File Mujaku Asanga Kofukuji.JPG thumb right 170px Japan ese wood statue of Asa ga from the 1208 CE. MahayanaBuddhism Asa ga also called ry sa ga , c. 300 370 CE , was a major exponent of the Yog c ra tradition in India , also called Vij nav da. Traditionally, he and his half brother Vasubandhu are regarded as the founders of this school. The two half brothers were also major exponents of Abhidharma teachings, which were highly technical and sophisticated hermeneutics as well. Early life Asa ga was born as the son of a Kshatriya father in Purushapura present day Peshawar in Pakistan , which at that time was part of the ancient kingdom of Gandhara Gandh ra . He was perhaps originally a member of the Mah saka school or the M lasarv stiv da school but later converted to Mah y na . ref Doctrinal Affiliation of the Buddhist Master Asanga Alex Wayman in Untying the Knots in Buddhism , ISBN 81 208 1321 9 ref In the record of his journeys through the kingdoms of India , Xuanzang wrote that Asa ga was initially a Mah saka monk, but soon turned toward the Mah y na teachings. ref name Rongxi 1996, p. 153 Rongxi, Li. The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions. , Numata Center, Berkeley, 1996, p. 153. ref Asa ga had a half brother, Vasubandhu, who was a monk from the Sarvastivada Sarv stiv da school. Vasubandhu is said to have taken up Mah y na Buddhism after meeting with Asa ga ... of Maitreya natha and the Asanga Giuseppe Tucci , Calcutta, 1930. ref Abhidharma Samuccaya According ... Dharma p 11445.htm Distinguishing Dharma and Dharmata by Asanga and Maitreya By Thrangu Rinpoche Buddhism topics Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Asanga ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Asanga Category 300 births ... Indian philosophers Category Indian Buddhists de Asanga fr Asanga it Asa ga ja pl Asanga ru sh Asanga tr Asanga uk vi V Tr c zh ... more details
Image White Plum Asanga.jpg thumb right 300px Many teachers of the White Plum Asanga present at the 40th anniversary of the Zen Center of Los Angeles White Plum Asanga , sometimes termed White Plum Sangha , is a Zen school in the Harada Yasutani lineage, created by the late Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi . ref Tucker, 174 ref It consists of Maezumi s Dharma heirs and subsequent successors and students. ref Maezumi, 171 ref A diverse organization spread across the United States, the White Plum Asanga ...includes teachers who represent the spectrum of styles to be found to American Zen socially engaged Buddhism , family practice, Zen and the arts, secularized Zen, and progressive traditionalism. ref name westward Westward Dharma, 111 ref Conceived of informally in 1979 by Maezumi and Tetsugen Bernard Glassman , the White Plum Asanga was named after Maezumi s father Baian Hakujun Daiosho http www.whiteplum.org Maezumi 20Biography.htm and then later incorporated in 1995 following Maezumi s death. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman was the White Plum Asanga s first President and his successor was Dennis Genpo Merzel . ref Luminous Passage, 282 ref Following Merzel s term, in May of 2007, Gerry Shishin Wick was elected President of White Plum. http www.gmzc.org teachers Notable members Gerry Shishin Wick President Jan Chozen Bays Merle Kodo Boyd Charles Tenshin Fletcher Tetsugen Bernard Glassman Joan Jiko Halifax Paul Genki Kahn Robert Jinsen Kennedy John Daido Loori Peter Muryo Matthiessen Dennis Genpo Merzel Wendy Egyoku Nakao Pat Enkyo O Hara John Tesshin Sanderson Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Anne Seisen Saunders Notable centers Still Mind Zendo Yokoji Zen Mountain Center Upaya Institute and Zen Center Kanzeon Zen Center Zen Center of Los Angeles Zen Mountain Monastery Village Zendo Great Vow Zen Monastery Sweetwater Zen Center Heart Circle Sangha See also Buddhism in the United States Timeline ... Asanga ... more details
Maitreya may refer to Maitreya , the future Buddha in Buddhist eschatology. Maitreya n tha , the purported author of a number of Yogacara Buddhist treatises, along with Asanga. Maitreya Theosophy , a being in the Theosophical hierarchy of Ascended masters Maitreya Share International , the specific religious concept of the theosophical Maitreya as a messianic figure that will soon appear physically on Earth that has been promoted by since the late 1970s by the Theosophical guru named Benjamin Creme See also Sananda Maitreya disambiguation Mile disambiguation Miroku disambiguation disambig fi Maitreya ... more details
coord 40 46 09 N 111 51 16 W type landmark region US UT display title Infobox Buddhist temple name Kanzeon Zen Center img Kanzeon Zen center exterior.jpg img size img capt landscape denomination White Plum Asanga founded closed founder Dennis Genpo Merzel br Honorary founder Taizan Maezumi teacher director roshi Dennis Genpo Merzel abbot Michael Mugaku Zimmerman br KC Kyozen Sato priest rinpoche reverend address 1268 East South Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84102 country United States phone 1 801 328 8414 in Utah br 1 866 759 6137 outside Utah br 001 801 328 8414 International website http www.bigmind.org Kanzeon Sangha International Kanzeon Zen Center is a Zen Buddhism Buddhist center located in Salt Lake City, Utah . It is an affiliate of the White Plum Asanga , an association of Zen centers stemming from the tradition of Taizan Maezumi . Currently, the Abbot of Kanzeon Zen Center is Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi, and the Vice Abbot is Rich Taido Christofferson Sensei. Kanzeon Zen Center is the home temple and the hub of Kanzeon Sangha International, founded by Genpo Roshi in 1984, with affiliate teachers, centers and groups in the USA and seven European countries. Gallery gallery Image Dennis Genpo Merzel 5.jpg Image Dokusan room Kanzeon Zen center .jpg Image Kanzeon Zen Center Zendo Genpo Merzel .jpg Image Kanzeon teachers.jpg Image Kanzeon Zen Center zendo.jpg Image Kanzeon Zen Center teachers.jpg Image Zafus Kanzeon Zen center .jpg Image Kanzeon Zen center exterior.jpg Image Kinhin.jpg Kanzeon members during kinhin gallery See also Buddhism in the United States Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States External links http www.kanzeonzencenter.org Kanzeon Zen Center buddhism2 Category White Plum Asanga Category Zen centers Category Buddhist temples in the United States zen stub Buddhism monastery stub Utah struct stub ru ... more details
Infobox religious biography background FFD068 color black name John Tesshin Sanderson image caption birth name alias dharma name birth date birth place United States death date death place nationality religion Zen Buddhism school S t lineage White Plum Asanga title Roshi location education occupation teacher reincarnation of predecessor Taizan Maezumi successor students spouse partner children website http web.archive.org web 20091026233914 http geocities.com czenm Centro Zen de M xico John Tesshin Sanderson is a Soto Zen roshi of the White Plum Asanga and spiritual director of the Centro Zen de M xico in Coyoac n , Mexico City , one of only twelve Dharma Successors of the late Taizan Maezumi . He moved to Mexico in 1987 at the request of Maezumi, and has been teaching there ever since. ref http www.terra.es personal8 zenluz tesshin.html ref ref http www.bigmind.org KZC maezumi roshi page.html ref ref name melton Melton, 1507 ref Also he is spiritual director of the Comunidad Budista Zen Jard n de Luz in Spain. ref http www.zenluz.org ref Notes Reflist References cite book last Melton first J. Gordon authorlink coauthors Martin Baumann title Religions of the World A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices publisher ABC CLIO year 2002 location pages url doi id isbn 1576077616 External links http www.centrozenmex.co.cc Centro Zen de M xico buddhism2 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sanderson, John Tesshin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH United States DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sanderson, John Tesshin Category Soto Zen Buddhists Category White Plum Asanga Category Zen Buddhist monks and priests Category American Zen Buddhists Category Living people zen stub buddhism bio stub ... more details
Userspace draft source ArticleWizard date September 2010 Infobox Buddhist temple name Heart Circle Sangha img HCSlogo2.jpg img size 150px img capt landscape denomination S t White Plum Asanga founded 1996 closed founder Nicolee Jikyo McMahon br Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts teacher director roshi abbot Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts priest rinpoche reverend address 451 Hillcrest Road Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450 country United States phone 877 442 7936 website http www.heartcirclesangha.org www.heartcirclesangha.org Heart Circle Sangha is a Zen practice center located in the home of Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts , Sensei who founded the zendo along with Nicolee Jikyo McMahon in 1996. It is a practice center of the White Plum Asanga ref http www.whiteplum.org Geographic.htm ref founded by Taizan Maezumi . The Heart Circle Sangha promotes the practice and study of Buddhism in the S t and Rinzai Zen traditions through meditation, study, services, retreats and workshops. See also Buddhism in the United States Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States References See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist External links http www.heartcirclesangha.org Heart Circle Sangha http www.heartcirclesangha.org blog Blog written by members of Heart Circle Sangha Categories Category Zen Category Buddhism Category White Plum Asanga Category Religion in New Jersey ... more details
Infobox Buddhist temple name Village Zendo img Village Zendo sangha.jpg img size img capt Group shot of the Village Zendo sangha . landscape denomination S t White Plum Asanga founded 1986 closed founder Enkyo Pat O Hara teacher director roshi abbot priest rinpoche reverend address 588 Broadway, Suite 1108 New York, New York 10012 3229 country United States phone 212 340 4656 website http www.villagezendo.org www.villagezendo.org Village Zendo is a Soto Zen practice center originally located in the apartment of Enkyo Pat O Hara , who founded the zendo in 1986. Formerly located in a red brick building, the Zen center took up the majority of space in O Hara s apartment. ref Wilson, 102 104 ref The center has since moved to its new location on Broadway in New York City . http www.villagezendo.org sections moreinfo directions.htm Village Zendo is a practice center of the White Plum Asanga and Zen Peacemaker Circle, the former founded by O Hara s teacher Taizan Maezumi and the latter by Bernard Glassman . ref Prebish, 282 ref ref Orso ref See also Buddhism in the United States Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States Notes Reflist References cite web last Orso first Joe authorlink coauthors title American Zen Where the boss meets Buddha work publisher Columbia News Service c o azcentral.com date 2005 03 04 url http www.azcentral.com ent pop articles 0304americanzen04.html format doi accessdate 2008 03 03 cite book last Prebish first Charles S authorlink coauthors title Luminous Passage The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America publisher University of California Press date 1999 location pages url http www.worldcat.org oclc 39299808&referer brief results doi id isbn 0520216970 cite book last Wilson first Jeff authorlink coauthors title The Buddhist Guide to New York publisher Macmillan date 2000 location pages url http www.worldcat.org oclc 44089480&referer one hit doi id isbn 0312267150 buddhism2 zen stub coord missing New York City Category White Plum Asanga Ca ... more details
buddhism IAST Mah y na sa graha The Mah y na Compendium, Traditional Chinese is a key work of the Yog c ra school of Buddhism Buddhist Buddhist philosophy philosophy , attributed to Asanga . It introduces various Yogac r concepts such as the laya vij na , the three natures tri svabh va , the fivefold path pa ca m rga , and the fruits of enlightenment. Although no Sanskrit original has been found, the work survives in Tibetan language Tibetan and Chinese language Chinese translations, together with several important commentaries. See also Mahayana External links http www.empty universe.com yogacara mahayanasamgraha.htm Summary of the Great Vehicle Mahayana Samgraha DEFAULTSORT Mahayana Samgraha Category Mahayana texts Buddhism stub ko ja zh ... more details
Infobox Buddhist temple name Upaya Institute and Zen Center img Upaya Zen Center 3.jpg img size img capt landscape denomination Prajna Mountain Buddhist Order br White Plum Asanga founded closed founder Joan Halifax teacher director roshi abbot priest rinpoche reverend address 1404 Cerro Gordo Road Santa Fe, NM , 87501 country United States website http www.upaya.org www.upaya.org Upaya Institute and Zen Center is a center for residential Zen practice located in Santa Fe, New Mexico , and founded by Joan Halifax Roshi. The center focuses on integration of Zen practice with social action, with traditional cultivation of wisdom and compassion in the Buddhist sense. It also provides service in the areas of death and dying, prison work, environment, women s rights and peace work. According to the Upaya website, in 2002 Joan Halifax founded the Prajna Mountain Buddhist Order. A non profit organization, Prajna is, a new Buddhist Order in the lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi, the Zen Peacemaker Order and White Plum Sangha . http www.upaya.org roshi prajna.php Gallery gallery Image Water fountain Upaya Zen center .jpg Image Upaya Zen Center.jpg Image Upaya Zen Center zendo.jpg Image Upaya Zen Center 4.jpg Image Upaya Zen Center 3.jpg Image Upaya Zen Center 2.jpg Image Upaya ZC.jpg Image Stephen Batchelor.jpg Image Kaz Tanahashi Sensei.jpg Image Joan Halifax 2.jpg Image Dining tables Upaya Zen Center .jpg gallery See also Buddhism in the United States Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States External links http www.upaya.org Upaya Zen Center http www.youtube.com user upayazencenter Videos of Joan Halifax Roshi giving talks at Upaya buddhism2 zen stub reli org stub category Zen centers Category White Plum Asanga Category Buildings and structures in Santa Fe, New Mexico Category Visitor attractions in Santa Fe County, New Mexico ... more details
Infobox religious biography background FFD068 color black name William Nyogen Yeo image caption birth name alias dharma name birth date birth place United States death date death place nationality United States American religion Zen school S t and Rinzai lineage White Plum Asanga title Roshi location education occupation teacher reincarnation of predecessor Taizan Maezumi successor students spouse partner children website http www.hazymoon.com Hazy Moon Zen Center William Nyogen Yeo is a White Plum Asanga roshi and spiritual director of Hazy Moon Zen Center in Los Angeles, California , one of only twelve Dharma Successors of the late Taizan Maezumi . He is a member of the American Zen Teachers Association . http www.americanzenteachers.org list.html ref name smith Smith, 215 ref ref name Prebish, 98 ref See also Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States Notes Reflist References cite book last Prebish first Charles S. authorlink coauthors title Luminous Passage The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America publisher University of California Press year 1999 location pages url doi id isbn 0520216970 cite book last Smith first Huston authorlink Huston Smith coauthors Philip Novak title Buddhism A Concise Introduction publisher HarperCollins year 2004 location pages url doi id isbn 0060730676 buddhism2 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Yeo, William Nyogen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH United States DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Yeo, William Nyogen Category Soto Zen Buddhists Category Zen Buddhist monks and priests Category American Zen Buddhists Category Living people zen stub buddhism bio stub ... more details
buddhism Mah y na s tr lamk ra k rik The Adornment of Mah y na S tras is a major work of Buddhist philosophy attributed to Maitreya n tha as dictated to Asanga . The text, written in verse, presents the Mah y na path from the Yog c ra perspective. It comprises twenty two chapters with a total of 800 verses and shows considerable similarity in arrangement and content to the Bodhisattva bh mi stra , although the interesting first chapter proving the validity and authenticity of Mah y na is unique to this work. Associated with it is a prose commentary bh sya by Vasubandhu and several sub comentaries by Sthiramati and others the portions by Maitreya n tha and Vasubandhu both survive in Sanskrit as well as Tibetan language Tibetan , Chinese language Chinese , and Mongolian language Mongolian translations. In English translation The Mahayanasutralamkara has been translated into English by Lobsang Jamspal, Robert Thurman and the American Institute of Buddhist Studies translation committee. ref Universal Vehicle Discourse Literature Mahayanasutralamkara Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences by Lobsang Jamspal, Robert Thurman and the American Institute of Buddhist Studies translation committee. American Institute of Buddhist Studies. New York 2004 ISBN 0975373404 ref Notes references Category Mahayana sutras Category Mahayana texts zh ... more details
Galkatas is a common name for the widespread illegal homemade hand gun type in Sri Lanka . There is no any unique or identical shape for this but its known to fire 9mm or .38 ammunition and even 7.62x39mm Soviet M1943 rounds. The galkatas is famous among the local underground groups. It is the weapon responsible for most of the homicides committed in Sri Lanka. The weapon is made by local blacksmiths, and due to this, it has many mechanical defects. References cite news first Ayesha last Zuhair title Illicit small arms abuse rampant in Hambantota date 2007 02 17 url http www.dailymirror.lk 2007 02 17 news 01.asp work Daily Mirror accessdate 2007 09 06 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070930224655 http www.dailymirror.lk 2007 02 17 news 01.asp archivedate September 30, 2007 cite news first Asanga last Warnakulasuriya title Arms cache found from Divulapitiya house date 2003 05 01 url http www.dailynews.lk 2003 05 01 new16.html work Daily News accessdate 2007 09 06 Improvised firearms Category Crime in Sri Lanka Category Homemade firearms Category Insurgency weapons pistol stub ... more details
Institute . She also served as Treasurer and Secretary of the White Plum Asanga . Media http www.swzc.org ... White Plum Asanga References references buddhism2 Use dmy dates date November 2010 Persondata Metadata ... Category White Plum Asanga Category Zen Buddhist monks and priests Category American Zen Buddhists ... more details
Infobox Television bgcolour red show name Black Sirasa Dancing Stars image genre Dance, Factual Entertainment, Reality country Sri Lanka network Sirasa TV no. episodes 100 first aired February 9, 2008 last aired January 17, 2009 Sirasa Dancing Stars is a Sri Lankan reality dance show broadcast by Sirasa TV . It went on air on February 9, 2008. It won the award for the most popular program in Sri Lanka earlier this year. It s yet another creation of Mr. Susara Dinal, who also created Sirasa Superstar season 1 Season 2 And Sirasa Kumariya which were some of the most popular programs when they were broadcast on Sirasa tv. Many stars have given their utmost support to make this show a success. Sirasa Dancing Stars Season 1 Empty section date July 2010 Judges Mrs. Malini Fonseka Mrs. Rosy Senanayake Mr. Ravindra Randeniya Hosts Nirosha Perera Suraj Mapa class wikitable align center style margin left 10px colspan 2 style background cedff2 text align center Black Sirasa Dancing Stars Season 1 2008 Dushyanth Weeraman & Hashini Winner Nilanthi Dias & Nalin Runner up Roshan Ranwana & Sherril July 13 Saliya Sathyajith & Rohini July 13 Nilanthi Dias & Nalin July 6 Nehara Pieris & Asanga De Silva June 29 Anusha Damayanthi & Rashika June 22 Upekhsha Swarnamali & Sahan June 8 Yureni Noshika & Chamika June 1 Ranjan Ramanayake & Shaheema May 25 Nehara Pieris & Asanga De Silva May 18 Shiroshi Romeshika & Lucky May 11 Janith Wickramage & Shanika May 4 Anton Jude & Kathija April 27 Sirasa Dancing Stars Season 2 Empty section date July 2010 Hosts Nirosha Perera Timings It is aired at 9.00pm SLT from Sat Sun on Sirasa TV. Grand Finale Sirasa Dancing Stars Season 1 July 24, 2008 Sirasa Dancing Stars Season 2 January 17, 2009 Category Sri Lankan television programmes Category Reality television series ... more details
Refimprove date January 2008 Infobox religious biography background FFD068 color black name Charles Tenshin Fletcher image Image Charles Tenshin Fletcher.jpg 220px caption birth name Charles Fletcher alias dharma name birth date birth place Manchester, England , United Kingdom death date death place nationality United States American religion Zen school Harada Yasutani lineage White Plum Asanga title R shi location Yokoji Zen Mountain Center education occupation Abbot teacher reincarnation of predecessor Taizan Maezumi successor Philip Shinko Squire students spouse Christina Lee Fletcher partner children website Charles Tenshin Fletcher is a British born American r shi . Born in Manchester, England , he moved to the United States in 1979 to study at the Zen Center of Los Angeles with founder Taizan Maezumi R shi , for whom he served as jisha personal attendant . In 1994, he received Dharma transmission authorization to teach in the White Plum lineage from Taizan Maezumi R shi . He acted as administrator for many years at Zen Center of Los Angeles, and then was made abbot of Yokoji Zen Mountain Center in 1995 after the death of Taizan Maezumi R shi on May 15, 1995. Charles Tenshin Fletcher R shi continues as the abbot at Yokoji Zen Mountain Center , in the San Jacinto Mountains , near Idyllwild , California. He is one of twelve North American teachers certified as a Dend ky shi Teacher of the Transmission of the Way by S t sh , that is, the Japanese S t Zen sect. Citation needed date November 2010 Tenshin R shi has trained thoroughly in k an and shikantaza as well as other more recently developed forms of practice. In addition to his work in the US, he returns to the UK annually to lead a sesshin near Liverpool. Publications Tenshin R shi co authored Way of ZEN with David Shoji Scott 2001 ISBN 0 312 20620 8 See also Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States References references External links Yokoji Zen Mountain Center, California http www.zmc.org White Plum A ... more details
Upon the Tattvartha patalam of Asanga s Bodhisattvabhumi. . She is the author of the following books .... New York Simon & Schuster, 1972. On Knowing Reality The Tattvartha Chapter of Asanga s Bodhisattvabhumi ... more details
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