Popular Buddhist Texts From Nepal : Narratives and Rituals of
... in India have paid so little attention to Nepal—indeed it may actually be perverse. It was Nepal, after all, that first revealed, and continued to supply, most of the Mahayana literature we have in Sanskrit. We have read, and continue to read, texts like the Astasahasrika Prajñaparamita, which have ...
... in India have paid so little attention to Nepal—indeed it may actually be perverse. It was Nepal, after all, that first revealed, and continued to supply, most of the Mahayana literature we have in Sanskrit. We have read, and continue to read, texts like the Astasahasrika Prajñaparamita, which have ...
THE ROLES OF BUDDHISM IN SOCIAL WORK Vietnam and Japan
... of releasing from pain. While the country was slaved, Buddhism brought about ideal of life, equality, sacrifice, the guideline of good deeds and good directions, and necessary resistance to fight against the Northern Empire’s thought of domination and subjugation. With these values, Buddhism rapidly ...
... of releasing from pain. While the country was slaved, Buddhism brought about ideal of life, equality, sacrifice, the guideline of good deeds and good directions, and necessary resistance to fight against the Northern Empire’s thought of domination and subjugation. With these values, Buddhism rapidly ...
The Sociology of Early Buddhism
... Buddhists and society when it first began to grow. Even the passing of a bird in the sky leaves some sort of trace, and in principle it should be possible to fashion the instruments to detect it. Much has already been written over the past two centuries about the interaction of the Buddhist Order wi ...
... Buddhists and society when it first began to grow. Even the passing of a bird in the sky leaves some sort of trace, and in principle it should be possible to fashion the instruments to detect it. Much has already been written over the past two centuries about the interaction of the Buddhist Order wi ...
Fifth Precept Sangha - Northwest Buddhist Recovery
... The Five Mindfulness Trainings by Thich Nhat Hanh : Introduction: ...................................................................... 24 The Five Mindfulness Trainings by Thich Nhat Hanh : (1) Reverence For Life ........................................................ 24 The Five Mindfulness Trai ...
... The Five Mindfulness Trainings by Thich Nhat Hanh : Introduction: ...................................................................... 24 The Five Mindfulness Trainings by Thich Nhat Hanh : (1) Reverence For Life ........................................................ 24 The Five Mindfulness Trai ...
Praying for the Republic
... Forging a New Buddhism-State Relation in Republican China ............................................... 58 Chapter Two Revitalizing Buddhism through Education .................................................... 69 Traditional Buddhist Education .................................................... ...
... Forging a New Buddhism-State Relation in Republican China ............................................... 58 Chapter Two Revitalizing Buddhism through Education .................................................... 69 Traditional Buddhist Education .................................................... ...
FAMILY TIES TO BUDDHIST MONKS AND NUNS IN MEDIEVAL
... relationship between monastic and lay family members, in this case Xiao Yu, his daughters, sons and relatives, ten in all, from the Southern Xiao family branch during the late Sui to early Tang period. It must be noted that while the ordained female members of the Xiao family mentioned in this resea ...
... relationship between monastic and lay family members, in this case Xiao Yu, his daughters, sons and relatives, ten in all, from the Southern Xiao family branch during the late Sui to early Tang period. It must be noted that while the ordained female members of the Xiao family mentioned in this resea ...
On Compassionate Killing and the Abhidhamma’s Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... If, furthermore, events of this kind occurred, it seems odd that neither the Buddha nor the embedded Vinaya commentary (vibhaṅga) make any reference to them. Vinaya judgments set legal precedents, and it would have been important to clarify the facts on which the judgment was based if the Vinaya rep ...
... If, furthermore, events of this kind occurred, it seems odd that neither the Buddha nor the embedded Vinaya commentary (vibhaṅga) make any reference to them. Vinaya judgments set legal precedents, and it would have been important to clarify the facts on which the judgment was based if the Vinaya rep ...
An Old Inscription from Amarāvatī and the Cult of the Local Monastic
... a secondary stupa had an associated inscription that inscription does not refer to the stupa as "belonging" to a specific school, but seems to describe it as "belonging" to an individual monk, a monk who appears to have been of purely local stature and who is otherwise unknown. But this itself raise ...
... a secondary stupa had an associated inscription that inscription does not refer to the stupa as "belonging" to a specific school, but seems to describe it as "belonging" to an individual monk, a monk who appears to have been of purely local stature and who is otherwise unknown. But this itself raise ...
Buddhism From Within.qxd
... Each of the basic principles discussed in these chapters could well be the topic of a whole book in itself. What is said here is not the final word on anything. And, since one of the interesting things about Buddhism is that it recognizes that no words can completely capture what it is pointing to, ...
... Each of the basic principles discussed in these chapters could well be the topic of a whole book in itself. What is said here is not the final word on anything. And, since one of the interesting things about Buddhism is that it recognizes that no words can completely capture what it is pointing to, ...
A Long and Winding Road: Soto Zen Training in America
... Japanese, literally “home-dwellers ordination.” In this public ceremony one receives the sixteen Bodhisattva precepts, a Buddhist name, a small robe or rakusu, and a lineage document – kechimyaku – locating one in a mythic but precise Zen lineage from Shakyamuni Buddha to one’s own teacher. In the W ...
... Japanese, literally “home-dwellers ordination.” In this public ceremony one receives the sixteen Bodhisattva precepts, a Buddhist name, a small robe or rakusu, and a lineage document – kechimyaku – locating one in a mythic but precise Zen lineage from Shakyamuni Buddha to one’s own teacher. In the W ...
The Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan Buddhism
... Systematizing both Chan practices of huatou (“critical phrase”) and mozhao (“silent illumination”), I devised a “gradual” approach within the “sudden” path of Chan practice. They are now effective and practical methods for practitioners of different spiritual capacities. I mapped out four general s ...
... Systematizing both Chan practices of huatou (“critical phrase”) and mozhao (“silent illumination”), I devised a “gradual” approach within the “sudden” path of Chan practice. They are now effective and practical methods for practitioners of different spiritual capacities. I mapped out four general s ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... place to sit or li e, or a small wacerfalJ to watch. After an hour the clappers are struck again, signalling tile return to the meditation hall and resumption of the periods of seated and walking meditati on. The scene depicted here is a curious one. M edi tation hall? Myth ? Alrar? Bowing? One coul ...
... place to sit or li e, or a small wacerfalJ to watch. After an hour the clappers are struck again, signalling tile return to the meditation hall and resumption of the periods of seated and walking meditati on. The scene depicted here is a curious one. M edi tation hall? Myth ? Alrar? Bowing? One coul ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... practice (the Noble Eightfold Path) that sides with neither self-indulgence nor self-mortification.] MN 26: Ariyapariyesana Sutta [The Sutta is about the Buddha’s quest for and finding a solution to the problem of human existence.] DN 1: Brahmajāla Sutta [The Sutta outlines the intellectual and ...
... practice (the Noble Eightfold Path) that sides with neither self-indulgence nor self-mortification.] MN 26: Ariyapariyesana Sutta [The Sutta is about the Buddha’s quest for and finding a solution to the problem of human existence.] DN 1: Brahmajāla Sutta [The Sutta outlines the intellectual and ...
TO THE TEACHER: OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT: To help students
... OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT: To help students grasp the magnitude of impact of Buddhism by showing that Buddhism provided not just a new set of ideas, but also new forms of religious practice, new types of places to worship, and a large body of images of divinities. TEACHING STRATEGIES: To get the most o ...
... OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT: To help students grasp the magnitude of impact of Buddhism by showing that Buddhism provided not just a new set of ideas, but also new forms of religious practice, new types of places to worship, and a large body of images of divinities. TEACHING STRATEGIES: To get the most o ...
Wheel of theSangha - Seattle Buddhist Temple
... friendship and support extended to us over the past four and a half years. May you all continue to enjoy the wonderful teaching of the Nembutsu until we all meet again in the world of compassion and wisdom. “Aloha” with the Nembutsu, Namo Amida Butsu Seattle Betsuin Newsletter ...
... friendship and support extended to us over the past four and a half years. May you all continue to enjoy the wonderful teaching of the Nembutsu until we all meet again in the world of compassion and wisdom. “Aloha” with the Nembutsu, Namo Amida Butsu Seattle Betsuin Newsletter ...
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 ...
Charisma in Buddhism
... One of the main characteristics of a cult is its leader’s charisma. In this case, I was also concerned at the lack of continuity of Buddhist work in the two countries, where I work. For reasons which I have discussed in the main text, Buddhism, History and Society, Malay sians and Singaporeans have ...
... One of the main characteristics of a cult is its leader’s charisma. In this case, I was also concerned at the lack of continuity of Buddhist work in the two countries, where I work. For reasons which I have discussed in the main text, Buddhism, History and Society, Malay sians and Singaporeans have ...
Avataṃsaka 華嚴 Transnationalism in Modern Sinitic Buddhism
... Buddhist thought in modern Sinitic Buddhism. Among these have been the philosophical uses of Zen in Japan and Korea, the revival of Yogācāra studies in China and Japan, and the emergence of various forms of socially-engaged Buddhism in East Asia in the early twentieth century, such as China’s “Human ...
... Buddhist thought in modern Sinitic Buddhism. Among these have been the philosophical uses of Zen in Japan and Korea, the revival of Yogācāra studies in China and Japan, and the emergence of various forms of socially-engaged Buddhism in East Asia in the early twentieth century, such as China’s “Human ...
Theravada Buddhism, Identity, and Cultural Continuity in Jinghong
... ethnographer Lauren Leve observed that the practice of Theravada there is not characterized by state doctrine, but rather is being practiced in some ways that defy state doctrine. This manifests itself as lay people engaging in a more personalized form of Theravada that emphasized equality, encourag ...
... ethnographer Lauren Leve observed that the practice of Theravada there is not characterized by state doctrine, but rather is being practiced in some ways that defy state doctrine. This manifests itself as lay people engaging in a more personalized form of Theravada that emphasized equality, encourag ...
Further Biographies of Nuns
... It is generally assumed that nuns in all Buddhist traditions have a lower position than monks. 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 si ...
... It is generally assumed that nuns in all Buddhist traditions have a lower position than monks. 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 si ...
"Texts memorized, texts performed: a reconsideration of the role of
... (p. 150ff. [iv.2.15]) for example, we find a list of six text—the Ratanasutta, Khandhaparitta, Moraparitta, Dhajaggaparitta, A†ana†iyaparitta, and Angulimalaparitta—that are believed to have protective powers. In the same text (vs. 17), we also read that “when Pirit has been said over a man, a snake ...
... (p. 150ff. [iv.2.15]) for example, we find a list of six text—the Ratanasutta, Khandhaparitta, Moraparitta, Dhajaggaparitta, A†ana†iyaparitta, and Angulimalaparitta—that are believed to have protective powers. In the same text (vs. 17), we also read that “when Pirit has been said over a man, a snake ...
Archaeology of Buddhism in South Asia
... they commenced excavation and preservation of Archeological sites identified. Most of these sites were based on the Buddha and Buddhism. When tourism was developed as a leisure industry during the last six decades or so all x ...
... they commenced excavation and preservation of Archeological sites identified. Most of these sites were based on the Buddha and Buddhism. When tourism was developed as a leisure industry during the last six decades or so all x ...
Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... an influential source of' spiritual inspiration throughout all Asia. Jainism is distinguished for its extreme ascetic teaching, its peculiar view of karma and its way to salvation. Although the patterns of the two religions are quite similar, Buddhism has been by far the most widespread and enduring ...
... an influential source of' spiritual inspiration throughout all Asia. Jainism is distinguished for its extreme ascetic teaching, its peculiar view of karma and its way to salvation. Although the patterns of the two religions are quite similar, Buddhism has been by far the most widespread and enduring ...
PDF - Open Journal Systems
... Modern Buddhism and Western Buddhism Vipassana is the form of meditation which has spread most outside the Theravadan countries, and which has also been subjected to change by Western meditation teachers. One example is the movement started by S. N. Goenka, who started to teach vipassana in India at ...
... Modern Buddhism and Western Buddhism Vipassana is the form of meditation which has spread most outside the Theravadan countries, and which has also been subjected to change by Western meditation teachers. One example is the movement started by S. N. Goenka, who started to teach vipassana in India at ...
Autumn Edition - Buddhist Society Victoria
... associated with this. Another committee was set up to start fund raising activities. However, until today’s Special General Meeting when only financial members of 2 year’s standing or more were permitted to vote the committee could not be sure we could proceed. So it is with great joy and gratitude ...
... associated with this. Another committee was set up to start fund raising activities. However, until today’s Special General Meeting when only financial members of 2 year’s standing or more were permitted to vote the committee could not be sure we could proceed. So it is with great joy and gratitude ...
Buddhism in Thailand
Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school, which is followed by 90% of the population. Buddhism in Thailand has also become integrated with folk religion as well as Chinese religions from the large Thai Chinese population.Buddhist temples in Thailand are characterized by tall golden stupas, and the Buddhist architecture of Thailand is similar to that in other Southeast Asian countries, particularly Cambodia and Laos, with which Thailand shares cultural and historical heritage.