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The article deals with the fundamental concepts of Buddhism – samsara and nirvana, explains their etymology, and application in the philosophy of Mahayana Buddhism.
Aleksej О. Belâkov
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The East Asian Mahāyāna Teaching of the One Mind and Its Implications in a Polarized World
This paper addresses the problem of polarization, which is considered one of the most pressing issues facing humanity, from the perspective of Mahāyāna Buddhism, specifically, the East Asian Buddhist teaching of the One Mind.
Byongchang Kang
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The Dhāraṇī of Mahāvyutpatti #748: Origin and Formation [PDF]
This paper aims to identify the sources of a list of twelve dhāraṇīs included in Rubric 748 of the Mahāvyutpatti. It produces evidence connecting this group with three similar dhāraṇī enumerations transmittted in the Ratnamegha ...
Pagel, Ulrich
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THE 'TWO TRUTHS' DOCTRINE (SATYADVAYA) AND THE NATURE OF UPĀYA IN NĀGĀRJUNA [PDF]
The objective of this article is to contribute to the understanding of Nāgārjuna's 'two truths' doctrine (satyadvaya) as presented in the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā ("The Fundamental Verses of the Middle Path") (XXIV.8-10). For that purpose, we argue that 'two
Dilip Loundo
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Buddhism and modernity: in the margin of Donald S. Lopez Jr.’S “Buddhism and Science” [PDF]
The present article aims at setting the issue of the relationship between Buddhism and science in a historical and philosophical frame wider than that took into account by the international scholarship so far.
LO TURCO, Bruno
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Buddhism and Animal Ethics [PDF]
This article provides a philosophical overview of some of the central Buddhist positions and argument regarding animal welfare. It introduces the Buddha's teaching of ahiṃsā or non-violence and rationally reconstructs five arguments from the context of ...
Finnigan, Bronwyn
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Material Heritage of the Sāgaramatiparipṛcchā: Manuscripts and Inscribed Tablets
The Sāgaramatiparipṛcchā, “Questions of the Oceanic Intelligence,” is the fifth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta, “Great Collection,” and is a canonical work belonging to the tradition of Mahāyāna sūtra literature.
Jaehee Han, Jens Braarvig
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One Mountain, Two Traditions: Buddhist and Taoist Claims on Zhongnan shan in Medieval Times [PDF]
article about Mount Zhongnan in the Tang ...
James A Benn
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Medieval Khmer Society: The Life and Times of Jayavarman VII (ca. 1120–1218)
Jayavarman VII (ca. 1120–1218) is one of the best known Cambodian “Angkor” leaders, in part because he was able to unite the numerous small, fragmented Khmer Cambodian and Cham kingdoms of the day.
Paul Nietupski
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Buddhism and Urbanism in Post-Soviet Buryatia
With the collapse of the Soviet Union the traditionally Buddhist regions of Russia, including the Republic of Buryatia, experienced the revival of religion.
Bato Dondukov +2 more
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