1. It doesn't sound Sanskrit, but then no one is claiming it is. It may be a real Syriac word or something.

  2. Many here have known about Varrapanyo aka Monk-life from the beginning. He ordained as a monk at one time in Thailand, but is more of a social media influencer since then. He flies all over the world frequently, and he is never in one place very long. He says he is affiliated with Thabarwa centre in Myanmar, but I imagine he does not stay there often.

  3. "Heterodox" is not a useful term here. Buddhists are described as atheists, and that is defined as a rejection of the Vedic texts. Such terminology and classification is mainly a concern for medieval doxographies and polemical works. Buddhists and Jainas do not accept any of the core beliefs of any of the sects of Hinduism, and so are not considered Hindus at all.

  4. Thanks man. Although i checked the website and could not find the Pali version in Devanagari, only the Pali version that is romanized.

  5. The website is a bit difficult to use because of all the features. But if you click on all the features, you can eventually put the translation in parallel and display the root text in any alphabet. These are useful features for those trying to learn the language, but newcomers usually need just the translations.

  6. This is a complex topic. There are reasons for vegetarianism. I could explain in some detail, but it is sufficient to understand that, for most vegetarians, it is not a choice, and it is not a decision made on the basis of religion or tradition or ethics. There do exist a few people in India for whom it is a choice: they may switch dietary preferences, or say that they do not support the meat industry. A surprising number of Indians do not understand the psychology behind dietary preferences, and they quote religious or philosophical facts to support their own perspective.

  7. No, it is for FY 18-19. The FY 93-94 case is still in progress.

  8. There is a lot of misinformation in this thread. Here is the news report from when the accounts were frozen:

  9. Youtube has livestreams. The subreddit sidebar has some suggestions on other platforms. Kintamayama posted today's highlights here right before you posted.

  10. A lot happened in the few seconds of the Hoshoryu vs. Taekrufuji match. Hoshoryu started with a face slap to get an overarm grip at once, but failed by the smallest of margins. Then he converted the grip to an arm-bar and Takerufuji walked into a kotenage in the patented style of Hoshoryu.

  11. I have suggested some books. Some of them should be available online, at least some version of the more traditional ones.

  12. We don't have kings anymore. This is an important principle of the modern world. It is not possible to turn back the clock and look to ideals from ancient times. The old concepts are broken. Outside fiction, such a line of thinking would be called quixotic, but in conjunction with a mention of secret societies it is outright worrying.

  13. Zomoto's veg fleet (that will deliver only veg food from veg restaurants) was a potential problem because their distinctive green uniform may cause the red-uniformed delivery boys to be targeted by housing societies and fanatical religious groups. This is what the CEO is explaining there. They are rolling back the green uniforms.

  14. I was confused by the outcome of the Hiradoumi v Onosho match. It looked to me like Onosho stayed entirely in??? I might have missed something but was genuinely confused he lost that one.

  15. The match was over when Onosho fell. You lose by either going out or touching the ground with any part of the body.

  16. Your question is vague. Are you asking for translations into English and other modern European languages or ancient and pre-modern translations? Obviously, every major Sanskrit work has been translated into English, and usually dozens of times or more. There is no complete central database of all translations done over the centuries. Examples of series of translations from Sanskrit are the Clay Sanskrit library and the Murty Classical library. Individual translations are easy to find, e.g. by typing in Kalidasa into Amazon and other book sites. This way, you can also find currently available translations into other European and Indian languages.

  17. No, and unlike the other great scholars of the Pali Text Society, she likely did not care much about Buddhism. She was either an amateur or she had an agenda in making it more like Christian/European philosophy. See her writings, e.g.

  18. Interesting. Compared to numerous wrestlers in this competition who are in their mid to late 30s, he feels young at 23. Could there ever be two Yokozuna's at the same time if Takakeisho were to perform super well? He seems to be the favorite to replace Tenerofuji.

  19. There can be any number of Yokozunas - there were four simultaneously not so long ago - but none of the Ozekis currently look like they can win two tournaments in a row. Kotonowaka is currently most likely to do it eventually, though I hope Hoshoryu gets there first. Takakeisho has been averaging 50% attendance for the last few years, which is the only reason he is not the favourite. They could have made him Yokozuna on two occasions, but they did not.

  20. Kintamayama posts the link here daily, and you can find his and other Youtube/Rumble channels on the links on the subreddit sidebar.

  21. I get the historical precedents, but for fun let's imagine a world where Takerufuji is 45-0 in Makuuchi and has just completed 3 consecutive zenyusho. Where is he ranked in the new banzuke? S1e?

  22. Yes, he would be Sekiwake after the third tournament, as was

  23. Ura beats his third Ozeki - again with a katasukashi/hikiotoshi. Those might become his trademark.

  24. There are many Buddhist countries, and they always did exactly what their non-Buddhist neighbours did. Religion does not play a great part in determining the basic culture and attitude. I think your distaste comes from the perception that Buddhism was somehow used to create and impose a feudal hierarchy in Tibet.

  25. There is no such consensus, even among modern academics. Leaving aside the question of whether the Prajnaparamita sutras and Nagarjuna are talking about the same thing, the teaching of non-arising is not accepted in Theravada Buddhism. Non-arising is clearly different from arising and passing away. Also note that saying that the five aggregates are empty is different from saying they are not self.

  26. Much appreciated. Why is non-arising clearly different from arising and passing away? The Mahayana-Theravadins would argue they are not incompatible, and point out that Nagarjuna and Mahayana in general use similar abhidharma to Theravada and found that the very emptiness of arising and passing away dhammas is what leads to the truth that they do not ultimately do so, but only conventionally.

  27. Nagarjuna's main work starts with the statement that all dharmas are:

  28. Hoshoryu is finally starting to realize that his opponents instinctively recoil from the threat of his uwatenage, and they can be just pushed out.

  29. NKT has some cult-like features, and it has some negative aspects. Some here will recommend staying away from NKT at all costs, but you should understand the reasons and make your own decision. Even real cults look fairly normal, especially for newcomers.

  30. See the first photo on the Wikipedia article -

  31. The problem is not that projects are going to Gujarat - or Pakistan or Vietnam. The problem is that all Indian industries are controlled by the central government. They directly tell people where to open or shift industries. They give any amount of subsidies and land to make this happen, and there will be consequences for going against their orders. Basically, this is the worst combination of the License Raj model and the crony capitalism model.

  32. Hebrew is not a useful comparison. The revival of Hebrew is a unique situation that cannot be replicated. Essentially, that had to do with the revival of Hasidic Judaism in Belarus/Poland.

  33. I am referring to the 18-19th century Jewish revival in Eastern Europe, centred around Jewish seminaries in Lviv, etc. That is the same group that would become the core of the Hebrew speakers in 20th century Israel. Familiarity with a modern form of Hebrew was a factor in the revival of Hebrew, as also the unique ethno-nationalist situation.

  34. Sounds exactly like ISKCON (Hare Krishna). They are Hindu, not a Buddhist group.

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