Mother Of The Buddhas
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Mother Of The Buddhas
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Author : Lex Hixon
language : en
Publisher: Quest Books (IL)
Release Date : 1993
Mother Of The Buddhas written by Lex Hixon and has been published by Quest Books (IL) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Selected from Jadunath Sinha's Rama Prasada's devotional songs.
Ties That Bind
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Author : Reiko Ohnuma
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-07-12
Ties That Bind written by Reiko Ohnuma and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-12 with Religion categories.
Reiko Ohnuma offers a wide-ranging exploration of maternal imagery and discourse in pre-modern South Asian Buddhism, drawing on textual sources preserved in Pali and Sanskrit. She demonstrates that Buddhism in India had a complex and ambivalent relationship with mothers and motherhood-symbolically, affectively, and institutionally. Symbolically, motherhood was a double-edged sword, sometimes extolled as the most appropriate symbol for buddhahood itself, and sometimes denigrated as the most paradigmatic manifestation possible of attachment and suffering. On an affective level, too, motherhood was viewed with the same ambivalence: in Buddhist literature, warm feelings of love and gratitude for the mother's nurturance and care frequently mingle with submerged feelings of hostility and resentment for the unbreakable obligations thus created, and positive images of self-sacrificing mothers are counterbalanced by horrific depictions of mothers who kill and devour. Institutionally, the formal definition of the Buddhist renunciant as one who has severed all familial ties seems to co-exist uneasily with an abundance of historical evidence demonstrating monks' and nuns' continuing concern for their mothers, as well as other familial entanglements. Ohnuma's study provides critical insight into Buddhist depictions of maternal love and maternal grief, the role played by the Buddha's own mothers, Maya and Mahaprajapati, the use of pregnancy and gestation as metaphors for the attainment of enlightenment, the use of breastfeeding as a metaphor for the compassionate deeds of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and the relationship between Buddhism and motherhood as it actually existed in day-to-day life.
The Woman Who Raised The Buddha
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Author : Wendy Garling
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2021-03-23
The Woman Who Raised The Buddha written by Wendy Garling and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-23 with Religion categories.
Nautilus Book Award Winner The first full biography of Mahaprajapati Gautami, the woman who raised the Buddha--examining her life through stories and canonical records. Mahaprajapati was the only mother the Buddha ever knew. His birth mother, Maya, died shortly after childbirth, and her sister Mahaprajapati took the infant to her breast, nurturing and raising him into adulthood. While there is a lot of ambiguity overall in the Buddha's biography, this detail remains consistent across all Buddhist traditions and literature. In this first full biography of Mahaprajapati, The Woman Who Raised the Buddha presents her life story, with attention to her early years as sister, queen, matriarch, and mother, as well as her later years as a nun. Drawing from story fragments and canonical records, Wendy Garling reveals just how exceptional Mahaprajapati's role was as leader of the first generation of Buddhist women, helping the Buddha establish an equal community of lay and monastic women and men. Mother to the Buddha, mother to early Buddhist women, mother to the Buddhist faith, Mahaprajapati's journey is finally presented as one interwoven with the founding of Buddhism.
The Woman Who Raised The Buddha
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Author : Wendy Garling
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2021-03-23
The Woman Who Raised The Buddha written by Wendy Garling and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-23 with Religion categories.
Nautilus Book Award Winner The first full biography of Mahaprajapati Gautami, the woman who raised the Buddha--examining her life through stories and canonical records. Mahaprajapati was the only mother the Buddha ever knew. His birth mother, Maya, died shortly after childbirth, and her sister Mahaprajapati took the infant to her breast, nurturing and raising him into adulthood. While there is a lot of ambiguity overall in the Buddha's biography, this detail remains consistent across all Buddhist traditions and literature. In this first full biography of Mahaprajapati, The Woman Who Raised the Buddha presents her life story, with attention to her early years as sister, queen, matriarch, and mother, as well as her later years as a nun. Drawing from story fragments and canonical records, Wendy Garling reveals just how exceptional Mahaprajapati's role was as leader of the first generation of Buddhist women, helping the Buddha establish an equal community of lay and monastic women and men. Mother to the Buddha, mother to early Buddhist women, mother to the Buddhist faith, Mahaprajapati's journey is finally presented as one interwoven with the founding of Buddhism.
The Complete Buddhism For Mothers
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Author : Sarah Napthali
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2011
The Complete Buddhism For Mothers written by Sarah Napthali and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Family & Relationships categories.
"Become a calmer and happier mother with The Complete Buddhism for Mothers. Parenthood can be a time of great inner turmoil for a woman yet parenting books invariably focus on nurturing children rather than the mothers who struggle to raise them. These books are different."--
Buddhism For Mothers Of Young Children
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Author : Sarah Napthali
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2010-10-19
Buddhism For Mothers Of Young Children written by Sarah Napthali and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-19 with Family & Relationships categories.
"A combination of personal narrative and stories gathered from mothers, this guide shows how spiritual and mindful parenting can help all mothers: Buddhists and non Buddhists, be more open, attentive, and content. By guiding mothers on a spiritual path, this evocation also helps them cultivate wisdom, open-heartedness, and a better understanding of themselves and their children. The Buddhist teachings and principles help answer questions that all mothers face, especially those with young children: Who are my children? Who am I? How can I do my best by my children and myself? What to do about all that housework? Written in a clear and engaging style, this warm and simple meditation facilitates parenting with awareness, purpose, and love."--Global Books in Print.
Love Your Mother
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Author : James Low
language : en
Publisher: Simply Being
Release Date : 2023-05-29
Love Your Mother written by James Low and has been published by Simply Being this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-29 with categories.
Where do we come from? What is the true source of our life? There are many answers to these questions. Mostly they serve to confirm the reality of our current identity, supporting our belief that I am who I think I am. This book offers an alternative view based on the teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni. On a relative level, every aspect of our experience arises in dependence on some other arisings. Due to this dependence no arising or appearance has an inherent existence, not me, not you. On a more profound level, all appearances and experiences arise inseparable from emptiness-nothing is ever established as existing in truth. Empty of self-essence, each and every appearance including ourselves is not other than emptiness. Emptiness is not a null void, but the ever-open source of our life. Ever fertile emptiness, the ever-fertile mother of everything, is symbolised by the Great Mother Prajnaparamita, the essence of the wisdom of emptiness that is the mother of all the Buddhas. This mother is our source. This mother is, in fact, the source of everything as it actually is. This mother is the source of all of us becoming Buddhas therefore we honour her. In similar fashion, we honour our own mother in this life, remembering with gratitude all her kindnesses. Moreover we remember that all sentient beings have been our own mother in previous lives and honour their kindnesses.
Homage To The Buddhas
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Author : Mary McChrist
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-04-12
Homage To The Buddhas written by Mary McChrist and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-12 with categories.
Sacred teachings, rare esoteric offerings, direct transmissions-channelings, combined with breath-taking illustrations create a powerful weaving of essence, enlightenment and wisdom of the Buddhas, both Masculine and Feminine. This book offers practical, proven, daily offerings, prayers and tools for enlightenment. Lord Gautama Buddha opens the Path to the seeker giving refuge, meditation, prayers, songs, teachings - One Hand Clapping, Opening of the Crown Chakra, and more. Maitreya Buddha introduces Mother Buddha's Sutra on Compassion. Chenrezig gives secret teachings on Christ Love and Buddhic Wisdom. Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava brings terton treasure teachings for our age. The new living Buddha, Bomjon Ram Buddha, who sat in meditation in the jungle of Nepal for six years without food and water. Find out why Maitreya Buddha chose him to carry his mantle of authority at this time. Ram brings Twin Flame and Maitri (loving kindness) teachings. Travel to the Himalayan Wesak Valley and experience the highest release of yearly energy given to humanity at the time of the Wesak Full Moon by Gautama Buddha, the Lord of the World.
Buddhism For Mothers
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Author : Sarah Napthali
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2017-01-01
Buddhism For Mothers written by Sarah Napthali and has been published by Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-01 with Family & Relationships categories.
Parenthood can be a time of great inner turmoil for a woman, yet parenting books invariably focus on nurturing children rather than the mothers who struggle to raise them. This book is different. It is a book for mothers. Buddhism for Mothers encourages mothers to gain the most joy out of being with their children. How can this be done calmly and with a minimum of anger, worry and negative thinking? How can mothers negotiate the changed conditions of their relationships with partners, family and even with friends? Using Buddhist practices, Sarah Napthali offers coping strategies for the day-to-day challenges of motherhood that also allow space for deeper reflection about who we are and what makes us happy. By acknowledging the sorrows as well as the joys of mothering Buddhism for Mothers can help you shift your perspective so that your mind actually helps you through your day rather than dragging you down. This is Buddhism at its most accessible, applied to the daily realities of ordinary parents.
Buddhist Goddesses Of India
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Author : Miranda Shaw
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2015-08-25
Buddhist Goddesses Of India written by Miranda Shaw and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-25 with Religion categories.
"The Indian Buddhist world abounds with goddesses--voluptuous tree spirits, maternal nurturers, potent healers and protectors, transcendent wisdom figures, cosmic mothers of liberation, and dancing female Buddhas. Despite their importance in Buddhist thought and practice, these female deities have received relatively little scholarly attention, and no comprehensive study of the female pantheon has been available. Buddhist Goddesses of India is the essential and definitive guide to divinities that, as Miranda Shaw writes, "operate from transcendent planes of bliss and awareness for as long as their presence may benefit living beings." Beautifully illustrated, the book chronicles the histories, legends, and artistic portrayals of nineteen goddesses and several related human figures and texts. Drawing on a sweeping range of material, from devotional poetry and meditation manuals to rituals and artistic images, Shaw reveals the character, powers, and practice traditions of the female divinities. Interpretations of intriguing traits such as body color, stance, hairstyle, clothing, jewelry, hand gestures, and handheld objects lend deep insight into the symbolism and roles of each goddess. In addition to being a comprehensive reference, this book traces the fascinating history of these goddesses as they evolved through the early, Mahayana, and Tantric movements in India and found a place in the pantheons of Tibet and Nepal."--Publisher's website.