Buddhist Religious Studies
... Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Moreover Vandana means worship, admiration, reverance etc. Hence, tribute to the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha is known as Triratana Vandana. The Buddha means wise. Not merely that He is the wisest of the wise. We do admire His profound wisdom. To recollect the qualities of th ...
... Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Moreover Vandana means worship, admiration, reverance etc. Hence, tribute to the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha is known as Triratana Vandana. The Buddha means wise. Not merely that He is the wisest of the wise. We do admire His profound wisdom. To recollect the qualities of th ...
Thailand`s International Meditation Centers as Sites of Missionization
... However, this scheme is not definite, but flexible. The exact time of this decline could be hastened or abated depending on the ways individuals, communities, and institutions enact Buddhist religiosity in their behavior and learning. Ways to slow this decline include studying the scriptures, mainta ...
... However, this scheme is not definite, but flexible. The exact time of this decline could be hastened or abated depending on the ways individuals, communities, and institutions enact Buddhist religiosity in their behavior and learning. Ways to slow this decline include studying the scriptures, mainta ...
Hur, Nam-lin - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... lay Buddhism directed their energy to the task of creating and expanding a middle ground. They hoped that it would enrich the religious life of people while advancing Korean Buddhism. But their visions could not be fulfilled. How did the tradition of Korean Buddhism work against itself? The Institut ...
... lay Buddhism directed their energy to the task of creating and expanding a middle ground. They hoped that it would enrich the religious life of people while advancing Korean Buddhism. But their visions could not be fulfilled. How did the tradition of Korean Buddhism work against itself? The Institut ...
Fo Guang Shan Buddhism and Ethical Conversations
... “Buddhism is of this world,” says Hsing Yun, quoting a Chan sutra, “it cannot exist apart from this world.” So the task Fo Guang Shan Buddhists set themselves is to find ever more specific ways of skilfully embodying the virtues that Buddhism teaches, with each way being particularly appropriate to ...
... “Buddhism is of this world,” says Hsing Yun, quoting a Chan sutra, “it cannot exist apart from this world.” So the task Fo Guang Shan Buddhists set themselves is to find ever more specific ways of skilfully embodying the virtues that Buddhism teaches, with each way being particularly appropriate to ...
alms round - Singapore
... for alms, is part of a monk's daily duty. From the four Sekhiya rules and the verse quoted above, a monk should observe the practice of receiving food with the alms bowl thus further emphasizing the importance of monks carrying out the observance of receiving food with the alms bowl. The mode of alm ...
... for alms, is part of a monk's daily duty. From the four Sekhiya rules and the verse quoted above, a monk should observe the practice of receiving food with the alms bowl thus further emphasizing the importance of monks carrying out the observance of receiving food with the alms bowl. The mode of alm ...
The Therīgāthā - Buddhist Publication Society
... admiring comments from a very notable woman among them, Caroline Rhys Davids (who also rendered the anthology into metrical English).2 Inquirers into the status of women within the Theravāda tradition in particular have time and again drawn this remarkable text3 into their various disquisitions.4 Ye ...
... admiring comments from a very notable woman among them, Caroline Rhys Davids (who also rendered the anthology into metrical English).2 Inquirers into the status of women within the Theravāda tradition in particular have time and again drawn this remarkable text3 into their various disquisitions.4 Ye ...
A Comparison of Buddhist Philosophy with Western Codes of Ethics
... relation to ethical dilemmas provides psychologists with required tools to conceptualize the challenging demands of our pluralistic society. They denote principle ethics to be “approaches that emphasize the use of rational, objective, universal, and impartial principles in the ethical analysis of di ...
... relation to ethical dilemmas provides psychologists with required tools to conceptualize the challenging demands of our pluralistic society. They denote principle ethics to be “approaches that emphasize the use of rational, objective, universal, and impartial principles in the ethical analysis of di ...
Down This Talk - Three Wheels Temple
... the existing Sanskrit text, having been translated in the second or third century. The original Sanskrit text for this sutra is now lost and is believed to have been written in a different form. As regards the Sutra of Meditation, there actually is no Sanskrit version, despite the fact that the sutr ...
... the existing Sanskrit text, having been translated in the second or third century. The original Sanskrit text for this sutra is now lost and is believed to have been written in a different form. As regards the Sutra of Meditation, there actually is no Sanskrit version, despite the fact that the sutr ...
Healing Power of Mindfulness Meditation
... At the International Centre I met one individual who had been cured of a heart-condition of near-fatal proportions some five years before. Both diagnosis and cure were backed up by competent medical testimony. ...
... At the International Centre I met one individual who had been cured of a heart-condition of near-fatal proportions some five years before. Both diagnosis and cure were backed up by competent medical testimony. ...
Comments on the History of Research on Buddhism among Tamils
... Tamil from Avalokita, gave Hikosaka scope to link Avalokiteśvara of the Mahāyāna tradition with Īśvara=Civaṉ of the Tamil Caiva tradition. Shu Hikosaka has attempted to give an apparently historical survey of Buddhism in Tamilakam. The above two latest works kindled interest in Tamil Buddhist studie ...
... Tamil from Avalokita, gave Hikosaka scope to link Avalokiteśvara of the Mahāyāna tradition with Īśvara=Civaṉ of the Tamil Caiva tradition. Shu Hikosaka has attempted to give an apparently historical survey of Buddhism in Tamilakam. The above two latest works kindled interest in Tamil Buddhist studie ...
dhamma texts - International Meditation Centres
... An extract from the first talk mentioned is given as an addendum to What Buddhism Is. In all these talks, Sayagyi encourages people to make as much effort as possible, without insisting that they go against their own beliefs. The first steps in Buddhist Meditation, as he points out, are compatible w ...
... An extract from the first talk mentioned is given as an addendum to What Buddhism Is. In all these talks, Sayagyi encourages people to make as much effort as possible, without insisting that they go against their own beliefs. The first steps in Buddhist Meditation, as he points out, are compatible w ...
Early Neo-Confucian View of Chinese Buddhism
... individual thinkers have treated the question in too limited a way. The present thesis attempts to be a critical approach of the NeoConfucian criticisms of Chinese Buddhism. ...
... individual thinkers have treated the question in too limited a way. The present thesis attempts to be a critical approach of the NeoConfucian criticisms of Chinese Buddhism. ...
EVERYONE NEEDS VINAYA: REFLECTION S ON BUDDHIST
... Vinaya is a term well known in Buddhist countries as the discipline or extensive set of rules that monks follow, or are supposed to follow. As with many aspects of mainstream Buddhism, this common sense understanding is neither wrong nor sufficient. It forgets important perspectives found in the Bud ...
... Vinaya is a term well known in Buddhist countries as the discipline or extensive set of rules that monks follow, or are supposed to follow. As with many aspects of mainstream Buddhism, this common sense understanding is neither wrong nor sufficient. It forgets important perspectives found in the Bud ...
The Great Compassion and Fraternity in Mahayana - Purdue e-Pubs
... beliefs and culture, and to vow to alleviate their sufferings and misunderstanding with forbearance everywhere and in any realm of life? A passage in the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (大方廣佛華嚴經) reads as follows: “Through the adornment of humility to accomplish forbearance and softness in mind, one attends to fol ...
... beliefs and culture, and to vow to alleviate their sufferings and misunderstanding with forbearance everywhere and in any realm of life? A passage in the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (大方廣佛華嚴經) reads as follows: “Through the adornment of humility to accomplish forbearance and softness in mind, one attends to fol ...
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... Studying Tibetan Buddhism can be like entering a maelstrom of deities, rituals, and scriptures. In a new introduction to the history, the religion, and the philosophy of Tibetan Buddhism, Reginald Ray calms the storm and provides a compass for exploration. A professor and seasoned practitioner, Ray ...
... Studying Tibetan Buddhism can be like entering a maelstrom of deities, rituals, and scriptures. In a new introduction to the history, the religion, and the philosophy of Tibetan Buddhism, Reginald Ray calms the storm and provides a compass for exploration. A professor and seasoned practitioner, Ray ...
Chapter 6 - Hodder Plus Home
... Right ____________________: only do jobs that will not harm other people or animals. Right ____________________: make an effort to avoid evil and to do good at all times. Right ____________________: be aware of yourself, how you feel and how you act and the world around you. Right __________________ ...
... Right ____________________: only do jobs that will not harm other people or animals. Right ____________________: make an effort to avoid evil and to do good at all times. Right ____________________: be aware of yourself, how you feel and how you act and the world around you. Right __________________ ...
Paradox and Poetry in "The Voice of the Silence"
... philosophy]7 and the person who experiences it knows that beings do not exist, but only their Dharma [or constituent psycho-physical phenomena]. But this is still only an approximation to true knowledge, for the painful sensations do not exist in or by themselves; and so this second sort of pity sti ...
... philosophy]7 and the person who experiences it knows that beings do not exist, but only their Dharma [or constituent psycho-physical phenomena]. But this is still only an approximation to true knowledge, for the painful sensations do not exist in or by themselves; and so this second sort of pity sti ...
On the Practice of Buddhist Meditation According to the Pali Nikayas
... uninterested in such matters, or think they are unimportant, but rather pre cisely the opposite: they are too important to write down, to be imparted in this way, i.e. textually. This is, after all, a typical ancient Indian attitude to learning: it should be imparted orally, directly from teacher t ...
... uninterested in such matters, or think they are unimportant, but rather pre cisely the opposite: they are too important to write down, to be imparted in this way, i.e. textually. This is, after all, a typical ancient Indian attitude to learning: it should be imparted orally, directly from teacher t ...
Bhikkhunī Sāsana Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... members of the tradition. According to the canonical standards for evaluating the authenticity of a particular statement, enshrined in the four mahāpadesas, a proposition that conflicts with the remainder of the teachings should not be accepted.28 Besides the passages just mentioned, the difficultie ...
... members of the tradition. According to the canonical standards for evaluating the authenticity of a particular statement, enshrined in the four mahāpadesas, a proposition that conflicts with the remainder of the teachings should not be accepted.28 Besides the passages just mentioned, the difficultie ...
Title: Wisdom, Compassion, and Zen Social Ethics: the Case... Sŏngch’ŏl, and Minjung Buddhism in Korea
... By identifying the mind, the Buddha, and one's original nature, Chinul joins many other Zen masters to whom the identity between the Buddha and the sentient being in her/his original state marks the basic promise of the school. Chinul further characterizes the original state of a sentient being as a ...
... By identifying the mind, the Buddha, and one's original nature, Chinul joins many other Zen masters to whom the identity between the Buddha and the sentient being in her/his original state marks the basic promise of the school. Chinul further characterizes the original state of a sentient being as a ...
Japanese Buddhism, Relativization, and Glocalization
... multitude of spiritual seekers around the globe. Therefore, this approach centered on relativization requires some adjustments if it is to be applied to religion and Japanese Buddhism. In my view, a viable solution to this problem can be found by giving more emphasis to the issues of authority and l ...
... multitude of spiritual seekers around the globe. Therefore, this approach centered on relativization requires some adjustments if it is to be applied to religion and Japanese Buddhism. In my view, a viable solution to this problem can be found by giving more emphasis to the issues of authority and l ...
Third Karma Kuchen Bio
... Do‐ngag Chokyi Nyima’s mind was full of compassion for all sentient beings. Much as he wished to be in solitary retreat, he opted instead to follow his root guru Gyatrul Rinpoche’s advice and devoted his life to propagating Buddha Dharma. Regardless of how busy his schedule was, his personal pra ...
... Do‐ngag Chokyi Nyima’s mind was full of compassion for all sentient beings. Much as he wished to be in solitary retreat, he opted instead to follow his root guru Gyatrul Rinpoche’s advice and devoted his life to propagating Buddha Dharma. Regardless of how busy his schedule was, his personal pra ...
Global Buddhism
... lhakang (Tib. Òshrine roomÓ) in which late every afternoon a Buddhist priest ritually honored the bodhisattvas depicted by three gloriously dressed statues. The pagoda not only represented a religious place—it was a religious place, a temple. These religious overtones contrasted strongly with the di ...
... lhakang (Tib. Òshrine roomÓ) in which late every afternoon a Buddhist priest ritually honored the bodhisattvas depicted by three gloriously dressed statues. The pagoda not only represented a religious place—it was a religious place, a temple. These religious overtones contrasted strongly with the di ...