Encyclopedia of Buddhism
of the Buddha, the dhamma(Sanskrit, dharma; teach- ings), and the san ̇gha—the three JEWELS (Pali, tiratana) at the center of B ...
(Pali, slla), the performance of meritorious deeds, and acts of DANA(GIVING) directed especially toward reli- gious persons a ...
life derived from the Indian subcontinent. This had el- ements of Sanskritic and Pali Buddhism. In addition, various Hindu imag ...
tional product to Buddhist building activities.) Linked to this was the belief that enlightenment is too diffi- cult for most pe ...
woodcarving flourished, as seen in a number of splen- did carved wood monasteries, including Shwe Kyaung in Mandalay and Bagaya ...
NAGARJUNA The Indian philosopher Nagarjuna (ca. second century C.E.) is probably the single most important Buddhist philosop ...
the final truth. In East Asian Buddhism, the influence of emptiness can be seen in Chinese and Japanese art, in poetry, in the m ...
the throne. The scandal highlighted the significant power and influence that the Nara Buddhist establishment had gained, and the ...
NATIONALISM AND BUDDHISM Buddhists traditionally maintained close ties with es- tablished political authority, which typically m ...
nation from the colonial West. ANAGARIKADHARMA- PALA(1864–1933), a lay celibate, urged the Sinhalese to restore their true ide ...
government further developed its policy of disestab- lishing Buddhism in 1871 and 1872. Japanese Buddhists offered their service ...
while recognizing the confinement of the colonial state. Likewise, Korean Buddhists also separated na- tion from state. At the s ...
the Buddha or keeping him in mind (Buddhanusmrti). To that extent, it does not explicitly denote verbal ac- tivity. But since ...
MAR PA(MARPA; 1002/1012–1097) describe their so- journs visiting still-recognized valley locations. Once Buddhism was firmly est ...
traditions and loyalty of most Buddhist ethnic groups has endured, as have Nepal’s family-based monaster- ies. Since 1990 the st ...
in ancient India. The “Mahayana cult of the book” en- dures as well. In this and many other respects, Newars continue the evol ...
Bibliography Dowman, Keith. “A Buddhist Guide to the Power Places of the Kathmandu Valley.” Kailash9, nos. 3–4 (1982): 183–291. ...
(Sanskrit and Newari) format. While the elite ritualists, adepts, and scholars used Sanskrit texts to guide their ritual practic ...
of devotional songs that can be sung by priests or by worshipers playing drums and other instruments. Modern published literatur ...
he devised a calligraphic MANDALA, depicting the as- sembly of the Lotus Sutra, as an object of worship (honzon) for his foll ...
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