Buddha`s Life Conception and Birth
... was more difficult to do so without stepping on submerged animal life, unwittingly killing them. During this period, the sangha would retreat to a monastery, public park or a forest and people would come to them. The first vassana (rainy season) was spent at Varanasi when the sangha was first formed ...
... was more difficult to do so without stepping on submerged animal life, unwittingly killing them. During this period, the sangha would retreat to a monastery, public park or a forest and people would come to them. The first vassana (rainy season) was spent at Varanasi when the sangha was first formed ...
Consequences of Compassion: An Interpretation and Defense of Buddhist Ethics
... (This is a somewhat oversimplified statement of Goodman’s argument, which is subtler, but even this simplified version is not far from capturing the essence of his argument.) A second non-obvious claim that Goodman makes about enlightened beings is that they no longer labor under the illusion of fre ...
... (This is a somewhat oversimplified statement of Goodman’s argument, which is subtler, but even this simplified version is not far from capturing the essence of his argument.) A second non-obvious claim that Goodman makes about enlightened beings is that they no longer labor under the illusion of fre ...
Book review: John S. Strong, Relics of the Buddha. Buddhisms: A
... of all, he has produced a study which should appeal equally to those who approach Buddhism primarily from a textual/philological point of view and those who favor comparativist or “history of religions” methods. These two camps (here, ...
... of all, he has produced a study which should appeal equally to those who approach Buddhism primarily from a textual/philological point of view and those who favor comparativist or “history of religions” methods. These two camps (here, ...
A prerequisite for lasting peace
... Buddhism as described in Many Buddhist texts. With these as the bases for understanding Buddhism, it is perhaps natural to conclude that Buddhism is an elitist, self-centered religion which lacks a sense of social mission or responsibility. But if we examine the teachings of Buddhism more closely we ...
... Buddhism as described in Many Buddhist texts. With these as the bases for understanding Buddhism, it is perhaps natural to conclude that Buddhism is an elitist, self-centered religion which lacks a sense of social mission or responsibility. But if we examine the teachings of Buddhism more closely we ...
The Kalpa of Decrease
... phenomena can only be understood and shared between Buddhas." In the phrase "consistency from beginning to end," "beginning" indicates the root of evil and the root of good, while "end" indicates the out-come of evil and the outcome of good. One who is thoroughly awakened to the nature of good and e ...
... phenomena can only be understood and shared between Buddhas." In the phrase "consistency from beginning to end," "beginning" indicates the root of evil and the root of good, while "end" indicates the out-come of evil and the outcome of good. One who is thoroughly awakened to the nature of good and e ...
Buddhism as a Religion
... the time? “God created everybody; god is responsible for everything; god will reward; god can forgive all our sins; and god is responsible for our lives after our death; god will send us to heaven or he will send us to hell”. These are the basic ingredients of all religions even today. At the same t ...
... the time? “God created everybody; god is responsible for everything; god will reward; god can forgive all our sins; and god is responsible for our lives after our death; god will send us to heaven or he will send us to hell”. These are the basic ingredients of all religions even today. At the same t ...
The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Dīgha Nikāya
... 1956-57. He belonged to the Sakya clan dwelling on the edge of the Himalayas, his actual birthplace being a few miles north of the present-day Indian border, in Nepal. His father, Suddhodana, was in fact an elected chief of the clan rather than the king he was later made out to be, though his title ...
... 1956-57. He belonged to the Sakya clan dwelling on the edge of the Himalayas, his actual birthplace being a few miles north of the present-day Indian border, in Nepal. His father, Suddhodana, was in fact an elected chief of the clan rather than the king he was later made out to be, though his title ...
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... of the Mahayana is to become a Bodhisattva and finally to attain the state of a Buddha. It must be stated that this is incorrect. This idea was spread by some early Orientalists at a time when Buddhist studies were beginning in the West, and the others who followed them accepted it without taking ...
... of the Mahayana is to become a Bodhisattva and finally to attain the state of a Buddha. It must be stated that this is incorrect. This idea was spread by some early Orientalists at a time when Buddhist studies were beginning in the West, and the others who followed them accepted it without taking ...
1. BASE WITH FIGURE OF A LION
... of sovereignty and protection. Early Buddhism associated the lion with the historic Buddha Shakyamuni, who is also known as Shakyasimha (Tib. ShA kya seng ge), the “Lion of the Shakya clan”1. From India the image of the lion eventually spread to all of Asia and was frequently depicted in Buddhist ar ...
... of sovereignty and protection. Early Buddhism associated the lion with the historic Buddha Shakyamuni, who is also known as Shakyasimha (Tib. ShA kya seng ge), the “Lion of the Shakya clan”1. From India the image of the lion eventually spread to all of Asia and was frequently depicted in Buddhist ar ...
Buddhist Practice 5
... bleed. Bleeding in the gum is not normal. The abnormal bleeding occurs due to its causes and conditions. You may want to change your teeth brush or the way you brush. Or, if the bleeding is very heavy, you may want to go to your dentist. After the examination, the dentist will find out whether or no ...
... bleed. Bleeding in the gum is not normal. The abnormal bleeding occurs due to its causes and conditions. You may want to change your teeth brush or the way you brush. Or, if the bleeding is very heavy, you may want to go to your dentist. After the examination, the dentist will find out whether or no ...
Buddhist Practice 5
... bleed. Bleeding in the gum is not normal. The abnormal bleeding occurs due to its causes and conditions. You may want to change your teeth brush or the way you brush. Or, if the bleeding is very heavy, you may want to go to your dentist. After the examination, the dentist will find out whether or no ...
... bleed. Bleeding in the gum is not normal. The abnormal bleeding occurs due to its causes and conditions. You may want to change your teeth brush or the way you brush. Or, if the bleeding is very heavy, you may want to go to your dentist. After the examination, the dentist will find out whether or no ...
Will the marriage between Pragmatism and Buddhism last?
... faculties, for it is not so much a natural gift as a long and difficult art. The history of its practice would make a grand subject for a book. The medieval schoolmen, following the Romans, made logic the earliest of a boy's studies after grammar, as being very easy. So it was, as they understood it ...
... faculties, for it is not so much a natural gift as a long and difficult art. The history of its practice would make a grand subject for a book. The medieval schoolmen, following the Romans, made logic the earliest of a boy's studies after grammar, as being very easy. So it was, as they understood it ...
Buddhism and Animal Ethics
... This article provides a philosophical overview of some of the central Buddhist positions and argument regarding animal welfare. It introduces the Buddha’s teaching of ahiṃsā or non-violence and rationally reconstructs five arguments from the context of early Indian Buddhism that aim to justify its e ...
... This article provides a philosophical overview of some of the central Buddhist positions and argument regarding animal welfare. It introduces the Buddha’s teaching of ahiṃsā or non-violence and rationally reconstructs five arguments from the context of early Indian Buddhism that aim to justify its e ...
Chinese Buddhism Today: Impressions
... schools of Buddhism in China. A: Yes, it is the organization of all Buddhists in China—more than one hundred million people, which is the biggest association of Buddhists in the world. About the size of or bigger than the population of all of Japan. Q: Let me ask you about the situation of Buddhism ...
... schools of Buddhism in China. A: Yes, it is the organization of all Buddhists in China—more than one hundred million people, which is the biggest association of Buddhists in the world. About the size of or bigger than the population of all of Japan. Q: Let me ask you about the situation of Buddhism ...
Lecture 55: How Buddhism Came to Tibet (Edited) THIS IS A STORY
... were made of a sort of painted stucco, quite easily damaged, and I remember that many Indians were deeply affected by the photographs of them in the newspapers. During the course of his reign, Songtsen Gampo built many other temples, the first Buddhist temples to be built in Tibet. He also sent a gr ...
... were made of a sort of painted stucco, quite easily damaged, and I remember that many Indians were deeply affected by the photographs of them in the newspapers. During the course of his reign, Songtsen Gampo built many other temples, the first Buddhist temples to be built in Tibet. He also sent a gr ...
HAPPY IS HE WHO HAS OVERCOME HIS EGO
... teaching. During his lifetime, he gained a considerable following, and Buddhism became established as a major religion as well as a philosophy. His teachings were passed down orally from generation to generation by his followers, until the 1st century CE, when they were written down for the first ti ...
... teaching. During his lifetime, he gained a considerable following, and Buddhism became established as a major religion as well as a philosophy. His teachings were passed down orally from generation to generation by his followers, until the 1st century CE, when they were written down for the first ti ...
8 - Homework Market
... All human beings are victims of greed. But what is important is to be able to keep our appetites under control by the force of our mind and reason. ...
... All human beings are victims of greed. But what is important is to be able to keep our appetites under control by the force of our mind and reason. ...
Siddhartha – Background Information on the Novel, Buddhism
... that no one can teach him the way to himself. Siddhartha feels “like a newborn baby”. • In Chapter Eight, in desperation, Siddhartha lets himself fall into the river just as he hears the word, “Om.” As a result, he becomes “awakened” and is ...
... that no one can teach him the way to himself. Siddhartha feels “like a newborn baby”. • In Chapter Eight, in desperation, Siddhartha lets himself fall into the river just as he hears the word, “Om.” As a result, he becomes “awakened” and is ...
Societal Change Through Religion Protestantism and Buddhism
... The main text is called the Tipitaka, which means the three baskets. The life purpose and main practices that affect the human situation is gaining enlightenment and obtaining the “release from the cycle of rebirth” and reincarnation through the doctrines of the three jewels, for Noble truths, and u ...
... The main text is called the Tipitaka, which means the three baskets. The life purpose and main practices that affect the human situation is gaining enlightenment and obtaining the “release from the cycle of rebirth” and reincarnation through the doctrines of the three jewels, for Noble truths, and u ...
Mala Prayer Beads
... meditating, counting prostrations, or the repetitions of a buddha's name. These mantras can be recited for different purposes linked to working with mind. Mala beads are like other forms of prayer beads used in various world religions and therefore the term "Buddhist rosary" also appears. Convention ...
... meditating, counting prostrations, or the repetitions of a buddha's name. These mantras can be recited for different purposes linked to working with mind. Mala beads are like other forms of prayer beads used in various world religions and therefore the term "Buddhist rosary" also appears. Convention ...
Chapter VII The Parable of a Magic City - Nichiren
... the four truths, three times.” Now we will learn the proof of the four truths in this chapter. That is what it meant with the turning the wheel of the teaching of the four truths three times. 1. 苦諦：All existence is full of sufferings such as birth, disease, old age, death, separation from loved ones ...
... the four truths, three times.” Now we will learn the proof of the four truths in this chapter. That is what it meant with the turning the wheel of the teaching of the four truths three times. 1. 苦諦：All existence is full of sufferings such as birth, disease, old age, death, separation from loved ones ...
The History of the Institute of World Religions Chinese Academy of
... have had a profound impact and influence on the world’s population, of which we have little knowledge. He argued that you can not write out a good history of philosophy, literature or world history without understanding the story of human religion. His instruction came at a crucial time that it virt ...
... have had a profound impact and influence on the world’s population, of which we have little knowledge. He argued that you can not write out a good history of philosophy, literature or world history without understanding the story of human religion. His instruction came at a crucial time that it virt ...
Ālayavijñāna: On the Origin and the Early Development of a Central
... methodological issues this much space only because they are so important for understanding Schmithausen's enterprise in the work under review. To return to Schmithausen's substantive conclusions: he identifies a passage from the samdhitabhumi as the "initial passage," the text-place in which the con ...
... methodological issues this much space only because they are so important for understanding Schmithausen's enterprise in the work under review. To return to Schmithausen's substantive conclusions: he identifies a passage from the samdhitabhumi as the "initial passage," the text-place in which the con ...
the significance of pagoda
... events connected with the religion had taken place, e.g. the spot at which the Buddha delivered his first sermon or where he sat in meditation. Stupas of this class may conveniently be referred as memorials. It is believed that by the time of Asoka stupas containing the relics of Buddha were worship ...
... events connected with the religion had taken place, e.g. the spot at which the Buddha delivered his first sermon or where he sat in meditation. Stupas of this class may conveniently be referred as memorials. It is believed that by the time of Asoka stupas containing the relics of Buddha were worship ...
Flowers for Algernon
... Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes’ Flowers for Algernon started off as a science-fiction short story (1959), and then a novel (1966). Although the book has often been banned from libraries in the US and Canada,1 it is regularly taught in schools around the world2 and has often been adapted for telev ...
... Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes’ Flowers for Algernon started off as a science-fiction short story (1959), and then a novel (1966). Although the book has often been banned from libraries in the US and Canada,1 it is regularly taught in schools around the world2 and has often been adapted for telev ...