Mahayana Buddhism
... there is really one y[ma called Buddhayana and not a second or a third, though they take recourse to many forms of exposition to suit the different classes of beings whose mental inclinations and mental developments vary On account of their appearance in the world at a time when there are one or mor ...
... there is really one y[ma called Buddhayana and not a second or a third, though they take recourse to many forms of exposition to suit the different classes of beings whose mental inclinations and mental developments vary On account of their appearance in the world at a time when there are one or mor ...
the tantric mysticism of tibet - Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia
... and evil. It is also the Way of Transformation, whereby inward and outward circumstances are transmuted into weapons by the power of mind. It goes without saying that progress in conjuring so vast a transformation is not easy and not to be accomplished by liturgies and sacred formulas. Here, as ever ...
... and evil. It is also the Way of Transformation, whereby inward and outward circumstances are transmuted into weapons by the power of mind. It goes without saying that progress in conjuring so vast a transformation is not easy and not to be accomplished by liturgies and sacred formulas. Here, as ever ...
Faces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their
... These archetypes have a very human feel to them. They are not remote or passive—but rather involved with the world, with you and me, with all beings. The bodhisattva archetypes all manifest flavors of compassion, and each bodhisattva has delayed her or his departure from the world of sam . sāra unti ...
... These archetypes have a very human feel to them. They are not remote or passive—but rather involved with the world, with you and me, with all beings. The bodhisattva archetypes all manifest flavors of compassion, and each bodhisattva has delayed her or his departure from the world of sam . sāra unti ...
Compassion in Buddhist Psychology
... In the path of awakening explained by the Buddha, mindfulness is key. To cultivate mindfulness is to cultivate conscious awareness of present experience without judgment. As noted, the sufferings of transience and self-centered conditioning are mediated by unconscious habits of reification—the mind’ ...
... In the path of awakening explained by the Buddha, mindfulness is key. To cultivate mindfulness is to cultivate conscious awareness of present experience without judgment. As noted, the sufferings of transience and self-centered conditioning are mediated by unconscious habits of reification—the mind’ ...
Sabba Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... sense-bases is intended. The “four planes” are the three mundane planes (the sense world, the form world and the formless world) and the supramundane plane (the four paths, their fruits and nirvana). Two things need to be noted here. Firstly, and, most significantly, the “all” here forms the basis o ...
... sense-bases is intended. The “four planes” are the three mundane planes (the sense world, the form world and the formless world) and the supramundane plane (the four paths, their fruits and nirvana). Two things need to be noted here. Firstly, and, most significantly, the “all” here forms the basis o ...
dhamma texts - International Meditation Centres
... An extract from the first talk mentioned is given as an addendum to What Buddhism Is. In all these talks, Sayagyi encourages people to make as much effort as possible, without insisting that they go against their own beliefs. The first steps in Buddhist Meditation, as he points out, are compatible w ...
... An extract from the first talk mentioned is given as an addendum to What Buddhism Is. In all these talks, Sayagyi encourages people to make as much effort as possible, without insisting that they go against their own beliefs. The first steps in Buddhist Meditation, as he points out, are compatible w ...
Chapter One
... More, he explains that during that time he has spoken about the Buddha Burning Torch (Dipankara) and others, and described how they entered nirvana. All this he employed as an expedient means to make distinctions. Shakyamuni Buddha, further, continues that good men, if there are living beings who co ...
... More, he explains that during that time he has spoken about the Buddha Burning Torch (Dipankara) and others, and described how they entered nirvana. All this he employed as an expedient means to make distinctions. Shakyamuni Buddha, further, continues that good men, if there are living beings who co ...
Bullets - Fulford School : VLE
... The news that Siddharta wanted to leave the palace was a matter of great sorrow for his father and family. It must be remembered that there were great expectations upon him to carry out the responsibilities of his father, family and tribe. Nevertheless, Siddharta was not going to let anything stop h ...
... The news that Siddharta wanted to leave the palace was a matter of great sorrow for his father and family. It must be remembered that there were great expectations upon him to carry out the responsibilities of his father, family and tribe. Nevertheless, Siddharta was not going to let anything stop h ...
Laymen saints - The Dharmafarers
... Then there is the second, in-between, group (the lotuses bobbing up and down on the water level), hesitating between the true and the false, wavering between good and evil. They would either be saved or be lost, depending on whether or not they hear the Dharma. To mix the metaphors in a helpful way, ...
... Then there is the second, in-between, group (the lotuses bobbing up and down on the water level), hesitating between the true and the false, wavering between good and evil. They would either be saved or be lost, depending on whether or not they hear the Dharma. To mix the metaphors in a helpful way, ...
Paper - VII - History of Buddhism and Jainism upto 1000 A.D.
... council. To verify their authenticity, time and again, six historical Thervada Councils were held. Oral teachings of the Buddha, popularly known as Theravada teachings, were made available to the people in their spoken language. The Pali literature, like an ocean, is most voluminous and detailed. Th ...
... council. To verify their authenticity, time and again, six historical Thervada Councils were held. Oral teachings of the Buddha, popularly known as Theravada teachings, were made available to the people in their spoken language. The Pali literature, like an ocean, is most voluminous and detailed. Th ...
Let`s Meet at the ak ayava a - Personal Pages
... association of Gayā and śrāddha is in Viu’s time, though clearly the seeds of the later tradition have been sown. We do learn, however, that a tradition of tīrtha-śrāddha, performing the śrāddha at a sacred place, has developed by this time. Throughout the Tīrtha-yātra-parvan, the section of the M ...
... association of Gayā and śrāddha is in Viu’s time, though clearly the seeds of the later tradition have been sown. We do learn, however, that a tradition of tīrtha-śrāddha, performing the śrāddha at a sacred place, has developed by this time. Throughout the Tīrtha-yātra-parvan, the section of the M ...
Mahāmaitrī in a Mahāyāna Sūtra in Khotanese ― Continuity and
... and jian fo 見佛 (buddhadarśana) in Indian and Chinese sources), and, especially from the perspective of the early discourses Anālayo (2010). For example, iconographic depictions of meditation on death are found in Kizil (north-west of Kucha, present-day Uighur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang, dating ca. ...
... and jian fo 見佛 (buddhadarśana) in Indian and Chinese sources), and, especially from the perspective of the early discourses Anālayo (2010). For example, iconographic depictions of meditation on death are found in Kizil (north-west of Kucha, present-day Uighur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang, dating ca. ...
Two Nichiren Texts
... the fact that Nembutsu devotionalism was extremely popular, attracting many commoners as well as members of the samurai class. The practice of worshiping Amitåbha was not foreign to older schools, which recognized the Nembutsu as a secondary teaching. In order to cope with the rise of Hønen’s Nembut ...
... the fact that Nembutsu devotionalism was extremely popular, attracting many commoners as well as members of the samurai class. The practice of worshiping Amitåbha was not foreign to older schools, which recognized the Nembutsu as a secondary teaching. In order to cope with the rise of Hønen’s Nembut ...
The Life of the Buddha and the Four oble Truths
... The Buddha’s teachings differ from the Christian, Moslem, or Hindu scriptures in that the Buddha never suggested that one should worship a God or gods. Instead the Buddhist teachings are concerned with leading an ethical life, analyzing one’s existence to develop meaning to it, developing an inner p ...
... The Buddha’s teachings differ from the Christian, Moslem, or Hindu scriptures in that the Buddha never suggested that one should worship a God or gods. Instead the Buddhist teachings are concerned with leading an ethical life, analyzing one’s existence to develop meaning to it, developing an inner p ...
No Inner Core
... absolute sense, the anattà doctrine denies any and all psychological entities or agents inside the person. In the absolute sense, all phenomena, including what is called a person, are composed of elements, forces, and a stream of successive states. The Buddha organized these phenomena into conceptua ...
... absolute sense, the anattà doctrine denies any and all psychological entities or agents inside the person. In the absolute sense, all phenomena, including what is called a person, are composed of elements, forces, and a stream of successive states. The Buddha organized these phenomena into conceptua ...
NO INNER CORE - ANATTA BY SAYADAW U SILANANDA
... The doctrine of anatta is very important to Buddhists. No realisation of Truth can occur without the knowledge of the anatta (no-soul) nature of things. To realize Truth, one must practice meditation, and during meditation, the knowledge of anatta must arise. One needs the knowledge of anicca, dukkh ...
... The doctrine of anatta is very important to Buddhists. No realisation of Truth can occur without the knowledge of the anatta (no-soul) nature of things. To realize Truth, one must practice meditation, and during meditation, the knowledge of anatta must arise. One needs the knowledge of anicca, dukkh ...
Essentials of Buddhism
... One. Truly, O king; I think your son will become a Buddha. But now I am old. I shall not live to see the glory of your son’s achievements nor shall I hear his words of wisdom.” The king was very much moved by the words of Asita. To him there was glory in the thought of his son as ruler of all India ...
... One. Truly, O king; I think your son will become a Buddha. But now I am old. I shall not live to see the glory of your son’s achievements nor shall I hear his words of wisdom.” The king was very much moved by the words of Asita. To him there was glory in the thought of his son as ruler of all India ...
The Buddha`s Last Meditation in the D¥rgha-ågama
... He rose from the fourth absorption and entered concentration on the sphere of [infinite] space. He rose from concentration on the sphere of [infinite] space and entered concentration on the sphere of [infinite] consciousness. He rose from concentration on the sphere of [infinite] consciousness and e ...
... He rose from the fourth absorption and entered concentration on the sphere of [infinite] space. He rose from concentration on the sphere of [infinite] space and entered concentration on the sphere of [infinite] consciousness. He rose from concentration on the sphere of [infinite] consciousness and e ...
By Ajahn Jayasaro - Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
... available at hotels and other accommodations, meets a long-standing need. There have been others in the past who have begun and then finally abandoned such a project. This book finally succeeds in remedying an important lack. Ajahn Jayasaro has written this book in the form of questions and answers, ...
... available at hotels and other accommodations, meets a long-standing need. There have been others in the past who have begun and then finally abandoned such a project. This book finally succeeds in remedying an important lack. Ajahn Jayasaro has written this book in the form of questions and answers, ...
Buddhism and the race question - UNESDOC
... rebirth and karma, arguing thal it was an unchanging substratum common to the different lives (of the same individual) as well as the agent and enjoyer of good and evil actions and their reactions-Buddhism does away with such unverifiable entities as meaningless concepts and gives instead a more det ...
... rebirth and karma, arguing thal it was an unchanging substratum common to the different lives (of the same individual) as well as the agent and enjoyer of good and evil actions and their reactions-Buddhism does away with such unverifiable entities as meaningless concepts and gives instead a more det ...
Canonical Jātaka Tales in Comparative Perspective
... version of this tale found in an Udāna collection preserved in Chinese agrees with the two discourses in as much as it does not identify any of the animals in this story with the bodhisattva.15 In the context of a study of the history of the Buddhist canon, Oldenberg (1912: 192) draws attention to t ...
... version of this tale found in an Udāna collection preserved in Chinese agrees with the two discourses in as much as it does not identify any of the animals in this story with the bodhisattva.15 In the context of a study of the history of the Buddhist canon, Oldenberg (1912: 192) draws attention to t ...
The Meaning of Life: Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect
... one among many buddhas of our era. Among them, however, he was the only one to make an open display of twelve particular deeds, including his miraculous birth from his mother’s side. It is said that he was actually enlightened eons ago and emanated a form called a supreme emanation body, appearing t ...
... one among many buddhas of our era. Among them, however, he was the only one to make an open display of twelve particular deeds, including his miraculous birth from his mother’s side. It is said that he was actually enlightened eons ago and emanated a form called a supreme emanation body, appearing t ...
Magazine 2014 - Lumbini Nepalese Buddha Dharma Society
... to the mind, our intellectual abilities don’t mean that we did something wonderful in the past life to end up a genius or something terrible because we were always bottom of the class. When we enter the Path of Dhamma impersonal laws of kamma and all the teaching implied in the Four Noble Truths go ...
... to the mind, our intellectual abilities don’t mean that we did something wonderful in the past life to end up a genius or something terrible because we were always bottom of the class. When we enter the Path of Dhamma impersonal laws of kamma and all the teaching implied in the Four Noble Truths go ...
this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... Let me amplify this. In the Preface to my book I argue “that we can know far more about the Buddha than it is fashionable among scholars to admit, and that his thought has a greater coherence than is usually recognized.” In fact, I argue that he “was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers o ...
... Let me amplify this. In the Preface to my book I argue “that we can know far more about the Buddha than it is fashionable among scholars to admit, and that his thought has a greater coherence than is usually recognized.” In fact, I argue that he “was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers o ...
Lay Buddhist Practice - Buddhist Publication Society
... Uposatha....................................................................................................................................................25 The Eight Precepts........................................................................................................................... ...
... Uposatha....................................................................................................................................................25 The Eight Precepts........................................................................................................................... ...