Book Review - Journal of Global Buddhism
... developed through a phenomenological approach. On the other hand, it is important to preserve the explanatory value of the individual theories, because they suppose some differences likely to be ignored by a more general approach. This is true not only when viewing the differences between ethnic and ...
... developed through a phenomenological approach. On the other hand, it is important to preserve the explanatory value of the individual theories, because they suppose some differences likely to be ignored by a more general approach. This is true not only when viewing the differences between ethnic and ...
Buddhism and Speciesism: on the Misapplication of Western Concepts to Buddhist Beliefs
... sue. For Waldau, this means that its life should be protected and furthermore that it should be safeguarded from captivity, instrumental use, and infliction of harm (38-39). Before I address the main issues, I would first like to draw attention to a deficiency in this definition. Must speciesism nec ...
... sue. For Waldau, this means that its life should be protected and furthermore that it should be safeguarded from captivity, instrumental use, and infliction of harm (38-39). Before I address the main issues, I would first like to draw attention to a deficiency in this definition. Must speciesism nec ...
2013, Volume 22, Number 1 - Sakyadhita International Association
... of physical and mental flexibility, we can welcome this new stage of life and explore its potential. We have a choice either to view our ageing as the gradual fading of all our dreams or to regard retirement as the start of a new and exciting era. As we grow older, we see our contemporaries – our fr ...
... of physical and mental flexibility, we can welcome this new stage of life and explore its potential. We have a choice either to view our ageing as the gradual fading of all our dreams or to regard retirement as the start of a new and exciting era. As we grow older, we see our contemporaries – our fr ...
Chuang Yen Monastery Four-Week Meditation Retreat
... Dhammadipa will also give Dharma talks. The Dharma talks will include meditation instruction and teachings on the “four Brahmaviharas” to have a profound understanding in Samatha and Vipasyana meditation and Paramitas. Dharma talks will be given in English, with a summary in Chinese if needed. PARTI ...
... Dhammadipa will also give Dharma talks. The Dharma talks will include meditation instruction and teachings on the “four Brahmaviharas” to have a profound understanding in Samatha and Vipasyana meditation and Paramitas. Dharma talks will be given in English, with a summary in Chinese if needed. PARTI ...
Free Inquiry and Japanese Buddhist Studies: The Case of Katō
... advancing a political vision that paired the ideal of self-governance (jichi 自治) with sanguine visions of a benevolent state that would use the ideological power of Buddhism to cultivate the citizenry. This “pop” Buddhist studies scholarship had a political effect in that it contributed to contempora ...
... advancing a political vision that paired the ideal of self-governance (jichi 自治) with sanguine visions of a benevolent state that would use the ideological power of Buddhism to cultivate the citizenry. This “pop” Buddhist studies scholarship had a political effect in that it contributed to contempora ...
the John S. The Legend of King Asoka. A Study and Translation of
... Strong’s explanations display the inner logic of otherwise puzzling stories. Though the inscriptions describe Asoka as fierce before his conversion and compas sionate afterwards, the 】 egends portray Asoka as sometimes cruel, long after he be comes a Buddhist. Strong marshals wide-ranging evidence ...
... Strong’s explanations display the inner logic of otherwise puzzling stories. Though the inscriptions describe Asoka as fierce before his conversion and compas sionate afterwards, the 】 egends portray Asoka as sometimes cruel, long after he be comes a Buddhist. Strong marshals wide-ranging evidence ...
The Dharma-ending Age
... uncertain sectarian affiliation: the Ch’ü-t’an-mi chi-kuo ching15 and the Chung pen-ch’i ching.16 All these texts exist only in Chinese translation. In all these sources, the reference to the nuns and the duration of 500 years always occur together,17 leading scholars to surmise “therefore, that the ...
... uncertain sectarian affiliation: the Ch’ü-t’an-mi chi-kuo ching15 and the Chung pen-ch’i ching.16 All these texts exist only in Chinese translation. In all these sources, the reference to the nuns and the duration of 500 years always occur together,17 leading scholars to surmise “therefore, that the ...
Niyāmas of Modern Western Interpretations of Theravāda Buddhist Doctrine
... dhamma-niyama, order of the norm, or the effort of nature to produce a perfect type. (118–119) These five aspects of natural order, she explains, though taught individually in the piṭakas, are not listed as fivefold niyāma there: “In them we have the expressions niyāmatā, dhammatā, abstract terms fo ...
... dhamma-niyama, order of the norm, or the effort of nature to produce a perfect type. (118–119) These five aspects of natural order, she explains, though taught individually in the piṭakas, are not listed as fivefold niyāma there: “In them we have the expressions niyāmatā, dhammatā, abstract terms fo ...
Project information Buddhafabrik
... many opportunities for exchange – in organizing the numerous centre activities as well as in everyday life. An example of this is the common kitchen: we have built a kitchen on the ground floor that is big enough to cook together and to prepare meals for many people. This is why the kitchen faciliti ...
... many opportunities for exchange – in organizing the numerous centre activities as well as in everyday life. An example of this is the common kitchen: we have built a kitchen on the ground floor that is big enough to cook together and to prepare meals for many people. This is why the kitchen faciliti ...
Meditation & Buddhism Programme
... the essential principles of meditation. We teach methods for the development of awareness, positive emotion, self knowledge, transformation and insight. About Buddhism: We offer courses and classes to explore key Dharma (Buddhist teaching) principles and their relevance to our particular circumstanc ...
... the essential principles of meditation. We teach methods for the development of awareness, positive emotion, self knowledge, transformation and insight. About Buddhism: We offer courses and classes to explore key Dharma (Buddhist teaching) principles and their relevance to our particular circumstanc ...
2013 shantideva - Shantideva Meditation
... how to let go of ego-grasping, and emptiness, while answering various questions from students. In Living the Dharma: Refuge in the Three Jewels, Ven. Robina also offered refuge vows to 20 new practitioners and helped many others renew their vows. She also offered teachings and guided students in the ...
... how to let go of ego-grasping, and emptiness, while answering various questions from students. In Living the Dharma: Refuge in the Three Jewels, Ven. Robina also offered refuge vows to 20 new practitioners and helped many others renew their vows. She also offered teachings and guided students in the ...
Examination of Misunderstanding – 6
... But, there is still a question whether or not the lay arahant can remain a householder after becoming an arahant. Question (7): What does it mean? Answer (7): One of the non-canonical texts, the Milindapanha, discusses the question of whether or not one can attain arahantship as a layperson. Accordi ...
... But, there is still a question whether or not the lay arahant can remain a householder after becoming an arahant. Question (7): What does it mean? Answer (7): One of the non-canonical texts, the Milindapanha, discusses the question of whether or not one can attain arahantship as a layperson. Accordi ...
BUDDHISM AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
... of affinity has emerged for several reasons. The idea that Buddhism is a nontheistic religion that emphasizes personal meditation causes many people to see it as spiritual rather than religious, and thus free from hidebound religious strictures and institutions. This vision is encouraged by the writ ...
... of affinity has emerged for several reasons. The idea that Buddhism is a nontheistic religion that emphasizes personal meditation causes many people to see it as spiritual rather than religious, and thus free from hidebound religious strictures and institutions. This vision is encouraged by the writ ...
The Eight Precepts with Right Livelihood as the
... speech are moulded by hate; taking what is not given, misconduct in sensual-desires, and false speech are moulded by greed; and gossip is moulded by delusion. These seven kinds of acting are acting as choice. The analysis of action here is more easily grasped if the following distinctions are kept i ...
... speech are moulded by hate; taking what is not given, misconduct in sensual-desires, and false speech are moulded by greed; and gossip is moulded by delusion. These seven kinds of acting are acting as choice. The analysis of action here is more easily grasped if the following distinctions are kept i ...
Tibetan Buddhism in the (Post)modern World
... spiritual teacher. Since each disciple has his or her own spiritual tendency and inclination, each oral teaching varies, depends upon the student’s disposition. These oral teachings do not proclaim to be “one size fits all” or suitable for every individual in public without close supervision from on ...
... spiritual teacher. Since each disciple has his or her own spiritual tendency and inclination, each oral teaching varies, depends upon the student’s disposition. These oral teachings do not proclaim to be “one size fits all” or suitable for every individual in public without close supervision from on ...
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... One could question this terminology, for Behrendt’s Greater Gandhara overlaps what some scholars call (wrongly also, to my mind ) Greater Kashmir. One could also question the concept, because if Eastern Afghanistan, Swat, Ancient Gandhara and parts of Northern Panjab (i.e. Taxila) compose, despite l ...
... One could question this terminology, for Behrendt’s Greater Gandhara overlaps what some scholars call (wrongly also, to my mind ) Greater Kashmir. One could also question the concept, because if Eastern Afghanistan, Swat, Ancient Gandhara and parts of Northern Panjab (i.e. Taxila) compose, despite l ...
Buddhism and Atheism in 1980s China
... ‘Chinese culture should be held responsible for the failed development and 30 Ji Zhe, ‘Non-institutional Religious Retragedies of Mao’s era’, there was a renewed interest in ‘traditional’ culture composition Among the Chinese Youth,’ Social Compass 53 (4): 535–49. as well.29 The 1980s thus saw intel ...
... ‘Chinese culture should be held responsible for the failed development and 30 Ji Zhe, ‘Non-institutional Religious Retragedies of Mao’s era’, there was a renewed interest in ‘traditional’ culture composition Among the Chinese Youth,’ Social Compass 53 (4): 535–49. as well.29 The 1980s thus saw intel ...
Speech28072011
... Thus I have heard. Once, the Buddha was staying in the Anathapindada’s Park at Jeta Grove in Shravasti, with a community of 1,250 bhiksus. When it was mealtime, the World Honored One put on his robe, took his alms-bowl, and went into the great city of Shravasti, going from house to house to beg for ...
... Thus I have heard. Once, the Buddha was staying in the Anathapindada’s Park at Jeta Grove in Shravasti, with a community of 1,250 bhiksus. When it was mealtime, the World Honored One put on his robe, took his alms-bowl, and went into the great city of Shravasti, going from house to house to beg for ...
the Origins of Mahayana Buddhism
... These three ideas make up the core of section two, but a number of other new facts are also presented. It is here in section two that ^>him oda， s sharp discernment comes into play, resulting in an explosion of excitme insights. The true form of Mahayana Buddhism that emerges from his conclusions is ...
... These three ideas make up the core of section two, but a number of other new facts are also presented. It is here in section two that ^>him oda， s sharp discernment comes into play, resulting in an explosion of excitme insights. The true form of Mahayana Buddhism that emerges from his conclusions is ...
BERKELEY BUDDHIST TEMPLE June 2016 Web Edition
... your smiling faces, I am reminded of one of the Three Jewels in Buddhism, which is the Sangha, or members, of the temple. It is the Sangha who continue to make this temple an enjoyable, comfortable and safe place to gather to learn about the teachings of the Buddha and Shinran Shonin. It is because ...
... your smiling faces, I am reminded of one of the Three Jewels in Buddhism, which is the Sangha, or members, of the temple. It is the Sangha who continue to make this temple an enjoyable, comfortable and safe place to gather to learn about the teachings of the Buddha and Shinran Shonin. It is because ...
Chapter 9
... religions seek answers in many deities, representing a myriad of forces. Other, monotheistic, religions seek solace in a single, all-knowing and all powerful god. Other peoples have viewed the forces controlling human existence as being more distant and abstract, such as the Chinese concept of “Heav ...
... religions seek answers in many deities, representing a myriad of forces. Other, monotheistic, religions seek solace in a single, all-knowing and all powerful god. Other peoples have viewed the forces controlling human existence as being more distant and abstract, such as the Chinese concept of “Heav ...
