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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
Once there was a woman named Kisagotami, whose first-born son died.
She was so stricken with grief that she roamed the streets carrying the
dead body and asking for help to bring her son back to life. A kind and
wise...
BASIC TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA
THE THREE UNIVERSAL TRUTHS
One day, the Buddha sat down in the shade of a tree and noticed how beautiful the countryside was. Flowers were blooming and trees were putting on bright new leaves, but among all this...
Buddhist Views of the Afterlife By Jason D. Gray
There are variations among the Buddhist views of what occurs after death. However, the unifying feature of each is that the cycle of death and rebirth (reincarnation) is to be avoided by achieving nirvana. Nirvana, which...
The Critical Issue of Life and Death
Life is impermanent. After we come into this world, we may live for ten years, possibly a hundred years, or perhaps even longer. But we grow, and finally we have to die. People normally think of death as the end of everything....
6/17/2015
in a few sentences... by the Monk Dhamma Sāmi
Before all, we should know that this bhikkhu Gotama's teaching (alias Buddha) is totally contradictory with all our spiritual fantasies and that it is not always pleasant to hear. But let us make up our mind well about...
