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Woman loses appeal to be declared non-Muslim
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Court denies woman’s application to be recognised as non-Muslim
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Woman fails to get declaration she is Buddhist PUTRAJAYA: A woman who claimed she was an illegitimate child born of a Muslim father and Buddhist mother, who has since passed away, lost her appeal to be declared a non-Muslim. A Court of Appeal panel, comprising Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid, Vernon Ong Lam...

With or without consent of one's wife, sex outside marriage does not break the precepts as long as the sexual partner is not in the list of prohibited persons. That does not necessarily mean it is a skillful act. One can keep the 5 precepts yet live a very unskillful life. A person who is locked awa...

salt is salty, alcohol intoxicates. what other purpose is there to drink it? you could say the same of the other precepts, killing in moderation for example, absurd I think cultural context is important. In many western capitals I've visited, when I venture out in the evenings there are drunks fall...

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Unlike other religions like Islam for example, where alcohol is considered something evil where even its sight is repulsive, everything we do in the Dhamma has a reason for it. The 5 precepts are formulated in such a way that the transgression of the first 4 is immediately harmful to others and as a...

Unlike other religions like Islam for example, where alcohol is considered something evil where even its sight is repulsive, everything we do in the Dhamma has a reason for it. The 5 precepts are formulated in such a way that the transgression of the first 4 is immediately harmful to others and as a...

I respect monks for their knowledge of the suttas and meditation experiences but every so often when I get to know them better, I am disappointed when I realise that many of them would also believe in all manner of pseudo-science and quack cancer cures (and sometimes include them in their talks). :r...

It does not explain away the hard realities of life with bullshit mythologies but teaches one how to deal with it.

It depends how far or deep one is practising each . Theravada is Sila , Samadhi, Panna. The Sila part has much overlap with other religions and philosophies. The Samadhi less and when it comes to Panna, none.

We here in the States could use some additional Buddhist marketing. I feel like millennials are agnostic and atheist in surprisingly high numbers, and are ready for something new to take hold in their hearts. I'm looking forward to helping spread it. Don't look to the Asian immigrant temples to do ...

Be that as it may, can you show me the sutta you are talking about where it says, "volitional formations to be the cause for consciousness to descend into the womb". I think I know what you are referring to, but I would like to see it in context. One sutta will do. No need to clutter up the thread....

arising and ceasing isn't DO Exactly...ppl confuse Causation with DO. When it is the principle of Causation that is a prerequisite to accepting DO. This is made clear in the Assutava sutta. "'When this is, that is. "'From the arising of this comes the arising of that. "'When this isn't, that isn't....

Buddhaghosa (Theravada) and Vasubandhu (Mahayana) both discussed a 3 life model. Either they both came up with the 3 life model on their own or extrapolated it from the teachings, thus the controversy ever since. And the Abhidhamma discusses momentary mental events in detail, which makes sense from...

For a pretty good summary of the main views on DO; pros and cons, see: http://www.leighb.com/deporg1.htm#2 I find Leigh's "Problems with the 3 Lives model" to be silly. He says : "But look what happens when you lay the "cessation chain" on top of the 3 Lives Model: With the ceasing of Ignorance in ...