Buddhist Discussion

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1. Could someone explain the Buddhist belief system to me?

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   By DreamBliss, November 3, 2012   

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   • Mark Foote
   • September 12, 2022

2. Favorite Quotes from Buddha.

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   By Informer, September 17, 2011
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3. Sakya Trichen Rinpoche Longevity Practice

   By Nuralshamal, Thursday at 09:26 PM   

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4. Desire is the spice of life!

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   By helpfuldemon, April 3
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5. Life is suffering.

   By helpfuldemon, May 17
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6. Vegetarianism

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   By Barnaby, February 5
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   • steve
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   By Tom Beckett, April 27
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8. Practices for World Peace​

   By senseless virtue, April 25   

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9. Beginning my training in Tonglen

   By Tom Beckett, April 3
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10. Tibet: The Trail of Light documentary

    By C T, April 17
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11. Buddhist meditations for extinguishing the self

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    By Tom Beckett, February 20
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12. Mindful Chores

    By Maddie, March 9
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13. What are Buddha 's teaching on householders

    By Chang dao ling, March 27
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14. Into the Stream ~ A Study Guide on the First Stage of Awakening

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    By LivingLight, February 26
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    • Mark Foote
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15. The Observer Is The Observed

    By kakapo, March 23
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16. Are the Four Jhanas the equivalent of jing, chi, shen and emptiness transformation in Daoist Alchemy(Nei Dan)

    By Asher Topaz, February 9, 2022   

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17. Can someone simply explain the concept of the pure land to me

    By Tianzun, February 10
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    • Maddie
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18. Cantonese is a Useful Tool for Chinese Buddhist Sutra Study

    By alphone, June 3, 2022
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19. Buddhism of the Suttas

    By Maddie, March 3
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20. What are the mechanics behind chanting?

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    By Takingcharge, January 9
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    • Maddie
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21. Im looking for a book on Buddhist morals

    By helpfuldemon, February 27
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    • steve
    • March 7

22. Root Verses of the Six Betweens

    By LivingLight, February 26
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    • C T
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23. Buddhist meditations for fear and pain.

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    By Tom Beckett, February 13
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    • Mark Foote
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24. Buddhist Practice Is Not For Spacing Out

    By senseless virtue, June 29, 2022   

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25. Guatama referred to himself as the "Tathagata" not the "Buddha"

    By Invisible Acropolis, December 14, 2022
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    • Mark Foote
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26. Why is the medicine buddha blue? Did he come from hinduism?

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    By Takingcharge, January 7
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    • Maddie
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27. What Shunryu Suzuki Actually Said

    By Mark Foote, February 1
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28. Question about Tibetan Buddhist Yoga, Tantra, Truhl Khor, Tummo, etc.

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    By Immortal4life, April 14, 2020
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29. What do buddhists mean when they talk about "realms"

    By Tianzun, February 2
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30. How does karma rebirth into other realms?

    By Tianzun, January 31
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    • Lairg
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