The Sacred Scriptures and Literature of HinduismAccording to tradition, the Shiva Sutras were found engraved on a stone by Vasugupta, who probably lived in the 8th century AD, which became the basis for Kashmiri Shaivism.This is a free or flexible translation of the Sutras which forms a part ...
For the many strains of Buddhism, this text remains a primer, preserving the earliest expressions of the Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, and the Three Refuges (the Buddha, the dharma, and the sangha).The Tanakh: the Jewish Scriptures are also referred to, though inaccurately, as the Old...
When he made a hand-copy of the holy writigs and the portrait of his teacher Honen, Shinran thought that he was initiated into the teachings of Buddha. In those days, religious scriptures and portraits were not shown to the people. When these were given to a pupil by his teacher, it ...
(Hindu sacred scriptures). In the literature that grew out of this movement, theUpanishads, a new emphasis onrenunciationand transcendental knowledge can be found. Northeastern India, which was less influenced by Vedic tradition, became the breeding ground of many new sects. Society in this area ...
This is one of the most popular and accessible of all Hindu scriptures, required reading for anyone interested in Hinduism. The Gita discusses selflessness, duty, devotion, and meditation, integrating many different threads of Hindu philosophy. The Bhagavadgîtâ (SBE 8) with the Sanatsugâ...
For the many strains of Buddhism, this text remains a primer, preserving the earliest expressions of the Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, and the Three Refuges (the Buddha, the dharma, and the sangha).The Tanakh: the Jewish Scriptures are also referred to, though inaccurately, as the Old...
however, “sutra” indicates the Mahayana sutras, not those of the Hinayana. The “three scriptures” which we use are Mahayana sutras, and Vasubandhu’s phrase means “depending on these three Mahayana sutras.”True and real virtues: the sacred Name that embodies the Vow.Manifestation: form....
Buddhist Scriptures, by E.J. Thomas; London: John Murray, Wisdom of the East Series [1913] https://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/busc/index.htm The Buddha’s “Way of Virtue”, A Translation of the Dhammapada from the Pali Text by W.D.C. Wagiswara and K.J. Saunders; London: John Mu...
So to test which the false religion is, Emperor Han Mingdi ordered Buddhist and Taoist scriptures be burnt in Luoyang. All Taoists books were reduced to ashes whileby some fraudulent means“miraculously“, the Buddhist sutras remained stubbornly intact. The site of this Buddhist-Taoist face-off ...
Hindu scriptures state that the Atman within the heart looks like a brilliant light about the size of your thumb, just a small light. This light is an emanation of your radiant being. It is dwelling right within. The Self God is deeper than that. The lotus is within the heart, and ...