History and Gratitude in Theravada Buddhism
... concerns arising from a knowledge of the past in favor of epistemological justifications for “seeing” the world so that one can gain knowledge and power over it.3 Herein I wish to explore the ways in which a number of medieval Buddhist histories written in the Sinhala language show evidence of havin ...
... concerns arising from a knowledge of the past in favor of epistemological justifications for “seeing” the world so that one can gain knowledge and power over it.3 Herein I wish to explore the ways in which a number of medieval Buddhist histories written in the Sinhala language show evidence of havin ...
Reclaiming the Robe
... Therefore, they are dependent upon the kindness of the community – primarily their female followers – for the four requisites in order to live and practice. In 1985, after years of struggle and protest, public attention was drawn to the plight of the nuns. The Department of Buddhist Affairs was forc ...
... Therefore, they are dependent upon the kindness of the community – primarily their female followers – for the four requisites in order to live and practice. In 1985, after years of struggle and protest, public attention was drawn to the plight of the nuns. The Department of Buddhist Affairs was forc ...
Masks — Anthropology on the Sinhalese Belief System
... Maya Trivedi, Mukundini and Mahindra Shah and family, Charles and Robin Carter and family. My special thanks go to Ch’yi Yu who originally prepared this manuscript. ...
... Maya Trivedi, Mukundini and Mahindra Shah and family, Charles and Robin Carter and family. My special thanks go to Ch’yi Yu who originally prepared this manuscript. ...
2nd-Annual-IBD-2012_short
... suppose, this is not just my brother’s word and many are waiting for the going-forth, which I also desire to give, Great King, and so now I must go.” ...
... suppose, this is not just my brother’s word and many are waiting for the going-forth, which I also desire to give, Great King, and so now I must go.” ...
Religious Use of Elephants in Ancient Sri Lanka
... religious purposes during the early periods were mostly state elephants belonging to the king and in some cases the royal or Mangala elephant. However a number of elephants were used in religious festivals later and that perhaps required more elephants from other sources. The first recorded donation ...
... religious purposes during the early periods were mostly state elephants belonging to the king and in some cases the royal or Mangala elephant. However a number of elephants were used in religious festivals later and that perhaps required more elephants from other sources. The first recorded donation ...
Comments on the History of Research on Buddhism among Tamils
... Harvard University Professor Anne Monius who brought out a revised version of her doctoral dissertation on imagining a place for Buddhism through a study of Buddhist literary culture and religious community in Tamilspeaking South India.2 These are all excellent books, and they take modern studies on ...
... Harvard University Professor Anne Monius who brought out a revised version of her doctoral dissertation on imagining a place for Buddhism through a study of Buddhist literary culture and religious community in Tamilspeaking South India.2 These are all excellent books, and they take modern studies on ...
Great Buddhist Places Of Worship
... Sun, 09 Apr 2006 23:54:00 GMT buddhist worship buddhist temple, ... perhaps the best known are the pagodas of china and japan. another typical buddhist building is the stupa, ... PLACE OF WORSHIP - WIKIPEDIA Thu, 20 Apr 2017 07:59:00 GMT a place of worship is a specially designed structure or consec ...
... Sun, 09 Apr 2006 23:54:00 GMT buddhist worship buddhist temple, ... perhaps the best known are the pagodas of china and japan. another typical buddhist building is the stupa, ... PLACE OF WORSHIP - WIKIPEDIA Thu, 20 Apr 2017 07:59:00 GMT a place of worship is a specially designed structure or consec ...
Buddhist Inclusivism: Attitudes Towards Religious Others Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Buddhist theologians, are neither mentioned nor included in the bibliography. (Gross herself even utilizes and reflects upon the categories of exclusivism and pluralism in her piece “Meditating on Jesus” for Buddhists Talk about Jesus, Christians Talk about the Buddha.) The interfaith dialogues co-i ...
... Buddhist theologians, are neither mentioned nor included in the bibliography. (Gross herself even utilizes and reflects upon the categories of exclusivism and pluralism in her piece “Meditating on Jesus” for Buddhists Talk about Jesus, Christians Talk about the Buddha.) The interfaith dialogues co-i ...
New Buddhist Extremism and the Challenges to Ethno
... Politics in Sri Lanka has always been closely related with certain articulations of Buddhism. In the last few years, this relationship is again in the limelight with the proliferation of new forms of activism by a cluster of Buddhist organizations that aggressively intervenes in the public life. The ...
... Politics in Sri Lanka has always been closely related with certain articulations of Buddhism. In the last few years, this relationship is again in the limelight with the proliferation of new forms of activism by a cluster of Buddhist organizations that aggressively intervenes in the public life. The ...
Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology
... the extant unitary structure. Irrespective of when the civil war ends, even Tamils who have clamored for autonomy within a united Sri Lanka are bound to be disappointed. The analysis further suggests that other minorities (e.g., Christians and Muslims) also could come under attack as the nationalist ...
... the extant unitary structure. Irrespective of when the civil war ends, even Tamils who have clamored for autonomy within a united Sri Lanka are bound to be disappointed. The analysis further suggests that other minorities (e.g., Christians and Muslims) also could come under attack as the nationalist ...
R. Kloppenborg The role of the Buddhist monk in development
... historical data - usually those which seem to support the rest of his argumentation - than to others which can be considered as being equally important for his subject. There are of course many obvious reasons to come to a relatively well-founded conclusion about the value of manifest elements in rh ...
... historical data - usually those which seem to support the rest of his argumentation - than to others which can be considered as being equally important for his subject. There are of course many obvious reasons to come to a relatively well-founded conclusion about the value of manifest elements in rh ...
Colonel Olcott: His Service to Buddhism
... panchamas (a so-called low caste) in Madras became Buddhists (a tradition already existed among them that once they had been Buddhists.) At any rate, as Buddhists, they became a little less “untouchable.” It is recorded in history that the Emperor Asoka sent his own son and daughter to Ceylon for Bu ...
... panchamas (a so-called low caste) in Madras became Buddhists (a tradition already existed among them that once they had been Buddhists.) At any rate, as Buddhists, they became a little less “untouchable.” It is recorded in history that the Emperor Asoka sent his own son and daughter to Ceylon for Bu ...
Critical Psychology in Sri Lanka
... remains the same. One of the original Pali terms used to denote for what Buddha taught is Dhamma. The Pali language experts indicate that there is no equivalent term that exactly conveys the same meaning as Dhamma. Buddhism evolved into several traditions with time due to the richness of its conten ...
... remains the same. One of the original Pali terms used to denote for what Buddha taught is Dhamma. The Pali language experts indicate that there is no equivalent term that exactly conveys the same meaning as Dhamma. Buddhism evolved into several traditions with time due to the richness of its conten ...
buddhism - World Religions eBooks
... lectures, or were even just casual visitors to the temple. To be sure, it was a very murky issue. In the search for establishing some sort of “orthodoxy” in determining who is, and is not, a Buddhist in America, the problem is further complicated by the fact that all forms of Buddhism, from every As ...
... lectures, or were even just casual visitors to the temple. To be sure, it was a very murky issue. In the search for establishing some sort of “orthodoxy” in determining who is, and is not, a Buddhist in America, the problem is further complicated by the fact that all forms of Buddhism, from every As ...
去る天平宝字七年(763)十二月二十日、神社の東に井あり
... When we examine the originals (honji 本地) of kami (sinmeijindô 神明神道)、[we wind that] they are various Buddhas and bodhisattvas. Traces and transformations of various Buddhas and bodhisattvas is the kami. We must keep it in mind that Buddhas and kami are the same. They are synonymous with each other li ...
... When we examine the originals (honji 本地) of kami (sinmeijindô 神明神道)、[we wind that] they are various Buddhas and bodhisattvas. Traces and transformations of various Buddhas and bodhisattvas is the kami. We must keep it in mind that Buddhas and kami are the same. They are synonymous with each other li ...
The Accommodation of Korean Folk Religion to the Religious Forms
... especially the Christian-derived cults, which arose in New Guinea and other parts of Melanesia from the middle of the nineteenth century. In this case, unlike the two previous examples, high religious syncre tism was enabled, not by conditions of political subjugation, but by conditions of perceive ...
... especially the Christian-derived cults, which arose in New Guinea and other parts of Melanesia from the middle of the nineteenth century. In this case, unlike the two previous examples, high religious syncre tism was enabled, not by conditions of political subjugation, but by conditions of perceive ...
of Cross-Tradition Exchange Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Taiwanese Buddhist women. The Taiwanese nuns whom Hannah criticizes in her article are likely to be feminists and academics and they are among the minority in Taiwan’s female Buddhist clergy. Most Taiwanese nuns whom I personally know prefer to remain anonymous in their activities. After all, modest ...
... Taiwanese Buddhist women. The Taiwanese nuns whom Hannah criticizes in her article are likely to be feminists and academics and they are among the minority in Taiwan’s female Buddhist clergy. Most Taiwanese nuns whom I personally know prefer to remain anonymous in their activities. After all, modest ...
BBB 5 Seeing the Buddha 1
... An often used epithet of the Buddha is that of dicca,bandhu, “kinsman of the sun” (D 3:197; Sn 1128; Tha 26, 158, 417). In the Sayutta, the Buddha speaks of the sun as paja mama (my child) (S 1:51; S:B 388 nn158-159), which Buddhaghosa explains as meaning “disciple and spiritual son” (SA 1:86). T ...
... An often used epithet of the Buddha is that of dicca,bandhu, “kinsman of the sun” (D 3:197; Sn 1128; Tha 26, 158, 417). In the Sayutta, the Buddha speaks of the sun as paja mama (my child) (S 1:51; S:B 388 nn158-159), which Buddhaghosa explains as meaning “disciple and spiritual son” (SA 1:86). T ...
Question - bankstowntafehsc
... many Buddhists celebrate by holding festivals and retreats. In Brisbane the festival includes the Bathing of the Buddha ceremony, reflecting the importance to Buddhists of washing away their greed, anger and selfishness. Monks pour water over the Buddha statue’s shoulders. A devout Buddhists and fol ...
... many Buddhists celebrate by holding festivals and retreats. In Brisbane the festival includes the Bathing of the Buddha ceremony, reflecting the importance to Buddhists of washing away their greed, anger and selfishness. Monks pour water over the Buddha statue’s shoulders. A devout Buddhists and fol ...
Buddhism ( Living as a Buddhist
... - The Buddha image is always the focal point of Buddhist shrines. - Shrines are found in Buddhist homes and in places of worship such as Buddhist centres, temples and viharas (monasteries). - In all forms of Buddhism, candles, flowers, incense and seven offering bowls are placed at the shrine. - The ...
... - The Buddha image is always the focal point of Buddhist shrines. - Shrines are found in Buddhist homes and in places of worship such as Buddhist centres, temples and viharas (monasteries). - In all forms of Buddhism, candles, flowers, incense and seven offering bowls are placed at the shrine. - The ...
4. Precepts - Paignton Online
... • It refers to sexual misconduct that harms oneself or others. Some Buddhists undertake to live without sex. For others there are no strict sexual rules, as long as no-one is taken advantage of. • Some Buddhists try to avoid any over-indulgence, including food and drink. ...
... • It refers to sexual misconduct that harms oneself or others. Some Buddhists undertake to live without sex. For others there are no strict sexual rules, as long as no-one is taken advantage of. • Some Buddhists try to avoid any over-indulgence, including food and drink. ...
A comparative study of Buddhist nationalistic movements in
... Theravada Buddhism is the predominant religion in mainland Southeast Asia, and one of the most important religions in the whole of Asia, Sri Lanka’s religious origins and Southeast Asian popular religion needs to be compared both, in the context of Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asian countries. Since in ...
... Theravada Buddhism is the predominant religion in mainland Southeast Asia, and one of the most important religions in the whole of Asia, Sri Lanka’s religious origins and Southeast Asian popular religion needs to be compared both, in the context of Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asian countries. Since in ...
Buddhism
... discuss the idea that Buddhism encourages everyone to seek their own route to happiness and liberation. Happiness and liberation do not depend on the existence or otherwise of God or gods reflect on the composition, content and care of the scriptures use pictures, posters or videos to introduce chil ...
... discuss the idea that Buddhism encourages everyone to seek their own route to happiness and liberation. Happiness and liberation do not depend on the existence or otherwise of God or gods reflect on the composition, content and care of the scriptures use pictures, posters or videos to introduce chil ...
recent writing on the anthropology of Buddhism in Sri Lanka
... leaving behind a sense of puzzlement (still evident among many outside observers) over what exactly the sangha is for. The third was the encounter with Christianity (although this had been going on in various forms since the arrival of the Portuguese) and Victorian modes of proselytization, of which ...
... leaving behind a sense of puzzlement (still evident among many outside observers) over what exactly the sangha is for. The third was the encounter with Christianity (although this had been going on in various forms since the arrival of the Portuguese) and Victorian modes of proselytization, of which ...
blood and bodhisattvas - College of the Holy Cross
... The King, Narendradeva, came to know from a priest named Bandhudatta (variously described as either a Hindu 8carya or Buddhist vajracarya, depending on the persuasion of the teller) that the only way to bring the drought to an end was to bring Bungadya to Nepal. So, Bandhudatta and Narendradeva, aid ...
... The King, Narendradeva, came to know from a priest named Bandhudatta (variously described as either a Hindu 8carya or Buddhist vajracarya, depending on the persuasion of the teller) that the only way to bring the drought to an end was to bring Bungadya to Nepal. So, Bandhudatta and Narendradeva, aid ...
Kataragama temple
Kataragamam temple (Sinhalese Katharagama; Tamil Katirkāmam) in Kataragama, Sri Lanka, is a temple complex dedicated to Kataragama deviyo. It is one of the few religious sites in Sri Lanka that is venerated by the Sinhala Buddhists, Hindu Sri Lankan Tamils, Sri Lankan Moors and the Vedda people. It is a collection of modest shrines, of which the one dedicated to Kataragama deviyo, is the most important. For most of the past millennia, it was a jungle shrine very difficult to access; today it is accessible by an all-weather road. Almost all the shrines— and the nearby Kiri Vehera— are managed by Buddhists, apart from shrines dedicated to Teyvāṉai and Shiva and mosques.Up until the 1940s a majority of the pilgrims were Tamil Hindus from Sri Lanka and South India who undertook an arduous padayatra or ""pilgrimage on foot"". Since then most pilgrims tend to be Sinhala Buddhists and the cult of Kataragama deviyo has become the most popular amongst the Sinhalese people.A number of legends and myths are associated with the deity and the location, differing by religion, ethnic affiliation and time. These legends are changing with the deity's burgeoning popularity with Buddhists, as the Buddhist ritual specialists and clergy try to accommodate the deity within Buddhist ideals of nontheism. With the change in devotees, the mode of worship and festivals has changed from that of Hindu orientation to one that accommodates Buddhist rituals and theology. It is difficult to reconstruct the factual history of the place and the reason for its popularity amongst Sri Lankans and Indians based on legends and available archeological and literary evidence alone, although the place seems to have a venerable history. The lack of clear historic records and resultant legends and myths fuel the conflict between Buddhists and Hindus as to the ownership and the mode of worship at Kataragama.The priests of the temple are known as Kapuralas and are believed to be descended from Vedda people. Veddas, too, have a claim on the temple, a nearby mountain peak and locality through a number of legends. There is a mosque and a few tombs of Muslim pious men buried nearby. The temple complex is also connected to other similar temples in Eastern Province dedicated to Murugan which are along the path of pilgrimage from Jaffna in the north to Kataragama in the south of the island; Arunagirinathar traversed this pilgrimage route in the 15th century. The vicinity of the temple complex is used for secretive practices of sorcery and cursing peculiar to Sri Lanka. The entire temple complex was declared a holy place by the government of Sri Lanka in the 1950s; since then political leaders have contributed for its maintenance and upkeep.