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I make posts about buddhism because most of what's online SUCKS
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And an addendum to the addendum: Lopez refers to some Buddhist sources and modern authors, but does not mention any AI scholars or ethicists. Here’s a few, you should follow them!
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@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
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@emilymbender.bsky.social
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July 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
And an addendum to the addendum: Lopez refers to some Buddhist sources and modern authors, but does not mention any AI scholars or ethicists. Here’s a few, you should follow them!
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
@emilymbender.bsky.social
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
@emilymbender.bsky.social
Why not take some time out of your day to read about a buddhist nun's epic, in the tamil lineage of Esoteric Theravada. Also happens to have been a Buddhist prison abolitionist.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manimek...
#buddhism #buddhist #Theravada #Tamil #Boran_kammathana #Boran #PrisonAbolition
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manimek...
#buddhism #buddhist #Theravada #Tamil #Boran_kammathana #Boran #PrisonAbolition
Manimekalai - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
May 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Why not take some time out of your day to read about a buddhist nun's epic, in the tamil lineage of Esoteric Theravada. Also happens to have been a Buddhist prison abolitionist.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manimek...
#buddhism #buddhist #Theravada #Tamil #Boran_kammathana #Boran #PrisonAbolition
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manimek...
#buddhism #buddhist #Theravada #Tamil #Boran_kammathana #Boran #PrisonAbolition
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One of the most emotional passages in THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP is about this park. My book is about taking my kids to as many US historic sites and national parks as I could before they were shut down or destroyed. Now they're shutting down the week the book comes out. Heartbreaking to be right.
March 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
One of the most emotional passages in THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP is about this park. My book is about taking my kids to as many US historic sites and national parks as I could before they were shut down or destroyed. Now they're shutting down the week the book comes out. Heartbreaking to be right.
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📕 A Wonderland of Pagoda Legends (A free, 205-page book from 1996)
Tags: #BurmeseBuddhism #Buddhastatue #Travel
Tags: #BurmeseBuddhism #Buddhastatue #Travel
A Wonderland of Pagoda Legends
> It is the human need to express devotion to and adoration of the Buddha and his teaching that manifests itself in the act of building pagodas and in making ceremonial offerings before shrines.
buddhistuniversity.net
April 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
📕 A Wonderland of Pagoda Legends (A free, 205-page book from 1996)
Tags: #BurmeseBuddhism #Buddhastatue #Travel
Tags: #BurmeseBuddhism #Buddhastatue #Travel
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📕 The Manual of the Factors Leading to Enlightenment (A free, 53-page book translation from 1960)
Tags: #Abhidhamma #BurmeseBuddhism #Meditation
Tags: #Abhidhamma #BurmeseBuddhism #Meditation
Bodipakkhiya-dipani: The Manual of the Factors Leading to Enlightenment
A detailed, Abhidhamma/Pāli-inflected map of the Buddhist path in a style that became surprisingly popular in modern Burma.
buddhistuniversity.net
April 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
📕 The Manual of the Factors Leading to Enlightenment (A free, 53-page book translation from 1960)
Tags: #Abhidhamma #BurmeseBuddhism #Meditation
Tags: #Abhidhamma #BurmeseBuddhism #Meditation
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Green Tara smiling.
March 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Green Tara smiling.
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Dharma Amṛta,
The rain of all the Buddhas,
For which I shower.
#Haiku #Buddhism #Vajrayana #Mahayana #Theravada #Buddha
#Poetry
The rain of all the Buddhas,
For which I shower.
#Haiku #Buddhism #Vajrayana #Mahayana #Theravada #Buddha
#Poetry
March 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Dharma Amṛta,
The rain of all the Buddhas,
For which I shower.
#Haiku #Buddhism #Vajrayana #Mahayana #Theravada #Buddha
#Poetry
The rain of all the Buddhas,
For which I shower.
#Haiku #Buddhism #Vajrayana #Mahayana #Theravada #Buddha
#Poetry
March 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
When we look into Boran Kammathana (the old tradition(s) ) for theravada, we see that there are more similarities between east asian and himalayan buddhism. From bodhisattva bhumis, quasi-buddhas (including female ones!), even esotericism.
#buddhism
#buddhism
March 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
When we look into Boran Kammathana (the old tradition(s) ) for theravada, we see that there are more similarities between east asian and himalayan buddhism. From bodhisattva bhumis, quasi-buddhas (including female ones!), even esotericism.
#buddhism
#buddhism
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❤️ WISCONSIN: “I’d like to apologize. My eyes were opened. I’ve learned a very lot about this group of people.”
Larry came to testify against the anti-trans youth health care bill, but had an epiphany and changed his mind.
Context: www.pride.com/politics/ant...
Larry came to testify against the anti-trans youth health care bill, but had an epiphany and changed his mind.
Context: www.pride.com/politics/ant...
March 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
❤️ WISCONSIN: “I’d like to apologize. My eyes were opened. I’ve learned a very lot about this group of people.”
Larry came to testify against the anti-trans youth health care bill, but had an epiphany and changed his mind.
Context: www.pride.com/politics/ant...
Larry came to testify against the anti-trans youth health care bill, but had an epiphany and changed his mind.
Context: www.pride.com/politics/ant...
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Losar Tashi Delek!
As we welcome Losar, the Tibetan New Year, may this season of spring bring with it fresh beginnings, boundless opportunities, and inner peace. Just as the earth awakens with new life, may your mind and heart flourish with clarity, wisdom, and joy.
Artwork by Tara di Gesu
As we welcome Losar, the Tibetan New Year, may this season of spring bring with it fresh beginnings, boundless opportunities, and inner peace. Just as the earth awakens with new life, may your mind and heart flourish with clarity, wisdom, and joy.
Artwork by Tara di Gesu
February 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Losar Tashi Delek!
As we welcome Losar, the Tibetan New Year, may this season of spring bring with it fresh beginnings, boundless opportunities, and inner peace. Just as the earth awakens with new life, may your mind and heart flourish with clarity, wisdom, and joy.
Artwork by Tara di Gesu
As we welcome Losar, the Tibetan New Year, may this season of spring bring with it fresh beginnings, boundless opportunities, and inner peace. Just as the earth awakens with new life, may your mind and heart flourish with clarity, wisdom, and joy.
Artwork by Tara di Gesu
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I’m presenting a slideshow of images from Asia tomorrow, including this photo of a man in a temple snowstorm at the sacred Buddhist site of Wutaishan in Shanxi Province.
#Photography #china #travelphotography
#Photography #china #travelphotography
February 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I’m presenting a slideshow of images from Asia tomorrow, including this photo of a man in a temple snowstorm at the sacred Buddhist site of Wutaishan in Shanxi Province.
#Photography #china #travelphotography
#Photography #china #travelphotography
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Kyoto has a fair amount of Kumano related shrines, this one is called Imakumano Shrine. The major attraction is the giant camphor that's prayed to as a kami of health and longevity. There's also various paintings and sculptures around the shrine showing different Kami.
February 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Kyoto has a fair amount of Kumano related shrines, this one is called Imakumano Shrine. The major attraction is the giant camphor that's prayed to as a kami of health and longevity. There's also various paintings and sculptures around the shrine showing different Kami.
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There's something magical about how light guides you through these timeless corridors. A memory from Angkor Wat trip.
February 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
There's something magical about how light guides you through these timeless corridors. A memory from Angkor Wat trip.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli... PBS recently uploaded a video detailing the struggles of our friends in Tibet. #buddhist #buddhism #Tibet
Battle for Tibet | FRONTLINE
FRONTLINE investigates China’s rule over Tibet.
www.pbs.org
February 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli... PBS recently uploaded a video detailing the struggles of our friends in Tibet. #buddhist #buddhism #Tibet
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Abhirati Yakkhi (Hariti Yakshini) dated 1927 Rattanakosin Period. Currently on display at the Red Palace, Phra Nakhon National Museum. Khun Chuang Liang Chakiat graciously offered to His Majesty, King Prajadhipok when he traveled to the northern province in B.E. (Buddhist Era) 2469 (1927).
January 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Abhirati Yakkhi (Hariti Yakshini) dated 1927 Rattanakosin Period. Currently on display at the Red Palace, Phra Nakhon National Museum. Khun Chuang Liang Chakiat graciously offered to His Majesty, King Prajadhipok when he traveled to the northern province in B.E. (Buddhist Era) 2469 (1927).
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Catumahārājikā Plaques; In the Borān tradition, it is common to have plaques instead of statues to house the deities, often put on shrines, or put around a perimeter of a Temple for protection.
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December 31, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Catumahārājikā Plaques; In the Borān tradition, it is common to have plaques instead of statues to house the deities, often put on shrines, or put around a perimeter of a Temple for protection.
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#buddhism #theravada #mahayana #vajrayana #lao #thai #cambodia #southeastasia #culture #religion
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#buddhism #theravada #mahayana #vajrayana #lao #thai #cambodia #southeastasia #culture #religion
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Phra Mae Baisri, Goddess of the Baisri-Su-Kwan ritual, is a revered deity of bestowing health, luck, and auspiciousness. She is the gatherer of spiritual essence that is called back through ritual, and bestows them back to the ill.
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December 31, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Phra Mae Baisri, Goddess of the Baisri-Su-Kwan ritual, is a revered deity of bestowing health, luck, and auspiciousness. She is the gatherer of spiritual essence that is called back through ritual, and bestows them back to the ill.
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#buddhism #theravada #mahayana #vajrayana #lao #thai #cambodia
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#buddhism #theravada #mahayana #vajrayana #lao #thai #cambodia
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Not hoarding,
having comprehended food,
their pasture — emptiness
& freedom without sign:
their trail,
like that of birds through space,
can't be traced.
Dhp 92 Thanissaro Bhikkhu tr.
having comprehended food,
their pasture — emptiness
& freedom without sign:
their trail,
like that of birds through space,
can't be traced.
Dhp 92 Thanissaro Bhikkhu tr.
February 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Not hoarding,
having comprehended food,
their pasture — emptiness
& freedom without sign:
their trail,
like that of birds through space,
can't be traced.
Dhp 92 Thanissaro Bhikkhu tr.
having comprehended food,
their pasture — emptiness
& freedom without sign:
their trail,
like that of birds through space,
can't be traced.
Dhp 92 Thanissaro Bhikkhu tr.
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Yes. To abandon *all* attachments clears the way for calm & insight. Reading Faithfully is a lovely group of people doing a good service for the world. Anumodhana sādhu!
December 5, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Yes. To abandon *all* attachments clears the way for calm & insight. Reading Faithfully is a lovely group of people doing a good service for the world. Anumodhana sādhu!
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Dukkha is a complicated city with many houses and byways. Search and search, one cannot find a true self there.
December 9, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Dukkha is a complicated city with many houses and byways. Search and search, one cannot find a true self there.
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'Markttag' #FotoVorschlag 'Market Day'
Market next to the Phnom Kulen Waterfall - Cambodia 16.03.2014
#photography #khmer #cambodia
Market next to the Phnom Kulen Waterfall - Cambodia 16.03.2014
#photography #khmer #cambodia
February 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
'Markttag' #FotoVorschlag 'Market Day'
Market next to the Phnom Kulen Waterfall - Cambodia 16.03.2014
#photography #khmer #cambodia
Market next to the Phnom Kulen Waterfall - Cambodia 16.03.2014
#photography #khmer #cambodia
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Guanyin.
Watercolors
Watercolors
January 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Guanyin.
Watercolors
Watercolors
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February 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM