The 36 precepts are taken at the time of ordination of a novice monk or nun.

Intend in the following to make sense of Zen non-sense. Fundamental Zen terms like "naturalness" and "emptiness" and "nothingness" are used in disregard of the COIK principle: Clear Only If Known. For example, Shunryu Suzuki, a Zen master, said, "It is absolutely necessary for everyone to believe in nothing."

Compassion is an emotion that occupies a central position in Mahayana Buddhist philosophy while it is often a neglected subject in contemporary western philosophy. This essay is a comparison between an Eastern view of compassion based upon Mahayana Buddhist perspectives and a western view of the same emotion.

What is Imitating the Buddha (xue fo)? I think we can refer to Master Yin Shun’s statement for a simple and straightforward definition. Quoted from Master’s book Buddha in the Human World is his statement: “Imitating the Buddha is emulating the Buddha, practicing by taking the Buddha as a model. How the Buddha has completed his practice of Buddhahood and we follow suit.” (p.128)

Abstract：If we define the word “nation” we discover that there exist many concepts about it. But all these concepts about a group of people called “nation” are based on the limited experience and view of a certain place and time. In the same way as an individual identifies with a “self”, a nation identifies with its characteristics and typical features it proclaims. In the same way many Buddhists identify themselves with a certain national Buddhist tradition. But the Buddha didn’t give his teachings to a certain nation, but to everybody who asked for advice or a teaching.

When I was invited to write a paper for this conference, I was rather worried. I am not so much a scholar, so I am reluctant to attempt a learned paper. What should I do? Then it came to me — I would tell you a story. The story is about building a house, because building a house is a practical thing to do, and I am a practical person. I like to do things, rather than develop theories about how things should be done.

Dharamshala, June 3 - “Buddhism is an academic subject and Nalanda was an academic centre. The principles and tenets of Buddhism should not be just left in the scriptures”, said His Holiness the Dalai Lama to a packed auditorium of young Tibetans at Upper Tibetan Children’s Village School, Dharamshala, today.

Above is the picture of Kwan-Yin of Thousand Arms and Eyes. The real statue was 3.6 meters tall, carved from wood and painted and inlaid with gold, and is displayed at the Ancient Arts Museum in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is the replica of the original statue still in use at the Ninh Phuc Temple – also known as the “Pencil Stupa” temple because of its pointed construction – in Bac Ninh, North Vietnam.