Eating Practices and Attitudes among American Buddhists: An
... Buddhism and ecology has come to the forefront of the broader study of Religion and Ecology. Buddhism, with its classic philosophies of interconnection and compassion, has provided its followers with the ability to perceive the liberation of all sentient beings. This liberation is classically unders ...
... Buddhism and ecology has come to the forefront of the broader study of Religion and Ecology. Buddhism, with its classic philosophies of interconnection and compassion, has provided its followers with the ability to perceive the liberation of all sentient beings. This liberation is classically unders ...
The Cultivation of Virtue in Buddhist Ethics Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... skills, habits, and attitudes of mind necessary to be the best agent she can be” (42). Understood in this way, virtue ethics is essentially egoistic or, at best, agent-relative. For the virtue ethicist, the overarching goal to be sought in all we do is our own good, understood as virtuous character. ...
... skills, habits, and attitudes of mind necessary to be the best agent she can be” (42). Understood in this way, virtue ethics is essentially egoistic or, at best, agent-relative. For the virtue ethicist, the overarching goal to be sought in all we do is our own good, understood as virtuous character. ...
Essence of Zen.vp
... Tantric Buddhism and Zen, though he allowed himself only half an hour a day for literary work. Despite the fact that he refused to act as a guru, and accepted no disciples, in the course of talks and discussions I was able to learn a great deal from him. In particular I was able to imbibe the spirit ...
... Tantric Buddhism and Zen, though he allowed himself only half an hour a day for literary work. Despite the fact that he refused to act as a guru, and accepted no disciples, in the course of talks and discussions I was able to learn a great deal from him. In particular I was able to imbibe the spirit ...
JIABU, Vol. IX, 2016 - International Association of Buddhist
... Shih, as he researches the holy-men and their involvement with political leadership within texts from Thai history. From the pages of history, towards influential literature and art: the last two papers are on the Sinxay Story, perhaps a Jataka tale from Laos, translated by Peter Whittlesey; and the ...
... Shih, as he researches the holy-men and their involvement with political leadership within texts from Thai history. From the pages of history, towards influential literature and art: the last two papers are on the Sinxay Story, perhaps a Jataka tale from Laos, translated by Peter Whittlesey; and the ...
Bahudhātuka-sutta On Women‖s Inabilities Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... According to early Buddhist thought, the ability to attain any of the four stages of awakening is independent of gender. An explicit endorsement of women‖s abilities to reach awakening can be found in a discourse in the Saṃyutta-nikāya and its counterparts in two Saṃyukta-āgama collections translate ...
... According to early Buddhist thought, the ability to attain any of the four stages of awakening is independent of gender. An explicit endorsement of women‖s abilities to reach awakening can be found in a discourse in the Saṃyutta-nikāya and its counterparts in two Saṃyukta-āgama collections translate ...
Joseph M. KITAGAWA Paradigm change in Japanese Buddhism
... and e th ic a l precepts fo r monastics and la ity . The Buddha, who sh ortly a fte r his death was "d e ifie d " in the minds of the fa ith fu l, came to be id e n tifie d w ith the popular image o f the supreme universal monarch (C a kra va rtin ) who was believed to be na d ivinely ordained fig u ...
... and e th ic a l precepts fo r monastics and la ity . The Buddha, who sh ortly a fte r his death was "d e ifie d " in the minds of the fa ith fu l, came to be id e n tifie d w ith the popular image o f the supreme universal monarch (C a kra va rtin ) who was believed to be na d ivinely ordained fig u ...
1. Purpose and Aims - Unofficial SGI SWS
... It means that Study itself consists of the three practices, which is another way of saying that the Wisdom Body of the Buddha is “consistent from beginning to end” with the other 9 Factors. Ted Morino, SGIUSA Study Chief, said: “You have probably heard many times that your determination (ichinen) c ...
... It means that Study itself consists of the three practices, which is another way of saying that the Wisdom Body of the Buddha is “consistent from beginning to end” with the other 9 Factors. Ted Morino, SGIUSA Study Chief, said: “You have probably heard many times that your determination (ichinen) c ...
Thailand 2011 - Keith Davey has designed a number of educational
... By the 3rd century B.C. Buddhism had spread widely across Asia and led to the establishment of several sects with different interpretations of the Buddha’s teachings. In present-day Sri Lanka or Ceylon, Buddha’s teachings were written in Pali, a Sanskrit-like language. These teachings were referred t ...
... By the 3rd century B.C. Buddhism had spread widely across Asia and led to the establishment of several sects with different interpretations of the Buddha’s teachings. In present-day Sri Lanka or Ceylon, Buddha’s teachings were written in Pali, a Sanskrit-like language. These teachings were referred t ...
Janussoni Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... departed is transformed into something wholesome. This means that there is a possibility for them to rise from that state for a higher rebirth, or that new good karma would be generated by them so that they are reborn into a better state soon enough. 1.5.3 Just being good is not enough 1.5.3.1 This ...
... departed is transformed into something wholesome. This means that there is a possibility for them to rise from that state for a higher rebirth, or that new good karma would be generated by them so that they are reborn into a better state soon enough. 1.5.3 Just being good is not enough 1.5.3.1 This ...
The Opening Of The Eyes
... Confucianism, Brahmanism, and Buddhism"(The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin p. 220). He thus identifies the three virtues — those of sovereign, teacher, and parent — as qualities that all people should respect. (p. 19) In addition, the Daishonin identifies Confucianism, Brahmanism, and Buddhism as th ...
... Confucianism, Brahmanism, and Buddhism"(The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin p. 220). He thus identifies the three virtues — those of sovereign, teacher, and parent — as qualities that all people should respect. (p. 19) In addition, the Daishonin identifies Confucianism, Brahmanism, and Buddhism as th ...
Did the Buddha Speak Pāli?
... Burma/Myanmar and Thailand. These countries are geographically, culturally, and linguistically different from India as they are separated by a vast ocean and high mountains. Nonetheless, if the Buddha would have been to Sri Lanka or other countries in Southeast Asia, which most likely he was not, th ...
... Burma/Myanmar and Thailand. These countries are geographically, culturally, and linguistically different from India as they are separated by a vast ocean and high mountains. Nonetheless, if the Buddha would have been to Sri Lanka or other countries in Southeast Asia, which most likely he was not, th ...
puñña sukka By Martin T. Adam Religious Studies Program
... unpleasant, unenjoyable future experiences. Fear of an unhappy rebirth, and desire for the pleasures of a happy one, are common motives among Buddhists. We should note, however, that while some meritorious actions will be purposefully aimed at these goals, others are thought of as simply having such ...
... unpleasant, unenjoyable future experiences. Fear of an unhappy rebirth, and desire for the pleasures of a happy one, are common motives among Buddhists. We should note, however, that while some meritorious actions will be purposefully aimed at these goals, others are thought of as simply having such ...
Dispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions
... Shantarakṣita, Padmasambava, and Vimalamitra who came to Tibet to establish the Dharma at the invitation of the second great Tibetan Dharma King Trisong Detsen. At that time, the Indian Panditas worked with over a hundred Tibetan translators, among them Lotsawa Lui Gyaltsen, to translate the sūtras ...
... Shantarakṣita, Padmasambava, and Vimalamitra who came to Tibet to establish the Dharma at the invitation of the second great Tibetan Dharma King Trisong Detsen. At that time, the Indian Panditas worked with over a hundred Tibetan translators, among them Lotsawa Lui Gyaltsen, to translate the sūtras ...
Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
... our existence, as such: our birth, sickness, aging, and death. T o what extent do we fail to understand'these realities and their implications? H o w much time is spent in distraction or oblivion? When we are gripped by a worry, for example, what do we do? We might struggle to shake it off. Or we tr ...
... our existence, as such: our birth, sickness, aging, and death. T o what extent do we fail to understand'these realities and their implications? H o w much time is spent in distraction or oblivion? When we are gripped by a worry, for example, what do we do? We might struggle to shake it off. Or we tr ...
Siddhartha INTRO APWH-ENG
... philosophy in Siddhartha is quite complicated and deserves detailed discussion. • Elements of both Hindu and Buddhist thought are present and it is useful to make distinctions between them when the sources of the novel are discussed. ...
... philosophy in Siddhartha is quite complicated and deserves detailed discussion. • Elements of both Hindu and Buddhist thought are present and it is useful to make distinctions between them when the sources of the novel are discussed. ...
Siddhartha
... philosophy in Siddhartha is quite complicated and deserves detailed discussion. • Elements of both Hindu and Buddhist thought are present and it is useful to make distinctions between them when the sources of the novel are discussed. ...
... philosophy in Siddhartha is quite complicated and deserves detailed discussion. • Elements of both Hindu and Buddhist thought are present and it is useful to make distinctions between them when the sources of the novel are discussed. ...
The Criteria of Goodness in the P¯ ali Nik¯
... nirvanic virtues. The problem is that many Buddhists, at least at the beginning of their spiritual practice, act morally not so much motivated by nirvanic virtues, but rather by nonnirvanic virtues such as craving for a proximate goal such as a good rebirth. Even practitioners who act ethically aimi ...
... nirvanic virtues. The problem is that many Buddhists, at least at the beginning of their spiritual practice, act morally not so much motivated by nirvanic virtues, but rather by nonnirvanic virtues such as craving for a proximate goal such as a good rebirth. Even practitioners who act ethically aimi ...
Pre-Buddhist Elements in Himalayan Buddhism: The Institution of
... religions and culture on the one hand, and Mahayana Buddhism on the other. Such investigations can go a long way towards finding answers to various pertinent questions. Some such questions are: What prompted the propagators of Buddhism in the Tibetan or Himalayan regions to integrate the elements of ...
... religions and culture on the one hand, and Mahayana Buddhism on the other. Such investigations can go a long way towards finding answers to various pertinent questions. Some such questions are: What prompted the propagators of Buddhism in the Tibetan or Himalayan regions to integrate the elements of ...