The Mongols, Buddhism and the State in Late Imperial China In Peking, naturally, at the imperial court, there is some clarity to be found on this subject, though even that is more elusive than real. Also the teachers of political law and history in the schools of higher learning claim to be exactly informed on…
Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Conventions McRae’s Rules of Zen Studies xvii xxx 1. Looking at Lineage: A Fresh Perspective on Chan Buddhism I 74 5. Zen and the Art of Fund-Raising: Religious Vitality and Institutional Dominance in the Song Dynasty IOI Notes Character Glossary Bibliography 177 183 Index 195 Illustrations Figures Frontis:…
When Did Buddhism Become Anti-Brahmanical? The Case Of The Missing Soul Joseph Walser* Many textbooks for Introduction to Buddhism or World Religions courses treat Buddhism as a competitor of either “Hinduism” or “Brahmanism” by asserting that Buddhism teaches that there is no eternal self or soul and Hinduism teaches that there is. I ask whether…
Trial and Error in Modernist ReformsINSTITUTE OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. Rebound: From Oppression to Emulation of New Models 14 2. Caught In-Between: Korean Reactions to Japanese Buddhism and Colonial Policies on Buddhism 34 3. Modernizing Buddhism: Buddhist Reforms before the March First Movement 48 4. Confusion, Compromise, and Resistance: Buddhist…
The A Undamental Wisdom I I Smitts Ay Nagarjuna’s Mūlamadhyamakakārikā TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY JAY L. GARFIELD Preface This is a translation of the Tibetan text of Mülamadhyamakakärikä. It is perhaps an odd idea to translate a Tibetan translation of a Sanskrit text and to retranslate a text of which there are four extant English…
This sermon is a critique of a recent youtube video by Jonathan Pageau titled “What Is Religion? – with Peter Boghossian” However what they talk about is not actually clear as will be demonstrated. The description of the video, as written by Jonathan Pageau was:”In this conversation, American philosopher and author Peter Boghossian picks my…
This sermon is a critique of the youtube video titled “Immortality, Religion, & the Search for Life | Dr. David Kipping | EP 463” With which we will compare the beliefs of CosmoBuddhism, with the beliefs in pop culture, which are often associated with the astronomical perspective of our place in the universe. In contrast…
Sean:Where would you like to start? one of the things that surprised me last time we spoke about this, is when I brought up ‘The 7 Levels of Sapience’ in CosmoBuddhism, you suggested that it doesn’t work that way with AI, which surprised me, considering that the scale starts with inanimate rocks that are not…
This page represents a parody. When they suspend your accounts based on rumors and hearsay that they themselves spread, while pretending to believe in free speech and free markets. Beliefs ? Isn’t that just pretending? 🕉️ The only thing that really exists is narrative and identity, right? You know, in the simulation/dream/”reality” 🕉️ What you…
This critique is in response to the video: Original Description: Jun 22, 2024Or maybe why I can’t? QuantumQuantumQuantumChromodynamics Link to Patreon — one exclusive video per month: / acollierastro I have merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/angela-collier Speakers:Angela Collier= [AC] wow, this is probably the part of the video that I agree with the most. It is the central…
