Are you a Monk? If so no, if not no as well.pael wrote:Does semen leaking during sleep or when urinating break third precept?
5 precepts. Alcohol?
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Yes.ChrisK wrote:Okay, so in Tibetan Buddhism if I lie it does not take away from my good karma of abstaining from drugs or alcohol? Basically each Precept are individualized? Correct?
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No.Is it better to take and break them than not to take them at all
1.The problem isn’t ‘ignorance’. The problem is the mind you have right now. (H.H. Karmapa XVII @NYC 2/4/18)
2. I support Mingyur R and HHDL in their positions against lama abuse.
3. Student: Lama, I thought I might die but then I realized that the 3 Jewels would protect me.
Lama: Even If you had died the 3 Jewels would still have protected you. (DW post by Fortyeightvows)
2. I support Mingyur R and HHDL in their positions against lama abuse.
3. Student: Lama, I thought I might die but then I realized that the 3 Jewels would protect me.
Lama: Even If you had died the 3 Jewels would still have protected you. (DW post by Fortyeightvows)
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smcj wrote:No.Is it better to take and break them than not to take them at all
Nonesense, Sakya Pandita says exactly the opposite. The merit of taking them outweighs the demerit of breaking them.
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There has to be no regret at all in order to break them fully.smcj wrote:No.Is it better to take and break them than not to take them at all
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smcj wrote:No.Is it better to take and break them than not to take them at all?
I took a HYT initiation from a Gelug lama a while back. He said that if you break the samaya of the initiation and end up in Vajra Hell that it was still a great blessing. So yes, there is that kind of perspective.Malcolm wrote:Nonesense, Sakya Pandita says exactly the opposite.The merit of taking them outweighs the demerit of breaking them.
Sakya Pandita wrote:The merit of taking them outweighs the demerit of breaking them.
Maybe you shouldn't quote someone if you think what they are saying is b.s.Malcolm wrote:The point I am addressing, and it is a very normative view in Buddhism, is that taking vows makes our virtue more virtuous. But this is actually quite silly if you really put on your thinking cap.
1.The problem isn’t ‘ignorance’. The problem is the mind you have right now. (H.H. Karmapa XVII @NYC 2/4/18)
2. I support Mingyur R and HHDL in their positions against lama abuse.
3. Student: Lama, I thought I might die but then I realized that the 3 Jewels would protect me.
Lama: Even If you had died the 3 Jewels would still have protected you. (DW post by Fortyeightvows)
2. I support Mingyur R and HHDL in their positions against lama abuse.
3. Student: Lama, I thought I might die but then I realized that the 3 Jewels would protect me.
Lama: Even If you had died the 3 Jewels would still have protected you. (DW post by Fortyeightvows)
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Does killing bugs and/or bacteria break or weaken 1st precept?
May all beings be free from suffering and causes of suffering
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In your body there are the white blood cells whose job it is to kill all kinds of invading bacteria, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_blood_cell You would hardly be alive without the body's defence system against bacteria etc.. You must take care of your body and your life, which precept is that?
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"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Sarvē mānavāḥ svatantrāḥ samutpannāḥ vartantē api ca, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ ēva vartantē. Ētē sarvē cētanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarvē’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Sarvē mānavāḥ svatantrāḥ samutpannāḥ vartantē api ca, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ ēva vartantē. Ētē sarvē cētanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarvē’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)
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Killing human breaks precept against killing from root. How about rest?
I have heard you cannot break precept against alcohol. Is it true?
I have heard you cannot break precept against alcohol. Is it true?
May all beings be free from suffering and causes of suffering
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It's a question of intent.pael wrote:Does killing bugs and/or bacteria break or weaken 1st precept?
If you have a malicious intent and kill, and afterwards you revel in satisfaction at the deed, that would be breaking the first precept. If it is an accident, if there is regret and repentance, or if the killing is the by product of an action with intention directed elsewhere, such as ending sickness, then it is not breaking the first precept.
You shouldn't break any precept if you have taken it. That defeats the purpose of taking the precept.pael wrote:I have heard you cannot break precept against alcohol. Is it true?
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Where did you get that idea?I have heard you cannot break precept against alcohol. Is it true?
1.The problem isn’t ‘ignorance’. The problem is the mind you have right now. (H.H. Karmapa XVII @NYC 2/4/18)
2. I support Mingyur R and HHDL in their positions against lama abuse.
3. Student: Lama, I thought I might die but then I realized that the 3 Jewels would protect me.
Lama: Even If you had died the 3 Jewels would still have protected you. (DW post by Fortyeightvows)
2. I support Mingyur R and HHDL in their positions against lama abuse.
3. Student: Lama, I thought I might die but then I realized that the 3 Jewels would protect me.
Lama: Even If you had died the 3 Jewels would still have protected you. (DW post by Fortyeightvows)
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Maybe you sholdn't confuse Vajrayāna vows with pratimoksha vows, since the latter is clearly what we are discussing here.smcj wrote:smcj wrote:No.Is it better to take and break them than not to take them at all?I took a HYT initiation from a Gelug lama a while back. He said that if you break the samaya of the initiation and end up in Vajra Hell that it was still a great blessing. So yes, there is that kind of perspective.Malcolm wrote:Nonesense, Sakya Pandita says exactly the opposite.The merit of taking them outweighs the demerit of breaking them.
Sakya Pandita wrote:The merit of taking them outweighs the demerit of breaking them.Maybe you shouldn't quote someone if you think what they are saying is b.s.Malcolm wrote:The point I am addressing, and it is a very normative view in Buddhism, is that taking vows makes our virtue more virtuous. But this is actually quite silly if you really put on your thinking cap.
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May I ask does taking alcohol at ganachakra/ganapuja/tsog break precept against alcohol?Malcolm wrote:Maybe you sholdn't confuse Vajrayāna vows with pratimoksha vows, since the latter is clearly what we are discussing here.smcj wrote:smcj wrote: No.I took a HYT initiation from a Gelug lama a while back. He said that if you break the samaya of the initiation and end up in Vajra Hell that it was still a great blessing. So yes, there is that kind of perspective.Malcolm wrote:Nonesense, Sakya Pandita says exactly the opposite.The merit of taking them outweighs the demerit of breaking them.
Sakya Pandita wrote:The merit of taking them outweighs the demerit of breaking them.Maybe you shouldn't quote someone if you think what they are saying is b.s.Malcolm wrote:The point I am addressing, and it is a very normative view in Buddhism, is that taking vows makes our virtue more virtuous. But this is actually quite silly if you really put on your thinking cap.
May all beings be free from suffering and causes of suffering
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No, since in this case the higher vows (Vajrayāna) modify the lower vows (pratimoksha).pael wrote:May I ask does taking alcohol at ganachakra/ganapuja/tsog break precept against alcohol?Malcolm wrote:Maybe you sholdn't confuse Vajrayāna vows with pratimoksha vows, since the latter is clearly what we are discussing here.smcj wrote:
I took a HYT initiation from a Gelug lama a while back. He said that if you break the samaya of the initiation and end up in Vajra Hell that it was still a great blessing. So yes, there is that kind of perspective.
Maybe you shouldn't quote someone if you think what they are saying is b.s.
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Does all Tibetan schools agree on this? Should I take all 5 precepts? I know I will break them sooner or later.Malcolm wrote:No, since in this case the higher vows (Vajrayāna) modify the lower vows (pratimoksha).pael wrote:May I ask does taking alcohol at ganachakra/ganapuja/tsog break precept against alcohol?Malcolm wrote:
Maybe you sholdn't confuse Vajrayāna vows with pratimoksha vows, since the latter is clearly what we are discussing here.
May all beings be free from suffering and causes of suffering
Re: 5 precepts. Alcohol?
There are various interpretations, but according to Kongtrul, in the end they all agree. If you have received refuge vows, you have taken the precepts. How many you follow (1-5) is up to you.pael wrote:Does all Tibetan schools agree on this? Should I take all 5 precepts? I know I will break them sooner or later.Malcolm wrote:No, since in this case the higher vows (Vajrayāna) modify the lower vows (pratimoksha).pael wrote: May I ask does taking alcohol at ganachakra/ganapuja/tsog break precept against alcohol?
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Does initiation without hair cutting ceremony contain refuge vows? I'm going to hair cutting ceremony. I want to feel i'm really buddhist. I don't really feel being buddhist even though I have taken initiations. Does it mean that I already have refuge vows? I want to make it more official and get refuge name.Malcolm wrote:There are various interpretations, but according to Kongtrul, in the end they all agree. If you have received refuge vows, you have taken the precepts. How many you follow (1-5) is up to you.pael wrote:Does all Tibetan schools agree on this? Should I take all 5 precepts? I know I will break them sooner or later.Malcolm wrote:
No, since in this case the higher vows (Vajrayāna) modify the lower vows (pratimoksha).
May all beings be free from suffering and causes of suffering
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Yes, all initiations have refuge as well as bodhicitta built in. The haircutting ceremony is not necessary, nor is a name. But you are free.pael wrote:Does initiation without hair cutting ceremony contain refuge vows? I'm going to hair cutting ceremony. I want to feel i'm really buddhist. I don't really feel being buddhist even though I have taken initiations. Does it mean that I already have refuge vows? I want to make it more official and get refuge name.Malcolm wrote:There are various interpretations, but according to Kongtrul, in the end they all agree. If you have received refuge vows, you have taken the precepts. How many you follow (1-5) is up to you.pael wrote: Does all Tibetan schools agree on this? Should I take all 5 precepts? I know I will break them sooner or later.
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Do you lose refuge vow if all five are broken?Malcolm wrote:There are various interpretations, but according to Kongtrul, in the end they all agree. If you have received refuge vows, you have taken the precepts. How many you follow (1-5) is up to you.pael wrote:Does all Tibetan schools agree on this? Should I take all 5 precepts? I know I will break them sooner or later.Malcolm wrote:
No, since in this case the higher vows (Vajrayāna) modify the lower vows (pratimoksha).
May all beings be free from suffering and causes of suffering
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No, since your vow of refuge is not dependent on the five precepts. The only way to lose your vow of refuge is to declare that you are no longer a disciple of the Buddha.pael wrote:Do you lose refuge vow if all five are broken?Malcolm wrote:There are various interpretations, but according to Kongtrul, in the end they all agree. If you have received refuge vows, you have taken the precepts. How many you follow (1-5) is up to you.pael wrote: Does all Tibetan schools agree on this? Should I take all 5 precepts? I know I will break them sooner or later.