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Book Synopsis Buddhas and Ancestors by : Juhn Y. Ahn
Download or read book Buddhas and Ancestors written by Juhn Y. Ahn and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two issues central to the transition from the Koryo to the Choson dynasty in fourteenth-century Korea were social differences in ruling elites and the decline of Buddhism, which had been the state religion. In this revisionist history, Juhn Ahn challenges the long-accepted Confucian critique that Buddhism had become so powerful and corrupt that the state had to suppress it. When newly rising elites (many with strong ties to the Mongols) used lavish donations to Buddhist institutions to enhance their status, older elites defended their own adherence to this time-honored system by arguing that their donations were linked to virtue. This emphasis on virtue and the consequent separation of religion from wealth facilitated the Confucianization of Korea and the relegation of Buddhism to the margins of public authority during the Choson dynasty.
Book Synopsis Buddhas & Ancestors by : Juhn Young Ahn
Download or read book Buddhas & Ancestors written by Juhn Young Ahn and published by Korean Studies of the Henry M.. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Two issues central to the transition from the Koryo to the Choson dynasty in fourteenth-century Korea were social differences in ruling elites and the decline of Buddhism, which had been the state religion. In this revisionist history, Juhn Ahn challenges the long-accepted Confucian critique that Buddhism had become so powerful and corrupt that the state had to suppress it, finding instead that the separation of religion from wealth facilitated the Confucianization of Korea and the relegation of Buddhism to the margins of public authority."--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Buddha's Nature written by Wes Nisker and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2011-04-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buddha said that "everything we need to know about life can be found inside this fathom-long body." Then why is most people's spirituality--whether Buddhist, Christian, or Jewish--completely cut off from their body? In this provocative and groundbreaking book, you'll discover that enlightenment comes not from "out there," but from a deep understanding of our own personal biology. Using the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, a traditional Buddhist meditation, Nisker shows how cutting-edge science is proving the tenets first offered by the Buddha. And he provides a practical program, complete with meditations and exercises, that enables readers to become mindful of the origins of emotions, desires, and thoughts. One of the great synthesizers of East and West, Nisker shows how to incorporate the traditional understanding of the Buddha with the latest scientific discoveries while on our spiritual journey. He shows that we are not separate from nature and the evolving universe. The way to enlightenment lies within our very biology. Most important, Nisker offers a practical program--complete with meditations and exercises--so readers can take their own evolutionary journey into their bodies to find the origins of emotions, desires, and thoughts. Nisker provides a liberating way for each of us to incorporate into our lives the understanding, proven by the latest scientific evidence and foretold in the great traditional teachings of the Buddha, that we are not separate from nature and the evolving universe. Our biology is not our destiny, but our way to enlightenment.
Download or read book Buddhist Genealogy written by David Ford and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-08-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Buddhist Genealogy: Finding Our Enlightenment Ancestors" is an illuminating special report by David Ford, a writer with deep roots in Buddhist communities and a profound understanding of Buddhism's historical and spiritual tenets. This captivating exploration sheds light on an unconventional lineage-not merely one of blood and family names, but a lineage of wisdom, spiritual growth, and enlightenment. Ford's engaging prose leads readers on a journey through time, tracing the footsteps of spiritual ancestors whose wisdom has influenced, shaped and imbued the Buddhist path for generations. The report is neatly presented in ten engaging chapters: Tracing the Roots: Understanding Buddhist Genealogy The Enlightenment Genealogy: Its Significance and Relevance Linking the Past with the Present: Spiritual Lineages A Path to the Past: Studying Ancient Buddhist Scriptures Unveiling Ancestors: Chronicles of Remarkable Individuals Transmitting Wisdom: Dharma Lineages Across the Ages Spiritual Heritage & Identity: The Impact on Individual Practice Capitalize on Spirituality: Applying Ancestral Wisdom in Modern Times Venerable Masters: Enlightened Figures in Buddhist Genealogy Personal Journey: Finding Your Spiritual Lineage Whether you're a committed Buddhist practitioner seeking deeper insights, a history enthusiast curious about the origins of spiritual teachings, or a spiritual seeker wishing to understand your place in the greater lineage of enlightenment, this report is both a key and a roadmap, opening doors to hidden chambers in the grand mansion that is our shared spiritual heritage. Join David Ford in this enlightening exploration as we unveil the stories, teachings, and individuals who have tirelessly transmitted the lamp of wisdom across the ages.
Download or read book Family in Buddhism written by Liz Wilson and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buddha left his home and family and enjoined his followers to go forth and "become homeless." With a traditionally celibate clergy, Asian Buddhism is often regarded as a world-renouncing religion inimical to family life. This edited volume counters this view, showing how Asian Buddhists in a wide range of historical and geographical circumstances relate as kin to their biological families and to the religious families they join. Using contemporary and historical case studies as well as textual examples, contributors explore how Asian Buddhists invoke family ties in the intentional communities they create and use them to establish religious authority and guard religious privilege. The language of family and lineage emerges as central to a variety of South and East Asian Buddhist contexts. With an interdisciplinary, Pan-Asian approach, Family in Buddhism challenges received wisdom in religious studies and offers new ways to think about family and society.
Book Synopsis Studies in the Origins of Buddhism by : Govind Chandra Pande
Download or read book Studies in the Origins of Buddhism written by Govind Chandra Pande and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1995 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Buddha's Diamonds by : Carolyn Marsden
Download or read book The Buddha's Diamonds written by Carolyn Marsden and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a storm sweeps in, Tinh's father tells him to tie up their fishing boat but the storm scares him and he runs away, but when the damage to the boat is discovered, Tinh realizes what he must do.
Book Synopsis The Zensational Buddha by : Rahul Karn
Download or read book The Zensational Buddha written by Rahul Karn and published by Rahul Karn. This book was released on 2019-09-29 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zen Masters have a unique relationship with Buddha. They love Buddha, yet sometimes they suggest us to kill the Buddha. One Zen Master didn't bow in front of the Buddha statue while other said that Buddha was a dried piece of dung. One ancient Zen Master burnt the Buddha statue, while other said that Buddha was a liar. This book is a collection of hundreds of Zen Stories, which will help you to see Buddha from a totally new Zen perspective!
Book Synopsis The Life of Buddha According to the Legends of Ancient India by : André-Ferdinand Herold
Download or read book The Life of Buddha According to the Legends of Ancient India written by André-Ferdinand Herold and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Origin and Nature of Ancient Indian Buddhism by : K. T. S. Sarao
Download or read book Origin and Nature of Ancient Indian Buddhism written by K. T. S. Sarao and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: This book offers a serious exploration of the many different aspects of ancient Indian Buddhism. In the recent past controversy relating to date of the Buddha has been resurrected. The author has discussed this issue in detail and has suggested his own date for the Mahaparinibbana. Buddhist attitude towards women and ahimsa has also been analyzed from a new perspective. The book examines in detail the background to the origin of Buddhism especially the role of iron in it. The issue as to what extent Buddhism was an urban religion has also been discussed. Most of the arguments in the book have been based on extensive data collected from the Pali Tipitaka. This data is provided in the form of appendices at the end of the book.
Book Synopsis The Denkōroku, Or, The Record of the Transmission of the Light by : Keizan
Download or read book The Denkōroku, Or, The Record of the Transmission of the Light written by Keizan and published by Shasta Abbey Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Flatbed Sutra of Louie Wing by : Ted Biringer
Download or read book The Flatbed Sutra of Louie Wing written by Ted Biringer and published by American Book Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Near death, Louie Wing gathered together his students and friends to impart his final Zen teachings. Hearing that the great master would soon pass on, people came from all walks of faith to hear his final words. The crowd that gathered was too large to fit in any nearby building, so Louie Wing spoke from the flatbed of a truck in a wide field. These teachings came to be called The Flatbed Sutra of Louie Wing. Through this allegorical character of Louie Wing, author Ted Biringer brings a life and a force to even the most abstract of Zen teachings. Inspired by the Zen classic The Platform Sutra of Hui-Neng, The Flatbed Sutra of Louie Wing brings an open, modern look at the classic philosophy of Zen. Driven by the belief that anyone can reach enlightenment, this book is made to be accessible for novices and experts alike and includes a glossary, short quotes and stories of Louie Wing, and an additional commentary on the Genjokoan.
Book Synopsis Genealogies of Mahāyāna Buddhism by : Joseph Walser
Download or read book Genealogies of Mahāyāna Buddhism written by Joseph Walser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genealogies of Mahāyāna Buddhism offers a solution to a problem that some have called the holy grail of Buddhist studies: the problem of the “origins” of Mahāyāna Buddhism. In a work that contributes both to a general theory of religion and power for religious studies as well as to the problem of the origin of a Buddhist movement, Walser argues that that it is the neglect of political and social power in the scholarly imagination of the history of Buddhism that has made the origins of Mahāyāna an intractable problem. Walser challenges commonly-held assumptions about Mahāyāna Buddhism, offering a fascinating new take on its genealogy that traces its doctrines of emptiness and mind-only from the present day back to the time before Mahāyāna was “Mahāyāna.” In situating such concepts in their political and social contexts across diverse regimes of power in Tibet, China and India, the book shows that what was at stake in the Mahāyāna championing of the doctrine of emptiness was the articulation and dissemination of court authority across the rural landscapes of Asia. This text will be will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students and scholars of Buddhism, religious studies, history and philosophy.
Download or read book Life of Buddha written by A. India and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life of Buddha is based on a prolonged study of Indian legends, poems, history and literature. The Life of Buddha not only adds to the actual knowledge of the facts surrounding the life of the Lord Buddha, but it also renders intelligible much that has hitherto mystified the Western student of the Orient. With great clarity, the author brings out the modes of life the sense of values, the technique of meditation, and the daily life of the Lord Buddha. Packed with stimulating information, it is of interest to the student of Eastern religion and mysticism and the lover of Asiatic art, as well as to those concerned with philosophy, with the psychology of religion, and also to the general reader who hopes to gain an insight into the Orient. This vivid account of Buddha's life shows clearly how the values and manners set down by this man swept through India, Burma, Indo-China, and Ceylon, across China and Korea, and into Japan; and how the daily life of a man who lived over two thousand five hundred years ago has become an inspiration, not only to millions of Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese, but also to increasing numbers of Westerners as well.
Download or read book Zen Women written by Grace Schireson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark presentation at last makes heard the centuries of Zen's female voices. Through exploring the teachings and history of Zen's female ancestors, from the time of the Buddha to ancient and modern female masters in China, Korea, and Japan, Grace Schireson offers us a view of a more balanced Dharma practice, one that is especially applicable to our complex lives, embedded as they are in webs of family relations and responsibilities, and the challenges of love and work. Part I of this book describes female practitioners as they are portrayed in the classic literature of "Patriarchs' Zen"--often as "tea-ladies," bit players in the drama of male students' enlightenments; as "iron maidens," tough-as-nails women always jousting with their male counterparts; or women who themselves become "macho masters," teaching the same Patriarchs' Zen as the men do. Part II of this book presents a different view--a view of how women Zen masters entered Zen practice and how they embodied and taught Zen uniquely as women. This section examines many urgent and illuminating questions about our Zen grandmothers: How did it affect them to be taught by men? What did they feel as they trying to fit into this male practice environment, and how did their Zen training help them with their feelings? How did their lives and relationships differ from that of their male teachers? How did they express the Dharma in their own way for other female students? How was their teaching consistently different from that of male ancestors? And then part III explores how women's practice provides flexible and pragmatic solutions to issues arising in contemporary Western Zen centers.
Book Synopsis Ancestors and Anxiety by : Stephen R. Bokenkamp
Download or read book Ancestors and Anxiety written by Stephen R. Bokenkamp and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-08-02 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A work on Chinese concepts of the afterlife. It explores how Chinese authors, including Daoists and non-Buddhists, received and deployed ideas about rebirth from the third to the sixth centuries CE. In tracing the antecedents of these scriptures, it presents non-Buddhist accounts that provide detail on the realms of the dead.
Download or read book Buddha written by Hermann Oldenberg and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
