On the Bhikkhunã Ordination Controversy
... female candidates in a situation where no bhikkhunã order is in existence. This is unmistakably clear from the narrative context. In contrast, the function of Cv X.17 is to regulate the giving of the higher ordination to female candidates when a bhikkhunã order is in existence. This is also unmistak ...
... female candidates in a situation where no bhikkhunã order is in existence. This is unmistakably clear from the narrative context. In contrast, the function of Cv X.17 is to regulate the giving of the higher ordination to female candidates when a bhikkhunã order is in existence. This is also unmistak ...
Four Noble Truths
... However, the Sanskrit and Pali words satya and sacca, respectively, mean both "truth" and "real" or "actual thing." With that in mind, one scholar argues[2] that the four noble truths are not asserted in the way they just have been above, as propositional truths or creeds. Instead, they can be seen ...
... However, the Sanskrit and Pali words satya and sacca, respectively, mean both "truth" and "real" or "actual thing." With that in mind, one scholar argues[2] that the four noble truths are not asserted in the way they just have been above, as propositional truths or creeds. Instead, they can be seen ...
Ksitigrabha sutra - Khyentse Foundation
... ways. Some receive their reward for only one life, some receive their reward for ten lives, and some even receive great bliss for hundreds of thousands of lives. I do not know the reason why it differs in such a great way and hope that you will graciously explain it to me.” The Sakyamuni Buddha repl ...
... ways. Some receive their reward for only one life, some receive their reward for ten lives, and some even receive great bliss for hundreds of thousands of lives. I do not know the reason why it differs in such a great way and hope that you will graciously explain it to me.” The Sakyamuni Buddha repl ...
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... of Depression,” at Emory University in October 2007 (for a list of all dialogues and their topics, see the appendix to this article). Publication of these dialogues has proceeded at a slower and irregular pace, in part because they have involved different editorial teams—usually related to the leadi ...
... of Depression,” at Emory University in October 2007 (for a list of all dialogues and their topics, see the appendix to this article). Publication of these dialogues has proceeded at a slower and irregular pace, in part because they have involved different editorial teams—usually related to the leadi ...
Introduction to Ichinen Sanzen
... 1.For the introductory session the facilitator will need to introduce all the participants, establish study partners and allocate the session for each set of study partners to make presentations. Facilitators will need to help the group members choose study partners who will meet between sessions to ...
... 1.For the introductory session the facilitator will need to introduce all the participants, establish study partners and allocate the session for each set of study partners to make presentations. Facilitators will need to help the group members choose study partners who will meet between sessions to ...
Ullambana Service - Ti-Sarana Buddhist Association
... members andimprove devotees who have Dna to during this period there of is Service elaborate offerings that are burnt to appease and to the pathetic condition ofand some departed beings. Instead burningfrom elaborate members devotees are encouraged to offered offer Dna parpar-take in the transfere ...
... members andimprove devotees who have Dna to during this period there of is Service elaborate offerings that are burnt to appease and to the pathetic condition ofand some departed beings. Instead burningfrom elaborate members devotees are encouraged to offered offer Dna parpar-take in the transfere ...
The Buddha`s Fire Miracles Anālayo . 5(11): 9–42. © 5 Bhikkhu
... support in the Sanskrit fragment parallels. I find similarly unconvincing the interpretation of the present passage by Marasinghe 1974: 128, who holds that it “does not mean anything more than that the Buddha recognized the fact that the belief in the gods was quite commonly known at that time. Henc ...
... support in the Sanskrit fragment parallels. I find similarly unconvincing the interpretation of the present passage by Marasinghe 1974: 128, who holds that it “does not mean anything more than that the Buddha recognized the fact that the belief in the gods was quite commonly known at that time. Henc ...
The Twelve Links of Interdependent Origination
... something that exists and that experiences thoughts and feelings and perceptions. This is a very powerful experience, and we feel sure that the mind exists as a solid entity. But once we examine mind closely to discover its character, its very nature or essence, we find that mind is devoid of any en ...
... something that exists and that experiences thoughts and feelings and perceptions. This is a very powerful experience, and we feel sure that the mind exists as a solid entity. But once we examine mind closely to discover its character, its very nature or essence, we find that mind is devoid of any en ...
1.4 Why the Buddha “Hesitated” To Teach B S
... Hence it seems that the Buddha indeed felt disinclined to teach. The reason given by him in the Ariyapariyesan Sutta, which recurs in the other versions with similar expressions, was that it will be fatiguing (kilamatha) and vexing (vihes) for him if others were to fail to understand the profound ...
... Hence it seems that the Buddha indeed felt disinclined to teach. The reason given by him in the Ariyapariyesan Sutta, which recurs in the other versions with similar expressions, was that it will be fatiguing (kilamatha) and vexing (vihes) for him if others were to fail to understand the profound ...
BUDDHISM: SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION
... the dharmas. Dharmas are the elements, the constituent factors of all that exists. Man is a conglomarate of series of dharmas. The end of desire is the suppresion of existence under the form of reincarnation. This state is called Nirvana. Nirvana is an Absolute. It does not belong to our empirical r ...
... the dharmas. Dharmas are the elements, the constituent factors of all that exists. Man is a conglomarate of series of dharmas. The end of desire is the suppresion of existence under the form of reincarnation. This state is called Nirvana. Nirvana is an Absolute. It does not belong to our empirical r ...
- Hospice of Mother Tara
... Buddha puja and a reading of the Sanghata sutra Chotrul Düchen, the Day of Miracles, commemorates one of the four great deeds of the Buddha. It marks the end of a fifteen day period during which the Buddha performed numerous inspiring feats in order to overcome sceptics, and help increase the faith ...
... Buddha puja and a reading of the Sanghata sutra Chotrul Düchen, the Day of Miracles, commemorates one of the four great deeds of the Buddha. It marks the end of a fifteen day period during which the Buddha performed numerous inspiring feats in order to overcome sceptics, and help increase the faith ...
the buddha speaks the sutra about karma
... "Once upon a gathering attended by 1,250 followers, the venerable Ananda, after circling thrice with folded hands around the Buddha and bowing with respect asked: "In the present dark age where the majority of our people are indulgent in unrighteousness, disrespectful to the Lord’s teaching, undutif ...
... "Once upon a gathering attended by 1,250 followers, the venerable Ananda, after circling thrice with folded hands around the Buddha and bowing with respect asked: "In the present dark age where the majority of our people are indulgent in unrighteousness, disrespectful to the Lord’s teaching, undutif ...
An Interpersonal Exploration of Zen Buddhism
... thousands of years by the Arahat, who had attained Enlightenment and escaped the cycle of Samsara, until it was written down for the first time in Sri Lanka in the first century (Freiberger 263). After the fifth century, the Pali canon featured fixed contents; also regarded as normative by western s ...
... thousands of years by the Arahat, who had attained Enlightenment and escaped the cycle of Samsara, until it was written down for the first time in Sri Lanka in the first century (Freiberger 263). After the fifth century, the Pali canon featured fixed contents; also regarded as normative by western s ...
skillful means - The Dharmafarers
... Then, bhikshus, I thought thus: ‘Why should I, being myself subject to birth, sought what was also subject to birth; … subject to decay; … subject to sickness; … subject to death; … subject to sorrow; being myself subject to defilement, sought what was also subject to defilement? Suppose that I, bei ...
... Then, bhikshus, I thought thus: ‘Why should I, being myself subject to birth, sought what was also subject to birth; … subject to decay; … subject to sickness; … subject to death; … subject to sorrow; being myself subject to defilement, sought what was also subject to defilement? Suppose that I, bei ...
a study on the i-pu-tsung-lun-lun
... little and presently get the condition of ‘past learning’. Then you can enter the assembly; at present your presence is not possible.”26[26] Vasumitra, “I care for the condition of ‘past learning’ as little as for a drop of spittle; my mind seeks only the fruit of Buddha; I do not run after little q ...
... little and presently get the condition of ‘past learning’. Then you can enter the assembly; at present your presence is not possible.”26[26] Vasumitra, “I care for the condition of ‘past learning’ as little as for a drop of spittle; my mind seeks only the fruit of Buddha; I do not run after little q ...
The Unintended Legacy of Hellenism
... personality and his divinity, as recorded in the Pali Canon. How could the Buddha be omniscient when it is said that he only extracted his knowledge from reflection?18 As mentioned earlier, Buddhists held the stupas, housing the Buddha’s relics, in a higher regard than the pictorial representations ...
... personality and his divinity, as recorded in the Pali Canon. How could the Buddha be omniscient when it is said that he only extracted his knowledge from reflection?18 As mentioned earlier, Buddhists held the stupas, housing the Buddha’s relics, in a higher regard than the pictorial representations ...
Fr Fayard, 1999, 393 pages, ISBN: 2–213–60103–8 (paper): 135 ff. é
... the case for Donald Lopez, for instance, whose book Prisoners of Shangrila4 is criticized for a coercive and traditional conception of the myth of Shangrila. (Lenoir states that Ò[i]n my opinion, the myth per se turns out to be dangerous when people do believe in it integrally and with no distance. ...
... the case for Donald Lopez, for instance, whose book Prisoners of Shangrila4 is criticized for a coercive and traditional conception of the myth of Shangrila. (Lenoir states that Ò[i]n my opinion, the myth per se turns out to be dangerous when people do believe in it integrally and with no distance. ...
Will the marriage between Pragmatism and Buddhism last?
... There can be no difference anywhere that doesn’t make a difference elsewhere—no difference in abstract truth that doesn't express itself in a difference in concrete fact and in conduct consequent upon that fact, imposed on somebody, somehow, somewhere and somewhen. The whole function of philosophy o ...
... There can be no difference anywhere that doesn’t make a difference elsewhere—no difference in abstract truth that doesn't express itself in a difference in concrete fact and in conduct consequent upon that fact, imposed on somebody, somehow, somewhere and somewhen. The whole function of philosophy o ...
Bullets - Fulford School : VLE
... RELIGION IN INDIA IN THE TIME OF THE BUDDHA In order to understand Buddhism, it is necessary to understand the historical development of the religion. As John Snelling says, 'Buddhism is a child of India - a uniquely spiritual country.' We have to look to India to learn more about the origin of Budd ...
... RELIGION IN INDIA IN THE TIME OF THE BUDDHA In order to understand Buddhism, it is necessary to understand the historical development of the religion. As John Snelling says, 'Buddhism is a child of India - a uniquely spiritual country.' We have to look to India to learn more about the origin of Budd ...
2012, Autumn - Bodhi Path Buddhist Centers
... realization of enlightenment from one generation to the next and to the next, you have the great good fortune – today in your own life – to become a student of the Buddha, and to seek realization of your own inherent Buddha-nature right here and now in the midst of your life. Various Buddhist tradit ...
... realization of enlightenment from one generation to the next and to the next, you have the great good fortune – today in your own life – to become a student of the Buddha, and to seek realization of your own inherent Buddha-nature right here and now in the midst of your life. Various Buddhist tradit ...
Shingon Buddhism: Theory and Practice (Minoru Kiyota)
... existential philosophy. However, he goes on to say that, because Shingon takes an a priori view of enlightenment, faith constitutes the basic ingredient of theory and practice. Thus, he sees faith as the "unconditional acceptance of the proposition that the seeds of enlightenment are inherent in all ...
... existential philosophy. However, he goes on to say that, because Shingon takes an a priori view of enlightenment, faith constitutes the basic ingredient of theory and practice. Thus, he sees faith as the "unconditional acceptance of the proposition that the seeds of enlightenment are inherent in all ...
The following articles by Venerable Ajahn Brahmavamso were taken
... Vinaya is the name for the body of monastic rules and traditions that are binding on every Buddhist monk and nun. The Vinaya was established by the Buddha himself and is now preserved in written form, both in the ancient Indian languages and in English translation. With so many new people having com ...
... Vinaya is the name for the body of monastic rules and traditions that are binding on every Buddhist monk and nun. The Vinaya was established by the Buddha himself and is now preserved in written form, both in the ancient Indian languages and in English translation. With so many new people having com ...
Paradox and Poetry in "The Voice of the Silence"
... the transcendental samadhi by “the abrupt disappearance of the latter into a “fourth” dimension which, since it is transcendental hence absolute, stands in no relation to reason at all. Only reason can contradict reason. In fact, as Nagarjuna and his followers maintained, reason is inherently self-c ...
... the transcendental samadhi by “the abrupt disappearance of the latter into a “fourth” dimension which, since it is transcendental hence absolute, stands in no relation to reason at all. Only reason can contradict reason. In fact, as Nagarjuna and his followers maintained, reason is inherently self-c ...
The Iconography of Nepalese Buddhism
... A casual visitor will be surprised to see the large number of both peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, ...
... A casual visitor will be surprised to see the large number of both peaceful and wrathful looking deities in Kathmandu valley. He will even be doubtful if these are Buddhist at all. Because in eravada Buddhist tradition they are famliar with the image of Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharmacakra symbol, stupa, ...