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Topic: Buddhadharma


In the News (Sat 22 Nov 08)

  
  Nalandabodhi | Teachers & Teachings | Buddhism | A Science of Mind
By closely looking at buddhadharma, or Buddhism, we thus find that it is a pure path, pure teachings, a pure science, a science of mind.
In this sense, Buddhist spirituality is not what is ordinarily meant by the term "religion." It is rather closer to a humanistic science, a pure and genuine philosophy of humanity and science which works with the two sides of our samsaric mind, the negative aspect and the positive aspect of our mind.
Buddhadharma is not a religion in the everyday connotation of the word.
www.nalandabodhi.org /science_of_mind.html   (833 words)

  
 About Buddhadharma
Buddhadharma is the one place you'll find in-depth teachings from all the Buddhist traditions, presented in a way that applies directly to your practice.
Buddhadharma reflects the growing sense of communication and common purpose among Buddhist sanghas in North America and internationally.
Buddhadharma brings you in-depth reviews of the latest books on Buddhism, and articles about the people and issues that are of special interest to Buddhists.
www.thebuddhadharma.com /about_buddhadharma.html   (215 words)

  
 Commentary on A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment
Buddhadharma had already been established in Tibet before Atisha’s arrival there, but an evil king called Langdarma (Udumtsen), who was said to have horns growing from his head, hated the Dharma and caused it to degenerate in Tibet.
In terms of teachings in general, there are two types: Buddhadharma and the teachings of the outsiders [Skt: tirthika; Tib: mu-teg-pa]2, which are based on mistaken beliefs, understandings opposite to those of Buddhadharma.
However, Buddhadharma is something that the more you study it, the deeper it becomes, the more profound you find it to be.
www.lamayeshe.com /otherteachers/khunu/commentary.shtml   (3666 words)

  
 Buddha Dharma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Buddhism, or Buddhadharma, is Buddha’s teachings and the inner experiences or realizations of these teachings.
Buddhadharma does not stay in one place but moves from one country to another.
By learning Buddhadharma, we will have the opportunity to gain the happiness we seek and to fulfil all our temporary and ultimate wishes.
tharpa.co.uk /background/buddha-dharma.htm   (176 words)

  
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Buddhadharma teaches that the world we live in is only a very small portion of the universe.
Buddhadharma tells us that the unlimited living beings in our world and throughout the universe have suffered through rebirth upon rebirth in numberless worlds from beginningless time.
It is the goal of Buddhadharma to help us understand and tolerate others even as we learn to master our own bodies and minds.
westernchanfellowship.org /fileadmin/user_upload/ncf/ncf7.txt   (16871 words)

  
 Entering the Buddhadharma
When I got exposed to the Buddhadharma I began to see Thelema in the stream of those working for the greater evolutionary purpose.
The Buddhadharma and Thelema are two manifestations of this same source and as such have harmonious union.
I took refuge to make peace with the guardians of the Buddhadharma, to further commit myself to the great work of bringing happiness to all beings, and to unite within myself two approaches to the same goal.
www.hermetic.com /webster/buddhadharma.html   (1732 words)

  
 Meditation und Buddhismus in Deutschland. Shambhala in Deutschland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Shambhala approach could be regarded as the river or the trees, and the buddhadharma as the mountains on which the trees will grow and the river will flow.
In this approach, buddhadharma is regarded as the basic intrinsic nature, or background, and the Shambhala teachings will grow out of that, as the foreground.
And buddhadharma is basic space, or the basic ground on which you put the cosmetics.
deutschland.shambhala-europe.org /main.php?id=1303   (1152 words)

  
 Subject: Buddha.txt Date: 1 Dec 92 19:32:52 GMT THE PRACTICE OF BODHISATTVA DHARMA (SUTRA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
For it one has solid confidence in the Buddhadharma based on wisdom derived from practice, then all doctrinal disputations or the pitting of one religious or philosophical view against another leaves one's faith unmoved.
According to the Buddhadharma the five precepts are of singular importance to enable us to destroy our evil tendencies, increase the strength of our good tendencies and purify our minds.
The unfolding of this Bodhicitta lies in the practice of Bodhisattva conduct, spreading the truth of Buddhadharma, and establishing the practicality of the Teachings as a way of life in a genuinely humane society and culture.
www.skepticfiles.org /mys1/buddha.htm   (9361 words)

  
 About Shambhala Prison Community
The SPC derives from the buddhist spiritual tradition, in particular the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma branches of Tibetan buddhadharma, and the Shambhala teachings, as expounded by the Ven.
Exiled from Tibet in 1959, living in the United States from 1970 until his death in 1987, Trungpa Rinpoche is generally credited with having brought buddhadharma from the East to the West.
Meditation is common to all branches of buddhadharma, no matter what the country of origin or school of thought.
www.shambhalaprisoncommunity.org /purpose.html   (860 words)

  
 Crisis In Mongolian Buddhism (Part Three)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
You must demonstrate how beneficial Buddhadharma can be; talk about how and why you are attracted to Buddhadharma; and tell Mongolians that you already have this tradition in your own country.
So it is a more powerful statement coming from westerners, that Buddhadharma is relevant to this age.
Buddhadharma is very scientific, and we have to go by facts.
www3.telus.net /public/stupot/Mongolia/Buddhism_Crisis_3.html   (1791 words)

  
 Buddha and Marcuse
TR It is because their distortions of the Buddhadharma arise from the western cultural, historical, and philosophical context.
When we contemplate Buddhadharma we come to a stance of vast equanimity in the midst of debate, but this equanimity does not deny the need for valid, well-reasoned response.
I attended a talk by Surya Das, a truly uninspired presentation on the ways in which Buddhadharma was becoming "mainstream." It was a guide map to the assimilation and castration of the radical power of Buddhadharma by commercialized culture.
www.damtsig.org /articles/niceness.html   (3323 words)

  
 Tibetan Literature
Translated into familiar words and meaningful expressions, the Buddhadharma crossed the Asian continent and permeated the lives of people throughout Central and Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan, the Indonesian archipelago, the Tibetan cultural area, and Russia’s Asian frontiers.
Many thousands of Buddhist texts were translated from Sanskrit and other Indian languages into Tibetan, and the slow infusion of stories, aspirations, inquiry, and contemplation into the language and culture of Tibet provided the ground from which the richness of liberating practice grew in such bounty.
The transformations that have swept over Asia during the past three centuries have in many ways eroded the ground in which the Buddhadharma grew abundantlywhile at the same time casting fertile seeds across land and sea.
www.berotsana.org /literature.htm   (1558 words)

  
 The Heart Sutra - Preface 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Initially, his aim was to explain the Heart Sutra, but he commented likewise on the Lotus Sutra, and while discussing the doctrine, broached the topic of the world situation as well.
Because all dharmas are Buddhadharma, all sutras are one sutra.
All phenomena are BuddhaDharma and whoever understands completely does not have a single mote of dust settle on him/her.
www.buddhanet.net /e-learning/hartpre1.htm   (574 words)

  
 Practice of Bodhisattva Dharma
Another kind of Buddhist are those who, after encountering the Buddhadharma, imagines the accomplishment of Buddhahood to be so lofty as to be virtually unreachable.
Buddhadharma, if disciples leave home to practice (i.e., to become bhikkhus or bhikkhunis) and dwell harmoniously together in a VIHARA, they are called a Sangha.
Therefore, we take refuge to link up with the tradition of Bodhisattva Dharma practice and initially are not so concerned with which teacher is the wisest and who has developed the highest wisdom and virtue in former lives.
www.purifymind.com /Bodhisattva.htm   (2877 words)

  
 BUDDHISM IN THE WEST   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Considering the growing popularity of the Buddhadharma in the West, as well as its influence on the emerging cognitive sciences, it is vital that we have at least a basic understanding of Buddhist thought and how it is entering into western religious, philosophical and scientific considerations.
It was his opinion that the Buddhadharma is not an object of historical curiosity.
Perhaps the most exciting form of the Buddhadharma in the West is the Vajrayana (the tantric diamond vehicle) of Tibet 10.
thechurchforall.org /BuddhismintheWest.htm   (3893 words)

  
 Buddhism as a science of mind   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The buddhadharma, the teachings of Lord Buddha Shakyamuni, is a path that frees one from disturbing emotions and fundamental ignorance.
If we look at this buddhadharma, or Buddhism, closely, we find that it is a pure path, pure teachings, a pure science, a science of mind.
Thus buddhadharma is not a religion in the everyday connotation of the word.
www.purifymind.com /ScienceMindBud.htm   (690 words)

  
 Commentary on The Foundation of All Good Qualities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Inner Dharma means Buddhadharma; outer Dharma refers to the non-Buddhist religions, the religions followed by non-Buddhists.
According to Buddhadharma, the self-existent I is the wrong conception that we’re supposed to get rid of.
Within Buddhadharma itself there are four types of different doctrine that I mentioned at the beginning: Vaibhashika, Sautrantika, Cittamatra and Madhyamaka.
www.lamayeshe.com /otherteachers/khunu/foundation.shtml   (4931 words)

  
 Learn more about Buddhism in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A Buddha is someone who has (re)discovered the principles by which birth, old-age, sickness, death, and the resultant suffering can be finally overcome.
These principles are known as the Buddhadharma, or simply the Dharma.
Although the Dharma itself exists outside of the confines of space and time, knowledge of the Dharma can be lost.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /b/bu/buddhism_1.html   (3060 words)

  
 Where the Paths Cross   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Second, a strength of the buddhadharma is that it’s so beautifully complete and integrated.
The buddhadharma is very complete and you can find answers in a kind of straightforward way.
But still there is something that I find in the buddhadharma-and the way it’s taught in this country is part of it-that makes it an easier doorway in for students.
www.shambhalasun.com /Archives/Features/2002/july02/paths.htm   (2381 words)

  
 Bodhisattva Dharma
According to the Buddhadharma, if disciples leace home to practice (i.e., to become bhiksus or bhiksunis) and dwell harmoniously together in a VIHARA, they are called a Sangha.
Craving, aversion and delusion are every-body’s problem and are referred to in the Buddhadharma as the three poisons or the three roots of unskillfulness.
Because the world of laypeople with its work and family obligations can be fatiguing, both mentally a nd p and physically, the Buddhist tradition allows and encourages periods of retreat During these periods, the lay disciples accept the eight precepts and experience a bit of the peace of a will-ordered and disciplined life.
www.russbo.com /Foundations/bodhisattva.htm   (9139 words)

  
 Notice Board: Buddhist Community Announcements & Services.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Buddhadharma International Foundation, Inc., works primarily in the Kingdom of Nepal because it is the Birthplace of Lord Buddha, and yet one of the poorest nations in the world with a yearly Gross National Product (GNP) per capita of less than $200 (despite statistics published and stating otherwise).
The Buddhadharma International Foundation, Inc., is based on Theravada Buddhadhamma-Vinaya and is committed to the cause of International Peace with a priority to promote the immediate reduction of poverty and suffering in Nepal, as well as other countries.
The Buddhadharma International Foundation, Inc., works to design, support, implement, and sustain projects for the benefit of the educational, social, medical, artistic, and spiritual needs of the Nepalese people and citizens of other nations.
www.buddhanet.net /whats_a.htm   (3594 words)

  
 Buddhism - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A Buddha is any human being who has fully awakened to the true nature of existence, whose insight has totally transformed him or her beyond birth, death, and subsequent rebirth, and who is enabled to help others achieve the same enlightenment.
The principles by which a person can be led to enlightenment are known as the Buddhadharma, or simply the Dharma.
Dharma in this sense of the rather complex term means, "law, doctrine, or truth." Anyone can attain what the Buddha attained regardless of age, gender, or caste.
open-encyclopedia.com /Buddhism   (5571 words)

  
 The Heart Sutra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Therefore the purpose of all Buddhadharma is to depart from suffering and dwell in happiness.
The remaining three kinds of void are introspectively oriented Buddhadharma and constitute the Dharma of Void or Emptiness as the true nature of the mind, in contrast with the teaching of the Small Vehicle that focuses on form (rupa skandha).
I shall discuss presently the four subdivisions of Buddhadharma according to T'ien T'ai, and the three kinds of void relevant to Buddhadharma as they are understood and applied in each of the four subdivisions, to wit: 1.
www.terebess.hu /english/heart2.html   (18937 words)

  
 Buddhism -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Anyone can free themselves from suffering as Gautama did, regardless of age, (The properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles) sex, or ((Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity) caste.
The principles by which a person can be led to enlightenment are known as the Buddhadharma, or simply the (Basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;) Dharma, meaning (in this context) "law, doctrine, or truth".
His birthplace is said to be (Click link for more info and facts about Lumbini) Lumbini in the Shākya state, one of a small group of old oligarchic republics, in what is now (A small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China) Nepal.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bu/buddhism.htm   (7184 words)

  
 Crisis In Mongolian Buddhism (Part Four)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Western Buddhadharma is a very different animal indeed, and I have begun to appreciate it more.
Scientific thought evolved as a way around the intellectual roadblock set up by the mediaeval churches, who stifled natural curiosity in order to reinforce their spiritual and temporal power.
Traditional Buddhadharma accepts and approves of natural curiosity, and disproves of blind faith and empty ritual.
www3.telus.net /public/stupot/Mongolia/Buddhism_Crisis_4.html   (841 words)

  
 2005 Wangapeka Buddhadharma Study and Meditation Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Wangapeka Buddhadharma Study and Meditation Program will be an opportunity to study and practice non-sectarian buddhadharma in a residential situation.
However, part of practising buddhadharma involves cultivating equanimity and learning to accept what comes up and that especially includes food.
Learning how to engage in these activities in ways that support the flowering of wisdom and compassion for all beings is part of the work of buddhadharma.
wangapeka.nelson.org.nz /2005B   (3954 words)

  
 4 Foundations March 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
For the follower of the buddhadharma, the teachings of Buddhism, there is a need for great emphasis on the practice of meditation.
One must see the straightforward logic that mind is the cause of confusion and that by transcending confusion one attains the enlightened state.
According to the buddhadharma, spirituality means relating with the working basis of one’s existence, which is one’s state of mind.
www.shambhalasun.com /Archives/Features/2000/Mar00/4Foundations.htm   (5559 words)

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