Posted by Amod Lele in Biology, Early and Theravāda, Greek and Roman Tradition, Jainism, Karma, Metaphysics, Modernized Buddhism ≈ 3 Comments Tags Evan Thompson, Pali suttas, rebirth, Siddhattha Gotama (Buddha) Evan Thompson has made his last statement in our correspondence. Before I make...
The Dalai Lama in an article on his website comparing the doctrines of theistic religions says the same thing, that Buddhism along with the contemporary religion of Jainism does not focus on God: “Then, around 2,600 years ago, Buddha and th...
In Buddhism, Krishna is often associated with Avalokiteshvara or Chenrezig, a bodhisattva who embodies compassion and understanding. Buddhist monks sometimes chant mantras dedicated to him while meditating or performing religious ceremonies. In Jainism too, Krishna plays an important role as a teacher wh...
In Jainism, Om represents both materialistic aspects of life and spiritual ones; embodying truthfulness, harmony and completeness – all three necessary components for attaining liberation from suffering according to this religion’s teachings. Therefore by repeating this mantra it helps one progress on ...
“postmodernism” to refer to a set of ideas, widely held among academics in the past 30 years, which takes inspiration from Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault, and denies the worth of claims to truth. One will frequently find postmodernists (John Caputo is one of the more explicit about ...