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- Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:52 pm
- Forum: Discovering Mahayana Buddhism
- Topic: New to the idea, currently in a state of flux
- Replies: 8
- Views: 592
Re: New to the idea, currently in a state of flux
Pls be aware that Buddhism should not be mistaken as a religion. It is an approach to see things differently. Nonsense, Buddhism is clearly a religion. It's a unique and very different religion than others, especially monotheistic religions, but it is a religion. I'd agree with this, it is and ther...
- Sun Apr 01, 2018 8:18 pm
- Forum: Seon
- Topic: Hyongak Sunim fed up with Korean Seon
- Replies: 15
- Views: 878
Re: Hyongak Sunim fed up with Korean Seon
Is true, it is unfortunate for Korea that he departs. I wonder where he will go and if he plans to remain ordained.
- Sun Apr 01, 2018 5:59 pm
- Forum: Seon
- Topic: Hyongak Sunim fed up with Korean Seon
- Replies: 15
- Views: 878
Re: Hyongak Sunim fed up with Korean Seon
I think that you'll find that the problem with all institutions including religion is people, more accurately, greedy people that are more interested in power and prestige than practicing their religion and upholding the spirit of the ideology. There's been many threads on here about different teac...
- Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:49 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Guru Devotion
- Replies: 99
- Views: 3106
Re: Guru Devotion
Ha! A Buddhist, dad joke.dzogchungpa wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:05 amKunga Lhadzom wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 11:28 pmI had to teach my teacher how to drive a stick....in a small parking lot........you have no idea......at one point i thought he literally killed the engine...lol...!!! AND....it was MY BRAND NEW CAR !
Sounds like he helped you purify a lot of carma.

- Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:49 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Famous teachers and places to study dharma in China
- Replies: 7
- Views: 422
Re: Famous teachers and places to study dharma in China
Have you thought about Taiwan? There is generally more freedom of religion there and much of the Buddhism is Chinese.HandsomeMonkeyking wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:42 amIs there not more?
Also regarding more chinese style of buddhism?
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 3:46 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Potala Palace to undergo large renovation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 598
Re: Potala Palace to undergo large renovation
They'll need a place for their state approved, party loving 15th Dalai Lama. When the wolf in monks robes passes of course...
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:55 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: What would Buddha have thought of Mahayana?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 2722
Re: What would Buddha have thought of Mahayana?
Very often people who question the validity of the Mahayana sutras instead uphold the supremacy of the Pali Canon while paradoxically rejecting rebirth/karma. The "Why Secular Buddhism Is Not True" thread is fresh on my mind, so that's where my response came from. Sorry for the tangent! :smile: One...
- Fri Sep 15, 2017 4:34 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Counting mantras
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1151
Re: Counting mantras
If you have a daily goal of mantra recitations, how do you keep track of them? Especially when there are many little interruptions in recitation just during the course of an ordinary day. I have a two-ring nenju, but find it's difficult to use on work days. I tried a manual counter (push a button a...
- Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:53 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: What are the two best pure lands of all time?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1936
Re: What are the two best pure lands of all time?
Because they lead to Buddhahood whereas the heavens do not.tiagolps wrote:Welcome to DW![]()
Not in Mahayana, Human and Pure Land are the best alternatives.Pasquale5k wrote:Of course he pointed out more, but he emphasized heavenly rebirth as much better than the alternatives.
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- Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:54 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Lama Norlha
- Replies: 315
- Views: 16567
Re: Lama Norha
so much sex abuse wierd who to trust these days? better to practice alone i think lol These I think are exceptions rather than norms. But then there's no reason to publish articles about all the Dharma centres that go about there day to day activities quietly, peacefully and ethically. Headline: Va...
- Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:35 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Lama Norlha
- Replies: 315
- Views: 16567
Re: Lama Norha
so much sex abuse wierd who to trust these days? better to practice alone i think lol These I think are exceptions rather than norms. But then there's no reason to publish articles about all the Dharma centres that go about there day to day activities quietly, peacefully and ethically. Headline: Va...
- Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:07 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Very sad news: Letter to Sogyal Rinpoche / Abuse allegations
- Replies: 955
- Views: 57466
Re: Very sad news: Letter to Sogyal Rinpoche / Abuse allegations
It was an interesting article. Though the tone of the article seems to suggest that we are waiting for some Buddhist authority to denounce teachers like this by name. That there would be an official black list people could access...
- Tue Jul 25, 2017 7:37 pm
- Forum: Academic Discussion
- Topic: original buddhism
- Replies: 319
- Views: 19020
Re: original buddhism
From what I've gathered, it sounds like contemporary Buddhism is rather schismatic, in terms of vehicles, cultural and language barriers, expectations of loyalty to lineage-specific teachers, etc. There's less emphasis on control over oneself then there is this drive for one to control the believer...
- Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:55 am
- Forum: Pure Land
- Topic: Om Amideva Hrih
- Replies: 2
- Views: 591
Re: Om Amideva Hrih
I was wondering whether this Tibetan Pure Land mantra was used in the same way as the Nembutsu in the Japanese schools - ie. the sole vehicle to carry one to Sukhavati. Or whether it was seen as an aid, or a supplement to other meditative practices? Can I recite only the Tibetan mantra and still re...
- Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:12 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Correct days to practice Sojong
- Replies: 4
- Views: 574
Re: Correct days to practice Sojong
Thanks the the help!
- Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:07 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Correct days to practice Sojong
- Replies: 4
- Views: 574
Correct days to practice Sojong
Hello all. I'm a bit confused as to the days Sojong is practiced. Is it the day before the full and new moon or the day of?
Thanks.
Thanks.
- Wed Jul 05, 2017 4:49 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: incarnation in families
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1482
Re: incarnation in families
But if there are two candidates, one from a poor family and one from a rich, and the rich is chosen, and then this happens often, it sounds strange. While at times it was surely politically motivated it also isn't always a rigged contest. Sometimes the rich child may be the correct incarnation. I d...
- Tue Jul 04, 2017 10:37 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: incarnation in families
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1482
Re: incarnation in families
So if the wealth/worldy influence is such a big thing, does this undermine the whole Tulku thing? It creates some suspiciousnes and doubt in me. I think it's important to remember that in modern society we have a rather cynical, but not always unwarranted view, of the social/economic elite. But thi...
- Sun Jul 02, 2017 3:45 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: incarnation in families
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1482
Re: incarnation in families
Or possibly because being reborn into a wealthy family was a favorable rebirth. The Buddha wasn't born into a farming family either.
- Tue Jun 27, 2017 2:26 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Bodhi seed malas
- Replies: 66
- Views: 10598
Re: Bodhi seed malas
Is there an official word on where the spacers/divider beads go? I notice the mala is often split into 4 equal sections but I was looking to put the spacers at 21 for things that are chanted to that number.