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It seems to me they have a different understanding of Amida's role, function ,and reality from your school. It doesn't mean they want to poke holes in that doctrine, merely that they hold a different position. Ask a Tendai teacher about Amida, and you'll get yet another view; ask five Tibetan maste...

I was eating at one of my favorite Chinese restaurants today. I was facing toward the register and I could not look at the big statue of Hotei without thinking of this thread. I still have not found any Shakyamuni Buddha mini's. I guess Chinatown would be my next stop when I get the chance.

My mother had one in the 70's it stayed in two houses they lived in over that period of time. I have seen them in the Chinese restaurants for sure. China town sells them in most of the shops but I rarely see Shakyamuni. This is as close as I could get to finding mini Shakyamuni on the internet. http...

I would like to stop the discussion here and point out section 4 of the Terms of Service. This discussion is getting perilously near subjects that can suddenly ignite into angry, bitter fighting. For that reason, certain controversies are not discussed here, and in practice we don't even go near th...

Tewi wrote:Now that I think about it, there is one issue that might have some political relevance. You have to understand that up to a point in the 1990's, a lot of mainstream Gelugpa worshipped a certain deity who is now verboten.

Define Worship, if you would please?

Nothing is changed. People's attitudes at most may have changed but power is still the same. It's a real shame.

He did say they kept on trying to contact him for that movie but I don't know what about.
http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-ri ... e-80s.html

I was at this awesome dollar store today down the street from me. I was looking for a usb cord and by golly I found one. On the way to the register some miniature Hindu statues caught my eye. I stopped and took a look at them curious of their detail. As I started walking away from them and I walked ...

hahah, excellent

plwk wrote: Sometime back in a class I attended, an Anila remarked...
Those were the days when lay people requested for the Dharma to be taught.
These days, the lay people need to be requested before they can be taught...

Is it that simple?

Geez, this video was really good. I noticed a lot of his posts where on target with me, like if he knew me personally. Very cool, I will be reading more of his posts. Tough Love but not forgetting the love.

I have found myself doing this, or at least liking the idea of it. I was raised catholic, and taught from an early age to love Jesus - and I do love the idea of him still. I think that maybe those who are interested Buddhism, but not quite ready to commit to it, might look for these comparisons to ...

Distorted, you have discovered the Notovitch ms, one of the 19th-century esoteric works I mentioned earlier. You should also read the travel book it was published in. (The high lama of Hemis discusses Freemasonry, among other topics.) Yes, it was very good. I will have to check out that travel book...

Hi. :) Negative karma is negative action by any being. In this case it cannot have an effect on a Buddha, but can have an effect on the individual who acts, and other beings affected who are not Buddhas. The consequence of Karma (action) is called Karma Vipaka. Negative action (karma) would also be...

I had read this some time ago. It is good, though there is many people who feel he didn't have any proof to back it up. Many had found the same information he did as well in these mysterious Pecha's. It is a good read. http://books.google.com/books/about/The_unknown_life_of_Jesus_Christ.html?id=8VVH...

Are you saying Jesus is a Buddhist?

Such as the Dalai Lama? Just saying.. (Totally screwed up the quote deal, sorry I give up on trying to correct it.) No worries. Dharma Teaching may be broken down into two modes (Actually, many modes, but bear with me here on this categorization)- the method for General Public, and the method for &...

Such as the Dalai Lama? Just saying.. (Totally screwed up the quote deal, sorry I give up on trying to correct it.) Then again he didn't exactly say Buddhism and Christianity have the same goals. Devils Advocate, kept it short. Though all some interesting point of views I think maybe I have beat th...

[quote="JinpaRangdrol" But anybody who claims that Buddhism has the same goal or view as Christianity, Judaism, etc., clearly has little understanding of Buddhism. ....though they can call themselves whatever they want! :tongue: Such as the Dalai Lama? Just saying.. (Totally screwed up the...

It's not possible to insult or annoy a buddha. So Buddhist sacrilege is not possible. Disrespecting the Dharma is a source of negative karma though. Although Buddhas do not take offence, Buddhists certainly do, and 'sacrilege' accusations are often made about this or that practice or sect, leading ...