S t Zen in Meiji Japan: The Life and Times of Nishiari
... TheBuddhistleadersoftheMeijiPeriodhadtorespondnotonlytogovernment pressure–likeorderstoclarifytheboundariesanddoctrinesoftheirrespectivesects,orthe decriminalizationofpriests’marrying–buttheywerealsochallengedbythevigorousandvital laycentered“NewBuddhi ...
... TheBuddhistleadersoftheMeijiPeriodhadtorespondnotonlytogovernment pressure–likeorderstoclarifytheboundariesanddoctrinesoftheirrespectivesects,orthe decriminalizationofpriests’marrying–buttheywerealsochallengedbythevigorousandvital laycentered“NewBuddhi ...
Zen and systemic therapy
... the Hinayana the students concentrate over all on their own development, for example by means of meditation and body exercises. This school is today particularly common in Southeast Asia. In the Mahayana the students try to include all beings into their self realization (Bodhisattva ideal). The real ...
... the Hinayana the students concentrate over all on their own development, for example by means of meditation and body exercises. This school is today particularly common in Southeast Asia. In the Mahayana the students try to include all beings into their self realization (Bodhisattva ideal). The real ...
The Acceptance and Impact of the Lotus Sutra in Japan
... of obtaining material benefits, for example, recovery from disease, victory in war, and rain in times of drought. The sutras were recited without understanding as rituals of incantation. But Prince Shotoku had a profound understanding of the moral and philosophy within Buddhism. For example we can s ...
... of obtaining material benefits, for example, recovery from disease, victory in war, and rain in times of drought. The sutras were recited without understanding as rituals of incantation. But Prince Shotoku had a profound understanding of the moral and philosophy within Buddhism. For example we can s ...
print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... teacher until 1994. His book Entering the Diamond Way (first published in 1985 - second edition 1999), originally written in German,3 covers the years of his conversion and Buddhist training in the Himalaya from 1968-1972. His book Riding the Tiger (published in 1992), also originally written in Ger ...
... teacher until 1994. His book Entering the Diamond Way (first published in 1985 - second edition 1999), originally written in German,3 covers the years of his conversion and Buddhist training in the Himalaya from 1968-1972. His book Riding the Tiger (published in 1992), also originally written in Ger ...
Untitled - Abhidharma.ru
... Buddhist sutras. They are thus part of the world of the Mahayana. Their descriptions are illuminated by a Mahayana world-view. Most of them are calm and serene, exuding the great love (Sanskrit mahamaitri) and great compassion (Sanskrit mahakaruna) which conjoined with transcendental wisdom constitu ...
... Buddhist sutras. They are thus part of the world of the Mahayana. Their descriptions are illuminated by a Mahayana world-view. Most of them are calm and serene, exuding the great love (Sanskrit mahamaitri) and great compassion (Sanskrit mahakaruna) which conjoined with transcendental wisdom constitu ...
Construction Of A sand Mandala By The Tibetan Monks Of
... ritualistically destroyed once it has been completed and its accompanying ceremonies and viewing are finished to symbolize the Buddhist doctrinal belief in the transitory nature of material life. From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, it ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. ...
... ritualistically destroyed once it has been completed and its accompanying ceremonies and viewing are finished to symbolize the Buddhist doctrinal belief in the transitory nature of material life. From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, it ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. ...
Buddhist Missionaries in the Era of Globalization
... nibalism, suttee, and nakedness, while offering, in addition to the Gospel, literacy, Western medicine, technology, law, and science; he would be an aggressive ‘‘saver of souls,’’ working to supplant false religions; and, because of his ‘‘missionary spirit,’’ he would be the epitome of Christian life ...
... nibalism, suttee, and nakedness, while offering, in addition to the Gospel, literacy, Western medicine, technology, law, and science; he would be an aggressive ‘‘saver of souls,’’ working to supplant false religions; and, because of his ‘‘missionary spirit,’’ he would be the epitome of Christian life ...
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... Thanks to his widespread travels and studies, he was acquainted with the concept of Buddhism and was influenced by this school of thought. The notion of solitude, which is mostly seen in Buddhism, can be noticed in many of Sepehri’s poems. This type of solitude which is based on the teachings of the ...
... Thanks to his widespread travels and studies, he was acquainted with the concept of Buddhism and was influenced by this school of thought. The notion of solitude, which is mostly seen in Buddhism, can be noticed in many of Sepehri’s poems. This type of solitude which is based on the teachings of the ...
Mindfulness in Early Buddhism
... Hence, as a starting point for further research into the theoretical foundations of the multiple ‘mindfulnesses’ found in the Buddhist traditions, in the present paper I take up the notion of mindfulness as reflected in the historically earliest stages of Buddhist thought that is accessible to us th ...
... Hence, as a starting point for further research into the theoretical foundations of the multiple ‘mindfulnesses’ found in the Buddhist traditions, in the present paper I take up the notion of mindfulness as reflected in the historically earliest stages of Buddhist thought that is accessible to us th ...
Prayers for Accomplishment in Meditation
... For me, the clearest expression of how these two elements can go together comes from the Zen / Pure Land Tradition, where they refer to the relationship between ‘Self-Power’ and ‘Other-Power’. Here is an excerpt from Zen Philosophy, Zen Practice, by ThichThien-An (quoted in full later in this anthol ...
... For me, the clearest expression of how these two elements can go together comes from the Zen / Pure Land Tradition, where they refer to the relationship between ‘Self-Power’ and ‘Other-Power’. Here is an excerpt from Zen Philosophy, Zen Practice, by ThichThien-An (quoted in full later in this anthol ...
Buddhist Prayer - A Buddhist Library
... For me, the clearest expression of how these two elements can go together comes from the Zen / Pure Land Tradition, where they refer to the relationship between ‘Self-Power’ and ‘Other-Power’. Here is an excerpt from Zen Philosophy, Zen Practice, by ThichThien-An (quoted in full later in this anthol ...
... For me, the clearest expression of how these two elements can go together comes from the Zen / Pure Land Tradition, where they refer to the relationship between ‘Self-Power’ and ‘Other-Power’. Here is an excerpt from Zen Philosophy, Zen Practice, by ThichThien-An (quoted in full later in this anthol ...
The Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan Buddhism
... have a strong sense of self; they have an overwhelming tendency to develop their talents in pursuit of their own ambitions. Of course, this kind of behavior will help ensure the continuity of society. But if such efforts totally break with the past, then they should not be encouraged. In the science ...
... have a strong sense of self; they have an overwhelming tendency to develop their talents in pursuit of their own ambitions. Of course, this kind of behavior will help ensure the continuity of society. But if such efforts totally break with the past, then they should not be encouraged. In the science ...
From Positionality to Relationality: A Buddhist
... freedom and independence by personally developing her own values and subjective life experiences. The individualistic worldview and ethos, which has governed Western thought for many centuries (Seigel, 2005; Taylor, 1989), has its origin in Aristotelian metaphysics. According to Aristotelian premise ...
... freedom and independence by personally developing her own values and subjective life experiences. The individualistic worldview and ethos, which has governed Western thought for many centuries (Seigel, 2005; Taylor, 1989), has its origin in Aristotelian metaphysics. According to Aristotelian premise ...
Reconfiguring Buddhism as a Religion
... and his colleagues, and the people associated with so-called Shin Bukkyō movement. I do not intend to argue that Nakanishi is more important than these people in the history of Japanese Buddhism. However, I try to provide an explanation for Nakanishi’s arguments and reconsider them in the context of ...
... and his colleagues, and the people associated with so-called Shin Bukkyō movement. I do not intend to argue that Nakanishi is more important than these people in the history of Japanese Buddhism. However, I try to provide an explanation for Nakanishi’s arguments and reconsider them in the context of ...
PDF Available - IPSA Paper room
... which the Buddha’s bodily relics, hair, bones and teeth, have been the most revered) are not only powerful narrative tools, which “retell” the biography of the Buddha, the process through which Prince Siddhartha became a Buddha, but also, in his words, “extensions of the Buddha’s biography,” both in ...
... which the Buddha’s bodily relics, hair, bones and teeth, have been the most revered) are not only powerful narrative tools, which “retell” the biography of the Buddha, the process through which Prince Siddhartha became a Buddha, but also, in his words, “extensions of the Buddha’s biography,” both in ...
Daniel Bouchez - Hal-SHS
... the lessons of a master from outside. Korean women, then as now, had remained more susceptible than men to the attractions of Buddhism. Yi Chae's text, quoted above, 15 reports that Sŏp'o had written the Nine Cloud Dream in order to console his aged mother.16 If this is true, there must have been a ...
... the lessons of a master from outside. Korean women, then as now, had remained more susceptible than men to the attractions of Buddhism. Yi Chae's text, quoted above, 15 reports that Sŏp'o had written the Nine Cloud Dream in order to console his aged mother.16 If this is true, there must have been a ...
The Truth of the Messengers
... The Buddha Himself said, “He who practises my teaching best, reveres me most”. However, due to tolerance, Buddhism does not totally denounce the masses’ need for such outward shows of devotion. There are concerned Buddhists who are tired of the noise and drama of so-called Buddhist practices and are ...
... The Buddha Himself said, “He who practises my teaching best, reveres me most”. However, due to tolerance, Buddhism does not totally denounce the masses’ need for such outward shows of devotion. There are concerned Buddhists who are tired of the noise and drama of so-called Buddhist practices and are ...
A PDF of the exhibition catalogue may be viewed or downloaded here
... religious and humanist value, expressed in Neo-Confucian benevolence and Christian brotherly love, in the life work of Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Theresa. In the context of Mahayana Buddhism, compassion has a very precise meaning. Stemming from empathy and an understanding of the universal desire for ...
... religious and humanist value, expressed in Neo-Confucian benevolence and Christian brotherly love, in the life work of Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Theresa. In the context of Mahayana Buddhism, compassion has a very precise meaning. Stemming from empathy and an understanding of the universal desire for ...
Dokument in Tabellen
... structure is necessary, we should always think that it would be better to lose dojos or temples than to betray the Buddha-Way. 5. The buddhas taught about emptiness to help us free ourselves from our attachments; but attachment to emptiness leads to an impass, as Bodhidharma emphasized. Emptiness co ...
... structure is necessary, we should always think that it would be better to lose dojos or temples than to betray the Buddha-Way. 5. The buddhas taught about emptiness to help us free ourselves from our attachments; but attachment to emptiness leads to an impass, as Bodhidharma emphasized. Emptiness co ...
Exhibition Catalogue - Vassar College WordPress
... religious and humanist value, expressed in Neo-Confucian benevolence and Christian brotherly love, in the life work of Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Theresa. In the context of Mahayana Buddhism, compassion has a very precise meaning. Stemming from empathy and an understanding of the universal desire for ...
... religious and humanist value, expressed in Neo-Confucian benevolence and Christian brotherly love, in the life work of Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Theresa. In the context of Mahayana Buddhism, compassion has a very precise meaning. Stemming from empathy and an understanding of the universal desire for ...
Avataṃsaka 華嚴 Transnationalism in Modern Sinitic Buddhism
... Buddhist thought in modern Sinitic Buddhism. Among these have been the philosophical uses of Zen in Japan and Korea, the revival of Yogācāra studies in China and Japan, and the emergence of various forms of socially-engaged Buddhism in East Asia in the early twentieth century, such as China’s “Human ...
... Buddhist thought in modern Sinitic Buddhism. Among these have been the philosophical uses of Zen in Japan and Korea, the revival of Yogācāra studies in China and Japan, and the emergence of various forms of socially-engaged Buddhism in East Asia in the early twentieth century, such as China’s “Human ...
Buddhism, Confucianism, and Western Conceptions of Personal
... “subject-object distinction” that begins the meditative journey.18 The practice of meditation itself can be understood as autonomy enriching. Translated from the Pali word bhavana, which means culture or development, meditation refers to a practice of mental development that cultivates “such qualiti ...
... “subject-object distinction” that begins the meditative journey.18 The practice of meditation itself can be understood as autonomy enriching. Translated from the Pali word bhavana, which means culture or development, meditation refers to a practice of mental development that cultivates “such qualiti ...
twofold mystery - Iowa Research Online
... enabled Buddhism to become a Chinese religion. Accordingly, Daoists thought that “Buddhism was a new method of obtaining immortality. They felt that the Buddhist nirvana was not different from the Taoist salvation, the arhat like the Taoist [zhenren], or pure man.”4 This early perception of Buddhism ...
... enabled Buddhism to become a Chinese religion. Accordingly, Daoists thought that “Buddhism was a new method of obtaining immortality. They felt that the Buddhist nirvana was not different from the Taoist salvation, the arhat like the Taoist [zhenren], or pure man.”4 This early perception of Buddhism ...
Deva (Buddhism) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... The devas fall into three classes depending upon which of the three dhātus, or "realms" of the universe they are born in. ...
... The devas fall into three classes depending upon which of the three dhātus, or "realms" of the universe they are born in. ...
An Examination of the Meaning and Difference between Mind and
... The second of the truths suggests the causes of sd'fering. Craving for outward satisfaction results in suffering because it is not really satisfaction. ...
... The second of the truths suggests the causes of sd'fering. Craving for outward satisfaction results in suffering because it is not really satisfaction. ...