Kasyapa

Posted on 28 October 2010 by Buddhism Now

Mahakasyapa, Maha Kasho (Jap)

Student of the Buddha, who was renowned for his strict practise. Took a leading role in the Sangha after the death of Shakyamuni Buddha.

First Zen patriarch, after smiling as the Buddha held up a flower.

Wooden Head of Kasyapa

Wooden Head of Kasyapa, Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907). Height: 100cm

Wood artifacts are difficult to conserve. There are only a few surviving examples and this statue of Kasyapa in excellent condition is very precious. Though the exterior colored pattern has effloresced and peeled away, and the wood grain is exposed, it still represents the simplicity and beauty of wood-carving art. (more…)

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The Four Stages, by Ajahn Sumedho

Posted on 20 October 2010 by Buddhism Now

Maitreya Buddha, Korea, late C6thThe Four Stages (stream-entry, once-return, non-return and arahant) as described in the Pali Canon are reflective teachings aimed at getting perspective on our own experience. They are not positions. It isn’t a question of thinking in terms of becoming a stream-enterer or becoming an arahant, or wondering, ‘Have I attained stream-entry yet? Am I a non-returner? Will I ever become an arahant?’ This is the worldly mind grasping the concepts. Sometimes you hear people say, ‘This monk ― he’s a stream-enterer!’ and everyone goes ‘Ohhh! a stream-enterer!’ ‘And that one’s an arahant.’ ‘Wow, an arahant!’ (that’s like superman). But the Pali Canon refers to these Four Stages in connection with the Ten Fetters, these Ten Fetters (more…)

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Posted on 17 October 2010 by Buddhism Now

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Compassion is catching by Trevor Leggett

Posted on 13 October 2010 by Buddhism Now

Working photo © Marcelle HanselaarThe owner of a small wine-shop in a not very prosperous district of Tokyo had to be a tough man, if only to deal with penniless alcoholics demanding a drink. One such wine-shop proprietor related this incident to a Buddhist priest. It was the end of the year, when debts have to be settled. Those who have collected the money owing, spend some of it on drink; those who cannot pay, hide from the debt-collectors or sometimes vanish to another part of the country. (more…)

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