Theravada Buddhism

[brucinda01]

@Chamath5A Yes, i am completely mental. I have many Buddhist monks as friends, i know lots of them chose to be celibate, but i know some that aren't shuch as in Pureland and Zen.

[babakalabash]

සාදු සාදු සාදු

[arivas713]

can anyone clear up my ignorance. why are some Theravada monks clad in red while others in orange?-different sects? if so how many color robed sects are there?-thanx

[neuroglejak]

@arivas713 It's not important what is color:)

[arivas713]

@neuroglejak oh i understand that, call it simple curiosity on my part, but i have always wondered what the different colors mean.u see i have an interest in theravada buddhism and indochinese (do people still use this term?) culture in general,and ur vid and others like it only seem to have widen my curiosity, i guess they call it armchair vacationing.-keep up the good work- thumbs up too.

[Bakmoon]

@arivas713 The colours are not too dificult to understand. In the Mahanikaya sect of Theravada, city monks wear the bright orange robes like this monk, and the forest monks wear a more muted and earthy orange. The Dhammayutta Nikaya monks only wear the muted orange. I think the same goes for Cambodia, and I think that all Sri Lankan monks use the same system with forest and city monks. All Burmese Theravada monks wear a sort of burgundy colour.

[Undech01]

@arivas713 it only depends on what dyes are available in those countries.

[arivas713]

@Undech01 Iv'e always wondered, thanx!

[TheTharangaw]

@arivas713 it is nikayasa or sects. in sri lanka there are three sects wearing brownish orange, orange & yellowish orange.

[TheBrewskiBaby]

Kisina meditations become like photographic memories, but that is only a minor technique. 

[flare765]

@TheCrookedTimber thanks. i looked up alot about it and i think you are right. i meditated on a picture and was able to make a clear picture in my mind once or twice before but it seems to have slipped me now. anyway i'll keep trying lol

[neuroglejak]

@TheCrookedTimber You are right. But in some Theravada schools are some basic visualisations. But it's not main practice in Theravada.

[flare765]

Hey i heard that after many years of visual meditation (imagining detailed images and all that) The theravada monks are able to in effect 'learn' how to have a photographic memory. Is this true? and if so What type of meditation is it?

[neuroglejak]

@flare765 Each meditation is possible to develop the mind:)

[flare765]

@neuroglejak awesome

[seorka]

@brucinda: not all theravada monks stay celibate. some have wives and children. but it is a very traditional school of buddhism, so i think your chances are low hahaha. zen monks, however, are more open to marriage and having children. if you want to marry a monk, marry a zen monk!

[brucinda01]

I want to be with a Buddhist monk as my life partner. Is that wrong?

[neuroglejak]

@brucinda01 Well it depends. What do you want to do with this monk. Monks have to keep celibacy.

[brucinda01]

@neuroglejak Hmmm, good point. Might have to re-think that one. lol :)

[neuroglejak]

@brucinda01 Good luck

[jendhamuni]

I really like this type of video.

Questions and Answers!

Very easy to understand.

Jendhamuni

[felipebrasil5]

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