Unanswered Questions
91 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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Looking for a Buddhist story about trust
I heard a Buddhist story about trust some time ago and am trying to locate it.
The story goes, there are some men travelling (I think) to a temple or monastery and on the way they get swindled and ...
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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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Is there a canonical reference for the story about the war between the Buddha's relatives?
I've been looking for a reference for the story of the conflict between Kosalan king Vidubhara and the Sakyans, that the Buddha tried to stop. There are several versions of this on the web, but none ...
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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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Mindfulness With Breathing & Ear Pain
Whenever I do mindfulness with breathing I get ear pains whenever I do longer breaths. The breath is also hearable.
Wherein lies the problem?
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Sati-Sampajañña and a quiet mind
Is it the case that a quiet mind can best execute Sati-Sampajañña because there are no interfering thoughts disturbing it?
If the answer is yes, should the main concern in day-to-day life be to ...
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Difference between abiding nirvana and non-abiding nirvana?
In Mahayana Buddhism, what is the difference between abiding nirvana and non-abiding nirvana?
Are there official Sanskrit terms for "abiding nirvana" and "non-abiding nirvana"? What are they?
When a ...
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Where do I find a Buddhist retreat in Asia?
I have had experience in meditation, I want to have experience of living and learning with Buddhist monks. Where in Asia can I experience this for 8 to 10 weeks to start?
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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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Whatever bad deed done with this deed-born body is all to be experienced here
In the context of the sutta below, what does the following phrase mean? - "whatever bad deed I did here in the past with this deed-born body is all to be experienced here. It will not follow along" (...
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Four Satipatthanas
In this Buddhadasa Bhikkhu Dhamma Talk, Ajahn Buddhadasa and Santikaro Bhikkhhu explained at around minute 51:30 - 54:00 that the four Satipatthanas are always investigated.
As far as I understood, ...
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Choosing Between Mindfulness and Compassion Meditation
Basically, I have tried for some time mindfulness meditation. I have also tried compassion meditation.
In mindfulness meditation, my mind becomes very still, with few thoughts, but outside of ...
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A good monastery to ordain?
I am looking for a monastic community that fits these criteria;
Abhidhamma compliant
Vinaya compliant; one meal a day, no afternoon snacks, not using
money etc
Analytical attitude towards the ...
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I'm looking for the translation of the Dharmaskanda Sutra
Where can I get the English translation of the Dharmaskanda Sutra or at least the original text?
