Not much to add. As @AldrisTorvalds pointed out, he was not enlightened when he left home. What he was, according to the sutras, was obsessed with the question of why people suffer. And it's also …

Understanding Christianity through Buddhist view is actually simple.

Not sure if this is a dysfunctional coping mechanism or spiritual but I've long thought about the quote from Macbeth

Not an old timer (delighted to have just been promoted to "explorer" (Image)

Kia Ora,

Not at all if you don't want me to put it into words @Jeffrey ... \ lol / ....

Not so sure if this is buddhist view point or just from personal experience, I have just read only about five books and piles of magazines. I think there is Karma and there is just cause and effect…

Hi, I was trying to use the search capability to look for common terms like "dhamma" and "impermanence" but it came up with no results. Could it be that something is wrong with th…

Not stomping on baby birds is just basic humane behaviour, which normally starts in humans after the tantrum toddler stage . . .

Not in the slightest. You are stating that he sat for 49 days without movement. I would say, that as an ordinary human being, he would not, and others have said the same.