Amanasikāra, the opposite of manasikāra (mentation, attention), is a significant concept in the history of the development of Buddhist practices. This paper primarily focuses on a concise work titled Amanasikārādhāra (the locus of non-mentation) composed by Advayavajra (also known as Matreyanātha or Maitrīpa in Tibet), who flourished in the 11th century. This text offers valuable insights into...
Currently, the phenomenon that is attracting the most attention in the field of Korean Buddhism can be said to be a healing culture based on mindfulness. Inspired by the active application and use of mindfulness in Western psychology and psychiatry, the Buddhist community is almost uncritically accepting and popularizing various Western mind-body healing programs based on mindfulness....
Qiyuan Xinggang was the leader of the earliest of the golden periods of the bhikkhuni zen masters in the late 17th century. Qiyuan Xinggang transmitted Dharma to her female disciples, making important achievements in forming a female lineage. Not only Qiyuan Xinggang but also her two disciples, Yigong and Yikui Chaochen's Records of Sayings, were all included in the Jiaxing Tripitaka. This era...