Linked Questions
51 questions linked to/from Learning materials for Dependent Origination (Paṭiccasamuppāda) in Theravada Buddhism
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Is rebirth a delusional belief?
I find it difficult to assign a meaning to the word 'rebirth'.
Here are some hints that rebirth might not be real:
Views regarding one's past and future existence are included in the "62 false ...
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What is the precise meaning of anatta?
This is focusing in on one specific aspect of what was asked here: What are the three marks of existence?
I often hear "anatta" explained as being an expression of the non-existence of the self. ...
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If anatta is a reality, then how do you explain Volition or Will?
I'm just trying to understand the concept of anatta better here. Buddhism tells me there is the concept of no-self (anatta), and even the so called conditional self is actually an illusion that arises ...
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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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Can a non-Buddhist get Nirvana?
No religion teaches what Buddhism teaches at its core. A true Hindu or Christian or Muslim believes in God and soul.
Can a Hindu or a Christian or a Muslim, who is not aware of Buddhist philosophy, ...
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Is Anatman the most important concept in Buddhism?
Buddhism begins with The Truth of Suffering. That seems like the best point to get someone's attention, and is basically indisputable. The Truth of Impermanence is fairly easy to accept, because we ...
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Have any Buddhist thinkers responded to the critique of the Brahma Sutras?
By far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy, which almost all Hindus nowadays belong to, is the Vedanta school, which is based on an ancient Hindu work called the Brahma Sutras or Vedanta ...
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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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Is it me or someone else paying karma for my sins?
According to Buddhism, is it me who is getting punished or rewarded in next life for my deeds in this life?
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What is the substantial cause of an instance of consciousness?
Context: I'm considered a skeptic of rebirth in my tradition which is the Gelug branch of Tibetan Buddhism. I'm asking this question to help me understand what other traditions think. In my tradition ...
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Someone told me Buddha copied almost everything from Brahmanism, how accurate is that?
I am fairly new to the Dhamma and this site specifically. I was told by an Indian person that dyana (meditation) was a part of a yoga system which became zen in china, dharma became dhamma, most of ...
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Conflicting schools of thought
Trying to get useful and helpful information on this site is very difficult. Why do Buddhists have so many conflicting opinions? It's kind of ridiculous and just one more reason why I can never take ...
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Is society the follower of Mara?
In day to day interaction, people treat me as if I exist. They say "'Dheeraj' would you like to see a movie?" They say "'Dheeraj' you are
married." They say, "Would you like to eat spicy food or ...
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Why has the "3rd precept" of the 5 precepts been interpreted as being so permissive?
It seems to me that according to one interpretation of the "3rd precept" of the 5 precepts one could even engage in various sexual acts with a vast number of prostitutes nonstop and that still wouldn'...
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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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