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by 48vows
Thu Sep 09, 2021 6:04 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Question about Suriyapop
Replies: 3
Views: 274

Re: Protectors in front of thervada temples

Ontheway wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:13 am red one is Alavaka.
thank you
by 48vows
Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:21 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Revealing counterfeit Dhamma: Poems of Matty Weingast published in "The First Free Women" as a version of the Therigatha
Replies: 67
Views: 8594

Re: Revealing counterfeit Dhamma: Poems of Matty Weingast published in "The First Free Women" as a version of the Therig

mikenz66 wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:58 pm Yes, the new version has given the opportunity for more marketing in Tricycle:
https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/first-free-women-poems/
and a few comments...
even that article implies that the books offers "insight into the daily thoughts and lives of these early nuns"
by 48vows
Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:08 pm
Forum: Suggestion box
Topic: let not quote huge blocks of texts
Replies: 7
Views: 1959

let not quote huge blocks of texts

we dont need to quote huge blocks of text, we don't need to quote pictures. It make threads too long.

Just quote the relevant parts and don't quote pictures.
by 48vows
Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:30 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Was the Buddha a blue-eyed light skinned Aryan?
Replies: 179
Views: 19830

Re: Was the Buddha a blue-eyed light skinned Aryan?

The Shakyas, that is the decedents of the buddha are not very dark skinned at all. And when you put "white" in quotes above I think was you mean is, aryan. I wasn't there 2500 years ago and didn't see them with my own eyes, but I highly doubt that they were "white". "White&...
by 48vows
Wed Sep 08, 2021 7:08 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Question about Suriyapop
Replies: 3
Views: 274

Protectors in front of thervada temples

The red & green ones, who are they ?
by 48vows
Wed Sep 08, 2021 7:05 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Was the Buddha a blue-eyed light skinned Aryan?
Replies: 179
Views: 19830

Re: Was the Buddha a blue-eyed light skinned Aryan?

sphairos wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:57 pm Is he already banned? I would think so.
I hope not.
I want him to see my post
by 48vows
Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:54 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Was the Buddha a blue-eyed light skinned Aryan?
Replies: 179
Views: 19830

Re: Was the Buddha a blue-eyed light skinned Aryan?

Everyone who is posting here light-featured Indians (and for some reason Afghani-s -- which is a totally different story, "white" people have been living there for millennia) -- just go to India/Pakistan/Nepal and see everything with your eyes. Indians are not light-featured. The Shakyas,...
by 48vows
Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:22 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Was the Buddha a blue-eyed light skinned Aryan?
Replies: 179
Views: 19830

Re: Was the Buddha a blue-eyed light skinned Aryan?

sakka wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:16 am ...
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by 48vows
Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:46 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Revealing counterfeit Dhamma: Poems of Matty Weingast published in "The First Free Women" as a version of the Therigatha
Replies: 67
Views: 8594

Re: Revealing counterfeit Dhamma: Poems of Matty Weingast published in "The First Free Women" as a version of the Therig

Some progress with Shambhala, who are now talking about withdrawing and reissuing: https://www.shambhala.com/ffw-response ... In consultation with the author, we have decided to reissue this book in a manner that positions it clearly and unambiguously as an original work, rather than as a translati...
by 48vows
Tue Sep 07, 2021 10:14 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: African wisdom?
Replies: 35
Views: 2975

Re: African wisdom?

I am a big fan of Evan Pritchard’s book - the granary example I think has relevance to Buddhist conceptions of karma
by 48vows
Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:33 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Tao vs Enlightenment?
Replies: 5
Views: 418

Re: Tao vs Enlightenment?

The three men laughed when they heard the tiger's roar
by 48vows
Wed Aug 18, 2021 6:56 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: on killing insects.....
Replies: 27
Views: 2469

Re: on killing insects.....

DooDoot wrote: Mon Aug 16, 2021 6:31 am I don't recall the suttas referring to "sentient beings"
You cited one here -

viewtopic.php?p=639029#p639029
by 48vows
Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:43 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Question about Suriyapop
Replies: 3
Views: 274

Question about Suriyapop

TaoWassuwan is the same as Vaisrivana, does Suriyapop also correspond to one the other four kings ?
by 48vows
Sun Aug 15, 2021 2:28 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Dogs?
Replies: 14
Views: 690

Re: Dogs?

DiamondNgXZ wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 12:03 pm due to pretending to be a monk, while not one, they are not eligible to be ordained too, provided they know that it's against Vinaya.
So a person who has pretended to be a monk in the past cannot become a monk ?

Is this in all the vinayas or only theravada ?
by 48vows
Thu Aug 05, 2021 11:19 am
Forum: Pāli
Topic: Thanissaro: translating vicara as "evaluation" ???
Replies: 12
Views: 938

Re: Thanissaro: translating vicara as "evaluation" ???

DooDoot wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:52 am
48vows wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:50 am vittaka is the loud sound a bell makes when first hit and vicara as the resonating humming sound after.

vittaka is a bird flapping its wings and vicara is the bird glideing.
Thanks. The ideas above appear not from sutta. Kind regards
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