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- Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:00 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Where are the arhats disciples of the Buddha now?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2207
Re: Where are the arhats disciples of the Buddha now?
'The Arhats of non-deluded teaching, after exhausting their passion and defilement, seek the Mahayana teaching whole heartedly, and are reborn in a subtle land but not in a coarse country.' Basing his views on the subtle land, Nagarjuna stated that the Arhats are reborn in a pure land. On account o...
- Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:03 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: What sutra is this story from?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 441
Re: What sutra is this story from?
Friend, I remember reading a version of that story, but there are easily more than 500 stories of past lives in different sutras and collections of Jatakas and Avadanas. You can look at this collection of past life stories: https://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/j1/index.htm It's definitely not one of th...
- Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:06 am
- Forum: Academic Discussion
- Topic: How Many Mahayanas Were There? - David Drewes new paper
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4703
Re: How Many Mahayanas Were There? - David Drewes new paper
Drewes seems to have several interesting looking papers on his page.
https://umanitoba.academia.edu/DavidDrewes
- Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:45 am
- Forum: Discovering Mahayana Buddhism
- Topic: Is samsara meant literal or not
- Replies: 47
- Views: 14637
Re: Is samsara meant literal or not
No, they aren't "the same", any more than an orange is "the same" orange three days later. The meanings of "same" and "different" will vary according to the conventions operating in different fields. If an ābhidharmika, for example, wants to claim that the rū...
- Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:26 am
- Forum: Discovering Mahayana Buddhism
- Topic: Is samsara meant literal or not
- Replies: 47
- Views: 14637
Re: Is samsara meant literal or not
Not yet afaik, but I suppose it will if medical science ever advances to the point where every single part of your body can be replaced with a transplant.Supramundane wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:00 am Are you familiar with the Ship of Theseus riddle? Does it apply to the human body?
- Wed Jul 28, 2021 11:27 pm
- Forum: Discovering Mahayana Buddhism
- Topic: Is samsara meant literal or not
- Replies: 47
- Views: 14637
Re: Is samsara meant literal or not
Actually, by the time you are 22 years old, you have lived through three entirely different human bodies. Not entirely different . The neurons in your cerebral cortex and lenses in your eyes would be the same neurons and same lenses that you had the day you were born. The enamel on your teeth would...
Re: Olympics
I'll be watching the women's golf from 4-7 August, rooting for Jodi Ewart Shadoff, though I expect the Koreans will win all the medals.
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 11:13 pm
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5280
- Views: 883205
Re: Music time
Eliza Carthy, Blood on My Boots.
- Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:00 pm
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5280
- Views: 883205
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Elvis Costello, Penny Lane
- Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:10 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5280
- Views: 883205
Re: Music time
Amazing performance by the Kyoto Tachibana Senior High School Band.
- Thu Jun 24, 2021 1:15 pm
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5280
- Views: 883205
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Russian Women's Troops. Some great Russian marches and lovely Russian legs. https://youtube.com/watch?v=eJN7MOiUWJg 00:01 ► Moscow. Red Square 00:07 ► The banner group brings out the National flag of Russia and the Victory flag hoisted over the Reichstag in 1945 02:20 ► Congratulations from Vladimir...
- Thu Jun 24, 2021 5:05 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5280
- Views: 883205
Re: Music time
Another Glasgow Rangers song for when they're playing against Glasgow Celtic. After Pope John Paul II died and Benedict succeeded, Pope John Paul Wears Half a Ball was replaced with The Pope's a Hun!
- Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:13 pm
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5280
- Views: 883205
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Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be a Hero
- Sat Jun 19, 2021 7:02 pm
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5280
- Views: 883205
- Sat Jun 19, 2021 3:39 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5280
- Views: 883205
Re: Music time
"Marie, der letzte Tanz ist nur für dich" ("Marie, the Last Dance is only for You"). A nice lively number from the inimitable Rex Gildo. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXusT8nKcw8 Rot, so strahlt die letzte Sonne Der Abend hat begonnen Du gehst an mir vorbei, bei, bei Und mein Her...
- Sat Jun 19, 2021 3:33 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5280
- Views: 883205
- Fri Jun 18, 2021 10:49 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5280
- Views: 883205
Re: Music time
Rex Gildo, Das Ende der Liebe This is sometime described as a German version of that great American classic Tell Laura I Love Her by Ray Peterson. But actually it isn't. The only points of resemblance are identical tunes and the fact that both songs were sung by plastic dolls. https://m.youtube.com/...
- Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:12 pm
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5280
- Views: 883205
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Thornlie Boys - "Half a Ball" and "The Secret" These two are usually sung when Protestant-supported Rangers are playing against Irish Catholic-supported teams like Celtic and Hibernians. https://youtube.com/watch?v=02JqepRsAMY Chorus Pope John Paul wears half a ball To hide his b...
- Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:07 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5280
- Views: 883205
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Mud - Dynamite
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Di Great Insohreckshan
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Di Great Insohreckshan
- Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:28 pm
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5280
- Views: 883205
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Two more Scottish football songs. I already posted the Sheep Shaggers one, as sung by Glasgow Rangers fans when their team is playing against Aberdeen. "But what do they sing when Rangers are playing against Dundee United?" I expect you're all wondering. The answer is that if it's an away ...