Buddhism and Psychotherapy Across Cultures: Essays on Theories and Practices
... lume (Between Cultures: Buddhism and Psychotherapy in the TwentyFirst Century, Boston University, September 10-11, 2004) was unique most importantly because the participants submitted their presentation papers ahead of time and all participants read them beforehand so they could meet in seminar form ...
... lume (Between Cultures: Buddhism and Psychotherapy in the TwentyFirst Century, Boston University, September 10-11, 2004) was unique most importantly because the participants submitted their presentation papers ahead of time and all participants read them beforehand so they could meet in seminar form ...
this PDF file - Religion and Society in Central and
... people in these religions increased over time (Streikus 2012, 55). The distribution of spiritual literature confirms this both in the legal way of reading the available literature in libraries and in the illegal way by distributing the so-called samizdat literature1 among those engaged in the religi ...
... people in these religions increased over time (Streikus 2012, 55). The distribution of spiritual literature confirms this both in the legal way of reading the available literature in libraries and in the illegal way by distributing the so-called samizdat literature1 among those engaged in the religi ...
Story of the Nun Bhaddā Kuṇḍalakesā
... have proven to possess considerable, enduring appeal. Exceptional even by these high standards is Bhaddā Kuṇḍalakesā, as she is author, protagonist, or inspirer of some of the world’s earliest poetry by women, of a great epic dedicated to her and of popular songs and movies that are still played in ...
... have proven to possess considerable, enduring appeal. Exceptional even by these high standards is Bhaddā Kuṇḍalakesā, as she is author, protagonist, or inspirer of some of the world’s earliest poetry by women, of a great epic dedicated to her and of popular songs and movies that are still played in ...
The Diamond Sutra - Wisdom Publications
... areas on the outskirts of towns and villages, while others lived in the forest in groups of huts under the leadership of an elder. A common activity of the life of the ascetics of the less rigorous regimen was to wander from village to village, either alone or in large groups, begging for food and c ...
... areas on the outskirts of towns and villages, while others lived in the forest in groups of huts under the leadership of an elder. A common activity of the life of the ascetics of the less rigorous regimen was to wander from village to village, either alone or in large groups, begging for food and c ...
Buddhism and Addictions
... by withdrawal from certain drugs. It also includes being attached to the unloved or separated from the loved, as well as not getting what one wants or getting what one doesn’t want (Digha-Nikaya, 1987, ii, 305); all common features of addiction. The second sort of dukkha may be thought of as potenti ...
... by withdrawal from certain drugs. It also includes being attached to the unloved or separated from the loved, as well as not getting what one wants or getting what one doesn’t want (Digha-Nikaya, 1987, ii, 305); all common features of addiction. The second sort of dukkha may be thought of as potenti ...
A Concept of Person in Buddhism
... is in the view of Buddhism this person has the whole five aggregates or not. How we know that? The answer to this question from Buddhism is partly based on a religious belief that cannot be justified by sense experience. Buddhism argues that the body of human beings cannot survive without the suppor ...
... is in the view of Buddhism this person has the whole five aggregates or not. How we know that? The answer to this question from Buddhism is partly based on a religious belief that cannot be justified by sense experience. Buddhism argues that the body of human beings cannot survive without the suppor ...
Voice of Buddha CD Booklet
... Truths, the Three Characteristics of Conditioned Existence, the Four Shunyatas, the Four ‘Sublime Abodes’, the Five Shilas, the Five Dharmas and so on and on. Far from being a dry catalogue, however, each of these lists is brought skilfully to life and their application to our contemporary situation ...
... Truths, the Three Characteristics of Conditioned Existence, the Four Shunyatas, the Four ‘Sublime Abodes’, the Five Shilas, the Five Dharmas and so on and on. Far from being a dry catalogue, however, each of these lists is brought skilfully to life and their application to our contemporary situation ...
Buddhism in Bengal: A Brief Survey - Bangladesh e
... some pertinent questions that need to be considered with caution and care. Third, Buddhism was eventually wiped out from Bengal for several reasons, the most important ones being the withdrawal of royal support, the revival of Brahmanism and the Turkish Muslim invasion. Fourth, Buddhism in much late ...
... some pertinent questions that need to be considered with caution and care. Third, Buddhism was eventually wiped out from Bengal for several reasons, the most important ones being the withdrawal of royal support, the revival of Brahmanism and the Turkish Muslim invasion. Fourth, Buddhism in much late ...
- Moving Dharma
... somewhat varied across time and place, and it is beyond the scope of this paper to summarize them. Too, there is no shortage of Buddhist studies materials outlining practitioners’ motivations. Perhaps, instead of offering such a reduction, a passage quoted earlier could serve to portray something of ...
... somewhat varied across time and place, and it is beyond the scope of this paper to summarize them. Too, there is no shortage of Buddhist studies materials outlining practitioners’ motivations. Perhaps, instead of offering such a reduction, a passage quoted earlier could serve to portray something of ...
Religion - Chakma - Bangladesh Sociological Society
... some pertinent questions that need to be considered with caution and care. Third, Buddhism was eventually wiped out from Bengal for several reasons, the most important ones being the withdrawal of royal support, the revival of Brahmanism and the Turkish Muslim invasion. Fourth, Buddhism in much late ...
... some pertinent questions that need to be considered with caution and care. Third, Buddhism was eventually wiped out from Bengal for several reasons, the most important ones being the withdrawal of royal support, the revival of Brahmanism and the Turkish Muslim invasion. Fourth, Buddhism in much late ...
buddhism
... the basis for the Triratna—the “Three Jewels” of Buddha (the teacher), dharma (the teaching), and sangha (the community)—in which Buddhists have traditionally taken refuge. Suffering, impermanence, and no-self It may be said that the Buddha based his entire teaching on the fact of human suffering. ...
... the basis for the Triratna—the “Three Jewels” of Buddha (the teacher), dharma (the teaching), and sangha (the community)—in which Buddhists have traditionally taken refuge. Suffering, impermanence, and no-self It may be said that the Buddha based his entire teaching on the fact of human suffering. ...
this PDF file
... ethnic in nature, as if the practitioners of a certain Buddhist tradition are either non-Asian converts or Asians from a particular ethnic group. This is not borne out by the study of Buddhist groups in Ontario. Language and cultural identity may have been a barrier in the past for people who wished ...
... ethnic in nature, as if the practitioners of a certain Buddhist tradition are either non-Asian converts or Asians from a particular ethnic group. This is not borne out by the study of Buddhist groups in Ontario. Language and cultural identity may have been a barrier in the past for people who wished ...
18 religions and religious movements – ii
... an East Iranian development of the name of the Zoroastrian wind god Vayu, who took on the iconographic appearance of Shiva.30 A stele has been discovered in Mathura with the image of two Kushans worshipping the Shiva linga. The worship of Shiva also spread to those areas of the Kushan state that are ...
... an East Iranian development of the name of the Zoroastrian wind god Vayu, who took on the iconographic appearance of Shiva.30 A stele has been discovered in Mathura with the image of two Kushans worshipping the Shiva linga. The worship of Shiva also spread to those areas of the Kushan state that are ...
Western Self, Asian Other: Modernity, Authenticity, and Nostalgia Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... these indictments of Westernization and Orientalism, it is no wonder that many researchers have grown tired of the discussion. However, as taxing as it may be, it benefits our work to recognize the biases and theoretical missteps that may confuse our understandings and risk producing stereotyped car ...
... these indictments of Westernization and Orientalism, it is no wonder that many researchers have grown tired of the discussion. However, as taxing as it may be, it benefits our work to recognize the biases and theoretical missteps that may confuse our understandings and risk producing stereotyped car ...
Buddhism and Non-Violent World: Examining a
... right mindfulness41, and right concentration.42 The upshot of the fourth truth is the synergistic effect of three core angles – ethical conduct (right speech, right action, right livelihood, and right effort), mental discipline (right mindfulness and right concentration), and wisdom (right view and ...
... right mindfulness41, and right concentration.42 The upshot of the fourth truth is the synergistic effect of three core angles – ethical conduct (right speech, right action, right livelihood, and right effort), mental discipline (right mindfulness and right concentration), and wisdom (right view and ...
this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... mative impact on his philosophical views and attitudes.8 Their interpretations however diverge as to the religious identity of these influential ascetic communities flourishing at the borderlands of the Achaemenid Empire and fringes of orthodox Brahmanical India. It is beyond the scope of this study ...
... mative impact on his philosophical views and attitudes.8 Their interpretations however diverge as to the religious identity of these influential ascetic communities flourishing at the borderlands of the Achaemenid Empire and fringes of orthodox Brahmanical India. It is beyond the scope of this study ...
Suggested reading for Buddhism Level 2
... Module 1: What makes you a Buddhist? The History of my Going for Refuge, Sangharakshita Human Enlightenment, Sangharakshita Module 2: Symbolic Dharma The Buddhist Vision, Subhuti (full account covering all themes of the module) The Wheel of Life, Kulananda (short and pithy) Meeting the Buddhas, Vess ...
... Module 1: What makes you a Buddhist? The History of my Going for Refuge, Sangharakshita Human Enlightenment, Sangharakshita Module 2: Symbolic Dharma The Buddhist Vision, Subhuti (full account covering all themes of the module) The Wheel of Life, Kulananda (short and pithy) Meeting the Buddhas, Vess ...
Test on Mahayana Buddhism - The Ecclesbourne School Online
... • 1. A Bodhisattva must first have Bodhicitta – what is this? • 2. What three qualities must be at the heart of a Bodhisattva’s mission? • 3. Name the six Paramitas the Bodhisattva perfects. ...
... • 1. A Bodhisattva must first have Bodhicitta – what is this? • 2. What three qualities must be at the heart of a Bodhisattva’s mission? • 3. Name the six Paramitas the Bodhisattva perfects. ...
Buddhism and Women-The Dhamma Has No Gender
... women is based mainly on the recount of the Buddha’s initial refusal to grant the request of his aunt and foster mother, Prajāpati Gautami and her women to become monastics three times. The Pāli Canon reports that it was Venerable Ananda who finally convinced the Buddha through presenting a logical ...
... women is based mainly on the recount of the Buddha’s initial refusal to grant the request of his aunt and foster mother, Prajāpati Gautami and her women to become monastics three times. The Pāli Canon reports that it was Venerable Ananda who finally convinced the Buddha through presenting a logical ...
Full-Text PDF
... have approached my work with this Vietnamese Buddhist community clearly falls in the realm of what Madison would consider to be critical ethnography and what I consider to be PAR. As noted, this comes from my eighteen years of connection with this Vietnamese Buddhist community. This has been more th ...
... have approached my work with this Vietnamese Buddhist community clearly falls in the realm of what Madison would consider to be critical ethnography and what I consider to be PAR. As noted, this comes from my eighteen years of connection with this Vietnamese Buddhist community. This has been more th ...
The Origin and Evolution of Book Printing in China (4)
... writing and courteously declined the offer. The reason was because they did not have personnel capable of handling cataloging the Canon in Chinese and therefore would not be able to place the volumes on the shelves for public use. I felt very sorry to hear this, but I was not able to help, either. L ...
... writing and courteously declined the offer. The reason was because they did not have personnel capable of handling cataloging the Canon in Chinese and therefore would not be able to place the volumes on the shelves for public use. I felt very sorry to hear this, but I was not able to help, either. L ...
PDF sample
... 1997, 2004, 2005; Strong 1983, 2004; Trainor 1997; White 2000). That is what the rest of this book is for. Here I am laying out only the most basic contours of an archaeological history of Indian Buddhism—a history that spans almost two millennia and includes the sangha, the laity, and the ruling dy ...
... 1997, 2004, 2005; Strong 1983, 2004; Trainor 1997; White 2000). That is what the rest of this book is for. Here I am laying out only the most basic contours of an archaeological history of Indian Buddhism—a history that spans almost two millennia and includes the sangha, the laity, and the ruling dy ...
Buddhist Perspectives on Health and Healing
... deeds bring good results, bad deeds bring bad results’ (Bhikkhu P. A. Payutto, 1993: 12). According to Buddhism, intention is the agent or prompting force in all human creations and destructions, therefore it is the actual essence of kamma, as is given in the Buddha’s words, “Bhikkhus! Intention, I ...
... deeds bring good results, bad deeds bring bad results’ (Bhikkhu P. A. Payutto, 1993: 12). According to Buddhism, intention is the agent or prompting force in all human creations and destructions, therefore it is the actual essence of kamma, as is given in the Buddha’s words, “Bhikkhus! Intention, I ...
File - Year 11-12 Studies of Religion 2Unit 2013-4
... Doctrinal view – the ‘Conventional Shangha’ consists of the community of monks & nuns only ‘Noble Shangha’ comprises of those who have achieved one of the four stages of transcendent spiritual wisdom (1st or four stages is the ‘Eye of Truth’) Brotherly community, the order of monks and nuns ...
... Doctrinal view – the ‘Conventional Shangha’ consists of the community of monks & nuns only ‘Noble Shangha’ comprises of those who have achieved one of the four stages of transcendent spiritual wisdom (1st or four stages is the ‘Eye of Truth’) Brotherly community, the order of monks and nuns ...