Questions tagged [east-asian-buddhism]
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Buddhist origin of tobacco and its relation to Native American use
Can anything wholesome, helpful, wise and skillful be mentioned about the (Chinese and/or nearby regions) origin(s) of tobacco and how it may and/or may not relate to tobacco use among Native American ...
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Buddhism in context, differences through SE Asia? [closed]
What are some specific cultural aspects of different countries in SE Asia that are integrated into Buddhism, but that might not actually be consider purely Buddhism?
In other words, comparatively, ...
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Buddhist practice in Singapore
Which are the major sects of Buddhism in Singapore? Which are these sects' main temples in Singapore?
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Is there a scientific book summarizing the orthodox buddhism, the most ancient form of it?
I found many personal book about Buddhism; witnessing; life story; spiritual encounter, experiences, meditation. I never found however a book that explain and summarize the classical Buddhism : a ...
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How does one do an “eye opening” for a new statue?
What the actual words or at least the structure of of the ceremony/ritual?
I'm particularly interested from the Mahayana East Asian standpoint (Chinese/Korean/Vietnamese/Japanese) However, I don't ...
