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Does Vajrayana accept the idea that Buddha placed Lord Yama (a supposed Bodhisattva) in charge of the hell realms to ensure karmic retribution?

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Vajrayana Buddhism: Teachings the Buddha reserved for "only some individuals"?

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What did the Buddha say on simple living?

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Did the Buddha really allow raw meat and raw blood for a monk possessed by a spirit?

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Within Buddhist moral phenomenology, how is professional participation in state-administered lethal force to be doctrinally classified?

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Have any advanced practitioners reported direct realization of the “dimension” described in Udāna 8.1?

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Has Mahayana Buddhism ever rejected casteism?

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Why does ignorance (avijjā) appear as the first link in the chain of dependent origination?

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Internet, terms of service, contracts, and fourth precept

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What to do about aggressive dogs?

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What is sati (mindfulness) and vāyāma's (effort) relationship to anupādāna (non-clinging)?

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How do Theravāda and Mahāyāna explain the authenticity of their expanded canons?

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Pain in mind while keeping it on breath

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Why did Buddhism despite being founded on shared doctrines and principles fragment into multiple schools so early in its history?

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