Hi Yuuki
You may find this article interesting:
Clarke, Shayne
Miscellaneous Musings on Mūlasarvāstivāda Monks: The Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya Revival in Tokugawa Japan
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Bankei
Going to a Mahayana teacher
Re: Going to a Mahayana teacher
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Bankei
Bankei
Re: Going to a Mahayana teacher
meindzai wrote:I say go to lots of teachers and bug the crap out of them until you find one that is "your teacher." Obviously I favor Theravada - but when it comes to teachers themselves as people or models of the Dhamma/Dharma sometimes the tradition doesn't seem to matter.-M
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Conquer the angry man by love. Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness. Conquer the miser with generosity. Conquer the liar with truth. -The Dhammapada
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Conquer the angry man by love. Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness. Conquer the miser with generosity. Conquer the liar with truth. -The Dhammapada
Re: Going to a Mahayana teacher
Maybe your indecision means you have not gathered enough information to make an assured decision.
Each sect tends to specialize in an aspect of Buddhism, such as ritual, meditation, scriptural study, compassion, or mysticism. They tend to be very good at what they focus on. In time I hope to see you settle on a group attuned to you, while you feel free to go see specialists in other fields as the need arises.
Each sect tends to specialize in an aspect of Buddhism, such as ritual, meditation, scriptural study, compassion, or mysticism. They tend to be very good at what they focus on. In time I hope to see you settle on a group attuned to you, while you feel free to go see specialists in other fields as the need arises.
Re: Going to a Mahayana teacher
Yes catmoon, I feel like meindzai's remark was so to-the-point.
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Buddha Blog
Conquer the angry man by love. Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness. Conquer the miser with generosity. Conquer the liar with truth. -The Dhammapada
Buddha Blog
Conquer the angry man by love. Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness. Conquer the miser with generosity. Conquer the liar with truth. -The Dhammapada