Showing posts with label Buddha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buddha. Show all posts

Sunday, July 31, 2016

समाधि

Samādhi (Sanskrit: समाधि, Hindi pronunciation: [səˈmaːd̪ʱi]), also called samāpatti, in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and yogicschools refers to a state of meditative consciousness. It is a meditative absorption or trance, attained by the practice of dhyāna.[1] Insamādhi the mind becomes still. It is a state of being totally aware of the present moment; a one-pointedness of mind[web 1].
In Buddhism, it is the last of the eight elements of the Noble Eightfold Path.[web 2] In the Ashtanga Yoga tradition, it is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali.[2][3]

Dhammapada

The Dhammapada (Pāli; Prakrit: धम्मपद Dhammapada;[1] Sanskrit: धर्मपद Dharmapada) is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures.[2] The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikaya, a division of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.
The Buddhist scholar and commentator Buddhaghosa explains that each saying recorded in the collection was made on a different occasion in response to a unique situation that had arisen in the life of the Buddha and his monastic community. His commentary, the Dhammapada Atthakatha, presents the details of these events and is a rich source of legend for the life and times of the Buddha.[3]
According to tradition, the Dhammapada's verses were spoken by the Buddha on various occasions.[8] "By distilling the complex models, theories, rhetorical style and sheer volume of the Buddha's teachings into concise, crystalline verses, the Dhammapada makes the Buddhist way of life available to anyone...In fact, it is possible that the very source of the Dhammapada in the third century B.C.E. is traceable to the need of the early Buddhist communities in India to laicize the ascetic impetus of the Buddha's original words."[9] The text is part of the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Sutta Pitaka, although over half of the verses exist in other parts of the Pali Canon.[10] A 4th or 5th century CE commentary attributed to Buddhaghosa includes 305 stories which give context to the verses.

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Sanskrit



Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India. It is a standardised dialect of Old Indo-Aryan, originating as Vedic Sanskrit and tracing its linguistic ancestry back to Proto-Indo-Iranian and Proto-Indo-European.[4] Today it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India[5] and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand.[6] As one of the oldest Indo-European languages for which substantial written documentation exists, Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo-European studies.[7][8]
The body of Sanskrit literature encompasses a rich tradition of poetry and drama as well as scientific, technical, philosophical andreligious texts.[9][10] Sanskrit continues to be widely used as a ceremonial language in Hindu religious rituals and Buddhist practice in the form of hymns and chants. Spoken Sanskrit has been revived in some villages with traditional institutions, and there are attempts to enhance its popularisation.


Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm], originally संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is a standardized dialect of Old-Indo-Aryan, the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, philosophical language in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and a scholarly literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in the Indian cultural zone. Originating as Vedic Sanskrit and tracing its linguistic ancestry back to Proto-Indo-Iranian and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European, today it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India[3] and is an official language of the state ofUttarakhand.[4] Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo-European studies.


The corpus of Sanskrit literature encompasses a rich tradition of poetry and drama as well as scientific, technical, philosophical and dharma texts. Sanskrit continues to be widely used as a ceremonial language in Hindu religious rituals and Buddhist practice in the forms of hymns and mantras. Spoken Sanskrit has been revived in some villages with traditional institutions, and there are attempts at further popularisation.



Sanskrit grammar


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The grammar of the Sanskrit language has a complex verbal system, rich nominal declension, and extensive use of compound nouns. It was studied and codified by Sanskrit grammariansfrom the later Vedic period (roughly 8th century BC), culminating in the Pāṇinian grammar of the 4th century BC.

Saturday, June 11, 2016

初心

Shoshin (初心) is a concept in Zen Buddhism meaning "beginner's mind". It refers to having an attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even when studying at an advanced level, just as a beginner in that subject would. The term is especially used in the study of Zen Buddhism and Japanese martial arts.[citation needed]
The phrase is also used in the title of the book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by the Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki, who says the following about the correct approach to Zen practice: "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few."[1]
A related term, shōshin (正真), means correct truth and is used to denote a genuine signature on art works or to refer to any thing or person that is genuine.[citation needed]

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Suttas.net

The Suttas: Original Teachings of the Buddha

Dhammapada in Versetranslated by Bhante Varado
and Samanera Bodhesako
The Atthakavagga (small pdf)translated by Ven. Paññobhāsa Bhikkhu

Sunday, August 24, 2014

"民主中国与未来西藏"研讨会 陈奎德和林培瑞致开幕词和欢迎辞

蔡志忠




Tsai Chih Chung (Chinese: 蔡志忠; pinyin: Cài Zhìzhōng; born 1948) is a famous cartoonist born in Huatan, Changhua County, Taiwan of Taiwanese origins.[1] He is best known for his graphical works on Chinese philosophy and history, most notably the philosophers Laozi, Liezi, and Zhuangzi, which he made accessible and popularised through the use of plain language and visual aid of cartoon graphics.[2] Many of his earlier four paneled works contain elements of political satire and those which are purely comical such as his well known work, The Drunken Swordsman (大醉俠).[1]
The books of Tsai Chih Chung have been very well received by the public in both Taiwan and mainland China. They have subsequently been translated into dozens of languages including English.[2] He currently resides in Taiwan and Vancouver.

Voici une histoire sur la cohérence des paroles et des actes (et du rapport maître-disciple) extraite de Soyons Zen :



Cai Zhizhong: A Master Cartoonist


"Cartoons speak in a language that not only expresses satire and humor, but also reflects human love and natural beauty. They can describe everything. I am particularly fond of ancient Chinese philosophies, so I make cartoons out of them."

----Cai Zhizhong in an interview with New Business in 2005

The first to create cartoons of the ancient Chinese classics

Born in 1948, Cai Zhizhong, a popular cartoonist from Taiwan, was the first to use cartoons to illustrate the seemingly recondite ancient Chinese classics in such an amusing way. China has a wealth of spiritual heritage, including philosophical thoughts, poems from the Tang dynasty (618-907), the Book of Changes and Zen Buddhism. According to Cai, this wealth of spiritual heritage may not be easily understood, prompting his attempts to express these complex ideas with simple and interesting cartoons.

Starting from the 1980s, Cai created a series of Chinese comic books on ancient Chinese classics, like Zhuangzi Speaks: The Music of Nature, Zen Speaks: Shouts of Nothingness, Confucius Speaks: Words to Live by, Sunzi Speaks: The Art of War, and The Tao Speaks: Lao Tzu's Whispers of Wisdom. Confucius, Lao Tzu, Zhuangzi, and Sunzi are widely credited as sages whose thoughts have played an important role in China's development. Cai put his unique understanding and feelings of ancient thoughts into his cartoons, and added a modern interpretation of them, making boring ancient philosophies quite amusing as well as understandable. His works won a large number of adult readers for comic books, a market predominantly children-targeted. This series of comic books has hoarded great applause from readers both in Taiwan and Chinese mainland, with 4 million copies sold in Taiwan.

Jan Arntzen

El tiempo suspendido en las noches blancas.

Lanata viaja 12.225 km hasta el archipiélago de Hvaler, en el extremo del Fiordo de Oslo, para saber si en verdad existe ese hombre del que le habló su amigo Luis Rigou: un maestro, capitán de barcos, constructor, empecinado profesor que adopto a 33 niños tibetanos y que fue premiado por el Rey de Noruega con la Medalla de Oro al Mérito.

El hombre se llama Jan Arntzen.

Lanata lo encuentra en la minúscula isla de Spjærøy.

“Los chicos se reian y me llamaban Amdo, esas fueron las primeras palabras que aprendí en tibetano”, recuerda Jan, 50 años después.

Lanata sale en busca de aquellos chicos, que hoy ya tienen su propia familia, para que le confirmen la historia.
Encuentra a Pempa Thondrup, Sonam Topgyal y Tenzin Kalsang.

“Prestar la casa para 33 niños victimas de la guerra es una forma muy altruista de actuar”, le dice Tenzin.
“Le explicamos que Amdo significa fuerte y duro, pero al mismo tiempo gentil como un cordero”, le cuenta Sonam.

“China ocupó el Tibet en 1959, yo vivía en un monasterio con mi tio, pasamos tres o cuatro meses en camino hacia la india. Jan Arntzen dio más de lo que tenía, su generosidad es algo increíble”, insiste Tenzin.
Jan recuerda las crudas historias de esos chicos que escaparon del Tibet y cruzaron el Himalaya hacia el exilio, sobre todo la de un niño al que su padre debió atar a un caballo cuando ya no daba más de tanto caminar para que lo arrastrara hasta la frontera con la India.

Y le cuenta a Lanata cómo fue que junto a su esposa Wenche decidieron llevárselos a vivir con ellos en Noruega.

“Papá y mamá no intentaron inculcarles la cultura noruega, les respetaron la propia”, cuentan Helene y Julie, hijas de Jan. Julie se para y baila para Lanata el “rock tibetano” que le enseñaron, de niña, sus hermanos adoptivos.

“Papa es un hombre de acción, no de palabras: incluye a la gente, les muestra que los necesita”, dice Helene.
En Paris, Luis Rigou, amigo de Lanata y esposo de Helene, dice: “De Jan aprendi el coraje”.

Monday, June 25, 2012