic viewpoints as the demand for societal harmony (wa É) over individuality and a tacit compliance with militarism. These attitudes are in turn supported politically by totalitarian and nationalist ideologies as well as intellectually by ...
A Secular Buddhism - Journal of Global Buddhism
... not have to be a rocket scientist to figure out where it comes from. A Google search will tell you that mindfulness is a form of Buddhist meditation. Jane is not the only person I have met whose practice of Buddhism started with exposure to mindfulness as a medical treatment. On every Buddhist medit ...
... not have to be a rocket scientist to figure out where it comes from. A Google search will tell you that mindfulness is a form of Buddhist meditation. Jane is not the only person I have met whose practice of Buddhism started with exposure to mindfulness as a medical treatment. On every Buddhist medit ...
By Ajahn Jayasaro - Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
... long-standing need. There have been others in the past who have begun and then finally abandoned such a project. This book finally succeeds in remedying an important lack. Ajahn Jayasaro has written this book in the form of questions and answers, making it interesting and not overly-academic in tone ...
... long-standing need. There have been others in the past who have begun and then finally abandoned such a project. This book finally succeeds in remedying an important lack. Ajahn Jayasaro has written this book in the form of questions and answers, making it interesting and not overly-academic in tone ...
Buddhism in a Nutshell
... named Siddhattha Gotama, who was destined to be the greatest religious teacher in the world. Brought up in the lap of luxury, receiving an education befitting a prince, he married and had a son. His contemplative nature and boundless compassion did not permit him to enjoy the fleeting material pleas ...
... named Siddhattha Gotama, who was destined to be the greatest religious teacher in the world. Brought up in the lap of luxury, receiving an education befitting a prince, he married and had a son. His contemplative nature and boundless compassion did not permit him to enjoy the fleeting material pleas ...
the sociology of early buddhism - Assets
... sense, this conflict need not matter; life does not imitate logic, and indeed, the quest for an internally consistent original Buddhism often encourages a mistaken view of Buddhism’s social dynamics. However, the original message as intended by the Buddha himself is not the same thing as the subsequ ...
... sense, this conflict need not matter; life does not imitate logic, and indeed, the quest for an internally consistent original Buddhism often encourages a mistaken view of Buddhism’s social dynamics. However, the original message as intended by the Buddha himself is not the same thing as the subsequ ...
Document
... demonstrated that some dhara∞i actually used in the Indian cultural sphere should not be classified as “Tantric” because there is nothing Tantric about them8. Also, Arthur Waley suggested that dhara∞i did not become associated with Tantric Buddhism until the eighth century and coined the term “Dhara ...
... demonstrated that some dhara∞i actually used in the Indian cultural sphere should not be classified as “Tantric” because there is nothing Tantric about them8. Also, Arthur Waley suggested that dhara∞i did not become associated with Tantric Buddhism until the eighth century and coined the term “Dhara ...
gautama buddha - the enlightened world-teacher
... Buddha". As Asita was uttering these prophetic words, tears filled his eyes. The king i n his amazement asked h i m : " W h y do you shed tears?" Asita replied: "Alas, being old I shall not live to see the glory of thy son's Buddhahood, nor listen to his saving sermons." These words made the king th ...
... Buddha". As Asita was uttering these prophetic words, tears filled his eyes. The king i n his amazement asked h i m : " W h y do you shed tears?" Asita replied: "Alas, being old I shall not live to see the glory of thy son's Buddhahood, nor listen to his saving sermons." These words made the king th ...
JIABU, Vol. IX, 2016 - International Association of Buddhist
... Shih, as he researches the holy-men and their involvement with political leadership within texts from Thai history. From the pages of history, towards influential literature and art: the last two papers are on the Sinxay Story, perhaps a Jataka tale from Laos, translated by Peter Whittlesey; and the ...
... Shih, as he researches the holy-men and their involvement with political leadership within texts from Thai history. From the pages of history, towards influential literature and art: the last two papers are on the Sinxay Story, perhaps a Jataka tale from Laos, translated by Peter Whittlesey; and the ...
Hinayana and Mahayana
... century Mahdydnasutrdlamkdra, a formative classic of Mahayana doctrine: "the Sravakayana [i.e., Hinayana] and Mahayana are mutually opposed."2 For Asanga this fundamental incommensurability is ideological and practical in nature: the two ydnas diverge in their aspirations, teachings, practices, supp ...
... century Mahdydnasutrdlamkdra, a formative classic of Mahayana doctrine: "the Sravakayana [i.e., Hinayana] and Mahayana are mutually opposed."2 For Asanga this fundamental incommensurability is ideological and practical in nature: the two ydnas diverge in their aspirations, teachings, practices, supp ...
Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion
... because they alone can inspire wholly exclusive commitments and devotion. That said, investigations into the power of theistic traditions that lack a One True God are crucial in determining the validity of this assertion. Furthermore, there has been little exploration of the interaction and conflict ...
... because they alone can inspire wholly exclusive commitments and devotion. That said, investigations into the power of theistic traditions that lack a One True God are crucial in determining the validity of this assertion. Furthermore, there has been little exploration of the interaction and conflict ...
Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution
... This adaptability did not always work to Buddhism’s advantage. There were many factors that led to the eventual disappearance of Buddhism in its birthplace, India, but one of them, ironically, was its influence on Brahmanism and other local traditions. Buddhism became more dispensable once some of i ...
... This adaptability did not always work to Buddhism’s advantage. There were many factors that led to the eventual disappearance of Buddhism in its birthplace, India, but one of them, ironically, was its influence on Brahmanism and other local traditions. Buddhism became more dispensable once some of i ...
The Divinization of the Buddha - Journal of Student Scholarhip
... Hail, son of Poseidon, most powerful god, and of Aphrodite. The other gods are either far distant, or do not have ears. But we see you present, not made of wood or stone, but real. So we pray to you.38 The Macedonian king Demetrius was deified by the Athenians for saving their city, and he was worsh ...
... Hail, son of Poseidon, most powerful god, and of Aphrodite. The other gods are either far distant, or do not have ears. But we see you present, not made of wood or stone, but real. So we pray to you.38 The Macedonian king Demetrius was deified by the Athenians for saving their city, and he was worsh ...
ABSTRACT American Buddhism: A Sociological Perspective Buster
... One of the few exceptions on providing surveys in Asian languages is the New Immigrant Survey (NIS) which allowed respondents to choose the language in which their survey was conducted. The difficulty with this survey is that the sample only includes recent immigrants, meaning that comparisons with ...
... One of the few exceptions on providing surveys in Asian languages is the New Immigrant Survey (NIS) which allowed respondents to choose the language in which their survey was conducted. The difficulty with this survey is that the sample only includes recent immigrants, meaning that comparisons with ...
THE FOUR ASSEMBLIES AND THERAVA.DA BUDDHISM 104). 1
... the order of bhikkhunfs in India had already become extinct and no living bhikkhunz tradition appears to have been in existence in other Theravada countries7• Before its eventual demise, in the early fifth ...
... the order of bhikkhunfs in India had already become extinct and no living bhikkhunz tradition appears to have been in existence in other Theravada countries7• Before its eventual demise, in the early fifth ...
Ashtasahasrika_prajnaparamita
... eastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal during the reign of the Palas (c.A.D.800-1200), who were ardent followers of Mahayana Buddhism. ...
... eastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal during the reign of the Palas (c.A.D.800-1200), who were ardent followers of Mahayana Buddhism. ...
Forty-Three Years Ago
... Indeed he did, and indeed, I hope, he has. Twenty-three years later I can honestly say that he has changed my life, and in changing it, has helped give it a meaning of which I never dreamt it possible. I am by no means alone. Instructed and inspired by him, first tens, then hundreds, and now thousa ...
... Indeed he did, and indeed, I hope, he has. Twenty-three years later I can honestly say that he has changed my life, and in changing it, has helped give it a meaning of which I never dreamt it possible. I am by no means alone. Instructed and inspired by him, first tens, then hundreds, and now thousa ...