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Deities?
by nrose619 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:23 pm
What deities exist in Buddhism? I know Mara is one. Are there any others?
"A silver bird
flies over the autumn lake.
When it has passed,
the lake's surface does not try
to hold on to the image of the bird."
flies over the autumn lake.
When it has passed,
the lake's surface does not try
to hold on to the image of the bird."
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Re: Deities?
by James the Giant » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:34 pm
Mate, Google is your friend. There's a whole category of Wikipedia about them.
These include Mahayana and Vajrayana deities too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:B ... and_demons
These include Mahayana and Vajrayana deities too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:B ... and_demons
Then,
saturated with joy,
you will put an end to suffering and stress.
SN 9.11
saturated with joy,
you will put an end to suffering and stress.
SN 9.11
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Re: Deities?
by manas » Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:26 am
For a quick run-down of the many realms and planes of existence:
'The Thirty-one Planes of Existence'
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dham ... /loka.html
'The Thirty-one Planes of Existence'
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dham ... /loka.html
When this is, that is.
From the arising of this comes the arising of that.
When this isn't, that isn't.
From the cessation of this comes the cessation of that.
From the arising of this comes the arising of that.
When this isn't, that isn't.
From the cessation of this comes the cessation of that.
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Re: Deities?
by Bohemian Seeker » Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:03 pm
manas wrote:For a quick run-down of the many realms and planes of existence:
'The Thirty-one Planes of Existence'
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dham ... /loka.html
Thanks for that link, that website is really clearly written.
Mike
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Re: Deities?
by Vincenzi » Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:15 am
Mara, in some interpretations, is more the negative tendencies, hindrances, fermentations or obscurations of each mind than a being.
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Re: Deities?
by plwk » Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:07 pm
Bhikkhus, if you develop and make much this one thing,
it invariably leads to weariness, cessation, appeasement, realization and extinction.
What is it? It is recollecting the Enlightened One.
If this single thing is recollected and made much,
it invariably leads to weariness, cessation, appeasement, realization and extinction.
Anguttara-Nikaya: Ekanipata: Ekadhammapali: Pañhamavagga
WBB TBHT HBM AC My Page
it invariably leads to weariness, cessation, appeasement, realization and extinction.
What is it? It is recollecting the Enlightened One.
If this single thing is recollected and made much,
it invariably leads to weariness, cessation, appeasement, realization and extinction.
Anguttara-Nikaya: Ekanipata: Ekadhammapali: Pañhamavagga
WBB TBHT HBM AC My Page
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