Questions tagged [mahayana]
One of the two major vehicles of Buddhism.
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Stages of Compassion in Mahayana
Dear friends, I am looking for references pertaining to the notion of the Four Stages of Compassion in the Mahayana traditions.
Thank you for your kind and generous help, may you all be well and safe.
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References for the history of Śāntideva's Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra
Śāntideva's Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra is a renowned Mahayana text and the source of many ideas, prayers and practices, down to today, particularly the Bodhisattva ideal, Bodhicitta, and practices for ...
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The Account of Other Minds in Chinese Yogācāra Buddhism
https://scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl/handle/1887/80747
"POM1: Presume that other minds can be perceived. Then, they shall be like external forms and
have no real existence.
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Nibbana or the Kingdom?
Several years ago, One of my friends shared a book called 'Nibbana (Nirvana) or the Kingdom'. I am trying to find any other recent prints besides the last printed one 1964 one. Were there any rewrites?...
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How to pursuade someone not believing in fortune telling
How to persuade someone not to be too superstitious or too much into fortune telling? Cause based on the answers below, it's not appropriate.
Did the Lord Buddha say anything about magic and fortune ...
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Can't find much info on Tsem Rinpoche, was he a genuine lama?
Does anyone know anything about Tsem Rinpoche?
I watched a few of his talks on Youtube recently, and found him to be incredibly charismatic.
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Is the tranquil mind vipassana; assessing before consciousness; and dualized self?
I read the following on the internet:
Vipassana, the tranquil mind, is the core.
When emotions arise, the tranquil mind observes and assesses before
the conscious is involved.
The tranquil mind will ...
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Understanding Rūparāgo and Arūparāgo
In the Theravada tradition, the fetters model makes reference to rūparāgo and arūparāgo found in the higher fetters.
I've never been a jhana follower, but I can clearly recognise that the rupa jhanas ...
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Clarification on a different notion of Prince Rahula's parentage said to be in Mahayana buddhism
If we refer to Buddhist literature there are several versions of the same story. It differs between the branches Theravada and Mahayana and even within one branch the interpretation varies.
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