Article - Buddha-nature
Buddha-nature (originally in Sanskrit, "Buddha-dhatu" - "Buddha Element", "Buddha-Principle") is a doctrine important for many schools of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddha-nature: Encyclopedia - Buddha-nature
Buddha-nature (originally in Sanskrit, "Buddha-dhatu" - "Buddha Element", "Buddha-Principle") is a doctrine important for many schools of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddha-nature: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddha-nature - Buddha-nature Vs. Atman
Unlike the Western concept of "soul" or some interpretations of the Indian "atman", Buddha-nature is not considered an isolated essence o...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhas Of Bamiyan
The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley of central A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhas Of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia - Buddhas Of Bamiyan
The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley of central A...   » Read the article

Article - Dharma
Dharma (Sanskrit, roughly law or way) is the way of the higher Truths. Dharma forms the basis for philosophies, beliefs and practices ori...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality And Technology  : The Hi-tech Route To Reach Nirvana  
With technology and the Internet, it might just be possible to witness a lot more Buddhas and Sankaras taking shape. Recent scientific...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Buddhist Customs
Buddhism: Buddhist Customs Buddhist tradition has developed many different customs and practices in different parts of the world. Howeve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhas Of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhas Of Bamiyan - Destruction And Rebuilding
When Mahmud of Ghazni conquered Afghanistan in the 12th century, the Buddhas and frescoes were spared from destruction. Still, over the y...   » Read the article

Article - Oneness Principle: New Global Order And Oneness Principle
New Global Order and Oneness Principle Thirty years ago the historian Arnold Toynbee and Daisaku Ikeda, head of the Japanese Buddhist So...   » Read the article

Article - Atheism: Atheism Is A Truly Divine Science
Atheism is a Truly Divine Science In 'The Song Divine', Krishna classifies nature as material nature and supernature. He says that super...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Architecture
Buddhist religious architecture developed in the South Asia in the third century BCE. Two types of structures are associated with early B...   » Read the article

Article - Tai Chi Movements: The Beauty Of Tai Chi Movements
Tai Chi movements have a ballet-like quality; yet there is an underlying strength. Tai Chi is the most highly evolved art, science and ph...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Philosophy
Buddhist philosophy is the branch of Eastern philosophy based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha (c. 563 BC - c. 483 BC). Buddhist philos...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Relevance Of Buddhism In The New Century
Relevance of Buddhism In the New Century In the 20th century great changes took place as a result of experiments and developments in a b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhas Of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhas Of Bamiyan - History
Bamiyan lies on the Silk Road, a caravan route linking China and India. It was the site of several Buddhist monasteries, and a thriving c...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: History Of Buddhism
The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddharta Gautama. This make...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharma: Encyclopedia - Dharma
Dharma (Sanskrit, roughly law or way) is the way of the higher Truths. Beings that live in harmony with Dharma proceed more quickly towar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amitabha: Encyclopedia - Amitabha
Amitābha or Amida (阿彌陀佛 Ch. Āmítuó fó (=Amida Buddha), 阿弥陀佛 Kr. Amita Bul (Amida Buddha), 阿弥陀如来 Jp. Amida ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noble Eightfold Path: Encyclopedia - Noble Eightfold Path
The Noble Eightfold Path (Pali: ariya atthangika magga), according to Buddhism and as taught by Siddhartha Buddha, is the way to the cess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedana: Encyclopedia - Vedana
Vedanā (Pāli word) meaning feeling or sensation.One of the five aggregates (khandha). Described by the Buddha as having both mental and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhikkhuni: Encyclopedia - Bhikkhuni
While the lineage of Buddhist nuns (Bhikkuhni) was originally provided for in Mahayana tradition, since the 11th century many believe tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lankavatara Sutra: Encyclopedia - Lankavatara Sutra
The Lankavatara Sutra is one of the most important sutras (sacred texts) of Mahayana Buddhism. According to tradition, these are the actu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theravada: Encyclopedia - Theravada
Theravada (Pali; Sanskrit: Sthaviravada) is one of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikāya schools that formed early in the history of Buddhism....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Architecture: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Architecture
Buddhist religious architecture developed in the South Asia in the third century BCE. Two types of structures are associated with early B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagarjuna: Encyclopedia - Nagarjuna
Nāgārjuna (నాగార్జునా in Telugu, 龍樹 in Chinese) (c. 150 - 250 CE) was an Indian philosopher, the founder of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharma: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharma - In Buddhism
In East Asia, the word for Dharma is 法, pronounced fǎ in Mandarin and hō in Japanese. Dharma - The teachings of the Buddha. For pra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Philosophy
Buddhist philosophy is the branch of Eastern philosophy based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha (c. 563 BC - c. 483 BC). Buddhist philos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajgir: Encyclopedia - Rajgir
Rajgir is an ancient town, and has reference in Mahabharata, Buddhist and Jain texts. Vestiges of its time-honored and magnificent past s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism
Greco-Buddhism, sometimes spelled Græco-Buddhism, is the cultural syncretism between the culture of Classical Greece and Buddhism, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharma: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharma - In Jainism
Dharma is natural. Jain Acharya Samantabhadra writes: "Vatthu sahavo dhammo" the dharma is the nature of an object. It is the nature of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharma: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharma - Meanings And Origins Of The Word Dharma
The word Dharma (Sanskrit; "धर्म" in the Devanagari script) or dhamma (Pali) is used in most or all philosophies and religions of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharma: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharma - Dharma In Hinduism
Within Indian philosophy "dharma" also means "property" and "dharmin" means "property-bearer". In a Sanskrit sentence like "zabdo 'nityaH...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tathagatagarbha Doctrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Tathagatagarbha Doctrine - Buddha-bots
Buddha-nature (Awakened-nature) has been connected in recent decades with the developments of robotics and the possible eventual creation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gautama Buddha: Encyclopedia Ii - Gautama Buddha - The Buddha In Other Religions
Gautama Buddha - Hinduism. Some Hindu denominations regard Buddha as the ninth avatar of Lord Vishnu. Buddhists in general do not consi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Monasticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Monasticism - History And Development
The order of Buddhist monks and nuns was founded by Gautama Buddha during his lifetime of over 2500 years ago. The Buddhist monastic life...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tung Chung: Encyclopedia Ii - Tung Chung - Future In Tung Chung
The Hong Kong government and the MTR corporation has invested heavily in the region to turn it into a tourist hub connecting tourists fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Buddhism - Historical Overview Of The Development Of Korean Buddhism
When Buddhism was originally introduced to Korea from China in 372, or about 800 years after the death of the historical Buddha, Shamanis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samadhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Samadhi - The Buddhist Tradition
Samadhi, or concentration of the mind, is the second of the three parts of the Buddha's teaching: sila or conduct, samadhi or samatha (co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neo-buddhism - Distinctive Interpretation
Ambedkarite Buddhists espouse an eclectic version of Buddhism, primarily based on Theravada, but with additional influences from Mahayana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Development Of Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Development Of Religion - Role Of Charismatic Figures In The Development Of Religions
Many religions have been deeply influenced by charismatic leaders, such as Jesus, Martin Luther, Saint Francis of Assisi, John Calvin, Jo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trikaya: Encyclopedia Ii - Trikaya - Trikaya
Later Mahayana Buddhists were concerned with the transcendent aspect of the Dharma. So therefore if the Dharma is transcendental, totally...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bodhisattva: Encyclopedia Ii - Bodhisattva - Bodhisattvas In Mahayana Buddhism
In Mahayana Buddhism, a bodhisattva has the compassionate determination to aid all beings on their quest for the highest state of develop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sauwastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Sauwastika - Early Accounts Of Distinctions Between The Two Versions
Eugene Burnouf, the first Western expert on Buddhism, stated in his book "Lotus de la bonne loi" that the Buddhists recognize no less tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - India And Weapons Of Mass Destruction: Encyclopedia Ii - India And Weapons Of Mass Destruction - The Beginning
As early as June 26, 1946, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India's soon to be Prime Minister announced "As long as the world is constituted as i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Avatar - Symbolism
Many claim that the ten avatars represent the evolution of life and of mankind on earth. Matsya, the fish, represents life in water. Kurm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Philosophy - Introduction
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic From its inception, Bud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinayana - Hinayana And Theravada
Concerning the distinctions between Hinayana and Theravada, Dr. Rahula, a prominent buddhist teacher, says the following: "Between the 1s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decline Of Buddhism In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Decline Of Buddhism In India - Integration With Life In India
Following the reign of King Ashoka (273-232 BCE), Buddhism had prospered quite well throughout India. Up to the 9th century CE, Indian fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhutan: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhutan - Economy
Bhutan's economy is one of the world's smallest and least developed, and is based on agriculture, forestry, and the sale of hydroelectric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Monasticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Monasticism - Monastic Life
The Buddhist monastic order is theoretically divided into two assemblies, the male bhikkhu assembley, and the female bhikkhuni assembly. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhutan: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhutan - Economy
Bhutan's economy is one of the world's smallest and least developed, and is based on agriculture, forestry, and the sale of hydroelectric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhist Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhist Art - Greco-buddhist Artistic Interaction
As soon as the Greeks invaded India to form the Indo-Greek kingdom, a fusion of Hellenistic and Buddhist elements started to appear, enco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David R. Hawkins: Encyclopedia Ii - David R. Hawkins - Calibration
One of Hawkins claims is that through AK, it is possible to muscle test and determine how in line with truth something is. He calls this ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David R. Hawkins: Encyclopedia Ii - David R. Hawkins - Calibration
One of Hawkins claims is that through AK, it is possible to muscle test and determine how in line with truth something is. He calls this ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Art - Iconic Phase 1st Century Ce – Present
Anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha started to emerge from the 1st century CE in northern India. The two main centers of creati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchism And Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchism And Religion - Anarchist Themes In Religion
Anarchistic and anti-authoritarian movements have played significant roles in the development of certain religions, particularly those th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - India And Weapons Of Mass Destruction: Encyclopedia Ii - India And Weapons Of Mass Destruction - Delivery Systems
In general, nuclear weapons can be "delivered" to their targets by missiles or by fighter aircraft such as bombers. India and weapons of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Greco-buddhism And The Rise Of The Mahayana
The geographical, cultural and historical context of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism during the 1st century BCE in northwestern India, all ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Buddhism - Theravada Renaissance 11th Century Ce—
From the 11th century, the destruction of Buddhism in the Indian mainland by Islamic invasions led to the decline of the Mahayana faith i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Inherent Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Inherent Enlightenment
Inherent enlightenment (Jpn.: hongaku)   Also, original enlightenment; or, depending on context, originally enlightened or eterna...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sixth Round: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sixth Round
Sixth Round The sixth circling of the life-waves around the globes of a planetary chain. Following the serial evolution of the cosmic ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddha: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Buddha
Buddha Lit., the Awakened One; one who through aeons of spiritual development has attained Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi.   This epi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Incarnation: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Incarnation
Incarnation Imbodiments of an entity or monad in a body of flesh, usually human. It is also used of avataras, buddhas, etc., in treati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dhamma: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Dhamma
dhamma (dhamma; Skt. dharma): (1)         Event; a phenomenon in and of itself; (2) &nb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ten-brel Chug-nyi: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ten-brel Chug-nyi
Ten-brel Chug-nyi rTen-hBrel hchu-gnis (Tibetan) In philosophy, the twelve interdependent contributories to the origination of all phe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Seven: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Seven
Seven The fundamental number of manifestation, frequently found in the different cosmogonies as well as in many religious dogmas and o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhadharma: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Buddhadharma
Buddhadharma Lit., Teaching of Enlightenment.   Originally apllied to designate the teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha; supplanted b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pratyeka Buddha: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Pratyeka Buddha
Pratyeka Buddha (S.k). The same as "Pasi-Buddha". The Pratyeka Buddha is a degree which belongs exclusively to the Yogachary...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pratyeka Buddha: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Pratyeka Buddha
Pratyeka Buddha (Sanskrit) [from prati towards, for + eka one]   Each one for himself; exalted and in one sense holy beings who c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Life: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Life
LIFE - 1. energetic property of all living beings including mountains, rivers and valleys. 2. the passage of energy through changing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahayana: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Mahayana
Mahayana Lit., great vehicle; the dominant Buddhist tradition of East Asia.   Special characteristics of Mahayana are Emphasi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Moment Of Choice: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Moment Of Choice
Moment of Choice In theosophical literature, the point when the individual, on becoming a buddha, must decide either to renounce the w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Stupa: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Stupa
stupa (Pali thupa (thuupa)): Originally, a tumulus or burial mound enshrining relics of a holy person - such as the Buddha - or object...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cosmic Energy Chi Kung: Alternative Health Dictionary On Cosmic Energy Chi Kung
cosmic energy chi kung (Buddha palm, Cosmic Chi Kung, Cosmic Healing Chi Kung): Group of techniques that develops healing hands and th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Uchnicha, Buddhochnicha: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Uchnicha, Buddhochnicha
Uchnicha, also Buddhochnicha (Sanskrit). Explained as "a protuberance on Buddha’s cranium, forming a hair-tuft ". This...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nirmanikaya: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Nirmanikaya
Nirmanikaya (Sanskrit) [from nirmana forming, creating + kaya body, robe, vehicle]   Appearance body; the lowest of the trikaya, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upanishad: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Upanishad
Upanishad (Sanskrit). Translated as "esoteric doctrine ", or interpretation of the Vedas by the Vedanta methods.   The...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Avatar, Avatara: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Avatar, Avatara
Avatar, Avatara (Sanskrit) (from ava down + the verbal root tri to cross over, pass)   That which passes down or descends; the pa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Other-power: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Other-power
Other-Power The issue of other-power (Buddhas' power) is often misunderstood and glossed over by many Buddhists. However, it must be ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eyes: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Eyes
Eyes (divine). The "eyes" the Lord Buddha developed in him at the twentieth hour of his vigil when sitting under the BO-tree...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Akasa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Akasa
Akasa (Sanskrit) (from akas to be visible, appear, shine, be brilliant)   The shining; ether, cosmic space, the fifth cosmic elem...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manasaputras: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Manasaputras
Manasaputras (Sanskrit) [from manasa intelligent from manas mind + putra son, child]   Sons of mind. Mind manifesting in the univ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ushnisha,: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ushnisha,
Ushnisha usnisa (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root ush to be warm, flaming; mystically warmth through inner light, intuition, vision] &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arhat: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Arhat
Arhat (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root arh to be worthy, merit, be able)   Worthy, deserving; also enemy slayer (from ari enemy +...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pure Land School: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Pure Land School
Pure Land School When Mahayana Buddhism spread to China, Pure Land ideas found fertile ground for development.   In the fourth ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Selfishness: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Selfishness
Selfishness Making the gratification of the personal self or ego the paramount aim in conduct; a disregard of the interests of others....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abhijna: Theosophy Dictionary On Abhijna
Abhijna (Sanskrit) (from abhi towards + the verbal root jna to know, have special knowledge of, mastery over; cf Pali abhinna)   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Water Lily: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Water Lily
Water Lily In the West equivalent to the Eastern symbol of the lotus, especially in the Greek and Latin Churches. It particularly sign...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharmakaya: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Dharmakaya
Dharmakaya (Sanskrit). Lit., "the glorified spiritual body" called the "Vesture of Bliss". The third, or highest o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Word: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Word
Word In religious and philosophical usage, a translation of the Greek logos or Latin verbum. Its meaning here is that of reason manife...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Four Ranks Of Sages: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Four Ranks Of Sages
Four ranks of sages (Jpn.: shie)   Buddhist teachers to be relied upon after Shakyamuni Buddha's death. They are explained in the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Intuition: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Intuition
Intuition The working of the inner vision, instant and direct cognition of truth. This spiritual faculty, though not yet in any sense ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saptaparna: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Saptaparna
Saptaparna (Sanskrit) Seven-leaves, sevenfold; the man-plant, sevenfold man, or seven-principled human being. The "mysterious num...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchayatana Puja: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Panchayatana Puja
panchayatana puja: (Sanskrit) "Five-shrine worship."   A system of personal worship, thought to have developed after t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upanishad: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Upanishad
Upanishad (Sanskrit) [from upa according to + ni down + the verbal root sad to sit]   Following or according to the teachings whi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Symbol: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Symbol
SYMBOL A symbol, whose meaning is unconscious or indirect, must not be confused with a sign, which is obviously a resemblance or consc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sixth Root-race: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sixth Root-race
Sixth Root-race The root-race which will succeed the present fifth root-race, sometimes called the Aryan race in theosophical literatu...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Viii - M
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VIII - M . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word....   » Read the article

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This is a sitemap for Popular Pages III - D . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article