The Main Topics of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Poetry
... The Main Topics of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Poetry The striking difference with almost all other Buddhist lineages in the world, excluding Zen, lies in the fact that in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism the significant importance is given to the explanation of the path and the spiritual realization pre ...
... The Main Topics of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Poetry The striking difference with almost all other Buddhist lineages in the world, excluding Zen, lies in the fact that in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism the significant importance is given to the explanation of the path and the spiritual realization pre ...
Zen Buddhism and Media - DUO
... The concepts “religion” and “media” are often mentioned together. Although there seems to be few apparent connection between these two concepts, apart from all the news about religiously motivated terror attacks, as well as other often negatively oriented news, these two concepts actually have a lot ...
... The concepts “religion” and “media” are often mentioned together. Although there seems to be few apparent connection between these two concepts, apart from all the news about religiously motivated terror attacks, as well as other often negatively oriented news, these two concepts actually have a lot ...
How to Prostrate
... First one struggles to hammer out Chopsticks progressing by stages until one can comfortably manage Chopin. But there the similarity ends. Our aspiring pianist may not realistically assume the spirit of Chopin is truly present to offer direct encouragement. We, as tantric practitioners, may indeed r ...
... First one struggles to hammer out Chopsticks progressing by stages until one can comfortably manage Chopin. But there the similarity ends. Our aspiring pianist may not realistically assume the spirit of Chopin is truly present to offer direct encouragement. We, as tantric practitioners, may indeed r ...
Rasa - Piazza
... ākhyāyikā) --From Michael Hahn, “The Buddhist Contribution to the Indian Belles Lettres” (455–471) ...
... ākhyāyikā) --From Michael Hahn, “The Buddhist Contribution to the Indian Belles Lettres” (455–471) ...
his sacred biography, meditation practice and influence
... commander of Thai Lanna] (Nonthaburi: Than Bua Kaeo Press, 2000); Siwa Ronachit, Phra Khruba Sriwichai (Bangkok: Phirap Press, 1994); Saithan Sratthatham, Khruba Sriwichai phu chai det [Khruba Sriwichai who is resolute], 2nd ed. (Bangkok: Ban Lan Tham, 2006); Phra Anan Phutthathammo, Prawati khong P ...
... commander of Thai Lanna] (Nonthaburi: Than Bua Kaeo Press, 2000); Siwa Ronachit, Phra Khruba Sriwichai (Bangkok: Phirap Press, 1994); Saithan Sratthatham, Khruba Sriwichai phu chai det [Khruba Sriwichai who is resolute], 2nd ed. (Bangkok: Ban Lan Tham, 2006); Phra Anan Phutthathammo, Prawati khong P ...
Buddhism in India
... friends for the continual spelling of ‘Brahman’ when the pronunciation from the time of Pali and the known ‘Prakrits’ up through to the languages of almost all of India today is ‘Bahman’, ‘Baaman’, ‘Paapan’ and so forth. I owe thanks to many friends and scholars for help during this study. To G. Alo ...
... friends for the continual spelling of ‘Brahman’ when the pronunciation from the time of Pali and the known ‘Prakrits’ up through to the languages of almost all of India today is ‘Bahman’, ‘Baaman’, ‘Paapan’ and so forth. I owe thanks to many friends and scholars for help during this study. To G. Alo ...
Buddhism in India - Challenging Brahmanism and Caste
... friends for the continual spelling of ‘Brahman’ when the pronunciation from the time of Pali and the known ‘Prakrits’ up through to the languages of almost all of India today is ‘Bahman’, ‘Baaman’, ‘Paapan’ and so forth. I owe thanks to many friends and scholars for help during this study. To G. Alo ...
... friends for the continual spelling of ‘Brahman’ when the pronunciation from the time of Pali and the known ‘Prakrits’ up through to the languages of almost all of India today is ‘Bahman’, ‘Baaman’, ‘Paapan’ and so forth. I owe thanks to many friends and scholars for help during this study. To G. Alo ...
Wat Intravihan
... Somdej Toh is also famous for the Chinakmanjung Katha. The Phra Chinakmanjung Katha is an ancient Buddhist katha, inherited from Langka city, and was found in an ancient book by Somdej Toh. The Katha was improved and rewrote by Somdej Toh of Wat Rakhang. The Phra Chinakmanjung Katha is very powerful ...
... Somdej Toh is also famous for the Chinakmanjung Katha. The Phra Chinakmanjung Katha is an ancient Buddhist katha, inherited from Langka city, and was found in an ancient book by Somdej Toh. The Katha was improved and rewrote by Somdej Toh of Wat Rakhang. The Phra Chinakmanjung Katha is very powerful ...
View in PDF - Nalanda Buddhist Society
... Susãla, the yogis practised Ānāpānasati (mindfulness on breathing) with diligence. Ayya Susãla reminded everyone to breathe naturally, as excessive effort may create tension and cause restlessness. Given that the breath is the only object in Ānāpānasati meditation, the yogis were encouraged to free ...
... Susãla, the yogis practised Ānāpānasati (mindfulness on breathing) with diligence. Ayya Susãla reminded everyone to breathe naturally, as excessive effort may create tension and cause restlessness. Given that the breath is the only object in Ānāpānasati meditation, the yogis were encouraged to free ...
Shambhala - Akamai.net
... homeschooling publications PRAISE: "This wonderful go-to book will help real people create not just musical opportunities, but a musical home."--Dar Williams "More than just helpful tips about singing together, [this book] is an invitation to be fearless and sing our hearts out."--Annie Patterson an ...
... homeschooling publications PRAISE: "This wonderful go-to book will help real people create not just musical opportunities, but a musical home."--Dar Williams "More than just helpful tips about singing together, [this book] is an invitation to be fearless and sing our hearts out."--Annie Patterson an ...
The potential for Drawing on Japanese Traditional Theatre in the
... From the beginning of its history, Noh plays have always been written, composed and choreographed by the actors themselves. Over the several hundred years since their creation, the plays and the methods of presentation have been polished and improved by many generations of actors. 27 Although over ...
... From the beginning of its history, Noh plays have always been written, composed and choreographed by the actors themselves. Over the several hundred years since their creation, the plays and the methods of presentation have been polished and improved by many generations of actors. 27 Although over ...
Library Web list - Dec 13
... Children of the Drum: The Life of Japan's Kodo Drummers Buddhist Stupas in Asia Daifukuji Taiko June 12-‐13, 2009 Verses, Sutras & Readings Advice on Dying and Living a Better Life Essence of the Heart Sutra: ...
... Children of the Drum: The Life of Japan's Kodo Drummers Buddhist Stupas in Asia Daifukuji Taiko June 12-‐13, 2009 Verses, Sutras & Readings Advice on Dying and Living a Better Life Essence of the Heart Sutra: ...
Compassion in Schopenhauer and Śāntideva Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... fore, there is no need to care about their suffering (8:97-98). Śāntideva responds that the hand protects the foot even though the hand is not in pain (8:99); if we remember his previous analogy of all beings as one organism (8:91), it would seem strange if one part did not protect another part from ...
... fore, there is no need to care about their suffering (8:97-98). Śāntideva responds that the hand protects the foot even though the hand is not in pain (8:99); if we remember his previous analogy of all beings as one organism (8:91), it would seem strange if one part did not protect another part from ...
Library Web list - Dec 13
... Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book Daily Buddhist Devotions Daily Buddhist Devotions Zen is for Everyone: The Xiao Zhi Guan text The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening The Sutra of Hui-‐Neng: Grand Master ...
... Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book Daily Buddhist Devotions Daily Buddhist Devotions Zen is for Everyone: The Xiao Zhi Guan text The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening The Sutra of Hui-‐Neng: Grand Master ...
Mindfulness in Early Buddhism
... related to renunciation or spiritual practice. Contemplation of the mind as the third of the modes for establishing mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna/smṛtyupasthāna) covers the presence or absence of unwholesome states of mind, enjoining clear recognition of those occasions when the mind is under the influe ...
... related to renunciation or spiritual practice. Contemplation of the mind as the third of the modes for establishing mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna/smṛtyupasthāna) covers the presence or absence of unwholesome states of mind, enjoining clear recognition of those occasions when the mind is under the influe ...
Conversion by the Book: Buddhist Print Culture in Early Republican
... certain material, capital, and skill requirements on their use, resulting in the formation of such organizations as publishing houses, printer's guilds, and bookstores. Groups not directly related to publishing are also transformed. Publishing a periodical as a society organ, for example, enables re ...
... certain material, capital, and skill requirements on their use, resulting in the formation of such organizations as publishing houses, printer's guilds, and bookstores. Groups not directly related to publishing are also transformed. Publishing a periodical as a society organ, for example, enables re ...
Fabio Rambelli - NCC Center for the Study of Japanese Religions
... is placed, seems to indicate an attempt to separate it from the pollution of profane everyday life. (Hirayama 1949: 50) Still, normative statements such as the ones I have presented thus far are in direct contradiction with popularly held beliefs according to which the purchase of a new butsudan whe ...
... is placed, seems to indicate an attempt to separate it from the pollution of profane everyday life. (Hirayama 1949: 50) Still, normative statements such as the ones I have presented thus far are in direct contradiction with popularly held beliefs according to which the purchase of a new butsudan whe ...
Can Compassionate Practice Also Be Good Legal
... that describing a person as an “American Buddhist” is unhelpful.9 It has been unhelpful not only because it does not capture differences in Buddhist practices between the two paths, but also because of the risks of privileging one path over the other and of interpreting “American” to mean white and ...
... that describing a person as an “American Buddhist” is unhelpful.9 It has been unhelpful not only because it does not capture differences in Buddhist practices between the two paths, but also because of the risks of privileging one path over the other and of interpreting “American” to mean white and ...
Can Compassionate Practice Also Be Good Legal Practice
... that describing a person as an "American Buddhist" is unhelpful. 9 It has been unhelpful not only because it does not capture differences in Buddhist practices between the two paths, but also because of the risks of privileging one path over the other and of interpreting "American" to mean white and ...
... that describing a person as an "American Buddhist" is unhelpful. 9 It has been unhelpful not only because it does not capture differences in Buddhist practices between the two paths, but also because of the risks of privileging one path over the other and of interpreting "American" to mean white and ...
Insular Buddhist Communities and Attendance Patterns: The True
... independently. One Buddhist group known as the Calgary Pai Yuin Temple (a branch of the True Buddha School organization) has claimed to devote much effort, since its establishment in 1992, to create a harmonized congregation in which Canadians, both Chinese and non-Chinese, can practice together. Th ...
... independently. One Buddhist group known as the Calgary Pai Yuin Temple (a branch of the True Buddha School organization) has claimed to devote much effort, since its establishment in 1992, to create a harmonized congregation in which Canadians, both Chinese and non-Chinese, can practice together. Th ...
The Tower of Power`s Finest Hour: Stupa Construction and
... parasols have strong associations with royalty (kings and princes are often depicted as being sheltered by parasols in Asian art); but they unfortunately tend to attract lightning, leading to the destruction of numerous memorial sites throughout history. One can frequently nd one or two tracks arou ...
... parasols have strong associations with royalty (kings and princes are often depicted as being sheltered by parasols in Asian art); but they unfortunately tend to attract lightning, leading to the destruction of numerous memorial sites throughout history. One can frequently nd one or two tracks arou ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... hensive study of the Buddhist tradition. The series explores this complex nnd extensive tradition from a variety of perspectives, using a range of different methodologies. The Series is diverse in its focus, including historical studies, textual translations and commentaries, sociological investigat ...
... hensive study of the Buddhist tradition. The series explores this complex nnd extensive tradition from a variety of perspectives, using a range of different methodologies. The Series is diverse in its focus, including historical studies, textual translations and commentaries, sociological investigat ...
Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism
... me that the Skandhaka deserves more attention from scholars who work with early Buddhism. When I use the term Skandhaka or ‘original Skandhaka’ without further specification I refer to a literary work that was composed more than two thousand years ago, that is the original form of the text. The term ...
... me that the Skandhaka deserves more attention from scholars who work with early Buddhism. When I use the term Skandhaka or ‘original Skandhaka’ without further specification I refer to a literary work that was composed more than two thousand years ago, that is the original form of the text. The term ...
Gotami-apadana
... thereby giving some background information to which the reader can relate the narrative. He intersperses this account with commentary on the role of Gotami in the Buddhist faith and the telling of her story as an example of female potential in a possibly misunderstood religion. The Apadana is a coll ...
... thereby giving some background information to which the reader can relate the narrative. He intersperses this account with commentary on the role of Gotami in the Buddhist faith and the telling of her story as an example of female potential in a possibly misunderstood religion. The Apadana is a coll ...
AMAZON REVIEWS, including 41 by readers (August 30, 2013) This
... scholar and a practitioner. His intimacy with the text is obvious: the verses ring out clearly on the first read, communicating their meaning with precision and poetic sensitivity.”—Tricycle “It's always valuable to go back to the Dhammapada, that most-beloved and oft-translated of Buddhist texts. T ...
... scholar and a practitioner. His intimacy with the text is obvious: the verses ring out clearly on the first read, communicating their meaning with precision and poetic sensitivity.”—Tricycle “It's always valuable to go back to the Dhammapada, that most-beloved and oft-translated of Buddhist texts. T ...