Category: Rituals & Practice

The Buddha Side: Gender, Power, and Buddhist Practice in

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For example, if one is sick or one is suffering with an illness, one needs to investigate what is the real problem, the cause of that sickness. Simanatonayana: A ritual done in the fourth or fifth month of pregnancy. 4. O.] Etienne, Bruno and Rapha�l Liogier, Etre bouddhiste en France aujourd'hui, Paris: Albin Michel, 1997. [The first political approach of Buddhism in France. Two Upanishads written after the rise of Buddhism do contain full-fledged descriptions of yoga as a means to liberation.

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Being Zen: Bringing Meditation to Life

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The “emptiness” motif in the Wisdom sūtras was developed by the philosopher Nāgǎrjuna, founder of the Mādhyamika school. What are some of the most bizarre rituals around the world? Vergleichende Studien zur japanischen Kultur, 1, 1994, pp. 169-183. [description and analysis of 18th century philosophers and their perception of Buddhism; also of 19th and early 20th century historians: Koeppen, Chamberlain, Spengler, Steiner, Schopenhauer] Zotz, Volker,Auf den glückseligen Inseln.

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The Ultimate Dimension

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Some Buddhists believe that there is only one buddha for each historical age, others that all beings will become buddhas because they possess the buddha nature ( tathagatagarbha). A good book to read along these lines would be any work by the Dalai Lama on social and political transformation through compassion. This (represents) Mahiivairocana of the diamond realm being manifested in this world in order to benefit sentient beings."18 There are two references to sokui kunj0 in the context of this discussion: (1) The rituals associated with ascending the Takamikura for the accession of the secular ruler imitate this rite of the transformation of Mahiivairocana as Konrinnci &$&X. the emperor J. the empress (gyokujo Zlk ) J.

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The Circle of Wonder: The Record of a Buddhist Retreat

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The Dalai Lama is the head of Gelugpa and the father figure in Tibetan Buddhism. Like medieval Catholicism, ancient Hinduism was a religion of rituals, with an elite priesthood who administered a complex theology. But the Mahayana tradition separated them and considered that nirvana referred only to the extinction of craving (passion and hatred), with the resultant escape from the cycle of rebirth. Not only can you connect with God, you also can know that you are fully accepted and loved by God.

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Being Buddhist in a Christian World: Gender and Community in

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She and her husband became Buddhists and she decided to ordain as a bhikkhuni (nun). This was basically achieved by closing the country to the outside world, and establishing a regime of inflexible authoritarian control that created stability and order, but stifled all creative change and innovation. I hope to encourage you in that wholeheartedly, and maybe it will lead you to a place where you simply need to meditate in a more focused way (ie sitting meditation) to go deeper.

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Buddhahood in This Life: The Great Commentary by Vimalamitra

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What I recommend is choosing two different traditions and compare how their burials are the same or different. The place to begin is the Tibetan Buddhist definition of "death". Theravada was more conservative which took a literal and traditional view of the teachings of the Buddha as central. After going through a life of self-denial, discipline and meditation, he attained enlightenment, which resulted in the alleviation of all his pain and suffering. Even in the most difficult of situations--the imminent and then actual loss of a loved one--our Torah is there to strengthen us, to guide us, and to help us grow and see beyond our loss.

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Indian Buddhism

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Zoroastrians believe that after death the body becomes a host for corruption and defilement. KAMIKAWA: Accession Rituals and Buddhism 251 Jien is distressed by the loss of the sacred sword and the success of the warrior clans. says thatJidb g g. All that is present through this Law of Dependent Origination is, therefore, impermanent, ever-changing, and without any immortal entity whatsoever that is independent and perpetual__.

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Taking Our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up

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And most important, acquiring knowledge in this way is losing the natural spontaneity and becoming subject to social control. For ruling the eastern continent. 35 Translator's note: An illustration of the wisdom fist mudra has been substituted for the detailed descriptions of the mudr% given in the text. divine sight. the the sight of the physical eye.. .. the dharma-sight. In the entrance area of some Buddhist monasteries, sometimes the images of four scary-looking deities are displayed, the four protectors whose purpose is to scare away the ignorance of those who enter.

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White Lotus: An Explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru

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There is no traditional Buddhist marriage ceremony though, and many couples do seek the blessing of a monk before their wedding. China was expanded and Buddhism began to spread rapidly. KAMIKAWA: Accession Rituals and Buddhism 271 as an accession ritual lies the world of the templelshrine power structures. Tendai was supported by the royal family because of its efforts to protect Kyoto, whereas Shingon found its following among the idle aristocracy, which was delighted by the pomp of the sect's dramatic and fiery ceremonies.

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The Meaning of Life: Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and

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Ethically, wholesomeness involves practicing the Dharma and the ten wholesome karmas; spiritually, in the noble path of enlightenment and liberation, wholesomeness is itself nirvāna and the Dharmas that lead to nirvāna, including all pure and non-dualistic Dharmas. These extracts are found collected and arranged in a particular order in the Book of Parittas, or Pirit-Pota, [14] known in Pali as Catubhanavara. Therefore that state of consciousness, Nirvana, the complete extinction of selfhood, can be attained on earth.

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