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Shingon in the U.S.?
Shingon is a very mystical and esoteric branch of Buddhism which still survives in Japan and was, I believe, started in China. Not much is known as it is a fairly secretive form of BuddhaDharma. With… -
what's your most important thing?
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RE: Was the Buddha really just a human being?
From the Theravadin point of view, tradition tells us that the Buddha, who was born into the khattiya (warrior) caste somewhere in northern India near present-day Nepal, was one of the great wanderin… -
RE: "On Denying Defilements" by Ven. Thanissaro
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RE: Poems
Being Memorial Day in the US, here are three poems by Yusef Komunyakaa, from his collection Dien Cai Dau... -
Refreshing one's Metta practice
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Dalai Lama, other leading thinkers say emotional health key to solving world's problems
Yeah, I'm with this type of thinking. Once we can take care of our emotions, we can then heal ourselves. When we can complete full understanding of ourselves and our emotions, we can then proceed to … -
RE: Buddhism And Science
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Burma's government hoping Muslims drown in typhoon?
Yesterday on a talk radio station I heard a troubling report from Burma. Seems there are many thousands of ethnic Muslims shoved into official refugee camps in Burma because the Buddhists in their h… -
RE: The Purpose of Iconoclasm?
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