the sphere of reason," are unanswerable questions or undeclared questions. They are sets of questions that should not be thought about, and which the...

the following clarifications: a single god may be asked more than one question, questions are permitted to depend on the answers to earlier questions...

The popular Western understanding sees kōan as referring to an unanswerable question or a meaningless or absurd statement. However, in Zen practice,...

silent on this matter, because they are invalid questions. When asked such a question ("Who is reborn?") the existence of a self is presupposed. However,...

The Milindapañha (lit. 'Questions of Milinda') is a Buddhist text which dates from sometime between 100 BC and 200 AD. It purports to record a dialogue...

multiple endings, a neverending search through unanswerable questions. An author's note suggests that the book would best be read in one of two possible...

Prefecture. The organization asserts that the Emperor of Japan has the sole privilege to elect and declare Kosen-rufu for the widespread propagation of the Nichiren...

considered to represent the abode of the deity. Each yantra is unique and calls the deity into the presence of the practitioner through the elaborate symbolic...

the Gautama Buddha, for his reported responses to certain questions about reality. One such instance is when he was asked the fourteen unanswerable questions...

for unanswerable questions than they are to confabulate. Ultimately, misinformation effects can be minimized by tailoring individual interviews to the specific...

and Northern Buddhism are geographical terms sometimes used to describe the three main schools of Buddhism: Theravāda, Mahāyāna, and Vajrayāna. Buddhism...

(pronounced [ˈlumbini] , "the lovely") is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. The Buddhist commentaries state...

History's Intriguing Questions: Investigating History's Intriguing Questions. ABC-CLIO. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-59884-078-0. Archived from the original on 3 January...

marmot regionally called groundhog, has evoked in jocular folklore the unanswerable question: 'How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck...

This list shows the distribution of the Buddhist religion, practiced by about 500 million, representing 6.6% of the world's total population. It also...

away predatory animals.[citation needed] The earliest recorded description of a khakkhara is in the writings of the Chinese pilgrim monk Yijing who traveled...

Kassapa is the twenty-seventh of the twenty-nine named Buddhas, the sixth of the Seven Buddhas of Antiquity, and the third of the 1002 Buddhas of the present...

(dwelling near the Sun / in the heavenly waters) which watches over the Soma (apparently) for the benefit of the gods and the sacrificers." The gandharva also...

convinced them the child in question was indeed the incarnation of their founder and felt obliged to break with their own tradition, and in 1487, the boy was...

They are the exalted ones among the Uragas, a race of primordial reptilian beings who are cousins to the nāga. Like the nāga, they are often depicted as...

practical living, and Chinese officials questioned how monasticism and personal attainment of Nirvana benefited the empire. However, Buddhism and Confucianism...

about the Buddhist teachings. The bhavachakra consists of the following elements: The pig, rooster and snake in the hub of the wheel represent the three...

collection of the words spoken by the Buddha. The suttas portray the Aṭṭhakavagga as some of the Buddha's first sermons; the Udana depicts the Buddha asking...

In Buddhism, wrathful deities or fierce deities are the fierce, wrathful or forceful (Tibetan: trowo, Sanskrit: krodha) forms (or "aspects", "manifestations")...

Buddhist doctrine. For example, one problem that is likely to have raised questions is the sudden transformation from a killer to an enlightened disciple—later...

the Discipline, the Noble Way of Life, the Fears to Come, the Poem on the Silent Sage, the Discourse on the Pure Life, Upatisa's Questions, and the Advice...

period of over 2 hours. The first 45 minutes includes strong, rapid and vigorous breathing, focusing on the sensation in the nose or upper lip. After...

in Japanese as dokusan, daisan, or sanzen). The process includes standardized answers, "checking questions" (sassho 拶所) and common sets of "capping phrase"...

characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. The Diamond Sutra (Sanskrit: Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā...

or urns containing the cremated remains of relatives, either within or near the butsudan. The defined space which occupies the Butsudan is referred...