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please change name: 'sakka'

Post by salayatananirodha »

no beef with the user themself, but 'sakka' should change name. they are more than likely not sakka the deva
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its like changing the name "salayatananirodha" because we believe the member has not attained the state of undefiled sense spheres

at least the name DooDoot cannot be changed cuz all the enemies think DooDoot is Doo Doo. ;)
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If the moderators receive a PM from the real Sakka complaining that someone is impersonating him, then they should rename the impersonator.

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How about these others?
  • BlueLotus
  • BrokenBones
  • Buckwheat
  • CedarTree
  • cookiemonster
  • Crazy cloud
  • greenjuice
  • LonesomeYogurt
  • Mahabrama
  • morning mist
  • purple planet
  • rolling_boulder
  • thepea
  • Wind
  • Wizard in the Forest
They also are more than likely not what the name literally says :toilet:

:lol:

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Re: please change name: 'sakka'

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ok but what if someone named themself 'Buddha' would that be ok?

sakka was or is a stream enterer, worthy of respect. and i'm not sure all of 'sakka''s posts live up to the name
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Bhikkhu Pesala wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 6:50 am If the moderators receive a PM from the real Sakka complaining that someone is impersonating him, then they should rename the impersonator.

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Sabbe_Dhamma_Anatta wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 6:56 am How about these others?
  • BlueLotus
  • BrokenBones
  • Buckwheat
  • CedarTree
  • cookiemonster
  • Crazy cloud
  • greenjuice
  • LonesomeYogurt
  • Mahabrama
  • morning mist
  • purple planet
  • rolling_boulder
  • thepea
  • Wind
  • Wizard in the Forest
They also are more than likely not what the name literally says :toilet:

:lol:

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I would be afraid to call myself Sakka in case his seat became hot, and he looked down and saw me with his name and decided to teach me a lesson in humility.
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JamesTheGiant wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 7:28 am I would be afraid to call myself Sakka in case his seat became hot, and he looked down and saw me with his name and decided to teach me a lesson in humility.
This reminds me of a story where a person pretends as a particular Deva and got married to a princess.
Then the real Deva has to help this guy to win a war. :D
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There is another very big Buddhist internet forum, maybe the one of the biggest buddhist Internet forums where it is a rule that people can’t have user name that is the name of any deity or historical person
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JamesTheGiant wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 7:28 am I would be afraid to call myself Sakka in case his seat became hot, and he looked down and saw me with his name and decided to teach me a lesson in humility.
A sotapanna wouldn't do such a thing, sakka put down the sword when he became an Ariya.

Sakka is either enjoying his nymphs, studying the dhamma, or doing his quarterly review of human society where beings below him report to him.

If he did actually exist, he probably wouldn't even be aware of this forum or the internet in general. There's zero incentive for him to learn from humans when there's actual sotapannas, and once returners who were from the time of the Buddha reborn into his plane like Anathapindika, Isidatta, etc..
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48vows wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:32 am There is another very big Buddhist internet forum, maybe the one of the biggest buddhist Internet forums ...
What's that one? I think the reddit buddhist subs are the most active buddhist forums in the world, tens of thousands of people contributing, and half a million readers. . Mostly adhamma and wrongness unfortunately! It's like a wild hurricane of nonsense there. :toast:
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BrokenBones wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 7:21 am
Sabbe_Dhamma_Anatta wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 6:56 am How about these others?
  • ...
  • BrokenBones
  • ...
They also are more than likely not what the name literally says :toilet:
...
👋... beg to differ 🤕


umm ... ok.

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The user "Sakka," as you point out, is not Indra, and it is obvious that they are not Indra. Because it is so obvious, IMO there is no reason to request a name change.

I once met a woman named Priyā Śivagaṇeśanātha. She didn't have to change her name. Neither should Sakka have to. It's rather common to have "theophoric" names, i.e. names with gods in them. Even a normal-seeming English name like "Daniel" has "El" hiding in it.
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