64 - Buddhism Questions & Answers #2 from Learn Buddhism with Alan Peto

64 - Buddhism Questions & Answers #2

47 minutes Posted May 10, 2024 at 9:03 pm.

Introduction

How much time does it take to reach nirvana?

How can I take the Triple Gem if there is no temple or master in my country - can I do it on my own?

Can I be a Buddhist and also believe in God or Gods

Is having a family encouraged? Is love for our children encouraged if all is sunyata?

Who created the way kamma (karma) works? Who created the rules and places of reincarnation?

Is the goal of Buddhism to have everyone become a monastic? Do you need to be one to attain nirvana?

Is Amida (Amitabha) Buddha and the Pureland real?

How practical are Buddha's teaching in today's world?

Is it a must to have a Buddhist altar?

Can you discuss what differentiates citta, manas, and vijnana, since they all tend to get translated as "mind"?

What is different about Vajrayana? What are the three roots

Explain mind only Buddhism.

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