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Buddhism: Buddhist Scriptures
Buddhism: Buddhist Scriptures
The Buddhist canon of scripture is known in Sanskrit as the Tripitaka and in Pali as the Tipitaka. These t...
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Buddhism: Introduction To Buddhism
Buddhism is a philosophy and/or religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama (Sanskrit; in Pali, Siddhattha Gotama),...
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Tantra:
New Age
Spirituality Dictionary On Tantra
Tantra 1) The word tantra refers to certain Hindu and Buddhist scriptures, or the rituals and practices described th...
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Cause-awakened One:
Buddhism
Enlightenment Dictionary On Cause-awakened One
Cause-awakened one (Jpn.: engaku; Skt.: pratyekabuddha) Also, self-awakened one. One who perceives the twelve-linked chain of c...
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Tripitaka:
Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Tripitaka
Tripitaka: The three baskets, the Buddhist scriptures as one unit. The scriptures are divided into: Vinayapitika-narratives on the est...
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Buddhism: Basic
Buddhist Dictionary
Buddhism: Basic
Buddhist Dictionary
A
basic dictionary of Buddhism terms. Please note that all words in grey like
" Buddhism "...
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Basics Of Hinduism: Do Hindus
Have A Bible?
Basics of Hinduism: Do Hindus
have a Bible?
Our
"Bible" is called the Veda. The Veda, which means "wisdom,"
is compr...
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Sutra:
Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Sutra
Sutra An aphorism; a thread of suggestive words or phrases summarizing religious and philosophical instruction. In buddhism, ...
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Inner Music: The Divine Music Within Us
Divine music, when you experience it,
brings with it intense and lasting bliss. How can one who has heard this divine
melody describe it ...
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Buddhism Schools: The Three Main
Branches Of Buddhism
Buddhism Schools: The three main
branches of Buddhism
Buddhism has evolved into myriad schools
that can be roughly grouped into three t...
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Rituals In Buddhism: Buddhist
Funeral Rites
Rituals in Buddhism: Buddhist Funeral Rites
Theravadins
Buddhist follow the Indian custom of burning the body at death. The BuddhaÕs
bod...
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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...
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Buddhism: Buddhism After The Buddha
Buddhism after the Buddha
Buddhism spread slowly in India until the
powerful Mauryan emperor Asoka converted to it and actively s...
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Buddhism:
Buddhist Festivals - Dharma Day
Buddhism - Buddhist Festivals: Dharma Day
Dharma day marks the
beginning of the Buddha's teaching. The word Dharma can be translated as ...
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Buddhism: History Of The Buddhist
Schools
Buddhism: History of the Buddhist
schools
Three months after the passing of Gautama
Buddha, The First Council was held at Rajagaha by hi...
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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...
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Buddhist
Rites: Buddhist Funeral Rites
Buddhism: Funeral Rites as practiced in Thailand and other
South East Asian Countries.
Funeral
rites are the most elaborate of all the l...
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Hindu Sects: Hinduism - A Fellowship Of Faiths And A Federation Of
Philosophies - About Hindu Sects And Cults
The term Hinduism
is most elastic. It
includes a number of sects and cults, allied, but different in many important
points. Hinduism has,...
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Karma Yoga: Karma Yoga
- Lesson I (of Xi )
Karma Yoga Lesson I
What the West thinks of Eastern Yogi methods; History of Karma
Yoga Buddhist and Jain views thereof; Their Law of Ka...
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Mandala: Mandala As Symbol Of The Universe
Mandala, which literally means circle, largely
associated with religions and cults of India and Tibet, was also used as a
potent symbol b...
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Life And Death: How To Identify A Modern Saint
Many people study religious scriptures profusely - which is a good thing. But they feel that the 'scriptural word' is enough. That is ...
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Karma Yoga: Karma Yoga
- Lesson Ii (of Xi )
Karma Yoga Lesson II
Creed and Sradha, their etymology; Man defined; Fear and doubt,
divisions of man, The dangers of inaction; The cant...
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Buddha: The Life Of
Gautama Buddha
Buddha was born approximately 560 B.C. in
Northern India. Through his life, Buddha gave the concept of Nirvana
unprecedented exposure to ...
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Peace Of Mind: The Wavelength Of Celestial Sound
In most religious scriptures, Shabd or the Word is referred to as the creator of the universe. It is a current from the ocean of pure ...
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Buddhahood:
Buddhism
Enlightenment Dictionary On Buddhahood
Buddhahood (Jpn.: bukkai) The state of awakening that a Buddha has attained. The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice and the hig...
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Karma Yoga: Karma Yoga
- Lesson X (of Xi )
Karma Yoga Lesson X
The Karma Yogi that
has got beyond selfishness; The modern problem; The substitute for Asceticism;
Vicarious sufferi...
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Laya Yoga: The Essence Of All
Religion - Laya Yoga
Laya Yoga - The
Essence Of All Religion
Yoga is the essence of
every religion and is that what all religions have in common. If a ...
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Buddhism: Relations With Other Faiths
Buddhism: Relations with other faiths
Some Hindus (primarily in the northern regions of
India) believe that Gautama is the 9th incarnati...
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Hinduism: Hinduism
Lexicon On A
Hinduism Lexicon on A
From aadheenam to axis.
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Hinduism: Distinguishing
Features Of Hinduism
Hinduism is the religion of the Hindus, a name given
to the Universal Religion which hailed supreme in India. It is the oldest of
all liv...
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Venus Transit: Multifaith Prayers And Poems, And A List Of Goddess Names
A beautiful assembly of poems and prayers on the theme of LOVE and TRANSCENDENCE.
“We will read them during the transit tomorrow...
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Karma Yoga: Karma Yoga
- Lesson Vii (of Xi )
Karma Yoga Lesson VlI
Janaka and Shuka;
Living as kings do; Helping humanity and geocentricity; Teaching the law,
guarding oneself; Ever...
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Zen Buddhism: Zen
Buddhist Dictionary
Zen Buddhism: Zen
Buddhist Dictionary
A
dictionary of Zen Buddhism terms. Please note that all words in grey like
" Buddhism "...
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Karma Yoga: Karma Yoga
- Lesson Vi (of Xi )
Karma Yoga Lesson VI
Detachment; Accept the
universe of thought without being affected by it; Avoid cosmogony; You Call
change your envi...
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The Roots Of
The New Age Movement Ð Part Ii
The New Age movement
is hardly novel! Its philosophy is rooted in ancient traditions, often based on
mystical experiences, each within a ...
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New Age Movement: The Christ Of The New Age Movement Ð
Part Ii
"Who do you say I am?" (Luke 9:20, NIV) The
question was first asked of Peter by Christ nineteen centuries ago, and has continu...
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Pali:
Spiritual Theosophical
Dictionary On
Pali
Pali. The ancient language of Magadha, one that preceded the more refined Sanskrit. The Buddhist Scriptures are all written in this la...
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Buddhakshetra:
Spiritual - Theosophy
Dictionary On
Buddhakshetra
Buddhakshetra buddhakshetra (Sanskrit) (from buddha awakened + kshetra field, sphere of action) The sphere of action of an enli...
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Inclusion Of The Nine Worlds In Buddhahood:
Buddhism
Enlightenment Dictionary On Inclusion Of The Nine Worlds In Buddhahood
Inclusion of the nine worlds in Buddhahood (Jpn.: bukkai-soku-kukai or bukkai-shogu-no-kukai) The principle that the nine world...
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Treatise On The Mind Aspiring For Enlightenment:
Buddhism
Enlightenment Dictionary On Treatise On The Mind Aspiring For Enlightenment
Treatise on the Mind Aspiring for Enlightenment, The (Jpn.: Bodai-shin-ron; Chin.: P'u-t'i-hsin-lun) A work attributed to Nagar...
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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...
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Vinaya:
Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Vinaya
Vinaya Disciplined conduct, referring specifically to the monastic rules for the disciples who have left home; also, one of the three...
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Enlightened One:
Buddhism
Enlightenment Dictionary On Enlightened One
Enlightened One (Jpn.: kakusha) Also, Awakened One. A Buddha. One who is enlightened to the ultimate truth or principle of life...
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Sowing Maturing And Harvesting:
Buddhism
Enlightenment Dictionary On Sowing Maturing And Harvesting
Sowing maturing and harvesting (Jpn.: shu-juku-datsu) The three-phase process by which a Buddha leads people to Buddha-hood. In...
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Stage Of Progressive Awakening:
Buddhism
Enlightenment Dictionary On Stage Of Progressive Awakening
Stage of progressive awakening (Jpn.: bunshin-soku) The fifth of the six stages of practice.
(See
also: Stage of prog...
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Supreme Perfect Enlightenment:
Buddhism
Enlightenment Dictionary On Supreme Perfect Enlightenment
supreme perfect enlightenment (Jpn.: anokutara-sammyaku-sambodai or mujo-shoto-shogaku) The enlightenment of a Buddha.
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Tripitaka:
Spiritual - Theosophy
Dictionary On
Tripitaka
Tripitaka (Sanskrit) [from tri three + pitaka basket] The three baskets, pitaka being the name by which one of the collections ...
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Prophecy Of Future Enlightenment:
Buddhism
Enlightenment Dictionary On Prophecy Of Future Enlightenment
Prophecy of future enlightenment (Skt.: vyakarana; Pali.: veyŸakarana; Jpn.: juki or kibetsu or wagarana) A Buddha's prediction...
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Popular Pages
Sitemap V - B
This is a
sitemap for Popular Pages V - B . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles
related to the word.
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Popular Topic Pages I - 3
This is a sitemap for popular topic pages
at Global Oneness. Click on a link and you will find multiple articles related
to the topic:
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Spiritual Dictionary: Spiritual Hinduism Dictionary
A spiritual dictionary of the 280 most common words in Hinduism. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritual D...
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