Buddhamitra [仏陀密多] (n.d.) (Skt; Jpn Buddamitta) A monk of northern India, and the eighth of Shakyamuni’s twenty-three, or the ninth of his twenty-four, successors. He studied under Buddhananda, his predecessor among the Buddha’s successors, converted people by skillful means, and defeated a number of Brahmanists in debate. The king of his country, however, was strongly [...]
“The raison d’etre of the world of faith is to help people become happy. In essence, ours is a gathering of supreme freedom and joy. No one has the right to reprimand and cause suffering for others, nor is anyone obliged to let him- or herself be reproved and made to feel bad…There are many [...]
“Ben…Ben. Why didn’t you tell me?” Luke Skywalker to his friend/mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (posthumously). After battling his sworn enemy and having his hand chopped off in a light saber fight by the second evilest dude in the galaxy, Darth Vader, the man Luke believes killed his father, Luke finds out from Vader himself that “Obi-Wan [...]