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Some guy speculated that people who believed in Paris Hiltonism might be offended if an anorexic slut wasn't displayed next holiday season next to the tree, the menorah, the crescent, the boddhisattva, and the baha'i hot-cross bun.
Sound Politics: "Christmas trees are going back up at Sea-Tac airport." 2006
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You'll need to have Google Earth downloaded on your computer to enjoy this, but it's well worth it: "A jazz journey through the remarkable life of American novelist, poet, boddhisattva and bebop saint Jack Kerouac in 158 placemarks."
April 2006 2006
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You'll need to have Google Earth downloaded on your computer to enjoy this, but it's well worth it: "A jazz journey through the remarkable life of American novelist, poet, boddhisattva and bebop saint Jack Kerouac in 158 placemarks."
Okrafried 2006
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That is why many Christians do have no problem practicing Buddhism, and many Buddhists don't have a problem proclaiming Jesus as boddhisattva.
The wrong way to approach a dialogue... Mumon 2005
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I do like the idea of a boddhisattva--someone who has achieved enlightenment but who chooses to continue the cycle of rebirth until all beings are enlightened--because of the compassion in the notion, and I try to act as if there were such a thing and I could be that thing, but I do that more because I think it helps me be kinder.
Thoughts on Deities (for Grace) Emma Goldman 2005
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I do like the idea of a boddhisattva--someone who has achieved enlightenment but who chooses to continue the cycle of rebirth until all beings are enlightened--because of the compassion in the notion, and I try to act as if there were such a thing and I could be that thing, but I do that more because I think it helps me be kinder.
Archive 2005-02-01 Emma Goldman 2005
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What is the difference between a boddhisattva and a mahasiddha?
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