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If there are no past and future lives, why should we practice Buddhism?
If there are no past and future lives and everything ends at the moment of death. Why should we bother with anything at all?
Why would the Buddha teach for 45 years if all our problems are definitely ...
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Why is dukkha bad?
I know this question maybe sounds odd and like a tautology, but in Buddhism the word dukkha seems to mean both the objective 'property' of being not satisfying and the subjective suffering. So is the ...
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Two unconditioned dhammas?
In A history of Indian Buddhism: From Sakyamuni to Early Mahayana, Professor Hirakawa states:
Both nirvana and space were considered to be unconditioned dharmas. This fundamental classification of ...
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The thorny issue of anatta
(English is not my mother tongue, sorry in advance if I make mistakes)
I recently read Thanissaro Bhikkhu's writings [1] [2] on anatta and although I found his arguments persuasive I am still ...
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How can I escape the suffering of losing my father?
One day my father will leave me. I love him a lot. It will cause suffering when he leaves.
How can I escape the suffering of losing my father?
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Can anyone briefly explain what is Dhamma?
Can anyone please explain what is Dhamma in few paragraphs if possible?
A similar question was asked by Rahula in Samyukta Nikaya but what I have is English translation of the conversation which ...
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What is meant by statement "the one who sees Dhamma sees dependent origination"?
In MN 28 following was said :
Now this has been said by the Blessed One: “One who sees dependent
origination sees the Dhamma; one who sees the Dhamma sees dependent
origination.”
My questions ...
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Is Emptiness (Sunyata) a dhamma?
This question arises from a comment in a related post.
Is there any mention in the sutras on the Buddha speaking of sunyata as a dhamma? How is sunyata defined? As a phenomena by itself or is it an ...
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What does 'passing away of dhamma' mean in Satipatthana sutta?
Considering the definition of dhamma as given in this answer. What does it mean by '...arising and passing away of dhamma...'in the satipatthana sutta?
Also, else where I read, 'all dhamma are also ...
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What does it mean to "see the Dhamma"
In a number of the books I'm reading on Buddhism, and in a number of talks I've heard on the subject, I repeatedly encounter the idea that the Buddha "saw the Dhamma" or that he "witnessed Dhamma" or ...
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Meaning of the Rooted Sutta
From the Rooted Sutta (AN 10.58) we have the following paragraph translated by Bhikkhu Sujato.
What does it mean? What are "things" or "phenomena" in this context? Please explain the whole paragraph.
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Is Emptiness empty of Dhammas?
In this forum, while discussing emptiness as supreme truth, I came across following comment which may be relevant from Mahayana point of view:
"The realisation that things are not as how they ...
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What is meant by giving up the teachings?
Buddha says
So you should train like this: ‘I will not tell a lie, even for a
joke.’ Tasmātiha te, rāhula, ‘hassāpi na musā bhaṇissāmī’ti
Dhamma as taught by Buddha is not a lie therefore one should ...
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I do not know what is my Dhamma anymore; Can anyone help?
In my previous question I discussed what is your Dhamma which some people interpreted as what is your religion or whether you are a Buddhist. Some people said one discovers Dhamma when one walks on ...
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Why must we not wear a hat or cap when listen or teach Dhamma?
I read that we must not listen or teach Dhamma if we've wear hat or cap.
So why we must not wear hat or cap while listen or teach Dhamma even at anniversaries?
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Do thoughts 'create' vedana?
Vedana is described as reaction to a sense contact. Are these only the 5 senses or is vedana also 'created' by thoughts or emotions?
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Civilization based on the teachings of Buddha
Would a civilization based on the teachings of Buddha ever had a need for military force? It is said in Metta Sutta that one who practices metta is free from dangers of fire, poison and weapons. Is ...
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About two qualities of the Dhamma
I've seen in plenty of discussions and threads that there are some criteria to keep in mind while trying to separate the "real Dhamma" from the "fake" one.
For example, in AN 11:13 there is a ...
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What are the unthinkable (acinteyya) dhamma?
I have heard there are 4 unthinkable (acinteyya) concepts in Buddhism. Not Acintya.
The four imponderables are identified in the Acintita Sutta, Anguttara Nikaya 4.77, as follows:[5]
The Buddha-...
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Different state of mind during dhamma talk
Has anyone experienced moments like being in a state of restlessness during a dhamma talk?
A sense of relief, moment of temporary escape but yet the mind is actively running wild, almost gone into a ...
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Which word is more suitable for describing reality?
There can be different kinds of reality. Reality as experienced by dogs, cats, elephants, lions, pigs, snakes, humans, gods, maras or reality as experienced in hell or reality as experienced in heaven ...
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What is meant by setting the "wheel" of Dharma in motion?
Namo Buddhaya.
At many places in the texts it is said that the Buddha had set the wheel of dhamma in motion and that it can not be rolled back by anyone.
This sutta is devoted to the understanding of ...
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What is the correct meaning of dhamma, dharma, atta, anatta?
I am unable to understand different meanings of words dhamma, dharma, atta, anatta...
Does dhamma means as "path" or "truth" or "teaching" as in Ariyapariyesana Sutta or as "phenomenon" or as "...
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The relation between Dhamma and reality itself
What is the orthodox position or the sutta's position about the knowledge of reality itself, beyond any intervention of subjective factors?
In science, when we find evidence that proves some ...
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Is what is impermanent always the cause of suffering?
While describing Dhamma Buddha asks "Is what is impermanent suffering or happiness?" to which Ananda replies "suffering".
My question is : Is what is impermanent always the cause of suffering?
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Is there anything called as Adhamma in the Suttas?
I asked a question which indirectly asked about Adhamma. However there was no direct refutation of Adhamma.
So , I had to ask this question directly: Is there anything called as Adhamma in the Suttas ?...
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What makes "Dhamma" worthy of worship?
We as Buddhists consider "Dhamma / Dharma" to be holy.But do we know the reasons that make it holy?
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What is the meaning of delusion? and how to get rid of it?
What is the meaning of delusion ? and how it is different from lust , passion or greed ?
What is the meaning of non-delusion ? and how it is different from no lust , no passion or no greed?
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Buddhism and theory of relativity
“The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It should transcend personal God and avoid dogma and theology. Covering both the natural and the spiritual, it should be based on a religious ...
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Is understanding a phenomenon?
Buddha says all phenomenon are nonself. If understanding is a phenomenon then my understanding of Dhamma will fade away and I will again fall into ignorance.
So my question is: is understanding a ...
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Can someone be a monastic in their own home?
If someone has the necessary financial resources and is fully dedicated to the Dhamma, would it be possible for them to be ordained as a monk yet live outside of a temple, in a place of their choosing?...
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Confusion about the word 'dhamma'?
What does the word 'dhamma' mean when the Buddha said 'sabbe dhamma annatta'.
I am being confused here. I looked through the translation. It reads 'all conditioned/unconditioned things are not-self'.
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Who are this people in white, often attend to monks?
I attended a dhamma talk last month by a Thai monk but English translation were also provided on site.
There was this westerner who is giving English translation but may not look like a full time monk?...
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A question on Mano
In Nanavira's Notes of Dhamma on Mano:
Note that just as the eye, as cakkhāyatana or cakkhudhātu, is that yena lokasmim lokasaññī hoti lokamānī ('[that] by which, in the world, one is a perceiver and ...
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Choosing a Buddhist partner ain't beneficial to spreading Dhamma?
Recently seeing questions on Buddhist stack exchange community I thought to ask this question.
My understanding that we can choose anyone as life partner the way Buddha said all about is kind of ...
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Is the reverse of “Everything which has a beginning must have an end.” also true?
When we see with an eye of Dhamma , we realise that that which has a beginning must have an end because birth is conditional. (I am using Bhikkhu Sujata’s translation of SN 35.74)
If we reverse the ...
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Can someone provide explanation on dependent origination
According to this law, every phenomenon owes its origin to another
phenomenon prior to it. It may simply be expressed as “depending
on this, this originates”. An example of Dependent Origination in
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Am I a man of integrity?
Namo Budhhaya (I would like to begin by paying homage to Buddha...I don't think that will violate the rules of the forum please).
I oppose science for its wrong views on the origin of Universe , ...
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Does the word Dukkha means same in every context of Buddha Dhamma?
To clear my and my friends doubts I ask the following question :
Does the word Dukkha mean the same in every context of Buddha Dhamma?
My opinion is that yes ,it is a general term for all kinds of ...
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Elaboration of Vasubandhu's argument for the possibility of mental appearances to be publicly sharable?
The vivid qualitative experience of a word (or called "quale" as a philosophical jargon, "private language" as a linguistic jargon) formed by each person is intrinsically different ...
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Can a Dhamma be made up of other Dhammas?
What is Dhamma ? Dhamma is all conditioned and unconditioned phenomena. Dhamma also means different realities. Dhamma also means nature of things.
Take for example body , it is made up of parts. ...
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Could dhammanupassana be to remember satipatthana?
Could the 4th satipatthana or dhammanupassana be, among other things, to remember Satipatthana in both heart and mind? Shouldn't viriya be focused on the focus towards satipatthana when worldly ...
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How can we make compatible the 'ehipassiko' aspect of the Dhamma with the faith aspects of it?
In this sutta (https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.077.than.html), it is explained that the power of Gotama Buddha as a sammasambuddha cannot or should not be conjecture about; the ...
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Is Anicca, Anatta, & Dukkha a Dhamma?
Someone said that Anicca/Anatta/Dukkha are not Dhamma, it is a pannati or concept.
To clear my doubt I ask : Is Anicca/Anatta/Dukkha a Dhamma or not ?
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Atthakalap and atta vs mind vs Brahma state
What is atthakalap?
So famously known as soul-> atta in Buddha's teachings .. how can one derive soul from atthakalap?
And what's after liberated state from atthakalap is achieved?
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Which commitment should I make?
I want to make one commitment now to save myself from suffering in distant future.
The kind of suffering is same as due to unity with undesired situation. For example I might have to shake hands with ...
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Other than Nirvana , what else is not changing?
It is said that Nirvana is not changing. But I found a text here which states that dharma of conditioned arising is unchanging.
The Buddha said to the monk: “Conditioned arising was neither made by
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How to practice ignoring identification with the body?
Namo Buddhaya.
I strongly identify with body. I see myself in the mirror and I immediately recognize that that is me. Such a identification is against Dhamma.
How can I disidentify with my body? ...
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What is the real meaning of the third precept? [duplicate]
Can someone explain the third precept? Because most are translating this as "sexual misconduct"; but that it so narrow, and distorts Buddhism.
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Is thinking just measuring and comparing?
A few years ago, I listened to a dharma talk given by Ajahn Succito. In it, he said that we can think of the mind as having three aspects to it: awareness, feeling, and thinking (thinking includes ...
