Questions tagged [monastery]
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Are there any differences between living in a meditation centre vs a monastery?
With all due appreciation for all positive interventions and with apologies for a seemingly dilettantish question, does anyone have any insight on the differences as well as on the commonalities of ...
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A question about astrology and astronomy
my question is astronomical observations and results thereof when applied to humans largely differ from astrological influencing. What Buddhists unlike other religious groups should do to solve the ...
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Were/are Zen monastery time schedules liberal with regard to meal and dharma talk timing?
When reading Zen Master Dogen's Shobogenzo it attracted my attention that one of the fascicle postscripts said "Presented to the assembly at the hour of the Rat (midnight)". Given that this ...
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Is it ok to eat after midnight after observing the 8 precepts?
if I observe the 8 precepts today,fast in the afternoon and eat at 12am the next day, is it considered a sin?
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Where can I find a Buddist Monastery that practice hard training?
I wish to master my mind, one reason is I'm so mentally weak. Like anything you want to master you have to work at it. Drill it into you. But practicing on my own hasn't work. I need a far away place ...
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Looking for a Buddhist Monastery in UK, Ireland, Scotland or Australia - All traditions are welcome
I have a friend from Sri Lanka who is a Theravada Buddhist monk. He is 36 (soon 37) years old and have been a monk for 19 years.
He resides in SL and has just finished an english language course and ...
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A good Abhidhamma monastery to ordain?
I am looking for a monastic community that fits these criteria;
Abhidhamma compliant
Vinaya compliant; one meal a day, no afternoon snacks, not using
money etc
Analytical attitude towards the ...
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Within Theravāda tradition, what are the differences in doctrine and practice between schools and sects around the world?
I'm considering spending some time in the future in retreats to have a taste of what monastic life is like.
It seems that Theravāda is the current tradition most related and compatible to my moral ...
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Are there any Buddhist monasteries near Varanasi?
I am in Varanasi , India where Buddha gave his sermons. I want to know ,are there any Buddhist monasteries near Varanasi ?
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Renunciation and Negative Mysticism (Escaping from ones Dharma)
May All Beings be Truly Happy!
Is it possible that one can see that everything they have tried has failed, in a worldly sense, and has brought about suffering for themselves and others: has been ...
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What would happen if everyone became a monk or nun?
Theravada Buddhism holds that achieving nirvana is impossible for a lay person, hence my question.
"When this was said, the wanderer Vacchagotta asked the Blessed One: “Master Gotama, is there ...
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What is a Buddhist ceremony or service called, and what day of the week is it likely to be?
I am a student at Manhattan College. I am in a class on religious discrimination. For my class I must go to a religious service other than mine. I picked Buddhism. However I don't know what a service ...
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Would a skin condition stop someone becoming a monk?
I am asking this behalf of my friend. He was gonna commit suicide. But I managed to calm him down by taking him to a Buddhist temple. He had a really fun life, movies, friends, night outs, girls, cars,...
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Monastery or Temple in California
Hope you all doing excellent!
Would like to know if there's any monastery or Theravada temple in San Francisco, OC or LA?
I know there's one in Redwood Valley, but it's a lil too far off.
Pls share, ...
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How different is the lifestyle of male monks from that of the female monks?
Lifestyle means the daily activities carried out, the monasteries, the rules and regulations, etc.
If there are more than one types of the traditions, then please focus your answer on Tibetan ...
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Meditation posture and language as a monk in Thailand
I am not able to sit in the lotus position. I'm only 24 years old but quite tall (189 cm). Usually I sit in this position:
(I googled the picture, it's from EMPFOHLENE MEDITATIONS-POSITIONEN UND ...
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Is there a defined sequence of events when a Buddhist enters a temple?
As there are sequence of events which happen in other religions, do such things happen in Buddhism also?
For example:
Consider Christianity, it starts with a worship, then a sermon follows, ...
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What are the rotating cylinders in monastries, and why are they there?
Sorry, as I don't know the right term for them.
But, I have noticed these huge copper cylinders(when I went to visit a temple in Dharmashala), which are kept like 5-6 in a row.
They have engravings ...
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Any recommended monasteries in Sri Lanka that offer extended meditation retreats?
Could anyone provide links and/or info about Buddhist monasteries in Sri Lanka that offer extended meditation retreats?
For those who have taken part in such retreats, how was the experience? Would ...
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Buddhist monk education level
I saw that many of the western monks like Ajahn Brahm, Ajahn Shumedho, Ajahn Sucitto etc. have an university degree. I'm 24 years old from Switzerland and I only finished secondary school with 15 ...
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Does using or watching YouTube break a bhikkhu's rules?
Would using YouTube or other social media, where one is exposed to music or forced advertising/entertainment, be breaking the rules for monks?
"the watching of entertainments are stumbling blocks"
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Does morning and evening chanting follow a set pattern in the Theravada tradition?
I attended a meditation event that included morning and evening chanting at a Theravada monastery/temple. It was a wonderful event but I couldn't follow the chanting book as it was written in Lao ...
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Money to monasteries
Is it right for a monastery or a temple to take money donations, having donation boxes and selling a lot of different things to worship or get luck from?
Or shouldn't a monastery use money just like ...
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Ordination and support from parents
If one intends to ordain, say in Thailand, and one lives in India - would it be right/moral to ask support from one's parents (since one is not yet ready/able to support oneself)?
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Meditation Retreat in India
Are there any good places for meditation retreats in India ? ( Theravada/Vipassana ) Could someone share their personal experience ?
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How is a Theravada Buddhist monastery established?
There is no Theravada monastery in the country I live in. I just read a short brief about lay people going together and forming a forest monastery in Norway, and was wondering about how a monastery is ...
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