Parables of demons in the Buddhist sutras tell engaging stories with a strong moral message. The story of Alavaka the demon gave Buddha the vehicle to teach important lessons about how to live. Alavaka was a cannibal demon who decimated the population of an entire kingdom before Buddha inter...
8. So if you break an arbitrary rule, Cameron damns you to hell, but if you break a rule that actually has a reason that's designed to protect people, Cameron develops a crazy crush on you. 所以如果你违反的是一条随意制订的规矩,卡麦伦就骂你祖宗十八代;可如果你违反的是一条切实为了维护...
IMHO, most people are unequipped to understand the film because they lack experience in thinking from a Buddhist perspective. This film begins with several minutes of chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo which is the mantra of all Nichiren Buddhists. We chant Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo because that is the ...
I'm curious as to what other Theravada Buddhists think about the god of Christianity. Does he exist? To recap, the god of Christianity is an insanely jealous being who created two naive humans, put them in a garden with a tree they weren't allowed to eat from, then kicked them out of...
Check out what Neo-Buddhists, Dalits and OBCs feel about interfaith marriages (with Muslims). You are making typical myopic points about H-Nationalism and Brahmanism – Which are made because the opponents of Hindutva cant digest the fact that its not what they hope it would be. Be...
Be it Seoul's art museums or its surreal and picturesque nature, everything in the city is alluring. On the other hand, there are Buddhists temples, Pagodas, and Palaces that add to the beauty of the city. As you can see, the hi-fi squares and glitzy nightlife prominent in Seoul, ...
Ghost Month is a tradition in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam, as well as for Taoists and Buddhists. Dos and Don’ts of “Good Brother” Offerings for Ghost Festival. | Left: Dos. Right: Don’ts. | Image: courtesy of simpleinfo ...
The central figure of devotion for Buddhists is an image of Buddha to which devotees bring prayers, candles, fruit and flowers, etc. Sikhism Believe the soul reincarnates when the body dies. The soul goes through a cycle of rebirths. Includes the belief of karma and transmigration. Death...
That Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, atheists, agnostics, and others should be deprived of equality under the law…the antithesis of worship enshrined in the Constitution.” [***!!!*** – And – consider this FACT: the biggest growing American “religious” group is: “the Nones”. ...
Neither do Buddhists. Forcing the world to submit to Allah is the goal of practicing Muslims. If Islam were simply a different manner of prayer or even a different God, it could be accommodated like Jainism or Zoroastrianism and many other faiths of lack thereof. But Muslims cannot ...