41. Shikoku Pilgrimage Books & Papers And, finally, the sections on both Shingon and tendai buddhism how these In addition, it has additional information on Saichô and tendai buddhism. http://users.lac.uic.edu/~dturk/shikoku/pilgrimagebooksFoundations.html

Pilgrimage to the 88 Sacred Places of Shikoku (Also the bibliography for all that is written on these pages) Esoteric Buddhism Foundation of Japanese Buddhism: The Aristocratic Age Buddhist Books International, 1978 History of Japanese Religion . By Masaharu ANESAKI. Kitagawa very frequently refers to Anesaki's writings in his own books as Anesaki was one of the first Western trained researchers of Japanese Religion. Originally adopted from a series of lectures that he gave at Harvard University between 1913 and 1915, a lot of information has changed and been refined since this book was first published. Even so, this 1963 publication is still packed full of valuable information. Charles Tuttle Co., 1963 Japanese Mandalas: Representations of Sacred Geography University of Hawai'i Press, 1999 . E. Dale SAUNDERS. This is a reference work and not something you just sit and read cover to cover (although you could). Figures, diagrams, and pictures of all the mudra used in buddhist sculpture and art, this is a great book for learning more about the statues we see in the pilgrimage temples. Princeton University Press, 1960

42. Shikoku Pilgrimage History His mission had been to study and master tendai buddhism, but when he returned Upon his return, he sold himself as not only a master of tendai buddhism, http://users.lac.uic.edu/~dturk/shikoku/daishihistory.html

Pilgrimage to the 88 Sacred Places of Shikoku HISTORY At the age of 18 (in 791), having passed the entrance exams, he left his uncle's house and entered the state college in Nara. There, he continued his confucian-based studies of poetry and rhetoric in preparation for a court career. However, at some time during this period, he met a monk who introduced him to the esoteric and the These new teachings must have gone directly to his heart. The impact of what he read seems to have affected him immediately, and within a year of arriving at the college he had begun to return on a regular and frequent basis to the forests and mountains of Shikoku in order to devote himself to rigorous and ascetic meditative practices. In fact, since the meditative practice typically takes about 100 days to perform, and since no student could miss more than 100 days of classes before being dismissed from the college, Mao was probably a student in name only after his first years of studies. , the esoteric Great Sun Sutra (Mahavairocana Sutra). ubasoku truth . Unlike many of the others, though, his goal was not to use these new found powers to become a priest at one of the official temples and obtain worldly power.

43. :: South East Asia :: March -- June '95 graphical element. Saicho, 9th Century Buddhist monk, Founder of Japanese tendai buddhism Tendai Buddhist proverb, Our nature lies in movement; http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/ejournal/vrtlbdha.htm

The eJournal website The South East Asia Travelogue Iraq: In the Aftermath Critical Texts for Critical Times Look for one of my stories in Travelers' Tales China: True Stories eJournal Photos Travel ... South East Asia :: March - June 1995 Journal Entry Prior Next Subject: Virtual Buddha Date: Timestamp 12:28 Babawaki-cho 7-2, Shugakuin; Kyoto, Kansai-Japan :: 5 JUN 95 Saturday, April 29, 1995. The Press Democrat (California, US daily paper) Michelle Locke, AP BUDDHISM REACHES COMPUTER AGE Project puts ancient canon on CD-ROM BERKELEY-The path to enlightenment now crosses the information superhighway. University of California Professor Lewis Lancaster has supervised putting all 115 volumes of the Buddhist canon in the ancient language of Pali on a single CD-ROM disk, condensing tens of thousands of pages into a whisper-thin slice of technology. One day, he even hopes to take the Buddha on line. The merger of Buddhist wisdom with computer wizardry has been amazing, said Lancaster. "Thousands of pages are being put in every year, so our whole discipline of study will be revolutionized by this," he said.

44. A Short History Of Buddhism (Part 6) tendai buddhism s scriptural basis is the Lotus Sutra. The Shingon school rests within the esoteric tantric tradition. It was founded by a Japanese monk http://buddhism.about.com/library/weekly/aa022103a.htm

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45. Monroe County (NY) Library System - Religion - Buddhism Offers training in meditation, lectures and workshops on Buddhist philosophy, tendai buddhism Open Teachings A reading list for studying tendai buddhism http://www.libraryweb.org/religion/buddhist_sources.html

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46. Religious Studies At UPEI - Resources Official website of the famous Buddhist temple on Mount Hiei (tendai buddhism). Presents the temple s history and Tendai teachings. http://www.upei.ca/religiousstudies/html/japanese.html

on this page: Bibliographies Electronic Translations e-Journals Japanese Studies Centres ... More Links Bibliographies and Bibliographic Collections: Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (Australian National University) Council on East Asian Libraries (maintained by the Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL), the organization for East Asian librarians in North America Duke University: Resources in the Study of Japanese Religions LinksPitaka Bibliographies bouddhiques / Buddhist Bibliographies (maintained by Jerome Ducor) Nobumi Iyanaga's personal links Includes a fine list of sources on Japanese religion. Pure Land Buddhism WWW Virtual Library: Bibliographies du bouddhisme de la Terre Pure / Bibliographies of Pure Land Buddhism (maintained by Jérôme Ducor) Good site including "Bibliography of Shinshu Scriptures in Western Languages (10/07/2003)" and American Buddhism, A Bibliography on Buddhist Traditions and Schools in the U.S.A. and Canada. Readers' Guide to Arts of Japan Extensive bibliography of printed materials on the arts of Japan. Citations are critically annotated. Resources for the Study of East Asian Language and Thought A fine site maintained by Charles Muller, Toyo Gakuken University (Japan). Includes links to Japanese Buddhist texts, dictionaries, archives, etc.

47. Alphabetical Order Covered topics are Introduction of buddhism to Japan, tendai buddhism, T ienT ai philosophy, Kohlberg s moral development model, comparison between Tendai http://www.markusstengel.de/text/en/i_4_4_1.html

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48. Alphabetical Order Translate this page A comparison between the religious development stages in tendai buddhism and Covered topics are Introduction of buddhism to Japan, tendai buddhism, http://www.markusstengel.de/shiny/en/i_4_4_1.html

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49. Sensei During a life time of training and study in tendai buddhism, I wish to make the point here that Mikao Usui was a Tendai Buddhist and remained so ALL of http://www.usuireiki.fsnet.co.uk/Usui.html

Dec 2003. various changes to layout and text. The Story of Mikao Usui "Virtue is what you obtain through cultivation and training, merit is to spread and carry out the instruction and salvation. The great founder is someone with great virtue as well as great merit. From ancient times, every person who started a new theory or religion were considered that way. Master Usui should be one of them" (Taken from the memorial to Usui's virtue. Saihoji Temple. Tokyo) During a life time of training and study in Tendai Buddhism, Shinto and the Martial Arts, a gentleman by the name of Mr. Mikao Usui taught a Spiritual Way of Living to improve ones life. This he called his 'Method to Achieve Personal Perfection' To fully understand Usui's teaching both Reiki and his Spiritual Dharma -meditate on these Precepts- For today only: Do not anger - Do not worry Be humble Be honest in your work Be compassionate to yourself and others Please note, the information contained in these pages comes mainly from living students of Mikao Usui.

50. HIST 480 Exam 2 The textual basis of tendai buddhism is a) the Diamond Sutra; b) the Wisdom Sutra; The major doctrines of tendai buddhism are a) the Triple Truth; http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/g/j/gjs4/p-ex-ctr/480-2.htm

51. Zen And The Arts T ient ai and tendai buddhism in China, Japan and USA. Passes checker test Buddhist Sutra Libraries An extensive listing of the Buddha s teachings http://g.webring.com/hub?ring=zeninarts

52. Student Papers: Term Papers On The Religion In The Heian Period Two Buddhist sects, Tendai and Shingon, dominated religion in the Heian period. Saicho, the founder of tendai buddhism, was born in 767 in the province http://www.student-papers.com/1073.htm

Home Join Sign-In Sign-Out ... Contact Us Termpaper Categories Acceptance Essays Alcohol and Drugs American History Anatomy and Physiology ... Zoology The Religion In The Heian Period Below is a short sample of the essay "The Religion In The Heian Period" . If you sign up you could be reading the rest of this essay in under two minutes. Registered users should sign-in to view the essay. The Religion In The Heian Period The Main Religion of the Heian Period Two Buddhist sects, Tendai and Shingon, dominated religion in the Heian period. The word tendai means heavenly platform, and the word shingon means true word. Both of them belonged to the Mahayana, Great Vehicle, branch of Buddhism originating in India, and both of them were imported from China by the Japanese court at the beginning of the ninth century. In their new surroundings, the sects came to terms with the change from the centralized monarchy of early Heian times to aristocratic familism. Together the spread throughout the countryside, absorbing Shinto in the process, and became a fruitful source of artistic inspiration. In those years, two prominent scholar-monks, Saicho and

53. Reiki Will Never Be The Same Again - KarmaNet Reiki also draws strongly on Shintoism and tendai buddhism. In fact, so strong is the connection with tendai buddhism, a form of mystical Buddhism, http://www.karma-net.com/reikiarticle12.htm

KarmaNet On-line Article Series Reiki Will Never Be The Same Again by Taggart King I f you open any newspaper or magazine that has an "alternative health" section, you will find an advertisement for a Reiki practitioner or Master. Reiki healing is a technique that has been embraced by the west since it was brought to America from Japan by a lady called Hawayo Takata, and you can find Reiki healers all over the planet. However, it is only in the last couple of years that Western practitioners have had the opportunity to learn about Reiki's true origins and its original techniques. The way that Reiki has been presented and taught in the West is very different from what Reiki was supposed to have been. The commonly taught history of Reiki says that it was developed by Dr Mikao Usui, a Christian theologian, who was prompted to go on a great quest to discover a healing technique, after being questioned by his students about the way that Jesus healed. The story goes that Usui travelled the world, studying theology in Japan and America, and that Reiki came into being after a moment of enlightenment on Mount Kurama, where Usui saw symbols in bubbles of light before him, and came down the mountain with the Reiki system. Almost all books on Reiki will present this story.

54. Religions On The WWW - Buddhism In Depth tendai buddhism, www.cc.colorado.edu/Dept/RE/Courses/ RE343FOX/Outline.html buddhadendo/TENDAI.HTM. Theravada Buddhism (Hinayana) http://members.aol.com/porchfour/religion/1bud04a.htm

http://members.aol.com/porchfour/religion/1bud04a.htm - Buddhism by Topics Interfaith Religion and Beliefs for an Internet Generation PORCH NUS The E-Zine of The Front Porch Religions on the WWW by BUDDHISM On-line Buddhist Resources Version 1.1, March 27, 1998 This webpage is the Buddhism portion of a reference work on Religions of the World. The arrangement of material may be modified upon the advice of knowledgable Buddhists. Additional topical categories may be included and some of the existing categories my be subdivided. The intent is not to include all possible web-sites. The current list of about 150 references has been distilled from about 1,500 similar web-pages. Newer, and sometime better, webpages make their appearance continuously. In selecting material to be listed here, information content is the primary consideration. Web-sites that load quickly, are well designed, and that contain information not encountered elsewhere are given preference. Sites that exist only to sell products, offer off-line instruction or that merely link to other sources of information are usually not selected. Also, no web-page that opposes any other religion will be listed. Readers are encouraged to distribute copies or provide links for use by others. I simply ask that no changes be made to this file, and that users communicate to me any problems they might discover and any recommendations they might wish to make. Please keep in mind that some links, especially those to sites outside the U.S., may not be operational at all times, especially on weekends. All web pages listed here were verified as working before release of this version. However, some links found within those web-pages will be outdated.

55. 17 Properties Threemeter-tall Amida-Buddha and 51 Bodhisattvas stand in the main hall, Built by Saicho (767~822/founder of tendai buddhism) as the main temple of the http://library.thinkquest.org/21404/kyoto.htm

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto Brief History of Ancient Japan Inscribed:1994 Built in 794 A.D. on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the Imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the center of Japanese culture for more than a thounsand years, it spans the development of Japanese wooden architecture, particularly religious architecture, and the art of Japanese gardens, which has influenced garden landscaping the world over. Toji Temple This temple was originally built in 794 by Emperor Kanmu as protection for the city. In 823, Emperor Saga offered the temple to Priest Kukai. It became the headquarters of Shingon Buddhism. In spite of repeated fires, the unusual Hakkyakumon Gate (eight-legged gate) and the Kita Daimon Gate have stood since the Kamakura period (1192-1333). The Kondo Hall, a National Treasure, was rebuilt by Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and houses the impressive Yakushi Sanzon statues (statue of three Yakushi), Important Cultural Properties. In the Kondo Hall, another Important Cultural Property, there are 21 statues of the Buddha, 15 of which are designated National Treasures. The famous five-storied pagoda, also a National Treasure, was built by Iemitsu Tokugawa, third Edo shogun, and is the tallest in Japan. It is said to represent both Toji temple and the whole city of Kyoto. There is a flea market here on the 21st of each month, which is visited by crowds of Japanese and tourists. Nishi-honganji Temple

56. Frequently Asked Questions Usui is known to have studied the sect of Buddhism known as Tendai. It was tendai buddhism that was practiced at the Kurama temple until 1949 when it http://www.usui-do.org/faq.html

USUI -DO USUI -DO Frequently Asked Questions What is Usui-Do? What is Usui Teáte? What are the levels of achievement? What is a Transformation? ... Is there a connection between Usui's system and Kurama? What is Usui-Do? Usui -Do is a meditative, spiritual system. Its purpose is to maintain unity of the self (body, mind and spirit) through harmony and balance. This is performed in an unconditional and nonjudgmental manner. A set of "affirmations" form the basis of the entire system. This is what the affirmations look like in Japanese exactly as Usui himself arranged them! Usui -Do is a close reconstruction of Usui's system as presented by Yuji Onuki, a student of Toshihiro Eguchi who gave training to Dao Shen-Lissa, Tan-Lin (George) Mullen and Dave King in Morocco in 1971. Additional information was provided by several surviving students of Usui including a Buddhist nun who was born in the 29th year of Meiji (1897) and who had trained with and assisted Usui-sensei from 1920 until 1926. The nun remembers Usui's departure for Fukuyama in 1926 and confirmed that Usui had received Tendai Buddhist training at an early age and remained Tendai all his life. In 1995 Shen-Lissa and Dave further studied with Tatsumi, a student of Hayashi from 1927 to 1931. Tatsumi owned notes copied from those of Hayashi some of which were created by Usui himself. Here is a brief history: Mikao Usui was born on August 15, 1865 in the village of Taniai

57. Marathon Monks Mount Hiei and tendai buddhism—The Axis Mundi of Japan tendai buddhism, the main religion of Mount Hiei and its surrounding environs, finds its core in http://www.coloradocollege.edu/dept/RE/SrSeminar02/Kwasniewskitext.htm

58. Reiki - Presentation He who is a Buddhist assures that Usui was a Buddhist; he who follows the “tendai buddhism” swears that Usui was a strict follower of the practice of the http://www.reiki.it/english/Presentation.php

Reiki Presentation Introduction Presentation Premises Religious Origin ... Links PRESENTATION First of all let us welcome you who are reading these lines. The Masters of Reiki and the Promoter Members of the International Reiki Center Let us introduce ourselves. We are a group of Masters of Reiki who have decided to constitute a Cultural Association and run a Center of Reiki for the practice and the diffusion of Reiki in the world. Twelve years ago the world was different, not only from a geographic point of view and not only in consequence of the wars that had not yet been fought, of the genocides and attempts that would have, soon after, changed the borders of several countries and also the destiny of so many peoples. Many things have changed since 1990, now Reiki is spread all over the world, there are thousands of Masters of Reiki, millions of persons who practice it and use it during their various daily activities. There are tens, hundreds of different methods, names and forms to practice it. Year after year Reiki started to spread out, to form again and multiply it, till to day when, practically everybody knows, rightly or wrongly, what Reiki is. Rightly thanks to its undeniable beneficent effects, wrongly because, some times, the original simplicity and purity of Reiki can be contaminated by the Western outlook, which is often too pragmatic and consumeristic.

59. The Origin Of Reiki In 1869 he started his studies at a monastery of tendai buddhism. Usui’s family was follower of the tendai buddhism and came from a legacy of Samurai http://www.reiki.it/english/The_Origin_Of_Reiki.php

Reiki The Origin of Reiki Introduction Presentation Premises Religious Origin ... Links THE ORIGIN OF REIKI According to the oral tradition as known in the western world, MIKAO USUI was a Christian Monk, born in Japan, in the second half of the XIX century. After years of hard researches and intense mystic experiences, he discovered the secret of the healing, calling it REIKI The inscription on his memorial, the recovery of his personal notebook helped to make a clear image of the life and work of Usui Sensei . We must also add that the suspicion that his followers nourished against the western nations were, little by little, got over. We now know that MIKAO USUI Tendai Buddhism and came from a legacy of Samurai (Hatamoto). At the age of 12 he started to devote himself to the martial arts, reaching a high degree. He was a very diligent and gifted pupil. He travelled a lot, both for his studies and his work, but he was not so much lucky in the business field so fell into disfavour. Anyhow he soon recovered and got on with his research of growth. When he was 30 Usui Sensei married Sadako Suzuki who gave two sons to him: a male called Fuji (born in 1908) and a female, Toshiko (born in 1913). In March 1922, as a result of a spiritual Journey which led him, at the end, to fast and meditate during 21 days, Usui came into contact with Reiki and understood how to use it as an instrument of personal growth, spiritual evolution and self-healing.

60. Reiki History: The History Of Reiki, Traditional Japanese Reiki, Reiki Ryoho And The system was rooted in tendai buddhism and Shintoism. tendai buddhism (a form of mystical Buddhism) provided spiritual teachings, and Shintoism http://www.reiki-evolution.co.uk/aarwhere.htm

Where does Reiki come from? hayashi takata ueshiba deguchi okada Reiki History: the history of Reiki, traditional japanese reiki, reiki ryoho and usui teate. reiki questions. japenese reiki. Reiki was developed by a man called Mikao Usui. Usui grew up at a time when Japanese society and culture was going through a period of rapid change. It was not until the 1850s that Japan opened itself up to the Western world; for two centuries starting in 1641, all Europeans except the Dutch had been expelled from Japan. Those Chinese and Dutch that remained were confined in special trading centres in Nagasaki, and no Japanese were allowed to leave the country. Christianity was declared illegal and all Japanese were forced to register at Shinto temples. Those Japanese who refused to renounce Christianity were executed, and so were a few Christian missionaries who refused to leave the country. This ban on Christianity was not lifted until 1873. It was the United States that finally forced Japan to open its borders, and open its economy, to the outside world, and this event led to a great flood of new ideas and esoteric systems coming into Japan from all over the world. Not only that, but Japan underwent a period of rapid industrialisation, transforming itself from a feudal society into an industrialised nation - able to compete with the West on an equal footing - within a period of only 30-40 years. Such a period of rapid change created a real climate of 'wanting to keep hold of traditional culture'. Japan was looking for a spiritual direction and people wanted to rekindle and maintain ancient traditions, while embracing the new. This is what Usui did when he developed Reiki. In the time when Usui was growing up, Japan was a melting pot of new ideas, with many new spiritual systems and healing techniques being developed. Reiki was one of these systems.

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