Unanswered Questions
137 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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What are the other Theravada Councils held between the 4th and 6th
The Wikipedia entry on the 5th council says:
However, there were a number of other councils held in Ceylon and Thailand between the fourth and sixth ...
What are these other councils? Where where ...
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Does the Buddhist text Alankarabuddhi still exist?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy today is the Vedanta school, which is based on the philosophical portions of the Vedas. But in the time when Buddhism ...
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What are the soteriological aims of different traditions?
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I would suggest dropping this line of inquiry or at least treading very carefully as you seem quite confused about what is being taught by the differing traditions and their ...
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AN 4.233 what exactly is the relation between kamma, saṅkhārā?
AN 4.233 sutta passage here in pali + english:
https://notesonthedhamma.blogspot.com/2019/08/an-4233-what-exactly-is-relation.html
questions:
what exactly are those 3 sankharas (bodily, voice, mind)?...
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Help locating a widespread quote attributed to Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
This quote is widely attributed to Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche:
The bad news is, you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on
to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground.
Among the ...
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How to ordain as a Theravada monk?
What is the most prominent way to ordain as a monk? Like who's involved, and how to contact the respective person to ordain?
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Hospitalization and its Morals
I have questions regarding hospitalization and its morals
1) Are monks/nuns allowed to be hospitalized and can they go to a
hospital or doctor if sick? (because aren't they not allowed to
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Permission of parents to be a Monk
I already know this much https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/35802/17220
Still ,there is a particular case where ,I have no experience/knowledge which is below.
Person with 27 yrs. of age and ...
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Ancient Indian sites, where Jataka stories are illustrated through sculpture and painting?
I know that many Jataka stories are illustrated, through sculpture and painting, in ancient Indian sites like Sanchi, Bharhut, Ajanta etc. I have found some of them in various books and websites. What ...
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Sankhara conditions vinjana dependent origination
When it is said in dependent origination that "sankhara conditions consciousness", in what way and how does sankhara condition consciousness?
And also, how is consciousness conditioning nama rupa? ...
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My explanation of six realms of existence
The six realms states of mind
This is my graphical interpretation of existence of six realms by Buddha.
I have attempted to decode the great concept of Buddhist teaching consider the state of mind ...
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How to think deeply and penetrate into its core?
I want to quote my experience as - "True Understanding brings effortless transformation". In my experience I have found that whenever I understand something deeply (ohhh! Moment) it transforms that ...
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Do Mahayana Buddhists explain birth and extinction in the same way?
Nirvana is the extinction of rebirth, and birth is its arising. Right?
Is the debate throughout Buddhism on the "difference" between samsara and nirvana one of how to explain, rather than describe or ...
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What meditation practice(s) are encompassed by 'asubha' (non-beautiful)?
What meditation practice(s) are encompassed by 'asubha' (non-beautiful)?
I've heard one teacher say that in the EBT (early buddhist texts), asubha practice only refers to 31 body parts, and later ...
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Alms and questions
Q:
1) What is the proper thing to do if you, as a monk, were to accept
alms but have stomach issues so can't eat all the food?
2) What would a monk do if they are allergic to the alms given?
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