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A Dharma name is a new name acquired during both lay and monastic Buddhist initiation rituals in Mahayana Buddhism [1] and monastic ordination in Theravada Buddhism (where it is more proper to call it Dhamma or Sangha name). The name is traditionally given by a Buddhist monastic, and is given to newly ordained monks, nuns [2] and laity. [3]
The famed Prajñāpāramitā of Java. Mahayana Buddhism took root in Java during the Sailendra dynasty (8th century CE). The 8th-century Kalasan temple in Central Java contains an image that has been identified as the related goddess Tara, which shares some similarities with Prajñāpāramitā Devi, such as being deemed mother of Buddhas.
Javanese Kejawen community performing Birat Sengkolo ritual with offerings including several tumpeng. Kejawèn (Javanese: ꦏꦗꦮꦺꦤ꧀, romanized: Kajawèn) or Javanism, also called Kebatinan, Agama Jawa, and Kepercayaan, is a Javanese cultural tradition, consisting of an amalgam of Animistic, Buddhist, Islamic and Hindu aspects.
In eighth century Java during the Mataram Kingdom, Mañjuśrī was a prominent deity revered by the Sailendra dynasty, patrons of Mahayana Buddhism. The Kelurak inscription (782) and Manjusrigrha inscription (792) mentioned about the construction of a grand Prasada named Vajrāsana Mañjuśrīgṛha (Vajra House of Mañjuśrī) identified today ...
It is notable for its great number of nearly ubiquitous Sanskrit loans, found especially in literary Javanese. [63] This is due to the long history of Hindu and Buddhist influences in Java. Many Javanese in Indonesia are bilingual, being fluent in Indonesian (the standardized variant of the Malay language) and Javanese. [64] Javanese abugida
Buddhist cosmology identifies 27 (alternatively 26 or 28) categories of devas, classified based on their dwelling places (devaloka) within the three realms of existence : the sensuous realm (kāmadhātu), the material or form realm (rūpadhātu), and the formless or immaterial realm (ārūpyadhātu). [17]
When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s most ubiquitous charity to set up an emergency response center. Tzu Chi, an ...
His name prior to monkhood is said to have been Jayavarman. [10] Bodhidharma is associated with several other names, and is also known by the name Bodhitara. Faure notes that: Bodhidharma's name appears sometimes truncated as Bodhi, or more often as Dharma (Ta-mo). In the first case, it may be confused with another of his rivals, Bodhiruci. [85]