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         <title><![CDATA[Misunderstanding Buddhism]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Much of what people in the West believe about Buddhism is mistaken. It is all too common to find a magazine or web article about Buddhism that begins &quot;Buddhism teaches thus-and-so, and I disagree because ...,&quot; and the alleged Buddhist teaching isn't a Buddhist teaching at all. More unfortunately, much of the folklore even makes its way into college religious studies classes. This article lists common mistaken ideas about Buddhism and explains why they aren't true.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Nirvana Day]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Nirvana Day -- Parinirvana -- is a Mahayana Buddhist observation of the death and attainment of Nirvana of the historical Buddha.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Shaolin Monks: Martial Arts at Songshan Mountain]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Warrior monks of the Shaolin Temple display their Kung Fu skills at the Songshan Mountain near the temple April 12, 2005 in Dengfeng, Henan Province, China. Shaolin Temple, built in AD 495 in the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-581) and located in the Songshan Mountain area, is the birthplace of Shaolin Kung Fu. Shaolin Kung Fu, with its incredible strength, vitality and flexibility, is expecting to be included in the UNESCO intangible heritage list.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Buddhism and Morality]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Buddhist Approach to morality avoids absolutes and rigid commandments. Instead, Buddhists are encouraged to weigh and analyze situations to come to their own decisions about what is moral. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Introduction to Karma]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Understanding the laws of karma is essential to understanding Buddhism. Yet karma is mostly misunderstood by Westerners. This essay briefly explains the Buddhist view of karma.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Right View]]></title>
         <link>http://buddhism.about.com/od/theeightfoldpath/a/rightview.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Buddha taught that Right View is an essential part of the Buddhist path. In fact, it is part of the Eightfold Path, which is the basis of all Buddhist practice.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tantric Deities]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The veneration of tantric deities looks like polytheism, but it isn't. Instead, it is a means to realize enlightenment by realizing oneself as a goddess or god.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ The Wheel of Life: The Realm of Hungry Ghosts]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Hungry Ghosts (Pretas) are beings with a hunger that can never be satisfied. They have huge, empty stomachs, but their thin necks don't allow nourishment to pass. Food turns to fire and ash in their mouths. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[First Buddhist Nuns]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The historical Buddha&amp;#8217;s most famous statements on women came about when his stepmother and aunt, Maha Pajapati Gotami, asked to join the Sangha and become a nun. The Buddha initially refused her request. Eventually he relented, but in doing so he made conditions and a prediction that remain controversial to this day.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Buddhism and Evil]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This essay explores common conceptualizations of evil and compares them to Buddhist teachings on evil. Part One explains why Buddhism rejects most common definitions of &quot;evil.&quot;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ The Wheel of Life: The Hell Realm]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Hell Realm is marked by anger, terror and claustrophobia. Hell Beings (Narakas) are known for their aggression. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ The Five Dhyani Buddhas: Ratnasambhava Buddha]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Five Dhyani Buddhas are transcendent Buddhas visualized in tantric meditation. The five Buddhas are Aksobhya, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi, Ratnasambhava and Vairocana. Each represents a different aspect of enlightened consciousness to aid in spiritual transformation. Often in Vajrayana art they are arranged in a mandala, with Vairocana in the center.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Four Dharma Seals]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Buddhism is distinguished by four characteristics, called the Four Dharma Seals. Any religion or philosophy that contains these four seals is Buddhist, whether it calls itself &quot;Buddhist&quot; or not. By the same token, a &quot;Buddhism&quot; that contradicts any of the Four Seals is not Buddhism, whether it calls itself that or not. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ The Five Dhyani Buddhas: Vairocana Buddha]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Five Dhyani Buddhas are transcendent Buddhas visualized in tantric meditation. The five Buddhas are Aksobhya, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi, Ratnasambhava and Vairocana. Each represents a different aspect of enlightened consciousness to aid in spiritual transformation. Often in Vajrayana art they are arranged in a mandala, with Vairocana in the center.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Skandha]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In Buddhism, the Five Skandhas are aggregates of mental and physical characteristics that come together to create an individual. Personality and ego are creations of the skandhas.  ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ The Wheel of Life: The Human Realm]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Of the Six Realms, it is only in the Human Realm that the path of liberation from the Wheel can be found.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dharmapalas]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[They're they're wrathful, they're terrifying, and they're the good guys. Dharmapalas are fearsome creatures of Vajrayana Buddhism who aid and protect Buddhists.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ The Wheel of Life: The Center]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[At the center of the Wheel of Life are the forces that keep it turning -- hate, desire and ignorance.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Parinirvana]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[At his death, the historical Buddha entered complete Nirvana, also called Parinirvana. This is the story of the Buddha's final days.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Birth of the Buddha]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The story of the Buddha's birth is rich with mythical symbolism.  ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Practice of Buddhism]]></title>
         <link>http://buddhism.about.com/od/becomingabuddhist/a/practice.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Buddhists often speak of Buddhism as a practice rather than a faith. What exactly is Buddhist practice?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Reincarnation]]></title>
         <link>http://buddhism.about.com/od/karmaandrebirth/a/reincarnation.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Would you be surprised to hear that reincarnation is not a doctrine of Buddhism? If so, be surprised -- it isn't. &#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Koan]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In Zen Buddhism, koans are small presentations of the nature of ultimate reality, usually presented as a paradox. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Big Buddhas: The Leshan Buddha]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tourists visit the Leshan Giant Buddha on June 22, 2006 in Leshan of Sichuan Province, China. The statue, built in 713 during the Tang Dynasty, is 71 meters high (about 233 feet) and the biggest stone Buddha statue in the world. The project was carved out of a cliff face at the confluence of the Dadu, Qingyi and Minjiang rivers. It has been listed as one of the world natural and cultural heritages by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Karma and Rebirth]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The law of karma is a law of cause and effect, or an understanding that every deed produces fruit. The fruits of karma affect our lives and cause rebirth. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ The Five Dhyani Buddhas: Amoghasiddhi Buddha]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Five Dhyani Buddhas are transcendent Buddhas visualized in tantric meditation. The five Buddhas are Aksobhya, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi, Ratnasambhava and Vairocana. Each represents a different aspect of enlightened consciousness to aid in spiritual transformation. Often in Vajrayana art they are arranged in a mandala, with Vairocana in the center.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[War and Buddhism]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Buddhism opposes war, but sometimes Buddhists must go to war. Buddhism values pacifism, yet Buddhism is associated with martial arts. What does Buddhism teach about war?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Introduction to Tantra]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The esoteric teachings, secret initiations and erotic imagery associated with Buddhist tantra have fueled no end of interest. But tantra may not be what you think it is.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Losar]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Losar is the Tibetan New Year, a three-day festival that mixes sacred and secular practices -- prayers, ceremonies, hanging prayer flags, sacred and folk dancing, partying.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Buddhism Body Art Project: Garuda]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Buddhist art and iconography are a rich source of body art imagery. Readers of Buddhism at About.com are invited to send in photographs of their Buddhist tattoos. The best ones will be added to the gallery.]]></description>
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