new year`s greeting - Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
... Nishi Betsuin, we are now gearing towards the observance of the 50th anniversary of Nishi Betsuin at its current site in 2019. We cannot know how or what people were thinking about Nishi over 111 years ago, but we can think about how we can move forward from the present to the future with Nishi Bets ...
... Nishi Betsuin, we are now gearing towards the observance of the 50th anniversary of Nishi Betsuin at its current site in 2019. We cannot know how or what people were thinking about Nishi over 111 years ago, but we can think about how we can move forward from the present to the future with Nishi Bets ...
The Future of Korean Buddhism Lies in My Hands
... However, after attending local schools for eight years, Takeda left home at the age of nineteen. He traveled throughout Japan, encountering many others who were grappling with understanding the rapidly changing domestic and international situation. In the meantime, he became deeply interested in Bud ...
... However, after attending local schools for eight years, Takeda left home at the age of nineteen. He traveled throughout Japan, encountering many others who were grappling with understanding the rapidly changing domestic and international situation. In the meantime, he became deeply interested in Bud ...
Title: and the Moral Dimension of Enlightenment Author:
... in Japan. He wrote: “…present-day Zen priests have no knowledge or learning and therefore are unable to think about things independently or formulate their own independent opinions. This is a great failing of Zen priests.” viii Suzuki harbored no assumption that Zen satori would enable moral excelle ...
... in Japan. He wrote: “…present-day Zen priests have no knowledge or learning and therefore are unable to think about things independently or formulate their own independent opinions. This is a great failing of Zen priests.” viii Suzuki harbored no assumption that Zen satori would enable moral excelle ...
The Life of the Buddha and the Four oble Truths
... in a womb to show that even ordinary human beings can achieve the highest realization. He did this to instill conviction and confidence in his future disciples. The third special deed of the Buddha was his birth in the garden in Lumbini (in present day Nepal). Although the Buddha took an ordinary hu ...
... in a womb to show that even ordinary human beings can achieve the highest realization. He did this to instill conviction and confidence in his future disciples. The third special deed of the Buddha was his birth in the garden in Lumbini (in present day Nepal). Although the Buddha took an ordinary hu ...
his sacred biography, meditation practice and influence
... Stanley J. Tambiah, World Conqueror and World Renouncer: A Study of Buddhism and Polity in Thailand against a Historical Background (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976). See also Virginia Thompson, Thailand: The New Siam (New York: Macmillan, 1941); Stanley J. Tambiah, The Buddhist Saints o ...
... Stanley J. Tambiah, World Conqueror and World Renouncer: A Study of Buddhism and Polity in Thailand against a Historical Background (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976). See also Virginia Thompson, Thailand: The New Siam (New York: Macmillan, 1941); Stanley J. Tambiah, The Buddhist Saints o ...
the complete issue. - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... Ajahn Mun initiated a revival for the forest tradition beginning in the 1920s. Because of the popularity of this lineage, forest monks today are treated as exemplary followers of the Buddha’s path and have become famous nationally and internationally for their teachings. Originally comprised of indi ...
... Ajahn Mun initiated a revival for the forest tradition beginning in the 1920s. Because of the popularity of this lineage, forest monks today are treated as exemplary followers of the Buddha’s path and have become famous nationally and internationally for their teachings. Originally comprised of indi ...
thai buddhism in america: an historical and
... Buddha that temple attendees believe is the largest Buddha statue in the United States. After its opening, the new building became the center of activities for the mostly Thai and Lao people who are involved with the temple. Some people come to the temple daily to offer food to the monks while other ...
... Buddha that temple attendees believe is the largest Buddha statue in the United States. After its opening, the new building became the center of activities for the mostly Thai and Lao people who are involved with the temple. Some people come to the temple daily to offer food to the monks while other ...
buddhism - SGI Canada
... disciplines aimed at enabling his disciples to eventually understand his ultimate intent. The early sutras contain many commandments for monastic practice. These teachings also posit a view of enlightenment, or nirvana, as the extinction of earthly desires, which he identified as the source of human ...
... disciplines aimed at enabling his disciples to eventually understand his ultimate intent. The early sutras contain many commandments for monastic practice. These teachings also posit a view of enlightenment, or nirvana, as the extinction of earthly desires, which he identified as the source of human ...
Quintessential Buddhism - QUINTESSENTIAL TIBETAN BUDDHA
... Handout on How to Meditate Meditation—experience it throughout the week before each session ...
... Handout on How to Meditate Meditation—experience it throughout the week before each session ...
Library Web list - Dec 13
... Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book Daily Buddhist Devotions Daily Buddhist Devotions Zen is for Everyone: The Xiao Zhi Guan text The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening The Sutra of Hui-‐Neng: Grand Master ...
... Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book Daily Buddhist Devotions Daily Buddhist Devotions Zen is for Everyone: The Xiao Zhi Guan text The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening The Sutra of Hui-‐Neng: Grand Master ...
Winter 2014 pdf - Journal of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives
... When I look back now at the earlier years of my training I cannot really remember the being I was. Much has changed and my life is so very different now to how it used to be. I entered Shasta Abbey with a mass of unresolved issues, pain, anxiety and desperation all jumbled up within me. As the medi ...
... When I look back now at the earlier years of my training I cannot really remember the being I was. Much has changed and my life is so very different now to how it used to be. I entered Shasta Abbey with a mass of unresolved issues, pain, anxiety and desperation all jumbled up within me. As the medi ...
Sakya Newsletter: Fall 2005
... Rinpoche’s birthday ceremony. Afterwards, a catered lunch was hosted for all the guests under the two large tents. This was followed by a spectacular show performed by a group of 20 Tibetan dancers and musicians wearing traditional Tibetan costumes. H.E. Asanga Rinpoche was born on May 1, 1999 in th ...
... Rinpoche’s birthday ceremony. Afterwards, a catered lunch was hosted for all the guests under the two large tents. This was followed by a spectacular show performed by a group of 20 Tibetan dancers and musicians wearing traditional Tibetan costumes. H.E. Asanga Rinpoche was born on May 1, 1999 in th ...
golden sun adepts refuge
... actualize in order to attain full enlightenment in one lifetime. By engaging in this program, participants will gain an experiential taste of the Buddha’s teachings, some retreat experience, and the skills they need to make their lives most meaningful. Also, by the end of this program, participants ...
... actualize in order to attain full enlightenment in one lifetime. By engaging in this program, participants will gain an experiential taste of the Buddha’s teachings, some retreat experience, and the skills they need to make their lives most meaningful. Also, by the end of this program, participants ...
Samadhi - The Dharmafarers
... The first thing we must note here is the flexibility of the various meditation exercises as taught by the Buddha. Secondly, there is a wide choice of meditation methods for the overcoming of the mental hindrances. Thirdly, these are usually “directed” meditations, in the sense that we turn to them w ...
... The first thing we must note here is the flexibility of the various meditation exercises as taught by the Buddha. Secondly, there is a wide choice of meditation methods for the overcoming of the mental hindrances. Thirdly, these are usually “directed” meditations, in the sense that we turn to them w ...
the tantric mysticism of tibet - Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia
... and evil. It is also the Way of Transformation, whereby inward and outward circumstances are transmuted into weapons by the power of mind. It goes without saying that progress in conjuring so vast a transformation is not easy and not to be accomplished by liturgies and sacred formulas. Here, as ever ...
... and evil. It is also the Way of Transformation, whereby inward and outward circumstances are transmuted into weapons by the power of mind. It goes without saying that progress in conjuring so vast a transformation is not easy and not to be accomplished by liturgies and sacred formulas. Here, as ever ...
August - FPMT Losang Dragpa Centre
... Bodhgaya, there are many Tibetans and Chinese and people from other Buddhist countries such as Korea, Sri Lanka and Japan who spend time doing practices such as prostrations and circumambulations around the holy Enlightenment Mahaboudhi Stupa. Not too far from Bodhgaya is a place called Vultures pea ...
... Bodhgaya, there are many Tibetans and Chinese and people from other Buddhist countries such as Korea, Sri Lanka and Japan who spend time doing practices such as prostrations and circumambulations around the holy Enlightenment Mahaboudhi Stupa. Not too far from Bodhgaya is a place called Vultures pea ...
BD Sp12_10_Thinley Norbu Rinpoche
... many elderly lamas from whom I received teachings. They all passed away, one after the other. In recent years I had no connection with lamas of that generation except for Thinley Norbu. He was generous in accepting me as one of his students, and I had the great fortune of being in his presence over ...
... many elderly lamas from whom I received teachings. They all passed away, one after the other. In recent years I had no connection with lamas of that generation except for Thinley Norbu. He was generous in accepting me as one of his students, and I had the great fortune of being in his presence over ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... 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 ...
Temple Book of Chants
... (Only for An Act of Buddha worship & General Repentance [Sam Hoi] turn to page 14; continue on this page for regular ceremony) ...
... (Only for An Act of Buddha worship & General Repentance [Sam Hoi] turn to page 14; continue on this page for regular ceremony) ...
Dharma Essays
... old age and death belong to the future; and all the other links from consciousness to coming to be belong to the present. It is true that ignorance and volitional actions existed before we were born, but they also exist in the present. They are contained within all the other links, which include the ...
... old age and death belong to the future; and all the other links from consciousness to coming to be belong to the present. It is true that ignorance and volitional actions existed before we were born, but they also exist in the present. They are contained within all the other links, which include the ...
No Inner Core
... soul, while leaving intact a psychological entity such as an ego or self, then we are also mistaken. The resolution of this dilemma lies in the fact that we must deal with two levels of reality simultaneously, the ultimate level and the conventional level. In the absolute sense, the anattà doctrine ...
... soul, while leaving intact a psychological entity such as an ego or self, then we are also mistaken. The resolution of this dilemma lies in the fact that we must deal with two levels of reality simultaneously, the ultimate level and the conventional level. In the absolute sense, the anattà doctrine ...
Deep Transmission, and of What?
... lineage of mindfulness meditation has spread throughout the world with hundreds of Mahāsi or Mahāsi inspired centers and monasteries. Alan and I were up at sunrise strolling through the monastic grounds, entranced with the world we had entered the evening before. Multi-room residential living quarte ...
... lineage of mindfulness meditation has spread throughout the world with hundreds of Mahāsi or Mahāsi inspired centers and monasteries. Alan and I were up at sunrise strolling through the monastic grounds, entranced with the world we had entered the evening before. Multi-room residential living quarte ...
contribution of this dissertation
... such as Daruma, the many forms and variations that the practice of Zen has had throughout its history. Americans often tend to think of Zen in terms of having only one form. Yanagida has been influential in demonstrating this is not true. There are several books that I relied on to understand the me ...
... such as Daruma, the many forms and variations that the practice of Zen has had throughout its history. Americans often tend to think of Zen in terms of having only one form. Yanagida has been influential in demonstrating this is not true. There are several books that I relied on to understand the me ...
as PDF doc - ExEAS - Expanding East Asian Studies
... Note: Names are given in pinyin (Jenner translation) and Wade-Giles (Waley/Yu translations), plus any alternate names used in translations. Note that in Chinese practice, the family name comes first, then the personal name, as in Chen Xuanzang, where Chen is the family name. ...
... Note: Names are given in pinyin (Jenner translation) and Wade-Giles (Waley/Yu translations), plus any alternate names used in translations. Note that in Chinese practice, the family name comes first, then the personal name, as in Chen Xuanzang, where Chen is the family name. ...