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 [...]
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. [...]
“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 [...]
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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