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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: Why did the Buddha allow his monks to eat meat?
The following is an interview excerpt of the His Holiness the 101th Ganden Tripa, Supreme Head of the Gelug Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism (the first Ganden Tripa was Tsongkapa). Monks of the Gelug sc… (View Post)2 -
Re: Meat Eating and Mahayana
Presently, my diet consists of around 70 percent fruits and vegetables. Going fully vegetarian is on my to-do list. Given my own inclinations, I have a feeling my practice will lead me there at some … (View Post)
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Re: Tibetan schools..just for information.
(Quote) According to his official website, the Dalai Lama says that it is important for monastics ordained in the Tibetan tradition to follow the vows set forth in the Mulasarvastivadin school of mon… (View Post)
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