Theravada or Mahyanaa
Re: Theravada or Mahyanaa
I consider Theravada to be Mahayana, which includes Hinayana.
Re: Theravada or Mahyanaa
lojong1 wrote:I consider Theravada to be Mahayana, which includes Hinayana.
What am I reading?
- "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting oneself one protects others? By the pursuit, development, and cultivation of the four establishments of mindfulness. It is in such a way that by protecting oneself one protects others.
"And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.
- Sedaka Sutta [SN 47.19]
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Re: Theravada or Mahyanaa
Hi Lojonglojong1 wrote:I consider Theravada to be Mahayana, which includes Hinayana.
You may actually want to read This.
Blog, Suttas, Aj Chah, Facebook.
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
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He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
...
He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
Re: Theravada or Mahyanaa
Thank you cittasanto,
So...I'm not 100% whackjob from every perspective, thanks for that
So...I'm not 100% whackjob from every perspective, thanks for that
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I will consider you 100% humanlojong1 wrote:Thank you cittasanto,
So...I'm not 100% whackjob from every perspective, thanks for that
Blog, Suttas, Aj Chah, Facebook.
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
...
He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
...
He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
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Re: Theravada or Mahyanaa
Interesting analogy.barcsimalsi wrote:It is more like Atheism vs Pagansim with the help of Buddha's footsteps.
Buddha save me from new-agers!
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I wonder what's it's based on.porpoise wrote:Interesting analogy.barcsimalsi wrote:It is more like Atheism vs Pagansim with the help of Buddha's footsteps.
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Re: Theravada or Mahyanaa
Just my personal opinion on what i read:Raitanator wrote:I wonder what's it's based on.porpoise wrote:Interesting analogy.barcsimalsi wrote:It is more like Atheism vs Pagansim with the help of Buddha's footsteps.
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/bud ... hools1.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Theravada (The Teachings of the Elders)
The teaching of the Buddha according to this school is very plain. He asks us to ‘abstain from all kinds of evil, to accumulate all that is good and to purify our mind’. These can be accomplished by The Three Trainings: the development of ethical conduct, meditation and insight-wisdom...
Mahayana (The Great Vehicle)
The Mahayana is more of an umbrella body for a great variety of schools, from the Tantra school (the secret teaching of Yoga) well represented in Tibet and Nepal to the Pure Land sect, whose essential teaching is that salvation can be attained only through absolute trust in the saving power of Amitabha, longing to be reborn in his paradise through his grace...
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/snapshot02.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Plus the observable fact that
>most users in Theravada forum aren't keen in going to Boddhisattva pure land.
>lots of questions & opinions post on this forum are very much atheist or agnostic minded rather than being indigenous.
Despite my statement above, i consider the true meaning of this 2 different schools are much deeper and complex than what i thought.