The article discusses the development of Mahayana Buddhism in the first through fifth centuries, focusing on the role of stupa shrines in the religious change. Topics include Mahayana Buddhism's use of Buddha images, Buddhist monks' physical manipulation of stupas to assert control over their lai...
17.The origin of the Mahayana Buddhism佛塔崇拜与大乘佛教的起源——以下田正弘的学说为中心 18.Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.” Said by William Wordsworth.威廉?华兹华斯曾说过:诗是强烈情感的自然流露,它起源于在心静中...
The basic beliefs of Buddhism are the Four Noble Truths, which teach that life is suffering, suffering is caused by desire and attachment, and that suffering can be ended by following the Eight-Fold Path. The Eight-Fold Path teaches finding the ''right'' way in all things, like speech an...
The author of the Daijo-Kishin-ron bases Mahayana Buddhism on the concept of shujo-shin(衆生心, "the mind of liveing beings"). He provides two phrases in explanation. The first is「是心真如相即示摩訶衍体故」. This means, literally, that "the mind of living beings" constitutes the ...
The Ajanta Cave consists of 29 Caves, 25 are Viharas, also known as residence caves, and 4 are used as Chaitya, which are known as prayer halls. The caves were built during theHinayana period of Buddhism, while the 24 were built during the Mahayana period. ...
Moreover, Jingjiao (景教Luminous Religion), which is considered to be the origin of the Oriental Christian churches, played a role as a catalyst for the birth of Islam and the Mahayana Buddhist movement. As a result, the total number of the People of the Covenant, that is, Judaism, ...
Theories Concerning the Origin and Development of the Sect Buddhism, officially introduced into China in A.D. 6I, probably reached the coast of Shantung as early as the first or second century B.C. Hinayana did not survive there for long, but Mahayana flourished exceedingly; various sects of...
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy that developed from the doctrines of the Buddha, a teacher who lived in northern India between the mid-6th and mid-4th centuries bce. Buddhism has played a central role in the spiritual, cultural, and social life of
As Buddhism spread, it encountered new currents of thought and religion. In some Mahayana communities, for example, the strict law of karma (the belief that virtuous actions create pleasure in the future and nonvirtuous actions create pain) was modified to accommodate new emphases on the efficacy...
Material Practice and the Metamorphosis of a Sign: Early Buddhist Stupas and the Origin of Mahayana Buddhismdoi:10.1353/ASI.2014.0005Lars FogelinUniversity of Hawaii Press