Questions tagged [the-buddha]
For questions about the Buddha (Siddartha Gautama) as a person - his life, sayings, actions, etc.
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Did the Buddha really allow raw meat and raw blood for a monk possessed by a spirit?
In Kd 6, We come across the following:-
On one occasion a monk was possessed by a spirit. His teacher and
preceptor who were nursing him were not able to cure him. He then went
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Buddhism translation
Vietnamese sentence: Như nói có linh hồn người chết, nói có Phật tánh, có thế giới siêu hình là nói dối, vì đó là cảnh giới tưởng, cảnh giới không có thật.
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Artwork and a Buddhist Interaction
Years ago I came across a Sanskrit term that described the exchange or interaction of a buddhist and art. I am desperate to remember that term. It described engaging with art work in the present ...
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Origin of craving and attachment
Does the Buddha explain anywhere why the mind is capable to be unskillful and cause suffering for itself in the first place?
Specifically, why do we become attached, and why do we crave things?
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What is the most important thing or idea about Buddhism?
What is the most important thing or idea about Buddhism?
"The Buddha dealt with that which is most important", compared to the other spiritual traditions, according Rupert Sheldrake.
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Does the Buddha ever advise us to meditate for it's temporary benefits?
Does the Buddha ever instruct us to meditate for the sake of meditation's immediate and temporary benefits?
If we see meditation as a car for gaining insights and understanding, but also as a tool for ...
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Did Mahamaya, the Buddha's birth mother, reach parinirvana after receiving teachings from the Buddha in the God Realm of the thirty-three. >
Mahamaya is the birth mother of Siddhartha. After her death, after giving birth, she is said to have gone to the God Realm of the 33 where later she received teachings from the Buddha. She is also ...
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Mighty Earthquake in Buddhism
Ānanda, the earth rests on water, the water rests on air, and the air rests on space. When a great wind blows, the water is stirred, which in turn causes the earth to shake—resulting in an earthquake
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Did Siddhartha Gautama or any of his close family members engage in deity worship prior to his renunciate life?
I’m interested in understanding the religious and devotional practices that may have been part of Siddhartha Gautama's life before he undertook his renunciate life and became the Buddha. Specifically:
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Arguments for the pursuit of enlightenment assuming nonexistence of rebirth
Recently, I came across an intriguing opinion - Buddha did not believe in rebirth and that his views on the topic stem from some fake suttas. It sparked a thought in my mind that I believe strongly ...
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Did the Buddha ever say "What the world sees as pleasure, it is suffering for me"
Did the Buddha ever said something like this:
What the world sees as pleasure, it is suffering for me. What the world sees as suffering, it is pleasure for me.
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Are there any Buddhist sects/subsects that believe Vedas have divine message but got misinterpreted so Buddha came?
I am a Hindu and I believe that Vishnu incarnated as Buddha in beginning period of Kaliyug and purpose of his incarnation was to avoid sufferings caused in society by misinterpretation of vedas. So,...
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Does Buddhist Literature mention any of the former Buddhas taking birth in Kikata-Pradesa (Modern day Gaya)?
There’s a new theory, which I saw many Vaiṣṇava groups propagating, of the 2 buddhas: Viṣṇu incarnate Ādi Buddha and the other being Śākyamuni of Buddhism, as two seperate personalities, based on the ...
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The Buddha's contemporaries
I was reading an article about The Samaññaphala Sutta and came across this line: This [sutta] is placed in juxtaposition to the Buddhist view of the teachings of rival philosophical teachers of the ...
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The Buddha and singling out groups of people
What lesson did the Buddha teach concerning the singling-out of a group in society based on their perceived transgressions?
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