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- Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:24 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Poll (ANONYMOUS): Are you Male / Female / Other?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 773
Re: Poll (ANONYMOUS): Are you Male / Female / Other?
Interesting results, so far. It appears to be very similar to the poll at DWT. 72% male 27% female 2% transgendered https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=8723 I had hypothesized that there might be more females here, but the percentages are roughly the same, so far. Of course, both polls are u...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:32 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Poll (ANONYMOUS): Are you Male / Female / Other?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 773
Re: Poll (ANONYMOUS): Are you Male / Female / Other?
I have heard, that a higher female interest than male, is one of the sings of the Degenerate Age of Dharma. Does anyone have more information about this? I believe, it was written somewhere in the Palicanon that the Buddha said so. One of those weird quotes, I think, which make no sense without con...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:26 pm
- Forum: Shrine Room
- Topic: My Padmasambhava statue lit by the last rays of sunset
- Replies: 1
- Views: 158
Re: My Padmasambhava statue lit by the last rays of sunset
We live in a 7th floor and there are beautiful unhindered (no buildings in front) sunsets here. And when the sun was setting down, at one perfect moment, its last rays hit this statue. It looked truly magical, so I wanted to share this moment. Looks great! PS: HOW TO POST A PICTURE I was getting an...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:06 pm
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: Poll idea - male / female / other
- Replies: 19
- Views: 417
Re: Poll idea - male / female / other
Also, the same poll that happened in dhammawheel 13 years ago has 5 pages of people commenting on it. It clearly shows there was an interest. This is also value. I believe I have exhausted whatever explanation or justification I am able to come up with. Not sure if it suffices to you. Hopefully tha...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:06 am
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: Poll idea - male / female / other
- Replies: 19
- Views: 417
Re: Poll idea - male / female / other
There was a poll at our sister site DWT some 13 years ago. https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=8723 72% male 27% female 2% transgendered Just a guess, but I think there are more females here at DWM compared to DWT. Yes, polls are anonymous. Moderators and even admins cannot see what you sele...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:13 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: AUTHETNIC Buddhist Quotes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 244
Re: AUTHETNIC Buddhist Quotes
Here are a few of my favorites from the Pali Canon:
https://dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=Buddha_quotes
Translations from accesstoinsight and suttacentral. Citation and legal use cited here:
https://dhammawiki.com/index.php?title= ... Pali_Canon
https://dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=Buddha_quotes
Translations from accesstoinsight and suttacentral. Citation and legal use cited here:
https://dhammawiki.com/index.php?title= ... Pali_Canon
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:10 am
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: My family worries that some Zen Buddhism feels like a “cult”
- Replies: 13
- Views: 728
Re: My family worries that some Zen Buddhism feels like a “cult”
People with no spiritual practice often think anything involving devotion and discipline “looks like a cult.” Yes, it could be something like this. If they are not familiar with spiritual practice or eastern religions, they might find something simple as chanting as being "cultish" which ...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: Poll idea - who is your teacher
- Replies: 5
- Views: 168
Re: Poll idea - who is your teacher
The forum software doesn't have the option to allow users to edit the poll. Only the person who made the poll (and only for a limited time) and the mods or admins can edit the poll once it's made.
You'd have to come up with the names of teachers in advance and then make the poll.
You'd have to come up with the names of teachers in advance and then make the poll.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:49 am
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Daily Laugh Thread
- Replies: 842
- Views: 261809
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Silly but persistent pop-culture myths about Buddhism.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 916
Re: Silly but persistent pop-culture myths about Buddhism.
Quite a few references in the Pali Canon about there being no creator-god. See this long thread over at DWT:
https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=24247
https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=24247
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:55 pm
- Forum: Academic Discussion
- Topic: Moral Principles in the Pali Canon
- Replies: 5
- Views: 430
Re: Moral Principles in the Pali Canon
A good overview of all the important Suttas in the Pali Canon is Bhikkhu Bodhi's In the Buddha's Words:
https://wisdomexperience.org/product/buddhas-words/
The entire Canon is approximately 40 volumes, but Bhikkhu Bodhi has condensed it into just one book.
https://wisdomexperience.org/product/buddhas-words/
The entire Canon is approximately 40 volumes, but Bhikkhu Bodhi has condensed it into just one book.
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:47 pm
- Forum: Academic Discussion
- Topic: Moral Principles in the Pali Canon
- Replies: 5
- Views: 430
Re: Moral Principles in the Pali Canon
Sila (moral principles) are permeated throughout the Pali Canon, but perhaps more so in the Majjhima Nikaya and Anguttara Nikaya.
The Vinaya, especially the Patimokkha, contains the rules for monks and nuns.
The Vinaya, especially the Patimokkha, contains the rules for monks and nuns.
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:44 pm
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Daily Laugh Thread
- Replies: 842
- Views: 261809
Re: Daily Laugh Thread
Amazing how fast the culture changes nowadays!
Now, Australia is almost plurality "nones" for religious affiliation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Australia
Christianity 43.9%
No religion 38.9%
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:31 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New today
- Replies: 2
- Views: 656
Re: New today
Welcome to DW!
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- Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:20 pm
- Forum: Ethical Conduct
- Topic: Does the doctrine of karma blame victims for their own suffering?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2013
Re: Does the doctrine of karma blame victims for their own suffering?
Yes and no. The Buddha did talk about karma and the results of karma. There is one Sutta that is so politically incorrect, even Ayn Rand might have liked it: "So it is the way people live that makes them how they are, whether short-lived or long lived, sickly or healthy, ugly or lovely, insigni...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:52 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Nas Daily studying all the world religions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 286
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:10 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Nas Daily studying all the world religions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 286
Nas Daily studying all the world religions
Nuseir is embarking on a study of all the major religions. What he's doing is sort of like what I have been doing from a very young age and from my studies and interaction with the other religions is how I came to Buddhism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzFQy02lkBY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzFQy02lkBY
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:48 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New But Not
- Replies: 10
- Views: 818
Re: New But Not
Welcome to DWM!
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- Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:47 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Dharma Paths?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11157
Re: Dharma Paths?
Greetings DNS, I have a suggestion: would it be possible to add "early Buddhism" to Dharma Paths? :thumbsup: Good idea. I'll add that later today. Early Buddhism is not necessarily Theravada, as I have discovered in my studies. https://dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=Early_Buddhist_Texts I...
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:38 pm
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Daily Laugh Thread
- Replies: 842
- Views: 261809
Re: Daily Laugh Thread
I was in Walmart using the restroom 🧻 and just as I closed my stall door, a voice from the next stall said, “Hi! How are you?” Embarrassed... I said, “I’m aight!!" The voice said, "So what are you up to?” I said, “Ummm... Just trying to handle a little private business over here!” Then I h...