Secular Buddhism—sometimes also referred to as agnostic Buddhism, Buddhist agnosticism, ignostic Buddhism, atheistic Buddhism, pragmatic Buddhism, Buddhist...
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Bhavacakra Buddhist cosmology Index of Buddhism-related articles Nirvana (Buddhism) Rebirth (Buddhism) Secular Buddhism Earlier Buddhist texts refer to five...
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Secularism (redirect from Secular society)
and in the most schematic, may encapsulate any stance that promotes the secular in any given context. It may connote anti-clericalism, atheism, naturalism...
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A secular religion is a communal belief system that often rejects or neglects the metaphysical aspects of the supernatural, commonly associated with traditional...
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Chinese Buddhism was influenced by Confucian norms prohibiting homosexual marriage. Marriage is largely considered to be a secular issue within Buddhism. Theravada...
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Secular spirituality is the adherence to a spiritual philosophy without adherence to a religion. Secular spirituality emphasizes the inner peace of the...
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Four Noble Truths (redirect from Noble Truths of Buddhism)
Buddhism: Some Links to Follow * Manon Welles, Secular Buddhism vs. Traditional Buddhism: 6 Key Differences * Alan Peta, Reincarnation and Buddhism:...
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in terms of freedom. Chit (consciousness) Luminous mind Mental factors (Buddhism) Vijñāna Yogachara Sue Hamilton, Identity and Experience. LUZAC Oriental...
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Sri Lankan Buddhism. He is one of the twenty four protective deities of Chinese Buddhism and of the sixteen dharmapalas of Tibetan Buddhism.[citation needed]...
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Thích Thiên (帝釋天) or Thích Đề Hoàn Nhân (釋提桓因) in Vietnamese. In Chinese Buddhism, Śakra is sometimes identified with the Taoist Jade Emperor (Yùhuáng Dàdì...
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responsible for modern reforms of Thai Buddhism. Modern Buddhist movements include Secular Buddhism in many countries, Won Buddhism in Korea, the Dhammakaya movement...
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Arhat (redirect from Lohan (Buddhism))
In Buddhism, an Arhat (Sanskrit: अर्हत्) or Arhant (Pali: अरहन्त्, 𑀅𑀭𑀳𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆) is one who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and...
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Stephen Batchelor (author) (category Converts to Buddhism from atheism or agnosticism)
meditation retreats worldwide. He is a noted proponent of agnostic or secular Buddhism. Batchelor was born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1953. When he was three...
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Buddhism in China refers to Buddhism that has been developed and practiced in China, based on the geographical location and administrative region instead...
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"cessation of dukkha" in the Four Noble Truths, and the "summum bonum of Buddhism and goal of the Eightfold Path." In the Buddhist tradition, nirvana has...
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Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what its early practitioners saw as inconsistencies within the...
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philosophies and traditions, its most common usage is in the context of Buddhism. Vimukti is the freedom from or release of the fetters and hindrances....
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An asura (Sanskrit: असुर, Pali: Asura) in Buddhism is a demigod or titan of the Kāmadhātu. They are described as having three heads with three faces each...
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In Buddhism, there are a variety of attitudes towards different forms of fasting (Skt. upavāsa or anaśana). The Buddha is known to have practiced extreme...
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of Buddhism are the various institutional and doctrinal divisions of Buddhism which are the teachings off buddhist texts. The schools of Buddhism have...
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Buddhism is the largest religion in Mongolia practiced by 51.7% of Mongolia's population, according to the 2020 Mongolia census. Buddhism in Mongolia...
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Kasaya (clothing) (section Indian Buddhism)
(Skt. śaṅkha), two of the aṣṭamaṅgala, auspicious symbols in Buddhism. In Chinese Buddhism, the term jiasha (Chinese: 袈裟; pinyin: jiāshā) was borrowed...
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Anagarika Dharmapala (redirect from Protestant Buddhism)
independence movement against British rule a pioneer in the revival of Buddhism in India after it had been virtually extinct for several centuries the...
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Shambhala (category Tibetan Buddhism)
Kalachakra tantra, a text of the group of the Anuttarayoga Tantras. Kalachakra Buddhism was presumably introduced to Tibet in the 11th century, the epoch of the...
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Four Dharma Seals Index of Buddhism-related articles Lakshana Secular Buddhism Similarities between Pyrrhonism and Buddhism Dharmamudrā The term is probably...
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Buddhist deities (redirect from Deities in Buddhism)
Buddhism includes a wide array of divine beings that are venerated in various ritual and popular contexts. Initially they included mainly Indian figures...
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practice Buddhism as ordained monks and nuns, also choose to live in celibacy. Sex is seen as a serious monastic transgression. Within Theravada Buddhism there...
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Impermanence (redirect from Impermanence (Buddhism))
Sanskrit term anitya (a + nitya). The concept of impermanence is prominent in Buddhism, and it is also found in various schools of Hinduism and Jainism. The term...
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Buddhist modernism (redirect from Neo-Buddhism)
include Humanistic Buddhism, Secular Buddhism, Engaged Buddhism, Navayana, the Japanese-initiated new lay organizations of Nichiren Buddhism such as Soka Gakkai...
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