Theories on the Foundation of the Nuns` Order –
... ANĀLAYO: Theories on the Foundation of the Nun's Order The relevant part of the Maitrisimit, however, is merely an embellished version of the events described in the introductory section of the Dakkhiavibhaga-sutta. 11 The Dakkhiavibhaga-sutta, its two Chinese discourse parallels and a Tibetan ...
... ANĀLAYO: Theories on the Foundation of the Nun's Order The relevant part of the Maitrisimit, however, is merely an embellished version of the events described in the introductory section of the Dakkhiavibhaga-sutta. 11 The Dakkhiavibhaga-sutta, its two Chinese discourse parallels and a Tibetan ...
5 Comparison between types of meditation in Theravada Buddhist
... meditation, which can be practiced by any person at any time and at any place. Anapanasathi can be practiced even while travelling in a vehicle in contrast Three Dan Tian cannot be practiced as simple as that. The main aim of three Dan Tian meditations is to maintain a healthy body by strengthening ...
... meditation, which can be practiced by any person at any time and at any place. Anapanasathi can be practiced even while travelling in a vehicle in contrast Three Dan Tian cannot be practiced as simple as that. The main aim of three Dan Tian meditations is to maintain a healthy body by strengthening ...
Zhuan Falun (Volume II)
... tries to spell out what the Buddhist sutras mean, when in fact that is no more than his own understanding in his own realm. His words do not contain higher meanings, and will only lead others to a low level of understanding, trapping them there. He has actually steered people down a crooked path. W ...
... tries to spell out what the Buddhist sutras mean, when in fact that is no more than his own understanding in his own realm. His words do not contain higher meanings, and will only lead others to a low level of understanding, trapping them there. He has actually steered people down a crooked path. W ...
Bhikkhunī Sāsana Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... order and the Dharma in general survived far beyond the period of five hundred years, what eventually did fall into decline was the bhikkhunī order in India and Sri Lanka, even though it took well over five hundred years for that to happen. The problem of associating the very existence of the bhikkh ...
... order and the Dharma in general survived far beyond the period of five hundred years, what eventually did fall into decline was the bhikkhunī order in India and Sri Lanka, even though it took well over five hundred years for that to happen. The problem of associating the very existence of the bhikkh ...
traces of gandhāran buddhism - Institut für Indologie und Tibetologie
... A certain effort has been made with regard to establishing the origin and the Buddhist school from which the material stem. Regrettably most of the information available about the physical origin is quite scanty, and any archaeological survey has up until now been difficult. One probable place of or ...
... A certain effort has been made with regard to establishing the origin and the Buddhist school from which the material stem. Regrettably most of the information available about the physical origin is quite scanty, and any archaeological survey has up until now been difficult. One probable place of or ...
Traces of Gandhāran Buddhism: An Exhibition of Ancient Buddhist
... A certain effort has been made with regard to establishing the origin and the Buddhist school from which the material stem. Regrettably most of the information available about the physical origin is quite scanty, and any archaeological survey has up until now been difficult. One probable place of or ...
... A certain effort has been made with regard to establishing the origin and the Buddhist school from which the material stem. Regrettably most of the information available about the physical origin is quite scanty, and any archaeological survey has up until now been difficult. One probable place of or ...
On Wang Enyang`s Dharmalaksana Confucian Thought
... short of proposers, and another proposer in this regard (referring to Xiong Shili) after my study of Dharmalaksana Buddhism has not had a through and mature thought as mine” (Wang, 2001, p.465). The thought of displaying emotions does not cease with Liang Shuming’s approval, which ...
... short of proposers, and another proposer in this regard (referring to Xiong Shili) after my study of Dharmalaksana Buddhism has not had a through and mature thought as mine” (Wang, 2001, p.465). The thought of displaying emotions does not cease with Liang Shuming’s approval, which ...
shentong madhyamaka and via negativa
... subordination. Let me briefly explain, for these issues play an important role in this study. Jesus threatened patriarchy far more than Buddha Shakyamuni did. Judging by the sutras, Gautama was a sexist who had to be persuaded by his favorite disciple to allow the ordination of women as nuns. He onl ...
... subordination. Let me briefly explain, for these issues play an important role in this study. Jesus threatened patriarchy far more than Buddha Shakyamuni did. Judging by the sutras, Gautama was a sexist who had to be persuaded by his favorite disciple to allow the ordination of women as nuns. He onl ...
Untitled - UO Libraries
... terms "Mahayana" and "Hinayana" may sound unfamiliar to most of our readers, perhaps even to those who have devoted some time to the study of Buddhism. They have hitherto been ...
... terms "Mahayana" and "Hinayana" may sound unfamiliar to most of our readers, perhaps even to those who have devoted some time to the study of Buddhism. They have hitherto been ...
Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism
... belief in rebirth and karmic retribution as such, but rather what one can do about it. Buddhism stood out in interpreting the belief itself differently (see below). All other currents that we know of shared the belief that all deeds bring about karmic retribution; those who wish to avoid karmic retr ...
... belief in rebirth and karmic retribution as such, but rather what one can do about it. Buddhism stood out in interpreting the belief itself differently (see below). All other currents that we know of shared the belief that all deeds bring about karmic retribution; those who wish to avoid karmic retr ...
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... brahmanized when this claim comes to be accepted. Until that time the region concerned is not brahmanical territory. The passages considered suggest that the region east of the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā was not considered brahmanical territory at the time of Patañjali. This does not ...
... brahmanized when this claim comes to be accepted. Until that time the region concerned is not brahmanical territory. The passages considered suggest that the region east of the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā was not considered brahmanical territory at the time of Patañjali. This does not ...
Buddhist Psychology: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought
... motivation is less than positive. Yet why is it that they alone seem to know the power of the mind and its points of vulnerability? I recently saw an ad for an insurance company on British television that opened with the image of a girl’s face. The face began to age, from a teenager through adulthoo ...
... motivation is less than positive. Yet why is it that they alone seem to know the power of the mind and its points of vulnerability? I recently saw an ad for an insurance company on British television that opened with the image of a girl’s face. The face began to age, from a teenager through adulthoo ...
Locating the Transnational in Cambodia`s Dhammayātrā
... to sovereignty. It has often been noted that religion is one of the oldest transnational institutions-transcending the political boundaries that carve up our world. Queen and King refer to engaged Buddhism in Asia as "voluntary groups and non-governmental organizations committed to realizing a just ...
... to sovereignty. It has often been noted that religion is one of the oldest transnational institutions-transcending the political boundaries that carve up our world. Queen and King refer to engaged Buddhism in Asia as "voluntary groups and non-governmental organizations committed to realizing a just ...
Karma - The Path to Awakening
... (4) Karma expands. Once we have an imprint of an action in our mind, it tends to be habit-forming. Changing Our Karma Some people misunderstand the concept of karma. They take the Buddha's doctrine of the law of causality to mean that all is predetermined, that there is nothing that the individual c ...
... (4) Karma expands. Once we have an imprint of an action in our mind, it tends to be habit-forming. Changing Our Karma Some people misunderstand the concept of karma. They take the Buddha's doctrine of the law of causality to mean that all is predetermined, that there is nothing that the individual c ...
Right Speech - Aryaloka Buddhist Center
... ight Speech is the first limb of the Noble Eightfold Path that is oriented towards ethical conduct. (The first two, Right Vision and Right Emotion, are oriented towards wisdom.) Ethical conduct, part of the threefold path of meditation, ethics and wisdom, is actually inseparable from the other eleme ...
... ight Speech is the first limb of the Noble Eightfold Path that is oriented towards ethical conduct. (The first two, Right Vision and Right Emotion, are oriented towards wisdom.) Ethical conduct, part of the threefold path of meditation, ethics and wisdom, is actually inseparable from the other eleme ...
Mindfulness and Mindlessness in Early Chan
... destruction, without coming, without going, without judgments of right and wrong, without staying and without going — this then is the Great Way. After I have gone just practice according to the Dharma in the same way that you did on the days that I was with you. Even were I still to be in this worl ...
... destruction, without coming, without going, without judgments of right and wrong, without staying and without going — this then is the Great Way. After I have gone just practice according to the Dharma in the same way that you did on the days that I was with you. Even were I still to be in this worl ...
Zen and systemic therapy
... culture tends to be more practically and less speculatively oriented than Indian culture, which reflects itself in the alignment of Zen on practical life experience: "What’s the use of talking about a musical masterpiece? What counts, is, that one performs it." (Nhat Hanh 1997, p.135). Eisai (1141-1 ...
... culture tends to be more practically and less speculatively oriented than Indian culture, which reflects itself in the alignment of Zen on practical life experience: "What’s the use of talking about a musical masterpiece? What counts, is, that one performs it." (Nhat Hanh 1997, p.135). Eisai (1141-1 ...
THE BUDDHA SAID THAT BUDDHA SAID SO: A TRANSLATION
... a large window into the Buddhism of a specific place and time.21 As such, in the first half of the chapter I discuss in varying degrees of detail the history of the discovery and contents of the collection, as well as the work scholars have produced on them. In light of the brief historical survey o ...
... a large window into the Buddhism of a specific place and time.21 As such, in the first half of the chapter I discuss in varying degrees of detail the history of the discovery and contents of the collection, as well as the work scholars have produced on them. In light of the brief historical survey o ...
Filial Piety with a Zen Twist: Universalism
... conduct of a fijilial child (xiàozǐ zhī xíng 孝子之行), including the performance of appropriate mourning duties.4 It suggests that fijilial piety was often understood as including two complementary facets: active dedication during the parents’ lifetime, and the performance of memorial rituals after their ...
... conduct of a fijilial child (xiàozǐ zhī xíng 孝子之行), including the performance of appropriate mourning duties.4 It suggests that fijilial piety was often understood as including two complementary facets: active dedication during the parents’ lifetime, and the performance of memorial rituals after their ...
Sakya Newsletter: Fall 2005
... A basic foundation of Buddhism is the Two Truths; conventional and ultimate truth. Though understanding the Two Truths one becomes united in a non-dual state and will come to understand emptiness and action (in relation to the Six Perfections), and ultimately attain enlightenment. Conventional truth ...
... A basic foundation of Buddhism is the Two Truths; conventional and ultimate truth. Though understanding the Two Truths one becomes united in a non-dual state and will come to understand emptiness and action (in relation to the Six Perfections), and ultimately attain enlightenment. Conventional truth ...
2014 - Khyentse Foundation
... know the true benefit of following the path of the Buddha. There are so many who don’t know this, who may be looking for this kind of relief, but they have no access. They have no means to encounter the path. ...
... know the true benefit of following the path of the Buddha. There are so many who don’t know this, who may be looking for this kind of relief, but they have no access. They have no means to encounter the path. ...
The Tree of Enlightenment
... Asia and found that many people there view Buddhism as oldfashioned, irrational, and bound up with outdated superstitions. is is one of two prevalent attitudes that obstruct the appreciation of Buddhism in such traditionally Buddhist communities. e other popular misconception that afflicts Buddhis ...
... Asia and found that many people there view Buddhism as oldfashioned, irrational, and bound up with outdated superstitions. is is one of two prevalent attitudes that obstruct the appreciation of Buddhism in such traditionally Buddhist communities. e other popular misconception that afflicts Buddhis ...
Siddhartha - Novelinks
... choices that are lost in translation. It is possible that some translations of the book read more smoothly than others. While it is the most affordable edition, the Dover Thrift edition is probably not the most effective translation to use with students (see the Lost in Translation Project Idea on p ...
... choices that are lost in translation. It is possible that some translations of the book read more smoothly than others. While it is the most affordable edition, the Dover Thrift edition is probably not the most effective translation to use with students (see the Lost in Translation Project Idea on p ...
Tara Mahayana Buddhist Centre - Forms
... The charity is a member of a separately registered charity called ‘New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union’ (1015054), of which Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is General Spiritual Director. All of the NKT-IKBU Dharma Centres are members of that separately registered charity and ...
... The charity is a member of a separately registered charity called ‘New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union’ (1015054), of which Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is General Spiritual Director. All of the NKT-IKBU Dharma Centres are members of that separately registered charity and ...