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So I'm working on rehabilitating the Brahma Net Sutra for secular use. I'm working on #23:After my passing, if a disciple should, with a wholesome mind, wish to receive the Bodhisattva precepts, he m… (View Post)
(Quote) Over at the Non-Buddhist website, Glenn Wallas et al, make that point a lot. They are critical of Buddhism and often say that the bad parts would be better replaced by some more modern thinke… (View Post)
Well lets see. You mention mantras, so this is Mahayana. If it were in the context of Therevada it's simpler-- he's gone and the Medicine Buddha is an innovative idea of people (as opposed to a real … (View Post)
They are in some way out of the circular rat race. They've had a metaphysical realization, either about who they really are or about what they really want & don't want-- that's solving delusion, … (View Post)
(Quote) The Indian philosophers saw there was a problem with combining reincarnation and no-self. So they invented ālaya-vijñāna - it's sort of a permanent box that holds your karma and transfers you… (View Post)