Japanese Zen Buddhist Philosophy
1. The Meaning of the Term Zen The designation of this school of the Buddha-Way as Zen, which means sitting meditation, is derived from a transliteration of the Chinese word Chán. Because the Chinese term is in turn a transliteration of the Sanskrit term dhyāna, however, Zen owes its historical origin to early Indian Buddhism, where a deepened state of meditation, called samādhi, was singled out as one of the three components of study a Buddhist was required to master, the other two being an observation of ethical precepts (sīla) and an embodiment of nondiscriminatory wisdom (prajñā). Meditation was picked as the name for this school because the historical Buddha achieved enlightenment (nirvāna) through the practice of meditation. 2. According to Hakuin (1685–1768), who systematized kōans, there are formally seventeen hundred cases of kōans, and if sub-questions are added to them, a total number of cases comprising the system would be roughly three thousand. 3. 4. 5. 6. 6.3 Zen “Seeing”
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Bardo Thodol
The Bardo Thodol (Tibetan: བར་དོ་ཐོས་གྲོལ, Wylie: bar do thos grol), "Liberation Through Hearing During the Intermediate State", is a text from a larger corpus of teachings, the "Profound Dharma of Self-Liberation through the Intention of the Peaceful and Wrathful Ones",[note 1] revealed by Karma Lingpa (1326–1386). It is the best-known work of Nyingma literature, being known in the west as the Tibetan Book of the Dead. §Etymology[edit] Bardo thosgroll (Tibetan: བར་དོ་ཐོས་གྲོལ, Wylie: bar do thos grol: bar do, Sankrit antarabhāva - "intermediate state", "transitional state", "in-between state", "liminal state". §Original text[edit] §Origins and dating[edit] According to Tibetan tradition, the Liberation Through Hearing During the Intermediate State was composed in the 8th century by Padmasambhava, written down by his primary student, Yeshe Tsogyal, buried in the Gampo hills in central Tibet and subsequently discovered by a Tibetan terton, Karma Lingpa, in the 14th century. §Six bardos[edit]
Sacred Texts: Buddhism
Sacred-texts home Journal Articles: Buddhism OCRT: Buddhism Buy CD-ROM Buy Books about Buddhism Modern works Southern Buddhism Northern Buddhism JatakaLinks Modern works The Gospel of Buddha: Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus [1909]A modern retelling of the Buddha's work and life. Buddha, the Word by Paul Carus Amitabha by Paul Carus [1906]Buddhist concepts of God, non-violence, and religious tolerance. The Buddhist Catechism by Henry S. The Creed of Buddha by Edmond Holmes (2nd. ed.) [1919]A Pantheist looks at contemporary Western views of Buddhism. The Life of Buddha by Andre Ferdinand Herold [1922], tr. by Paul C. A Buddhist Bible by Dwight Goddard (1st ed.) [1932]An edited (but not watered-down) collection of key Zen documents, a favorite of Jack Kerouac. The Smokey the Bear Sutra by Gary Snyder.A much beloved short poem about the relationship between Buddhism and ecology, written by one of the 'beat' era poets, simultaneously funny and profound. Southern Buddhism Jataka BBS Files
Танатология
Танатоло́гия (от др.-греч. θάνατος — смерть и λόγος — учение) — раздел теоретической и практической медицины, изучающий состояние организма в конечной стадии патологического процесса, динамику и механизмы умирания, непосредственные причины смерти, клинические, биохимические и морфологические проявления постепенного прекращения жизнедеятельности организма. Термин «танатология» в обиход медицинской и биологической науки был введен по предложению И. И. Мечникова. У истоков танатологии стояли выдающиеся учёные М. В 1961 году на Международном конгрессе травматологов в Будапеште получила своё название новая медицинская дисциплина — реаниматология, которая по многим своим аспектам тесно соприкасается с танатологией. Получили развитие исторические и антропологические исследования отношения к смерти и погребению в различных культурах, в разные исторические эпохи (Филипп Арьес, Луи-Венсан Тома и др.). См. также[править | править исходный текст] Литература[править | править исходный текст]
9 Jhanas - The Dhamma Encyclopedia
From The Dhamma Encyclopedia (Adapted from a chapter from Buddha's Lists book by David N. Snyder, Ph.D.) The jhanas are altered states of consciousness which are produced from periods of strong concentration. To reach the jhanic states of the four jhanas and the five immaterial, formless realms, one must choose a meditation subject and use one-pointedness concentration. When your mind state is free of the five hindrances and your concentration is especially strong you enter the first jhana of pleasant sensations. The jhanas have been roughly translated as “states of absorption” or even “trance.” Even in non-contemplative traditions there may be examples of these trance-like states. At high levels of jhana super-normal powers may occur. Samyutta Nikaya 12.70 And then the Buddha came to the River Ganges. Digha Nikaya 16.1.33 Mind over matter amazing feats are examples of jhana. Some of the more exaggerated claims in the above quote may not be that far off. Samyutta Nikaya 19.1
Through the Light: A Near-Death Experience
"Through the Light" Mellen-Thomas Benedict's Near-Death Experience Mellen-Thomas Benedict is an artist who survived a near-death experience in 1982. He was dead for over an hour and a half and during that time, he rose up out of his body and went into the Light. Curious about the universe, he was taken far into the remote depths of existence, and even beyond, into the energetic Void of Nothingness behind the Big Bang. Mr. The road to death In 1982 I died from terminal cancer. So I determined that this was really just between me and God. On the other hand, as a self-employed stained-glass artist at the time, I had no medical insurance whatsoever. The light of God I remember waking up one morning at home about 4:30 am, and I just knew that this was it. There was this Light shining. The Light responded The information transferred to me was that your beliefs shape the kind of feedback you are getting before the Light. In that instant I realized even more. "Yes!" I was in the Void.
Dharma Fellowship: Library - Deepening Calm-Abiding - The Nine Stages of Abiding
Introduction 1. Those who wish to keep a rule of life Must guard their minds in perfect self-possession. Without this guard upon the mind, No discipline can ever be maintained. 2. Primordial mind is pure, yet vestigial imprints (vasana) and neurotic tendencies accumulate by those actions that are rooted in a fundamental distortion. Those who wish to travel the path to Great Awakening and to attain to realization must be able to do those meditation practices that will lead to Higher Insight, Higher Consciousness and the capacity to be of true and lasting benefit to others. Practice Calm-abiding sitting comfortably, with the spine straight, the legs crossed or, sitting up-right in a chair. Traditionally, the nine stages are described as consisting of the Six Powers, Nine Levels, and the Four Engagements. One simile that indicates the dynamic tension of the meditator's awareness not being too lax (laya) nor to excitable (styana) is that of the Brahmin's thread. Summary of the Symbols
