Australia

[Thanavuddho]

[James the Giant]

I hope that's a monastic aquarium, not a lay-fishbowl.
Best wishes, Venerable.

[daverupa]

It looks to me to be a fishbowl of solitude, rather than a fishbowl of constant others-contact...

The first thing I thought of when I saw it, despite the bowl sizes being somewhat opposite:

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion."
~Henry David Thoreau.

[Raitanator]

This or that, it's still a bowl.

[daverupa]

This or that, it's still a bowl.

It's quite noteworthy, to notice how sense contact sparks papanca-sanna-sankha, isn't it?

[Ben]

This or that, it's still a bowl.

It's quite noteworthy, to notice how sense contact sparks papanca-sanna-sankha, isn't it?

Indeed!

[Thanavuddho]

The fish is jumping from the small vehicle (hinayana) into the big vehicle (mahayana).

Only kidding. In reality the fish will hang in midair.

[cooran]

The fish is jumping from the small vehicle (hinayana) into the big vehicle (mahayana).

Only kidding. In reality the fish will hang in midair.

Do not use that term on DhammaWheel.

No Hinayana in Buddhism
By Chan Khoon San & Kåre A. Lie
http://www.urbandharma.org/pdf/NoHinayana.pdf

with karuna,
Chrs

[Thanavuddho]

My joke telling skills must be getting rusty.

Oh, well...

[Hickersonia]

They put a notice up on the website about me:

http://bodhisaddha.wix.com/home

It seems a bit silly. At least it makes the matter clear.

I don't know... reminds me of a "Wanted" poster... :-/

Be well, Bhante.

[Raitanator]

Do not use that term on DhammaWheel.

What would be a better term? Nyushul Khen Rinpoche was also firm that Hinayana is a pejorative term and better term would be Root-yana. What do you think?

[Mr Man]

Do not use that term on DhammaWheel.

What would be a better term?

Theravada

[Raitanator]

Do not use that term on DhammaWheel.

What would be a better term?

Theravada

In tibetan buddhism there's also practices same to Theravadin, and categorized in the same way, but to call it Theravada would be misleading, don't you think?

[Kim O'Hara]

In tibetan buddhism there's also practices same to Theravadin, and categorized in the same way, but to call it Theravada would be misleading, don't you think?

All schools of Buddhism have many beliefs and practices in common but the schools are nevertheless distinct and are worth calling by their proper names.
And in general, it is polite to call people by the name they prefer. Cooran is 'Cooran' or 'Chris'. You are 'Raitanator'. I am 'Kim'. Easy, simple, polite.
Theravada is 'Theravada'. Vajrayana is 'Vajrayana'. Easy, simple, polite. Anything else carries baggage that may be unwanted.


Kim

Now ...

[Ben]

Please return to topic.
Off-topic posts are routinely removed from view without warning and repeat offenders are subject to disciplinary action, as per our Terms of Service.
kind regards,

Ben

[BuddhaSoup]

The fish is jumping from the small vehicle (hinayana) into the big vehicle (mahayana).

Only kidding. In reality the fish will hang in midair.

Upon first reading of your post, Bhante, I got a good laugh. Actually a pretty good joke to accompany the photo.

My sense is that you've got a good, sharp, and nuanced mind...a bit like Ajahn Chah, who I read could be quite sharp and funny. I hope you stay in robes for many vassa, and find a longterm home in Australia.

We should be able to use the perjorative 'hinayana' without everyone getting too bent out of shape. It's not like crying "shark" while ocean swimming....nothing to fear...

There was a hinayana...they're gone now for many centuries. People that intentionally use 'hinayana' for 'Theravada' are confused and silly.

[imagemarie]

Good luck, Bhante.

[tiltbillings]

There was a hinayana...they're gone now for many centuries. People that intentionally use 'hinayana' for 'Theravada' are confused and silly.

No school of Buddhism called itself hinayana -- the discarded/garbage -- vehicle. Hinayana is at its root an ugly term of derision coined by the Mahayana. The term has its place within the Mahayana, but it is not an appropriate term for describing schools of Buddhism outside the Mahayana.


As Reginald Ray states in his Indestructible Truth:

In fact, as we shall see presently, "Hinayana" refers to a critical but strictly limited set of views, practices, and results. The pre-Mahayana historical traditions such as the Theravada are far richer, more complex, and more profound than the definition of "Hinayana" would allow. ...The tern "Hinayana" is thus a stereotype that is useful in talking about a particular stage on the Tibetan Buddhist path, but it is really not appropriate to assume that the Tibetan definition of Hinayana identifies a venerable living tradition as the Theravada or any other historical school.." Page 240.

Now that we sadly almost all missed bhante's joke, back to the topic at hand, please.

[Thanavuddho]

I hope you stay in robes for many vassa, and find a longterm home in Australia.

Thank you. BuddhaSoup.

I'm not sure if I will settle in Australia. I'm ready to go anywhere if there's a good opportunity for me. I do like Australia so far.

Happy New Year everyone. New Year, new beginning and beginners mind

[pilgrim]

I'm sorry your first teacher did not work out, but wherever you go next, I think it is more important that you continue your nissaya with a teacher until released from this dependence. I've seen a number of young monks go off too early on their own during their formative years. Very few lasted long in robes. I believe the ability to live through initial disappointments and disillusions helps one to remain in robes for the long term.