Longing for Limitless Light
Longing for Limitless Light offers a sequential series of key texts in the Mahayana tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. These prayers and aspirations form part of the daily practice for many in the various Tibetan Buddhist traditions. They include prayers, aspirations, rituals and descriptions of a path to enlightenment. The loving heart of Buddha Amitabha Limitless Light invites all beings into his pure realm of Happiness known as Dewachen or Sukhavati where, say the texts, awakening is easy. Relying on the warm presence of the Enlightened Ones, our lonely struggles can be left behind as we relax into the ever-inclusive ground of our being. These practices are an effective antidote to the sense of alienation and isolation which is so pervasive at this time. The practice texts in this book offer tried and trusted ways to connect with the Buddhas whose welcome already awaits us. They include the prayers and full ritual for Taking Refuge and for Taking the Bodhisattva Vow and prayers and practices such as the Dechen Monlam for Taking Birth in Dewachen. They provide a coherent support for developing faith and confidence in this Mahayana method that unites wisdom and compassion. The individual texts describe the many ways in which the Buddhist teachings invite us to a profound encounter with our own potential. Through developing our own qualities of generosity, loving kindness and genuine availability we connect with the ever-present welcome offered by all the Buddhas. To connect with the Buddhas is to connect with our own heart and through this to connect with all sentient beings. Each text was translated from Tibetan by C R Lama and James Low together many years ago in India. James Low has recently revised them and written an introduction.
The Cult of Tara, 2
"The real history of man is the history of religion." The truth of the famous dictum of Max Muller, the father of the History of Religions, is nowhere so obvious as in Tibet. Western students have observed that religion and magic pervade not only the forms of Tibetan art, politics, and society, but also every detail of ordinary human existence. And what is the all-pervading religion of Tibet? The Buddhism of that country has been described to us, of course, but that does not mean the question has been answered. The unique importance of Stephan Beyer穩s work is that it presents the vital material ignored or slighted by others: the living ritual of Tibetan Buddhists. The reader is made a witness to cultic proceedings through which the author guides him carefully. He does not force one to accept easy explanations nor does he direct one's attention only to aspects that can be counted on to please. He leads one step by step, without omitting anything, through entire rituals, and interprets whenever necessary without being unduly obtrusive. Oftentimes, as in the case of the many hymns to the goddess Tara, the superb translations speak directly to the reader, and it is indeed as if the reader himself were present at the ritual.
Elaborations on Emptiness
The Heart Sutra is perhaps the most famous Buddhist text, traditionally regarded as a potent expression of emptiness and of the Buddha's perfect wisdom. This brief, seemingly simple work was the subject of more commentaries in Asia than any other sutra. In Elaborations on Emptiness, Donald Lopez explores for the first time the elaborate philosophical and ritual uses of the Heart Sutra in India, Tibet, and the West. Included here are full translations of the eight extant Indian commentaries. Interspersed with the translations are six essays that examine the unusual roles the Heart Sutra has played: it has been used as a mantra, an exorcism text, a tantric meditation guide, and as the material for comparative philosophy. Taken together, the translations and essays that form Elaborations on Emptiness demonstrate why commentary is as central to modern scholarship on Buddhism as it was for ancient Buddhists. Lopez reveals unexpected points of instability and contradiction in the Heart Sutra, which, in the end, turns out to be the most malleable of texts, where the logic of commentary serves as a tool of both tradition and transgression.
Chan Insights and Oversights
For many people attracted to Eastern religions (particularly Zen Buddhism), Asia seems the source of all wisdom. As Bernard Faure examines the study of Chan/Zen from the standpoint of postmodern human sciences and literary criticism, he challenges this inversion of traditional "Orientalist" discourse: whether the Other is caricatured or idealized, ethnocentric premises marginalize important parts of Chan thought. Questioning the assumptions of "Easterners" as well, including those of the charismatic D. T. Suzuki, Faure demonstrates how both West and East have come to overlook significant components of a complex and elusive tradition. Throughout the book Faure reveals surprising hidden agendas in the modern enterprise of Chan studies and in Chan itself. After describing how Jesuit missionaries brought Chan to the West, he shows how the prejudices they engendered were influenced by the sectarian constraints of Sino-Japanese discourse. He then assesses structural, hermeneutical, and performative ways of looking at Chan, analyzes the relationship of Chan and local religion, and discusses Chan concepts of temporality, language, writing, and the self. Read alone or with its companion volume, The Rhetoric of Immediacy, this work offers a critical introduction not only to Chinese and Japanese Buddhism but also to "theory" in the human sciences.
The Rhetoric of Immediacy
Through a highly sensitive exploration of key concepts and metaphors, Bernard Faure guides Western readers in appreciating some of the more elusive aspects of the Chinese tradition of Chan Buddhism and its outgrowth, Japanese Zen. He focuses on Chan's insistence on "immediacy"--its denial of all traditional mediations, including scripture, ritual, good works--and yet shows how these mediations have always been present in Chan. Given this apparent duplicity in its discourse, Faure reveals how Chan structures its practice and doctrine on such mental paradigms as mediacy/immediacy, sudden/gradual, and center/margins.
Visions of Power
Bernard Faure's previous works are well known as guides to some of the more elusive aspects of the Chinese tradition of Chan Buddhism and its outgrowth, Japanese Zen. Continuing his efforts to look at Chan/Zen with a full array of postmodernist critical techniques, Faure now probes the imaginaire, or mental universe, of the Buddhist Soto Zen master Keizan Jokin (1268-1325). Although Faure's new book may be read at one level as an intellectual biography, Keizan is portrayed here less as an original thinker than as a representative of his culture and an example of the paradoxes of the Soto school. The Chan/Zen doctrine that he avowed was allegedly reasonable and demythologizing, but he lived in a psychological world that was just as imbued with the marvelous as was that of his contemporary Dante Alighieri. Drawing on his own dreams to demonstrate that he possessed the magical authority that he felt to reside also in icons and relics, Keizan strove to use these "visions of power" to buttress his influence as a patriarch. To reveal the historical, institutional, ritual, and visionary elements in Keizan's life and thought and to compare these to Soto doctrine, Faure draws on largely neglected texts, particularly the Record of Tokoku (a chronicle that begins with Keizan's account of the origins of the first of the monasteries that he established) and the kirigami, or secret initiation documents.
The Magic of Noticing
Many people come to Buddhism with one key question arising. Is Buddhism a religion, a philosophy, an approach to life? What is it? This book will allow you to draw your own conclusion to this. The author's personal view is that Buddhism can and does include all of these areas and excludes none. It is very much a personal choice. You make Buddhist practice yours! This book contains inspirational thinking and approaches to take the transformational practice of Buddhist meditation into your own life.
The Embossed Tea Kettle
Zen Master Hakuin was a man of extraordinary gifts, mystic and practical, strong and gentle, imbued with true compassion and with an open eye for the miseries of the human situation on all levels. Moreover, he was a great painter - unique among the artists of his time - as well as a prolific writer with an acute power of observation.Hakuin Zenji (1685-1769) averted the decline of the Rinzai movement and became the founder of modern Zen.Though the earth is hard, tread on it softly! Great things are destroyed by little things. If you are careless about little things, you will accomplish nothing. Everybody - Wake up!
The Magic of Noticing
Many people come to Buddhism with one key question arising. Is Buddhism a religion, a philosophy, an approach to life? What is it? This book will allow you to draw your own conclusion to this. The author's personal view is that Buddhism can and does include all of these areas and excludes none. It is very much a personal choice. You make Buddhist practice yours! This book contains inspirational thinking and approaches to take the transformational practice of Buddhist meditation into your own life.
The Buddhist Path to Simplicity
Moments of peace and stillness give us a glimpse of how extraordinary our lives could be. Yet this sense of meaning and wonder is so easy to lose sight of in the hectic pace of modern living. In The Buddhist Path to Simplicity, Christina Feldman, an internationally renowned Buddhist teacher, shows you how to find harmony and balance by applying ancient Buddhist Wisdom to the here and now. The path of conscious simplicity she suggests allows us to fully recover ourselves, by rediscovering our sense of meaning and wonder.As a mother, a layperson and an internationally renowned teacher, Feldman knows the stresses and strains of modern life. In this book she shows how to harmonize and achieve balance and how to apply Buddhist wisdom to the here and now. She addresses subjects of compassion, speech, effort, intention, mindfulness and awakening. The path to peace, she suggests, is not necessarily complex or arduous. If we simply turn our attention to this moment, it will speak to us of wonder, mystery, harmony and peace. She demonstrates that there is no better moment in which to awaken and discover everything our heart longs for than this very moment.
Buddhism
Though it is a beginner's guide, Buddhist Meditation takes the topic of meditation to a whole new level. Written in a style that is insightful and engaging, this book is not only intended for those who want to release stress and develop a more positive attitude. This book is for the person who wants to take their experience of life to a whole new dimension. In this book, you will learn more about: - The Origin of Buddhism- The Teachings of Buddhism- The Different School of Buddhism- The Most Important Aspects of Buddhism- Buddhism in Our Time- How to Practice five Precepts of Buddhism- The Essence of Life and Enlightenment- Buddhism for Children- Creating a Meditation Space in Your Home- Typical Buddhist meditation- ... AND MORE!In the book I investigate distinctions between independent individuality and interactive relationality in physical phenomena. This common topic for modern physics and philosophy of science is explored using current research in those disciplines. Buddhism also focuses on relationships, proposing that independent things do not exist. In the context of physical reality, I take this Buddhist view as a hypothesis and examine it critically.
The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Fenyang Wude
The eminent Song Dynasty Chan Master Fenyang Shanzhao (947-1024 CE) had the distinction of an entry in the canonical Jingde Chuandeng Lu, (Records of the Transmission of the Lamp) whilst still alive. Here the master's sayings, encounters with monks and poetry speak extensively for themselves, as recorded by his Dharma-heir, Shishuang Chuyuan (986-1039 CE). Contained in these first two of three fascicles are some of the earliest gong'an (koans) from the Chan School, as well as the first mention of the famous Five Ranks teachings from the Caodong lineage.
Writings of Nichiren Shonin
This volume, the 10th project of the English Translation Committee of the Nichiren Shu Overseas Propagation Promotion Association (NOPPA), constitutes all 18 writings of Nichiren included in the Nichiren Shonin Zenshu, Complete Writings of Nichiren Shonin, Volume I: Theology 1, published in 1992.The Nichiren Shonin Zenshu is a modern Japanese version of Nichiren's original writings, translated and edited with annotations by modern scholars of Nichiren Buddhism. Despite its all-inclusive title, the Zenshu is highly selective in that it takes into account only writings considered bibliographically authentic: attested to by original manuscripts. Among such texts, those included in the Showa Teihon Nichiren Shonin Ibun, Writings of Nichiren Shonin Standardized in the Showa Period, complied by the Rissho Daigaku Nichiren Kyogaku Kenkyu-jo, Center for the Study of Nichiren Buddhism, published by Minobusan Kuonji Temple between 1951 and 1959, are considered the most authoritative, and they provide the basic texts for this volume.This volume includes two of Nichiren's five major works, the Rissho Ankoku-ron and Senji-sho. It also contains a fascinating historical description of the rulers of Japan, Sovereigns of our Divine Land, and an expansion of Nichiren's famous reproach of Hachiman, Admonition of Bodhisattva Hachiman.The Rissho Ankoku-ron, Treatise on Spreading Peace Throughout the Country by Establishing the True Dharma, is considered as the foundational document of Nichiren Buddhism. It was completed in 1260 when Nichiren was 38 years old, and presented to former Shogunal Regent Lay Priest Hōjō Tokiyori, the de facto ruler of the Kamakura Shogunate. In it, Nichiren addressed the many calamities happening in Japan at the time, including war, famine and plagues.Nichiren write Rissho Ankoku-ron after spending two years in the library of Jisso-ji temple, known then as the greatest repository of Buddhist sutras and commentaries in Japan. Having grown up in the humble household of a fisherman, he had a great desire to relieve the suffering of the common people of Japan, and not just help the nobility in their plots and schemes.After arguing that the dominant Buddhist practices in Japan were ruining the country, he declared that only by abolishing the Pure Land, Zen and Shingon sects could Japan escape further disasters. Only through devotion to the Wonderful Dharma of the Lotus Sutra could Japan find peace and prosperity for all its people.Nichiren's message was not welcome. It transformed him from a minor priest preaching on the streets of Kamakura, to the focus of the wrath of the Shogunate.The other major writing in this volume, Senji-sho, Selecting the Right Time, was written in 1275, after Nichiren had endured two exiles and several other persecutions including preparations for his execution and the murders of several of his followers. By the time of this writing, he had retired to Mt. Minobu to devote himself to writing, preaching and organizing his followers.In this work, Nichiren ties the teachings of the Buddha with the ages after the death of the Buddha. He argues that for the time in which we live, the proper teaching is the Wonderful Dharma of the Lotus Sutra. He also continues his refutation of the Zen, Pure Land and Shingon schools with detailed arguments for not only their inferiority, but the active harm caused by their teachings. He finishes by encouraging us to see ourselves as Bodhisattvas who came into this world to teach the Wonderful Dharma, and not to spare our lives in our efforts to benefit all beings.
The Dhammapada
The "Dhammapada," or "Path to Virtue," is one of the most practical ethical hand-books of Buddhism. It is included in the canon of Buddhistic Scriptures, and is one of the Eastern books which can be read with delight to-day by those who are classed as general readers. It is divided into twenty-six chapters, and the keynote of it is struck by the phrase "The virtuous man is happy in this world, and he is happy in the next; he is happy in both. He is happy when he thinks of the good he has done; he is still more happy when going on the good path."This collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures. This English translation, compiled and adapted to awaken the minds of the western world, expresses the cream of the Buddhist philosophical thoughts on humanity and society.A must-read.Edition in Large Print, easy-to-read layout.
Translating Buddhism
Although many Buddhist studies scholars spend a great deal of their time involved in acts of translation, to date not much has been published that examines the key questions, problems, and difficulties faced by translators of South Asian Buddhist texts and epigraphs. Translating Buddhism seeks to address this omission. The essays collected here represent a burgeoning attempt to begin to shape the subfield of translation studies within Buddhist studies, whereby scholars actively challenge primary routine decisions and basic assumptions. Exploring questions including how interpretive translators can be and how cultural and social norms affect translations, the book draws on the broad experiences of its contributors--all of whom are translators themselves--who bring different themes to the table. Each chapter can be used either independently or as part of the whole to engender reflections on the process of translation.
Buddhism
The ultimate goal of a buddhist is to achieve a state known as nirvana. This is a state of complete inner peace and an elimination of all suffering. The major sources of suffering according to the buddha's teachings are ignorance and de-sire. Through various techniques like meditation and yoga, buddhists attempt to achieve this state. In this essential guide, you'll discover: - The story of buddha and how buddhism applies to our modern-day life- The three ways of buddhist wisdom (listening, contemplation and meditation)- Mindfulness and the elements of buddhist meditative practice- The explanation of dharma, the four noble thruths and the noble eightfold path- The explanation of the powerful mani mantra- And more!You will learn everything you need to know to get started with buddhism which will develop in to a more in-depth and personal discussion. You will be introduced in to the ways of the buddhist and how developing mindfulness can truly enhance your mind. With several written illustrations of the most popular and different meditation styles, you will be able to achieve balance in your life.
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Outlines of Jainism
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Sitting With Death
What is dealing with death like for others? Specifically, what is this like for other Buddhists? Do Buddhist spiritual teachers have the magic no suffering wand? These questions began Margaret Meloni's quest to seek out Buddhist spiritual teachers to discuss death after her own experience with loss. Twelve wonderful wise teachers answered her call and, in doing so, they also reached out to you and answered your questions on the following topics: Loss of a ParentLoss of a SpouseMeditation and GriefOvercoming RegretHow to Help Others Through GriefLove and AttachmentHow to Accept Sadness and JoyHow to Get Beyond Fear and Anxiety This book will help you use Buddhist teachings to include death in your own spiritual practice. In bringing curiosity and an open heart, you can train for the death of your loved ones and, as a result, you will live more fully, with more compassion for others, and more peace for yourself.The teachings of twelve Buddhist teachers, along with Margaret's own experience with death, are here waiting for you and seeking to show you their versions of Death Dhamma.
Buddhism
The book comprises two lectures on esthetic theory and theory of literature attributed to original buddhism. In the first lecture, the author has analyzed the concept of dukkha and used it as the most important esthetic value according to buddhism. In the second lecture, the author has analyzed the unique power of literature and linked it to the moral truth. The author argues that according to buddhism, literature has the potential to lead people to moral beauty which is the same as liberation of the mind in the view of the buddha. This book provides you with a clear insight into the tradition of buddhism that has been in existence for centuries. In it you shall: - Get a very clear understanding of buddhism- Know its history and origin- Find out and get insight on the many teachings, traditions and practices observed by the buddhists- Best of all, you will get to find out exactly how you can adopt these buddhist practices in your life and the benefits that you will reap from each of them.Attaining enlightenment is a mind that has attained peace, calm, serenity, and contentedness with joy that is permanent. The mind can be trained to completely eliminate such discontent feelings as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, loneliness, boredom, shyness, jealousy, and all other negative feelings that cause the mind to be discontent and experience suffering.
Ways of Confucianism
Confucianism is one of the most influential philosophical traditions in the world, with profound and challenging insights on human nature, virtue, ethical cultivation, and the foundations of morality and civilization. In this collection of essays, most never before published, Nivison presents nuanced and subtle interpretations of key thinkers from over two thousand years in the Confucian movement.
Buddhism
This book is well suited for beginning through to advanced practitioners to learn and practice the teachings of "the buddha" to include developing a meditation practice as taught by gotama buddha. It is a book that you will read and re-read countless times as a guide on the path to enlightenment and you will have the ability to seek clarification of the teachings directly from the author at no cost. Over the course of this life-changing guide, beginners like you will: - Unlock the 7 benefits of learning and applying buddhist principles to your daily life- Unearth the most important teaching of buddhism for a fulfillingexistence- Learn about what true happiness is from an unbiased buddhist viewpoint- And so much more!In these modern times, we have a lot going on in our lives. Life gets busier and more stressful with time. Technology, economy, modernity and many other aspects of these modern times affect us in many ways. We more often than not, try to find an escape route from all the stress built up from this hectic life. Many resorts to harmful means that act as pain and stress relievers from this mess that is the modern time.
Buddhism for Beginners
Gotama buddha's teachings are not based in belief. His teachings need to be learned and practiced with guidance so that you can independently observe the truth in his teachings to acquire wisdom. It is this new found wisdom that the mind starts to gradually function in the world differently to attain a peaceful, calm, serene, and content mind with joy....the enlightened mind. Learn about the deceptively simple truths of this enigmatic religion, including: - The life of buddha and his continuing influence throughout the world- Buddha's teachings and the four noble truths of buddhism- The noble eightfold path and how it should guide you- What the sutras say about education, marriage, sex, and death- The proven physiological effects of meditation- The growing impact of buddhism on modern american cultureThis book is short, simple and precise. You can therefore, grasp a lot from it, even if you are not very advanced in studies. This book is suited to the needs of these modern times, so do not worry, even if you are as busy as a bee. In fact, there a lot of guidance for someone just like you, trying to balance out the different facets of their lives.
The Essence of Buddhism
I am glad to be permitted thus to say, in a few words of introduction to this well-meditated little volume, how pleasant and how profitable an idea it must be considered to have designed and compiled a Buddhist anthology. Selecting his cut and uncut jewels from very various Buddhistic sources, Mr. Bowden has here supplied those who buy and use the book with rubies and sapphires and emeralds of wisdom, compassion, and human brotherhood, any one of which, worn on the heart, would be sufficient to make the wearer rich beyond estimation for a day.
The Buddha and His Dhamma
Indications of a growth in the volume of interest in Buddhism are noticeable in some sections of the Indian people. Along with it there is naturally a growing demand for a clear and consistent statement of the life and teachings of the Buddha. Anyone who is not a Buddhist finds it extremely difficult to present the life and teachings of the Buddha in a manner which would make it a consistent whole. Depending on the Nikayas, not only the presentation of a consistent story of the life of the Buddha becomes a difficult thing and the presentation of some parts of his teachings becomes much more so. Indeed it would not be an exaggeration to say that of all the founders of religions in the world the presentation of the life and teachings of the founder of Buddhism presents a problem which is quite puzzling if not baffling. Is it not necessary that these problems should be solved and the path for the understanding of Buddhism be made clear? Is it not time that those who are Buddhists should take up these problems at least for general discussion and throw what light they can on these problems ? With a view to raise a discussion on these problems I propose to set them out here. The first problem relates to the main event in the life of the Buddha, namely, Parivraja. Why did the Buddha take Parivraja? The traditional answer is that he took Parivraja because he saw a dead person, a sick person and an old person. This answer is absurd on the face of it. The Buddha took Parivraja at the age of 29. If he took Parivraja as a result of these three sights, how is it he did not see these three sights earlier? These are common events occurring by hundreds and the Buddha could not have failed to come across them earlier. It is impossible to accept the traditional explanation that this was the first time he saw them. The explanation is not plausible and does not appeal to reason. But if this is not the answer to the question, what is the real answer? 1. Siddharth Gautama - How a Bodhisatta became the Buddha, 2. Compaign of Conversion, 3. What the Buddha Taught, 4. Religion and Dhamma, 5. The Sangh, 6. He and His Contemporaries, 7. The Wanderer's Last Journey, 8. The Man who was Siddharatha Gautama, 9. Epilogue.
Briefe aus Tibet - Reise nach Innen
Hast Du schon einmal die Stimme eines Berges in Deinem Kopf geh繹rt, der Dich ruft? So laut und eindringlich und das 羹ber ein Jahr lang?! Genau das ist mir passiert. Der heilige Berg Kailash in Tibet, er verlangte nach mir. Ich lade Dich ein, mit zu reisen und Dich von meinen Briefen aus Tibet verzaubern zu lassen. Im Jahr 2000 folgte ich dem Ruf eines Berges. Eines wundervollen Landes und einer alten Kultur. Tibet zog mich magisch an. Eine Pilgerreise voller ?berraschungen, Wunder und magischer Momente, die mich f羹r immer ver瓣ndert hat. Es war eine Vorbereitung f羹r meine Berufung als Geistheiler und spiritueller Coach, die ich seit 羹ber 20 Jahren international erfolgreich aus羹be. https: //www.coaching-ist-heilsam.de Anette (Deutschland): Lieber Bernd, Ich habe lange 羹berlegt, wie ich Deine Behandlung mit den richtigen Worte beschreibe. Die Art, wie Du behandelst, ist unbeschreiblich und am besten man probiert es einfach selbst. Es war gro?artig, wunderbar, wundersch繹n.... Bei mir hat sich mit einer Behandlung so viel getan bzw. ver瓣ndert. Mir geht es ganz hervorragend. Ich bin total begeistert. Ganz klare Weiterempfehlung. Volle Punktzahl . Evangelia (Schweiz): Ich habe Bernd als einen sehr liebevollen und hilfsbereiten Menschen kennengelernt. Geduldig und doch sehr treffend schreitet er mit vollem Herzen voran und trifft den Nagel auf den Kopf. Sein Humor ist sehr erfrischend und l瓣sst viel Freude aufkommen. Er hat die F瓣higkeit, aus vollstem Herzen, zwischen Himmel und Erde zu dienen. Ich danke dem Universum, f羹r ihn in meinem Leben.
The History of Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya
This book offers an overview of the emergence of Bodh Gayā as a sacred site within Gayā Dharmakṣetra. It contextualizes the different encounters, incidents, and legends connected to the Buddha's experiences shortly before and after he attained Bodhi - when, spiritually speaking, he was extremely lonely and was trying to carve a place for himself in the highly competitive Gayā Dharmakṣetra. Further, the book examines the role of various personalities and institutions contributed towards the emergence of Mahābodhi Temple. It incorporates a wealth of research on the role of the Victorian Indologists as well as the colonial administrators, the Giri mahants, and Anagārika Dharmapāla, to understand the material milieu pertaining not only to its identity but also access to spiritual resources as its conservation and development. This book is an indispensable read for students and scholars of history, cultural studies, and art and architecture as well as practitioners of Buddhism andHinduism.
The Buddha and His Dharma
The Buddha and His Dhamma, is a treatise on Buddha's life and philosophy. It was the last work of Indian statesman and scholar B. R. Ambedkar. Written in English, the book has been translated to many languages, including Hindi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, and Kannada. Discussions raised in this book include why the Buddha took Parivraja, the four Aryan Truths, doctrines of soul, of karma and rebirth, and finally the creating of the Bhikkhu.
L’?vangile du Bouddha
Pr矇sentation de l'ouvrage: L'?vangile du Bouddha relate l'histoire du Bouddha par le biais de paraboles. Bien qu'il ne s'agisse pas ici d'une traduction litt矇rale des So羶tras bouddhiques, l'auteur a choisi 癟? et l? dans leur masse 矇norme et group矇 pour en faire un tout homog癡ne, les passages les plus caract矇ristiques, les plus propres ? mettre en pleine lumi癡re les doctrines morales et philosophiques du Bouddhisme.Paul Carus a toujours respect矇 scrupuleusement l'esprit des So羶tras bouddhiques, et que m礙me par le groupement syst矇matique de ces textes divers, L'?vangile du Bouddha donne des conceptions bouddhiques une impression plus frappante et peut-礙tre tout aussi juste que pourrait le faire une stricte traduction de ces 矇critures.? part les trois premiers chapitres peut-礙tre, l'imagination de l'auteur n'y est pour rien. Ce livre est plus facile et plus agr矇able ? lire que les So羶tras originaux, avec leurs longueurs et leurs redites interminables, et auxquels, d'ailleurs, de nombreuses r矇f矇rences permettent de se reporter facilement.Note de l'矇diteur pour la version imprim矇e: Afin d'礙tre plus agr矇able lors de la lecture, cet ouvrage est en format Beau Livre. Dans la m礙me optique, le papier est de couleur cr癡me, ce qui fatigue moins les yeux que le papier blanc. Toutes nos publications font l'objet d'un travail soign矇 tant au niveau typographique qu'au niveau du design.Note de l'矇diteur pour la version Kindle: Nos publications Kindle sont soigneusement con癟ues, avec une table des mati癡res, un index, des notes de bas de page et r矇f矇rences, l? o羅 cela est applicable. Un accent a 矇t矇 mis sur la typographie ainsi que le design.Vos commentaires sont les bienvenus sur discoverypublisher.com/fr/ - Merci d'avoir choisi Les ?ditions Discovery.
The Concept of Niyāma in Buddhism
The concept of Niyāma in Buddhism as it appears in the Pāli texts. Translations of relevant texts and some exposition of the concept as it occurs there. Ideally this book will informa discussions of the use of niyāma in modern Buddhism.
Nichiren Gosho - Book Three
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Parables from the Heart
This volume collects together the stories Ringu Tulku tells as part of his regular teaching of the Dharma. Extracted from previously published teachings, they are presented here with a brief note of the context in which they originally appeared and notes on the teaching they convey. Of course, part of the joy of stories as teachings is that their precise meaning is given to readers to find for themselves.The stories are grouped according to theme, illustrating how every aspect of the Dharma is covered by these simple, engaging and often humorous tales. Ringu Tulku's skill in engaging his audience shines through the stories, appealing both to long-standing Dharma practitioners and those still to set out on such a path. Also included in this volume is an interview with Ringu Tulku on the use of stories as teachings.
Was der Buddha wirklich gesagt hat
Themenband 3 (Die Lehre) ... Taschenbuch, ca. 106 Seiten ----- Zur Zeit des Buddha bestand keine Gefahr, dass seine Zuh繹rer die Lehrreden kontextuell missverstanden. F羹r uns aber besteht diese Gefahr sehr wohl. Denn, so Lama Anagarika Govinda: "...Der H繹rer stand in unmittelbarar Beziehung zum Vortragenden und stand mit ihm auf dem gleichem sprachlichen und kulturellen Niveau. - Uns (im Westen) fehlen aber zun瓣chst nicht nur diese Vorbedingungen sondern wir bringen auch noch falsche Vorbedingungen mit..." ----- Auf dem Weg der ?bersetzung kommen so sehr oft Missverst瓣ndnisse zustande. Diese bieten dem, der sich nur oberfl瓣chlich mit der Lehre des Buddha besch瓣ftigt, eine stark vereinfachte oder gar verf瓣lschte Interpretation buddhistischer Begriffe an. ----- Die Heftreihe 'Was der Buddha wirklich gesagt hat' erkl瓣rt die g瓣ngigsten Schl羹sselbegriffe der buddhistischen Lehre in einer Sprache, die uns - die wir im westlichen System zu lesen, lernen und verstehen gewohnt sind - vertraut ist. ----- Schwerpunkt-Themen in diesem Band: Karma - Was hei?t 'Leiden' wirklich im Buddhismus - Die Anhaftungen - Was ist Erleuchtung - Die Bedeutung von Nirvana - u.a.m. ----- Themenband 1 (Die Lehre): www.amazon.de/dp/1973478617 ----- Themenband 2 (Praxisbuch Meditation): www.amazon.de/dp/1659696151 ----- Themenband 4 (Die Lehre): www.amazon.de/dp/1976833345----- Die Themenb瓣nde 1,3 und 4 aus dieser Heftreihe sind komplett (erg瓣nzt und erweitert) auch als BUCH mit ca. 270 Seiten erh瓣ltlich: www.amazon.de/dp/165967154X
An Introduction to Engaged Buddhism
This textbook introduces and explores the ideas, practices and philosophy of engaged Buddhism. The movement holds that suffering is not just caused by the cravings of the mind, but also by political and social factors; therefore, engaged Buddhists 'engage' with social issues to achieve liberation. Paul Fuller outlines the movement's origins and principles. He then offers a comprehensive analysis of the central themes and issues of engaged Buddhism, offering new insights into the formation of modern Buddhism. The range of issues covered includes politics, gender, environmentalism, identity, blasphemy and violence. These are illustrated by case studies and examples from a range of locations where Buddhism is practised. Discussion points and suggested further reading are provided at the end of each chapter, which will further enrich undergraduates' grasp of the topic.
This Fragile Planet
An ethical approach to dealing with the urgent issues of climate change and taking care of our delicate ecosystems.Winner of the Silver Independent Publisher Book Award in 2022 for Nature books.This Fragile Planet features 80 inspiring quotations from His Holiness the Dalai Lama on environment, matched with 120 eye-catching photos and visuals from a dozen professional photographers - all carefully curated and edited by Tibet expert Michael Buckley.The book lays out the vision of His Holiness concerning secular ethics and environmental protection, great respect for all living beings, the importance of interdependence, and the concept of universal responsibility for protecting Mother Earth. Material in the book is as current as Earth Day 2021.The Dalai Lama's 1989 Nobel Peace Prize was the first ever awarded on the basis of environmental protection. Over the decades since, His Holiness has worked tirelessly as an environmental activist, making this one of his key commitments in life. He is a staunch advocate of the value of education of the heart - the need for compassion and ethics, inspiring the coming generations - and has worked closely with educators to realise this vision.
The Collected Works of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche Volume I
In simple and direct language, the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen contains teachings on a complete path to enlightenment, based on eight songs by the 17th century yogi and poet, Karma Chagmey. The Bardo Guidebook is straightforward, direct instructions on how to deal with the four bardos. The highest and most profound level of Buddhist practice, the Vajrayana, categorizes existence as an endless cycle of experience called the four bardos. These four periods include our present life, the process of dying, the after-death experience, and the quest for a new rebirth.
Budismo
Descubre la Sabidur穩a del Zen, Budismo y Atenci籀n PlenaSi tienes curiosidad por saber acerca del Budismo este es el libro para ti.En este libro hablamos de los siguientes temas: La Historia del BudismoZen y Atenci籀n PlenaComo RelajarseEl Proceso de la Meditaci籀n癒Y mucho m獺s!癒No esperes m獺s y ordena tu copia ya! No te arrepentir獺s.
Budismo - Hipnosis - Atenci籀n Plena - Zen
Descubre Como Curar tu Cuerpo con el Poder de tu MenteCon este libro Aprende a: Bajar tu ritmo cardiaco y bajar tu presi籀nLiberar Hormonas CurativasReducir Estr矇sDormir MejorMejorar tu sistema digestivo癒Y mucho m獺s!Descarga este libro y no te arrepentir獺s.
NOW is Eternity
With these fifty-five aphorisms filled with deep wisdom, one of the great spiritual masters of our times shows us the way to experience our true self. A most valuable book for all spiritual seekers. One sole instant of direct presence of pure awareness and you experience your true essence as the brightly radiating clarity of the mind.
The Citadel of Awareness
Dzogchen is a particular practice that has its own history and tradition while it illuminates a timeless, universal truth. It can be regarded as the nondual aspect of Buddhism that transcends most doctrines. The aspiration prayer by eighteenth-century Dzogchen master, Jigme Lingpa, thoroughly covers the entire system of Dzogchen. It allows people to have a full comprehension of Dzogchen, including its philosophy. This book is a commentary on Jigme Lingpa's Dzogchen Aspiration Prayer, one of the most revered texts in the Nyingma Tibetan Buddhist tradition. It is written by Anam Thubten, a contemporary Tibetan Buddhist teacher known for his scholarship and ability to make ancient teachings accessible.
Deepening Insight
The ensuing pages present a selection of passages from the early Buddhist discourses that provide perspectives on the cultivation of liberating insight into vedanā, "sensation," "feeling," or "feeling tone." For meditators, such passages can be of considerable help as a reference point for deepening insight.A metaphor that can offer considerable help when facing vedanās describes bubbles arising on the surface of a pond during rain...they arise and soon enough burst and disappear. Contemplation of the changing nature of vedanā provides a firm foundation for the growth of insight into not self. Such insight proceeds through successive layers of the mind's ingrained habit of self-referentiality. Based on relinquishing the explicit view of affirming the existence of a permanent self, increasingly subtler traces of conceit and possessiveness need to be successively overcome until with full awakening all selfing in any form will be removed for good.Deepening Insight is based on textual sources that reflect "early Buddhism," which stands for the development of thought and practices during roughly the first two centuries in the history of Buddhism, from about the fifth to the third century BCE. These sources are the Pāli discourses and their parallels, mostly extant in Chinese translation, which go back to instructions and teachings given orally by the Buddha and his disciples. In those times in India, writing was not employed for such purposes, and for centuries these teachings were transmitted orally. The final results of such oral transmission are available to us nowadays in the form of written texts. Bhikkhu Anālayo's presentation is meant to provide direct access, through the medium of translation, to the Chinese Āgama parallels to relevant Pāli discourses. In commenting on such passages, his chief concern throughout is to bring out practical aspects that are relevant to actual insight meditation.
Human Nature and Zen
Buddha, in the first of his Four Noble Truths, states that "All is suffering." What does he mean by that? Is this starting point of Buddhism in any way connected with human nature? Is there such a nature at all? What sets us humans apart from other animals? And how is this difference related to religion?In this book, the fruit of a life-long quest, Richard DeMartino explains what makes us members of the species homo sapiens sapiens unique: we are conscious of being conscious. This reflective consciousness or self-consciousness forms the basis of our personhood, of our identity as an "I." Irrespective of sex, nationality, race, age, etc., being a self-aware "I" or "self" is what makes us human. But how is this related to the first Noble Truth? To be a self-aware subject-"I" implies facing objects-including myself-to which I am inextricably bound and yet from which I am alienated. Along with other religions and philosophies of Oriental origin (such as Advaita Vedanta), Zen Buddhism calls the human being's constitutive subject-object matrix "duality," and identifies this duality as man's root problem. This book focuses on the initial nature and the basic problem of the human person. The resolution to this problem-Non-duality or Awakening to the self-less Self-is a major theme of the companion volume Zen Encounters (ISBN 978-3-906000-22-0) containing Dr. DeMartino's seminal essays and conversations. Richard DeMartino (1922-2013), Zen practitioner and thinker, long-time student of D.T. Suzuki, Shin'ichi Hisamatsu, Paul Tillich, and Reinhold Niebuhr, and co-author (along with D.T. Suzuki and Erich Fromm) of the classic Zen Buddhism and Psychoanalysis, was senior associate professor of religion at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Excavated Texts and a New Portrait of the Early Confucians
Through an analysis of texts from the Guodian, Shanghai Museum, and other collections of excavated manuscripts, this book undertakes a wide-ranging analysis of Confucian thought in itself and also its influence on other trends of thought in ancient China.
Spiritual Awakening
Thoughts, illusions and aberrations on the path to spiritual awakening for Yogis and Buddhists.
Spiritual Aberrations
Thoughts, illusions and aberrations on the path to spiritual awakening for Yogis and Buddhists.
Love and illusions
The texts in the book are dedicated to all seekers. The seekers know that the identifying search should be broken off. The compulsion to search for the ego keeps coming back endlessly. The ideas of one's own person and the identification in liberating teachings usually arise endlessly and over and over again. We get caught up in new thoughts all the time. Meditation and contemplation help: to free yourself again and again, to dissolve the mental hardening and aberrations again and again. Exploring the mind openly and freely with these short narratives and aphorisms can perhaps be a little help on the path of life.
