What’s at Stake as the Dharma Goes Modern?

http://tricycle.org/magazine/whats-stake-dharma-goes-modern/

What’s at Stake as the Dharma Goes Modern?

An exploration of the background assumptions of the modern age and the unique challenges they present

By Linda Heuman

FALL 2012

Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation by Lafcadio Hearn

Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation

by Lafcadio Hearn

Parts of this video:

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NRwOAN7lOg Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRWORNFX9B0 
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maLJsMa_Pi8

Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation | Lafcadio Hearn | *Non-fiction, History, Religion | Audiobook full unabridged | English | 1/3
Content of the video and Sections beginning time (clickable) - Chapters of the audiobook: please see First comments under this video.
Greece-born Lafcadio Hearn (1850 - 1904) spent decades of his life in Japan, even marrying a Japanese woman, thus becoming a Japanese citizen by the name of Koizumi Yakumo (小泉 八雲). He wrote many books on Japan, especially about its folklore. In this posthumously published book, he takes a closer look at Japan's religious history: How it developed from ancient beliefs into Shintoism, resisted suppression attempts by both Buddhism and Christianity and how – despite efforts to westernise Japan during the era known as Meiji Restoration – it remained the basis for Japanese society. Even today, over 100 years after this book was written, some of the described traditions and fundamental ideas still exist. (Summary by Julia Niedermaier)

Buddhistdoor: Finding Excellence, By Joseph Houseal

1. http://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/finding-excellence-part-1-of-course-they-donrsquot-talk-about-it

2. https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/finding-excellence-part-2-a-tradition-of-transmission

Finding Excellence

By Joseph Houseal

Researching endangered dance traditions as I do, it is usual to chronicle the problems, challenges of discovery, along with the qualities of vanishing practices. So it was with delight and surprise, during fieldwork in the eastern tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh this summer, that we encountered a number of monasteries where Cham dance practice remains strong, vibrant, and firmly rooted in tantric visualization realization practice—examples of excellence that serve everyone, today and tomorrow.

EDU : World Philosophy

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu3p_GsmNQPCOxoBJhDQEVyBRy64o9vbM

World Philosophy

		World Philosophy | L20 Confucian Schools Mencius and Xunzi by EDU			29:23
			World Philosophy | L19 Confucian Virtue by EDU			29:27
			World Philosophy | L18 Confucius by EDU			29:42
			World Philosophy | L17 The Chinese Conception of Reality by EDU			29:38
		WATCHED	World Philosophy | L16 Nagarjuna's Interpretation of Buddhism by EDU			30:07
		WATCHED	World Philosophy | L15 Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism by EDU			30:51
			World Philosophy | L14 The Buddha's Teachings by EDU			30:24
			World Philosophy | L13 The Bhagavad Gita by EDU			31:06
			World Philosophy | L12 Vedic Thought and Monism by EDU			30:33
			World Philosophy | L11 The Dualism of the Samkhya School by EDU			30:38
			World Philosophy | L10 Indian Thought on Supreme Reality by EDU			30:16
			World Philosophy | L09 Ethics and Social Thought in Latin America by EDU			31:03
			World Philosophy | L08 Mesoamerican Thought by EDU			29:52
			World Philosophy | L07 American Indian Thinking by EDU			30:10
			World Philosophy | L06 Traditional Beliefs and Philosophy by EDU			30:15
			World Philosophy | L05 Western and African Thought Compared by EDU			30:05
			World Philosophy | L04 The Good Life and the Role of Reason by EDU			30:12
			World Philosophy | L03 Soul and Body by EDU			30:09
			World Philosophy | L02 Western Metaphysics by EDU			29:44
			World Philosophy | L01 Beginnings by EDU			29:15

The Hero's Journey

The Hero's Journey

http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/458496650/the-heros-journey

From the Odyssey, to Robinson Crusoe, to Star Wars — why are we drawn to stories about heroes? And what do they tell us about ourselves? This hour, TED speakers explore what makes a hero's journey.

Mandala e Yantra

http://zenvadoligure.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/mandala-e-yantra.html

Mandala e Yantra

Quel grande studioso dell’Oriente che fu Giuseppe Tucci (1894-1984) scrisse in un suo libro del 1949: “Gli Indiani non hanno concepito la vita come una lotta fra il bene ed il male, la virtù e il peccato, ma come opposizione fra [..la] coscienza luminosa ed il suo contrario, la psiche e il subconscio che essi chiamano maya”[1].

Chronology of Buddhism

http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/Chronology_of_Buddhism_by_Matthieu_Ricard

Chronology of Buddhism

Is It Buddhism or Buddhisms?

http://buddhism.about.com/od/Living-A-Buddhist-Life/fl/Is-It-Buddhism-or-Buddhisms.htm

Is It Buddhism or Buddhisms?

"Buddhisms" Versus the Dharma

 

By Barbara O'Brien

Healing Rituals for Miscarriages/abortions

Rituals for Miscarriages/abortions

http://www.npr.org/2015/08/15/429761386/adopting-a-buddhist-ritual-to-mourn-miscarriage-abortion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizuko_kuy%C5%8D

http://www.esolibris.com/articles/buddhism/buddhism_abortion.php

https://web.archive.org/web/20040503125604/http://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/jjrs/pdf/135.pdf

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/buddhistethics/abortion.shtml

http://www.pregnancyoptions.info/pdfs/EmotionalAndSpiritualResolution.pdf

http://novamagazine.com.au/article_archive/2014/2014-06-healing-lost-pregnancy.html

CCTV, Dunhuang Caves (1-8)

http://dharma-documentaries.net/dunhuang-historys-heavenly-stage-flying-apsaras-1-of-8

Posted by Anandajoti on Monday, 28th July, 2014

This is the first of an eight-part series by China Central Television (CCTV) on the interplay between the murals in the Mogao Caves and contemporary art in China.

The caves house one of the largest art collections in the world, and they contain an enormous amount of historical information about dress, musical instruments and many other social artifacts.

In the modern period painters and dancers have been inspired by the caves and have dedicated much of their time to recreating their work based on the inspiration the caves provide.

The first of the series focuses on the apsaras (angels or heavenly maidens) that are found in many of the murals in the caves from all ages.

The caves were about 1,000 years in the making and art styles changed during that time, so we see in this film how the ways of depicting the apsaras changed and became more delicate.

We also have interviews with leading experts in the field to find out background information on the caves, and with artists who have been fascinated by the murals and looked to them when creating new works today.

CCTV, Dunhuang Caves

·         Dunhuang, History’s Heavenly Stage, Flying Apsaras (1 of 8)

·         Dunhuang, History’s Heavenly Stage, Playing the Pipa Behind the Back (2 of 8)

·         Dunhuang, History’s Heavenly Stage, Exotic Music and Dance (3 of 8)

·         Dunhuang, Reviving the Heavenly Music (4 of 8)

·         Dunhuang, Costumes in the Dunhuang Caves (5 of 8)

·         Dunhuang, The Heavenly Dance (6 of 8)

·         Dunhuang, Lost Music of the Stone Chamber (7 of 8)

·         Dunhuang, Soul of the Dances (8 of 8)

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