Special Integration Experiences Required Reading
... circumambulations sat down facing the east. He made the great resolve not to rise again until enlightenment had been attained, even if his skin, bones and flesh should crumble away. Sending forth a beam of light from the hair-treasure between his eye-brows, he invoked Mara, who came to challenge hi ...
... circumambulations sat down facing the east. He made the great resolve not to rise again until enlightenment had been attained, even if his skin, bones and flesh should crumble away. Sending forth a beam of light from the hair-treasure between his eye-brows, he invoked Mara, who came to challenge hi ...
Did King Ajātasattu Confess to the Buddha, Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... In all but two cases, the confession is delivered to the Buddha. A bhikkhunī confessed to Ānanda, and a laywoman confessed to Anuruddha (A ii.146, Vin iv.18-19). The kinds of offences confessed to in these texts are equally broad. As well as Ajātasattu’s familiar patricide, there is a would-be assas ...
... In all but two cases, the confession is delivered to the Buddha. A bhikkhunī confessed to Ānanda, and a laywoman confessed to Anuruddha (A ii.146, Vin iv.18-19). The kinds of offences confessed to in these texts are equally broad. As well as Ajātasattu’s familiar patricide, there is a would-be assas ...
Arahants and Bodhisattvas
... To briefly characterize these perspectives, I would say that the Nikàyas and âgamas give us a "historical-realistic perspective" on the Buddha, while the Mahàyàna såtras give us a "mythic-metaphysical perspective." By using these terms, I'm not intending to use the Nikàyas to trump the Mahàyàna såtr ...
... To briefly characterize these perspectives, I would say that the Nikàyas and âgamas give us a "historical-realistic perspective" on the Buddha, while the Mahàyàna såtras give us a "mythic-metaphysical perspective." By using these terms, I'm not intending to use the Nikàyas to trump the Mahàyàna såtr ...
Rethinking, Protecting and Transmitting the Tangible and
... today of modern scientific and technical methods, the statue is essentially preserved. Yet, since there has been no awareness to further research and protection of the spirit of the Giant Buddha, some elements which constitute that spirit were ignored or even damaged. These included the natural envi ...
... today of modern scientific and technical methods, the statue is essentially preserved. Yet, since there has been no awareness to further research and protection of the spirit of the Giant Buddha, some elements which constitute that spirit were ignored or even damaged. These included the natural envi ...
Dispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions
... Gyaltsen, to translate the sūtras and tantras.3 Tsang Devendrarakṣita may have also been part of that group. Lotsawa Lui Gyaltsen also participated in the eighth-century revision of the Tibetan language to better translate various proper names and Buddhist technical terms, revising the work of the e ...
... Gyaltsen, to translate the sūtras and tantras.3 Tsang Devendrarakṣita may have also been part of that group. Lotsawa Lui Gyaltsen also participated in the eighth-century revision of the Tibetan language to better translate various proper names and Buddhist technical terms, revising the work of the e ...
Thus, so the legend runs, The Buddha returns once a year to bless
... Wesak, which falls on the first full moon in May, is celebrated in lots of different ways in countries like China and Indonesia. Wesak celebrates the birth and death of Buddha. Buddhists don't believe that Buddha was a god. He was a person who reached what is called ‘Enlightenment’ by meditating. En ...
... Wesak, which falls on the first full moon in May, is celebrated in lots of different ways in countries like China and Indonesia. Wesak celebrates the birth and death of Buddha. Buddhists don't believe that Buddha was a god. He was a person who reached what is called ‘Enlightenment’ by meditating. En ...
The Lost Empire of the Silk Road The discovery of
... All eyes turned East, towards the Orient and the scattered lands that lay along the long-travelled Silk Road. The Silk Road! The name spelled mystery and adventure, and was woven like a red thread in the imagination of the young explorers. The Silk Road, the route made legend by the travels of Marco ...
... All eyes turned East, towards the Orient and the scattered lands that lay along the long-travelled Silk Road. The Silk Road! The name spelled mystery and adventure, and was woven like a red thread in the imagination of the young explorers. The Silk Road, the route made legend by the travels of Marco ...
Icono-Conservatism and the Persistence of Śākyamuni
... chronology—whose reign was from 775 to 812, is even more explicit. During this period, several Vajrayana dcdryas are said to have been active, including, notably a figure named Krsnacarya who Taranatha says was a great pandita of Cakrasambara, Hevajra, and Yamari (Chimpa and Chattopadhyaya 1970, 268 ...
... chronology—whose reign was from 775 to 812, is even more explicit. During this period, several Vajrayana dcdryas are said to have been active, including, notably a figure named Krsnacarya who Taranatha says was a great pandita of Cakrasambara, Hevajra, and Yamari (Chimpa and Chattopadhyaya 1970, 268 ...
Buddhist and jain Art.p65
... The Ajanta Caves (75°42’ 1” N; 20°33’ 12” E) in Aurangabad district are famous for its painted art now declared as a World Heritage Monument. Out of 30 excavations five caves were excavated during Satvahana period (2nd century B.C to 2nd century AD) Second phase of excavations took place during the ...
... The Ajanta Caves (75°42’ 1” N; 20°33’ 12” E) in Aurangabad district are famous for its painted art now declared as a World Heritage Monument. Out of 30 excavations five caves were excavated during Satvahana period (2nd century B.C to 2nd century AD) Second phase of excavations took place during the ...
Summer 2008 Special Edt. - Birmingham Buddhist Vihara
... The temple was finished two months ago and is proving to be an ongoing fascination for residents and passers-by who are often seen parking to take a closer look at the unusual building. The 60 ft dome which tops the building brings to mind caramel-flavoured Angel Delight or a 99 ice cream, without t ...
... The temple was finished two months ago and is proving to be an ongoing fascination for residents and passers-by who are often seen parking to take a closer look at the unusual building. The 60 ft dome which tops the building brings to mind caramel-flavoured Angel Delight or a 99 ice cream, without t ...
Did The Buddha Teach SP?
... arhants are said to have convened in the capital of Māgadha a few months after the Buddha’s death to recite and begin the conservation of his teachings. Although it appears plausible that the teachings were divided into sutta and vinaya at that time, few scholars today accept the canonical claim th ...
... arhants are said to have convened in the capital of Māgadha a few months after the Buddha’s death to recite and begin the conservation of his teachings. Although it appears plausible that the teachings were divided into sutta and vinaya at that time, few scholars today accept the canonical claim th ...
Medicine Buddha guided sadhana
... Those who have received initiation and want to do the self-generation: In response to your request, infinite white rays of light stream down from the heart and body of Guru Medicine Buddha. Completely filling your body, they purify all disease, spirit harm, and the negative karma and mental afflicti ...
... Those who have received initiation and want to do the self-generation: In response to your request, infinite white rays of light stream down from the heart and body of Guru Medicine Buddha. Completely filling your body, they purify all disease, spirit harm, and the negative karma and mental afflicti ...
Siddhartha Gautama
... at this time he controlled most of his physical appetites and weakness and learned how to control his mind. On his path to find his answer he had become an extreme asceticism, the famous quote Siddhartha had said was “When I touched my stomach, I could feel my backbone.” His extreme asceticism had ...
... at this time he controlled most of his physical appetites and weakness and learned how to control his mind. On his path to find his answer he had become an extreme asceticism, the famous quote Siddhartha had said was “When I touched my stomach, I could feel my backbone.” His extreme asceticism had ...
are buddhists idol - worshippers
... people who -pass caustic remarks inferring that Buddhists are idolaters and are praying to the image of a man who was dead and gone. A person’s physical body may disintegrate and dissolve into the four elements but his great virtues remain forever. Buddhists appreciate and respect those virtues. The ...
... people who -pass caustic remarks inferring that Buddhists are idolaters and are praying to the image of a man who was dead and gone. A person’s physical body may disintegrate and dissolve into the four elements but his great virtues remain forever. Buddhists appreciate and respect those virtues. The ...
Buddha`s Life Conception and Birth
... disciples. They are given some hairs from the Buddha's head, which are believed to now be enshrined in the Shwe Dagon Temple in Rangoon, Burma. The Buddha intended to visit Asita, and his former teachers, Alara Kalama and Uddaka Ramaputta to explain his findings, but they had already died. The Buddh ...
... disciples. They are given some hairs from the Buddha's head, which are believed to now be enshrined in the Shwe Dagon Temple in Rangoon, Burma. The Buddha intended to visit Asita, and his former teachers, Alara Kalama and Uddaka Ramaputta to explain his findings, but they had already died. The Buddh ...
Ksitigrabha sutra - Khyentse Foundation
... women giving birth, if they have but one momentary thought of sympathy, to give them aid, medicines, food and drink, or bathings, so as to assure them some measure of peace and happiness, such merits are inconceivable and donors of these things will always be reborn as a Suddhavasodeva for one hundr ...
... women giving birth, if they have but one momentary thought of sympathy, to give them aid, medicines, food and drink, or bathings, so as to assure them some measure of peace and happiness, such merits are inconceivable and donors of these things will always be reborn as a Suddhavasodeva for one hundr ...
A Buddha and his Cousin - University of New Mexico
... drink was served. Entertainment for the evening was provided by the most accomplished singers and dancers, most of them women, who stayed until very late in the evening. The festivities went on for so many hours that most of the guests fell asleep, as did the entertainers. On seeing all these women ...
... drink was served. Entertainment for the evening was provided by the most accomplished singers and dancers, most of them women, who stayed until very late in the evening. The festivities went on for so many hours that most of the guests fell asleep, as did the entertainers. On seeing all these women ...
The birth of the Sage
... 2. The Buddha advised us that at no time should we ever insult or condemn the religion of another. Intolerance is the greatest enemy of religion. Denouncing unfair criticism of other faiths the Buddha states, "It is as a man who looks up and spits at heaven. The spittle does not soil the heaven, but ...
... 2. The Buddha advised us that at no time should we ever insult or condemn the religion of another. Intolerance is the greatest enemy of religion. Denouncing unfair criticism of other faiths the Buddha states, "It is as a man who looks up and spits at heaven. The spittle does not soil the heaven, but ...
viii world cycles whe buddhas appear
... The Pali word “ayu-kappa” literally means lifecycle or lifespan. If the lifespan is 100 years, then an ayu kappa is one century; if lifespan is 1000 years, an ayu kappa is one millennium. When the Buddha said, “Ananda, I have developed the four Iddhipadas (bases of psychic power). If I so desire, I ...
... The Pali word “ayu-kappa” literally means lifecycle or lifespan. If the lifespan is 100 years, then an ayu kappa is one century; if lifespan is 1000 years, an ayu kappa is one millennium. When the Buddha said, “Ananda, I have developed the four Iddhipadas (bases of psychic power). If I so desire, I ...
Jewel in the Ashes: Buddha relics and power in early medieval Japan
... ；2) the relic is fecund: “it transforms into the five grains, ensures rain, and even grants benefits during Last Age” ；3) the relic has economic value: “it fulfills the believer’s desires, produces jewels, and itself becomes a wish-fulfilling jewer5; and 4) the relic is purificatory because “its wor ...
... ；2) the relic is fecund: “it transforms into the five grains, ensures rain, and even grants benefits during Last Age” ；3) the relic has economic value: “it fulfills the believer’s desires, produces jewels, and itself becomes a wish-fulfilling jewer5; and 4) the relic is purificatory because “its wor ...
Some Basic Concepts in Jodo Shinshu
... major theorist in Pure Land Buddhist tradition, Tao-cho (Doshaku) claimed that self-power could be abandoned altogether. According to Tao-cho and most of later tradition Enlightenment can be accomplished by Tariki (a spiritual power beyond the known self) alone. Even at this juncture jiriki was seen ...
... major theorist in Pure Land Buddhist tradition, Tao-cho (Doshaku) claimed that self-power could be abandoned altogether. According to Tao-cho and most of later tradition Enlightenment can be accomplished by Tariki (a spiritual power beyond the known self) alone. Even at this juncture jiriki was seen ...
The Erotics of Practice: Objects and Agency in Buddhist Avadaría
... meditate upon him. It is this cathexis that leads directly to their liberation from material reality and karmic bondage. The listener of the tale, King Pariksit, is baffled and asks how it is that these women, who know Krsna only as a material being, a lover, can attain emancipation from material re ...
... meditate upon him. It is this cathexis that leads directly to their liberation from material reality and karmic bondage. The listener of the tale, King Pariksit, is baffled and asks how it is that these women, who know Krsna only as a material being, a lover, can attain emancipation from material re ...
Siddhartha Gautama – The Buddha
... Today, Buddhism is one of the world’s five major religions. Although it is often associated with China, it actually started in India. It began with a man named Siddhartha Gautama. It is thought that he lived from approximately 563 to 483 BCE. However, scholars now argue that he may have lived up to ...
... Today, Buddhism is one of the world’s five major religions. Although it is often associated with China, it actually started in India. It began with a man named Siddhartha Gautama. It is thought that he lived from approximately 563 to 483 BCE. However, scholars now argue that he may have lived up to ...
gautama buddha - the enlightened world-teacher
... won in open contest by feats of arms, overcoming all other renowned rivals such as his envious cousin Devadatta (reputed as the best archer), Nanda (the fine swordsman), and Arjuna (the expert horseman). Naturally king Suddhodana was highly pleased at this development i n the life of his son, and as ...
... won in open contest by feats of arms, overcoming all other renowned rivals such as his envious cousin Devadatta (reputed as the best archer), Nanda (the fine swordsman), and Arjuna (the expert horseman). Naturally king Suddhodana was highly pleased at this development i n the life of his son, and as ...
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.