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Why is modern “Buddhism” evil? copyright 2003 by Webmaster attan.com
Modern Buddhism, sadly like nearly all religions, is wholly devoid
of its formerly original content. Original Buddhism being about “union
with the Absolute/Brahman”, is now centered...
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Clueless, that im giving a lecture in Orlando next week on
earliest buddhism
and another lecture.
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Vajrayāna Buddhism, also known as Tantric Buddhism, Mantrayana, and Esoteric Buddhism, is often viewed as the third major school of Buddhism, alongside the Theravada and Mahayana schools. (Note that 'Yana' means 'vehicle' in Sanskrit.) The Vajrayana is...
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(Vajrayana) Buddhism had mostly died out in India by the 13th century the primary practitioners....
The earliest texts practices up through the 11th century.
They were written down generally long after the Buddhas other teachings, known as sutras .
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:39:52 -0800 (PST), Wompom <me@stefangmaj.plus.com
I think that Modern Buddhism (Buddhsim Lite (tm :-) is great because:
* It's inclusive (not elitist)
* It addresses much suffering in a materialistic world
* It tends to peace...
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LIE #5with 'souls'
FACT--------- “SOUL to murder him 3 diff times…….... .
Idiot asshole moron.
Ergo, youve no point,
Your CULT, this is called HUMANISM, not Buddhism.
There are no precepts in earliest presectarian buddhism.
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Buddhism Overview
What is a Buddha?
Buddha is a word in the ancient Indian languages Pāli and Sanskrit which means "one who has become awake". It is derived from the verbal root "√budh", meaning "to awaken."
The word "Buddha" denotes not just a single...
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Dr. Abdul Mabud Khan
International Conference of History
A Study of the Reformation Movement in Bangladesh (1856-1971)
This paper was presented at the International Conference of History held in Yangon 1999. Subsequently it was published in the proceedings...
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Antioch was a chief center of early Christianity. The city had a large population of Jewish origin in a quarter called the Kerateion, and so attracted the earliest missionaries. Evangelized, among others, by Peter himself, according to the tradition upon...
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The embassy and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch (1921) considers that the name Zarmanochegas "perhaps contains.
Porus (Pandion, Pandya or Pandita (Buddhism) to Caesar Augustus around 13 CE.
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Once upon a time there was a teaching about the Light. Every good Spiritualist since the 19th Century knew, and all good Spiritualists today know that one must approach the Light after death to avoid getting trapped in the spook world with attachments...
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Quote....
Then realizing how common that line of performance had become, HPB ventured into a form of Buddhism centuries after the buddha.
Identity or person reincarnated, Tibetan Buddhism and the re-appearance of a Lama notwithstanding.
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(Today 12:43 AM) Cranky Old Quote: : (Today 12:18 AM) Quote: : Great attitude. Not to be too Confucian (though everybody would do good to be) but realizing that there are no mistakes is the first step on the path to enlightenment. I had not idea that ...
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Earliest memory of gaming.
In the country, and the 6th largest craft brewer (FX Matts/Saranac) .
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This is a properly informative article written by Thanissaro Bhikkhu regarding the whole misunderstanding of "no-self." I think this should be a sticky in this Buddhism DIR because it would be helpful to anyone who doesn't understand this idea (which ...
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Also, apparently, nowadays it is simply accepted as....
That really cleared up some confusion I still had about what exactly Buddhism was teaching western scholars and the like started to study Buddhism and Indian philosophies.
For sharing.
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I found a religion based on my favorite movie. Church of The Dude.
http://dudeism.com/
Come join the slowest-growing religion in the world – Dudeism. An ancient philosophy that preaches non-preachiness, practices as little as possible, and above all, ...
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Einstein@Home
Rosetta@Home.
- Brad Reddekopp
No deity required!
W.O.A.
People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs .
I like it.
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