So, what did Buddha actually say about divine beings? Buddha lived in a time totally different from our own — a time in which belief in Gods and divine interventions was incredibly natural and universal. It is clear from many Buddhist suttas ...
Given everything else Śāntideva says in his writings, do we really think that, faced with the evidence against rebirth, Śāntideva would have responded: “welp, I guess the Buddha’s teaching is crap, I’m just gonna go spend the rest of this only life out drinking and whoring now...
Did Buddha have enemies? The Buddha rebukedDevadattaharshly and said he was not worthy. Thus Devadatta became the Buddha's enemy. ... Devadatta persuaded the prince to murder his father and assume the throne of Magadha. At the same time, Devadatta vowed to have the Buddha murdered so he...
"Gandhabba" is mere another designation for "beings bound for rebirth, not released from Samsara" that destined to born to a couple when they have union, provided mother in season. If really Gandhabba is sperm, Buddha will say it definitely, not bound by any so-called taboo. In Brahmayu...
Mahabrahmawrote:Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:55 amBuddha is God in my Opinion. Telling falsehoods — when indulged in, developed, & pursued — is something that leads to hell, leads to rebirth as a common animal, leads to the realm of the hungry shades. ...
It is a design made up of intersecting right-angled lines. Some interpret it as representing the idea of an endless cycle of suffering, birth, death, or rebirth. It also reflects how everything in the world is connected or the infinite wisdom and compassion of the Buddha. The symbol also...
enlightened, because our activities would be a self-perpetuating process where ignorance would only generate more ignorance. On the other hand, if there is this innate quality of wakefulness inherent within us, enlightenment can arise from this. This is what the concept of Buddha-nature refers to...
The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth Zen (colloquial) Wise, displaying enlightenment or...
When Buddha and Jesus transitioned, their departures are described as an ascent through many stages back to Mother/Father One, God, however that tradition describes the Divine. Michael confirms that that’s our common destination: Archangel Michael: Your ultimate enlightenment is the reabsorption into...
smoking pot and drinking beers. Rock 'n' roll blared from trucks and beater vans. Everyone had a nickname: Wolfie. Fucking Dave. Buddha Stan. ChooChoo John. Suzy Hot-Bod. There was good-natured ribbing, and impromptu barbecues, and endless talk about the wind: where it is, where it wil...