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Re: "Repent and thy sins shall be forgiven" (The Buddha).... did he really say that?
(Quote) Well, I agree that the past can be equated as a kind of illusion just like the future and the present can also be regarded as a kind of illusion (for unenlightened beings anyways). However, t… (View Post)
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Re: What do you think of a Buddha in a bar?
I too feel it's disrespectful. I personally wouldn't get into a fight with someone over it though, but I can understand the reaction this may provoke amongst some Malay Buddhists. Just imagine the ki… (View Post)
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"Repent and thy sins shall be forgiven" (The Buddha).... did he really say that?
Well, those aren't his words exactly. But what's certain is that we shouldn't neglect the act of repentance in our practice. In the Avatamsaka Sutra, the ten great vows of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra a… (View Post)
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Re: Lankavatra Sutras comments on what a Buddha is
In the Pali Canon, the question of the Buddha's existence after death was something that was left unanswered by the Buddha. However, the fact that he entered into nirvana after passing away is record… (View Post)
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Re: Why did the Buddha allow his monks to eat meat?
Yes, @seeker242, we shouldn't kill animals. I personally am very strict in keeping with the first precept. But I don't believe that eating meat is the same as killing animals either. When I eat meat,… (View Post)1