Of course, Emperor Ashoka could not simply expect to take all the credit for his new approach to defining reality, but instead created a set of ‘religious-like’ texts, the content of which was anything but ‘religious’ in the old sense, and ascribing their creation to a ‘mythical’ being who lived sometime in the distant past.
Category: Buddhism
Exploring the philosophy (and practice) of Early and Later Buddhism.
The Buddha’s Radical Dharma
In this regard, the path of the Buddha is deeply ‘political’, and those who practice it in support of social systems that run counter to Buddhist ethics, are in reality inverting and denying the true revolutionary spirit of the Buddha.
Ch’an Meditation – Roman Amphitheatre- London
An ongoing work of art – it is what it is…
President Trump, US Imperialism, and Racialized Buddhism
When asked about Trump’s racism – the 14th Dalai Lama laughed and said he was unconcerned.
4th Century Depiction of Jesus Looks Like Buddha!
Oddly enough, although not mentioned in any other report, the hair-style of Jesus on this plate, together with his facial features, looks very similar to a number of depictions of Buddha.
Daoist Immortal Wu Yunqing (吴云青)[1838-1998]
He also states that the Dao is everywhere without exception and that Daoists should not discriminate – as discrimination ‘blocks’ effective qi-flow and wastes essential nature (jing).
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 