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lohan07.jpgLohan: KALIKA1993 viewsLegend has it that the first portraits of the 18 Lohans were painted by a Buddhist
monk Guan Xiu, in 891 A.D. Guan Xiu lived in Chengdu, the capital of a small
kingdom, the Former Shu, formed at the decline of the Tang Dynasty in what is
today's Sichuan Province. He was adept at the scholarly pursuits of painting,
calligraphy and poetry.
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Nagarjuna-upaya.pdfNÄgÄrjuna and the Philosophy of UpÄya 1993 viewsThe purpose of this article is to offer a different account of NÄgÄrjuna than is found in contemporary Western scholarship. It will not ask what it means for causality, truth, the self, or consciousness to be "empty" in a very general sense, but rather how NÄgÄrjuna’s philosophy relates to the soteriological practices of Buddhism and what it means for those practices to be "empty" of inherent nature. Rather than describing NÄgÄrjuna as a metaphysician this study will situate him squarely within the early MahÄyÄna tradition and the philosophical problem of practice that is expressed through the doctrine of “skill-in-means†(upÄya-kauÅ›alya). It should become evident in what follows that the doctrine of upÄya has little in common with Western metaphysics. It is unconcerned with problems regarding causality, personal identity, consciousness, logic, language, or any other issues that are unrelated to specific problems surrounding the nature and efficacy of Buddhist practice. Given that every major tradition in Buddhism stresses the indispensable nature of practice, it is highly unlikely that Nagarjuna’s philosophy is concerned with metaphysical issues or that his doctrine of “emptiness†can be separated from the soteriological practices of Buddhism.
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03_the_4_foundations_of_mindfulness.mp3Ajahn Maha Boowa Discourses (03)1992 viewsThe Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Ajahn Maha Boowa Discourses (03)
These Teachings are free gifts of Dhamma and may not be offered for sale.
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Amithaba007.jpgAmithabha Buddha071991 viewsAMITABHA: Buddha of Boundless Light of the Western Paradise
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gratitude.pdfGratitude in the Buddha’s Teachings1988 viewsThis text, with an introduction on the subject of gratitude in the Buddha's Teachings has extacts from Pali Suttas on Gratitude and Suttas on Ingratitude. In the Mangala Sutta, the Buddha declares that the quality of gratitude to be one of the highest blessings, thus showing how it plays a key role in His ethical and spiritual teachings.
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sammasati_an_exposition_of_right_mindfulness.pdfSammasati: An Exposition of Right Mindfulness.1987 views
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11white_lotus.jpgWhite Lotus 111985 viewsWhite Lotus 11
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09_Seon_Poems_web.pdfVolume 9. Seon Poems: Selected Works1983 viewsSeon Poems: Selected Works.
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120801-LRR-32k-Prayers-Refuge_Bodhichitta-Tibetan.mp3Refuge and Bodhichitta - Tibetan1980 viewsEnglish and Tibetan chanting by Ven. Sarah Thresher
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Begin_Pali_Suttas.pdfBeginnings: The Pali Suttas1978 viewsExcept where otherwise noted, all factual information in this essay is garnered from the PÄḷi Suttas and their companion-piece, the Vinaya. In these texts we find accounts of the first months following the Buddha’s awakening (Khandhaka I, MahÄvagga, Vinaya), of the final months before his decease (Sutta 16, DÄ«gha NikÄya), of the events leading up to the First and Second Councils, together with an account of those Councils (Khandhakas XI and XIi, Cullavagga, Vinaya), and, scattered through the texts, incidental information and clues about the middle period of the Buddha’s ministry. Considerable additional information is available in texts of later date, such as the Classical Commentaries.
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