THE SUTRA OF FORTY-TWO CHAPTERS
... The Buddha said, “People have twenty kinds of difficulties: “It is difficult for the poor to practice dana. “It is difficult for the rich and eminent to practice the Way. “It is difficult to renounce life when facing death. “It is difficult to encounter the Buddhist sutras. “It is difficult to be bo ...
... The Buddha said, “People have twenty kinds of difficulties: “It is difficult for the poor to practice dana. “It is difficult for the rich and eminent to practice the Way. “It is difficult to renounce life when facing death. “It is difficult to encounter the Buddhist sutras. “It is difficult to be bo ...
TO THE TEACHER: OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT: To help students
... Sakyamuni, the historical founder of Buddhism. Sakyamuni was born around 500 BC in north India. As a young man, unsatisfied with his life of comfort and troubled by the suffering he saw around him, he left home to pursue spiritual goals. After trying a life of extreme asceticism, he found enlightenm ...
... Sakyamuni, the historical founder of Buddhism. Sakyamuni was born around 500 BC in north India. As a young man, unsatisfied with his life of comfort and troubled by the suffering he saw around him, he left home to pursue spiritual goals. After trying a life of extreme asceticism, he found enlightenm ...
M1-Dhamma-tj3
... “How you should behave in life is sometimes very difficult to work out. Deciding what’s right and what’s wrong can throw you into turbulent confusion. Follow the Dhamma and this confusion will settle be still” ...
... “How you should behave in life is sometimes very difficult to work out. Deciding what’s right and what’s wrong can throw you into turbulent confusion. Follow the Dhamma and this confusion will settle be still” ...
the buddha - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... today in the Pāli Canon of the Theravāda school of Buddhism. There are many Mahāyāna sūtras which are considered by many to be later texts compiled after the time of the Buddha. A more general term for early Buddhist text is Āgama. This term includes the Pāli suttas and the existing discourse from o ...
... today in the Pāli Canon of the Theravāda school of Buddhism. There are many Mahāyāna sūtras which are considered by many to be later texts compiled after the time of the Buddha. A more general term for early Buddhist text is Āgama. This term includes the Pāli suttas and the existing discourse from o ...
The Sentient Reflexivity of Buddha Nature: Metaphorizing
... Nature works is the primary method of the Buddha’s teachings concerning the innate, identical quality found in himself and his disciples. This has been a consistent pedagogy of among Dharma teachers. In the Aristotelian sense, metaphorization generates intuitive perception of the similar in the diss ...
... Nature works is the primary method of the Buddha’s teachings concerning the innate, identical quality found in himself and his disciples. This has been a consistent pedagogy of among Dharma teachers. In the Aristotelian sense, metaphorization generates intuitive perception of the similar in the diss ...
The Iconography of Nepalese Buddhism
... peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, or some devas connected with Buddha legends. However, this is not ...
... peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, or some devas connected with Buddha legends. However, this is not ...
Phra That Phanom, its related historic buildings and associated
... were sown and blossomed wide and far, especially in the Mekong River Basin, as tangibly testified by a wealth of sacred stupas in the area. The splendid architecture of the Phra That Phanom and its style of ornamentation distinctly exhibit both the regional traditional spirit of Mekong and the Buddh ...
... were sown and blossomed wide and far, especially in the Mekong River Basin, as tangibly testified by a wealth of sacred stupas in the area. The splendid architecture of the Phra That Phanom and its style of ornamentation distinctly exhibit both the regional traditional spirit of Mekong and the Buddh ...
classVIIIenglishBoddo
... prayed to the Buddha, Ven. Sir, drinking is such a heinous sin. Those disciples who are capable of attaining Sainthood would not sit gently in front of a Teacher like you, having such a great super-natural power'. The Bhagavan replied, 'Yes Visakha, drinking is a great sin. By drinking many people h ...
... prayed to the Buddha, Ven. Sir, drinking is such a heinous sin. Those disciples who are capable of attaining Sainthood would not sit gently in front of a Teacher like you, having such a great super-natural power'. The Bhagavan replied, 'Yes Visakha, drinking is a great sin. By drinking many people h ...
The Buddha`s Last Meditation in the D¥rgha-ågama
... mentions doubts, without further specifications. 10 Clearly the parallel versions show a considerable degree of variation regarding this last exchange between the Buddha and his disciples. In reply to this inquiry by the Buddha, Ónanda made it clear on behalf of the assembled monks that they had no ...
... mentions doubts, without further specifications. 10 Clearly the parallel versions show a considerable degree of variation regarding this last exchange between the Buddha and his disciples. In reply to this inquiry by the Buddha, Ónanda made it clear on behalf of the assembled monks that they had no ...
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 ...
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) ...
Damming the Dhamma: Problems with Bhikkhunãs in the Pali Vinaya
... longevity of brahmacariya under Buddhas of the past was determined by their introduction of the Pàñimokkha or failure to do so. The Suttavibhaïga, therefore, is contextualized within the cosmic dimensions of Buddhas of the past. Each individual rule in both sections is also placed in the context of ...
... longevity of brahmacariya under Buddhas of the past was determined by their introduction of the Pàñimokkha or failure to do so. The Suttavibhaïga, therefore, is contextualized within the cosmic dimensions of Buddhas of the past. Each individual rule in both sections is also placed in the context of ...
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 ...
The Four Noble Truths
... all the great teachers whether Christian or Muslim or Buddhists were very special people. They all had an extremely pure motivation and the purest aspiration to help other beings. When they came to teach other beings, it wasn’t in the way of a military conquest but rather in the form of a teaching t ...
... all the great teachers whether Christian or Muslim or Buddhists were very special people. They all had an extremely pure motivation and the purest aspiration to help other beings. When they came to teach other beings, it wasn’t in the way of a military conquest but rather in the form of a teaching t ...
The Art of Living
... learning from the basis of Buddha Shakyamuni’s teachings. The study of these teachings is to help establish proper understanding and viewpoints; thus, the method of “Proper Views and Knowledge” is used here to enter the Buddha’s teachings. There are four schools in this category (Tian Tai, Shian Sho ...
... learning from the basis of Buddha Shakyamuni’s teachings. The study of these teachings is to help establish proper understanding and viewpoints; thus, the method of “Proper Views and Knowledge” is used here to enter the Buddha’s teachings. There are four schools in this category (Tian Tai, Shian Sho ...
manual of zen buddhism
... Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, D.Litt., Professor of Buddhist Philosophy in the Otani University, Kyoto, was born in 1870. He is probably now the greatest living authority on Buddhist philosophy, and is certainly the greatest authority on Zen Buddhism. His major works in English on the subject of Buddhism ...
... Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, D.Litt., Professor of Buddhist Philosophy in the Otani University, Kyoto, was born in 1870. He is probably now the greatest living authority on Buddhist philosophy, and is certainly the greatest authority on Zen Buddhism. His major works in English on the subject of Buddhism ...
Buddha and god - Mischievous Peeps
... is seen to teach. All I ask is that the Buddhist and sympathetic general reader look at the evidence which I shall present—evidence which is almost exclusively drawn from the purported words and teachings of the Buddha himself—and then make up their own minds. Buddhists perhaps more than any other r ...
... is seen to teach. All I ask is that the Buddhist and sympathetic general reader look at the evidence which I shall present—evidence which is almost exclusively drawn from the purported words and teachings of the Buddha himself—and then make up their own minds. Buddhists perhaps more than any other r ...
Suttas as History: Four Approaches to the "Sermon on the Noble
... The Uses of History in South Asia, ed. Avril Powell and Daud Ali (Oxford: Oxford University Press, in press), "Buddhist History: The Pali Vamsas of Sri Lanka" (n. 1 above). 3 Now classic studies include Melford Spiro, Buddhism and Society: A Great Tradition and Its Burmese Vicissitudes (New York, 19 ...
... The Uses of History in South Asia, ed. Avril Powell and Daud Ali (Oxford: Oxford University Press, in press), "Buddhist History: The Pali Vamsas of Sri Lanka" (n. 1 above). 3 Now classic studies include Melford Spiro, Buddhism and Society: A Great Tradition and Its Burmese Vicissitudes (New York, 19 ...
- J .Krishnamurti , Authentic Report of
... wanted people to question and inquire . On one occasion the citizens of Kesaputta, known as Kalamas. approached the Buddha and said that many ascetics and brahmins who came to preach to them used to exalt their own doctrines and denounce those of others, and that they were at a loss to understand wh ...
... wanted people to question and inquire . On one occasion the citizens of Kesaputta, known as Kalamas. approached the Buddha and said that many ascetics and brahmins who came to preach to them used to exalt their own doctrines and denounce those of others, and that they were at a loss to understand wh ...
May - FPMT Losang Dragpa Centre
... Then only can we be certain that at the time of death we are free of any regrets. The best way to achieve this is to learn, study, reflect and meditate on the teachings of the Buddha especially the Four Noble Truths, Compassion, Bodhicitta, Wisdom and generating the aspiration to attain Enlightenment ...
... Then only can we be certain that at the time of death we are free of any regrets. The best way to achieve this is to learn, study, reflect and meditate on the teachings of the Buddha especially the Four Noble Truths, Compassion, Bodhicitta, Wisdom and generating the aspiration to attain Enlightenment ...
INSPIRED SPEECH IN EARLY MAHAYANA BUDDHISM I
... T h r e e types ofcertification may be distinguished: approval after the event, approval before the event, and authorization ofpersons. T h e first works as follows. 26 Someone gives a discourse; the hearer of the discourse subsequently repeats it verbatim to the Buddha; the Buddha gives his approva ...
... T h r e e types ofcertification may be distinguished: approval after the event, approval before the event, and authorization ofpersons. T h e first works as follows. 26 Someone gives a discourse; the hearer of the discourse subsequently repeats it verbatim to the Buddha; the Buddha gives his approva ...
Buddhist Religious Studies
... The textbook entitled, 'Buddhist Religious Studies' has been prepared on the basis of attainable competencies for the students of Class Five. The subject matter of the textbook is derived from the basic issues of the religion familiar to the children through their family practices. This will facilit ...
... The textbook entitled, 'Buddhist Religious Studies' has been prepared on the basis of attainable competencies for the students of Class Five. The subject matter of the textbook is derived from the basic issues of the religion familiar to the children through their family practices. This will facilit ...
Buddha name Siddhartha Gautama
... the Mahāvastu, over the course of many lives, Gautama is said to have developed supramundane abilities including: a painless birth conceived without intercourse; no need for sleep, food, medicine, or bathing, although engaging in such "in conformity with the world"; omniscience, and the ability to " ...
... the Mahāvastu, over the course of many lives, Gautama is said to have developed supramundane abilities including: a painless birth conceived without intercourse; no need for sleep, food, medicine, or bathing, although engaging in such "in conformity with the world"; omniscience, and the ability to " ...
Gautama Buddha
... According to a story in the Āyācana Sutta (Samyutta Nikaya VI.1) - a scripture found in the Pāli and other canons immediately after his awakening, the Buddha debated whether or not he should teach the Dharma to others. He was concerned that humans were so overpowered by ignorance, greed and hatred t ...
... According to a story in the Āyācana Sutta (Samyutta Nikaya VI.1) - a scripture found in the Pāli and other canons immediately after his awakening, the Buddha debated whether or not he should teach the Dharma to others. He was concerned that humans were so overpowered by ignorance, greed and hatred t ...
Buddhism - Spiritual Awakening Radio
... liberation (moksha). Wealthy people believed that they could be absolved of sin by having animal sacrifices performed. The common and poor people were unable to afford such opulent sacrificial rituals. But these less fortunate people were engaged in equally delusional paths to liberation. Many pract ...
... liberation (moksha). Wealthy people believed that they could be absolved of sin by having animal sacrifices performed. The common and poor people were unable to afford such opulent sacrificial rituals. But these less fortunate people were engaged in equally delusional paths to liberation. Many pract ...
Buddhas of Bamiyan
The Buddhas of Bamiyan (Persian: بت های باميان – but hay-e bamiyan) were two 6th-century monumental statues of standing buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, 230 km (140 mi) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,200 feet). Built in 507 AD (smaller) and 554 AD (larger), the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art.The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with stucco. This coating, practically all of which wore away long ago, was painted to enhance the expressions of the faces, hands, and folds of the robes; the larger one was painted carmine red and the smaller one was painted multiple colors.The lower parts of the statues' arms were constructed from the same mud-straw mix while supported on wooden armatures. It is believed that the upper parts of their faces were made from great wooden masks or casts. Rows of holes that can be seen in photographs were spaces that held wooden pegs that stabilized the outer stucco.They were dynamited and destroyed in March 2001 by the Taliban, on orders from leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, after the Taliban government declared that they were idols. An envoy visiting the United States in the following weeks explained that they were destroyed to protest international aid exclusively reserved for statue maintenance while Afghanistan was experiencing famine, while the Afghan Foreign Minister claimed that the destruction was merely about carrying out Islamic religious iconoclasm. International opinion strongly condemned the destruction of the Buddhas, which in the following years was primarily viewed as an example of the extreme religious intolerance of the Taliban. Japan and Switzerland, among others, have pledged support for the rebuilding of the statues.