japan`s modernization and buddhism - Nanzan Institute for Religion
... the fact that a large number of people willingly accepted the feudal order and faithfully served it show clearly the social function of Buddmsm in this period ? I believe that, because Buddhism had changed into such an existence, the Tokugawa Government made Buddhism the state religion in order to c ...
... the fact that a large number of people willingly accepted the feudal order and faithfully served it show clearly the social function of Buddmsm in this period ? I believe that, because Buddhism had changed into such an existence, the Tokugawa Government made Buddhism the state religion in order to c ...
Co-Existence and Convergence: Confucianism, Taoism and
... many to be a religion. There are many different schools, but only two major branches4: Mahayana (including Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren and Vajrayana, found throughout East Asia) and Theravada (which has a widespread following in Southeast Asia). The basic Buddhist concepts originate from ideas about ca ...
... many to be a religion. There are many different schools, but only two major branches4: Mahayana (including Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren and Vajrayana, found throughout East Asia) and Theravada (which has a widespread following in Southeast Asia). The basic Buddhist concepts originate from ideas about ca ...
eBook - Dharma Resources - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See
... us to share the truth with those who might be interested in it, “Go forth, O Bhikkhus (monks), for the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world, for the good, benefit and the happiness of gods and humans... Let not two go by one way. Preach, O Bhikkhus, the D ...
... us to share the truth with those who might be interested in it, “Go forth, O Bhikkhus (monks), for the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world, for the good, benefit and the happiness of gods and humans... Let not two go by one way. Preach, O Bhikkhus, the D ...
Will the marriage between Pragmatism and Buddhism last?
... somewhere and somewhen. The whole function of philosophy ought to be to find out what definite difference it will make to you and me, at definite instants of our life, if this world-formula or that world-formula be the true one.16 A person who follows the pragmatic method, says James, views theories ...
... somewhere and somewhen. The whole function of philosophy ought to be to find out what definite difference it will make to you and me, at definite instants of our life, if this world-formula or that world-formula be the true one.16 A person who follows the pragmatic method, says James, views theories ...
viii world cycles whe buddhas appear
... To be born as a human being is one of the rare opportunities. According to the Buddha, the number of beings who are reborn as humans is like the dust on his thumbnail, while the number of beings reborn in the four woeful states is like the whole earth. As an example, just the krill population in the ...
... To be born as a human being is one of the rare opportunities. According to the Buddha, the number of beings who are reborn as humans is like the dust on his thumbnail, while the number of beings reborn in the four woeful states is like the whole earth. As an example, just the krill population in the ...
Ajahn Buddhadasa and Inter-Religious
... during the last century. His progressive and reformist character, as well as his profound but extremely straight forward Dhamma teachings made a lasting impact on Theravada Buddhism. This year, 2006, is his birth centennial. This is the second in a series of Turning Wheel articles in his honor. One ...
... during the last century. His progressive and reformist character, as well as his profound but extremely straight forward Dhamma teachings made a lasting impact on Theravada Buddhism. This year, 2006, is his birth centennial. This is the second in a series of Turning Wheel articles in his honor. One ...
Dynamics of Sinhala Buddhist Ethno-Nationalism in Post
... nationalism, and there are those who distance themselves from this and promote co-existence. It is important to note that what is now taken for granted as enduring Buddhist traditions were in fact invented in the second half of the 19th century as part of the Sinhala-Buddhist ‘reawakening’.19 In ear ...
... nationalism, and there are those who distance themselves from this and promote co-existence. It is important to note that what is now taken for granted as enduring Buddhist traditions were in fact invented in the second half of the 19th century as part of the Sinhala-Buddhist ‘reawakening’.19 In ear ...
March, 2009 - sotozen-net
... In Buddhism, there is the teaching that “all things are impermanent.” Shakyamuni Buddha saw all things that exist in the world are the manifestation of life. Human beings and animals, grass and trees, the shape of mountains and flowing rivers – he saw all things as a manifestation of life. So, all o ...
... In Buddhism, there is the teaching that “all things are impermanent.” Shakyamuni Buddha saw all things that exist in the world are the manifestation of life. Human beings and animals, grass and trees, the shape of mountains and flowing rivers – he saw all things as a manifestation of life. So, all o ...
The Hellenic Axel: The Greek Hellenization of Central Asia
... the great Mauryan king, Asoka. Buddhism emerged during the 6th century BCE out of a Vedic culture which at the time was in a state of philosophical and religious flux. The story of Buddhism begins with the Buddha and his teachings. The prince of the Shakya clan, Siddhartha Gautama, left the comfort ...
... the great Mauryan king, Asoka. Buddhism emerged during the 6th century BCE out of a Vedic culture which at the time was in a state of philosophical and religious flux. The story of Buddhism begins with the Buddha and his teachings. The prince of the Shakya clan, Siddhartha Gautama, left the comfort ...
The Meaning of Friendship in Buddhism
... friends and companions? He says friends and companions are the lords, and they are to be ministered to, they are to be served and looked after in five ways. In other words he says we have five duties towards our friends. If we perform these five duties towards our friends, the friendship will be ke ...
... friends and companions? He says friends and companions are the lords, and they are to be ministered to, they are to be served and looked after in five ways. In other words he says we have five duties towards our friends. If we perform these five duties towards our friends, the friendship will be ke ...
The Ordination of a Tree: The Buddhist Ecology Movement in Thailand
... as monks and Buddhists as promoting human responsibility toward the natural (and inherently social) environment. They stress an interpretation of the religion that emphasizes the Buddha's connection with nature and the interdependence of all things. While many of these monks work independently in th ...
... as monks and Buddhists as promoting human responsibility toward the natural (and inherently social) environment. They stress an interpretation of the religion that emphasizes the Buddha's connection with nature and the interdependence of all things. While many of these monks work independently in th ...
The "Suicide" Problem in the Pāli Canon
... individual and his body is the governing principle, yet this time it is expressed in terms of a subduing and subordination at a social level primarily, not by regimenting the body conceived as a physiological or as a psychological mechanism, as in Jainism and Buddhism respectively. T h e Bhagavad Gi ...
... individual and his body is the governing principle, yet this time it is expressed in terms of a subduing and subordination at a social level primarily, not by regimenting the body conceived as a physiological or as a psychological mechanism, as in Jainism and Buddhism respectively. T h e Bhagavad Gi ...
True Buddhism and village Buddhism in Sri Lanka
... Constraints of space prevent me from offering adequate answers to all these questions; which is as well since, partly from not having clearly perceived the matter in this way when I was in the field, I do not have the adequate answers to all of them. But this list may serve at least to articulate th ...
... Constraints of space prevent me from offering adequate answers to all these questions; which is as well since, partly from not having clearly perceived the matter in this way when I was in the field, I do not have the adequate answers to all of them. But this list may serve at least to articulate th ...
Buddhism of Russia The English language summary presents the
... Holiness the Dalai Lama will be considered legitimate in the eyes of the Tibetan people. They also said that no amount of administrative diktat on the part of the authorities will make the Tibetan people recognize a Panchen Lama other than one chosen by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Faced with such s ...
... Holiness the Dalai Lama will be considered legitimate in the eyes of the Tibetan people. They also said that no amount of administrative diktat on the part of the authorities will make the Tibetan people recognize a Panchen Lama other than one chosen by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Faced with such s ...
conclusion - Virginia Review of Asian Studies
... This idea of self-empowerment is very appealing to younger educated Chinese in Southeast Asia and Australia. Practitioners say that the selfempowerment is a critical difference from their prior sects where monks played a key role and where they were told that they had little control over their karma ...
... This idea of self-empowerment is very appealing to younger educated Chinese in Southeast Asia and Australia. Practitioners say that the selfempowerment is a critical difference from their prior sects where monks played a key role and where they were told that they had little control over their karma ...
Chapter 2 INDIAN SOCIETY AT THE TIME OF THE
... of animals, and organized a large Buddhist council at Patna, which had to establish a new canon of sacred texts and repress heresies. One can undoubtedly say that, under Aśoka’s reign, India enjoyed an era of social harmony, religious transformation, and an expansion of various branches science and ...
... of animals, and organized a large Buddhist council at Patna, which had to establish a new canon of sacred texts and repress heresies. One can undoubtedly say that, under Aśoka’s reign, India enjoyed an era of social harmony, religious transformation, and an expansion of various branches science and ...
Theme in Indian History - I questions prelims
... The mid-first millennium BCEis often regarded as a turning point in world history: it saw the emergence of thinkers such as Zarathustra in Iran, Kong Zi in China, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle in Greece, and Mahavira and Gautama Buddha, among many others, in India. They tried to understand the myste ...
... The mid-first millennium BCEis often regarded as a turning point in world history: it saw the emergence of thinkers such as Zarathustra in Iran, Kong Zi in China, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle in Greece, and Mahavira and Gautama Buddha, among many others, in India. They tried to understand the myste ...
PDF Preview - Wisdom Publications
... We have been the fortunate contemporaries to extraordinary teachers of Dharma and honored to have conversed with them about our common human dilemmas. Among those who have been featured in Inquiring Mind are Asian masters with thousands of students worldwide as well as prominent Western teachers who ...
... We have been the fortunate contemporaries to extraordinary teachers of Dharma and honored to have conversed with them about our common human dilemmas. Among those who have been featured in Inquiring Mind are Asian masters with thousands of students worldwide as well as prominent Western teachers who ...
modernization, social activism and the lao buddhist sangha1
... Currently the Lao Buddhist clergy (Sangha) has to face a situation similar to that described above: the fast cultural and economic change, primarily in urban areas such as Vientiane, has transformed the life-world of monks and laypeople alike. Less positive developments are part and parcel of this d ...
... Currently the Lao Buddhist clergy (Sangha) has to face a situation similar to that described above: the fast cultural and economic change, primarily in urban areas such as Vientiane, has transformed the life-world of monks and laypeople alike. Less positive developments are part and parcel of this d ...
The Five Precepts - Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
... to this kind of erroneous view, we suffer from a wrong, or ignorant view. When we have a wrong view, we are in a worse situation than breaking a precept. Breaking a precept is a transgression against the Buddhist precepts, which represents an error in our behavior that can be corrected through repe ...
... to this kind of erroneous view, we suffer from a wrong, or ignorant view. When we have a wrong view, we are in a worse situation than breaking a precept. Breaking a precept is a transgression against the Buddhist precepts, which represents an error in our behavior that can be corrected through repe ...
What did Siddhartha realise when he became enlightened?
... complete transformation of body and mind when they wake up, they become more conscious and aware. For this reason, some people will instead refer to the Buddha’s enlightenment as his 'spiritual awakening'. Enlightenment it is a waking of one’s consciousness which leads to a realisation and deep unde ...
... complete transformation of body and mind when they wake up, they become more conscious and aware. For this reason, some people will instead refer to the Buddha’s enlightenment as his 'spiritual awakening'. Enlightenment it is a waking of one’s consciousness which leads to a realisation and deep unde ...
the complete PDF
... In 2013, 72 monks were enrolled in four classes in the Dzongsar Institute English program. Most of the monks were just beginning their study, but by the end of the year many were able to hold simple conversations in English and to make short presentations. The more advanced monks wrote stories for a ...
... In 2013, 72 monks were enrolled in four classes in the Dzongsar Institute English program. Most of the monks were just beginning their study, but by the end of the year many were able to hold simple conversations in English and to make short presentations. The more advanced monks wrote stories for a ...
Mahāyāna Buddhism - University of Otago
... and online for distance students. This course book is written with both groups of students in mind, but some sections will apply to only one of the two groups. As the paper is offered at both 200 and 300 levels, some sections are specific to students taking the paper at 200 or 300 levels, respective ...
... and online for distance students. This course book is written with both groups of students in mind, but some sections will apply to only one of the two groups. As the paper is offered at both 200 and 300 levels, some sections are specific to students taking the paper at 200 or 300 levels, respective ...
“Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came
... other beings from his or her scope on existence. This is where Levinas’ philosophy comes to a decided break from phenomenology and existentialism, realizing that there is more to existence than such narrow minded views on a personal existence based on egoism. In 1961, Levinas wrote his acclaimed boo ...
... other beings from his or her scope on existence. This is where Levinas’ philosophy comes to a decided break from phenomenology and existentialism, realizing that there is more to existence than such narrow minded views on a personal existence based on egoism. In 1961, Levinas wrote his acclaimed boo ...