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- Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:32 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: We don't want to renounce. We want to have fun.
- Replies: 83
- Views: 19765
Re: We don't want to renounce. We want to have fun.
If I am not mistaken, the word "renunciation" or "renounce" is being used here in place of Sanskrit word sannyasa . However, "renunciation" is nyasa -not sannyasa . sannyasa should more correctly be translated as "dropping away" rather than "renounce"...
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:03 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: We don't want to renounce. We want to have fun.
- Replies: 83
- Views: 19765
Re: We don't want to renounce. We want to have fun.
Saijun raises the same question that I am pondering in my daily life. Is the intention of "unburdened with duties" to be "free from duties" or "manage duties with equanimity"? Allow me to present a different perspective from my Hindu background. The attitude you are ta...
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:56 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Ambedkarites
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10333
Re: Ambedkarites
I am wondering why you see Krishna and Rama Temples everywhere , but not Buddhist temple. Among the holy trinity of Hinduism "Brahma- Vishnu & Shiva", Brahma has got just one temple in whole of India - in Pushkar. ..Is it because they are also being taught that the Buddha's dharma is ...
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:59 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Question about deep sleep
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2044
Question about deep sleep
I am currently reading Dr. Walpola Rahula's "What the Buddha Taught". I am stuck at the place where he explains Vinnanakkhandha: Then the Buddha went on to explain consciousness in detail: 'Consciousness is named according to whatever condition through which it arises: on account of the ey...
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:23 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Ambedkarites
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10333
Re: Ambedkarites
Since they are Buddhists, I think it is important that people share the dhamma with them. I don't know if they have proper access to dhamma or not. For example, do they have access to dhamma books or computer , etc... RPI (Republican Party of India), which is an Ambedkarite party, brings out a jour...
- Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:27 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Ambedkarites
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10333
Re: Ambedkarites
Dr. Ambedkar's decision to adopt Buddhism was partly political and partly spiritual. The same cannot be said about his followers who converted to Buddhism en masse. For most of them it was purely a political statement against caste oppression of Hinduism. It had nothing to do with the spirituality. ...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:23 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from India
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2112
Hello from India
I am from India and interested in theravada. My exposure to buddhism is very limited. I attended vipassana retreats about a decade back but later left the practice. After that I explored a few other meditation practices with different masters and slowly got introduced to advaita vedanta. I try to pr...