-Buddhism "The second precept deals with taking things that are not given. This is more that just not stealing. It means not coveting things in the material, psychological, or in the spiritual realms. Desire stems from a feeling of incompleteness. This precept teaches us to accept ourselves ...
straight timber with small defects is used for the inner pillars. Timbers of the finest appearance, even if a little weak, is used for the thresholds, lintels, doors, and sliding doors, and so on. Good strong timber, though it be gnarled...
this symbol was used in Quran which was divided into 60 Hizb of roughly the same length. The symbol represents every quarter of Hizb, while Hizb becomes one and half Juz. The ultimate purpose of this division is to help in easy recitation of the Quran....
In Shingon Buddhism it embodies Dainichi Nyorai, the cosmic Buddha. Dainichi is the main deity of reverence among Shingon adherents, and the topmost piece of the five-element pagoda -- the space ring -- corresponds to Dainichi (see below diagram). The Gorintō also symbolized the Buddha ...
Editor's Note:William Dalrymple is a Scottish historian and prolific writer, art historian and curator, as well as a prominent broadcaster and critic. Dalrymple's interests include the history and art of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Middle East, the Muslim world, Hin...
Qigong is a form of energy cultivation. Qi in Chinese means "life energy" and gong "to steadily shape". It is considered one of the pillars of Chinese medicine, but also the basis of most Chinese martial arts, which draws its principles from Daoism and Buddhism. ...
Editor's Note:William Dalrymple is a Scottish historian and prolific writer, art historian and curator, as well as a prominent broadcaster and critic. Dalrymple's interests include the history and art of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Middle East, the Muslim world, Hinduism, ...
The then Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei dynasty (386-557) had the temple built to accommodate the Indian master Batuo. As Chinese Kungfu also originated from Shaolin Temple, it has been recognized as the origin of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Kungfu.THANK YOU !THANK YOU !-Candy...
(Mt. Wutai in China, Lumbinī in Nepal, and Sārnāth, Bodh Gaya, Kusinagar in India) and the top among the "Ten Summer Resort Mountains of China". Besides the amazing mountain landscapes, visitors can also take a visit to the temples on Mt. Wutai and learn about Buddhism culture in ...
II Concept of Samadhi in Buddhism 51 III Concept of Samadhi in Patanjali's Yoga-Sutra 53 IV Concept of Samadhi in the Bhagavad-Gita 57 V Concept of Samadhi in Later Upanisads 61 VI Concept of Samadhi in Vedanta 66 VII Concept of Samadhi in Vaisnavism 70 VIII Concept of Samadhi i...