Damming the Dhamma: Problems with Bhikkhunãs in the Pali Vinaya
... A concern for wholeness underlies these emphases. Wholeness of body is a requirement for ordination.25 Men cannot be ordained whose bodily integrity is breached in any way, whether by disease, uncertain sexual characteristics,26 or physical deformity. Their moral integrity must also be intact viol ...
... A concern for wholeness underlies these emphases. Wholeness of body is a requirement for ordination.25 Men cannot be ordained whose bodily integrity is breached in any way, whether by disease, uncertain sexual characteristics,26 or physical deformity. Their moral integrity must also be intact viol ...
Perception is at the Root of Conflict
... Human behavior, including the most irrational and bizarre actions, is always the result of a process of consciousness. Some have called this process indefinable and likened it to a ‘black box.” Others, albeit the minority, have attempted to examine and elucidate this process, starting with themselve ...
... Human behavior, including the most irrational and bizarre actions, is always the result of a process of consciousness. Some have called this process indefinable and likened it to a ‘black box.” Others, albeit the minority, have attempted to examine and elucidate this process, starting with themselve ...
Buddhism and Modern Psychology | Coursera
... Cognitive Psychology acknowledge these phenomena, and go as far as to say that there is no central directive in our minds that steer our behaviour, but the very actions are “directed” by the combination of signals of certain modules of the brain[7]. The most enlightening part of this[8] is the way w ...
... Cognitive Psychology acknowledge these phenomena, and go as far as to say that there is no central directive in our minds that steer our behaviour, but the very actions are “directed” by the combination of signals of certain modules of the brain[7]. The most enlightening part of this[8] is the way w ...
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... her dilemma These simple texts show empathic and reflective engagements with the dilemma and story, and a good understanding of different aspects of what made the decision hard. ...
... her dilemma These simple texts show empathic and reflective engagements with the dilemma and story, and a good understanding of different aspects of what made the decision hard. ...
Power, Wealth and Women in Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Gaṇḍavyūha-sūtra
... arguing that, unlike many other Mahāyāna and mainstream texts, the Gaṇḍavyūha keys female beauty to high spiritual status. One of Osto’s starting premises, following André Lefevere, is that the production of a text requires some form of patronage and that “for a text to survive its ideology cannot d ...
... arguing that, unlike many other Mahāyāna and mainstream texts, the Gaṇḍavyūha keys female beauty to high spiritual status. One of Osto’s starting premises, following André Lefevere, is that the production of a text requires some form of patronage and that “for a text to survive its ideology cannot d ...
Tipitaka Atthakathas and Tikas inscribed on Stone Slabs in Myanmar
... Meiktila - Atthakathas in Myanmar exist only in Mandalay and Meiktila. Some of the texts in Meiktila were lacking and work on them is needed. ...
... Meiktila - Atthakathas in Myanmar exist only in Mandalay and Meiktila. Some of the texts in Meiktila were lacking and work on them is needed. ...
buddhism - University of Phoenix
... clan, the Shakyas who lived in the foothills of the Himalayas. The family name, Gautama, honoured an ancient Hindu sage whom the family claimed as ancestor or spiritual guide. His mother Maya is said to have given birth to him in the garden of Lumbini near Kapilavastu. The epics embellish his birth ...
... clan, the Shakyas who lived in the foothills of the Himalayas. The family name, Gautama, honoured an ancient Hindu sage whom the family claimed as ancestor or spiritual guide. His mother Maya is said to have given birth to him in the garden of Lumbini near Kapilavastu. The epics embellish his birth ...
RELI 30533: Buddhism: Thought and Practice
... If you have a problem affecting your course participation, or must miss class, let me know. Also, if you have a disability which may affect your class performance, please inform me during the first week of class. Here are some policy statements: Disability Statement approved Fall 2007 by the Undergr ...
... If you have a problem affecting your course participation, or must miss class, let me know. Also, if you have a disability which may affect your class performance, please inform me during the first week of class. Here are some policy statements: Disability Statement approved Fall 2007 by the Undergr ...
Getting back to the source with Agon Shu
... and thirty-seven curricula, which believers must understand and practice in order to achieve true liberation. In recent decades, advances in linguistic studies have enabled scholars to analyze Buddhist sutras (scriptures) in the Sanskrit and Pali languages, as well as the Buddha’s local Magadhi dial ...
... and thirty-seven curricula, which believers must understand and practice in order to achieve true liberation. In recent decades, advances in linguistic studies have enabled scholars to analyze Buddhist sutras (scriptures) in the Sanskrit and Pali languages, as well as the Buddha’s local Magadhi dial ...
Rebirth - Unofficial SGI SWS
... All things are either myo or ho, latent or manifest, ku or ke. One of the most central and unchanging features of Mahayana3 Buddhist schools up to our own Nichiren branch of Tien Tai Mahayana are the Three Obvious Truths or Santai: 1. The Truth of Non-Permanence, Ketai, is that all things are in fl ...
... All things are either myo or ho, latent or manifest, ku or ke. One of the most central and unchanging features of Mahayana3 Buddhist schools up to our own Nichiren branch of Tien Tai Mahayana are the Three Obvious Truths or Santai: 1. The Truth of Non-Permanence, Ketai, is that all things are in fl ...
Nov 2015 - Chung Tian Temple
... Venerable Xue Cheng and many other guests also came to make the event a success. Buddha Light International Association (BLIA) was founded in Los Angeles 25 years ago. At present, more than 70 countries set up BLIA Chapters with a total of more than three million members globally. As for the reason ...
... Venerable Xue Cheng and many other guests also came to make the event a success. Buddha Light International Association (BLIA) was founded in Los Angeles 25 years ago. At present, more than 70 countries set up BLIA Chapters with a total of more than three million members globally. As for the reason ...
Including the Theravada and Mahayana Traditions at the Beginning
... (For selected basic readings, see the Basic Buddhist Reading List from Bodhi Monastery.) Students and friends of Bodhi Monastery have suggested the books listed below, which represent a selection of presentations of the Dharma / Dhamma from a variety of interests and perspectives. Some of these book ...
... (For selected basic readings, see the Basic Buddhist Reading List from Bodhi Monastery.) Students and friends of Bodhi Monastery have suggested the books listed below, which represent a selection of presentations of the Dharma / Dhamma from a variety of interests and perspectives. Some of these book ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... hands in gassho, feel the warmth generated between the hands, and slowly lower them to another body."24 The Maitai Zendo is also experimenting with new ways of teaching, and since 1999 has offered a Zen Distance Training program to students who would like to practice Zen but who are prevented by dis ...
... hands in gassho, feel the warmth generated between the hands, and slowly lower them to another body."24 The Maitai Zendo is also experimenting with new ways of teaching, and since 1999 has offered a Zen Distance Training program to students who would like to practice Zen but who are prevented by dis ...
WESTERN BUDDHIST MOTIVATIONS FOR VEGETARIANISM
... 1993: 10). Acts of injury or violence were to be avoided because they were thought to result in future injury to oneself. The Buddha’s first teaching, the doctrine of the Four Noble Truths, lays out the philosophical context for non-harming by explaining the nature, origin, and cessation of suffering. ...
... 1993: 10). Acts of injury or violence were to be avoided because they were thought to result in future injury to oneself. The Buddha’s first teaching, the doctrine of the Four Noble Truths, lays out the philosophical context for non-harming by explaining the nature, origin, and cessation of suffering. ...
Padmasambhava - Triratna Centre Support
... India, and visited practically all the Buddhist kingdoms of northern India and central Asia. It is likely that he also visited Java and Sumatra which in those days were great centres of Buddhism. But above all he practiced a lot of meditation, often in cremation grounds. He had many spiritual experi ...
... India, and visited practically all the Buddhist kingdoms of northern India and central Asia. It is likely that he also visited Java and Sumatra which in those days were great centres of Buddhism. But above all he practiced a lot of meditation, often in cremation grounds. He had many spiritual experi ...
Will `Middle Way Economics` Emerge from the Gross National
... students of the Buddha. “The basic philosophy of the sangha can be applied to the contemporary world. For instance, Gandhi’s vision of the village republic is quite similar to the Buddha’s sangha” 7. In Therevada Buddhism the Sangha principle is shaped as a symbiotic relationship between the lay peo ...
... students of the Buddha. “The basic philosophy of the sangha can be applied to the contemporary world. For instance, Gandhi’s vision of the village republic is quite similar to the Buddha’s sangha” 7. In Therevada Buddhism the Sangha principle is shaped as a symbiotic relationship between the lay peo ...
Summer 2008 Special Edt. - Birmingham Buddhist Vihara
... India. In his turn, shortly before his death, he passed them on to venerable Rewata Dhamma in 1964. When the latter travelled to England eleven years later, he left the relics on the shrine of U Nu, a former Prime Minister of Myanmar then in exile in India. After his return, his daughter Daw Than Th ...
... India. In his turn, shortly before his death, he passed them on to venerable Rewata Dhamma in 1964. When the latter travelled to England eleven years later, he left the relics on the shrine of U Nu, a former Prime Minister of Myanmar then in exile in India. After his return, his daughter Daw Than Th ...
