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Buddhism diagrammed
Last time I wrote about a diagram outlining Buddhism I referred to it as "Buddhism in a nutshell" (see "A picture and a thousand words"). I won't make the mistake again—some cried foul because they felt the diagram was incomplete or biased. Well, I suppose that would have to be the case for any diagram claiming to outline the whole of Buddhism (although in this case, the author makes no such claim) but I like diagrams and enjoyed this one, by blogger Sabio Lantz at Triangulations.
You can treat it like a Hilights magazine puzzle: "Find the Buddha," or "What's missing?" You can click here for the original—and more readable—version. UPDATE: Following a few suggestions in the comments section, Sabio Lantz has updated his diagram to include the Four Bramhaviharas. Take a look—nice job!
Oh, there it is! Never mind. A slightly different presentation than I expected, but nice.
How about Paticca-samuppada? Not to make things too complicated, but dependent origination is pretty fundamental.
That's pretty cool. How about a high-resolution PDF for downloading and printing?
Thanks for the diagram. Curious what software you used to make it.
@ Sabio - Great, I updated the post with a link to the revised diagram. "Follow this thread by e-mail"--I'll let Philip Ryan, our web editor know. Thanks for the suggestion.
@ Mamculana, James & Daniel
Check out the new addition + some Chinese/Japanese terms.
PS: to facilitate communication on this blog, you may wish to consider adding a "follow this thread by e-mail" check-option. Just a thought.
Thank you. I had considered it too. I will add it.
Though central in my practice, I worried about:
a) the passage as not accepted by all Buddisms
b) where to put it (I think meditative training is goodness
Thank you kindly
Yes, it would
Including the brahmaviharas (aka the 4 immeasurables) would solve that, wouldn't it? Under "meditative training"?
OK, I'd like to see some reference to wisdom and compassion. I guess wisdom is included in the 8-fold path (right view), but compassion is only implied.
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