Your friend was totally misinformed.Dhammarakkhito wrote: ↑Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:52 am i had a vajrayana friend explain it to me and he said it was having sex with someone but acting like they are a deity
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ye dhammā hetuppabhavā tesaṁ hetuṁ tathāgato āha,
tesaṃca yo nirodho - evaṁvādī mahāsamaṇo.
Of those phenomena which arise from causes:
Those causes have been taught by the Tathāgata,
And their cessation too - thus proclaims the Great Ascetic.
tesaṃca yo nirodho - evaṁvādī mahāsamaṇo.
Of those phenomena which arise from causes:
Those causes have been taught by the Tathāgata,
And their cessation too - thus proclaims the Great Ascetic.
Re: theravada
The Buddha was omniscient, he had knowledge of every dhamma that he turned his attention towards.retrofuturist wrote: ↑Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:58 am Greetings Grigoris,
One doesn't need to know everything about every topic in order to become an arahant.
The Buddha didn't know about computers or inter-continental ballistic missiles, but that didn't stop him.
Metta,
Paul.
ye dhammā hetuppabhavā tesaṁ hetuṁ tathāgato āha,
tesaṃca yo nirodho - evaṁvādī mahāsamaṇo.
Of those phenomena which arise from causes:
Those causes have been taught by the Tathāgata,
And their cessation too - thus proclaims the Great Ascetic.
tesaṃca yo nirodho - evaṁvādī mahāsamaṇo.
Of those phenomena which arise from causes:
Those causes have been taught by the Tathāgata,
And their cessation too - thus proclaims the Great Ascetic.
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i edited my last comment, but my questions have been answered. i gather the buddha did know about missiles and such
"Just as the ocean has a single taste — that of salt — in the same way, this Dhamma-Vinaya has a single taste: that of release."
— Ud 5.5
https://www.facebook.com/noblebuddhadha ... 34/?type=3
http://seeingthroughthenet.net/
https://sites.google.com/site/santipada ... allytaught
— Ud 5.5
https://www.facebook.com/noblebuddhadha ... 34/?type=3
http://seeingthroughthenet.net/
https://sites.google.com/site/santipada ... allytaught
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If he wanted to!Dhammarakkhito wrote: ↑Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:06 am i edited my last comment, but my questions have been answered. i gather the buddha did know about missiles and such
ye dhammā hetuppabhavā tesaṁ hetuṁ tathāgato āha,
tesaṃca yo nirodho - evaṁvādī mahāsamaṇo.
Of those phenomena which arise from causes:
Those causes have been taught by the Tathāgata,
And their cessation too - thus proclaims the Great Ascetic.
tesaṃca yo nirodho - evaṁvādī mahāsamaṇo.
Of those phenomena which arise from causes:
Those causes have been taught by the Tathāgata,
And their cessation too - thus proclaims the Great Ascetic.
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if he wanted to and as well with seeing the rise and fall of civilizations
"Just as the ocean has a single taste — that of salt — in the same way, this Dhamma-Vinaya has a single taste: that of release."
— Ud 5.5
https://www.facebook.com/noblebuddhadha ... 34/?type=3
http://seeingthroughthenet.net/
https://sites.google.com/site/santipada ... allytaught
— Ud 5.5
https://www.facebook.com/noblebuddhadha ... 34/?type=3
http://seeingthroughthenet.net/
https://sites.google.com/site/santipada ... allytaught
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Greetings,
Ok. Questions have been answered.
Grigoris - Maybe check out the Simsapa Sutta if you want to learn the Buddha's attitude about that which he did not teach.
Metta,
Paul.
Ok. Questions have been answered.
Grigoris - Maybe check out the Simsapa Sutta if you want to learn the Buddha's attitude about that which he did not teach.
Metta,
Paul.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."