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by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Thu Feb 03, 2022 2:51 pm
Forum: Gelug
Topic: Buddha Nature of insentient thing.
Replies: 12
Views: 5462

Re: Buddha Nature of insentient thing.

Malcolm wrote: Thu Feb 03, 2022 1:32 pm
Schrödinger’s Yidam wrote: Thu Feb 03, 2022 12:35 am However he does throw in Mipam and Longchenpa into the subject.
Neither would ever assert rocks and trees have Buddhanature.
I just thought the video wasn’t getting enough attention, so I did some name dropping to get more views. And it worked!
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Thu Feb 03, 2022 12:50 am
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Documentary about Samye Ling
Replies: 1
Views: 2364

Re: Documentary about Samye Ling

Samye Ling also owns an entire island off of Scotland called “Holy Isle”. Here’s a 17 minute video and drone tour of the island.



https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UGrMkfXNOyY

by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Thu Feb 03, 2022 12:35 am
Forum: Gelug
Topic: Buddha Nature of insentient thing.
Replies: 12
Views: 5462

Re: Buddha Nature of insentient thing.

However he does throw in Mipam and Longchenpa into the subject.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed Feb 02, 2022 9:17 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Current status of Rumtek.
Replies: 30
Views: 12807

Re: Current status of Rumtek.

Thanks Cone.

I personally don’t care about Rumtek per se. All I care about is the Vajra Crown. And I don’t have a whole lot of confidence about either its location or if it even still exists.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed Feb 02, 2022 9:13 pm
Forum: Gelug
Topic: Buddha Nature of insentient thing.
Replies: 12
Views: 5462

Buddha Nature of insentient thing.

This guy is a Gelug geshe and translator for HHDL. So I put this in the Gelug forum.



https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z64IE6r2zxk

by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed Feb 02, 2022 5:57 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Documentary about Samye Ling
Replies: 1
Views: 2364

Documentary about Samye Ling

In case people are interested, here’s a documentary about Samye Ling:


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FNE0daTa9tk

by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:36 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Current status of Rumtek.
Replies: 30
Views: 12807

Re: Current status of Rumtek.

http://tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.com/en/index.php/DECISION_OF_THE_INDIAN_SUPREME_COURT_-_20 This decision was the culmination of the case that the Karmapa Charitable Trust filed in 1998 to regain control of Rumtek monastery. In this decision, given in the case of Tsurphu Labrang vs. Karmapa Chari...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:05 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Current status of Rumtek.
Replies: 30
Views: 12807

Re: Current status of Rumtek.

The court awarded control of Rumtek to the organization that was controlled by Shamar, originally setup by the 16th. This does not bar OTD followers from Rumtek, they just don’t control it. …and has the Black Hat been accounted for? There’s all kinds of priceless relics at Rumtek, but that one defi...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Sun Jan 30, 2022 4:27 am
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Current status of Rumtek.
Replies: 30
Views: 12807

Re: Current status of Rumtek.

jmlee369 wrote: Sun Jan 30, 2022 4:22 am
I am somewhat surprised to hear that, and not sure what to make of this video of Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche purportedly visiting in early 2021.
:shrug:

Hey Cone, can you weigh in on this?
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:56 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Current status of Rumtek.
Replies: 30
Views: 12807

Re: Current status of Rumtek.

Did it happen after O.T. got his Dominican passport? I’d read that the Indian government was very unhappy with him for doing that.

Also, any sightings of the Black Hat?
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:34 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Current status of Rumtek.
Replies: 30
Views: 12807

Current status of Rumtek.

I stumbled upon this website that purports to have been a livestream of Thaye Dorje from Rumtek last month.

https://www.karmapa.org/kagyu-monlam- ... ng-post/

Has there been a change in the status of Rumtek?

Thanks.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed Jan 26, 2022 7:25 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: After enlightenment, can a Buddha return/manifest/emanate to samsara?
Replies: 59
Views: 24784

Re: After enlightenment, can a Buddha return/manifest/emanate to samsara?

The phrase “enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings” does not mean that a Buddha must be physically present. However it is helpful in many ways if he is.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:50 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: 1/19/22 Buddha Nature discussion
Replies: 1
Views: 1288

1/19/22 Buddha Nature discussion

Here’s an event with an expert in his field: he’s a lharampa geshe, with a B.A. in philosophy, a PhD. In religious studies. and is sometimes a translator for HHDL. (I’d hate to see his student loan balance.) Anyway it’s free and it will probably touch on issues that have been discussed here. *******...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Thu Jan 20, 2022 3:57 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Is there an atman in your school? (Shentong)
Replies: 26
Views: 11114

Re: Is there an atman in your school? (Shentong)

Gzhan stong is not the view of Nagarjuna. There was neither a "gzhan stong" nor "rang stong" for Shankara to take inspiration from in 8th century India. But even if there were, how does that relate to what I posited? I am simply saying that it is understandable that Advaita Veda...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Thu Jan 20, 2022 3:52 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Is there an atman in your school? (Shentong)
Replies: 26
Views: 11114

Re: Is there an atman in your school? (Shentong)

Anders wrote:…given how much inspiration Shankara took from nagarjuna.
If Shankara took inspiration from Nagarjuna, it wasn’t Shentong. Nagarjuna’s philosophy wasn’t Shentong in the least. I think it safe to say that Nagarjuna would probably have thought Shentong was both erroneous and heretical.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed Jan 19, 2022 4:21 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What is the Orthodox position of your school on alcohol, narcotics, psychedelics?
Replies: 24
Views: 9894

Re: What is the Orthodox position of your school on alcohol, narcotics, psychedelics?

Morphine is an important medicine. It can also destroy lives. Even when there’s benefit, such as pain relief, care must be taken to avoid disaster. When there’s no actual benefit, such as recreational use, the downside risk is unwarranted. I’ve been on the periphery of a couple heavily psychedelic e...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:52 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What is the Orthodox position of your school on alcohol, narcotics, psychedelics?
Replies: 24
Views: 9894

Re: What is the Orthodox position of your school on alcohol, narcotics, psychedelics?

As a former addict I can say from personal experience that regular use of recreational drugs increases the intensity of the defilements. That’s the opposite of what Dharma is all about.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed Jan 19, 2022 8:09 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What is the Orthodox position of your school on alcohol, narcotics, psychedelics?
Replies: 24
Views: 9894

Re: What is the Orthodox position of your school on alcohol, narcotics, psychedelics?

All of those breaks the precepts, in every school of Buddhism. This is true of course. Why would psychedelics be any different? When the precepts were made alcohol was the only intoxicant available. Thus the wording of “not so even as much as a dewdrop on a single blade of grass”. If you did a dewd...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed Jan 19, 2022 1:45 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What is the Orthodox position of your school on alcohol, narcotics, psychedelics?
Replies: 24
Views: 9894

Re: What is the Orthodox position of your school on alcohol, narcotics, psychedelics?

That’s one popular position. Another popular position is that any intoxicant that brings about reckless action is forbidden.

So ask your preceptor.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Sun Jan 16, 2022 3:18 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Display of siddhi(s) or miraculous feats precluding one from liberation in this lifetime?
Replies: 10
Views: 4722

Re: Display of siddhi(s) or miraculous feats precluding one from liberation in this lifetime?

Inedible wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:36 pm As opposed to all the public or professional uses you could anticipate seeing for use of siddhis? Just to clarify.
Compassionate or Dharmic I think. Not subject to 8 worldly dharmas.

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