10 Taking of Refuge
... because of their inherent suffering, but also because escape therefrom is extremely difficult. A fortunate rebirth depends on the performance of meritorious actions. Beings in the woeful states have very little opportunity to acquire merit, so the tendency is to be reborn again and again in such sta ...
... because of their inherent suffering, but also because escape therefrom is extremely difficult. A fortunate rebirth depends on the performance of meritorious actions. Beings in the woeful states have very little opportunity to acquire merit, so the tendency is to be reborn again and again in such sta ...
preface - Metta.lk
... investigation. They all show man's relationship to other living beings and his relationship to the material existence. But Buddhism does more for it, and emphasises and encourages man himself to do his own investigation to introspect using his own freedom of choice and free will.That is to realize h ...
... investigation. They all show man's relationship to other living beings and his relationship to the material existence. But Buddhism does more for it, and emphasises and encourages man himself to do his own investigation to introspect using his own freedom of choice and free will.That is to realize h ...
bussho notes
... Directly cutting off the root source — this is sealed by the buddha; Plucking at the leaves and searching the branches — this I can’t do. “The busy, busy karmic consciousness” (bōbō gosshiki 忙忙業識): An idiomatic expression in Chan texts, sometimes in reverse order (yeshi mangmang 業識忙忙). The term “kar ...
... Directly cutting off the root source — this is sealed by the buddha; Plucking at the leaves and searching the branches — this I can’t do. “The busy, busy karmic consciousness” (bōbō gosshiki 忙忙業識): An idiomatic expression in Chan texts, sometimes in reverse order (yeshi mangmang 業識忙忙). The term “kar ...
Chapter One
... 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 come to him, he employs his Buddha eye to observe their faith and to see ...
... 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 come to him, he employs his Buddha eye to observe their faith and to see ...
What the Buddha Taught
... in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teacher. I have kept as close as I could to the originals, and have ...
... in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teacher. I have kept as close as I could to the originals, and have ...
What the Buddha Taught - Career Account Web Pages
... in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teacher. I have kept as close as I could to the originals, and have ...
... in my mind, so I have deliberately kept the synonyms and repetitions which were a part of the Buddha's speech as it has come down to us through oral tradition, in order that the reader should have some notion of the form used by the Teacher. I have kept as close as I could to the originals, and have ...
The Great Compassion and Fraternity in Mahayana - Purdue e-Pubs
... perfections in order to liberate suffering beings. This inspiring legend has been passed down to Mahāyāna Buddhism. Given this story, it is commonly accepted that a Bodhisattva should develop immense compassion for all beings, close or distant, as if they were all his or her own children. Without d ...
... perfections in order to liberate suffering beings. This inspiring legend has been passed down to Mahāyāna Buddhism. Given this story, it is commonly accepted that a Bodhisattva should develop immense compassion for all beings, close or distant, as if they were all his or her own children. Without d ...
Raho,gata Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... Anuruddha (author of the Abhidhamm’attha.saṅgaha) and the leading Commentators, however, rejected Ānanda’s position. They regarded the sub-moment of persistence as a stage during which the dharma “stands facing its own dissolution” (bhaṅgâbhimukh’āvatthā).15 As such, the well-known Burmese exegete, ...
... Anuruddha (author of the Abhidhamm’attha.saṅgaha) and the leading Commentators, however, rejected Ānanda’s position. They regarded the sub-moment of persistence as a stage during which the dharma “stands facing its own dissolution” (bhaṅgâbhimukh’āvatthā).15 As such, the well-known Burmese exegete, ...
PDF - World Wide Journals
... Stūpa combines and supports the furthest reaches of heaven and earth and occupies the space between the two. This it exists in a symbolic world that might be called ‘middle space’. The Stūpa of the precious seven in ‘beholding the precious Stūpa’ which remains mountains in the sky is connected to th ...
... Stūpa combines and supports the furthest reaches of heaven and earth and occupies the space between the two. This it exists in a symbolic world that might be called ‘middle space’. The Stūpa of the precious seven in ‘beholding the precious Stūpa’ which remains mountains in the sky is connected to th ...
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms
... sorrow of all who knew him. It is added that there is another larger work giving an account of his travels in various countries. Such is all the information given about our author, beyond what he himself has told us. Fa-hien was his clerical name, and means "Illustrious in the Law," or "Illustrious ...
... sorrow of all who knew him. It is added that there is another larger work giving an account of his travels in various countries. Such is all the information given about our author, beyond what he himself has told us. Fa-hien was his clerical name, and means "Illustrious in the Law," or "Illustrious ...
The Buddha`s Victory
... Mara summons his three daughters and orders them to dance in the most seductive manner. So Mara retires defeated, his forces disappear, and his three daughters withdraw in confusion. The Buddha is left alone beneath the Bodhi tree on his heap of kusa grass, and carries on meditating. Sitting there i ...
... Mara summons his three daughters and orders them to dance in the most seductive manner. So Mara retires defeated, his forces disappear, and his three daughters withdraw in confusion. The Buddha is left alone beneath the Bodhi tree on his heap of kusa grass, and carries on meditating. Sitting there i ...
Gotami-apadana
... “parinirvana,” he remarks upon her going out that “yet there are these fools who doubt that women too can grasp the truth. Gotami, show miracles, that they might give up their false views” (Verse 79), he complements her as “wise,” a “master of great powers” with a “divine-ear,” a “divine-eye,” and “ ...
... “parinirvana,” he remarks upon her going out that “yet there are these fools who doubt that women too can grasp the truth. Gotami, show miracles, that they might give up their false views” (Verse 79), he complements her as “wise,” a “master of great powers” with a “divine-ear,” a “divine-eye,” and “ ...
skillful means - The Dharmafarers
... ethical conceptions as are common ground between them; he gradually leads his opponent up to his conclusion. This is, of course, always Arahatship … There is both courtesy and dignity in the method employed. But no little dialectic skill, and an easy mastery of the ethical points involved, are requi ...
... ethical conceptions as are common ground between them; he gradually leads his opponent up to his conclusion. This is, of course, always Arahatship … There is both courtesy and dignity in the method employed. But no little dialectic skill, and an easy mastery of the ethical points involved, are requi ...
The Iconography of Nepalese Buddhism
... art connoisseurs that there was a dearth of books dealing with this subject and they all wished that there should be a book which must be authentic and reliable in subject matter and must have contained historical, cultural and religious meanings and artistic value. e Handicraft Association of Nepa ...
... art connoisseurs that there was a dearth of books dealing with this subject and they all wished that there should be a book which must be authentic and reliable in subject matter and must have contained historical, cultural and religious meanings and artistic value. e Handicraft Association of Nepa ...
Dhamma and Abhidhamma
... Even the word abhidhamma rarely occurs in the Pali Canon, and where it does, it occurs only as abhidhamme, a non-technical term simply meaning “in relation to the teaching [Dharma].”1 According to Frauwallner, the Abhidhamma was probably composed between 200 BCE and 200 CE.2 Furthermore, the early B ...
... Even the word abhidhamma rarely occurs in the Pali Canon, and where it does, it occurs only as abhidhamme, a non-technical term simply meaning “in relation to the teaching [Dharma].”1 According to Frauwallner, the Abhidhamma was probably composed between 200 BCE and 200 CE.2 Furthermore, the early B ...
Dhamma Studies - Atammayatarama Buddhist Monastery
... according to three universal characteristics (Trilakana): 1) Annica (impermanence), 2) Dukka (suffering or un-satisfactoriness), and 3) Anatta (not-self). One is said to be wise to see that conditions, people and things are constantly changing, and not to be held on as ‘me’ or “mine’ or ‘myself.” As ...
... according to three universal characteristics (Trilakana): 1) Annica (impermanence), 2) Dukka (suffering or un-satisfactoriness), and 3) Anatta (not-self). One is said to be wise to see that conditions, people and things are constantly changing, and not to be held on as ‘me’ or “mine’ or ‘myself.” As ...
Let`s Meet at the ak ayava a - Personal Pages
... With the development of śrāddha understood a little better, I now turn to the evidence available about Gayā. The first Brahmanical text to mention Gayā does so specifically in connection to the śrāddha. Vasiha Dharmasūtra was probably composed sometime in the first century CE. In his section on an ...
... With the development of śrāddha understood a little better, I now turn to the evidence available about Gayā. The first Brahmanical text to mention Gayā does so specifically in connection to the śrāddha. Vasiha Dharmasūtra was probably composed sometime in the first century CE. In his section on an ...
Tevijja Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... (Almighty God) [§§12-36], and then he explains the Buddhist mental training in detail [§§36-81]. 1.3.1.3 Interestingly, only first two of the 3 trainings 5—moral virtue [§§37-63] and mental concentration [§§63-81]—are presented in the Sutta. We could perhaps surmise (since no reason is mentioned) th ...
... (Almighty God) [§§12-36], and then he explains the Buddhist mental training in detail [§§36-81]. 1.3.1.3 Interestingly, only first two of the 3 trainings 5—moral virtue [§§37-63] and mental concentration [§§63-81]—are presented in the Sutta. We could perhaps surmise (since no reason is mentioned) th ...
Kesaputtiya Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... not. It is interesting to see here how Buddhist epistemology is different from its Western philosophical counterpart, as P D Premasiri notes: The classical epistemological theories of the West fall into one of two principal traditions, viz, rationalism and empiricism. The consequence of the rational ...
... not. It is interesting to see here how Buddhist epistemology is different from its Western philosophical counterpart, as P D Premasiri notes: The classical epistemological theories of the West fall into one of two principal traditions, viz, rationalism and empiricism. The consequence of the rational ...
Images of Buddha
... Bodhgaya. It is believed that demons and evil spirits tormented him with nightmares in an attempt to divert him from his goal of becoming an enlightened being free of the sufferings and desires of this transitory world. Siddhartha did achieve enlightenment and was called Buddha (the enlightened one) ...
... Bodhgaya. It is believed that demons and evil spirits tormented him with nightmares in an attempt to divert him from his goal of becoming an enlightened being free of the sufferings and desires of this transitory world. Siddhartha did achieve enlightenment and was called Buddha (the enlightened one) ...
Was Lushan Huiyuan a Pure Land Buddhist?
... [134b8] Now if the Buddhas [so seen] are the same as what is seen in dreams, then they would just be what one sees in one’s own imagination. If one focuses this mental image, one achieves samādhi; in samādhi, one sees the Buddhas. [But] the Buddhas that one sees do not come in from outside, nor do I ...
... [134b8] Now if the Buddhas [so seen] are the same as what is seen in dreams, then they would just be what one sees in one’s own imagination. If one focuses this mental image, one achieves samādhi; in samādhi, one sees the Buddhas. [But] the Buddhas that one sees do not come in from outside, nor do I ...
Download/View PDF - Buddhist Churches of America
... The Wheel of the Dharma After attaining Buddhahood, Sakyamuni Buddha decided that the first persons with whom he wanted to share his understanding were his five ascetic companions. At first, when Sakyamuni reached them, they looked upon him with suspicion. However, amazed at the change that had take ...
... The Wheel of the Dharma After attaining Buddhahood, Sakyamuni Buddha decided that the first persons with whom he wanted to share his understanding were his five ascetic companions. At first, when Sakyamuni reached them, they looked upon him with suspicion. However, amazed at the change that had take ...
eBook - Dharma Resources - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See
... His followers have debated about His doctrine and even founded various schools of Buddhism according to their understanding without violence or bloodshed. The Buddha knew that if one really believed that one knows the truth, one should not be afraid to have it challenged, as the truth will always wi ...
... His followers have debated about His doctrine and even founded various schools of Buddhism according to their understanding without violence or bloodshed. The Buddha knew that if one really believed that one knows the truth, one should not be afraid to have it challenged, as the truth will always wi ...