Questia Homepage

Your search for: buddhist AND myths

Found 5,744 results:

Books: 5,299

|

Journal Articles: 360

|

Magazine Articles: 66

Newspaper Articles: 16

|

Encyclopedia Articles: 3

Books on: buddhist myths

5,299 results - MORE BOOK RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Sacred Biography in the Buddhist Traditions of South and Southeast Asia

Book by Juliane Schober; University of Hawaii Press, 1997

Subjects:

Buddhist Hagiography--History And Criticism, Buddhist Saints--Biography--History And Criticism, Gautama Buddha

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...history, literature, myths, rituals, and cultures of the Buddhist tradition. Their...texts, rituals, myths, and religious practices in Buddhist traditions of...within the broader Buddhist tradition and cosmology...use of ritual, myths, and texts to shift...
2.

A History of Buddhist Philosophy: Continuities and Discontinuities

Book by David J. Kalupahana; University of Hawaii Press, 1992

Subjects:

Buddhism--Doctrines--History, Philosophy, Buddhist--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Buddha has become enshrined in all forms of myths and legends, as in the case of many religious...Distinguishing historical facts from myths and legends is not only a difficult task...seem justified if the interpreter of the myths tends to assume that they are mere imaginations...
3.

Courtesans and Tantric Consorts: Sexualities in Buddhist Narrative, Iconography and Ritual

Book by Serinity Young; Routledge, 2003

Subjects:

Buddhist Art And Symbolism, Gautama Buddha, Gautama Buddha--Relations With Women, Women In Buddhism--India, Women In The Tripiotaka

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that one must move beyond gender. But, as Serinity Young shows in this enlightening work, the rhetoric of Buddhist texts, the symbolism of its iconography, and the performative import of its rituals, all tell different, and often contradictory, stories. In ...
Read More

The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that one must move beyond gender. But, as Serinity Young shows in this enlightening work, the rhetoric of Buddhist texts, the symbolism of its iconography, and the performative import of its rituals, all tell different, and often contradictory, stories. In Courtesans and Tantric Consorts, Serinity Young takes the reader on a journey through more than 2000 years of biographical writings, iconographic depictions, and ritual practices revealing the colorful mosaic of beliefs that inform Buddhist views about gender and sexuality.
Show less
4.

Buddhist Saints in India: A Study in Buddhist Values and Orientations

Book by Reginald A. Ray; Oxford University Press, 1999

Subjects:

Buddhist Saints

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

The issue of saints is a difficult and complicated problem in Buddhology. In this magisterial work, Ray offers the first comprehensive examination of the figure of the Buddhist saint in a wide range of Indian Buddhist evidence. Drawing on an extensive variety of sources, Ray seeks to identify the ...
Read More

The issue of saints is a difficult and complicated problem in Buddhology. In this magisterial work, Ray offers the first comprehensive examination of the figure of the Buddhist saint in a wide range of Indian Buddhist evidence. Drawing on an extensive variety of sources, Ray seeks to identify the "classical type" of the Buddhist saint, as it provides the presupposition for, and informs, the different major Buddhist saintly types and subtypes. Discussing the nature, dynamics, and history of Buddhist hagiography, he surveys the ascetic codes, conventions and traditions of Buddhist saints, and the cults both of living saints and of those who have "passed beyond." Ray traces the role of the saints in Indian Buddhist history, examining the beginnings of Buddhism and the origin of Mahayana Buddhism.
Show less
5.

Buddhist Hagiographies in Early Japan: Images of Compassion in the Gyoki Tradition

Book by Jonathan Morris Augustine; RoutledgeCourzon, 2004

Subjects:

Gy?Oki--668-749, Priests, Buddhist--Japan--Biography

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Hagiographies or idealized biographies which recount the lives of saints, bodhisattvas and other charismatic figures have been the meeting place for myth and experience. In medieval Europe, the 'lives of saints' were read during liturgical celebrations and the texts themselves were treated as sacred ...
Read More

Hagiographies or idealized biographies which recount the lives of saints, bodhisattvas and other charismatic figures have been the meeting place for myth and experience. In medieval Europe, the 'lives of saints' were read during liturgical celebrations and the texts themselves were treated as sacred objects. In Japan, it was believed that those who read the biographies of lofty monks would acquire merit. Since hagiographies were written or compiled by 'believers', the line between fantasy and reality was often obscured. This study of the bodhisattva Gyoki - regarded as the monk who started the largest social welfare movement in Japan - illustrates how Japanese Buddhist hagiographers chose to regard a single monk's charitable activities as a miraculous achievement that shaped the course of Japanese history.
Show less

MORE BOOK RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Journal Articles on: buddhist myths

360 results - MORE JOURNAL RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand

Journal article by Rasmi Shoocongdej; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 40, 2001

Subjects:

Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand (Book)

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Munier defines "sacred" rocks as those that are widely worshipped by the Thai, not exclusively from the Buddhist context, and he covers myths, animism, and other religious beliefs. "Buddhist caves" refers to caves with cosmogonic elements of the...
2.

Sacred Biography in the Buddhist Traditions of South and Southeast Asia

Journal article by Charles Prebish; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 120, 2000

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, Sacred Biography in the Buddhist Traditions of South and Southeast Asia (Book)--Reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...suggests that the notion of "longevity is often ascribed to Buddhist saints as such, whether buddhas, arhats, bodhisattvas, or siddhas...part four with a thoughtful analysis of the local contexts, myths, texts, and rituals associated with the Burmese Mahamuni image...
3.

Imagining Karma, Ethical Transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist, and Greek Rebirth

Journal article by A.L. Herman; Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 24, 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Imagining Karma, Ethical Transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist, and Greek Rebirth (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...alone can escape rebirth by following reason and, like the Buddhists, Plato claims that this is possible because their souls are...simpler story of origins than the usually cumbersome creation myths, and why the question "Is the universe really a just place...
4.

For the Sake of Peace: Seven Paths to Global Harmony, a Buddhist Perspective

Journal article by Peter A. Huff; International Journal on World Peace, Vol. 19, 2002

Subjects:

For the Sake of Peace: Seven Paths to Global Harmony, a Buddhist Perspective. (Book Reviews). (Book)

Collections: Entire Library

...activist Thich Nhat Hanh. The specifically Buddhist themes that inform the book range from...orthodoxies. The cult of efficiency and the myths of messianic universalism, uncritical...linked to violence. Consistent with his Buddhist values, Ikeda puts the final emphasis...
5.

Myths and Traditional Beliefs about the Wolf and the Crow in Central Asia: Examples from the Turkic Wu-Sun and the Mongols

Journal article by Namu Jila; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 65, 2006

Subjects:

Central Asia--Myths and legends, Crows (Birds)--Portrayals, Crows (Birds)--Religious aspects, Mongolia--Myths and legends, Turkic literature--Criticism and interpretation, Wolves--Portrayals, Wolves--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...Jiambel Jongdui has been a highly popular Buddhist personality who was active in the midst...should probably be relegated to the world of myths and legends. (7) The animals that appear in these myths and legends are therefore supernatural beings...

MORE JOURNAL RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Magazine Articles on: buddhist myths

66 results - MORE MAGAZINE RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Politics and the Pursuit of the Past

Magazine article by Heather Pringle; Queen's Quarterly, Vol. 109, Spring 2002

Subjects:

Afghanistan--Social aspects, Archaeology--Research, Art objects, Buddhist--Crimes against, Civilization, Ancient--Analysis, Gays--Crimes against, Germany--Social aspects, Himmler, Heinrich--Conduct of life, Political culture--Social aspects, Research--Moral and ethical aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...our past, whether we are looking back one hundred years or ten thousand years, must be rooted in demonstrable facts, not in myths and halftruths. American archaeologist Bettina Arnold has pointed out that "prehistory is particularly vulnerable to manipulation...
2.

Fight Club: The Shaolin Monk Show Delivers Action-Packed Kung Fu Entertainment to Audiences around the World. but the Martial Art Is as Much about Serenity and Contemplation, as Speed and Aggression

Magazine article by Erling Hoh; Geographical, Vol. 74, June 2002

Subjects:

Buddhist monks--Conduct of life, Kung fu--Study and teaching, Martial arts--Practice, Yongchuan, Shi--Conduct of life

Collections: Entire Library

...withdrawn, well aware of the myths, created in the movies of the...travel to other temples and holy Buddhist places in China, but the lack of money makes it difficult. In Buddhist countries such as Thailand...hands of the legendary Zen Buddhists. No, their heating pumped cold...
3.

Poisoned Arrow Pointillism

Magazine article by Chris Arthur; Contemporary Review, Vol. 287, October 2005

Subjects:

Biographers--Works, Neo-Impressionism--Myths and legends, Neo-impressionism (Art)--Myths and legends

Collections: Entire Library

...image of the Buddha at this stage in his life, a classic of Buddhist art, shows him as a terrifyingly gaunt, skeletal figure. He...suggests, the battle with Mara--another favourite motif in Buddhist art--can be seen as a mythologised account of a psychological...
4.

Of Myth and Men

Magazine article by Robert M. Price; Free Inquiry, Vol. 20, Winter 1999

Subjects:

Gautama Buddha--Conduct of life, Jesus Christ--Conduct of life, Moses (Biblical figure)--Conduct of life, Muhammad--Conduct of life, Religion--Research

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and so similarities in the myths of previous Buddhas, all of...strange to many if not most Buddhists. For Pure Land Buddhism, by...whether he taught the now-central Buddhist tenet that there is no individual...sun. Mullers theory that all myths originated as solar symbols...
5.

In the Name of Religions

Magazine article by Diana L. Eck; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 17, Autumn 1993

Subjects:

Religion--International aspects, Religious gatherings--International aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...affirmations, but what a Hindu, Buddhist, or Jain believes is not a...cultures and history. The study of myths, symbols, and rituals reveals...emergence among some Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and others of explicitly...hand. One hundred years ago, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains lived...

MORE MAGAZINE RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Newspaper Articles on: buddhist myths

16 results - MORE NEWSPAPER RESULTS: 1-10 11-16

1.

Martial Arts, Now and Zen; Popular Kung Fu Movies Kick Up Exposure for Shaolin Monks

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 19, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...dynasty (581-618), a fervent Buddhist, donated a large tract of land...withdrawn, well aware of the myths spread by movies about the...travel to other temples and Buddhist holy places in China, but lack of money makes it difficult. Buddhist countries like Thailand and...
2.

A Land of Contradictions; Less-Visited Islands of Japan Undrape Mix of Traditional, Modern Ways

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 25, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...country rich with contradictions and myths waiting to be shattered. * * * American...A monk (left) prepares to perform a Buddhist ceremony. 2 Photographs by Mary F. Calvert/The Washington Times; Buddhist monk Hidehiko Mihono lights wooden sticks...
3.

Sackler Offers Royal Display of Imperial Art from Japan

Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, December 14, 1997

Subjects:

Japan

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...goddess Amaterasu. Shes so powerful, according to Japanese myths, that she once plunged the world into darkness by hiding in...collections, buying the magnificent holdings of then out-of-fashion Buddhist monasteries and purchasing art on the world art market. He...
4.

Taiwan's Charming Ways

Newspaper article by Corinna Lothar; The Washington Times, July 6, 1997

Subjects:

Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...mist slowly rises to the sky. Who can take issue with Chinese myths of dragons and princesses living beneath the waters? The...in the heart of the city is an oasis of calm and beauty. A Buddhist temple dedicated to the goddess of mercy, Lungshan has survived...
5.

In Search of Shangri-La; the Myth of Shangri-La Has Enthralled the Modern Imagination. Now in a Fascinating TV Series, Historian MICHAEL WOOD Goes in Search of the Truth Behind Some of History's Most Elusive Legends

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 29, 2005

Subjects:

Andrade, Antonio

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...of a mysterious medieval kingdom - the Buddhist kingdom of Guge on the high plateau of...model behind the most ancient Tibetan myths and, ultimately, of the famous legend...are spent. Extracted from In Search Of Myths Heroes by Michael Wood, BBC Books, pounds...

MORE NEWSPAPER RESULTS: 1-10 11-16

Encyclopedia Articles on: buddhist myths

3 results

1.

Bible

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...a variety of genres prayers, visions, ritual, moral codes, myths, historical narratives, legends, and revelatory discourses...many religious traditions, e.g., the Jewish, Christian, and Buddhist faiths. Other traditions authorized their respective bodies...
2.

Japan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...wars, during which the feudal barons (the daimyo ) and the Buddhist monasteries built up local domains and private armies. Nevertheless...the Meiji restoration nationalistic feeling ran high. The old myths of imperial and racial divinity, rediscovered by scholars in...
3.

Shinto

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...cent. (when Chinese writing was introduced into Japan) the myths and rituals were transmitted orally. The written record of...cent. a.d., it had some influence on Shinto. In many shrines Buddhist priests serve, and worship under their direction is more elaborate...

Newsletter | Privacy Policy | User Agreements | Questia School | About Us | Advertise with Us | Contact | FREE BOOKS

© 2008 - Questia Media America, Inc. All rights reserved. All service marks and trademarks are property of
Questia Media and its affiliates. Any advertising or navigational links included on this site are not necessarily
endorsed by the publishers or content providers whose materials appear on this site.

Sponsored Link