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On Not Being a Buddhist

  • Posted by Nacho
  • February 15, 2008

A short essay by Dustin Eaton in The Washington Post's On Faith section ("On Being and Non-Being a Buddhist"), on the fact that he doesn't refer to himself as a Buddhist. This is an interesting story about Buddhism and self-identifying as Buddhist or not. Quite provocative how many folks who practic ...>

All About Buddhism: Life After Death


We buddhists believe a living being ( layman ) is connected to a chain of lives. When we pass away from one life, we just stick to another life. There may or may not be a transition period which is bit controversial, but for a person who hasn't attain nirvana ( "Nibbana" -The ultimate goal in buddh ...>

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche talk transcript at Beijing University on Buddhist Views

  • Posted by Colin
  • April 22, 2007

Day 1I'd like to thank him for introducing me. I'm also a little nervous that he might have raised everyone's expectation about me. I'm sorry I'm a little bit skittish because I'm nervous.It is a very big honor for me to have this opportunity to speak in this one of the greatest learning centers of ...>