File Mujaku Asanga Kofukuji.JPG thumb right 170px Japan ese wood statue of Asa ga from 1208 CE. MahayanaBuddhism Asa ga Sanskrit Tibetan language Tibetan Wylie transliteration Wylie Thogs med CJKV t p W zhu Romaji Mujaku was a major exponent of the Yog c ra tradition in India , also called Vij nav da. Traditionally, he and his half brother Vasubandhu are regarded as the founders of this school. The two half brothers were also major exponents of Abhidharma teachings, which were highly technical and sophisticated hermeneutics as well. Early life Asa ga was born as the son of a Kshatriya father and Brahmin mother ref Tso kha pa Blo bza grags pa, Robert A. F. Thurman Page 28 ref in Purushapura present day Peshawar in Pakistan , which at that time was part of the ancient kingdom of Gandhara Gandh ra . Current scholarship places him in in the fourth century CE. He was perhaps originally a member of the Mah saka school or the M lasarv stiv da school but later converted to Mah y na . ref Doctrinal Affiliation of the Buddhist Master Asanga Alex Wayman in Untying the Knots in Buddhism , ISBN 81 208 1321 9 ref In the record of his journeys through the kingdoms of India , Xuanzang wrote that Asa ga was initially a Mah saka monk, but soon turned toward the Mah y na teachings. ref name Rongxi 1996, p. 153 Rongxi, Li. The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions .... ref On Some Aspects of the Doctrines of Maitreya natha and the Asanga Giuseppe Tucci , Calcutta ... Dharma and Dharmata by Asanga and Maitreya By Thrangu Rinpoche Buddhism topics Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Asanga ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 300 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Asanga Category 300 births Category 4th century ... Category Indian Buddhists bo bg de Asanga fr Asanga hi ko it Asa ga ja pl Asanga ru sh Asanga tr Asanga uk vi V Tr c zh ... more details
autobiography date February 2012 Infobox person name Asanga Abeyagoonasekera image Asanga Abeyagoonasekera.JPEG caption birthname birth date birth place Colombo, Sri Lanka occupation Government Administration yearsactive 2004 present website Asanga Abeyagoonasekera big is presently the Executive Director of the Premiere National Think Tank namely Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies LKIIRSS . ref http www.island.lk index.php?page cat article details&page article details&code title 37458 Island.lk Asanga Abeyagoonasekera appointed Executive Director of LKIIRSS ref ref http www.kadirgamarinstitute.lk Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies website ref Prior to this, he was the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency ref http www.slfea.lk Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency website ref ref http target.lk article.php?article 868 Target.lk Asanga Abeyagoonasekera Assumes Duties As Chairman Of Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency ref the only Government Foreign Recruitment Agent 2010 2011. Soon after the Asian Tsunami in 2004 which destroyed all fishery harbours, he was appointed Chairman of the Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation CFHC ref http sundaytimes.lk 091213 BusinessTimes bt19.html Sunday Times Sri Lanka Sri Lanka aims to make the best tuna in the world ref ref http www.businesstoday.lk cover page.php?article 934&issue 211 Business Today When You See a Barrier, Just Cross It Over ref ref http www.lankabusinessonline.com fullstory.php?nid 17474116 Lanka Business Online Going Deep Sri ... media press release press 2012 2003 2005.pdf ref br br Asanga was selected as a http www.weforum.org ... , presidential candidate and Member of Parliament from Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Asanga s father ... External links http www.facebook.com pages Asanga Abeyagoonasekera 170017133027267 Facebook Persondata NAME Abeyagoonasekera, Asanga ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH ... more details
Image White Plum Asanga.jpg thumb right 300px Many teachers of the White Plum Asanga present at the 40th anniversary of the Zen Center of Los Angeles White Plum Asanga , sometimes termed White Plum Sangha , is a Zen school in the Harada Yasutani lineage, created by the late Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi . ref Tucker, 174 ref It consists of Maezumi s Dharma heirs and subsequent successors and students. ref Maezumi, 171 ref A diverse organization spread across the United States, the White Plum Asanga ...includes teachers who represent the spectrum of styles to be found to American Zen socially engaged Buddhism , family practice, Zen and the arts, secularized Zen, and progressive traditionalism. ref name westward Westward Dharma, 111 ref Conceived of informally in 1979 by Maezumi and Tetsugen Bernard Glassman , the White Plum Asanga was named after Maezumi s father Baian Hakujun Daiosho and then later incorporated in 1995 following Maezumi s death. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman was the White Plum Asanga s first President and his successor was Dennis Genpo Merzel . ref Luminous Passage, 282 ref Following Merzel s term, in May 2007, Gerry Shishin Wick was elected President of White Plum. Notable members Gerry Shishin Wick President Jan Chozen Bays Merle Kodo Boyd Charles Tenshin Fletcher Tetsugen Bernard Glassman Joan Jiko Halifax Robert Jinsen Kennedy John Daido Loori Peter Muryo Matthiessen Wendy Egyoku Nakao Pat Enkyo O Hara John Tesshin Sanderson Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Daniel Doen Silberberg Notable centers Still Mind Zendo Yokoji Zen Mountain Center Upaya Institute and Zen Center Kanzeon Zen Center Zen Center of Los Angeles Zen Mountain Monastery Village Zendo Great Vow Zen Monastery Heart Circle Sangha See also Buddhism in the United States Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States Notes Reflist References cite book last Maezumi first Taizan authorlink Taizan Maezumi coauthors ... White Plum Asanga zen stub ... more details
Infobox Buddhist temple name Heart Circle Sangha img HCSlogo2.jpg img size 150px img capt landscape denomination S t White Plum Asanga founded 1996 closed founder Nicolee Jikyo McMahon br Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts teacher director roshi abbot Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts priest rinpoche reverend address 451 Hillcrest Road Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450 country United States phone 877 442 7936 website http www.heartcirclesangha.org www.heartcirclesangha.org Heart Circle Sangha is a Zen practice center located in the home of Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts , Sensei who founded the zendo along with Nicolee Jikyo McMahon in 1996. It is a practice center of the White Plum Asanga ref http www.whiteplum.org Geographic.htm dead link date April 2012 ref founded by Taizan Maezumi . The Heart Circle Sangha promotes the practice and study of Buddhism in the S t and Rinzai Zen traditions through meditation, study, services, retreats and workshops. See also Buddhism in the United States Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States References See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist External links http www.heartcirclesangha.org Heart Circle Sangha http www.heartcirclesangha.org blog Blog written by members of Heart Circle Sangha Categories Category Zen Category Buddhism Category White Plum Asanga Category Religion in New Jersey ... more details
Infobox Buddhist temple name Upaya Institute and Zen Center img Upaya Zen Center 3.jpg img size img capt landscape denomination Prajna Mountain Buddhist Order br White Plum Asanga founded closed founder Joan Halifax teacher director roshi abbot priest rinpoche reverend address 1404 Cerro Gordo Road Santa Fe, NM , 87501 country United States website http www.upaya.org www.upaya.org Upaya Institute and Zen Center is a center for residential Zen practice located in Santa Fe, New Mexico , and founded by Joan Halifax Roshi. The center focuses on integration of Zen practice with social action, with traditional cultivation of wisdom and compassion in the Buddhist sense. It also provides service in the areas of death and dying, prison work, environment, women s rights and peace work. According to the Upaya website, in 2002 Joan Halifax founded the Prajna Mountain Buddhist Order. A non profit organization, Prajna is, a new Buddhist Order in the lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi, the Zen Peacemaker Order and White Plum Asanga . ref Upaya Institute and Zen Center http www.upaya.org roshi prajna.php Prajna Mountain Forest Refuge ref Gallery gallery Image Water fountain Upaya Zen center .jpg Image Upaya Zen Center.jpg Image Upaya Zen Center zendo.jpg Image Upaya Zen Center 4.jpg Image Upaya Zen Center 3.jpg Image Upaya Zen Center 2.jpg Image Upaya ZC.jpg Image Stephen Batchelor.jpg Image Kaz Tanahashi Sensei.jpg Image Joan Halifax 2.jpg Image Dining tables Upaya Zen Center .jpg gallery See also Buddhism in the United States Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States References reflist External links http www.upaya.org Upaya Zen Center http www.youtube.com user upayazencenter Videos of Joan Halifax Roshi giving talks at Upaya buddhism2 coord missing New Mexico Category Zen centers Category White Plum Asanga Category Buildings and structures in Santa Fe, New Mexico Category Visitor attractions in Santa Fe, New Mexico zen stub reli org stub ... more details
Infobox religious biography background FFD068 color black name John Tesshin Sanderson image caption birth name alias dharma name birth date birth place United States death date death place nationality religion Zen Buddhism school S t lineage White Plum Asanga title Roshi location education occupation teacher reincarnation of predecessor Taizan Maezumi successor students spouse partner children website http web.archive.org web 20091026233914 http geocities.com czenm Centro Zen de M xico John Tesshin Sanderson is a Soto Zen roshi of the White Plum Asanga and spiritual director of the Centro Zen de M xico in Coyoac n , Mexico City , one of only twelve Dharma Successors of the late Taizan Maezumi . He moved to Mexico in 1987 at the request of Maezumi, and has been teaching there ever since. ref http www.terra.es personal8 zenluz tesshin.html ref ref http www.bigmind.org KZC maezumi roshi page.html ref ref name melton Melton, 1507 ref Also he is spiritual director of the Comunidad Budista Zen Jard n de Luz in Spain. ref http www.zenluz.org ref Notes Reflist References cite book last Melton first J. Gordon authorlink coauthors Martin Baumann title Religions of the World A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices publisher ABC CLIO year 2002 location pages url doi id isbn 1576077616 External links http www.centrozenmex.co.cc Centro Zen de M xico buddhism2 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sanderson, John Tesshin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH United States DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sanderson, John Tesshin Category Soto Zen Buddhists Category White Plum Asanga Category Zen Buddhist monks and priests Category American Zen Buddhists Category Living people zen stub buddhism bio stub ... more details
buddhism IAST Mah y na sa graha The Mah y na Compendium, Traditional Chinese is a key work of the Yog c ra school of Buddhism Buddhist Buddhist philosophy philosophy , attributed to Asanga . It introduces various Yogac r concepts such as the laya vij na , the three natures tri svabh va , the fivefold path pa ca m rga , and the fruits of enlightenment. Although no Sanskrit original has been found, the work survives in Tibetan language Tibetan and Chinese language Chinese translations, together with several important commentaries. See also Mahayana External links http www.empty universe.com yogacara mahayanasamgraha.htm Summary of the Great Vehicle Mahayana Samgraha DEFAULTSORT Mahayana Samgraha Category Mahayana texts Buddhism stub ko ja zh ... more details
Maitreya may refer to Maitreya , the future Buddha in Buddhist eschatology Maitreya Benjamin Creme , an interpretation and further elaboration of Maitreya Theosophy promoted by Benjamin Creme Maitreya Theosophy , a being in the Theosophical Spiritual Hierarchy of the so called Masters of the Ancient Wisdom Maitreya Great Tao Wang Hao te , a splinter sect of the 20th century Chinese religious movement I Kuan Tao Maitreya n tha , the reputed author, along with Asanga, of a number of Yogacara Buddhist treatises Sananda Maitreya Terence Trent D Arby , an American singer songwriter See also Maitreya Project About an international organization set up to construct a 500ft high statue of Maitreya in Uttar Pradesh, India disambig fi Maitreya ... more details
distinguish Sanga language Bantu Infobox language name Sanga nativename states Nigeria region Bauchi State speakers 20,100 date 2000 ethnicity familycolor Niger Congo fam2 Atlantic Congo languages Atlantic Congo fam3 Benue Congo languages Benue Congo fam4 Kainji languages Kainji fam5 East Kainji fam6 Northern Jos fam7 Jera languages Jera iso3 xsn infobox ethnonym Osanga Asanga Isanga Sanga is a Kainji language of Nigeria . Category Kainji languages nc lang stub ... more details
Infobox religious biography background FFD068 color black name William Nyogen Yeo image caption birth name alias dharma name birth date birth place United States death date death place nationality United States American religion Zen school S t and Rinzai lineage White Plum Asanga title Roshi location education occupation teacher reincarnation of predecessor Taizan Maezumi successor students spouse partner children website http www.hazymoon.com Hazy Moon Zen Center William Nyogen Yeo is a White Plum Asanga roshi and spiritual director of Hazy Moon Zen Center in Los Angeles, California , one of only twelve Dharma Successors of the late Taizan Maezumi . He is a member of the American Zen Teachers Association . http www.americanzenteachers.org list.html ref name smith Smith, 215 ref ref name Prebish, 98 ref See also Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States Notes Reflist References cite book last Prebish first Charles S. authorlink coauthors title Luminous Passage The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America publisher University of California Press year 1999 location pages url doi id isbn 0520216970 cite book last Smith first Huston authorlink Huston Smith coauthors Philip Novak title Buddhism A Concise Introduction publisher HarperCollins year 2004 location pages url doi id isbn 0060730676 buddhism2 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Yeo, William Nyogen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American buddhist DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH United States DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Yeo, William Nyogen Category Rinzai Buddhists Category Soto Zen Buddhists Category Zen Buddhist monks and priests Category American Zen Buddhists Category Living people zen stub buddhism bio stub ... more details
Galkatas is a common name for the widespread illegal homemade hand gun type in Sri Lanka . There is no any unique or identical shape for this but its known to fire 9mm or .38 ammunition and even 7.62x39mm Soviet M1943 rounds. The galkatas is famous among the local underground groups. It is the weapon responsible for most of the homicides committed in Sri Lanka. The weapon is made by local blacksmiths, and due to this, it has many mechanical defects. References cite news first Ayesha last Zuhair title Illicit small arms abuse rampant in Hambantota date 2007 02 17 url http www.dailymirror.lk 2007 02 17 news 01.asp work Daily Mirror accessdate 2007 09 06 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070930224655 http www.dailymirror.lk 2007 02 17 news 01.asp archivedate September 30, 2007 cite news first Asanga last Warnakulasuriya title Arms cache found from Divulapitiya house date 2003 05 01 url http www.dailynews.lk 2003 05 01 new16.html work Daily News accessdate 2007 09 06 Improvised firearms Category Crime in Sri Lanka Category Homemade firearms Category Insurgency weapons pistol stub ... more details
coord 40 46 09 N 111 51 16 W type landmark region US UT display title Infobox Buddhist temple name Kanzeon Zen Center img Kanzeon Zen center exterior.jpg img size img capt landscape denomination White Plum Asanga founded closed founder Dennis Genpo Merzel br Honorary founder Taizan Maezumi teacher director roshi Dennis Genpo Merzel abbot Michael Mugaku Zimmerman br KC Kyozen Sato priest rinpoche reverend address 1274 East South Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84102 country United States phone 1 801 328 8414 in Utah br 1 866 759 6137 outside Utah br 001 801 328 8414 International website http www.bigmind.org Kanzeon Sangha International Kanzeon Zen Center is a Zen Buddhism Buddhist center located in Salt Lake City, Utah . It is an affiliate of the White Plum Asanga , an association of Zen centers stemming from the tradition of Taizan Maezumi . Currently, the Abbot of Kanzeon Zen Center is Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi, and the Vice Abbot is Rich Taido Christofferson Sensei. Kanzeon Zen Center is the home temple and the hub of Kanzeon Sangha International, founded by Genpo Roshi in 1984, with affiliate teachers, centers and groups in the USA and seven European countries. The center is housed at 1274 E. South Temple, a historic building listed as a contributing property in the South Temple Historic District . Gallery gallery Image Dennis Genpo Merzel 5.jpg Image Dokusan room Kanzeon Zen center .jpg Image Kanzeon Zen Center Zendo Genpo Merzel .jpg Image Kanzeon teachers.jpg Image Kanzeon Zen Center zendo.jpg Image Kanzeon Zen Center teachers.jpg Image Zafus Kanzeon Zen center .jpg Image Kanzeon Zen center exterior.jpg Image Kinhin.jpg Kanzeon members during kinhin gallery See also Buddhism in the United States Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States External links commonscat inline http www.kanzeonzencenter.org Kanzeon Zen Center buddhism2 Category Buddhist temples in the United States Category Places of worship in Salt Lake City, Utah Category White Plum Asanga Category Ze ... more details
Infobox Buddhist temple name Village Zendo img Village Zendo sangha.jpg img size img capt Group shot of the Village Zendo sangha . landscape denomination S t White Plum Asanga founded 1986 closed founder Enkyo Pat O Hara teacher director roshi abbot priest rinpoche reverend address 588 Broadway, Suite 1108 New York, New York 10012 3229 country United States phone 212 340 4656 website http www.villagezendo.org www.villagezendo.org Village Zendo is a Soto Zen practice center originally located in the apartment of Enkyo Pat O Hara , who founded the zendo in 1986. Formerly located in a red brick building, the Zen center took up the majority of space in O Hara s apartment. ref Wilson, 102 104 ref The center has since moved to its new location on Broadway in New York City . http www.villagezendo.org sections moreinfo directions.htm Village Zendo is a practice center of the White Plum Asanga and Zen Peacemaker Circle, the former founded by O Hara s teacher Taizan Maezumi and the latter by Bernard Glassman . ref Prebish, 282 ref ref Orso ref See also Buddhism in the United States Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States Notes Reflist References cite web last Orso first Joe authorlink coauthors title American Zen Where the boss meets Buddha work publisher Columbia News Service c o azcentral.com date 2005 03 04 url http www.azcentral.com ent pop articles 0304americanzen04.html format doi accessdate 2008 03 03 cite book last Prebish first Charles S authorlink coauthors title Luminous Passage The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America publisher University of California Press date 1999 location pages url http www.worldcat.org oclc 39299808&referer brief results doi id isbn 0520216970 cite book last Wilson first Jeff authorlink coauthors title The Buddhist Guide to New York publisher Macmillan date 2000 location pages url http www.worldcat.org oclc 44089480&referer one hit doi id isbn 0312267150 buddhism2 zen stub coord missing New York City Category White Plum Asanga Ca ... more details
buddhism Mah y na s tr lamk ra k rik The Adornment of Mah y na S tras is a major work of Buddhist philosophy attributed to Maitreya n tha as dictated to Asanga . The text, written in verse, presents the Mah y na path from the Yog c ra perspective. It comprises twenty two chapters with a total of 800 verses and shows considerable similarity in arrangement and content to the Bodhisattva bh mi stra , although the interesting first chapter proving the validity and authenticity of Mah y na is unique to this work. Associated with it is a prose commentary bh sya by Vasubandhu and several sub comentaries by Sthiramati and others the portions by Maitreya n tha and Vasubandhu both survive in Sanskrit as well as Tibetan language Tibetan , Chinese language Chinese , and Mongolian language Mongolian translations. In English translation The Mahayanasutralamkara has been translated into English by Lobsang Jamspal, Robert Thurman and the American Institute of Buddhist Studies translation committee. ref Universal Vehicle Discourse Literature Mahayanasutralamkara Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences by Lobsang Jamspal, Robert Thurman and the American Institute of Buddhist Studies translation committee. American Institute of Buddhist Studies. New York 2004 ISBN 0975373404 ref Notes references Category Mahayana sutras Category Mahayana texts zh ... more details
Refimprove date December 2006 Used particularly within the Zen tradition, the term Big Mind can have different meanings in different contexts, even within Buddhism . Japanese Soto Zen founder D gen Zenji uses the phrase in his Tenzo Ky kun Instructions to the Chief Cook ref cite book title Refining your Life from the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment author1 D gen Zenji author2 K sh Uchiyama others Translated by Thomas Wright & K sh Uchiyama publisher Weatherhill year 1983 isbn 9780834801790 pages 18 & 38 ref as does 20th c. Zen master Shunryu Suzuki in talks collected in the book Zen Mind, Beginner s Mind . Big Mind indicates an awareness of reality that transcends the merely personal, or wholly subjective. The Big Mind Process is a specific technique developed by Zen teacher Dennis Merzel that merges Western psychological techniques specifically Voice Dialogue therapy with Buddhist conceptions of self and mind. Notes reflist References refbegin cite book last Merzel first Dennis Genpo year 2007 title Big Mind Big Heart Finding Your Way publisher Big Mind Publishing location Salt Lake City isbn 0977142337 refend Category Zen terms Category Zen texts Category Meditation Category White Plum Asanga pl Proces Big Mind ... more details
. In Mah y na traditions In the 4th century Mah y na abhidharma work Abhidharmasamuccaya , Asanga ... Webb Boin Webb, Sara tr . Rahula, Walpola tr . Asanga. Abhidharma Samuccaya The Compendium of Higher ... more details
Refimprove date January 2008 Infobox religious biography background FFD068 color black name Charles Tenshin Fletcher image Charles Tenshin Fletcher.jpg caption birth name Charles Fletcher alias dharma name birth date birth place Manchester, England , United Kingdom death date death place nationality United States American religion Zen school Harada Yasutani lineage White Plum Asanga title R shi location Yokoji Zen Mountain Center education occupation Abbot teacher reincarnation of predecessor Taizan Maezumi successor Philip Shinko Squire students spouse Christina Lee Fletcher partner children website Charles Tenshin Fletcher is a British born American r shi . Born in Manchester, England , he moved to the United States in 1979 to study at the Zen Center of Los Angeles with founder Taizan Maezumi R shi , for whom he served as jisha personal attendant . In 1994, he received Dharma transmission authorization to teach in the White Plum lineage from Taizan Maezumi R shi . He acted as administrator for many years at Zen Center of Los Angeles, and then was made abbot of Yokoji Zen Mountain Center in 1995 after the death of Taizan Maezumi R shi on May 15, 1995. Charles Tenshin Fletcher R shi continues as the abbot at Yokoji Zen Mountain Center , in the San Jacinto Mountains , near Idyllwild , California. He is one of twelve North American teachers certified as a Dend ky shi Teacher of the Transmission of the Way by S t sh , that is, the Japanese S t Zen sect. Citation needed date November 2010 Tenshin R shi has trained thoroughly in k an and shikantaza as well as other more recently developed forms of practice. In addition to his work in the US, he returns to the UK annually to lead a sesshin near Liverpool. Publications Tenshin R shi co authored Way of ZEN with David Shoji Scott 2001 ISBN 0 312 20620 8 See also Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States References references External links Yokoji Zen Mountain Center, California http www.zmc.org White Plum Asanga, US ht ... more details
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