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Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Saṃyutta Nikāya. Translated by Bodhi, Bhikku. Boston: Wisdom Publications. 2000. ISBN 0-86171-331-1. "Unit 6: The Four Immeasurables". Buddhist Studies for Secondary Students. Buddha Dharma Education Association & BuddhaNet. Buddhaghosa, Bhadantacariya ...
The dhāraṇī is thought to have originally been a recitation of names and attributes of Harihara (a composite form of the Hindu gods Vishnu and Shiva; Nīlakaṇṭha 'the blue-necked one' is a title of Shiva) said to have been recited by Avalokiteśvara, who was sometimes portrayed as introducing popular non-Buddhist deities (e.g. Hayagriva ...
According to British scholar of Buddhism Peter Harvey, the Buddhist scriptures acknowledge that the four brahmavihārā meditation practices "did not originate within the Buddhist tradition". [12] The Buddha never claimed that the "four immeasurables" were his unique ideas, like "cessation, quieting, nirvana". [11]
The Buddha placed much emphasis on the virtue of giving and sharing, and hence the practice of donating and charity are central to Buddhist economic ethics. Even the poor are encouraged to share, because this brings about greater spiritual wealth: "If beings knew, as I know, the results of giving & sharing, they would not eat without having ...
For example, the practice of chanting the title of the Lotus Sutra (called the Daimoku) is the central practice in Nichiren Buddhism, a form of Mahayana which focuses on the veneration of this sutra. In the Huayan tradition meanwhile, a central practice is the recitation and copying of the Avatamsaka Sutra (which is often done in a group ...
Karuna Dharma (Vietnamese: Thích Nữ Ân Từ; April 21, 1940—February 22, 2014) was an American Buddhist scholar and nun. She was the first American-born woman to become a fully ordained Buddhist nun in the Vietnamese tradition. She was the abbess of the International Buddhist Meditation Center of Los Angeles.
Buddhist scriptural exegesis has always been driven by the soteriological needs of the tradition to find the true meaning (artha) of Buddhist scriptures. Another important issue in Buddhist hermeneutics is the problem of which sutras are to be taken to be 'Buddhavacana', "the word of the Buddha" and also which sutras contain the correct teachings.
The term appears in Buddhist texts as an important concept and practice. [13] Buswell and Lopez, as well as Harvey, translate mettā as "loving-kindness". [14] [6]: 327 In Buddhist belief, this is a Brahmavihara (divine abode) or an immeasurable that leads to a meditative state by being a counter to ill-will. It removes clinging to negative ...