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Re: I think Buddhism is very fragile religion to be 'religion of state'
(Quote) > (Quote) Yes. I'd say that if you think Buddhism is too "fragile" to be a religion of state, you should go interview peasants and herders in Tibet. Short of that, you can read A… (View Post)
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Re: What was ethnicity of Prince Siddharta?
I like history questions like this. Are Buddhist forums limited to questions about practice and scripture, or can we discuss historical questions relating to the Buddha and the development of Buddhis… (View Post)
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Re: What was ethnicity of Prince Siddharta?
OP, perhaps you've seen the discussion I found, from which this quote is taken. It turns out there's a sutra that explains where the name Sakya came from. Exerpt from the Ambattha sutta: 'Long ago, A… (View Post)
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Re: What was ethnicity of Prince Siddharta?
That's very interesting, OP. I never connected the Saka/Scythians with the Shakya. If that's a valid connection, then the Buddha was Indo-Iranian. However, the term "Arya" was a tribal name… (View Post)
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Re: proof for psychic energy, with "chi"
(Quote) @Jeffrey: Positive Ion (Cation): an atom (or molecule) that has lost one or more electrons due to a high-energy impact. Natural forces that generate positive ions include the decay of radioac… (View Post)
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