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Group LYN Buddhism Retreat - SERIOUS TALK, No trolling please

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kenmirzz
post Aug 17 2010, 02:53 PM

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The teaching of Buddha can be said to be the most tolerant and peace-loving as compared with other religions. The absence of eternal torture for unbelievers in Buddhism is a unique trait of this non-Abrahamic religion.
kenmirzz
post Jan 20 2012, 01:39 PM

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QUOTE(zstan @ Jan 20 2012, 12:53 PM)
Nah my knowledge in buddhism still rather limited. I am more interested in the practical aspects of Buddhism rather than all those suttas. I also hardly practice meditation. The only thing that i practice diligently is being mindful...until it becomes really annoying especially when i try to sleep... as my brain calms down i can hear every single noise in the room..from the clock ticking..things creaking here and there and even my heart beat  sweat.gif  sweat.gif

I am currently not attached to any particular organisation or teacher (following Buddha's advise of not being attached tongue.gif )I used to go to Maha Vihara at brickfields for sunday school since primary... learning theravada stuff.. then moving to chempaka buddhist lodge where i am exposed to to mahayana teachings... then during my pre u days there are many speakers from different backgrounds who come and give talks.. for the past few years i've also help to conduct activities for a group under YBAM and SJBA as well so technically i go everywhere as long as there is an opportunity and when i have time  laugh.gif  and no i don't have any particular guru that i am close with =/

p.s: kechara is at Sunwaymas, to be more specific.. dataran prima is slightly further away...
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Are you a vegetarian Buddhist? Heard of Tibetan Buddhism or Lamaism?
kenmirzz
post Jan 20 2012, 02:19 PM

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QUOTE(zstan @ Jan 20 2012, 01:42 PM)
No i am not a vegetarian. Yeah i know of Tibetan buddhism but i didn't really study into it.
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It is divided into two sects: the Red Hat and Yellow Hat Buddhism. The Buddhism is quite militant, not the passive type.

In Mongolia, the Yellow Hat Buddhism is dominant because of direct influence from Tibet.

Buddha himself was an agnostic. He was a moral man with humility. Later, people divinized him and attribute supernatural miracles to him.
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post Jan 20 2012, 03:39 PM

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QUOTE(hotjake @ Jan 20 2012, 03:10 PM)
yes u r right.
Nyingma - Red Hat,  Kagyu - Black Hat,  Sakya - Red Hat,  Gelug - Yellow Hat (of which Dalai Lama is one)
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Yes that's true. I was talking about the most famous two because they both clashed militarily before, then the Yellow Hat achieved victory and began proselytizing in Mongolia.

Before converting to Islam, the Uyghur belonged to one of Buddhism sect too.

One question, I heard during the Tang Dynasty, one emperor sent a monk to India to obtain the Sutras. Is it a true story?
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post Jan 20 2012, 04:40 PM

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QUOTE(hotjake @ Jan 20 2012, 03:54 PM)
non of the fighting is important, fighting is due to misunderstanding and egos really. if u take away those fighting, their teachings in essence is the dhamma that Buddha taught. every school/sect has their own problems/ghosts to fight. don let all the fighting cloud your judgement on what is more important, you in relation to the world you live in. don let nila setitik, rosak susu sebelangga.

the story is just a story, true or not has no special importance to me. some of its lessons are quite good which we can take as example.

u see, what we heard and read may or may not be true. hence, i urge you to read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalama_Sutta
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Fighting caused death and misery to the people. They are not fighting ghost, but real people, sir. Buddha never condoned spilling the blood of anyone, let alone an innocent.

Religion is superflous I think. Even the open mindedness of Buddhism can transform into bigotry.

So, the monk really went to India and brought back the scriptures, then translated all of them?

 

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