Questions tagged [the-buddha]
For questions about the Buddha (Siddartha Gautama) as a person - his life, sayings, actions, etc.
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What are the established rules set for a person to Become a Buddha other than, that, he should have lived as a King?
Long time ago , I was reading some text related to Buddha online and saw that there were many pre-conditions already set for a person to become a complete Buddha. I remember very clearly , the first ...
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💚The Buddha went straight to Buddhahood without becoming a non-returner?
💚If you're a non-returner and you go to the Brahma realms, then that is the only way to attain Nibbana in the Brahma realms? Is it possible to attain Buddhahood in the Bramha realms?
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Looking for a quote by the Buddha
In what sutta did the Buddha say: "Don't let the moment pass you by"?
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Is Shakyamuni Buddha Siddhartha Gautama?
This is very similar to Did Siddhartha Gautama achieve Nirvana?
It is also kinda separate/different, and since I have not "realised all phenomena are non-self" I might ask my own question, ...
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How to treat the dispute?
I have recently started studying the teachings of Buddhism, so I have a lot of questions that I can't find an answer to yet.
Help me understand Buddhism better. Thanks.
What types of disputes are ...
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Avici in the Mahayana
It is very well known that it is "terrible karma", beyond even Amida's assistance, to physically draw the blood of a Buddha. Is that any kind of Buddha, a zen or vajrayana or scholastic ...
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From Kapilavastu to Lumbini, how many minutes or hours to reach the end (Lumbini) in a chariot?
I was wondering how could Mahamaya (The Buddha's mother) travel from Kapilavastu to Lumbini, this quickly. It is no wonder that a pregnant Queen could travel in a chariot this far. If it occured, she ...
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Did the Buddha ever say, "I don't know"?
The fourth precept says we should be truthful. I think this means it's virtuous to truthfully admit to uncertainty when you don't know an answer, instead of pretending you do know or evading the ...
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Can someone help me find where these suttas are from in the Tipitaka?
First text screenshot says MLD. 131. Where is that from?
Second text screenshot says M. 19. Where is that from?
Screenshots are taken from Ven. Dhammajivas book called Mahasi Insight Meditation.
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How Lord Buddha did sermon for the people who was long distance
If my memory is correct, Lord Buddha did a sermon for the long-distance people. It is mentioned that Lord Budha can do a sermon even for someone in another solar system. How is it possible? Because to ...
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What did the Buddha say about saying "I'm sorry"?
In the United States, many people find it cringy and even offensive when someone says "I'm sorry," especially when he or she does it frequently. Did the Buddha or any Buddhist teachers have ...
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Jataka Story Request: Mindfulness, Radiant Complexion and Grass Simile
I'm looking for a story in the Jataka wherein the Buddha talks about mindfulness and the importance of not living in the past or future. He compares the mind living in the past or future to grass that ...
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About the Buddha tasting vinegar
The Vinegar Tasters is a very interesting subject in Chinese art. It depicts Confucius, the Buddha and Laozi tasting vinegar.
A common interpretation is the following:
Confucius is depicted with a ...
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Where did the Buddha say that Teachings that don't contain the Noble Eightfold Path cannot lead to Enlightenment?
Question is in the title. I remember reading that statement in a Theravada Buddhist book or PDF file but now I can't seem to find it.
Help would be much appreciated.
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Who first claimed that "Gautama Buddha gained enlightenment"?
Some people said to me that , Gautama Buddha never made claims about himself that he had gained enlightenment and on the other hand, some people say that's not true.
Some people have also said to me ...
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What are the websites to learn Buddhism from start?
I am a 25 year old who has become interested in Buddhism due to personal reasons.
Are there any good websites which have material to understand Buddhism from the start?
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How was my performance in the Fifth precept
I just started Buddhism, and I made a mistake. I forgot about my Buddha statue I just got, and I ate a 2 marijuana brownies in front of the statue. How bad is that? I’m going to not take any more ...
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Tathagata vs disciple: taking the Buddha as Father, Dhamma as Mother
Disciples of the noble ones are supposed to take the Buddha as the role of the Father, and Dhamma as Mother.
When a disciple attains full liberation, completes the path to self-enlightenment, becomes ...
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Need a list of all the people in Buddhas life
I need a list of all the people mentioned in the Pali canon who were in the story of the historic Gautama the Buddha. For e.g. Angulimal, Ananda etc. I did a google search for the same but did not ...
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What other meditation techniques are attributed to Buddha apart from Anapanasati?
Anapanasati is a meditation technique attributed to Buddha himself and it is from Tripitaka.
What other meditation techniques are present in Tripitaka and are attribited authoritatively to Buddha ...
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Longest meditation period of historical Buddha
Is there any record of the longest period the historical Buddha stayed in meditation? I have heard rumors ranging from many days to many weeks. Also when? Prior to his first sermon or after?
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What is difference between Nibbana and asaṅkhataṃ (unconditioned)?
Buddha says Nibbana is ajātaṃ abhūtaṃ akataṃ asaṅkhataṃ. Out of all these four, only asaṅkhataṃ (unconditioned) is something that I have to achieve.
So can I say asaṅkhataṃ is Nibbana and vice versa?
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Does the Buddhas resolve on the night of His Nirvana go against the middle path?
I read here that on the night before the dawn of Buddhas Nirvana, the Buddha made a resolve that;
‘I shall sit under this tree and meditate upon my questions. And I
shall not move until I have my ...
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Different types of vipassana meditation?
I am interested in vipassana meditation.
What are the different types of vipassana meditation?
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Did the Buddha invent any words?
A person told me that the Buddha coined certain words as part of his teachings. I don't remember which words, but perhaps "samadhi" was one of them.
Is there any evidence the Buddha invented ...
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What should be a Buddhist's response to derogatory depictions of Buddhism?
I have come across multiple instances where famous people or mainstream media have treated Buddhism and its culture in a derogatory manner, though I like to think most of the time it was because they ...
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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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What was the name of the great compassion meditation the Buddha did for a significant part of his daily routine?
Didn't the Buddha do some kind of great compassion meditation for a significant part of his daily routine while teaching? If so, what's the name of it and what did it involve?
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Is there any advice in the Buddhist scriptures that would help a leader balance a safe economy with people's concerns about sickness & death?
Is there advice in the various Buddhist scriptures that a leader
could use in this Coronavirus situation?
Is there advice in the Buddhist scriptures that a lay-person could
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How do we break an attachment with the Buddha Himself?
We Buddhists talk about non-attachment in our relationships, but after breaking all the samsaric attachments, how do we break the last attachment with the Buddha and may be also His teachings?
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Buddhism: Morality & Biology
I have relapsed out of Buddhism two times in my past. Currently, I am between reconciling and rejecting it yet again. I decided to make this post to ask questions that I feel will help me either ...
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I need to know the names of the angels and their actions in Buddhism
I have a research and I need to know all the names of angels in different religions and their actions, and since I am an Arab, my sources are not enough and I need the names of the angels in Buddhism
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Was Buddha had a expected food poisoning?
Refer to the link below, the Buddha was poisoned in his last meal. Where can i find more information about this?
Why was Buddha poisoned?
The Buddha died after eating a meal often called “pig’s ...
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Did the Buddha endorse a cyclical cosmology?
One of my physics professors implied that Buddhism is false because, unlike the Abrahamic religions, Buddhism claims a cyclical cosmology. He argued that since the universe is expanding and its ...
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Why is meat prohibited in Buddhism?
Yesterday I was a guest at the home of my Buddhist friend, he cooked vegetables for me and some other drinks were there on table. I am fond of meat but there was no meat available. So, I asked him why ...
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Why did the Buddha take 7 years to attain Nirvana?
Why did the Buddha take 7 years to attain Nirvana?
Since he was a pure-hearted person who had never sinned, why not a shorter time?
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The Buddha is said to have rediscovered the ancient path. Why was it lost to begin with?
My understanding is that the Buddha is said to have "rediscovered an ancient path" which, presumably, formed the core of his teachings.
Source: Gil Fronsdal’s Introduction to the Dhammapada.
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What happens to consciousness/awareness when entering Paranirvana?
If consciousness/awareness as the 5th skandha is impermanent (?), shouldn't it cease to exist when entering Paranirvana?
But in SN 22.53 the Buddha says:
"If a monk abandons passion for the ...
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Did Buddha know the properties and behaviour of the matter fully?
How did Buddha fully understood the world and proclaimed it without the knowledge of all experiments of science? Was his knowledge about the properties and the behavior of matter limited?
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How does the Buddha subdue fear in MN4?
In MN4 does the Buddha subdue the fear by:
Observing it with mindfulness until it goes away, thereby seeing the Three Characteristics?
Subdue it with samatha meditation, i.e. to shift attention away ...
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Gautama Buddha and Hindu divinities
Am I right that Gauthama Budda did not teach to worship the Hindu Gods?
Did he teach not to worship them?
Maybe my questions sound stupid to a Buddhist but I am practising Islam and do not know very ...
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Origin of the concept of «Oneness» in (Zen-) Buddhism
I know that Zen-Buddhism knows a form of practise to achieve full harmony between the individual, his/her action and the animate or inanimate environment, often translated as «Oneness».
Does anybody ...
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Looking for a Sutta wherein the Buddha talks about dreams
In the Dhamma talk "Sleeping and dreaming", by Ajahn Punnadhammo, he mentions that in the Anguttara Nikaya (no specific sutta mentioned) the Buddha talked about the origins of dreams and ...
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Would Buddhists object if Gautama Buddha were seen as a Prophet by Islam
I recently posted on the Islam site that we (Muslim) could consider Gautama Buddha as a prophet in our sense. I have originally put three different questions here; now I put two separately; under this ...
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Has the Buddha taught anything about how one should approach fixing society?
Has the Buddha taught anything about how one should approach fixing society?
Does the Buddha advocate for striving to make society better?
Does the Buddha have any practices for groups and societies ...
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Where can this story be found?
In the story the Buddha creates a golden lotus and gives it to a monk who soon after attains arahantship.
Story is in attached screenshot taken from the book "Fundamentals of Insight Meditation&...
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Need help with finding a specific Sutta
I'm looking for a sutta wherein the Buddha explains how a person who only for a moment cultivates loving-kindness or mindfulness has not wasted his or her spiritual life.
What sutta is that?
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Help with finding a specific sutta
I'm looking for a sutta wherein the Buddha explains how beings we meet in this life (family, friends, animals etc.) have all been our parents, friends, loved ones, pets etc. in previous lives. What ...
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Is there any proof that Budai was an actual historical figure
Does any online site refer to evidence that this monk ever existed as an actual historical figure? If the person is believed to be so important and famous as next Buddha then where is the tomb?
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Does each Buddha find a new path?
I have a question that I find kind of interesting, and can't find an answer anywhere. Will the next Buddha find a new path, different from the middle way? Or will he rediscover the middle way once it'...
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