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and (page 185) Kajiyama (58) concludes that, regarding the listing of inabilities of women, “it is most likely that the dictum did not exist when the Buddhist Order maintained one and the same tradition …

This gets further modified depending on the specific tradition. …

So is Buddhist vegetarianism universal, specific to tradition or culture, or a lot more flexible than that? …

And while the exact makeup of the set differs from tradition to tradition, the core texts (mainly the first four nikayas of the sutta pitaka in Pali - the agamas in Chinese), are agreed upon as canonical …

First off, I wouldn't recommend Tibetan Book of the Dead, since it's not exactly a primer in Buddhism, I don't think. There are lots of introductions from various traditions; the perennial favourite i …

According to Buddha, all these are secondary factors, that can't be used as identifying markers of Sat-Dharma (True/Eternal Law/Tradition). …

In the Theravada tradition, there's no justification for killing. But justification is a personal thing. Buddhism tells you about the consequences of an action. Not whether it is justified or not. …

As for Homosexuality and the Theravada tradition, buddhanet.net strikes again: http://www.buddhanet.net/homosexu.htm As homosexuality is not explicitly mentioned in any of the Buddha's discourses …

The answer does somewhat depend on which tradition you follow, and what you mean by "enlightenment". … alms has become two, of which one belongs to you and the other to him.” -- Ibid Note that these are just stories, but they do offer some insight into the nature of a Pacceka Buddha according to tradition …

I think that, in the zen soto tradition, the answer would be the famous word of Dogen Zenji: "あるがまま" (read: arugamama) which kind of translate as "things are so". …

I've searched the Internet, and found a website claiming that the quotation in question is a bad translation of a fragment from Kalama Sutta which in original goes: “Now, Kalamas, don’t go by repo …

The Tibetan tradition famously incorporates alcohol in the bi-monthly ceremony known as tsog (see Lama Thubten Yeshe's "What is Tsog?"). … Lama Palden Drolma's opinion on the matter seems to summarize well the thinking in the Tibetan tradition: To refrain from taking intoxicants is one of the primary vows that laypeople may take and …

Quick First Read What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula (Recommended) Good Question, Good Answer by S. Dhammika Introductions to the Early Texts In the Buddha's Words by Bhikkhu Bodhi The Life of th …

What does Buddhism say about polyamory? Buddhism is not conserned with the title of the romantic relationship or the sexual orientation of the partners in it. Buddhism goes much deeper than that …

Can someone be a wholehearted Buddhist practitioner if they entirely reject rebirth? Or is anyone that follows the Buddhist path while not subscribing to rebirth only getting half the story? Or is the …