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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?

Ted Wrigley

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

Paraloka Dhamma Dhatu

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

Paraloka Dhamma Dhatu

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answered Nov 27 at 4:09

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

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modified Nov 26 at 15:02

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Has Mahayana Buddhism ever rejected casteism?

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modified Nov 26 at 11:06

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

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modified Nov 26 at 4:06

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Internet, terms of service, contracts, and fourth precept

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answered Nov 25 at 19:15

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What to do about aggressive dogs?

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answered Nov 25 at 18:26

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

Spencer Jung

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modified Nov 25 at 15:05

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

Paraloka Dhamma Dhatu

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modified Nov 24 at 23:17

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Pain in mind while keeping it on breath

Remyla

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answered Nov 23 at 20:44

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

Ted Wrigley

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answered Nov 22 at 17:46

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Why do Buddhist Stupas have various shapes?

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answered Nov 22 at 4:47

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How do Buddhist schools reconcile ‘non-arising of new karma’ with continued functioning of the aggregates between sopadhiśeṣa-nirvāṇa & parinirvāṇa?

Ted Wrigley

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modified Nov 21 at 16:37

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Practical example of paramattha dhamma compared to samutti

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modified Nov 21 at 14:03

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Buddhism translation

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asked Nov 21 at 8:21

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What is the meaning of “becoming, birth, old age & death” in the 12 links?

KC130

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modified Nov 19 at 18:52

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How to get rid of demons or evil spirits?

Spencer Jung

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answered Nov 19 at 15:09

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Visual representations of the Tripitaka

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modified Nov 18 at 21:07

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Help me identify this Goddess

Ted Wrigley

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answered Nov 18 at 17:22

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Sense consciousness without grasping

Paraloka Dhamma Dhatu

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answered Nov 18 at 6:14

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Does sati require vāyāma?

Paraloka Dhamma Dhatu

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modified Nov 18 at 6:03

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Does Buddhism have a significant notion of justice

daemondave

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answered Nov 17 at 16:00

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In the trisvabhava theory, is the consummate nature inflected by past present and future conditions?

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modified Nov 17 at 12:02

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How does Buddhist pratītyasamutpāda respond to the objection of infinite regress?

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answered Nov 17 at 11:33

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Is 'Rebirth' in Buddhism something different from 'reincarnation'?

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modified Nov 17 at 8:10

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four parts/segments of mind in vipassana

mjaviem

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answered Nov 16 at 12:45

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How can I rectify my past mistakes?

Dan

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modified Nov 15 at 18:10

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Meditation and sleep

CommunityBot

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modified Nov 15 at 10:04

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What does "picking up the aggregates" mean, and does it apply in this example?

Paraloka Dhamma Dhatu

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answered Nov 14 at 23:29

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Artwork and a Buddhist Interaction

Nicole Dash

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asked Nov 14 at 12:31

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Which sūtras about cosmology are being referenced?

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modified Nov 13 at 23:01

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What are the six beads at the end of a mala used for? And what is there meaning if there is one

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answered Nov 12 at 17:25

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What is the acceptability of the Jataka literature aross various buddhist denominations?

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modified Nov 12 at 8:05

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How do different Buddhist traditions view scriptural authority regarding supranormal phenomena?

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modified Nov 11 at 10:09

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which part of mind watches the sensation

quanity

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modified Nov 11 at 6:15

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Is this a valid way to casually phrase identification with aggregates?

Paraloka Dhamma Dhatu

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answered Nov 10 at 18:49

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Is there a Sanskrit basis for the concept of "red boddhicitta"?

Ted Wrigley

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answered Nov 10 at 15:23

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I am Scared of nothingness/death/irrelevance post enlightenment

CommunityBot

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modified Nov 8 at 21:10

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Seemingly permanent negative effect of meditation. How should I proceed?

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modified Nov 8 at 20:07

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How does Yogācāra reconcile the ālaya-vijñāna with the doctrine of non-self without reifying consciousness?

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modified Nov 8 at 19:25

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Should practice of eightfold path be seen as self?

ChrisW♦

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answered Nov 8 at 6:22

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Avoiding Back Pain

Elite Motion physiotherapy

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modified Nov 6 at 11:20

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Can the idea of a pure witnessing Self (Ātman) be deconstructed through the Buddhist tetralemma (catuṣkoṭi)?

HomagetoManjushri

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answered Nov 5 at 1:07

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How to explain what Buddhism is?

daemondave

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answered Nov 4 at 13:28

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Avalokitesvara vs Amitabha

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