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Role and function of Upaya

Lotus Sutra Buddha Hermeneutical Pànjiào Wisdom

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Images and examples

Buddhist texts White lies Yana Schools of Buddhism Hearer's Vehicle (Sravakayana)

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Contemporary mindfulness-based interventions and upaya

Mindfulness Jon Kabat-Zinn David Loy

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In the Pali Canon

Richard Gombrich Pali Canon

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Chinese: 方便 (Pinyin: fāngbiàn)
Japanese: 方便 (Rōmaji: hōben)
Sanskrit: उपाय
Tibetan: ཐབས (thabs)
Vietnamese: phương tiện upaya-kaushalya: phương tiện thiện xảo

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Contemporary mindfulness-based interventions and upaya

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Upaya

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related to References · 43

Upaya → Alicia, Asaf, Boston, Buddhist Compassion, Buddhist Studies, Co, Daigan, David, Delhi, Federman, Gerald Duckworth, Hawaii Press, Inc, Indian Buddhists, Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, ISBN, Japanese Journal, John, Literal, London

related to Parable of the burning house · 13

Upaya → Buddhism, Gautama Buddha, Great Vehicle, Hearer's Vehicle, Mahayana, Mahayanist, Note, Pratyekabuddhayana, Shariputra, Solitary Conqueror's Vehicle, Sravakayana, Sutrayana Schools, The Lotus Sutra

related to The empty fist · 11

Upaya → Another, Buddhism, But, From, Here's, Linji Yixuan, Record, Sometimes, This, Trikaya, Zen

related to Role and function of Upaya · 8

Upaya → Buddha, Buddhist, Chinese, Gregory, In, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, One

Chinese · 1

Upaya → 方便 (Pinyin: fāngbiàn)

Japanese · 1

Upaya → 方便 (Rōmaji: hōben)

Sanskrit · 1

Upaya → उपाय

Tibetan · 1

Upaya → ཐབས (thabs)

Vietnamese · 1

Upaya → phương tiện upaya-kaushalya: phương tiện thiện xảo

related to Images and examples · 1

Upaya → Buddhist

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means house expedient buddha buddhism sons buddhist one rich man father used dharma shariputra burning fire must concept skillful empty

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Upaya	Chinese	方便 (Pinyin: fāngbiàn)	1.00	infobox
Upaya	Japanese	方便 (Rōmaji: hōben)	1.00	infobox
Upaya	Sanskrit	उपाय	1.00	infobox
Upaya	Tibetan	ཐབས (thabs)	1.00	infobox
Upaya	Vietnamese	phương tiện upaya-kaushalya: phương tiện thiện xảo	1.00	infobox
a burning house	instance of	Images and examplesBuddhist texts metaphorically explain the upaya concept through illustrations	0.80	text
an empty fist.Parable of the burning houseThe Lotus Sutra contains a famous upaya story about using the expedient means of white lies to rescue children from a burning building	instance of	Images and examplesBuddhist texts metaphorically explain the upaya concept through illustrations	0.80	text
the Trikaya	instance of	even the highest concepts of Buddhism itself	0.80	text
are simply expedient means to bring the hearer to the realization of emptiness	instance of	even the highest concepts of Buddhism itself	0.80	text
Glenn Wallis	instance of	critics	0.80	text
Ron Purser	instance of	critics	0.80	text
David Loy	instance of	critics	0.80	text

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