Japanese Buddhism, Relativization, and Glocalization
... sustainability is through a lifestyle centered on “knowing satisfaction” (taru koto o shiri), which aims to protect all forms of life [40,41]. In September of the same year, the Myōshinji branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism (Rinzaishū Myōshinji-ha) had issued a declaration for the “Realization of a Soc ...
... sustainability is through a lifestyle centered on “knowing satisfaction” (taru koto o shiri), which aims to protect all forms of life [40,41]. In September of the same year, the Myōshinji branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism (Rinzaishū Myōshinji-ha) had issued a declaration for the “Realization of a Soc ...
Facing the Future
... while over a billion people, a quarter of the world’s population, are condemned to live below the poverty line. Isn’t it ironic that while we can send out spacecraft to distant planets and manipulate them with hairpin accuracy, we still cannot feed all the world’s children? Isn’t it alarming that w ...
... while over a billion people, a quarter of the world’s population, are condemned to live below the poverty line. Isn’t it ironic that while we can send out spacecraft to distant planets and manipulate them with hairpin accuracy, we still cannot feed all the world’s children? Isn’t it alarming that w ...
清靜經 Scripture of Clarity and Tranquility Translated by Bruce R
... somewhat stilted in English, but that I hope retain more of the original Chinese way of thinking. I also tried to use the same English word for the same Chinese symbol whenever possible, so that the English reader could better see what the writer was trying to say. Occasionally more than one English ...
... somewhat stilted in English, but that I hope retain more of the original Chinese way of thinking. I also tried to use the same English word for the same Chinese symbol whenever possible, so that the English reader could better see what the writer was trying to say. Occasionally more than one English ...
The electronic Journal of East and Central Asian Religions
... One of the areas in the Buddho–Daoist exchange on which I spent much labour was that regarding magical language and spells in particular. On the basis of a previous survey of ritual manuals of both Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism, mainly canonical material, I figured that by concentrating on this major ...
... One of the areas in the Buddho–Daoist exchange on which I spent much labour was that regarding magical language and spells in particular. On the basis of a previous survey of ritual manuals of both Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism, mainly canonical material, I figured that by concentrating on this major ...
Relational Buddhism: A Psychological Quest for Meaning and
... A traditional, dual or polar, understanding of positivity is that it co-exists with negativity like the flip side of one coin (Wong, pers. comm.). However, what is considered to be positive or negative is, on a deeper level of reflection, far from static. As one man’s meat could be another man’s poi ...
... A traditional, dual or polar, understanding of positivity is that it co-exists with negativity like the flip side of one coin (Wong, pers. comm.). However, what is considered to be positive or negative is, on a deeper level of reflection, far from static. As one man’s meat could be another man’s poi ...
the complete PDF
... FPL maintains a large collection of Buddhist manuscripts written on palm leaves and on paper, in the classical Pali language and in several Southeast Asian languages such as Burmese, Shan, Tai One of the major activities of Khyentse Collaboration between TBRC and 84000 Khun, Tai Lue, and Mon. FPL’s ...
... FPL maintains a large collection of Buddhist manuscripts written on palm leaves and on paper, in the classical Pali language and in several Southeast Asian languages such as Burmese, Shan, Tai One of the major activities of Khyentse Collaboration between TBRC and 84000 Khun, Tai Lue, and Mon. FPL’s ...
Bodhisattvas of the Forest and the Formation of the Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā-sūtra
... Boucher does not make much of sutra composition in determining early Mahāyāna identity. Instead, he focuses on a different, but just as important, factor in the differentiation of bodhisattva groups from the Buddhist mainstream: the text’s ascetic orientation. This is discussed in chapters three and ...
... Boucher does not make much of sutra composition in determining early Mahāyāna identity. Instead, he focuses on a different, but just as important, factor in the differentiation of bodhisattva groups from the Buddhist mainstream: the text’s ascetic orientation. This is discussed in chapters three and ...
Justice, Kamma and Dhamma: Does Kamma in
... connotation. Taking ‘care’ of these six directions has been described as ‘honouring’ (namasseyya). What is significant in this discussion is that a discourse of justice is conspicuously absent. The employer and employee relation, which may be conceived as involving various issues of justice, has bee ...
... connotation. Taking ‘care’ of these six directions has been described as ‘honouring’ (namasseyya). What is significant in this discussion is that a discourse of justice is conspicuously absent. The employer and employee relation, which may be conceived as involving various issues of justice, has bee ...
Read article - Dickinson Blogs
... of Asian, or Asian trained Buddhists, like Thich Nhat Hanh, the Thai activist Sulak Sivaraksa, and H. H. The Dalai Lama. They claim that to engage in the spiritual life of a Buddhist one automatically includes social engagement; it is not a reduction to such a phenomenon. For them the Buddhadharma h ...
... of Asian, or Asian trained Buddhists, like Thich Nhat Hanh, the Thai activist Sulak Sivaraksa, and H. H. The Dalai Lama. They claim that to engage in the spiritual life of a Buddhist one automatically includes social engagement; it is not a reduction to such a phenomenon. For them the Buddhadharma h ...
Two Buddhisms Further Considered
... Buddhist presence in the West. Two types of Buddhists pursue substantively different perspectives and practices of Buddhism — ethnic Asians born into a Buddhist cultural heritage, and non-Asian converts to Buddhism. Critical reflection on this two Buddhisms dichotomy dates only to the early 1990s, b ...
... Buddhist presence in the West. Two types of Buddhists pursue substantively different perspectives and practices of Buddhism — ethnic Asians born into a Buddhist cultural heritage, and non-Asian converts to Buddhism. Critical reflection on this two Buddhisms dichotomy dates only to the early 1990s, b ...
buddhism - University of Phoenix
... As he walked through the northern Indian countryside for forty-five years as a voluntarily poor teacher with a begging bowl, he gave sermons to people of all sects and classes. His son Rahul was one of those who became a bhikshu (Pali: bhikkhu), a monk emulating his life of poverty and spiritual ded ...
... As he walked through the northern Indian countryside for forty-five years as a voluntarily poor teacher with a begging bowl, he gave sermons to people of all sects and classes. His son Rahul was one of those who became a bhikshu (Pali: bhikkhu), a monk emulating his life of poverty and spiritual ded ...
BUDDHIST BELIEF:
... Buddhism differs from other religions in that it does not believe in the existence of a god who directs our lives. It does not espouse the idea that there is a god who rewards or punishes us for our good or bad deeds. Buddhism believes that our own actions control our own destiny; thus it speaks of ...
... Buddhism differs from other religions in that it does not believe in the existence of a god who directs our lives. It does not espouse the idea that there is a god who rewards or punishes us for our good or bad deeds. Buddhism believes that our own actions control our own destiny; thus it speaks of ...
modernization, social activism and the lao buddhist sangha1
... as Vientiane, has transformed the life-world of monks and laypeople alike. Less positive developments are part and parcel of this deep social change: drug addiction (mostly meta-amphetamine’s), environmental degradation, prostitution, trafficking and migrant labour, plus the increasing spread of HIV ...
... as Vientiane, has transformed the life-world of monks and laypeople alike. Less positive developments are part and parcel of this deep social change: drug addiction (mostly meta-amphetamine’s), environmental degradation, prostitution, trafficking and migrant labour, plus the increasing spread of HIV ...
On the relationship between mindfulness and Buddhism (hint: It`s
... Ethics are not directly addressed in typical mindfulness programs. This omission has led to criticism and concern that mindfulness taught in this way may be missing some essential aspects. In their traditional presentation, Buddhist teachings are embedded within a well-defined ethical framework fou ...
... Ethics are not directly addressed in typical mindfulness programs. This omission has led to criticism and concern that mindfulness taught in this way may be missing some essential aspects. In their traditional presentation, Buddhist teachings are embedded within a well-defined ethical framework fou ...
Are there Seventeen Mahàyàna Ethics? ISSN 1076-9005 David W. Chappell
... ethics for early Buddhism and contemporary Theravàda, but surprizingly little exists for Mahàyàna ethics.1 This is perplexing not only because Mahàyàna Buddhists are more numerous than Theravàdins, but also because Mahàyàna rhetoric claims that, unlike the more conservative (“little vehicle”) Buddhi ...
... ethics for early Buddhism and contemporary Theravàda, but surprizingly little exists for Mahàyàna ethics.1 This is perplexing not only because Mahàyàna Buddhists are more numerous than Theravàdins, but also because Mahàyàna rhetoric claims that, unlike the more conservative (“little vehicle”) Buddhi ...
The Oldest Pali Texts and the Early Buddhist Archaeology
... of environmental determinism. On the contrary, it points to a f requently over looked but highly significant social as well as environmental relationship be tween the food resources of an ancient society and great new developments in its cultural life . The rice plant had an inherent capacity to p ...
... of environmental determinism. On the contrary, it points to a f requently over looked but highly significant social as well as environmental relationship be tween the food resources of an ancient society and great new developments in its cultural life . The rice plant had an inherent capacity to p ...
The Communist Pure Land: The Legacy of Buddhist Reforms in the
... 1949. Even more striking was the shared view among Chinese Communists that religion was a “great hoax,” that its genesis was manufactured in a time of humanity’s immaturity, and that it was eventually “seized by the exploiting classes as an instrument of oppression.”1 Buddhism had been no stranger t ...
... 1949. Even more striking was the shared view among Chinese Communists that religion was a “great hoax,” that its genesis was manufactured in a time of humanity’s immaturity, and that it was eventually “seized by the exploiting classes as an instrument of oppression.”1 Buddhism had been no stranger t ...
Tiro,ku a Sutta
... The rajah, the princes, the country agent and the treasurer, too, passed away in due course and were reborn in the heavens. The country agent‘s relatives, who had ill will in their hearts, were reborn in the hells. Ninety-two aeons11 passed and those with ill will were reborn in hell after hell. Dur ...
... The rajah, the princes, the country agent and the treasurer, too, passed away in due course and were reborn in the heavens. The country agent‘s relatives, who had ill will in their hearts, were reborn in the hells. Ninety-two aeons11 passed and those with ill will were reborn in hell after hell. Dur ...
The Taming of the Bull
... This is a very brief introduction to the study of Comparative Buddhism, a systematic examination of how Buddhism developed after the Buddha in and beyond India. Here we will look at interesting meetings of ideas with regards to mental cultivation and examine important divergences of ideas in the are ...
... This is a very brief introduction to the study of Comparative Buddhism, a systematic examination of how Buddhism developed after the Buddha in and beyond India. Here we will look at interesting meetings of ideas with regards to mental cultivation and examine important divergences of ideas in the are ...
The Mahāsāṃghika and the Tathāgatagarbha
... provenance is a rather simple matter. The place must be definitely a Mahasamghika stronghold, and one where the Buddhist institution was patronized by prominent ladies, such as queens. According to Bareau, 15 the Mahasamghika initially had their chief residence in Magadha, well prior to the time of ...
... provenance is a rather simple matter. The place must be definitely a Mahasamghika stronghold, and one where the Buddhist institution was patronized by prominent ladies, such as queens. According to Bareau, 15 the Mahasamghika initially had their chief residence in Magadha, well prior to the time of ...
3. True Cause and True Effect
... “Teaching of the Elders” did. It did so, not under persecution, but even with state support and the inspired rule of King Ashoka. Hinduism simply reclaimed Buddhism and reintegrated it into the Hindu canon. Fortunately, the schism which earlier resulted from the Great Recitation assembly by the monk ...
... “Teaching of the Elders” did. It did so, not under persecution, but even with state support and the inspired rule of King Ashoka. Hinduism simply reclaimed Buddhism and reintegrated it into the Hindu canon. Fortunately, the schism which earlier resulted from the Great Recitation assembly by the monk ...
BUDDHIST LITERARY CULTURES ASLC 31/REL 71 Professors
... Books (for purchase at Jeffrey Amherst Bookstore and on reserve at the library): Jayawickrame, trans. Story of Gotama Buddha Khoroche, trans. Once the Buddha Was a Monkey Thurman, trans. The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti Wu, trans. The Monkey and the Monk Lhalungpa, trans. The Life of Milarepa Dowman ...
... Books (for purchase at Jeffrey Amherst Bookstore and on reserve at the library): Jayawickrame, trans. Story of Gotama Buddha Khoroche, trans. Once the Buddha Was a Monkey Thurman, trans. The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti Wu, trans. The Monkey and the Monk Lhalungpa, trans. The Life of Milarepa Dowman ...
Terms Used in Shin Buddhism
... he or she takes. When the notion of “wrongdoing” or “bad karma” (zaigo) is referred to, it is always with this principle in mind. Because one is responsible for everything one does, one becomes aware in the light of the Buddha that such actions, carried out selfishly, constitute “wrong-doing” or “b ...
... he or she takes. When the notion of “wrongdoing” or “bad karma” (zaigo) is referred to, it is always with this principle in mind. Because one is responsible for everything one does, one becomes aware in the light of the Buddha that such actions, carried out selfishly, constitute “wrong-doing” or “b ...
Buddhist Diplomacy: History and Status Quo
... proposal. Forbearance is the Buddha’s teaching. It is not right that strife should come from sharing the best of men’s remains. Let’s all be joined in harmony and peace, in friendship sharing out portions eight: Let stupas far and wide be put up, that all may see—and gain in faith!” He then divided ...
... proposal. Forbearance is the Buddha’s teaching. It is not right that strife should come from sharing the best of men’s remains. Let’s all be joined in harmony and peace, in friendship sharing out portions eight: Let stupas far and wide be put up, that all may see—and gain in faith!” He then divided ...
Can things reach the dead?
... marry them. Unfortunately, this hasn’t happened to me yet. While working on a research project at the University of Bristol concerned with Buddhist funeral cultures of Southeast Asia and China, my colleagues and I at one point realized that the main actors of our research were never present in the c ...
... marry them. Unfortunately, this hasn’t happened to me yet. While working on a research project at the University of Bristol concerned with Buddhist funeral cultures of Southeast Asia and China, my colleagues and I at one point realized that the main actors of our research were never present in the c ...