The Buddha and The Cross: The Development of
... Buddhism", and note their differences from Buddhism in other countries across the globe such as (but not limited to) China, Japan, Tibet, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Cambodia, Laos, South Africa, Morocco, The United States, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Wales, Germany, and Australia ...
... Buddhism", and note their differences from Buddhism in other countries across the globe such as (but not limited to) China, Japan, Tibet, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Cambodia, Laos, South Africa, Morocco, The United States, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Wales, Germany, and Australia ...
Compass of Zen - Kansas Zen Center
... This course was first developed for Dharma Teachers in Training, to prepare them to become full Dharma Teachers. It has been adapted to include people who have taken 5 precepts or have had an introductory course in Zen practice. Each lesson consists of assigned readings and focused homework. Class c ...
... This course was first developed for Dharma Teachers in Training, to prepare them to become full Dharma Teachers. It has been adapted to include people who have taken 5 precepts or have had an introductory course in Zen practice. Each lesson consists of assigned readings and focused homework. Class c ...
Introduction - what is the anthropology of Buddhism about?
... Protestantism denies. Those at higher levels of the religion frequently regard ordinary lay practice as 'not really Buddhist/Christian' or 'only minimally Buddhist/Christian'. The laity themselves may often agree with these judgements, without intending to convey the same condemnation as the Protest ...
... Protestantism denies. Those at higher levels of the religion frequently regard ordinary lay practice as 'not really Buddhist/Christian' or 'only minimally Buddhist/Christian'. The laity themselves may often agree with these judgements, without intending to convey the same condemnation as the Protest ...
The Value of Buddhist Responses to Issues of Overpopulation
... acting within the tradition in response to environmental issues because each is part of the landscape of what in recent years has come to be known as American socially engaged Buddhism--an umbrella term referring to the application of Buddhist values to social issues in U.S.7 This stream of Buddhism ...
... acting within the tradition in response to environmental issues because each is part of the landscape of what in recent years has come to be known as American socially engaged Buddhism--an umbrella term referring to the application of Buddhist values to social issues in U.S.7 This stream of Buddhism ...
present situation of indonesian buddhism: in memory of bhikkhu
... old Javanese Buddhism, and someone attracted to the contemporary missions and newly converted into Buddhism, etc. If Ashin Jinarakkhita had adhered to some particular ground, he would have failed in bringing all Buddhists together and in reviving Buddhism in the Republic where Buddhists were just mi ...
... old Javanese Buddhism, and someone attracted to the contemporary missions and newly converted into Buddhism, etc. If Ashin Jinarakkhita had adhered to some particular ground, he would have failed in bringing all Buddhists together and in reviving Buddhism in the Republic where Buddhists were just mi ...
contribution of this dissertation
... The primary texts used by the Zen masters interviewed for this purpose were the Mumonkan (Huikai, 1228/1977) and the Hekiganroku (Yuanwu, 1125/1977). To understand the psychology of Zen familiarity with these texts is essential. Four of the Zen masters interviewed were members of the Rinzai sect of ...
... The primary texts used by the Zen masters interviewed for this purpose were the Mumonkan (Huikai, 1228/1977) and the Hekiganroku (Yuanwu, 1125/1977). To understand the psychology of Zen familiarity with these texts is essential. Four of the Zen masters interviewed were members of the Rinzai sect of ...
Print this article - Journal of Global Buddhism
... While Buddhism in the West is said to be booming, this is neither equally true for all countries nor necessarily measurable by traditional membership mappings. Statistics and results from ten years of mapping Buddhism in Denmark2 only show an increase of members because of methodological changes in ...
... While Buddhism in the West is said to be booming, this is neither equally true for all countries nor necessarily measurable by traditional membership mappings. Statistics and results from ten years of mapping Buddhism in Denmark2 only show an increase of members because of methodological changes in ...
this PDF file - Universität Heidelberg
... European scholars. For them all Jaina documents would have an interest of their own, even if they did not throw a light on the times, or the moral and intellectual world, in which Buddha lived. But it is possible that Buddhist subscribers, who aid our labours by their accession to the Pâli Text Soci ...
... European scholars. For them all Jaina documents would have an interest of their own, even if they did not throw a light on the times, or the moral and intellectual world, in which Buddha lived. But it is possible that Buddhist subscribers, who aid our labours by their accession to the Pâli Text Soci ...
Historical Timeline
... The Karmapa arrives, to the great surprise and overwhelming joy of the world, in Dharamsala, India, where His Holiness the Dalai Lama meets him. ...
... The Karmapa arrives, to the great surprise and overwhelming joy of the world, in Dharamsala, India, where His Holiness the Dalai Lama meets him. ...
(OPEN TO ALL FACULTIES) BSTC 201
... Living in a market economy where short-term profit and economic growth appear to be the ultimate goal, can the Buddhist teachings bridge the divide between our spiritual and material needs and reconcile the tension between doing good and doing well? In this course we will introduce some core Buddhis ...
... Living in a market economy where short-term profit and economic growth appear to be the ultimate goal, can the Buddhist teachings bridge the divide between our spiritual and material needs and reconcile the tension between doing good and doing well? In this course we will introduce some core Buddhis ...
2013, Volume 22, Number 1 - Sakyadhita International Association
... As we grow older, we see our contemporaries – our friends and family members – succumbing to illnesses and death, so we are forced to recognize these states as natural and inevitable. As Buddhist women, we have an important part to play in demonstrating an alternative lifestyle that is not so depend ...
... As we grow older, we see our contemporaries – our friends and family members – succumbing to illnesses and death, so we are forced to recognize these states as natural and inevitable. As Buddhist women, we have an important part to play in demonstrating an alternative lifestyle that is not so depend ...
November 2002 - Steveston Buddhist Temple
... The course will be of value to those who are interested in learning about Buddhism and to Jodo Shinshu temple members who wish to gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of Jodo Shinshu. Further information is contained in the new Jodo Shinshu Correspondence Course brochure which is available a ...
... The course will be of value to those who are interested in learning about Buddhism and to Jodo Shinshu temple members who wish to gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of Jodo Shinshu. Further information is contained in the new Jodo Shinshu Correspondence Course brochure which is available a ...
Buddhism as a `living tradition`
... and to, our own human experience. Further, not only have I found Buddhism directly applicable to lived experience but it also presents to me both firm roots in its traditional past and relevance to my own contemporary experience. In the ways I have experienced Buddhism, I have found no contradiction ...
... and to, our own human experience. Further, not only have I found Buddhism directly applicable to lived experience but it also presents to me both firm roots in its traditional past and relevance to my own contemporary experience. In the ways I have experienced Buddhism, I have found no contradiction ...
Shingon Buddhism: Theory and Practice (Minoru Kiyota)
... coined expressions for some 185 Shingon-related terms. In reviewing a work of this sort, at least three strong points can be discerned: 1. Kiyota has relied heavily on primary sources; portions of the work contain canonical documents in excerpts translated by the author. While it is regrettable that ...
... coined expressions for some 185 Shingon-related terms. In reviewing a work of this sort, at least three strong points can be discerned: 1. Kiyota has relied heavily on primary sources; portions of the work contain canonical documents in excerpts translated by the author. While it is regrettable that ...
Japanese Buddhism and the Meiji Restoration
... view, from the intellectual romanticism of D. T. Suzuki, through the “nothingness” theories of Kitaro Nishida, to entirely academic interpretations of Buddhism based on Master Någårjuna’s M‡lamadhyamakakårikå, which came through Chinese (Tr: Kumåraj·va) and was translated into Japanese as the “Churo ...
... view, from the intellectual romanticism of D. T. Suzuki, through the “nothingness” theories of Kitaro Nishida, to entirely academic interpretations of Buddhism based on Master Någårjuna’s M‡lamadhyamakakårikå, which came through Chinese (Tr: Kumåraj·va) and was translated into Japanese as the “Churo ...
Two Buddhisms Further Considered
... book, Buddhism in America, Emma Layman (1976) distinguished ‘Orientals and non-Orientals’ and ‘American versus Asian Buddhists’ (for example, 262–3) — but, when drawing a portrait of America’s Buddhists, she proposed a typology of ‘three major styles’, by which she seems to have meant distinctive as ...
... book, Buddhism in America, Emma Layman (1976) distinguished ‘Orientals and non-Orientals’ and ‘American versus Asian Buddhists’ (for example, 262–3) — but, when drawing a portrait of America’s Buddhists, she proposed a typology of ‘three major styles’, by which she seems to have meant distinctive as ...
whitehill.txt ... JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST ETHICS VOLUME 1: 1994
... My purpose in this article is to speculate about the //optimal, future development// of Buddhism in the West. To speculate about the future is, of course, to reach beyond the narrow protections of expertise into the vulnerability of guesswork. My guesswork about Western Buddhism's future takes the f ...
... My purpose in this article is to speculate about the //optimal, future development// of Buddhism in the West. To speculate about the future is, of course, to reach beyond the narrow protections of expertise into the vulnerability of guesswork. My guesswork about Western Buddhism's future takes the f ...
National Taiwan University Hospice
... influenced by hospice care in Hong Kong and Singapore, which has also been influenced by the U.K. hospice movement. The deputy superintendent of NTUH, Prof. Rong-Chi Chen who established this hospice, received a strong influence from the hospice traditions of Japan after visiting several hospice and ...
... influenced by hospice care in Hong Kong and Singapore, which has also been influenced by the U.K. hospice movement. The deputy superintendent of NTUH, Prof. Rong-Chi Chen who established this hospice, received a strong influence from the hospice traditions of Japan after visiting several hospice and ...
Theravada chaplaincy for death - imc
... with the practices or should talk to a teacher about one’s experience. While these practices have been Buddhist meditations since ancient times, they are perhaps particularly important in our modern times where death and dying usually happen ...
... with the practices or should talk to a teacher about one’s experience. While these practices have been Buddhist meditations since ancient times, they are perhaps particularly important in our modern times where death and dying usually happen ...
Identität in Exil. Tibetisch-Buddhistische Nonnen und das Netzwerk
... men, not because they are more learned (because their monasteries provide better education). The nuns' main concerns are the observation of the monastic rules, whereby they rank the disciple's obedience to her teacher as the highest, followed by abstention from killing and sexual attachment or acts. ...
... men, not because they are more learned (because their monasteries provide better education). The nuns' main concerns are the observation of the monastic rules, whereby they rank the disciple's obedience to her teacher as the highest, followed by abstention from killing and sexual attachment or acts. ...
Essence of Zen.vp
... At the age of sixteen I happened to read the Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of WeiLang (as the Platform Scripture was then called) and immediately had the intuitive perception that here was the absolute truth which, far from being new to me, was what I had really known and accepted all the time. Like m ...
... At the age of sixteen I happened to read the Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of WeiLang (as the Platform Scripture was then called) and immediately had the intuitive perception that here was the absolute truth which, far from being new to me, was what I had really known and accepted all the time. Like m ...
Engaged Buddhism and Deep Ecology: Beyond the Science
... we suggest that it is important to highlight the ways so-called scientific and religious paradigms might be understood as complementing and reinforcing one another. To this end, we examine the ways engaged Buddhist and deep ecologist activists and scholars have drawn on elements of Buddhism (often u ...
... we suggest that it is important to highlight the ways so-called scientific and religious paradigms might be understood as complementing and reinforcing one another. To this end, we examine the ways engaged Buddhist and deep ecologist activists and scholars have drawn on elements of Buddhism (often u ...
Zen Language in our Time: the case of Pojo Chinul`s
... to close the gap becomes urgent. A claim can be made that this gap, at least in the pre-enlightenment period, widens because of the Zen Buddhist rejection of language and theorization. The rejection of theorization could be understood as a gesture emphasizing the experiential dimension of enlightenm ...
... to close the gap becomes urgent. A claim can be made that this gap, at least in the pre-enlightenment period, widens because of the Zen Buddhist rejection of language and theorization. The rejection of theorization could be understood as a gesture emphasizing the experiential dimension of enlightenm ...
WESTERN BUDDHIST MOTIVATIONS FOR VEGETARIANISM
... America is difficult. Nattier (1998) distinguishes between ethnic Asian Buddhists living in the west and Euro, “White”, or “convert” Buddhists of western origin who have adopted Buddhism as a new religion. The survey data for this article reflect primarily the second group, whom Nattier also calls “eli ...
... America is difficult. Nattier (1998) distinguishes between ethnic Asian Buddhists living in the west and Euro, “White”, or “convert” Buddhists of western origin who have adopted Buddhism as a new religion. The survey data for this article reflect primarily the second group, whom Nattier also calls “eli ...
Buddhism for Today and Tomorrow
... early nineteenth century for things exotic and oriental. It was this splendid palace that was the venue in 1976 for the introduction to Brighton (now a thriving centre of alternative culture) of another Indian influence: the teaching of the Buddha. The speaker, however, was determined that this infl ...
... early nineteenth century for things exotic and oriental. It was this splendid palace that was the venue in 1976 for the introduction to Brighton (now a thriving centre of alternative culture) of another Indian influence: the teaching of the Buddha. The speaker, however, was determined that this infl ...
Buddhism in the United States
Buddhism is one of the largest religions in the United States behind Christianity, Judaism and nonreligious, and approximately equal with Islam and Hinduism. American Buddhists include many Asian Americans, as well as a large number of converts of other ethnicities, and now their children and even grandchildren. In 2012, U-T San Diego estimated U.S. practitioners at 1.2 million people, of whom 40% are living in Southern California.