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15 questions linked to/from What should you do when someone teaches false Dharma?
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Can Buddhism give any justification for military violence?
In Buddhism can there be found any justification (whatever the perceived provocation) for war and military violence?
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How to address wrong view
Did the Buddha give any teachings on how to deal with individuals spreading wrong view?
If someone is expounding their beliefs in a public forum under the guise of the Buddha's teaching, given the ...
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My short story with anxiety problems - could meditation be the cause?
My background is that my father was/is an alcoholic and I had pretty rough childhood. I recently turned 33. I always was pretty self aware. I have a good job. I’m easy going open person, have a bunch ...
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What is the Buddhist view in Socratic questioning?
From Socratic questioning – Wikipedia:
Socratic questioning is a form of disciplined questioning that can be used to pursue thought in many directions and for many purposes, including: to explore ...
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When and how should a layperson declare their achievements?
I have on occasion seen commenters here and elsewhere who declare their achievements, such as being a sotāpanna. These comments are downvoted, so they do not appear to be appreciated.
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How to reconcile Buddhist Cosmology with modern worldview, especially astronomy? [closed]
Buddhist scripture describes other worlds (i.e. "The Thirty-one Planes of Existence"), with various kinds of beings who may interact with our human world in varying degrees.
Do Buddhists ...
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Establishing What is Not Dhamma
I realized that often, individuals provide insight which differs from typical Buddhist philosophy. For example, people either allude to a self in some way, or deny the dissatisfactory nature of ...
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Is there a kind of "pop Buddhism"?
Similarly to pop psychology, do we have the same effect for Buddhism? I have a feeling that many people subscribing to Buddhism because it seems to explain psychological phenomena that they (...
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Is this aversion?
If someone stops going to a temple because he/she doesn't feel comfortable in that particular temple.
Is this a right thing to do or is this a kind of aversion she/he needs to worry therefore should ...
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The Nine Devices
I was reading The Lotus Sutra the other day and I came across Shakyamuni referring to "nine devices" as a way of teaching and leading people towardsed "the great vehicle", but upon looking the term, "...
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does buddha make dumb animal quote?
i can't remember, perhaps it was a dream, a vague recalling at best...where does buddha ask ‘do you want to be a dumb animal?’ I’m not accusing buddha of calling animals dumb, I’m assuming he thought ...
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Cause and effect
Buddha said that every living creature is subject to cause and effect.My question is what were we paying for in our first life?Well let me put forward like this,the first living creature after the ...
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What are the best question-and-answer sequences on Buddhism?
If you would like to, suggest the -- let's say 10 -- best core question-and-answer sequences on this site ... which you would select to present (maybe for a tiny book "BSE and beyond - teachings on ...
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how to respect older/elderly people who are conceited and demand respect because of age?
How to respond appropriately to people that are significantly older than me if they demand respect because of their age yet are conceited (and typically also conceited about not being conceited)?
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Unconditional access to knowledge supported, benefical?
Is the modern idea of unconditional access to knowledge, teachings, supported by the Noble Ones, or maybe even seen as cause of decay and not benefical for many as well as the tradition?
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