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I'm going to move this topic out of Discovering Theravada and into General Theravada, because it doesn't require each and every post to be approved by moderators, in light of the "advanced" question asked.

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Metta,
Paul.

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Greetings Sarath, "Becoming" ( bhava ) is the sure fire way not to be an arahant! It's fine to follow and take inspiration and direction from historical figures (Buddhist or otherwise) but don't lose fact of the Dhammic truth that arahantship is the cessation of becoming. It is about less becoming, ...

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DooDoot wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 17, 2018 8:01 pm

Agreed. Sarath, if you wish to continue with this line of inquiry, it would be better to start a new thread focused specifically on your line of inquiry, than to bend this topic in that direction.



Metta,
Paul.

Greetings, :focus: A swathe of senseless off-topic bickering has been removed. If either of the participants in that bickering feel that the bickering was actually about something substantiable and relevant in terms of Dhamma discussion, please PM me and tell me what the topic was , and it may (and...

Greetings Ushi, I was slightly worried about appearing too political, or being seen as trying to start an argument, but I also wanted to represent this important aspect of daily struggle. I was also concerned about what is called in some social justice circles "performative allyship", which is a sit...

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Greetings, Please do your best to keep this topic specific to birth control in the context of Theravada Buddhism. Comments such as the following are veering away from practice of Theravada Buddhism and into politics... To what ever extents we discuss birth control , no buddhist couple will refrain f...

Greetings, i like the micro and macro explanation of the 8FNP whereas the macro cultivation of the factors conditions the mind to eventually leads to the arising of a mind with eight path factors resulting in cessation. Are there any suttas you can point to, which explain what you're talking about h...

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Metta,
Paul.

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Sure... how do you understand it?

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings, That's true. I was thinking of situations where people also address monks as Ajahn when speaking in the first person. Yes, I understand. When I've spoken to them directly, I've called them "bhante", but referred to them as "bhikkhu" in the third. I think that's partly why I prefer "bhikkh...

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pilgrim wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 09, 2018 1:58 am

another correct term such as Bhante?

Bhante isn't correct either, because bhante is a first-person form of address, and to speak of Bhante Such-and-Such in the third-person is incorrect.

My preference is for "Bhikkhu".

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings Mr.Man, The idea that "one cannot cause offense in others" is not an idea that I believe to be supported by the Buddha's teaching. Really? One need do no more than start to read the Dhammapada... 1. Mind precedes all mental states . Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with a...