Unanswered Questions
136 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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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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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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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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Which Pau Auk branch to stay at?
I am writing to you today for your advice. I have been considering ordination in the Pau Auk tradition. I am planning a trip to stay for a month in May to see what the life is like. I am undecided ...
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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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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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Does Vajrayana accept the idea that Buddha placed Lord Yama (a supposed Bodhisattva) in charge of the hell realms to ensure karmic retribution?
In reading this answer to another question I came across this link which is seemingly a Tibetan Buddhist site proclaiming the following:
In Buddhism the two beings that are often confused with the ...
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What causes addictions and what is the remedy?
What causes addictions and what is the remedy to break free from addictions according to Buddha?
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How buddhists see/deal with Gaslighting?
I've had my share of gaslighting and have given it as well. To me there's this sort of limbo situation, where the undefinition is the abuse, where a person has the underlying feeling that something is ...
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Monastics & Hygine
I had questions on Monastic hygiene in Theravada:
1) Do monks/nuns brush their teeth and put on deodorant etc
2) If monks/nuns are only allowed to bathe every 2 weeks, how do they
deal with ...
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Relying on the Laity, monastics
I had questions regarding the laity, monastic relationship.
1) How exactly (the step by step or explained) does the process work
in which the monastics rely solely on the laity?
2) How do ...
