Buddhism and Modernity in Korea
... In a literary work dedicated to the creation of the compact community at the Hae’in Monastery, Kyŏnghŏ admonishes those who underestimate their capacity for Buddhist practice and abandon efforts to attain Buddhahood. He also criticizes the premature declaration of awakening among the practitioners o ...
... In a literary work dedicated to the creation of the compact community at the Hae’in Monastery, Kyŏnghŏ admonishes those who underestimate their capacity for Buddhist practice and abandon efforts to attain Buddhahood. He also criticizes the premature declaration of awakening among the practitioners o ...
2010 - Mikaela Campbell
... enlightenment, he has personal hindrances that he must overcome. The primary problem that Monkey must surmount is his proneness to violence (Levy 512). For example, when Pigsy, Monkey, and Tripitaka first approach their soon-to-be disciple, Sandy, Pigsy at first fights a physical battle against Sand ...
... enlightenment, he has personal hindrances that he must overcome. The primary problem that Monkey must surmount is his proneness to violence (Levy 512). For example, when Pigsy, Monkey, and Tripitaka first approach their soon-to-be disciple, Sandy, Pigsy at first fights a physical battle against Sand ...
Wu Ch`eng-en`s Monkey as an Allegory for Buddhism
... for Buddhism itself. The Taoist aspects come to play in the beginning and end of Monkey, and some evidence of Confucianism may be observed throughout the entire work. These aspects, however, are outweighed by evidence for Buddhist allegory. Perhaps the most significant representation of Buddhism is ...
... for Buddhism itself. The Taoist aspects come to play in the beginning and end of Monkey, and some evidence of Confucianism may be observed throughout the entire work. These aspects, however, are outweighed by evidence for Buddhist allegory. Perhaps the most significant representation of Buddhism is ...
Theravada Philosophical Exposition of the Supramundane (Lokuttara)
... cannot be practised while absorbed in jhāna, since insight meditation requires investigation and observation, which are impossible when the mind is immersed in one-pointed absorption. But after emerging from the jhāna the mind is cleared of the hindrances, and the stillness and clarity that then res ...
... cannot be practised while absorbed in jhāna, since insight meditation requires investigation and observation, which are impossible when the mind is immersed in one-pointed absorption. But after emerging from the jhāna the mind is cleared of the hindrances, and the stillness and clarity that then res ...
Right Knowledge - What Buddha Said
... benefits by putting it into practice (ehipassiko); it evidently leads to the desired goal (opanaiko) and it could be individually tested by wise ones (paccattam2 veditabbo viññuuhi. These characteristics of the dhamma distinguish Buddhism from other religious systems that value faith over knowledge ...
... benefits by putting it into practice (ehipassiko); it evidently leads to the desired goal (opanaiko) and it could be individually tested by wise ones (paccattam2 veditabbo viññuuhi. These characteristics of the dhamma distinguish Buddhism from other religious systems that value faith over knowledge ...
Human-Centered Buddhism--One that Accords with Dharma
... Indian Buddhism. As I stated in the preface of my book, The Buddhism of India: I am deeply convinced that during its long period of evolution, Buddhism must have suffered distortions through the torrent of changing conditions. To investigate Buddhism’s original tenets, to understand how it has chang ...
... Indian Buddhism. As I stated in the preface of my book, The Buddhism of India: I am deeply convinced that during its long period of evolution, Buddhism must have suffered distortions through the torrent of changing conditions. To investigate Buddhism’s original tenets, to understand how it has chang ...
Environmental Ethics in Mahayana Buddhism: The Significance of
... all phenomena indicates a relation of space (ontology) and a relation of time (formation). The ecological environment of today is included in the relation of space and relation of time. This means that all living things on earth are related including the circulation of organic or inorganic matter. M ...
... all phenomena indicates a relation of space (ontology) and a relation of time (formation). The ecological environment of today is included in the relation of space and relation of time. This means that all living things on earth are related including the circulation of organic or inorganic matter. M ...
Buddhism - White Plains Public Schools
... • The Noble Eightfold Path are eight actions designed to help followers achieve enlightenment. They are right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. E. Napp ...
... • The Noble Eightfold Path are eight actions designed to help followers achieve enlightenment. They are right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. E. Napp ...
Satipatthana – Mindfulness Meditation: The Four Foundations of
... what is wanted is dukkha. In short, all our common experiences of wanting and not wanting are dukkha.” (SN 56:11). Sometimes dukkha is rendered as stress, unsatisfactoriness, or just plain being out of sorts. The Buddha’s primary motivation then was to discover a way for humans, first for himself an ...
... what is wanted is dukkha. In short, all our common experiences of wanting and not wanting are dukkha.” (SN 56:11). Sometimes dukkha is rendered as stress, unsatisfactoriness, or just plain being out of sorts. The Buddha’s primary motivation then was to discover a way for humans, first for himself an ...
The Emergence of Buddhist Critical-Constructive Reflection in the
... Zen, as revealer of Amitabha’s pure realm—so as to make it seem that movements that developed in Buddhist cultures many centuries after Shakyamuni lived were fully present in the teachings he gave during his lifetime, thus possessing unquestioned authority.v I will focus here on Mahayana Buddhist tr ...
... Zen, as revealer of Amitabha’s pure realm—so as to make it seem that movements that developed in Buddhist cultures many centuries after Shakyamuni lived were fully present in the teachings he gave during his lifetime, thus possessing unquestioned authority.v I will focus here on Mahayana Buddhist tr ...
SGI - Unofficial SGI SWS
... “The Lotus Sutra reads, “The true aspect of all phenomena [can only be understood and shared between Buddhas. This reality consists of the appearance, nature . . . and] their consistency from beginning to end.” Here Nichiren refers to the Ten Factors in the Hoben or Expedient Means chapter of the Lo ...
... “The Lotus Sutra reads, “The true aspect of all phenomena [can only be understood and shared between Buddhas. This reality consists of the appearance, nature . . . and] their consistency from beginning to end.” Here Nichiren refers to the Ten Factors in the Hoben or Expedient Means chapter of the Lo ...
Sati Journal Volume 1 - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... range of wholesome practices, ranging from generosity and simple moral precepts to such schemes as the five spiritual faculties, the eight path factors, and the six or ten pāramitās. To learn these, we need to study the texts extensively and in depth, always inquiring how we can apply such practices ...
... range of wholesome practices, ranging from generosity and simple moral precepts to such schemes as the five spiritual faculties, the eight path factors, and the six or ten pāramitās. To learn these, we need to study the texts extensively and in depth, always inquiring how we can apply such practices ...
Freeing the Heart and Mind
... depends on our primary motivation. Since having an improper motivation is very harmful, cultivating a suitable motivation—the highest motivation—is of utmost importance. The highest motivation for receiving teachings is to attain full enlightenment not just for the sake of ourselves but for the sake ...
... depends on our primary motivation. Since having an improper motivation is very harmful, cultivating a suitable motivation—the highest motivation—is of utmost importance. The highest motivation for receiving teachings is to attain full enlightenment not just for the sake of ourselves but for the sake ...
The Universal Use of Symbols for Teaching
... myths, there is little or no historical information or reference within the content that give clues as to when, or where, or even for whom they were written. Mahayana Buddhists are distinguished from Hinayanists, the “Lesser Journey or Vehicle”, by their belief in the sutras to be the word of a Budd ...
... myths, there is little or no historical information or reference within the content that give clues as to when, or where, or even for whom they were written. Mahayana Buddhists are distinguished from Hinayanists, the “Lesser Journey or Vehicle”, by their belief in the sutras to be the word of a Budd ...
Mahā Satipatthāna Sutta: Investigation of the Four Noble Truths By
... consciousness can also be objects of consciousness. For example, when we focus on vedāna, or feeling, we are focusing not on a physical entity but on a quality of the mind as the object of meditation. In this way it can be understood that laws of cognition may be objects of meditation as well ...
... consciousness can also be objects of consciousness. For example, when we focus on vedāna, or feeling, we are focusing not on a physical entity but on a quality of the mind as the object of meditation. In this way it can be understood that laws of cognition may be objects of meditation as well ...
Nov 2015 - Chung Tian Temple
... Advisors and Branch Presidents of Chapters to discuss how they could cooperate with each other more smoothly. The other session was a discussion about localization on three areas of cultural education, charity and receiving youths, sharing results of the work over the years. “The biggest difference ...
... Advisors and Branch Presidents of Chapters to discuss how they could cooperate with each other more smoothly. The other session was a discussion about localization on three areas of cultural education, charity and receiving youths, sharing results of the work over the years. “The biggest difference ...
Relational Buddhism: A Psychological Quest for Meaning and
... A traditional, dual or polar, understanding of positivity is that it co-exists with negativity like the flip side of one coin (Wong, pers. comm.). However, what is considered to be positive or negative is, on a deeper level of reflection, far from static. As one man’s meat could be another man’s poi ...
... A traditional, dual or polar, understanding of positivity is that it co-exists with negativity like the flip side of one coin (Wong, pers. comm.). However, what is considered to be positive or negative is, on a deeper level of reflection, far from static. As one man’s meat could be another man’s poi ...
On the Practice of Buddhist Meditation According to the Pali Nikayas
... O n the Practice of Buddhist Meditation sonal instruction of a teacher. Thus the reason why the earlier texts fail to re veal very m u c h about just how to practice meditation is n o t because they are uninterested in such matters, or think they are unimportant, but rather pre cisely the opposit ...
... O n the Practice of Buddhist Meditation sonal instruction of a teacher. Thus the reason why the earlier texts fail to re veal very m u c h about just how to practice meditation is n o t because they are uninterested in such matters, or think they are unimportant, but rather pre cisely the opposit ...
The Buddha and The Cross: The Development of
... Although there are many rural and urban Buddhist organizations of varying schools developing rapidly and gaining new membership throughout the country even as these words are being written, the religion's youth, central tenants, and philosophical features require it to, in essence, "prove itself" to ...
... Although there are many rural and urban Buddhist organizations of varying schools developing rapidly and gaining new membership throughout the country even as these words are being written, the religion's youth, central tenants, and philosophical features require it to, in essence, "prove itself" to ...
The Role of a Monk in Myanmar Society
... pointed the head of the ë~åÖÜ~, the so-called ë~ë~å~Ä~áåÖ, and ensured the rule of order through ecclesiastical hierarchy. At the same time, he ruled with the support of the Buddhist order and its prestige. 2. Monkhood – from meditative mendicants and renouncers to active members of the civil societ ...
... pointed the head of the ë~åÖÜ~, the so-called ë~ë~å~Ä~áåÖ, and ensured the rule of order through ecclesiastical hierarchy. At the same time, he ruled with the support of the Buddhist order and its prestige. 2. Monkhood – from meditative mendicants and renouncers to active members of the civil societ ...
President Toda said - Unofficial SGI SWS
... ri shojaku. Shariputra, ever since I attained Buddhahood I have through various causes and various similes widely expounded my teachings and have used countless expedient means to guide living beings and cause them to renounce their attachments.1 ...
... ri shojaku. Shariputra, ever since I attained Buddhahood I have through various causes and various similes widely expounded my teachings and have used countless expedient means to guide living beings and cause them to renounce their attachments.1 ...
2013, Volume 22, Number 1 - Sakyadhita International Association
... becomes the focus of their lives and they cultivate devotion. In this way, their lives remain meaningful and important, even as the axis of focus shifts. For women in particular, it often happens that our youth is taken up with acting out the roles that society has determined for us. First, as physi ...
... becomes the focus of their lives and they cultivate devotion. In this way, their lives remain meaningful and important, even as the axis of focus shifts. For women in particular, it often happens that our youth is taken up with acting out the roles that society has determined for us. First, as physi ...
The Eight Precepts with Right Livelihood as the
... MT [Majjhima Nikaya Tika a subcommentary to the Majjhima Nikaya] identifies them with the factors possessed by a person at the highest level of insight development, immediately prior to the emergence of the supramundane path. In this stage only the former five path factors are actively operative, th ...
... MT [Majjhima Nikaya Tika a subcommentary to the Majjhima Nikaya] identifies them with the factors possessed by a person at the highest level of insight development, immediately prior to the emergence of the supramundane path. In this stage only the former five path factors are actively operative, th ...
pramāṇakīrtiḥ
... Buddha’s teaching can be rationally justified. For instance, because past lives usually cannot be remembered, the law of karma cannot be immediately verified, let alone its intricacies brought to light.6 Such parts of the Buddha’s doctrine can neither be directly perceived nor inferred. They had to ...
... Buddha’s teaching can be rationally justified. For instance, because past lives usually cannot be remembered, the law of karma cannot be immediately verified, let alone its intricacies brought to light.6 Such parts of the Buddha’s doctrine can neither be directly perceived nor inferred. They had to ...
Violence and Nonviolence in Buddhist Animal Ethics Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... The Ṛgveda endorses the importance of animal sacrifice, especially the horse. The process and procedure by which the horse is sacrificed is described in some detail (1.162:1), but, in general, the animal is slaughtered in a ritually pure way using a method that can only be carried out by royalty (Fl ...
... The Ṛgveda endorses the importance of animal sacrifice, especially the horse. The process and procedure by which the horse is sacrificed is described in some detail (1.162:1), but, in general, the animal is slaughtered in a ritually pure way using a method that can only be carried out by royalty (Fl ...
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.