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DairyLama · Veteran
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Re: Pratyekabuddha
(Quote) I would say it's about different interpretations of suttas and sutras, which leads to different assumptions and methods. I think it's also about how dharma has adapted to different cultures o… (View Post)
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Re: Pratyekabuddha
(Quote) I remember a focus on lineage in Tibetan Buddhism, but it can all get a bit precious and lead to cultish guru devotion, and playground arguments about one teacher supposedly being more "… (View Post)
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Re: Pratyekabuddha
(Quote) It could be argued that the historical Buddha was himself a pratekyabuddha. I'm not sure though what you mean by "opposed to the more traditional teachings". Which kind of teachings… (View Post)
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Re: Is your head on fire?
They pinched that from the Phena Sutta. :p "Thus a monk, persistence aroused, should view the aggregates by day & by night, mindful, alert; should discard all fetters; should make himself hi… (View Post)1 -
Re: Was Buddha an anti-magician?
(Quote) When he talks about the earliest teachings, is he referring to the Sutta Nipata? It does seem to have a pithy, down-to-earth feel. http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/Sutta-nipataBM6.pdf (View Post)1