Questions tagged [sects]
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What is the meaning of this Mañjuśrī teaching?
I read the following in the internet:
Sheng-yen renders the following teaching of Mañjuśrī, for entering
samādhi naturally through transcendent wisdom:
Contemplate the five skandhas as originally ...
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Is Huayan, Chan, and Pure Land Buddhism the only sects that teach about multiverses?
The Avataṃsaka Sūtra describes a cosmos of infinite universes upon universes, mutually containing one another. I know this scripture is taught in Huayan, Chan, and Pure Land sects, but are there any ...
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Huayan Buddhism Flower Garland
Is Huayan Buddhism the one that teaches about infinite universes being held on a jeweled flower garland, or is it another branch/sect of Buddhism?
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Can Buddhism be fundamentalist?
Is it fundamentalism if Buddhists believe Buddha's path is the only path, and that all other spiritual traditions or sects are false? And if so, does it exist much in Buddhism?
By fundamentalism, I ...
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How did Mahayan, Hinayan,Vajrayana come into Buddhism?
How many types of sects like Mahayans, Hinayans,Vajrayana are there in Buddhism? How did they come into Buddhism? To my knowledge Buddha never talked about any sort of 'yans'.
Who created these 'Yans'...
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Doubt in Soul and sects
Metta,
According to Buddhism, the soul is absent but karma is there. How it's possible without Soul, Karma would present. After the death, due to the karma of a person, he will rebirth. If the soul ...
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Which school is right for me? [closed]
Apologies in advance if this is something you see often.
I've been interested in Buddhism for a year now. I've read what I could find and do intend to read more. It seems Buddhism is like a tree, ...
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Are there Material Differences of Current Theravada Teachings with Pre Sectarian Buddhism?
Are some of the Suttas we have today different from the original Suttas as taught by the Buddha? Are there any surviving pre sectarian Buddhist sources and commentaries? What research has been done on ...
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"Anyone can be enlightened"
To my limited knowledge, in Zen, it is believed that anyone can be enlightened(if dedicated enough).
Does everyone have this potential in other branches of Buddhism?
Can everyone achieve this ...
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Are non-Theravada monks allowed to eat after noon, and to use money?
What's the history behind this? I am assuming non-Theravada monks eat after noon, and use money. Correct me if I'm wrong.
If I'm not wrong, why do the sects differ in this manner?
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Distinction between Dharmaguptaka and Mahayana
what's the distinction between Dharmaguptaka and Mahayana? I know that the former is an ordination lineage with specific vinaya as distinct from Theravada ordination, but I don't understand where ...
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Is there an Orthodox Buddhism?
Orthodoxy in Christianity is the holding to the oldest beliefs. It is of course impossible for the religion not to evolve at all as new questions and there answer have to addressed. The "Orthodox" ...
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What are the major sects of Buddhism?
Every major religion has several different belief systems (sects) that have the same general core belief, but have a significant enough different to have be separated from each other.
What are the ...
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