The concept of “ritual syntax” is developed by relating it to cognitive studies of ritual, providing a fuller theoretical basis. Developing theoretical grounding requires differentiating between the members of five pairs of concepts: production is not the same as analysis, syntax is not the same as semantics, ritual is not the same as the mental, cognition is not the same as the mental, and...
This article addresses the modifications of the term mindfulness in sinicized meditation practices derived from Indian Buddhism. It attempts to shed some light on these modifications from two different aspects: first the classical Daoist meditation practices were analysed, and this showed why and in what way did the Daoist terminology function as a bridge in the initial phase of translating...
This research aims to examine how traditional insight meditation in Thailand is trained and to investigate the impact of this practice on happiness and perceived stress. The fuller meaning of mindfulness and how to interweave mindfulness in daily practice is discussed. The intervention was a seven-day traditional insight meditation retreat in Thailand. The final sample included 656...
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This is a comparative study of the meditation techniques between Thai and Chinese Buddhist traditions. On the ground of the knowledge of meditation practices in Pali and Chinese Buddhist canon and meditation techniques prevalent in Thailand and China, this research is to find the similarities and differences between them in way to organize meditation practice, the theoretical basis for...
A comparative analysis of Jungian depth psychology and Tibetan Buddhist Tantra reveals a fascinating array of similarities, which are united in their most essential form through the manner in which mythic imagery is employed in both disciplines as a powerful agent of inner transformation. Various forms of creative engagement with sacred symbols–including mandalas–are enacted in each...
본 논문의 목적은 「유식30송」에 나타난 유식사상에 비추어 인성교육의 의미와 방향을 고찰하는 데에 있다. ‘오직 식뿐’이라는 유식의 핵심 사상에 의하면, 눈 앞에 보이는 사물이나 현상은 아뢰야식에 의하여 만들어진 아뢰야식의 표현에 해당된다. 아뢰야식은 과거에 행한 일체의 생각과 말과 행동의 결과로서, 인간의 정신활동에 들어오는 모든 것을 한꺼번에 압축해서 포함하고 있는 총체이다. 그러나 아뢰야식은 제6의식과 제7말나식을 거쳐서 표현되고 실현되는 만큼 왜곡될 가능성이 크다. 이 점으로 인하여 지혜자량과 복덕자량이라는 불교수행이 요청된다. 이상의 요약에 나타난 유식사상에 비추어 볼 때, 인성교육에서 다루어야 할 인성은 아뢰야식과 밀접하게 관련된다고 말할 수 있다. 아뢰야식은 과거에 한 일체의 생각과 말과...
This study examines how Mi bskyod rdo rje (1507‒1554), the Eighth Karma pa of the Karma Bka’ brgyud lineage, articulates and defends a key distinction between consciousness (rnam shes) and wisdom (ye shes). The first paper focuses on the author’s clarification of the distinction both as an accurate account of the nature and structure of human consciousness and as an indispensable principle of...
The aim in the article is to demonstrate how insights from Christian ethics and Buddhist philosophy can make contributions to the management of compassion fatigue. There are already helpful resources available that provide principles, tips, and practical guidelines for self-care. The approach here is centered on attitudinal, ethical, and philosophical issues. From the Christian tradition, the...
Because it asserts that there is consciousness-only (vijñapti-mātratā), the difficulty in philosophically approaching the Yogācāra-Buddhist text Cheng weishi lun centers on the problem of the external world. This paper is based on a review by Lambert Schmithausen that, specifically with regard to the problem of the external world, questions Dan Lusthaus’s phenomenological investigation of the...