Land of Compassion Buddha Edmonton English Dharma talk
... material objects, 2 protect others from fear, 3 give Dharma, 4 give love. I’m not sure about other religions but I perceive they mainly refer to #1. In Buddhism, we also have the generosity of love. This means pleasant expression, speak pleasantly to them. The other one – you can protect animals fro ...
... material objects, 2 protect others from fear, 3 give Dharma, 4 give love. I’m not sure about other religions but I perceive they mainly refer to #1. In Buddhism, we also have the generosity of love. This means pleasant expression, speak pleasantly to them. The other one – you can protect animals fro ...
清靜經 Scripture of Clarity and Tranquility Translated by Bruce R
... Some of the terms that are used repeatedly are best discussed beforehand for clarity : 道 Dao (Tao) : in the DDJ, Dao is both the natural way of things and the process of following that way; it is left untranslated so that readers may “fill in the blank” for themselves as they read; “the Dao” is used ...
... Some of the terms that are used repeatedly are best discussed beforehand for clarity : 道 Dao (Tao) : in the DDJ, Dao is both the natural way of things and the process of following that way; it is left untranslated so that readers may “fill in the blank” for themselves as they read; “the Dao” is used ...
Conversion to Buddhism as a Form of Socio-political Protest
... tained political ambitions. Similar examples can be found also among Tamil speaking Caivas and Christians, and Siṃhala speaking Buddhists and Christians. A critical review of the conversion of Baṇḍāranāyaka’s father from Buddhism to Christianity discloses the fact that political objectives and privi ...
... tained political ambitions. Similar examples can be found also among Tamil speaking Caivas and Christians, and Siṃhala speaking Buddhists and Christians. A critical review of the conversion of Baṇḍāranāyaka’s father from Buddhism to Christianity discloses the fact that political objectives and privi ...
The Dhammapada Yamaka Vagga Vivaraṇa
... The word Dhammapada can be separated into two forms grammatically as Dhamma and Pada. The Pāli word “Dhamma” is abundant with meaning, but here it relates specifically with the Buddhist Teaching. Pada denotes division, section, parts or portions. So, Dhammapada together may be said to translate as “ ...
... The word Dhammapada can be separated into two forms grammatically as Dhamma and Pada. The Pāli word “Dhamma” is abundant with meaning, but here it relates specifically with the Buddhist Teaching. Pada denotes division, section, parts or portions. So, Dhammapada together may be said to translate as “ ...
Applying Buddhist Ethical Principles in Markets
... guidelines are outdated, and cannot be applied to the modern world where production is different, the global economy is an unassailable reality, and there are consumer goods available which, very plausibly, facilitate well-being. Secondly, it is likely that the understanding of well-being is outdate ...
... guidelines are outdated, and cannot be applied to the modern world where production is different, the global economy is an unassailable reality, and there are consumer goods available which, very plausibly, facilitate well-being. Secondly, it is likely that the understanding of well-being is outdate ...
Two Truths and Method
... do in order to engage successfully with the Buddhist philosophical tradition is to use our non-conceptual insight to read definitive texts, attending precisely to what they mean. On second thought, maybe that’s not so easy. And why it’s not so easy to implement the four reliances indicates some of w ...
... do in order to engage successfully with the Buddhist philosophical tradition is to use our non-conceptual insight to read definitive texts, attending precisely to what they mean. On second thought, maybe that’s not so easy. And why it’s not so easy to implement the four reliances indicates some of w ...
Story of the Nun Bhaddā Kuṇḍalakesā
... For fifty years without debt, I have enjoyed the alms of the kingdoms. [110] Truly he produced much merit. Truly wise was that lay follower who gave a robe to Bhaddā, who is now completely freed from all bonds. [111]10 These five verses are all that there is in this collection that is attributed to ...
... For fifty years without debt, I have enjoyed the alms of the kingdoms. [110] Truly he produced much merit. Truly wise was that lay follower who gave a robe to Bhaddā, who is now completely freed from all bonds. [111]10 These five verses are all that there is in this collection that is attributed to ...
PDF format - Princeton University Press
... directly address such misconceptions when they have a strong bearing on iden tification or interpretation. In other instances, I simply refer in passing to a common error or misidentification. However, because such mistakes are so numerous and pervasive I have not found it feasible to mention and cit ...
... directly address such misconceptions when they have a strong bearing on iden tification or interpretation. In other instances, I simply refer in passing to a common error or misidentification. However, because such mistakes are so numerous and pervasive I have not found it feasible to mention and cit ...
the real birth place of buddha yesterday`s kapilavastu, today`s
... The Kapileswara plate, first brought to public notice by Mr. Harenchandra Chakaldar of the Calcutta University was procured about March 1928 by Mr. Birendranath Roy for his private museum at Puri from a farmer of the village of Kapileswara, situated nearly a mile to the south of the famous Lingaraj ...
... The Kapileswara plate, first brought to public notice by Mr. Harenchandra Chakaldar of the Calcutta University was procured about March 1928 by Mr. Birendranath Roy for his private museum at Puri from a farmer of the village of Kapileswara, situated nearly a mile to the south of the famous Lingaraj ...
Samsara, Karma, and Self-Enlightenment: A Buddhist Perspective
... The primary and more general function is to clarify why there is such disparity of poverty and wealth in the world as well as why apparently good and/or innocent people seem to suffer unreasonably, while bad, and probably guilty, people remain unpunished or even gain rewards. What is the reason for ...
... The primary and more general function is to clarify why there is such disparity of poverty and wealth in the world as well as why apparently good and/or innocent people seem to suffer unreasonably, while bad, and probably guilty, people remain unpunished or even gain rewards. What is the reason for ...
this PDF file - Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist
... Sextos Empirikos (fl. c.200 CE), our major source for ancient scepticism and a “Pyrrhonist”, cherishes a striking recollection of the ascetic philosopher Pyrrhon who substantiated scepticism in more “corporeal” (σωματικὼτερον) and “physically manifest” (ἐπιφανὲστερον) ways than those so called “Pyrr ...
... Sextos Empirikos (fl. c.200 CE), our major source for ancient scepticism and a “Pyrrhonist”, cherishes a striking recollection of the ascetic philosopher Pyrrhon who substantiated scepticism in more “corporeal” (σωματικὼτερον) and “physically manifest” (ἐπιφανὲστερον) ways than those so called “Pyrr ...
“Religion”: Just Another Modern Western Construction?
... other religions. For Islam, the points of comparison are Judaism and Christianity as “religions of the book” on the one hand, and polytheism or “idolatry” on the other, the former representing the higher form of religion, the latter the lower one. Islam represents the highest form of the religions o ...
... other religions. For Islam, the points of comparison are Judaism and Christianity as “religions of the book” on the one hand, and polytheism or “idolatry” on the other, the former representing the higher form of religion, the latter the lower one. Islam represents the highest form of the religions o ...
Tsundu- Becoming a Lama - Documentary Educational Resources
... kingdom, and took up the life of a wandering ascetic. Many years passed in privation and meditation, before Siddhartha gained enlightenment while meditating under a Bodhi tree. The one-time prince gave his first teaching as the Buddha in a deer park at Sarnath, India. Thus Buddhism began. ...
... kingdom, and took up the life of a wandering ascetic. Many years passed in privation and meditation, before Siddhartha gained enlightenment while meditating under a Bodhi tree. The one-time prince gave his first teaching as the Buddha in a deer park at Sarnath, India. Thus Buddhism began. ...
Review of Zen War Stories Journal of Buddhist Ethics David Loy
... involves manifesting compassion to all sentient beings, but Japanese Buddhism rationalized nationalistic aggression and the killing of many innocent people. Does this mean that our Japanese spiritual models were not really enlightened, after all? That is a painful thought, so we are tempted to kill ...
... involves manifesting compassion to all sentient beings, but Japanese Buddhism rationalized nationalistic aggression and the killing of many innocent people. Does this mean that our Japanese spiritual models were not really enlightened, after all? That is a painful thought, so we are tempted to kill ...
regulations for the degree of
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
... This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in ord ...
The Novice - Stephen Schettini
... day), and the lifestyle includes frequent periods of meditation and silence. In the Tibetan Gelugpa school of which Stephen was a part, there’s also a great deal of scholarly study and debate. He was just 23 when he became a monk. It was the early 1970s, a time of great exploration in the world a ...
... day), and the lifestyle includes frequent periods of meditation and silence. In the Tibetan Gelugpa school of which Stephen was a part, there’s also a great deal of scholarly study and debate. He was just 23 when he became a monk. It was the early 1970s, a time of great exploration in the world a ...
Stupa Explorer - Ancient India
... worship of the Buddha and Buddhist dignitaries. The shape of a stupa is based upon pre-Buddhist burial mounds. When the Buddha died in the fifth century B.C. he was cremated and his remains were divided into eight parts. The remains were placed in small caskets. Stupa mounds were then built in diffe ...
... worship of the Buddha and Buddhist dignitaries. The shape of a stupa is based upon pre-Buddhist burial mounds. When the Buddha died in the fifth century B.C. he was cremated and his remains were divided into eight parts. The remains were placed in small caskets. Stupa mounds were then built in diffe ...
a buddhist perspective on `human rights and responsibilities`
... necessary to recognise the consequences of one’s actions and change them. Since the root of these lies in ignorance of the true nature of reality, that root has to be cut by spiritual practice. In order to help use body, speech and mind creatively, Lord Buddha gave extensive teachings on the vinaya ...
... necessary to recognise the consequences of one’s actions and change them. Since the root of these lies in ignorance of the true nature of reality, that root has to be cut by spiritual practice. In order to help use body, speech and mind creatively, Lord Buddha gave extensive teachings on the vinaya ...
A Study of Kalaha Vivada Sutta - International Scientific Academy of
... liberation) without basis of life's fuel remaining. Knowing that these (theorists) rely on (mere opinions for their statements) a sage investigates that upon which they rely. Having understood and being free (from theories) he will not dispute with anyone. The wise do not enter into any existence." ...
... liberation) without basis of life's fuel remaining. Knowing that these (theorists) rely on (mere opinions for their statements) a sage investigates that upon which they rely. Having understood and being free (from theories) he will not dispute with anyone. The wise do not enter into any existence." ...
Buddhist Revival in Vietnam - United Nations Day of Vesak 2017
... Philip Taylor, this modernist tendency had already become manifest in the 1800s during the Nguyen Dynasty as Gia Long, the first Nguyen king, issued a proclamation decrying the excessive expenditure on rituals in North Vietnam (comp. p. 31). Taylor, in his collection of essays, specifically in his o ...
... Philip Taylor, this modernist tendency had already become manifest in the 1800s during the Nguyen Dynasty as Gia Long, the first Nguyen king, issued a proclamation decrying the excessive expenditure on rituals in North Vietnam (comp. p. 31). Taylor, in his collection of essays, specifically in his o ...
Current Issue - Buddhism in Ottawa
... Slips of paper during the day. We also could schedule private meetings with him to talk about our reflections. Ajahn Sona's talks were both erudite and full of engaging, often very funny, stories to illustrate his points. His topics Ranged widely, from loving-kindness to the five hindrances, to the ...
... Slips of paper during the day. We also could schedule private meetings with him to talk about our reflections. Ajahn Sona's talks were both erudite and full of engaging, often very funny, stories to illustrate his points. His topics Ranged widely, from loving-kindness to the five hindrances, to the ...
Co-Existence and Convergence: Confucianism, Taoism and
... many to be a religion. There are many different schools, but only two major branches4: Mahayana (including Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren and Vajrayana, found throughout East Asia) and Theravada (which has a widespread following in Southeast Asia). The basic Buddhist concepts originate from ideas about ca ...
... many to be a religion. There are many different schools, but only two major branches4: Mahayana (including Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren and Vajrayana, found throughout East Asia) and Theravada (which has a widespread following in Southeast Asia). The basic Buddhist concepts originate from ideas about ca ...
Dona Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... dha, who teaches peace. The claimants then ask Dona to distribute the relics fairly. He divides them into eight portions, one of which is given to each of the eight claimants present. Since nothing is left, he himself requests for the vessel (kumbha) used for collecting and dividing the relics, and ...
... dha, who teaches peace. The claimants then ask Dona to distribute the relics fairly. He divides them into eight portions, one of which is given to each of the eight claimants present. Since nothing is left, he himself requests for the vessel (kumbha) used for collecting and dividing the relics, and ...
Special 20 Anniversary Issue Buddha’s Maritime Nature: A Case Study in
... thinks, is associated with two negative emotions: guilt and pride. The guilt stems from the belief that humans have caused a problem and the pride comes from the sense that we are now going to fix it. Such a perspective belies what Drescher came to believe is the more fundamental truth of “no proble ...
... thinks, is associated with two negative emotions: guilt and pride. The guilt stems from the belief that humans have caused a problem and the pride comes from the sense that we are now going to fix it. Such a perspective belies what Drescher came to believe is the more fundamental truth of “no proble ...
BUDDHISM AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
... developed during this period, the more important (macro) traditions have been the Mahayana, the Vajrayana, and the Theravada. The Mahayana emerged around the start of the Common Era. The Vajrayana is an esoteric form of the Mahayana that developed between the sixth and eighth centuries, at about the ...
... developed during this period, the more important (macro) traditions have been the Mahayana, the Vajrayana, and the Theravada. The Mahayana emerged around the start of the Common Era. The Vajrayana is an esoteric form of the Mahayana that developed between the sixth and eighth centuries, at about the ...