The Phrase dharmaparyāyo hastagato in Mahāyāna Buddhist Literature: Rethinking the Cult of the Book in Middle Period Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism

2014 ◽  
Vol 134 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
James B. Apple
Keyword(s):  
Mahayana Buddhism ◽  
Buddhist Literature ◽  
Middle Period ◽  
Mahāyāna Buddhism ◽  
Mahayana Buddhist

scholarly journals Origins of the Mahāyāna

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-394
Author(s):  
Jonathan A. Silk
Keyword(s):  
Review Article ◽  
The State ◽  
Mahayana Buddhism ◽  
Mahāyāna Buddhism ◽  
Mahayana Buddhist ◽  
State Of The Field

Abstract A new volume, Setting Out on the Great Way: Essays on Early Mahāyāna Buddhism (2018), collects essays on questions related to the origins of the Mahāyāna Buddhist movement. This review article considers the contributions, and offers a few observations on the state of the field.

scholarly journals Mindfulness and Self-deliverance to Pure Presence

Asian Studies ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-94
Author(s):  
Andrej ULE
Keyword(s):  
Mental Practice ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Western Literature ◽  
Mahayana Buddhism ◽  
Initial Form ◽  
Buddhist Literature ◽  
Mahāyāna Buddhism ◽  
The Mind

In the contemporary (Western) literature on mindfulness many authors present it as only a mental practice, which may bring one to a more successful and effective working of the mind, as well as different kinds of mental concentration. However, at least in part of Buddhist literature mindfulness is taken as an inseparable part of the Eightfold Way, and not as a means to achieve a separate mental aim. Another important emphasis of Mahayana Buddhism is that mindfulness does not aim at something new, but instead leads our awareness towards a deeper origin, which has already been present with us. While the initial form of mindfulness clings to various methods and achievements, the higher form lies bare in the present moment, always ready to reveal itself. When we are ready to let go of all that we achieve and do, we can surrender our being to the here and now.

scholarly journals The Chinese Mahayana Buddhist Community in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor

2018 ◽  
pp. 57-82
Author(s):  
Nur Suriya binti Mohd Nor
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Chinese Philosophy ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Mahayana Buddhism ◽  
Mahāyāna Buddhism ◽  
Malaysian Chinese ◽  
Contemporary Chinese ◽  
Mahayana Buddhist

Abstract This study offers an observation on contemporary Chinese Mahayana Buddhist community in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia. The author focuses on the contemporary Chinese Mahayana Buddhist community in Malaysia as represented by the three selected Chinese Mahayana Buddhist temples in Jalan Kelang Lama of Kuala Lumpur, and Shah Alam and Ampang of Selangor. The methodology that is employed in this research is qualitative methodology that includes interviews and non-participant observation on the members of Malaysian Chinese Mahayana Buddhist temples and organizations in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Although generalization cannot be made to other Buddhist associations outside Shah Alam and Kuala Lumpur, findings indicate that the Malaysian Chinese Mahayana Buddhist is an organized association and there are many programs and activities offered to its members. Keywords: Ethics, Mahayana Buddhism, Chinese, Philosophy, Malaysia

Mahayana Buddhism and Japanese Thought

1954 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Hideo Kishimoto
Keyword(s):  
Mahayana Buddhism ◽  
Mahāyāna Buddhism

scholarly journals Influence of Zen Buddhism on Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 1563-1571
Author(s):  
Phramaha Surachai Phutchu Et al.
Keyword(s):  
Zen Buddhism ◽  
The West ◽  
Mahayana Buddhism ◽  
Mahāyāna Buddhism

Zen is one of Mahayana Buddhism which is propagated in China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and many counties in the West. In Thailand Zen was known widespread because of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu’s translated works. Furthermore, he has studied and applied its teachings for developing Thai society through establishing Suan Mokkhabalarama. There is the center of study and practice the Dhamma which reflects the concept of Zen, such as Spiritual Theater, Curved Stone Court, Natural Uposatha, Dhamma Ships, Avalokiteshavara Bodhisattva’s Statue, and Nalike Pond. These places are strongly influenced by Dhamma puzzle of Koan and Zen garden arrangement which emphasize the cultivation of wisdom, living simple and in harmony with nature. In the term of Dhamma teaching Buddhadasa Bhikkhu mixes the principle of Theravada and Zen teachings properly, that is the principle of working with empty mind.

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