MAYFLOWER II: On the Buddhist Voyage to Liberation
MAYFLOWER II: On the Buddhist Voyage to Liberation
Author: C.T. Shen
Edition/Format: Document: English
Description: PDF: 805 KB
Summery: A collection of Dr. C. T. Shen’s lectures on Buddhism
Virtual Library
Articles
- Biography of Dr. C. T. Shen
- Mayflower – Introduction
- A Glimpse of Buddhism
- Some Knowledge About Buddhism
- Buddhism in Our Daily Life – The Concept of Birth And Death
- Buddhism in Our Daily Life – The Truth of Karma
- Buddhism in Our Daily Life – The Truth of Self (Emptiness)
- Buddhism in Our Daily Life – The Source of Joy
- What We Can Learn from Buddhism
- Five Eyes
- The Enlightenment of Bodhisattva Kuan-Yin [ Part I ] – [ Part II ] – [ Part III ]
E-Books
- MAYFLOWER II: On the Buddhist Voyage to Liberation (pdf, 805 KB)
- Polishing the Diamond, Enlightening the Mind (pdf, 799 KB)
- The path of purification (pdf, 128 MB)
Electronic Buddhadharma Society
Enter (Click to the site)
The Electronic Buddhadharma Society (EBS) website is a site that records the origin, history, sponsors, and digital collection of the Electronic Buddhadharma Society of the Buddhist Association of the United States. EBS, which was founded in 1994, is dedicated to converting printed Chinese Buddhist texts into digital formats. It was one of the pioneers in developing methods of digital conversion of printed Buddhist texts, and is a collective effort supported by many individuals and organization sponsors.
The Electronic Buddhadharma Society (EBS) is affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Studies of World Religions (IASWR). IASWR was first established at SUNY on the Stony Brook Campus on Long Island, and later moved to the Woo-Ju Memorial Library in 1991. The Woo-Ju Memorial Library was once an internationally important research center for scholars of Buddhism. It concentrated on developing resources for the study of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam, and also included Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, Sikhism, Jainism, and folk beliefs. The collection boasted materials in 32 Asian and 11 non-Asian languages, in approximately 70,000 volumes of books[1], numerous periodical titles, and 66,000 Tibetan and Sanskrit manuscript, xylographs, and monographs in microform. Around 2006, the library closed down mainly due to budget constraints, and most of the collection was moved to University of Virginia[2].
EBS was established in 1994 under the leadership of Mr. Chia-Tsin Shen[3]. The primary purpose was to initiate a Buddhist information storage program [4]. The project converted some of the important historical collections in the Woo-Ju Memorial Library into digital form.
The most important result of the effort is the “Sutra”, a digital object born of 10 years of endeavor. It includes 60 titles of historical significance related to the famous Diamond Sutra such as works written by a Chinese Emperor and by Buddhist masters and scholars from Tang Dynasty to present day; 72 titles related to Kuanyin Bodhisattva; thousands of titles relating to particular sects of Chinese Buddhism; and several Buddhist dictionaries. It is one of the most important digital resources in academic research for Buddhism. New materials are still added to the site from time to time.
[1] Prebish, Charles S. 1999. Luminous passage: the practice and study of Buddhism in America. Berkeley: University of California Press. P.29-30. “Buddhist Association of the United States”.
[2] Jane Edmister Penner , “University of Virginia: Report for ALA Midwinter Meeting 2006 ”. Retrieved 4/20/08 www.loc.gov/library/bigheads/source/uva-rr-jan06.doc
[3] Who’s who in America. 1998. Chicago: A.N. Marquis
[4]Electronic Buddhadharma Society. (2005). Retrieved http://www.baus-ebs.org/origin-1.htm
A Glimpse Of Buddhism
Delivered in a joint assembly of two Catholic high schools
New York, New York
April 10, 1970
Dear friends:
According to Webster’s dictionary, religion is “the service and adoration of God as expressed in forms of worship, in obedience to divine commands, and in the pursuit of a way of life.” There can be quite a few definitions of religion, but if the above definition is applied, then Buddhism cannot be classified as a religion because Buddhism does not teach that there is an almighty God who gives commands and whom man should obey.
The May Flower
Delivered at the Cathedral of the Pines
West Rindge, New Hampshire
July 4, 1976
Dear friends,
On May 14th, the National Day of Prayer this year, I was invited to offer a prayer in New York City. The presentation consisted of three parts: an introduction and background to the prayer; the prayer itself; and the conclusion in which I introduced a verse taught by the Buddha. After the meeting, a young woman asked me why I had chosen that particular verse by Buddha as my conclusion. I responded briefly, but I did not have time to offer her a full explanation. Today I wish to do so.
BIODL-L1: The Concept Of Birth And Death
BUDDHISM IN OUR DAILY LIFE
A series of lectures delivered at The China Institute in America
New York, New York
1976
Lecture 1:
THE CONCEPT OF BIRTH AND DEATH
Dear friends:
In the Christian Bible, in the Book of John, chapter XVI, verse 12, Jesus Christ tells his disciples, “I have yet many things to say unto ye but ye cannot bear them now.” It seems that what Christ did teach his disciples was only a part of what he knew, perhaps because of the level of understanding of his disciples at that time. Unfortunately, Jesus died at the age of thirty-three. Time did not allow him to give his disciples a complete course of teaching. What Christ knew but did not say remains and unanswerable question.