A quick education on Buddhism

tycho · December 2003

I found this website while searching on the internet looking for information on the basics of buddhism. Each essay covers the basics and most provide a unique point of view to help those new the the religion to understand most of its aspects. Enjoy...

http://www.buddhismtoday.com/index/index-e...1-beginners.htm

Brian · December 2003

Thanks for the start, Tycho.. We certainly have our work cut out for us, compiling actually GOOD information for beginners.

tycho · December 2003

Well i can't guarantee that it is good but it certainly seems to make some sense to me and i am definitly a begineer

Jason · December 2003

accesstoinsight.org has everything you could want on theravada buddhism. it's a very large sight but the search option is helpful. it has books, suttas, commentaries, all 227 precepts for a monk, dhamma talks by ajahn chah and others, etc...if you haven't visited the site already please check it out.

tycho · January 2004

This doesn't really contain any new information, but I do like how it is presented in a plain-english humorous style.

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/buddhi...m/buddhism.html

Linc · January 2004

Both of those are excellent links, tycho. After reading the second one a day or two ago I decided to become Buddhist, and I just spent a few hours this evening reading parts of the first one and found it to be very informative. Thanks!

tycho · January 2004

Glad that they helped matt

t1rhino · September 2004

A lot of information to soak in. Quite interesting though.
I personally liked the humor of soyouwanna.com

Adiana · April 2005

Hi to All!

My name is Adiana and I just want to say hi to everyone. I am a seeker of information about Buddhism.

Tycho, thanks for the link to the Buddhism for Beginners website. I bookmarked it and I will check it out.

Adiana

federica · April 2005

hello Adiana, nice to see you!

If you ever need information on Buddhism, you've come to the right place! Any discussion goes, as you can tell by the forum index, and I'm glad to say, as a recent newcomer myself, I found that answers are informed, unbiased and generous! I hope you enjoy your stay with us!

Adiana · April 2005

Federica,

Thank you! It is nice to see you, too!

Adiana

Brian · April 2005

Welcome to the site, Adiana

Adiana · April 2005

Brian,

Thank you.

Adiana

rooster · April 2005

please help, i'm totally stupid. i would like to start a debate and don't know how, i would also like reply to private message and can't either. i'm aware that this is probably the wrong place.

rooster · April 2005

i'm trying to get back to you honest fredrica

rooster · April 2005

did you get my message fredrica?

Justin · April 2005

If you want to start a thread/debate, click this link ( http://www.newbuddhist.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=14 ) and click on start new thread. Title it, and type what you want and we can discuss. As for PM's all you have to do is click reply and it works just like email.

rooster · April 2005

the path to enlitenment would a breeze to travel if you were with the guy that compiled the SYW site.

federica · April 2005

Hya Rooster!
Don't worry - brian will be the first to tell you what a total fudgewit and doofus I am when it comes to PC's, forums, threads, PM's and even basic spelling ! Welcome to the 'Boy am I a Dingbrain!!' Club -

Justin · April 2005

If you have any PC questions, be sure to go to http://www.short-media.com/forum/index.php? . It is run by the same wonderful people that run this site and contains any and all the information you might ever need about your PC. /end shameless SM plug...

Brian · April 2005

Yeah, I try not to plug my "other" site too much, but as long as we're at it, if you want to become a computer expert, short-media is the place to go

Maria22 · June 2005

This website as a whole is very informative and helpful for a beginner. But, this particular page outlines the major points of Buddhism with a quick question and answer format. It's very useful if you just want to learn the basic idea. It's only one page long so its a fast and easy read.

http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/5minbud.htm

davedude2040 · June 2005

Thanks sooo much for that link Tycho, Great Help!
Also am I like the youngest person on this site because I'm 14.
I got interested in Buddhism in R.E class we covered Buddhism and it interested me,
I live with a bunch of idiot stereotypists and Buddhism just appeals to me as a faith and a good way of living

Casthinker · June 2005

I just wanted to post and say hello. I was told about this site by a person who attends the Buddhist temple in Warren Michigan.

I will have many questions so I hope you will be patient with me. In the mean time I am going to start reading some threads.

Brian · June 2005

Welcome to our site!

If you attend the MBMC, perhaps I know you

wolfscalissi · June 2005

welcome casthinker! questions are what brought us all here and it is questioning that causes everyone to seek. may your search go well

^gassho^

Casthinker · June 2005

I have not attended yet, I am gaining the courage to go. I am looking for advice on who to see to explain "the process" to me. I sent you an email explaining how I heard about you and some questions about the temple.

I do not feel comfortable just showing up without being a little prepared in advance. It probably sounds silly.

Brian · June 2005

not silly at all. it took me months to get up the courage, so believe me I understand. I'll email you

Casthinker · June 2005

Thanks for the help so far. I see that there are some books that are suggested reading. I have seen Buddhism for dummies, and an Idiot's guide to Buddhism. Has anyone read any of these?

Also the books by Thich Nhat Hanh are they available through a Borders book store?

I trust as I learn more about Buddhism the less stupid my questions will become. I look forward to learning more!!!

Casthinker · June 2005

Maria 22 thanks for the link. It is very helpful to start out with. Thank you.

tkargorman · June 2005

www.buddhanet.net was the first site I started my research on, and it certainly has a comprehensive e-library on both mahayana and theravada texts.

kinlee · July 2005

I had great time listening to some of the Buddhism material (MP3/Real) downloads at http://www.thubtenchodron.org/ . Maybe you can find something valuable there too.

Cheers,
Kin Lee

Jason · July 2005

Luang Pu (Ajaan Dune Atulo) once said, "In the Rains Retreat of 1952 I made a vow to read the entire Canon to see where the endpoint of the Buddha's teachings lay — to see where the end of the noble truths, the end of suffering, lay — to see how the Buddha had summarized it. I read the Canon to the end, contemplating along the way, but there was no passage that made contact deeply enough in the mind that I could say for sure, 'This is the end of suffering. This is the end of the paths and fruitions, or what's called nibbana.'

"Except for one passage. Ven. Sariputta had just come out of the attainment of the cessation, and the Buddha asked him, 'Sariputta, your skin is especially bright, your complexion especially clear. What is the dwelling place of your mind?'

"Sariputta answered, 'My mind's dwelling place is emptiness.'

"That's the one thing that made contact with my mind."

In line with this passage I thought I would share some selected teachings on sunnata (emptiness/voidness) with you.

Cula-sunnata Sutta http://www.metta.lk/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/2Majjhima-Nikaya/Majjhima3/121-culasunnata-e.htm

Mahasunnata sutta http://www.metta.lk/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/2Majjhima-Nikaya/Majjhima3/122-mahasunnata-e.htm

Talk by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu http://www.saigon.com/~anson/ebud/ebdha196.htm

kinlee · July 2005

Elohim wrote:

Cula-sunnata Sutta http://www.metta.lk/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/2Majjhima-Nikaya/Majjhima3/121-culasunnata-e.htm

Mahasunnata sutta http://www.metta.lk/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/2Majjhima-Nikaya/Majjhima3/122-mahasunnata-e.htm

Talk by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu http://www.saigon.com/~anson/ebud/ebdha196.htm

Briefly scanned thru' the material on "Talk by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu" is really interesting and mind intriguing. Thanks for the link.

I'll further study it soon.

Cheers,
Kin Lee

kinlee · July 2005

kinlee wrote:

Briefly scanned thru' the material on "Talk by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu" is really interesting and mind intriguing. Thanks for the link. I'll further study it soon.

Cheers,
Kin Lee

I read the material on Emptiness at http://www.saigon.com/~anson/ebud/ebdha196.htm yesterday and it was excellent! Thanks for the link. Basically, I think it answered most of the queries posted in the Forum. But it may not be for beginners, I think.

cheers,

Jason · July 2005

I am glad you enjoyed them.

kinlee · July 2005

Came across this link and I think it is good: http://web.singnet.com.sg/~alankhoo/Buddhism.htm

cheers,

emmak · July 2005

I had a brief look at the site, it seems very good. Will have a thorough look later.

pj.pilgrim · July 2005

Hi,
I just stumbled upon this forum and joined as I thought I could be of help. I'm been an avid surfer of Buddhist websites for years and even have a few of my own.
I'd like to introduce them here and hope they're useful.

Buddhist Answers: http://www.parami.org/buddhistanswers/
How to become a Buddhist: http://www.parami.org/duta/buddhist.htm
Dhammaduta which documents the establishment of the Order of Monks in non-Theravada countries in the last 100 years: http://www.parami.org/duta/duta.htm
Finding the Way where Buddhists of various nationalities describe their paths to the Buddha-Dhamma: http://www.parami.org/duta/way/index.htm

kinlee · July 2005

pj.pilgrim wrote:

Hi,
I just stumbled upon this forum and joined as I thought I could be of help. I'm been an avid surfer of Buddhist websites for years and even have a few of my own.
I'd like to introduce them here and hope they're useful.

Buddhist Answers: http://www.parami.org/buddhistanswers/
How to become a Buddhist: http://www.parami.org/duta/buddhist.htm
Dhammaduta which documents the establishment of the Order of Monks in non-Theravada countries in the last 100 years: http://www.parami.org/duta/duta.htm
Finding the Way where Buddhists of various nationalities describe their paths to the Buddha-Dhamma: http://www.parami.org/duta/way/index.htm

The site looks very comforting and nice. Very interesting. Will explore further when free.
Thanks!

cheers,

kinlee · July 2005

kinlee wrote:

The site looks very comforting and nice. Very interesting. Will explore further when free.
Thanks!

cheers,

Some of the material are well presented. I need to investigate, maybe digest, a few points for myself. Except for the small and minor parts that I need to investigate (they maybe right at all and I could be wrong), they are really magnificent.

It is really good reading material for beginners, really simple and clear.

I remember coming to a page where there is a list of testimonials by people in whe west practising Buddhism. I could not locate the page now, or maybe it's from someother website. Muddle head me.

If there is one, let me know. Thanks.

cheers,

pj.pilgrim · July 2005

Hi Kinlee, you' re probably referring to this site
http://www.parami.org/duta/way/index.htm

kinlee · July 2005

pj.pilgrim wrote:

Hi Kinlee, you' re probably referring to this site
http://www.parami.org/duta/way/index.htm

Thanks! I had great time reading.

btw are you a Malaysian, my neighbour across the causeway ?
I notice a link to Venerable Thubten Chodron website. She has been active with the Singapore (English speaking) Buddhist community for many years. Is she also active there in Malaysia? She is indeed wonderful, very relax and humurous presentation she gave.

cheers,

ajp · July 2005

Am new here and a bit late to this thread, but below are some links to sites I've found helpful..they're mostly Tibetan Buddhism, mainly because that's what I'm most familiar with..sorry if some of these are listed already, I didn't have time to read the whole thread.

http://www.lamayeshe.com/
lots of teachings by various lamas, etc

http://www.lamrim.com/index2.html
audio teachings to download

http://www.berzinarchives.com/
very extensive resource, *lots* of information

http://www.shenpen-osel.org/
has all the issues of this magazine in pdf format to download,

http://www.thubtenchodron.org/
lots of audio and text teachings, articles

http://www.kwanumzen.com/misc/article-index-by-teacher.html
korean zen tradition based in US and Europe

http://www.prairiezen.org/art&talks.htm
has stuff by charlotte joko beck and others

Simonthepilgrim · July 2005

And who has not yet discovered Dharma the Cat? If you haven't, this will be a time of blessing and a good laugh:
http://www.dharmathecat.com/

kinlee · July 2005

ajp wrote:

Am new here and a bit late to this thread, but below are some links to sites I've found helpful..they're mostly Tibetan Buddhism, mainly because that's what I'm most familiar with..sorry if some of these are listed already, I didn't have time to read the whole thread.

http://www.lamayeshe.com/
lots of teachings by various lamas, etc

http://www.lamrim.com/index2.html
audio teachings to download

http://www.berzinarchives.com/
very extensive resource, *lots* of information

http://www.shenpen-osel.org/
has all the issues of this magazine in pdf format to download,

http://www.thubtenchodron.org/
lots of audio and text teachings, articles

http://www.kwanumzen.com/misc/article-index-by-teacher.html
korean zen tradition based in US and Europe

http://www.prairiezen.org/art&talks.htm
has stuff by charlotte joko beck and others

Thanks!
These links will keep me busy for a while.

cheers,

Jason · July 2005

Kamma vipaka (Pali words meaning actions and their results) can be difficult to understand. It was one of the major themes the Buddha used in his teachings. Here are some selected suttas from the Pali Canon that describe or mention kamma in some form. I hope that these will help those who would like to learn more about the subject.

dharma_bum · August 2005

I've never belonged to any religion, my parents both being atheist and my step mother being a huge catholic trying to convert me every chance she gets (catholic school for 5 months is a good example). But I never understood how there could be one being that continuously preached that all beings are equal, although he is superb, and all mighty, and above all other beings. The belief of a god, i could never wrap my head around, so instead of following a religion, i took up studying religions and found it really interesting. until I came across buddhism, and i was absolutely hooked, no gods to praise, just wisdome to follow. I began researching and researching, and doing a lot of insight, thinking a lot about things i would be giving up in order to really come to truth with myself, and to tell you the truth, materialism and attachment are what tie us down, theire what ground us and enable us to soar freely through a process of thought because we have other things to think of. But what really got me going...what kicked me into gear i should say was (as a huge fan of Jack Kerouac) I stumbled across an old copy of dharma bums. I really enjoy buddhism, I feel so much more strong, and pure, I've always been called a hippie by peers and family, and just took it with a smile, but now when someone calls me that, i feel like theres actually substance to it, as opposed to just being another "cruncy granola vegetarian" as my mother so kindly puts it. I feel like it's more than an outer shell, buddhism is a way of life, a way of insight. We must discover who we are on the inside before we can present ourselves properly on the outside.

emmak · August 2005

I am also the hippie of my family and peer group. Hippy freaks unite!

:):)

emmak · August 2005

Oh yeah, welcome to the site.

dharma_bum · August 2005

Thanks dude, it's always nice to receive a welcoming when your a new comer.

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