2010 - Mikaela Campbell
... “According to the Buddha, true satisfaction cannot be found in satisfying the desires of a "self" viewed as separate from everything else; true satisfaction can be found in each moment if life is viewed from the perspective of „no-self.‟” Overcoming the senses enables a Buddhist pilgrim to recognize ...
... “According to the Buddha, true satisfaction cannot be found in satisfying the desires of a "self" viewed as separate from everything else; true satisfaction can be found in each moment if life is viewed from the perspective of „no-self.‟” Overcoming the senses enables a Buddhist pilgrim to recognize ...
BUDDHISM AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
... authority. In the third century BCE, the emperor Asoka unified much of India, and was probably a patron of Buddhism (among other religions). All schools of Buddhism remember him in this way, at least. Beyond this, however, Buddhists and Buddhist institutions have long been shaped by the politics of ...
... authority. In the third century BCE, the emperor Asoka unified much of India, and was probably a patron of Buddhism (among other religions). All schools of Buddhism remember him in this way, at least. Beyond this, however, Buddhists and Buddhist institutions have long been shaped by the politics of ...
- Shap Working Party
... Kusinara. It was here, at Kusinara, that the Buddha entered his final Nirvana. The pilgrimage or journey must end and the wanderers must finally rest like their teacher. However, the teaching itself remains inexhaustible and acts as a spur to practitioners to commence further journeys, further explo ...
... Kusinara. It was here, at Kusinara, that the Buddha entered his final Nirvana. The pilgrimage or journey must end and the wanderers must finally rest like their teacher. However, the teaching itself remains inexhaustible and acts as a spur to practitioners to commence further journeys, further explo ...
Arhats in Buddhism
... In early Indian Buddhism, arhatship was dependent on freeing oneself of the “fetters”--the mental bonds that kept one bound to samsāra.11 However, the difference between the Theravada arhat and the Mahāyāna bodhisattva is that arhatship placed an emphasis on individual salvation.12 In Mahāyāna Buddh ...
... In early Indian Buddhism, arhatship was dependent on freeing oneself of the “fetters”--the mental bonds that kept one bound to samsāra.11 However, the difference between the Theravada arhat and the Mahāyāna bodhisattva is that arhatship placed an emphasis on individual salvation.12 In Mahāyāna Buddh ...
Buddhism, Mindfulness, and Transformative Politics
... from one’s mindful awareness. Later in the same text, the Buddha says that someone who could practice this for seven days would either achieve Nibbāna or would suffer only one further rebirth before achieving enlightenment.8 On the surface, it is not obvious what all of this has to do with politics, ...
... from one’s mindful awareness. Later in the same text, the Buddha says that someone who could practice this for seven days would either achieve Nibbāna or would suffer only one further rebirth before achieving enlightenment.8 On the surface, it is not obvious what all of this has to do with politics, ...
Buddhist Philosophical Traditions
... distort intentions in this way, but for most traditions, the most basic list consists of the “three poisons”: attachment, aversion, and ignorance. When occurring with attachment, an intention to act is focused on obtaining or retaining something that is interpreted as producing happiness or pleasure ...
... distort intentions in this way, but for most traditions, the most basic list consists of the “three poisons”: attachment, aversion, and ignorance. When occurring with attachment, an intention to act is focused on obtaining or retaining something that is interpreted as producing happiness or pleasure ...
The following articles by Venerable Ajahn Brahmavamso were taken
... Buddhist monk and nun. The Vinaya was established by the Buddha himself and is now preserved in written form, both in the ancient Indian languages and in English translation. With so many new people having come into the Society in the last few years, many of our members and friends know very little ...
... Buddhist monk and nun. The Vinaya was established by the Buddha himself and is now preserved in written form, both in the ancient Indian languages and in English translation. With so many new people having come into the Society in the last few years, many of our members and friends know very little ...
WESTERN BUDDHIST MOTIVATIONS FOR VEGETARIANISM
... by the Jain emphasis on non-harming; in its broadest sense nonharming means “the absence of the desire to kill or harm” (Chapple 1993: 10). Acts of injury or violence were to be avoided because they were thought to result in future injury to oneself. The Buddha’s first teaching, the doctrine of the F ...
... by the Jain emphasis on non-harming; in its broadest sense nonharming means “the absence of the desire to kill or harm” (Chapple 1993: 10). Acts of injury or violence were to be avoided because they were thought to result in future injury to oneself. The Buddha’s first teaching, the doctrine of the F ...
Monks, Nuns and Lay People-Bhikshus, Bhikshunis, and Upasakas
... take this vow is because they have made a decision to spend there lives studying and meditating on the Buddha’s teaching, the Dharma, and they don’t want to be distracted from doing this. Bhikshus and bhikshunis see sexual activity and all the things that go with it: relationships, children, house, ...
... take this vow is because they have made a decision to spend there lives studying and meditating on the Buddha’s teaching, the Dharma, and they don’t want to be distracted from doing this. Bhikshus and bhikshunis see sexual activity and all the things that go with it: relationships, children, house, ...
The Different Buddhist Traditions
... Bhaisajyaguru is the Buddha of healing and medicine depicting a doctor who cures the illness of suffering using the medicine of his teachings. It is believed that he resides in the Eastern Pure Land and is usually seen holding a lapis-lazuli jar of medicine nectar in his left hand. ...
... Bhaisajyaguru is the Buddha of healing and medicine depicting a doctor who cures the illness of suffering using the medicine of his teachings. It is believed that he resides in the Eastern Pure Land and is usually seen holding a lapis-lazuli jar of medicine nectar in his left hand. ...
Beyond-the-Tipitaka - Ancient Buddhist Texts
... with which we are able to partially reconstruct the early history of Buddhism. The texts illuminate a host of important historical events and trends: how the Tipiṭaka came to be preserved orally; when it was first written down, and why; how the Tipiṭaka came close to extinction; how the Buddha’s tea ...
... with which we are able to partially reconstruct the early history of Buddhism. The texts illuminate a host of important historical events and trends: how the Tipiṭaka came to be preserved orally; when it was first written down, and why; how the Tipiṭaka came close to extinction; how the Buddha’s tea ...
B. R. Ambedkar and Buddhism in India
... level as purified Hinduism as taught by the Arya Samaj. And even from Anagarika Dharmapala’s visit to the school in 1914, it cannot be deducted that there was any prominent or specific Buddhist influence (Fischer-Tiné 2000: 17). The school drew considerable attention from the nationalist and reformi ...
... level as purified Hinduism as taught by the Arya Samaj. And even from Anagarika Dharmapala’s visit to the school in 1914, it cannot be deducted that there was any prominent or specific Buddhist influence (Fischer-Tiné 2000: 17). The school drew considerable attention from the nationalist and reformi ...
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... may contribute to pushing the discussion forward. Finally, if it is the case that religion does indeed have something to contribute to its dialogue with the sciences, so much more is it the case that science may benefit not only from the separate insights of two religious traditions, but also from t ...
... may contribute to pushing the discussion forward. Finally, if it is the case that religion does indeed have something to contribute to its dialogue with the sciences, so much more is it the case that science may benefit not only from the separate insights of two religious traditions, but also from t ...
Getting back to the source with Agon Shu
... or rediscovering one’s roots, is a common theme in the history of human civilization, both for organizations such as religious movements and for individual people. For example, many Christians over the course of the centuries have tried to get back to the original teachings and practices of Jesus Ch ...
... or rediscovering one’s roots, is a common theme in the history of human civilization, both for organizations such as religious movements and for individual people. For example, many Christians over the course of the centuries have tried to get back to the original teachings and practices of Jesus Ch ...
Some Reflections on R.S.Y. Chi`s Buddhist Formal Logic
... philosophy and formal logic. The book, in spite of its forbidding appearance, is certainly worth the necessary effort on the part of an open-minded reader; no doubt it has its share of questionable interpretations, as we shall see below, but Chi's approach and his portrayal of Dignaga's thought are ...
... philosophy and formal logic. The book, in spite of its forbidding appearance, is certainly worth the necessary effort on the part of an open-minded reader; no doubt it has its share of questionable interpretations, as we shall see below, but Chi's approach and his portrayal of Dignaga's thought are ...
japan`s modernization and buddhism - Nanzan Institute for Religion
... reforms aimed at the extinction of the feudal order, but made, on the other hand, not a few anachronistic attempts such as the revival of the ceremonies of the ancient state. A large number of classical scholars of the school of Atsutane Hirata embraced Revival Shinto and participated in the Re sto ...
... reforms aimed at the extinction of the feudal order, but made, on the other hand, not a few anachronistic attempts such as the revival of the ceremonies of the ancient state. A large number of classical scholars of the school of Atsutane Hirata embraced Revival Shinto and participated in the Re sto ...
Buddhist Magazine - Hilda Jayewardenaramaya Buddhist Monastery
... might try to remain equanimous and not add fuel to the fire. Ajahn Cha once said,” If someone calls you a dog then look between your legs and if you see no tail he’s wrong.” But even if we are hurt by someone’s unkindness we can return to the reflection recommended by the Buddha. This hurt I feel is ...
... might try to remain equanimous and not add fuel to the fire. Ajahn Cha once said,” If someone calls you a dog then look between your legs and if you see no tail he’s wrong.” But even if we are hurt by someone’s unkindness we can return to the reflection recommended by the Buddha. This hurt I feel is ...
buddhism - SGI-USA South Bay Community Center
... • Anyone who trusts in Buddha Amida can enter at death • In paradise anyone can reach nirvana (equivalent) • Some schools say must recite nembutsu (I bow down to the Buddha Amida) to enter paradise • Jodo-shin-shu (Japan) recite nembutsu only to express gratitude • No demands on followers other than ...
... • Anyone who trusts in Buddha Amida can enter at death • In paradise anyone can reach nirvana (equivalent) • Some schools say must recite nembutsu (I bow down to the Buddha Amida) to enter paradise • Jodo-shin-shu (Japan) recite nembutsu only to express gratitude • No demands on followers other than ...
present situation of indonesian buddhism: in memory of bhikkhu
... supreme points because all of them follow the teachings of Buddha, and that there is no distinction among the doctrines of Buddhism. Thus, he did not exclude any thoughts or practices of all sects and denominations of Buddhism, and he preached sermons to any people impartially at their request. Soon ...
... supreme points because all of them follow the teachings of Buddha, and that there is no distinction among the doctrines of Buddhism. Thus, he did not exclude any thoughts or practices of all sects and denominations of Buddhism, and he preached sermons to any people impartially at their request. Soon ...
Did the Buddha Believe in Karma and Rebirth?
... HARRISON, which was subsequently published in the journal of Otani University.4 HARRISON criticizes the view according to which Gautama the Buddha became progressively deified with time, and prefers to think that he may have become a virtual god even during his own lifetime, and ascribed with miracu ...
... HARRISON, which was subsequently published in the journal of Otani University.4 HARRISON criticizes the view according to which Gautama the Buddha became progressively deified with time, and prefers to think that he may have become a virtual god even during his own lifetime, and ascribed with miracu ...
English - Seattle Buddhist Temple
... “irrelevant information”? With all the things that vie for our attention, we had better pay attention to what is important. For Shinran Shonin, our spiritual life is “that matter of first importance” for it informs every other aspect of our life. It is our spiritual life that enables us to determine ...
... “irrelevant information”? With all the things that vie for our attention, we had better pay attention to what is important. For Shinran Shonin, our spiritual life is “that matter of first importance” for it informs every other aspect of our life. It is our spiritual life that enables us to determine ...
Worship, community and family, sacred writings - Specimen
... The number of marks for each question is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 51. Should you need more space to write your answers there is an extra page at the end of the paper. If you need to use this extra page you must nu ...
... The number of marks for each question is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 51. Should you need more space to write your answers there is an extra page at the end of the paper. If you need to use this extra page you must nu ...
Buddhism EC - learnfactsquick.com
... According to the Theravada Tipitaka scriptures(from Pali, meaning "three baskets"), the Buddha was born in Lumbini in modern-day Nepal, around the year 563 BCE, and raised in Kapilavastu. Shortly after the birth of young prince Siddhartha Gautama, an astrologer visited the young prince's father—Kin ...
... According to the Theravada Tipitaka scriptures(from Pali, meaning "three baskets"), the Buddha was born in Lumbini in modern-day Nepal, around the year 563 BCE, and raised in Kapilavastu. Shortly after the birth of young prince Siddhartha Gautama, an astrologer visited the young prince's father—Kin ...
Faithi in Revolution Tricycle Winter 2008
... their practice in a setting conducive to overcoming deluded impulses and attaining a peaceful state of mind. The problem arises when the practice comes to be seen as an end in itself, rather than a means of entering into the path of wisdom. Nichiren was the first to make the attainment of wisdom thr ...
... their practice in a setting conducive to overcoming deluded impulses and attaining a peaceful state of mind. The problem arises when the practice comes to be seen as an end in itself, rather than a means of entering into the path of wisdom. Nichiren was the first to make the attainment of wisdom thr ...
The Value of Buddhist Responses to Issues of Overpopulation
... human species from all others, just as human presence on earth distinguishes the ecology of our planet from other places in the known universe. Religious life and the earth’s ecology are inextricably linked, organically related. Human belief and practice mark the earth. One can hardly think of a nat ...
... human species from all others, just as human presence on earth distinguishes the ecology of our planet from other places in the known universe. Religious life and the earth’s ecology are inextricably linked, organically related. Human belief and practice mark the earth. One can hardly think of a nat ...