The Mahayanists were bothered by the substantialist thought of the Sarvastivadins and Sautrantikas, and in emphasizing the doctrine of emptiness, Kalupahana holds that they endeavored to preserve the early teaching.

Taoism incorporated Buddhist elements during the Tang period, such as monasteries, vegetarianism, prohibition of alcohol, the doctrine of emptiness, and collecting scripture in tripartite organisation.

He combined this with a strong emphasis on the cultivation of in-depth insight into the doctrine of emptiness as propounded by the Indian Madhyamaka masters Nāgārjuna ( 2nd century ) and Candrakīrti ( 7th century ).

The store consciousness concept developed along with the Buddha nature doctrine and resolved into the concept of mindstream or the " consciousness-continuity " ( Sanskrit: citta-santāna ) to avoid being denounced as running counter to the doctrine of emptiness ( śūnyatā ) and the tenets of selflessness ( anātman ).

The Buddha in these sutras insists that the doctrine of the Tathāgatagarbha is ultimate and definitive ( nītārtha )— not in need of " interpretation "— and that it takes the Dharma to the next and final, clarifying step of the teachings on emptiness ( śūnyatā ).

It contains a report of a teaching addressed to both arhats and bodhisattvas by the layman Vimalakīrti (" Undefiled Reputation "), who expounds the doctrine of śūnyatā, or emptiness, to them.

This is a worthy visual device to draw attention to the ' absence ' and ' emptiness ' of " thus gone " ( Sanskrit: Tathāgata ) and the doctrine of Śūnyatā and represent whilst not representing.

In the Tang period Taoism incorporated such Buddhist elements as monasteries, vegetarianism, prohibition of alcohol, the doctrine of emptiness, and collecting scripture into tripartite organisation.

While Huángbò was an uncompromising and somewhat fearsome Chan teacher, he understood the nature of fear in students when they heard the doctrine of emptiness and the Void:

Nagarjuna, principal developer of the emptiness doctrine in Buddhism, had a perspective consistent with a broad dialectical monism that was based on the following statement attributed to the Buddha:

With respect to the contents of the teachings she states that " NKT doctrine is not different from that of mainline Gelugpa ", with a Prasangika Madhyamaka philosophical orientation, and emphasizing the teachings on dependent arising and emptiness.

Presupposed in Plato's system is a doctrine of levels of insight, in which a certain kind of detached understanding is alone capable of penetrating to the most sublime wisdom.

He terms this early enthusiasm `` Romantic Christianity '' and concludes that its similarity to democratic beliefs of that day is so great that `` the doctrine of liberty seems but a secular version of its counterpart in evangelical Protestantism ''.

There is, of course, the doctrine of original sin, which asserts that each of us as individuals partakes of the guilt of our first ancestor.

In the rhyming catechism this doctrine is worded thus: `` In Adam's fall We sin-ned all ''.

and the doctrine of original sin is compounded of injustice.

But the most fundamental objection he has to poets appears in the Tenth Book, and it is derived from his doctrine of ideal forms.

Although we have no measures of its strength or intensity, the heritage of the doctrine of inalienable rights is retained.

The country is committed to the doctrine of security by military means.

It would challenge sharply not the cult of the motor car itself but some of its ancillary beliefs and practices -- for instance, the doctrine that the fulfillment of life consists in proceeding from hither to yon, not for any advantage to be gained by arrival but merely to avoid the cardinal sin of stasis, or, as it is generally termed, staying put.

In fact, a cash purchase of a corporation's stock followed by liquidation might also be an effective way to transfer a claim for refund if the Kimbell-Diamond doctrine is not applied to eliminate the intermediate step.

In mentioning this under `` salvation reconsidered '' I do not mean to imply that Roman Catholic doctrine has changed in this area but rather that it has become clearer to the world community what that doctrine is.

It is important for an understanding of Zen to realize that the esoteric preoccupations of the select few cannot be the doctrine of the common man.

In coining the word Altruism, as stated above, Comte was probably opposing this Thomistic doctrine, which is present in some theological schools within Catholicism.

He is well known for having given a series of lectures in which he championed a pure form of Christian doctrine and chastised his audience about their laxity.

Paneloux may argue that the plague is a punishment for sin, but how does he reconcile that doctrine with the death of a child?

The Roman Catholic celebration is associated with the doctrine that the souls of the faithful who at death have not been cleansed from the temporal punishment due to venial sins and from attachment to mortal sins cannot immediately attain the beatific vision in heaven, and that they may be helped to do so by prayer and by the sacrifice of the Mass.

This is similar to the Harrowing of Hell doctrine of some mainstream Christian faiths.

Arianism is defined as those teachings attributed to Arius which are in opposition to mainstream Trinitarian Christological doctrine, as determined by the first two Ecumenical Councils and currently maintained by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, and most Reformation Protestant Churches.

Steven Harper states " Wesley does not place the substitionary element primarily within a legal framework ... Rather doctrine seeks to bring into proper relationship the ' justice ' between God's love for persons and God's hatred of sin ... it is not the satisfaction of a legal demand for justice so much as it is an act of mediated reconciliation.

The doctrine of open theism states that God is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient, but differs on the nature of the future.

The extreme of Calvinism is hyper-Calvinism, which insists that signs of election must be sought before evangelization of the unregenerate takes place and that the eternally damned have no obligation to repent and believe, and on the extreme of Arminianism is Pelagianism, which rejects the doctrine of original sin on grounds of moral accountability ; but the overwhelming majority of Protestant, evangelical pastors and theologians hold to one of these two systems or somewhere in between.

The term altruism may also refer to an ethical doctrine that claims that individuals are morally obliged to benefit others.

The doctrine that no man can cast off his native allegiance without the consent of his sovereign was early abandoned in the United States, and Chief Justice John Rutledge also declared in Talbot v. Janson, " a man may, at the same time, enjoy the rights of citizenship under two governments.

* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints also rejects Trinitarian doctrine, although other churches that are part of the Latter-Day Saint movement still adhere to the Nicene Creed.

Wesley also clarified the doctrine of prevenient grace and preached the ability of Christians to attain to perfection.

Several original treatises also survive, and include a work On Fate, in which he argues against the Stoic doctrine of necessity ; and one On the Soul.

Along with the Bill of Rights 1689, it remains today one of the main constitutional laws governing the succession to not only the throne of the United Kingdom, but, following British colonialism, the resultant doctrine of reception, and independence, also to those of the other Commonwealth realms, whether by willing deference to the act as a British statute or as a patriated part of the particular realm's constitution.

Beyond indifference, some conservative Lutherans are in principle outright against the traditional doctrine of Apostolic Succession, e. g., Confessional Lutheranism ( see also subsection Confessional Lutheranism herein below ).

It was perceived as requiring two enemies to agree not to deploy a potentially useful weapon, deliberately to maintain the balance of power and as such, was also taken as confirmation of the Soviet adherence to the MAD doctrine.

Adoptionism ( also known as dynamic monarchianism ) denies the eternal pre-existence of Christ, and although it explicitly affirms his deity subsequent to events in his life, many classical trinitarians claim that the doctrine implicitly denies it by denying the constant hypostatic union of the eternal Logos to the human nature of Jesus.

Though the notion of a German blitzkrieg concept or doctrine survive in popular consciousness and popular literature, and many professional historians also still support the thesis.

This same belief is also an integral part of Methodist doctrine, and is connected with the doctrine of Justification.

There have also been periodic tensions with both mainstream and fundamentalist Christians, who think the religion is aligned with Gnosticism or is a cult, and fault it for departing from traditional Christian doctrine.

It is also applied by the Spiritist doctrine as the main argument for the existence of God.

Mamluks were to follow the dictates of al-furusiyya, a code of conduct that included values like courage and generosity but also doctrine of cavalry tactics, horsemanship, archery and treatment of wounds.

Most Protestants also consider the concepts of the Trinity and Incarnation as defined at Nicaea ( in 325 ) and Chalcedon to be orthodox doctrine to which they adhere.

Nationalist sentiment has seemingly also evolved to become informally the part of the Party's guiding doctrine.

Many other churches have people who hold to the doctrine without making it a part of their doctrines, or who apply it to individuals but not to governments, see also Evangelical counsels.

The inferior status to which the deuteros were relegated by authorities like Jerome is seen by some as being due to a rigid conception of canonicity, one demanding that a book, to be entitled to this supreme dignity, must be received by all, must have the sanction of Jewish antiquity, and must moreover be adapted not only to edification, but also to the " confirmation of the doctrine of the Church ".

An ecumenical council ( or oecumenical council ; also general council ) is a conference of ecclesiastical dignitaries and theological experts convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice.

It is also possible that it was edited in ways that harmonized the text with already accepted doctrine.

He also held to Catholic doctrines such as that of free will, which some Reformers rejected in favour of the doctrine of predestination.

Apart from these perceived moral failings of the Reformers, Erasmus also dreaded any change in doctrine, citing the long history of the Church as a bulwark against innovation.

* a supplement to the last-named work, also against Marcellus, entitled Ecclesiastical Theology, in which he defended the Nicene doctrine of the Logos against the party of Athanasius.