Dhamma Studies - Atammayatarama Buddhist Monastery
... words, giving loving kindness, time and assistance to others, with the most important being forgiveness (Abhayadana). Some folks aim at helping and supporting those in need, due to natural disasters (e.g., fire, flood, tsunami, earthquakes etc.), illnesses, disabilities, old age, and orphaned situat ...
... words, giving loving kindness, time and assistance to others, with the most important being forgiveness (Abhayadana). Some folks aim at helping and supporting those in need, due to natural disasters (e.g., fire, flood, tsunami, earthquakes etc.), illnesses, disabilities, old age, and orphaned situat ...
Chapter One
... teach and convert the bodhisattvas. All the things they do are at all times done for this one purpose. They simply wish to show the Buddha wisdom to living being and enlighten them to it. Shariputra, the Thus Come Ones have only a single Buddha vehicle which they employ in order to preach the Law to ...
... teach and convert the bodhisattvas. All the things they do are at all times done for this one purpose. They simply wish to show the Buddha wisdom to living being and enlighten them to it. Shariputra, the Thus Come Ones have only a single Buddha vehicle which they employ in order to preach the Law to ...
THE TEACHING METHODS OF BUDDHA
... This is the miracle of mind-reading (ādesanā,pāihāriya). (Vin 1:24 ff; AA 1:165 ff; ThagA 1:434 ff) The greatest miracle In due course, the Buddha prohibited the public performance of psychic power by any Sangha member (V 2:109-111; DhA 2:201 ff; J 4:263), fearing that in time to come, when monks w ...
... This is the miracle of mind-reading (ādesanā,pāihāriya). (Vin 1:24 ff; AA 1:165 ff; ThagA 1:434 ff) The greatest miracle In due course, the Buddha prohibited the public performance of psychic power by any Sangha member (V 2:109-111; DhA 2:201 ff; J 4:263), fearing that in time to come, when monks w ...
Balkwill, Final Draft copy - MacSphere
... There is no place I would have rather spent the last six years of my life than at the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University where I have been encouraged and supported by every single person involved in the program. Specifically, I owe a debt of gratitude to our administrators – Dore ...
... There is no place I would have rather spent the last six years of my life than at the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University where I have been encouraged and supported by every single person involved in the program. Specifically, I owe a debt of gratitude to our administrators – Dore ...
The Life of the Buddha and the Four oble Truths
... The Life of the Buddha and the Four Noble Truths these misconceptions the Buddha worked at becoming a scholar and became very skilled in all different arts. It also shows that it is necessary to receive a full education in the culture in which we are born. We must be fully at one with various posit ...
... The Life of the Buddha and the Four Noble Truths these misconceptions the Buddha worked at becoming a scholar and became very skilled in all different arts. It also shows that it is necessary to receive a full education in the culture in which we are born. We must be fully at one with various posit ...
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms
... went to India when he was twenty-five, his long life may have been divided pretty equally between the two dynasties. 2. If there were ever another and larger account of Fa-hien's travels than the narrative of which a translation is now given, it has long ceased to be in existence. In the Catalogue o ...
... went to India when he was twenty-five, his long life may have been divided pretty equally between the two dynasties. 2. If there were ever another and larger account of Fa-hien's travels than the narrative of which a translation is now given, it has long ceased to be in existence. In the Catalogue o ...
Cliff Notes: Text and Image at Baodingshan
... earlier individual cave programs of Dunhuang, Yungang, and Longmen. Baodingshan was like a cave turned inside-out, its subject matter eclectic, and its mode of representation not truly akin to earlier carved or painted precedents [fig. 1]. Thus I began to search for the underlying motivation for suc ...
... earlier individual cave programs of Dunhuang, Yungang, and Longmen. Baodingshan was like a cave turned inside-out, its subject matter eclectic, and its mode of representation not truly akin to earlier carved or painted precedents [fig. 1]. Thus I began to search for the underlying motivation for suc ...
An Old Inscription from Amarāvatī and the Cult of the Local Monastic
... —an important body of independent evidence for the monastic preoccupation with permanently housing their dead from well preserved cave sites like Bhaja, Bedsa and Kanheri. But with a few exceptions, little certain evidence has been noted for such activity at structural monastic sites. Evidence of th ...
... —an important body of independent evidence for the monastic preoccupation with permanently housing their dead from well preserved cave sites like Bhaja, Bedsa and Kanheri. But with a few exceptions, little certain evidence has been noted for such activity at structural monastic sites. Evidence of th ...
Download:Three Methods of Merit Accumulation(PDF file)
... Pedme Hum” while he repeated as “Oh Mama Mama”! For those who came to Tibet to learn Buddhism, they should be very clear that every family here cannot be apart from Avalokiteshvara. All the prayer flags placed on the mountain were printed with the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, some are hang on the tent ...
... Pedme Hum” while he repeated as “Oh Mama Mama”! For those who came to Tibet to learn Buddhism, they should be very clear that every family here cannot be apart from Avalokiteshvara. All the prayer flags placed on the mountain were printed with the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, some are hang on the tent ...
Download/View PDF - Buddhist Churches of America
... 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 taken place, for he now overflowed with inner strength and confidence, they could not keep thems ...
... 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 taken place, for he now overflowed with inner strength and confidence, they could not keep thems ...
Faces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their
... Praise for Faces of Compassion “I appreciate Taigen Dan Leighton’s elucidation of the bodhisattvas as archetypes embodying awakened spiritual human qualities and his examples of individuals who personify these aspects. In naming, describing, and illustrating the individual bodhisattvas, his book is ...
... Praise for Faces of Compassion “I appreciate Taigen Dan Leighton’s elucidation of the bodhisattvas as archetypes embodying awakened spiritual human qualities and his examples of individuals who personify these aspects. In naming, describing, and illustrating the individual bodhisattvas, his book is ...
Let`s Meet at the ak ayava a - Personal Pages
... householder’s dharma. The details of performance described there are not innovative, but new concerns have arisen around the performance of the śrāddha. Two stand out as important for this paper. First is the explicit concern over the benefit derived by the performance of the rite. The older ritual ...
... householder’s dharma. The details of performance described there are not innovative, but new concerns have arisen around the performance of the śrāddha. Two stand out as important for this paper. First is the explicit concern over the benefit derived by the performance of the rite. The older ritual ...
THE SUTRA OF FORTY-TWO CHAPTERS
... In the year of 67 C.E., at the special invitation by Emperor Ming of the Later Han Dynasty, two Indian Buddhist masters from India, Kashyapa-matanga and Gobharana, arrived at Luoyang (洛陽), China. Five years before their arrival, in 62 C.E., Emperor Ming had dreamed that a golden man flew into his pa ...
... In the year of 67 C.E., at the special invitation by Emperor Ming of the Later Han Dynasty, two Indian Buddhist masters from India, Kashyapa-matanga and Gobharana, arrived at Luoyang (洛陽), China. Five years before their arrival, in 62 C.E., Emperor Ming had dreamed that a golden man flew into his pa ...
Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach
... liberate others, was his mind now bent towards inaction? The reason, the commentator says, is that only now, after reaching awakening, does he fully realize the strength of the defilements in people‘s minds and of the profundity of the Dharma. Moreover, he wants Brahmā to entreat him to teach so tha ...
... liberate others, was his mind now bent towards inaction? The reason, the commentator says, is that only now, after reaching awakening, does he fully realize the strength of the defilements in people‘s minds and of the profundity of the Dharma. Moreover, he wants Brahmā to entreat him to teach so tha ...
the The main statue in the Seokguram Grotto will leave visitors
... Asanyeo, the face of a long lost love carved on a stone Seated stone Buddhist statue of Yeongji Asadal was a stone mason participating in the establishment of the Bulguksa Temple during the reign of King Gyeongdeok of the Unified Shilla era. Asadal had left his young wife Asanyeo, promising to retur ...
... Asanyeo, the face of a long lost love carved on a stone Seated stone Buddhist statue of Yeongji Asadal was a stone mason participating in the establishment of the Bulguksa Temple during the reign of King Gyeongdeok of the Unified Shilla era. Asadal had left his young wife Asanyeo, promising to retur ...
Buddhist Religious Studies
... Buddha offered the rank of Agrasravak to Sariputra and Moggallayana. Ananda was appointed as the main attendant. Upali, Anuruddha, Sivali, Mahakachchayan, all these Bhikkhus were highly illuminated for their own competencies. Apart from this the Buddha permitted the Bhikkhuni Sangha to be formed. In ...
... Buddha offered the rank of Agrasravak to Sariputra and Moggallayana. Ananda was appointed as the main attendant. Upali, Anuruddha, Sivali, Mahakachchayan, all these Bhikkhus were highly illuminated for their own competencies. Apart from this the Buddha permitted the Bhikkhuni Sangha to be formed. In ...
the buddha - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... it will serve to inspire the reader to undertake his or her own investigation of the suttas with the aid of some of the myriad of study materials and teachers available. Ultimately, it is my wish that the study of these teachings be not solely an academic exercise, but rather that they be investigat ...
... it will serve to inspire the reader to undertake his or her own investigation of the suttas with the aid of some of the myriad of study materials and teachers available. Ultimately, it is my wish that the study of these teachings be not solely an academic exercise, but rather that they be investigat ...
PDF - World Wide Journals
... built after the Buddha’s death and redistributed the relics all over India, depositing them in 84,000 Dharma Stūpas (dharmarakika).The present Stūpas at Kusinagara, Vaisali, Bharhut, Sanci, Amaravathi, and Sopara can be assumed to have resulted from this undertaking by the king. Other Stūpas were er ...
... built after the Buddha’s death and redistributed the relics all over India, depositing them in 84,000 Dharma Stūpas (dharmarakika).The present Stūpas at Kusinagara, Vaisali, Bharhut, Sanci, Amaravathi, and Sopara can be assumed to have resulted from this undertaking by the king. Other Stūpas were er ...
Indigenizing Deities: The Budai Maitreya and the Group of Eighteen
... The Budai gure in niche no. 68 can be related to traditions in both painting and sculpture. There are no extant images of Budai from the tenth century when Budai rst began to rise in prominence, but images from the eleventh through thirteenth centuries show some similarities and differences. Two nor ...
... The Budai gure in niche no. 68 can be related to traditions in both painting and sculpture. There are no extant images of Budai from the tenth century when Budai rst began to rise in prominence, but images from the eleventh through thirteenth centuries show some similarities and differences. Two nor ...
1.4 Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach B S
... were to fail to understand the profound and sublime truth he had realized.13 The same becomes even more evident in the Theravda Vinaya, according to which a single request by Brahm was not sufficient to overcome the Buddha’s disinclination to teach. According to this account, Brahm Sahampati had ...
... were to fail to understand the profound and sublime truth he had realized.13 The same becomes even more evident in the Theravda Vinaya, according to which a single request by Brahm was not sufficient to overcome the Buddha’s disinclination to teach. According to this account, Brahm Sahampati had ...
Brahmā`s Invitation: the Ariyapariyesanā
... who is being requested to teach the Dharma” appears at first glance not entirely straightforward. e Buddha is surrounded by five monks, while Brahmā and Indra – supposedly major figures in the present scene – stand at some distance from him. On the Buddha’s right two monks are turned towards him wit ...
... who is being requested to teach the Dharma” appears at first glance not entirely straightforward. e Buddha is surrounded by five monks, while Brahmā and Indra – supposedly major figures in the present scene – stand at some distance from him. On the Buddha’s right two monks are turned towards him wit ...
Buddha and god - Mischievous Peeps
... preoccupied me throughout my 25-year-long study of the Buddha’s teachings and to which the usual answer of ‘yes!’ from most Buddhists has always struck me as highly questionable. In this little book, I attempt to show that there is most definitely room for the concept of God within the vast structur ...
... preoccupied me throughout my 25-year-long study of the Buddha’s teachings and to which the usual answer of ‘yes!’ from most Buddhists has always struck me as highly questionable. In this little book, I attempt to show that there is most definitely room for the concept of God within the vast structur ...
Buddhist Pilgrimage
... normally taken care of by a travel company. A pilgrimage is a journey to a sacred place as an act of devotion and faith. In the scriptures, faith or saddha is the professing of confidence in and the sense of assurance based on understanding that one places on the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha. It is not ...
... normally taken care of by a travel company. A pilgrimage is a journey to a sacred place as an act of devotion and faith. In the scriptures, faith or saddha is the professing of confidence in and the sense of assurance based on understanding that one places on the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha. It is not ...
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... In other words. especially but not exclusively in Mahayana Buddhism, there is a variety of strategies that serve to incorporate the relic cult into mainstream Buddhist practice. (Faure, 137-43) Among the most significant contributions to this field can be considered the works of Schopen and Trainor ...
... In other words. especially but not exclusively in Mahayana Buddhism, there is a variety of strategies that serve to incorporate the relic cult into mainstream Buddhist practice. (Faure, 137-43) Among the most significant contributions to this field can be considered the works of Schopen and Trainor ...
Re-Imagining the Buddha
... imagine the Buddha today. Organisational and doctrinal questions aside, how is Enlightenment to appear in the imaginations of men and women today? Sangharakshita founded the Triratna Buddhist Order unconstrained by any particular Buddhist cultural tradition and its members are therefore uniquely pla ...
... imagine the Buddha today. Organisational and doctrinal questions aside, how is Enlightenment to appear in the imaginations of men and women today? Sangharakshita founded the Triratna Buddhist Order unconstrained by any particular Buddhist cultural tradition and its members are therefore uniquely pla ...
Longmen Grottoes
The Longmen Grottoes (simplified Chinese: 龙门石窟; traditional Chinese: 龍門石窟; pinyin: lóngmén shíkū; lit. Dragon's Gate Grottoes) or Longmen Caves are one of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art. Housing tens of thousands of statues of Buddha and his disciples, they are located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of present-day Luòyáng in Hénán province, China. The images, many once painted, were carved into caves excavated from the limestone cliffs of the Xiangshan and Longmenshan mountains, running east and west. The Yi River (Chinese: 伊河) flows northward between them and the area used to be called Yique (伊阙, ""The Gate of the Yi River""). The alternative name of ""Dragon's Gate Grottoes"" derives from the resemblance of the two hills that check the flow of the Yi River to the typical ""Chinese gate towers"" that once marked the entrance to Luoyang from the south.There are as many as 100,000 statues within the 1,400 caves, ranging from an 1 inch (25 mm) to 57 feet (17 m) in height. The area also contains nearly 2,500 stelae and inscriptions, whence the name “Forest of Ancient Stelae"", as well as over sixty Buddhist pagodas. Situated in a scenic natural environment, the caves were dug from a 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) stretch of cliff running along both banks of the river. 30% date from the Northern Wei Dynasty and 60% from the Tang, caves from other periods accounting for less than 10% of the total. Starting with the Northern Wei Dynasty in 493 AD, patrons and donors included emperors, Wu Zetian of the Second Zhou Dynasty, members of the royal family, other rich families, generals, and religious groups.In 2000 the site was inscribed upon the UNESCO World Heritage List as “an outstanding manifestation of human artistic creativity,” for its perfection of an art form, and for its encapsulation of the cultural sophistication of Tang China.