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- Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:09 pm
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: Aorist Rules
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2083
Aorist Rules
When doing the Aorist form and a word begins with an "a" like "akkosati" do we change the a to ā?
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 6:13 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Validating Mount Meru
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5313
Re: Validating Mount Meru
Mount Meru is figurative language to describe the kind of lives Devatā live. It is both beautiful and pristine and entirely distant from all things worldly to the point where leaving it seems inconceivable. As such most stories referring to Mount Meru are often stories to show unfathomable distance ...
- Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:40 am
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Heavenly Pleasure
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7007
- Sun Feb 16, 2020 4:29 am
- Forum: Dhammaduta (Dhamma propagation)
- Topic: Pure dhamma discord channel
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6853
Re: Pure dhamma discord channel
They don't really have much discussion and I am loathe to point out that they have a specific section in their discord to solicit donations. Seems more like an attempt to make money, but I would be happy to be proven wrong. There's also people who openly declare to have Sotapanna and Anagami attainm...
- Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:16 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Why don't we re-collect on Brahama?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1479
Re: Why don't we re-collect on Brahama?
Hello Sarath, I hope your day is filled with ease. The reason they are not typically mentioned is that Brāhmā are actually a type of Deva. It would be like saying "why are you not mentioning Nepalese as human, they are clearly human too." When we say Devānussati we mean recollection of the...
- Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:12 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Buddhist Cryptids and Deities
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1678
Re: Buddhist Cryptids and Deities
Thank you Venerable, Sir! This is absolutely a pleasure to read. I am just so fascinated by the many realms and was surprised by the many qualities of Utarakuru and the Chakravartin Emperor. Is there a similar texts that elucidate examples of Devatā whose qualities we should be recollecting when we ...
- Sat Feb 15, 2020 3:26 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Buddhist Cryptids and Deities
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1678
Buddhist Cryptids and Deities
What are some of the cool non human non animal entities in Buddhist Cosmology and what are the names of those Gods that play the most important roles in the 32 realms of Saṃsāra? I know Tavatimsa should have 33 but I don't know which 33 they are and I know they mentioned a few Gods like Brāhma Saham...
- Tue Dec 31, 2019 4:03 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Questions on Asura (Demon) Plane of existence
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7148
Re: Questions on Asura (Demon) Plane of existence
The word demon for Asura is a misnomer. Asura are more like the Titans and the Devas like the Olympians as an idea of the Western parallel.
- Tue Dec 31, 2019 12:56 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Fire/Lotus buds on Buddha statues
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3553
Re: Fire/Lotus buds on Buddha statues
It might be from that time he subdued the angry Naga in Uruvela Kassapa's shrine. One time the Buddha used essentially samādhi as flames to deflect the flames that an angry Naga tried to fling at him and it let loose a glowing flaming aura that just turned the Naga into a harmless snake and he just ...
- Sat Dec 28, 2019 7:00 am
- Forum: Dhammic Stories
- Topic: What are some funny stories in the Canon ?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19594
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:30 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Population of women in theravada communities
- Replies: 4
- Views: 969
Re: Population of women in theravada communities
But I'm the child of Hispanic immigrants so I'm not sure if that counts. I'm not a child of any South Asian people though. Central and South American, but uh, technically I'm Central American indigenous.
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:28 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Population of women in theravada communities
- Replies: 4
- Views: 969
Re: Population of women in theravada communities
I'm a woman and people who show up at my meditation center are also pretty balanced out with men and women, but there's still more women.
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 2:52 pm
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: THE DISCOURSE ON THE ROOT OF EXISTENCE The Mulapariyaya Sutta and its Commentaries
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2831
Re: THE DISCOURSE ON THE ROOT OF EXISTENCE The Muliapariyaya Sutta and its Commentaries
I think this Sutta is pretty interesting as it talks about how we objectify things and then imagine our relationship with them. Anything, including Nibbāna can be falsely imagined into existence and personalized so that the experience feels real, but the real thing is not actually experienced. It is...
- Sat Dec 07, 2019 12:38 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Vipassana vs Samadhi? Confusion regarding difference
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2772
Re: Vipassana vs Samadhi? Confusion regarding difference
Vipassanā is a floodlight and samādhi is a laser
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:48 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Theravadin Cultural Practices
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9171
Theravadin Cultural Practices
What are some unique cultural practices in Theravadin Countries you know about that the average layman might not be familiar with? I can think of a few things I know about for example of Phra Mae Thorani is the witness to the Buddha's rout of Mara's army, and that the Four Heavenly Kings are guardia...