Unanswered Questions
100 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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3answers
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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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1answer
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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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Have the copies of original Tipitaka written in Aluvihara Sri Lanka now been lost?
Have the copies of original Tipitaka written in Aluvihara Sri Lanka now been lost?
It appears that the Tipitaka used in Sri Lanka an import from Thailand or Myanmar.
I ask because in this essay, The ...
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2answers
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Fearful of Compassion
I started practising compassion meditation, and initially it worked very well. Yet, I feel more averse to it than initially, and when I meditate I sometimes experience a kind of distorted facial ...
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If there be no soul or transmigrating entity that takes rebirth, who or what bears or enjoys the consequences or fruits of karma?
How can a religion or school of thought justify or rationalise the proposal that potential suffering could be inflicted on a subsequent rebirth - to all intents and purposes, a new individual, ...
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Review of this “Bhaddekaratta Sutta - Liberation teachings on an ideal seclusion”, and/or info about the author?
(Note that this is surely an experimental "question" for the usual use, although not different, just the purpose and circumstances)
Today the Sangha of the eight directions was given, aside of other ...
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Body Scan Versus Feeling Breath Overall
Upon reading this post, I realized I always focused on the tip of the nose rather than the whole body, which may be less effective (for me). I was reminded of my Buddhist college teacher who said that ...
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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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1answer
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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?
