Buddhism

The term Buddhism defines traditions spanning from the life and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, revered as the enlightened Buddha among his followers. The three main traditions, namely Southern Buddhism (Hinayana or Theravada), Northern Buddhism (Mahayana) and Tantric or Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana) feature a broad array of interconnected philosophies and practices. The Tibetan tantric tradition, along with the Japanese Zen school of Mahayana fame, enjoy the broadest following in the West.

With an abundance of universal principles and an approach bent on introspection, experiment and experience, Buddhism has proven its relevance on the fields of psychology and comparative religion, meditational practices such as vipassana, and even in neurological studies on self-induced mental transformations.

The applicability and level-headedness of its basics in a modern environment has brought Buddhism to many a scenario, including New York subways. Even great scientific minds like Albert Einstein have regarded Buddhism as a befitting future religion, holistic and uncluttered by superfluous dogma and theology.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Buddhism”

• Flights spur Bodhgaya pilgrimages

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  THE number of Myanmar pilgrims visiting India’s Bodhgaya, where the Goattama Buddha gained enlightenment and founded the Buddhist religion, has risen by up to 50 percent on last year’s pilgrimage season, local travel agents said last month. U Maung Maung Aye, managing director of private pilgrimage tour company ...
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• Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 11/11/2009

  
  BigHappyBuddha — Authority: 128
  Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each one of us individually. ~The Dalai Lama Technorati Tags: Buddha Buddhist Buddhism Meditation Dharma
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• Top Japan pol calls Christianity self-righteous, Islam hardly better

  
  FaithWorld — Authority: 608
  A top politician in Japan’s ruling Democratic Party has praised Buddhism while calling Christianity “exclusive and self-righteous” and Islam only somewhat better.  Secretary-General Ichiro Ozawa made the remarks after meeting the head of the Japan Buddhist Federation, a group traditionally close to the ...
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• Monk Scandals

  
  In the Kingdom — Authority: 91
  The Thai people have been dealing with Buddhist monk scandals for a while now.  But scandals involving alcohol, drugs, sex, and these men of the orange cloth have been popping up with more frequency lately. In the age of the internet and video, what was once confined to a local village issue is not being broadcast ...
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• Thoughts on the deaths of three young strangers

  
  On An Overgrown Path — Authority: 469
  We forget that the necessary ingredient needed to make the past work for the future is our energy in the present, metabolizing one into the other - Audre Lorde The 20 year old British commanding officer and 21 year old bomb aimer whose war graves are seen in the montage above were crew members of an RAF Lancaster ...
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• Man douses himself with gasoline at Buddhist monastery in Kent

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  KENT — A distressed man doused himself with gasoline at a Buddhist monastery but was taken to the hospital before he could harm himself, police said. LINK TO ORIGINAL
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• Ozawa lashes out with scathing remarks on Christianity

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, criticized Christianity on Tuesday, saying the religion is "exclusive and self-righteous" and that Western society is "stuck in a dead end." Ozawa also said "Islamism is also exclusive, although its somewhat better than Christianity" regarding ...
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• Monk Collapses During Sex with Pregnant Bitch

  
  Sankaku Complex — Authority: 629
  A Buddhist monk who collapsed whilst having sex with a dog living at his monastery is faced with making some difficult explanations. The 65-year-old monk lived at a monastery in Thailand, having become a monk to escape a chequered past. Also living at the monastery was a 3-4-year-old female dog, who was with ...
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• Upaya Dharma Podcasts - Exploring Fearless Buddha Ancestors

  
  Integral Options Cafe — Authority: 440
  More Zen goodness from Roshi Joan and friends. Exploring Fearless Buddha Ancestors Speakers: Roshi Joan Halifax & Sensei Beate Genko Stolte Sensei Beate begins the talk by exploring the five skandhas and encouraging sesshin participants to study the skandha of feeling in particular. The ...
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• A tragic situation gone terribly wrong

  
  Persecuted Church Weblog — Authority: 430
  As we reported yesterday, on November 5, a mob led by the Buddhist nationalist party Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) stormed the Jesus Never Fails Good News Centre in Koswatta, Sri Lanka, breaking in and damaging the property (see video below). The violence erupted after reports were received that two people had died after ...
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• The Kel Word: In Remembrance

  
  Velvetpark | Dyke Culture in Bloom — Authority: 142
  I enjoyed a pleasantly lengthy causerie with a very wise woman the other day about all manner of things — money, kids, dogs, and what not. Eventually, we meandered our way into matters of Spirit.
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• Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 11/10/2009

  
  BigHappyBuddha — Authority: 128
  For as long as space endures, And for as long as living beings remain, Until then may I, too, abide To dispel the misery of the world. ~The Dalai Lama Technorati Tags: Buddha Buddhist Buddhism Meditation Dharma
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• The exiting embraced

  
  The Zennist — Authority: 421
  Mindfulness that is connected with sitting, especially with the breath, is parimukha-sati which is a kind of surrounding awareness or mindfulness ( sati ) that begins before ( parimukha ) the body.  The PTS Pali-English Dictionary renders it “to surround oneself with watchefulness of mind.” When the Buddha ...
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• Whattsa Whosa Bodhisattva? - The Virtue of Knowledge

  
  Treeleaf Zen — Authority: 422
  The Tenth of the Bodhisattvas Ten Virtues is .... Knowledge (Jñāna) ...In Saving All Sentient Beings ... Knowledge Goes a Long Way ... (remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is...
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• Buddhist Geeks - Episode 146: Investing in the Future of American Buddhism

  
  Integral Options Cafe — Authority: 440
  The second part of last weeks conversation with Shambhala acharya, Judith Simmer-Brown. Buddhist Geeks - Episode 146: Investing in the Future of American Buddhism We continue our discussion with Shambhala acharya, Judith Simmer-Brown, about how ...
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• Venerable Henepola Gunaratana - Breathing

  
  Integral Options Cafe — Authority: 440
  Another great article from the Tricycle archives - if you enjoy these articles, please consider subscribing to the magazine or becoming a sustaining member of the Tricycle community . Breathing By Venerable ...
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• Michael J. Formica - Obstacles, Opportunities and the Notion of One Truth

  
  Integral Options Cafe — Authority: 440
  Another good article from Michael J. Formica at the Psychology Today blogs. Obstacles, Opportunities and the Notion of One Truth by Michael J. Formica Dharma Journal: Meeting the elephant in the room Within the Hindu ...
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• The Blue Buddha : Lost Secrets Of Tibetan Medicine

  
  Psychedelic Adventure — Authority: 121
  Twelve hundred years ago the people of Tibet developed a comprehensive medical system. They understood how the mind affects the body. They knew subtle ways of changing the bodys chemistry with medicines made from plants and minerals. They blessed their medicines in lengthy rituals. And they encoded this knowledge in a ...
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• China condemns Dalai Lama’s Tibetan-border gathering

  
  Interfaith — Authority: 129
  China has condemned the Dalai Lama’s visit to Tawang, a small Indian town on the border of Tibet. Chinese authorities said the visit was evidence of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s “anti-Chinese” stance. “China strongly opposes the Dalai Lama’s visit” a foreign ministry spokesperson said. The trip has ...
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• Stress & Christian mindfulness, part 1

  
  Musings of a Christian Psychologist — Authority: 123
  I’ve written about mindfulness in the past and based on numbers of folks coming to my blog looking for information about Christianity and mindfulness, I thought I might write just a bit more here. My intention is to write in two parts. Part 1 will cover some basics about stress and the idea of mindfulness. Part 2 ...
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