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- Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:56 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Various titles in Mahayana Buddhism
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3323
- Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:42 am
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: ordination
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3310
Re: ordination
thank you. how about outside the trungpa lineage?
- Sun May 23, 2010 6:26 am
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: ordination
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3310
ordination
how possible is it for a white american to ordain within the kagyu lineage?
- Tue May 18, 2010 9:57 am
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: Ch'an understanding of Suffering
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4118
Re: Ch'an understanding of Suffering
And those who are overly prone to indulge in excessive mental gymnastics can put away the books, sit down quietly somewhere, and empty out all that sort of stuff. the question on the ultimate is beyond those foundations right? or does ch'an remain within those foundations (less into to right concen...
- Tue May 18, 2010 9:19 am
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: Ch'an understanding of Suffering
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4118
Re: Ch'an understanding of Suffering
thanks again Huifeng. These sufferings are many, because the karma of living beings are many, and therefore each requires a specific medicine to treat their suffering. However, ultimately the cure is seeing the truth -- The ultimate nature of a suffering being is no different from that of a Buddha. ...
- Tue May 18, 2010 7:47 am
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: Ch'an understanding of Suffering
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4118
Re: Ch'an understanding of Suffering
thanks. in ch'an there is no conception of samsara or nibbana, is this correct?
- Tue May 18, 2010 1:22 am
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: Ch'an understanding of Suffering
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4118
Ch'an understanding of Suffering
Can anyone clarify the Ch'an understanding of Suffering, with the emphasis that different beings have different needs?
- Mon May 17, 2010 7:05 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: to read or know or learn before ordaining
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3503
Re: to read or know or learn before ordaining
thanks everyone. i've done studies in therevada. i'm interested in taking in non-theravada sutras, in case they are one day useful, etc. and no longer available... or to have a greater understanding of buddhism as a whole...
- Mon May 17, 2010 6:52 am
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: community/compassion etc
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3258
Re: community/compassion etc
can you recommend any online translations?Anything that leads to aspiration of bodhicitta (aspiration to attain awakening) is useful here. For example, the Diamond Sutra, very commonly studied in Chan.
- Sun May 16, 2010 10:51 pm
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: community/compassion etc
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3258
community/compassion etc
since this is central to ch'an what are some chinese texts on this? any available online? thank you.
- Sun May 16, 2010 10:02 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: to read or know or learn before ordaining
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3503
Re: to read or know or learn before ordaining
thanks for your replies. About "ordaining at a Theravada monastery" but "outside of Theravada context"? Sorry, I'm not following what you are actually asking here. e.g. what outside the pali canon is worth studying? what aspects, skills, etc beyond that foundation work well for s...
- Sun May 16, 2010 5:50 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: to read or know or learn before ordaining
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3503
Re: to read or know or learn before ordaining
thanks, there's some really useful information there. i'm thinking outside of therevada context.
- Sun May 16, 2010 5:15 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: to read or know or learn before ordaining
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3503
to read or know or learn before ordaining
what do we need to read or know or learn before ordaining at a therevada monastery?