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- Mon Jul 11, 2016 11:29 am
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: Which is the language closest to Pali still spoken nowadays?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8688
Re: Which is the language closest to Pali still spoken nowadays?
I do see a lot of similarities with Bengali (my mother tongue) and Pali, and from what I knew about the traditional view of Pali coming from/related to Magadhan Prakrit, it fit naturally with that. :anjali: I agree with that. I have seen that it is quite easy for a Bengali spoken person to learn pa...
- Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:55 am
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: Vinaya 3.60
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3005
Re: Vinaya 3.60
The translation is good. The first line tells about the dhammas. Notice that dhammas are in plural. Second line tells about their cause for origination and this cause is used in singular form. Now the third line tells again about the cessation of those dhammas. To indicate those dhammas mentioned in...
- Wed May 18, 2016 1:48 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Easier translations of Visuddhimagga?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2439
Re: Easier translations of Visuddhimagga?
I translated the Visuddhimagga in Bengali a few months ago. Perhaps I can give you a more readable excerpt of a certain chapter in plain english. Just tell me which chapter you need and I will give it a try.
- Sun May 15, 2016 1:57 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Doubting supernatural side of Buddhism
- Replies: 50
- Views: 12282
Re: Doubting supernatural side of Buddhism
As you know,cappuccino wrote:If Buddha speaks of the supernatural, I accept without difficulty. Without the slightest difficulty!
Saddhaaya tarati ogham, appamaadena annavam.
Your faith is great. That will lead you to nibbaana.
Saadhu saadhu saadhu
- Fri May 06, 2016 12:02 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: the great vegetarian debate
- Replies: 5693
- Views: 972380
Re: the great vegetarian debate
It is fairly rational to argue in support of vegan theory. After all, it is clear that eating meat indirectly provokes the butchers to kill more animals. Even the dumbest people understand it without a hitch. But I think Buddha, the enlightened one was not so dumb at all. When devadatta asked for pr...
- Fri May 06, 2016 3:14 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Doubting supernatural side of Buddhism
- Replies: 50
- Views: 12282
Re: Doubting supernatural side of Buddhism
Hello, I was wondering if any of you actually believe in hungry ghosts, hell realm, magic, or other seemingly "supernatural" part of buddhism. I just can't imagine Buddha actually talking about this stuff. These stuff makes buddhism seem like other religions.(i.e jesus walking on water) D...
- Fri May 06, 2016 2:53 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Taking Root in North America
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1887
Re: Taking Root in North America
Greetings all, This is a two part question: 1. What are the criteria for determining whether or not Buddhism has taken root in a country? 2. Has Theravada Buddhism fully taken root in North America, or is there still work to be done? Thank you. This is a very intriguing question, which has a very c...
- Fri May 06, 2016 1:48 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: What is the meaning of Akaliko?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 9573
Re: What is the meaning of Akaliko?
What is the meaning of Akaliko? I thought it is profitable to have a separate discussion on this topic. http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=15952&p=371303&hilit=Akaliko#p371303" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href...
- Fri May 06, 2016 1:13 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Can devas be kicked out from heaven?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3638
Re: Can devas be kicked out from heaven?
Hello everyone, this is my first post here. Does anyone knows if it is possible that a deva who lifes for example in the formless realm gets kicked out from his realm because he has become evil or has commited very bad acts, before his lifespan over many aeons runs out and he naturally descends int...