In my opinion, martial arts (under a respectful master) are not in conflict with lay Buddhist practice. Lets face it, peaceful words and avoidance don't work all the time and sometimes it comes to a physical altercation, some people are just out for blood and to cause problems no matter what the oth...

And when the Blessed One had set the Wheel of Dhamma in motion, the earth devas cried out: "At Varanasi, in the Game Refuge at Isipatana, the Blessed One has set in motion the unexcelled Wheel of Dhamma that cannot be stopped by priest or contemplative, deva, Mara or God or anyone in the cosmo...

I believe Rahula was the youngest to become ordained by The Buddha at age 7, but was he also the youngest to attain enlightenment?

lojong1 wrote:MN 1: The monks did not delight in the Blessed One's words.

Wow...thats like finding a needle in a haystack. Good job!

I was searching for these on google and came up with a huge list of foreign retailers and have no clue who to buy them from. I was wondering if anyone has bought a pair and if they could recommend a retailer for me? I don't want to spend more than $40 US on them.

*Brace for impact, this might be a long (although duly paragraphed :twothumbsup: ) topic* Tuesday I will be taking a two hour trip up to Abhayagiri Monastery with my wife and mother-in-law to spend most of the day and share a meal and tea with the monastics and hopefully speak with them. I'm excited...

I would say that to believe in a Christian God would be to place your faith in that God. This is completely counter to the guidance given by the Buddha. 33. Therefore, Ananda, be islands unto yourselves, refuges unto yourselves, seeking no external refuge; with the Dhamma as your island, the Dhamma ...

Hmm....thanks for clarifying. Would the first noble truth simply be: Dukkah? Forgive my ignorance of Pali. I think I would prefer either Thai or Sanskrit lettering for the translation.

I'm not here to discuss the merit of getting things tattooed on my body...etc, I'm just here for info. I've been wanting a meaningful tattoo for a long time and now that I"m out of basic training and on my own, I feel that it's time. I was looking up the pali text for the First Noble Truth: Lif...