Tag: ask a buddhist

Questions about sexuality shouldn’t be an issue among Buddhist monastics because of what you noted above: celibacy. However, shouldn’t be doesn’t mean it isn’t.

In point of fact, the Buddha did talk about Gods (I’ll buck convention here if the editor will allow it)—the Devas that populate different realms of existence.

As suicide harms the victim as well as those left behind, it is clearly an act with significant consequences.

It's important to note that people in his time really saw value in leaving the household life at some point in their lives. A number of kings did so late in life.

Why Buddhism is trendy has nothing to do with Buddhism, does it?

Ironically, your question about beginning resources is one of the most challenging to address.

The use of, and beliefs about, short recitations are universal in the traditional forms of Buddhism. Popularly known as mantras, the term, derived from Sanskrit, breaks down into two parts: man means to think; and tra is a suffix that designates a tool or instrument. So the literal meaning is: “an instrument of thought.”