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The term spiritual warrior is used in Buddhism for one who combats the universal enemy: self-ignorance (avidya), the ultimate source of suffering according to Buddhist philosophy.〔Pine, Red (2002), "The Diamond Sutra" Counterpoint, p. 404, ISBN 978-1582432564〕 A heroic being with a brave mind and ethical impulse. Different from other paths, which focus on individual salvation, the spiritual warrior's only complete and right practice is that which compassionately helps other beings with wisdom. This is the Bodhisattva ideal (the "Buddha-in-waiting"), the spiritual warrior who resolves to attain buddhahood in order to liberate others.〔Murdock, Maureen (1990), "The Heroine's Journey", Shambhala, June 23, 1990, p11, ISBN 0-87773-485-2〕〔Novic, Rebecca (2012), "Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism", Random House Digital, Inc., Feb 15, 2012. "The Bodhisattva ... Tibetans regard this figures as a cosmic spiritual warrior." ISBN 978-0-307-81397-8〕 The term is also used generically in esotericism and self-help literature.〔Oddo, Richard J ('A spiritual warrior') (1990), "Sharing of The Heart", Self-Published, 1989, ISBN 0-945637-02-0〕 ==Shakyamuni Buddha== The Agganna Sutta elaborates a history of the world in which the Buddha’s monks and nuns, and the warrior caste from which the Buddha came, are superior to brahmins, who were known for class discrimination. The Buddha’s Shakyan clan context was for warrior-like assembly for brahmins-bashing at that time. The Shakyans may be considered a warrior-dominated republican federation, called the "sangha", with an aristocratic democratic tradition comparable to the Greeks. The Buddha's father was the Speaker of their Congress. In the Buddha's day, this government system was being culturally displaced by the brahminic caste and their religious ideology. Spreading imperial monarchies were destroying the Shakyans with their military power. The Buddha pioneered the establishment of democratic procedures for the monastic sangha, such as regular meetings with secret ballots, subcommittees, and minority group rights to schism. He attempted to preserve his Shakyan clan's tradition, which was ideal for human liberation achievement. In the Agganna, the Buddha says that the monks and nuns have become "children of the Shakyans", the Enlightened One's sons and daughters, and children of the truth. The monastic Sangha was a spiritual warrior society within the historic conflict of the brahmin's struggle. They were heirs to the aristocratic virtues of the Buddha's warrior caste, which are related to democratic progress.〔Huges, J."Beginnings and Endings: The Buddhist Mythos of the Arising and Passing Away of the World" in Buddhist Perceptions of Desirable Societies in the Future eds. Sulak Sivaraksa. IRCD: Bangkok, Thailand. 1993 ()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spiritual warrior」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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