Two Traditions of Meditation in Ancient India
... found certain references to the idea that liberation from Ill (du˙kha) results from, and consists in, the non-production of any future karman at all and from the ending, often through austerities (tapas), of any existing bad karman. This idea is there usually ascribed to the Nigaˆ†ha Nåtaputta (Nirg ...
... found certain references to the idea that liberation from Ill (du˙kha) results from, and consists in, the non-production of any future karman at all and from the ending, often through austerities (tapas), of any existing bad karman. This idea is there usually ascribed to the Nigaˆ†ha Nåtaputta (Nirg ...
the two traditions of meditation in ancient india
... found certain references to the idea that liberation from Ill (du˙kha) results from, and consists in, the non-production of any future karman at all and from the ending, often through austerities (tapas), of any existing bad karman. This idea is there usually ascribed to the Nigaˆ†ha Nåtaputta (Nirg ...
... found certain references to the idea that liberation from Ill (du˙kha) results from, and consists in, the non-production of any future karman at all and from the ending, often through austerities (tapas), of any existing bad karman. This idea is there usually ascribed to the Nigaˆ†ha Nåtaputta (Nirg ...
The Great Nalanda - Past and Present
... The Nalanda Mahavihara (ancient Nalanda University) had been a great seat of learning for about eight hundred years (from 5th century to 13th century A. D.). At the very beginning it was a monastic institution accommodating thousands of travelling monks coming from different regions. During their st ...
... The Nalanda Mahavihara (ancient Nalanda University) had been a great seat of learning for about eight hundred years (from 5th century to 13th century A. D.). At the very beginning it was a monastic institution accommodating thousands of travelling monks coming from different regions. During their st ...
The Art of Living
... actions. Most people are capable of learning this method, but it is a long journey, such as going to school. One must start from elementary school, then gradually advance grade by grade to junior high, high school, and college. In finishing one grade, one attains the benefit of that single grade. Th ...
... actions. Most people are capable of learning this method, but it is a long journey, such as going to school. One must start from elementary school, then gradually advance grade by grade to junior high, high school, and college. In finishing one grade, one attains the benefit of that single grade. Th ...
here - Harvard Negotiation Law Review
... In his article, “The Contemplative Lawyer: On the Potential Contributions of Mindfulness Meditation to Law Students, Lawyers and their Clients,”1 Professor Leonard Riskin candidly states that he does not know whether recent efforts to introduce mindfulness meditation to lawyers and law students are ...
... In his article, “The Contemplative Lawyer: On the Potential Contributions of Mindfulness Meditation to Law Students, Lawyers and their Clients,”1 Professor Leonard Riskin candidly states that he does not know whether recent efforts to introduce mindfulness meditation to lawyers and law students are ...
Robert F. RHODES - NCC Center for the Study of Japanese
... civilization in an attempt to recreate their nation along continental lines. The wholesale adoption of Chinese culture reached its zenith in the Nara period (710794), which takes its name from the new capital city built in imitation of the Chinese seat of government. One of the most important, and m ...
... civilization in an attempt to recreate their nation along continental lines. The wholesale adoption of Chinese culture reached its zenith in the Nara period (710794), which takes its name from the new capital city built in imitation of the Chinese seat of government. One of the most important, and m ...
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 ...
Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
... considered to be emanations of bodhisattvas. The Fourteenth Dalai Lama is a good example, being the thirteenth reincarnation of the first Dalai Lama, Gendun Drup, as well as an emanation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Some, through their spiritual development in this life, are deemed to become ...
... considered to be emanations of bodhisattvas. The Fourteenth Dalai Lama is a good example, being the thirteenth reincarnation of the first Dalai Lama, Gendun Drup, as well as an emanation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Some, through their spiritual development in this life, are deemed to become ...
The Other Side of Zen - Princeton University Press
... major Japanese Zen schools—Sôtô, Rinzai, Ôbaku—presented Zen as a unique tradition, set apart from other Japanese Buddhist and non-Buddhist religious traditions. In the case of the Sôtô Zen school, the subject of this book, such scholarship advanced the understanding of Zen philosophy, poetics, or m ...
... major Japanese Zen schools—Sôtô, Rinzai, Ôbaku—presented Zen as a unique tradition, set apart from other Japanese Buddhist and non-Buddhist religious traditions. In the case of the Sôtô Zen school, the subject of this book, such scholarship advanced the understanding of Zen philosophy, poetics, or m ...
Transfer of Buddhism Across Central Asian Networks
... The Tibetan Empire was fijirst established during the reign of the Emperor (Tib. btsan po) Tri Songtsen (Tib. Khri Srong btsan, r. c. 605–649). The extent of the empire declined after the end of his reign, but expanded again after the Tang Dynasty (618–907, 唐) was weakened by the An Lushan (安祿山) rebe ...
... The Tibetan Empire was fijirst established during the reign of the Emperor (Tib. btsan po) Tri Songtsen (Tib. Khri Srong btsan, r. c. 605–649). The extent of the empire declined after the end of his reign, but expanded again after the Tang Dynasty (618–907, 唐) was weakened by the An Lushan (安祿山) rebe ...
Was Lushan Huiyuan a Pure Land Buddhist?
... window for me on a larger issue within the history of Chinese Pure Land Buddhism. Huiyuan is widely accepted as the first “patriarch” (zu 祖) of the Pure Land teachings, and many modern scholars, especially in Japan, have accepted this ascribed status at face value. On the other hand, many western hi ...
... window for me on a larger issue within the history of Chinese Pure Land Buddhism. Huiyuan is widely accepted as the first “patriarch” (zu 祖) of the Pure Land teachings, and many modern scholars, especially in Japan, have accepted this ascribed status at face value. On the other hand, many western hi ...
... brings good fortune" or "to the happy result in the future of such an act" (1996: 10). To reflect this sense of the positive "ripening" (vipāka) of the karma of actions, and to avoid the connotation of something being deserved,8 Peter Harvey translates puṇya as something "karmically fruitful," "kar ...
Exhibition Catalogue - Vassar College WordPress
... Sutra therefore powerfully demonstrates his compassionate aspect. Avalokiteshvara’s protean abilities in the Lotus Sutra indicate a remarkable fluidity not only in his physical appearance and social status, but also in his (or her) gender identity. Significantly, in East Asia, Avalokiteshvara is as ...
... Sutra therefore powerfully demonstrates his compassionate aspect. Avalokiteshvara’s protean abilities in the Lotus Sutra indicate a remarkable fluidity not only in his physical appearance and social status, but also in his (or her) gender identity. Significantly, in East Asia, Avalokiteshvara is as ...
A PDF of the exhibition catalogue may be viewed or downloaded here
... Sutra therefore powerfully demonstrates his compassionate aspect. Avalokiteshvara’s protean abilities in the Lotus Sutra indicate a remarkable fluidity not only in his physical appearance and social status, but also in his (or her) gender identity. Significantly, in East Asia, Avalokiteshvara is as ...
... Sutra therefore powerfully demonstrates his compassionate aspect. Avalokiteshvara’s protean abilities in the Lotus Sutra indicate a remarkable fluidity not only in his physical appearance and social status, but also in his (or her) gender identity. Significantly, in East Asia, Avalokiteshvara is as ...
Charisma in Buddhism
... as a preprint but maintaining the original number sequence of the main book with which it should be used. In this way, individual topics of spe cial interest are made cheaply available even before the main title has been released. Some sections of the books listed below may not have as much details ...
... as a preprint but maintaining the original number sequence of the main book with which it should be used. In this way, individual topics of spe cial interest are made cheaply available even before the main title has been released. Some sections of the books listed below may not have as much details ...
Brahmā`s Invitation: the Ariyapariyesanā
... scene may represent the Buddha’s encounter with what were to become his first five monk disciples, an episode narrated in the latter part of the Ariyapariyesanāsutta and its Madhyama-āgama parallel. e two versions agree that although the five monks had decided not to show respect to the Buddha, as the ...
... scene may represent the Buddha’s encounter with what were to become his first five monk disciples, an episode narrated in the latter part of the Ariyapariyesanāsutta and its Madhyama-āgama parallel. e two versions agree that although the five monks had decided not to show respect to the Buddha, as the ...
Paper - VII - History of Buddhism and Jainism upto 1000 A.D.
... As far as the teaching of the Buddha is concerned, it was well preserved through oral tradition, till it was put to writing in the fourth council. To verify their authenticity, time and again, six historical Thervada Councils were held. Oral teachings of the Buddha, popularly known as Theravada teac ...
... As far as the teaching of the Buddha is concerned, it was well preserved through oral tradition, till it was put to writing in the fourth council. To verify their authenticity, time and again, six historical Thervada Councils were held. Oral teachings of the Buddha, popularly known as Theravada teac ...
Buddhist Empowerment & Life Transformation
... Samsara is a strength-based life model. Death is not an ending. It is another beginning of life – a new opportunity. Positive inputs in the life lead to positive outcomes of the life. All counseling should focus on the positive direction, ie should not consider suicide as an ...
... Samsara is a strength-based life model. Death is not an ending. It is another beginning of life – a new opportunity. Positive inputs in the life lead to positive outcomes of the life. All counseling should focus on the positive direction, ie should not consider suicide as an ...
Down This Talk - Three Wheels Temple
... Kyoto and Osaka for twenty years. Having retired from the academic world rather earlier than is normal, I returned to my master’s temple to practise Buddhism. After coming to London, however, I find myself once more connected to some extent with the academic world. Besides giving talks at meetings h ...
... Kyoto and Osaka for twenty years. Having retired from the academic world rather earlier than is normal, I returned to my master’s temple to practise Buddhism. After coming to London, however, I find myself once more connected to some extent with the academic world. Besides giving talks at meetings h ...
On the naturalization of karma and rebirth | SpringerLink
... About three centuries ago, David Hume (1711 ~ 1776) put forth the idea that “ought” is different from and indeed not derived from “is.”21 According to this notion, a firm distinction should be drawn between value and fact, between the ethical and the physical. And anyone who attempts to derive ethic ...
... About three centuries ago, David Hume (1711 ~ 1776) put forth the idea that “ought” is different from and indeed not derived from “is.”21 According to this notion, a firm distinction should be drawn between value and fact, between the ethical and the physical. And anyone who attempts to derive ethic ...
Avataṃsaka 華嚴 Transnationalism in Modern Sinitic Buddhism
... Buddhist thought in modern Sinitic Buddhism. Among these have been the philosophical uses of Zen in Japan and Korea, the revival of Yogācāra studies in China and Japan, and the emergence of various forms of socially-engaged Buddhism in East Asia in the early twentieth century, such as China’s “Human ...
... Buddhist thought in modern Sinitic Buddhism. Among these have been the philosophical uses of Zen in Japan and Korea, the revival of Yogācāra studies in China and Japan, and the emergence of various forms of socially-engaged Buddhism in East Asia in the early twentieth century, such as China’s “Human ...
Influences of Previous Psychedelic Drug
... effects of previous psychedelic experiences. I say may because we have little specific data. Are students with such experiences such a small minority that they could be ignored or treated as unusual cases, or are they the bulk of the students? Even more importantly, What specific psychedelic experie ...
... effects of previous psychedelic experiences. I say may because we have little specific data. Are students with such experiences such a small minority that they could be ignored or treated as unusual cases, or are they the bulk of the students? Even more importantly, What specific psychedelic experie ...
Changing Buddhist Practice in Burma
... Burma speaks more than 125 different indigenous languages and they live in different parts of the country.5 Burma is known to people around the world as the land of pagodas; its landscape is abundant with pagodas, monasteries, and shrines, and the religio-social daily life incorporates many monks, n ...
... Burma speaks more than 125 different indigenous languages and they live in different parts of the country.5 Burma is known to people around the world as the land of pagodas; its landscape is abundant with pagodas, monasteries, and shrines, and the religio-social daily life incorporates many monks, n ...
King Asoka as a Role Model of Buddhist Leadership
... more people than ever to collaborate and compete in real time with more other people on more different kinds of work from more different corners of the planet and on a more equal footing than at any previous time in the history of the world."1 While this might sound exciting at first, it poses new d ...
... more people than ever to collaborate and compete in real time with more other people on more different kinds of work from more different corners of the planet and on a more equal footing than at any previous time in the history of the world."1 While this might sound exciting at first, it poses new d ...
Buddhist art
Buddhist art is the artistic practices that are influenced by Buddhism. It includes art media which depict Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and other entities; notable Buddhist figures, both historical and mythical; narrative scenes from the lives of all of these; mandalas and other graphic aids to practice; as well as physical objects associated with Buddhist practice, such as vajras, bells, stupas and Buddhist temple architecture. Buddhist art originated on the Indian subcontinent following the historical life of Siddhartha Gautama, 6th to 5th century BC, and thereafter evolved by contact with other cultures as it spread throughout Asia and the world.Buddhist art followed believers as the dharma spread, adapted, and evolved in each new host country. It developed to the north through Central Asia and into Eastern Asia to form the Northern branch of Buddhist art, and to the east as far as Southeast Asia to form the Southern branch of Buddhist art. In India, Buddhist art flourished and influenced the development of Hindu art, until Buddhism nearly disappeared in India around the 10th century due in part to the vigorous expansion of Islam alongside Hinduism.