Reinventing Female Identity: A Brief History of Korean Buddhist Nuns*
... Paekche sent Buddhist missionaries, including a nun, to Japan in 577. It is known that Paekche began to regularly dispatch Buddhist doctrinal specialists, psalmodists, iconographers, and architects to Japan over its well-developed sea lanes, thus transmitting the rudiments of sinified Buddhist cultu ...
... Paekche sent Buddhist missionaries, including a nun, to Japan in 577. It is known that Paekche began to regularly dispatch Buddhist doctrinal specialists, psalmodists, iconographers, and architects to Japan over its well-developed sea lanes, thus transmitting the rudiments of sinified Buddhist cultu ...
Zen Naturalism Poep Sa Frank Jude Boccio
... working with suffering. Joy and happiness can seem frivolous or unspiritual even though joy is one of the Seven Factors of Awakening. In the retreat portion we will practice with an emphasis on cultivating wholesome states to develop our natural capacity for well-being and happiness. Our own develop ...
... working with suffering. Joy and happiness can seem frivolous or unspiritual even though joy is one of the Seven Factors of Awakening. In the retreat portion we will practice with an emphasis on cultivating wholesome states to develop our natural capacity for well-being and happiness. Our own develop ...
The Winning Life - sgi
... NAM—Devotion. By devoting our lives to this Law through our faith, practice, and study, we will awaken the life condition of Buddha, or enlightenment, inside ourselves. MYOHO—Mystic Law. As Nichiren explained in one of his writings: “What then does myo signify? It is simply the mysterious nature of ...
... NAM—Devotion. By devoting our lives to this Law through our faith, practice, and study, we will awaken the life condition of Buddha, or enlightenment, inside ourselves. MYOHO—Mystic Law. As Nichiren explained in one of his writings: “What then does myo signify? It is simply the mysterious nature of ...
- Nishi Hongwanji L.A.
... Allow me to explain the word, Quinceañera. In the Latin culture, Quinceañera is a recognition ceremony for a girl who turns 15 years old. The majority of Latins are Catholics, so the ceremony is often labeled as a Catholic ritual, which is a misconception. Anthropologists for the Latin cultures foun ...
... Allow me to explain the word, Quinceañera. In the Latin culture, Quinceañera is a recognition ceremony for a girl who turns 15 years old. The majority of Latins are Catholics, so the ceremony is often labeled as a Catholic ritual, which is a misconception. Anthropologists for the Latin cultures foun ...
The Four Realities True for Noble Ones: Ariyasacca Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... 2. The proposition/statement to that effect is true. Every statement, unless it implicitly or explicitly refutes itself, claims its own truth, so the real function of the sense “truth” here should be to provide emphasis; i.e., to indicate a strong assertion on the speaker’s part. In this context, th ...
... 2. The proposition/statement to that effect is true. Every statement, unless it implicitly or explicitly refutes itself, claims its own truth, so the real function of the sense “truth” here should be to provide emphasis; i.e., to indicate a strong assertion on the speaker’s part. In this context, th ...
Buddhism and the Rise of the Written Vernacular in East Asia: The
... can by no meansbe said to represent a pure formof VS, inasmuchas they still containa significantproportionof LS elements.This is probablydue to the natureof the sinographicscriptwhich is so perfectly well suited to LS but rather inimicalto a full representation of any VS language. It should also be ...
... can by no meansbe said to represent a pure formof VS, inasmuchas they still containa significantproportionof LS elements.This is probablydue to the natureof the sinographicscriptwhich is so perfectly well suited to LS but rather inimicalto a full representation of any VS language. It should also be ...
the early buddhist teaching on the theory and practice of moral life
... the mutual opposition between sassatavada and ucchedavada that the early Buddhist view of existence was sought to be presented. What exactly does Buddhism mean by sassatavada and ucchedavada? And why does Buddhism perceive itself as a critical response to both? The term, sassatavada literally means ...
... the mutual opposition between sassatavada and ucchedavada that the early Buddhist view of existence was sought to be presented. What exactly does Buddhism mean by sassatavada and ucchedavada? And why does Buddhism perceive itself as a critical response to both? The term, sassatavada literally means ...
Mysticism – an Impulse for Ritualizing Death
... nected to mysticism can be reconciled in a culture directed at a person’s individual personality as an ultimate value. Against this background, contemporary death rituals often stress the continuity between earthly life and life after death. Many dying persons do not prepare for their self-loss anym ...
... nected to mysticism can be reconciled in a culture directed at a person’s individual personality as an ultimate value. Against this background, contemporary death rituals often stress the continuity between earthly life and life after death. Many dying persons do not prepare for their self-loss anym ...
No Inner Core
... writes, in the entry Soul: “It goes by many names: jãva (Jain), âtman (Hindu), Monad, Ego, Self, Higher Self, Overself, elusive self, psyche, or even Mind.” 5 In these non-Buddhist definitions of soul, we see many terms interchanged, such as core, ego, and essence. Sayadaw U Sãlànanda will elaborate ...
... writes, in the entry Soul: “It goes by many names: jãva (Jain), âtman (Hindu), Monad, Ego, Self, Higher Self, Overself, elusive self, psyche, or even Mind.” 5 In these non-Buddhist definitions of soul, we see many terms interchanged, such as core, ego, and essence. Sayadaw U Sãlànanda will elaborate ...
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has requested on numerous
... last for many lifetimes, as the Sanghata Sutra itself explains in detail. Within the sutra, the Buddha provides numerous descriptions of the ways in which the sutra works on those who recite it to clear away their seeds of suffering, and to assure their future happiness all the way up enlightenment. ...
... last for many lifetimes, as the Sanghata Sutra itself explains in detail. Within the sutra, the Buddha provides numerous descriptions of the ways in which the sutra works on those who recite it to clear away their seeds of suffering, and to assure their future happiness all the way up enlightenment. ...
(1) Book
... Kanci, which is the name of the poetic theme treating of illusion, one of the important aspects of the Buddhist religion. Another Cankam poem Netunalvatai which is traditionally attributed to Nakkirur speaks about pitakam. In this, the poet uses the term pitakam in the sense of basket. This word pit ...
... Kanci, which is the name of the poetic theme treating of illusion, one of the important aspects of the Buddhist religion. Another Cankam poem Netunalvatai which is traditionally attributed to Nakkirur speaks about pitakam. In this, the poet uses the term pitakam in the sense of basket. This word pit ...
Was Lushan Huiyuan a Pure Land Buddhist?
... [134b8] Now if the Buddhas [so seen] are the same as what is seen in dreams, then they would just be what one sees in one’s own imagination. If one focuses this mental image, one achieves samādhi; in samādhi, one sees the Buddhas. [But] the Buddhas that one sees do not come in from outside, nor do I ...
... [134b8] Now if the Buddhas [so seen] are the same as what is seen in dreams, then they would just be what one sees in one’s own imagination. If one focuses this mental image, one achieves samādhi; in samādhi, one sees the Buddhas. [But] the Buddhas that one sees do not come in from outside, nor do I ...
Introduction to Buddhism - Tushita Meditation Centre
... suffering. Ignorance is the root of suffering—suffering comes because we are misperceiving the way in which things exist—it is this fundamental ignorance about the nature of reality that is the cause of suffering. This occurs at different levels. One example is not understanding cause and effect, or ...
... suffering. Ignorance is the root of suffering—suffering comes because we are misperceiving the way in which things exist—it is this fundamental ignorance about the nature of reality that is the cause of suffering. This occurs at different levels. One example is not understanding cause and effect, or ...
Volume 7 – No. 1 - Buddhist Discussion Centre
... In style terms, BDDR reports should not become overly climactic through the formations of "constructed objects", or the Review may lose essential vigour and appeal. A reason such "constructed objects" should be avoided is given by Achaan Naeb, who established a Buddhist Research and Mental Welfare A ...
... In style terms, BDDR reports should not become overly climactic through the formations of "constructed objects", or the Review may lose essential vigour and appeal. A reason such "constructed objects" should be avoided is given by Achaan Naeb, who established a Buddhist Research and Mental Welfare A ...
Digitization of Sanskrit Buddhist Texts in Nepal
... and yet it is far from the conception of the Trikaya Doctrine of Nirmankaya, Sambhogakaya and Dharmakaya. It says that Lord Buddha appeared in the samsaric existence for the benefit of sentient beings and he behaved as such and followed the ways of the world. This was his lokanuvartanacarya. At one ...
... and yet it is far from the conception of the Trikaya Doctrine of Nirmankaya, Sambhogakaya and Dharmakaya. It says that Lord Buddha appeared in the samsaric existence for the benefit of sentient beings and he behaved as such and followed the ways of the world. This was his lokanuvartanacarya. At one ...
What the Buddha Taught
... the solution - the way out of this universal suffering. At the age of 29, soon after the birth of his only child, Rahula, he left his kingdom and became an ascetic in search of his solution. For six years the ascetic Gotama wandered about the valley of Ganges, meeting famous religious teachers, stud ...
... the solution - the way out of this universal suffering. At the age of 29, soon after the birth of his only child, Rahula, he left his kingdom and became an ascetic in search of his solution. For six years the ascetic Gotama wandered about the valley of Ganges, meeting famous religious teachers, stud ...
Human Suffering - Shawna Thibodeau
... 2. Attachment – desire to always have sense of pleasure, desire to have a sense of self 3. Aversion – to get rid of/never feel negative feelings, negative experiences ***The origin of suffering is attac ...
... 2. Attachment – desire to always have sense of pleasure, desire to have a sense of self 3. Aversion – to get rid of/never feel negative feelings, negative experiences ***The origin of suffering is attac ...
here - Harvard Negotiation Law Review
... The compatibility of Buddhism and mindfulness meditation with other religious traditions is further reflected in the number of publications devoted to this topic and in the experience of many who have tried mindfulness meditation. There is a large and growing number of books and publications examini ...
... The compatibility of Buddhism and mindfulness meditation with other religious traditions is further reflected in the number of publications devoted to this topic and in the experience of many who have tried mindfulness meditation. There is a large and growing number of books and publications examini ...
The Origin and Evolution of Book Printing in China (4)
... reliable sources for the authentic Dharma teaching since the Buddha; they are the home of wisdom. Thus, the importance and profound influence of the Tripitaka is indescribable. The editing of the Tripitaka over the dynasties preserved the translated sutras. Also, the collators discovered additional ...
... reliable sources for the authentic Dharma teaching since the Buddha; they are the home of wisdom. Thus, the importance and profound influence of the Tripitaka is indescribable. The editing of the Tripitaka over the dynasties preserved the translated sutras. Also, the collators discovered additional ...
Buddhism and the race question - UNESDOC
... apparent differences in some of the outward trappings and the symbolic mylhology of the different schools. To take just one point-and an important point-in illustration, the central doctrine of the Four Truths,for instance,is common to both traditions. In both these traditions it is taught that the ...
... apparent differences in some of the outward trappings and the symbolic mylhology of the different schools. To take just one point-and an important point-in illustration, the central doctrine of the Four Truths,for instance,is common to both traditions. In both these traditions it is taught that the ...
Introduction to the Early Buddhist
... transliteration (minor though it is) of the Chinese, Japanese and Tibetan characters. One problem I faced is that I do not have access to all the articles and books quoted by Nariman and therefore I have sometimes been unsure whether diacritics were used by the authors in the original titles. I have ...
... transliteration (minor though it is) of the Chinese, Japanese and Tibetan characters. One problem I faced is that I do not have access to all the articles and books quoted by Nariman and therefore I have sometimes been unsure whether diacritics were used by the authors in the original titles. I have ...
2012, Autumn - Bodhi Path Buddhist Centers
... engaging in extensive meditation practice. According to historic accounts, Siddhartha attained full enlightenment at the age of 35, and spent the next 45 years of his life sharing what he had discovered with anyone who asked. He became known as the Buddha, “the awakened one,” and this period was the ...
... engaging in extensive meditation practice. According to historic accounts, Siddhartha attained full enlightenment at the age of 35, and spent the next 45 years of his life sharing what he had discovered with anyone who asked. He became known as the Buddha, “the awakened one,” and this period was the ...
Multiple Meanings of Buddhist Self
... ries we discover that self-immolation, rather than being an aberrant or deviant practice that was rejected by the Buddhist tradition, may actually be understood to offer a bodily path to attain awakening and ultimately buddhahood. While this path took rather a different form than those soteriologies ...
... ries we discover that self-immolation, rather than being an aberrant or deviant practice that was rejected by the Buddhist tradition, may actually be understood to offer a bodily path to attain awakening and ultimately buddhahood. While this path took rather a different form than those soteriologies ...
The Relocalization of Buddhism in Thailand
... majority of Thai people still intent on the path toward modern development. In other words, localism is not a process that involves and appeals to more than a segment of modern Thai society, and thus relocalization is only one of several trends occurring in Thailand today. It is nonetheless importan ...
... majority of Thai people still intent on the path toward modern development. In other words, localism is not a process that involves and appeals to more than a segment of modern Thai society, and thus relocalization is only one of several trends occurring in Thailand today. It is nonetheless importan ...
THEGATEWAY - The Living Dharma
... Dr. Haneda said both Shakyamuni and Shinran discarded the practice of rituals and culture. Though they tried for many years, they could not find “true happiness”. Their minds were dominated by their ego that produced symptoms such as anger and greed. Human beings are controlled by the constant cycle ...
... Dr. Haneda said both Shakyamuni and Shinran discarded the practice of rituals and culture. Though they tried for many years, they could not find “true happiness”. Their minds were dominated by their ego that produced symptoms such as anger and greed. Human beings are controlled by the constant cycle ...