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Mahasi Sayadaw Walking
The Buddha did in fact teach just this practice:
Bhikkhus, you should train thus: ‘We will be devoted to wakefulness. During the day, while walking back and forth and sitting, we will purify our ...
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Teachings from Buddhas other than Gautama
Yes, the historical Buddha is said to have related teachings of other Buddhas; one that stands out is the Amagandha Sutta, which relates the teaching of Kassapa Buddha. Another is MN 81, which relates ...
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Buddhist Verse Closest To Christian/Jewish Verse
How can I inflict upon another what is displeasing and disagreeable to me? Veludvareyya Sutta
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. Luke 6:31
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In the same ...
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How does Dating work in Buddhism
A wise man should avoid unchastity as (he would avoid falling into) a
pit of glowing charcoal. If unable to lead a celibate life, he should
not go to another's wife. - Dhammika Sutta
A layman is ...
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Buddha's past lives in the Jatakas
It doesn't say that it is the same king Brahmadatta. It's probably a different king with the same name or a descendant of the original Brahmadatta. Just like king Edward the 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th...
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Teachings from Buddhas other than Gautama
In Theravada tradition, a Buddha appears in this world only after the teachings of the previous Buddha completely vanishes. It is also mentioned that the teachings of a Buddha will survive after his ...
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Where does Buddha mention about Sanatana dharma (Hinduism)?
sanantana
adjective
primeval; old; eternal
Doing a quick search, the Pali word 'sanantana' appears to be found rarely in the Pali suttas.
Apart from being used in references to the Vedic ...
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True versus Correct in uttered speech
Based on the PTS dictionary entries for taccha and bhūta:
Taccha: ... true, real, justified, usually in combn w. bhūta. bhūta taccha tatha
If it's usually "in combination" then perhaps it'...
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Buddhism and miracles
Yes, most Buddhists do believe that the Bodhisatta walked 7 steps immediately after being born and also believe in the miracles mentioned in the scriptures literally. Within this group some believe ...
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Where to get the Pali Canon in Pali?
Digital Pāli Reader provides two editions of the Pāli Canon: one from Myanmar and one from Thailand. This is the best Pāli reader that I've come across. It can recognise inflected words and analyse ...
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Teachings from Buddhas other than Gautama
There is no evidence external to the Buddhists texts that Gautama ever existed, late references to the Buddha as Viṣṇu in some Purāṇas are part of a move to assimilate the Buddha into Vaiṣṇavism (not ...
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Did Gautama Buddha endorse the caste system?
Did Gautama Buddha endorse the caste system?
Of course not. There's a whole chapter in the Dhammapada where it shows what qualifies one as a brahman. None of them use high birth or high caste as the ...
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What chapter of the Abhidharmartha Pradipika talks about infinite universes?
It is in ...
AN 3.80.
The Path of Purification, Six Recollection, Recollection into
Buddha's Value.(Visuddhimagga ChaAnussatiNiddesa
BuddhanussatiKatha).
AbhidhammatthaVibhavini 5th Chapter.
etc.
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Are there differences in the way Buddhism and Theism treats scripture?
The Buddha advocates active investigation and practice (vs. blind faith):
MN80:16.5: Let a sensible person come—neither devious nor deceitful, a person of integrity. I teach and instruct them.
MN80:...
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Are there differences in the way Buddhism and Theism treats scripture?
In theistic religions, scriptures are either a form of primary revelation - an incorruptible verbatim record of the words of god(s) conveyed by prophets, or a form of secondary revelation - a divinely ...
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Have any historical texts identified whether a reincarnated soul's true identity can be identified?
I can't offer you the Jewish yarmulke, but I can try to explain the Buddhist Yamaka. The Yamaka Sutta is one of the texts you can read. There are more in this answer. Another one is the Vina Sutta.
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Stories and teachings that glorify adult children and speak against toxic parenting
Yes. There is a teaching from the Buddha that is very practical about this.
He exhorts you to be the son or daughter who is superior to their unvirtuous parents.
“Now what, bhikkhus, is the superior ...
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Teachings from Buddhas other than Gautama
The Buddhavamsa (a very late addition to the Pali canon) gives accounts of the 24 previous Buddhas. For each of the past 24 Buddhas, it describes the "three occasions of the Buddha's teaching".
They ...
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What are the various Buddhist scriptural designations and to what do they refer?
They refer to various sutra collections within the Tipitaka.
Like for example,
AN = Anguttara Nikaya
MN = Maddhiyama Nikaya
MN 118 would be the 118th sutta in the MN - which can be found in the MN ...
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What exactly did Lord Buddha say about Size of Atom?
As described in Theravada Buddhist texts of the Abhidhamma Pitaka in the Tipitaka, there is no indivisible part of the atom. Every atom is divisible. If anyone divides it infinitely, the ultimate ...
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What exactly did Lord Buddha say about Size of Atom?
In Theravada buddhism, atoms are not the same as those found in western physics. Instead, they are
As described in Buddhist texts, it is a ‘non-eternal’ unit of the
four elements (water, fire, ...
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of attempts to describe Nirvana in scripture?
The Pali suttas provide accurate descriptions of Nirvana, such as the 'destruction of craving' (Dhammapada 154; MN 37); 'visible here-&-now destruction of greed, hatred & delusion' (AN 3.55; ...
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Where can i find the original text of learning the jhanas
In advance, the whole tipitaka is about jhāna, include sīla&vinaya.
For more focusing, see paṭisambhidāmagga.
For the summary, see Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga).
For more ...
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Where can i find the original text of learning the jhanas
On this page, you can find quotes from the Pali Canon on jhanas together with their sources.
For further commentary on jhanas, please see this page.
This question may also help you.
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Buddhist Verse Closest To Christian/Jewish Verse
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay
no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your
brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the ...
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Do Buddhist texts record or comment on the then-prevalent varna or caste systems?
Regardless of the type of caste one is in, all have an equal opportunity to become enlightened.
From the Gihi Sutta:
In the same way,
wherever one is born
among human beings —
noble ...
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