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by freefall68
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"...
by freefall68
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...
by freefall68
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 ...
by freefall68
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...
by freefall68
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...
by freefall68
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. ...
by freefall68
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...