Buddhist Thought: A complete introduction to the Indian tradition
... fullest extent how things truly are, and he has thus liberated himself from the suffering and frustrations which spring from living in a state of confusion and misunderstanding of the true nature of things. It is taking refuge also in the Dharma. The Dharma is how things truly are and the way to inc ...
... fullest extent how things truly are, and he has thus liberated himself from the suffering and frustrations which spring from living in a state of confusion and misunderstanding of the true nature of things. It is taking refuge also in the Dharma. The Dharma is how things truly are and the way to inc ...
Buddhist Thought: A complete introduction to the Indian
... fullest extent how things truly are, and he has thus liberated himself from the suffering and frustrations which spring from living in a state of confusion and misunderstanding of the true nature of things. It is taking refuge also in the Dharma. The Dharma is how things truly are and the way to inc ...
... fullest extent how things truly are, and he has thus liberated himself from the suffering and frustrations which spring from living in a state of confusion and misunderstanding of the true nature of things. It is taking refuge also in the Dharma. The Dharma is how things truly are and the way to inc ...
Has Xuanzang really been in Mathurå?
... which is presented as a report on a real journey undertaken by the author. It is now very well known that Mandeville never traveled beyond the borders of Europe. Another example of a rather positivistic reading of a medieval travelogue is Marco Polo’s Il Millione which certainly has to be re-context ...
... which is presented as a report on a real journey undertaken by the author. It is now very well known that Mandeville never traveled beyond the borders of Europe. Another example of a rather positivistic reading of a medieval travelogue is Marco Polo’s Il Millione which certainly has to be re-context ...
Dharma Essays
... there is birth and death. The Buddha usually began the twelve links with old age and death to help us get in touch with suffering and find its roots. This is closely linked to the teachings and practice of the Four Noble Truths. It was after the lifetime of the Buddha that teachers more often that n ...
... there is birth and death. The Buddha usually began the twelve links with old age and death to help us get in touch with suffering and find its roots. This is closely linked to the teachings and practice of the Four Noble Truths. It was after the lifetime of the Buddha that teachers more often that n ...
Aspects of the Study of the (earlier) Indian Mahāyāna
... The Mahayanist is known in canonical sources as mahayanika, and also as mahayananuyayin ‘following the Mahayana’, mahayanasamprasthita, ‘set out (or: entered / engaged, Tib. yan dag par zugs pa) in the Mahayana’, and mahayanadhimukta ‘adhering with conviction (Tib. mos pa) to the Mahayana’. The maha ...
... The Mahayanist is known in canonical sources as mahayanika, and also as mahayananuyayin ‘following the Mahayana’, mahayanasamprasthita, ‘set out (or: entered / engaged, Tib. yan dag par zugs pa) in the Mahayana’, and mahayanadhimukta ‘adhering with conviction (Tib. mos pa) to the Mahayana’. The maha ...
Samsaric existence in Jack Kerouac`s The Dharma Bums and
... Mount Matterhorn in California and lives by himself on Desolation Peak in the Northern Cascades in Washington. Jack Dulouz begins his story from Desolation Peak and later spends a great deal of time in the woods behind Nin's house in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. I am not, however, reading nature as ...
... Mount Matterhorn in California and lives by himself on Desolation Peak in the Northern Cascades in Washington. Jack Dulouz begins his story from Desolation Peak and later spends a great deal of time in the woods behind Nin's house in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. I am not, however, reading nature as ...
samsara - cont`d - Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre
... SYMBOLS CONT’D The Lotus Flower The root of this flower grows in muddy water, but the petals rise up out of the water and opens towards the sun. It symbolizes the growth of ...
... SYMBOLS CONT’D The Lotus Flower The root of this flower grows in muddy water, but the petals rise up out of the water and opens towards the sun. It symbolizes the growth of ...
Buddhist Psychology: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought
... organization, the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), now has centers all over the world, and Lama’s work is carried on by many of his students. The Foundation of Buddhist Thought, developed by Geshe Tashi Tsering, is one of the core courses of the FPMT’s integrated edu ...
... organization, the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), now has centers all over the world, and Lama’s work is carried on by many of his students. The Foundation of Buddhist Thought, developed by Geshe Tashi Tsering, is one of the core courses of the FPMT’s integrated edu ...
Guru Padmasambhava in Context
... The major mountain of the Barikot area, the mount Ilam (c. 3,000 ft asl; see Figure 2), known as the Ram-thakht or the “Throne of Rama” of the Hindu tradition, still preserves the Tibetan toponym Hilo (see Olivieri 1996, p. 69, fn. 33). Interestingly, the mountain is known in Pashto also as Jogiano- ...
... The major mountain of the Barikot area, the mount Ilam (c. 3,000 ft asl; see Figure 2), known as the Ram-thakht or the “Throne of Rama” of the Hindu tradition, still preserves the Tibetan toponym Hilo (see Olivieri 1996, p. 69, fn. 33). Interestingly, the mountain is known in Pashto also as Jogiano- ...
Filial Piety with a Zen Twist: Universalism
... least its variation as indebtedness towards one’s parents—is not a uniquely Chinese phenomenon. The above-mentioned passage of the Zēngyī āhán jīng (Ekottarāgama-sūtra) has, in fact, a close equivalent in the Pāli Canon.15 Source in the Pāli Canon Thanks to the footnote “A. II.4.2. Duppaṭikāra” in t ...
... least its variation as indebtedness towards one’s parents—is not a uniquely Chinese phenomenon. The above-mentioned passage of the Zēngyī āhán jīng (Ekottarāgama-sūtra) has, in fact, a close equivalent in the Pāli Canon.15 Source in the Pāli Canon Thanks to the footnote “A. II.4.2. Duppaṭikāra” in t ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
Buddhism: A Select Bibliography
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
... Although a selected bibliography, this is nonetheless a rather long list commensurate with the immense number of titles available on Buddhism. The categories employed are subject to the liabilities and qualifications intrinsic to any such categorization. Some of the more philosophically analytical t ...
Be a Lamp Upon Yourself
... for this or that reason. In so doing, one helps one's own religion to grow and renders service to the religions of others too. In acting otherwise, one digs the grave of one's own religion and also does harm to other religions." Holy wars, crusades, inquisitions and religious discrimination do not m ...
... for this or that reason. In so doing, one helps one's own religion to grow and renders service to the religions of others too. In acting otherwise, one digs the grave of one's own religion and also does harm to other religions." Holy wars, crusades, inquisitions and religious discrimination do not m ...
puñña kusala sukka
... be considered a form of ethical consequentialism.5 He notes that the early Buddhist tradition does not generally understand the moral goodness of an action to be dependent on the results that follow from the action; an action is good or bad in itself (2000:49). Positive experiential consequences flo ...
... be considered a form of ethical consequentialism.5 He notes that the early Buddhist tradition does not generally understand the moral goodness of an action to be dependent on the results that follow from the action; an action is good or bad in itself (2000:49). Positive experiential consequences flo ...
The Opening Of The Eyes
... the various teachings of China, including Confucianism and Taoism, the various non-Buddhist teachings of India, including Brahmanism; and, of course, the various teachings of Buddhism. This covers all of the principal strains of thought that had been transmitted to Japan in the Daishonin's day. The ...
... the various teachings of China, including Confucianism and Taoism, the various non-Buddhist teachings of India, including Brahmanism; and, of course, the various teachings of Buddhism. This covers all of the principal strains of thought that had been transmitted to Japan in the Daishonin's day. The ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... traditions, e.g. those of Tibet and the Far East. About all Buddhists few valid generalizations are possible.) Every Buddha realizes and preaches the Truth. But not all of them ensure that that Truth will long be available to men. By preaching a code of monastic discipline, Gotama Buddha founded an ...
... traditions, e.g. those of Tibet and the Far East. About all Buddhists few valid generalizations are possible.) Every Buddha realizes and preaches the Truth. But not all of them ensure that that Truth will long be available to men. By preaching a code of monastic discipline, Gotama Buddha founded an ...
Zen and systemic therapy
... The mosaic stones regroup themselves, and no lasting core plants itself away from the first to the next picture (see Zotz 1991, p.75). The interpretation of the Karma doctrine and thus the question of a personnel reincarnation are seen differently in Buddhism, also in each case influenced by the cul ...
... The mosaic stones regroup themselves, and no lasting core plants itself away from the first to the next picture (see Zotz 1991, p.75). The interpretation of the Karma doctrine and thus the question of a personnel reincarnation are seen differently in Buddhism, also in each case influenced by the cul ...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to
... traditions, e.g. those of Tibet and the Far East. About all Buddhists few valid generalizations are possible.) Every Buddha realizes and preaches the Truth. But not all of them ensure that that Truth will long be available to men. By preaching a code of monastic discipline, Gotama Buddha founded an ...
... traditions, e.g. those of Tibet and the Far East. About all Buddhists few valid generalizations are possible.) Every Buddha realizes and preaches the Truth. But not all of them ensure that that Truth will long be available to men. By preaching a code of monastic discipline, Gotama Buddha founded an ...
The Different Paths of Buddhism : A Narrative
... duties of office, and no deity upon which to reflect. The Buddha is best understood as a teacher, philosopher, and founder of a major world religion. His teaching was rational in the sense of analyzing the basic problems of life and devising a solution. By systematic reasoning about human existence, h ...
... duties of office, and no deity upon which to reflect. The Buddha is best understood as a teacher, philosopher, and founder of a major world religion. His teaching was rational in the sense of analyzing the basic problems of life and devising a solution. By systematic reasoning about human existence, h ...
The Middle Way
... The purpose of the discussion that follows is plain but difficult. There is a method to be found by which a clear understanding of reality can be established. That understanding is liberating in its finest sense. The person who discovered the method over 2500 years ago became liberated by his own ef ...
... The purpose of the discussion that follows is plain but difficult. There is a method to be found by which a clear understanding of reality can be established. That understanding is liberating in its finest sense. The person who discovered the method over 2500 years ago became liberated by his own ef ...
PDF - SGI Quarterly Magazine
... “Transcending religious dogma, Nichiren stands out among historical figures of Japan for his sincerity, his intellect and the human warmth that comes across in many of his writings.” Nichiren was subjected to continuous persecution by the authorities. There is a common perception that religious pers ...
... “Transcending religious dogma, Nichiren stands out among historical figures of Japan for his sincerity, his intellect and the human warmth that comes across in many of his writings.” Nichiren was subjected to continuous persecution by the authorities. There is a common perception that religious pers ...
Introduction Self or non-self? Three turnings of the wheel of dharma
... phenomena are non-self, besides being impermanent, connected with suffering, and impure. These are the three marks of existence (trilak a ), and when they are applied in the practice of insight meditation, they may turn out as the three gates of liberation (vimok a-mukha). Alternatively, we may beli ...
... phenomena are non-self, besides being impermanent, connected with suffering, and impure. These are the three marks of existence (trilak a ), and when they are applied in the practice of insight meditation, they may turn out as the three gates of liberation (vimok a-mukha). Alternatively, we may beli ...
The Buddha and Omniscience
... omniscience.24 Yet, a perusal of the discourse suggests that the point made with this statement need not be a claim to omniscience, but could refer only to the Buddha’s penetrative insight into whatever is seen, heard and experienced. That is, for the Buddha to say that he knows what is seen, heard ...
... omniscience.24 Yet, a perusal of the discourse suggests that the point made with this statement need not be a claim to omniscience, but could refer only to the Buddha’s penetrative insight into whatever is seen, heard and experienced. That is, for the Buddha to say that he knows what is seen, heard ...
Dharma and Abhidharma
... Apart from these in themselves not very decisive considerations, there is one argument which lends some plausibility to the view that the ‘observation of the positions of the body’ was not originally the first of the 4 sm®tyupasthåna. Briefly stated it is that in Buddhism sm®ti is of two kinds (or b ...
... Apart from these in themselves not very decisive considerations, there is one argument which lends some plausibility to the view that the ‘observation of the positions of the body’ was not originally the first of the 4 sm®tyupasthåna. Briefly stated it is that in Buddhism sm®ti is of two kinds (or b ...
Dona Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... dha, who teaches peace. The claimants then ask Dona to distribute the relics fairly. He divides them into eight portions, one of which is given to each of the eight claimants present. Since nothing is left, he himself requests for the vessel (kumbha) used for collecting and dividing the relics, and ...
... dha, who teaches peace. The claimants then ask Dona to distribute the relics fairly. He divides them into eight portions, one of which is given to each of the eight claimants present. Since nothing is left, he himself requests for the vessel (kumbha) used for collecting and dividing the relics, and ...
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.