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Any instance in the pali canon where a sotāpanna born as a human?
According to the Theravada Buddhism, a sotāpanna can be born in 7 existence in kama-loka which includes human realm.
Yê ariya saccâni vibhâvayanti - gambhira paññnêna sudêsitâni,
Kincâpi tê honti bhusappamattâ - na te bhavam attamam âdiyanti,
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Fun teaching techniques for children meditation class
Can someone help ? i am looking for fun teaching of meditation and Buddhist teaching from age 4 ~ 13 old.
Also help with morality, environmental protection, chanting, Buddhist religion's etiquette and meditation would be appreciated.
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What is a pandaka?
I can understand that within the social context of the historical Buddha, being homosexual or bisexual could have possibly been damaging to the Sangha's image as there is still a lot of gay/bisexual/transgender discrimination today.
On Wikipedia,…
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Doing evil knowingly and unknowingly
In the Milindapanha, Nagasena points out to king Milinda that doing evil knowingly accrues lesser demerit than doing evil unknowingly. Does the Buddha make the same statement anywhere in the Suttas?
The king asked: "Venerable Nagasena, for whom is…
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Can all human beings potentially be enlightened in this lifetime?
Does any Buddhist school or tradition make the assertion that all human beings have the capacity to be enlightened in this lifetime? Or to put it the other way are there groups of people who it just is not possible for them to become enlightened and…
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Did the Buddha say anything about attachment to meditation?
I was unable to meditate today and this left me feeling frustrated, disappointed and anxious about my practice. This type of emotional reaction seems equivalent to what occurs when one is prevented from gratifying one's sensual desires. So, I am…
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Intuition in Buddhism
I was told that intuition is not to be cultivated in Buddhism. Intuition is blind and not to be followed. Following something blind can be quite dangerous.
At the same time, there is a book called 'Intuitive Awareness' by Ajahn Sumedho.
So I'm…
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Does using a pdf for sale for free violate the 2nd precept?
So I enjoy Dungeons and Dragons a bunch, and have recently begun trying to follow the first 5 precepts of Buddhism. I'm not a practicing Buddhist, but I think they are a good way to live my life. So I have lots of PDF's that I didn't pay for…
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A question on morality
As I understand it, we carry out generous and selfless deeds for the purpose of acquiring positive kamma and/or promoting our spiritual quest. However, this seems like a form of greed, one of the three unwholesome roots (I think that's what it is…
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Consciousness in Nibbana
In the Abhidhamma, it makes mention to 89 and 121 states of consciousness. It says there are four ultimate realities namely
Consciousness
Mental Factors
Matter
Nibbana.
The first three are conditioned, nirvana is unconditioned.
According the…
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Dealing with extreme temperatures
During this current heat wave I've been struggling with heat related discomfort in my sits. (A/C isn't an option at my home) Any advise on dealing specifically with this, I'm sure the people who mediate in the east have it worse.
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Can the Buddhism.SE site function as "the Sangha" for me?
I don't have access to a Sangha just now, and I do frequent this very well conceived and helpful site. Recently I was writing a comment about no longer being a programmer because it was too isolating for my nature ("square girlfriend" = computer…
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Where did the Buddha speak of his difficulty in eating almsfood as a Bodhisatta?
In this answer, I mention that the Bodhisatta had trouble keeping down coarse alms food, to the extent that he felt like his stomach was going to leap out of his throat. @ThiagoSilva asked in a comment where the story is found, and I can't quite…
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In the Anapanasati Sutta what is meant by 'sensitive to rapture/bliss'?
Considering these verses of the Anapanasati Sutta
He trains himself, 'I will breathe in sensitive to rapture.' He trains
himself, 'I will breathe out sensitive to rapture.'
He trains himself, 'I will breathe in sensitive to pleasure.' He
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What is the relation between Nirvana and Parinirvana?
The Buddha attained Nirvana at the age of 35. He lived 45 years more after which his Parinirvana occurred. Is it not somewhat contradictory? If Nirvana means the end of rebirth and rebirth means the evolution of consciousness, did the Buddha possess…
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