EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH, VOL
... The roads were evidently less safe, for the Chinese pilgrim himself was robbed by brigands more than once, and the Criminal code was more sanguinary. Mutilation of the nose, ears, hands or feet was penalty for serious offences, and ordeals by fire, water, weighment and poison seem to have been much ...
... The roads were evidently less safe, for the Chinese pilgrim himself was robbed by brigands more than once, and the Criminal code was more sanguinary. Mutilation of the nose, ears, hands or feet was penalty for serious offences, and ordeals by fire, water, weighment and poison seem to have been much ...
Filial Piety in Early Buddhism Journal of Buddhist Ethics Guang Xing
... passage must have come down from a very old source before the split of Buddhism into different schools since it is common to both Theravāda and Mahāyāna. Hajime Nakamura, in his endnotes 38 of chapter 23 “Esteem for Hierarchy” of his book Ways of Thinking of Eastern Peoples, listed many reference ...
... passage must have come down from a very old source before the split of Buddhism into different schools since it is common to both Theravāda and Mahāyāna. Hajime Nakamura, in his endnotes 38 of chapter 23 “Esteem for Hierarchy” of his book Ways of Thinking of Eastern Peoples, listed many reference ...
skillful means - The Dharmafarers
... Then, bhikshus, I thought thus: ‘Why should I, being myself subject to birth, sought what was also subject to birth; … subject to decay; … subject to sickness; … subject to death; … subject to sorrow; being myself subject to defilement, sought what was also subject to defilement? Suppose that I, bei ...
... Then, bhikshus, I thought thus: ‘Why should I, being myself subject to birth, sought what was also subject to birth; … subject to decay; … subject to sickness; … subject to death; … subject to sorrow; being myself subject to defilement, sought what was also subject to defilement? Suppose that I, bei ...
Reconfiguring Buddhism as a Religion
... I will discuss the details of this book later in this paper. Here, I would like to point out that Nakanishi first posited what he held to be the essence of religion, and then, based on this understanding, he juxtaposed the history of Christianity against that of Buddhism in Japan in his time. It shou ...
... I will discuss the details of this book later in this paper. Here, I would like to point out that Nakanishi first posited what he held to be the essence of religion, and then, based on this understanding, he juxtaposed the history of Christianity against that of Buddhism in Japan in his time. It shou ...
WESTERN BUDDHIST MOTIVATIONS FOR VEGETARIANISM
... in a highly structured group situation also demonstrate behaviors formerly thought to be limited to the human species. Animals with highly developed group sensibilities, it is argued, suffer more when subjected to factory farming or harvest conditions. The great outcry against whale hunting since the ...
... in a highly structured group situation also demonstrate behaviors formerly thought to be limited to the human species. Animals with highly developed group sensibilities, it is argued, suffer more when subjected to factory farming or harvest conditions. The great outcry against whale hunting since the ...
Sa skya paṇḍita`s Account of the bSam yas Debate: History as
... pandita believes both the White Panacea and the rdzogs rhen tradition of the rNying ma to be Chinese in origin.'2" It is easy to see how he may have arrived at this conclusion: (a) The teachings of the White Panacea seem greatly to resemble those attributed to Hva shang Mahayana by Kamalaslla; (b) T ...
... pandita believes both the White Panacea and the rdzogs rhen tradition of the rNying ma to be Chinese in origin.'2" It is easy to see how he may have arrived at this conclusion: (a) The teachings of the White Panacea seem greatly to resemble those attributed to Hva shang Mahayana by Kamalaslla; (b) T ...
Shintō Research in Japan and its Questions and
... ‘reverence’ or ‘disrespect’. Being the accumulated traditions of the ancestors maintained since ancient times, there can only be two attitudes towards it: respect or disrespect. It is not something in which we can separate truth from falseness so that we can say we believe, or don’t believe it. Here ...
... ‘reverence’ or ‘disrespect’. Being the accumulated traditions of the ancestors maintained since ancient times, there can only be two attitudes towards it: respect or disrespect. It is not something in which we can separate truth from falseness so that we can say we believe, or don’t believe it. Here ...
Stages of the Path: Stream Entry and Beyond
... hatred and one simply starts working away at them. In this way Stream Entry begins to appear as the real beginning of the Path. While it is important not to minimise the significance of Stream Entry, or the efforts required to reach it, it seems to me to be crucial to understand that Stream Entry i ...
... hatred and one simply starts working away at them. In this way Stream Entry begins to appear as the real beginning of the Path. While it is important not to minimise the significance of Stream Entry, or the efforts required to reach it, it seems to me to be crucial to understand that Stream Entry i ...
Buddhism, Children and the Naga
... symbolizes reentry into the cycle of samsara, a path that all Buddhists seek to escape. Texts provide many examples of children being rejected in favor of the adults responsible for them. Most widely know is the Buddha’s abandonment of his own newborn son. According to one biography of the Buddha, a ...
... symbolizes reentry into the cycle of samsara, a path that all Buddhists seek to escape. Texts provide many examples of children being rejected in favor of the adults responsible for them. Most widely know is the Buddha’s abandonment of his own newborn son. According to one biography of the Buddha, a ...
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... Khadivar and Hadidi (2010) did a research entitled ‘Sohrab Sepehri’s mysticism’ and concluded that Sohrab Sepehri was a follower of far eastern philosophy and Buddhist school, rather than Islamic beliefs. Islamic and Christian ideas remain a low priority in his poems. Fazeli and Zarezadeh (2012) con ...
... Khadivar and Hadidi (2010) did a research entitled ‘Sohrab Sepehri’s mysticism’ and concluded that Sohrab Sepehri was a follower of far eastern philosophy and Buddhist school, rather than Islamic beliefs. Islamic and Christian ideas remain a low priority in his poems. Fazeli and Zarezadeh (2012) con ...
Practical Advice for Meditator`s
... Two Streams in Meditation Two apparently distinct streams of Buddhist meditation may be discerned, though when meditation is established, these are seen to be complementary. It may be profitable for some people whose minds are very active and who suffer from distraction, to follow with mindfulness ...
... Two Streams in Meditation Two apparently distinct streams of Buddhist meditation may be discerned, though when meditation is established, these are seen to be complementary. It may be profitable for some people whose minds are very active and who suffer from distraction, to follow with mindfulness ...
Dharmic Framework - Matthew Appleton
... To step outside of our habitual experience we need to cultivate the capacity to open to the unknown. One of the roles of the therapist in Core Process Psychotherapy is to accompany clients on this journey, rather than interpret and label experience. The poet John Keats described this ability as “bei ...
... To step outside of our habitual experience we need to cultivate the capacity to open to the unknown. One of the roles of the therapist in Core Process Psychotherapy is to accompany clients on this journey, rather than interpret and label experience. The poet John Keats described this ability as “bei ...
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 ...
Luangpor Teean whom I knew, but never met.
... the Ovadapatimokkha Sutra (the discourse summarizing the Buddha’s teachings). I have always assumed that the third teaching on purifying one’s mind is the most important aspect which makes Buddhism unique and different from other religions, capable of freeing people from suffering. Yet, I did not un ...
... the Ovadapatimokkha Sutra (the discourse summarizing the Buddha’s teachings). I have always assumed that the third teaching on purifying one’s mind is the most important aspect which makes Buddhism unique and different from other religions, capable of freeing people from suffering. Yet, I did not un ...
The Noble Eightfold Path
... The Noble Eightfold Path describes the way to the end of suffering, as it was laid out by Siddhartha Gautama. It is a practical guideline to ethical and mental development with the goal of freeing the individual from attachments and delusions; and it finally leads to understanding the truth about al ...
... The Noble Eightfold Path describes the way to the end of suffering, as it was laid out by Siddhartha Gautama. It is a practical guideline to ethical and mental development with the goal of freeing the individual from attachments and delusions; and it finally leads to understanding the truth about al ...
wheel of dharma - Buddhist Churches of America
... Everyone must leave the nest and go to places they’ve never been “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened”, is what Dr. Seuss once said So, journey into the future with confidence and passion, rather than fear and dread And despite how much we may want there to be, there’s no rewind, ...
... Everyone must leave the nest and go to places they’ve never been “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened”, is what Dr. Seuss once said So, journey into the future with confidence and passion, rather than fear and dread And despite how much we may want there to be, there’s no rewind, ...
On Buddha and Buddhism - Juliana Paradise Hunt Home
... Called Vajrayana Buddhism, it symbolizes power, interrelatedness, and interwoven lives during which developing the strength to realize compassion and wisdom is thought to be able to advance one to nirvana in a single lifetime. This is accomplished, not by denying the senses, but by using them all to ...
... Called Vajrayana Buddhism, it symbolizes power, interrelatedness, and interwoven lives during which developing the strength to realize compassion and wisdom is thought to be able to advance one to nirvana in a single lifetime. This is accomplished, not by denying the senses, but by using them all to ...
1 FABIO RAMBELLI LECTURE 7 TRANSMISSION OF THE
... worldly benefits (outside of the religious world, this translated as professional and artistic success); it was also a moral obligation as the realization of the essential principles and duties of a specific craft or profession (and, at the same time, the attainment of the “trade secrets” of a speci ...
... worldly benefits (outside of the religious world, this translated as professional and artistic success); it was also a moral obligation as the realization of the essential principles and duties of a specific craft or profession (and, at the same time, the attainment of the “trade secrets” of a speci ...
The Therīgāthā - Buddhist Publication Society
... evidence in the work: indeed, Thī is replete with articulations that record some characteristic viewpoints, experiences, attitudes, and thought patterns of women. How exactly does feminism thus understood manifest itself here? As already hinted, notwithstanding the frequent contemporary use of Thī ...
... evidence in the work: indeed, Thī is replete with articulations that record some characteristic viewpoints, experiences, attitudes, and thought patterns of women. How exactly does feminism thus understood manifest itself here? As already hinted, notwithstanding the frequent contemporary use of Thī ...
buddhism - SGI Canada
... He spent his life constantly interacting with others in his desire for all people to share the truth he had discovered. The common understanding of the word Buddha is “enlightened one.” Enlightenment is a fully awakened state of vast wisdom through which reality in all its complexity can be fully un ...
... He spent his life constantly interacting with others in his desire for all people to share the truth he had discovered. The common understanding of the word Buddha is “enlightened one.” Enlightenment is a fully awakened state of vast wisdom through which reality in all its complexity can be fully un ...
Nothing Higher Than the Truth: Modern Theosophy, Buddhism, and
... developed their awareness of popular Buddhist and Hindu teachings through their encounter with Helena Blavatsky while in Victorian England. My examples rely on Arthur H. Nethercot’s (1963) seminal historical account of Besant’s many lives, and Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke’s (2010) level-headed analysis ...
... developed their awareness of popular Buddhist and Hindu teachings through their encounter with Helena Blavatsky while in Victorian England. My examples rely on Arthur H. Nethercot’s (1963) seminal historical account of Besant’s many lives, and Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke’s (2010) level-headed analysis ...
Analysis of Feature Curves in Buddhist Statue Faces
... the cross section of the characteristic points of the ...
... the cross section of the characteristic points of the ...
Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Path to Buddhahood
... its objective with the attainment of ultimate Enlightenment Consciousness. This process of awakening and developing Enlightenment Consciousness is also conterminous with the progress of the Bodhisattva the central figure in the Mahāyāna drama of liberation towards Buddhahood. Indeed, as we see in th ...
... its objective with the attainment of ultimate Enlightenment Consciousness. This process of awakening and developing Enlightenment Consciousness is also conterminous with the progress of the Bodhisattva the central figure in the Mahāyāna drama of liberation towards Buddhahood. Indeed, as we see in th ...
The Inseparability of the Spiritual Master and Avalokiteshavara
... I pay my deep respect. I shall now disseminate to all other beings the standard practice of this profound yoga. The root of every inspiration and powerful attainment (siddhi) lies solely with the spiritual master (lama or guru). As such, he has been praised in both sutras and tantras1 more than once ...
... I pay my deep respect. I shall now disseminate to all other beings the standard practice of this profound yoga. The root of every inspiration and powerful attainment (siddhi) lies solely with the spiritual master (lama or guru). As such, he has been praised in both sutras and tantras1 more than once ...
Introduction to Zen Reading List
... Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen – Kazuaki Tanahashi, etc. Enlightenment Unfolds: The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Dogen – Kazuaki Tanahashi, etc. Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditation (teachings of Dogen) – Kazuaki Tanahashi, etc. Shobogenzo Zuimonki: Sayings of Eihei Dogen ...
... Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen – Kazuaki Tanahashi, etc. Enlightenment Unfolds: The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Dogen – Kazuaki Tanahashi, etc. Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditation (teachings of Dogen) – Kazuaki Tanahashi, etc. Shobogenzo Zuimonki: Sayings of Eihei Dogen ...