Hi, I'm Eileen. Wondering have you receive my email cos I'm waiting for your reply. Thank you. Here is my question dear venerable sirs, can you recommend a...
Dear Venerable sirs, Would very much appreciate some clarification on my confusion. Buddhists goal in acchieving liberation, does it mean enlightenment? Are...
Dear Sirs, I am a recovered addict who knows that a God of my understanding is in me and empowers me today. I work a twelve step recovery programme and I have...
It is very brief answer to you. Liberation is similar word of enlightenment. The question is that 'from where he is liberated'. If the answer is said to be...
Everyone has a choice to lead their life into good or bad future. Buddhism believes in cause and effect of an individual Kamma. If your meditation is good for...
Dear Venerable Sirs, I would like to get some clarifications about "sexual misconduct". I have done some reasearch for clear definition of it, but the meaning...
Dear venerable monks, I am new to Buddhism and would like to find a teacher nearby. Can you give me a recommendation for someone close to me? I live in West...
I am sorry for being late to reply your question. As far as my knowlege is concern, I don't believe Tibetan Buddhist Texts are written by Pali. There are many...
Dear Venerable, thanks for your information. I apprecate it very much. Hope that whoever know can help me with this. Thank you very much!!! Eileen Nagasena...
Dear venerables. My question is. What is samsara, is it this planet or is the whole universe samsara, and are all sentient beings in the universe subject to...
All sentient beings in the universe are subject to death and birth. These deaths and births called Samsara. According to sciense, the death of a planet can...
There are many people previously asked about this sort of question. It is attracted to many people because, according to the sutta, the misconduct is only...
... Dear venerable sir. Firstly, may i thank you, for your time on this matter and the highly educating answer you have given to my question. Secondly as there...
Dear Venerable Sirs, May I ask a question? I have heard very frequently that 'certain people' in The Buddha' time became arahats while they were listening to...
Patisambhida Nyana is an analytical knowledge by which practitioner can understand and analyse the Buddha's teaching better than other. In other word, this...
Sawasdee to Honouble Bhikkhus, Is rebirth immediate or there's also antarabhava i.e the intermediate state of 49 days before one find rebirth ??? There're...
The concept of Antarabhava has been a controversial issue over millennias between Mahayana and Theravada. Both arguments are rather philosophical than that of...
Dear Nagasena Bhikkhu, Thank you for your kind and reply. I am studying it, and feel very grateful. --Sally...
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If there is something like antarabhava or intermediate that is also a place rebirt. so it is also like immediate rebirth. whethere it takes 49 days, more or...
hello venerable sir's I would like to know what are the differences between Thervadin moks and Mahayana monks like rules, garb ect. ... Yahoo! Mail Stay...
Theravada and Mahayana's monk became separated after three hundred years of the Buddha. According to Theravada's sources, this split occurred due to the cause...
whats the differance between a buddhist disciple and a monk? ... Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. [Non-text...
Venerable monks, I've practised Vipassana meditation and am a follower of Buddha's teachings. Of late I'm having problems with my married life.I have never...
Dear Venerable Monks, If in this life we practice buddhism, how do we know or how can we be sure we will continue our practice in our next life? If we haven't...
Pujaniya bhante, In India, we normally address a monk as "bhante" or "pujaniya bhante" or "bhante ji". How a bhikkhuni (nun) should be addressed by a lay ...
Dear Sir, A bhikkhuni should NEVER be addressed as BANT, only sister, she is a nun. There is NO PROPERLY ordained Female Monks in Theravatan. Meta,. Venerable...
What is the difference between thinna middha (sloth and torpor) and alasya (lazyness)? Is there any relationship between being physically tired and appearing...
Dear Venerable Monks, I am currently taking an ethics class taught by a Christian who believes the only motivation or reason for Buddhist righteousness is to...
Dear Dhamma friend Rajendra, You are from India. In India and Sirilanka There are some socalled Bhikhuni. In Burma and Thailand there are no Bhikhuni in our...
Dear Bhantes The following question has puzzle me for a long time. It is usually said by Mahasi Sayadaw that a sukkhavipassaka meditator develops vipassana ...
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