馬汀•維和文博士(果廷居士)現任法界佛教大學「佛教經典」教授、柏克萊聯合神學研究院「比較宗教」兼任教授,每週並在柏克萊佛寺教翻譯與打坐。 果廷居士於1970年代為福特奬學金史丹福大學訪問學者,1976年起,追隨上宣下化老和尚學習佛法,1977年在上人座下出家,法號恒朝。同年和恒實法師一起,為祈求世界和平展開三步一拜朝聖之旅 ,從洛杉磯金輪寺一直拜到達摩鎮萬佛聖城,全程600哩,歷時兩年半圓滿。 1979年恒朝法師受具足戒,出家年頭前後合計18年。 果廷居士在威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校獲美國與亞洲宗教交會博士學位,專長的領域是佛教的歷史教化、歐美與亞洲宗教的交會、以及宗教同化的過程。 Martin Verhoeven is currently a professor of Buddhist Classics at Dharma Realm Buddhist University, and an adjunct professor of Comparative Religion at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. He also teaches a weekly translation and meditation series at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery. Dr. Verhoeven was a visiting scholar at Stanford University under the Ford Fellowship in the 1970s. From 1976 onwards, he followed the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua to learn the Buddhadharma and left the home life under the master in 1977. His monastic name was Heng Chau. Together with dharma master Heng Sure, he embarked on the three step one bow pilgrimage for world peace. They bowed all the way from the Gold Wheel monastery in Los Angeles to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, a 600-mile journey that took two and a half years to complete. In 1979, dharma master Heng Chau took the full monastic precepts and stayed as a left-home person for 18 years. After he returned to lay life, he completed his Ph.D. on American and Asian religions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His areas of expertise include the historical teachings of Buddhism, the interactions between Euro-American and Asian religions, and the process of religious acculturation. You can now watch Dr Martin's meditation lectures on RU-vid. 點擊連結觀看馬汀博士的線上課。 ru-vid.com/group/PLIIDc2zUth8Q4WxgOC2veryWAjOIUPmMv
The simplest way of making people understand why religions or any notion which propagate an existence of a creator is horribly wrong. There could be countless unseen beings that we may or may not understand throughout the universe. But not a single of these beings is a creator. We aren't created by anything. If God exists he should be responsible for the creation of Hitler. And Hitler became innocent for his evil deeds. In reality nobody will give freewill to anybody to hurt anybody let alone their loved ones. Therefore everything that has been happening in the past and present pertaining to the cruelties of mankind. Is more than enough to debunk the existence of creator. Not all religions are righteous and peaceful. Any scriptures which propagate killings in the name of any creator is satanic and must be banned. ....
"Buddha gave me Jesus" this one simple answer by master Hua is so profound and illustrate what entire Diamond Sutra expounds. Namo Amitabha Buddha. Thank you very much for sharing his priceless teaching.
Master Hua was an awakened one. An awakened mind is unusual and can deal with all questions with most suitable answer, making the questioner question themselves, ponder, in a good way.
Tuyên Công tự nhận mình là một tín đồ Thiên Chúa ở trong Phật Giáo. Điều này thật vi diệu biết bao. Dù ai nói ngược nói xuôi thì tất cả các Tôn giáo cũng đều có ở trong Biển Diệu Nghĩa Phật Pháp. Vì Phật Pháp vốn là như vậy...
Sir can you please make video on Buddhism with other Dharmic Religions (Jainism-Hinduism-Sikhism) Cuz I'm so confused because whenever I practice one of the religion's philosophy I find it's reflection in other Dharmic Religions too. And whenever people ask me hey what's your religion and I'm like "Ummmm it's like a little bit of Hindu, Jain, Buddhism and shintoism It's so confusing😅
The buddha did not always speak like that. Most of the time, he spoke in a general language. So, it is important not to be addicted to profound answers.
It's nowhere near as much a case of the 'tools' that cause the differences and indeed the conflicts but rather the 'politics' that are represented by the 'tools', such as the rules and control mechanisms...
The problem is sometimes ppl compare religions. They start debating that their religion is above others and point out why theirs is better, by giving examples. But they failed to realize ppl are different. Just like there are different sizes of shoes or clothes. No one size fits all.
I am also buddhist .. everything happen due to karma … i also have a question… if god creates you (Jesus or Allah or anyone) why they created as a poor person and not making you like other rich person .. why people have different knowledge why human have different blood groups.. you need to think 💭… but buddha taught everything…
I understand that... Buddha gave me Jesus answer. Originally the mind is buddha which means awakened. Originally our nature is like this. Everything manifests from none other than buddha. This is my understanding.