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by Kusala
Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:41 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Buddha appear lagging behind Jesus & Mohammed
Replies: 73
Views: 3756

Re: Buddha appear lagging behind Jesus & Mohammed

Bundokji wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:28 am There are many Muslim clergy nowadays attacking eastern spiritualities and linking them to new age movements and other heretics. Some consider them demonic altogether.
Nowadays? :thinking:
by Kusala
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:39 am
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Revisiting The Buddha's Ethnicity
Replies: 85
Views: 6304

Re: Revisiting The Buddha's Ethnicity

Just because current Indians have a certain look, doesn't necessarily mean all Indians 2,600 years ago looked the same. Nor does it mean they looked different; we can't know for sure. I actually quite enjoy that we do not know how the Buddha looked like, because in this modern time, where ethnicity...
by Kusala
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Revisiting The Buddha's Ethnicity
Replies: 85
Views: 6304

Re: Revisiting The Buddha's Ethnicity

Bowing down to an Enlightened one has nothing to do with their ethnicity. :thinking: Unfortunately, a person's race/ethnicity/caste/color/social status matters in ancient India. For example, in the Aggañña Sutta, the Buddha asked 2 Brahmins about all the insults they had to endure...According to Rh...
by Kusala
Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Revisiting The Buddha's Ethnicity
Replies: 85
Views: 6304

Re: Revisiting The Buddha's Ethnicity

There are suttas where people meet the Buddha and don't recognise him, even those who knew of the Dhamma and followed it. If he was truly of remarkable appearance, word of that would've surely spread and that would not have happened. See, for example https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.1...
by Kusala
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: The subject of "Buddha-Nature" in Theravada Buddhism. What unites Buddhists?
Replies: 24
Views: 1281

Re: The subject of "Buddha-Nature" in Theravada Buddhism. What unites Buddhists?

Buddha-Nature is sort of like the Christian idea of "original sin", but with a positive twist. The idea that people are inherently good is a Mahayana concept and is foreign to Theravada Buddhism. Sure, we have our disagreements, but we have more in common...the beautiful thing about Buddhi...
by Kusala
Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:37 am
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Revisiting The Buddha's Ethnicity
Replies: 85
Views: 6304

Re: Revisiting The Buddha's Ethnicity

All my posts are backed by genetics...Northern Europe has more steppe ancestry than other parts of Europe. What this view has to do with the Buddha's ethnicity? I think the Buddha very likely looks like vasala or caṇḍāla . https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?p=748791#p748791 So the "lion...
by Kusala
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:29 am
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Revisiting The Buddha's Ethnicity
Replies: 85
Views: 6304

Re: Revisiting The Buddha's Ethnicity

Racial propaganda? Are you kidding me? I've been fascinated with the physical appearance of the Buddha even before I joined Dhamma Wheel. The genetic evidence makes it pretty clear... Yes, in my opinion what you are doing in that post and in general is racial (or racist) propaganda . And the most i...
by Kusala
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:53 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Your Dhamma Verses Here.
Replies: 12
Views: 595

Re: Your Dhamma Verses Here.

This is a thread for your own inspired dhamma verses or utterance. I'll start. "Do not just refine the gold given, ask where it was found." "One by one, little by little, moment by moment, a wise man should remove his own impurities, as a smith removes his dross from silver. " h...
by Kusala
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Buddha appear lagging behind Jesus & Mohammed
Replies: 73
Views: 3756

Re: Buddha appear lagging behind Jesus & Mohammed

It seems a unsurpassable person like the Buddha are not that popular , famous or well known compared to Jesus and Mohammed . It seems both Jesus and Mohammed followers are outnumbered the Buddha . Would it be possible buddhism try to catch up with them ? What do you know about this? Just ask for fo...
by Kusala
Sun Mar 03, 2024 4:47 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Inspiring Words
Replies: 223
Views: 52638

Re: Inspiring Words

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by Kusala
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: fastest growing "religion"
Replies: 18
Views: 1359

Re: fastest growing "religion"

nosnostratos wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 12:31 pm It's pretty wild how things are changing, huh? More folks are saying "none" when it comes to religion nowadays. Buddhism might have a shot, being more about inner peace and all.
This says it all...

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by Kusala
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Orthodox Christian criticism of Buddhism
Replies: 21
Views: 1041

Re: Orthodox Christian criticism of Buddhism

I'm subbed to an orthodox YouTube channel and earlier today he dropped a video criticizing eastern religions. https://youtu.be/1WpalRU46tw?si=kueFdVsf4kxk--gt He has a guest who goes over how eastern religions have it wrong and explains the differences like Buddhism doesn't believe in a soul but Hi...
by Kusala
Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:36 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Inspiring Words
Replies: 223
Views: 52638

Re: Inspiring Words

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by Kusala
Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Ajahn Martin is Despondent
Replies: 58
Views: 3330

Re: Ajahn Martin is Despondent

Ajahn Martin Piyadhammo, who was trained by Ajahn Maha Bua, has announced he is about to walk away into the forest far from Western monks who are entitled and not practicing Dhamma, nor treating him like a Luang por Mother/Father, or respecting the Monastery. He is a great Dhamma teacher and says h...
by Kusala
Mon Feb 05, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: Case against Pali recitation of Patimokkha
Replies: 25
Views: 1347

Re: Case against Pali recitation of Patimokkha

Ceisiwr wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:14 am Personally I find chanting in Pali sounds better, as it has a better rhythm.
Agreed...this rendering of the jaya mandala gatha is so beautiful...