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Kilts1955

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In Clergy

Do Buddhists have priests?

No. Men who dedicate their lives to a Buddhist monastic way of life are Monks and women are Nuns. Any person with sufficient knowledge can lead a Buddhist ritual. Monks or N… (MORE)

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In Comparative Religions and Denominations

What are Buddhists' beliefs?

Some Buddhists' beliefs include reincarnation and afterlife. They also believe that the purpose in life is to end suffering.

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What is a Buddhist?

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices, considered by many to be a religion. A Buddhist is one who takes refuge in The Three Jewels: the Buddha (the Awakened One), the … (MORE)

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What do Buddhists eat?

All Buddhists do not eat meat or any other killed Animal Answer: I'm sorry, but that is not entirely true. It is wrong to group all Buddhists together and for that matter a…ll Christians. Buddhists can eat meat; I myself am a Buddhist and I eat meat all the time. However the meat must be blaimless. This means that the animal in question can not have been killed for you alone. (ie:you hunted the animal, et cetera) The Budddhist must give thanks to the animal that died for the sake of nurishment because everything is equal is the eyes of a Buddhist. For example a human is not to look down on a cat, because they are both equal. Therefore, as long as the proper thanks are given, one can eat meat guiltlessly. One of the precepts of Buddhism is "to abstain from killing sentient beings" , therefore if devout Buddhist is to prepare food for himself, he will always prefer vegetables. However, Buddhist will eat any food given to them as offerings. According to tradition, Gautama Buddha himself died by eating spoiled (?) foods given to him as offering when he was 80 years old. Buddhists can eat any food that they wish, including meats and fish, as long as they did not kill the animal themselves, or the animal was not killed by their request or killed specifically for them. Many Buddhists are vegetarians, but The Buddha did eat meat. Here is the information form my project on Buddhism that is stated by many different websites: · Buddhists do not kill animals · Buddha advises not to eat humans, elephants, horses, dogs, snakes, lions, tigers, boars and hyenas. · Buddhist monks fast completely on the days of the new moon and full moon each lunar month; they also avoid eating any solid food after noon. · In the time of Buddha Monks were expected to eat whatever was put in their begging bowl without discrimination including meat and rotten food Due to the Buddhist Precept "Do no harm" many Buddhists choose to be vegetarians. Buddhists were originally vegetarian, although not so much nowadays. I don't believe there are specific restrictions on food. Answer: Buddhist are generally thought to be all vegetarians. However in some countries such as Tibet meat has formed a part of the average man's diet. The Dalai Lama originally followed this practice but has converted to vegetarianism. In the west some vegetarians are not Buddhist and some who follow Buddhist practices are not vegetarian. While the Buddha exhorted his followers to avoid eating meat - especially animals that were killed expressly for the eater, Buddhist monks were not to be choosy about eating whatever was given to them to eat. Some Buddhists follow specific food restrictions - leeks, onions, garlic - due to their suppposed influence on aggression or lust. In addition intoxicants are generally forbidden becauseof the adverse effect on mental acuity and the ability to meditate and resist anger, lust greed and other mind hindrances. (MORE)

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What is better the you phone 5c or 5s?

the 5s because it has better service but it dosent have diffrent colrs just silver gold and black

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In Religion & Spirituality

What is Buddhist Awakening?

Buddhist Awakening is another name for Enlightenment. This is a state of complete peace and realisation. All Buddhists seek to reach this as it will enable them to reach… (MORE)

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What do Buddhists sit on in a Buddhist temple?

it is not compulsory to have something to sit. but to avoid applying dust on your clothes you can use a mat, paper,polythene etc

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Do Buddhist have a hierarchy?

Yes, in a sense. There is the hierarchy of monks (and nuns) and householders (or laypeople). There is also a hierarchy in another sense. The Buddha spoke of five… (MORE)

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What are the commandments of the Buddhists?

I hope I can be of some help. Many different schools of Buddhism have emerged sine the Buddha planted the seed of the practice 2500 years ago. I follow the Zen school of Bud…dhism so my answer is from that perspective. Basically there are no commandments in Buddhism. The Buddha was an ordinary man who woke up to, and saw the nature of reality, all human beings can achieve Buddhahood. Buddhism is a set of practice designed to liberate the individual from suffering. It does not strictly speaking have an opinion on God or metaphysics, although it doesn't rule it out it is simply irrelevant to the goals of Buddhist practice. Buddhism is more of a dialogue more similar to a form of psychotherapy than a religion. Buddha described the practice (Dharma) as like a boat to cross a river, when we have no further use for it let it go. Don't cling on to anything, even Buddhist teachings. The basic ideas that the buddha formulated are the four noble truths and the eight fold path. 1. Life is characterized by suffering or unhappiness. 2. Suffering is caused by clinging onto ideas and things that are always themselves changing. 3. People can reduce and end their suffering. 4. The method is the eightfold path. The eightfold path is a set of techniques to develop Wisdom, Ethical Conduct and Mental Development, abbreviated to; 1. Right View 2. Right Intention 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action 5. Right Livelihood 6. Right Effort 7. Right Mindfulness. 8. Right Concentration. These are ways to reduce our suffering rather than commandments to be obeyed. Different schools of Buddhism have developed different techniques to achieve them. Buddhism is about meeting reality as it is without flinching or hiding or making up comforting stories. No two Buddhists will have the same view point because it is based in your own experience of your life. By seeing through our delusions we will have an experience of true nature which is free flowing and without boundaries. Buddhas final words were; Be a light unto yourself, do not take refuge in any external thing, hold fast to the truth and do not take refuge in anything but yourself. (MORE)

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Statistician / Economist formerly employed in various Government Departments in the UK, freelance mathematics and statistics tutor since retiring in 2008, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.

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What is the answer to 20c plus 5 equals 5c plus 65?

20c + 5 = 5c + 65 Divide through by 5: 4c + 1 = c + 13 Subtract c from both sides: 3c + 1 = 13 Subtract 1 from both sides: 3c = 12 Divide both sides by 3: c = 4