Stats more stats and lies? who is funding them, would it be governments ?

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Money could be better spent on the starving, bringing peace and better standard of living and education.

Which country is the most generous in the world? 1 Myanmar 70% 2 United States 61% 3 Australia 60% 4 New Zealand 59% 5 Sri Lanka 57% 6 Canada 56% 7 Indonesia 56% 8 United Kingdom 54% 9 Ireland 54% 10 United Arab Emirates 53% More meaningless propaganda, putting The United States 2nd is of no surpri...

Hello

Tanha-craving, Arati-aversion and Raga-passion these are the Daughters of Mara?

Or perhaps branches from the same tree.

The teachings are very agreeable to a more peaceful and harmonious existence, I don't like calling it a religion, but does it really matter?

One of the areas in which the Monks could improve communication with others in the future, is creating reference points too the suttas, which forged their own opinion and belief, this is sadly lacking in my opinion. Do you mean naming their references the way you can see it many Christian texts whe...

One of the areas in which the Monks could improve communication with others in the future, is creating reference points too the suttas, which forged their own opinion and belief, this is sadly lacking in my opinion.

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We should be very aware of what the teacher is suggesting, and if it is in line with the Buddhas teaching, blind faith is stupidity, and many claims of sexual abuse in recent years, makes this plain to see. A more recent claim is currently in the news about a very well respected(until now) British t...

ToVincent wrote:

tiltbillings wrote: That's better.

Just the tip of the iceberg. Not for the coward.

murphythecat8 wrote:......

Some sources on the Āgamas in english:
https://justpaste.it/yzrn
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Many thanks ToVincent, much appreciated

Trump gets closer too office everyday, forget the polls, this bloke is a cert! (and value) ;) I may not agree with him or the capitalist system for that matter, but I do have a bet now and again(mainly horses), and the message the second largest power in America have put out there( immigration, Musl...

Having a little look at this pdf here: - http://buddhistmahavihara.org/admin/upl ... havana.pdf

Thank you