The Iconography of Nepalese Buddhism
... Vikramashila monasteries and it was fully dissiminated in Nepal and Tibet. People in these countries have preserved its spiritual traditions through centuries and have produced a unique Buddhist culture and civilization through arts and paintings. ese artistic paintings and sculptures are still sca ...
... Vikramashila monasteries and it was fully dissiminated in Nepal and Tibet. People in these countries have preserved its spiritual traditions through centuries and have produced a unique Buddhist culture and civilization through arts and paintings. ese artistic paintings and sculptures are still sca ...
The Buddha`s Last Meditation in the D¥rgha-ågama
... version he then tells the monks that they should make an effort, according to the other he indicates that there should be silence now.25 The main theme underlying these different records of the last words spoken by the Buddha would be that he used his own death as a final illustration of the charact ...
... version he then tells the monks that they should make an effort, according to the other he indicates that there should be silence now.25 The main theme underlying these different records of the last words spoken by the Buddha would be that he used his own death as a final illustration of the charact ...
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... The Sthabir said, 'O upasak, please do not act in this way. I have done no wrong to you. Please cherish loving-kindness to me'. The hunter said, 'Having met you in the morning my purpose has ended in failure. I have got no animal of prey in the forest. I would not let you go in this time'. Saying th ...
... The Sthabir said, 'O upasak, please do not act in this way. I have done no wrong to you. Please cherish loving-kindness to me'. The hunter said, 'Having met you in the morning my purpose has ended in failure. I have got no animal of prey in the forest. I would not let you go in this time'. Saying th ...
The Sentient Reflexivity of Buddha Nature: Metaphorizing
... dichotomy only makes Buddha Nature conceptually graspable but perpetuates it in a future tense signifying a linear progression of one’s practice from the unenligthened state of sentience to the enlightened state of Buddhahood. This resembles the utopian, iconoclastic, vision of an ideal future based ...
... dichotomy only makes Buddha Nature conceptually graspable but perpetuates it in a future tense signifying a linear progression of one’s practice from the unenligthened state of sentience to the enlightened state of Buddhahood. This resembles the utopian, iconoclastic, vision of an ideal future based ...
On the Bhikkhunã Ordination Controversy
... between the two rules that needs to be taken into consideration: The two rules are meant to address two substantially different situations. Contrary to the assumptions by Phra Payutto and Bhikkhu Ṭhànissaro, what we have here is not just an early rule and its subsequent adaptation. Instead we have t ...
... between the two rules that needs to be taken into consideration: The two rules are meant to address two substantially different situations. Contrary to the assumptions by Phra Payutto and Bhikkhu Ṭhànissaro, what we have here is not just an early rule and its subsequent adaptation. Instead we have t ...
Investigation Report on Buddhist Ceremony Music in
... echoed in the temple to remind the Buddhists that it is time for them to get up to wash their faces and rinse their mouths. It would be spread to every place as long as there dwell Buddhists or Lay Buddhists. The morning chanting starts from 5:30 and lasts for one hour. Near 5:00, the Buddhists came ...
... echoed in the temple to remind the Buddhists that it is time for them to get up to wash their faces and rinse their mouths. It would be spread to every place as long as there dwell Buddhists or Lay Buddhists. The morning chanting starts from 5:30 and lasts for one hour. Near 5:00, the Buddhists came ...
Suttas as History: Four Approaches to the "Sermon on the Noble
... and unique authenticityof the Pali version of early Buddhisthistory.1Following from that argument,the suttas (and partly overlappingtexts of the Vinaya, or monastic discipline) were once thought to be veritable windows into the original Buddhist community.From them historiansof earlier generations s ...
... and unique authenticityof the Pali version of early Buddhisthistory.1Following from that argument,the suttas (and partly overlappingtexts of the Vinaya, or monastic discipline) were once thought to be veritable windows into the original Buddhist community.From them historiansof earlier generations s ...
The future cakravartin-maitreyan soteriology in early China
... I would like to start from the survey of the social conditions as well as the indigenous schools of thoughts before I proceed into the discussion of the Maitreyan soteriology in Early China. This is based on an observation of the obvious similarity between Ancient Hindu culture and Early China, and ...
... I would like to start from the survey of the social conditions as well as the indigenous schools of thoughts before I proceed into the discussion of the Maitreyan soteriology in Early China. This is based on an observation of the obvious similarity between Ancient Hindu culture and Early China, and ...
samsara - cont`d - Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre
... This is celebrated for three days, but differently by each country. Bells – are rung to cast out wrong passion making the passage to ...
... This is celebrated for three days, but differently by each country. Bells – are rung to cast out wrong passion making the passage to ...
FAMILY TIES TO BUDDHIST MONKS AND NUNS IN MEDIEVAL
... revolves around a high profile, wealthy and influential branch of the Xiao clan, and the father, Xiao Yu, who served successively as Chief Minister for the first two emperors of the Tang dynasty, and his many descendents, who upon taking up the robe became successful exegetes and well-known religiou ...
... revolves around a high profile, wealthy and influential branch of the Xiao clan, and the father, Xiao Yu, who served successively as Chief Minister for the first two emperors of the Tang dynasty, and his many descendents, who upon taking up the robe became successful exegetes and well-known religiou ...
Local heritage and the problem with conservation
... It is important to clarify here, that the reality in Laos is not a strictly doctrinal Buddhism, but rather a mix of animism and Buddhism (see Holt 2009 for a more detailed exploration about how Buddhism is related to Lao conceptions of spirits). Within this popular Buddhism different sorts of object ...
... It is important to clarify here, that the reality in Laos is not a strictly doctrinal Buddhism, but rather a mix of animism and Buddhism (see Holt 2009 for a more detailed exploration about how Buddhism is related to Lao conceptions of spirits). Within this popular Buddhism different sorts of object ...
M1-Dhamma-tj3
... teachings of historical Buddha. They stick very closely to the traditional accounts and claim the teachings are accurate as passed on by Buddha as the 3 baskets, or the Tripitaka: 1. Vinaya pitaka – ‘rules’ 2. Sutta pitaka – explanations of teachings 3. AbhiDhamma pitaka - philosophy ...
... teachings of historical Buddha. They stick very closely to the traditional accounts and claim the teachings are accurate as passed on by Buddha as the 3 baskets, or the Tripitaka: 1. Vinaya pitaka – ‘rules’ 2. Sutta pitaka – explanations of teachings 3. AbhiDhamma pitaka - philosophy ...
PowerPoint - Just be Good
... RECOGNITION of the remarkable personality of the Dalai Lama is a separate issue from Christian assessment of Buddhism. There are strong reasons why Christians should be sceptical of Buddhism, whether Theravada (Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka), Mahayana (China, Japan, Korea), or Vajr ...
... RECOGNITION of the remarkable personality of the Dalai Lama is a separate issue from Christian assessment of Buddhism. There are strong reasons why Christians should be sceptical of Buddhism, whether Theravada (Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka), Mahayana (China, Japan, Korea), or Vajr ...
mudra - WordPress.com
... such as the ones in the frescoes of Ajanta in India where both the hands are separated and the fingers do not touch each other. • In the meantime, in the Indo-Greek style of the Gandhara Buddha statues, the right fist overlooks the fingers joined to the thumb on the left hand. • And in the Japanese ...
... such as the ones in the frescoes of Ajanta in India where both the hands are separated and the fingers do not touch each other. • In the meantime, in the Indo-Greek style of the Gandhara Buddha statues, the right fist overlooks the fingers joined to the thumb on the left hand. • And in the Japanese ...
The Teachings of Vimalakirti - Minnesota Zen Meditation Center
... think we see is an apparition like those created by magicians. It’s not that what we think we see is not there in some sense. The problem is how we understand our experiences. This is why the ...
... think we see is an apparition like those created by magicians. It’s not that what we think we see is not there in some sense. The problem is how we understand our experiences. This is why the ...
Images of Buddha
... portrayed in an anatomically correct way. Rather, forms are idealized and intended to represent symbolic ideas. Most statues display a solemn quietude which symbolizes that the higher sacred beings are in a state of nirvana. Small Buddha figurines such as those at the UMFA were historically suspende ...
... portrayed in an anatomically correct way. Rather, forms are idealized and intended to represent symbolic ideas. Most statues display a solemn quietude which symbolizes that the higher sacred beings are in a state of nirvana. Small Buddha figurines such as those at the UMFA were historically suspende ...
Further Biographies of Nuns
... In the Theravāda tradition the lineage of nuns was broken by the thirteenth century and has never been fully restored, unlike the ordination lineage in the Mahāyāna tradition where it has been preserved since the first Chinese nuns were ordained in the fifth century. There are attempts at reviving t ...
... In the Theravāda tradition the lineage of nuns was broken by the thirteenth century and has never been fully restored, unlike the ordination lineage in the Mahāyāna tradition where it has been preserved since the first Chinese nuns were ordained in the fifth century. There are attempts at reviving t ...
The Buddha - World Religions eBooks
... possible since due to the nature of the sources all dates from this period are accurate only to plus or minus ten years. Buddhist sources tell us that the Buddha came from a royal lineage, and describe the pomp and ceremony of his father’s court at great length. This is likely to be something of an ...
... possible since due to the nature of the sources all dates from this period are accurate only to plus or minus ten years. Buddhist sources tell us that the Buddha came from a royal lineage, and describe the pomp and ceremony of his father’s court at great length. This is likely to be something of an ...
The Four Noble Truths
... ordinary birth to show that even ordinary human beings can achieve the highest realization. He did this to instill conviction and confidence in his future disciples. The third special deed of the Buddha was his birth in the garden in Lumbini (which is in present day Nepal). Although the Buddha took ...
... ordinary birth to show that even ordinary human beings can achieve the highest realization. He did this to instill conviction and confidence in his future disciples. The third special deed of the Buddha was his birth in the garden in Lumbini (which is in present day Nepal). Although the Buddha took ...
Sutra of the Medicine Buddha
... International Buddhist Monastic Institute Columbus Avenue North Hills, CA (USA) tel. () - © by Minh Thanh [email protected] Permission for reprints will be granted upon assurance that latest edition will be used. Cover illustration Stamped Buddha images, above the ceiling o ...
... International Buddhist Monastic Institute Columbus Avenue North Hills, CA (USA) tel. () - © by Minh Thanh [email protected] Permission for reprints will be granted upon assurance that latest edition will be used. Cover illustration Stamped Buddha images, above the ceiling o ...
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... which dominated north-western China.”1 In the early period of the Tang dynasty, north-western gentry was occupying an important place in the court as well as in the army and was exerting immense authority in the decision making procedure of the governmental issues. It was the most powerful group op ...
... which dominated north-western China.”1 In the early period of the Tang dynasty, north-western gentry was occupying an important place in the court as well as in the army and was exerting immense authority in the decision making procedure of the governmental issues. It was the most powerful group op ...
Introduction to the Early Buddhist
... has remained for us as an object of veneration after his passing away is only his doctrine or at any rate his relics. The school of the Lokottaravādis, which are a special sect of that Hīnayāna, go further and decline to see in the Buddha an ordinary man. For the Buddha is a superhuman being (lokott ...
... has remained for us as an object of veneration after his passing away is only his doctrine or at any rate his relics. The school of the Lokottaravādis, which are a special sect of that Hīnayāna, go further and decline to see in the Buddha an ordinary man. For the Buddha is a superhuman being (lokott ...
INSPIRED SPEECH IN EARLY MAHAYANA BUDDHISM I
... (and hence s~tra) be that which is spoken by this assortment of beings (grJvakas, sages and so on)? What is the connection between the model and the alternatives? Under what circumstances are those other than the Buddha admitted to speak words acceptable as s~tra? The problem is not solved by refere ...
... (and hence s~tra) be that which is spoken by this assortment of beings (grJvakas, sages and so on)? What is the connection between the model and the alternatives? Under what circumstances are those other than the Buddha admitted to speak words acceptable as s~tra? The problem is not solved by refere ...
Buddha name Siddhartha Gautama
... elephant with six white tusks entered her right side,[20] and ten months later Siddhartha was born. As was the Shakya tradition, when his mother Queen Maya became pregnant, she left Kapilvastu for her father's kingdom to give birth. However, her son is said to have been born on the way, at Lumbini, ...
... elephant with six white tusks entered her right side,[20] and ten months later Siddhartha was born. As was the Shakya tradition, when his mother Queen Maya became pregnant, she left Kapilvastu for her father's kingdom to give birth. However, her son is said to have been born on the way, at Lumbini, ...
The Buddha - JBE Online Books
... texts to provide a continuous narrative of part of the Buddha’s life. This and other early sources give the impression that the Buddha’s decision to leave home was premeditated and the result of a growing realization that the realities of sickness, ageing and death were things against which he was p ...
... texts to provide a continuous narrative of part of the Buddha’s life. This and other early sources give the impression that the Buddha’s decision to leave home was premeditated and the result of a growing realization that the realities of sickness, ageing and death were things against which he was p ...
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.