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- Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:16 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: where did the mahayana come from
- Replies: 37
- Views: 16699
Re: where did the mahayana come from
For a start, the development of Mahayana was never a single movement or one event thingy as portrayed by some in this thread. It was a group of reactionary movements that span over centuries. So, the causes for the rising of Mahayana are numerous although they carry a similar motivation.
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:56 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Arahants Tears
- Replies: 48
- Views: 12380
Re: Arahants Tears
Yes, Arahant are still humans after all and as a result of their compassion arising from their enlightened state.clw_uk wrote:This is something that was raised in a different thread that I thought would be quite interesting to discuss.
Can/Would an Arahant Cry?
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:46 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: mind "inherently pure"?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2263
Re: mind "inherently pure"?
All three made reference to the (I'm paraphrasing here due to the aforementioned stupidity) "inherent" or "natural" or "original" state of the mind as being pure and radiant. I had been going on the assumption that, from a Theravada point of view, there was no "in...
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:40 pm
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Question about jhana
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2043
Re: Question about jhana
I was reading about the jhanas and have a vague memory, reading that one should develop jhanas in order, such that one can remain in one fully as long as one wants, before moving onto the next. Is this true? Devas/Brahmas of the form and formless realms can stay in the state of Jhanas for aeons and...
- Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:21 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Past lives
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7351
Re: Past lives
Forget about past lives, many of us can't even remember our childhood in details.
- Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:28 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Store consciousness in Theravada
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6808
Re: Store consciousness in Theravada
I see Yogacara as a major attempt to bridge the abhidharmas of the early Buddhist schools and later Mahayana sutras in order to increase the authenticity of the latter in the eyes of Buddhists.
- Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:41 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Women can't become Buddhas?
- Replies: 214
- Views: 59277
Re: Women can't become Buddhas?
This thread has no need of "Dharma police" as already stated earlier,thank you very much.
- Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:38 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Women can't become Buddhas?
- Replies: 214
- Views: 59277
Re: Women can't become Buddhas?
Besides, gender equality is a rare occurrence. Rarely are females being treated as equal in the history of humans Gender equality in premodern societies wasn't as rare as was once thought. We know know that in many premodern societies women and men had different roles and contributed differently to...
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:12 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Partless particles and moments
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3441
Re: Partless particles and moments
Actually modern science already reveal the fact that there is no such things as partless particles joining together as one , the notion of a physical object is nothing more than countless of dotlike particles surrounding by vast empty space while interacting with each other using electromagnetic for...
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 2:09 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Why there is no re-linking consciousness
- Replies: 55
- Views: 18311
Re: Why there is no re-linking consciousness
In Mahavihara or Sri Lankan Buddhism, which appears rooted in the teachings of Buddhaghosa and the commentaries, there is the notion of relinking consciousness within the cycle of dependent origination. This is similar to Tibetan notions of the 'bardo'. The last time I check, bardo means "inte...
- Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:19 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Women can't become Buddhas?
- Replies: 214
- Views: 59277
Re: Women can't become Buddhas?
I misread, sorry.........
- Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:12 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Is there a chance that we are Devas in Sagga?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2927
Re: Is there a chance that we are Devas in Sagga?
It occurs to me that the existence many of us lead in this technologically advanced world could seem like we are Devas and this is heaven. Imagine telling someone 2,500 years ago that you can travel 600 miles in one hour. Or that you can speak and hear someone on the other side of the planet. That ...
- Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:07 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Women can't become Buddhas?
- Replies: 214
- Views: 59277
Re: Women can't become Buddhas?
Thats my speculation until you can give us an example of a Buddha being born in the times where female is held to be greater than or equal to their male counterpart. Your rhetoric is simply useless. when the dhamma is lost completely Not really, given that Buddha treated female much better than any ...
- Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:54 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Women can't become Buddhas?
- Replies: 214
- Views: 59277
Re: Women can't become Buddhas?
Besides, gender equality is a rare occurrence. Rarely are females being treated as equal in the history of humans, even in many countries today, notable outside the West, women are clearly not viewed or treated as equal and its doubtful such practices will sustain in the future if mankind returns to...
- Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:31 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Women can't become Buddhas?
- Replies: 214
- Views: 59277
Re: Women can't be enlightened?
And specifically for the Mahayana, women can't vow to save all beings - because they literally can't save all beings. They have to first hope to be reborn as a male and then make the vow. That is quite wrong. In Mahayana, its pretty common for female devotees to take the Bodhisattva vows. One can s...