I have noticed that Theravada authors use the Buddha’s teaching on Dependent Origination to demonstrate how we all are ensnared in the round of samsara while Mahayana authors use it to show how interrelated all things are!
Archive for March, 2008
Dependent Origination
Posted in Mahayana, Theravada, dependent origination on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Broad Brush: Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism
Posted in Mahayana, Theravada, tagged theravada mahayana on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have studied in both schools of Buddhism and find them both valuable. With a broad brush, here is how I’d describe my take on the two schools. Keep in mind, I’m not a scholar just a Buddhist practitioner.
I love the emphasis on the sacredness of this world in the Mahayana. You find a lot [...]
Samvega
Posted in bio, samvega on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Samvega is a Pali word. Pali is the language of the oldest Buddhist scriptures. This word means the oppressive sense of shock, dismay, and alienation that comes with realizing the futility and meaninglessness of life as it’s normally lived; a chastening sense of one’s own complacency and foolishness in having let oneself live so blindly; [...]
Taking the Path
Posted in bio, dukkha (suffering), tagged bio on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I took the Buddha’s path early in 2001. I remember the time because it was the week that the Taliban dynamited the great Buddhas of Bamiyan. I remember thinking, “How does my new faith, the lovely, peaceful religion of Lord Buddha ask me to react to such a terrible desecration?”
In early 2001, I was having [...]
