present situation of indonesian buddhism: in memory of bhikkhu
... supreme points because all of them follow the teachings of Buddha, and that there is no distinction among the doctrines of Buddhism. Thus, he did not exclude any thoughts or practices of all sects and denominations of Buddhism, and he preached sermons to any people impartially at their request. Soon ...
... supreme points because all of them follow the teachings of Buddha, and that there is no distinction among the doctrines of Buddhism. Thus, he did not exclude any thoughts or practices of all sects and denominations of Buddhism, and he preached sermons to any people impartially at their request. Soon ...
Conversion to Tibetan Buddhism
... it comes as a virtual birthright, and is reinforced by family, holidays, etc. An alternative religious identity, on the other hand, cannot be nominal, but demands deliberate and sustained cultivation. (It is not enough simply to be a Buddhist— one must do meditation retreats, take robes, and/or beco ...
... it comes as a virtual birthright, and is reinforced by family, holidays, etc. An alternative religious identity, on the other hand, cannot be nominal, but demands deliberate and sustained cultivation. (It is not enough simply to be a Buddhist— one must do meditation retreats, take robes, and/or beco ...
Hebrew Historical Literacy
... a. The people were destroyed by invaders using iron weapons b. There were no written records c. The only oral histories were written by holy men d. The oral histories changed from generation to generation 2. The earliest known holy records of the Aryans are the: a. Upanishads b. Vedas c. Scriptures ...
... a. The people were destroyed by invaders using iron weapons b. There were no written records c. The only oral histories were written by holy men d. The oral histories changed from generation to generation 2. The earliest known holy records of the Aryans are the: a. Upanishads b. Vedas c. Scriptures ...
introduction and methodology
... gender, and language. Although this or other forms of differentiation exist in all human societies, it becomes a problem when one or more of these dimensions overlap each other and become the sole basis of systematic ranking and unequal access to valued resources like wealth, income, power and prest ...
... gender, and language. Although this or other forms of differentiation exist in all human societies, it becomes a problem when one or more of these dimensions overlap each other and become the sole basis of systematic ranking and unequal access to valued resources like wealth, income, power and prest ...
Review of The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture
... own. They alter, influence, manipulate, and change the lives of those who come into contact with them. In Chapter One, “Sacred Power,” Kieschnick all too briefly whisks us through a discussion of “the sacred” before moving on to specific Chinese instances of sacred power and their relationship to te ...
... own. They alter, influence, manipulate, and change the lives of those who come into contact with them. In Chapter One, “Sacred Power,” Kieschnick all too briefly whisks us through a discussion of “the sacred” before moving on to specific Chinese instances of sacred power and their relationship to te ...
Buddhism and Modern Psychology | Coursera
... to think of ourselves in unsubstantiated overly positive ways[9], and in this respect Buddhist views are shared in terms of pointing out that we should not engage in bias perceptions, but remain critical of what we perceive as the truth[10]. Adopting “Spin Doctors”[11] to allow for “twisting” our pe ...
... to think of ourselves in unsubstantiated overly positive ways[9], and in this respect Buddhist views are shared in terms of pointing out that we should not engage in bias perceptions, but remain critical of what we perceive as the truth[10]. Adopting “Spin Doctors”[11] to allow for “twisting” our pe ...
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... • “If there is, here, a coitus of the parents, and it is the mother’s season, and a gandhabba is present: it is from the conjunction of these three things that there is descent of the embryo [and not if only the first, or only the first and second, condition is met]. Then, monks, the mother for nine ...
... • “If there is, here, a coitus of the parents, and it is the mother’s season, and a gandhabba is present: it is from the conjunction of these three things that there is descent of the embryo [and not if only the first, or only the first and second, condition is met]. Then, monks, the mother for nine ...
1 White, WL (2012). Buddhism and addiction recovery: An interview
... somewhat scientific. It’s logical. It’s not based on a faith so much as a practice. And in our culture, there are a lot of people who’ve grown away from traditional religious life but want something that has both a spiritual and an intellectual component to it. There are many people who do not want ...
... somewhat scientific. It’s logical. It’s not based on a faith so much as a practice. And in our culture, there are a lot of people who’ve grown away from traditional religious life but want something that has both a spiritual and an intellectual component to it. There are many people who do not want ...
`Shodh Yatri to Sri Lanka to search for Buddha`s Foot-prints`
... Lanka is centred around the Buddhism. The successive rulers of the country patronaged the Buddhism and made several places as Buddhist sacred places. These include Anuradhapura, Kandya, Mihintale, Sigiriya, etc. Some of the important places are given below; 5. Anuradhapura : Anuradhapura is an ancie ...
... Lanka is centred around the Buddhism. The successive rulers of the country patronaged the Buddhism and made several places as Buddhist sacred places. These include Anuradhapura, Kandya, Mihintale, Sigiriya, etc. Some of the important places are given below; 5. Anuradhapura : Anuradhapura is an ancie ...
Relational Suffering: Causes and Liberation - Purdue e-Pubs
... dukkha; association with the unbeloved is dukkha; separation from the loved is dukkha; not getting what is wanted is dukkha. In short, the five clinging-aggregates are dukkha.4 The twelve kinds of dukkha enumerated above affect each individual and consequently each relation among individuals. In a ...
... dukkha; association with the unbeloved is dukkha; separation from the loved is dukkha; not getting what is wanted is dukkha. In short, the five clinging-aggregates are dukkha.4 The twelve kinds of dukkha enumerated above affect each individual and consequently each relation among individuals. In a ...
Buddhism Glossary - WATA - World Association of Arab Translators
... Recitation, etc.) a complete and deep realization of what it means to be a Buddha and how to reach Buddhahood. It is to see one's Nature, comprehend the True Nature of things, the Truth. However, only after becoming a Buddha can one be said to have truly attained Supreme Enlightenment (attained the ...
... Recitation, etc.) a complete and deep realization of what it means to be a Buddha and how to reach Buddhahood. It is to see one's Nature, comprehend the True Nature of things, the Truth. However, only after becoming a Buddha can one be said to have truly attained Supreme Enlightenment (attained the ...
R. Kloppenborg The role of the Buddhist monk in development
... (e.g. Bechert 1978: 199; Malalgoda 1976: 1 l), a role which they consider contrary to the sarigha's original motivation and purpose, which was directed purely at individual salvation from this world of suffering and bondage. Hereby al1 activity relating to the world had to be rejected as leading to ...
... (e.g. Bechert 1978: 199; Malalgoda 1976: 1 l), a role which they consider contrary to the sarigha's original motivation and purpose, which was directed purely at individual salvation from this world of suffering and bondage. Hereby al1 activity relating to the world had to be rejected as leading to ...
Confucianism, Buddhism& Taoism
... The prime attribute is wisdom “Bodhi”. Sangha: Monasteries filled with spiritual dynamos where Theravada thrived. They believe that their religion was for these high priest to teach and pass on. They would only use meditation and invocations to strengthen their faith. ...
... The prime attribute is wisdom “Bodhi”. Sangha: Monasteries filled with spiritual dynamos where Theravada thrived. They believe that their religion was for these high priest to teach and pass on. They would only use meditation and invocations to strengthen their faith. ...
WebMuseum: Heian Art
... The temple that best reflects the spirit of early Heian Shingon temples is the Muro-ji (early 9th century), set deep in a stand of cypress trees on a mountain southeast of Nara. The wooden image of Shaka, the "historic" Buddha (early 9th century), enshrined in a secondary building at the Muro-ji, i ...
... The temple that best reflects the spirit of early Heian Shingon temples is the Muro-ji (early 9th century), set deep in a stand of cypress trees on a mountain southeast of Nara. The wooden image of Shaka, the "historic" Buddha (early 9th century), enshrined in a secondary building at the Muro-ji, i ...
Practicing Wisdom: The Perfection of Shantideva`s Bodhisattva Way
... as a sequel to an earlier weeklong discourse on the first seven ...
... as a sequel to an earlier weeklong discourse on the first seven ...
rajgir nalanda
... most important Buddhist pilgrimage center is the place where Lord Sakyamuni (Gautam Buddha) entered into meditation after being moved by the sufferings of man kind. The giant Bodhi tree that we see today is believed to have grown from the original Bodhi tree under which,sitting on a raised platform, ...
... most important Buddhist pilgrimage center is the place where Lord Sakyamuni (Gautam Buddha) entered into meditation after being moved by the sufferings of man kind. The giant Bodhi tree that we see today is believed to have grown from the original Bodhi tree under which,sitting on a raised platform, ...
Niguma_ Lady of Illusion - Sarah Harding
... too.12 These biographies tell the story of those parents’ first child, Shrījñāna, and how they had to perform special supplications for a male child after her birth. We also have the name of Nāropa’s wife, Vimalā or Vimalādīpī (Dri med pa or Dri med sgron ma), with whom he parted to pursue his spiri ...
... too.12 These biographies tell the story of those parents’ first child, Shrījñāna, and how they had to perform special supplications for a male child after her birth. We also have the name of Nāropa’s wife, Vimalā or Vimalādīpī (Dri med pa or Dri med sgron ma), with whom he parted to pursue his spiri ...
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... freedom to follow the right path. This is why the Buddha has laid emphasis on good association, good learning, proper awareness, and right conduct as four very important factors for the life of a man. The only way by which bad karma can be nullified is by good thoughts, words, and deeds. This means ...
... freedom to follow the right path. This is why the Buddha has laid emphasis on good association, good learning, proper awareness, and right conduct as four very important factors for the life of a man. The only way by which bad karma can be nullified is by good thoughts, words, and deeds. This means ...
Escaping the Inescapable: Changes in Buddhist Karma Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Finally both BU and CU propose different post-mortem destinations for those who know about the Five Fires (pañcāgni-vidyā), those who only practice the ordinary Brahmanical rituals, and those who do neither (BU 6.2, CU 5.2-10). Richard Gombrich has suggested that certain Pāli texts, particularly the ...
... Finally both BU and CU propose different post-mortem destinations for those who know about the Five Fires (pañcāgni-vidyā), those who only practice the ordinary Brahmanical rituals, and those who do neither (BU 6.2, CU 5.2-10). Richard Gombrich has suggested that certain Pāli texts, particularly the ...
Religious Values and the Measurement of Poverty: A Buddhist
... sufficient safety and security conducive to one’s serious engagement in the culture of the mind; and medicine and health care which cures and prevents disease. Buddhism considered persons who renounce worldly possessions and adopt a life of ‘poverty’ by their own choice as belonging to the community ...
... sufficient safety and security conducive to one’s serious engagement in the culture of the mind; and medicine and health care which cures and prevents disease. Buddhism considered persons who renounce worldly possessions and adopt a life of ‘poverty’ by their own choice as belonging to the community ...
the sociology of early buddhism - Assets
... The first is that the scriptures themselves are not univocal; they contain evidence capable of supporting discrepant interpretations of the Buddhist teaching. On the one hand, it can be seen as the sort of private, inwardlooking soteriological quest described above, and on the other it can be seen a ...
... The first is that the scriptures themselves are not univocal; they contain evidence capable of supporting discrepant interpretations of the Buddhist teaching. On the one hand, it can be seen as the sort of private, inwardlooking soteriological quest described above, and on the other it can be seen a ...
Examination of Misunderstanding – 6
... examples of those who became arahant as householders and who passed away, such as Darucariya or Santati. Question (8): Does it mean that when a layperson becomes an arahant, he or she dies? Answer (8): No, since both Milindapanha and Dhammapadatthakatha are non-canonical, thus, there is no solid aut ...
... examples of those who became arahant as householders and who passed away, such as Darucariya or Santati. Question (8): Does it mean that when a layperson becomes an arahant, he or she dies? Answer (8): No, since both Milindapanha and Dhammapadatthakatha are non-canonical, thus, there is no solid aut ...
Brahmanism, Buddhism and Hinduism
... emphasis and closer study of Hindu sacred lore by a more recent and very eminent writer, namely Mahámahopádhyáya Dr. Pandurang Váman Kane, it will be convenient to examine this view after setting out the observations and arguments of Dr Kane. This scholar has written a chapter on the Causes of the D ...
... emphasis and closer study of Hindu sacred lore by a more recent and very eminent writer, namely Mahámahopádhyáya Dr. Pandurang Váman Kane, it will be convenient to examine this view after setting out the observations and arguments of Dr Kane. This scholar has written a chapter on the Causes of the D ...
Introduction to Buddhism
... As he prepared to enter Nirvana, a more altruistic divinity appeared to plead with him to put off his descent into Nirvana (Nothingness) long enough to teach "a few others" how to achieve the same thing. Buddha looked round, sniffed contemptuously and replied that this filth could never grasp his se ...
... As he prepared to enter Nirvana, a more altruistic divinity appeared to plead with him to put off his descent into Nirvana (Nothingness) long enough to teach "a few others" how to achieve the same thing. Buddha looked round, sniffed contemptuously and replied that this filth could never grasp his se ...
201406 Vesak Edition - Samadhi Buddhist Foundation
... What does a Buddhist or Buddha Shrawaka look like? They don’t all look the same! There are two kinds of such followers. A monk or a Buddhist priest is a full time member of the Sangha. Such a follower lives in a temple and teaches Dhamma and meditates trying to attain Nibbana or enlightenment. Monks ...
... What does a Buddhist or Buddha Shrawaka look like? They don’t all look the same! There are two kinds of such followers. A monk or a Buddhist priest is a full time member of the Sangha. Such a follower lives in a temple and teaches Dhamma and meditates trying to attain Nibbana or enlightenment. Monks ...