16 Wednesday Feb 2011
Posted in Ajahn Brahm & Bodhinaya, Daily Life, Theravada, Videos
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ajahn brahm, buddhism, faith buddhism, realization religion revealed religion, theravada, unique features buddhism, western buddhist, what makes buddhism unique
Here’s an interesting video I saw the other day, that explains some of the unique features of Buddhism. Its main topic is the difference between realizational religions and revealed religions. Continue reading »
21 Friday Jan 2011
Posted in buddhism in the west, FPMT, Tibetan Buddhism, Videos, Western Buddhist Practice
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buddhism in the west, buddhism western world, buddhist tibetan lama, fpmt, gelug, lama yeshe, lama zopa, western buddhism, western buddhist, zina rachevsky
The Tibetans started spreading Buddhism to the West in the 1960′s. For centuries, the Tibetans had spent time perfecting their understanding of Buddhism and of the mind while living in relatively quiet isolation in the Himalayas. When the Chinese invaded Tibet in the 1950′s, the result was waves of Tibetans fleeing to the neighboring countries like India, Nepal and Bhutan. These waves of refugees brought the Buddhist teachings with them, which helped further the transmission of Buddhism into the west. Continue reading »
