Dhamma and Abhidhamma
... compiled in Buddhist Sanskrit. They were most influential in the northwest of India, that is, in Kashmir and Gandhāra (present day Afghanistan). Their Kashmiri branch was also known as the Vaibhāika, while the Gandhārī branch was known as the Mla,sarvâstivāda or Sautrāntika. Interestingly, while t ...
... compiled in Buddhist Sanskrit. They were most influential in the northwest of India, that is, in Kashmir and Gandhāra (present day Afghanistan). Their Kashmiri branch was also known as the Vaibhāika, while the Gandhārī branch was known as the Mla,sarvâstivāda or Sautrāntika. Interestingly, while t ...
- J .Krishnamurti , Authentic Report of
... Lord Buddha and J. Krishnamurti always spoke from such a large perspective that in any extended passage on a particular subject the main outlines of their whole vision was implied. When one wishes to see how an extended statement flows out of the whole discourse, one can find the context by referrin ...
... Lord Buddha and J. Krishnamurti always spoke from such a large perspective that in any extended passage on a particular subject the main outlines of their whole vision was implied. When one wishes to see how an extended statement flows out of the whole discourse, one can find the context by referrin ...
Approaching The Great Perfection
... of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened correlate, nirvana, and proposes that enlightenment is to be attained gradually ...
... of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened correlate, nirvana, and proposes that enlightenment is to be attained gradually ...
Business and Buddhist Ethics - Center for Ethics of Science and
... Buddhism, however, admits that one should produce one’s own benefit first, because if everyone could bring about his or her own benefit, the result would also benefit others and society as a whole. When each person is self reliant, he or she does not burden others, and is also capable of helping oth ...
... Buddhism, however, admits that one should produce one’s own benefit first, because if everyone could bring about his or her own benefit, the result would also benefit others and society as a whole. When each person is self reliant, he or she does not burden others, and is also capable of helping oth ...
patriarch ` svision
... Institute and serves as a sacred place for advanced thinking. It ostensibly exists as a forum to bring Chinese Ch’an, Japanese Zen, Korean Son, and Vietnamese Thien together in mutual respect and support. These and similar lineages preserve the Patriarch’s method of transmitting enlightenment mind t ...
... Institute and serves as a sacred place for advanced thinking. It ostensibly exists as a forum to bring Chinese Ch’an, Japanese Zen, Korean Son, and Vietnamese Thien together in mutual respect and support. These and similar lineages preserve the Patriarch’s method of transmitting enlightenment mind t ...
Tolstoy`s Views of Buddhism
... Tolstoy's life of the Buddha "The Life and Teachi.ng of Siddartha Gautama called the Buddha, the Most Perfect One,,11 which he edited for Bulanzhe exemplifies the life and the activity of a religious founder in the context of Tolscoyan ideal religion. Siddartha, in this story, brought up as a follow ...
... Tolstoy's life of the Buddha "The Life and Teachi.ng of Siddartha Gautama called the Buddha, the Most Perfect One,,11 which he edited for Bulanzhe exemplifies the life and the activity of a religious founder in the context of Tolscoyan ideal religion. Siddartha, in this story, brought up as a follow ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... Class Venue: P4, Chong Yuet Ming Physics Building Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of ...
... Class Venue: P4, Chong Yuet Ming Physics Building Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of ...
Print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... part by Taixu's blueprint to modernize and systematize sangha education and temple administration, and by his ideas on renjian fojiao (人間佛教, [nhan gian phat giao ], "Buddhism for this world"), emphasizing the centrality of education, modern publishing, social work, and Buddhist lay groups to Buddhis ...
... part by Taixu's blueprint to modernize and systematize sangha education and temple administration, and by his ideas on renjian fojiao (人間佛教, [nhan gian phat giao ], "Buddhism for this world"), emphasizing the centrality of education, modern publishing, social work, and Buddhist lay groups to Buddhis ...
The criteria of the Noble Eightfold Path
... (1) There is no difference between lay-ariya-sāvaka and bhikkhu-ariya-sāvaka; but the householder cannot practice sammā-samādhi. They can become sotāpanna in different ways. If a person wants to practice the path seriously, he must renounce the householder life. There is no way for the ordinary hous ...
... (1) There is no difference between lay-ariya-sāvaka and bhikkhu-ariya-sāvaka; but the householder cannot practice sammā-samādhi. They can become sotāpanna in different ways. If a person wants to practice the path seriously, he must renounce the householder life. There is no way for the ordinary hous ...
Charisma in Buddhism
... sian/Singaporean Buddhism, and to answer the question ‘Is Bud dhism today a cult?’ [Buddhism, History and Society, 1992g 11:6–6.21]. One of the main characteristics of a cult is its leader’s charisma. In this case, I was also concerned at the lack of continuity of Buddhist work in the two countries ...
... sian/Singaporean Buddhism, and to answer the question ‘Is Bud dhism today a cult?’ [Buddhism, History and Society, 1992g 11:6–6.21]. One of the main characteristics of a cult is its leader’s charisma. In this case, I was also concerned at the lack of continuity of Buddhist work in the two countries ...
pramāṇakīrtiḥ
... It would be an interesting task for the historian of modern Buddhist studies to follow the occasional process of estrangement between Buddhist pramāṇa studies and Buddhist studies in general. When and to what extent did such a rift arise? (It is clear, for instance, that in his time a scholar like S ...
... It would be an interesting task for the historian of modern Buddhist studies to follow the occasional process of estrangement between Buddhist pramāṇa studies and Buddhist studies in general. When and to what extent did such a rift arise? (It is clear, for instance, that in his time a scholar like S ...
A Golden Ring
... receive numerous inspirations from Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and protectors. The only reasonable explanation for all those miraculous inspirational events is that Buddha and holy beings have achieved omnipresence, eternity and omniscience. There is no way that I can advocate the above to people simply b ...
... receive numerous inspirations from Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and protectors. The only reasonable explanation for all those miraculous inspirational events is that Buddha and holy beings have achieved omnipresence, eternity and omniscience. There is no way that I can advocate the above to people simply b ...
Chapter 16 Exam - multiple choice
... During the Han Empire, Confucians, who held Correct virtually all important government posts, resisted the new religion. ...
... During the Han Empire, Confucians, who held Correct virtually all important government posts, resisted the new religion. ...
Buddhism in Myanmar: A Short History
... Thailand were also home to the Mon. By this time, the Khmer probably controlled Laos, Cambodia, and northern Thailand, while Upper Myanmar may already have been occupied to some extent by Myanmar tribes. As these early settlers did not use lasting materials for construction, our knowledge of their c ...
... Thailand were also home to the Mon. By this time, the Khmer probably controlled Laos, Cambodia, and northern Thailand, while Upper Myanmar may already have been occupied to some extent by Myanmar tribes. As these early settlers did not use lasting materials for construction, our knowledge of their c ...
classVIIIenglishBoddo
... The Sthabir said, 'O upasak, please do not act in this way. I have done no wrong to you. Please cherish loving-kindness to me'. The hunter said, 'Having met you in the morning my purpose has ended in failure. I have got no animal of prey in the forest. I would not let you go in this time'. Saying th ...
... The Sthabir said, 'O upasak, please do not act in this way. I have done no wrong to you. Please cherish loving-kindness to me'. The hunter said, 'Having met you in the morning my purpose has ended in failure. I have got no animal of prey in the forest. I would not let you go in this time'. Saying th ...
Avataṃsaka Sūtra
... all made a resolution to attain Buddhahood and help sentient beings. • This trends continued even after the first five hundred years. Some people are recorded, such as Nāgājuna Deva Asaṅga Vasubandhu. • They might not have realized the fruits of the Śrāvaka Vehicle before they turned to Mahāyāna, bu ...
... all made a resolution to attain Buddhahood and help sentient beings. • This trends continued even after the first five hundred years. Some people are recorded, such as Nāgājuna Deva Asaṅga Vasubandhu. • They might not have realized the fruits of the Śrāvaka Vehicle before they turned to Mahāyāna, bu ...
Confucianism, Buddhism& Taoism
... China configured the Confucianism religion, so that it would serve everyone. China still holds a great importance for the Five Constant Relationships. With each passing year people listen more and more to there elders. ...
... China configured the Confucianism religion, so that it would serve everyone. China still holds a great importance for the Five Constant Relationships. With each passing year people listen more and more to there elders. ...
Insight Meditation in the United States: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit
... Insight Meditation, or vipassana, has been, since the early 1980s, one of the fastest growing in popularity. To a great extent this can be attributed to the practice being offered independent of much of its traditional Theravada Buddhist religious context. This autonomy has allowed the American vipa ...
... Insight Meditation, or vipassana, has been, since the early 1980s, one of the fastest growing in popularity. To a great extent this can be attributed to the practice being offered independent of much of its traditional Theravada Buddhist religious context. This autonomy has allowed the American vipa ...
The Four Realities True for Noble Ones: Ariyasacca Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... intercourse with the former wife? It is sacca, Lord.” [Horner 1: 36]). The general format of such questions and answers can be formalized as (saccaṃ kira + A? saccaṃ/na saccaṃ), in which A is usually a proposition. The formalization of the example above results in the following ...
... intercourse with the former wife? It is sacca, Lord.” [Horner 1: 36]). The general format of such questions and answers can be formalized as (saccaṃ kira + A? saccaṃ/na saccaṃ), in which A is usually a proposition. The formalization of the example above results in the following ...
Wu Ch`eng-en`s Monkey as an Allegory for Buddhism
... dawning of civilization in China, stories have been used as a religious tool, enabling religious leaders to convey their beliefs to the common people. During the sixteenth century, one Chinese man, Wu Ch‟eng-en, was credited with compiling many of these religious stories into one extensive testimony ...
... dawning of civilization in China, stories have been used as a religious tool, enabling religious leaders to convey their beliefs to the common people. During the sixteenth century, one Chinese man, Wu Ch‟eng-en, was credited with compiling many of these religious stories into one extensive testimony ...
2010 - Mikaela Campbell
... dawning of civilization in China, stories have been used as a religious tool, enabling religious leaders to convey their beliefs to the common people. During the sixteenth century, one Chinese man, Wu Ch‟eng-en, was credited with compiling many of these religious stories into one extensive testimony ...
... dawning of civilization in China, stories have been used as a religious tool, enabling religious leaders to convey their beliefs to the common people. During the sixteenth century, one Chinese man, Wu Ch‟eng-en, was credited with compiling many of these religious stories into one extensive testimony ...
Waking up to the Present: Vipassana Meditation and the Body
... The process of learning and practicing vipassana meditation is an inseparably physical and mental activity as the mind focuses upon the experiences and sensations of the body, which are experienced through the body and mentally interpreted. The mind and body are inextricably linked and cannot be red ...
... The process of learning and practicing vipassana meditation is an inseparably physical and mental activity as the mind focuses upon the experiences and sensations of the body, which are experienced through the body and mentally interpreted. The mind and body are inextricably linked and cannot be red ...
Two Buddhisms Further Considered
... American Buddhisms can be shelved, only to be brought out from time to time to gauge how issues articulated in a founding era are progressing’ (2002, 118). As Seager and others point out, Buddhism’s founding era in some Asian societies lasted several centuries — thus, it is still early in the West. ...
... American Buddhisms can be shelved, only to be brought out from time to time to gauge how issues articulated in a founding era are progressing’ (2002, 118). As Seager and others point out, Buddhism’s founding era in some Asian societies lasted several centuries — thus, it is still early in the West. ...
Papers presented at the International Buddhist Conference, March
... India and Sri Lanka were further strengthened when Asoka sent the alms bowl of the Buddha. Buddhism soon became the national religion of the Sinhalese people. King Asoka, Mahinda Thera and King Devanamapiya Tissa, the king in Sri Lanka at that time, were responsible for firmly establishing saddhamma ...
... India and Sri Lanka were further strengthened when Asoka sent the alms bowl of the Buddha. Buddhism soon became the national religion of the Sinhalese people. King Asoka, Mahinda Thera and King Devanamapiya Tissa, the king in Sri Lanka at that time, were responsible for firmly establishing saddhamma ...
The electronic Journal of East and Central Asian Religions
... they could not pass it over. However, the idea of a secret language associated with the divine was of course an invention of their own based on a misperception and misreading of the Buddhist spells. The attractiveness of divine sounds and language was simply so great that they felt compelled to crea ...
... they could not pass it over. However, the idea of a secret language associated with the divine was of course an invention of their own based on a misperception and misreading of the Buddhist spells. The attractiveness of divine sounds and language was simply so great that they felt compelled to crea ...