Buddhism culture and traditions

Theravada and Mahayana - The Crucial Differences

Can good karma, bad karma or neither good and bad karma arise or not arise from not doing?

bhava (kammabhava, upapattibhava) and jati

Can a lay person commit sangha-bedha?(five heinous acts) Anantarika-karma

The mind experiment of rebirh

If sex is prohibited, how do we survive?

Chuthi Patisandhi chitta

Sankhara conditions vinjana dependent origination

Difference between sati and sampajanna

Does "Connected Causes" mean the same thing as Dependent Origination?

What should a 11-17 years old Buddhist do?

Skipping Meditation After Great Exertion

What's the shortest path to eradicate Mana (self-view)?

Other than Nirvana , what else is not changing?

What to do when it itching (according to suttas and your own experience)?

Losing awareness

Did Gautama Buddha exist?

Nirvana with residue/non-abiding nirvana

Life Duration and Rebirth

gratitude towards & repaying the debt to one's parents

Meaning of "Body is emptiness, emptiness is body"

Different meditation approaches within Theravada

Dukkha Nana - deep knowledge of our own suffering

Any research on the authorship of the Avatamsaka Suttra?

Suffering more in order to feel less suffering? Living with suffering?

What is the importance of intention in Buddhism?

Suggestion for movie in English (or subtitled in English) that shows a person modeling good/bad Buddhist behavior

Where does it say in the Three Baskets that Buddha used to be a prince?

Does the Maha Parinirvana Sutra acknowledge the existence of eternal spirit/soul?

What is 'crazy wisdom'? (no uninformed guesses please)

Changing parts of circumstances and the precept of not speaking what is not true

💚Did the Buddha cover colorblindness in his teachings?

Dhamma - one law, two paths?

Is "the mind is without feature or surface, limitless, ..." in the Pali canon?

Need more information about samanera or sramanera in India(Theravada tradition)?

What is the difference between Satipatthana and Vipassana?

Is yoga an acceptable form of meditation for a practicing Buddhist?

If a snake is eating a human infant in front of me what should I do?

Is it bad karma if you are waiting for someone to die?

I am hearing buzzing, humming sound in silence. Is this problem with my ear or its progress in meditation?

How to practise SN 15.14 to attain enlightenment?

How to deal with ADHD and OCD like symptoms causing issues during meditation?

How to persuade my mother to stop her infidelity?

Are theravada monks allowed to stay in lay people's house?

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

Soul that transmigrates?

Websites with the Chinese canon translated into English?

Sanskrit term for a "Buddhist"

To what extend should I keep doing useless stuff with my friends?

Unconditional access to knowledge supported, benefical?

How are bhikkhus using social networking sites?

Can the seeds of desires bowed in the past lives can now be eradicated from the mind completely?

The method in the Noble Eightfold Path in right speech for persuasion and influence

Do Arahants have Vinnana and Namarupa?

Does suffering entail being overwhelmed for the person who is suffering?

Is the Tathagata 'special'?

The question of why do we have craving

What is the self cherishing attitude?

In Yogacara Buddhism, is discontinuity an illusion, and does change arise?

How should a bodhisattva respond to evil?

Can someone explain "Noble Eightfold Path" in depth?

Question about metta

Can you kill yourself with meditation?

Is there an absolute and known hierarchy in the Dharma?

How is one supposed to be compassionate and 100% free of suffering while others are suffering?

Four Satipatthanas

How does annihilationism posit a self?

Difference between Samsara and Dukkha

Stiffness in body during vipassana

Reborn in heaven and perfect sila/morality

Is this sexual misconduct?

During Anapana, why does the breathing become slower and slower as we progress?

Are Buddhists against abortion?

Is it the EARTH only Place that can give birth to a Buddha?

Moving During Meditation

Do the scholastic sects say that chan practice is something separate from themselves?

Feeling of unbecoming & losing I-hood

Why can't a Buddha's power just save us already? Like Jesus

Do Buddhist believe fortune teller?

Is continuity just causation?

Reference request: the ways of the world

U Ba Khin and his reference to Parajikan Atthakatha

What is the difference between 'Witnessing' and 'Mindfulness' from the context of meditation?

Three questions about sensual desire

How does a person enter the 1st bhumi

Predetermined future vs. Free will in Buddhism

Difference between neutral Karma and no Karma

Am I "fooling" myself?

Has Ram Bahadur Bomjon already proclamed that he is a Buddha?

Can following Buddhist practices help me in my studies?

Attacking others with words such as they are weapons

Stages of the Bardo

What are the differences between Zen Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism?

Can buddhists watch horror films/tv shows?

How/Why to be moral without believing God or any supernatural entity?

Sloth-torpor-Restlessness-worry

Which is a good book to read about history of Buddhism?

How to improve mindfulness of thinking?

Does it matter if the mind is neurologically originated or not?

What, if anything, do the texts say about habits versus mindulfness?

What are stories on awakening while practicing teaching the Dhamma?

How can you see suffering in the breath?

Drowsiness / Sloth & Torpor

Sacca-pabba Is the reason that commentary commented "Viññāṇa is Jāti and Paṭisandhi," right?

Who said "life is suffering"?

Sourcing a prajñāpāramitā statement

Is there a budhistic way to experience suppressed emotions?

Secular, Tradition or the pathway of the branches

Karma is impression?

What is the most accurate translation of the word 'dukkha'?

Parents suppressing the teaching

What is done with offerings after they've been on the altar awhile?

Teachings on truthfulness

Are the Chakras present in the original Buddha's teachings?

Possible for worldling to practice the Ariyamagga, to walk it?

How to talk to a friend about "lack of control" in what happens to her son?

What is correct punishment for children?

Who was the first buddha?

Intensifying sensations in Vipassana

Unwholesome thoughts at the time of death

Is Jhana Required For Awakening?

Reading your way to Nirvana?

Does Buddhism have a view on the "gut feeling?"

Immediate Remedies to Judgmental Thoughts

Is there any significance to shaving the head?

Did the Lord Buddha say anything about magic and fortune telling?

Do any Buddhist traditions emphasize pilgrimage?

Benefits of "Mental Noting" during positive events?

Correct meditation Technique

About svasaṃvedana (reflexive awareness) and having bodhicitta

Why Vipassana meditation need a base object?

Friendship and Compassion

Meditate mindfully instead of sleeping

Should I practice a single mantra or multiple?

Afterlife in Buddhism and Hinduism

what is the traditional zen stance on agriculture and animal care?

Dependent Origination: causes vs conditions?

Why the aristocrat is best of people?

How is white lie damaging?

What to expect from meditation?

Monks, their hospitalization and their medical treatment

problems with meditation in the morning

Is there a kind of consulting service in Buddhism?

Identification of a Buddhist text written in classical Chinese or Japanese

Why is Chapter 15 of the SN not 'Eternalism'?

A Question About our Aatma

Madhyamaka, Mādhyamaka, Madhyamika, Mādhyamika?

Transfering merits to parents after their death

Which early canonical references help one find a skillful teacher?

Conversions and former bad deeds

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