The Meaning of Friendship in Buddhism
... the midst of all our Friends, not only members of the FWBO, but others who have come along this evening to this talk. It’s very natural that we should gather together in this way, because man is a social animal, and to be human at all means to be related to other human beings. The first other human ...
... the midst of all our Friends, not only members of the FWBO, but others who have come along this evening to this talk. It’s very natural that we should gather together in this way, because man is a social animal, and to be human at all means to be related to other human beings. The first other human ...
Study Guide for MN 28 The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the
... A good part of the sutta is devoted to explaining the psycho-physical processes that give rise to the five aggregates. The aggregates are not explained as existing separate from our consciousness of them. In other words, the aggregates are not described as real objects independent of our awareness o ...
... A good part of the sutta is devoted to explaining the psycho-physical processes that give rise to the five aggregates. The aggregates are not explained as existing separate from our consciousness of them. In other words, the aggregates are not described as real objects independent of our awareness o ...
The Dragon Who Never Sleeps
... addition to vows, another way to personalize the Buddha's teaching has been to repeat gathas, fourline verses that sum up important points. Gathas too are found in the earliest Buddhist writings, and commonly have been memorized and used for Right Recollection-guideposts on the Buddha's path. The Dh ...
... addition to vows, another way to personalize the Buddha's teaching has been to repeat gathas, fourline verses that sum up important points. Gathas too are found in the earliest Buddhist writings, and commonly have been memorized and used for Right Recollection-guideposts on the Buddha's path. The Dh ...
Buddhist Concepts: The Gohonzon
... within, truly believing this about all people and living based on this belief is not easy. Nichiren Daishonin inscribed the Gohonzon so that anyone can believe in and activate his or her Buddha nature. Just having the Gohonzon, however, will not ensure this. Both faith and practice are essential to ...
... within, truly believing this about all people and living based on this belief is not easy. Nichiren Daishonin inscribed the Gohonzon so that anyone can believe in and activate his or her Buddha nature. Just having the Gohonzon, however, will not ensure this. Both faith and practice are essential to ...
wheel of dharma - Buddhist Churches of America
... But what we’re not taught is how to leave these friends behind We’re not taught how to leave these people that we’ve grown so close to over the years And we’re certainly not taught how to say goodbye or how to hide the tears Even though we’ll all meet new people and make new memories, nothing can tr ...
... But what we’re not taught is how to leave these friends behind We’re not taught how to leave these people that we’ve grown so close to over the years And we’re certainly not taught how to say goodbye or how to hide the tears Even though we’ll all meet new people and make new memories, nothing can tr ...
The Quandary of the Saffron`s Involvement in Politics in Burma
... the most economically underdeveloped country. The name Burma was officially replaced by Myanmar following the mount of the military regime in 1962. Since then, Junta military who have also been said to be notorious and brutal to their own people has ruled Burma. Demographically, 62% of citizens are ...
... the most economically underdeveloped country. The name Burma was officially replaced by Myanmar following the mount of the military regime in 1962. Since then, Junta military who have also been said to be notorious and brutal to their own people has ruled Burma. Demographically, 62% of citizens are ...
Awaken17 - Dharma Resources - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See
... may abound (pg 54). Perhaps you may even have heard of one such misconception about Buddhists being financially poor and unsuccessful due to the teachings taught? On the contrary, the Buddha’s teachings have nothing against riches, wealth and worldly success. In fact, the Buddha gave many invaluable ...
... may abound (pg 54). Perhaps you may even have heard of one such misconception about Buddhists being financially poor and unsuccessful due to the teachings taught? On the contrary, the Buddha’s teachings have nothing against riches, wealth and worldly success. In fact, the Buddha gave many invaluable ...
Who`s Who in our Chants
... Manjusri is the bodhisattva of wisdom: Mun Su Sari is his name in Sino-Korean, and he is introduced with the epithet Dae Ji (great wisdom); his name in Sanskrit translates as Gentle Radiance. He appears in the Prajnaparamita Sutras (but not in the condensed version we know of as the Heart Sutra), th ...
... Manjusri is the bodhisattva of wisdom: Mun Su Sari is his name in Sino-Korean, and he is introduced with the epithet Dae Ji (great wisdom); his name in Sanskrit translates as Gentle Radiance. He appears in the Prajnaparamita Sutras (but not in the condensed version we know of as the Heart Sutra), th ...
AP World History Sample DBQ Responses to the Spread of
... likely that Wu’s Edict carried a lot of weight, but it is also possible Wu was jealous of Buddhist monasteries “outshining [his own] imperial palace” than by true concern for his subjects’ welfare. A census showing causes of death would allow historians to objectively evaluate whether Buddhism truly ...
... likely that Wu’s Edict carried a lot of weight, but it is also possible Wu was jealous of Buddhist monasteries “outshining [his own] imperial palace” than by true concern for his subjects’ welfare. A census showing causes of death would allow historians to objectively evaluate whether Buddhism truly ...
Sati Journal Volume 1 - Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
... could breed internal conflict, feelings of guilt and unworthiness, and also generate tensions within the family and at the workplace. I think there are reasonable grounds for the belief that during his teaching rounds the Buddha gave many more teachings to his lay disciples than are recorded in the ...
... could breed internal conflict, feelings of guilt and unworthiness, and also generate tensions within the family and at the workplace. I think there are reasonable grounds for the belief that during his teaching rounds the Buddha gave many more teachings to his lay disciples than are recorded in the ...
What the Buddha Thought, by Richard Gombrich. London: Equinox
... Gombrich says many insightful things about the Buddha’s intellectual style, especially his pragmatism. A pragmatic approach seems to govern his reflection on ethical matters. The vinaya contains what amounts to a legal-ethical system for the Saṅgha. What is striking about its formation is that it se ...
... Gombrich says many insightful things about the Buddha’s intellectual style, especially his pragmatism. A pragmatic approach seems to govern his reflection on ethical matters. The vinaya contains what amounts to a legal-ethical system for the Saṅgha. What is striking about its formation is that it se ...
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
... of the follower blind faith. At the very outset the skeptic will be pleased to hear of its call for investigation. Buddhism from beginning to end is open to all those who have eyes to see and minds to understand. The Buddha never endeavored to wring out of his followers blind and submissive faith in ...
... of the follower blind faith. At the very outset the skeptic will be pleased to hear of its call for investigation. Buddhism from beginning to end is open to all those who have eyes to see and minds to understand. The Buddha never endeavored to wring out of his followers blind and submissive faith in ...
Precepts Guideline Manual
... Most importantly, we need faith. Faith in Buddhism is very different from that of other religions. It is not a belief in God or in doctrines; instead, it is a belief in ourselves. In Buddhism we believe that we are all endowed with Buddha-nature and therefore, despite our habits and defilements, our ...
... Most importantly, we need faith. Faith in Buddhism is very different from that of other religions. It is not a belief in God or in doctrines; instead, it is a belief in ourselves. In Buddhism we believe that we are all endowed with Buddha-nature and therefore, despite our habits and defilements, our ...
Significance of Vas and Katina
... of time. They traveled distances, from place to place, teaching and preaching the dharma and meditating. As stated in the Mahavaggapali the Buddha instructed the monks thus, “Go forth, O monks for the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, for the welfare, benefit and happiness of gods and ...
... of time. They traveled distances, from place to place, teaching and preaching the dharma and meditating. As stated in the Mahavaggapali the Buddha instructed the monks thus, “Go forth, O monks for the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, for the welfare, benefit and happiness of gods and ...
Introduction to Buddha-Dharma and Sōtō Zen Practice
... The Heart of Dogen’s Shobogenzo – Norman Waddell and Masao Abe Shobogenzo Zuimonki: Sayings of Eihei Dogen Zenji – Shohaku Okumura Transmission of Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Keizan Zenji – Thomas Cleary Record of Transmitting the Light: Zen Master Keizan’s Denkoroku – Francis Cook Wom ...
... The Heart of Dogen’s Shobogenzo – Norman Waddell and Masao Abe Shobogenzo Zuimonki: Sayings of Eihei Dogen Zenji – Shohaku Okumura Transmission of Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Keizan Zenji – Thomas Cleary Record of Transmitting the Light: Zen Master Keizan’s Denkoroku – Francis Cook Wom ...
Relational Buddhism: A Psychological Quest for Meaning and
... grasping/clinging existential neurosis emanates. The Buddha started his quest by deeply empathizing existential suffering and its causes, contended that they can cease, discovered how to cease painful emotions, and pointed on top at the cultivation of what is known as the prime Buddhist values: genu ...
... grasping/clinging existential neurosis emanates. The Buddha started his quest by deeply empathizing existential suffering and its causes, contended that they can cease, discovered how to cease painful emotions, and pointed on top at the cultivation of what is known as the prime Buddhist values: genu ...
Buddhism - Spiritual Awakening Radio
... the two boys finally took their dispute to the king. The king listened to both arguments and pronounced that the one who protects the life of a creature has the right to that creature. This was a great disappointment to Devadatta. He became envious and bore malice towards Siddhartha. ...
... the two boys finally took their dispute to the king. The king listened to both arguments and pronounced that the one who protects the life of a creature has the right to that creature. This was a great disappointment to Devadatta. He became envious and bore malice towards Siddhartha. ...
„What is Mahāyāna? And what are Mahāyāna scriptures?“ (Part II)
... And how are we able to still identify a text that fails to be accompanied by those paraphernalia as „Mahāyāna“? How does a responsible catalogue of „Mahāyāna“ scriptures materialize? Our symposium should make a just try to assess, on the present stage of knowledge, those new theses, in part themselv ...
... And how are we able to still identify a text that fails to be accompanied by those paraphernalia as „Mahāyāna“? How does a responsible catalogue of „Mahāyāna“ scriptures materialize? Our symposium should make a just try to assess, on the present stage of knowledge, those new theses, in part themselv ...
Alternative Traditions
... thoughts, however, I decided to organize them into three main groups, according to whether the works of which they were reviews dealt with the Theravada, with Ch’an or Zen, or with Tibetan Buddhism, which between them represent the three principle phases in the historical development of Indian Buddh ...
... thoughts, however, I decided to organize them into three main groups, according to whether the works of which they were reviews dealt with the Theravada, with Ch’an or Zen, or with Tibetan Buddhism, which between them represent the three principle phases in the historical development of Indian Buddh ...
Great Disciples of the Buddha
... in the West oceans of ink have been expended on books dealing with the Buddha and his Teaching, the first two Jewels of Buddhism, the coverage given to the third Jewel, the Sangha, has been far from adequate. Even the meaning of the word “sangha” has been a matter of dispute, while for those without ...
... in the West oceans of ink have been expended on books dealing with the Buddha and his Teaching, the first two Jewels of Buddhism, the coverage given to the third Jewel, the Sangha, has been far from adequate. Even the meaning of the word “sangha” has been a matter of dispute, while for those without ...
Buddhism, Mindfulness, and Transformative Politics
... one’s experience, without either chasing after pleasant experiences or avoiding unpleasant experiences. The four foundations of mindfulness—body, feeling, mind, and phenomena— collectively exhaust the possible objects of experience, so that there is nothing excluded from one’s mindful awareness. Lat ...
... one’s experience, without either chasing after pleasant experiences or avoiding unpleasant experiences. The four foundations of mindfulness—body, feeling, mind, and phenomena— collectively exhaust the possible objects of experience, so that there is nothing excluded from one’s mindful awareness. Lat ...
Arahants and Bodhisattvas
... a human being sharing fully in our humanity. He takes birth among us as a man subject to the limitations of human life. As he grows up, he is confronted with inevitable old age, sickness, and death, which reveal to him the deep misery that perpetually lies hidden behind youth, health, and life, mock ...
... a human being sharing fully in our humanity. He takes birth among us as a man subject to the limitations of human life. As he grows up, he is confronted with inevitable old age, sickness, and death, which reveal to him the deep misery that perpetually lies hidden behind youth, health, and life, mock ...
By Ajahn Jayasaro - Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
... long-standing need. There have been others in the past who have begun and then finally abandoned such a project. This book finally succeeds in remedying an important lack. Ajahn Jayasaro has written this book in the form of questions and answers, making it interesting and not overly-academic in tone ...
... long-standing need. There have been others in the past who have begun and then finally abandoned such a project. This book finally succeeds in remedying an important lack. Ajahn Jayasaro has written this book in the form of questions and answers, making it interesting and not overly-academic in tone ...
Week One: The story of the Historical Buddha and its symbolic
... The Buddhist approach to this is very different. It is very much about the development of individual consciousness on a voluntary basis for the benefit of all beings, which includes you. I mention this at the start because it is a vital aspect of Buddhist ethics to remember that you are always incl ...
... The Buddhist approach to this is very different. It is very much about the development of individual consciousness on a voluntary basis for the benefit of all beings, which includes you. I mention this at the start because it is a vital aspect of Buddhist ethics to remember that you are always incl ...
Did King Ajātasattu Confess to the Buddha, Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... There are some interesting features in this last passage which deserve a brief digression. Firstly, the passage implies that Vaḍḍha, a layman, has a bowl and eats with the bhikkhus. Horner objects to this: “a layman certainly would have had no begging bowl that could have been, literally, turned ups ...
... There are some interesting features in this last passage which deserve a brief digression. Firstly, the passage implies that Vaḍḍha, a layman, has a bowl and eats with the bhikkhus. Horner objects to this: “a layman certainly would have had no begging bowl that could have been, literally, turned ups ...