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Hello!
I am plannig on going to the Nepal /Tibet/Buthan area in May.
I want to do the EBC trek first, and then stay a few days in a Buddhist monastery, to be able to meditate a bit and learn a lot about buddhism.
I have googled a lot, and found one monastery...
Started by RodrigoDomit on
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One of my friend did some meditation and English teaching in the monastery 2 years ago and she told me similar courses too; Rangjung Yeshe Institute....
I am sure that you will have great time there .
The place 'Kopan Monastery' is quite nice place.
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Jesus was a Buddhist monk? BBC Documentary. This BBC 4 documentary examines the question "Did Jesus Die?". It looks at a bunch of ideas around this question until minute 25, where this examination of ideas takes a very logical and grounded turn with surprising...
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Originally Posted by kryonlight This BBC 4 conclusions that demonstrate..... .
After being trained in a Buddhist Monastery he spread the Buddhist philosophyRe: Jesus was a Buddhist monk? BBC Documentary.
For him around puberty.
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Hello All,
Korinji, a new Rinzai Zen monastery, is under construction and being built largely by volunteers. Located on 17 acres of forested land about 50 miles NW of Madison, WI (upper Midwest region of the USA) the facility is being developed as quickly...
Started by Meido on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at zenforuminternational):
Wikipedia has....
The Rinzai Zen Community ( http://www.rinzaizen.org ); Korinji monastery ( http://www.korinji.org ); Daiyuzenji temple, Chicago ( http://www.daiyuzenji.org if you're into geology.
~ Meido 明道禅徹 Zen Buddhist priest.
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I often feel that monastic practice is so "yesterday" ... so "13th Century" .It's true, and in some very important ways, it may be time to knock down the monasteries, throwing their cloistered inhabitants into the streets! **
For most of its history...
Started by Jundo on
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Fights and wars took place, in Japan, Tibet and in most Buddhist countries) it made it all so musc more ....
Not easy for me to undertake on my Buddhist studies let alone to go to Japan to live in a monastery of the clerge very rich.
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There's such little time left for me to reach enlightenment. I know its so unrealistic. My study guide is Buddhanet and Wikipedia. I don't have enough discipline to meditate for hours and pray, but I'd love to try. The environment I'm in ( school) is ...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at hipforums):
The monastic life is often romanticized - I would recommend you find, then you already know that running away, whether it is to a monastery or elsewhere, will not solve 'Buddhist groups in' wherever you live....
monastery would be hard.
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During the 19th century a Russian journalist visited a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh and read a manuscript describing the life of a monk who lived centuries ago called Issa. As a young man, it is believed Jesus encountered Therevada monks in Judea and ...
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A Buddhist monastery in Ladakh and read a manuscript describing the life of a monk who lived centuries ago posted by Nick1986
During the 19th century a Russian journalist visited a Buddhist monastery are Buddhist per....
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In the West, for Zen Buddhist Priests, is there generally a source of income for them (to buy food and clothing, and to have a shelter) other than donations from Zen Center's members? Unaffiliated practitioner. Follower of the "Practice Instructions" ...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at zenforuminternational):
"We are a lay sangha" -- so he said in his Sweeping Zen that vegetarian meals were occasionally... .
"We are a lay sangha is not a Zen Buddhist Priest, as far as I know.
The Lankavatara Sutra But he is not a Zen Buddhist Priest, as far as I know.
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It is a long time i am wondering if there is a buddhist temple or some buddhist service or association or any buddhist activities in jamaica and where?thanks for sharing info.. searontbaby
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It's wasn't Buddhist monks....
Not sure if it is still..
HopeThere's a listing for a monastery in kingston on Upper Waterloo Close...
But I digress, the monastery mentioned above is Buddhist...
Orphanage after the 2005 killings...
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I loved Sleeps original post about "Wanting to be a Buddhist" and am a bit sorry I didn't get to respond in time, because at this time he's retreated from posting, which is a serious concern, and by all means he is most welcome to join into what he has...
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It somehow." -U2
"The Girl Dragon Demon", the random Buddhist name generator calls me....you have been
"The Girl Dragon Demon", the random Buddhist name generator calls me....you have been warned.
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Monks With Guns: Discovering Buddhist Violence
The co-editor of a new book on the history of Buddhist violence and warfare explains how the notion of a purely mystical and otherworldly Buddhism—promoted by some of the great interpreters of the tradition...
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The thought of Buddhist violence is too disturbing.
Peace begets Peace.
Violence begets violence.
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