(Buddhist Publication Society) Reprinted 1988 ©1980 by Buddhist Publication Society ISBN – 955 – 24 – 0019 – 8 -3- From The Preface To The First Edition As a first attempt of an authentic dictionary of Buddhist doctrinal terms, used in the Pàli Canon and its Commentaries, this ...
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I already know most of the dhamma terms and their many meanings. The biggest hurdle would be grammar. The miscellaneous words wouldn't be a problem, so long as the available online dictionaries prove useful. Note that I'm talking about not just learning to mindlessly recite it, but also un...
The two common Tibetan terms for “relic”—ring bsrel (which means “kept for a long time” or “cherished”) and gdung (or sku gdung, honorific for “bone,” but also “remains” in general)—have a broad and a narrow meaning. The broad meaning includes mantra, dhāraṇī, image...
On the other hand, the listing of synonyms in Buddhist scriptures is slightly different from the above, but Buddhists also seem to have regarded the useless repetition of words and meanings as problematic.Footnote 20 In response to this problem, the VyY states that there are eight purposes for...
Eastern Spirituality - definitions of Vedic/Hindu & Buddhist spiritual terms. Many terms are matched to Hinduism and Buddhism video, audio & text links so they can be experienced in action.
If you like Platonic Forms, Rationalism and hidden realities I really do think you would get more out of Vedanta than Buddhadhamma. Trying to combine the two never really works well in terms of Dhamma IMO. Eventually they conflict, and when they do it's usually the Dhamma which is reduced...
Ullambana is an important Mahayana Buddhist festival based on the story of ‘Maudgalyayana Saving His Mother’. Ullambana is a Sanskrit term that means ‘rescuing those who are hanging upside-down’ or ‘seeking deliverance for the anguished ones in hell’ in layman’s terms. According to the...
The terms “interfaith” and “interreligious” are used interchangeably in popular parlance and in Oxford Bibliographies. It is important to keep in mind, however, that the terms “interfaith” and “interreligious” have specific meanings in Protestant and Roman Catholic theology. In this article...
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