General questions about teaching methods, doctrinal transmission and emphasis within any Buddhist tradition.
Questions tagged [teaching]
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How to deal with criticism?
How should one properly handle cases of insults, criticism and discrimination, according to the Buddhist teachings?
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Impermanence, nonexistance of self, meaning of life
I've been learning lately about Buddhism and I have several questions about it. I haven't actually read any of the sacred books, just some stuff on the internet and now I'm reading What Makes You Not a Buddhist as an intro to Buddhism, so I might…
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Teaching or giving advice without mentioning the Buddha
Sometimes I see perfect situations to teach something from the Buddha and help someone with it, impermanence, worldly concerns, etc... however some people will immediately shut down and not listen if they know it was spoken by the Buddha... still I…
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What should we accept? What should we let go?
What is it to let go in Buddhism?
What is it to accept in Buddhism?
What are the things we accept?
What are the things we let go?
Why?
How?
What do Buddhists scriptures have to say about it?
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Is "the blind men and the elephant" a true Buddhist story?
It is hard to trace the source of this lovely story, it is present in different religions from India.
In some versions of the story, the Buddha was there, in other versions the Buddha only told the story and there are also versions without the…
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What does Buddhism teach about anger?
I would like to know what Buddhism says about both our own anger and other people's anger. Especially how to cope with other people's anger, how to handle it, how to avoid suffering from it? Also what are the origins and consequences of anger?
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What does Buddhism teach or say about Tolerance and accepting differences in general?
I was wondering what Buddhism teaches or says about the concept of Tolerance and the acceptance of differences more generally speaking.
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What are the Three Trainings and how are they practical?
What are the Three Trainings and how are they practical?
Specifically how does one practice them?
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Is Yiguandao teachings part of buddhism?
I've recently been invited to a Maitreya Buddha's Temple. They are required to held a ceremony if you want to join. So I do a little research and found out the name of their teaching is actually "Yiguandao".
They stated that this world/earth is…
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Does teaching Buddhism work?
Why did the Buddha bother to teach? Why does anyone teach today? Is there evidence (a charged word) or scriptural support that it really does any good? I read here many things that accord with my experience, but it also seems to "multiply entities"…
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Does rational thinking avoid dogma and enhance our wisdom?
Rational - decisions and thoughts are based on reason rather than on emotion.
Reason - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.
Wisdom - ability to use your experience and knowledge in order to make sensible decisions or…
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Is there a difference between sunatta and anatta
Is there a difference between sunatta and anatta? if so, which is the difference?
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How this quote by Mahathma Ghandi is compatable with non-violence teaching of Buddhism?
Here is the famous quote by Mahathma Ghani the great leader from India;
"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of non-violence to cover impotence. Violence is any day preferable to impotence. There…
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