BUDDHISM
The Buddhist religion originated in India during the 6th century B.C. Founded on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (c.563-483 BC), a member of the royal family who renounced his position and wealth to seek enlightenment. Years of searching, using fasting and a variety of other practices, brought him no closer to what he sought. Finally, he sat down beneath a tree, determined not to arise until he found enlightenment. In about 527 BC he reached his goal, and became the Buddha (the enlightened one) also known as Shâkyamuni (the Sage of the Shakya Clan).
In the Buddha's first sermon he presented the Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Paths:
The primary Buddhist texts are called the Tripitaka (or the "Three Baskets") which consist of the Sutrapitaka (the Buddha's sermons), the Vinayapitaka (the monastic rules), and the Abhidharmapitaka (early philosophical treatises).
In the Buddha's first sermon he presented the Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Paths:
The primary Buddhist texts are called the Tripitaka (or the "Three Baskets") which consist of the Sutrapitaka (the Buddha's sermons), the Vinayapitaka (the monastic rules), and the Abhidharmapitaka (early philosophical treatises).
Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future:
it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural & spiritual,
and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things,
natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity
-- Einstein
it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural & spiritual,
and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things,
natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity
-- Einstein
GENERAL INFORMATION #
DALAI LAMA TEACHINGS #
Dalai Lama (Official Website)
Dalai Lama's Heart Sutra Teachings May 2001, by Dave Evans
ARTICLES #
Finding Freedom in the Fetters, by Bodhipaksa
BOOKS #
Buddhism in Japan, by E. Dale Saunders
The Buddhist Religion, by Richard Robinson
The Wisdom of Buddhism, by Christmas Humphreys
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
ZEN RESOURCES #
Plum Village, Thich Nhat Han
TIBETAN BUDDHISM #
Himalayan Art Resources, Huge and Fabulous
Asian Classics Input Project, Geshe Michael Roach
Lam Rim Radio - (Audio)
Dharma Media.org - (Audio)
THERAVADA/VIPASSANA #
Vipassana Meditation Website, S.N. Goekna
Abhyagiri Theravada Monastery, Ajahn Chah
Dhamma Talks (UK), Several Prominent Vipassana Teachers
Dhamma Talks (US), Thanissaro Bhikkhu - (Audio)
Dharma Stream - (Audio)
BUDDHISM AND PSYCHOACTIVES #
Secret Drugs of Buddhism - Mike Crowley
A High History of Buddhism by Rick Fields - Tricycle, Fall 1996
Ecstatic Treks in the Demon Regions: Zen and the Satori of the Psychedelic Experience - EASPAC, 2005
The Lama's Heart Advice... - 19th-Century Terma Describing Possibly Psychoactive Plants
NON-VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM#
Zen and the art of law enforcement - CSM, Sep 2003
PUBLICATIONS #
Motilal Banarsidass - India's Premier Publisher of Religious Texts