Buddhism culture and traditions

What's the Jataka tale about a previous life of the Buddha sacrificing himself to get a dharma teaching (because dharma was so scarce and rare then)?

What is the Tibetan prayer recited by the Dali Lama at the beginning of his 1989 Nobel Prize acceptance speech?

Buddha dealing with pain

Should I do what I don't want to do?

Does the Pali word "vinaya" in the suttas always refer to the Vinaya Piṭaka?

Is causation (hetu) in SN 22.82 different to conditions (paccaya) in Dependent Origination?

Can Nibbana be experienced by believers in 'rebirth-reincarnation'?

What is Anuloma-nana? How does this insight works?

Why did Mahayana leave out the Pali Canon?

Is it correct to refer to "Buddha" without "the"

Can we apply the bundle of reeds simile to all limbs of Dependent Origination?

A man asks Buddha about god's existence

Buddhist practice and physical exercises

Why are there so many fire incidents happening around the world?

Ignorance and 5 hindrances

In any Buddhist Context, is there a Necessary Existent

Brahmcharyavas : starting, ending

What are Kusala roots?

Buddha verifying his enlightenment

Giving up bad friends

Seeking scriptural source for "all defilements temporarily suppressed when in jhana"

Buddhism on paying for previous bad Karma

What are the Sutta stating Paramithä requirements to be a stream winner?

How is the exterior suffering?

If a kind and generous Christian died 20 years ago, might their rebirth have resulted in there being a 19 year old person in the human realm now?

Should Buddhist parents engage in idiot compassion?

Four Analytical Knowledges

Need a list of all the people in Buddhas life

Can a person choose to reincarnate as a human instead of a god?

What is the relation between Nirvana and Parinirvana?

Where can I get Buddha's teachings of the Dharma practice?

How many Tibetan monks practiced meditation in "old Tibet"?

Buddhism and political correctness

What do secular Buddhists say about Nirvana?

What effect does mindfulness have on dependent origination?

Does an enlightened person have access to whatever information he wants?

Pali Linguistic Algorithm?

Can a stream enterer commit suicide?

What other suttas instruct how to do Anapanasati, apart from the Anapanasati Sutta?

Insight guidance

What is Prana according to Buddhism?

Where can I find the earliest possible version of the Mahā Karuṇā Dhāraṇī ("Great Compassion Mantra")?

What are the funeral rites for Tibetan lay Buddhists?

Can a person with harmful thoughts still meditate?

Is nibbana the only next world in reality?

Explain this Theravada Wheel of Life?

Question about the Samādhirāja-sūtra

Buddhist holy water

Can a Buddhist monk use social media for his teaching?

How should a lay person respond if they see a monk teaching something contrary to Dhamma?

Can mind be free from becoming?

How are bhikkhus using social networking sites?

Does meditation giving you 'joy' because there is lack of suffering, or does it give something positive?

Fastest way to Samadhi

How observance of the 5 Precepts is done?

Why should I study the Suttas?

Purifying my mind

How to ordain as a Theravada monk?

Different transmissions for reciting various versions of a same mantra acc. to any of Vajrayana branches

What are some examples of Buddhist rulers?

Why do the Noble Truths talk about 'craving', instead of about 'attachment'?

Did Gudo Wafu Nishijima claim that there will be no pain for anyone after death?

Could a Sotapanna reject to give if asked and has?

Can sankharas and craving arise without attachment?

Where does the Buddha mention a craving for non-existence?

What does 'passing away of dhamma' mean in Satipatthana sutta?

What is the story where some of the Buddha's followers commit suicide?

Qualitative Benefit of Longer Sits

Beginner academic text recommendation

Did Buddha endorse caste system in kannakathala sutta

What is "stream"

What are the Five Pungent (Vegetables/Roots/Spices) and when were they first proscribed?

How do you have a relationship

Where and what to study - Buddhist compassion and business communication

How to enter the second Jhana?

Is identifying with the good always a problem?

What are the sub divisions of the Tripitaka and what do these areas cover?

What is useless/meaningless speech?

Buddhas (and Bodhisattva) are real individuals or manifestations?

Buddha's tooth, ashes, footprints and other marks

How to ordain and become a monk?

Is Buddha Nature the original state, i.e. Awareness/ Consciousness without Existence?

Permission of your parents in your renunciation

Reference request for "the Buddha takes the Dhamma as his superior"

What is the best meditation practice to fall asleep?

Which (semi)secret societies influence Buddhism?

Was Jesus a Buddhist monk named Issa?

Western scholars: Did the Buddha not speak the Digha Nikaya?

How do experienced Buddhists preserve their equanimity and well-being in unfavourable circumstances?

Why is sniffing a flower considered to be stealing?

Chop wood, carry water: why?

Did the Buddha teach the four noble truths to laypeople?

Can you quickly explain "everything is impermanent"

SN 41:3,4 Where do these monks vanish to?

Buddhist chant from video game

How to avoid subtle biases and inclinations to influence phenomena when doing vipassana?

Life of Buddha, to be taken seriously?

Why should one develop compassion?

Is Buddhism a fear-based religion?

If buddha never got angry, why do so many buddhist teachers say anger is inescapable?

Where can I learn more about cita niyama?

Do (any) Mahayana Buddhists teach subjectivity?

How did the Buddha subdue fear and terror while standing, sitting, etc.?

The experience of silence

Buddhism and Mathematics

What is the true nature of karma?

What is meant by pursuing gain with gain?

How to understand this teaching: "Whenever others treat me badly, may I accept this defeat myself and offer the victory to others"

Is anxiety as hell-bound as cruelty?

Forgoing Enlightenment

Why we must have a confident mind?

What are good Buddhist Blogs / articles sites / resource sites out there?

Why do Buddhism monk hits people in the head?

Did Shakayamuni Buddha talk about the Trikaya?

What's the origin of 108 being a sacred number?

Can a one-pointed mind and a unified mind alternate?

How do we know numbers of past lives and rebirths?

Do thoughts influence everything? Or is this an illusion?

What are the unthinkable (acinteyya) dhamma?

Is there a time difference between death and re-birth?

How does one develop right view in the space of multiple views?

Cause and End of Suffering vs the Four Noble truths

Are the 16 stages of Insight mentioned by the Buddha in the early Pali texts or are they a later addition to the Dharma?

About mental diseases and kamma

How does enlightenment relate to the higher realms of existence?

Anapanasati and Compassion

How come desire and sati causes sleepness?

Meditation causing headaches

How does Emotional Intelligence go along with Dhamma practice?

Stories and teachings that glorify adult children and speak against toxic parenting

What is real meanning of Prathipathi poojawa?

Does Buddhism focus on suffering too much?

As per buddism, how is it possible to leave behind my obsession with drugs?

Regarding Nicca and Anicca natures of Avidya and Prajna

Trying to find causes of everything

Duty to parents?

How to tolerate if someone insulting Buddhism?

The eternal universe

Source for bodhisattva transforming hell?

The Final Moment of the Buddha's Realization

How can someone integrate the Buddhist philosophy on life's purpose into daily life?

What is the difference between samadhi and samatha?

Fundamental building blocks of reality according to Buddhism?

Mindfulness when on the train, underground and bus

Finding it difficult to cultivate mudita(empathetic joy)

Is this an accurate introduction to different paths and traditions?

Meditate about friend's death

Goal of Meditation

Are social interactions always helpful in solving problems?

The Account of Other Minds in Chinese Yogācāra Buddhism

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