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He who, having traversed this miry, perilous,
and delusive round of existence,
who has crossed over, and reached the other shore,
who is meditative, calm, free from doubt,
and, clinging to nothing, has attained to nibbāna:
him do I call a holy one. (Dpd 414)
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American Folk Buddhism (8)
New Moon, Uposatha, May 20, 2012 Series Index The Sangha in American Folk Buddhism To recap: I have been describing the distribution of knowledge within…
American Folk Buddhism (7)
Last Quarter Moon, Uposatha, May 13, 2012 The Triple Gem in American Folk Buddhism Refuge in the Triple Gem, the Buddha, the Dharma and the…
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Through the Looking Glass, Book Three: “Zen Days,” Chapter Four: “The Zen Monk,” in which Kojin discovers another Path. Books One, Two and Three Here…
American Folk Buddhism (6)
Full Moon, Uposatha, May 5, 2012 Authority in American Folk Buddhism To summarize, in any Buddhist society two kinds of Buddhism can be observed side-by-side…
American Folk Buddhism (5)
First Quarter Moon, Uposatha, April 29, 2012 4. Burmese Folk Buddhism (2) I began last week by taking Burmese Folk Buddhism to illustrate the relationship…
American Folk Buddhism (4)
New Moon, Uposatha, April 21, 2012 4. Burmese Folk Buddhism (1) I want today to use Burma as an example of the difference between, and…
American Folk Buddhism (3)
Last Quarter Moon, Uposatha, April 14, 2012 3. Folk Buddhism Essential Buddhism is the corn, the Buddhism that sustains and is most directly sustained by…
American Folk Buddhism (2)
Full Moon, Uposatha, April 6, 2012 Essential Buddhism Last week I introduced but did not fully explain the distinction between Essential Buddhism and Folk Buddhism.…
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Through the Looking Glass, Book Three: “Zen Days,” Chapter Three: “Priestcraft,” in which Kojin ordains and begins life as a Zen priest. Books One and…
American Folk Buddhism (1)
First Quarter Moon, Uposatha, March 30, 2012 Introduction How did it happen that Western Buddhists so quickly gained a monopoly on real Buddhism? We in…
Buddha’s Meditation and its Variants 19
New Moon Uposatha Day , March 22, 2012 index to series Conclusion With this posting I conclude this longer than originally anticipated weekly…
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For more current writings on this topic by the same author, please visit the project page for Rethinking the Satipaṭṭhāna. (4/8/2023) Theravada Meditation: Vipassana Jhanas…
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Theravada Meditation: Visuddhimagga Vipassana Full Moon Uposatha Day , March 7, 2012 index to series Last week I began discussing the Visuddhimagga, a…
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Through the Looking Glass, Book Three: “Zen Days,” Chapter Two: “Dropping Out at Last,” in which Cold Taco lives at Tassajara monastery in California Books…
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Theravada Meditation: Visuddhimagga Jhanas First Quarter Moon Uposatha Day , February 29, 2012 index to series In the Fifth Century AD in Sri…