Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies (CJBS)
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Emptiness and the Perfection of Wisdom: A Reflection on Venerable Chang Wu’s Lecture “The Diamond Sutra: How It Applies to Our Lives,” held on February 9th, 2017 at the University of Calgary
No full textA Reflection on Dr. Lewis Lancaster’s Visit to Fo Guang Shan Temple on October 9th, 2016
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A Reflection on Dr. James Robson’s Public Lecture on Meditation, Mindfulness, and Mental Health at Emmanuel College
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A Reflection on Dr. Asuka Sango’s Yehan Numata Lecture at the University of Toronto, December 1, 2016
No full textA Report on Dr. Mark Rowe’s Talk: Bikers, Widows, and Bodhisattvas: Female Priests in Japanese Buddhism (Japan Foundation Toronto, March 15, 2017)
No full textThe Creation of Avalokiteśvara: Exploring His Origin in the Northern Āgamas
No full textThrough intertextual analyses between the northern Āgamas, Avalokiteśvara’s (A.) iconography-quality, and the early A.-related texts, this research argues that A. is a composite character representing the Buddha’s entire bodhisattva aspect. His iconography is based on Sumedha in the Dīpaṃkara Buddha story; his title is based on the narrative through which the Buddha recounted how he surveyed the world upon awakening. They are respectively the starting point and the ending point of the Bodhisattva Path. The research also demonstrates that the eleven-headed A. is based on the eleven benefits of and the eleven directions in practicing the brahmavihāras (divine abidings). The research proposes that A.’s identity first became dissociated with the Buddha-to-be likely due to the Amitābha cult
