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	Social Dynamic of Theravadin Buddhist Practice
		Her mother was a very religious woman and taught her the rudiments of Buddhist practice, such as nightly chants and the observance of the precepts, from an early age.
		At present, for instance, one of the most active Dhamma teachers in Bangkok is a woman, Amara Malila, who abandoned her career as a medical doctor for a life in a nun's community connected with one of the meditation monasteries in the Northeast.
		And even in cases where a confrontational reformer seems basically altruistic at heart, he or she tends to play up the social benefits to be gained from the proposed reform in the effort to win support, thus compromising the relationship of the reform to true practice.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /social_dynamic_of_theravadin_bud.htm (3251 words)

	Buddhist Contribution to Social Welfare in Australia
		He finds that ethnic Buddhist organizations double as welfare and cultural centers primarily for immigrant communities.(20) His position is not supported by the findings of this extensive survey about Buddhist organizations in Australia in the field of socially engaged activities.
		Venerable Sumedha from the International Buddhist Centre in Darwin is involved in intercultural and religious activities, including a public performance of a drama titled "The Land and The Cross and The Lotus" prepared and performed by representatives of Buddhist, Aboriginal, and Christian religions.
		Such a story is told by one Buddhist organization of a prisoner who was a regular recipient of the Buddhist teachings and, despite his record for violence and homicide, developed a new perspective on his life.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /buddhist_contribution_to_social_.htm (6394 words)

	Exploring Chinese History :: Culture :: Philosophy :: Buddhist Philosophy
		Buddhist philosophy is the branch of Eastern philosophy based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha (c.
		He pointed out that implicit in the early Buddhist concept of dependent origination is the lack of any substantial being (anatta) underlying the participants in origination, so that they have no independent existence, a state identified as emptiness (śūnyatā), or emptiness of a nature or essence (sva-bhāva).
		Buddhist teachings claim that there is no real difference between ourselves and others; therefore one should attempt to increase the happiness of all living things as eagerly as one's own.
	www.ibiblio.org /chinesehistory/contents/02cul/c04s03.html (1922 words)

	Toward a Buddhist Social Ethics: The Case of Thailand, by Tavivat Puntarigvivat
		Today Thai feminists and Buddhist social activists are beginning to speak up in defense of the rights of their mothers, sisters and daughters, reminding society that prostitution represents a distortion of traditional cultural values and is caused by modern structural poverty.
		Buddhist teachings, as well as the increase in self-respect and self-confidence likely in a society based on such teachings, can reduce the impact of consumerism, which in recent years has been exacerbated by omnipresent advertising on television and radio and in popular magazines.
		Buddhist monks all over Thailand eat their daily food given them by Thai people, the majority of whom are poor and oppressed, whose sons become poorly paid laborers in construction and factories, and whose daughters are exploited laborers or even prostitutes.
	www.aril.org /buddhistethics.htm (7598 words)

	The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom) - Buddhist
		According to all Buddhist traditions, the Buddha of the present age, called Siddhārtha (Sanskrit) or Siddhattha (Pāli) of the Gautama (Pāli: Gotama) gotra or clan, was born in the grove of Lumbinī near the town of Kapilavastu (Pāli: Kapilavatthu), the capital of the kingdom (mahājanapada) of the Śākyas (Pāli: Sakyas).
		In Buddhist practice, it is said that while samatha meditation can calm the mind, only vipassanā meditation can reveal how the mind was disturbed to start with, which is what leads to jñāna (Pāli ñāṇa knowledge) vijñāna (Pāli viññāṇa awareness), prajñā (Pāli paññā pure understanding) and thus can lead to nirvāṇa (Pāli nibbāna).
		The Buddhist canon of scripture is known in Sanskrit as the Tripiṭaka and in Pāli as the Tipiṭaka.
	book-of-thoth.com /thebook/index.php?title=Buddhist (8272 words)

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		Unfortunately, the list also became infested by a number of individuals who apparently considered themselves to be enlightened, or at least far closer to enlightenment than the rest of us, and who felt it was their duty to disrupt our discussions in order to show us what Zen really was.
		Moderators of Buddhism-related lists (and certain other religion lists) with their sliding range of practitioners and scholars, were faced with an extra set of problems beyond those that would be seen on, say, a computer-related list, or an area studies list.
		The discussion on the list is to be moderated, not in order to suppress or censor controversies on any topic, but rather to limit irrelevant discussions and idle chatter, and to redirect or return messages sent to the list by accident.
	www.hm.tyg.jp /~acmuller/articles/buddhist_listserves.html (5300 words)

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		The role of “teacher” in Buddhism varies according to tradition, but generally there are two types: lay teachers who have been trained in a particular lineage and have been authorized to teach and ordained monastic nuns and monks who may or may not teach the dharma to other Buddhists.
		The course uses “Buddhist texts that present traditional views of women as well as a variety of contemporary materials that reveal aspects of the lives of Buddhist women in ancient and contemporary times[to] attempt to understand the values and concerns that drive, restrain and/or empower such women.” The exact number of women Buddhologists is unknown.
		Yet, not to be overlooked are the eighty-nine Korean American Buddhist temples in the U.S., as of 2000. For the first generation immigrant women she interviewed at the Sa Chal Temple, Suh found: Temple membership and a Buddhist identity act as symbols of the homeland that encouragefull-scale integration into a new cultural milieu.
	www.pluralism.org /research/reports/dugan/BuddhistWomen.doc (4692 words)

	The Berzin Archives - Islamic-Buddhist Dialogue
		In the Spring of 1995, on a visit to Istanbul, Turkey, I met with the dean and a group of professors of Islamic law and philosophy of religion at the Ilahiyat Islamic Theological Faculty of Marmara University.
		The teachers were extremely enthusiastic in establishing an Islamic-Buddhist dialogue and we discussed such issues as creation, revelation and the source of ethics.
		They asked me to submit a paper on the basic Buddhist teachings presented in a manner readily understandable from an Islamic perspective for publication in English and Arabic as one of their Asian Monograph Series, which is distributed throughout the Arabic speaking world.
	www.berzinarchives.com /islam/islamic_buddhist_dialog.html (2450 words)

	Buddhist Studies for Schools: Guidelines for Teachers
		Buddhist Studies for Secondary Students (age 12 to 18 years) contains the fundamental teachings of Buddhism and expands on the material covered in Buddhist Studies for Primary Students.
		Hence we feel that the simpler Theravada texts are much more suitable as an introduction to Buddhist scriptures, as at the introductory level the main purpose of the scripture study is to support the core teachings — the life story of the Buddha and the Four Noble Truths.
		Teachers, students and schools are welcome to copy this material, but are asked not to substantially alter it without permission.
	www.buddhanet.net /e-learning/buddhism/guidelines.htm (1932 words)

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		The "satori perspective" characteristically over-emphasizes the "awakening" dimensions of Buddhist soteriology, to the detriment of the moral, "virtuous" dimensions.[18] Consequently, a view of the Buddhist virtues from this standpoint tends insistently to relativize and diminish the "virtue" in the summum bonum of "awakened virtue," until there is only the "awakened One," beyond good and evil.
		Like the Aristotelian virtues tradition, Buddhist ethics tends to be ahistorical, in that it regards human life as having an important and profound constancy in its nature and goal, persistent amidst the general flow and struggles of actual personal and historical forces.
		Essentially, Buddhist ethics is centered in and on "character in community." This focus needs to be kept, for upon it depends the future development of a Buddhist ethics more aimed at relationships than principles, more interested in mutual support than a defense of rights, more empathic than rational, more compassionate than just.
	www.quangduc.com /English/Ethics/19buddhistethic.html (8024 words)

	Buddhist Channel \| Books \| Review: The Encyclopedia of Buddhism
		As a reference source that seeks to locate Buddhist beliefs, art, architecture, and practices within their broader cultural and historical contexts, The -Encyclopedia of Buddhism- is one of the most valuable reference sources for the study of the Buddhist tradition published to date.
		One issue that arises in most reference works that deal with multiple cultural and historical contexts is the language in which the entries are listed.
		Furthermore, the inclusion of entries that are pertinent to the wider discipline of religious studies (such as evil, conversion, and sacred space) as well as the very useful appendices that provide timelines of the tradition in its diverse geographical locations make the -Encyclopedia- an invaluable reference source for a wide audience.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=10,26,0,0,1,0 (626 words)

	Upasika Kee Nanayon and the Social Dynamic of Theravadin Buddhist Practice
		Born in 1901 to a Chinese merchant family in Rajburi, a town to the west of Bangkok, she was the eldest of five children — or, counting her father's children by a second wife, the eldest of eight.
		Most of her instruction came from books — the Pali canon and the works of contemporary teachers — and was tested in the crucible of her own relentless honesty.
		What this has meant historically is that the true practice of Buddhism has hovered about the edges of society and history — or, from another perspective, that the history of Buddhism has hovered about the edges of the practice.
	www.accesstoinsight.org /lib/thai/kee/dynamic.html (3302 words)

	Buddhist Philosophy
		Buddhism is founded on the rejection of certain orthodox philosophical concepts, in which the Buddha had been instructed by various teachers.
		This chain of causation purports to show that the cessation of decay, death, and sorrow is indirectly dependent on the cessation of craving, and ultimately dependent on a an all-encompassing stillness.
		But other Buddhist teachings claim that there is no meaningful difference between ourselves and others; therefore one should attempt to increase the happiness of all living things as eagerly as one's own.
	www.thaiexotictreasures.com /buddhist_philosophy.html (1801 words)

	University of St. Thomas : Libraries : Databases
		A selection of the world's leading scholars from varying disciplines and denominations cover all aspects of philosophy, theology, ethics, politics, economics and government, providing a brief definition of each term, a description of the principal ideas behind it, its history, development and contemporary relevance, and a detailed bibliography giving the major sources in the field.
		Focuses on the period from the Renaissance to the early twenty-first century, the articles cover all disciplines, historical periods, concepts, and methodologies and philosophies.
		Each entry begins with a general overview of the system/theory followed by a discussion of the principal aspects of the theory, the theory's philosophy and an analysis of the historical context in which the theory was developed, including critical response.
	www.stthomas.edu /libraries/databases/a-zlist.php?PK=GS_DIEN (2466 words)

	AWAKENED TEACHERS FORUM
		Luangpor was a forty-five year old Buddhist monk that did not follow the formal rituals and recitation of the words like others in his order did.
		Kate Wheeler is a teacher and former Buddhist nun.
		She writes "a genuine teacher is motivated to teach by unselfishness, not the reverse.
	x.webring.com /hub?ring=awakenedteachers (689 words)

	Graduate Program - Buddhist Studies - University of California, Berkeley
		The ability to read and analyze Buddhist texts in their original languages is an indispensable skill for research in the field.
		Students are expected to acquire a sophisticated appreciation of the historical, social, and cultural milieus from which the Buddhist textual legacy emerged.
		Because of Berkeley's particular strength in the area of Buddhist visual culture (three of the Group's faculty are specialists in Buddhist art), all students in the program are expected to take at least one course in art history.
	buddhiststudies.berkeley.edu /graduate (529 words)

	Buddhism Links
		Upaya, Sanskrit for "skillful means" or "the craft of compassion," is a Buddhist study center nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, just minutes from the plaza of Santa Fe.
		Quotations from the Hindu sutras on the place of women which was not very exalted indeed, and on to an examination of the Buddha's teachings and their implications for women.
		Women teachers, activists, scholars, nuns, and yoginis(practitioners) may be found on these pages, as well as teachings and special events, projects, organisations, bibliographic and contact information for women in Buddhism.
	www.suite101.com /links.cfm/buddhism (1704 words)

	Amazon.ca: Women of the Way: Discovering 2,500 Years of Buddhist Wisdom: Books: Sallie Tisdale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Known for her books and essays but less well-known as a lay Buddhist teacher and consulting editor to the magazine Tricycle, Tisdale unites her spiritual and feminist concerns by breathing life into historical women of Buddhism.
		Through extensive research, Tisdale discovered numerous influential female Buddhists who had been recognized in their time but excluded from the written record, so she made it her mission to restore a lineage of women Buddhists and developed this beautifully crafted volume.
		Tisdale's personal experience and thorough study of Buddhist literature enabled her to recast stories and historical accounts as engaging and accessible portraits.
	www.amazon.ca /Women-Way-Discovering-Buddhist-Wisdom/dp/0060598166 (637 words)

	South Church Buddhist Fellowship
		The historical Buddha was born Siddhartha Gautama and lived from about 536 to 483 BCE.
		Later, when asked if he was a teacher, a man, or a god, he would answer that he was awake.
		Now Buddhism awakens in the West, and as Westerners, we try to understand the Buddhist teachings and practices informed by their Eastern origins but distinct from these cultures and traditions.
	www.southchurch-uu.org /buddhist.htm (514 words)

	Buddhist Channel \| Archaeology \| Gandhara’s wonders
		THE Jaulian monastery is situated at the top of a hill that used to in the suburb of Jaulian in Taxila, which was one of Gandhara’s greatest towns for Buddhist arts and learning.
		The monastery contained a number of different units, including a court of many stupas, a main stupa, an assembly hall (where fortnightly meetings were held), a courtyard, and a meditation centre.
		ACCORDING to Prof Firdaullah, one of the greatest contributions of Gandhara to Buddhist art was its focus on the life of the Buddha himself.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=4,2658,0,0,1,0 (1227 words)

	ipedia.com: Buddhist symbolism Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It is generally seen as referring to the historical process of teaching the buddhadharma; the eight spokes refer to the Noble Eightfold Path.
		These were a traditional eight-spoked dharma wheel and the six-colored flag which had been designed in Sri Lanka in the 1880s with the assistance of Henry Steele Olcott[1].
		Tibetan Buddhists make use of a particular set of eight auspicious symbols in household and public art.
	www.ipedia.com /buddhist_symbolism.html (422 words)

	Saint Mary's Press: Touching the Hearts of Teens; Catholic Publisher
		Multifaith and independent in nature, Belief Net has a mission to "help people meet their own religious, spiritual, and moral needs by providing information, inspiration, community, stimulation, and products." The site is easy to navigate and is divided into the categories of religion, spirituality, morality, inspiration, culture, news, teens, milestones, and family.
		Avery Dulles's models of church are described, vivid artwork fills the pages, and an eight-module history of the church provides an excellent sketch of the key points of church history from apostolic times to the present.
		The teacher's guide is extremely well done, giving suggestions for using the content and site in history, religion, English literature, and psychology classes.
	www.smp.org /linkslist.cfm?category=24 (1990 words)

	History Reference Sources for Buddhism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A great body of historical texts are available to the Western student both in translation from abroad and written by Western scholars.
		The article notes the historical sources for the biography, both the classic Sanskrit and Pali texts, Indian and Chinese sources, including notes on the discrepancies found in these various traditions.
		My examination of historical reference sources for Buddhism revealed a wide variety of sources from abbreviated biographies of Guatama Buddha in biographical encyclopedias to lengthy, monographic biographies of obscure Buddhist teachers.
	www.appstate.edu /~scherlnag/articles/LIS610/historyref.html (1460 words)

	Other Theravada Sources
		The » UK Association for Buddhist Studies has a number of useful resources, including an outline of » The Contents and Structure of the Pali Canon and its Commentaries.
		The IBC Buddhist Book Service is a nonprofit international mail order service offering a selection of many titles from contemporary Asian and western Theravada teachers.
		Dharma Seed is a nonprofit publisher and distributor of audio cassette recordings of meditation instructions and teachings by teachers from the » Insight Meditation Society.
	www.cambodianbuddhist.org /english/website/other.html (1458 words)

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