In Buddhism, there is believed to bedefilements, or “earthly desires” that humans experience. There is said to be 108 of these vices that we go through during our time on earth. These include experiences like arrogance, obsession, and violence. Each human experiences these earthly desires as...
or incisions—to express physically that he is part of the sacred (original)community. In other religions, such as Christianity,Buddhism, and Hinduism, an initiate to a special holy (often monastic) community within the larger religious community is designated by a change in name and wearing ap...
During the 19th and 20th centuries, Buddhism responded to new challenges and opportunities that cut across the regional religious and cultural patterns that characterized the Buddhist world in the premodern period. A number of Buddhist countries were subjected to Western rule, and even those that avo...
Three is a significant number in Buddhism because it represents theTriple Gem or the Three Jewels of Buddhism: Buddha, Dharma (the teachings of Buddha) and Sangha (the monkhood). When Thai Buddhists enter a temple they will often kneel in front of the main Buddha image and bow three times...
Susan M. DarlingtonPalgrave Macmillan USDarlington, S. M. (2013). Sacred protests and Buddhist environmental knowledge. In P. Kittiarsa & J. Whalen-Bridge (Eds.), Buddhism, modernity, and the state in Asia: Forms of engagement . New York: Palgrave/MacMillan....
This was reflected in a huge amount of literature based on the rich Celtic mythopoetic heritage, most of it very faithful to the original material, some in a more modern voice. A good number of these files were originally scanned by Phillip Brown for his (now defunct) Celtic Folklore web...
According to Jung, the persona may appear in dreams and take a number of different forms. The Middle Self brings the thinking aspect to the balance of the Lower and Higher Selves. This is also the space of the conscience and responsive mind to that conscience. Often when we consider the ...
memorials to the victims of the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 in Khao Lak, Thailand.; and the practice of cenotaphization characterizes particular religious practices, such as Shintoism and Buddhism, which commonly feature the creation of personal shrines for the dead. Cenotaphization is also used ...
Guide to Pilgrimages & Pilgrims in Japan. Sacred & Holy Mountains of Japanese Buddhism & Shintoism.
Edo Period Stamps.Most likely made by a monk or believer from the Nichiren Sect of Buddhism, for in the middle of each page is written the main prayer of believers in the Lotus Sutra - Namu Myoohoo Renge Kyoo. Meiji Period Stamps.This pilgrim visited most of the sites related to the ...