Buddhism culture and traditions

Buddha's past lives in the Pali Suttas outside of Jataka

Why activity makes me material & full of desires?

The Buddha and the Gods realm

(Why) did the Buddha teach rebirth?

Earth covered with water in the beginning?

Ambition and Expectation

Skillful Buddhist Meditation Teachers

Lovingkindness and Compassion of the Buddha?

What can be the remedy here?

Karmic remnants after advice

Answering Other's Questions About Oneself

Is stock trading a wrong livelihood?

8 Precept Commentaries?

What is "vital formations"?

Spiritual Potential and Consequences of Actions

Can I count my contribution to the open source as a dharma?

Can a one-pointed mind and a unified mind alternate?

Do people in the Narakas (or non-human realms) remember their past lives?

Is there any proof of Karma theory & rebirth?

What is a nirvana?

Is allowing or seeking detachment a bad karmic influence vis a vis rebirth?

Cessation of suffering is the main goal of Buddhism, but is cessation of suffering the end goal or does Buddhism pursue Joy beyond end of suffering?

Does anybody know the composition of the 6th council and how the delegates were chosen?

Thing-hood in Buddhism and meaningfulness

Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra in Sanskrit with English translation

Why is Nibbana referred to as "The destination and the path leading to the destination"?

Will parents full of Dhamma attract good minds for their babies?

Is it dangerous to focus on ticks from childhood during meditation?

Specific sutta in the Majjhima Nikaya: Where is past and future discussed?

Have I invented this statsitic on Theravada enlightenment?

What is the difference between 'Witnessing the thoughts' vs 'Mindfulness of the thoughts'?

Is Papanca (i.e., hindrance) always unwholesome?

Would an advanced practitioner ever stop meditating?

What is sleep paralysis in Buddhism view?

Is this an accurate introduction to different paths and traditions?

how important is self forgiveness in karma ?

What exactly are the last two of the Arupa Jhanas? How can we transcend them and for what?

Life of Buddha, to be taken seriously?

Samatha, Vipassana, Shikantaza scientifically compared?

Conflicting schools of thought

What is the difference between love and infatuation?

What is the meaning and/or purpose of life?

What are the four dharma seals?

Mindful driving

Is a monk allowed to receive money?

Love versus Hatred

Sutta references

Mindfulness issues

Correct Perspective for Mindfulness

Differences between the tilakkhana and the Dhamma seal

Can anger be acceptable?

Ways to strengthen the perception of the breath

What advice should i give for a person with self destructive thoughts?

Second Noble Truth

Brahma Viharas Without Visualizing

Is practicing Buddhism to be happy a wrong view?

Is Constant Meditation Hindering my Creativity?

Where do I focus ? On the outer nose or outer nose with upper lip?

Can one lose jhana?

Anapanasati (Forced Breathing)

Questions Regarding Venerable Ānanda's Overview of Meditation

How does Nirvana fit into theory of evolution?

Why do the scriptures employ so much repetition?

Teachings regarding Veneration/Respect (as one of the traditional 10 meritorious deeds)

The "awakened" outside of a monastic/retreat setting?

How much should i try while meditating?

Best book or documentary related to mindfulness

Difference between Theravada's self and Mahayana's intrinsic essence

Does Human Evolution Disprove a Kamma Based Rebirth?

Meditation outdoors

Are eating raw oysters a violation of the first Precept?

What is the meaning of 'acala sukha'?

Is Theravada Buddhism the only modern representative of Hinayana Buddhism?

How Walking meditation happen

Spirituality of a life from Buddhism

When is an ideology a religion and not just philosophy, or a way of living?

How to proceed if I get current/vibration after meditation?

How can watching be non-doing?

Did Ledi Sayadaw invent a vipassana technique?

Will earth become a planet without Humans?

What is the life of a monk really like?

Buddhism and self-improvement

Do the texts of Mahayana Buddhism or those of any other school posit that everything is to be regarded as ideation? (Idealism)

Fear of Samsara in Others

Sexual Desire, Masturbating and Asuba Bawana

What are the boundaries of existence and non-existence in Buddhism?

In Buddhist ethics, where does personal responsibility end?

Days related to Buddhism

What are the name and content of this Zen Buddhist koan?

Characteristics of Sotàpanna person (Stream Enterer)

single word for metta in English language

Why talk and think about self as noun?

Is lack of doubt a form of self-cherishing?

Why did the Lord Buddha criticize natthikavādaṃ (moral nihilism)?

What does Buddhism teach about healing others through the mind

Progressive rebirth from one heaven to a higher heaven

What are ways "common" and not so known to practice the first kind of proper giving?

Family feuds... is there a path that walks through the fire without burning oneself?

Life Duration and Rebirth

Namarupa as 'mentality & materiality', why or why not?

Hereditary illness and kamma

Different meditation approaches within Theravada

How to get to Nirvana?

"Switching focus"

Can insight be gained at any point in insight meditation, or do you have to go through all 7 purifications of insight?

"Guard the sense doors"- What does this mean, and what is it's application?

What Buddhist Software is there?

Was the Buddha a bodhisattva (for the benefit of all) before his awakening?

What is the (middle length) sutta, where Buddha exposes a monk, who has an ignorant view of non-self?

Meditation on floor vs bed

What are the three marks of existence?

Balancing, renewing or gaining Faith

Do chanting mantras, devoting merit etc. to animals actually help & how do we know that?

Is there any authentic Chan Buddhist lineage operating in the West/Europe?

Am I feeling pity or compassion?

Taking Refuge in the Dhamma

Life and why we (mankind ) exist

Should there be a balance between sinful acts and virtuous acts in life?

Zen's concern with "reality" vs. being in the present

Does false self = no self?

Compassion Meditation's Efficiency

Are these translations of the Sutta Nipata correct?

What is the deep sound that buddhist monk make during meditation called

Dependent origination and the living arahat

Being mindful sitting/working on a computer

Is there a scientific book summarizing the orthodox buddhism, the most ancient form of it?

Help to identify origin/history of a statuette of the Buddha?

What is the meaning of Pali word "Apannaka"

Can there exist two Dalai Lamas at one instance of time?

What are the 4 wheels and 9 doors in Snp 1.29?

Does Theravada believe in feeding food to hungry ghosts?

Watching crime in apps or website

Romantic love and Buddhism

Avoiding inner narration while practising Anapanasati

Is the sexual act contrary to achieving enlightenment?

How come SN Goenka thought that buying milk does not lead to suffering?

Is Vajrayana the fastest and only way to enlightenment? Bön & Shaivism

Does Mahayana Buddhism worship the Buddha as a God and, if so, why?

Wish to Circumambulate around Mt. Kailash

Pali question: "seven more life times at most"

Is a Dhamma follower always a stream entrant?

Is a Theravada Buddhist permitted/able to take a Bodhisattva vow?

Responding to Worldly Questions

Aversion and Mahayana

What is the difference between destruction of craving and cessation of craving?

What are the personal consequences opposing, mobbing or even revile Noble Ones or right view?

What is the meditation position in which Ananda thero became an arahant?

Gender : Is it truly what it seems?

How to Focus consciously?

The Super Fast Karma - Covid 19

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