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The Buddha - World Religions eBooks
... be either a great religious teacher, or a mighty king known as a Cakravartin (‘world-ruler’). The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interru ...
... be either a great religious teacher, or a mighty king known as a Cakravartin (‘world-ruler’). The tradition in India was for a pregnant woman to return to her relatives to give birth, and as the time drew nigh Māyā set out from Kapilavastu, the Śākyan capital, to return home. Her journey was interru ...
Introduction to the Early Buddhist
... conduct all beings to cessation of sorrow. What the later doctrine teaches is the Mahāyāna or the ‘great vehicle’ which is calculated to transport a larger number of people, the whole community of humanity, over and beyond the sorrow of existence. This new doctrine, as is claimed by its followers, r ...
... conduct all beings to cessation of sorrow. What the later doctrine teaches is the Mahāyāna or the ‘great vehicle’ which is calculated to transport a larger number of people, the whole community of humanity, over and beyond the sorrow of existence. This new doctrine, as is claimed by its followers, r ...
The Buddha - JBE Online Books
... lived from 566-486 BCE, or from 583-483 B.C.E. The most recent research, however, suggests that these dates are too early and that the Buddha may have lived closer to our own time, perhaps from 490-410 B.C.E., or 480-400 B.C.E. Chronological precision is not really possible since due to the nature ...
... lived from 566-486 BCE, or from 583-483 B.C.E. The most recent research, however, suggests that these dates are too early and that the Buddha may have lived closer to our own time, perhaps from 490-410 B.C.E., or 480-400 B.C.E. Chronological precision is not really possible since due to the nature ...
Download:Three Methods of Merit Accumulation(PDF file)
... Mahayana and Hinayana, the Buddha often said: “I don’t know this merit, so you should ask that from the Buddha.” Or “I don’t know this merit, so you should ask from the Bodhisattva.” From this point of view, there are people who don’t know the secret meaning or the concealed intention by Buddha, and ...
... Mahayana and Hinayana, the Buddha often said: “I don’t know this merit, so you should ask that from the Buddha.” Or “I don’t know this merit, so you should ask from the Bodhisattva.” From this point of view, there are people who don’t know the secret meaning or the concealed intention by Buddha, and ...
March, 2009 - sotozen-net
... also related to my own life. I think my life is connected to those things I’m aware of as well as to all those things that I cannot see or know, as in this story. My life is connected to conditions all the way back to the far, far past. This isn’t only true for me, but is also true for all of you. I ...
... also related to my own life. I think my life is connected to those things I’m aware of as well as to all those things that I cannot see or know, as in this story. My life is connected to conditions all the way back to the far, far past. This isn’t only true for me, but is also true for all of you. I ...
Development Of Buddhist Religion And Sarnath (With Special
... description about two boxes found by BabuJagatSingh who was chief at the court of King Chet Singh of Varanasi. He made destroy at Dharmarajika Stupa and built a market of his name in the city from the bricks and stone found here. Colonel C. Mackengy in 1815 AD was the first person to start archaeolo ...
... description about two boxes found by BabuJagatSingh who was chief at the court of King Chet Singh of Varanasi. He made destroy at Dharmarajika Stupa and built a market of his name in the city from the bricks and stone found here. Colonel C. Mackengy in 1815 AD was the first person to start archaeolo ...
The Buddha`s Skillful Means
... (Tatz, 1994, p. 34). Another story from the same text tells how the Buddha in a former life actually murdered a man. His reason was to prevent the man from killing 500 others, and the only way to prevent it was to kill him. The Buddha’s act was motivated solely from compassion-- both for those who w ...
... (Tatz, 1994, p. 34). Another story from the same text tells how the Buddha in a former life actually murdered a man. His reason was to prevent the man from killing 500 others, and the only way to prevent it was to kill him. The Buddha’s act was motivated solely from compassion-- both for those who w ...
the buddha image at amaravati
... a collection of reliefs belonging to what is known as the Amaravati School behind. The evidence so far found reveals sufficient amount to summon the identical development of Buddhist art in Amaravati in which one can find the images of Buddha beginning to appear. In addition, the evidence revealed f ...
... a collection of reliefs belonging to what is known as the Amaravati School behind. The evidence so far found reveals sufficient amount to summon the identical development of Buddhist art in Amaravati in which one can find the images of Buddha beginning to appear. In addition, the evidence revealed f ...
The Buddha’s Past Life as a Princess Ekottarika-āgama Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... arguably the earliest strata of jātaka tales attested in Buddhist literature, in order to provide a background for evaluating the Ekottarika-āgama discourse that reports a past life of the Buddha as a woman. Besides noting indications for the early development and significance of the jātaka genre th ...
... arguably the earliest strata of jātaka tales attested in Buddhist literature, in order to provide a background for evaluating the Ekottarika-āgama discourse that reports a past life of the Buddha as a woman. Besides noting indications for the early development and significance of the jātaka genre th ...
did the dhamma die with the buddha?
... much a case of divine intervention as it is instruction in a method that is to be applied by the individual. There is another counter to Masefield’s assertion which, while not a direct refutation, must surely carry a lot of weight. And that is that the Buddha taught his disciples – lay, ordained and ...
... much a case of divine intervention as it is instruction in a method that is to be applied by the individual. There is another counter to Masefield’s assertion which, while not a direct refutation, must surely carry a lot of weight. And that is that the Buddha taught his disciples – lay, ordained and ...
Great Disciples of the Buddha
... the leading male disciples was not possible owing to the sparsity of source material. A thorough stylistic revision of the original portraits was also necessary. I have retranslated almost all the verses, which in the Wheel booklets were often quoted from older translations composed in a style that ...
... the leading male disciples was not possible owing to the sparsity of source material. A thorough stylistic revision of the original portraits was also necessary. I have retranslated almost all the verses, which in the Wheel booklets were often quoted from older translations composed in a style that ...
mudra - WordPress.com
... • 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 Horyu-ji pictures, the right hand is seen to be overlapped on the left. In the same way, the Amitabha Buddhas originating before ...
... • 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 Horyu-ji pictures, the right hand is seen to be overlapped on the left. In the same way, the Amitabha Buddhas originating before ...
The Buddha`s Stūpa and Image. The Icons of his Immanence and
... developments is similar to that of the stūpa. Since the Buddha was absent from this world, initially he was not represented in iconic forms but only through symbols. Then again, eventually the Buddha was depicted in anthropomorphic forms, which did not reflect his mundane appearance. Instead his ima ...
... developments is similar to that of the stūpa. Since the Buddha was absent from this world, initially he was not represented in iconic forms but only through symbols. Then again, eventually the Buddha was depicted in anthropomorphic forms, which did not reflect his mundane appearance. Instead his ima ...
The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist
... ofcompassionforall beings,so,too,did KingDuttagamanT tothisworldofsuffering forthesake worldofthedevasinorderto return oftheBuddhist and outofcompassionforall inhabitants on the doctrine islandofSriLanka. Similarexamplesof bodhisattva-like compassionare exhibitedby who is said to have riskedhis life ...
... ofcompassionforall beings,so,too,did KingDuttagamanT tothisworldofsuffering forthesake worldofthedevasinorderto return oftheBuddhist and outofcompassionforall inhabitants on the doctrine islandofSriLanka. Similarexamplesof bodhisattva-like compassionare exhibitedby who is said to have riskedhis life ...
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 ...
Introduction to Agama Sutra: The First Buddhist Scripture
... In my search for some practical guidance, accidentally, I bumped into the Agama Sutra in a visit to Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, New York. It was in the form of a book of twenty excerpts written by Chuang Chun Jiang, a disciple of reverend Yin Suan who, I found out later, has written many tomes ...
... In my search for some practical guidance, accidentally, I bumped into the Agama Sutra in a visit to Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, New York. It was in the form of a book of twenty excerpts written by Chuang Chun Jiang, a disciple of reverend Yin Suan who, I found out later, has written many tomes ...
Bhaisajyaguru - Metropolitan Museum of Art
... In Chinese Buddhist art the color red and the meditation gesture are characteristic of Amitabha, and a miniature Amitabha in the headdress of a bodhisattva indicates Avalokitesvara. The presence of Amitabha in the headdress of Avalokitesvara is also described in Buddhist scriptures such as the Amogh ...
... In Chinese Buddhist art the color red and the meditation gesture are characteristic of Amitabha, and a miniature Amitabha in the headdress of a bodhisattva indicates Avalokitesvara. The presence of Amitabha in the headdress of Avalokitesvara is also described in Buddhist scriptures such as the Amogh ...
Was the Buddha Omniscient?
... up a handful of leaves and held them out in the palm of his hand. Of the bhikkhus who were accompanying him, the Buddha asked, Which are more numerous, the few siṃsapā leaves in my hand or those overhead in the siṃsapā forest?" Not surprisingly, the bhikkhus replied that, in comparison to the leave ...
... up a handful of leaves and held them out in the palm of his hand. Of the bhikkhus who were accompanying him, the Buddha asked, Which are more numerous, the few siṃsapā leaves in my hand or those overhead in the siṃsapā forest?" Not surprisingly, the bhikkhus replied that, in comparison to the leave ...
August - FPMT Losang Dragpa Centre
... Since there is great blessing in these holy places and one gets great imprints when visiting and seeing these places, many of us should try to go to these holy places to get blessings and to see the holy images. During the winter time especially in Bodhgaya, there are many Tibetans and Chinese and p ...
... Since there is great blessing in these holy places and one gets great imprints when visiting and seeing these places, many of us should try to go to these holy places to get blessings and to see the holy images. During the winter time especially in Bodhgaya, there are many Tibetans and Chinese and p ...
Dona Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... 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 over it he builds a tumulus or stupa, celebrating a feast in its honour.18 Commentarial legend has it that ...
... 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 over it he builds a tumulus or stupa, celebrating a feast in its honour.18 Commentarial legend has it that ...
Literal Means and Hidden Meanings: a New Analysis of Skillful Means
... Mahâyânists as a radical hermeneutic device. As such, skillful means is a provocative and sophisticated idea that served the purpose of advancing a new religious ideology in the face of an already established canonical knowledge. The Mahäyäna use of the concept exhibits an awareness, not found in pr ...
... Mahâyânists as a radical hermeneutic device. As such, skillful means is a provocative and sophisticated idea that served the purpose of advancing a new religious ideology in the face of an already established canonical knowledge. The Mahäyäna use of the concept exhibits an awareness, not found in pr ...
Jewel in the Ashes: Buddha relics and power in early medieval Japan
... ,concerns the increasing regard for relics as treasures of great spiritual and material worth and the concur rent rise of relic thefts in the twelfth century. Since relics were an important symbol or imperial power and authority, it is not surprising that individuals at other levels of medieval Jap ...
... ,concerns the increasing regard for relics as treasures of great spiritual and material worth and the concur rent rise of relic thefts in the twelfth century. Since relics were an important symbol or imperial power and authority, it is not surprising that individuals at other levels of medieval Jap ...
The Buddha and Omniscience
... predetermined in their entirety right now and thus be totally removed from the influence of causes and conditions that manifest at any time between the present moment of direct perception and the moment when the event takes place.15 Concerning predictions about the future, according to the Påli and ...
... predetermined in their entirety right now and thus be totally removed from the influence of causes and conditions that manifest at any time between the present moment of direct perception and the moment when the event takes place.15 Concerning predictions about the future, according to the Påli and ...
Mahatma Gandhi and Buddhism - The Institute of Oriental Philosophy
... active force in the world. “It radiates life and light and peace and happiness.” But it appeared that this message had “only touched but the surface of the heart of Burma.” For example, “when the law of ahimsa reigns supreme, there should be no jealously, no unworthy ambition. No crime.” But the inc ...
... active force in the world. “It radiates life and light and peace and happiness.” But it appeared that this message had “only touched but the surface of the heart of Burma.” For example, “when the law of ahimsa reigns supreme, there should be no jealously, no unworthy ambition. No crime.” But the inc ...
Korean Buddhist Taego Order America-Europe Parish
... No suffering, no cause of suffering, no cease from suffering, no path to lead out of suffering, no knowledge, no attainment, no realization, for there is nothing to attain. The Bodhisattva holds on to nothing but Pranjaparamita, therefore the mind is clear of any delusive hindrance. Without hindran ...
... No suffering, no cause of suffering, no cease from suffering, no path to lead out of suffering, no knowledge, no attainment, no realization, for there is nothing to attain. The Bodhisattva holds on to nothing but Pranjaparamita, therefore the mind is clear of any delusive hindrance. Without hindran ...
Buddhas of Bamiyan
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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.