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10 questions linked to/from Is Anatman the most important concept in Buddhism?
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How to explain what Buddhism is?
My mother and I come from a non-Buddhist culture/background/society/country/family.
At one point when I had an opportunity to explain to her what Buddhism is, I was doing well (i.e. she was listening ...
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If Buddha stayed unanswered on this matter, why do his followers preach that soul doesn't exist?
Almost every Buddhist I've met sincerely believes in non-existence of self or soul. Especially, the vipassana practitioners say that scanning the body and finding no atman or self in it is proof that ...
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Why does the Buddha call himself the Tathāgata?
Questions in the title. What is the significance of this term and how it is used by the Buddha in the suttas?
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How are 'conceit' and 'identity-view' not the same?
Looking at the Lists of fetters I see "conceit" and "identity view" listed separately ... and the four stages of enlightenment say that identity view will be abandoned (in the first stage) before ...
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Comparison of Nirvana, Tao and Brahman/Atma
Nirvana is described in Samyutta Nikaya 43 as
"the unfabricated (unborn?), the uninclined, the truth, the far shore,
the subtle, the very difficult to see, the unaging (eternal?), the
stable, ...
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Learning materials for Dependent Origination (Paṭiccasamuppāda) in Theravada Buddhism
I am listening through the talks and guided meditations from the retreat at Amaravati Just One More: Dependent Origination and the Cycles of Addiction Retreat, where there are a number of references ...
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Buddhism and the middle path
I am battling with understanding the concept of the middle path. Having read the many articles available, the concept escapes me especially with a view of self and no-self.
My understanding is that ...
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What is the object of Faith in Buddhism
I am quite new to Buddhism. One of the reasons for starting practice was that I don't believe in God. But I belive in the four Noble Truths. I believe it because the more I think about it, the more I ...
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How to develop compassion while avoiding attachment?
The Buddha stressed compassion in his teachings. It seems that the more one tries to be compassionate towards people, a natural tendency of attachment develops. For example, it seems that if I try to ...
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Who is really suffering in Hell and Enjoying in Heaven?
When a person dies, s/he goes to heaven or hell based on present life karma and any past karmas. In Buddhism, if there is no soul, who is punished in hell and who enjoys in heaven? as there is no ...
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