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I make posts about buddhism because most of what's online SUCKS
My Calcifer was also with me for this auspicious post.
April 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#Boran_Kammathana #theravada #theravadin #Buddhism #buddhist
Kate Crosby, Gendered Symbols in Theravada Buddhism
March 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#buddhism #buddhist #theravada #Boran_Kammathana

Mahapajapati, the female buddha.
March 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
An immediate example here is Phra Malai! A bodhisatta-arahant who is effectively the Theravadin version of Jizo Bodhisattva.

Why is it that we tend towards believing modernly, that theravada is some form of asian buddha-protestantism, with the pali canon being the sola scriptura?

Colonialism.
March 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM