Shakespeare, Buddha, and King Lear Journal of Buddhist Ethics Melvin Sterne
... which cannot be quantified in terms of their immediate usefulness. These elements work together to create a system of self-validating logic in which potential oppositions are shut out, and tends to cause people in general to place less faith in traditional spiritual concepts whose benefit cannot be ...
... which cannot be quantified in terms of their immediate usefulness. These elements work together to create a system of self-validating logic in which potential oppositions are shut out, and tends to cause people in general to place less faith in traditional spiritual concepts whose benefit cannot be ...
Forty-Three Years Ago
... the army, while my two years as a freelance wandering ascetic had been spent in a Hindu environment with a companion who was oscillating between Buddhism and Hinduism. In Benares I had been surrounded by Hindu orthodoxy, and in Kalimpong had founded a Buddhist organization the members of which were ...
... the army, while my two years as a freelance wandering ascetic had been spent in a Hindu environment with a companion who was oscillating between Buddhism and Hinduism. In Benares I had been surrounded by Hindu orthodoxy, and in Kalimpong had founded a Buddhist organization the members of which were ...
Jayarava-Spiral Path
... them varies considerably – we do not, apparently, have good English equivalents. I’ve settled on joy, rapture, serenity, bliss, and integration respectively. The first four are relatively uncontroversial. However, samādhi in this more specific sense is usually translated as ‘concentration’ or ‘absor ...
... them varies considerably – we do not, apparently, have good English equivalents. I’ve settled on joy, rapture, serenity, bliss, and integration respectively. The first four are relatively uncontroversial. However, samādhi in this more specific sense is usually translated as ‘concentration’ or ‘absor ...
The Role of Buddhism in Society and Radical Buddhist
... Buddhist monks attacking Muslim communities, mosques, boycotting Muslim owned stores and spreading hate and anti-halal campaigns. This depicts an unusual image of the saffron sheeted Buddhists, shattering all stereotypes of the religion. Buddhism is believed to be perhaps the most non-violent religi ...
... Buddhist monks attacking Muslim communities, mosques, boycotting Muslim owned stores and spreading hate and anti-halal campaigns. This depicts an unusual image of the saffron sheeted Buddhists, shattering all stereotypes of the religion. Buddhism is believed to be perhaps the most non-violent religi ...
The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation
... The importance of the jhanas in the Buddhist path can readily be gauged from the frequency with which they are mentioned throughout the suttas. The jhanas figure prominently both in the Buddha's own experience and in his exhortation to disciples. In his childhood, while attending an annual ploughin ...
... The importance of the jhanas in the Buddhist path can readily be gauged from the frequency with which they are mentioned throughout the suttas. The jhanas figure prominently both in the Buddha's own experience and in his exhortation to disciples. In his childhood, while attending an annual ploughin ...
Ancient India
... The early medieval period in Indian history is in fact, a transitional phase. This transition is distinctly visible in the Buddhist art of the period. Art of any period is an expression socio religious background existing during that particular period. Buddhist art which originated in the Indian sub ...
... The early medieval period in Indian history is in fact, a transitional phase. This transition is distinctly visible in the Buddhist art of the period. Art of any period is an expression socio religious background existing during that particular period. Buddhist art which originated in the Indian sub ...
Fundamentals of Buddhism
... another because the emphasis in Buddhism is on internal practice rather than on external practice. Its emphasis is on the way you develop your mind rather than the way you dress, the kind of food you take, the way you wear your hair and so forth. The second point that I would like to make regards t ...
... another because the emphasis in Buddhism is on internal practice rather than on external practice. Its emphasis is on the way you develop your mind rather than the way you dress, the kind of food you take, the way you wear your hair and so forth. The second point that I would like to make regards t ...
Medicine Buddha guided sadhana
... (Tayata) om bhekandze bhekandze maha bhekandze randza samungate soha. ...
... (Tayata) om bhekandze bhekandze maha bhekandze randza samungate soha. ...
As mentioned in the verse of The Foundation of All Good Qualities:-
... Earlier on, I said that what constitutes the afflictive obscurations are: the apprehension of a self of persons and the apprehension of a self of phenomena the seeds place by these apprehensions of true existence the afflictions such as anger and attachment that arise from those seeds You need ...
... Earlier on, I said that what constitutes the afflictive obscurations are: the apprehension of a self of persons and the apprehension of a self of phenomena the seeds place by these apprehensions of true existence the afflictions such as anger and attachment that arise from those seeds You need ...
Schopen, Buddhist Monks - University of Hawaii Press
... In fact, a preoccupation with specifically legal issues is the second seemingly characteristic feature of Mūlasarvāstivādin monasticism to emerge. The redactors of this Vinaya appear to have been just as much jurists [92] as they were monks. They appear to apply to the questions of ownership and inh ...
... In fact, a preoccupation with specifically legal issues is the second seemingly characteristic feature of Mūlasarvāstivādin monasticism to emerge. The redactors of this Vinaya appear to have been just as much jurists [92] as they were monks. They appear to apply to the questions of ownership and inh ...
PowerPoint - Just be Good
... RECOGNITION of the remarkable personality of the Dalai Lama is a separate issue from Christian assessment of Buddhism. There are strong reasons why Christians should be sceptical of Buddhism, whether Theravada (Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka), Mahayana (China, Japan, Korea), or Vajr ...
... RECOGNITION of the remarkable personality of the Dalai Lama is a separate issue from Christian assessment of Buddhism. There are strong reasons why Christians should be sceptical of Buddhism, whether Theravada (Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka), Mahayana (China, Japan, Korea), or Vajr ...
what is shinto - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
... tions with Buddhism, Shinto had a consistent form as a religion and had sufficient strength and content to attract belief and be mental pabulum for the Japanese of those days. When, however，we go back to the primitive ages several thousand years previous, it cannot be denied that it was bordering on ...
... tions with Buddhism, Shinto had a consistent form as a religion and had sufficient strength and content to attract belief and be mental pabulum for the Japanese of those days. When, however，we go back to the primitive ages several thousand years previous, it cannot be denied that it was bordering on ...
Tara Mahayana Buddhist Centre - Forms
... The charity operates from Etwall in Derbyshire where it has established a Dharma Centre. This serves to help people improve their understanding and experience of Buddha’s teachings through study, practice and the observance of moral discipline. The charity teaches the three study programmes of the N ...
... The charity operates from Etwall in Derbyshire where it has established a Dharma Centre. This serves to help people improve their understanding and experience of Buddha’s teachings through study, practice and the observance of moral discipline. The charity teaches the three study programmes of the N ...
Macho Buddhism: Gender and Sexualities in the Diamond Way
... fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especially in the more traditionalist and conservative groups.’ 26 Nydahl also ...
... fact ... Tibetan Buddhism in its Western varieties does not have much to do with sexuality except perhaps at the level of imagery and symbolism. The general atmosphere of a Dharma group is if anything rather puritanical, especially in the more traditionalist and conservative groups.’ 26 Nydahl also ...
INTRODUCTION - Reggie Pawle
... my Zen practice. To integrate Zen and psychology was not a question for me of if it was possible. It had to be possible. For me both were dealing with the same fundamental matter. Thus I began to search for ways to integrate the two. This integration has been an experience with mixed results. In var ...
... my Zen practice. To integrate Zen and psychology was not a question for me of if it was possible. It had to be possible. For me both were dealing with the same fundamental matter. Thus I began to search for ways to integrate the two. This integration has been an experience with mixed results. In var ...
The Spirit-possession Cult in the Burmese religion
... figures of the pantheon occur in some of the recent works about Burmese Buddhism, one could read without realizing that the Burmese Buddhists they are concerned with are also the devotees if not the practitioners of the Burmese spirit-possession cult. Actually the disregard for this dimension of the ...
... figures of the pantheon occur in some of the recent works about Burmese Buddhism, one could read without realizing that the Burmese Buddhists they are concerned with are also the devotees if not the practitioners of the Burmese spirit-possession cult. Actually the disregard for this dimension of the ...
Nothing Higher Than the Truth: Modern Theosophy, Buddhism, and
... 1860s, and peaked, according to Jeffrey Franklin’s research on the Buddha in Victorian England (2005), in the “Buddhism steeped Nineties” (941). A set of terms, images and impressions of Buddhism were therefore in circulation and scattered throughout Blavatsky’s published works. The textual basis o ...
... 1860s, and peaked, according to Jeffrey Franklin’s research on the Buddha in Victorian England (2005), in the “Buddhism steeped Nineties” (941). A set of terms, images and impressions of Buddhism were therefore in circulation and scattered throughout Blavatsky’s published works. The textual basis o ...
Tantric Buddhism in India (from c. A.D. 800 to c. A.D. 1200
... In short, I for one proceed in my work from the assumption that tantric Buddhism, for all that it has of course many unusual characteristics of its own, should not be seen as having an in all respects unique position or requiring for its study methods fundamentally different from those employed in t ...
... In short, I for one proceed in my work from the assumption that tantric Buddhism, for all that it has of course many unusual characteristics of its own, should not be seen as having an in all respects unique position or requiring for its study methods fundamentally different from those employed in t ...
2) Indian Buddhism - Kagyü Pende Gyamtso
... _Northern Buddhism, or Tibetan Buddhism, or Tibeto‐Mongolian Buddhism, or Vajrayana, sometimes called Lamaism ‐ practiced mainly in Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan and parts of Nepal, India, China and Russia. Eastern and Northern Buddhism both call themselves Mahayana. The term Hinay ...
... _Northern Buddhism, or Tibetan Buddhism, or Tibeto‐Mongolian Buddhism, or Vajrayana, sometimes called Lamaism ‐ practiced mainly in Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan and parts of Nepal, India, China and Russia. Eastern and Northern Buddhism both call themselves Mahayana. The term Hinay ...
a facilitator`s guide to
... The third great Buddhist king, Tri Ralpachen, was a grandson of King Trisong Detsen. Said to be an emanation of Vajrapani, he ruled Tibet from 815 to 838, when forces threatened by the spread of ...
... The third great Buddhist king, Tri Ralpachen, was a grandson of King Trisong Detsen. Said to be an emanation of Vajrapani, he ruled Tibet from 815 to 838, when forces threatened by the spread of ...
buddhist-inspired options: aspects of lay religious life in the lower
... change was by no means irrelevant for certain religious developments, particularly where it concerned imperial support for specific doctrinal interpretations or monks and monasteries, it was less relevant to local religious life throughout the Lower Yangzi region. There are several indications that ...
... change was by no means irrelevant for certain religious developments, particularly where it concerned imperial support for specific doctrinal interpretations or monks and monasteries, it was less relevant to local religious life throughout the Lower Yangzi region. There are several indications that ...
Introduction to the Early Buddhist
... understanding of the ancient texts or upon later mystical revelation of the Buddha himself and it replaces the ideal of the Arhat by that of the Bodhisattva. Not only the monk but every ordinary human being can place before himself the goal to be re-born as a Bodhisattva, which means an enlightened ...
... understanding of the ancient texts or upon later mystical revelation of the Buddha himself and it replaces the ideal of the Arhat by that of the Bodhisattva. Not only the monk but every ordinary human being can place before himself the goal to be re-born as a Bodhisattva, which means an enlightened ...
The Forerunner of All Things: Buddhaghosa on Mind, Intention, and Agency
... quences and bring about rebirth” (348), and, most usefully, “āyūhana signifies the mind’s function of striving to garner the necessary mental resources in order to produce an abundance of goal-oriented acts” (348– 349). Devdas hence preserves the sense of “striving” which is the actual meaning of āy ...
... quences and bring about rebirth” (348), and, most usefully, “āyūhana signifies the mind’s function of striving to garner the necessary mental resources in order to produce an abundance of goal-oriented acts” (348– 349). Devdas hence preserves the sense of “striving” which is the actual meaning of āy ...
The Gohonzon - laureldistrictstudy
... the altar does not become overly crowded. As President Ikeda has said, it would be wrong if anything made it "even a bit more difficult for us to worship the Gohonzon:" Basic Offerings The [traditional] basic material offerings to the Gohonzon are evergreens, candles and incense. One may use an arra ...
... the altar does not become overly crowded. As President Ikeda has said, it would be wrong if anything made it "even a bit more difficult for us to worship the Gohonzon:" Basic Offerings The [traditional] basic material offerings to the Gohonzon are evergreens, candles and incense. One may use an arra ...
e lotus Journal of the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Issue No. 35
... Noble Truth we see that Right View is the first factor of the noble 8-fold path. How can this be? Bhante explained to us that there are two levels of right view, Mundane right view and Supramundane right view. If we develop Mundane right view, we can have the happiness resulting from good morality, ...
... Noble Truth we see that Right View is the first factor of the noble 8-fold path. How can this be? Bhante explained to us that there are two levels of right view, Mundane right view and Supramundane right view. If we develop Mundane right view, we can have the happiness resulting from good morality, ...
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.