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If no one minds me tooting my horn, sharing yet more frivolous trivia, IMO, in response to the comment from "how:" that's why Buddhism and self-immolation, as well as suicide in general, is… (View Post)
Venerable Mahākāśyapa, according to the legends, lies asleep underneath the three-peaked mountain for the coming of Maitreya Buddha. When Maitreya Buddha opens the three-peaked mountain, it is said t… (View Post)
There are many Dharmapadas. They seem to have been a popular literary vehicle, in the early days of Buddhist missionary work, for spreading the teachings of the Buddha. The Pali Dhammapada is particu… (View Post)
The body of the Buddha is like empty space. The mind of the Buddha is like a phantom city. The speech of the Buddha is like an image of the moon in still waters. (View Post)
I've heard Tāntikas on DharmaWheel say similar things as the man who quotes Garab Dorje. As far as I can see, from their view, a new set of beings is "spontaneously generated." The view tha… (View Post)