of Cross-Tradition Exchange Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... years as a monk resembled those of many other Sri Lankan Buddhist monks: pirivena (Buddhist monastic education) followed by university. In 1986, he had the chance to visit Malaysia, where he met the famous Sri Lankan missionary monk Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda Thero (19192006).4 From the interviews ...
... years as a monk resembled those of many other Sri Lankan Buddhist monks: pirivena (Buddhist monastic education) followed by university. In 1986, he had the chance to visit Malaysia, where he met the famous Sri Lankan missionary monk Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda Thero (19192006).4 From the interviews ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... hands in gassho, feel the warmth generated between the hands, and slowly lower them to another body."24 The Maitai Zendo is also experimenting with new ways of teaching, and since 1999 has offered a Zen Distance Training program to students who would like to practice Zen but who are prevented by dis ...
... hands in gassho, feel the warmth generated between the hands, and slowly lower them to another body."24 The Maitai Zendo is also experimenting with new ways of teaching, and since 1999 has offered a Zen Distance Training program to students who would like to practice Zen but who are prevented by dis ...
A Critical Analysis of Leadership Qualities in Early Buddhism
... enlightenment, unable to gain Nibbāna, unable to gain relief from bondage” (SN16:2, p663). Likewise, without taking care, one could not accomplish his ...
... enlightenment, unable to gain Nibbāna, unable to gain relief from bondage” (SN16:2, p663). Likewise, without taking care, one could not accomplish his ...
Karma and Justice: Buddhist Perspectives on Said Nursi`s Views on
... The answer is: Absolutely not. In Abrahamic theologies, 'sin' normally denotes an 'offence against the will of God' and the term 'guilt' describes the emotional of sinning men in his asymmetric, deficient relationship with the almighty God. Valued judgements connected with 'sin' and 'guilt' have bee ...
... The answer is: Absolutely not. In Abrahamic theologies, 'sin' normally denotes an 'offence against the will of God' and the term 'guilt' describes the emotional of sinning men in his asymmetric, deficient relationship with the almighty God. Valued judgements connected with 'sin' and 'guilt' have bee ...
Women in Early Buddhist Literature
... had their quarters apart from those of the monks, they had yet to carry out some of their official acts, such as ordination, in conjunction with an Order of monks. Nor was the cloister cut off from the world. On the contrary, there was much intermingling. The laity gave alms-food to the monks and nu ...
... had their quarters apart from those of the monks, they had yet to carry out some of their official acts, such as ordination, in conjunction with an Order of monks. Nor was the cloister cut off from the world. On the contrary, there was much intermingling. The laity gave alms-food to the monks and nu ...
Blue Jean Buddha: Voices of Young Buddhists
... I center many of the questions around the social dimension because it is in the context of American society and modernization that I feel young Buddhists face a number of challenges that are critical to personal and communal development. I am reluctant to offer any answers, as almost all the questio ...
... I center many of the questions around the social dimension because it is in the context of American society and modernization that I feel young Buddhists face a number of challenges that are critical to personal and communal development. I am reluctant to offer any answers, as almost all the questio ...
Charles S. Prebish and Kenneth K. Tanaka, eds. The Faces... America. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998, viii + 370...
... Buddhist and Western psychotherapies. I have wrestled with myself over how to treat such a chapter. Can I simply maintain a Ònoble silenceÓ and skip over it? Must I refute its tendentious nonsense, point by point, as I certainly could? If I believe the chapter Òwrong speech,Ó I may fall into wrong s ...
... Buddhist and Western psychotherapies. I have wrestled with myself over how to treat such a chapter. Can I simply maintain a Ònoble silenceÓ and skip over it? Must I refute its tendentious nonsense, point by point, as I certainly could? If I believe the chapter Òwrong speech,Ó I may fall into wrong s ...
BUDDHISM AND GLOBAL PEACE : PERSPECTIVES ON
... countries of South and Southeast Asia. They are Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Malaysia, India, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia (Alexander, 1996). Theravada is the strongest in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar, but seriously weakened in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Sri Lankan monks ...
... countries of South and Southeast Asia. They are Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Malaysia, India, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia (Alexander, 1996). Theravada is the strongest in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar, but seriously weakened in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Sri Lankan monks ...
The Effect of Economic Globalization on the Thai Buddhist Monks
... noted chanda is the right action for economics. 1.4) The term 'poverty' is misinterpreted in many ways. There are familiar Buddhist concepts such as contentment (Santutthi) or limited desires (Appicchata). Poverty (Daliddiya) has no place to be praised or encouraged in Buddhism. For the possession o ...
... noted chanda is the right action for economics. 1.4) The term 'poverty' is misinterpreted in many ways. There are familiar Buddhist concepts such as contentment (Santutthi) or limited desires (Appicchata). Poverty (Daliddiya) has no place to be praised or encouraged in Buddhism. For the possession o ...
ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 5 1998: 310-313 Publication date: 26 June 1998
... 1800 to 1850 a shift occurred from a mythological view to an historical approach to the Buddha. Other historians like J. W. de Jong or G. R Welbon have given accounts of the birth of a scientific study of Buddhism. But this contribution is the first from a philosopher. R-P Droit shows how the differ ...
... 1800 to 1850 a shift occurred from a mythological view to an historical approach to the Buddha. Other historians like J. W. de Jong or G. R Welbon have given accounts of the birth of a scientific study of Buddhism. But this contribution is the first from a philosopher. R-P Droit shows how the differ ...
The Buddhist Concept of Life, Suffering and Death, and Related
... The frailty and insecurity of life In addition to this cause-and-effect nature of life, there is also an emphasis placed on its impermanence (anicca) and insubstantiality (anatta), through another law of mutation also referred to as the law of change. This law is expressed in the following formula ...
... The frailty and insecurity of life In addition to this cause-and-effect nature of life, there is also an emphasis placed on its impermanence (anicca) and insubstantiality (anatta), through another law of mutation also referred to as the law of change. This law is expressed in the following formula ...
Buddhist Views on Overcoming Obstacles to Universal Friendship
... the conclusion that one can be a true monk, and therefore a true Brahman, only by choice, never by birth; this amounts to saying that one cannot be a birthright Buddhist but can only be a convert, and therefore being a nonBuddhist can also be only through not choosing to become a Buddhist—or choosin ...
... the conclusion that one can be a true monk, and therefore a true Brahman, only by choice, never by birth; this amounts to saying that one cannot be a birthright Buddhist but can only be a convert, and therefore being a nonBuddhist can also be only through not choosing to become a Buddhist—or choosin ...
Buddhism in Noh Drama
... of craving and desire. She-snake is tamed by the power of Dhamma. The influence of Amitahba Buddhism and Zen Buddhism in Noh is clearly seen from the plays as well as from the books written by Zeami on the theories of drama. The short comedies that emerged in the middle of the 11th century deals wit ...
... of craving and desire. She-snake is tamed by the power of Dhamma. The influence of Amitahba Buddhism and Zen Buddhism in Noh is clearly seen from the plays as well as from the books written by Zeami on the theories of drama. The short comedies that emerged in the middle of the 11th century deals wit ...
Religion 214—Buddhism and the Body - WesFiles
... The goal of the course is to shatter the illusion identified by Knauft in the brief quotation above: the magical link between our immediate sensory perceptions of the body and what we think is “given” or “natural” about the body. To do this will require intellectual tools. In academia we call these ...
... The goal of the course is to shatter the illusion identified by Knauft in the brief quotation above: the magical link between our immediate sensory perceptions of the body and what we think is “given” or “natural” about the body. To do this will require intellectual tools. In academia we call these ...
Mala Prayer Beads
... a traditional tool used to count the number of times a mantra is recited, breaths while meditating, counting prostrations, or the repetitions of a buddha's name. These mantras can be recited for different purposes linked to working with mind. Mala beads are like other forms of prayer beads used in v ...
... a traditional tool used to count the number of times a mantra is recited, breaths while meditating, counting prostrations, or the repetitions of a buddha's name. These mantras can be recited for different purposes linked to working with mind. Mala beads are like other forms of prayer beads used in v ...
Buddhism ( Living as a Buddhist
... - The Buddha is shown wearing a simple robe, showing that he lived a simple life with few possessions. - The Buddha is often shown with a bump on the top of the head. This is called the ushnisha and it symbolises wisdom and enlightenment. - The Buddha image has long ear lobes as a reminder of the he ...
... - The Buddha is shown wearing a simple robe, showing that he lived a simple life with few possessions. - The Buddha is often shown with a bump on the top of the head. This is called the ushnisha and it symbolises wisdom and enlightenment. - The Buddha image has long ear lobes as a reminder of the he ...
Introduction to Buddhism
... their religious practices. Buddhism and its ideas also provided not model itself on Chinese Buddhism. Rather, in the seventh comfort to many during this troubled and tumultuous time. By the century, Tibet actively studied and imported aspects of Indian, time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties (3 ...
... their religious practices. Buddhism and its ideas also provided not model itself on Chinese Buddhism. Rather, in the seventh comfort to many during this troubled and tumultuous time. By the century, Tibet actively studied and imported aspects of Indian, time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties (3 ...
Rebirth Buddhism
... The Five Elements (skandhas) constitute “the individual person,” though not in any substantial sense. “Self” is simply a name given to the aggregate of skandhas. There is no soul or permanent self residing in or behind the skandhas. ...
... The Five Elements (skandhas) constitute “the individual person,” though not in any substantial sense. “Self” is simply a name given to the aggregate of skandhas. There is no soul or permanent self residing in or behind the skandhas. ...
Buddhist Ecological Thought and Action in North America
... Refuge is chanted three times, and with each new chant one reflects ever more deeply on the processes by which the earth itself serves as our teacher, by which it provides us with the truth of reality, and how all existences — especially the living plants and animals — constitute our ...
... Refuge is chanted three times, and with each new chant one reflects ever more deeply on the processes by which the earth itself serves as our teacher, by which it provides us with the truth of reality, and how all existences — especially the living plants and animals — constitute our ...
Buddhism, euthanasia and the sanctity of life
... and euthanasia. (i) Buddhism and Christianity are united in their opposition to euthanasia. I am only concerned with the Buddhist component of this assertion, which as a general claim is surely false. Buddhists (like most bioethicists, secular and religious) probably generally oppose involuntary eut ...
... and euthanasia. (i) Buddhism and Christianity are united in their opposition to euthanasia. I am only concerned with the Buddhist component of this assertion, which as a general claim is surely false. Buddhists (like most bioethicists, secular and religious) probably generally oppose involuntary eut ...
What Is Buddhism?
... important. A prince discovered this 2,500 years ago. His name was Siddhartha Gautama, and he was born in the country we now call Nepal. His discovery led to the founding of Buddhism. According to ancient legends, the prince's mother had a dream when she was pregnant. Queen Maya dreamed that she was ...
... important. A prince discovered this 2,500 years ago. His name was Siddhartha Gautama, and he was born in the country we now call Nepal. His discovery led to the founding of Buddhism. According to ancient legends, the prince's mother had a dream when she was pregnant. Queen Maya dreamed that she was ...
Religion 11 Syllabus
... This course offers an initial exposure to the methods, aims, and results of the academic study of religion. The course familiarizes students with the basic history and doctrines of two major religious traditions (Buddhism and Christianity), and focuses on a theme that can be productively explored in ...
... This course offers an initial exposure to the methods, aims, and results of the academic study of religion. The course familiarizes students with the basic history and doctrines of two major religious traditions (Buddhism and Christianity), and focuses on a theme that can be productively explored in ...
Read article - Dickinson Blogs
... all but disappeared in most forms of modern Buddhist selfrepresentation. Considering this example in some depth will be the main focus of this paper. It will also consider in more ethical-philosophical terms what such defiance amounts to. What I want to do initially is explore the origins and contex ...
... all but disappeared in most forms of modern Buddhist selfrepresentation. Considering this example in some depth will be the main focus of this paper. It will also consider in more ethical-philosophical terms what such defiance amounts to. What I want to do initially is explore the origins and contex ...
Mayran Art and Architecture - Indus Valley School of Art
... some extent still stand upright and are protected by the concerned authorities. • Out of all the pillars, the most famous is the Ashokan pillar located at Sarnath. Most of King Asoka's pillars have inscriptions of Ashoka's Dhamma or philosophies. Read further about the famous Ashoka Pillar. • The pi ...
... some extent still stand upright and are protected by the concerned authorities. • Out of all the pillars, the most famous is the Ashokan pillar located at Sarnath. Most of King Asoka's pillars have inscriptions of Ashoka's Dhamma or philosophies. Read further about the famous Ashoka Pillar. • The pi ...
SEALS, AMULETS AND COINAGES OF DVĀRAVATĪ CULTURAL
... Buddhist monks to countries of Southeast Asia, and the combination of monk and merchant was responsible for the adaptation of the Buddhist creed. A type which is common to South Asia and Southeast Asia is a large sealing, either circular or conical in shape with an inscription bearing eighteen lines ...
... Buddhist monks to countries of Southeast Asia, and the combination of monk and merchant was responsible for the adaptation of the Buddhist creed. A type which is common to South Asia and Southeast Asia is a large sealing, either circular or conical in shape with an inscription bearing eighteen lines ...