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Is there Karma sowed during dreams? E.g. Committing a grave sin while dreaming such as killing of one's parents.

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What's the difference between merits and karma?

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Why is it that when people chant mantras, it sounds very monotonous compared to the music we have nowadays. Is it because of tradition or is there a deeper meaning behind this monotony?

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if its so hard to be come a human, why do people die young or so early like cause of diseases or cancer or something like that. if they die early cause of karma then why are they in the human life but not the other miserable realms

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Will other religions go through the same thing aft they die like going to heaven or hell realm or the other realms or is it just Buddhists will go through it

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Is there bad karma when a songwriter writes a song such as 弃佛入魔: https://youtu.be/LUBSTdjthnc?si=jh4Bjnbz18mC4Klu

Then as a listener is there also bad karma or sin when we listen to such songs?

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Actually I do feel that there’s a gap between me and the Buddha when we are doing the vast offering in class using the electric candles. What are we actually offering since it’s like uk fake… and I focuses on the chant instead but I overheard we are supposed to imagine something, what is it?

And does any of our class monitor feel the same? That with digitalisation and technologies, it can be hard to connect with the Buddha? If yes, have you found the answer to how to not feel that way or an explanation behind why these offerings can be replaced with smtg that’s “fake”

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For the lesson on leisure of life and opportunities, one of the aspect of opportunities is “Buddha has visited”.

Q1. But would it still work if the followers (sangah) brings the teaching to these places that Buddha hasn’t visit? If yes, then why is it still a criteria or is it not a must?

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Is it possible to send the slides to us to refer to during our free time? 🤩🤩

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We have been taught to think of Buddha as an excellent being, yet Buddha has cautioned us to contemplate his teachings. It is very easy to blindly believe in someone that we trust. E.g. Believe in our doctors that they run our diagnosis correctly, Halo effect on someone therefore not questioning whatever he says. How do we be mindful and stop ourselves from blindly believing?

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how does soul differ from consciousness? Buddhism believes in consciousness but not a soul, but isn't consciousness also ourself (but using another word)?

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If buddhism does not believe in self, how does karma caused by OURSELVES matter? What does conditionality means in Buddhism?

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If attachment is suffering, should we still be in a relationship/find love? Wouldn’t that be intentionally keeping ourselves in samsara?

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Is it possible for us to get a physical / e-book of the Lamrim. If yes, how can we buy it?

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Does any chapter(s) in the Lamrim / lesson in the future teach us how to chant the scriptures? And does chanting/ reciting the scriptures help with planting the right seeds and makes u happier/ suffer lesser?

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Is the "theory" behind Chinese Buddhism and English Buddhism different? If so, how are they still considered Buddhism as the same religion since they are different?

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I have heard several times that Buddhism is not a religion. what does it mean? If Buddhism is not a religion, then what is it?

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What r the common terminologies in Buddhism we need to know?

What's the difference between sutra and mantra?

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Qn1: Is the ultimate reason for infinite life to become buddha (成佛)? / does it means becoming Buddha you will not face infinite life anymore and continue to help the People or they will still have a afterlife?

to gain complete wisdom

Qn2: my understanding of infinite life is to complete wisdom, which is like to get better at the end of the day. Then why do we need to drink the Meng po tea (孟婆汤). Or erase our past life memories?

Qn3: what’s the key difference in the concept of 佛教 and 道教 because it gets confusing at times and does the method of praying affects anything.

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Get rid of sufferings. Can explain + give example

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what happens in nirvana? do we get to interact with others or see loved ones?

who was the first buddha? how did the practice of monkhood start?