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Jason · God Emperor · Moderator
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- Jason
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Re: Did the Buddha address whether or not his teachings were new?
(Quote) Both. He said that the Dhamma was timeless and they he essentially rediscovered it. Or as he puts it: (Quote) That said, he certainly used many of the terms and ideas already present in his s… (View Post)
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Re: Truthfulness
I agree. I think honesty is the most important virtue because it is through being honest that we are able to truly grow emotionally, spiritually, etc. When we are open to being wrong, to making mista… (View Post)
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Re: Truthfulness
(Quote) Another reason I think it is so important is that dhamma itself is truth, "things as they actually are." And as Robert Trivers points out in the introduction to The Selfish Gene, de… (View Post)
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Re: The use of rituals
(Quote) In a couple of suttas, the Buddha discussions four types of clinging, one of which is clinging to rules and observances (or rites and rituals). An example is MN 11. What I interpret this to m… (View Post)1 -
Re: Discrimination against nuns
(Quote) The short answer to this is, yes they can. But they can't currently do so at Amaravati. (View Post)1