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Archive for May, 2008

Denominations of Buddhism: Vajrayana / Tantric

Tantric Buddhism / Vajrayana
I’ll be honest here; I don’t know that much about this group.  Most of the material in this section is taken from Wikipedia.  It’s a lot more “mystic” than most of the other groups, and I have no real experience with it.

Tantric Buddhism is also know as Vajrayana Buddhism as well as [...]

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Denominations of Buddhism: Pure Land

Pure Land
Before we get into the belief of Pure Land Buddhism, we need to introduce a new character.  Amida Buddha (also called Amitabha) was a monk who attained enlightenment. This is probably a good time to point out that every time you see the word Buddha, we are NOT necessarily talking about the original Buddha. [...]

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Denominations of Buddhism: Theravada & Mahayana

“Denominations” of Buddhism: Theravada & Mahayana
Theravada Buddhism is the oldest form of Buddhism, and is probably the closest to the core teachings of the original Buddha.  Most of the other schools have added significant new elements to Buddhism, but Theravada is as close to “plain vanilla” Buddhism as possible.
Theravada Buddhism explains that your enlightenment will [...]

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Podcast Episode 8: A Song and an Update

 
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  Today’s email is a little different; there really isn’t a lesson for today, just a song. If you are subscribed to the podcast, you’ll get it automatically. Otherwise, go to http://www.dailybuddhism.com and click on the player button to hear it in your browser (or download the mp3 file).
This is a really fun song by 3 [...]

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Buddha Jokes, Round One

Buddha Jokes, Round One
As I said, just some fun for the rest of the week. Next week, we’ll get into some more of the serious stuff. Buddhists know not to take life too seriously, and to realize the importance of a good laugh.
I don’t know if these are going to give you a good [...]

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