1.4 Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach B S
... reply to Mra the Buddha explained that his condition of inner freedom was independent of whether he taught or not.18 The other passage is from the Mahparinibbna Sutta, according to which the Buddha renounced his life principle and thereby set an end to his teaching activities because his attendan ...
... reply to Mra the Buddha explained that his condition of inner freedom was independent of whether he taught or not.18 The other passage is from the Mahparinibbna Sutta, according to which the Buddha renounced his life principle and thereby set an end to his teaching activities because his attendan ...
as PDF doc - ExEAS - Expanding East Asian Studies
... controlling Monkey, his headband becomes part of him. [See “Buddhism in the Classic Chinese Novel Journey to the West: Teaching Two Episodes” (http://www.exeas.org/resources/buddhism-journey-to-west.html) for more on the gold headband.] Graphic images of Monkey generally show him in his tiger skin a ...
... controlling Monkey, his headband becomes part of him. [See “Buddhism in the Classic Chinese Novel Journey to the West: Teaching Two Episodes” (http://www.exeas.org/resources/buddhism-journey-to-west.html) for more on the gold headband.] Graphic images of Monkey generally show him in his tiger skin a ...
The Beatnik Buddhist: The Monk of American Pop
... philosophical concepts (including Buddhist ones) into their philosophy. Most research on Kerouac acknowledges that he related the Buddhism of these missionary and intellectual circles to the mainstream American populace. In other words, the portrait most research paints is that Kerouac was a link be ...
... philosophical concepts (including Buddhist ones) into their philosophy. Most research on Kerouac acknowledges that he related the Buddhism of these missionary and intellectual circles to the mainstream American populace. In other words, the portrait most research paints is that Kerouac was a link be ...
Silk Road Foundation
... write a north Indian language which was a vehicle for administration in the Kushan Empire? But perhaps to hint at possible Kushan dominance of what is now southwestern Xinjiang might undercut the inevitability of “reunification of the motherland.” Might we imagine a day when no one would feel compel ...
... write a north Indian language which was a vehicle for administration in the Kushan Empire? But perhaps to hint at possible Kushan dominance of what is now southwestern Xinjiang might undercut the inevitability of “reunification of the motherland.” Might we imagine a day when no one would feel compel ...
PDF - SGI Quarterly Magazine
... organization. Under his leadership, the Soka Gakkai saw further dramatic development, ...
... organization. Under his leadership, the Soka Gakkai saw further dramatic development, ...
Chapter 4 THE CONCEPT OF FAITH IN MAHĀYĀNA BUDDHISM
... See T. R. V. Murti, The Central Philosophy of Buddhism (London: Allen & Unwin, 1960) ...
... See T. R. V. Murti, The Central Philosophy of Buddhism (London: Allen & Unwin, 1960) ...
Buddhist Pilgrimage
... can be developed. Part I of this book discusses these mental aspects. A book on Buddhist pilgrimage would not be complete without reference to the famous pilgrims of old, namely: Asoka and the Chinese pilgrims, whose faith and fortitude are an inspiration to all who follow their footsteps. The down ...
... can be developed. Part I of this book discusses these mental aspects. A book on Buddhist pilgrimage would not be complete without reference to the famous pilgrims of old, namely: Asoka and the Chinese pilgrims, whose faith and fortitude are an inspiration to all who follow their footsteps. The down ...
Indian Scholar
... actions of Vedic Dharmic knowledge and also the correct vision of Jati Varnashram being not based on birth but qualities. This is as per BG 18.41. They opposed prior Buddhist influenced untouchability. On the contrary Budh-Jain cultures considered the hunters and the fishermen evil sinful peoples wh ...
... actions of Vedic Dharmic knowledge and also the correct vision of Jati Varnashram being not based on birth but qualities. This is as per BG 18.41. They opposed prior Buddhist influenced untouchability. On the contrary Budh-Jain cultures considered the hunters and the fishermen evil sinful peoples wh ...
Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... The birth of Buddha, under whatever conditions it may have occurred, is generally placed by scholars in 563 B.C. at a town called Lumbini which is located in the region of Nepal. The traditional story relates a mythic tale that his mother Maya miraculously gave birth from her right side as the resu ...
... The birth of Buddha, under whatever conditions it may have occurred, is generally placed by scholars in 563 B.C. at a town called Lumbini which is located in the region of Nepal. The traditional story relates a mythic tale that his mother Maya miraculously gave birth from her right side as the resu ...
Kesaputtiya Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... not. It is interesting to see here how Buddhist epistemology is different from its Western philosophical counterpart, as P D Premasiri notes: The classical epistemological theories of the West fall into one of two principal traditions, viz, rationalism and empiricism. The consequence of the rational ...
... not. It is interesting to see here how Buddhist epistemology is different from its Western philosophical counterpart, as P D Premasiri notes: The classical epistemological theories of the West fall into one of two principal traditions, viz, rationalism and empiricism. The consequence of the rational ...
Let`s Meet at the ak ayava a - Personal Pages
... householder’s dharma. The details of performance described there are not innovative, but new concerns have arisen around the performance of the śrāddha. Two stand out as important for this paper. First is the explicit concern over the benefit derived by the performance of the rite. The older ritual ...
... householder’s dharma. The details of performance described there are not innovative, but new concerns have arisen around the performance of the śrāddha. Two stand out as important for this paper. First is the explicit concern over the benefit derived by the performance of the rite. The older ritual ...
Taraloka Buddhist Retreat Centre for Women 2014 Classic Taraloka
... Allow the play of circles, within Tai Chi movements, to lead you to a deeper, kindly awareness of yourself and open you up to your limitless potential for freedom. (No previous Tai Chi experience required; also suitable for Tai Chi practitioners who wish to deepen their embodiment and understanding ...
... Allow the play of circles, within Tai Chi movements, to lead you to a deeper, kindly awareness of yourself and open you up to your limitless potential for freedom. (No previous Tai Chi experience required; also suitable for Tai Chi practitioners who wish to deepen their embodiment and understanding ...
Buddhism in Noh
... was Mt. Hiei; and to these should perhaps be added the older Kegon (Huayen) and Hossb (Yogacara) schools based respectively at Tbdaiji and Kbfukuji temples in Nara. In principle these schools disagreed sharply on one doctrinal issue or another, and political rivalry among them could be ...
... was Mt. Hiei; and to these should perhaps be added the older Kegon (Huayen) and Hossb (Yogacara) schools based respectively at Tbdaiji and Kbfukuji temples in Nara. In principle these schools disagreed sharply on one doctrinal issue or another, and political rivalry among them could be ...
The Different Paths of Buddhism : A Narrative
... they were better off materially than human beings. The complex sacrificial system of Brahmanism drew the ire of the Buddha, who was antagonistic toward its violent nature. By accepting followers from all walks of life, the Buddha also undermined caste prejudice and pretensions. Moreover, the Buddha d ...
... they were better off materially than human beings. The complex sacrificial system of Brahmanism drew the ire of the Buddha, who was antagonistic toward its violent nature. By accepting followers from all walks of life, the Buddha also undermined caste prejudice and pretensions. Moreover, the Buddha d ...
Durkheim, Religion, and Buddhism - TRAN-B-300
... Agni and Varuna;but 'he believes that he owes them nothing and that he has nothing to do with them".... Then he is an atheist, in the sense that he does not concern himself with the question whether gods exist or not (Durkheim1965:46;emphasis added). ...
... Agni and Varuna;but 'he believes that he owes them nothing and that he has nothing to do with them".... Then he is an atheist, in the sense that he does not concern himself with the question whether gods exist or not (Durkheim1965:46;emphasis added). ...
Text ProgrammeFINAL
... Allow the play of circles, within Tai Chi movements, to lead you to a deeper, kindly awareness of yourself and open you up to your limitless potential for freedom. (No previous Tai Chi experience required; also suitable for Tai Chi practitioners who wish to deepen their embodiment and understanding ...
... Allow the play of circles, within Tai Chi movements, to lead you to a deeper, kindly awareness of yourself and open you up to your limitless potential for freedom. (No previous Tai Chi experience required; also suitable for Tai Chi practitioners who wish to deepen their embodiment and understanding ...
print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... In 2001, Wallace left his university position and retreated (again) to the high desert of California for six months of solitary meditation. Returning with a renewed vision, he established the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies (SBICS) in 2003, a non-profit institution devoted to explo ...
... In 2001, Wallace left his university position and retreated (again) to the high desert of California for six months of solitary meditation. Returning with a renewed vision, he established the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies (SBICS) in 2003, a non-profit institution devoted to explo ...
orthodox chinese buddhism
... At the invitation of a Buddhist magazine, I wrote Orthodox Chinese Buddhism in the early 960s while on a solitary retreat in Meinong, a mountainous area in southern Taiwan. Based on early Buddhist scriptures, especially the Āgama Sūtras, I addressed topics one by one in a question-and-answer format ...
... At the invitation of a Buddhist magazine, I wrote Orthodox Chinese Buddhism in the early 960s while on a solitary retreat in Meinong, a mountainous area in southern Taiwan. Based on early Buddhist scriptures, especially the Āgama Sūtras, I addressed topics one by one in a question-and-answer format ...
Chapter 8: Nichikan: Restorer of the Fuji School
... propagation. It was never meant to create a privileged class of clergy with the power to manipulate believers with the Gohonzon. Neither was the tradition meant to allow the clergy to exploit believers financially through the conferral of the Gohonzon. Nichiren Daishonin writes, “Even embracing the ...
... propagation. It was never meant to create a privileged class of clergy with the power to manipulate believers with the Gohonzon. Neither was the tradition meant to allow the clergy to exploit believers financially through the conferral of the Gohonzon. Nichiren Daishonin writes, “Even embracing the ...
The Revival ofthe Theravada Nun Order in Thailand
... order of nuns (bhikkhllfll), a multitude of quite diverging opinions and arguments both for and against the revival of the ordination lineage of the bhlkkhuni-order has been brought forward. Amongst these are: Western influenced text-criticism that aims to identify the authentic stance of the histor ...
... order of nuns (bhikkhllfll), a multitude of quite diverging opinions and arguments both for and against the revival of the ordination lineage of the bhlkkhuni-order has been brought forward. Amongst these are: Western influenced text-criticism that aims to identify the authentic stance of the histor ...
Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia
... capture some sense of the multiplicity—both within and across traditions—of those institutions. The essays gathered here focus on facets of the religious, social, cultural, artistic and political functions of Buddhist monasteries in medieval China and Japan. It should therefore be stated clearly at ...
... capture some sense of the multiplicity—both within and across traditions—of those institutions. The essays gathered here focus on facets of the religious, social, cultural, artistic and political functions of Buddhist monasteries in medieval China and Japan. It should therefore be stated clearly at ...
The Sixfold Purity of an Arahant Chabbisodhana-sutta and its Parallel
... regard to these four nutriments have you attained the knowledge that there is no clinging to anything and that [through] the destruction of the influxes the mind has been liberated? A monk, whose influxes are destroyed and who in this teaching has attained the knowledge of having established the hol ...
... regard to these four nutriments have you attained the knowledge that there is no clinging to anything and that [through] the destruction of the influxes the mind has been liberated? A monk, whose influxes are destroyed and who in this teaching has attained the knowledge of having established the hol ...