Chap. 1 The Schools of Buddhism and the Missions of Aśoka。作者指出,现存的律藏文献结构相似,彼此没有太大差异。其原因,这些律藏文献都可以追溯到同一个来源,也就是阿育王时期的传教使团,大概是250B.C.的Vidiśā地区。 We know that the bearers of the dogmatic tradition were as a rule differ...
Much attention is given to the literary sources, as known from the spectacular findings since the beginning of the 20th century CE, and to the affiliation with different Buddhist schools. To be read along with Hinüber 1984. Hinüber, Oskar von. “Expansion to the North: Afghanistan and ...
At the very beginning of this book, I pointed out that the essence of meditation is to let the body fall asleep while keeping the mind awake. When you see that statement, you may ask, “If meditation is just sleeping, isn’t it a waste of time?” I would like to answer that questi...
Therefore, the beginning of Indian Buddhism secured the autonomy and independence from royal power of mundane. At the same time, Buddhist order also recognised political authority of the mundane. In the modern view, such kind of cross-recognition can be said as a way of the separation of ...
cut out ofcliffs in Dunhuang. The caves reflect Silk Road civilization and important aspects of Chinesepeople's religious life, art, and customs in histoiy, including the introduction of Buddhism toChina during this period. Dunhuang grottoes have always been regarded as the nationaltreasure of ...
Some scholars of Buddhist studies consider the Buddha as a mythological figure. This is especially true at the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth centuries. Later on, rational Buddhist scholars argue that the Buddha is a historical personage and the miraculous stories are ...
1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into being; a start: the beginning of the universe. 2. a. The time when something begins or is begun: the beginning of June. b. The place where something begins or is begun: at the beginning of the road. 3. a. The first par...
life and death has existed since time without beginning. The Buddha never answered the question on when did life begin;as to where life is heading, he did posit two possible courses:if life is expected to continue through the cycle of births and deaths within the Six Realms of Mundane Exist...
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