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Sādhana
David Gray
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Sādhana Introduction The term sādhana is a Sanskrit term literally meaning “means of achievement.” It is a term that mainly designates ritual ...
Sakya
Jonathan C. Gold
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Sakya Introduction Along with the Nyingma, the Kagyu, and the Geluk, the Sakya (Tib. sa-skya) school is one of the four main Tibetan Buddhist ...
Saṃsāra and Rebirth
Jeff Wilson
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Saṃsāra and Rebirth Introduction Buddhists conceive of the world as a suffering-laden cycle of life, death, and rebirth, without begi...
Sangha
Thomas Borchert
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Sangha Introduction The Sangha is the Buddhist community; it is the men, women and children who follow the teachings of the Buddha. The term, w...
Śāntideva (Bodhicaryāvatāra)
Francis Brassard
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Śāntideva (Bodhicaryāvatāra) Introduction Śāntideva is a Buddhist philosopher and teacher who lived in India around the beginning of the 8th ce...
Sarvāstivāda
Bart Dessein
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Sarvāstivāda Introduction The rise of the Sarvāstivāda school of Buddhism as a distinct group dates back to the 2nd to 1st centuries bce. Acco...
Self, Non-Self, and Personal Identity
Matthew Kapstein
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Self, Non-Self, and Personal Identity Introduction The precise nature of the Buddha’s doctrine, as he himself may have taught it, is subject ...
Shingon
Richard Payne
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Shingon Introduction Shingon is an esoteric or tantric form of Buddhism, whose name is based on the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese zhe...
Shinran
Jeff Wilson
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Shinran Introduction Shinran (b. 1173–d. 1262) was an obscure figure in his own time, but his teachings became the basis of the largest...
Siddhas
David Gray
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Siddhas Introduction The traditions of literature and practice associated with the siddhas, the “accomplished ones” or great masters (mahāsid...
Soka Gakkai
Andrew Gebert
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2011-09-30
Soka Gakkai Introduction The Soka Gakkai is a movement of Mahayana Buddhist lay believers that originated in Japan in the 1930s. Today, it is t...
Sōtō Zen (Japan)
William M. Bodiford
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-01-28
Sōtō Zen (Japan) Introduction More than fourteen thousand Buddhist temples in Japan claim affiliation with the Sōtō school, making it one of J...
Southeast Asia, Buddhism in
Anne Blackburn
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Buddhism in Southeast Asia Introduction The regional (for example, South, Southeast, and East Asia) and national (for example, Myanmar [Burma...
Sri Lanka, Monasticism in
Jeffrey Samuels
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Monasticism in Sri Lanka Introduction Buddhism was introduced to Sri Lanka during the 3rd century bce with the arrival of King Aśoka’s son, the...
Stūpa Pagoda Caitya
Ulrich Pagel
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Stūpa, Pagoda, Caitya Introduction The stūpa ranks among the most visible and enduring symbols of Buddhism. It first appeared in the shape of a...
Sutta (Pāli/Theravada Canon)
Daniel Veidlinger
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Sutta (Pali/Theravada Canon) Introduction The sutta literature forms the backbone of the dhamma, or teachings of the buddha, according to...
Tāranātha
Michael Sheehy
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Tāranāta, Ta Ra Na Tha Introduction Tāranātha (b. 1575–d. 1635), also known as Jetsun Tāranātha or Kunga Nyingpo, was one of the most conseque...
Tathāgatagarbha
Matthew Kapstein
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Tathāgatagarbha Introduction The idea that living beings are imbued with the self-same nature as the enlightened buddha (and thus are pot...
Texts, Dunhuang
Sam van Schaik
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Dunhuang, Texts Introduction The archaeological sites of eastern Central Asia (comprising primarily the modern Chinese provinces of Gansu and X...
Thai Buddhism
Justin McDaniel
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-12-19
Thai Buddhism Introduction Thailand’s population is between 93 and 96 percent Buddhist, and Buddhist institutions have been socially and royal...
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