The Orthodox Path of Seon

The Orthodox Path of Seon
Author: Toeong Seongcheol
Publisher: Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2023-12-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

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This is a translation of the book that records Seongcheol’s 性徹 (1912–1993) sermons to audience with his explanations. Seongcheol was one of the most renowned Seon monks in modern Korea, who also served as the supreme patriarch of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. He tried to recover the tradition of Korean Seon practice by organizing a Buddhist society at Bongamsa in 1947. He became the first head-monk (bangjang) of Haeinsa Monastery in 1967 and preached the dharma sermon for a hundred days (baegil beommun). He left many works, including the Han’guk Bulgyo ui beommaek (Dharma Lineages of Korean Buddhism, 1976) and the Bonji punggwang (Scenery of the Original Ground, 1982). This translation used the Seongcheol Seunim pyeongseok Seonmun jeongno (Seonmun jeongno with Seongcheol’s Annotation, 2015), consulting with the Jeongdok Seonmun jeongno (Perusal of Seonmun jeongno, 2022). The Seonmun jeongno 禪門正路 is a record of sermons that discuss the sudden awakening and hwadu investigation in Seon. It consists of nineteen chapters: (1) “To See Your Own Nature Is to Become a Buddha”; (2) “Sentient Beings Have Buddha Nature”; (3) “Two Types of Afflictions and False Thoughts”; (4) “Unsurpassed Perfect Enlightenment”; (5) “Realizing the Truth that All Dharmas Are Unborn”; (6) “No Thought Is the True Tenet”; (7) “Protecting No Mind”; (8) “Awake or Asleep, Being Consistent”; (9) “Gaining Life in Death”; (10) “Great Perfect Mirror-Like Wisdom”; (11) “Inside and Outside Are Brilliantly Clear”; (12) “Constantly Serene and Constantly Illuminating”; (13) “Discursive Awakening Followed by Gradual Cultivation”; (14) “Partial Penetration and Partial Attainment”; (15) “With Erudition There Is Only Discursive Knowledge”; (16) “Abrupt Exhaustion of All Contaminants”; (17) “A Clear-Eyed Patriarchal Master”; (18) “Mysteries and Essentials, Real and Provisional”; (19) “Eliminating the Seed of Buddhahood.” In this book, Seongcheol criticizes Bojo Jinul’s sudden awakening-gradual cultivation and insists the sudden awakening–sudden cultivation, which later triggered the intense debate of sudden and gradual in Korea.

The Selected Works of Korean Buddhism

The Selected Works of Korean Buddhism
Author: Ven. Jinwoo
Publisher: Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2023-12-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

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This project was designed to introduce the intellectual heritage of Korean Buddhism to all over the world by selecting representative works of Korean Buddhist tradition in various fields and publishing them in English. For a six-year period from 2018 to 2023, the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism supervised the project with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and has been publishing ten representative Buddhist works in English. Buddhism has been the central axis of Korean culture and thought for thousands of years, and has exerted considerable influence to the present. Buddhism, which originated in India and settled here in Korea via China, maintains both local particularity and global universality. Various works on philosophy, history and culture of Korean Buddhism need to be published to introduce the originality and excellence of Korean Buddhism to the world. The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism previously published The Collected Works of Modern Korean Buddhism(2017): English translations of carefully selected Korean Buddhist works as part of the Globalization Project of Korean Buddhism. Succeeding and further developing upon the previous undertaking, this project aims to inform the world of Korean Buddhism, which not only served as an indispensable spiritual asset for Korean people but also provided them with the locus of universal discourse. The ultimate goal of this project is to expand the worldwide base for Korean studies, promote the globalization of Korean Buddhism, and improve the “brand equity” of Korean tradition.

한영 불교 성전

한영 불교 성전
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 588
Release: 2005
Genre: Buddhism
ISBN:

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Why?

Why?
Author: Mandeep Khera
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2008
Genre: Spiritual life
ISBN: 1438910304

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The human life is full of questions with a few answers. Is there a God? If there is a God, why does he kill innocent children? Why do some people survive against all odds while thousands others die? Why are there some people who are criminals and can kill without any compunction, while others are good human beings. What happens to us when we die? Is there a heaven or hell? What are ghosts? How do we deal with sad events? The book Why? addresses these and many other questions. The book takes perspectives from many religions and philosophers intertwined with the authors own views on the different topics. The book addresses various topics like the concepts of destiny and karma theory. It provides views of different religions like Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Judaism, explaining these concepts in detail which explains why some of the unexplained events take place. "When I first read the main concept of the book I was a little skeptical as to how someone could expect to answer such important questions, especially in a book as compact as one with only 140 pages. However, once I began reading the book, I really enjoyed the thought-provoking discussions of these issues as well as the act of looking at certain issues from different viewpoints other than my own. Khera makes many good points and has some very convincing arguments as to why he has come up with the answers that he has." - Kam Aures, RebeccaReads

Engineering News

Engineering News
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1408
Release: 1913
Genre: Engineering
ISBN:

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The Keys to the Temple

The Keys to the Temple
Author: David Furlong
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1997
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780749917456

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The mysteries and myths of ancient sites such as the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Mayan temples of Central America, Stonehenge, Avebury, Glastonbury hold a perennial fascination for us all. Who built them, how, and for what purpose, are endlessly debated. David Furlong's 25 years of research form an important breakthrough in our understanding, provide amazing new concepts and information, and reveal an astonishing picture of our past. The Keys to the Temple presents startling new evidence about the history of mankind. After years of research David Furlong has discovered extraordinary patterns of alignments in the British landscape which link ancient sites and -- incredibly -- give a blueprint of the same geometric patterning found in the Great Pyramid in Egypt. These detailed calculations prove beyond doubt that a society with highly sophisticated astronomical, mathematical, and surveying knowledge was living in Britain and Northern Europe, 3000 years before Christ and creating highly complex "temples in the landscape". These events correspond exactly with the start of dynastic Egypt, the building of the pyramids, and the beginning of the famed Mayan Calendar. Who were these masterbuilders? Where did they come from? What roots did they share with the masterbuilders of Egypt and South America. What message did they hope to conceal in the landscape? This book is not only a carefully researched detective story but also a book that has implications for our very future.