Buddhism
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- Golden Rules of Buddhism
- The too prevalent ignorance among even adult Sinhalese Buddhists of the ethical code of their religion lead H.S. Olcott to issue this little compilation. It consists of quotes from Therevada sources on daily life, organized by topic.
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- Sila
- Sila (virtue, moral conduct) is the cornerstone upon which the entire Noble Eightfold Path is built. The practice of sila is defined by the middle three factors of the Eightfold Path: Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood.
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- Sila -- Moral Conduct
- Sila or moral conduct is the principle of human behaviour that promotes orderly and peaceful existence in a community. Rules of moral conduct are to be found in every religion. They may resemble other codes of conduct to a greater or lesser degree depending on the Teacher or religious system from which they originated. Usually they comprise lists of actions from which to abstain, implying that any actions not covered by the prohibitions are permissible. A good example is afforded by the five Silas (of Buddhism), namely to abstain from taking the life of sentient beings, to abstain from taking possession of anything that has not been given by its owner, to abstain from sexual misconduct, to abstain from lying or evil speech, and to abstain from intoxicating drinks which are a primary cause of negligence.
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- The Importance of Sila (Virtue)
- "In order to practice meditation with any great success, one is required to practice sila."
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- The Meaning of Sin and Evil
- "Buddhism has a completely satisfying answer to evil and sin. The Buddhist approach would be to question your "desire" to be without sin or evil, to look at the question itself. Why would you limit your life? To trap you into an experience that western language finds difficult to say directly. To direct your search to the real truth. Here our normal "logical" English language just breaks down. What is this "illogical" experience that is not linear and deductive? The answer is "There is - in fact - a life that can be experienced outside of the level of thinking." I call that the essential teaching of Buddhism."
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- International Buddha's Light Association
- Holds a myriad of activities that echoes the annual theme of BLIA World Conference in order to meet the social trend and evolution of modern times.
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- Network of Buddhist Organisations (UK)
- Promotes fellowship and dialog between Buddhist organizations. Includes a list of member organizations and a schedule of meetings.
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- American-Buddha.com
- Articles on the notion that students of meditation should maintain traditions of free speech and scientific rationalism.
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- Dhamma Corner
- Features Buddhist principles, issues and history. Also consists of quotes and other Buddhist links.
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- Prayer to Kuan Yin
- A prayer to the Bhodisattva Kuan Yin, and includes links to other sites that teach a little about her.
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- Purify Our Mind
- Help us control upgrade ourselves deal with different situations build up utmost wisdom understand world universe dispel depression engage self cultivation start life anew.
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- Stonepeace : Moonpointer Buddhist Blog
- Somewhat enlightening and entertaining reflections on the path to the natural unshakable peacefulness of a stone
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- The Lotus Throne of the IronBuddha
- A site for sharing Buddhist ideas, experiences, and awareness. Through interaction we can hope to bring order out of chaos for all sentient beings.