Wabi-sabi A Japanese tea house which reflects the wabi-sabi aesthetic in Kenroku-en (兼六園) Garden Wabi-sabi (侘寂?) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete".[1] It is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence (三法印, sanbōin?), specifically impermanence (無常, mujō?), the other two being suffering (苦, ku?) Description[edit] "Wabi-sabi is the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of traditional Japanese beauty and it occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of beauty and perfection in the West".[1] "If an object or expression can bring about, within us, a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing, then that object could be said to be wabi-sabi The words wabi and sabi do not translate easily. Western use[edit]
Anattā Buddhist doctrine of "non-self" Etymology and nomenclature [edit] Anattā is a composite Pali word consisting of an (not) and attā (self-existent essence).[8] The term refers to the central Buddhist concept that there is no phenomenon that has "self" or essence. It is one of the three characteristics of all existence, together with dukkha (suffering, dissatisfaction) and anicca (impermanence).[8] Anattā is synonymous with Anātman (an + ātman) in Sanskrit Buddhist texts.[9] In some Pali texts, ātman of Vedic texts is also referred to with the term Attan, with the sense of "soul".[8] An alternate use of Attan or Atta is "self, oneself, essence of a person", driven by the Vedic-era Brahmanical belief that atman is the permanent, unchangeable essence of a living being, or the true self.[8][9] In early Buddhist texts The concept of Anattā appears in numerous Sutras of the ancient Buddhist Nikāya texts (Pali canon). According to Collins, the Suttas present the doctrine in three forms.
Mono no aware Mono no aware (物の哀れ?), literally "the pathos of things", and also translated as "an empathy toward things", or "a sensitivity to ephemera", is a Japanese term for the awareness of impermanence (無常, mujō?), or transience of things, and both a transient gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing as well as a longer, deeper gentle sadness about this state being the reality of life. Origins[edit] The term was coined in the 18th century by the Edo period Japanese cultural scholar Motoori Norinaga and was originally a concept used in his literary criticism of The Tale of Genji, later applied to other seminal Japanese works including the Man'yōshū. It became central to his philosophy of literature and eventually to Japanese cultural tradition. Etymology[edit] The phrase is derived from the Japanese word mono (物?) In contemporary culture[edit] In the book A Lonely Resurrection by Barry Eisler, a character describes the concept of mono no aware as "the sadness of being human See also[edit]
Impermanence Philosophical concept Dharmic religions[edit] The Pali word for impermanence, anicca, is a compound word consisting of "a" meaning non-, and "nicca" meaning "constant, continuous, permanent".[1] While 'nicca' is the concept of continuity and permanence, 'anicca' refers to its exact opposite; the absence of permanence and continuity. Buddhism[edit] Impermanence, called anicca (Pāli) or anitya (Sanskrit), appears extensively in the Pali Canon[1] as one of the essential doctrines of Buddhism.[1][5][6] The doctrine asserts that all of conditioned existence, without exception, is "transient, evanescent, inconstant".[1] All temporal things, whether material or mental, are compounded objects in a continuous change of condition, subject to decline and destruction.[1][2] All physical and mental events are not metaphysically real. Rupert Gethin on Four Noble Truths says:[19] Hinduism[edit] Western philosophy[edit] Plato rejected impermanence, arguing against Heraclitus:[30] In arts and culture[edit]
Saudade Saudade (European Portuguese: [sɐwˈðaðɨ], Brazilian Portuguese: [sawˈdadi] or [sawˈdadʒi], Galician: [sawˈðaðe]; plural saudades)[1] is a Portuguese and Galician word that has no direct translation in English. It describes a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves. Moreover, it often carries a repressed knowledge that the object of longing may never return.[2] A stronger form of saudade may be felt towards people and things whose whereabouts are unknown, such as a lost lover, or a family member who has gone missing. Saudade was once described as "the love that remains" after someone is gone. Saudade is the recollection of feelings, experiences, places or events that once brought excitement, pleasure, well-being, which now triggers the senses and makes one live again. In Brazil, the day of Saudade is officially celebrated on 30 January.[3][4] History[edit] Origins[edit] Definition[edit] Elements[edit] Music[edit]
Buddhism | National Geographic Society Buddhism is one of the world’s major religions. It originated in India in 563–483 B.C.E. with Siddhartha Gautama, and over the next millennia it spread across Asia and the rest of the world. Buddhists believe that human life is a cycle of suffering and rebirth, but that if one achieves a state of enlightenment (nirvana), it is possible to escape this cycle forever. Siddhartha Gautama was the first person to reach this state of enlightenment and was, and is still today, known as the Buddha. Buddhists do not believe in any kind of deity or god, although there are supernatural figures who can help or hinder people on the path towards enlightenment. Siddhartha Gautama was an Indian prince in the fifth century B.C.E. who, upon seeing people poor and dying, realized that human life is suffering. The Buddha taught about Four Noble Truths. There are two main groups of Buddhism: Mahayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism. Buddhism has been a controversial religion.
Macabre kids’ book art by Gojin Ishihara Here is a collection of wonderfully weird illustrations by Gōjin Ishihara, whose work graced the pages of numerous kids' books in the 1970s. The first 16 images below appeared in the "Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters" (1972), which profiled supernatural creatures from Japanese legend. The other illustrations appeared in various educational and entertainment-oriented publications for children. - Kappa (river imp), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972 - Jorōgumo (lit. "whore spider"), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972 - Kubire-oni (strangler demon), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972 - Rokurokubi (long-necked woman), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972 - Onmoraki (bird demon), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972 - Nekomata (cat monster), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972 - Tengu (bird-like demon), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972 - Tenjō-sagari (ceiling dweller), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972 [Link: Gōjin Fechi]
Trishna Trishna may refer to: Topics referred to by the same term Average Faces From Around The World Added on Feb 08, 2011 / Category : StrangeNews / 228 Comments Finding the average face of people across the world was a tough job but someone had to do it. This guy basically takes a thousands and thousands images of everyday people from any city and the software makes an 'average' of the people, giving one final portrait. Take a look at this amazing project called "World of Facial Averages" If you like this article, Share it with the world: Dukkha: Suffering Dukkha (Pāli) or duhkha (Sanskrit), a key term and truth in Buddhism, is usually translated as suffering. According to the context, dukkha is either direct suffering, being liable to suffering, a bodily painful feeling, or unsatisfactoriness, deficiency, insufficiency. The Buddha declared suffering in the first Noble Truth: “Birth is suffering, old age, disease, death is suffering, to be united with unbeloved ones is suffering, to be dissociated from beloved ones is suffering, not to get what one wants is suffering, in short, the five aggregates of clinging are suffering.” (Dhammacakkappavattana-Sutta, Saṃyutta-Nikāya, S 56, 11) These types of suffering are evident, which all beings have to face; they are unavoidable.
Praxe Coimbra's Queima das Fitas parade. Nearly graduated medicine (orthodontology in this particular case) students and their decorated float. Freshman being "baptized" by older students An increasingly larger number of institutions organize alternative initiation events for the freshmen based on solidarity activities and community work - it is called "Solidarity Praxis" (Praxe Solidária).[5][6][not in citation given] History[edit] Academic outfit[edit] The outfit's cloak is traditionally not washed, as such represents the giving up of the memories of the academic life and it can be torn whenever something exceptionally important occurs to the wearer.[7] The cloak is also used to show respect to places one is in or a person someone is in the presence of, and the maximum demonstration of academic respect is the laying down of the cloak on the ground for someone to walk on top of.[7][not in citation given] Controversies[edit] Criticism[edit] Judicial proceedings[edit] See also[edit] References[edit]
Suffering (Dukkha) - Buddhism Introduction Dukkha is a Pali word, which appears in Sanskrit as duḥkha, and it is most often translated as “pain,” “suffering,” “stress,” or “dis-ease” (and as an adjective, “painful, stressful”). The concept of dukkha is one of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism. General Overviews The following studies offer insights into the nature of dukkha, some rather briefly, by locating dukkha in the context of other Buddhist teachings. Collins, Steven. Question #5: What is Desenrascanço? Desenrascanço is one of the features that Portuguese people are famous for. The Wikipedia page of Desenrascanço, unfortunately was ripped off, but miraculously I managed to recover parts of them, even the picture that illustrated the Desenrascanço. Here it goes: Desenrascanço (loosely translatable as "disentanglement") is a Portuguese word used, in common language, to express an ability to solve a problem without having the knowledge or the adequate tools to do so, by use of imaginative resources or by applying knowledge to new situations. However, some critics disagree with the association of the concept of desenrascanço with the mainstream Portuguese culture. Universities Desenrascanço has a role in the academic juvenile sub-culture in most educational institutions. The older students at universities and politechnical institutes known as doutores (Eng. doctors) teach Desenrascanço to freshmen (Port. Normal academic activities are also seen as a way to teach desenrascanço.
dukkha | Buddhism dukkha, (Pāli: “sorrow,” “suffering”) , Sanskrit Duhkha, in Buddhist thought, the true nature of all existence. Much Buddhist doctrine is based on the fact of suffering; its reality, cause, and means of suppression formed the subject of the Buddha’s first sermon (see Four Noble Truths). Recognition of the fact of suffering as one of three basic characteristics of existence—along with impermanence (anichcha) and the absence of a self (anatta)—constitutes the “right knowledge.” Three types of suffering are distinguished: they result, respectively, from pain, such as old age, sickness, and death; from pleasure changing to pain; and from the fact that, because of impermanence, beings are susceptible to pain in the next moment.