The Order of Monks: How Seniority Shapes the Buddhist Monastic Life
The monks sit, eat, walk, and pay respect to each other in a certain order. What does that mean and how is it done?
Teaching
Buddhism and Lists
The Buddhist teachings are often organized by various lists. Various matrices of interlinked lists to organize the teachings are one of the distinctive features of Buddhism.
What is Theravada Buddhism?
Theravāda is the oldest surviving Buddhist school and it is the predominant religion of Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
About Piṇḍapāta: Why Do Monks Go For Alms in a Village?
Why would a monk collect food from a very poor village during an economic crisis when the monastery is mostly supported by wealthy people?
What does AI think of Loving-Kindness? Here is a poem.
I asked openai chatGPT to write a Buddhist poem on loving-kindness in the style of Dr. Seuss. This is what I got.
Why Is Halloween Bad According To Theravada Buddhism?
I thought it would be good to explain why Halloween is not good according to Theravāda Buddhism.
How To Be Human and Higher
Many people want to go to Heaven or human worlds but most people do not know what is needed to go there, let alone enlightenment.
Buddhism: What Happens After Death?
A long but clear and interesting religious post on what happens after death according to Classical Theravāda Buddhism.
Only The Best For Buddha
When we give water to the Bodhi Tree, it is not uncommon to give pure bottled drinking water to it.
Stay Away From the Fools and Associate with the Wise
This small quote is from the first verse spoken by the Buddha when he was asked, “What is the highest blessing?”