Thank you sis. But I am actually looking for a sutta when the Buddha mentioned four types of clinging , of which one is to relatives, like one belonging to a certain clan and so on. Sis? I'm assuming "Sir", or a close family connection, bro. Hahaha. That is how I addressed a fellow lady B...

Dan74 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 8:47 pm

form wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 11:38 am

SarathW wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 9:10 am Sammaditthi Sutta
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitak ... .ntbb.html

Thank you sis. But I am actually looking for a sutta when the Buddha mentioned four types of clinging , of which one is to relatives, like one belonging to a certain clan and so on.

Sis?

Is she Sarah?

SarathW wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 9:10 am Sammaditthi Sutta
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitak ... .ntbb.html

Thank you sis. But I am actually looking for a sutta when the Buddha mentioned four types of clinging , of which one is to relatives, like one belonging to a certain clan and so on.

Can anyone help me? Do you remember in which suttas where the Buddha mentioned these? I remember one of the last was about relatives.

Adam1234 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 10:39 am

form wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:56 am

Adam1234 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:12 pm Did buddha dream? Do arhats generally?

No. They are always mindful.

But who says dreams are delusions? If it's a bodily function then it's just a physical reaction too.

Awaken people do not dream.

Adam1234 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:12 pm Did buddha dream? Do arhats generally?

No. They are always mindful.

I prefer Rupert Gethin much more than Gombrich. Gethin is a Buddhist.

cappuccino wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 3:19 am karma in a way is protection

Practicing the dhamma is the best possible protection.

I find many of them to be very knowledgeable. By the way, is there any information where they comment on how did the nikaya was edited to the current format?

Reasonably well preserved.

is this really what The Buddha taught? or just WPD teaching? https://www.dmc.tv/pages/en/casestudy/2548-02-14.html according to the page above, Ven Dhammachayo(the leader of WPD),taught that womanizers will go to hell, gay men who became prostitute while dress as women will go to hell, and even peo...

"Dr. Richard Gombrich has spent much of his life studying Buddhism, but he does not call himself a Buddhist."

Based on the above, what is the reason?

Just curious, are they all Buddhist?

There are full details on the training method of mindfulness of breathing in the suttas. Why would you want to use a new method? Possibly because people are putting their faith elsewhere rather than in the Buddha's teachings. There is even a sutta that the Buddha taught if done correctly and still ...

There are full details on the training method of mindfulness of breathing in the suttas. Why would you want to use a new method?