Mass communication The three marks of existence in Buddhism and games STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO Dave Pape WilsonDevin AndrewGames and Buddhism are both relatively new objects of study in Western academia, and the interactions between their fields of inquiry have been few and far ...
According to Buddhism for a man to be perfect there are two qualities that he should develop equally: 根据佛教,一个完人必须具备两种品性: compassion(karuna) on one side, and wisdom (panna) on the other. 悲与慧。这两者必须 予以等量的培育与发展。 Here compassion represents love, charity, kin...
Buddhism objects to blind or unquestioned faith but promotes Right Faith based on wisdom and understanding. The Buddha cautioned in the Nirvana Sutra that “Faith without understanding fosters ignorance; whereas understanding without faith breeds the wrong views.” In other words, having faith without ...
Arya Asanga said that there are three qualities within the word “Buddha.” Since Buddha himself has awakened from the sleep of ignorance, he possesses the perfection of relinquishment. Second, the Buddha causes others to awaken from the sleep of ignorance. So, the Buddha possesses the perfectio...
The eight great bodhisattvas provide layers of meaning to Buddhist cultures, and the symbolism pervades a lot of religious life in Asia in general.
Buddhists give great importance to mindfulness, wisdom, compassion and interconnectedness, qualities that often make them deeply concerned about the environment and climate change. So what does Buddhism have to say about the climate emergency? How can we see it for what it really is, a crisis of...
The three jewels of Jainism are also known as three gems and three refuges. They are different from the three jewels of Buddhism. They constitute the core practice of Jainism for both the ascetics and the laity. The three jewels are interdependent and yet independent. They prepare the followe...
the three great moral qualities appearing in its followers, the qualities, we may venture to say, of the Dào itself. The same phrase is now the common designation of Buddhism inChina,—the Tri-ratna or Ratna-traya, 'the Precious Buddha,' 'the precious Law,' and 'the Precious Priesthood...
progresses through a process of transformation and ends in a realisation of “oneself” as nothing other than the freedom of enlightenment. In traditional Buddhism, these three stages are understood as purifying our deluded sense of “self,” cultivating a sense of the buddhanature within and reali...
One could wish that modern persons approaching the study and practice of Buddhism would appreciate not just the humanity and goodness of Buddhism, but also the epistemic validity of its science. While Buddhism operates with empiricism, the findings of direct perception, it does not merely operate ...