The Buddha - JBE Online Books
... “Buddha” is not a personal name, but a Sanskrit word meaning “one who has awakened” or “one who has woken up.” In Buddhism, it is a title given to those enlightened individuals who have fully attained the goal of the religious life. In addition to “the Buddha,” such individuals may also be referred ...
... “Buddha” is not a personal name, but a Sanskrit word meaning “one who has awakened” or “one who has woken up.” In Buddhism, it is a title given to those enlightened individuals who have fully attained the goal of the religious life. In addition to “the Buddha,” such individuals may also be referred ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... This is a foundation course. Its main aim is to provide a foundational knowledge of Mahāyāna Buddhism for students with no or little background in Buddhist Studies. At the end of the course, students are expected to have acquired sufficient fundamental knowledge on the Mahāyāna tradition, to be able ...
... This is a foundation course. Its main aim is to provide a foundational knowledge of Mahāyāna Buddhism for students with no or little background in Buddhist Studies. At the end of the course, students are expected to have acquired sufficient fundamental knowledge on the Mahāyāna tradition, to be able ...
The Buddha`s Last Meditation in the D¥rgha-ågama
... body in DÓ 2 at T I 27b12, where it forms part of stanzas spoken by an unnamed monk after the Buddha had passed away: “the author of this strophe probably had the idea that the body of the Beatific could not be constituted of the same flesh as men’s, but that it was made of a substance if not truly ...
... body in DÓ 2 at T I 27b12, where it forms part of stanzas spoken by an unnamed monk after the Buddha had passed away: “the author of this strophe probably had the idea that the body of the Beatific could not be constituted of the same flesh as men’s, but that it was made of a substance if not truly ...
Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia
... Buddhist monasteries, with their sumptuous architecture, ornate furnishings, and striking natural settings, have always stuck out dramatically on the religious landscapes of Asia. Buddhist monasteries have constituted one of the most visible aspects of the Buddhist tradition, but until recently it h ...
... Buddhist monasteries, with their sumptuous architecture, ornate furnishings, and striking natural settings, have always stuck out dramatically on the religious landscapes of Asia. Buddhist monasteries have constituted one of the most visible aspects of the Buddhist tradition, but until recently it h ...
Temple Book of Chants
... connivance, for all of the ten evil deeds whether committed by myself or by others whom I ordered or viewed with connivance, for all those sins, whether covered and hidden or open and obvious, which deserved transmigration into hells, hungry ghosts, animals, and such evil paths of existence as well ...
... connivance, for all of the ten evil deeds whether committed by myself or by others whom I ordered or viewed with connivance, for all those sins, whether covered and hidden or open and obvious, which deserved transmigration into hells, hungry ghosts, animals, and such evil paths of existence as well ...
The Buddha`s Stūpa and Image. The Icons of his Immanence and
... in various parts of his empire.9 This was the second and perhaps the largest redistribution of the Buddha’s relics. During the subsequent centuries, and up to the present time, the stūpas continued to be constructed in India and eventually in other Buddhist lands of Asia. As the Buddhist history pro ...
... in various parts of his empire.9 This was the second and perhaps the largest redistribution of the Buddha’s relics. During the subsequent centuries, and up to the present time, the stūpas continued to be constructed in India and eventually in other Buddhist lands of Asia. As the Buddhist history pro ...
The Buddha`s Skillful Means
... enlightenment. By simply twirling a flower, touching someone on the shoulder, smiling, or gesturing with his finger he liberates sentient beings. For some, he simply offers words of advice and consolation, for others he gives long philosophical discourses on the nature of reality, and for others sti ...
... enlightenment. By simply twirling a flower, touching someone on the shoulder, smiling, or gesturing with his finger he liberates sentient beings. For some, he simply offers words of advice and consolation, for others he gives long philosophical discourses on the nature of reality, and for others sti ...
Indigenizing Deities: The Budai Maitreya and the Group of Eighteen
... order to clarify its iconography and textual references, as well as its religious contexts, for the purpose of clarifying how the Chinese indigenized Buddhist deities in general. I will rst analyze texts on Budai, explaining how this local monk came to represent the Future Buddha (Maitreya) in China ...
... order to clarify its iconography and textual references, as well as its religious contexts, for the purpose of clarifying how the Chinese indigenized Buddhist deities in general. I will rst analyze texts on Budai, explaining how this local monk came to represent the Future Buddha (Maitreya) in China ...
Suttas as History: Four Approaches to the "Sermon on the Noble
... while simultaneously all but ignoring them (except in the classroom), I curiously parallel the practices of the "medieval" Buddhists whom I study. But like those of them who continued to draw on suttas in liturgical contexts or commentarialtraditions,I feel that there should be something more to the ...
... while simultaneously all but ignoring them (except in the classroom), I curiously parallel the practices of the "medieval" Buddhists whom I study. But like those of them who continued to draw on suttas in liturgical contexts or commentarialtraditions,I feel that there should be something more to the ...
did the dhamma die with the buddha?
... it accurately portrays life in the time of the Buddha, and that it is a relatively complete description of the both. The texts upon which Masefield bases his argument were not written down for some hundreds of years after the events which they record, and survived only in the memories of Buddhist pr ...
... it accurately portrays life in the time of the Buddha, and that it is a relatively complete description of the both. The texts upon which Masefield bases his argument were not written down for some hundreds of years after the events which they record, and survived only in the memories of Buddhist pr ...
Was the Buddha Omniscient?
... among the Jains…at the time of Mahāvīra.”[19] It was, he believes, taken up by the Buddhists and applied to their Master but perhaps not fully assimilated. Given the ambiguous meaning of the term sabba (Sanskrit, sarva), it is not surprising that confusion arose within the Buddhist context regarding ...
... among the Jains…at the time of Mahāvīra.”[19] It was, he believes, taken up by the Buddhists and applied to their Master but perhaps not fully assimilated. Given the ambiguous meaning of the term sabba (Sanskrit, sarva), it is not surprising that confusion arose within the Buddhist context regarding ...
An Old Inscription from Amarāvatī and the Cult of the Local Monastic
... the erection of the monument." 7 But through the work of Zamindars, zealous treasure seekers, and untrained if well intentioned British civil servants, most of the complex—one of the longest lasting in India—has disappeared. 8 As a consequence, we know next to nothing about the monastic quarters the ...
... the erection of the monument." 7 But through the work of Zamindars, zealous treasure seekers, and untrained if well intentioned British civil servants, most of the complex—one of the longest lasting in India—has disappeared. 8 As a consequence, we know next to nothing about the monastic quarters the ...
The Buddha’s Past Life as a Princess Ekottarika-āgama Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Now, in the Pāli Jātaka commentary the Buddha’s past lives are also consistently male. Here this is not a result of the narrative setting, but much rather would be a result of the way these stories came into being. When identifying one of the protagonists of a particular story taken from ancient Ind ...
... Now, in the Pāli Jātaka commentary the Buddha’s past lives are also consistently male. Here this is not a result of the narrative setting, but much rather would be a result of the way these stories came into being. When identifying one of the protagonists of a particular story taken from ancient Ind ...
Buddha The Enlightened One
... Wed, 08 Feb 2017 23:56:00 GMT the historical buddha, also called gautama buddha or shakyamuni buddhia, was believed to have been about 29 years old when he began his quest for enlightenment. THE STORY OF BUDDHA'S ENLIGHTENMENT - WAUPUN SCHOOL DISTRICT Sun, 16 Apr 2017 17:36:00 GMT the story of buddh ...
... Wed, 08 Feb 2017 23:56:00 GMT the historical buddha, also called gautama buddha or shakyamuni buddhia, was believed to have been about 29 years old when he began his quest for enlightenment. THE STORY OF BUDDHA'S ENLIGHTENMENT - WAUPUN SCHOOL DISTRICT Sun, 16 Apr 2017 17:36:00 GMT the story of buddh ...
are buddhists idol - worshippers
... object of reverence only after my passing away." Also in his last sermon, the Maha Parinibana Sutra, the Buddha advised his disciples that if they wished to pay respects to the Buddha after He passed away, they could erect pagodas to enshrine the bodily relics. The advice was in keeping with the cus ...
... object of reverence only after my passing away." Also in his last sermon, the Maha Parinibana Sutra, the Buddha advised his disciples that if they wished to pay respects to the Buddha after He passed away, they could erect pagodas to enshrine the bodily relics. The advice was in keeping with the cus ...
the development of chinese calligraphy
... result of the emperor‘s ability to utilize his personal aesthetic preference for Wang‘s calligraphic style to manifest his political motivation to unify the empire. The Tang government participated in sutra reproduction by establishing standards for the form and quality of calligraphic transcriptio ...
... result of the emperor‘s ability to utilize his personal aesthetic preference for Wang‘s calligraphic style to manifest his political motivation to unify the empire. The Tang government participated in sutra reproduction by establishing standards for the form and quality of calligraphic transcriptio ...
Was Lushan Huiyuan a Pure Land Buddhist?
... H. Robinson translated only four of the eighteen sections (numbers 12 to 15) of the work in his Early Madhyamika in India and China, taking those that were most relevant to the topic of his book. Having pointed this out, I confess that it is not my intention to provide a full analysis of all the se ...
... H. Robinson translated only four of the eighteen sections (numbers 12 to 15) of the work in his Early Madhyamika in India and China, taking those that were most relevant to the topic of his book. Having pointed this out, I confess that it is not my intention to provide a full analysis of all the se ...
Dona Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... dha, who teaches peace. The claimants then ask Dona to distribute the relics fairly. He divides them into eight portions, one of which is given to each of the eight claimants present. Since nothing is left, he himself requests for the vessel (kumbha) used for collecting and dividing the relics, and ...
... dha, who teaches peace. The claimants then ask Dona to distribute the relics fairly. He divides them into eight portions, one of which is given to each of the eight claimants present. Since nothing is left, he himself requests for the vessel (kumbha) used for collecting and dividing the relics, and ...
Introduction to the Early Buddhist
... Senart. Of this Sanskrit literature there have remained to us many voluminous books and fragments of several others while many are known to us only through Tibetan and Chinese translations. The major portion of this literature, in pure and mixed Sanskrit, which we for brevity’s sake call Buddhist Sa ...
... Senart. Of this Sanskrit literature there have remained to us many voluminous books and fragments of several others while many are known to us only through Tibetan and Chinese translations. The major portion of this literature, in pure and mixed Sanskrit, which we for brevity’s sake call Buddhist Sa ...
Tokharian Buddhism in Kucha - Sino
... China, was one of the major Buddhist kingdoms of Central Asia before Islamization began to take place in this area at the end of the tenth century C.E. The other Buddhist oasis kingdoms in the region were Shan-shan, 1 which was buried under sand by the sixth century C.E., and the kingdom of Khotan, ...
... China, was one of the major Buddhist kingdoms of Central Asia before Islamization began to take place in this area at the end of the tenth century C.E. The other Buddhist oasis kingdoms in the region were Shan-shan, 1 which was buried under sand by the sixth century C.E., and the kingdom of Khotan, ...
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
... Buddha’. For 1200 years the Leshan Giant Buddha has never lost it significance as a Buddhist place. However as times changed for the people particularly since the Tang dynasty, religious beliefs became integrated with secular life, Buddhism localized into Chinese Zen, and religion gradually faded, ...
... Buddha’. For 1200 years the Leshan Giant Buddha has never lost it significance as a Buddhist place. However as times changed for the people particularly since the Tang dynasty, religious beliefs became integrated with secular life, Buddhism localized into Chinese Zen, and religion gradually faded, ...
- University of Virginia
... and murals from the Dunhuang cave-temple site in Gansu. These usually featured foreigners, probably Central Asians. That the figure of Xuanzang became superin1posed upon this image type illustrates the appropriation of a preexistent iconography to create a visual identity for the monk five centuries ...
... and murals from the Dunhuang cave-temple site in Gansu. These usually featured foreigners, probably Central Asians. That the figure of Xuanzang became superin1posed upon this image type illustrates the appropriation of a preexistent iconography to create a visual identity for the monk five centuries ...
Read article - Dickinson Blogs
... trust in their gurus, such as “The master must have a reason for saying this or doing that, he cannot be wrong,” etc.; so we cannot deny that Ajātasattu was not such a case. For him, the Buddha might have been more than a religious teacher, for it was the Buddha who had rescued him out of the person ...
... trust in their gurus, such as “The master must have a reason for saying this or doing that, he cannot be wrong,” etc.; so we cannot deny that Ajātasattu was not such a case. For him, the Buddha might have been more than a religious teacher, for it was the Buddha who had rescued him out of the person ...
Mogao Caves
The Mogao Caves or Mogao Grottoes (Chinese: 莫高窟; pinyin: Mògāo kū), also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas (Chinese: 千佛洞; pinyin: qiān fó dòng), form a system of 492 temples 25 km (16 mi) southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis strategically located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China. The caves may also be known as the Dunhuang Caves, however, this term is also used as a collective term to include other Buddhist cave sites in the Dunhuang area, such as the Western Thousand Buddha Caves, and the Yulin Caves farther away. The caves contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist art spanning a period of 1,000 years. The first caves were dug out in 366 CE as places of Buddhist meditation and worship. The Mogao Caves are the best known of the Chinese Buddhist grottoes and, along with Longmen Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes, are one of the three famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China.An important cache of documents was discovered in 1900 in the so-called ""Library Cave,"" which had been walled-up in the 11th century. The content of the library was dispersed around the world, and the largest collections are now found in Beijing, London, Paris and Berlin, and the International Dunhuang Project exists to coordinate and collect scholarly work on the Dunhuang manuscripts and other material. The caves themselves are now a popular tourist destination, with a number open for visiting.