We explore what individuality and collectivity look and feel like in the light of thetrikaya -how the whole of the teachingis pointing to human potential where we have the same faculties, senses, heart, body and mind as the Buddha and everyone else who has ever trodden this path. In that ...
Buddhism came to China during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220). It began to flourish in the country after Southern and Northern Dynasties (420–589) and reached its peak during the Sui (581- 618) and Tang (618-907) ...
A conservative branch of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the nontheistic ideal of self-purification to nirvana and is dominant in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. [Palitheravāda:thera,an elder(from Sanskritsthaviraḥ,old man, fromsthavira-,old, venerable; seest...
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Worship of Guanyin as Kannon probably reached Japan by way of Korea soon after Buddhism was first introduced into the country; the earliest known images at theHōryū Templein Nara date from the mid-7th century. The worship of the bodhisattva was never confined to any one sect and continues ...
calamity befalls the country, or to advise him how to act. (Porphyry,De Abstinentia, 4, tr.Taylor [1823] 1994)The information Bardesanes got from the ambassadors shows a rather detailedknowledge of the monastic life-style and the social and economic conditions ofmonasticism and its relation...
Nepal, known as the “Land of the Himalayas,” is a country rich in cultural heritage and spiritual traditions. As the birthplace of Lord Buddha, Nepal holds a special place in the hearts of Buddhists around the world. The country is home to numerous monasteries that serve as centers of le...
According to his own accounts, Ashoka conquered the Kalinga country (modernOdishastate) in the eighth year of his reign. The sufferings that the war inflicted on the defeated people moved him to such remorse that he renounced armed conquests. It was at this time that he came in touch with ...
Samye is the site of a Buddhist monastery in central Tibet. It was probably built between 775 and 779 CE under the patronage of the ruler Trisong Detsen (755 – c. 804 CE) who sought to revitalize Buddhism in the country. The arrangement of the temple represents the Buddhist universe as...
When insight arises we feel that it has come of its own accord. Once upon a time a young man abandoned his father and went to live in another country...Akashamitrare-examines the eternal allegory for our times. Excerpted from the talkMyth of the Return Journeyas part of the series Myths...