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29 Apr 2019, 5:25 am
These exemplary and creative historical endeavors are not of course instances of creation ex nihilo, for in both cases we situate their emergence within traditions, cultures, societies—their religious, philosophical, and scientific predecessors, for example—that serve as necessary yet not sufficient conditions for both Buddhism and psychoanalysis.* And in spite of their obvious historical, geographical, and cultural distances and thus differences from each other, both… [read post]
13 Apr 2015, 8:07 am
The second type of writing is presented to familiarize non-Asian lawyers with the style of the text and some of the concepts and ideas that underlie Buddhism and Buddhist Law. [read post]
9 Nov 2007, 1:41 pm
In that case, all the more reason to keep Buddhism in America alive. [read post]
30 Apr 2019, 2:12 pm
Both Buddhist and non-Buddhist scholars of Buddhism have argued that these oral teachings were adapted to the spiritual and psychological capacities or needs (or knowledge) of the audience, disciple(s) or interlocutor(s) of the Buddha, hence this is often an important factor in interpreting the precise meaning of the teachings in question. [read post]
I just finished listening to a discussion on the radio about discharging student loans in bankruptcy, and it occurred to me that we could learn a lot from "The Middle Way" of Zen Buddhism in our approach to this issue. [read post]
I just finished listening to a discussion on the radio about discharging student loans in bankruptcy, and it occurred to me that we could learn a lot from "The Middle Way" of Zen Buddhism in our approach to this issue. [read post]
23 Oct 2007, 11:30 pm
Also, for the first time, the bill recognizes and promotes the status of nuns in Buddhism. [read post]
24 Jul 2023, 11:39 am by JURIST Staff
One is to mark the finishing of the “Marawisaya” Buddha image which has been built for three objectives: 1) to show the shining of Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar, 2) to be the centre of Theravada Buddhism and 3) to get peace in country and all over the world. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 8:01 pm
More recently, two Episcopal priests — including a bishop — described themselves as followers of Christianity and other faiths, one of Zen Buddhism and one of Islam.... [read post]
25 Apr 2007, 3:15 pm
[JURIST] Several hundred Thai monks rallied outside the parliament building in Bangkok Wednesday to demand that the new Thai constitution declare Buddhism the national religion. [read post]
25 Apr 2007, 12:20 am
In Thailand, pressure continues for drafters of the country's new Constitution to include in it a provision making Buddhism the nation's official religion. [read post]
18 Sep 2013, 4:15 am by Howard Friedman
 [Buddhist blogger Justin] Whitaker posed this: Are there particular issues for people who delve deeply into meditation, but disconnected from Buddhism’s history and theology? [read post]
2 Sep 2008, 7:12 am
Kim Yong Pyo of Dongkook Buddhist University in Seoul suggests that Koreans, especially younger ones, increasingly see Christianity as a superior progressive Western religion, while they see Buddhism as a tradition-bound folk religion. [read post]
28 May 2024, 12:58 pm
Thsi is the object of Johan Elverskog in his recently published work, "A History of Uyghur Buddhism" (Columbia University Press, 2024). [read post]
17 May 2010, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
Charges against her stem from two books she wrote describing her 1999 conversion from Buddhism to Islam. [read post]
29 Dec 2009, 1:02 pm by StephanieWestAllen
In recent years, philosophy, cognitive science, and neuroscience have contributed new and important perspectives on these core teachings of Buddhism. [read post]
10 Feb 2019, 2:49 pm
 Buddhism is generally seen as associated with non-violence and peace. [read post]
18 Sep 2013, 6:27 am
Are there particular issues for people who delve deeply into meditation but may not have a strong or well-developed connection to Buddhism’s history and theology? [read post]