The birth of the Sage
... Kamma means action. Vipaka means results. Good actions cause good results. Bad actions cause bad results. The Buddha said, "Whether you are in the sea, the air, or in a cave, you cannot hide from the effects of your bad kamma." That is the Law of Kamma. It must be stressed, however, that it is the ...
... Kamma means action. Vipaka means results. Good actions cause good results. Bad actions cause bad results. The Buddha said, "Whether you are in the sea, the air, or in a cave, you cannot hide from the effects of your bad kamma." That is the Law of Kamma. It must be stressed, however, that it is the ...
Meaning without Ego - Journal of Philosophy of Life
... explained as suffering, ill, unsatisfactoriness, and lack. But no one of these is a good fit because dukkha involves not only the physical but the mental. 11 Dukkha, Michael C. Brannigan says, is “dislocation” that includes both physical pain and mental anguish. 12 Rhys Davids and others translate d ...
... explained as suffering, ill, unsatisfactoriness, and lack. But no one of these is a good fit because dukkha involves not only the physical but the mental. 11 Dukkha, Michael C. Brannigan says, is “dislocation” that includes both physical pain and mental anguish. 12 Rhys Davids and others translate d ...
The Lost Empire of the Silk Road The discovery of
... Khara Khoto - where I made a point of spending the day, taking photographs and making notes - I enclose four photographs of the ruins. What do you think, will anything come of it?" Khara Khoto! The mysterious town of which Marco Polo had written in the thirteenth century! Kozlov quickly requested an ...
... Khara Khoto - where I made a point of spending the day, taking photographs and making notes - I enclose four photographs of the ruins. What do you think, will anything come of it?" Khara Khoto! The mysterious town of which Marco Polo had written in the thirteenth century! Kozlov quickly requested an ...
Samadhi - The Dharmafarers
... the Saṅgīti Sutta (D 33), which speaks of four different ways of cultivating samadhi and their benefits [3.2].23 As such, the Pāpaṇika Sutta 1 (A 19) declares samadhi to be a condition for the attaining of wholesome states (kusala dhamma).24 ...
... the Saṅgīti Sutta (D 33), which speaks of four different ways of cultivating samadhi and their benefits [3.2].23 As such, the Pāpaṇika Sutta 1 (A 19) declares samadhi to be a condition for the attaining of wholesome states (kusala dhamma).24 ...
THE OLDEST BOY Resource Guide
... Prostrate: to lower and stretch oneself to the ground as a gesture of submission, humility, and reverence. Reincarnation: also called rebirth; the process by which human consciousness is reborn in a new form. Buddhists believe that again and again, after each death, a person’s consciousness (similar ...
... Prostrate: to lower and stretch oneself to the ground as a gesture of submission, humility, and reverence. Reincarnation: also called rebirth; the process by which human consciousness is reborn in a new form. Buddhists believe that again and again, after each death, a person’s consciousness (similar ...
The Four Noble Truths: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought
... Western scholars and hence academic and dense. Both kinds of books can benefit people, but often they are not so accessible. For a long time I have felt that there is a need for Buddhist teachings explained in some detail but in very plain language, without Buddhist jargon. No question the Buddha’s ...
... Western scholars and hence academic and dense. Both kinds of books can benefit people, but often they are not so accessible. For a long time I have felt that there is a need for Buddhist teachings explained in some detail but in very plain language, without Buddhist jargon. No question the Buddha’s ...
A History of Indian Buddhism: From Śākyamuni to Early Mahāyāna
... notes about both primary and secondary sources the reader might consult for additional information or other views. For additional references, the reader should refer to Frank Reynolds' Guide to the Buddhist Religion for English-language sources or to Nakamura Hajime's Indian Buddhism: A Survey with ...
... notes about both primary and secondary sources the reader might consult for additional information or other views. For additional references, the reader should refer to Frank Reynolds' Guide to the Buddhist Religion for English-language sources or to Nakamura Hajime's Indian Buddhism: A Survey with ...
History of Indian Buddhism From Sakyamuni to Early Mahayana
... notes about both primary and secondary sources the reader might consult for additional information or other views. For additional references, the reader should refer to Frank Reynolds' Guide to the Buddhist Religion for English-language sources or to Nakamura Hajime's Indian Buddhism: A Survey with ...
... notes about both primary and secondary sources the reader might consult for additional information or other views. For additional references, the reader should refer to Frank Reynolds' Guide to the Buddhist Religion for English-language sources or to Nakamura Hajime's Indian Buddhism: A Survey with ...
- J .Krishnamurti , Authentic Report of
... another but to exercise their own reasoning and judge for themselves . The Buddha wanted people to question and inquire . On one occasion the citizens of Kesaputta, known as Kalamas. approached the Buddha and said that many ascetics and brahmins who came to preach to them used to exalt their own doc ...
... another but to exercise their own reasoning and judge for themselves . The Buddha wanted people to question and inquire . On one occasion the citizens of Kesaputta, known as Kalamas. approached the Buddha and said that many ascetics and brahmins who came to preach to them used to exalt their own doc ...
Ati*a - College of the Holy Cross
... crying and laughing. • Confused with her behaviour, he inquires about her condition, and she responds: "[O]ne's own mind has been a Buddha from beginning less time. By not knowing this, great complications follow from such a small base of error for hundreds of thousands of sentient beings…. Not bein ...
... crying and laughing. • Confused with her behaviour, he inquires about her condition, and she responds: "[O]ne's own mind has been a Buddha from beginning less time. By not knowing this, great complications follow from such a small base of error for hundreds of thousands of sentient beings…. Not bein ...
Ālayavijñāna: On the Origin and the Early Development of a Central
... arguments too lengthy for a review of this kind. I have given the methodological issues this much space only because they are so important for understanding Schmithausen's enterprise in the work under review. To return to Schmithausen's substantive conclusions: he identifies a passage from the samdh ...
... arguments too lengthy for a review of this kind. I have given the methodological issues this much space only because they are so important for understanding Schmithausen's enterprise in the work under review. To return to Schmithausen's substantive conclusions: he identifies a passage from the samdh ...
skillful means - The Dharmafarers
... whatever that the Buddha himself ever used the terminal of skilful means,” but he nevertheless discusses the occurrences of the term or idea in the Pali Canon (1987: 118 f). 1.3 The use, and often enough, abuse or misconception, of skillful means is well known throughout Mahāyāna. It is as if that e ...
... whatever that the Buddha himself ever used the terminal of skilful means,” but he nevertheless discusses the occurrences of the term or idea in the Pali Canon (1987: 118 f). 1.3 The use, and often enough, abuse or misconception, of skillful means is well known throughout Mahāyāna. It is as if that e ...
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... people and on the other side was the higher class with terrible powers. At that very moment the compassionate Buddha preached his doctrine. He emphasized on morality. He gave pre-eminence on deeds. He proclaimed Vinay rules in accordance with the Dharma. He taught restraint. He opposed pleasures and ...
... people and on the other side was the higher class with terrible powers. At that very moment the compassionate Buddha preached his doctrine. He emphasized on morality. He gave pre-eminence on deeds. He proclaimed Vinay rules in accordance with the Dharma. He taught restraint. He opposed pleasures and ...
History of Won
... a result of easier access to and communication with China. Each religion influenced and shaped Korean spirituality in various periods, contributing significantly to the development of Korean culture, which in turn influenced other neighboring countries. There is also evidence of Islam's existence in ...
... a result of easier access to and communication with China. Each religion influenced and shaped Korean spirituality in various periods, contributing significantly to the development of Korean culture, which in turn influenced other neighboring countries. There is also evidence of Islam's existence in ...
the complete issue. - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... now sees that achievement was partial—“the arhat’s fruit.” But this enlightenment, by implication much more profound, has been made possible by different passions than anger and pride. In addition to the poetry translated in Zen Man Ikkyū Sanford translates the prose works “Skeletons” (一休骸骨), “The B ...
... now sees that achievement was partial—“the arhat’s fruit.” But this enlightenment, by implication much more profound, has been made possible by different passions than anger and pride. In addition to the poetry translated in Zen Man Ikkyū Sanford translates the prose works “Skeletons” (一休骸骨), “The B ...
Daniel Bouchez - Hal-SHS
... death: a good man's ch'i ascends to Heaven, a bad man's becomes an evil spirit, yŏgwi. There are prayers also to pray for the remission of sins committed by the deceased during his life. Now, Sop'o observes, in such cases prayers to Heaven are addressed to the Heaven of the Chinese, which is no othe ...
... death: a good man's ch'i ascends to Heaven, a bad man's becomes an evil spirit, yŏgwi. There are prayers also to pray for the remission of sins committed by the deceased during his life. Now, Sop'o observes, in such cases prayers to Heaven are addressed to the Heaven of the Chinese, which is no othe ...
A Buddhist View of Happiness
... True happiness can be broadly defined as a mind-state. The characteristics of a mind-state include a sense of universality, continuity and endurance. The mind-state we call true happiness is not temporary, not hit-and-miss; it is not grounded in purely sensual gratification; it does not deal in extr ...
... True happiness can be broadly defined as a mind-state. The characteristics of a mind-state include a sense of universality, continuity and endurance. The mind-state we call true happiness is not temporary, not hit-and-miss; it is not grounded in purely sensual gratification; it does not deal in extr ...
eBook - Dharma Resources - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See
... years ago, Buddhism had first spread from India to the rest of Asia, where it became a major religion in many countries in South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. Although references to Buddhism had also been made in the West in early times, its presence there had been insignificant. With the ons ...
... years ago, Buddhism had first spread from India to the rest of Asia, where it became a major religion in many countries in South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. Although references to Buddhism had also been made in the West in early times, its presence there had been insignificant. With the ons ...
twofold mystery - Iowa Research Online
... One does not attach to “there is,” nor to “there is not.” Not only does he not attach to attachment, but neither to non-attachment.1 (Cheng Xuanying) Different interactions between Buddhism and Daoism have occurred since Buddhism entered China in the 1st century. Buddhism, as an Indian religion, fir ...
... One does not attach to “there is,” nor to “there is not.” Not only does he not attach to attachment, but neither to non-attachment.1 (Cheng Xuanying) Different interactions between Buddhism and Daoism have occurred since Buddhism entered China in the 1st century. Buddhism, as an Indian religion, fir ...
Siddhartha Savage: The Importance of Buddhism in Huxley`s Brave
... Huxley draws much of his material consists of the various stories of Siddhartha Gautama’s life, the myths and legends surrounding that life, and those ideals and philosophies which are the most widely accepted and relied upon by disparate groups of Buddhists. It is these fundamentals, then, that wil ...
... Huxley draws much of his material consists of the various stories of Siddhartha Gautama’s life, the myths and legends surrounding that life, and those ideals and philosophies which are the most widely accepted and relied upon by disparate groups of Buddhists. It is these fundamentals, then, that wil ...
A Comparison of Buddhist Philosophy with Western Codes of Ethics
... to the philosophical mosaic of the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists. A brief overview of the philosophical orientations reflected in the CPA code is considered. The Canadian Code of Ethics A primary purpose of professional codes of ethics is to guide and regulate practice in ways that prote ...
... to the philosophical mosaic of the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists. A brief overview of the philosophical orientations reflected in the CPA code is considered. The Canadian Code of Ethics A primary purpose of professional codes of ethics is to guide and regulate practice in ways that prote ...
goto-jones_zombie mindfulness manifesto
... principles and a love of freedom, sooner or later meditative practices, what are sometimes called consciousness disciplines, are bound to come to the fore…. It is part of the ongoing evolutionary process on this planet” (Coming to Our Senses 553). This evolutionary process is supposed ...
... principles and a love of freedom, sooner or later meditative practices, what are sometimes called consciousness disciplines, are bound to come to the fore…. It is part of the ongoing evolutionary process on this planet” (Coming to Our Senses 553). This evolutionary process is supposed ...
Course Handbook for 2015-2016 Office hours
... Buddhism, whilst taking into account the problems and tensions between text and material-based frameworks of analysis. It tracks the early origins of Buddhism in the Gangetic valley of India during the mid’ first millennium BC, and its spread to other parts of South Asia and subsequently to Asia as ...
... Buddhism, whilst taking into account the problems and tensions between text and material-based frameworks of analysis. It tracks the early origins of Buddhism in the Gangetic valley of India during the mid’ first millennium BC, and its spread to other parts of South Asia and subsequently to Asia as ...
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
... Both goals are sanctioned in the writings of the Pali canon, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism.5 The way to the transcendence of suffering called the Noble Eightfold Path presented in the first public teaching attributed to the Buddha in the discourse known as “Turning the Wheel of the Law” (9]Vb ...
... Both goals are sanctioned in the writings of the Pali canon, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism.5 The way to the transcendence of suffering called the Noble Eightfold Path presented in the first public teaching attributed to the Buddha in the discourse known as “Turning the Wheel of the Law” (9]Vb ...
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
... Both goals are sanctioned in the writings of the Pali canon, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism.5 The way to the transcendence of suffering called the Noble Eightfold Path presented in the first public teaching attributed to the Buddha in the discourse known as “Turning the Wheel of the Law” (9]Vb ...
... Both goals are sanctioned in the writings of the Pali canon, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism.5 The way to the transcendence of suffering called the Noble Eightfold Path presented in the first public teaching attributed to the Buddha in the discourse known as “Turning the Wheel of the Law” (9]Vb ...
Buddhism
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Buddhism /ˈbudɪzəm/ is a nontheistic religion or philosophy (Sanskrit: dharma; Pali: धम्म dhamma) that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha, commonly known as the Buddha (""the awakened one"").According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He is recognized by Buddhists as an awakened or enlightened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end their suffering through the elimination of ignorance and craving. Buddhists believe that this is accomplished through the direct understanding and perception of dependent origination and the Four Noble Truths.Two major extant branches of Buddhism are generally recognized by scholars: Theravada (""The School of the Elders"") and Mahayana (""The Great Vehicle""). Theravada has a widespread following in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, etc.). Mahayana is found throughout East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan, etc.) and includes the traditions of Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Shingon, and Tiantai (Tendai). Vajrayana, a body of teachings attributed to Indian siddhas, may be viewed as a third branch or merely a part of Mahayana. Tibetan Buddhism, as practiced in Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, the Himalayan region of India, Kalmykia, Mongolia and surrounding areas, preserves the Vajrayana teachings of eighth century India. Buddhists number between an estimated 488 million and 535 million, making it one of the world's major religions.In Theravada Buddhism, the ultimate goal is the attainment of the sublime state of Nirvana, achieved by practicing the Noble Eightfold Path (also known as the Middle Way), thus escaping what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth. Mahayana Buddhism instead aspires to Buddhahood via the bodhisattva path, a state wherein one remains in this cycle to help other beings reach awakening. Tibetan Buddhism aspires to Buddhahood or rainbow body.Buddhist schools vary on the exact nature of the path to liberation, the importance and canonicity of various teachings and scriptures, and especially their respective practices. One consistent belief held by all Buddhist schools is the lack of a creator deity. The foundations of Buddhist tradition and practice are the Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma (the teachings), and the Sangha (the community). Taking ""refuge in the triple gem"" has traditionally been a declaration and commitment to being on the Buddhist path, and in general distinguishes a Buddhist from a non-Buddhist. Other practices may include following ethical precepts; support of the monastic community; renouncing conventional living and becoming a monastic; the development of mindfulness and practice of meditation; cultivation of higher wisdom and discernment; study of scriptures; devotional practices; ceremonies; and in the Mahayana tradition, invocation of buddhas and bodhisattvas.