Question & Answer #167: from Classifying Buddhist Heavy Hitters to World Systems in Ancient India

Questions include: classification of some Buddhist saints; the disharmony between conscious Will and human existence; the lineage of Buddhas in Buddhist tradition; the next Buddha to arise; was Jesus the next Buddha; defilements on the political compass; how the Sangha interacts with laypeople in Buddhist cultures; laypeople knowing Buddhist doctrine in Buddhist cultures; what the “end times” are like in Buddhist tradition; what America would be like if it converted to Buddhism; could western civilization convert to Islam; eutrophication in an aquarium; what Samsara is; Osho; do I have enough money; would I ask for money if I needed it; monks dealing with interpersonal friction in a monastery; does belief in anattā reduce conflict among Buddhists; marrying a woman who is anti-Buddhist; India’s “obsession” with poop; how do we spread Dhamma; is violent intolerance unique to Abrahamic religions; monastic rules forbidding monks to teach Dhamma to unreceptive people; 5 precepts in religions other than Buddhism; preparing for ayahuasca ceremonies; biological investigation of the infamous mRNA vaccines; and what the original Pali term was for what is sometimes translated as “solar system.”

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