... cessation of ... This explanation seems to give Nirvana a completely negative definition. If this is the goal why not just kill ourselves? That will end...
From: Andrew Smith <bupanishad@...> To: tientai@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [T'ien T'ai] Re: Please Explain Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2005 11:03 AM ...
Are you certainly sure if you kill yourself, will end of suffering? this is a very big wrong view. cessation of the khandhas that occurs upon the death of " an...
Of this I am sure, suicide is completely unsatisfactory to Buddhists, as it is to most other beliefs. I personally am BiPolar and have PTSD,and have tried to...
OK suicide was probably an extreme way of putting it and, don't worry, I am certainly not suicidal. I was just trying to be a little (and possibly alot too)...
First let me state openly and plainly that I am not a professor or an expert of any kind on Buddhism. What I know is what I have found on my own, but I never...
Is it not an oxymoron to use the term "afterlife" when referring to states (of "life"?)after death? I believe the Buddha understood this problem when He...
Dear Andrew, Hello! I must say, I agree with your take on physics and buddhism. esp. modern physics.....the same zany things that my mind goes through also ...
"There is, monks, an unborn -- unbecome -- unmade -- unfabricated. If there were not that unborn -- unbecome -- unmade -- unfabricated, there would not be the...
... unfabricated, ... perception; ... without ... Some interesting quotations, esp. from "The Gospel of Thomas". Do you study gnosticism a lot, or only find...
Hi , i would like to chant the 28 chapters in sino -japanese ( gongyo style i think its romanji ), where can i find the whole transliteration of the Lotus...
... `````````````````````````````````` The latter. I think both of those point to a deathless or unconditioned constancy. Some say that is constant change or ...
Eduardo: Buddhism is definitely not a nihilistic system of belief. It is true that Buddhism asserts that all things ultimately end in suffering due to the...
Hi Paolo: I am not familiar with any publication that offers a Japanese transliteration of the entire Sutra. However the Nichiren Buddhist International Center...
... From: dieukinh To: tientai@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 2:26 PM Subject: [T'ien T'ai] Re: Lotus Sutra Transliteration Hi Paolo: I am not...
Firstly, the Buddha is not dead. He has attained Nirvana, a state of utter peace and freedom. The other name the Buddha gives Nirvana is the Deathless State...
http://www.buddhistinformation.com/ida%5Fb%5Fwells%5Fmemorial%5Fsutra% 5Flibrary/Mahâ%20Parinibbâna%20Suttanta.htm [Metta] {Andrew] [P.S. I hope this works....
OK I can see that Buddhism is not nihilistic but how about the concepts of nirvana and shunyata - aren't those negative concepts? Eduardo ... true ... and ... ...
That is why I posted the above-mentions double-slit experiement in the manner of the early Buddhists. There is no purely positive, objective way to explain...
... Buddhism. ... ahead ... We ... the ... chapters ... regardless ... For what it's worth, I'm having a hell of time "saving myself." I am an alcoholic,...
Hello, I am a Priest of Shingon Shu ( Koyasan ) in Japan. I read the postings with interest as the scholarship and depth of the replies are most informative. I...
Eduardo: No, Nirvana is not really a negative concept. The realization of extinction or Nirvana is the ultimate end or, maybe better put, ultimate purpose of...
Hi Je Kan, and thanks very much for joining and participating in our group. Yes of course you are right that practice is essential for a real understanding of...
Thanks for this clarification. It gives me alot to reflect on. Eduardo ... entry ... interest, ... of ... of ... disease, ... attachment ... Nirodha) ... of ...
Dear Peter, Thank you for the kindness and generosity of your words. I am honoured to listen to this list as it explores the teachings of Buddhism. I am...
... Nice site for where East meets West. So I just gave you a link in my Coffeehouse Shingon-shu listings here: http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/Tibetan.html ...
