Intellectual Property in Early Buddhism: A Legal and Cultural Perspective
... From the two rules of expiation discussed above, it is clear that the concept of potential gains/properties already existed during the Buddha’s time. However, except for the case of potential gifts which are already promised to someone else (the Order itself or otherwise),7 the monastic law does not ...
... From the two rules of expiation discussed above, it is clear that the concept of potential gains/properties already existed during the Buddha’s time. However, except for the case of potential gifts which are already promised to someone else (the Order itself or otherwise),7 the monastic law does not ...
Development of Thai Buddhism and Challenges to it in 21st Century
... deva, human beings and animals of various forms. The central emphasis of the Traiphum is on the effects of good and bad kamma. It stresses that the people who have good kamma are rewarded, in contrast with those who acquire bad kamma are punished after the death. Thus the entire Buddhist concept of ...
... deva, human beings and animals of various forms. The central emphasis of the Traiphum is on the effects of good and bad kamma. It stresses that the people who have good kamma are rewarded, in contrast with those who acquire bad kamma are punished after the death. Thus the entire Buddhist concept of ...
Schopen, Buddhist Monks - University of Hawaii Press
... and styles of exposition were first employed in constructing the vinayas. The two bodies of material at the very least have many methods in common, and Vasubandhu, for example, deals not infrequently with what are issues of monastic law. One of the best examples, perhaps, is his treatment of the rig ...
... and styles of exposition were first employed in constructing the vinayas. The two bodies of material at the very least have many methods in common, and Vasubandhu, for example, deals not infrequently with what are issues of monastic law. One of the best examples, perhaps, is his treatment of the rig ...
The Role of Buddhism in Society and Radical Buddhist
... In other Southeast Asian countries a similar trend can be seen, most prominently in Burma and in Southern Thailand. In all of these countries Muslims make up a minority of the population, still Buddhists turn to violent means setting aside the human rights of Muslims (Time 2014). On an international ...
... In other Southeast Asian countries a similar trend can be seen, most prominently in Burma and in Southern Thailand. In all of these countries Muslims make up a minority of the population, still Buddhists turn to violent means setting aside the human rights of Muslims (Time 2014). On an international ...
Buddhist Influence on the Neo-Confucian Concept of the Sage
... Please note: When the editor goes on an expedition or research trip, all operations (including filling orders) may temporarily cease for up to two or three months at a time. In such circumstances, those who wish to purchase various issues of SPP are requested to wait patiently until he returns. If i ...
... Please note: When the editor goes on an expedition or research trip, all operations (including filling orders) may temporarily cease for up to two or three months at a time. In such circumstances, those who wish to purchase various issues of SPP are requested to wait patiently until he returns. If i ...
Japanese Buddhism and the Meiji Restoration
... theme of Buddhist belief, and from it all other Buddhist theories have emerged. When we are acting, we experience something, but what we experience is different from what we are thinking and different from what we are perceiving. In our thinking process we make a separation between the subject who i ...
... theme of Buddhist belief, and from it all other Buddhist theories have emerged. When we are acting, we experience something, but what we experience is different from what we are thinking and different from what we are perceiving. In our thinking process we make a separation between the subject who i ...
The Quandary of the Saffron`s Involvement in Politics in Burma
... economic concerns. To give one of examples, Buddhist monks accused SPDC of trying to steal sacred rubies believed to give the owner power to defeat any enemy. These rubies were rumored to be hidden in one of six monasteries in Mandalay, possibly inside the Maha Myatmuni Buddha Statue itself. As a re ...
... economic concerns. To give one of examples, Buddhist monks accused SPDC of trying to steal sacred rubies believed to give the owner power to defeat any enemy. These rubies were rumored to be hidden in one of six monasteries in Mandalay, possibly inside the Maha Myatmuni Buddha Statue itself. As a re ...
Land Route or Sea Route? - Sino
... Sculptures at Kongwangshan" fL~l1d~1~r:p$*ft:]i*tI¥J~iT.17The authors of these articles firmly believe that the Kongwangshan cliff sculptures are the Eastern Han Buddhist images. Some researchers have connected Buddhist sites in this area with the sea silk route because Kongwangshan is located in th ...
... Sculptures at Kongwangshan" fL~l1d~1~r:p$*ft:]i*tI¥J~iT.17The authors of these articles firmly believe that the Kongwangshan cliff sculptures are the Eastern Han Buddhist images. Some researchers have connected Buddhist sites in this area with the sea silk route because Kongwangshan is located in th ...
What is the purpose of life? What do Buddhists say?
... Mandalas are circle patterns that have been used in Buddhist meditations for hundreds of years. Begin colouring and see yourself taking a journey. Enjoy the beauty of the colours. Focus only on colouring the mandala and if any other thoughts come into your mind, simply let them go. Picture them as a ...
... Mandalas are circle patterns that have been used in Buddhist meditations for hundreds of years. Begin colouring and see yourself taking a journey. Enjoy the beauty of the colours. Focus only on colouring the mandala and if any other thoughts come into your mind, simply let them go. Picture them as a ...
Conversion to Tibetan Buddhism
... despite my early rationalism, I gravitated towards certain post-Theosophical and New Age lore (e.g. the paintings of Nicholas Roerich), from which I somehow acquired the image of Tibet—conflated, perhaps, with Shambhala—as a magical land which would fulfill my deepest yearnings, if I could only reac ...
... despite my early rationalism, I gravitated towards certain post-Theosophical and New Age lore (e.g. the paintings of Nicholas Roerich), from which I somehow acquired the image of Tibet—conflated, perhaps, with Shambhala—as a magical land which would fulfill my deepest yearnings, if I could only reac ...
Western Buddhist Motivations for Vegetarianism, 9(3): 385-411. Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion,
... they n'ere thoueht to result in future injury to oneself. The Buddha's first teachine, the doctrine of the Four Noble Truths, lays out the philosophical context for non-harming by explaining the nature, oriein, and cessation of suffering. To stop the sufferinu of aneuish, attachment, grasping, desir ...
... they n'ere thoueht to result in future injury to oneself. The Buddha's first teachine, the doctrine of the Four Noble Truths, lays out the philosophical context for non-harming by explaining the nature, oriein, and cessation of suffering. To stop the sufferinu of aneuish, attachment, grasping, desir ...
Ameriyana: The Western Vehicle of the Buddha Dharma
... Catechism,” a summary statement on the practices and teachings of Buddhism.11 The Theosophical Society became a well–known group headed by two “White Buddhists,” thrusting the religion further into the public sphere. The second major event in the development of Buddhism in America is the World’s Par ...
... Catechism,” a summary statement on the practices and teachings of Buddhism.11 The Theosophical Society became a well–known group headed by two “White Buddhists,” thrusting the religion further into the public sphere. The second major event in the development of Buddhism in America is the World’s Par ...
Analysis of Various Methods of Mediation In Buddhist Schools
... their methods. 27 These involved particular words and phrases, shouts, roars of laughter, sighs, gestures, or blows from a staff. These were all meant to awaken the student to the essential truth of the mind, and were later called gōng'àn (公案), or kōan in Japanese. 28 These didactic phrases and meth ...
... their methods. 27 These involved particular words and phrases, shouts, roars of laughter, sighs, gestures, or blows from a staff. These were all meant to awaken the student to the essential truth of the mind, and were later called gōng'àn (公案), or kōan in Japanese. 28 These didactic phrases and meth ...
Buddhism and Modernity
... economic and social organizations of China and we see the debates between Buddhists and Daoists and Confucians as developing the Daoist and Confucian tradition in ways other than they would have developed without this dialogue. When Buddhism was imported in Tibet Tibetan society was transformed beyo ...
... economic and social organizations of China and we see the debates between Buddhists and Daoists and Confucians as developing the Daoist and Confucian tradition in ways other than they would have developed without this dialogue. When Buddhism was imported in Tibet Tibetan society was transformed beyo ...
Perception is at the Root of Conflict
... and foremost.22 His strategy has been to bring ‘enemies’ together in non-threatening environments and first focus on teaching them to find peace within through mindfulness practices, before any interaction with the ‘other’ is even attempted. He says: “Too often in the past, peace conferences have be ...
... and foremost.22 His strategy has been to bring ‘enemies’ together in non-threatening environments and first focus on teaching them to find peace within through mindfulness practices, before any interaction with the ‘other’ is even attempted. He says: “Too often in the past, peace conferences have be ...
Collectors` Preface - Freer and Sackler Galleries
... pleasure and have stimulated us to study, admittedly in an amateur way in both senses of “amateur”—lover and non-professional, aspects of Buddhism and of Japan. Speaking generally, the works of art that we buy are things that attract us immediately— intensely black ink on creamy flecked paper, elega ...
... pleasure and have stimulated us to study, admittedly in an amateur way in both senses of “amateur”—lover and non-professional, aspects of Buddhism and of Japan. Speaking generally, the works of art that we buy are things that attract us immediately— intensely black ink on creamy flecked paper, elega ...
Chapter Two THE BUDDHIST CONCEPT OF LIBERATION IN THE
... followers.112 The Dhamma would be treated as ‘guide,’ ‘refuge,’ or ‘island.’113 (2). Some of the lesser and minor precepts may be abolished by the Saṅgha if expedient.114 (3). He asked the monks if they have any doubt or perplexity about the Buddha, Dhamma, Saṅgha. He even asked three times but no r ...
... followers.112 The Dhamma would be treated as ‘guide,’ ‘refuge,’ or ‘island.’113 (2). Some of the lesser and minor precepts may be abolished by the Saṅgha if expedient.114 (3). He asked the monks if they have any doubt or perplexity about the Buddha, Dhamma, Saṅgha. He even asked three times but no r ...
National Taiwan University Hospice
... monastics to be involved in patient care. He explains, “Although spirituality doesn’t necessarily pertain to religion, if religious representatives can become fully involved, the spiritual care that they could provide would be much more effective.” 1 Prof. Chen also notes that Christian denomination ...
... monastics to be involved in patient care. He explains, “Although spirituality doesn’t necessarily pertain to religion, if religious representatives can become fully involved, the spiritual care that they could provide would be much more effective.” 1 Prof. Chen also notes that Christian denomination ...
A Buddha and his Cousin - University of New Mexico
... others of their lives, the boy was overcome with grief of the type that Jungian analyst James Hollis calls existential guilt, which arises when “we understand that the principle that underlies life is death” (Hollis 1996: 30). Part of what it means to say that the Buddha was born as we were born is ...
... others of their lives, the boy was overcome with grief of the type that Jungian analyst James Hollis calls existential guilt, which arises when “we understand that the principle that underlies life is death” (Hollis 1996: 30). Part of what it means to say that the Buddha was born as we were born is ...
Identität in Exil. Tibetisch-Buddhistische Nonnen und das Netzwerk
... of nuns encased within patriarchal structures. She sees in the nunneries — created in the Indian exile — a sanctuary where the nuns, marginalized as such within the traditional Tibetan monastic system, can develop their own group identity. Furthermore, the author asserts, the network of Sakyadhītā p ...
... of nuns encased within patriarchal structures. She sees in the nunneries — created in the Indian exile — a sanctuary where the nuns, marginalized as such within the traditional Tibetan monastic system, can develop their own group identity. Furthermore, the author asserts, the network of Sakyadhītā p ...
Summer 2008 Special Edt. - Birmingham Buddhist Vihara
... Secretary of State for International Development, in June this year. "This was always our aim, for everybody to be able to come here and make themselves peaceful and happy." The temple has three main functions. It is a shrine for Buddhists to perform their traditional ceremonies, a focus where non-B ...
... Secretary of State for International Development, in June this year. "This was always our aim, for everybody to be able to come here and make themselves peaceful and happy." The temple has three main functions. It is a shrine for Buddhists to perform their traditional ceremonies, a focus where non-B ...
Asian Studies Colloquium Syllabus
... 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 ...
Moore Post Canonical Buddhist Political Thought
... Canonical texts were first written down. At first glance this task is impossibly large, as even by the end of the early period Buddhism had already divided into several sects and had begun to develop substantial regional differences. Over the next 2,000 years Buddhism divided into three main sects: ...
... Canonical texts were first written down. At first glance this task is impossibly large, as even by the end of the early period Buddhism had already divided into several sects and had begun to develop substantial regional differences. Over the next 2,000 years Buddhism divided into three main sects: ...
MODERN KADAMPA BUDDHISM An Introduction
... founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. These Centres all follow the three New Kadampa Tradition Study Programmes (see below) and are guided by a common code of moral discipline called the Internal Rules of the NKT-IKBU. To bring them together under the auspices of a legal entity, every NKT-IKBU ...
... founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. These Centres all follow the three New Kadampa Tradition Study Programmes (see below) and are guided by a common code of moral discipline called the Internal Rules of the NKT-IKBU. To bring them together under the auspices of a legal entity, every NKT-IKBU ...