In Section 3, we will examine his viewinto a robot-contest as a location of a realized teachingof Buddhism, especially, in relationship to the DiamondS ̄utra, in order to see Mori’s educational contribution. InSection 4, we will examine how Mori became engaged tolearn and practice ...
“Great Discourse on Origination”(Mahānidāna-sutta),from theDīgha-nikāya, the Buddha actually inaugurates his teaching on cau-sality with the topic of birth itself:“‘If,Ānanda, there were no birth at all,anywhere [. . .] then, with the cessation of birth, could ageing-and-death...
For example, in his initial presentation of dharma, Buddha did not present the complete teaching on the selflessness of persons; instead, he taught that the self had a composite nature, consisting of the five aggregates. These teachings were not direct statements of or about absolute truth; t...
Because each indicates a different level of sophistication with which Amida manifests himself. It is not that Amida himself is more or less sophisticated. Instead, he is able instantly to adjust the depth of his manifestation, teaching, and saving to suit the level of those who call upon him...
19. About Sūryagupta Tāranātha says, that he received Tārā's teaching from Nāgamitra, who belonged to the lineage of Āryadeva. 20. (see http://www.himalayanart.org/search/ [last assessed 01.03.2014] - items 74239, 74240, 74241 White Tārā; 74242, 74243 Green Tārā from the ...
Yet Habian, the erstwhile Zen monk who would have known the Mahayana Buddhist teaching that “true emptiness is wondrous existence” shinkū myōu 真空妙有, presented the whole of Japanese religion, and in particular Buddhism and its varied schools, as nothing more than different ways of ...
. The same pattern of exposition is followed by scholar monks Shengyan and Guodeng (Shengyan 1996, pp. 143–44, 149;Guodeng 2004, pp. 89–102). By contrast, Japanese scholar Hasebe Yūkei does not analyze the teaching of Guxin Ruxin, but rather focuses on meticulous calculation of ...
New Professorships: multi-year grants to colleges and universities to establish or expand teaching in Buddhist studies These are global competitions. There are no restrictions as to the location of work proposed, the citizenship of applicants, or the languages of the final written product. Applicatio...
When comparing Buddhism and Taoism, it’s seems clear that both paths influenced each other. You can see this in the Buddhist/Daoist temples in China. It would be fair to say that Daoist influence certainly did not distort or corrupt the Buddha’s teaching — both tra...