Samsara, Karma, and Self-Enlightenment: A Buddhist Perspective
... The selfish, doing harm, do not know what is in store for them. They are burned as if by fire by the results of their own deeds. (Easwaran, 2007, p.144) ...
... The selfish, doing harm, do not know what is in store for them. They are burned as if by fire by the results of their own deeds. (Easwaran, 2007, p.144) ...
The Buddha and The Cross: The Development of
... Although the “religious” results of the 2011 Irish census will not be published until March of 2012, many Irish Buddhist practitioners have high hopes for a numerical increase in the country’s Buddhist population.4 “I think it’s [Buddhism’s] quite an appropriate religion for modern Ireland in partic ...
... Although the “religious” results of the 2011 Irish census will not be published until March of 2012, many Irish Buddhist practitioners have high hopes for a numerical increase in the country’s Buddhist population.4 “I think it’s [Buddhism’s] quite an appropriate religion for modern Ireland in partic ...
1 Kindness and Compassion as means to Nirvana in Early
... evidence for the use of writing in India dates from the middle of the third century B.C..6 The texts that record the Buddha’s sermons are for the most part narrations in which the Buddha plays the leading role, though in some cases the sermon is ascribed to a leading monk. The tradition holds that t ...
... evidence for the use of writing in India dates from the middle of the third century B.C..6 The texts that record the Buddha’s sermons are for the most part narrations in which the Buddha plays the leading role, though in some cases the sermon is ascribed to a leading monk. The tradition holds that t ...
4. Hsuan-Tsang - Triratna Centre Support
... broken down. At the capital, Purushapura (Peshawar) there was only one monastery with fifty (Mahayana) monks. The decline was largely attributed to devastation by the “white Huns” a nomadic Turk-Mongol people of the Eurasian steppes when they passed through two centuries before. Most of the local in ...
... broken down. At the capital, Purushapura (Peshawar) there was only one monastery with fifty (Mahayana) monks. The decline was largely attributed to devastation by the “white Huns” a nomadic Turk-Mongol people of the Eurasian steppes when they passed through two centuries before. Most of the local in ...
Document
... scholars argue that Buddhist activism is a product of the late twentieth and early twentyfirst century and “reflects the globalization and hybridization of Asian, European, and American values” (249). Still other scholars question whether Buddhist activism is Buddhist at all. Helen Tworkov, current ...
... scholars argue that Buddhist activism is a product of the late twentieth and early twentyfirst century and “reflects the globalization and hybridization of Asian, European, and American values” (249). Still other scholars question whether Buddhist activism is Buddhist at all. Helen Tworkov, current ...
Significance of Vas and Katina
... got more wet than the others. The Buddha seeing this monk, advised the monk to accept an extra robe as a Katina. The extra robe was always given to the one who needed it the most. There are many traditions and rituals of offering a piece of cloth to monks in the name of Katina. Chance to Gain Great ...
... got more wet than the others. The Buddha seeing this monk, advised the monk to accept an extra robe as a Katina. The extra robe was always given to the one who needed it the most. There are many traditions and rituals of offering a piece of cloth to monks in the name of Katina. Chance to Gain Great ...
Untitled - Fo Guang Shan Temple of Toronto
... returned to the world of men, Nagarjuna began making known the wisdom he had obtained by teaching and writing about prajna and its related systems. The Buddhist tradition holds that over time the essence of the prajnaparamita Sutra was distilled into more and more condensed versions, until it finall ...
... returned to the world of men, Nagarjuna began making known the wisdom he had obtained by teaching and writing about prajna and its related systems. The Buddhist tradition holds that over time the essence of the prajnaparamita Sutra was distilled into more and more condensed versions, until it finall ...
āgama and aṅga in the early buddhist oral tradition
... as acutely as earlier. The possible demotion of vedalla to the last place in Pāli listings of the nine aṅga might be related to the negative associations that vedallakathā carries in a discourse in the Aṅguttara-nikāya as leading to the future corruption of the Dhamma and Vinaya, 33 and to the even ...
... as acutely as earlier. The possible demotion of vedalla to the last place in Pāli listings of the nine aṅga might be related to the negative associations that vedallakathā carries in a discourse in the Aṅguttara-nikāya as leading to the future corruption of the Dhamma and Vinaya, 33 and to the even ...
Print this article - Journal of Global Buddhism
... radar of digital either-or markers. For instance, many practitioners of Vipassanā or Zen, so-called secular Buddhists, or people who are deeply inspired by Buddhism as ‘a way of life’ or as ‘a spiritual path’ would not necessarily call themselves Buddhists. What Coleman says about the USA also appli ...
... radar of digital either-or markers. For instance, many practitioners of Vipassanā or Zen, so-called secular Buddhists, or people who are deeply inspired by Buddhism as ‘a way of life’ or as ‘a spiritual path’ would not necessarily call themselves Buddhists. What Coleman says about the USA also appli ...
THE BAILIN BUDDHIST TEMPLE: THRIVING UNDER
... follow the three jewels, be loyal to the three jewels, and is given a “Dharma name” by the officiating monk to signify the new Buddhist identity. Jing Hui and other Buddhist leaders in China often state that only those who have taken guiyi can be considered true Buddhists. Many Buddhist followers in C ...
... follow the three jewels, be loyal to the three jewels, and is given a “Dharma name” by the officiating monk to signify the new Buddhist identity. Jing Hui and other Buddhist leaders in China often state that only those who have taken guiyi can be considered true Buddhists. Many Buddhist followers in C ...
2014 - Khyentse Foundation
... know the true benefit of following the path of the Buddha. There are so many who don’t know this, who may be looking for this kind of relief, but they have no access. They have no means to encounter the path. ...
... know the true benefit of following the path of the Buddha. There are so many who don’t know this, who may be looking for this kind of relief, but they have no access. They have no means to encounter the path. ...
buddhism and science
... Although Buddhism was initially against speculation concerning the origin of the cosmos, and although it no doubt has its share of myth and legend, it has generally been open towards Science, and many of its doctrines and beliefs have echoes in Science. After briefly outlining the history of the rel ...
... Although Buddhism was initially against speculation concerning the origin of the cosmos, and although it no doubt has its share of myth and legend, it has generally been open towards Science, and many of its doctrines and beliefs have echoes in Science. After briefly outlining the history of the rel ...
The Dhammapada Yamaka Vagga Vivaraṇa
... lead a successful, peaceful and joyful life without even the slightest hindrance to other people. The special characteristic of these words of Dhamma is that they are applicable to any individual or any society without the restrictions of time and space. ...
... lead a successful, peaceful and joyful life without even the slightest hindrance to other people. The special characteristic of these words of Dhamma is that they are applicable to any individual or any society without the restrictions of time and space. ...
Buddhist and jain Art.p65
... settings. These religions had established a new tradition based on ethical and moral way of life, which not only influenced a great mass of the contemporary society but have also left an immense impact on the Indian culture through the ages. The art-historical traditions of the contemporary society ...
... settings. These religions had established a new tradition based on ethical and moral way of life, which not only influenced a great mass of the contemporary society but have also left an immense impact on the Indian culture through the ages. The art-historical traditions of the contemporary society ...
Unit G586 - Buddhism - Scheme of work and lesson plan
... OCR has produced an overview document, which summarises the changes to Religious Studies. This can be found at www.ocr.org.uk, along with the new specification. In order to help you plan effectively for the implementation of the new specification we have produced this Scheme of Work and Sample Lesso ...
... OCR has produced an overview document, which summarises the changes to Religious Studies. This can be found at www.ocr.org.uk, along with the new specification. In order to help you plan effectively for the implementation of the new specification we have produced this Scheme of Work and Sample Lesso ...
Buddhism as a `living tradition`
... and to, our own human experience. Further, not only have I found Buddhism directly applicable to lived experience but it also presents to me both firm roots in its traditional past and relevance to my own contemporary experience. In the ways I have experienced Buddhism, I have found no contradiction ...
... and to, our own human experience. Further, not only have I found Buddhism directly applicable to lived experience but it also presents to me both firm roots in its traditional past and relevance to my own contemporary experience. In the ways I have experienced Buddhism, I have found no contradiction ...
Social Change and Religious Movements in Thailand
... expansion in Southeast Asia. Thailand is unique in Southeast Asia in that it was able to maintain independence. However, the impact of colonialism led ultimately to the institutional reform of Thai society, dividing the era of traditional from the modern nation state.1 The twentieth century, as Suwa ...
... expansion in Southeast Asia. Thailand is unique in Southeast Asia in that it was able to maintain independence. However, the impact of colonialism led ultimately to the institutional reform of Thai society, dividing the era of traditional from the modern nation state.1 The twentieth century, as Suwa ...
Colors of the Robe: Religion, Identity and Difference Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... to the SLFP; or from his own political interests in casting himself as a “Buddhist president” (interesting here, and throughout the book, is Abeysekara’s discussion of Walpola Rahula’s role in Sri Lankan politics in the 1980s and 1990s). The following chapter discusses the construction of Theravada ...
... to the SLFP; or from his own political interests in casting himself as a “Buddhist president” (interesting here, and throughout the book, is Abeysekara’s discussion of Walpola Rahula’s role in Sri Lankan politics in the 1980s and 1990s). The following chapter discusses the construction of Theravada ...
Democratic Kampuchea as a Political Religion: Reexamining
... of utopian thinkers to break free from the capitalist world system, abandon the past, and rearrange the future” (Chandler 1999: 3). But “[i]n order for totalitarian politics to be complete, the ‘death of God,’ i.e., the overcoming of all traditional religion, has to precede” (Henningsen 2000: 8-9). ...
... of utopian thinkers to break free from the capitalist world system, abandon the past, and rearrange the future” (Chandler 1999: 3). But “[i]n order for totalitarian politics to be complete, the ‘death of God,’ i.e., the overcoming of all traditional religion, has to precede” (Henningsen 2000: 8-9). ...
Chapter 2 INDIAN SOCIETY AT THE TIME OF THE
... ministry of Bindusāra, Khallātaka (Prime Minister) and five hundred other ministers.47 Ultimately, Aśoka became the fittest candidate for the throne. During the first thirteen years of his reign, Aśoka, like Chandragupta and Bindusāra, followed an aggressive policy of expansion of the Mauryan Empire ...
... ministry of Bindusāra, Khallātaka (Prime Minister) and five hundred other ministers.47 Ultimately, Aśoka became the fittest candidate for the throne. During the first thirteen years of his reign, Aśoka, like Chandragupta and Bindusāra, followed an aggressive policy of expansion of the Mauryan Empire ...
Theravāda Buddhism and John Dewey’s Metaethics Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... this must be viewed as the exception. It thus becomes clear that the sentence “stealing is wrong,” when viewed in its proper context, refers to some past or present affair (for example, the other person’s having stolen something and being likely to do so again, the child’s naive attitude towards ste ...
... this must be viewed as the exception. It thus becomes clear that the sentence “stealing is wrong,” when viewed in its proper context, refers to some past or present affair (for example, the other person’s having stolen something and being likely to do so again, the child’s naive attitude towards ste ...
The Hellenic Axel: The Greek Hellenization of Central Asia
... The study of the Hellenistic period has produced a historical construction of the various relationships that formed between the Greco-Macedonian settlers and the natives they came into contact with. Hellenic kings established kingdoms as far as modern day Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, bringing th ...
... The study of the Hellenistic period has produced a historical construction of the various relationships that formed between the Greco-Macedonian settlers and the natives they came into contact with. Hellenic kings established kingdoms as far as modern day Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, bringing th ...
Predictions of Women to Buddhahood in Middle-Period Literature Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... how they work for the continued maintenance and renewal of the narrator’s own ideological discourse and authority. The narratives taken up here are literary articulations of the Buddhist path. Primarily, they serve a pedagogical function. They inculcate moral and soteriological agency towards the at ...
... how they work for the continued maintenance and renewal of the narrator’s own ideological discourse and authority. The narratives taken up here are literary articulations of the Buddhist path. Primarily, they serve a pedagogical function. They inculcate moral and soteriological agency towards the at ...
The Survival of Mahayana Buddhism in Nepal
... made no significant contributions to Buddhist doctrine and learning. It did, however, produce a corpus of devotional Mahayana literature — much in the Newari language. This literature is generally based on Indian precursors. Most importantly, in the 15th century several Mahayana sütras of Indian ori ...
... made no significant contributions to Buddhist doctrine and learning. It did, however, produce a corpus of devotional Mahayana literature — much in the Newari language. This literature is generally based on Indian precursors. Most importantly, in the 15th century several Mahayana sütras of Indian ori ...
Buddhism First Encounter
... The written teachings that have come down to us are in a number of languages, all of which differ from the language (apparently a variation of Magadhi) spoken by the Buddha. One of the most important languages through which Buddhist teachings have been passed down is Pali, a language related to Sans ...
... The written teachings that have come down to us are in a number of languages, all of which differ from the language (apparently a variation of Magadhi) spoken by the Buddha. One of the most important languages through which Buddhist teachings have been passed down is Pali, a language related to Sans ...